20. The Secret of Heaven

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“I and Old Bookworm suppressed our cultivation just to protect Ayan’s growth. Junior brother, you’d better ask when Tianjizi will emerge from seclusion.” Li Yun couldn’t help but say as he looked at the lively Lin Jiuci.

Their strength had advanced too rapidly back then, so their master deliberately made them suppress their cultivation. If their master hadn’t been forced to ascend to the higher realm due to his own overwhelming power, he would have surely cherished Jiuge as a grand-disciple.

“Tianjizi? Recently, I haven’t heard anything about him coming out of seclusion,” the sect leader pondered, noting that the Tianji Pavilion was usually closed.

“The time’s drawing near; it can’t be that we only have one piece of news to work with,” Li Yun said with some dissatisfaction. This generation’s Tianjizi was disappointing.

“Even so, do you have the brains for it?” A strange voice suddenly exploded in the ears of the three.

“Tianjizi!” Li Yun clenched his fists, thinking about how to throw him to the ground and rub him around.

“Oh, little Li Yun, missing your junior uncle so much?” Tianjizi acted as if he hadn’t noticed Li Yun’s expression and continued his usual reckless behavior.

“Hothead, calm down! This is your uncle, your legitimate elder uncle!” Wudao Yuanzun quickly intervened, emphasizing “legitimate” heavily.

“Whose legitimate uncle bullies his nephews like this?” Li Yun’s eyes blazed with anger; his grandmaster had been too careless in taking disciples!

“Finally appeared, two little girls. Huh? Why is this one still a little baby?” Tianjizi didn’t hear and turned his gaze to Lin Jiuge and Lin Jiuci. He was a bit worried about Lin Jiuci’s small size.

If his calculations were correct, these two sisters, the elder sister was fine, but the younger one seemed a bit too young.

“Junior uncle, what are you talking about?” The sect leader was confused.

“I’m saying what you want to know. The key figure has appeared—the elder girl will become a sword immortal, skilled in swordsmanship that can attack and defend. Anyone opposing her recently has suffered a mental breakdown,” Tianjizi pointed at Lin Jiuge.

Li Yun—this unruly Tianjizi was talking about his disciple?

“This little girl, Wudao, you should take her as your disciple and teach her well. This girl will be proficient in arts and is most likely to reach that realm. Maybe she’ll inspire you,” Tianjizi pointed at the earnest little bundle, Lin Jiuci.

Had Uncle Tianjizi lost his mind? He was starting to talk nonsense!

“As for Ayan, he can be released in three months to roam freely,” Tianjizi said, looking at the clearly more robust Zhou Yan. The sect leader felt his composure faltering—what did “roam freely” mean?

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“Got it. Three months later, you won’t have to worry. Ayan going out won’t cause any trouble, just a bit of scolding at most. If you let the elder girl accompany him, the sect’s warehouse will probably need expanding,” Tianjizi said as if oblivious to the three nephews’ fuming anger.

“Uncle, are you saying Jiuci is my destined disciple?” Wudao Yuanzun still couldn’t connect the little baby before him with his own disciple.

“That’s right. Being young is no excuse for questions; just nurture her and she’ll grow up,” Tianjizi said after three seconds of thought.

“Uncle, what if Jiuge goes out alone?” Li Yun calmed his anger and asked, the word “uncle” bitten off with particular emphasis.

“Then your personal treasury will be even richer,” Tianjizi said somewhat bitterly. Such a peerless disciple had nothing to do with him—how heartbreaking!

The sect leader Wudao Yuanzun pondered why his disciple’s return enriched the sect’s warehouse while his senior brother’s disciple enriched his own private treasury. It was heartbreaking.

The two brothers exchanged glances; they were about to let their disciples go out for a stroll! At their level, anything that could enrich their private treasury must be very precious!

“Uncle, other sects claim their Ten Great Swordsmen save the world. Why doesn’t our Daiyue Sect have that?” The sect leader had never understood this.

“That rumor contains some truth, but both my grandmaster and master saw some problems until they met Ayan. They barely managed to calculate a bit. Ayan’s identity must be kept secret,” Tianjizi said seriously at the end.

“I understand.”

“Old man here will meet my three grandnephews and give them a gift,” Tianjizi said, then flashed to Lin Jiuge’s side, only to be met by Lin Jiuge’s merciless palm strike.

Tianjizi was slightly surprised but cooperated with Lin Jiuge’s movements. Zhou Yan, beside them, was stunned for a moment and quickly cast his spell, noticeably faster. The two moved in and out, clearly a first-time collaboration, yet remarkably harmonious.

“Bad guy, uncle, there’s a bad guy!” The trio, who wanted to watch, had to appear at Lin Jiuci’s sharp shout.

“Blessed child, that one just looks like a bad guy, but actually is one of us,” Li Yun said, lifting up the blessed child. The Tianjizi, who was completely focused, almost got distracted and got hit by Lin Jiuge.

Ungrateful nephews! He looked like a celestial immortal, how could he be a bad guy? He retreated to Li Yun’s side.

“Jiuge, Ayan, meet your granduncle,” Wudao Yuanzun said.

“Lin Jiuge and Zhou Yan greet granduncle.” Since the master had spoken, this granduncle must be real.

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“Good kids, your skills are impressive, especially you, little girl. If I hadn’t dodged quickly, my beautiful beard would’ve been in trouble,” Tianjizi joked.

“Granduncle, I apologize for any offense just now.” Lin Jiuge was curious about the granduncle’s identity; this sudden appearance was quite novel.

“No worries, your reaction speed is quite fast. Very good,” Tianjizi continued to praise.

“Thank you for your compliment, granduncle.” Lin Jiuge felt a bit embarrassed; if not for the mysterious sword in her divine sea reminding her, she wouldn’t have noticed. Later, her intuition told her he was one of their own, and to verify the result and knowing granduncle wouldn’t be angry, she gave her full trust.

“Uncle, Jiuge is the Golden Swordmaster,” Li Yun began to introduce.

“Golden Swordmaster, hmm?” Tianjizi looked at Lin Jiuge with interest. This Golden Swordmaster seemed intriguing.

“Indeed, Ayan, you’ve improved a lot recently,” Tianjizi said, looking at Zhou Yan with full admiration.

“Thank you, granduncle.” Zhou Yan was puzzled. Did he know this granduncle? Why did he act like they were very familiar?

“Little bundle, you’re not bad either.” Tianjizi playfully pinched the chubby little one’s cheek. Indeed, the feel was just as good as he imagined.

“Bad guy.” Lin Jiuci covered her face, hurt and on the verge of tears. This bad guy bullied her sister, her handsome brother, and even pinched her.

“Ahem, granduncle is not a bad guy. Come, little bundle, granduncle will perform a magic trick for you.” Tianjizi saw the little one blushing, especially under the three nephews’ sharp gazes; the little one’s skin was truly delicate.

Tianjizi solemnly opened his hands. Lin Jiuci was attracted but saw nothing. Then Tianjizi clasped his hands, winked at Lin Jiuci, and opened his hands again. Three energy spheres floated above his palms.

“Come, little bundle, you choose first.”