Chapter 22: Reborn as the Enemy's Heir, a Marquis (10)
Inside the Marquis of Pacifying the Seas' residence, the old marquis stared wide-eyed at the manual in his hands. Shock gave way to wild joy, then slowly hardened into grave solemnity.
"Chen'er… this is a genuine king-grade cultivation method. It was left behind by a powerhouse known as the Spirit Communion King! It must never leak out. Apart from you and me, no one else can know of its existence. If word reaches the wrong ears, our entire marquis residence will face annihilation!"
In the present world, king-grade cultivation methods existed in only two places. The first was the main branch of the Feng clan—accessible solely to the current king. The second belonged to the ancient Li family of Taiyuan, a legacy left by Li Shenhua himself. Unfortunately, no one in the Li family had ever comprehended it.
Now a third had appeared. If the main branch learned that the Marquis of Pacifying the Seas possessed a king-grade technique—especially after the string of recent upheavals—it would be impossible for them not to draw dangerous conclusions.
Su Chen's displayed talent already made them wary. Add a king-grade method to that, and the old marquis feared those ancient monsters would descend into outright madness.
Su Chen nodded calmly. He understood the gravity better than anyone.
The Marquis of Pacifying the Seas gazed at the Spirit Communion manual with eyes that burned with longing yet flickered with hesitation. It was a hot potato—one that could scorch anyone who held it too long. Yet within its pages lay the martial mysteries he had pursued his entire life without ever touching.
"Grandfather, go into seclusion first. Perhaps you will find within the Spirit Communion method the key to taking another step forward."
Su Chen smiled gently.