After a long while.
Huanglong Zhenren returned to the edge of the East Sea.
Only this time, he wasn't alone. He had brought Chijingzi with him.
Back at the place where the battle had taken place, Huanglong Zhenren immediately looked around, extending his Spiritual Sense as he searched for something.
But he was soon disappointed.
Nothing. There was nothing at all.
"Damn it! He didn't even leave me the Yin Yang Twin Flood Dragons' corpses!"
Huanglong Zhenren cursed furiously.
"The Yin Yang Twin Flood Dragons had already reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. Their corpses were naturally a great treasure. How could he possibly have left them behind?"
Beside him, Chijingzi was taking talisman after talisman from his sleeve.
"But I was the one who killed the Yin Yang Twin Flood Dragons!"
Huanglong Zhenren was furious.
"You couldn't even beat a Heavenly Immortal. What more is there to say?"
Chijingzi said.
"He wasn't a Heavenly Immortal. He's already broken through to Mysterious Immortal!"
Huanglong Zhenren's face reddened as he defended himself.
"What, is there any difference between a Heavenly Immortal and a Mysterious Immortal to a Taiyi Golden Immortal?"
Chijingzi waved his right hand, scattering the talismans around them.
"You..."
"If he hadn't been holding two Xiantian Lingbao, how could he possibly have been a match for me?"
"Have you figured out who this person is or not?"
Huanglong Zhenren looked anxious.
After fleeing earlier, he had gone straight to Yunxiao Cave to find Chijingzi.
After all, the more closely the person being divined was connected to the place Chijingzi used for his divination, the more likely it was to succeed.
By performing the divination at the site of the battle that had just ended, he was sure to discover Lu Changsheng's identity.
Besides, what if Lu Changsheng was still there when he and Chijingzi arrived?
That possibility was extremely slim, but it wasn't impossible.
Now, though, even that slim possibility had vanished completely. All he could do was hope Chijingzi could discover the other man's identity.
"Don't rush me. I'm already working on it."
As Chijingzi spoke, he gathered magical power at his fingertips and pointed at the talismans floating in the sky.
One talisman after another caught fire, and streaks of Golden Light enveloped the entire area.
Chijingzi was also full of anticipation.
Truthfully, he didn't care what happened to Huanglong Zhenren. What he cared about was the treasure.
Those were two Xiantian Lingbao!
As long as he found out who the man was, he could obtain two Xiantian Lingbao!
He could still sense the residual fluctuations of magical power high in the sky.
This time, he would surely discover the man's identity!
But as time passed, Huanglong Zhenren grew more and more impatient.
"Any results yet?"
"Quiet!"
Chijingzi barked.
Was Huanglong Zhenren impatient? He was impatient too.
The divination was already more than halfway complete, but it had yielded no results.
That made no sense.
According to Huanglong Zhenren, the man had left this place less than an hour ago.
With such a short interval, how could a Taiyi Golden Immortal fail to divine even the slightest clue about a Mysterious Immortal?
Did that make any sense?
Seeing that the talismans were about to burn out, Chijingzi steeled himself.
He cut his fingertip and used his blood essence to power the divination.
At once, a trace of red appeared on every talisman.
But sometimes, giving something didn't mean you would get something in return.
No matter how great a price Chijingzi paid for this divination, he could never uncover anything about Lu Changsheng, who was protected by the system.
In the end, the talismans burned away, and a trace of blood appeared at the corner of Chijingzi's mouth.
"How did it go?"
Huanglong Zhenren quickly asked.
"Still nothing."
"Just how did you offend this person? Why is he targeting you like this?"
Chijingzi's question left Huanglong Zhenren at a loss.
Had he offended Lu Changsheng?
They had only met twice in total.
At Lingganhu last time, he had indeed used Lu Changsheng, but in the end, Lu Changsheng had still taken the Xuanling Fruit.
As Huanglong Zhenren racked his brains, he saw Chijingzi turn to leave.
"Where are you going?"
"To Kunlun Mountain. I'll tell Master what happened and have him uncover this person's identity."
"No!"
Huanglong Zhenren hurriedly stopped Chijingzi.
Setting aside the matter of the Xuanling Fruit, just consider what had happened this time.
If Master found out that he hadn't obtained the Yin Yang Jiao Dan and had used up two talismans,
only to lose to a Mysterious Immortal,
the consequences would be unimaginable!
