The world inside the pot.
Urgent footsteps echoed in the grand hall, and Yuan Tiangang hurried inside.
Inside the hall, Li Chunfeng was half-kneeling on the ground, his white robes stained with blood, and the air carried a faint tallic scent.
"You’re injured?" Yuan Tiangang couldn’t believe it—was there really soone in this world capable of wounding Li Chunfeng?
Li Chunfeng was at the Sixth Realm Immortal Hero Great Perfection stage, half a step into the Seventh Realm, only slightly inferior to Yuan Tiangang himself. He had mastered the Beidou Life and Death Divine Power and Taibai Red Killing Technique, capable of killing enemies from hundreds of miles away.
His Taoist skill was only marginally weaker, and in today’s decline of Taoist practices, Li Chunfeng could easily be considered the second most powerful in the world. But who could possibly accomplish this?
Could it be that ancient hermits had re-erged?
"I made a mistake." Li Chunfeng, seeing Yuan Tiangang approach, let out a bitter smile.
"A mistake? Tell more."
"The Emperor is a fake. That person killed Luu Hermit, leveraged the Great Tang Dragon Qi to break through the array, and wielded a spirit sword to shatter my spell."
Li Chunfeng coughed up fresh blood due to the backlash he had suffered.
Hearing this, Yuan Tiangang’s expression turned grave.
A gigantic divine sword?
"Could it be the Heavenly Escape Sword Technique?" Li Chunfeng recalled events from a hundred years ago, saying, "Is Luo Gongyuan and Ye Fashan still alive?"
Ye Fashan and Luo Gongyuan were the most famous Taoists of the Great Tang.
Luo Gongyuan was cunning and elusive, appearing in the mortal world only sporadically.
Ye Fashan’s talismanic skill was profound and he was more active, serving under Gao Emperor, Wu Zetian, Zhongzong, Emperor Rui Zong, and Xuanzong...
The Golden Age of Tang was free of demonic disturbances, thanks in part to Luo Gongyuan and Ye Fashan.
"Impossible! I already killed them both. They can’t reappear," Yuan Tiangang firmly denied.
The period when Yuan Tiangang and his disciples were active coincided with Ye Fashan’s era. Knowing that any grand undertaking required their demise, he had eliminated them.
Neither Luo Gongyuan nor Ye Fashan had ascended to the Immortal Realm nor remained in seclusion—they had been killed by Yuan Tiangang.
Thus, it could not be these two who had erged.
"Could it be their successors?" Li Chunfeng suggested.
"That’s likely the case."
Luo Gongyuan, skilled in the art of divination, must have passed down their doctrines to this person, allowing them to evade notice until now.
"Good, they’ve finally appeared—just the opportunity I needed to draw the snake from its hole and eradicate all remnants of them," Yuan Tiangang said with a hint of excitent.
He did not fear these people surfacing; what he feared was their absence and a sudden, decisive attack at a critical mont.
This was precisely the strategy of "drawing the snake from its hole."
"Pay them no mind—for now, it’s best to avoid revealing our whereabouts before the main sche is complete," Yuan Tiangang cautioned.
"The Dragon Slaying Array has been destroyed. Should we create another?" Li Chunfeng, observing the celestial signs, noted that the person’s traces had vanished completely, suggesting a hideout unknown to anyone.
"No, it would take too long. Even if we recreated it, soone would destroy it again. Since our gentle approach hasn’t been appreciated, we must resort to harsher thods," Yuan Tiangang’s eyes glead, starry reflections swirling within them.
The Dragon Qi must be forcibly severed and redirected for their own use.
Greater Tang must descend into further chaos until the dynasty collapses.
The Dragon Qi, transmitted from the era of the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns, would be extinguished.
Once it was removed, it would not regenerate and would instead enter a state of gradual decline.
Even a newly established dynasty would be unable to reverse the downfall, as there would be no Dragon Qi left.
Eventually, the civilization would decay entirely until even minor neighboring states beca insurmountable threats.
...
Chang’an City.
The citizens were sleepless throughout the night.
The divine sword, true dragon, and divine arrow shattered their understanding of reality.
So believed it to be a divine miracle, while others feared it as heavenly punishnt.
No matter the interpretation, Song Lin had completely disappeared.
Official explanations were absent. Tonight’s events lacked any textual record, as if they had never occurred.
As Chang’an underwent reconstruction, the incident gradually faded from mory.
The vanished "Li Chen" was assud to have died from excessive consumption of pills, his throne inherited by the son of Prince Guang.
The palace concubines were split between those originally from Prince Guang Mansion and those imperial maidens brought in after the Emperor ascended the throne.
Song Lin seldom troubled the forr group, while indulging in superficial amusents with the latter.
The newly arrived concubines were largely spies planted by various factions, performing well in their roles.
Within the Upper Pure Pearl.
