Chapter 376 Dao Yuan Cultivation Method

"Why would he do that?" Ning Beichen asked, puzzled.

"For the Dao Yuan Heart Method," Zhang Xin replied, her fists clenched, her body trembling.

"So, you mean you want revenge?" Ning Beichen frowned. He could help her a little, but that didn't mean he was willing to help her seek revenge.

"No, I don't have such grand ambitions. Although I wish Chen Qiao would die immediately, I know I'm no match for him. If I went to seek revenge, I'd most likely be killed by him," Zhang Xin said calmly.

"Then what do you want me to do?" Ning Beichen asked.

"I want you to protect me as I go to a place and help me retrieve the Dao Yuan Heart Method," Zhang Xin said.

"Didn't you just say Chen Qiao already took the Dao Yuan Heart Method? You don't mean you want to get it back from him, do you?" Ning Beichen hadn't seen Zhang Tiandao's Dao Yuan Heart Method, but he knew how precious a cultivation technique that could directly lead to the True Master realm was.

He himself practiced a cultivation technique that could directly lead to the True Master realm, but it belonged to his master. Without his master's permission, no one else, not even his senior sister, could access it.

Therefore, Ning Beichen was very interested in this Dao Yuan Heart Method. If he could possess or copy it, Ning Beichen wouldn't mind gaining a powerful enemy.

"No, the Dao Yuan Heart Method Chen Qiao obtained was not complete. My father was cautious and didn't keep the entire Dao Yuan Heart Method to himself. He stored the complete version in a safe place."

"Later, this beast Chen Qiao indeed showed his disloyalty and tried every means to get the Dao Yuan Heart Method from my father. To avoid my father discovering his intentions, he began to secretly poison my father's food with a slow-acting poison every day..."

"He succeeded in the end and obtained the Dao Yuan Heart Method from my father."

"However, at that time, he didn't know it wasn't the complete Dao Yuan Heart Method. But Chen Qiao's talent was excellent. Even with an incomplete Dao Yuan Heart Method, he reached an unparalleled level. With just one more step, he would become a Master."

"The Dao Yuan Heart Method didn't help him reach the Master realm. Chen Qiao is a very intelligent person. He quickly realized the reason: my father must have held something back and didn't give him the complete Dao Yuan Heart Method."

"What's laughable and tragic is that Chen Qiao's supposed cleverness caused him to miss his opportunity. He knew that I was my father's only daughter, and if there was a complete Dao Yuan Heart Method, my father would definitely leave it to me."

"So, over the years, Chen Qiao has been searching for me relentlessly. Several times, I narrowly escaped his grasp, which forced me to leave my hometown and hide everywhere to evade his pursuit."

"Although I know where my father hid the complete Dao Yuan Heart Method, I don't dare to retrieve it. Because if I appear, Chen Qiao will inevitably find me. I don't dare to gamble."

"My request is for you to protect me as I go to that place and retrieve my father's Dao Yuan Heart Method. If you feel you are not confident or are afraid, I won't force you, as this is something that could cost you your life," Zhang Xin explained to Ning Beichen.

"Miss Zhang Xin, if I may be blunt, although Chen Qiao is not easy to deal with, you are the sect leader of the Red Gate. You lack neither wealth nor manpower. Can't you deal with him by combining your forces?" Ning Beichen asked.

"You don't understand Chen Qiao. This isn't a matter of numbers. He is ruthless and cruel. To him, anyone below the Master realm is like an ant. Unless I can find a Master to escort me."

"But that's impossible. First, I don't know any Masters. Even if I did manage to find one, do you think the Dao Yuan Heart Method would still end up in my hands?" Zhang Xin voiced her concerns to Ning Beichen.

Primarily, she didn't want to escape one den of wolves only to fall into the jaws of another, only to lose both the Dao Yuan Heart Method and her own safety to someone else.

Moreover, she had thought it through clearly: Chen Qiao was not a Master, so there was still a sliver of hope in dealing with him. If another malicious Master were to get involved, she would have no hope for the rest of her life.

Ning Beichen remained silent. Zhang Xin glanced at him and continued.

"I know what you're thinking. You must think I can use the Dao Yuan Heart Method to find someone to deal with Chen Qiao?"

Ning Beichen nodded. If she were willing to part with the Dao Yuan Heart Method, he believed there would be many people in the world who weren't afraid of death, including some Masters who would be very interested.

"The problem is, why would they believe I have the Dao Yuan Heart Method?"

"Even if they did believe me, once they obtained the Dao Yuan Heart Method, wouldn't they turn around and kill me immediately?"

"I cannot gamble, nor do I dare to," Zhang Xin told Ning Beichen.

"Then why do you trust that I can deal with Chen Qiao? Are you sure I wouldn't covet the Dao Yuan Heart Method?" Ning Beichen asked.

"Because you didn't kill me before. That's why I trust you. If we obtain the Dao Yuan Heart Method, I can let you copy it," Zhang Xin said.

"I'll consider it." Ning Beichen didn't agree immediately.

"That's understandable." Zhang Xin nodded, not urging Ning Beichen, though she felt uneasy inside.

After a while, Ning Beichen spoke.

"I can agree to help you, but if we do obtain the Dao Yuan Heart Method, you cannot interfere with who I choose to pass it on to."

Ning Beichen didn't place too much importance on the Dao Yuan Heart Method.

He was already at the Master realm. No matter how miraculous the Dao Yuan Heart Method was, it only led to the Master realm, not to the unity of heaven and man. Therefore, its effect on him was limited.

He just thought of some people around him, like his senior sister and Yilin. He couldn't privately pass on his sect's cultivation techniques to them, but if he had the Dao Yuan Heart Method, that wouldn't be an issue.

"Alright." Zhang Xin immediately agreed.

At this point, she didn't have much leverage to negotiate with Ning Beichen.

Retrieving the Dao Yuan Heart Method was her greatest wish. Only then would she have the capital to avenge her father.

"Then it's settled. When do we go?" Ning Beichen asked.

"In three days." Zhang Xin also needed to handle some matters. This trip might be her last, so she needed to make arrangements for the Red Gate.

"Okay, then I'll see you in three days." Ning Beichen said.

Three days later.

Ning Beichen and Zhang Xin appeared at an airport arrival hall exit and boarded a black van, leaving the place quickly.

"We're being followed." Ning Beichen said shortly after getting into the car.

"It must be Chen Qiao's people. He knows I'm back." Zhang Xin frowned. Although she hadn't seen anyone following them, she trusted Ning Beichen's judgment.