Chapter 633: Lying

"Uncle, I cultivate the 'Myriad Arrays True Scroll.' My father says it's an Earth-grade cultivation method specializing in array formations. Uncle, is an Earth-grade cultivation method very powerful?" Ye Haitang blinked, asking curiously.

She was quite young and had not interacted with anyone other than Wang Changyue and Ye Lin. If Ye Lin hadn't told her that her uncle was coming, she wouldn't have seen a third person. She didn't know what an Earth-grade cultivation method truly meant; if one were to fall into the wrong hands, it would surely cause a bloodbath.

Ye Lin was a third-rank top-grade array master, so the cultivation method he taught Ye Haitang naturally focused on array formations. As for the Heaven-grade cultivation method, the "Nine Nether Heavenly Illusion Tome," it required extremely rare cultivation resources, and the higher the cultivation realm, the rarer the resources needed. The Wang family clearly didn't have the financial capacity for that. If Ye Haitang were to cultivate the "Nine Nether Heavenly Illusion Tome," the Nine Nether Sect would likely trace it back to her.

The "Myriad Arrays True Scroll" could be cultivated from the Qi Refining stage all the way to the Nascent Soul stage, achieving the Dao through arrays. Ye Lin believed that with him, a third-rank top-grade array master, personally teaching her array formations, Ye Haitang's achievements would be no less than his own.

"Earth-grade cultivation methods are indeed very powerful. You must not tell anyone about it, understood?" Wang Changsheng smiled faintly, admonishing her with a hint of worry.

"I know, my mother reminds me about it all day, afraid I'll forget," Ye Haitang pouted, complaining.

Wang Changsheng chuckled. This girl had not experienced the dangers of the world; otherwise, she wouldn't have said such a thing.

"Brother-in-law, does cultivating the 'Myriad Arrays True Scroll' require any specific cultivation resources?"

Ye Lin shook his head and said, "The 'Myriad Arrays True Scroll' is a cultivation method geared towards the path of arrays, involving both array deployment and dispelling. Cultivators need to possess a certain talent for arrays to learn it, but talent itself is something profound and mysterious."

"It doesn't require special cultivation resources? Wouldn't that make it easy to cultivate then?" Wang Changsheng was somewhat puzzled. His own cultivation method, the "Kuei Water True Scripture," required Heaven and Earth spiritual water to assist in cultivation. Wang Mingren's "Golden Flame Tome" required fire-attribute spiritual objects, such as fire-attribute spiritual fruits and herbs. He instinctively assumed that all Earth-grade cultivation methods required special cultivation resources and was surprised that the "Myriad Arrays True Scroll" did not.

"That's not the case at all. On the contrary, the 'Myriad Arrays True Scroll' is even more difficult to cultivate than the method you, Brother-in-law, practice. If one's understanding of arrays isn't deep enough, one cannot continue cultivating it. The higher you go, the harder it gets. It's not just the 'Myriad Arrays True Scroll'; some Earth-grade cultivation methods also don't require special cultivation resources, focusing instead on comprehension. For example, in the path of the sword, things like sword intent are profound and mysterious. Some sword cultivators can comprehend sword intent in the Foundation Establishment stage, while others may never comprehend it in their entire lives. Having ample resources can only make your early path smoother; it doesn't guarantee you can reach the highest realm. One Core Formation spiritual item can increase the chance of Core Formation by twenty percent, but taking ten Core Formation spiritual items doesn't mean you're guaranteed to enter the Core Formation stage."

Wang Changsheng pondered carefully and felt that Ye Lin's words made sense. After chatting for a while, Wang Changsheng bid farewell and left.

Upon returning to his residence, Wang Changsheng flicked his sleeve, and a shimmering black command flag floated before him. This was the Black Flood Dragon Banner, a proto-Dharma Treasure, which he intended to upgrade into a full Dharma Treasure. This was Wang Changsheng's first time refining a Dharma Treasure, and he wasn't entirely confident of success. However, his success rate in refining proto-Dharma Treasures was quite high now, and he had consulted Immortal Violet Moon extensively on Dharma Treasure refining, so he felt ready to attempt it.

