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Qi Ming was also stunned. He did not know the exact situation now, but he saw that the expressions of the six Grand Elders and Sect Master Yang Li had changed greatly.

Their expressions changed from calm to reverence and fear.

“Greetings, Patriarch Heaven Secrets.”

The six Grand Elders’ actions and expressions were extremely synchronized. They lowered their heads at the same time and bowed in the direction of the voice.

“Patriarch Heaven Secrets…”

Qi Ming was also slightly shocked in his heart, “Could it be an ancestor of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect?”

Buzz!

Immediately after, a spatial fluctuation appeared.

Space split open.

An Eight Trigrams Disk with a missing corner flew out of this spatial crack. The Eight Trigrams Disk was ancient and tattered. It was covered in cracks as if it was about to break apart.

It was filled with a serious rotting aura.

“Heaven Secrets Compass!”

Yang Li’s expression froze. He took a deep breath and took half a step forward. He cupped his hands and bowed to the Eight Trigrams Disk that had appeared, “Greetings, Patriarch Heaven Secrets.”

Patriarch Heaven Secrets did not appear. Only his Heaven Secrets Compass had appeared. However, the appearance of the Heaven Secrets Compass also meant that he had come alone. This was because this was his intrinsic Dharma treasure.

The situation of the Heaven Secrets Compass seemed to be not good. It was filled with a rotting aura, like an artifact that had just been unearthed from the tomb. It made Yang Li and the others a little shocked and worried.

“You don’t have to fight anymore.”

A deep voice sounded from the Eight Trigrams Disk with a missing corner, “Qi Ming, you can join me and become my personal disciple.”

“But Ancestor, according to the rules, Qi Ming should choose who he wants to acknowledge as his master.” The six Grand Elders looked at each other but still said.

The voice in the Heaven Secrets Compass asked Qi Ming, “Are you willing to become my disciple?”

“Disciple Qi Ming greets Master.”

Qi Ming did not hesitate or hesitate at all. He immediately agreed and bowed to the Heaven Secrets Compass, causing the six Grand Elders to be stunned.

He agreed too quickly.

The six Grand Elders looked at each other and shook their heads. They smiled bitterly and did not say anything else. Yang Li basically remained silent.

“Hahaha…”

The Heaven Secrets Compass emitted a loud laugh. His mood was clearly not bad, “Good, good, good. From today onwards, you are my third disciple.”

“However, you are my only personal disciple.”

Qi Ming nodded.

“I’ve sealed myself in one of the three major forbidden areas of the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain, the Heaven Perish Forbidden Zone. I can only let the Heaven Secrets Compass move in place of my main body. Since you’ve already taken me as your master, I’ll grant you the Heaven Secrets Manor.”

Patriarch Heaven Secrets’s voice continued to come from the Heaven Secrets Compass.

As soon as he finished speaking, a black stream of light appeared from the Heaven Secrets Compass and transformed into a black hexagonal token. The words ‘Heaven Secrets Manor’ were engraved as it flew towards Qi Ming.

“Put it away carefully.” Patriarch Heaven Secrets’s voice sounded again.

“Yes.” Qi Ming solemnly accepted this token.

“Okay.”

Patriarch Heaven Secrets seemed to be quite satisfied with Qi Ming. After handing the Heaven Secrets Manor Token to him, the Heaven Secrets Compass entered the space and disappeared.

It had probably returned to the Heaven Perish Forbidden Zone.

“Forget it.” Patriarch Wuyan looked at Qi Ming and took a deep breath. He said earnestly, “Qi Ming, since you’ve already chosen to become Patriarch Heaven Secrets’s disciple, there’s nothing else to say. Take care.”

“I didn’t expect Patriarch Heaven Secrets to come.” Daoist Purple Firmament said.

“That’s right.”

“…”

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The six Grand Elders did not continue speaking. They glanced at Qi Ming and left one after another, leaving only Qi Ming and Yang Li.

“Sect Master.” Qi Ming bowed to Yang Li.

“Heh.” Yang Li laughed softly, “Qi Ming, you agreed quite quickly.”

“Sect Master, you must be joking.” Qi Ming replied, “It’s my honor to be able to acknowledge Patriarch Heaven Secrets as my master. If I continue to hesitate, it will be ungrateful.”

“You took on Patriarch Heaven Secrets as your master. This matter has pros and cons. You can slowly understand it in the future.” Yang Li said.

“Sect Master.” Qi Ming looked up and suddenly said, “I learned something from Peak Master Miao a few days ago.”

“Speak.” Yang Li said.

“Peak Master Miao told me that in the Mystic World, besides the Grand Elder of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect, Lu Fengjian, who shattered the void and ascended 100,000 years ago, no other cultivator has truly shattered the void and ascended to the Immortal World in nearly 100,000 years.”

Qi Ming asked bluntly, “Sect Master, do you know the reason?”

“Hahaha…”

Yang Li laughed a few times and did not blame him, “Qi Ming, oh Qi Ming, you dare to speak bluntly. However, your current cultivation level is only at the late-stage Core Formation realm, not even the Nascent Soul realm. Don’t you think it’s a little too early to start thinking about these things?”

“Alright.” Yang Li waved his hand and interrupted Qi Ming, “You’re already the disciple of Patriarch Heaven Secrets. According to seniority, you’re already very high in the Heaven Enlightenment Sect.”

