Chapter 164: 153 Turmoil, Part 1

Ten Thousand Miles Manor.

As the secret headquarters of the Golden Wing Pavilion in Wushan, the hidden nature of Ten Thousand Miles Manor is beyond doubt. Except for internal personnel, no one knows about this place.

Even though Xiang Ling previously betrayed them, she still did not let the higher-ups of the Huang family know about this location.

As an intelligence organization, the Golden Wing Pavilion’s headquarters houses a large number of important manuscripts. Once exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

So, no matter how greedy Xiang Ling was, she did not dare to easily cross this red line.

Ten Thousand Miles Manor is hidden amongst the mountains, where the tree canopies are like clouds, covering most of the buildings within.

Occasionally, any exposed building tops were covered with a large amount of climbing vines and other greenery.

Step a little further away, and you cannot distinguish where the walls end and the trees begin.

The entire manor is divided into three main sections: the Intelligence Zone, the Common Area, and the Restricted Area.

The Intelligence Zone is where the storage, exchange, and sorting of information takes place. There are several buildings within, each with specialized intelligence storage categories.

The Common Area is where the intelligence personnel can completely relax and rest. It is a large area, with a small garden, a lake, a series of private rooms, and recreational libraries, etc.

Finally, the Restricted Area is where the higher-ups of the Golden Wing Pavilion rest and live, which also stores the highest confidentiality materials and personnel.

The Restricted Area is typically accessible only to Spirit Envoys and Double Eagles, and its dungeons and basement often house valuable items left by previous Spirit Envoys and Double Eagles.

At this moment, the sky is slightly dim.

Teams of Main Building members are continuously transporting information obtained from the Huang family into the Restricted Area.

And storing them in the specialized data warehouse.

Zhang Rongfang stood at the edge of the warehouse, beside the short-statured Bao Ning.

“Are these all the materials and books obtained from the Huang family?”

“Yes, sir. They are all exchange resources gained by the Huang family after cooperating with the Sea Dragon,” Bao Ning replied. “We did not dare to flip through them without your permission, but these books were preserved exceptionally well by the Huang family, with extreme caution, so they are most likely genuine.”

Zhang Rongfang nodded.

Before coming here, he didn’t think the Huang family could have much, but after seeing it for himself, he understood.

The Huang family is indeed a top family that has been entrenched in Wushan Prefecture for many years.

Their foundation is truly remarkable.

He casually took a small booklet from the arms of a passing death warrior and flipped it open.

The booklet described a special cultivation technique, but it was not a common one; it was the Yin Yang Replenishing Skill.

The Huang family had many such cultivation techniques at their disposal.

With various methods differing from one another, the recorded final effects also varied. Most were used for prolonging life and strengthening the body.

Returning the booklet, Zhang Rongfang sighed, “Let’s go, and see the special secret you mentioned.”

“Yes.” Bao Ning bowed his head, then took the lead.

His short stature swayed as he walked, only as tall as a normal person’s thighs.

But no one dared to despise or look down on him.

Because those who had looked down on him before no longer had tongues or eyes.

Bao Ning came from the death warrior system, but after the Wushan death warriors became corrupted, he began to slowly connect with the outside world.

So he gradually harbored his little thoughts.

Secretly learning external Martial Arts behind Duan Valley’s back, quietly seizing a large number of assets to support his cultivation in martial arts.

He always despised the increasingly reckless Duan Valley, whose talent was high but did not know restraint, inevitably inviting disaster.

And now, everything indeed proved his prediction.

Now Duan Valley had lost an arm and was seriously injured, with less than a tenth of his original skill, even if he was originally Ninth Grade, his current level was merely equivalent to Bao Ning’s.

But he was still young! He had a brighter future ahead!

The two walked one after the other quickly into the warehouse.

The warehouse was a cylindrical, large underground space.

Its inner walls were specially treated, composed of more than ten different layers of materials forming the walls.

There were also large quantities of moisture-absorbing packets placed throughout.

This space was specifically for storing books and other text materials.

The ground-level entrance was shaped like a black triangular tomb door.

Upon entering, there was a narrow staircase that led all the way underground.

Zhang Rongfang stood at the entrance, looking inside, his steps halted.

“Are there any other exits below?” he asked seriously.

“Yes, sir,” Bao Ning answered. “Due to the high safety requirements here, such setups are essential.”

Zhang Rongfang stood at the entrance, carefully examining the surroundings.

“I dare not enter. You go in and bring out the Huang family’s materials.”

He remained still, looking at Bao Ning.

In such a narrow entrance, if something goes wrong with the other exits inside,

just smashing and blocking this passageway

would starve him to death inside, no matter his capabilities.

A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall.

Though he isn’t a wise man, he deeply agreed with that sentiment.

Bao Ning was slightly stunned, not daring to reveal any emotion, and nodded, then voluntarily descended.

As a new Black Eagle death warrior, he had the privilege to enter.

However, what surprised him was that this new Spirit Envoy, who had been so fierce and extravagant earlier,

was now completely indifferent to his own image and directly admitted his fear.

This candidness and contrast left a deep impression on Bao Ning.

After Bao Ning descended, Zhang Rongfang carefully walked around the entrance, inspecting every detail.

Then he had someone bring the underground structure diagram of the warehouse to study the entire layout.

