Rosefinch has been dominating the world for so many years. As a terrifying demon lord, she has seen and experienced a lot, and remains calm in the face of any situation.

But at this moment, her mind is truly blank.

If this were to happen to a new member of the Four Elephant Sect, even Xia Chichi, they wouldn't be as shocked as Rosefinch. Others might think that this is just the inheritance of the Night Emperor and accept it without question.

But Rosefinch's understanding is different.

As a generation's grandmaster and one of the strongest in the world, there are very few people who can match her knowledge of martial arts. Especially when it comes to the Four Elephant Sect, not even Basalt dares to claim to be superior to her.

In Rosefinch's mind, she never even considered the possibility of such a thing happening.

Even if Xia Longyuan's inheritance has the grandeur of encompassing all things in the universe, it shouldn't be so easy to manipulate the constellations. Each star has its own unique martial arts system, and even in the previous era, there were very few who could do what Xia Longyuan did. The only person Rosefinch knows who could achieve this is the Night Emperor.

If Xia Longyuan really achieved this, he could simply come to the Four Elephant Sect and declare himself the leader, easily making everyone submit and join the sect. Why did it have to come to this?

At most, Xia Longyuan could only be in harmony with the Orient Loong God, which led his mother to believe that he was the son of the Orient Loong God. It couldn't be the situation they are facing now.

If it is the inheritance of the Night Emperor, it would be possible to achieve this. However, in Rosefinch's understanding, even if the Night Emperor himself wanted to achieve this, it wouldn't be possible after only half a year of martial arts practice and reaching the fourth level of Xuan Guan.

In half a year, how many martial arts has he seen?

Even if you have seen all the martial arts in the world at the fourth level of Xuan Guan, how much can you truly understand?

Why does he have the ability to do this?

Rosefinch can't comprehend it at all.

If, if he really is the Night Emperor's inheritance, or even the reincarnation of the Night Emperor? What should she do?

Kneel down?

Fortunately, her mask hides her expression well. Zhao Changhe only senses Rosefinch's shock, but he didn't expect her to be so stunned that she lost her ability to think. Seeing her silent for a while, he said, "It seems that the Venerable is not very clear about my situation?"

"Uh... um." Rosefinch absentmindedly replied.

Zhao Changhe said, "I don't think the Venerable needs to worry about it. The Venerable's intention is actually very simple. It is to give me some benefits, let me know that joining the sect is very advantageous, and also to see if I am suitable for the Four Elephant Sect's martial arts, and to study what position I can have if I join the sect. Am I right?"

"Um..." Rosefinch is still absentminded.

"Now, whether I am suitable or not is hard to say, but I do know the benefits of joining the sect." Zhao Changhe stood up and bowed, "Thank you for the Venerable's guidance. This method can greatly solve the difficulties I encountered in my internal cultivation. Whether I join the sect or not, I am still grateful and owe the Venerable a favor."

Rosefinch finally regained some composure and thought to herself that if you are not suitable for our sect's martial arts, then the secret method of breakthrough assistance from the sect should be taken back. How can it be given away so easily?

How to take it back? By killing. The demonic sect has never been polite.

Zhao Changhe still hasn't realized that Rosefinch had a plan to kill him during their discussion.

But at this moment, all of that is gone.

Not to mention killing, Rosefinch is even considering whether she should kneel down and repent for having murderous thoughts.

No, this matter must be discussed with Basalt. She can't make a decision on her own. Before contacting Basalt, she must continue to observe and figure out what is going on!

Rosefinch took a deep breath and pretended to be calm, saying, "Zhao Changhe is someone who remembers favors, I believe. But this method is not a fundamental solution. The key is to find a way to expand your meridians."

"I understand."

"In that case, we won't mention the condition of finding a Dao companion for now. Let's leave it at that. Your situation is very strange, and I need to think about it some more."

After saying this, Rosefinch quickly left as if escaping for her life.

She needs to leave and calm down. She is afraid that if she stays any longer, she won't be able to face him.

Zhao Changhe also didn't expect Rosefinch to have such absurd thoughts in her mind. At this moment, he is also confused about his own situation.

Unfortunately, this method of guiding and transmitting martial arts is too advanced. Zhao Changhe doesn't know how to materialize it and present it to the Heavenly Book for analysis. He doesn't even know what to write...

As he imagines, this situation that even Rosefinch can't understand should have something to do with his long-term interaction with the Heavenly Book. After all, the Heavenly Book was originally controlled by the Night Emperor and has a strong connection to the Four Elephant Sect. There is a possibility that it is the source of the sect's martial arts. His long-term exposure to the Heavenly Book's macroscopic perspective of the world's martial arts may correspond to the vast starry sky?

From this perspective, it wouldn't be too far-fetched to say that he is the Night Emperor's inheritance. Of course, Zhao Changhe doesn't dare to say such a thing. He is not even sure if this is the reason. The probability of being killed for treasure is much higher than the probability of being accepted with respect.

In this case, he should go to the Ancient Sword Lake again to see if there are any other discoveries in the Sword Room, and also to meet old friends.

Exploring the secrets of the era and unraveling the mysteries of the Heavenly Book are much more important to Zhao Changhe than the matters of the Wang family... If it weren't for Xia Chichi's persistence, he wouldn't even need to care about what the Wang family is hiding.

