"The power of a Martial Saint possesses extraordinary spirituality. This isn't a characteristic of the Martial Saint's power itself, but rather, a feature of Spiritual Qi. But now, as I perceive the Spiritual Qi, I haven't discovered this. Does this mean the upheaval in the world has somehow weakened the spirituality of the Spiritual Qi?"

"If it can be weakened, then can the spirituality within the Spiritual Qi be extracted independently?"

Ning Qi thought of another direction.

He gradually fell into deep thought.

"Additionally, 'Three Flowers Gathering at the Top' refers to the Celestial Human Realm. What is this 'Five Qi Towards Yuan' mentioned in one of the ancient texts? Could it possibly be the mystery within the Martial Saint Realm?"

Taoist Baishan noticed Ning Qi ignoring him and felt somewhat frustrated. However, seeing Ning Qi's sheer obsession, he was secretly astonished. He was thoroughly familiar with these ancient texts, and ordinary people would hardly understand them, but Ning Qi was seriously contemplating them.

"This Ning kid is even more extraordinary than I imagined!" He began to take it more seriously.

His curiosity grew increasingly intense, and for the first time, he fully attempted to perceive Ning Qi's depths.

In an instant.

The mist cleared.

But what left him dumbfounded was that instead of a mountain peak, what was revealed was a vast range of mountains. He couldn't discern which mountain peak truly represented Ning Qi's true form.

"This..." Taoist Baishan's heart gradually grew solemn.

Although his innate wisdom had only recently awakened and his power had yet to fully recover, he was undoubtedly standing atop the world's pinnacle. Yet now, he couldn't see through an eleven-year-old child. Before, he casually perceived, but now he exerted all his strength, which made all the difference.

"Could it be that some old monster is deliberately toying with me?" He couldn't help but wonder.

However, he immediately shook his head.

People of their sort bore a similar aura, which couldn't be concealed.

"Could it be that old turtle's scheme?" Taoist Baishan recalled another possibility.

He was the only one aware that the True Martial inheritance wasn't so simple.

When he had previously invited Ning Qi and Taoist Longshan, he hadn't revealed one thing to True Man Baihe and the others: the True Martial inheritance actually predates the True Profound Sect in its lineage. It was just that the inheritance had been interrupted.

After his innate wisdom awakened, he intercepted some intelligence from the True Martial Sect and realized his earlier speculations were correct.

This invitation for Ning Qi was also an opportunity for secret observation.

Originally, he thought Taoist Longshan had merely been fortunate enough to acquire a part of the True Martial inheritance, as Taoist Longshan's performance wasn't particularly outstanding.

But now, sensing the complexity from Ning Qi, he began to revise his previous assumptions.

"That old turtle has lived too long. Who knows what he's plotting? Perhaps Taoist Longshan isn't his chosen successor; Ning Qi might be? But that can't be... If Ning Qi were his chosen one, he should have some understanding of the Martial Saint Realm..."

For a while, Taoist Baishan couldn't quite grasp Ning Qi's origins.

He planned to observe a bit longer.

Seeing Ning Qi close the ancient text, he quickly approached with a friendly demeanor:

"Ning, would you like to see more ancient Taoist scriptures?"

Ning Qi nodded.

"Alright, after the Celestial Being Grand Ceremony ends, how about we visit other Taoist sects?" Taoist Baishan said with a conspiratorial grin.

After some thought, Ning Qi slowly nodded.

After all, he's not the mastermind. If anything does happen, it's Taoist Baishan who'll be held responsible. Should the sky fall, there are taller people to hold it up. From the True Profound Sect's library, he'd gained considerable information about the Martial Saint Realm and was curious if the treasured knowledge of other Taoist sects was just as rich.

However, most importantly, he wanted to examine the depths of Taoist Baishan.

This was the first time in a long while he couldn't see through someone.

Seeing Ning Qi's agreement, Taoist Baishan was so delighted that he turned several somersaults in excitement.

"Then it's settled!"

Ning Qi couldn't help but smile.

...

In the following two days.

Accompanied by Taoist Baishan, Ning Qi strolled through almost every Forbidden Land of the True Profound Sect.

The Scripture Repository, the Treasure Pavilion, the Divine Weapon Library, the Spirit Medicine Garden...

He indeed encountered numerous treasures, which made Ning Qi marvel at the True Profound Sect's rich foundation, but at the same time, he found it strange. Taoist Baishan seemed to act without restraint. Sometimes, Ning Qi wondered if this was Taoist Baishan's deliberate way of flaunting the True Profound Sect's heritage to entice him to 'switch allegiance.'

Apart from that.

Ning Qi inquired several times about the True Profound True Monarch, out of curiosity, but Taoist Baishan dismissed it indifferently, without a trace of respect in his words, which further puzzled Ning Qi about Taoist Baishan's identity.

Could this possibly be the living ancestor of the True Profound Sect, allowing him to act so independently?

After all, over the past two days, their flamboyant behavior surely couldn't go unnoticed by the high echelons of the True Profound Sect.

Ning Qi reflected thoughtfully.

However, he wasn't in a hurry.

Within those two days.

More and more martial sects arrived, including many top Taoist sects, sending Celestial Human Realm experts as reinforcements. True Profound Mountain grew ever more lively, and even Taoist Longshan instructed his disciples to avoid causing trouble.

Fortunately, with the True Profound Sect mediating, there weren't major issues.

Instead, many people proactively approached the True Martial Sect's guest quarters to make friends, speaking with great respect for True Man Tianjian.

On this day.

The Celestial Being Grand Ceremony finally commenced as scheduled.

Such a grand event stirred countless ripples across Tao State. Especially since the True Profound Sect didn't intend to keep it low-key, many martial artists gathered at the base of True Profound Mountain. However, the True Profound Sect's foundation was far deeper than that of the True Martial Sect, easily accommodating numerous martial artists.

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