“Hahaha…” de Lordughed heartily. “I think it’s a deal!”


    Upon hearing this, Night Orchid’s face blushed even more.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    “Come, Night Orchid, go with your Celeste to my room. Let’s leave Billy to chat with the old man!” With that, Muriel grabbed Night Orchid’s hand and headed towards the door.


    Smiling, de Lord’s daughter, Celeste de, stood up and followed them. As they approached the door, Muriel turned to Billy and said, “Billy, no matter what, you must stay at de Sect for a few days this time!”


    “Haha, sure, thanks, Auntie Muriel!” Billy replied with a smile.


    For the next two or three days, Billy and hispanions indeed stayed at de Sect. On one hand, it provided Night Orchid with an opportunity to get along with Ian’s family. On the other hand, Billy took advantage of this time to have de Lord instruct Casey, Azure Dragon, and Night Orchid in their sword techniques.


    “Commander Gardner, are you free now?” One morning, shortly after finishing breakfast, de Lord’s second son, Clive de, approached Billy.


    “Free, Uncle Clive? What’s the matter?” Billy asked.


    “My father is waiting for you in the back mountains. Let me take you there.” Clive smiled and said.


    “Sure!” Billy nodded in response.


    Fifteen minutester, the group arrived at a spacious valley in the back mountains, where de Lord and Ronald de, were already waiting.


    “de Lord, Uncle Ronald!” Billy and hispanions greeted them.


    “Commander Gardner, hand over your Bloodshadow Fury de to me.” de Lord smiled as he looked at Billy.


    “Alright!” Billy handed over the formidable de.


    “de Lord, are you going to pass on some supreme sword technique to boss?” Stout asked, raising an eyebrow.


    “Haha, not exactly a supreme technique.” de Lordughed and then asked, “Do you know what the supreme art of de Sect is?”


    “No idea!” Stout straightforwardly shook his head.


    “de Lord, is it the Infinite de?” Azure Dragon chimed in. He knew that Ian’s trump card was the Infinite de, a powerful technique that could challenge opponents of a higher level.


    “Infinite de is a technique I created myself. Although it’s passable, it doesn’t qualify as the supreme art of de Sect.” de Lord shook his head.


    “Then what is it?” Azure Dragon continued.


    “de Sect has a history of nearly a thousand years and has produced many outstanding talents. The sect once enjoyed great glory.” de Lord wore a thoughtful expression as he continued. “However, unfortunately, in thest two to three centuries, de Sect has declined in talent. No oneparable to our ancestors has emerged, and the highest cultivation level has stagnated at the half-step Sovereign level.”


    “As a result, de Sect’s position in the martial arts world has been declining day by day. Not only has it been squeezed out of the ranks of superpowers, but it’s also on the verge of falling out of the top five among first-ss powers.”


    “de Lord, don’t be too pessimistic. Ian is a rare talent in de Sect for centuries!” Stout interjected optimistically. “In time, he will reach the Sovereign realm. By then, he will lead de Sect back into the ranks of superpowers!”


    “Yes, that’s the only thing that makes me feel fortunate!” de Lord nodded. “Ian’s martial talent is indeed much better than his father’s and mine. Perhaps with some more time, he can achieve aplishmentsparable to our ancestors.”


    “However, the world of martial arts in vale, and even the entire world, is about to face turbulent times. I’m afraid we don’t have much time for him to grow slowly. And as he is now, he is still too weak.” Having said that, de Lord turned and bowed deeply to Billy.


    “Commander Gardner, in a few days, I will officially close up, attempting to break through to the Sovereign realm. This seclusion mayst for half a year at the shortest, and three to five years at the longest. I entrust Ian to you during this time.”


    Billy reached out to lift de Lord up. “Ian is my brother. As long as I’m alive, nothing will happen to him.”


    “I believe in you!” de Lord nodded and continued, “Commander Gardner, the reason I called you here today is to pass on the true supreme art of de Sect, the Domineering de Art, to you. I hope it will be of assistance to you.”


    Hearing this, Casey eximed, “de Lord, so the legendary Domineering de Art does exist?”


    “Casey, have you heard of it?” Azure Dragon asked.


    “Yes!” Casey nodded and replied, “It is said that the Domineering de Art was created by the third sect master of de Sect. It is a true Sovereign-realm martial technique. It is said that back then, with Domineering de Art, the sect master brought de Sect from a second-rate power directly into the ranks of superpowers within a short hundred years.”


    “So powerful?” Azure Dragon was astonished.


    “General Kimmons is truly well-informed. Even I, as a member of de Sect, have only heard about this history.” de Lord smiled faintly.


    “de Lord, you can directly pass on the Domineering de Art to Ian.” Billy also felt a bit stunned upon hearing about the Domineering de Art. It was the first time he had heard of such a thing.


    “Commander Gardner, don’t be polite with me!” de Lord responded again.


    “In fact, a few years ago, when you and the old master from Ether Mountain came to de Sect, I nned to pass on the Domineering de Art to you. But because you hadn’t broken through to the War God-Emperor realm at the time and couldn’t control it, passing the de art on to you would have done more harm than good. So I had to give up.”


    “de Lord, does it have strict requirements on the practitioner’s cultivation?” Stout curiously asked.


    “Exactly!” de Lord nodded.


    “Domineering de Art is so named because the technique is extremely overbearing. If not controlled properly, it not only fails to harm the enemy but can also backfire and harm the practitioner. Even a War God-Emperor martial artist with average talent cannot master this technique. Otherwise, Ian’s father and I would have practiced it long ago. With Commander Gardner’s martial talent, coupled with having already reached theter stage of the War God-Emperor realm, I believe he should be able to handle it.”


    “As for Ian, he is still a bit weak now. Perhaps when he breaks through to theplete stage of the War God-Emperor realm, he can try to practice it.”


    Stout eximed.


    “de Lord, have you not practiced it?” Night Orchid asked, slightly surprised.


    “I have tried to practice it before. Although I can barely unleash the technique now, it’s challenging to control. That’s why I never dared to use it casually in battle.” de Lord responded. At this point, he turned to Billy. “Commander Gardner, let me demonstrate it to you first. Watch carefully, and then I’ll exin the corresponding mental and physical techniques to you.”


    “Alright.” Billy did not refuse de Lord’s goodwill anymore. In a sense, he could be considered half a member of de Sect, and de Lord could be regarded as his half-master. Practicing the Domineering de Art seemed legitimate.


    Subsequently, de Lord gripped the Bloodshadow Fury de and walked to an open space.