He thought for a while, but still couldn’t figure it out. Could it be that Cheng Miaozhen has a secret technique that can bring back the dead?
Is there truly such a secret technique in the world?
Could Outer Heaven Power achieve this?
Can the Netherworld God’s Envoy do it? Probably not.
He was extremely curious about this technique.
However, he was more curious about why Zhu Caifu wanted to tell him.
Such a secret technique should be kept as a secret within a secret, definitely not spoken of, nor let outsiders know.
Zhu Caifu said, "To perform this technique, I need your help."
Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "What help can I provide?"
"You can help," Zhu Caifu nodded seriously, "This technique requires two people to perform together."
Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Then what about you, Mr. Zhu?"
"I can’t; I’m a woman. It requires one man and one woman, one yin and one yang. What’s more, the realms must be comparable. I’m a Great Grandmaster, and there’s a large realm between me and Miaozhen."
"Grandmaster... a man, how about Brother Gao?"
Gao Jiuqu is the best candidate.
"He—?" Zhu Caifu snorted, "He’s the one we’re guarding against!"
Chu Zhiyuan pondered.
If they said it’s Gao Jiuqu they’re guarding against, then it’s guarding against Wentian Cliff.
Why guard against Wentian Cliff?
Are they afraid that Wentian Cliff will stop them or that it will be leaked to Wentian Cliff?
Furthermore, Zhu Caifu is a disciple of Wentian Cliff. Have they really fallen out with Wentian Cliff?
As he spent time with Zhu Caifu, he gradually understood that the conflict between Zhu Caifu and Wentian Cliff was not a pretense.
With her personality, she wouldn’t do things like pretending to fall out.
"Why ask so much? Will you help or not?" Zhu Caifu snorted.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Of course I’ll help if I can, but if performing this technique to save someone..."
"It requires a bit of mental energy, and nothing else concerns you."
"It requires consuming lifespan, right?"
Chu Zhiyuan was unaffected by her urging and remained calm and cautious.
According to the principles of heaven and earth, it should not just consume mental energy.
The most likely is life for a life.
"You’re quite smart," Zhu Caifu snorted, "It indeed requires consuming lifespan."
Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Is it a year for a year, or ten years for a year?"
"That depends on your level of cultivation and the circumstances of performing the technique... If done well, it’s a year for a year. If your practice is not good and your cooperation is not seamless, I’m afraid it’s ten years for a year."
"... I’ll have a look first," said Chu Zhiyuan.
He was not in a hurry to agree.
First, he needed to see if it posed any danger to him or if it required sacrificing his lifespan.
Saving someone is saving someone, but sacrificing his own lifespan to save someone is not worth it.
His own life is more important.
Zhu Caifu snorted, "We won’t let you help for nothing. If it weren’t for your astonishing perception and hope to practice it in a short time, you wouldn’t have been indispensable."
The technique must be performed within seven days after death; beyond seven days, it’s impossible to stop the decay of life.
Moreover, the Yin Yang Du E Secret Scripture is not something anyone can cultivate successfully.
First, there’s a need for talent; second, there’s a need for perception.
What’s more, it needs to be mastered in such a short time.
In the vast world, only Chu Zhiyuan had the potential.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Then I’ll give it my best try, though I may not truly succeed."
"Do your best; let’s leave it to fate," Zhu Caifu looked towards the direction of Da Zhen, her gaze flickering, "Let’s see the fate of my second sister and Miaozhen."
As she spoke, she pulled a jade pendant from her sleeve and handed it to Chu Zhiyuan.
Chu Zhiyuan first focused and sensed it before taking it. It was a piece of delicate and smooth white jade.
It felt as if touching a beauty’s skin.
One side of the white jade was carved with the sun, the other side with the bright moon.
Zhu Caifu said, "Miaozhen said this secret technique is within this jade pendant, and you need to find it yourself. Whether you can learn it depends on your personal talent."
"Has Mr. Zhu mastered it?"
"...Hurry up and practice!" Zhu Caifu rolled her eyes at him.
Chu Zhiyuan nodded with a smile.
He understood that he had touched a sore spot for her. She clearly hadn’t mastered it.
Cheng Miaozhen mastered it, but her as a Great Grandmaster and aunt hadn’t.
For someone as proud as Zhu Caifu, she certainly didn’t want to mention it.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled as he examined the jade pendant.
Super Sense concentrated, Insight into the pendant.
It was empty, as if the pendant didn’t exist.
Yet, visibly it was there, tangibly it could be touched, undeniably real.
This further showed the remarkable nature of the jade pendant.
He didn’t withdraw Insight but continued scanning, eventually discovering a peculiar pattern.
It was a strange design, appearing initially as a small bright spot, but growing clearer the more he looked.
The small bright spot became a large bright spot, then a bright moon, and finally a sun.
It felt as if he was gradually approaching it from a distance, getting closer and closer.
Eventually, the sunlight was radiant, as if trying to roast him, making him want to turn and flee.
He remained calm, judging that this must be the method of inheritance and couldn’t be avoided.
He had to endure it to accept its legacy.
As the sun came closer, he felt like he was getting cooked, on the verge of death.
He gritted his teeth and persisted, the Heavenly Yuan Technique operating simultaneously, and a rain of nectar descended upon his brain, keeping his spirits high.
His eyes were filled with light, the intense white light trying to melt him, trying to transform him into white light.
Amid the scorching white light, a peculiar flower bud slowly emerged.
The white light was extremely bright and pure, while the flower was extremely dark and black, one black and one white, making it extremely dark.
It slowly bloomed in the white light, growing larger and finally fully blossoming.
It was a flower he had never seen before, as large as a peony, with flesh that was complex and substantial.
After blooming, it rapidly transformed from black to white, pure and spotless, as if carved from white jade, exuding a gentle white light under the sunlight.
Chu Zhiyuan couldn’t help but be captivated, feeling as if the flower took root in his mind.
Zhu Caifu had been tensely watching him.
She stared at Chu Zhiyuan without blinking, while he stared straight at the jade pendant.
She felt much more nervous than Chu Zhiyuan.
This involved the fate of her second sister, as well as Cheng Miaozhen’s fate.
If her second sister truly died, Miaozhen would probably never return to Da Zhen and would truly become the Jiani Princess of Da Jing.
From then on, she would never return to Da Zhen, cutting ties with Da Zhen forever.
If her second sister could come back to life, Miaozhen could live safely.
She stared intently at Chu Zhiyuan, sensing his aura.
The jade pendant was still the jade pendant, unchanged, but Chu Zhiyuan was changing.
An invisible force descended from the sky, falling upon him.
This should be some kind of secret technique being added.
This Chu Zhiyuan, as a Princely Heir with such extraordinary talent, had no idea how many secret techniques he had mastered; he was truly unfathomable.
This made her breathe a sigh of relief.
The fear was if nothing changed, then there’d be no hope; now it seemed, Chu Zhiyuan was truly extraordinary, unparalleled in the world, on par with Miaozhen.
He slowly opened his eyes, and deep in his pupils, it seemed as if a black flower was slowly blooming, transforming into a flower of light.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Caifu clapped her hands in admiration, "It’s done!"
The flower in Chu Zhiyuan’s eyes slowly disappeared, returning to clarity. He smiled, "I think it’s done."
"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!" Zhu Caifu was so excited that she seemed to glow, "Truly amazing!"