I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

He found that the study was filled with Qi Refinement books and some low-grade spells.

As for mid-grade spells, there were two or three volumes, among which Stacked Wind Palm was conspicuously present.

"These stored here are not the spells of the Blood Sect; instead, they are all common cultivation techniques. It seems that these spells are for deceiving others."

"Hidden Realm Travelogue? Outlook Map of Tongzhou?"

Tian Lin flipped through a stack of books, but he became increasingly perplexed.

At first, when he looked at the collection of the elder from Yao Yue Sect, he thought that the books in the study were just for show, deliberately arranged to create the appearance of a normal Qi Refiner's identity, filled with the average Qi Refinement books and spell techniques used by righteous people.

However, after flipping through a few books, Tian Lin discovered that these were not merely for display.

The pages of these books not only showed signs of being turned, but many also had very earnest 'annotations.'

Through the handwriting, Tian Lin judged that the elder from Yao Yue Sect not only carefully read these books but also studied them in detail.

Among these, the ones studied most deeply were the Five Elements Foundation Establishment Method and several travelogues.

"Among all the Foundation Establishment methods, the Five Elements Foundation Establishment Method is the orthodox Longevity Technique; by establishing the foundation with the Five Elements, one could transform all things, being the origin of all techniques—"

Looking at the inscription by the elder of Yao Yue Sect on the title page of the Five Elements Foundation Establishment Method, Tian Lin smiled and said, "Could it be that this elder of Yao Yue Sect intends to switch from Blood True Qi to Five Elements True Qi?"

This thought seemed ludicrous, as the Five Elements Foundation Establishment was extremely difficult, and at his age in his seventies or eighties, it was not a good time for the elder to practice the Five Elements Foundation Establishment Method.

Yet the more Tian Lin thought about it, the more he realized that the elder of Yao Yue Sect had founded Yao Yue Sect in the Golden Core Realm within Yulong Continent, with no one aware of his experience in cultivating Blood True Qi.

Perhaps, he really changed to the Five Elements True Qi midway.

Especially given the words on the title page of the Five Elements Foundation Establishment Method, it was evident how much the elder esteemed it.

"The old man, from the time he was young and 'Seeking Immortality,' dared to sail across the seas even in his old age, it shows how unparalleled his determination to follow the Dao is. Since he knows the Five Elements Foundation Establishment Method is better than the Blood True Qi, he might actually switch to the Five Elements True Qi.

Moreover, both Hidden Realm Travelogue and Outlook Map of Tongzhou indicate that he is seeking the Five Elements Foundation Establishment Pool."

Tian Lin set down the Five Elements Foundation Establishment Method and looked up towards the door.

He saw a young woman holding a transmission plate, which contained Spirit Rice and meat dishes.

Tian Lin asked the young woman, "How many Spirit Stones do we have in the house? Enough to buy how much Water Spirit Rice?"

The young woman immediately replied, "How many Spirit Stones we have in the house is known only to you, master. We maidservants wouldn't dare to inquire. But as for Water Spirit Rice—we grow it ourselves in the house, only for your consumption, master, and it's entirely sufficient."

Tian Lin was stunned for a moment; he picked up a bowl of Water Spirit Rice from the transmission plate and asked the young woman, "Where did our house get the spirit field for Water Spirit Rice?"

Tian Lin was not afraid of exposing his identity; the young woman could never guess that Tian Lin had already been replaced by another person.

Her face flushed with anger, a fleeting look of rage in her eyes, she said in a low, muffled voice:

"My husband has passed away, and since master has forcibly taken over my body, why bother mocking me with your words?"

This response stopped Tian Lin in his tracks, but then he came to a sudden realization.

His family's Water Spirit Rice field must have been an ancestral property of Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing died, and the ancestral land fell into the hands of strangers.

He didn't know how many years had passed since then, but now he had claimed it for himself.

Tian Lin did not intend to truly mock Mrs. Zhou Qin; seeing her both embarrassed and annoyed, he also lost the interest in speaking with Mrs. Zhou Qin and began to earnestly eat the Water Spirit Rice.

Up until now, he still didn't know how significant the improvement from the Inquiring Sword Fruit was to his Sword Intent; in fact, after eating the Water Spirit Rice from Wen Dao Peak, he couldn't feel the existence of the so-called Sword Intent at all.

The reason why Tian Lin insisted on eating Water Spirit Rice was because he knew that the dictionary entry wouldn't deceive him.

Moreover, how could Tian Lin not be concerned about Sword Intent, given that both Zhou Qing and Daoist Yun had spoken of sword cultivation in such mysterious terms?