It wasn't even impossible that he would be expelled from the Chan Sect.
After all, if word got out that one of the Jade Void Twelve Immortals had lost to a Mysterious Immortal, the Chan Sect would lose all face!
"Huanglong, do you know we don't have much time?"
"Now that the man is a Mysterious Immortal, you and I may still have a chance of winning."
"Once he breaks through to Golden Immortal, or even Taiyi Golden Immortal, it won't matter if we find out who he is. The two of us still won't be able to take him down!"
Chijingzi said.
It came down to the same problem as before.
Even if Master discovered the man's identity, he definitely wouldn't take action himself.
In the end, the task would still fall to him and Huanglong Zhenren.
If that happened, there was a good chance they could take the man down and obtain two Xiantian Lingbao.
If they delayed any longer, those Xiantian Lingbao would no longer be his to claim.
The only problem was that if Master learned about this, Huanglong Zhenren would certainly be punished.
But what did Huanglong Zhenren's punishment have to do with him, Chijingzi?
With that, Chijingzi was about to leave.
But Huanglong Zhenren showed no intention of letting him go.
"No. At least, not yet!"
"Let me defeat Xuan Jun first. Then I'll tell Master about this."
Huanglong Zhenren came up with a compromise.
As long as he defeated Xuan Jun, Master would go easier on him when he learned about what had happened.
Chijingzi frowned and was about to speak.
"I know what you're thinking."
"That man was able to reach Mysterious Immortal so quickly thanks to the Xuanling Fruit."
"There are only a few dozen years left before my battle with Xuan Jun. There's no way he can break through to Golden Immortal in that time!"
Huanglong Zhenren explained.
Chijingzi looked thoughtful.
Huanglong Zhenren had a point. Breaking through to Golden Immortal was nothing like breaking through to True Immortal or Mysterious Immortal.
But could a cultivator who possessed two Xiantian Lingbao really be so ordinary?
"Senior Brother, don't forget that you knew about the Xuanling Fruit too."
"If Master finds out about this, who knows whether he'll blame you for knowing and not reporting it?"
"Right?"
Chijingzi's expression darkened.
"Fine. We'll do as you say."
"After your battle with Xuan Jun, whatever the result, you must ask Master to investigate this matter thoroughly!"
"I'll head back to Yunxiao Cave."
As he spoke, Chijingzi was about to leave.
"Senior Brother!"
"What is it now? I'm not going to Kunlun Mountain. Can't I even return to my own Dojo?"
Chijingzi was getting angry.
Huanglong Zhenren smiled.
"Of course you can return to your Dojo."
"I wanted to ask if I could borrow your Yin Yang Mirror."
He had no other choice.
He hadn't obtained the Yin Yang Jiao Dan, and the talismans were all gone.
Without preparing some other means, his chances of winning against Xuan Jun weren't good.
But he had to win this battle if he wanted to somewhat quell Master's anger when he found out.
So all he could do was ask Chijingzi to lend him a Magic Treasure.
"My battle with Xuan Jun concerns the reputation of the Chan Sect. I hope you'll help me, Senior Brother!"
Huanglong Zhenren began to put pressure on Chijingzi.
"I can lend you the Yin Yang Mirror."
"But you'll have to trade me the Cultivation Resources Master gives you over the next thousand years."
Chijingzi wasn't buying it.
What did the outcome of the battle with Xuan Jun have to do with him?
If Huanglong Zhenren wanted to borrow a Magic Treasure, he would have to show the proper "sincerity."
Huanglong Zhenren looked displeased.
A thousand years' worth of Cultivation Resources? Wasn't Chijingzi taking advantage of his predicament?
"If you don't want to, you can ask someone else to lend it to you."
Chijingzi didn't give Huanglong Zhenren time to think. He turned and walked away.
"Fine. I agree!"
Huanglong Zhenren had no choice but to accept.
Whatever else happened, he needed to win his battle with Xuan Jun first.
After leaving behind the Yin Yang Mirror, Chijingzi departed without another word.
Huanglong Zhenren looked at the Yin Yang Mirror in his hand, the veins bulging on his forehead.
This was all Lu Changsheng's fault!
The next time he saw Lu Changsheng, he would make him repay every last bit, no matter the cost!
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