Supreme Mystic Dao Master, Chaos-Obscured Fate

Upon hearing this, the old man chuckled, shook his head, and slowly said, "This young master's status is far beyond that of a Dao Child... Even a Dao Child cannot have my sect's Supreme Elder as their protector. The difference is considerable."

The handsome young cultivator nodded in agreement, then paused for a moment before asking curiously, "Master, how do you think the sect will treat them?"

Upon hearing this, the old man glanced at the young cultivator and said helplessly, "That's a Spirit Transformation Realm expert! How can we deal with him? Putting aside everything else, even someone at the Early Spirit Transformation has extremely strong survival abilities. If we really become enemies, unless the other party has something to hold back, even if the Supreme Elders aren't afraid, what will happen to us? What will happen to the sect?"

Upon hearing this, the young cultivator nodded thoughtfully and said no more.

The old man did not continue to communicate with the young cultivator. Instead, he took out Sound Transmission Jade Token and transmitted everything he had seen in Myriad Manifestations City to the Dao Master of the Supreme Mystic Dao Sect.

The Dao Lord replied quickly, with only a few words: "I understand."

The old man looked at the telepathic message, let out a soft sigh, and stopped thinking about it.

He, a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, has done all he could. Now, it all depends on the sect's attitude.

Dao Province, Supreme Mystic Mountain Range.

This is a giant mountain range located in the center of Dao Province, with endless mountain ranges and peaks clustered together.

Because the mountain range is located beneath Supreme-Grade Spirit Vein, with incredibly rich Spiritual Qi, the entire mountain range is covered by a thin layer of spiritual mist, and the seven-colored glow of the clouds appears and disappears in the depths of the mountain range.

Nourished by Spiritual Qi, the entire mountain range has become quite beautiful over the long years, with countless strange peaks and steep ridges, and deep pools and streams tinkling in the mountains.

Cranes occasionally fly through the forest and across the sky, their long cries echoing through the valley for a long time.

Deep within the mountains, the buildings of the Supreme Mystic Dao Sect cover the peaks, with sect buildings everywhere—on the mountaintops, between the ridges, and in the valleys.

The architecture of the Supreme Mystic Dao Sect is simple and elegant, without any gorgeous patterns or carvings. White walls and green tiles, winter plum blossoms and spring peach blossoms... it presents a secluded and otherworldly scene.

These buildings are arranged using a special formation. Every courtyard and every hall is connected to the sect's protective formation, which not only strengthens the sect's buildings but also enhances the protective formation. The two complement each other and form a unified whole.

Deep within the Supreme Mystic Dao Sect, in a secluded valley, the lush green bamboo forest rustled in the breeze, its shadows swaying like green waves.

Deep in the bamboo forest, in a quiet clearing, an old man in a white Daoist robe sat cross-legged in a small bamboo hut. In one corner of the room, incense smoke curled upwards, the smoke as fine as silk, creating a dreamlike scene.

The old man held a pure white Sound Transmission Jade Token in his hand, his clear eyes gleaming with a faint light.

He muttered to himself, "A newly appeared Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator... a bronze chariot pulled by nine Cloud Flood Dragons, and that mysterious young master who looks like an immortal? In the Eastern Domain these past few days, several sects have joined forces to deal with a Blood Demon Evil Cult, and are currently dealing with other cult members. A great battle broke out at Profound Earth Mountain in Yellow Province two days ago. According to the cultivators who witnessed it, both sides were quite powerful, even influencing the heavens and earth and changing the celestial phenomena. Only Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators could do that... One of them was Spirit Transformation Realm Evil Cultivator, and the other was an unknown Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator. Now it seems that it's probably this fellow cultivator who appeared in Myriad Manifestations City. This fellow cultivator killed a Spirit Transformation Realm Evil Cultivator so easily; his cultivation is probably unfathomable..."

The old man summarized the information he had gathered over the past few days and muttered, "This young master's origins are unknown, but his background is probably quite extraordinary. Fortunately, he doesn't seem to be an evil person..."

The old man hesitated for a moment, but finally took out a white jade plate.

The white jade plate was no bigger than the palm of my hand, its surface warm and smooth, covered with complex Runes that flickered intermittently.

