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Then, he took that piece of sinking wood and found Qiu Junlin.

"Why are you still in Qitian Pavilion?" Qiu Junlin was surprised to see Tan Shuchang, so much so that the question blurted out spontaneously.

"Has news of me killing those senior predecessors from Disciple-Beheading Sword Mountain spread that quickly?" Tan Shuchang was surprised; although he hadn't expected to keep it a secret, it shouldn't have spread so fast!

It had only been one evening!

"Senior predecessors... you're quite polite, I must say..." Qiu Junlin's lips twitched unwillingly upon hearing this.

"As a human, one must understand propriety, and with propriety comes the need for one's words and deeds to follow suit. Therefore, there is no contradiction between my killing them and my treating them with respect," Tan Shuchang said with a natural expression.

Hearing this, Qiu Junlin couldn't help but inwardly sneer—not surprisingly, Tan came from a prestigious family with a centuries-old heritage, deeply ingrained with the family's young master's practice of hypocrisy.

"Then, may I know if there is any way I can assist General Tan?" Qiu Junlin smiled.

Upon hearing this, Tan Shuchang realized there was now a lamentable and thick barrier between them, and he couldn't help but sigh softly, "Friend Qiu, you didn't use to be like this."

"The word friend consists of two identical characters which could stand for the same amount of money or status. Friendship is possible only when the wealth and social standing are comparable; otherwise, the relationship is bound to turn into a hierarchy. Take my father, for example, and his sworn brothers.

Therefore, I, Qiu someone, would never dare to presume to be General Tan's equal," explained Qiu Junlin with a hint of helplessness.

After all, this was the fierce man who had cut down several elders of Disciple-Beheading Sword Mountain!

Although he once had some admiration for Tan Shuchang, at this point, all he wanted was to distance himself from Tan Shuchang, lest he be targeted by the young disciples from Disciple-Beheading Sword Mountain.

Those pampered disciples from Disciple-Beheading Sword Mountain always adhered to their belief that whatever they deemed to be true was indeed the truth.

As to what the actual truth was, they didn't care at all.

Because they all believed they could never be wrong!

Tan Shuchang naturally understood the underlying meaning of these statements and then said, "Since that's the case, why not repay the favor you once owed me now?"

"When did I ever owe you a favor?" Qiu Junlin was taken aback.

"The Gathering of Goodness and Peace, you invited me to go, and I went," Tan Shuchang said with a smile.

"I see. I do owe General Tan a favor indeed. How would you like me to repay it?" Qiu Junlin suddenly recalled the process of Tan Shuchang and Long Zhangyuan's feud. Although Long Zhangyuan set out from the mountain with the intention of slaying Tan Shuchang, the reason they clashed so quickly could indeed be attributed in part to him.

"Then please take this diary of mine, make a template, and disseminate it after printing!" Tan Shuchang requested.

Qiu Junlin, hearing it was just about printing the diary, was instantly incredulous.

And the next second, he couldn't help feeling ashamed of his own petty thoughts.

After all, in Qiu Junlin's view, Tan Shuchang's cultivation diary had already been printed and sold in two volumes, especially the second volume which had spread everywhere like a storm.

The power used in their dissemination was something that even he found somewhat unbelievable.

Yet now, Tan Shuchang had come to him just to spread a single diary, which was truly giving him the opportunity to clear their relations!

Tan brother is truly generous!

From that moment, Qiu Junlin sincerely admired Tan Shuchang.

Even though he had become a Demon Cultivator, he still maintained the cultivation and demeanor of a noble family's son!

"Very well! I shall surely attend to this matter expeditiously. Should I fail, Qiu someone will present my head to you," Qiu Junlin immediately promised.

"Friend Qiu needn't go to such lengths; it's alright if it can't be done," Tan Shuchang replied.

Tan Shuchang, unaware of Qiu Junlin's thoughts and hearing his serious tone, thought he might have discovered the matter regarding the killing of his uncle, so he considered it and then took his leave.

He wanted to spread this journal by imprinting because he was inspired by the approach of the little thief who first stole his diary.

By doing so, he hoped Disciple-Beheading Sword Mountain would "arrange" another encounter for him, meaning to have another battle with Long Zhangyuan, the Son of the Heavenly Mandate!

