Bai Family Golden Grotto, Great Divine Ability [Fortune-Burying Mystery]
Chen Lingxi sat down cross-legged, calmly gazing at the head, and asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Chu Liaocang."
"You are not a being of this Cave Heaven," Chen Lingxi said.
Chu Liaocang snorted coldly, "This is Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven, how could it possibly nurture someone like me?"
Chen Lingxi narrowed his eyes, and the Azure Edge Method suddenly appeared, piercing into the crack in the demon's skull.
Chu Liaocang pain and hurriedly explained, "I suffered a calamity and fell into the Void Turbulence, eventually landing in this Cave Heaven. I don't know how long I've been asleep, or how many years I've lived."
"You said you've been asleep for countless years, so why did you wake up at this time?" Chen Lingxi asked.
Chu Liaocang said, "Three days ago, a Truth-Seekers passed by that mountain and discovered the treasure chest where I am."
He thought it was a stroke of fortuitous opportunity, so he went forward to investigate and also infused it with spiritual energy.
Although I was asleep at that time, the treasure chest was connected to my mind. After that person's spiritual energy was injected into the treasure chest, it awakened a trace of my sleeping consciousness.
"Then what?"
"Then I controlled the treasure chest and swallowed him," Chu Liaocang said. "That person's cultivation was not weak. Although not as strong as yours, he still had some foundation."
His flesh, blood, and soul merged into the treasure chest, finally restoring a sliver of clarity to my Divine Sense, allowing me to barely perceive the outside world.
"Although my consciousness has awakened, the spiritual energy within my body has long been depleted, making it impossible for me to control my spiritual treasure and restore myself."
That magical treasure must be the broken treasure chest.
Chen Lingxi understood immediately, and then asked, "So you're waiting for the next person to infuse you with spiritual energy?"
"Indeed." Chu Liaocang readily admitted, "I am overjoyed that you and that woman approached each other one after the other."
But you, young man, are quite shrewd. You sensed something was wrong and, instead of making a move, quietly retreated.
"I was anxious at the time, but I was at a loss for what to do."
Chen Lingxi frowned.
This demon has been trapped for countless years, yet he has never been able to escape.
However, in just a few days, several people have come to this unnamed mountain.
This is far too much of a coincidence.
"Then the woman came," Chu Liaocang continued, "I swallowed it and finally obtained enough spiritual energy to circulate through the Greater Celestial Circuit, allowing me to control the spiritual treasure, restore my own spiritual energy, and escape."
At this point, a greedy glint flashed in his single eye. "But that woman's spiritual energy is far too little, not enough to restore even a fraction of my life."
After I escaped, I sensed you were more than ten miles away. Your spiritual energy is more than a hundred times stronger than that woman's. If I could devour you, I could at least recover some of my strength and wouldn't be in such a sorry state now."
Chen Lingxi ignored his gaze and fell into deep thought.
Three days ago, a Truth-Seekers passed by, discovered the treasure chest, and was swallowed up.
Today, he and the woman approached one after the other. He sensed something was wrong and retreated, but the woman was attacked and killed, Chu Liaocang escaped.
All of this seemed perfectly logical, as if it were just a series of coincidences.
But Chen Lingxi felt that something was wrong.
What a coincidence!
The Dao Path of cultivation is full of mysteries and extraordinary aspects.
When cultivators reach a certain level of cultivation, they can glimpse the subtle clues of the workings of the Heavenly Dao and understand the Mystery Mechanism of destiny and cause and effect.
The higher a cultivator's level of cultivation, the less likely they are to believe in the word "coincidence."
Everything in this world has a cause and effect.
Today's events may seem like a the Unseen, but Chen Lingxi always felt that there was a hand pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Who could it be?
Chen Lingxi sat cross-legged underwater.
He mentally reviewed all the people he had met, heard about, and dealt with over the years.
Until he thought of Xi Yu...
Thinking of that elegant young man who, Battle of Seizing the Cauldron, transformed into a tornado and vanished with a miraculous encounter.
"Upon careful consideration, the only person I don't know very well among all the people I've come into contact with is that elegant young man."
But who is that young master?
Chen Lingxi frowned, thought for a long time, and finally stood up.
"Why don't we go and ask Fellow Daoist Lin for guidance?"
He resealed the head with his spiritual energy, returned to Inlaid Gold Mountain, and hid it in the Eastern King Palace before heading to find Lin Suri.
Lin Suri is still on that snow-capped peak.
The sea of clouds churns around the snow-capped peaks, creating a mysterious atmosphere.
Chen Lingxi the Cloud-Riding Method beneath his feet and landed among the snow-capped peaks.
Lin Suri sat cross-legged deep within the snow-capped peaks, closing his eyes and breathing deeply.
He sensed Chen Lingxi's presence, opened his eyes, and revealed a wisp of spiritual energy.
Chen Lingxi followed the spiritual energy to find them. The two greeted each other and then arrived at the summit of the snow-capped mountain.
Here you can overlook the entire snow-capped peaks and sea of clouds; the scenery is extremely magnificent.
"Brother Chen, what happened?" Lin Suri asked as he Chen Lingxi.
Chen Lingxi did not hide anything and recounted the strange incident.
Lin Suri frowned, his face showing a serious expression.
He was silent for a moment... as if listening to something.
A few breaths passed, and Lin Suri raised his head, his expression even more solemn.
"Brother Chen," Lin Suri slowly spoke, "You just said that the head was named Chu Liaocang, and called himself 'This One,' and was a member of the Demonic Sect?"
"Exactly." Chen Lingxi nodded.
