Xiao Yuhan didn't mention a word about Bai Yao's condition, but her junior sister Nangong Ling'er was always a meticulous person, and she knew from the beginning that Bai Yao had a terrifying power hidden in her body. She had seen it with her own eyes back then, but since Xiao Yuhan was unwilling to talk about it now, she didn't ask.
She took out the Blood King Scripture that she had brought back from the Southern Frontier and placed it on the table. "Senior brother, I have fully comprehended this cultivation technique. Is the Blood King Gu still affecting you?"
"Ever since I forced the Gu into the sword, it has had no effect on me anymore," Xiao Yuhan said truthfully.
The woman in the green robe flipped through the books on the table, her expression suddenly turning somewhat gloomy. "Senior brother, I have made a discovery that I must tell you. The Blood King Scripture is indeed a method for healing and saving lives, but the Blood King Gu recorded within is not a method for healing. I dissected the method of refining the Blood King Gu step by step, and finally discovered that this method is incomplete. There should be a secret technique to be used in conjunction with it to truly refine a person into an optimal state..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuhan became somewhat interested, but after thinking it over, he realized that the Blood King Gu was so ferocious and extremely dangerous that he didn't want his junior sister to continue studying it. He immediately said, "Junior sister! You must be careful. Because of the Southern Frontier incident, our senior brothers and sisters didn't ask us to eliminate this method, but in the eyes of the righteous path, a demonic art is a demonic art. No one cares what your purpose is in studying it. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Nangong Ling'er hesitated for a moment, then said, "Senior brother, I think these are just human definitions, and they don't really mean anything..."
“Junior sister, I’m doing this for your own good. You know it’s a man-made definition, so why do these people define it this way? Are they afraid of the power this thing brings? Or are they afraid of the people who use this power? People’s hearts are always afraid of the unknown, just like the immortal sects in the world. The Heavenly Sword Sect stands out from the crowd but is not besieged by those people because the world knows that we know how to keep our distance and know what we can and cannot do!” Xiao Yuhan said.
A hint of displeasure flashed across Nangong Ling'er's face. She snorted and said, "Alright, alright, I almost thought you were channeling the sect leader! Are you trying to lecture me on some grand principles, Senior Brother Xiao? It's nothing more than the usual tales of good and evil, right and wrong, isn't it?"
Xiao Yuhan shook his head. "No, what I mean by what we can and cannot do is not based on good or evil, but on our ability to strike a balance. This balance lies in whether it will harm the interests of the majority. Why should others support our Heavenly Sword Sect as the leader of the righteous path? They say it's because we are upright and take saving the world as our mission, bullshit! I don't believe it at all! It's simply because the sect leaders of each generation have been shrewd and know how to take care of the interests of the majority, that's all!"
These words touched Nangong Ling'er. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense. "Then why won't you let me continue my studies, Senior Brother?"
"Because this thing terrifies everyone! Although I don't know exactly what's terrifying, why was the Blood God Sect destroyed? Was it simply because they didn't follow the rules? Or because they committed too many evils? To be honest, among all the immortal sects in the world, Kunlun Immortal Sect, Snow Cold Blade Sect, Lotus Flower Temple, and even those smaller sects, which one didn't gain their status in the martial world through countless battles and bloodshed? They did a lot of evil deeds. Even our Heavenly Sword Sect has killed many innocent people, right? Thinking about it this way, it's not much different from the Blood God Sect's way of doing things. The reason the Blood God Sect was destroyed must be because they did something that angered the masses. Take the Blood King Gu incident last time, for example; it already reached the level of angering the masses. So if you continue to study it, you'll probably get into trouble!"
After speaking, Xiao Yuhan slowly got up from the bed and walked to Nangong Ling'er. He put away the Blood King Sword manual on the table, then sat down and poured himself a cup of tea.
The woman in the green robe remained silent for a long time before nodding and saying, "Senior brother, I understand what you mean. Then I will study it secretly!"
Xiao Yuhan almost spat out her tea. "Why are you so stubborn, girl?"
"Doesn't my senior brother mean that I must be careful? You seem quite interested in the secrets of the Blood King Scripture!" Nangong Ling'er said meaningfully.
Xiao Yuhan took a deep breath and revealed a meaningful smile. "I didn't say that, but I can't stop you from doing whatever you want, Junior Sister, can I?"
At this moment, Nangong Ling'er took out a delicate little jade bottle and placed it on the table. "What if I told you that I have already achieved some results?"
Xiao Yuhan stared at the small jade bottle, then picked it up and looked inside. There was only one pill inside. "What is this?"
"This is the missing part of the Blood King Gu I mentioned. This item will definitely allow the Blood King Gu to reach its strongest state, and it will also allow the user to retain their sanity, however..."
Xiao Yuhan picked up the jade bottle, lost in thought. "But what?"
"There could be unpredictable consequences, and they would certainly be extremely serious. To obtain such powerful Blood King Gu and still maintain one's sanity through this method goes against reason, so... there will definitely be some irreversible consequences. I dare not experiment lightly, so I can only put it aside for now!"
After hearing these words, Xiao Yuhan felt a strange, indescribable feeling. "I'll keep this! It might save my life if I ever encounter a situation where I'm certain to die!"
"No! Senior brother... this thing is really dangerous. I only managed to develop it with great difficulty, but I found that I couldn't use it. I was a little unwilling to accept this, so I wanted to share it with you!" As she spoke, Nangong Ling'er was about to take the thing back.
After that, no matter what Xiao Yuhan said, she never took it out again.
"Junior Sister! You can't do this! If you didn't want your senior brother to use this, why did you take it out in the first place?"
Nangong Ling'er smiled slightly and poured tea for Xiao Yuhan. "I have to show off this thing that I went through so much trouble to make, right? The problem is that I can't let others know about it, so I can only show it off to my senior brother!"
"Then give it to me! You never know when it might come in handy!"
"Senior brother, you shouldn't worry about it. Since I said this thing is dangerous, it means that something might happen that even I can't reverse. So just pretend I didn't say anything!" Nangong Ling'er smiled knowingly.
Xiao Yuhan seemed to be thinking about something, but she knew when to stop and didn't press the matter further.
At this moment, Nangong Ling'er took out another pill, "Here! This is the Qilin Pill that I myself have been reluctant to use. It has miraculous effects in healing internal injuries. Consider it hush money for you!"
Xiao Yuhan didn't hesitate. He picked up the pill and swallowed it. Even his junior sister was reluctant to eat it, so it must be a good thing. He understood that although his junior sister said that, she was actually worried about his injuries. He smiled and said, "An internal injury pill made with Qilin blood. This hush money is a bit expensive! Junior sister, just say it! Is there something you want from me?"
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