This was the first time Lu Qing had truly manifested this lake formed by Heavenly Secrets.

He inexplicably thought, if he still had a fishing rod, what a sight that would be – fishing the universe?

He strangely dismissed this thought.

"But this is good. Others deduce Heavenly Secrets with their Dharma Treasures. This lake of mine isn't a supreme treasure right now, but it's inherently imbued with the Dao rhythm of my Heavenly Secret Dao. It can be considered a Dao-Bearing Lake."

Heavenly Secrets in this aspect were secondary.

What was important was Karma.

"A thousand miles of Karma connected by a single thread."

Karma ignored spatial distance, so Lu Qing didn't need to act personally.

The Jade Slip could, through this Heavenly Secret Lake, follow that thread of Karma and descend upon the North Heaven Continent and East Heaven Continent regions.

It was similar to the effect of a teleportation array, yet far more mysterious and unfathomable.

Lu Qing calmed his mind.

He awaited the breakthrough Heart Tribulation that would arrive from the unseen thread.

And after his eyes dispersed the mystic light in front of him.

It was similar to the Heavenly Secrets he had deduced.

The later-ranked true Inheritance disciples of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect were indeed no match for Little Immortal Tang Yun.

In the end, it was Lu Qing's Senior Brother, Bai Changshou, who hailed from the same Sword Lineage, who stepped forward and suppressed the opponent's invincible aura.

Among the Golden Feather Sect members present, a common disciple, looking timid and ordinary, was conversing with a broken sword in his mind.

"Immortal Sword, you are truly amazing! You knew the outcome so early."

This ordinary disciple, named Su Sheng, was the new sword master found by the broken sword.

Unlike the many previous sword masters, this new sword master held both admiration and respect for the broken sword.

The broken sword, however, felt a bit sour.

It thought of how it had once followed its old master, dominating the world, and then successively followed many sword masters, all of whom were famous Prodigies.

Now, it was like a tiger fallen into the plains, and its reputation was actually ruined?

It gnashed its teeth in hatred.

It didn't know who said that this strange broken sword brought misfortune to its master.

As a result, those famous Prodigies and Geniuses, upon seeing such a broken sword of unknown origin, would first try to deduce its Heavenly Secrets.

Of course, the broken sword's Heavenly Secrets were not so easy to deduce.

When they deduced their own, the Heavenly Secrets were dim, black, and red.

It was clearly a sign of great ill fortune.

Not to mention, in this era when the broken sword appeared, its most famous sword master was the previous Qin Yang.

Qin Yang's origin, after the appearance of the Eight Desolations, and his legendary story of rising against all odds, also spread by word of mouth.

He had enemies everywhere, but also many who fanatically worshipped him.

After all, having his entire family annihilated, then rising as a legend, and avenging his enemies, sounded like a story full of drama, like a protagonist in a novel.

Who didn't dream of becoming a powerful Cultivator?

Only Sect Cultivators standing in higher places could vaguely know Qin Yang's origin.

What Qingfeng Sect disciple? He was no longer a local Nine Heavens Cultivator, but an Incarnation from beyond the sky.

His Qi Fortune was terrifying.

However, no matter how terrifying, the result was the destruction of his body and Dao, caught off guard.

As the most famous broken sword in his hand, many also coveted the broken sword.

They didn't mind the broken sword's reputation; if it could kill and make one stronger, was there such a good thing in cultivation?

Why didn't it fall to them?

"You're truly too useless! Your Aptitude, sigh, sigh."

The broken sword was utterly disappointed.

It even began to doubt if it truly carried the characteristic of bringing misfortune to its master in this era.

How could it find several people, only for them to die prematurely?

This was too strange.

"You boy, just live on slowly. With me here, sigh, Aptitude won't be an issue."

It thought of the previous Qin Yang, and their time together was quite good.

Not to mention, his Aptitude, Comprehension, background, and Qi Fortune were all top-tier.

Such a prodigy, destined to stir up the great era, ultimately couldn't overcome the hardships.

Originally, the broken sword had already planned that once he achieved fame and ascended to the peak of the world, it would make those Profound Heaven Sect members regret their shortsightedness for not recognizing an Immortal Sword before them.

At that time, the broken sword had favored the only Xuantian disciple who could see it, but he chose a piece of scrap metal instead of it.

The broken sword generally didn't hold grudges, but that scene was too deeply etched in its memory.

However.

