The Crazy Son-In-Law

As Xiao Shun reminisced about the various glorious deeds Master had heard about the “Hanging Flask Inn,” he heard Ning Zhiyuan say casually, “Mr. Xiao’s cultivation method is extraordinary, and you must have heard about ‘Asherah,’ right?”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Shun’s eyes flashed with intensity as he focused his gaze on Ning Zhiyuan’s face. Seeing the calm expression on the other’s face, Xiao Shun knew he wasn’t joking.

Ning Zhiyuan saw Xiao Shun’s serious expression and couldn’t help but smile faintly. “Haha, as I expected, Mr. Xiao, you have indeed heard of this.”

With that said, he paused for a moment, and then his gaze began to appear distant. Xiao Shun knew what he meant and immediately recounted what his Master had told him.

“Asherah is the only way for cultivators to undergo essential transformation.”

After hearing Xiao Shun’s words, Ning Zhiyuan smiled meaningfully. “Haha, I thought Mr. Xiao was just a cultivation prodigy, but it seems I jumped to conclusions.”

This conversation touched on ancient secrets that only a few rare forces could comprehend. Xiao Shun’s smooth responses had already made Ning Zhiyuan realize something.

Xiao Shun knew the old man must have mistaken him for a disciple being groomed by some hidden sect, but he didn’t bother to explain. He simply shifted the focus. “Senior, may I ask what this Asherah you mentioned is?”

Since Ning Zhiyuan had brought it up earlier, he wouldn’t hide it now and said frankly, “It is the ‘Cerulean Asherah’ that Antarctica House fiercely protected in the past.”

Xiao Shun’s eyes narrowed, and he pondered, “Antarctica House?”

Seeing his reaction, Ning Zhiyuan was surprised and asked, “Does Mr. Xiao happen to have heard of Antarctica House?”

“Not really,” Xiao Shun chuckled and deflected, “I just think the name sounds majestic.”

Without fully understanding this force, he wasn’t ready to reveal the black gold he possessed to anyone.

“I see,” Ning Zhiyuan nodded. “Antarctica House has been gone for over five hundred years now. Knowledge about this force is scarce. Our Hanging Flask Inn only knows about it because we helped protect the Asherah.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Shun’s thoughts stirred. No wonder his Master had never mentioned this force. It had vanished from the world over five hundred years ago.

Time was the cleanser of all things. Even the most brilliant power would gradually fade away under the erosion of time.

Five hundred years ago, Mount Kylian had stirred, causing anxiety among martial artists. At such an uneasy time for cultivators, a hidden sect had volunteered to investigate the cause of the anomaly in Kylian.

That sect was Antarctica House.

On the night before they left, the head of Antarctica House at that time, Damian Southcastle, suddenly visited Cliffside Hanging Flask Inn and entrusted the “Cerulean Asherah” and Hallowed Chromatic Earth to his best friend and the owner of Hanging Flask Inn, Elias Quicksilver.

Since then, the Asherah remained at Hanging Flask Inn.

Over five hundred years had passed. Antarctica House had disappeared from the world, leaving no trace in Kylian, completely vanished.

Despite that, the successive owners of Hanging Flask Inn continued to protect the Asherah entrusted to them by Damian Southcastle to this day, along with another secret.

The above was all the information Ning Zhiyuan told Xiao Shun about Antarctica House and Cerulean Asherah.

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Shun asked, “Senior, what is the other secret you mentioned?”

“On the night Damian Southcastle left, besides handing over the Asherah and Chromatic Earth, he also said something,” Ning Zhiyuan paused briefly, and then his eyes filled with fear.

“It was about the Golden Buddha and the Antarctic Directive!”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Shun was instantly shocked. The Golden Buddha, the Antarctic Directive? Could it be that black gold?

For some reason, this thought made Xiao Shun’s unease grow stronger. This feeling had lingered in his heart since he first obtained the black gold, but it had dissipated due to lack of attention recently. However, now that he remembered, the long-lost fear resurfaced.

Suppressing his unease, Xiao Shun looked at Ning Zhiyuan, who seemed scared. “Senior, what kind of secret is connected to these two things?”

Ning Zhiyuan shook his head, his expression puzzled with a hint of palpable fear.Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

“I don’t know the specifics, but I do know that the Antarctic Directive is the key to unlocking a hidden secret. Each time our sect mentions these two things, a strong sense of fear arises, indicating it must be significant.”

Not only their Hanging Flask Inn lineage but even Xiao Shun now had this kind of feeling.

It seemed that as Xiao Shun had anticipated, these two things represented something dreadful!

Due to the sensitivity of cultivators, they could faintly sense the circulation of the Heavenly Dao and anticipate potential dangers. This kind of precognition was called intuition, much like the sixth sense in ordinary people, but clearer for cultivators.

Shortly, Xiao Shun inquired about the hidden secret contained in the Antarctic Directive, but he couldn’t get an answer from Ning Zhiyuan.

At this point, Xiao Shun stopped asking. After all, the black gold was now in his hands. Even though the superficial Golden Buddha had melted, the black gold was the key. As long as he followed this clue, he would eventually uncover the secrets.

A hidden sect that possessed the Asherah must be incredibly powerful. After all, the Asherah was a priceless treasure capable of cultivating an immortal cultivator, its value immeasurable.

Meanwhile, on an island across the ocean.

“Have you still not found the item I asked you to look for?” a grey-robed, white-haired old man spoke.

Despite the raging sea breeze, he remained still, his gaze deep as he looked towards the east. His eyes seemed to pierce through the vast ocean and see his homeland!