"Brother Gao, are your injuries all right?" Mu Hanyan asked Gao Weihu. "No, they're not serious. Thanks to the High Priest for saving me this time, I probably wouldn't have survived," Gao Weihu said to Mu Hanyan. "I'm glad you're not seriously injured. Stay here and cultivate diligently for a while. Leave after you've advanced to the rank of Divine Heart Priest," Mu Hanyan said. In Huayu City, no one would dare attack Gao Weihu. Furthermore, the city's citizens are united and extremely wary of outsiders. Even if someone dared, it would be unlikely for them to sneak into the city unnoticed. "Excuse me, High Priest, but could you please arrange a quiet room for me to practice in?" Gao Weihu said, bowing without hesitation. He recognized that this house was where Mu Hanyan lived and worked, and he felt it was awkward to stay there all the time. "Okay, I'll arrange it right away," Mu Hanyan said. It wasn't that he had any reservations, but for secluded cultivation, the quiet room inside the temple was more suitable than the courtyard. Firstly, it was quieter, and secondly, it was safer. "Master Priest, please wait a moment," Gao Weihu called to Mu Hanyan, saying in a deep voice, "Your cultivation method must not be leaked. While ordinary priests might not notice anything unusual, the priests of the Temple of Life, especially those from long-established families, are far more discerning than you might imagine." Mu Hanyan's heart skipped a beat; just as she had suspected, Gao Weihu had discovered her secret. "Master Priest, I, Gao Weihu, wouldn't call myself a gentleman, but I understand the principle of repaying kindness. If I truly had any ill intentions towards you, I wouldn't say them," Gao Weihu said frankly. Mu Hanyan thought about it. If he truly had any ill intentions, why would he reveal them? Wouldn't that be courting death? Despite his bulging figure, killing him wouldn't be difficult at her current strength. Mu Hanyan looked at Gao Weihu's small, yet restrained, sincere eyes, and she felt completely relieved. She had always been very confident in her judgment of people. "Brother Gao, you made up the story about the Ancient Tree of Life, didn't you? It's quite good; even I almost believed it," Mu Hanyan asked jokingly. "If I didn't make it up, the High Priest wouldn't have found a suitable explanation." Gao Weihu didn't deny it, but laughed heartily. "By the way, let me teach you how to use the Fire Stone," Gao Weihu said. "Thank you, Brother Gao," Mu Hanyan said. She was genuinely curious about this unique method of unleashing the power of the Fire Stone to inflict damage without anyone noticing. "It's a divine technique called the Star Gathering Breaking Technique..." Gao Weihu explained in detail, demonstrating it with his hands. It took Gao Weihu over half an hour to finally stop, and Mu Hanyan's eyes were already gleaming with astonishment. Shortly after arriving on the Divine Continent, she discovered that the Mu family's ancestral Tianxin technique could also be used to cultivate spiritual power. Anyone else might have been stunned and incredulous, but Mu Hanyan knew her Tianxin technique had a remarkable origin. Not only was it passed down by the original Divine Guardian, but it was also likely a top-level cultivation technique from the Divine Martial Realm, so she didn't find it too surprising. She was simply a little disappointed. While the Tianxin technique could be used to cultivate spiritual power, aside from the Eight Desolate Divine Meteorite, also from the Divine Martial Realm, there was no suitable divine art to pair it with. Just as on the Holy Court Continent, any cultivation technique needed to be paired with the appropriate sword technique to unleash its full power, the same was true for priestly techniques and divine arts. She had also practiced techniques like Fire Thunder and Arrow Rain from the Flower Rain Temple, but they had never been able to perfectly complement her Tianxin technique, hindering its full potential. While the Eight Desolate Divine Meteorites were undoubtedly formidable, even with Mu Hanyan's current strength, she could only use them three or four times before exhausting herself. Consequently, Mu Hanyan either refused to attack or, if she did, it was a one-shot kill, often making it difficult for her to show mercy. The Star-Gathering Breaking Technique seemed tailor-made for the Tianxin Gongfa. Even after listening to Gao Weihu's explanations without personally practicing it, Mu Hanyan's understanding of the path of cultivation readily discerned that, aside from the Eight Desolate Divine Meteorites, only the Star-Gathering Breaking Technique could unleash the full power of the Tianxin Gongfa's mysteries. "Master Priest, now you understand why I was able to discover your secret, right?" Gao Weihu said, noticing the surprise in Mu Hanyan's eyes. Mu Hanyan nodded. She had indeed been a bit skeptical. While Gao Weihu came from a distinguished background and, as a black market magnate, possessed far greater vision and insight than most, his cultivation was still considerable. He hadn't even reached the level of a Divine Heart Priest, so it wouldn't be easy for him to discover the secrets of her Heavenly Heart Technique. Now, she realized that his Star Gathering and Breaking Technique was a direct descendant of her own. How could he not have discovered it? However, Mu Hanyan pondered this technique and realized that it still had many flaws, or rather, incomplete features. According to Gao Weihu's explanation, it couldn't be fully unleashed, and its power was truly limited. It was merely a means of activating the Fire Essence Stone, which was a bit of a surprise. "Brother Gao, where did you learn this Star Gathering and Breaking Technique?" Mu Hanyan asked curiously, unsure whether Gao Weihu hadn't mastered it properly or if the technique itself was incomplete. "I knew you'd ask that," Gao Weihu knew Mu Hanyan would ask. After a moment's thought, he said, "This divine art was passed down from an ancestor of my Gao family. It's said that ancestor once passed down that while this art appears to be immensely powerful, its true power is difficult to unleash without the appropriate spiritual cultivation method to complement it. However, that cultivation method is different from that of ordinary priests. He speculated that it might be related to the Holy Court Continent. Therefore, he specifically instructed his descendants to let everything go with the flow and not to force the Star Gathering and Breaking Law technique, as doing so could bring disaster upon our Gao family." "Then, Brother Gao, is there any way you could lend me the art passed down by our ancestors?" Mu Hanyan knew the request was a bit unreasonable, but she resisted the allure of the Heart Gathering and Breaking Law technique. She had experimented with combining divine art with swordsmanship more than once, finding power far beyond her imagination. However, it was impossible to fully integrate divine art and swordsmanship together. Facing a truly powerful priest, one's true identity would be easily exposed.
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