Song Lin was reading a secret manual inscribed with three large characters: Invisibility Technique.
This manual was retrieved from Luu Hermit.
The spell described therein surpassed ordinary invisibility techniques, allowing the user to transform their physical form into nothingness.
Initially, cultivation permitted only invisibility, not true vanishing—others could still touch the practitioner’s body.
With progression, full disappearance would be possible, rendering the user untouchable and invisible.
At its peak, the spell evolved into a transformation technique—enabling physical enlargent, shrinking, and mimicry to achieve mastery equivalent to the Fifth Realm Wind Hero Realm, granting a millennium-long lifespan and the title of Land Immortal.
"While it cannot be considered a magic vein, it’s suitable for training elite assassins," Song Lin mused.
He decided to find ti to practice the technique.
Although it had a high threshold, its power upon mastery was intimidating.
Imagine combining the Invisibility Technique with the Heavenly Escape Sword Technique—one could beco the world’s foremost assassin.
At that level, whover they wished to kill, they could!
After storing the cultivation manual away, Song Lin approached Xing Hepu.
"Have you uncovered any trace of that person?"
Xing Hepu nodded but then shook his head, leaving Song Lin perplexed.
"Is it a yes or a no?"
"This person’s trace lies in Lishan, but also not in Lishan. The divination signs reveal this paradox."
Song Lin imdiately ordered Li Zhan to lead an investigation of Lishan.
Seeing Xing Hepu’s troubled expression, Song Lin asked, "Why the long face?"
"If the trace points to Lishan, I suspect it’s tied to Ye Fashan. If he has joined Yuan Tiangang and his disciples, the consequences could be catastrophic."
Ye Fashan’s last recorded whereabouts before disappearing were in Lishan, where he was said to have visited Lishan Mother and attained celestial enlightennt.
"Is Ye Fashan truly formidable?" Song Lin asked curiously.
"Of course. At the age of seven, he drowned and disappeared for three years. Upon returning, he claid to have been enlightened by immortals, attaining divine skills. He would often use his abilities to play tricks on others and later traveled the world while refining his Taoist skill... his cultivation depth is unfathomable."
"That shouldn’t be the case. If it were truly him, Li Chunfeng wouldn’t have been the one to confront ," Song Lin refuted.
"You’re right. So, what’s our next move?" Xing Hepu asked.
"No rush. Our enemies are in the open, while we remain hidden. I will first have them investigate Lishan, while I focus on cultivating a new spell. Also, I need you to continue teaching the Art of Divination."
Ti flowed slowly, and the state of the Great Tang deteriorated further.
Both Li Ang and Li Chen, uncle and nephew, consecutively entered the Wind Hero Realm.
Song Lin had also begun incorporating Xing Hepu’s Art of Divination.
Na: Song Lin.
Realm: Core Formation Middle Stage.
Taoist Realm: One hundred sixty years.
Divine Skills: Golden Liquid Jade Liquid Rejuvenation Scripture, True Dragon Tiger Nine Immortals Scripture, Cloud Seal Mysterious Character Jade Scripture, Xing Hepu Yingyang Book, Invisibility Technique, Innate Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Generalization True Technique, Heavenly Escape Sword Technique, Taiji Xuanzhen Heavenly Master Seal Scripture, Heavenly Repairing Demon Seed Skill, Innate Eight Diagram Array, Six Yang White Gold Divine Thunder, Taiji Thunder Escape True Technique...
Enhancents: [Emperor Seal] (Unactivated [Qi Control Six Voids][Moon Cultivation Great Witch][Golden Crow Yang Pattern]).
Artifacts: Five Thunders Heavenly Master Order, Temple Emperor Seal, Emperor’s Coiled Dragon Jade, Heavenly Demon Stomach, Nine...
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Two new spells added—the Yingyang Book and Invisibility Technique.
The Yingyang Book was the life’s work of Xing Hepu.
Besides its thods for divination and predicting fate, it also contained the New Era Technique for altering destiny.
It could be used to save lives or to end them.
The Invisibility Technique spoke for itself, and Song Lin had achieved complete invisibility.
His cultivation still wasn’t enough; after mastering divination, he needed to study the New Era Technique.
Ti ticked away.
Unbeknownst to Song Lin, so people were actively searching for him.
Because he was hiding within the Upper Pure Pearl, they had yet to locate him.
However, they had found traces of companions like Li Zhan.
Song Lin was unaware of any of this—he erged into the real world to find Zhi Xin to exchange insights and expedite his mastery of Xing Hepu’s Art of Divination.
The real world.
Song Lin slowly awoke.
Twenty days had co and gone.
During this ti, he briefly left to handle Taoist temple matters and t with fellow practitioners.
Honestly, the ti spent within the Small Cave Heaven wasn’t extensive.
After organizing his gains, Song Lin flew toward Mingxing Peak.
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