Chapter 1113: Detailed Explanation (I)
"I see."
Chang Yun was like a man fishing by the riverbank; he knew the situation better than anyone. Li Ximing understood that these Purple Mansion Realm cultivators would only reveal what was asked, nothing more. If there was anything he failed to consider, then he simply wasn’t qualified to claim a share.
So he said, "The Hurricane Ghost Yin Dao lineage of Wenhu has fallen into my hands. Fellow Daoist raised that Ping Wangzi to prepare for opening the formation. I suppose I should cultivate someone of my own as well."
Chang Yun burst into laughter. "That’s an easy matter. The Wenhu in your hands... once searched for the Mifan Dao lineage on behalf of the Capital Immortal Dao in the Southern Sea. The Capital Immortal Dao hadn’t even entered Jiangbei back then, yet they had already begun searching! Clearly, they had long been plotting this."
Li Ximing narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up. "Oh? And what was the result?"
"They found another one, the Floating Cloud Body! Capital Immortal Dao kept it under a tight veil, so very few people even know about it. I only learned of it through a friend's idle chatter. However, in the end, they didn’t gain much. The one who inherited that Dao lineage was deceived completely by Wenhu and died with their Dao extinguished. Whatever secret techniques they possessed were likely all swindled away."
Li Ximing knew Wenhu was anything but simple. Thinking through it carefully, he realized that the original Floating Cloud Cave had been an ally of the Golden Tang Gate, which meant that portion belonged to the Golden Feather Sect. Now the sect had been wiped out, making the matter awkward to explain.
He asked, "These three Dao lineages... how many factions are involved in dividing them?"
Chang Yun seemed to immediately understand his concern. "The Floating Cloud Body Dao lineage has long been claimed by the Golden Feather Sect, as it was their disciples who practiced it. Empty Response Dispersion is Ping Wangzi’s technique, and that portion belongs to me. Hurricane Ghost Yin belongs to the Capital Immortal Dao, and they also possess the Floating Cloud Body. Several other factions are quietly waiting, so nothing is certain anymore."
He glanced at Li Ximing and smiled. "It’s not that a Dao lineage can only be divided among one person. The Xiaoshi Spirit Storage was prepared by the former Mifan Temple for future generations. Any Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator who inherits a Dao lineage can claim a share. How much they gain depends on their own ability. A single formidable direct descendant is worth more than ten useless fools.