Lin Suri frowned and said, "It said it fell into this world to avoid a calamity and has been sleeping for countless years."
"And the timing of its awakening, the way it escaped, and the reason it came to you—it's all too coincidental..."
He paused, took a deep breath, and then said, "Such a coincidence, yet it contains murderous intent; it seems to be a great Divine Ability— [Fortune-Burying Mystery]."
"Fortune-Burying Mystery?" Chen Lingxi frowned.
Lin Suri explained, "This great Divine Ability comes from the [Jade Ascendant Victory Way], which is one of the higher paths among the Twenty-Four Heavenly Great Paths."
This path is the path of destiny and fortune. Those who cultivate this path can manipulate the power of destiny and fate, and even control the cause and effect of the Unseen, borrowing the power of heaven and earth to achieve their own goals and kill their enemies.
Chen Lingxi listened, deeply shaken.
Such methods are beyond the comprehension of ordinary cultivators.
"And that [Fortune-Burying Mystery] is a great Divine Ability within the Jade Ascendant Victory Way."
Lin Suri's voice was deep. "Once this Divine Ability is unleashed, it can control the blessings, fortune, destiny, and luck bestowed upon others by Heaven, transforming these ethereal things into tangible opportunities for killing, laying a net that will trap opponents in a deadly predicament without their knowledge!"
Chen Lingxi gasped.
Controlling fortune? Manipulating destiny?
If that's the case, then everything makes sense.
Why did he repeatedly fail to refine that Treasure Qi? Why was he so agitated? And why did he have the urge to wander around?
Why is it that the demon's treasure chest, which had been in this world for so long without being discovered, was found by three people in just a few days?
One of them awakened Chu Liaocang.
One person helped Chu Liaocang recover some of his cultivation.
But the final calamity fell upon Chen Lingxi!
None of this is a coincidence.
It is highly likely that someone used the [Fortune-Burying Mystery] Divine Ability to manipulate his fortune, change his fate, and put his destiny on a path toward death.
Having figured this out, Chen Lingxi felt a chill run down her spine.
Throughout his cultivation, he had never feared battles and warfare, but the feeling of having his fate manipulated silently sent a chill down his spine.
He looked at Lin Suri and asked, "Brother Lin, according to you, what level of cultivation is required to unleash such Divine Ability powers?"
Lin Suri paused for a moment before speaking, "[Fortune-Burying Mystery] is a great Divine Ability in the Jade Ascendant Victory Way. Ordinary cultivators would never even have heard of it, let alone use it."
Chen Lingxi listened silently.
Lin Suri said, "Brother Chen, please don't worry too much. Among the Nine Palaces of the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, as far as I know, there is only one person in the Dao-Below Academy who is proficient in the great Divine Ability of [Fortune-Burying Mystery]."
"Who?" Chen Lingxi asked immediately.
Lin Suri replied, "The Bai Family, Bai Qingjiao! A Golden Grotto True Person."
Bai Qingjiao.
Golden Grotto True Person!
Chen Lingxi couldn't help but take a deep breath.
The Golden Grotto True Person... how powerful he is!
Emperor Daye was merely at the Dao Foundation Early Stage, yet he could easily suppress the projections of three Twelve Levels of Qi Circulation the Dao-Below Academy.
A figure like the Golden Grotto True Person is likely capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas, making him extremely terrifying.
Why would anyone lay a hand on someone like him?
Chen Lingxi frowned deeply.
Lin Suri then continued, "Among the Nine Palaces of the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, the Bai Family is a renowned cultivation Aristocratic Clan with profound heritage and a long history."
Bai Qingjiao is one of the most outstanding figures in the Bai Family in this generation. Her cultivation is extraordinary, and she acts in a high-profile and flamboyant manner. She is known to everyone in the Nine Palaces.
At this point, Lin Suri felt even more doubtful.
"Brother Chen said he was just a Rogue Cultivator. If he was just Rogue Cultivator, how could he have offended True Person Bai of the Bai Family?"
"Moreover, if True Person Bai were to make a move, True Person that he has the means to traverse the Void Turbulence and unleash a Divine Ability divine ability upon Brother Chen, how could Brother Chen possibly survive?"
"Could it be that my martial uncle and I guessed wrong?"
Lin Suri pondered these thoughts.
Just then, Chen Lingxi frowned and said, "I have never had any dealings with that True Person Bai, how could I have offended such a person?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Suri shook his head, a look of confusion on his face.
"Brother Chen's words are indeed reasonable." He pondered, "Bai Qingjiao resides high above the Bai Family's secret realm, her status is extremely esteemed, and for ordinary cultivators, even seeing her is as difficult as ascending to heaven..."
He paused, looking at Chen Lingxi: "Could it be that Brother Chen's tribulation did not originate from this True Person Bai, or perhaps... this tribulation is truly destined to be yours?"
Chen Lingxi lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "Brother Lin, do you know... whether the White Immortal Clan is related to the Quexing Xi Family?"
Lin Suri pondered for a moment, then a red light flashed behind him, visible only to him.
Lin Suri immediately raised his head and said softly, "There is indeed some connection."
"The Bai family and the Xi family have had a good relationship in recent years. It is said that a cultivator from the Xi family was betrothed to Bai Lingze, a Dao Foundation genius from the Bai family!"
Chen Lingxi's pupils constricted slightly.
"Bai Lingze..."
"Could this person be the elegant young master who protected Xi Yu?"
"If that's the case, then the person betrothed to Bai Lingze is Xi Yu?"
A cold smile crept across Chen Lingxi's lips.
Sure enough... How could such a coincidence happen in this world?