“Sure!” 13th Elder nodded, took the jade slip from Su Mo and started to look through its contents.
“Book of the Sky Sword!” 13th Elder gave a small shake of his head when he saw the contents and said, “Mo Su, any martial arts technique above Royal-level would also be known as Ultimacy martial arts techniques. When cultivating such techniques, one would need to understand the power of Ultimacy!”
“The power of Ultimacy?” Su Mo asked curiously, “What is that?”
13th Elder gathered his thoughts, then said, “This concept of Ultimacy might seem a little abstract to you at this point in time, so I’ll just give you a brief overview!”
“Ultimacy is the Way, the Way of Heaven and Earth. It is said there are 3,000 Ways and Ultimacy is the foundation where the rules of the Way are laid.” 13th Elder said.
“I see!” Su Mo nodded. He had not expected Royal-level martial arts techniques to involve the Way of Heaven and Earth.
“Master, what kind of Ultimacy do I need to know to cultivate this swordsmanship technique?” Su Mo asked.
“If I’m not wrong, this should be a Cloud Ultimacy martial arts technique!” 13th Elder said. “You would be able to cultivate this swordsmanship technique at a much faster pace if you have already comprehended Cloud Ultimacy. However, if you have yet to comprehend this Ultimacy, it would be harder to cultivate this technique since you must first comprehend the underlying significance of cloud in this technique!”
Su Mo looked crestfallen. It seemed like cultivating this martial arts technique was no easy task!
“Mo Su, your cultivation is still relatively low, so you would find it very challenging to comprehend Ultimacy. Since this martial arts technique is not suitable for you to cultivate, you should focus on cultivating Lv6 martial arts techniques.” 13th Elder cautioned him.
“I understand!” Su Mo nodded. He would be wasting too much time if he cultivated such a complicated Ultimacy martial arts technique and he had no time to waste right now.
Next, Su Mo sought 13th Elder’s advice on a few other questions he had and 13th Elder patiently answered them all.
Su Mo thought to himself that this 13th Elder took his responsibilities a lot more seriously than Huangfu Qing and was truly an ideal Master.
“Mo Su, frankly speaking, you are incredibly talented and may even surpass me one day!” 13th Elder said meaningfully. “However, you shouldn’t take things too quickly. The Way of the martial arts is to take things one step at a time so that you may climb even higher!”
“Don’t worry, I would be better than anyone!” Su Mo nodded.
“Very well!” 13th Elder gave a slight nod of his head and smiled, “There are two incredibly talented individuals here at Emperor Xuan Palace, I hope you will be the third!”
“Oh? Who are those two?” Su Mo asked curiously even as he knew that Shangguan Hao would definitely be one of them.
He just wanted to have a better understanding of the situation.
“They would be the Holy Son and Maiden! Although the Holy Maiden’s cultivation is still rather low, she should be able to catch up to the Holy Son in a few years!” 13th Elder smiled.
When Su Mo realized that he was referring to Shangguan Hao and Xi’er, he marveled at the fact that Xi’er was so talented!
An idea suddenly came to him at the mention of Xi’er and Su Mo asked tentatively, “Master, I heard that the Holy Maiden has now attained Martial King Realm and her strength comparable to experts Martial King Realm. Could you share where her residence is? I’d like to meet her if the opportunity arises.” Su Mo stared at 13th Elder, eager to find out where Xi’er was.
13th Elder smiled and casually replied, “She resides on Emperor Peak, the most central peak here. You could go look for her, but I don’t think you’re her match yet!”
“Central, Emperor Peak!” Su Mo was thrilled to finally find out Xi’er whereabouts. He would soon be able to see her!
“Don’t worry. She might be very powerful, but I’m not too bad either. No one would be able to tell who would emerge victorious if we don’t battle!” Su Mo said resolutely.
“Alright! A genius should have the confidence in his invincibility!” 13th Elder said with a smile.
Su Mo was already looking forward to meeting Xi’er. He thought for a moment, then asked, “Master, where would I stay in future?”
“There are many palaces surrounding the foot of this peak and they are all temporary dwelling places for disciples of the inner palace. Quite a few of them are uninhabited, you may choose your preferred palace.” 13th Elder replied.
“In that case, I shan’t continue to impose on you and will take my leave first!” Su Mo bid him farewell.
“Go ahead!” 13th Elder dismissed him with a wave of his hand.
Su Mo suddenly remembered something just as he rose to his feet.
“Master, would I be able to leave the Inner Palace? Could I leave from the exit in the void?” Su Mo asked carefully. He had to figure out the way to enter and depart from that void.
Otherwise, once if his identity has been compromised, he would be trapped within this space.
“Of course you may leave. Let me teach you how to open the gate!” 13th Elder said with a smile.
Thereafter, 13th Elder imparted a complicated seal to Su Mo, which would enable him to open the entrance.
Su Mo bade 13th Elder farewell after mastering the palm movement and strode out of the hall.
The smile slowly disappeared from 13th Elder’s face as he looked at Su Mo’s departing figure. A contemplative look crossed his face.
“Four years have passed and not only has this boy arrived at Central Continent from a godforsaken place, he has also grown from a weak Qi cultivation martial artist to one with a strength comparable to that of a Martial King Realm. Talent aside, his determination is something else!” 13th Elder sighed and murmured to himself. “I have given you an opportunity and now the rest would lie on your own abilities!”
That’s right!
13th Elder had already known Su Mo’s identity for a while. As a Peak Lv6 Martial Royal Realm expert, he had keen vision and discernment abilities. There was no way Su Mo would have been able to conceal his identity from him.
He had lived for more than 300 years, but an expert of his level would be able to immediately recognize someone he had met 300 years ago even if it was just a fleeting encounter.
Although Su Mo had changed his aura and appearance, but his eyes and his gaze remained the same.
It is said that eyes were the windows to your soul. 13th Elder recognized Su Mo instantly through his eyes.
However, he did not reveal his knowledge to Su Mo for he had been amazed by what he had seen.
Never could he have imagined that an average young man from a tiny city in East Continent would be able to achieve such tremendous growth in four years!
Su Mo had managed to achieve what 13th Elder thought was absolutely impossible!
This filled him with amazement!
13th Elder could not help but recall the events of four years ago and the young man’s impassioned words.
“Even a carp can leap over the dragon’s gate to transform into a dragon. Are you sure I would forever be relegated to mediocrity?”
As Su Mo’s words echoed in his head, 13th Elder sighed. Su Mo had already done it!
This was unbelievable!
Su Mo might have leaped over the dragon’s gate, but he still had some ways to go before he could transform into a dragon!