I Can Devour Spirits

Chapter 705: Chapter 433: Seed Character

Zhu He stood with his hands behind his back, his expression somewhat heavy, murmuring to himself: “As far as I know, Little Lv Qingzhu has been diligently cultivating by the elder’s side for several years. And Duan Rong comes from the remote Four Southeast Prefectures; the two shouldn’t intersect! Why did she want to kill Duan Rong?”

Zhu He pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned his head to Wu Shidao, and instructed in a deep voice: “Go check, see if there are any traces in the archives of the Internal History Department. How did that little girl and Duan Rong get entangled together? And for what reason did they harbor resentment?”

“Yes!” Wu Shidao clasped his hands in a salute and retreated.

After Wu Shidao left, Zhu He continued pacing back and forth in the room. After a few rounds, he suddenly laughed heartily.

“Primordial Qi Realm… Third Level… comprehending Sword Intent…”

“Mental Realm!? Excellent! So excellent!”

Zhu He suddenly stood there, his gaze seemingly piercing through the pavilion and mountains, directly looking towards the observatory in Divine Cloud Prefecture.

At this moment, his expression was vast and profound.

“Junior brother, in cultivation, you have overshadowed me your whole life. I, Zhu He, admit that no matter how hard I try, it’s difficult to catch up with you.”

“But junior brother! I now have a good disciple!”

“What do you say, if my disciple, in achievements of cultivation, surpasses you, even achieving the Nascent Soul Realm before you!”

“Hahaha…”

“Wouldn’t that be the same as me surpassing you?”

“Just thinking about it is delightful! I’ve been suppressed by you for most of my life. Now that it’s come to an end, heaven has given me a chance to overturn it!”

“Junior brother, heaven intends to end you!”

“With such a disciple, my life can be complete.”

Meanwhile, in the cultivation chamber, Duan Rong sneezed twice in succession while refining the Primordial Beast Flesh, and couldn’t help but mutter: “This Lv Qingzhu, she’s too petty! Just because she didn’t manage to kill me, now she’s badmouthing me behind my back…”

While Duan Rong was cultivating in the chamber, Wu Shidao was sifting through piles of old records in the archives of the Internal History Department.

To understand the matter between the two, he naturally needed to clarify their histories and piece them together to see where they might have intersected.

Upon comparison, Wu Shidao immediately found the clue and left the archives to report back to Zhu He.

After listening to Wu Shidao’s report, Zhu He nodded slightly: “So, Lv Qingzhu and Duan Rong indeed had an intersection in Xianggu County of Yuanyang Prefecture?”

“Precisely! At that time, Lv Qingzhu was the Sect Envoy, and Duan Rong was a registered disciple who progressed in that session.”

Zhu He pondered slightly and said: “What exactly happened that led Lv Qingzhu to want to kill Duan Rong?”

Wu Shidao replied: “Their grudge should have been formed in Xianggu County. Since then, Lv Qingzhu has been diligently cultivating by the elder’s side. As for the specific matter, perhaps only Little Junior Brother would know.”

Zhu He nodded and said: “Hmm. You may go. Do not leak even a word of what you investigated today!”

Wu Shidao’s expression flickered slightly, and he clasped his hands: “Understood!”

After Wu Shidao left, Zhu He sipped some tea and murmured to himself: “What did this boy do to offend that little girl? If the issue is minor, let Hongjiao try to mediate. It would be best if it could be resolved.”

Duan Rong sat cross-legged in the chamber, focusing on refining the pure Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi contained in the Primordial Beast Flesh he ingested into his Dantian.

At this moment, the stone wall not far behind him suddenly wavered and became illusory, as if it turned into a living thing.

Then, from the writhing, illusory stone wall, a figure emerged.

It was Zhu He, dressed in a Daoist robe.

Once Zhu He stepped out, the stone wall immediately returned to normal.

Zhu He could enter Duan Rong’s cultivation chamber in such a manner due to his mastery of the Power of Law.

He scrutinized Duan Rong, whose entire meridians and blood vessels seemed transparent to him.

Upon observing, he saw Duan Rong’s intricate and complex method of refining Primordial Qi was already highly refined, resembling that of a seasoned practitioner of several years.

Yet Zhu He remembered that in the council hall, Duan Rong had just achieved the Third Level of the Primordial Qi Realm.

Every time one advances a level, the refinement method and the corresponding breathing technique change significantly. Without repeated practice, it’s impossible to master them so skillfully.

And Duan Rong had just advanced, yet he was so adept.

“Incredible! Truly incredible!”

Zhu He stood in the corner, continuously exclaiming in his heart.

Now, witnessing Duan Rong’s cultivation condition in the chamber, he understood why Duan Rong could achieve the Third Level of the Primordial Qi Realm in just half a year.

But seeing the truth with his own eyes, his heart was even more astonished.

After observing Duan Rong complete several Grand Circulations, he saw him refine a strand of Original Primordial Qi from the pure Primordial Beast Flesh, sinking it into his Dantian.

At this moment, just as Duan Rong’s new breath cycle was about to begin, Zhu He suddenly called out, “Little Duan,” and slowly walked towards him from the corner.

Duan Rong was about to start his breath cycle when he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind, startling him and nearly messing up his breath. He turned his head and saw Zhu He smiling as he approached.

Duan Rong was surprised, glanced at the stone gate, saw it was still closed, and exclaimed: “Master, where did you come from?”

Zhu He replied: “I have reached the Cultivation level of the Dark Grotto Heaven Realm and mastered the Power of Law. Can a stone wall block your master?”