Chapter 1675 - 663: Bearing All Forbidden Arts

Chapter 1675: Chapter 663: Bearing All Forbidden Arts

Even if a peerless Seventh Realm powerhouse were standing right in front of him, staring at him with blazing eyes, he only needed to treat it like a gentle breeze brushing past his face.

Old Dream Worm naturally wouldn’t do anything to Qin Ming; the instant his aura overflowed, he swiftly reined it back in.

"Little friend, how do you think we should handle this matter?" Old Dream Worm’s tone softened; if the other party reported this to the family, the problem might be no small one.

Qin Ming asked, "Senior, Sister Meng is practicing my Scripture Meaning. That’s a fact, isn’t it?"

"Mm!" Old Dream Worm nodded.

"That puts me in a tough spot." Qin Ming slipped into character. He didn’t mention the mysterious family, and even when he talked about the Scripture Meaning, he said it was his own, but what others chose to think wasn’t his concern.

He was certain Old Dream Worm was somewhat wary of that family and didn’t dare do anything to him, let alone maliciously invade his Spiritual Domain.

Qin Ming sighed inwardly. If the other party knew he really was just a Loose Cultivator, the situation would be completely different.

His tone was gentle as he said, "Senior, you should be well aware that cultivating someone else’s non-transmitted Secret Technique is a huge taboo."

He wouldn’t take a hard stance, only borrow the momentum at the right points, nudging the matter forward and letting the other party join him in figuring out how to resolve it.

Old Dream Worm asked, "Little friend, what kind of compensation are you looking to receive?"

He got straight to the point and stopped hiding anything.

When Qin Ming heard this, his spirits rose at once.

As a Loose Cultivator, no matter how much compensation the other party offered, he could calmly accept it.

But he couldn’t lose his dignity, couldn’t let his emotions fluctuate for the sake of some "vulgar profit"—that wouldn’t fit the image of someone from a mysterious family.

Qin Ming sighed and said, "Actually, I have a very good relationship with Sister Meng. This matter... really leaves me torn."

Old Dream Worm didn’t want to drag this out and spoke decisively, "How about this: I guarantee this Secret Technique will never be spread, and in addition, I’ll also pass you a Forbidden Skill."

He was blunt, intending to exchange part of the Scripture Meaning, and they would both swear a Tao Oath, never to leak it to outsiders. Moreover, some of the Miao Techniques would be shared, restricted to just Meng Zhiyu and Zheng Guang.

Qin Ming pondered, then reluctantly agreed.

Everything needed a sense of proportion; going too far was just as bad as not going far enough. Besides, what he was offering was only the crude version of the Silk Scripture, riddled with problems—he himself no longer practiced it.

When it came to the Scripture Meaning, what Qin Ming most wanted was the Dream Insect Clan’s method of breaking true and false, returning everything to its origin.

This Secret Technique was truly heaven-defying, practically allowing a person to make mistakes yet still have the chance to correct them, as if events could be replayed.

Of course, that depended on the depth of the caster’s Taoist cultivation, and it only applied to things within an instant; it couldn’t truly tug on past events.

Even so, that was already enough!

"You really know how to pick." Old Dream Worm’s gaze grew deep.

To master this kind of taboo means, one also had to cultivate the Dream Insect Clan’s special Domain—the Virtual and Real Transformation Skill.

By choosing one Skill, Qin Ming was effectively demanding two.

He continued listing his requests. "And that method of prying Pure Yang Consciousness out of the Body."

He could actually perform a similar secret technique himself, but compared to that of the Dream Insect Clan, his was just crude.

If he mastered this Skill, he could yank an opponent’s Spirit out and then directly hit them with another Taichu Thunder Seal—he might very well annihilate them in a single blow.

"Fine!" Old Dream Worm nodded.

Qin Ming thought for a moment and said, "And Borrowing Body Enlightenment."

"That won’t do. You can’t learn it." Old Dream Worm shook his head firmly. This was the clan’s signature, an Innate Divine Ability of their race.

He looked at Qin Ming and said, "The fragmented Skill Zhiyu has mastered should be from your clan, and it has major issues."

His meaning was obvious—he hoped Zheng Guang wouldn’t open his lion’s mouth too wide.

Next, Qin Ming and Old Dream Worm conducted a cordial and friendly exchange, efficient and swift.

Back when they sparred, Meng Zhiyu had displayed more than a dozen top-tier Secret Techniques.

Qin Ming showed plenty of sincerity and kept his appetite small, knowing when to stop.

He stepped into the secret chamber and saw Meng Zhiyu’s pale face.

He had even prepared a Memory Crystal, yet discovered she was only a bit pale and hadn’t lost her composure, still as dazzlingly peerless as ever.

"Sister Meng, are you alright?" Qin Ming asked with concern.

"The problem is serious." Old Dream Worm spoke first.

Earlier, Meng Zhiyu had been torn into pieces. Most critical was that, after her Body was reassembled, a vague negative force was tangled within, eroding her form and Spirit.

For the time being, she actually couldn’t dispel it.

When Qin Ming heard this, surprise flickered across his face.

However, he wasn’t entirely unprepared for it.

Ordinarily, regular people simply couldn’t get the Skill to circulate; nothing would happen.

Only Grandmaster Level figures on the Newborn Road could forcibly cultivate it, but they would definitely blow themselves apart.

Meng Zhiyu wasn’t of the Newborn Road, yet she’d already reached the point of being able to counter-kill some Grandmaster Level figures. Had she managed to cultivate some "result" from it?

She was an "Outer System Person," and being able to experience the scattered-yet-safe state was already remarkable.

Meng Zhiyu informed him, "I used a Forbidden Mysterious Skill as support to forcibly push the Scripture Meaning, driving it to circulate. In the end, it went out of control, surged into many subtle pathways whose secrets cannot be fully peered into, giving birth to unfathomable Power that’s extremely harmful to the Body."

The main meridians within the human body were clearly visible, but when further subdivided, they became densely packed and endless, crisscrossing like a starry sky stretching in all directions.

Qin Ming mused that the other party had clearly cultivated it incorrectly.

Even if one could force the Scripture Meaning to circulate, trouble was inevitable. After all, even Ancestor Masters of the Newborn Road had given up on this Skill—how much more so for an outsider like her?

Qin Ming placed his hand on her snow-white wrist and, with a slight probe, already grasped part of the truth.

He finally understood why the Ancestor Masters of the Newborn Road had all abandoned the Chaos Force. Now he had a concrete example.

Because this Scripture Meaning made it easy to step onto a divergent path; things like blowing apart and disintegration were only surface-level manifestations—there were even more serious issues lurking below.