To create something akin to stepping stones orchestrated by destiny itself, Tan Shuchang felt sure that upon discovering how he propagated his own "military exploits," Disciple-Beheading Sword Mountain would not be able to resist sending Long Zhangyuan to slay him.

After all, at this point, only by having the Son of the Heavenly Mandate slay him could their righteous plan seem destined by heaven!

Instead of being involved in "traffic operation."

This was all a common strategy, one Tan Shuchang had seen plenty of before his transmigration.

As for the benefits of having Long Zhangyuan slay him, there were many, starting with the broken Immortal Sword, which Tan Shuchang could retrieve at an opportune moment. After all, an Immortal Sword in the hands of Long Zhangyuan and an Immortal Sword cultivated by the century-old cultivators of Disciple-Beheading Sword Mountain wielded entirely different powers.

Besides, Tan Shuchang was not yet ready to confront those century-old cultivators of Disciple-Beheading Sword Mountain, especially that Nan Jian, Su Huan'an.

A man's reputation, like the shadow of a tree.

Especially after Dongdong told him that Su Huan'an was just a hair's breadth away from her Sword Dao realm.

Such a pinnacle level Sword Master of Heaven and Earth was entirely on par with the former Demon Cultivator leader!

After leaving Qiu Junlin, Tan Shuchang immediately left Qitian Pavilion because he felt he could no longer stay there, even though Emperor Yi had not yet revoked his position.

But the reason Emperor Yi had not revoked his position might just be because he had slept poorly last night and was still asleep now.

So, Tan Shuchang prepared to return to Black Heart Mountain.

However, just as he was about to make a move, he sensed someone nearby and, after a moment of thought, said, "If the senior has come, why hide? You see, from start to finish, I haven't mentioned the senior once, and even the Cultivation Technique you passed on to me, I've claimed as my own invention. The senior should see that I am absolutely dependable."

Tan Shuchang spoke these words because he sensed a somewhat familiar aura, much like when he met the middle-aged cultivator who fancied his sister-in-law in the Peach Blossom Paradise.

Upon hearing Tan Shuchang's words, the Demon Cultivator leader appeared with a complex expression.

He looked at Tan Shuchang, disbelief still apparent in his eyes.

After all, he had only taught the youngster the "Shadow Retaining Immortal Secret Tome" for a short while!

Yet the youngster had completed all four volumes!

Although Tan Shuchang had only displayed the Calamity Witnessing Sword Qi and the Calamity Transcendence Body Shape, the Demon Cultivator leader understood from the same origin of the two techniques that this youngster had reached the end of this demonic technique, just like himself.

Therefore, he spoke with a smile, "Congratulations, from today, you have ten cycles of sixty years to enjoy."

"Senior, what do you mean by that?" Tan Shuchang was astonished. Ten cycles of sixty years amounted to six hundred years!

"When the shadows do not cease, the self does not die, this is the art of retaining immortality," explained the Demon Cultivator leader. He was not surprised that Tan Shuchang did not understand his earlier words.

Because if he hadn't completed all four volumes, found the half-volume notes left by the original creator of this demonic technique, and lived over two hundred years himself, he wouldn't have believed it either.

This demonic technique could actually achieve such a ludicrous realm of longevity.

In the eyes of the former Demon Cultivator leader, ten cycles of sixty years was akin to immortality, especially since those more powerful than him in the past had only managed to live for two cycles.

"Thank you for the honor of passing on the technique! If not for having a master already, I would truly wish to take the senior as..."

Before Tan Shuchang could utter the last word "master," the Demon Cultivator leader's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly interrupted, "Let's not discuss becoming disciples. I once had two disciples, but their fate is unknown, so I'm somewhat averse to the idea."

While saying this, the former leader of the Demon Cultivators did not forget to look sentimentally pained.

"Senior may not know, but I have encountered one of your disciples before in the Peach Blossom Paradise of Vast Cold State. He lived there for many years with his nephew, Ning Shuqi," Tan Shuchang Li promptly said, repaying kindness with gratitude.

Tan Someone was not someone who forgot favors.