"This, should be the Blood Demon's weapon, the Blood Drink Demon Blade, right?"

Chi Xiao's Venerable took a look at the cane, then fixed his gaze on Jiang Chen.

Whoosh!

Jiang Chen took a long breath and, without hesitation, nodded slightly.

Clang!

Reaching out forcefully, Jiang Chen pulled out the Blood Saber and whispered, "This indeed is the Blood Drink Demon Blade!"

"What do you think?" Chi Xiao's Venerable looked at Jiang Chen with a profound gaze.

Jiang Chen was slightly startled, lifted his head to look at Chi Xiao's Venerable, and hesitation flickered in his eyes.

"I know you have cultivated a technique that can utilize the Blood Drink Demon Blade to exert greater power; I saw it last time." Chi Xiao's Venerable knew what Jiang Chen was hesitating about and spoke softly.

Jiang Chen helplessly shook his head, recalling that he had indeed displayed Blood Dance Dharmic Heaven in the Chixiao Sect before.

"This Blood Saber has always been with me, and I have never regarded it as a demon blade, it's just that... not long ago..." Jiang Chen softly spoke of the incident where the shadow of the Blood Saber had swallowed essence blood on its own.

"You really are lost in the midst of the game!" Chi Xiao's Venerable chuckled.

Jiang Chen was taken aback, looking at Chi Xiao's Venerable in surprise.

Chi Xiao's Venerable smiled slightly, "Have you killed before?"

Jiang Chen was again startled, "Of course I have."

Chi Xiao's Venerable, "Do you feel guilty for those you have killed?"

"No!"

Jiang Chen shook his head firmly, "Those I have killed all deserved it."

"Good."

Chi Xiao's Venerable nodded with a smile, a flicker of admiration in his eyes, then said, "Then let me ask you this, to take a person's head is to kill, to consume a person's essence blood is also to kill. Since you have already killed, why fuss over how you killed them?"

"What's wrong with swallowing some essence blood? You didn't commit wanton killing just because you could consume essence blood, you merely consumed some after killing those who deserved death. That could also be considered recycling waste!"

Having said that, Chi Xiao's Venerable stopped speaking and just smiled as he watched Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was stunned, standing there motionless.

Suddenly, he remembered his first visit to the palace within the dream-memory, when Jiang Wuwei had asked him about the difference between cultivation techniques.

At that time, he had said that techniques are not inherently good or evil, so why was he still troubled by this question now?

"Hehe!" With a light laugh, Jiang Chen suddenly felt as if a shackle in his heart had shattered!

Humming!

An elusive aura suddenly surged from Jiang Chen's body. He closed his eyes slightly, feeling the ephemeral essence.

"Is this... a breakthrough in heart state?!"

Chi Xiao's Venerable's expression changed slightly, revealing a hint of joy, but it quickly turned bitter, "What does it matter if his heart state has broken through? The Barrier between Heaven and Man is completely sealed, his life..."

At this point, Chi Xiao's Venerable couldn't bring himself to continue, his eyes filled with pity as he looked at Jiang Chen one last time before rising and walking out of the ancestral hall.

Outside the ancestral hall, Yan Hu, Wu Qianxun, Miss Wu, Elder Ming, Mo Tianze, Mo Tiancheng, Lou Qiangqiang, and Tang Wanru, all eight gathered there. Seeing Chi Xiao's Venerable emerge, they all fixed their gazes on him.

"Don't worry, that boy has just had a breakthrough in his heart state, and his cultivation level will follow suit. There's no need for you to wait here," Chi Xiao's Venerable spoke softly.

However, Yan Hu and the others still stood in place.

Chi Xiao's Venerable was slightly startled, swept his gaze over the crowd, and fixed it on Mo Tianze's face, "What's the matter?"

"Venerable, what is your opinion on Young Jiang's cultivation technique?" Mo Tianze hesitated for a moment before asking softly.

