Chapter 1055: Six Paths Master

She gazed at the Thunder Command Token in her palm, her cheeks slightly flushed.

If she gave it to Uncle-Master, wouldn't he know that she had secretly watched him in the Thunder Pool that day?

She recalled Jiang Fan's grab on her chest.

She stuck out her tongue and put the Thunder Command Token away. Instead, she placed the Five-Colored Spiritual Liquid in Jiang Fan's hand and said, "Here you go, Uncle-Master."

Jiang Fan opened his eyes, immediately recognizing it. He was instantly overjoyed. "Chaoge, where did you get this?"

Seeing Jiang Fan so happy, Xia Chaoge also smiled, a profound sense of delight filling her heart.

"Is this enough for you, Uncle-Master?"

"If not, I'll find a way to get more."

Sensing her reluctance to explain, Jiang Fan naturally didn't press her. He quickly chuckled, "It's enough, completely enough."

"Thank you, Chaoge."

After a moment of thought, Jiang Fan said, "You close your eyes too."

Xia Chaoge exclaimed with delight, "Uncle-Master has something for me too?"

She quickly closed her eyes and extended her fair, small hand. Jiang Fan placed the Sky-Penetrating Marrow he had just refined into her palm.

"You can open them now."

Xia Chaoge opened her eyes and asked, puzzled, "Uncle-Master, what is this?"

Jiang Fan replied, "It's your opportunity for Tribulation Transcension."

"I used this during my own tribulation, and it guarantees a 100% successful breakthrough for you."

Hearing the first part, Xia Chaoge wasn't particularly moved. But upon hearing the latter part, surprise flickered in her snowy eyes. "Uncle-Master, you've only given this to me, right?"

Jiang Fan nodded. "Yes, Qingxian and Mingzhu both used the Heaven-Soaring Pill."

"What's wrong? Don't you want this?"

"Then I'll give it to Liang Feiyan first and give you the Heaven-Soaring Pill later."

Xia Chaoge quickly clutched it to her chest and stepped back, saying, "No, I want it, of course I do!"

"I want anything Uncle-Master gives me!"

"Well, I won't disturb you anymore, Uncle-Master. I'll take my leave now."

With a joyful expression, she ran off, clutching the Sky-Penetrating Marrow.

Jiang Fan smiled and shook his head. He then entered the secret chamber.

However, he didn't immediately begin cultivating. Instead, he habitually checked the condition of the secret chamber first. Although this was the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, it never hurt to be extra cautious.

But then.

What made his eyes narrow was that his routine check actually revealed something unusual. In the corner of the secret chamber, there was a drop of fresh blood.

This was a brand new chamber; no one had used it yet. So where did the blood come from?

"Who's there?" Jiang Fan called out softly. Lightning gathered in his eyes, his Dark Heaven Eyes ready to activate.

"Heh heh!"

A familiar, aged chuckle came from the corner: "You're as cautious as ever."

As ripples spread through the space, an old man with a youthful face and white hair, holding a whisk, appeared in the corner. However, he was injured. Blood flowed continuously from his abdomen, impossible to stop.

Jiang Fan was no stranger to this old man. Reverend Azure Crane! More precisely, he should be called Reverend Six Paths!

"Old fellow! Sneaking around like that, aren't you afraid I'll accidentally kill you?" Jiang Fan chided with a smile. A strange sense of joy filled his heart.

Reverend Six Paths was the first senior elder to guide him in his life. Although he had intended to seize Jiang Fan's body, he had indeed provided much help. The two were considered both friends and foes.

Reverend Six Paths gave a sinister laugh. "After only a few days of being well-fed, you want to kill me... cough, cough, cough..."

He suddenly coughed up several mouthfuls of blood. Jiang Fan's expression changed slightly, and he immediately took out a Rejuvenation Pill.

"How did you get injured?"

Reverend Six Paths waved his hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said, "No need."

"I haven't finished the Rejuvenation Pills you gave me last time."

"This injury was caused by the True Spirit's Fang; ordinary pills are useless. I'll just recover slowly."