The Runes seemed to be alive, leaping out of the plate from time to time, transforming into glowing fish that would circle in mid-air before plunging back into the plate.

The trajectory of the luminous fish seemed to be intertwined with the movement of stars, the changing of time, and even the birth and death of heaven and earth, so mysterious that it was dazzling.

The old man formed hand Method Formula, and in his clear, infant-like eyes, a black and white light flickered and rippled.

The next moment, his hand Method Formula changed, and with the help of the White Jade Heaven-Derivation Disc, he began to deduce the background of the Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator.

The old man did not directly deduce the identity of the mysterious young man.

The fact that a fellow cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Realm can act as his protector means that his Lineage must be protecting his destiny. If he rashly makes a prediction and disturbs the other party's destiny, he might incur karmic repercussions and even offend the other party.

Although the Supreme Mystic Dao Sect had a certain background in the Spirit Realm, he dared not act so boldly, lest he cause unnecessary trouble.

Soon, a mist appeared before the old man's eyes. Through the Law Treasure, the old man began to deduce the origin of the Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator using his magical artifact.

However, no matter how the old man deduced or traced back along the river of fate, all he encountered was a hazy mist, as if such a Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator did not exist at all, as if everything was empty.

This stirred up a great deal of emotion in the old man.

Although the Supreme Mystic Dao Sect's Supreme Mystic Heaven-Derivation Technique is not as exquisite as the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's Heavenly Secrets Instruction Ji Jue, and its ability to deduce destiny and heavenly secrets is slightly weaker, he has cultivated for more than two thousand years and has made many deductions, but he has never encountered such a situation before!

Even among fellow cultivators at the same Spirit Transformation Realm, he could usually deduce some clues, but this was the first time he had encountered a situation like this, one of utter chaos!

This situation means that the other person's fate has been completely concealed and cannot be predicted at all!

But how could that be?!

Let alone the Spirit Transformation Realm, even the Void Refinement Realm, the Body Integration Realm, or even higher levels, could not possibly conceal one's destiny to such a chaotic degree!

What exactly is the background of that fellow Daoist?

Moreover... even the protectors' destinies were completely concealed, so what about the young master being protected?

Even with the mindset honed by over two thousand years of self-cultivation, the old man still felt a sense of trepidation at this moment.

Just then, he seemed to see a dazzling point of light appear in the hazy mist.

The light was dazzling, yet not glaring; instead, it exuded an indescribable grandeur and antiquity.

The old man was startled upon seeing the point of light and immediately wanted to investigate.

However, the next second, he vaguely saw a blurry gaze from the direction of the light.

He didn't even see the look in those eyes. His mind went blank, and he felt as if he had fallen into an endless chaos. His consciousness was swallowed up by an invisible torrent, and he lost all five senses, even his perception of time and space collapsed.

The white jade plate floating in front of him fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

The old man sat motionless, his eyes glazed over.

After an unknown amount of time, his eyes suddenly cleared, and after glancing around, he muttered to himself with some doubt and uncertainty, "... What's wrong with me?"

He frowned, feeling a slight confusion in his mind.

For a Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator, this feeling already indicates something unusual.

He recalled that it seemed he had met a fellow cultivator at the Spirit Transformation Realm and a mysterious young man in a sect in Myriad Manifestations City.

Then it seems he suddenly lost a part of his memory?

Just then, the old man saw the dimly lit white jade plate in front of him, paused, and a look of confusion and astonishment appeared in his eyes.

White Jade Heaven-Derivation Disc?

Did he use the Supreme Mystic Heaven-Derivation Technique himself?

He frowned and murmured, "... Given my personality, if I were to use the Heaven-Derivation Technique, I would definitely deduce that fellow cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Realm, avoiding that mysterious young master with an even more prestigious status. What did I see? Why did I lose that memory?"

Then, he felt the hairs on his body stand on end, and his body trembled slightly. He dared not think any further.

The fact that I've lost that memory is probably some kind of warning!

If I were to continue recalling or re-analyzing the events, I would probably be courting death!

The other party's identity is probably more terrifying than I imagined!

The old man sat there for a long time, his eyes flickering, and soon he made a decision.