Chapter 141 True Teachings and Elders

Nan Wang used to be very afraid of exposing his identity as a time traveler. Even in front of Annuo, he never mentioned his original world.

Now, he finally figured out his own identity and Annuo's identity. He was like a duckweed that had drifted across the ocean and finally found the land where he could rest.

Although he still didn't understand how he had come here, his soul was no longer restless, and his heart was at peace, no longer afraid of false accusations.

Moreover, he also learned one good thing—even though his life had undergone such a huge change as the time travel, Annuo still followed his footsteps and stayed closely by his side.

Without An Nuo, he would not have been able to survive the first ten difficult years, and would not be where he is today.

And this was no coincidence, because Annuo followed him - and came for him.

Du Xueling suddenly said, "Second Master, I have a question. I don't know if I should ask it..."

The second elder said, "It's strange to say such things about our relationship."

Du Xueling hesitated for a long time before finally saying "yes" with difficulty.

The character of the Sword Sect's Great Elder meant that he could not take care of too many things. Before she took over the Sword Sect's affairs, the Sword Sect had always been under the management of the Second Elder. Her own way of doing things was mostly learned from the Second Elder.

She respected the Second Elder from the bottom of her heart and depended on him like a child without reservation.

If the Second Elder had not admitted it himself today, Du Xueling would never have thought that the Second Elder had hidden so many things from them.

If we talk about estrangement, the Second Elder is the most estranged one.

However, Du Xueling did not dwell on her thoughts and just talked about the matter:

"Since Qingyun Sect has no Immortal Lord, did you arrange the selection of the owner of the artifact?"

As soon as he said this, several other true disciples looked over.

However, they were not looking at the Second Elder, but Du Xueling.

This question can only be asked by Du Xueling, who has not yet inherited the dragon soul, because she has no idea what a divine weapon is.

"I don't have that ability." The second elder smiled and said, "The artifacts have spirits and will spontaneously choose the right master. Fortunately, when the Immortal Venerable cast the six artifacts, he left behind the corresponding spirit formations. After the artifacts chose their masters, the spirit formations lit up. This way, I know that a new true teaching has been born."

Chu Songping said quietly, "The choice of a divine weapon's master is not always the case."

His Chaos Golden Pill was given to him by his master Yan Huai, and there was no question of choosing a master for it.

The Second Elder glanced at Chu Songping and calmly told a secret that Yan Huai had been hiding: "In fact, Dragon Pill had already chosen you before you entered Qingyun Sect. It was your master who didn't want you to take over Dragon Pill, so he forcibly suppressed Dragon Pill and dragged it on until now. As for the reason... you should be able to figure it out now."

Chu Songping was stunned.

Although no one would believe it if he said it out loud, he really once thought that his talent could not be recognized by Dragon Pill, so he had never been able to receive Dragon Pill from Yan Huai.

The Dragon Pill is different from all other artifacts, it is a double-edged sword.

A cultivator who possesses a dragon elixir can make rapid progress in cultivation every day. However, since the dragon elixir is too overbearing, it will prevent the cultivator from forming a true golden elixir.

For a cultivator like Chu Songping who is unable to form a golden elixir, the dragon elixir is both a timely help and the icing on the cake. However, for a cultivator who can form a golden elixir, the cost of possessing the dragon elixir will become very huge when he loses it.

It would be fine if a cultivator could own a dragon elixir for his whole life, but the dragon elixir has no bottom line when it comes to choosing its master. It will always look at the pot while eating from the bowl, and may choose another master at any time and move itself to another place.

When the dragon pill leaves, the original host will be faced with two situations existing at the same time - without his own golden pill, and with his cultivation level being raised to a very high level under the effect of the dragon pill.

Such an abnormal condition is extremely fatal to cultivators, as it will directly lead to the leakage of spiritual energy, regression of cultivation, and even death on the spot in severe cases.

It is well known that Dragon Pills will only appear on cultivators with outstanding talents. However, cultivators with outstanding talents, such as Du Xueling, can live a good life and practice smoothly even without Dragon Pills. Why would she take such a big risk to accept Dragon Pills?

Chu Songping's situation is the most suitable for the Dragon Pill in the world. He is a part immortal and part demon, and will die on the day of forming the Dragon Pill. Only by obtaining the Dragon Pill can he continue to live. He is like a patient with a terminal illness, waiting for a poisonous but effective medicine called Dragon Pill.

He had not been able to inherit Dragon Pill, and he thought that it was because Dragon Pill was unwilling to acknowledge his bloodline as a combination of immortal and demon. He never thought that it was actually his master who refused to give it to him.

Yan Huai himself should be aware that the longer he kept the Dragon Pill, the more risk he would have to bear when he lost it in the future. He could have thrown this hot potato away long ago and made everyone happy, but he didn't do that.

Why?

…but I just couldn’t bear it.

In Yan Huai's eyes, Chu Songping will always be that skinny and hard-working child.

But he didn't want to add any more scars to that young heart.

Even without talking about the huge side effects after Longdan left, behind Longdan, there is the responsibility that the second true disciple needs to bear, the rumors or flattery that people with extraordinary talents are destined to endure, the dangerous secret realms that may appear at any time and place, the constant friction between immortals and demons, and the embarrassment of Longdan wanting to leave all the time.

Yan Huai has experienced all the bitterness. He has experienced it, so he doesn't want Chu Songping to experience it.

If Chu Songping had not attained enlightenment and formed the dragon pill in advance, Yan Huai would really have planned to delay handing over the dragon pill for hundreds of years.

Chu Songping's hands on his knees trembled slightly.

He had long known that his master was the best master in the world.

But he could never have imagined that his master would go to such lengths for him.

Zhan Chenming sighed: "Everything is predetermined by heaven, and it is not up to man at all."

What he said was very appropriate, because the Iron Bones was the most annoying of all the artifacts. Whoever possessed the Iron Bones would go to the secret realm to die, but his master passed on the Iron Bones to him without blinking an eye.

However, when the day of his death really came, his master did not back down at all, and even stepped into the secret realm before him.

In a state of either sadness or emotion, Nanwang suddenly spoke: "This spiritual formation is not very useful. It has identified me as the fourth true disciple."

The second elder asked curiously, "Why, aren't you?"

"Of course I am not!" Nanwang said, "The Sky-viewing Eye is not mine, it belongs to Tong Yan."

Second elder: “?”