<strong>Capítulo 1207: Chapter 1198: Cultivation Technique</strong>
Xiao Yifei understood, which meant that during that disaster, most humans had moved into Ancient Earth, leaving only the seven remaining families. Therefore, the cultivation techniques of these seven families were the only existing techniques on Earth from that era.
Through humanity’s long evolution and transformation, these seven cultivation techniques evolved into countless variations over time. A cultivation technique is an indispensable existence for a cultivator to improve themselves. Without a cultivation technique, a cultivator’s Qi is only enough for a Golden Elixir Stage expert to fight, but not for those above that level.
“Wait a minute,” Xiao Yifei interrupted his thoughts, “You said the most orthodox cultivation techniques were founded by the seven families, so does that mean the Xiao Family also has cultivation techniques?”
“Of course,” replied Ci Xin.
“But my grandfather never passed down any cultivation techniques to me. The only thing left from our era in the Xiao Family is a book called ‘Xiao Family’s One Hundred and Eight Needles,''” Xiao Yifei said, puzzled.
Upon hearing this, Ci Xin visibly paused, and a man’s figure immediately appeared in his mind—tall and imposing, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. His face was full of righteousness and covered in dense stubble, with a high nose bridge and well-defined features.
This man had abruptly appeared before Ci Xin five years ago.
“Your father took it away,” Ci Xin said sorrowfully.
“What?”
“That’s right, five years ago, when your father entered the Bronze Gate, he took your Xiao Family’s cultivation technique with him.<fn2a22> Th? link to the orig?n of this information r?sts ?n f?ndnovel</fn2a22>
Xiao Family’s cultivation technique was actually taken by his own father? Five years ago, his father entered the Bronze Gate? Does that mean his father had already been a Golden Elixir Stage expert five years ago?
Growing up with his grandfather, Xiao Yifei had never seen his father from the moment he was born. He only asionally heard his grandfather mention that his father was an extremely formidable figure and was the pride of the Xiao Family. But wasn’t this pride a bit excessive? His grandfather’s lightly spoken pride was actually a top expert on Earth from the Xiao Family?
“What’s going on here?” Xiao Yifei asked.
Ci Xin looked at Xiao Yifei and said, “Five years ago, your father found me. He said he had already broken through the Golden Elixir Realm and hoped to enter behind the Bronze Gate to unravel the mysteries that had persisted for thousands of years.
Ci Xin initially thought he was joking, but after sparring several times, Ci Xin discovered that Xiao Yifei’s father had indeed broken through the Golden Elixir Realm and was stronger than even himself at that time.
So Ci Xin had no choice but to assist Xiao Yifei’s father in opening the Bronze Gate. The descendants of the other five families were shocked to hear that the first to open the Bronze Gate was someone from the Xiao Family. Before entering the Bronze Gate, Xiao Yifei’s father told Ci Xin that if he ever met descendants of the Xiao Family, he should inform them of this. Then he entered the Bronze Gate.
It had been five years since, and Ci Xin initially thought Xiao Yifei’s father would contact him from behind the gate, but that was not the case. After Xiao Yifei’s father left, there was no news. Ci Xin also tried to sense Xiao Yifei’s father’s presence, but to no avail.
“Is my father still alive?” Xiao Yifei asked anxiously. Having lived for over twenty years, it was the first time he heard so much about his own father, but thinking about how his father had just appeared in his life only to meet this fate was overwhelming.
“I don’t know, perhaps. Although Ancient Earth has many unknown dangers, with his strength, self-preservation shouldn’t be a problem. Once I find themand, I will go behind the gate to assist him. Together, we are sure to uncover the truth.” Ci Xin continued, “Your father was one step ahead of me in contacting the descendants of those five races, obtaining the imprints of themand, but he didn’t reveal its content to me, probably to prevent me from entering the Bronze Gate. He also entrusted me with something.”
“What is it?” Xiao Yifei hurriedly asked.
Ci Xin shook his head, seemingly recalling many past events, and fell silent.
At this moment, Xiao Yifei’s heart was stirred by a thousand wavespared to the initial shock of hearing about the seven families’ secrets: “So, this is the kind of person my father was. From what Ci Xin said, my father is probably just temporarily out of contact behind the Bronze Gate and shouldn’t be in any life-threatening danger. I must help him.”
With this thought, Xiao Yifei turned to Ci Xin and said, “Can I go with you into the Bronze Gate?”
Ci Xin shook his head, saying, “I know you’re worried about your father’s safety, but you don’t currently have enough strength. If you recklessly follow me behind the Bronze Gate, not only will you fail to save your father, but you will also be a burden to both of us. When I enter the Bronze Gate, I will pass themand of the five families to you, and once you break through the Golden Elixir Realm, you will naturally be able to open the Bronze Gate.”
During the conversation, they had already arrived at the nearest marked location on the parchment, crossing the mountain and seeing an ancient vige spread out before them.
After some time of traveling, Xiao Yifei and Ci Xin arrived at the nearest location marked on the parchment.
This was an ancient vige situated halfway up a mountain, with a swamp below and snow above that never melted throughout the year. From this position, one could clearly see that the vige wasn’t veryrge, about two li in size, and housed around ten families.
The vige was filled with wooden statues, each about two people in height. Amidst the interwoven statues were simple tents where the vigers lived.
In the vige’s center, there was a small square, and a stone sculpture stood in the middle. It was the core architecture of the vige. Xiao Yifei paused to look at it closely and saw it was a sword with grand embellishments, and although weathered by time, it still exuded a sharp edge.
“What a magnificent sword!” Xiao Yifei couldn’t help but exim.
“Of course, that’s a sword used by the Zhang Family’s ancestor. The Zhang Family was the strongest in battle among the seven families back then, aside from our own,” Ci Xin said.
Xiao Yifei sneered inwardly, thinking, “No matter how formidable your family is, didn’t my father enter the Bronze Gate first?”
Ci Xin naturally heard Xiao Yifei’s inner thoughts but, unexpectedly, did not scold him. Instead, he said to Xiao Yifei, “Though we speak of ancient families, and one could even say humanity’s ancestors, after thousands of years of reproduction, not a single family isn’t living in poverty. It seems as if there’s an unseen force suppressing the development of our seven families. What exactly it is, though, remains unknown.”
Xiao Yifei nodded in agreement, realizing that all the marks on the parchment were located in the Barbaric Land of the Ten Thousand Mountains, where even survival was difficult, let alone prosperity.
It was a mystery what these families had gone through. Xiao Yifei once asked Ci Xin if the n had annals or genealogies, but Ci Xin shook his head and told Xiao Yifei that theirmon ancestors, the five who created Ancient Earth, had said everything happening in the human world was predetermined, so there was no need to record anything. As a result, none of the seven families had the habit of maintaining genealogies.
At this time, Ci Xin noticed something unusual. It was now afternoon, a time when such a primitive vige had little entertainment. Typically, after lunch, the vigers would bask in the sun with children if there was nothing else to do.
But now, the vige was eerily empty and silent. Xiao Yifei gathered the Qi from within to his eyes but still saw no sign of anyone. Ci Xin also extended his own Qi sensing to explore the vige, concluding there were no signs of life.