Sitting at the desk by the window, Lu Jin’an put down the brush, reviewed the report in the book that had been revised several times, confirmed it was correct, and then took the Jade Scroll to imprint the content into it with his Divine Soul.
After completing this, he put away the two items, stood up, intending to search for Dual Cultivation Techniques, when his view was suddenly filled with a cool and aloof Sword Immortal with a silver ponytail swaying lightly.
"Senior Sister?" Lu Jin’an looked at Mu Qingyue in surprise: "You’ve already exited seclusion?"
Mu Qingyue came before him and said blandly: "Looking for the lower volume of ’Seeking Joy Soul Refining Skill’."
"I see." Lu Jin’an nodded, teasingly: "So concerned about this Dual Cultivation Soul Method, huh?"
"Junior Brother really doesn’t want to practice with me?"
Lu Jin’an thought to himself that once this Soul Method was mastered, it would be akin to imprinting a master-servant contract, so he would definitely not practice it.
He then smiled slightly: "The Divine Soul Skill is better not dual-cultivated; otherwise, it might be a bit restrictive."
"Oh." Mu Qingyue nodded lightly: "Has the report from Mist River Cave Heaven been finished? Mother asked me to fetch it."
Lu Jin’an handed over the Jade Scroll: "It’s all in there."
Mu Qingyue reached out to take it: "Have you seen the lower volume of that Soul Refining Method?"
"Haven’t searched for it yet." Lu Jin’an rubbed his wrist: "I plan to look for other Dual Cultivation Techniques first."
Mu Qingyue took a step forward: "Do you want to practice with me?"
"Everyone practices together." Lu Jin’an smiled: "Also, Senior Sister, you’re currently not in the position... does it hurt?"
Mu Qingyue shook her head; perhaps due to her half-demon constitution, she never found her menstruation cycle to be very painful.
"That’s good." Lu Jin’an squeezed Senior Sister’s cold slender hand: "Then you go search for it."
Mu Qingyue did not entangle, and began urgently searching the shelves layer by layer.
Lu Jin’an gave her a curious glance; he had never seen Senior Sister so eager to find a Cultivation Technique... Is she so invested in ’Seeking Joy Soul Refining Skill’?
Since he wasn’t practicing the full technique, Lu Jin’an didn’t think much about it and walked outside. Not long after, he made a cup of brown sugar ginger tea and returned to the inner chamber.
In the room, a middle-aged man was flipping through a thick book, occasionally jotting down a few notes.
Lu Jin’an placed the cup on the table beside the door and bowed: "Elder Deng."
Deng Hua stood up and returned the bow: "Seen the Saint Heir."
After the conferring ceremony, Lu Jin’an’s status was officially elevated, equivalent to a Crown Prince, now eligible to receive bows from any high-ranking officials within the sect below the Sect Master.
"Elder Deng." Lu Jin’an put down his hands: "I would like to ask about the location of the Dual Cultivation Soul Method, ’Seeking Joy Soul Refining Method’."
Deng Hua closed his eyes, recalled for a few seconds, then shook his head: "I have no impression of this Soul Method being in the records."
"No?" Lu Jin’an was somewhat surprised; all Cultivation Techniques and Magic in the Wanfa Pavilion are recorded meticulously, without any errors.
As one of the elders in charge of Wanfa Pavilion, Deng Hua maintains these techniques, yet he has no impression?
"I’ll ask the Pavilion Master." Deng Hua picked up the Communication Compass on the table: "It might be that he sneakily inserted the Cultivation Technique without informing me."
Lu Jin’an nodded, and after a short while, Deng Hua said: "The Pavilion Master is coming soon."
Lu Jin’an was taken aback and quickly said: "No need for him to come personally..."
Before he could finish, the door to the chamber was pushed open, and an elderly man with white hair and beard walked in.
"Master Liu." Lu Jin’an bowed: "Apologies for troubling you to come in person."
"Seen the Saint Heir." Wanfa Pavilion Master Liu Rong returned the bow and quickly asked: "Has the Saint Heir seen ’Seeking Joy Soul Refining Method’ in the Wanfa Pavilion?"
Lu Jin’an nodded, curiously asked: "You know about it?"
"I’ve heard of it." Liu Rong stroked his beard, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes: "It was quite some time ago... Can you believe that this Soul Method suitable for Human Clan dual cultivation actually originated from the Huang Clan?"
"Huang Clan?" Lu Jin’an looked at Liu Rong in surprise.
It is well known that the power of the Huang Clan is based on their bloodline. Unlike the Human Clan, they do not need to cultivate techniques to integrate spiritual power within themselves; they are born knowing how to harness demon energy according to the heritage contained in their bloodline.
Therefore, they fundamentally do not require Cultivation Techniques, and the Demon Art they use is also derived from their bloodline heritage, ancient and vast.
That’s why Lu Jin’an was surprised that the Huang Clan would even study Cultivation Techniques?
Moreover, they study techniques compatible with Human Clan cultivation?
Even if there were phoenixes in the Huang Clan with some affinity for humans, it wouldn’t be to this extent.
"Yes." Liu Rong nodded: "This Dual Cultivation Immortal Technique, aimed at the Divine Soul, was indeed created by a certain Demon Saint in the Huang Clan. This is something traceable, but this Soul Method disappeared without a trace after being circulated for a short period."
He pondered as he spoke: "Those who cultivated this Soul Method back then also lost all memory of it, so I only know the name."
"In my opinion, it seemed as if that Phoenix Saint was using the Human Clan to test this Soul Method and later retrieved it for improvement."
Listening to Liu Rong’s voice, Lu Jin’an pondered and said: "The Demon Clan takes pride in their bloodline, with Dragon and Phoenix even more so... Unexpected to have such a Phoenix Saint.
Do you know her name?"
Liu Rong shook his head: "Only know it is from the Black Phoenix Clan, and it relates to the Upper Realm demon clans...
Moreover, these things were calculated by Shangguan Pavilion Master, because the emergence of ’Seeking Joy Soul Refining Skill’ was too bizarre, he divined it once."
"And it’s related to the Upper Realm demon clans?" Lu Jin’an was even more surprised: "Aren’t the Upper Realm demon clans even prouder of their bloodline?"
"Yes." Liu Rong sighed: "So it’s completely unknown what that Phoenix Saint was thinking, and nobody has cultivated this Soul Method since then.