Soon, Bao Ning emerged from the passage, holding a stack of pale yellow, brand-new booklets in his hand.

He handed the booklets to Zhang Rongfang.

The two did not leave but stood aside, flipping through them bit by bit.

Bao Ning stood respectfully by the side, quietly waiting.

The sound of pages rustling filled the air.

Zhang Rongfang’s brows gradually furrowed, and his expression grew increasingly grave.

These booklets consisted of the private letters written over decades by Sea Dragon Cyan Horn to the former patriarch of the Huang family, Huang Zhenyi.

Cyan Horn and Huang Zhenyi had been close friends for many years, laying a solid foundation for the alliance between Sea Dragon of Wushan and the Huang family.

These booklets started with simple greetings and introductions.

But as the content progressed, the lines inadvertently revealed their plans for future development.

The exchange of letters took place many years ago.

At that time, both were still young.

As he read the content of the booklets, not only did Zhang Rongfang’s doubts not diminish, but they increased even more.

“Bao Ning.”

“I’m here!” Bao Ning immediately responded with his head down.

“Do you know about the Zen Heart Nourishing Spirit Liquid?”

“Yes, this is the ultimate supreme treasure medicine of Sea Dragon used to nourish the mind, not allowed to be shared outside. Even within, only a select few masters have the privilege to purchase it.” Bao Ning quickly replied.

“Sea Dragon Cyan Horn originated from the Western Sect, correct?” Zhang Rongfang inquired further.

“Yes, Cyan Horn is a branch of the Drinking Fragrance Buddha from the Western Sect. His Sandalwood Evergreen Mastery is the standard martial arts heritage of the Drinking Fragrance Buddha school.” Bao Ning affirmed.

Zhang Rongfang understood.

He found some extremely vital information in those booklets.

This information was particularly important to him at this moment.

Because he was currently at a loss as to how to cross the threshold of the Super Grade.

During the month he spent with Celestial Maiden Tong Zhang, he learned that Super Grade was just a broad category.

Anyone who breaks through the Ninth Grade realm is categorized as Super Grade.

However, breaking into the Super Grade requires two things.

Firstly, surpassing the Ninth Grade in body strength.

Secondly, forming a martial arts technique perfectly suited to oneself.

And the booklets in his hands mentioned the first key point.

How to surpass the peak physical condition achieved at the Ninth Grade.

Cyan Horn’s mention indicated there seemed to be secret methods within the Western Sect to forcibly surpass the Ninth Grade’s physical qualities.

These secret methods involved taking external medicines to stimulate the body, in combination with specific cultivation practices, ultimately producing a reaction.

In the booklets, Cyan Horn mentioned a treasure medicine called the Zen Heart Nourishing Spirit Liquid.

This was one of the core medicines for breaking through to the Super Grade in the Western Sect.

He mentioned in the letters that, for the sake of this Zen Heart Nourishing Spirit Liquid, he had to agree to remain stationed in Wushan Prefecture for ten years before he could leave.

Moreover, the letters also mentioned something else: to break through the Super Grade in the Western Sect, one needs to find one’s corresponding spiritual person.

This so-called spiritual person, a male is referred to as Ming King, and a female as Ming Fei.

Male represents strength, female represents wisdom.

The stronger and more outstanding the determined spiritual person is, the more benefits one receives while cultivating with them.

Cyan Horn had been searching for his Ming Fei. Unfortunately… despite his advancing age and declining Qi and Blood, he never found one.

Ultimately, he was halted at the Ninth Grade.

Originally thought to be a temporary stay in Wushan Prefecture, it unexpectedly turned into decades.

Having finished reading all the booklets, the filtered information introduced Zhang Rongfang for the first time to the methods used by mysterious forces like the Western Sect to break into the Super Grade.

Although it was mentioned only in bits and pieces, it made him realize that among the upper echelons, things unimaginable to the common folk are thoroughly analyzed and understood.

The success rate increased significantly.

This is monopoly.

Closing the last booklet, Zhang Rongfang stopped looking further.

“Organize the martial arts secrets of the Huang family, then see which are complete and which can be supplemented by others. Distribute them accordingly.”

“Yes.”

Without saying more, Zhang Rongfang turned and left the place.

It seems now that the Spirit Court as well as other major powers undoubtedly have more Super Grade masters.

And as Cyan Horn was able to access such confidential material at one place’s high level, he was certainly not alone.

Now that he had wiped out Sea Dragon Cyan Horn, he could temporarily conceal it, but this would inevitably invite retaliation from Sea Dragon’s top ranks.

Therefore, he must quickly ensure he has the power to protect himself.

Although he had passed intelligence to the Main Building, Zhang Rongfang never relied on others for his personal safety.

“I’ll wait and see. If there is little change at the Golden Core Stage and I cannot break into Super Grade, I will try studying a new Body Technique!”

Zhang Rongfang made up his mind.

He had just obtained a lot of cultivation techniques from the Huang family, including Body Techniques not available on the market.

Although he had no teacher, with his current level of accomplishment, as long as there were no hidden secret transmissions, he could figure out most of it after some exploration.

Once he completed his Talismanic Skills, he could choose to practice ones that cause minimal bodily harm.

As long as they weren’t dual cultivation practices, they wouldn’t affect breaking the limitation grade. At most, they’d cause some life damage.

But the overall strength enhancement would be significantly apparent.

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