Chapter 380 - 176: The Dragon Elephant Daoist Is Ji Xiu! 5 Declines and 3 Calamities, Reincarnation Celestial Skill, Straight to Human Immortal

Chapter 380: Chapter 176: The Dragon Elephant Daoist Is Ji Xiu! 5 Declines and 3 Calamities, Reincarnation Celestial Skill, Straight to Human Immortal

"Ancestral Master, shouldn’t the position of Daoist belong to the foremost figure of the True Sect’s current generation? Someone capable of suppressing the Three Veins, dominating the Three Mansions, and making a name for themselves in Cangzhou is the only one worthy, right?"

"As for this... Ji... Junior Brother."

Jiang Yue gritted his teeth and grudgingly acknowledged Ji Xiu’s status as a ’student of a Martial Saint.’ Then, in a sincere tone, he continued:

"He is still at the Power Barrier and hasn’t even reached the rank of Qi Cultivation Grandmaster. Never mind the Chief of the Three Veins, he might not even measure up to some of the True Disciples."

"Ancestral Master, I implore you to reconsider!"

Jiang Yue bowed deeply.

Hearing their exchange, Ji Xiu was utterly shaken. A profound sense of unreality washed over him.

’So it turns out the Master who personally invited me into his tutelage back at the Mansion Courtyard... he wasn’t some old fossil whiling away his retirement at the Jiangyin Prefecture Courtyard at all.’

’He’s a genuine, titled Martial Saint, an Ancestor of the True Sect!?’

’And that time he casually mentioned giving me an ’official standing’... this is what he meant!?’

’A True Sect Disciple!’

HISS.

Ji Xiu drew in a sharp breath.

This title carried an immense weight.

He couldn’t help but wonder, ’Can a person like me even handle this...?’

From what he knew, those who held the rank of True Sect Disciple were all successors to a Martial Saint. At minimum, they had to have made a name for themselves in One State’s Feudal Town; some could even earn a nomination for the Juvenile Dragon Stele!

’That old man, Xu Longxiang, thinks far too highly of me.’

’Is it because I inherited Ye Longxiang’s Head and received the legacy Senior Ye Wenjiang left behind when he died in Anning County? Did that make the old man see me through some kind of filter?’

’What on earth happened back then that he’s still so hung up on it, unable to forget even now?’

’A major event that would cause a peerless, favored disciple—one who held the rank of Daoist—to be stripped of his name and die violently in a foreign land.’

Ji Xiu couldn’t help but sink into deep thought...

At that moment,

an arm suddenly grabbed him. Ji Xiu looked back to see Wang Xuanyang giving him a mysterious look and twitching his lips.

"Kid, what’s the big deal?"

"I might’ve forgotten a few things, but let me tell you, I used to be known as... what was it again?"

"But that’s not important."

"This whole True Sect business..."

He mumbled,

"Never heard of it."

"But as long as you master the Great Five Decline Celestial Saber and cultivate the Reincarnation Celestial Skill under me, you’ll be able to crush this True Sect with a snap of your fingers. And once you reach that point, you’ll be able to... you’ll be able to..."

As he spoke, a look of confusion returned to Wang Xuanyang’s eyes.

"Be able to do what, again?"

Ji Xiu heard this and was left speechless. ’What on earth happened to this Ancestral Master? How could a figure once like a Banished Immortal end up like this?’

However, while the speaker was rambling, the listener was paying close attention.

Chen Hex, who was standing closest to Wang Xuanyang, had heard the entire exchange between the Ancestral Master and his grand-disciple with perfect clarity.

At that, his pupils, which had been clouded with worry for his master and confusion about the situation, suddenly contracted. He whipped his head around.

"After the Five Declines, one meets the Three Calamities. Within Reincarnation, the true self is illuminated!"

"Master, you...!?"

A light that Ji Xiu couldn’t comprehend suddenly shone in Chen Hex’s eyes.

It seemed...

...he now understood why Wang Xuanyang had become the man he was today.

Seeing the confusion in Ji Xiu’s eyes,

Chen Hex reined in his emotions. He shook his head gently, his expression becoming guarded and profound.

"Once this is over, I will explain everything to you."

"But..."

"I can only tell you this."

"If your Ancestral Master hasn’t truly lost his mind and isn’t just spouting gibberish..."

His eyes were filled with shock.

"Then..."

"...perhaps he is treading a ’path’ that very, very few have ever successfully traversed..."

"The end of that road represents the ultimate Martial Dao. It represents..."

"...a direct path to becoming a Human Immortal!"

He didn’t speak these words aloud. Instead, he used a Qi Dao technique to transmit them directly into Ji Xiu’s ears.

The revelation instantly sent...

...shockwaves through Ji Xiu’s heart.