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Chapter 135 - 55. Mind Forbidden Technique

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"Cough, cough..."

Lin Yue hadn’t answered yet and started coughing again.

Tu Daozhang patted Lin Yue’s back and said somewhat helplessly, "Are you pretending to cough because you don’t want to answer?"

Lin Yue concentrated for a while before his coughing eased.

He then glanced at Tu Daozhang and said, "Do you really want to know?"

"Obviously." Tu Daozhang glared at him.

"Actually... it’s nothing much."

Lin Yue took a sip of wine and said, "As long as I cultivate to the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, this issue can be resolved."

"Don’t talk nonsense." Tu Daozhang gave him a look and said, "Even a Great Cultivator can’t do it, let alone the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier. What use is it for you to cultivate to that level?"

Lin Yue turned to Tu Daozhang and said seriously, "At the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, Xiahong clan cultivators can begin to use their Bloodline Divine Power."

Tu Daozhang naturally knew this as well.

After breaking the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, if the potential in a Xiahong clan cultivator’s bloodline wasn’t fully exploited, they could prematurely mobilize the dormant power within their bloodline to temporarily boost their Daoist cultivation.

The purer the bloodline, the higher the limit of the bloodline’s eruption.

Even for a prince, there’s still hidden divinity in the bloodline despite reaching Great Cultivator status.

That is the Xiahong clan’s advantage.

"So what?"

Tu Daozhang furrowed his brows slightly and said, "Even if you are a prince with great bloodline potential, prematurely activating your bloodline potential will only improve your realm slightly. How could it detoxify?"

Lin Yue paused before saying, "Though the ’Departed Sorrow’ poison is extremely toxic, it can’t surpass a prince’s Bloodline Divine Power."

"Hmm?" Tu Daozhang frowned. "What do you mean?"

Lin Yue gave him a look, took a sip of wine, and casually said, "As long as I extract all the ’Departed Sorrow’ poison from your body and then activate the Bloodline Divine Power to suppress it, the poison can’t escape. By then, I can rely on the Xiahong clan’s Bloodline Divine Power to obliterate the poison."

"It can’t be that simple; otherwise, the Fourteenth Prince would have done it already." Tu Daozhang immediately shook his head.

"There’s just some cost involved."

Lin Yue smiled calmly, "The Fourteenth Prince mentioned that using Bloodline Divine Power to obliterate the ’Departed Sorrow’ indeed reduces some bloodline potential, but it’s not significant. The Fourteenth Prince and others can’t afford to lose even a little potential, so they can’t save you."

Tu Daozhang frowned and said, "A prince’s biggest advantage is bloodline potential. If yours decreases, how can you compete with other princes in the future?"

Moreover, he sensed—

Lin Yue probably wasn’t telling the truth. If that was the only cost, why mention it now?

"You can forget it; I disagree."

Tu Daozhang directly refused, "You already have little foundation and connections, and now you’ve barely found a way to protect yourself. To lower your potential? Isn’t that seeking death?"

"You old drunkard, you might be misunderstanding."

Lin Yue shook his head with a smile, "This method doesn’t really affect me. If the cost were significant, do you think I’d help you?"

He looked Tu Daozhang up and down, helplessly saying, "If it weren’t for you taking the blame for me after being caught by Baili Fengzhi, I wouldn’t bother saving you. You’re nothing to me; why would I pay a high cost for you? In your dreams."

Standing behind him, Baili Fengzhi slightly frowned at his words.

Tu Daozhang was slightly taken aback as well.

He, too, had made a preconceived notion, and indeed, Lin Yue’s attitude towards him was like that of family. But he had forgotten that Lin Yue couldn’t possibly know their relationship.

But—

"Anyway, I disagree."

Tu Daozhang shook his head slightly, "You should find another way. This old Daoist has lived long enough."

Lin Yue furrowed his brow and said, "I’ve already decided to give up going to Di Hong City. I’m not involved in the prince’s competition, and this loss of potential is nothing to me. Are you sure you disagree?"

"Given up?" Tu Daozhang was slightly stunned.

"Of course."

Lin Yue sighed, "Having met these two princes today, I fully realize the vast gap between us. I originally thought being a prince would be enjoyable, and it seemed I could help detoxify you. I didn’t expect it to be so terrifying. I don’t have the courage to fight them."

He glanced at Tu Daozhang and said, "I’ve planned to give up, and I’ve found a way to detoxify you. Why bother going to Di Hong City?"

Baili Fengzhi stood quietly behind him, listening.

She knew this was yet another lie.

The hardships His Highness endured over the past month, his decision to risk going to Di Hong City, were all for Tu Daozhang’s detoxification.

"Then why are you going to Jingzhou?" Tu Daozhang frowned.

"Of course I have to go."

Lin Yue said, "Even if I don’t go to Di Hong City, there’s no guarantee that other princes won’t perceive me as a threat while cultivating outside. So, I still need Duke Heng as a backer to live safely."

He smiled and said, "I’ll try to form a marital alliance with Duke Heng, then settle in Jingzhou, not enter Di Hong City, nor acknowledge my prince status or gain any titles. I’ll also spread the news about the loss of potential after detoxifying you, so other princes won’t consider me a significant threat."

Tu Daozhang fell silent.

"So, detoxifying you isn’t just for you; it’s also for myself."

Lin Yue said with a bright smile, "Sometimes, giving up certain things doesn’t really matter. I’m still an apparent prince, plus having Duke Heng as a backer, and my future life will be quite comfortable."

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