As Ye Liangcheng thought more about it, he felt this was indeed the case. He decided that the next time he saw Elder Huo Qing, he must answer this question properly and then seek advice on other matters.

Actually, He Kao left in a hurry not because he wanted to act like a mysterious expert who appears and disappears unpredictably. The lunch took a bit too long, and he had to go back to work overtime in the afternoon. He also had other plans in the evening.

He Kao was filled with emotion. It seemed the Huiming Shi Family's demise was truly deserved!

He knew who Hu Shulue was, code-name Three Pots, the Shi Family sorcerer He Kao had shot and killed with a shotgun at Chaotic Flower Mountain not far away. Hu Shulue was in league with Kucha Zi and Gu Jiang.

Together, Hu Shulue and Gu Jiang not only depleted the wealth accumulated by Ye Liangcheng's family over two generations but also continued to exploit Ye Liangcheng for his remaining value, even intending to make him serve them for life.

Who could have imagined that the cleaner trained by Gu Jiang would have a grudge against the Shi Family sorcerer? It was indeed the perfect disguise. Poor Ye Liangcheng was completely in the dark, unaware that he was a "cleaner" for the Shi Family.

He Kao's sympathy for Ye Liangcheng somewhat stemmed from a subconscious reason: Ye Liangcheng's experience was slightly similar to his own, both having fathers who ran renovation companies.

"No need to test your skills anymore; let's talk about your experiences with cultivation secret techniques." This was what He Kao said proactively when meeting Ye Liangcheng a week later.

This time, they didn't test their skills at the martial arena and directly moved to the drinking phase, with He Kao arriving right at dinner time.

Ye Liangcheng was eager to answer, and he explained very thoroughly—

The information Ye Liangcheng had about secret technique cultivation was all imparted by Kucha. Kucha said that secret technique inheritance existed in the world, and he himself was a secret technique practitioner, unknown to ordinary people.

In short, Kucha introduced the various intricacies of secret technique cultivation, which Ye Liangcheng remembered and strictly adhered to.

Besides not easily exposing one's identity, the most important requirement for cultivating secret techniques is to obey the orders of the sect and complete various sect duties to continue obtaining higher realm secret technique transmissions.

Ye Liangcheng's construction company was never de-registered, and although it had no business, it occupied the abandoned startup park and effectively became a night watchman, as instructed by Master Kucha.

Master Kucha found this park very secluded and undisturbed by outsiders, so he set up a secret Dao field here. Besides guiding Ye Liangcheng's cultivation, he also convened other disciples here to receive instructions and carry out tasks.

The secret Dao field became a base for these people, with Kucha secretly directing them, and Ye Liangcheng overseeing it on a day-to-day basis.

The batch of disciples Kucha trained addressed each other by code names, and according to the rules, they were not allowed to reveal their real identity and names to each other or discuss what they had done elsewhere.

Ye Liangcheng's code name was Ye Wuniang, which he chose himself. His identity was relatively special because he always lived there; therefore, inquiring about his situation wasn't difficult, making him somewhat semi-public.

Perhaps because of this, Kucha rarely sent him out on missions.

Most of Ye Liangcheng's time was spent guarding the Dao field, and the security guards he employed only patrolled for appearances and were unaware of the secret Dao field's existence.

The visits from other fellow disciples weren't frequent, as they were not allowed to come without being summoned by Kucha. Occasionally, Kucha summoned the disciples here mainly for training and guidance, to send and receive instructions, and to administer rewards and punishments.

Most of the time, Kucha and his disciples communicated online, including the issuance of tasks. Sometimes, a task needed a single disciple to execute, while other times it required teamwork.

Except during joint task implementation, Kucha prohibited his disciples from privately contacting each other.

Ye Liangcheng had executed several tasks outside, some dirty work and some exhausting ones.

For instance, after breaking through to Tier Two Cultivation, Kucha once ordered him to secretly surveil someone, gathering extensive photo and audio-video documentation during the person's vacation.

The target was an official in a critical department of the province, and the work Ye Liangcheng undertook was akin to that of a private investigator. All this material was later handed directly to Kucha, who instructed him not to inquire privately or ask further questions.

On another occasion, Kucha sent him deep into the southwestern mountains to find certain minerals and plants, providing mineral samples but only textual introductions for the plants.

This was his longest field task, shortly after breaking through to Tier Three Cultivation. Ye Liangcheng spent over a month in the rugged mountains, facing several life-threatening moments despite his cultivation.

He found some of the specified minerals and plants, and instead of collecting them, he followed Kucha's instructions to draw detailed maps, routes, and locations marking all his discoveries.

There were over a dozen people who had come to the secret Dao field, some brought directly by Kucha and others whom Ye Liangcheng picked up following Kucha's directives.

Ye Liangcheng didn't know these people's actual identities, only their code names. However, if they met face to face, he would recognize most of them except a few who wore masks.

Whenever Master Kucha appeared, he wore a very peculiar mask. After Ye Liangcheng broke through to the "upper" realm, he found that even his divine sense couldn't see through the mask of Master Kucha...

He had never seen Kucha's true face, much like how he couldn't see the face of Elder Huo Qing.

Occasionally, other people appeared wearing masks, usually accompanying Kucha, and Ye Liangcheng had only seen this twice. One of them was also Kucha's disciple, code-named Blue Magpie, who appeared to be a woman based on her figure. The other person's identity was unknown to him.

About half a year ago, he suddenly received a notification from Kucha, ordering him to conceal himself henceforth, after which there was no more communication...

After hearing his narrative, Elder Huo Qing frowned and said, "I wanted you to introduce your experiences with secret technique cultivation, yet all you talked about was your obedience to Kucha."

Ye Liangcheng explained, "The secret technique I cultivated was taught by Master Kucha, so my so-called cultivation experiences are all related to this. These are the things I encounter on a daily basis."

He Kao sighed, "Honoring one's mentor and following the teachings, keeping the precepts, fulfilling duties, safeguarding the sect's transmission—all these are, of course, necessary.

But true cultivation lies in understanding the cause and knowing oneself truly. If you blindly follow orders and serve without knowing why, losing yourself, this isn't the true essence of cultivation, nor is it true detachment."

It seemed Elder Huo Qing did not quite agree with Ye Liangcheng's cultivation experiences nor Kucha's treatment of his disciples. Ye Liangchen quickly said, "Elder, your question last time regarding the purpose of cultivating secret techniques, I haven't fully answered."

He Kao: "Oh, is there anything else you haven't mentioned?"

Ye Liangcheng: "Besides pursuing transcendence, I have always harbored a desire for revenge, never forgetting it in the past five years. This is also my purpose for cultivating secret techniques; I dare not deceive you.

When witnessing others commit evil, one still has a righteous heart to punish; how much more when oneself has been wronged by villains!"

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