You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Chapter 238 238: 35. Secret_3

After a while, he slowly said, "So, Your Highness came prepared."

"What you said is not wrong, making accusations without evidence is indeed not good," Lin Yue smiled.

"How did Your Highness know?" Master Zhao asked in a low voice.

Lin Yue said calmly, "Unless you do nothing, people will find out. One of the nine core secret techniques of the Ancestor Hall, where did you, someone not in the core circle, learn it? I think my master might be interested."

Cold sweat slowly appeared on Master Zhao's forehead.

Yes, if he refused to admit it and didn't use it openly, even martial arts grandmasters or the hall masters of the Ancestor Hall might not discover he had learned the Sword Heartless Secret Skill.

But the Main Hall Master of the Ancestor Hall, how terrifying a martial arts grandmaster was that?

If he personally investigated, he might find out!

The key was that this prince was indeed the disciple of the Main Hall Master and could very likely bring out the Main Hall Master!

"Your Highness, can we talk?" Master Zhao took a deep breath and said slowly.

"No."

Lin Yue said expressionlessly, "Just now I kindly advised you, but you didn't give me face. Now you want to talk? Do you really think I am a weak prince to be bullied at will?"

Master Zhao's face turned ugly.

"I give you two choices," Lin Yue said indifferently, "Either obediently follow my command or kill me to silence me, you choose."

Master Zhao's face turned even uglier.

This was giving him a choice?

Killing a prince would be a grave sin!

He would rather commit suicide than kill a prince, as committing suicide at least allowed for reincarnation. With his primordial spirit, he could awaken memories in his next life, but once he killed a prince, his soul would be utterly destroyed!

Moreover...

He glanced at Baili Fengzhi. With Baili Fengzhi present, he couldn't use the law of heaven and earth. His basic strength was also much weaker than Baili Fengzhi with the Fire Phoenix Divine Body. Even if his martial arts realm was higher, he might not be a match for Baili Fengzhi!

So—

"Your Highness, please tell me what you want," Master Zhao said with a bitter smile.

Lin Yue picked up the teacup, took a sip, and shook his head, "This tea is really not that good."

Then, he said, "Tell me, what benefits did Prince Cheng promise you?"

Master Zhao sighed and said, "Your Highness, I just wanted the Third Young Master to ask Prince Cheng to help me enter the Ancestor Hall and allow me to study under the Hall Master of Myriad Swords."

Lin Yue understood and suddenly said, "You want to enter the core of the Ancestor Hall to learn the Sword Heartless Secret Skill?"

"Yes."

Master Zhao slowly closed his eyes, "All these years I've been worried, afraid that one day the Ancestor Hall would discover me, not daring to train deeply, nor dare to strike with full strength, or else I might be exposed. I didn't expect it would still..."

He asked himself that he never revealed any flaws, being cautious in all matters.

Therefore, he couldn't comprehend how this Seventeenth Prince had discovered the secret he had hidden for so many years.

"I am a disciple of the Main Hall Master, and you don't seek my protection? Instead, you seek Prince Cheng?" Lin Yue sneered.

Master Zhao sighed and said, "It's not the same... And Your Highness only became a disciple of the Main Hall Master yesterday."

"It's still not too late."

Lin Yue said indifferently, "I don't have any specific demands right now, just have your Red Blood Cicada relinquish Qi Tianxing. I only want to see Qi Yinmo become the Family Head, understand?"

"Yes." Master Zhao cupped his hands.

"As long as you understand, I won't disturb you anymore."

Lin Yue said nothing further and got up to leave with Baili Fengzhi.

"Farewell, Your Highness." Master Zhao cupped his hands and bowed, his face full of bitter self-mockery, but at this point, he had no other choice.

...

After leaving Master Zhao's Dongqin Courtyard, Baili Fengzhi couldn't help but use Divine Thought Transmission, "No wonder Your Highness is so confident, you had leverage over Master Zhao?"

At that moment, she suddenly understood why back then, Your Highness had known her secret.

Perhaps... Your Highness possessed some kind of mysterious treasure capable of calculating others' past?

Or perhaps... a peculiar innate divine power?

In any case, it was very likely related to this.

She was not foolish, having followed Lin Yue for so long, she naturally could guess this, and understood that apart from trusting her, Lin Yue might also not fear her divulging it.

After all, she had signed a Household Blood Contract, with the Eye of Heaven as witness, betraying would absolutely result in the destruction of her soul, so betrayal was impossible.

"This is only just the beginning."

Lin Yue smiled, "Let's continue, I haven't spent over a year in the Heng Country Duke's Mansion for nothing."

A month ago, he had already been living in the Heng Country Duke's Mansion for a year. At that time, he was at the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier level, and in that year he had obtained dozens of Second Ring Level secrets, more than twenty Third Ring Level secrets, and several Fourth Rings Level secrets.

Although there was no Fifth Rings Level, there was one Sixth Ring Level secret.

Fourth Rings Level was the level of a Great Cultivator's secrets.

And among them was the secret of Master Zhao.

Moreover, after breaking through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier a month ago, his life transformed, and the level of secrets he obtained improved!

In just one month, out of eighteen secrets, there were eight at the Third Ring Level and two at the Fourth Ring Level!

The probability of obtaining high-level secrets had obviously increased quite a bit.

It could be said that Third Ring Level secrets, Four Symbols Level secrets, had become routine.

This also helped him increasingly understand the terrifying power of his innate divine power.

"If one day I become a Saint, perhaps even Five Rings Level secrets will become routine?" Lin Yue couldn't help but anticipate more.

Even a mighty existence like the Universal Aspect, with myriad souls refining Blood Jade, was just a Five Rings Level secret.

If he could easily acquire such secrets, then indeed, his innate divine power was incredibly powerful.