I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

Since the decree of our Ancestor was established, it has been over a thousand years. And in these thousand years, there have been no small number of people who have obtained the inheritance, but no one has truly managed to shatter this stone carving.

Back then, Liu Xuanfeng came to our Heart Inquiry Sect, and he said to the previous sect leader, "Since your Heart Inquiry Sect disciples are not able to break the 'Heart Inquiry Stone Carving,' why not let outsiders give it a try?" So, the previous sect leader agreed to let Liu Xuanfeng enter the Jia Character Room——

Since then, the Jia Character Room has not been forbidden to outsiders. The opening of the Jia Character Room, aside from allowing sect disciples to obtain the inheritance, also serves the purpose of selecting the heaven-chosen one."

Sect Leader Zhou said all this in one go, causing many below to space out a bit.

Tian Lin was also stunned and glanced at the few elders beside him.

These Heart Inquiry Sect elders had expressionless faces, and Tian Lin couldn't figure out their thoughts from their expressions.

But the more than twenty Heart Inquiry Sect disciples in the courtyard could not hide the anger, questioning, and astonishment on their faces.

"Junior is a disciple of the Yao Yue Sect; how could I possibly take up the position of sect leader of the Heart Inquiry Sect? Moreover, with my low cultivation, what qualification do I have to command the elder brothers within the sect? Please reconsider, elder."

Tian Lin spoke the truth, but Sect Leader Zhou did not pay attention to Tian Lin and instead said to the Heart Inquiry Sect disciples below:

"Now that the Heart Inquiry Stone Carving has been shattered, and the heaven-chosen one has emerged, do you think we should abide by the Ancestor's last words?"

The disciples of Heart Inquiry Sect looked at each other, some with faces flushed from restraint.

Of course, they were unwilling to accept Tian Lin, an outsider who came out of nowhere, to be their leader of the Zhou Family's sect.

But this was the ancestral decree and teaching, how could they dare to stand out and say 'no'?

"This matter is the most significant event for our Heart Inquiry Sect in a thousand years; you should all go back and think it over well. Three days later, come to the Heart Inquiry Hall to speak."

Sect Leader Zhou didn't demand an immediate answer from these disciples but decisively gave a command.

The Zhou Family's disciples did not dare to disobey the order, and all paid their respects before leaving the mountain in twos and threes.

"Elder, my talents are ordinary, and even if, by chance, I have obtained the perfect inheritance of the Heart Inquiry Skill, I dare not covet the position of sect leader."

Tian Lin still remembered the resentful looks of rejection from those Zhou Family disciples when they left; how could he dare to take on this problematic position of sect leader?

But Sect Leader Zhou ignored Tian Lin, turned his head to the white-clothed woman, and said, "Fuyuan, take Elder Brother Tian to rest in Funiu Mountain, and don't let sect disciples disturb him."

After the white-clothed woman received her orders, she glanced at Tian Lin and strode out of the Heart Inquiry Hall.

The white-clothed woman appeared to be walking leisurely, but with each step, she covered a distance of seven or eight zhang.

Tian Lin had to use his Wind Walking Skill to keep up with her, but as soon as he caught up with her pace, the woman's speed quickened even more.

Tian Lin had been chasing for only half an hour and, seeing that he couldn't keep up, slowed down deliberately.

The white-clothed woman in front had to stop and turn around, glaring at Tian Lin, "Why did you stop chasing?"

"Junior just came out of the Jia Character Room, and my True Qi is already insufficient. How can I compare with elder whose True Qi is abundant and whose skills are pure and profound?"

As of now, he didn't have the worry of insufficient True Qi when deploying his Wind Walking Skill.

He simply realized that this white-clothed woman was deliberately making things difficult for him, so he straightforwardly admitted defeat.

Hearing his response, the white-clothed woman coldly chuckled and said, "With such little ability, you dare to covet the position of sect leader of our Heart Inquiry Sect? I think it's best for you to roll back to the Yao Yue Sect as soon as possible."

Tian Lin neither agreed nor disagreed, and slowly walked up to the white-clothed woman.

The white-clothed woman frowned, grabbed Tian Lin by the shoulder.

With a light tap of her toe, she instantly crossed the stream and went straight up another hillside in the distance.

Tian Lin only saw a few wooden houses and farmhouses on the hillside.

Before he could see clearly who lived inside the farmhouses, the white-clothed woman had already thrown Tian Lin down from mid-air.

The Wind Walking Skill is just a movement technique that allows one to borrow strength to move with the wind but does not enable one to fly through the air.

The white-clothed woman, riding on her flying sword, suddenely threw Tian Lin from a height of seven or eight zhang; how could Tian Lin not be alarmed?

While in mid-air, he deployed the Wind Walking Skill while adjusting the center of gravity for landing.

