Chapter 273
Wang Shouyi gazed longingly at the swirling patterns before him.
This was the power of a cultivator. In the modern world, one needed identity information and GPS coordinates to find someone, but a cultivator only needed a thread of causality. With that thread, they could inquire of the heavenly path and know everything in the world. All beings and objects, whether tangible or intangible, had nowhere to hide.
This was the path he wished to walk!
However, he soon noticed the confusion and bewilderment on his master’s face.
Could it be that there were matters in this world even she could not resolve?
The master of Kunlun Xian Palace, Hua Jin, was one of the foremost elders, ranking just below the elders and above her direct disciples. Yet, at this moment, she was the one in charge of the Kunlun Xian Palace. Before the revival of spiritual energy reached the intermediate stage, all operations of the palace were decided by her, as those above her were still in slumber.
Hua Jin was skilled in astrology and had once served as the national advisor to a female emperor during the Tang Dynasty, though she had done so under a disguise and a pseudonym.
She had never believed there was anything in this world that could elude her.
Only someone of her caliber could understand that even omniscience could not defy the heavenly mandate.
As for what lay beneath the heavenly mandate, there was no illusion left for her.
But now, this understanding, which had persisted for over a thousand years, shattered in an instant—she could not deduce who had attacked the great formation, only that the assailant was still in this world. Moreover, the four sword cultivators mentioned by Wang Shouyi and the other ascenders were nowhere to be found!
Even if a transformation stage cultivator had the ability to obscure the heavenly secrets at a cost, how could the other three Golden Core cultivators not deduce anything?
Even if she risked her luck and foundation to intensify her efforts, she still gained nothing...
“Master?” Wang Shouyi, seeing Hua Jin frowning deeply, mustered his courage to call out softly.
“Be quiet!” Hua Jin shot him a glance, her tone laced with irritation.
Wang Shouyi lowered his head, not daring to speak further.
The other ascenders around them fell silent, their expressions tense.
Yet, an awkward atmosphere began to rise among them.
Hua Jin gritted her teeth and calculated for a while longer before reluctantly giving up.
But with so many ascenders around, she couldn’t just say she had only deduced that the assailant was in this world, could she?
That would be like taking off one’s pants to fart!
“Wang Shouyi.” Hua Jin retrieved the formation plate, her mind already racing with plans. She instructed her disciple, “The attack on the great formation was indeed unexpected. The opponent’s methods are sophisticated, but no matter how clever they are, they cannot escape my watchful eye!”
Wang Shouyi’s eyes lit up at her words.
Then he heard her continue, “I have gained a thread of heavenly insight... Hmm, Wang Shouyi, you should enter the world normally and follow your instincts. The heavenly secrets will guide you. In the end, you will find the thief who attacked the great formation, and then report back to me!”
After finishing her words, Hua Jin cast a cold glance at the other ascenders and said, “You all should do the same. Pay more attention to your surroundings in your daily lives.”
“The Demon Hunting Conference ends here. I will send a trusted aide to handle the next arrangements. You all can rest easy.”
With that, she tore open a spatial rift and hurriedly left, clutching the formation plate.
Only Wang Shouyi and the group of ascenders remained, each feeling disoriented in the cold wind atop the mountain.
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Five minutes earlier.
Chen Huai'an brought Li Qingran back to the Demon Slaying Division’s base in C Province.
As soon as he looked up, he saw Lin Hao’s body, riddled with holes, lying like a coal briquette.
“Can’t say I didn’t warn you,” Chen Huai'an said, kicking the body off the cliff to avoid polluting the air.
Inside the small cabin, Lin Lingling was propped up on her little belly, scrolling through short videos on her phone.
The snack bags beside her had piled up like a mountain. It was a mystery how this girl could eat so much and not gain weight.
“Ah? The governor and... cough, sister are back!” Lin Lingling exclaimed, glancing at her watch.
Her suspicious gaze darted toward Chen Huai'an.
How long had it been?
Was the governor really up to the task?
In her mind, the battle should have lasted at least 48 hours, right?
“Governor, are you really okay?” Lin Lingling asked directly.
“What do you mean, ‘okay’?” Chen Huai'an’s expression darkened.