“Since Patriarch Heaven Secrets has already given you the Heaven Secrets Manor, there’s no need to arrange another manor for you in the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain.”

“Yes.” Qi Ming could only nod.

“Go.” Yang Li had already left. Qi Ming could not sense how he had left. He did not feel anything because the difference in the cultivation realm was too great.

Then, Qi Ming left the Sect Master Hall.

Immediately after, he refined the Heaven Secrets Manor Token and learned of the situation in the manor. He also got the basic information about the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain.

First, the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain was formed by three immortal mountains.

They were: Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou.

The immortal mountain where the Sect Master Hall was located was Penglai. The immortal mountain where the Heaven Secrets Manor was located was the Fangzhang. Moreover, it was located halfway up the mountain of the Fangzhang Immortal Mountain.

In addition, this was the first time Qi Ming came to the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain. Along the way with Miao Hongjian, the palaces and buildings he saw were mostly the residences and palaces of the legacy disciples of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect.

Apart from that, there was also the Grand Elder’s manor and grotto-heaven.

There were three major forbidden areas in the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain.

Every immortal mountain had a forbidden area.

Among them, the Heaven Perish Forbidden Zone was above the Fangzhang Immortal Mountain. The exact location was near the top of the mountain. It was covered in an unpredictable aura. The forbidden zone formed a space of its own and no one was allowed to enter.

300 years ago, a legacy disciple of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect stepped into the Heaven Perish Forbidden Zone and disappeared for an entire three years. Many people thought that he was dead, but they did not expect that he would come out one day three years later.

However, he had already gone crazy.

He kept shouting, “The heavens have shown an ominous sign. The heavens have fallen and the earth has collapsed. The tribulation has risen and heaven and earth will be reconstructed.”

He kept repeating.

Three breaths later, under everyone’s gazes, this legacy disciple of the Heaven Enlightenment Sect transformed into a wisp of green smoke that dissipated in the world, as if there was no trace of his existence.

This matter caused a huge commotion in the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain.

There was a huge commotion.

Half a day later, Qi Ming arrived at the Fangzhang Immortal Mountain and according to the guidance recorded in the Heaven Secrets Manor Token, he found the manor. An ancient and slightly dilapidated manor appeared in his vision.

The Heaven Secrets Manor had an ancient courtyard wall that was about three meters tall. It was like a courtyard residence in the feudal era. The courtyard door was very tall, and there was a Eight Trigrams pattern engraved on it.

On the plaque above the door was written: Heaven Secrets Manor.

He looked around.

Qi Ming saw several old trees. The diameter of the old trees was very long, and they probably required four to five people to hold hands to hug them. However, these old trees did not have any buds and were filled with the aura of age. The leaves on the branches were also dry and yellow.

The ground was covered in weeds.

There was no aura of humans.

Clearly, no one had come for a long time.

The Heaven Secrets Manor was originally the residence of Patriarch Heaven Secrets in the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain. However, it had been a very, very long time since he had sealed himself in the Heaven Perish Forbidden Zone.

The Heaven Secrets Manor was completely abandoned.

It had become what it was now.

“Although it looks very old, it’s at least the patriarch’s residence.” Qi Ming said, “Moreover, it’s better than nothing.”

He walked over and took out the Heaven Secrets Manor Token. He injected Dharmic powers into it, and the token immediately lit up. It floated into the air and transformed into a black stream of light that fused into the courtyard in front of him.

Immediately, ripples appeared in the courtyard.

Lights flashed as a strange fluctuation spread.

Creak…

The courtyard door sounded with a sharp and low voice. It slowly opened automatically and a clean breeze blew over. It was very refreshing.

Swish!

Then, the Heaven Secrets Manor Token flew back into Qi Ming’s hand.

“Done.”

Qi Ming put away the Heaven Secrets Manor Token and walked in. He had just walked into the courtyard. It was very clean, and there was no dust in the house or courtyard.

The flowers, flowers, and trees in the courtyard were trimmed very neatly.

It was quite a beautiful sight.

Honestly, this scene exceeded Qi Ming’s expectations.

The Heaven Secrets Manor had been abandoned for so many years. No one should have cleaned it up. In the courtyard and these rooms, there should be various weeds or dust covering them.

The current situation was too clean.

It was as if someone had specially come to the Heaven Secrets Manor to clean up.

Or rather, there was an array formation in the Heaven Secrets Manor, so it could automatically clean up?

“Cough cough…”

At this moment, Qi Ming heard footsteps outside the door and the sound of someone coughing. He turned around and saw a white-haired old man appear.

“You are?” Qi Ming sized up this white-haired old man.

At first glance, Qi Ming felt that this old man was very clean. Although his face was covered in wrinkles and even the clothes he wore were patched, his hair and face were very clean. There was no dirt at all. The green clothes on his body had already been washed until they were white, and his hands were also clean.

Taking a second glance, Qi Ming could not sense any Dharmic powers from this old man. He was an ordinary person and looked like an old man at the end of his lifespan.

He was holding many ordinary tools for cleaning.

Taking a third glance, Qi Ming felt that this old man looked too normal, but that was abnormal. He was like a true ordinary person.

This was the Heaven Enlightenment Immortal Mountain.

How could an ordinary person appear here?

This was very strange.

Because it was too normal, it seemed strange.

“This old servant, Shangguan Wenge, greets Young Master.”

Thump!

This white-haired old man called himself an old servant and knelt in front of Qi Ming..