Chapter 0113 – Invited Speakers – Absolute Returns

Li An walked slowly into the Cave of Ten Thousand Evils.</p>

As the holy ground of the Righteous Alliance, there were other places inside the cave. The passages were spacious and airy, and on both sides, there was a night pearl inlaid at intervals, illuminating the cave as if it were daytime.</p>

Li An walked along the passageway for about an incense stick of time before a wide cave appeared in front of him.</p>

This is the core area of the Cave of Ten Thousand Evils.</p>

On the walls of the cave, murals had been painstakingly painted with special materials and inscribed with words detailing the life of the Ten Thousand Evil Patriarch.</p>

From his suffering childhood, to his hard-working teenage years, to his fame as a young knight-errant and his eventual legendary experience of becoming the kingpin of a generation, everything is presented in detail before the eyes of Ang Lee.</p>

However, apart from these murals and writings, the cave is empty and devoid of anything else.</p>

No wonder Fei Shi Yin had agreed so readily, but it turned out that this was nothing more than a memorial that recorded the life of that legendary figure from three hundred years ago.</p>

In the magnificent life of the Ten Thousand Evil Patriarch, the most glorious chapter was none other than that duel with the Heavenly Demon.</p>

Although he ultimately lost, the Ten Thousand Evil Patriarch escaped with his life from the Heavenly Devil with his amazing perseverance, and thus accomplished his undying fame.</p>

According to the records on the mural, the master of the Ten Thousand Evil Patriarch was seriously injured and was trapped here for ten days, relying on a pool of water in the cave to survive.</p>

After that, he lived in seclusion, and there was no more news of him in the jianghu.</p>

As for the record that he left his lifelong martial arts insights here before his death, the mural did not mention a word about it.</p>

So how did the secret get out?</p>

It turned out that more than ten years later, an earthquake occurred in this place, and the Cave of Ten Thousand Evils collapsed as a result, revealing a hidden chamber.</p>

Li An drew the Black Demon Sword.</p>

"Buzz–"</p>

The pitch-black sword body suddenly lit up with a light blue sword aura.</p>

With the Black Demon Sword in hand, he walked over to the west wall and swung his sword along a gap below the mural, cutting a man-high gap.</p>

According to the records, the entrance to the secret room was found behind this wall back then.</p>

The wall wasn’t too thick, and Li An easily cut through it before using his inner strength to shake the rubble away, revealing a dark hole.</p>

He bent down into the hole and found something else inside.</p>

One could only see that the cave wall was densely engraved with words, precisely the martial arts senses left behind by the Ten Thousand Evil Patriarch.</p>

It seemed that the Ten Thousand Evil Patriarch did not want his martial arts insights to be seen by unrelated people, which was why he had hidden it in such a concealed manner.</p>

Li An stared at it intently, word by word, over and over again.</p>

These words were the Ten Thousand Evil Patriarch’s final realization of the Way of Martial Arts after combining his own experiences after the battle with the Heavenly Demon.</p>

The depth of its content, the realm of the lofty, ordinary people, even if they read it a hundred times, it is difficult to understand the true meaning of it.</p>

But Ang Lee is not very human.</p>

He read it over and over again, mesmerized, as if he had forgotten time and all.</p>

At first, he only held a learning attitude, wanting to draw new nutrients from this martial arts system that was very different from the teachings of his sect.</p>

But as he read deeper and deeper, he gradually realized that whether it was the Devil’s Way techniques or the righteous martial arts, they were actually all on the same path and ultimately pointed to the same goal.</p>

They are both antagonistic and interdependent, and are subtly linked to each other.</p>

And insight into this connection is the key to breaking through the bottleneck and going to the next level.</p>

As Li An read, he swung his sword and practiced, various thoughts and sensations constantly flashing through his mind.</p>

He was so immersed in it that he couldn’t help himself.</p>

If he had only cultivated demonic techniques, or only cultivated righteous martial arts, perhaps he wouldn’t have been able to understand the Ten Thousand Evil Patriarch’s sentiments so profoundly.</p>

It was precisely because he practiced both Devil’s Way techniques and righteous martial arts that he was able to find commonalities between the two very different systems, thus touching on the similarities and integrating them.</p>

I don’t know how long it took, but Li An was suddenly blessed with a change in the sword stance in his hand, and an unprecedentedly powerful force gushed out from his body.</p>

He had unexpectedly cultivated the Sorrowful Heavenly Sword Technique to the twelve major perfections without even realizing it!</p>

"Hoo-"</p>

Li An took a long breath, his face filled with joy.</p>

In his previous life, he had practiced hard for many years, but he had not been able to cultivate any of his martial arts to the twelve major perfections.</p>

And now, with the guidance of the Ten Thousand Evil Patriarch, he had finally reached that goal.</p>

Li An fell to his knees and kowtowed three times respectfully in the direction of the stone wall.</p>

"Many thanks for the gift of guidance, senior!"</p>

Although the Patriarch of Ten Thousand Evils was the founder of the Righteous Alliance and was at loggerheads with the Devil’s Way, Li An had nothing but gratitude in his heart at the moment.</p>

"Don’t worry senior, senior will definitely make good use of your martial arts senses and fulfill your last wish!"</p>

Li An stood up and was about to leave when his gaze suddenly fell on the ground in front of him.</p>

There seemed to be something there, flickering with a shimmering light.</p>

Curious, he walked over and took a closer look, realizing that it was actually a letter.</p>

A letter written in the handwriting of the Patriarch of Ten Thousand Evils!</p>

Liam carefully picked up the envelope and opened it, only to see that it read:</p>

"…… The old man has been practicing hard for decades, but in the end, he still lost in the hands of the Heavenly Devil. Now that I am heavily injured, I know that I don’t have long to live. I originally wanted to take the Ten Thousand Years Black Lingzhi to recover from my injuries and then fight the Heavenly Demon to the death. However, after thinking about it, I realized that even if I took the Ten Thousand Years Black Lingzhi, I might not be a match for the Heavenly Devil. Instead of cheapening the Heavenly Demon, it would be better to leave this Ten Thousand Years Black Lingzhi to the person who has the right destiny, and I hope that you can make good use of it to rid the martial arts world of harm ……"</p>

"Ten thousand year old black lingzhi?"</p>

Li An Xin was moved, and hastily looked around, eventually finding a small groove underneath the envelope.</p>

He put his hand into the groove, gently pressed, only to hear a "click" sound, the stone wall suddenly cracked a gap, revealing a hidden compartment.</p>

In the dark compartment, there was a black-colored Lingzhi plant that emitted a faint fragrance.</p>

This Lingzhi was none other than the Ten Thousand Years Black Lingzhi left behind by the Ten Thousand Evil Patriarch!</p>

If Li An hadn’t been grateful and kowtowed three times to the stone wall, I’m afraid he wouldn’t have been able to discover this secret.</p>

It seems that there is a providence in the underworld.</p>

"Thank you, Elder!"</p>

Li An once again paid homage to the stone wall, then carefully pocketed the Ten Thousand Year Black Lingzhi.</p>

He didn’t immediately take the Ten Thousand Year Black Lingzhi, but continued to study the martial arts senses left behind by the Ten Thousand Evil Patriarch, especially the part about the Heavenly Demon.</p>

On the mural, the Heavenly Demon was depicted as a green-faced, fanged, hideous demon, followed by a group of ferocious demonic experts.</p>

Li An’s gaze landed on the black mist behind the Heavenly Demon.</p>