He didn’t quite grasp what she meant by “three eggs,” but he could tell it wasn’t anything good.
Lin Lingling turned to Li Qingran and asked, “Pretty big sister, do you think the governor is okay?”
Such matters had to be considered from the perspective of those involved.
After all, it concerned the governor’s strength and the development of the C Province Demon Slaying Division. As long as the parties involved were satisfied, everything would be fine.
Li Qingran glanced at Chen Huai'an beside her, her beautiful eyes sparkling with affection and mirth. It seemed that even when she lowered her head, her gaze lingered on him: “I think... Master is very impressive, quite capable.”
Seeing the way they looked at each other, Lin Lingling knew it was a done deal.
The governor had completely won over the pretty big sister.
So much so that she didn’t even care about the passage of time.
Lin Lingling pulled Chen Huai'an aside and whispered, “Governor, even if the pretty sister doesn’t mind, you still need to take those supplements I got for you every day. Just in case the feelings fade one day, you can still hold onto her with your health!”
Chen Huai'an snapped back to reality.
So this Lin Lingling was treating him like a donkey to be trained?
Just as he was about to deal with the cheeky girl, his phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated violently.
He pulled it out and saw that the electronic girlfriend game had activated on its own.
A crimson alert box appeared on the screen:
【Detected that the player is being subjected to unknown forces attempting to deduce heavenly secrets!】
【Please put on the VR headset immediately to prevent location exposure!】
【The deduction will commence in approximately one minute!】
【If the player’s location is exposed, any resulting issues will be the player’s responsibility!】
This was the first time he had received such an urgent alert from the electronic girlfriend game.
Chen Huai'an quickly realized that this deduction of heavenly secrets might not be from the Cangyun Realm, but from the world he was currently in.
Without a second thought, he took out the AR headset and put it on.
He didn’t care how Li Qingran would look at him; the situation was urgent.
From Lin Lingling’s perspective, the governor’s actions seemed a bit odd.
After all, he was in the middle of speaking when he suddenly pulled out a motorcycle helmet, put it on, and lay down, giving off a vibe of performing some kind of performance art.
But in Li Qingran’s eyes.
What she saw was—Chen Huai'an lying down, leaving only a shell behind.
His spirit vanished the moment he donned that helmet-like special ‘armor’!
Master, he completed the total separation of his spirit from one world in an instant!?
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Chapter 292: Are You Sure She’s Your Disciple?
“Follow your instincts, huh…”
Wang Shouyi pondered over his master’s words.
Even if what she said seemed vague, he believed it must carry profound meaning. While the other ascenders might not understand, as his master’s gatekeeper disciple, he had to grasp it.
His master would never be wrong.
Nor would she utter any nonsense.
“If I’m to follow my instincts, then I’ll join the C Province Demon Slaying Division.” Wang Shouyi squinted, clenching his fists: “I see now! I understand!
So the person who attacked the great formation is likely within the C Province Demon Slaying Division, or these individuals will appear there in the future.
As long as I join the C Province Demon Slaying Division, I will eventually catch their trail! This is the true meaning of my master’s words!”
Wang Shouyi hadn’t considered how others might interpret this statement.
In his heart, he was convinced of his understanding.
“Should I tell Brother Chen about this? To make sure he keeps his eyes peeled and doesn’t recruit the wrong people, lest they bring disaster to the C Province Demon Slaying Division…”
Wang Shouyi paced back and forth at the edge of the cliff, stroking his chin.
“But telling Brother Chen might alert the snake, causing those people to be wary and not enter the C Province Demon Slaying Division, or let the thieves already within hide themselves…”
“Forget it.” Wang Shouyi shook his head, gritting his teeth: “Brother Chen has done me a favor, and I must take my master’s task seriously. So I won’t say anything for now! If my master truly blames the C Province Demon Slaying Division, I’ll step forward and risk my life to repay Brother Chen’s kindness!”
“What’s wrong with Wang Shixiong?”
“I don’t know, he’s been mumbling to himself, acting all mysterious.”
The other disciples of Kunlun Xian Palace and the ascenders looked at Wang Shouyi’s unusual demeanor with strange expressions.
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