Zhao Changhe stood still for a moment, and the newly breakthrough fifth level of internal energy slowly condensed and merged into his blood, transforming into a fierce and surging force.

The usual practice of using the Six Harmonies Divine Technique to assist the Blood Fiend Technique...

Why did he suddenly want to break through after all this time?Just moments ago, Zhao Changhe was merely a contestant at the fourth level of internal cultivation and the fifth level of external cultivation. In the blink of an eye, he had ascended a step in each, a feat no one could have predicted.

The sixth level of the Blood Fiend Technique was achieved at this moment.

...

Time flew by, and the birthday banquet of Prince Wang Zhaoling finally arrived.

The banquet had been the talk of the town. The Wang family sent people to invite figures from the Hidden Dragon List. Their arrogant and domineering attitude was one thing, but they even required those who accepted the invitation to pass a "weighing test" to qualify for the banquet. This caused a public uproar and drew attention from all over the world.

Especially considering the current situation where foreign invaders were threatening the country and rebels were rising, bandits and thieves were rampant, causing chaos throughout the nation. If things went wrong, the invaders could breach the borders tomorrow, and the rebels could march north the day after. Yet, in such a critical time, they still had the leisure to hold such a banquet, which made the wise shake their heads in disbelief.

Some thought that this was typical of the noble families, arrogant, domineering, and brainless. Nothing special.

Others, like Gui Chen, believed that the Wang family was testing the people's hearts.

But whether they were indifferent or cursing, no one dared to say "no" to the Wang family.

The court was silent, and all the families were calm. Tang Wanzhuang, who was in Jinling fighting against the rebels, remained silent when asked about this matter. All the Hidden Dragons who were invited, except for those like Han Wubing who couldn't be found, and Tang Buqi Wandongliu who were tied up with important matters, accepted the invitation.

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Well, that's what the Wang family said. As for those who didn't come, whether they couldn't be found or simply refused to come, no one knew.

Outside the Wang Mansion, countless idlers from all over the place gathered, mainly to guess who would come. Some even opened a gambling den for this.

Just from the bustling scene, no one would think that this was a country plagued by internal strife and external threats.

"They're here!" The street was filled with whispers.

A young Taoist priest and a man carrying a large broadsword walked into the city side by side, laughing and talking. Seeing the crowd on the street parting and saluting them, both of them froze for a moment.

What's all this fuss about?

Then someone said, "That's Taoist Xuan Chong from Mount Tai. I've met him before."

"The tenth on the Hidden Dragon List!"

"Of course he would come. Mount Tai is just in the neighboring county. They see each other all the time."

"And the one next to him, that sword... Could it be one of those who have been playing around these days?"

"Isn't that obvious? This is a Hidden Dragon attending the banquet, accompanying Xuan Chong! Who else could it be but the real Bloodthirsty Asura?"

The mention of these four words seemed to chill the atmosphere a bit, and some people showed fear.

Zhao Changhe was somewhat speechless. Was his reputation really that fierce?

Xuan Chong was also speechless, "Everyone, we're all from the same place, stop staring. What's there to see?"

The man from the martial arts world who had met him before laughed, "Taoist, we're not here specifically to see who's coming to the banquet."

"Oh? Then why?"

The man pointed to the gate of the Wang Mansion at the end of the road, "Do you see it, Taoist? The gate is closed. It's such a heavy solid wood gate. It would be embarrassing to break it open or chop it open. It seems that the Wang family is asking the banquet attendees to show off their lightness skills. We're here to observe the Hidden Dragons' lightness skills."

Xuan Chong's face didn't look too good.

Was the Wang family going too far? Did they really see the Hidden Dragons as monkeys?

He turned to look at Zhao Changhe, who had already gripped the hilt of his sword, seemingly ready to chop the gate open.

Just as the crowd was looking forward to a good show, a ragged drunkard stumbled over from behind the two men, almost bumping into Xuan Chong.

Xuan Chong kindly helped him, "Brother, you're so drunk. You should drink less."

The drunkard still held a wine gourd in his hand. He took another gulp upon hearing this, and continued to stumble forward, mumbling unclearly, "Life is full of wine... Must be drunk, a drop never reaches the underworld..."

Looking at him, he couldn't even walk straight. If he kept drinking, he really could go straight to the underworld...

"Hey, hey, hey!" A passerby kindly tried to pull him back, "Brother, that's the gate of the Wang Mansion ahead. It's closed, it's closed!"

The man lunged forward, avoiding the kind pull, but lost his balance even more. He tripped on a step and flew forward, his head about to hit the gate.

People couldn't bear to watch.

With a "bang", the man's head indeed made a solid contact with the gate.

However, instead of the expected bloody scene, the bolt behind the gate broke, and the gate swung open.

The drunkard touched his head and continued to stumble inside, "So it really is a house... I thought it was a dog's house, blocking people from entering..."

The guards inside the Wang Mansion looked at each other, not stopping him. Instead, someone ran in quickly, seemingly asking for instructions on what to do next... Why bother closing the gate? It's only the first person, and the gate is already broken...

The street was silent.

Someone quietly asked, "Who is that?"

"Who else could it be? It can only be the former fourth on the Hidden Dragon List, now the second, Situ Xiao, known as 'Drunken to the Underworld'."

Zhao Changhe let go of his sword hilt and smiled brightly, "Just for this scene, the trip is worth it!"