"Senior... Dragon Venerable? Are you the real Purple Gold Dragon Venerable?"
When they heard the Purple Gold Dragon Venerable address them so warmly, Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi both looked astonished.
The Dragon Venerable before them was clearly an illusion created by Fake Chu Jiang. Why was he connected to his real self in the outside world?
How was that possible?
Seeing their stunned faces, the Purple Gold Dragon Venerable laughed heartily, like an old child.
"Hahaha, you two youngsters shouldn't underestimate the abilities of Spirit Transformation cultivators."
"Though we Spirit Transformation cultivators haven't reached the point where we can sense it whenever someone invokes our honored names, we can still sense a little when an illusion nearly on par with our true selves appears in the world."
"To investigate the origins of this illusion, I spent a full month infiltrating and taking control of its consciousness."
"I never expected that this illusion would have something to do with you, Su Yuan."
Even after hearing the Purple Gold Dragon Venerable's explanation, Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi still hadn't recovered from their shock.
If anything, they were even more astonished.
Just one illusion created by an outsider had summoned the true self to descend directly. Spirit Transformation cultivators were practically like the gods people worshipped, liable to manifest from their statues at any moment.
This ability was clearly closer to that of Immortal Gods than mortals.
But after their shock came an overwhelming sense of security.
On one hand, the Purple Gold Dragon Venerable had officially become their ally. On the other, Star River Heavenly Lord, who had descended in person, had surely recovered his self-awareness.
Two of the Three Great Spirit Transmutations were already on their side. There was practically no way they could lose this one.
But then Su