He flicked his sleeve towards the ground, and a large pile of artifact refining materials appeared on the floor. He opened a blue jade box, inside which lay a pale blue crystal emitting a rich aura of water spiritual energy.

Just as Wang Changsheng was about to begin refining the Dharma Treasure, a sharp, urgent whistling sound erupted from his person. He frowned. Only Wang Qingqing and Ye Lin could contact him, and generally, they wouldn't proactively contact him unless something major had happened.

Wang Changsheng took out his communication plate, infused it with a magic art, and Wang Qingqing's panicked voice immediately rang out: "Father, something terrible has happened! Twenty-first Aunt has run into trouble! Please come out and see! We're right outside your dwelling."

"Alright, I'll be right out," Wang Changsheng put away the artifact refining materials and strode out.

Soon, he saw Wang Qingqing and Mo Caiyun. Mo Caiyun appeared dazed; on the way back, she had been reflecting, and honestly, she deeply regretted her actions. Was she to trick Wang family members into seeking treasure? She couldn't do it. The Wang family had treated her well, and her children were all in the Wang family. If she colluded with an evil cultivator to harm the Wang family's Foundation Establishment cultivators, her children would surely suffer misfortune. Most importantly, Mo Caiyun didn't believe the evil cultivator's words at all. If she ever failed to lure cultivators to seek treasure, she would certainly be killed. Only a fool would believe the words of an evil cultivator who was a habitual murderer. Wang Changsheng was a Core Formation cultivator; he should know many other Core Formation cultivators and might be able to help Mo Caiyun remove the restriction and the potent poison in her body.

"Twenty-first Aunt, what happened? Why do you look so pale?" Wang Changsheng frowned, asking with concern.

Mo Caiyun gave a bitter smile and said, "I was planning to buy some things and sell off what I didn't need to exchange for a batch of cultivation resources. When I passed by a desolate island, I heard a booming sound, but I didn't see any cultivators. Out of curiosity, I went to the island to investigate. Who knew that a Core Formation evil cultivator had set a trap on the island to lure cultivators to seek treasure so he could kill them for cultivation? To save my life, I volunteered to lure other Foundation Establishment cultivators for him. He placed a restriction on me and made me take a poison. He gave me a year's worth of antidote and demanded that I lure multiple Foundation Establishment cultivators within that year for him to cultivate his evil arts." This explanation was one Mo Caiyun had already thought through, believing it to be flawless and sound logical.

"A Core Formation evil cultivator? Killing people for cultivation? Really?" Wang Changsheng was somewhat incredulous, his gaze full of suspicion. It sounded logical, but it was too much of a coincidence! Seahorse Island was hundreds of thousands of miles from the nearest market. Mo Caiyun going out alone to purchase cultivation resources was problematic in itself. It was well known that killing and robbing for treasure was commonplace in the South China Sea; Foundation Establishment cultivators rarely traveled alone, usually moving in groups. The Wang family wasn't short of people, so why would Mo Caiyun need to go out alone?

Mo Caiyun was an elder, and since she was unwilling to tell the truth, Wang Changsheng couldn't force her. After all, Wang Changsheng had no evidence, and Mo Caiyun insisted it was just bad luck. Wang Changsheng couldn't punish her without cause. From her account, she was a victim, and she still had a conscience, as she hadn't led any of the Wang family's Foundation Establishment cultivators to seek the treasure.

"Where is that island? Did that evil cultivator instruct you to lead the Foundation Establishment cultivators to the island?" Wang Changsheng pondered for a moment before pressing further.

Mo Caiyun thought for a moment and said, "It's northwest of Seahorse Island. I encountered a flock of demonic birds mid-journey and, while trying to escape their pursuit, passed by that desolate island. That's how I was caught by the evil cultivator. Changsheng, please, for Mingjiang's sake, save me. I just became a great-grandmother; I don't want to die."