In the current situation, even the broken sword couldn't say for sure, as this world held too many strange things.

Compared to the clear and bright ancient times, the Heavenly Secrets and Karma here were filled with countless variables.

"Immortal Sword, why can't I live on?"

This casually bound sword master, in the past, the broken sword wouldn't even have glanced at him.

Genius? Genius was just the starting point.

Now, having bound a sword master so mediocre as to be useless, the broken sword could only accept it; it just needed to avoid this period.

It didn't want to recognize a powerful expert as its master.

Such an expert, with their own great Dao, would certainly not be interested in becoming stronger, but rather in examining the quality of it, an Immortal's treasured sword.

In the current situation, it was better to avoid the limelight for now.

After all, this Nine Heavens world was vastly different from the ancient times it remembered.

"It's nothing." Hearing Su Sheng's question.

The broken sword immediately felt a surge of grievance and could only reply irritably.

Anyway, the other party's mental state and Aptitude were merely a protective camouflage it chose for better concealment.

Naturally, it had no high expectations for Su Sheng.

Being able to safely pass through this turbulent period was already good Qi Fortune.

And the other party was not entirely useless; at least, he treated the broken sword with respect, calling it 'Immortal Sword.'

This point was still good.

"Never mind. Whatever those people want to do, I won't play along."

The broken sword didn't care if its appearance in Xuantian would be discovered.

It actually had a vague feeling that its departure might just be a chess piece.

But what kind of chess game, it didn't know.

No one knew the thoughts of the broken sword here.

Over there, the two departing Jade Slips, one went to the North Heaven Continent, and the other to the East Heaven Continent.

In both great Continents, Dao traditions stood tall.

After the stream of light appeared, the Heavenly Secrets also subtly fluctuated.

Lu Qing had no intention of completely concealing the Heavenly Secrets.

Just as the Dao transmitted to people, people also bore the Dao.

Without that Karma and fate, one could not hold it, even if they wanted to.

The test was fundamentally designed so that almost everyone could have this Karma.

But to obtain the Dao Inheritance, Lu Qing only deduced that this Karma would mainly fall on the East Heaven Continent and North Heaven Continent, and then he did not continue to calculate further.

Heavenly Secrets cannot be fully calculated.

Lu Qing had no intention of suffering a backlash to his own Dao cultivation.

Releasing the two Jade Slips was also the resolution of two instances of Karma.

"My Shenxiao Dao, a Inheritance from ancient times, is now in decline. It's a pity that Master doesn't follow the Shenxiao Dao."

The Divine Firmament Thunder Dao, full of spirituality, sighed softly.

Originating from the Purple Light Thunder Dragon's thunder Dao, it naturally developed a subtle fondness for Lu Qing.

"I wish we could have met earlier."

If he hadn't met Master at this time, perhaps a bit earlier, his Divine Firmament Thunder Dao might have gained an astonishingly talented Old Ancestor to revitalize it.

Alas, alas.

Once the time was missed, it was missed.

The Dragon did not dare to contend with the Profound Heaven Dao Sect for a person, and the spirituality born from this Jade Slip naturally could not do so either.

"Hmm, a successor of the Shenxiao Dao should first possess a Dao Heart that is firm and unyielding like a rock..."

It quickly shifted its thoughts, and several ideas flashed through its mind.

Inside the Jade Slip were trials.

These trials included Dao Heart, will, Karma, and fate, or Aptitude and Comprehension, or Qi Fortune... Many testing methods used by Dao traditions when opening their Mountain Gates were all present.

This was a Inheritance, no less than the most core Inheritance of a Dao tradition.

It could not be taken lightly.

It arrived at the East Heaven Continent.

The Heavenly Secret Jade Slip went to the North Heaven Continent.

Its spirituality was ethereal, with a touch of natural indifference.

"My successor, their mental state must be excellent. I don't seek ambition, only that they be like water, adapting to all shapes, able to find peace in a temple, a bustling market, or deep mountains... Not moved by fleeting grandeur, a divine calculator of Heavenly Secrets should be an observer of the Heavenly Heart, not interfering too much with others' Karma..."

The Divine Calculation of Heavenly Secrets had a higher origin after all, as it was the great Dao Inheritance of an Immortal.

With the Dao Heart as paramount, the trials it set were not varied and complex.

"It depends on fate."

If there is fate, then they should enter my Sect.

If there is no fate, they will pass by the gate and not see it...