Secret manuals and laws of the great sects...
Among them, some of the untransmittable secret techniques and records from the Holy Ground of the Eastern State were even included.
Such precious items...
Sold by weight???
If the leaders of those sects heard this, they would be so angry they might go mad on the spot...
Zhang San's face stiffened, he wanted to reply but didn't know what to say, so he could only remain silent.
Chu Yuan didn't care about this guy.
He simply picked up the big chest and weighed it.
Then he slowly said.
"After weighing this, along with the chest, it's about eight jin. I'll give you one Liang of silver per jin, so eight jin will be eight Liang. Take it."
He took out eight Liang of silver from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang San.
Don't ask where he got the money from.
If you ask, it's from when he 'robbed the rich to help the poor' nonchalantly during his descent from the mountain.
Zhang San looked at the eight Liang of silver in his hand, on the verge of tears.
This...
This...
What should he say?
The chaos was caused by him here.
Could he actively admit that those were all genuine secret manuals and laws?
He feared that if he did, this Tribulation Transcending Stage old fellow would take up the cause to eliminate evil and uphold the "Dao," killing him, and these secret manuals and laws would still belong to this old fellow.
If he continued to lie, there was still a way out for him!
So, he couldn't tell!
But, to exchange these secret manuals and laws for just eight Liang of silver, it was unbearable!
Zhang San swallowed hard, gritted his teeth, and said, "Senior, I can sell these 'fake' secret arts to you for eight Liang, but please take me as your disciple and instruct me!"
To become the apprentice of this senior!!
He had figured out that he wasn't going to get these secret arts back.
If he couldn't get them back, he might as well just become an apprentice to this senior.
Then, he would still be able to browse and read these secret arts.
And he would receive the guidance of someone at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage.
Chu Yuan, holding the big chest, looked at Zhang San with raised eyebrows and asked, "Fellow Daoist, you wish to join the Wayless Sect? Then may I ask if you have a Spirit Root?"
Spirit Root?
Upon hearing this topic, Zhang San immediately puffed out his chest with a proud look and said, "Reporting to Senior, I possess the Wind Spirit Root!"
Wind Spirit Root!
This is one of the stronger types among the Spirit Roots.
Anyone with such a Spirit Root is usually incredibly talented.
He remembered the astonishment it caused when he was discovered to have a Wind Spirit Root during the talent test, shocking the entire audience.
He didn't know how many sects had fought over him, desperate to recruit him.
He believed that as long as he mentioned his Spirit Root, this senior would surely take an interest in him.
Yes, he believed, he was certain, he was convinced.
It would definitely be so.
If not?
Heh.
If not, he would turn around and swallow the tree beside him whole, without even chewing!
Just as Zhang San thought he was about to kowtow and formally become a disciple,
Chu Yuan said faintly, "Fellow Daoist, I'm sorry, but our Wayless Sect only accepts those without Spirit Roots. We don't accept anyone with a Spirit Root. Please leave the mountain. I'm off."
Finishing his words, he picked up the big chest, clouds formed under his feet, and he flew swiftly towards the back cliff.
Zhang San: "???"
Senior, something's not right with you.
I had the whole scene planned out in my mind, and you just leave like this??
Zhang San watched as Chu Yuan disappeared into the distance and had no choice but to curse silently for the rashness.
...
The back cliff.
Chu Yuan, with a large chest in hand, returned here.
The first thing he did was not to place these 'fake' cultivation techniques in the Hall of Law Transmission.
Instead, he picked up and started examining the Array Diagrams of the Mountain Protection Array of the Wayless Sect.
He remembered that the Mountain Protection Array had the ability to conceal the sect.
Hmm, he planned to hide the Wayless Sect.
This time wasn't too bad.
It was just a fake book seller passing by.
What if, next time, the family of his disciple Ye Luo really came to take Ye Luo away?
No, he must keep Ye Luo for a year, that's necessary.
Therefore, he had to hide the Wayless Sect, so no one would find it, and Ye Luo could stay quietly on the mountain for a year.
Chu Yuan pondered over the Array Diagrams for a long time.
Eventually, he figured out how to use them.
He channeled mana into the Array Diagrams.
Suddenly.
Array Diagrams began to flicker with a burst of golden light, flew out of Chu Yuan's hands, and disappeared into the void.
Wayless Sect.
The Mountain Protection Array, Concealment Formation activated!
If someone had been standing outside Misty Mountain at that time, they would have seen clouds appearing out of thin air, encircling the entire Misty Mountain.
The clouds gradually obscured Misty Mountain, making it impossible to discern its true features.
As the clouds completely enveloped Misty Mountain.
A strange scene occurred...
Misty Mountain disappeared...
It wasn't a real disappearance.
It was hidden under the clouds, and in the eyes of others, it was as if Misty Mountain had never existed; one glance over the area would only reveal thick clouds, and one would subconsciously overlook the existence of Misty Mountain, feeling it was just an area of dense fog.
But from within Misty Mountain, one could clearly see the scenery on the outside.
Chu Yuan was very pleased with this Concealment Formation.
After setting up the Concealment Formation.
Chu Yuan stealthily placed all the fake Secret Arts into the Hall of Law Transmission, then sent a telepathic message to Ye Luo without showing himself.
Show himself?
Showing himself was out of the question.
He had to hide.
As long as Ye Luo couldn't find him, that was enough.
He would delay it as long as possible.
If he really couldn't delay any longer, he would continue to bluff.
...
Grand Hall Square.
Ye Luo sat cross-legged, still engrossed in his contemplation.
He didn't know how much time had passed.
Whoosh...
He opened his eyes and exhaled a breath.
"Respected Master is truly an unparalleled powerhouse."
Ye Luo was full of admiration.
He could feel the help the Golden Runes provided him.
They continuously strengthened his physical body and nourished his soul.
Though he hadn't started cultivating, he was already not weaker than someone at the Qi Refinement Stage.
And according to his comprehension over the past few days.
The Golden Runes were just the tip of the iceberg of "Dao".
What he had seen in the sky last time, the myriad chains, represented the true "Dao"!
He had only grasped a tiny fraction of it, which had already benefited him immensely.
If he could comprehend all those millions of chains...
Then it might be as Respected Master had said,
He'd have the ability to pluck stars and grasp the sun and moon, unmatched by anyone in this world!
"Let's eat something casually and continue comprehending, striving to complete what Respected Master instructed within a year, not to disappoint Respected Master," thought Ye Luo.
He was just about to take out some dry food to eat, to fill his stomach before continuing his pursuit of the Dao.
Suddenly, a voice came to his ears, invigorating his spirit.
"Respected Master said I could visit the Hall of Law Transmission when I have time?"
"The Hall of Law Transmission, based on the name, should be the place to impart cultivation techniques and secret scrolls. Hasn't Respected Master told me to comprehend the Dao for a year before solving my lack of Spirit Root? Why send me to the Hall of Law Transmission now?"
"Let's go and see first. Respected Master surely has his profound reasons. It's useless to think too much," thought Ye Luo.
Ye Luo pondered for a while, picked up his longsword, and started walking towards the outside of the Grand Hall Square.
He didn't know where the Hall of Law Transmission was...
He could only wander around, looking for the location of the Hall of Law Transmission...