CHAPTER 384: CHAPTER 384: NUMBER 6

The priest caught the paper, took a look at the contents, looked for a while, walked to the side, picked up a pair of glasses and put them on, then continued reading.

"Who wrote this?" After reading it several times, the priest took off his glasses, looked at Jin Taohua, and asked in surprise.

"Can’t you tell it’s my handwriting?" Jin Taohua said.

"I know the writing is yours. I’m asking who wrote this content." The priest said.

"That’s the question I wanted to ask you." Jin Taohua said.

The priest looked at the content on the paper again, then said, "This should be part of a secret technique. If I’m not mistaken, this should be an ancient secret technique, not one originating from the Secret Spirit, but created by ancient humans."

"How ancient is ancient?" Jin Taohua asked with interest.

"Have you heard of the story of a great ancient power ascending to the heavens with three thousand concubines during the day?" The priest said.

"I’ve heard of it. You’re not going to tell me this is the secret technique created by that legendary big shot, are you?" Jin Taohua scoffed.

"Whether it was created by him or not is unknown, but this secret technique shares similarities with it, yet also has slight differences. If my judgment is correct, this should be a dual cultivation secret technique, a technique beneficial to both parties. The creator of this technique combined a Replenishing Skill with the Secret Spirit’s technique. Judging by the terminology and philosophy, it should be a product from the early era of the Emperor Ancestor..." The priest said slowly.

"You can see so much from just this small section?" Jin Taohua said with a smile.

The priest laughed, "Understanding leads to clarity. Although it’s just a small section, it’s enough to reveal a lot. Where did you get this secret technique? The person capable of creating this technique must be someone of unparalleled talent, certainly not a modern person, but at least an old antique who has lived for over a thousand years."

"None of your business." Jin Taohua, hearing the priest speak this way, knew that he surely didn’t know who created this secret technique either.

Standing up, Jin Taohua was about to walk out.

"When are you leaving this time?" The priest asked.

"When I feel like it." Jin Taohua walked out of the church without looking back.

Throughout the journey, Jin Taohua was pondering over Chen Guan’s matters. The priest couldn’t possibly be wrong, so Jin Taohua felt that the blood spirit, when alive, was likely one of the scholars who researched secret techniques for the Emperor Ancestor.

The Emperor Ancestor researching human cultivation methods wasn’t a secret among the higher-ups of humans; quite a few people knew about it.

Those selected to assist the Emperor Ancestor in researching secret techniques had to be individuals of extraordinary talent, otherwise, how could they create such formidable dual cultivation techniques?

"If he truly was one of the scholars researching secret techniques for the Emperor Ancestor, the things he knows are certainly not just confined to this one text. If I can restore his memory, I should be able to extract more secrets and skills." Jin Taohua narrowed her eyes.

On her own, she couldn’t compete with the Celestial King, but if she could obtain some of the Emperor Ancestor’s studies, whether they were secret techniques or composite skills, it would surely enhance her strength further.

Returning to her residence, Jin Taohua focused her thoughts and summoned Chen Guan once more.

Soon, Chen Guan appeared before Jin Taohua, but Jin Taohua couldn’t help but be slightly startled by his appearance.

The previous Chen Guan was just a vague, purplish-red blood shadow. After she helped Chen Guan absorb some blood spirits, his body had become somewhat stable.

But now, Chen Guan’s body almost formed a complete human silhouette, faintly revealing the appearance of a human male.

However, his body was still in a blood shadow state, just not as abstract as before.

With a slight thought, Jin Taohua understood the reason.

Blood Spirits naturally devour each other and normally need to be confined in a Sea of Blood; otherwise, they would kill and devour each other like nurturing Gu insects.

Other Secret Spirits would be confined by the Sea of Blood, but this Blood Spirit would not be restrained; he would naturally prey on other blood spirits that couldn’t resist. It’s the nature of blood spirits.

Jin Taohua wasn’t concerned, as this was her intention all along; as long as Chen Guan could be controlled by her, it was fine.

"Do you remember what your name is?" Jin Taohua asked.

"Guan... Guan... Guan..." Chen Guan felt he couldn’t pretend nothing happened, so he reported his name, albeit not fully.

"Officer? Is that a surname or a name? Or is he just a fan of officials?" Jin Taohua slightly frowned, then said to Chen Guan, "It doesn’t matter what you were called before, I will now name you Number 6, understood?"

"Understood." Chen Guan replied.

"Number 6." Jin Taohua called out.

"Present." Chen Guan answered somewhat mechanically.

Jin Taohua was very satisfied with this; this state was much better than other blood spirits, none of which could carry out such a conversation regardless of their level.

"Do you remember what books you taught the Great King to read?" Jin Taohua wanted to know how much memory Number 6 retained and if he could recover it.

"A lot..." Chen Guan answered.

"Be specific." Jin Taohua asked.

"I don’t remember." Naturally, Chen Guan couldn’t answer everything truthfully, the more he said, the easier to slip up.

Jin Taohua slightly frowned, "You don’t remember, so how do you know you taught a lot?"

Chen Guan remained unfazed and recited a passage from the original text of the Secret Technique of One, consisting of over a hundred thousand words, albeit stuttering.

"I can’t remember..." Having only recited a small part, Chen Guan pretended to be in pain, clutching his head.

Jin Taohua listened to this short passage, her eyes brightened because it sounded even more profound than the dual cultivation technique, seemingly a more advanced secret technique.

"Think again." Jin Taohua continued to probe.

But Chen Guan couldn’t remember anymore, repeating the same phrases over and over.

"He needs to recover his memory." Jin Taohua thought for a moment, then summoned some low-level blood spirits, attempting to provide Chen Guan with energy to see if it could help recover more memories after boosting energy.

The outcome wasn’t very promising; the dispersed blood spirits were ineffective for Chen Guan, who continued to feign ignorance, sticking to the same phrases.

Jin Taohua pondered briefly, then retracted Chen Guan back to the Blood Spirit Banner.

Returning to the Sea of Blood, Chen Guan let out a small sigh of relief, "When will the Grand Luo Dream Butterfly send me back? At this rate, I’ll eventually slip up."

Jin Taohua went out to the small plaza in Abyss City, then walked into a tavern, heading straight for an inconspicuous table in the corner.

Jin Taohua sat down, looking at the man across from her wearing a hat, his brim almost covering his entire face.

"Evil Spirit, answer three questions for me." Jin Taohua said expressionlessly.

"Money... never mind... ask away..." The man, seeing Jin Taohua’s eyes, couldn’t help but shrink back and swallowed the words he was about to say.