Imperial Cultivation Chapter 1646 - 1642: Tonggu Valley

If it were the Jade Pendant he crafted now, would they still dare to come looking for trouble?

He was very curious about this.

"It really is you!" The chubby middle-aged man frowned, scrutinizing Chu Zhiyuan.

He had been suspicious before because Chu Zhiyuan didn’t exhibit the aura of a Spirit Venerable.

This aura is something that no Spirit Venerable can conceal or disguise.

Thus, Spirit Venerables cannot attack or ambush each other.

He understood that if the owner of the Jade Pendant was indeed him, it meant Chu Zhiyuan had mastered a secret technique or spiritual artifact that could conceal a Spirit Venerable’s aura.

Is there truly such a secret technique or spiritual artifact in the world?

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "It’s me. I wonder what advice the three elders might have?"

"..."

The three exchanged glances and fell silent.

The middle-aged man with a scarred face cupped his hands and said, "The person with the Jade Pendant used its power to kill one of our juniors."

Chu Zhiyuan’s eyebrows arched, "Junior? A disciple from which land and Sect?"

"... Red Profound Sky, Sky Extreme Sect!"

The scar-faced man said in a deep voice.

"Red Profound Sky... Sky Extreme Sect..."

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes, searching his memory.

All those Jade Pendants were imbued with his spiritual power, everything seen and heard would enter his mind.

Sometimes he paid attention, sometimes he didn’t intentionally regard it.

But even if he didn’t pay attention, it would still enter his memory.

To find it, he would search directly within his memories.

"Sky Extreme Sect..." Chu Zhiyuan murmured as he searched, "Hmm, three experts from Sky Extreme Sect ambushed and attempted to manipulate an expert from Biyuan Heaven."

Relying on the aura of these three, he searched through all the experts experienced by the Jade Pendants.

Finally, he found his target and saw the situation at that time.

Three disciples from Sky Extreme Sect ambushed a Court Honored Expert, but the Court Honored Expert triggered the Jade Pendant.

The power of the Jade Pendant exploded, resulting in crushing destruction.

He opened his eyes and looked at the scar-faced man, "Since you are skilled in Heavenly Mechanism Inference, why didn’t you guide them to avoid danger?"

The scar-faced man immediately looked glum.

The chubby middle-aged man snorted and said, "Your Jade Pendant is weird!"

Junior Brother Cheng’s inferred future and the actual future deviated.

The root of deviation was that Jade Pendant, and furthermore, the Jade Pendant severely injured Sky Extreme Sect disciples, killing two Perfect Venerables and gravely injuring one.

The gravely injured one was fortunate and used a spiritual artifact to desperately resist, barely surviving one strike from the Jade Pendant and managed to snatch the Jade Pendant and escape.

If not for good luck, even facing one of them, all would be annihilated.

This guy’s greatest achievement was capturing that Jade Pendant, allowing them to come seek revenge.

So they could avenge.

But now, it seems that this revenge is not so easily met.

Even three Spirit Venerables feel unstable facing one Spirit Venerable.

As to why Heavenly Mechanism Inference resulted in errors, failing to foresee the death of those two juniors, it’s safe to say that the Jade Pendant is peculiar.

Junior Brother Cheng consistently thought the error in Heavenly Mechanism Inference originates from that Jade Pendant.

He had to come and see what’s truly going on, why it caused an error in Heavenly Mechanism Inference.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "My Jade Pendant isn’t peculiar, right? If it’s infused with power, it can trigger protection. You also have similar methods, right?"

The chubby middle-aged man snorted, "Your Jade Pendant can interfere with Heavenly Mechanism? Is the material special?"

Chu Zhiyuan looked at the scar-faced man and smiled, "Does this elder know the reason?"

The scar-faced man pinched his left hand and swiftly moved through the joints, murmuring incantations softly.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled as he watched him, not urging.

The other two stared at the scar-faced man.

The scar-faced man opened his eyes, his face turning red, the scar on his flesh becoming bloodier, appearing more terrifying.

