The Inheritance Secured, Soul-Nourishing Liquid Acquired; Divine Sense Shows Its Might, a Hidden Scheme Emerges
Inside the grand main hall on the Cao lineage grounds in Embracing the Core Immortal City.
The two Cao sons and their Dao companions all sat in silence, either lowering their eyes or taking small sips from their teacups.
Whenever their gazes strayed toward Master Cao Feng in the seat of honor, they quickly looked away, almost evasively.
Clearly, they were terrified of their father.
Lin Changheng and the gold-robed Core Formation cultivator, however, were far more composed. They looked directly at "Master Cao," treating him calmly beyond the basic courtesies.
The reason was simple. First, they were both late Core Formation cultivators, equal to him in cultivation, and naturally dealt with him as peers.
Among cultivators, standing was determined by cultivation, not age or family background-nothing else mattered.
Second, although Cao Feng was a highly accomplished fourth-tier Pill Dao master, they had not come desperately seeking pills, so there was no need to abase themselves or flatter him.
On the contrary, Master Cao Feng was "recruiting" them, asking for their assistance-thus, treating him cordially while preserving a cooperative relationship was the best course.
After explaining his proposal, Master Cao Feng smiled at the two of them, inwardly certain that neither would refuse.
Sure enough, the gold-robed cultivator spoke first, grinning. "I have no objections. Let us do as you suggest, Master."
Meanwhile, Lin Chang had vaguely detected something amiss.
He was exceedingly cautious, a trait that also made him highly sensitive.
Whenever something happened, he always thought several layers deeper.
What felt wrong was that the other man seemed to place too much importance on divine sense.
He had considerable confidence in his own abilities, including the effectiveness of the Mirage-Tower Illusion Concealment Art and Breath-Concealment Demonic Art in his hands. He did not believe the man could see