No hope for eternal life

Chapter 496: The Secret Technique of Inscription

When he arrived, Mu Changsheng learned that the Nine Infants Clan had three caves where they collected their secret arts. The first cave contained simple secret arts below the seventh rank, and all cultivators affiliated with the Nine Infants Clan could enter and practice the secret arts at will; while the second cave required certain permissions to enter. Mu Changsheng was specially recruited, so he had a high permission and was qualified to enter the second cave, and could practice three of the secret arts for free.

As for the third cave, it is quite special. Only cultivators from the Nine Infants Clan can enter and exit it. Outsiders cannot enter no matter what.

Looking at the third cave, Mu Changsheng frowned slightly. He had a hunch that what he needed might be in the third cave, but he could not meet the rigid requirement of being a Nine Infants cultivator, so he was destined not to be able to enter.

"It looks like I'm going to return home in disappointment today." Mu Changsheng thought to himself.

Despite this, Mu Changsheng still entered the second cave. He had three free chances to practice the secret technique, so he might as well use it.

Then, Mu Changsheng began to quickly browse the secret techniques in the second cave, hoping to find some clues about Jiuying’s talent.

In the second cave, in addition to the ordinary seventh-grade and eighth-grade secret techniques, there are even ninth-grade secret techniques. However, those ninth-grade secret techniques are not complete. They are obviously just used to whet people's appetite so that cultivators like Mu Changsheng who are dependent on the Jiuying clan will work hard.

"Hmm!" Mu Changsheng suddenly focused his eyes on a secret technique called inscription.

This inscription secret art is an incomplete ninth-grade secret art, but it is extremely similar to the talisman art of old man Shengu, both of which are to engrave marks on the body and store spells.

But what really concerned Mu Changsheng was the inscription patterns recorded in the secret technique. He had seen them on Ying Qing's Nine Infants body. Every time Ying Qing used the water and fire methods, these inscription lines would flash on his body.

Therefore, Mu Changsheng had a bold guess in his mind: "Ying Qing always uses the Water and Fire Method instantly, which is consistent with the characteristics of the Inscription Technique. Perhaps this Inscription Technique is the innate secret of the Nine Infants Clan."

Thinking of this, Mu Changsheng was both excited and helpless. He was excited that he might have found the right direction, but helpless that he could only get a fragment of the inscription secret technique. The highest grade inscription was only of the eighth grade, and the most important ninth grade part was almost impossible to obtain, because it went without saying that the Jiuying clan would never pass on their most powerful means to an outsider like him.

"Perhaps I can ask my master and Senior Shengu for help and see if I can deduce the most important ninth-grade inscription pattern." Mu Changsheng thought to himself that this inscription art has many similarities with the talisman art studied by Elder Shengu, and perhaps it can serve as a reference for Elder Shengu.

In addition to the inscription secret art, Mu Changsheng also picked out two secret arts that had not been included in the sect to enrich the sect's collection.

In fact, there are many secret techniques here that the sect does not have, but because Mu Changsheng only has three free opportunities to practice, the others can only be put on hold temporarily and a solution will be found later.

However, this also shows the profound heritage of the Jiuying clan. After all, in terms of inheritance time, the Jiuying clan has been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years. Among the human race, perhaps only the You clan can be compared with it.

Mu Changsheng brought the three secret techniques and found the cultivator from the Nine Infants clan who was guarding the secret technique cave. His name was Ying Fang.

When Ying Fang saw that Mu Changsheng had chosen the inscription technique, the nine demon heads that had been careless all stared at Mu Changsheng. Coupled with his cultivation level in the Divine Sea Realm, it looked quite oppressive.

"Are you sure you want to choose this secret technique?" Ying Fang Jiushou asked at the same time.

Seeing Ying Fang's reaction, Mu Changsheng became more certain of his guess, but he still pretended to be ignorant and asked, "Is there any problem with this secret technique?"

Ying Fang reminded, "There are two problems. One is that this secret technique is quite difficult to practice and requires a certain amount of talent. The other is that this secret technique is incomplete. Although the clan has a rule that one can obtain a complete secret technique after making certain contributions, I can remind you without exaggeration that there are a total of five incomplete ninth-grade secret techniques in this cave, and obtaining the complete version of this inscription secret technique is the most difficult."

Mu Changsheng pretended to think seriously for a while, then insisted: "I already understand what the demon general means, but I still want to give it a try."

"In that case, it's up to you." Ying Fang stopped trying to stop him, because he knew that what Mu Changsheng got was only an insignificant and incomplete version of the inscription secret technique.

Afterwards, Ying Fang took out the jade slips that inherited three secret techniques, including the inscription technique, and asked Mu Changsheng to accept the inheritance.

At the same time, Ying Fang did not forget to remind Mu Changsheng: "Don't forget the oath to the inner demon."

Mu Changsheng nodded slightly. To inherit the secret skills, one must swear a great oath to the inner demon. This is a tradition, but he has means to circumvent the great oath to the inner demon. He is not afraid of swearing more great oaths to the inner demon, so he can leak out the secret skills he learned here as soon as he turns around.

After the Great Oath to the Inner Demon was completed, Mu Changsheng, who was far away in the Tianling Sect, went straight to Elder Shengu and gave him the secret technique of inscription patterns that he had learned without reservation.

When Elder Shengu saw the inscription technique, he immediately fell in love with it and asked Mu Changsheng: "Where did you find this 'treasure'?"

Mu Changsheng smiled faintly and said, "It's inconvenient to talk about the origin, but I can tell you, senior, that this secret technique is not complete. All the inscriptions in it are likely derived from two original inscriptions that can control nine different flames or water techniques at will. Therefore, I would like to ask you to try to deduce the two original inscriptions. During your deduction, if you need any resources, you can come to me and I will help you find a solution."

"Oh, there is such a thing." Elder Shen Gu said with great interest after hearing this: "I can promise you, but I can't guarantee that I can help you deduce the two original inscription patterns. After all, if you think about it, you should know how difficult it is to deduce the secret technique."

"Just do your best." Mu Changsheng said generously, asking Old Man Shengu to infer that the inscription he needed was just a backup plan. He was more focused on the Jiuying clan.

After bidding farewell to Old Man Shengu, Mu Changsheng found Xiao Niansheng again. In addition to handing over the three secret techniques and asking Xiao Niansheng to help reverse the inscription patterns, he also reported his undercover progress.

At the end of the report, Mu Changsheng emphasized the secret that Ying Qing had mentioned: "Disciple suspects that the Jiuying clan is plotting something big."

Xiao Niansheng was also quite concerned when he heard this. After thinking for a long time, he asked, "What do you think the secret is?"

Mu Changsheng shook his head and said, "I don't have any clues for now, but I always feel that it will be disadvantageous to our human race, because now is an important stage in the stalemate between humans and demons. Any plan of the demon race should be related to our human race."