"Junior Brother Cheng..." The chubby middle-aged man whispered.

"It’s not the Jade Pendant; it’s him!" The scar-faced man said solemnly.

"Him—?" The chubby middle-aged man suspiciously looked at Chu Zhiyuan, "He carries a secret technique that can interfere with Heavenly Mechanism?"

"Yes." The scar-faced man slowly nodded.

"Is he really this formidable?" The chubby middle-aged man exclaimed in surprise at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "The three elders want revenge, seeking justice for those few sect juniors?"

He shook his head, "Shouldn’t this account be settled against me?"

The chubby middle-aged man said seriously, "You possess the Heavenly Secret Technique?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

"How did you master this technique?" The chubby middle-aged man asked.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed, "It was acquired by a fortunate encounter, mastered inadvertently."

"What secret technique?" The chubby middle-aged man pursued.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Donghuan Saint Technique."

"Donghuan Saint Technique..." The chubby middle-aged man looked at the scar-faced man.

The scar-faced man’s expression slightly changed.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "It seems the elder also practices the Donghuan Saint Technique."

Currently, what I’m relying on isn’t the Donghuan Saint Technique but the Divine Eye.

The advantage of Donghuan Saint Technique and Divine Eye is the minimal consumption of spiritual power, and the ability to see farther.

The consumption of Divine Eye is immense, unable to be sustained long, its advantage is clearer vision.

"You actually practice Donghuan Saint Technique?" The scar-faced man solemnly asked, "Emperor Dong Huan?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, "I once had the fortune to witness the Divine Statue of Emperor Dong Huan."

The scar-faced man asked, "How far in the future can you see?"

"Within ten years." Chu Zhiyuan said, "Looking further ahead becomes inaccurate, what we are actually seeing is merely a possibility, the future is ever-changing and unpredictable, especially those close to us are most susceptible to be influenced by us, altering the future."

The scar-faced man slowly said, "You truly mastered the Donghuan Saint Technique, Cheng Mengji."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "Chu Zhiyuan, I’ve seen Elder Cheng."

The chubby middle-aged man exclaimed in surprise, "Junior Brother Cheng, this is...?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "It seems we are all disciples of East Huan Sacred Valley."

"You’ve become fellow disciples?" The chubby middle-aged man exclaimed in surprise, "Impossible, right?"

Cheng Mengji slowly nodded.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "I truly didn’t expect it; East Huan Sacred Valley is not easily entered by anyone, scarcely so in the world, I’ve only met Elder Cheng so far."

"I’ve only met you." Cheng Mengji said.

He looked at the chubby middle-aged man, "Brother Lu, this really is a rare fate."

"But..." Lu Wusheng was speechless, "Those three juniors..."

Cheng Mengji shook his head, "Their own grievances, they can settle themselves, we can’t manage that much."

Lu Wusheng looked at the other middle-aged man.

He also looked helpless.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "How far back can Elder Cheng trace?"

"Fifty years."

"Seems like I’m a bit stronger, I can trace back five hundred years."

"Five hundred years, impossible, right?"

"My spiritual power is strong, initially I could trace back a hundred years, with recent progress, I can trace back five hundred years."

"Five hundred years... Can you really see ten years ahead then?"

"Seeing ten years ahead is no problem, but ten years already lacks significance," Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "Too many variables in between."

Cheng Mengji slowly nodded, "Indeed too many variables."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Moreover, I’ve found that changing fate often brings disadvantages; destiny is hard to defy, truly not an empty statement, the most stable use of Donghuan Saint Technique is to trace the past, not glimpsing the future."

"...Right." Cheng Mengji nodded earnestly, "Glimpsing the future is not for the wise."

"Originally just a slight setback, if altered, it might result in losing one’s life," Chu Zhiyuan sighed, "If destined to die, reversing is too difficult."

Cheng Mengji agreed deeply, solemnly said, "Best not to do so, hard work with no reward."

The two exchanged experiences and insights on practicing Donghuan Saint Technique continually.

Lu Wusheng and the gaunt middle-aged man looked at each other.