CHAPTER 637: CHAPTER 307: RISK TRANSFER, GANG CRIME

Tianhe Sect.

Xie Qingxue’s mind stirred, and the Comprehensive Records in her hand flew to her waist, transforming into a delicate and small sword pendant.

Just now, she had a conversation with Zheng Fa within the Comprehensive Records and generally understood what the Five Elements Orchid was.

"The Nine Reincarnation Golden Core Method..."

She looked outside the door, her brow slightly furrowed, her slender fingers still playing with the now-miniature Comprehensive Records, yet she pondered secretly in her heart:

Zheng Fa explained the matter quite clearly.

The Five Elements Orchid might be related to the Nine Reincarnation Golden Core Method and is probably a taboo in the Xuanwei Realm now.

Seeking help from Xie Qingxue was truly a last resort:

It seemed that the Five Sects deliberately erased certain records, and there were really too few records about the Five Elements Orchid.

But, if there were any sect that might have some residual information.

It must be the Tianhe Sect.

According to rumors, Tianhe Sect cultivators who used the Five Elements Orchid were certainly not limited to Tianhe Venerable alone.

That’s why he came to ask her.

Zheng Fa did not hide anything, so Xie Qingxue naturally understood the danger within:

The Nine Reincarnation Golden Core Method itself is a taboo, not to mention the existence of the Five Elements Orchid, which was intentionally erased...

But Xie Qingxue still wanted to investigate a little—after all, the Nine Reincarnation Golden Core Method was a long-cherished wish of her lineage.

Moreover...

Xie Qingxue glanced at the Qingping Sword.

She could feel that as she slowly cultivated the Nine Reincarnation Golden Core Method, the Qingping Sword was becoming more and more aligned with her intentions.

Perhaps one day, her Sword Spirit could truly turn the tables and become the master!

What taboos, what are they?

Is there anything more forbidden than what her lineage has been doing?

After pondering for a while, Xie Qingxue stepped out of her courtyard and headed to the Transmission Tower.

The Tianhe Sect’s Transmission Tower is divided into three parts, with the main building having five floors. Starting from the first floor, they store cultivation technique books for the Foundation Establishment Stage, Golden Core Stage, Nascent Soul Stage, and Divinity Transformation Stage. As for the top floor, it’s where the true inheritance techniques of the Tianhe Sect are kept, and ordinary people absolutely cannot enter.

She did not enter the main building but instead turned right at the main entrance, arriving at a small two-story building.

This small building stores various records about the myriad arts of cultivation.

Since the Five Elements Orchid is related to alchemy, if there are any records in the sect, the possibility is greatest here.

Xie Qingxue entered the small building, where a middle-aged male cultivator quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Senior Sister!"

She nodded lightly without speaking, and the male cultivator didn’t find it unusual, just smiled and said, "Senior Sister, are you looking for some books? Can this disciple help you?"

"Thank you, I’ll take a look myself."

Xie Qingxue spoke politely, though her demeanor was somewhat aloof.

The middle-aged man paused and dared not say more, merely watched this senior sister step into the small building, somewhat regretful yet unsurprised—after all, this senior sister had a reputation for being hard to please within the sect.

Once Xie Qingxue entered the small building and stood behind the bookshelf, she took out the Comprehensive Records, eagerly reporting her efforts to Zheng Fa:

"I’m searching in the Transmission Tower to see if there’s anything fruitful."

After a while, Zheng Fa sent a message: "Fairy Xie, you should prioritize your safety."

"I understand."

Zheng Fa added, "Be extremely cautious. Perfecting the Nine Reincarnation Golden Core Method is not something that can be accomplished hastily."

Xie Qingxue read this message twice, a slight smile appearing on her typically cold face, and she replied, "I will be careful. The Nine Reincarnation Golden Core Method is not solely your concern; it is greatly important to me as well."

Having said that, she didn’t chat further and walked to a shelf labeled with Alchemy Dao, picking up a jade tube and reading it.

And thus she read for a month.

Because the only clue she had were the three characters for Five Elements Orchid, asking others was not an option, so she could only search through each jade tube herself.

The more troublesome part was that, to avoid any omitting, she left no jade tube on the Alchemy Dao shelf unread:

Which meant that she had to read every elixir recipe.

Even some alchemy formulas could not be overlooked.

In the end, she even read the travelogues and rumors of alchemical predecessors.

Xie Qingxue stayed in the Transmission Tower day after day without eating or returning, tirelessly reviewing the records, her expression growing colder—

There was absolutely no record of the Five Elements Orchid.

Not a single word.

This was certainly frustrating, yet on the other hand, it kindled her interest in the spirit plant.

Putting down the last jade tube from the shelf, Xie Qingxue pondered deeply:

Whether the Five Elements Orchid is related to the Nine Reincarnation Golden Core Method or not, this thing seems to have some connection with the Ancestor Master...

If not, it wouldn’t explain why all records of this spirit plant vanished.

Moreover, the Five Elements Orchid should be extremely important to one of the Ancestor Master’s techniques... otherwise, the Ancestor Master consumed quite a few spirit plants, so why only this one’s record disappeared?

But how could she find other clues?

She looked up, somewhat confused.

At this moment, the middle-aged man at the door cautiously asked, "Senior Sister, are you searching for some secret elixir recipe?"

Xie Qingxue pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded, yet she didn’t say what she was searching for, just asked, "Are all the records regarding spirit plants or the Alchemy Dao in the sect here?"

"Most of them are."

The middle-aged man replied frankly.

"Most?"

"Some alchemy texts are stored in the Secret Pavilion." The middle-aged man, not wary of Xie Qingxue, this senior sister of the sect, eagerly explained, "But that place, others can’t enter. Senior Sister, you won’t have trouble... "