It's probably been less than an hour since I woke up, but Doupo has given me so many shocks.
In particular, I was shocked to find out that the brilliant Ning Nitian was not the founder of Half-Life Dao, which left me speechless.
Grandma Dou ignored my surprise and said, "Let me put it this way! Ning Nitian can be said to be the founder of the Ghost Vein, but he is definitely not a disciple of the Half-Life Way."
"What do you mean?" I really couldn't understand what Doupo meant.
Could it be that Guimai didn’t inherit the Half-Life Dao from his master
I suddenly remembered what my grandfather said when he first revealed his identity as a great master: "The incense burner is broken, and there is no ancestor."
Mr. Northeast has many teachers and students, and asking about the ancestors is nothing more than wanting to get closer to them. Even if he doesn't want to reveal his own master, there is no need to say this.
No matter how desolate a sect is, it is impossible for it to not worship its ancestor. Saying that the incense burner is broken actually means that one's master is gone. Either the master disbanded the disciples to avoid disaster and did not allow them to mention the word "ancestor"; or the person who said this betrayed the master and smashed the incense burner.
No matter what the situation was, no one would say it out loud like this! You know, a traitorous disciple is equivalent to an evil heretic and is not tolerated by the orthodox sect.
That was the reason why the gentleman was frightened by my grandfather at that time. He knew that the traitorous disciples were never subject to any constraints and behaved in a perverse and strange way. Once they angered the other party, they would do anything.
I used to think that my grandfather said that because he didn’t want to reveal his origins. Otherwise, why would he let me join the Half-Life Sect
Now it seems that there must be some unknown secret here.
Dou Po didn't know that I was thinking nonsense, and she said to herself: "I can guarantee that my information is absolutely true. Ning Nitian became a disciple in the Half Life Sect, but he didn't become a master. When you became a disciple, you probably didn't worship the ancestor, right?"
"Yes!" My heart couldn't help but tremble again.
Paying homage to a sect without becoming a master means that a sorcerer joins a sect, but there is no master to guide his cultivation. He must rely on his own exploration to learn skills. It is rare for such a person to succeed. To be able to establish his own sect, what a stunning genius he must be!
Dou Po smiled and said, "That's right."
I said anxiously, "According to what you said, the Half Life Path came first, and then the Ghost Vein? In other words..."
What I mean is, did the Half-Life Dao originally only have four veins, and the fifth vein only appeared after Ning Nitian
Grandma Dou shook a finger and said, "Don't ask about the rest. This is all I know. If you ask more, I will have to go back and look for it, but that will cost you a price. They won't say a word until you can pay the price."
I tried to probe: "How much does the secret of the Half Life Path cost?"
Grandma Dou held up a finger and said, "Friendly price, 10 million for one question! Of course, there are some questions I don't know, so I have to pay more to buy information from others. As for how much to pay, it depends on the seller's appetite."
Dou Po's meaning was very clear. There was not much information about Half Life Dao in her group.
"Let's talk about the future later!" I looked up and said, "Since you can get so much information, how come you can't find the news that the old man is hiding in prison?"
Dou Po said in a deep voice: "Let me put it this way! The reason why I want to find him is because I was deceived by him once. The price of being deceived that time was that I was expelled from the sect. If I don't catch Gu Piaoran, I will never be able to return to the sect, and the sect will not acknowledge that there is a disciple like me. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Since you have been temporarily expelled from the sect, what about the sword manual in your hand?" It's not that I'm too suspicious, but this Dou Po came too suddenly.
Grandma Dou blinked and smiled, "My sword manual only has the first three moves. The remaining six moves are all from my master. Every disciple in our sect who travels outside knows the first three moves. As for the rest, hehe..."
I squinted my eyes and said, "It still takes money, right?"
"That's right!" Grandma Dou said confidently, "Otherwise, why would our sect keep the secrets for Ning Nitian for hundreds of years and even eagerly guide him to succeed him?"
"I..." I suppressed my anger and said, "I want to know, what kind of deal did Ning Nitian make with you guys back then?"
Dou Po smiled and said, "This is our sect's top secret. If you want to know..."
I gritted my teeth and said, "You still need money, right?"
"That's right!" Grandma Dou said with a smile, "However, if I can return to my master's sect, I might be able to make some concessions for you. So, you'd better pray that you can help me catch Gu Piaoran as soon as possible!"
"Just wait!" I said angrily and turned around to pack my things.
It's not that I haven't thought about holding Dou Po hostage and forcing her to tell the secret, but I think that's unlikely. From the time Dou Po showed up until we completed the deal, she never really took action, but she was fearless. If you say she doesn't have the ability to kill us easily, I'll be the first one to not believe it.
