Timothy Qi's expression froze for a moment, then he grabbed a manual and flipped it open. When he saw that it was the Jade Sovereign Canon, his body trembled violently, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.
The superpowers of the Mystic Sun Domain are made up of seven great nations, thirteen sects, and nine great clans.
Among the thirteen major sects, Jade Sovereign Sect is the strongest, while Skysea Sword Sect has been the perpetual runner-up for ten thousand years.
No one wants to be second place forever.
Skysea Sword Sect doesn’t want that either. So, as the Order Master, Timothy Qi’s greatest wish right now is to surpass Jade Sovereign Sect and take its place, becoming the number one sect in the Mystic Sun Domain.
In terms of techniques, Skysea Sword Sect’s Sun-Moon Heaven Canon is actually a notch stronger than the Jade Sovereign Canon.
But the catch is, the Sun-Moon Heaven Canon can only be split up for men and women to cultivate separately. Because of that, the split Sun-Heaven Canon and Moon-Heaven Canon end up being half a grade weaker than the Jade Sovereign Canon.
This left Timothy Qi very unwilling to accept it. He even tried cultivating the Moon-Heaven Canon, but found that the energy produced by it completely repelled the Sun-Heaven Canon energy in his body—they just couldn’t merge. If he kept going, the only result would be qi deviation.
He just couldn’t figure out why these two types of energy would reject each other.
So, after poring over countless ancient sect texts, he finally found the answer: the founding ancestor of Skysea Sword Sect had a special constitution. Because of this unique trait, the powers of the Sun-Heaven Canon and Moon-Heaven Canon didn’t repel each other.
Even after learning the answer, Timothy Qi still felt unsatisfied, and even wanted to find some kind of divine or heavenly medicine to change his constitution. Unfortunately, after many attempts, he failed every time.
Now, the Jade Sovereign Canon had ended up in his hands. If he could cultivate it and achieve the Jade Sovereign Golden Body, then combine it with his Sunwheel Sword Art, his strength would surely skyrocket.
Thinking of this, he quickly skimmed through the Jade Sovereign Canon. With his eye for martial arts and experience, he judged that this was the real deal—just a rough read gave him plenty of insights.
Calming his mind, he opened another technique manual.
This manual was the Myriad-Flame Divine Art from Starfield Martial Sect. Instantly, he shot Evan Chu a surprised look—how did this guy get his hands on both the Jade Sovereign Canon and the Myriad-Flame Divine Art?
After another quick skim, he could also confirm that the Myriad-Flame Divine Art was genuine. Then, he opened the last manual.
The last technique came from Wei Yuan. Although it wasn’t as good as the Jade Sovereign Canon or the Myriad-Flame Divine Art, it had its own unique strengths.
Three Imperial-Grade Techniques—if my Skysea Sword Sect could obtain them, just imagine how much our power would increase!
To be honest, Timothy Qi was very tempted.
Suppressing his excitement, he closed all three manuals, looked at Evan Chu, and asked, "Young Master Chu, if I may be blunt—how exactly did you get these three techniques?"
The five Grand Elders immediately realized that the three manuals Evan Chu had brought out were all genuine. For a moment, their gazes toward him changed.
Evan Chu just smiled and shrugged it off. "The Jade Sovereign Canon and Myriad-Flame Divine Art were both traded from those two sects. As for the third manual, I forced Wei Yuan to hand it over after defeating him!"
Upon hearing this, Timothy Qi narrowed his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them. "If I trade you the Sun-Moon Heaven Canon, will you use it to barter with other sects?"
"I will!" Evan Chu nodded without hesitation.
Hearing Evan Chu’s answer, a murderous glint flashed in Timothy Qi’s eyes. He made up his mind, thinking to himself, "Evan Chu, you’re still too young and naïve. You don’t know how treacherous people can be. Today, I’ll give you a lesson."
In the next instant, Timothy Qi suddenly slammed his hand onto the armrest of his chair, snapping it clean in half.
"Evan Chu, you’ve got some nerve—bringing fake techniques here to Skysea Sword Sect and trying to swindle us!"
"The techniques are fake?"
The five elders inside Sword-Nurturing Hall were all stunned. But some quickly caught on, vaguely understanding the Order Master’s intent.
As for Evan Chu, his expression barely changed. He looked at Timothy Qi with amusement. "Order Master Qi, are you sure these techniques are fake?"
With his experience, how could he not see that Timothy Qi wanted to swallow up his techniques? Evan Chu only sneered inwardly—these techniques weren’t so easy to steal.
"With my status and position, would I ever falsely accuse you?" Timothy Qi sneered at Evan Chu, speaking slowly.
"Evan Chu, you really are reckless—bringing fake techniques to Skysea Sword Sect and trying to deceive us! What do you take our sect for?" One of the Grand Elders, having caught on to Timothy Qi’s intent, chimed in to support him.
"So young, yet your character is so base—truly disgraceful..." Another elder spoke up, his expression seemingly regretful.
"Evan Chu, unless you give us an explanation today, don’t even think about leaving Skysea Sword Sect!"
The third elder began to threaten him.
The fourth elder joined in: "Evan Chu, you’d better apologize to us right now, or I won’t let you off!"
Finally—
Elder Luo kept silent, feeling a faint sense of unease. He’d already realized that Order Master Qi and the other four Grand Elders wanted to seize Evan Chu’s three Imperial-Grade Techniques, and were deliberately slandering him.
But then, a question arose.
If Evan Chu dared to bring three techniques to the sect, surely he had something to rely on.
Besides, since he managed to obtain both the Jade Sovereign Canon from Jade Sovereign Sect and the Myriad-Flame Divine Art from Starfield Martial Sect, that already showed his unique abilities.
Forget Starfield Martial Sect—Jade Sovereign Sect is even stronger than Skysea Sword Sect. Did they never try to seize Evan Chu’s benefits? Most likely, they failed.
That’s why he really wanted to persuade the Order Master to reconsider. After all, trading the Sun-Moon Heaven Canon for three Imperial-Grade Techniques was already a huge bargain—why take such a risk?
But he was sure—even if he suggested it, the Order Master wouldn’t listen.
Thinking this, he could only sigh deeply, his eyes filled with helplessness.
Faced with the elders’ aggressive threats, a cold smile began to form at the corner of Evan Chu’s lips.
At that moment—
Timothy Qi spoke again: "Evan Chu, for the sake of your help in repelling the Insect Horde, I won’t hold your deception against you today. Leave Skysea Sword Sect right now, and I won’t pursue charges against you!"
Evan Chu just smiled and said calmly, "Order Master Qi, I’ll give you a chance—let’s continue our trade, and I’ll pretend nothing happened. How about it?"
"Outrageous!"
Timothy Qi shouted angrily, "Even now, you still covet our sect's techniques. Do you really think I won't act against you?"
"So you’re dead set on stealing my techniques, huh?" Evan Chu’s face suddenly turned cold.
"Obstinate fool! Order Master, I say this little thief is blinded by lust—no need to be polite, just seize him and throw him in the dungeon!" Another elder shouted.
Timothy Qi raised his hand, staring at Evan Chu and continued, "Evan Chu, I’ll give you one last chance—are you leaving or not?"