Finally, after flipping twice in mid-air, he directly landed on the shingles of the farmhouse rooftop.

Several tiles were crushed under Tian Lin's footstep, startling Brother Zhao and Han Yue inside the house.

By the time they ran out of the house, Tian Lin had finally stabilized himself on the roof.

He saw Tian Lin on the roof clasping his fists towards the sky, addressing the lady in white, "Thank you for the escort, senior."

The lady in white was also somewhat surprised, not expecting Tian Lin to maintain his posture and remain uninjured.

Her interest seemed to wane as she said coldly from midair:

"Stay on Funiu Mountain for these three days. If you dare cause any trouble, don't blame me for being merciless."

Brother Zhao and Han Yue were unaware of Tian Lin's 'aspiration' to become the sect leader, so they did not understand where the lady in white's anger stemmed from.

They heard Brother Zhao exclaim with joy from under the eaves: "Brother Tian, you've finally come out. It seems the people from Heart Inquiry Sect didn't deceive me."

Tian Lin flipped down from the roof with a leap, asking Brother Zhao: "Where are Brother Zhong and Junior Brother Jiang?"

"Brother Zhong has been locked up by Sister Han in a room, as for Junior Brother Jiang, he has returned to Yao Yue Sect."

Following Brother Zhao into the main hall, Tian Lin saw several dishes still laid out on the table.

Brother Zhao hurriedly pulled out a stool, saying, "You've come at the right time, brother. These dishes were personally made by Sister Han, try Sister Han's cooking."

Tian Lin glanced at the meats and vegetables on the table and looked at Han Yue in surprise.

He knew that Han Yue was a disciple from a sect family and that disciples from such families usually only focused on practicing swordplay and were not likely to compete with servants in the kitchen.

"I used to live at the Zhong Family when I was very young. The servants there bullied me, so I have some experience making food."

This sounded somewhat unbelievable, but Tian Lin would not pry into others' painful past, and he was not interested in Han Yue's tragic history anyway.

He simply asked, "What, Heart Inquiry Sect deliberately not providing you meals either?"

Although the question was still about 'meals', it instantly shifted the focus away from Han Yue.

Listening to Brother Zhao say, "No, it's not that. Heart Inquiry Sect might not think highly of us, but they are not that petty.

Perhaps it's just their custom; in any case, Heart Inquiry Sect doesn't have a communal kitchen. Whether elders or disciples, they all cook for themselves."

Tian Lin also noticed the differences between Yao Yue Sect and Heart Inquiry Sect.

The inner sect disciples of Yao Yue Sect spent years cultivating on Moon Pond Mountain, rarely descending the mountain.

Likewise, the elders from various sub-peaks often stayed indulging in their Daoist Temples, leaving all the miscellaneous tasks to the servant disciples.

Heart Inquiry Sect was different. There were only two or three inhabited peaks in Heart Inquiry Sect, with no servant disciples and no distinction between inner and outer disciples.

Moreover, Heart Inquiry Sect didn't have a large population. The twenty-some disciples summoned into the Heart Inquiry Hall that day probably represented all the sect disciples that could be gathered.

"Sister Han indeed has good culinary skills. It seems Brother Zhong has enjoyed a treat."

Tian Lin smiled as he tried a bite of the dish on the table, deftly changing the topic to Zhong Wujie, asking Han Yue, "How's Brother Zhong's condition now?"

Worry was evident on Han Yue's face: "His hysteria is becoming more and more severe. He has to be tied up with ropes made by the sect to prevent him from running out. It's just a pity that Heart Inquiry Sect is unwilling to save him, and I don't have any good solutions right now."

Brother Zhao frowned and said:

"It's all because of Elder He's rough temper. Now that he has killed an elder of Heart Inquiry Sect, it's no wonder they're detaining Sister Han and Brother Zhong—

The situation now hinges on whether Junior Brother Jiang can get the formula for the Heart Inquiry Pill from Elder Xiao. If Junior Brother Jiang's efforts bear no fruit, not only will we struggle to cure Brother Zhong, escaping from Heart Inquiry Sect will be difficult."

Tian Lin was the only one aware that Elder Xiao had no formula for Heart Inquiry Pill.

Thus, Junior Brother Jiang's return to Yao Yue Sect was doomed to be fruitless.

According to Tian Lin's plan, once Junior Brother Jiang returned without success, when questioned by the people from Heart Inquiry Sect, he would 'volunteer' to visit Yao Yue Sect to 'request' the Heart Inquiry Pill formula.

But now the situation had changed, with the Sect Ancestor of Heart Inquiry Sect leaving some troublesome will, which involved the position of the sect leader of Heart Inquiry Sect.

His chances of leaving Heart Inquiry Sect were now up to fate.