Almighty Genius

Chapter 2159 - 1653: Qin Family Secrets

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Chen Liang and the two others could only leave honestly... Although their curiosity had been piqued, they didn't dare to act rashly.

The Blood Martial Secret Tome might seem very mysterious to them, but as Nine-Fingers Daoist had said earlier, it was a secret technique exclusive to the Qin Family. Others could not possibly master it; even if they knew about it, it would be as if they knew nothing.

However, when talking about Qin Fang's grandfather Qin Siyuan's cause of death, they were chased out... Perhaps there was some hidden truth involved here.

Although they were all martial artists and were supposed to be unconstrained by trivial matters, they sometimes enjoyed gossip, especially the anecdotes within the Martial World... After all, as Nine-Fingers Daoist mentioned, Qin Fang's grandfather seemed to be a Great Grandmaster rank expert, much more formidable than generations of strong practitioners from the Tian Nan Sect.

Having some infamous anecdotes about such top-notch experts, even if just for boasting, could be quite valuable personal capital.

However, since this involved Qin Fang's family secrets, it was better not to know. If one day Qin Fang got particular about it, who knows, he might just silence them...

"Senior, they have left…"

Only after Chen Liang and the two others had gone far did Qin Fang turn back to speak to Nine-Fingers Daoist.

"Actually, this matter is closely related to your Qin family's status…"

Knowing that Chen Liang and others had gone, Nine-Fingers Daoist didn't intend to hide anymore, and spoke quietly to Qin Fang about some of the matters involved. "Since you've cultivated the Blood Demon Divine Art, you should naturally know its origins, right?"

"Indeed, I know some,"

Qin Fang nodded, he certainly did, "The Blood Demon Divine Art is the unique secret technique of the Blood Demon Sect, one of the Six Great Sects of the Demon Gate. It's said to originate from the legendary Heavenly Demon Strategy…"

"It's just…"

At the same time, Qin Fang was a bit surprised, as these two seemed to have little direct relation.

"Actually, the Blood Martial Secret Tome was originally Demon Sect Martial Arts…"

But Nine-Fingers Daoist suddenly revealed a bombshell, "It was accidentally created by combining the Blood Demon Divine Art of the Blood Demon Sect, the Heavenly Demon Divine Art of the Sky Demon Sect, and part of the Shadow Demon God Manuscript of the Dark Demon Sect, along with some other special conditions…"

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Fang couldn't help but furrow his brows, finding it really unexpected that the Blood Martial Secret Tome had such hidden mysteries…

However, this explained why Nine-Fingers Daoist might misunderstand him, since although Qin Fang had not activated the power of the Blood Martial Secret Tome, he had been cultivating the elemental energy of the Blood Demon Divine Art and the Shadow Demon God Manuscript.

If he were to acquire some of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art from the Sky Demon Sect, Qin Fang could almost independently develop a similar secret technique without needing to activate the Blood Martial Secret Tome… Of course, this possibility was very slim. Creating any supreme martial art required considerable determination, perseverance, and a bit of luck.

If learning some martial art could lead to the creation of more supreme techniques, then the masters in the Martial World would only grow in number. But now, it has dwindled to the point where only very few still uphold it…

The Blood Martial Secret Tome, a secret technique, can be passed down through the bloodline, which is absolutely an incredible thing… at least for Qin Fang

"Do you happen to know some secrets about the Demon Gate, regarding several generations of its overlords…"

Nine-Fingers Daoist didn't disturb Qin Fang's pondering. After a moment of silence, seeing that Qin Fang seemed to be pondering as well, he spoke slowly.

"I do know a bit; there have only been four generations of Demon Gate overlords. However… these matters are taboo within the Demon Gate, and generally, people don't dare to mention them. I just know some scattered fragments."

Qin Fang nodded. Although he had never interacted with any Demon Sect disciples, he had gained quite a bit of knowledge about the Demon Gate's secrets during his cultivation of Demon Sect Martial Arts… Among these, the feats of the several generations of overlords were truly astounding and praiseworthy.

To become the Demon Gate Overlord, there was only one condition… to unify the Six Great Sects of the Demon Gate.

This condition might seem simple, but it was fraught with difficulties. Throughout the millennia of Demon Gate heritage, only four individuals had ever accomplished such a feat… All other sect leaders strove to emulate these overlords but without exception, all failed.

It is precisely because of the failure of so many powerful Demon Sect leaders that it further highlights the formidable and powerful nature of these four generations of overlords!

Of course, regarding the matters of these four generations of overlords, Qin Fang only knows as much as that, any further detailed information is unknown... Even certain secrets might not be known clearly by many within the Demon Sect.

"It's enough to know..."

