Seeing the Yan family ancestor nod, Lu Fan had no idea what he meant. Suddenly, he heard the Yan family ancestor sigh again and say, "Alas! To be honest, my lifespan is nearing its end. After I die, the Divine Calculation Sect will surely come to seize what they desire.
Without the assistance of a successor disciple from the Heavenly Mystery Daoist, I fear the Yan family will be unable to deal with the Divine Calculation Sect. That is why I asked them to invite you here, hoping you could lend them a hand. Naturally, the Yan family will repay this kindness."
"Senior, please rest assured. Brother Yan is my brother, and I will do my utmost to help the Yan family. Moreover, there are many Japanese pirates within the Divine Calculation Sect. For this reason alone, I will definitely purge the Divine Calculation Sect," Lu Fan said sternly.
"Alas! China has been in constant civil war for a thousand years, giving these Japanese pirates continuous opportunities to invade. I never expected these ambitious fellows to have already infiltrated the very marrow of China. To eradicate them will surely require the pain of scraping bone. It is difficult!" The Yan family ancestor suddenly sighed and said.
"Infiltrated the marrow?" Lu Fan's expression turned cold. Clearly, the Yan family knew more than he did.
"The martial world knows that there are weeds everywhere north and south of the mountains, but they don't realize that is merely the surface. The Ma family's influence extends far beyond the north and south of the mountains! Long ago, there were rumors that they possessed a roster, like a genealogy, recording the Ma family's established forces throughout China generation after generation.
Some people once attempted to steal it, but not a single one returned. Since then, no one has dared to go. Over these many years, the Ma family's influence has likely spread throughout all of China. They are slowly eroding it, aiming to transform China into Japan without anyone noticing!
You should understand what I mean!" The Yan family ancestor said calmly.
Lu Fan felt his hair stand on end, a chill running down his spine! According to the Yan family ancestor, one might never know when a Japanese pirate would be standing beside them, perhaps chatting and laughing, but with a knife already plunged into their body.
This was still the best-case scenario, as it was more likely that you had unknowingly become a pawn of the Japanese pirates, or even a slave.
"Where is this roster?" Lu Fan asked urgently.
"No one knows! Perhaps it is in the hands of Boss Ma. Or perhaps Boss Ma is merely a member of the roster. For thousands of years, Japanese pirates have continuously invaded China, but they never had the strength to capture even a single city or territory. However, each time, they would quietly leave behind a batch of abandoned children. The Japanese pirates called them 'budlings'!
Later, their scheme was discovered by some righteous individuals of the martial world, who then quietly eliminated many of these 'budlings'. Until that time when the Japanese pirates directly entered China... every city was massacred... Alas! Now, without finding that roster, no one knows how many 'budlings' have remained among us," the Yan family ancestor said, shaking his head slightly.
"Lu Fan! I have something in my possession that the Divine Calculation Sect has coveted for countless years. That is the Yan family's unique secret manual: the Breath Concealment Art.
Therefore, I wish to give it to you! But you must promise me that if the Yan family has any descendants, you will pass it on to my Yan family descendants and protect their safety!" After speaking, the Yan family ancestor took out an old set of bamboo slips.
Lu Fan's eyes lit up. He had already seen the characters on the bamboo slips: Breath Concealment Art. No wonder Yan Menghan showed no aura, yet her attacks were extraordinary. It turned out the Yan family practiced the Breath Concealment Art! To outsiders, the Yan father and son appeared merely wealthy, but they didn't know they were also powerful.
"Senior, please rest assured! I will definitely guard this item well for Brother Yan and pass it to Brother Yan's descendants in the future," Lu Fan nodded immediately.
Whoosh... The bamboo slips cut through the air with a swish and flew towards Lu Fan. Lu Fan reached out and caught them. However, the moment he caught them, he felt a vast power surge from the bamboo slips. With a *bang*, Lu Fan took half a step back.
"Hmm! You only retreated half a step. Truly remarkable!" The Yan family ancestor nodded approvingly.
"Remember, although you are all Grandmasters for now, Grandmaster is not the highest level of power. Above Grandmaster, there are still Qi Realm experts. What people commonly refer to as 'internal cultivation of a breath and external cultivation of muscles and skin' is merely the introductory stage. Qi moves with the fist within the body; an inch away from the fist, it becomes external. Possessing immense power, it can barely cause any harm if it cannot connect."
After speaking, the Yan family ancestor suddenly raised his hand slightly and flicked his finger. *Crack*... a stream of force instantly shattered a jade bottle more than ten meters away. He then continued, "Releasing internal Qi externally is the true realm of the Qi Realm. Boss Ma of the Divine Calculation Sect is a Qi Realm expert. Therefore, none of you are his match. When my lifespan ends, you must lock down the heavenly secrets so that Boss Ma cannot deduce them. My lifespan ends in three days!"
"Senior! How can we lock down the heavenly secrets?" Lu Fan asked urgently.
"The successor of the Heavenly Mystery Daoist has their own methods!" The Yan family ancestor said calmly.
"Ancestor!"
"Ancestor!"
Yan Yun and Yan Menghan sobbed on the ground. They must have known for a long time that their ancestor's remaining days were numbered.
"You may leave now!" The Yan family ancestor said, closing his eyes slightly.
Yan Yun and Yan Menghan dared not disobey and quickly got up and walked out.
Lu Fan also did not dare to speak further and quickly followed the two Yan siblings out of the palace.
The Qi Realm techniques displayed by the Yan family ancestor were indeed astonishing, but he hadn't expected Boss Ma to also be a Qi Realm expert. But if Boss Ma was so powerful, why didn't he personally go to seize the treasure of the Fallen Goose Sect? If he had gone, wouldn't he and the slovenly old Daoist have been doomed!
That's right, the Yan family ancestor said the slovenly old Daoist had his own methods for locking down heavenly secrets, and the wealth of the Fallen Goose Sect had been hidden in the mountains for so long that outsiders truly didn't know about it. But if he went back to find the slovenly old Daoist, he didn't even know where that old fellow had run off to with those savages! Moreover, the journey was long, and what if he couldn't find him within three days?
"Lu Fan! What are you thinking about?" Yan Menghan, who was walking ahead, suddenly turned back and asked.
"I'm thinking about how we can invite the slovenly old Daoist to help, otherwise we don't have the ability to lock down heavenly secrets!" Lu Fan shrugged and said.
"What? Aren't you that old Daoist's successor? We always thought you were his true successor," Yan Menghan suddenly asked.
"I... I..." Lu Fan blinked. The slovenly old Daoist had indeed given him the Divine Secrets Mantra. But did that count as being a successor? Or maybe... he should take a look at this thing?
"After your ancestor said that, I really don't have much confidence!" Lu Fan neither admitted nor denied.
"Brother Yan, I'm a bit tired. I'll go back and rest for a while!" Lu Fan found an excuse and hurried back to the small building where he had been resting before.
"Slovenly old Daoist! Old fellow, this isn't me peeking at your things. I'm just in a difficult situation. It's for the greater good! Hehe!" Once in the room, Lu Fan naturally took out the Divine Secrets Mantra. Although he had only glanced at it last time, he had seen the Seven Stars Gathering Spirit Formation at the beginning of the Divine Secrets Mantra. Therefore, as soon as he saw the arrangement of jade stones in the Yan family ancestor's palace, he recognized it as the Seven Stars Gathering Spirit Formation.
This time, the Yan family ancestor asked him to lock down heavenly secrets. There was no other way; this couldn't be considered stealing knowledge! Everything has a reason, haha!