Similarly, Dou Po's origins are also extremely mysterious, and the master behind her is a potential threat to me. If everything she said is true, then her master has not given up on her and is even paying attention to her secretly.
The result of me kidnapping Doupo may very well bring about my own death.
After weighing the pros and cons several times, I decided that I should not act rashly and should just stay with Doupo and wait and see what happens.
After I cleaned up the mess, Dou Po also gave Ye Jin the pill, and we simply moved to Ye Jin's house.
It was not until this time that I realized that Ye Jin actually had quite a fortune. His villa alone was enough for us to live comfortably for the rest of our lives.
After Ye Jin brought us back, the first thing he did was to dismiss all the servants. According to him, Dou Po couldn't eat and drink for free, so the cooking and housework should be left to her, which could save some money.
I knew that Ye Jin was deliberately making fun of Dou Po, but I didn't expect that just three days later, Ye Jin decided to pay Dou Po a salary, and it was higher than the salaries of all the previous servants combined.
Ye Jin did this for no other reason than that he couldn't live without the food made by Dou Po. Sometimes, Dou Po taught me to practice and forgot the time, and he and Shi Heshang would rather go hungry than order takeout. Shi Heshang even shamelessly changed his name to "Dou Ma".
I even wonder, if Dou Po was thirty or forty years younger, would these two guys use knives to fight over Dou Po
But then again, within just a few days, my opinion of Dou Po has changed a lot. Dou Po has already taught me the art, and if I think about it carefully, it is not an exaggeration to call her Master. If I kidnap her again, it would be tantamount to betraying my master and ancestors.
More importantly, Shi Heshang's words resonated with me. He said that what he wanted most in his life was to go home and see his mother preparing a hot meal for him. He had never experienced this before, but now that the thing he had dreamed of had come true, he had to cherish it.
I didn't think as much as the monk, but I also enjoyed the feeling of having someone waiting for me to come back for dinner. I think Ye Jin did the same.
However, as soon as Dou Po walked from the kitchen to the yard, she immediately changed into a different person. She was more ruthless to me than a ghost. One of her sword techniques would take me a whole day to practice. When I was too tired to get up, she asked Monk Shi to drag me into the medicine barrel to soak me.
Monk Shi really listened to her and didn't care whether I was dead or alive in the barrel. He just refused to let me out. Ye Jin kept adding fuel to the fire under the barrel. The three of them seemed to want to boil me alive and tortured me over and over again.
However, my body became stronger and stronger under this repeated torture, but I didn't feel happy at all. Dou Po clearly promised to give me a set of internal skills, but no matter how I looked at it, she seemed to be forcing me to practice external skills.
Could it be that Doupo broke her promise again
I was too embarrassed to ask because of my face, and Dou Po never told me either, until half a month later she found me and said, "Now, I can pass on the Wanxiang Netherworld Qi left by Ning Nitian to you."
Dou Po said: "Ning Nitian specializes in studying destiny, so he has no time to practice internal skills. His internal strength comes from the outside world. Simply put, he absorbs the Yin energy, ghost energy and other auras related to the underworld from the outside world into his body, and then stimulates it to form something similar to Gangqi. Therefore, Ning Nitian has never entered the Xiantian realm in his life, but he can be unrestrained in the art of magic."
"Ning Nitian's technique has two major flaws. First, those who practice the Myriad Netherworld must have a strong ability to withstand stress, otherwise, they will be first invaded by the Yin Qi and die on the spot. The internal energy technique passed down by your Wu family is to strengthen your internal organs? What I have been doing these days is to strengthen your body. Now, you can practice the Netherworld Qi. But..."
Dou Po changed the subject and said, "Your current tolerance can only allow it to absorb the Netherworld Qi three times at most, so don't be too eager for quick success, understand?"
Dou Po ignored my slightly blue face and continued, "Another major flaw is the Nine Fate Swords. If it brings misfortune to others, it will also bring misfortune to you. So, don't use it lightly."
I was so angry that veins popped out of my head: "So, you are trying to trick me into taking something that belongs to me, right?"
"You are wrong!" said Dou Po seriously, "I am just fulfilling Ning Nitian's arrangement. His original words were 'I will decide whether to pass on my unique skills based on the aptitude of the younger generation'. If you are really shit, then I can choose to wait for a few years and pass on my unique skills to your son."
Dou Po smiled again: "Of course! Whether your aptitude is good or not is not up to you, but I. From this point of view, you are still indebted to me, so it's not too much to ask you to repay me a little bit, right?"
"Well done!" My eyes were blazing with fire, and Dou Po's face darkened: "Now practice your skills!"
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Thanks: Dahao Xiaochuan, Doudou for the reward! (To be continued)