Nine-Fingers Daoist smiled, waved his hand indifferently, and then remarked without concern, "Among them, the third generation overlord of the Demon Sect... carries the surname Qin!"

"Surname Qin?"

Qin Fang was instantly stunned, "Senior, are you saying..."

Nine-Fingers Daoist Smiled without speaking, but his expression already conveyed everything.

"Hiss~~~"

At this point, Qin Fang couldn't help but draw a deep breath. Although he was a Qin Family member, it seemed he knew nothing about these secrets of the Qin Family... and even more so, he hadn't expected such a terrifying background hidden within.

"The third-generation overlord..."

Qin Fang's mind began to operate quickly, carefully recalling some illustrious achievements of this third-generation overlord... Unfortunately, the information acquired was too little to restore the life of such a peerless figure.

However, Qin Fang vaguely knew some, such as... this third-generation overlord once stirred several very brutal and bloody storms in the Martial World, not only against the external Orthodox Sects but also including internal strife within the Demon Sect!

"The third-generation overlord of the Demon Sect is indeed the ancestor of your Qin Family, and he single-handedly created the Blood Martial Secret Tome, a peerless technique..."

Nine-Fingers Daoist narrated the secret in detail, "Perhaps his means of ascending to power were too bloody and violent at the time, although it made the prestige of the Demon Sect reach its peak, it also made countless enemies..."

Qin Fang nodded, this aligned quite well with some of the information he got, the methods of this ancestor were truly terrifying.

"For the continuation of the Qin Family bloodline, this Qin Family ancestor created the peerless Blood Martial Secret Tome and secretly sent his descendants out... and strictly ordered future generations not to easily reveal their identity!"

Nine-Fingers Daoist continued to tell the story, "However, the Blood Martial Secret Tome is a highly dangerous secret technique, and almost every generation of the Qin Family produced one or two highly formidable experts... This certainly preserved the existence of the Qin Family, but also attracted countless conspiracies and calculations, at one point nearly leading to the extermination of the entire family!"

"After one family tragedy after another, the elemental energy of the Qin Family never fully recovered, especially since the Demon Sect was mostly in a state of division, and the strength of the Righteous Alliance gradually grew stronger, occupying the absolute upper hand, many have relentlessly oppressed the Qin Family... Yet despite this, the Qin Family endured, although its members have been dwindling, they never completely perished!"

These matters are somewhat known to Qin Fang, while the Demon Sect is strong, only during the era of these four generations of overlords could it truly dominate the Martial World, other Demon Sect leaders were certainly terrifying, but couldn't reach such heights, even constantly being suppressed.

"The most brutal occurrence was during the rise of the fourth-generation overlord of the Demon Sect, this overlord too seemed to want to create a bloodline inheritable jot like the Blood Martial Secret Tome, intending to use it as a reference, resulting in... almost leading to the extinction of the Qin Family! It is said he wanted to use the bloodline of the Qin Family to refine a peerless jot... I'm not really clear on the specifics!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Fang couldn't help but feel a chill, never expected that there was such a tragic history in the Qin Family... Using the bloodline of martial artists for cultivation, this seemed similar to practicing some secret techniques of the Blood Demon Sect.

"The fourth-generation overlord... seemed to be from the Blood Demon Sect!"

Thinking for a moment, Qin Fang immediately nodded, stating that this overlord was indeed a remarkable figure, renowned and illustrious, equal to the previous three generation overlords.

"Correct, indeed from the Blood Demon Sect, and although the jot he created, unlike the bloodline inheritable Blood Martial Secret Tome of the Qin Family, was the natural enemy of the Qin Family bloodline, among his descendants there have been multiple instances of using the Qin Family bloodline for cultivation..."

Hearing this, Qin Fang's body suddenly turned cold, his gaze became sharper, and his aura flickered intermittently, akin to a fierce beast in hibernation, ready to extend its most terrifying claws at any moment.

"Seems like I need to be more cautious in the future, be careful not to get targeted by some member of the Blood Demon Sect..."

Nonetheless, Qin Fang merely reminded himself, not truly afraid or fearful.

"Perhaps it was this incident that made the Qin Family members resolve to completely withdraw from the world, their internal collections of martial arts literature all sealed, thus over several generations, the once renowned Qin Family in the Martial World disappeared... Even many Qin Family members did not know they once belonged to a Martial Arts Clan."

"The lives of ordinary people were uncomplicated, adding to the disasters, migrations, and war calamities of various sects, the Qin Family completely fell apart, descendants divided the family's centuries-old accumulation, totally breaking apart..."

"It was not until your great-grandfather's generation, already hundreds of years later, that through accidentally uncovering some family literature, they discovered the activation method of the Blood Martial Secret Tome... Thus embarking on the path of martial arts training once more." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)