Although the First Fusion Immortal had destroyed the Nine-Heavens Immortal Alliance's records of all living beings across every Domain, that Immortal Token still remained.
As a cultivator who had risen from humble beginnings alongside Chen Xun, it had been far too difficult for him not to notice that something was wrong with Chen Xun's lifespan. Shao Ting had also told him far too much about Filthlife.
And Ji Yan had close ties with the Baili Clan of the Domain, and they would always speak of events from the past.
Gradually...
After continuously peeling back the layers, he arrived at this earth-shaking conclusion. Of course, had Ouyang Boxiao not openly proclaimed to heaven and earth that he was a Longevity cultivator who had lived from the Ancient Era until now...
Ji Yan likely would not have considered that possibility. Yet as early as back then, he had deduced that there were people standing behind forces such as the Eternal Ancient Immortal Kingdom and the Demon Court.
He simply had not deduced that this person was a Longevity cultivator.
Ji Yan never relied on guesses or divination in his calculations. He only used every scrap of information gained from the outside world to deduce the truth. Because of this, he was always a step slower than others, but he was also exceedingly unlikely to be wrong.
Ji Yan's Dao—deduction, the innate talent of Otherworldly Spirits, possession.
With these two Daos combined, unless he was suppressed while still weak, once he grew strong, suppressing him would likely be harder than ascending to heaven!
And for a figure like this, throughout all of ancient and modern times, powerful figures willing to protect his Dao had never been lacking at his side.
At that moment, Chen Xun gazed at Ji Yan.
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