"True Spirit's Fang?" Jiang Fan was greatly astonished. "What did you encounter? How could you be harmed by the True Spirit's Fang?"

Reverend Six Paths didn't answer. Instead, he took an ancient jade bottle from his embrace. Inside the bottle were two strands of golden blood. Even through the jade bottle, Jiang Fan could feel the immensely surging power within.

He was startled. "True Spirit Blood? You... you snatched this from Mount Sanqing?"

The only known True Spirit Blood on the continent was at Mount Sanqing.

Reverend Six Paths leaned weakly against the wall, casually tossing the jade bottle to Jiang Fan, and grinned: "A gift for you."

"Satisfied?"

Jiang Fan caught it, an indescribable mix of emotions churning within him. Reverend Six Paths knew he needed True Spirit Blood, so he risked snatching it from Mount Sanqing, only to give it to him as a congratulatory gift on the day of his sect's establishment ceremony.

His voice was a little hoarse. "Old fellow, why are you so good to me?"

"You're a wanted criminal by the Imperial Astronomy Bureau. Be careful, I might turn in your head for a reward."

Reverend Six Paths chuckled. "You're also a wanted criminal by Venerable Sinful Heart."

"Come on, let's hurt each other then."

Jiang Fan held the True Spirit Blood, a heavy feeling in his heart. After a long pause, he sighed, "I owe you one."

"By the way, how did you get the True Spirit Blood?"

Although the sect leader of Mount Sanqing was dead, the Eight-Aperture Nascent Soul and Nine-Aperture Nascent Soul cultivators were all still there. They were the most formidable power at Mount Sanqing. It wasn't realistic for outsiders to force their way in.

Reverend Six Paths said casually, "It's all thanks to their internal strife."

"They seemed to have suddenly lost an important person, and the entire sect fell into chaos."

"So I snuck into their forbidden area and took a bottle of True Spirit Blood."

Jiang Fan's mind was clear. It was the death of Mount Sanqing's sect leader that caused the chaos.

"So you were discovered by their people?"

At the mention of this, Reverend Six Paths gritted his teeth. "Originally, everything was going smoothly."

"But there was someone else among them, just like me, who impersonated one of their people and snuck in."

"He was too greedy and took all the True Spirit Blood."

"As a result, he alerted an Eight-Aperture Nascent Soul expert."

"That bastard slipped away, but I got targeted and almost lost my life."

Another impersonator? Jiang Fan's eyes narrowed. He thought of someone. The Hellish Savage Beast!

If he got the True Spirit Blood, wouldn't he be able to fully recover? However, obtaining only a portion of the True Spirit Blood should be enough for him. Why did he take all of it then? Besides healing himself, would it be used for something else?

Never mind him.

Jiang Fan looked at Reverend Six Paths, who was still bleeding, and frowned, "Are you really okay?"

Reverend Six Paths shook his head. "I'm fine, won't die for now."

"The True Spirit's Fang contains a trace of poison; it just needs some time to dissolve."

"Don't talk about me, what about you?"

"I heard that Venerable Sinful Heart is searching everywhere for people who recently underwent tribulation. It's only a matter of time before he finds you."

"Do you have any preventive measures?"

Jiang Fan's heart tightened. He said, "Before a Rebirth Realm Venerable, how can my meager Void Current Lightning be hidden?"

Reverend Six Paths frowned deeply. He also felt anxious for Jiang Fan. If this continued, Jiang Fan would surely die.

"If only you were a disciple of the Great Yin Sect."

"You could cultivate one of their divine abilities, storing your power within an Yin Corpse."

"That way, when Venerable Sinful Heart finds you, he won't be able to detect any suspicious power within your body."

Jiang Fan's heart jolted. Such a divine ability existed? His eyes flickered. "Can this divine ability be found in the black market?"

Reverend Six Paths shook his head. "Impossible. That's Venerable Evil Crow's unique technique."

"Who would dare to sell his cultivation method? Isn't that just asking for death?"

"Outsiders probably have no chance."

Jiang Fan, however, showed a thoughtful expression, a glint in his eyes. "I actually have a way to get it."