Chi Xiao's Venerable blinked an eye, instantly understanding and chuckled, "Are you referring to Blood Dance Dharmic Heaven again? A cultivation technique is an inanimate object, whether it is noble or nefarious depends on the cultivator practicing it. Young Jiang, as a person, is trustworthy!"

Whoosh!

Yan Hu and the others all let out long breaths, showing relieved expressions in their eyes.

"Haha! I'm not that stubborn."

Chi Xiao, the ancestor, chuckled lightly and waved his hand, "Go back, all of you! Oh, and notify Black and White Impermanence to pay a visit."

"They're already here!"

A deep voice echoed as two elders, one clad in black and the other in white, appeared in front of the ancestral hall.

"Venerable!"

"Venerable!"

Wu Qianxun, Miss Wu, and Elder Ming all bowed and paid their respects one after another.

"Qing Shuang, from now on, you'll follow Mr. Jiang along with Qianxun," said White Impermanence, glancing at the three and speaking softly.

"Yes!" Wu Qingshuang nodded in response.

"Is it really him?" Chi Xiao, the ancestor, asked with a serious expression upon hearing this.

Black and White Impermanence glanced at Chi Xiao, the ancestor, and nodded gently in confirmation.

"A thousand years!"

White Impermanence sighed deeply, "I had thought I might not live to see him appear, yet, to my surprise, I really did! Our clan's day of seeing the light once more is almost upon us!"

"At last, it has come!" Black Impermanence spoke solemnly, his face filled with an expression of wistfulness.

Chi Xiao, the ancestor, eyes flickered with a hint of hesitation; he opened his mouth to speak but then said nothing.

"Don't worry, Brother Chi Xiao, we're completely certain this time, it's him!" White Impermanence said with a slight smile as if he knew what Chi Xiao, the ancestor, was about to say.

Chi Xiao, the ancestor, smiled slightly but sighed inwardly—if only you knew that the Barrier between Heaven and Man was completely sealed for him... Nevermind, better not to say anything. Young Jiang is so young; it wouldn't be strange even if he didn't make a breakthrough for several more decades. Let these two brothers hold on to their hope.

Weng!

A powerful fluctuation spread, and everyone turned their gaze towards the ancestral hall.

"Semi Venerable mid-stage!" Black Impermanence spoke in astonishment.

"Good! Good! Good! Worthy of being Lord Xue! Excellent!" White Impermanence exclaimed joyfully, repeatedly expressing his approval.

Chi Xiao, the ancestor, took one look at the ancestral hall and sighed again in his heart. The greater the breakthrough, the closer the despair.

"Big brother is indeed big brother, another breakthrough!" Lou Qiangqiang spoke with joy evident on his face.

Tang Wanru nodded heavily, her gaze towards the ancestral hall full of joy and reverence.

Yan Hu too cracked a big, simple smile.

Seeing everyone's jubilant expressions, Chi Xiao, the ancestor, let out another quiet sigh to himself.

"Right, Qianxun, Qing Shuang, remember, don't tell Mr. Jiang the reality for now, the time isn't right yet!" White Impermanence suddenly thought of something and instructed them.

"Yes!" Wu Qianxun and Wu Qingshuang both nodded in agreement.

Creak!

The door to the ancestral hall was opened, and Jiang Chen walked out from within.

"Congratulations, Young Master!"

"Congratulations to the Master!"

"Congratulations, Big Brother!"

"Congratulations, Mr. Jiang!"

Everyone at the entrance of the ancestral hall saluted Jiang Chen with cupped fists in congratulation.

Jiang Chen smiled faintly and nodded to the crowd, then turned to look at Chi Xiao, the ancestor, and pulled out two porcelain bottles from his pocket, "Venerable, here are Soul Nourishing Pill and Polyporus Strengthening Elixir; they should help with your lifespan issue!"

"Soul Nourishing Pill?!"

"Polyporus Strengthening Elixir?!"

Black and White Impermanence both exclaimed in shock, their astonishment clear for all to see.

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