Long Xuan walked to the dicinal garden, instructed his clone to harvest all the mature spiritual herbs, and then hung the storage bag filled with herbs on wood clone. He then drained the clone's spiritual energy, reducing his cultivation level to the initial stage of Spirit Gathering.
He had always used this thod to conceal his cultivation level. In his view, no thod of hiding one's cultivation was truly safe unless it involved genuinely lowering it. Only then could he be absolutely secure.
Long Xuan was very confident in his disguise, believing that even the Gu King wouldn’t be able to detect that he was hiding his cultivation. With this in mind, he sent wood clone towards the broken straw hut where Elder Long resided.
Wood clone knocked on the door. After a voice inside called out to enter, wood clone, feeling nervous, pushed the door open and walked in.
"Elder Long, I’ve brought you the herbs!"
Elder Long, still half-lying on a chair, glanced at him sideways and laughed, "Alright, stop hiding your cultivation level. Your disguise may fool others, but it won't fool ."
Long Xuan's expression froze instantly. He was completely stunned. Wasn’t it supposed to be undetectable even by the Gu King? How could he have seen through it so quickly? Did he have so kind of cheat?
What the hell! He's got a cheat!
Elder Long looked him up and down with great interest and marveled, "The clone created by the 'Sun and Moon Heart Sutra' is indeed flawless. Most people really can’t see any flaws."
"Ever since the 'Sun and Moon Heart Sutra' was brought out from the ancient tomb, it has spread everywhere, and many people have learned it, but most of them encountered problems."
"Many people, after just condensing their clone, were killed on the spot by their own clone, which then took their place, with outsiders being completely unable to detect the switch."
"I had no interest in such a deadly cultivation thod, but your clone seems to be quite stable. I wonder how you manage it."
Elder Long scrutinized him carefully but wasn’t overly curious. In his view, even if it could be stabilized, it was only temporary.
What he didn’t know was that Long Xuan hadn’t practiced the 'Sun and Moon Heart Sutra' at all. Although his 'Ten Absolute Scripture' borrowed a lot from that thod, he added many of his own innovations. Even the number and attributes of clones had changed, with the original text having been altered beyond recognition.
With the help of his cheat, the thod he created was already perfect, with no loopholes, having eliminated the pitfalls of the 'Sun and Moon Heart Sutra' to the greatest extent.
As long as he didn’t let the clones roam freely, there would be no problems whatsoever.
It was precisely because of this that Long Xuan dared to use the thod boldly. Otherwise, with his cautious nature, he would have long locked all his clones in cages, forcing them to cultivate there continuously. That was sothing he would definitely do.
After examining Long Xuan a few more tis, Elder Long continued, "I really didn’t expect that the 'Sun and Moon Heart Sutra' could be compatible with the Ten Absolute Bodies! I never imagined that the Ten Absolute Bodies could cultivate the 'Sun and Moon Heart Sutra'—this truly surprises !"
Long Xuan realized that Elder Long had misunderstood. After seeing that this was an clone, and given its high similarity to those created by the 'Sun and Moon Heart Sutra,' he naturally assud that Long Xuan had cultivated the 'Sun and Moon Heart Sutra' and mistakenly thought it was a thod suitable for the Ten Absolute Bodies.
However, Long Xuan wasn’t going to correct him.
For a minor cultivator to create a top-tier thod compatible with the Ten Absolute Bodies would be considered utterly miraculous, and no one would believe it. Elder Long’s misunderstanding was only logical.
Looking into Long Xuan’s eyes, Elder Long continued, "If you were the sa as before, I wouldn’t bother with you."
"But now that your Ten Absolute Bodies has a suitable cultivation thod, it ans you’ve beco an extraordinary talent, worthy of being cultivated intensively by the Long Clan."
"I cherish talent. From now on, follow . I will teach you everything and help you beco a powerful figure."
"You have a good talent for alchemy, so let’s start with that. I’m currently preparing to refine a third-grade spiritual pill, and you can assist as my alchemy assistant. You’re permitted to observe closely."
"This is the famous Purple Demon Fla formula of the Long Clan. Gather the materials and refine it as quickly as possible."
Elder Long tossed a formula to Long Xuan, not caring whether he agreed, and forcibly made him his alchemy assistant.
Long Xuan was stunned again. He had co here precisely to request this, but Elder Long had the sa idea. What a coincidence!
The plan to place a mole within the Long Clan had gone surprisingly smoothly, completed without any effort, so smoothly that it felt a bit unbelievable to Long Xuan.
He took the Purple Demon Fla formula, feeling speechless. He already had this formula; what was the point of this?
But he quickly beca alard. This formula was one of the Long Clan’s most secret treasures, yet it was being handed over to him so openly? How was that possible?
Long Xuan’s expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "Elder Long, you must have made a mistake. This is the Long Clan’s exclusive secret thod. I’m not qualified to learn it."
Elder Long looked at him and smiled aningfully, "Do you know that before the Long Clan settled in this village, there were no people with the surna Long here?"
Hearing this, Long Xuan was shocked, showing disbelief. Could it be that he really had the bloodline of the Long Clan? Was he the illegitimate child of so powerful Long Clan Gu cultivator left outside? Did he actually have strong backing? Could it be such a coincidence?
No wonder Elder Long didn’t choose anyone else to tend to his dicinal garden, but specifically chose him.
No wonder he was given such a high salary. He hadn’t thought about it much before, but now it made sense—why would Elder Long share the harvest with him?
The salary Elder Long gave him was that after handing over the required amount of spiritual herbs, any extra would belong to him. It seed like an incentive, but in years of great harvests, his salary was absurdly high.
Mortal labor was the cheapest, with a single spiritual stone being considered generous. Why would Elder Long share the harvest with him? Could it be that he really had a strong background?
But then again, if he truly had the Long Clan’s bloodline, why would the Long Clan ignore him? This didn’t quite make sense, leaving Long Xuan confused.
"Could it be that I really have a strong background?" Long Xuan imdiately asked in surprise.
"There's no need to doubt it," Elder Long smiled as he looked at him. "You do have a strong background, but it’s not just a coincidence. To be precise, all the mortals with the surna Long in this area have a strong background."
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