Battles between cultivators were fraught with danger.
Most other cultivators would have fallen for the trick without realizing it, then been refined into a Puppet from ten million li away.
But Li Chang'an was proficient in all manner of Righteous Path Spells and had also studied Demonic Arts in considerable depth.
He had read nearly all the Cultivation Methods and Spells in the storage bags of Wan Hun, Thousand Corpses, Soaring Snake, and the others. Among them were techniques that countered the Soul Controlling Stone.
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"Suppress!"
He immediately cast a Soul Dao Spell to suppress his own soul, preventing it from being controlled at once.
Then he made a casual excuse, took his leave of the others for the time being, and departed the Azure Dragon Sect.
Once he was far from the Azure Dragon Sect,
he burrowed deep underground, hollowed out a secret chamber, and laid layer upon layer of Tier 4 Great Formations around it.
All the while,
the power of the Soul Controlling Stone grew stronger.
But Li Chang'an kept using Soul Dao Techniques to hold it firmly in check.
Once the formations were complete, he brought out several Puppets and released the Profound Water Turtle and Fire Cloud, leaving the man and the turtle to guard the outside.
"Today, I'll pit myself against that old bastard!"
Li Chang'an drew a deep breath and sat down cross-legged.
With a thought, he took a large quantity of Divination Treasures from his storage bag and put his Divination Technique to full use. A profound, mysterious aura instantly spread around him.
When that aura rose to its peak, he formed hand seals and invoked a special Divination Technique.
"Seeking Cause and Asking Effect!"
This technique could trace a force to its source and reveal who was targeting