Chen Changming looked pleased, and True Person Xue Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She handed him a Storage Ring and said with lowered eyes, "Elder Chen, this contains Chen Chuan's Identity Token, along with some clothing, Ling Yu, and other sundries..."
"Good."
Chen Changming nodded and accepted the Storage Ring.
Then his entire body began to shift.
His bones gave faint cracks and pops, his muscles reshaped as though molded by an invisible hand, and his face changed with them.
Within a few breaths, he had become the spitting image of Chen Chuan. His features, build, and bearing were identical.
True Person Xue Yan remained calm. She knew changing one's appearance was all too easy for a Body Cultivator at the Fusion Realm.
Chen Changming waved a hand to set up a barrier, then took out a set of Snow Bamboo Sect inner disciple robes and changed into them.
The robes were pure white, with pale blue frost patterns embroidered along the collar and cuffs. Wearing them brought an indescribable sense of cool comfort.
Chen Changming removed the barrier, pulled the unconscious Chen Chuan over through the air, and placed a hand on his head to perform the Soul-Searching Technique.
His divine sense entered Chen Chuan's sea of consciousness like a fine thread, swiftly reading and copying his memories.
Though he was only at the Void Refinement Realm, First Layer, his divine sense was immensely powerful, comparable to that of True Person Xue Yan, who was at the Tenth Layer of the Void Refinement Realm. Searching Chen Chuan's soul was easy for him.
Memories flowed into his mind like running water—Chen Chuan's daily routines, cultivation habits, relationships, even trivial details. He committed them all to memory.
Seeing Elder Chen carefully perform the Soul-Searching Technique, True Person Xue Yan