He consumed nearly ten sea bowls of Water Spirit Rice until he could no longer fit any more in his stomach, then he finally put down his chopsticks.

Mrs. Zhou Qin looked at Tian Lin as if he were a monster, clearly not expecting him to eat so much.

At this moment, a maid's voice came from outside the door, "Master, that person surnamed Tang has come again."

Tian Lin frowned and said to the outside maid: "Tell him that the master is feeling very unwell, and won't see him today."

The maid took the order and left. Tian Lin watched as Madam Zhou brought the food out on the transmission plate and said: "Leave the food here, go lie down on the bed."

Madam Zhou, who had been carrying the transmission plate, changed her expression and wiped away tears as she went to the study's adjoining couch to start undressing.

Tian Lin frowned and said, "Just lie down properly, why are you undressing?"

Madam Zhou, not knowing what Tian Lin was intending to do, lay flat on the bed.

She watched 'Tian Lin' stride towards her, and involuntarily closed her eyes immediately.

But Tian Lin paused, reaching out to touch the wooden token at her waist.

On the wooden token, the words 'Heart Inquiry' were carved in relief on one side, while the reverse side was engraved with the words 'Holding the pen to depict the worldly society, holding the universe in the palm.'

This token felt heavier than one would expect, its material seeming like wood yet not.

"What are you doing? This is the Zhou Family heirloom intended for my son Fan; give it back to me!"

Madam Zhou, who had not received the caress from Tian Lin that she was expecting, only realized when she opened her eyes that the wooden token concealed inside her clothes had somehow fallen out and been taken by Tian Lin.

Just as she was about to snatch it back, Tian Lin struck her with a palm, knocking her unconscious, then used the bedclothes to cover her up completely, head and all.

Outside the room, footsteps were heard, followed by the voice of the man in a black robe, whom Tian Lin had encountered when he first entered the illusion: "Subordinate heard that your Excellency is unwell and has come to check on you."

Inside, Tian Lin held his breath and focused, silently moving away from the bed and hiding by the door.

Outside the tightly closed wooden door, the man in the black robe's voice rose again: "Your Excellency? Master Huang, are you alright?"

Inside, Tian Lin remained silent, the summoned flying sword floating behind the door, waiting for the man in the black robe to enter the room.

"Your Excellency, if you don't speak, I'll have to come in."

After speaking, the man in the black robe didn't break in through the door but instead leaped through the window into the study.

He saw the raised bedclothes and a smile appeared on his face.

However, the smile disappeared instantly when he caught sight of Tian Lin hiding behind the door.

Two flashes of sword light lit up almost simultaneously, but Tian Lin's flying sword was clearly faster.

With a 'thud', the man in the black robe's flying sword brushed past Tian Lin's ear and shattered the wall behind him.

Tian Lin's flying sword, on the other hand, pierced straight through the man in the black robe's forehead.

The man in the black robe's expression instantly dimmed, as he knelt on the ground, dead gaze fixed on Tian Lin.

Tian Lin, to ensure the man was thoroughly dead, controlled his flying sword and beheaded him.

Only when the scene of the illusion began to blur did Tian Lin confirm that the other was truly dead.

He retracted his flying sword into the storage bag and finally exited the illusion, reappearing in the real world.

Upon leaving the illusion, Tian Lin immediately opened the storage bag and took out the wooden token given to him by the Heart Inquiry Sect.

Tian Lin touched the grain of the wooden token, his brow furrowing ever deeper.

"The wooden token in the illusion, not only does it look exactly the same as this wooden token, but even the patterns on it are the same. But Madam Zhou said this token is a family heirloom of the Zhou Family. If the token in the illusion and this token are indeed the same, then why would the leader of the Heart Inquiry Sect give me this heirloom of the Zhou Family?"

Tian Lin was utterly puzzled.

During his time in the Heart Inquiry Sect, he was sure that the sect leader had no intention of passing the sect to him, and indeed the sect leader did not want to keep him in the Heart Inquiry Sect.

Yet now, the token in his hand told Tian Lin that the sect leader had not given up on him.

In fact, if we look carefully at the two lines of characters, 'Holding the pen to depict the worldly society' and 'holding the universe in the palm,' the words 'Holding' and 'grip'.

Put these two characters together, wouldn't they spell 'To Lead'?

"So if it's a family heirloom of the Zhou Family, it would seem that only the Zhou clan leader would possess it. The Heart Inquiry Sect giving me this token is definitely not for becoming the head of the Zhou Family; rather, they may want me to someday lead the Heart Inquiry Sect—

I can't fathom the sect leader's thoughts; I might as well pretend to know nothing. First, find a way to achieve the Foundation Establishment Realm, and then consider the future!"