Dao Companions Help Me Live Forever

Chapter 162: Improving the Art of Deception

Another month has passed.

The issue of alchemists has been handed over to the newly established Taxation Department.

The meaning of being the boss is for the subordinates to handle the matters while the benefits go to the big brother.

Yu Xian is not foolish enough to take the lead and charge into battle.

He only needs to show up at the end of the fight and enjoy the fruits of victory.

As for Luo Han, she is impatient and can't wait.

In the span of a month, Yu Xian only went three times, each time following the rules to discuss intelligence, talking about which alchemist suffered what kind of torture and abuse, and how they exhausted themselves to the point of using up their own blood for alchemy.

However, under the careful arrangement of the wise and brave Manager Yu, the imprisoned alchemists were all rescued and properly resettled, and they will soon be able to return to the alchemy team on the mountain.

Luo Han, who has never experienced any battle scenes, was stunned by Yu Xian's bluffing and actually thought he had experienced great risks, deeply moved by his actions.

...

Fudi District, Residence No. 3.

Yu Xian's temporary residence.

The backyard.

Chen Yi walked in from outside, her expression indifferent but with a hint of a smile on her lips.

She was playing a game called "Hide and Seek" with Yu Xian, where the loser must agree to a reasonable condition set by the winner.

And she had already won eleven times.

Her divine sense instantly spread out, sweeping through the entire garden. In just a few moments, every speck of dust in the garden was imprinted clearly in her mind.

But still, there was no sign of Yu Xian.

"Finally making some progress."

Although she returned empty-handed for the first time, Chen Yi couldn't help but smile.

Every time before, as soon as her divine sense swept through, Yu Xian's whereabouts would be exposed without any challenge.

But considering that Yu Xian slept with her at night, she reluctantly continued to play along with him.

She stood still, her mind moved, and her divine sense turned into a large net, descending from the sky, leaving no inch of space in the garden unchecked.

Her powerful spirit made her equivalent to a small computer, with enough mental capacity to process every piece of information in the garden.

Even if Yu Xian could hide all his aura, as long as there was a slight disharmony, she would be able to detect it.

However, the scenes in the garden flashed through her mind repeatedly, but she couldn't find any flaws.

"Impressive..."

Chen Yi sighed inwardly.

In such a short period of time, Yu Xian had already managed to hide from her divine sense search.

It should be noted that she was at the Gold Core stage and had practiced the technique of cultivating divine sense. In terms of divine sense intensity alone, she was almost equivalent to the later stage of the Gold Core realm.

But even so, she surpassed Yu Xian by a whole realm and couldn't perceive even a trace of his aura.

"But this is still not enough... Xuan Yin Ming Fire!"

Buzz!

The air in the entire garden became distorted, as if it was being roasted at high temperatures.

But if one were to observe the flowers and plants in the garden, they would find that none of them had changed in the slightest.

Instead, the small insects like butterflies and bees flying around the flowers and plants all stiffened and turned into lifeless bodies.

After a while.

Plop!

Not far away, a mound of soil rose up from the ground. Yu Xian's face was flushed, like a cooked prawn, as he angrily accused, "You're trying to murder your husband!"

Chen Yi stopped her group attack, took a step forward, and was already in front of Yu Xian. She brushed away the dust on his head with her finger and smiled, "I won, and today's condition is the same."

Yu Xian grumbled, "If this continues, I'll become a monk."

Chen Yi's gaze turned cold, and she lightly hummed, "You should ask yourself why you're always so greedy."

Yu Xian rolled his eyes, knowing that this was just a daily manifestation of a woman's possessiveness.

Although Chen Yi seemed to be very tolerant of his actions, allowing him to do as he pleased, it was because the restrictions on her were still in place, preventing her from being completely honest with him. That's why she tolerated him.

Once those restrictions were lifted, he would probably be left with two choices.

Either he would settle down and live a normal life with one man and two women.

Or they would go their separate ways, and Chen Yi would most likely pursue self-realization, which in the cultivation world meant abandoning emotions and desires, following the path of the Great Dao of Forgetfulness.

From the fact that she resolutely left the Yue Kingdom, it could be seen that love was important in her world, but not the most important thing.

But there was no other way. Who made him weak?

So there was actually a hidden third choice, which was to become stronger than Chen Yi.

Chen Yi appears independent, but deep down she is a particularly traditional woman.

Otherwise, she wouldn't agree to share a husband with Yu Lan despite her overwhelming strength.

This shows that she is not a supporter of monogamy, she just doesn't like it when a weak person can still have the upper hand and enjoy privileges.

So as long as she can conquer her with strength, she will obediently listen.

Of course, currently, the success rate is zero.

But as time goes on, this success rate will become higher and higher.

Because no matter how talented and terrifying someone is, they have limits and bottlenecks. Even Chen Yi, her master's evaluation is only that she has the potential to catch up to the achievements of the ancestor.

In other words, after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, Chen Yi will probably start encountering bottlenecks.

After reaching the Divine Transformation stage, she will become just an ordinary cultivator like everyone else.

But he is different.

He has a cheat, and cheats have no bottlenecks or limits.

"Let you be arrogant for a few hundred years."

Yu Xian felt a sense of relief in his heart and immediately felt much better.

So he directly changed the topic and said:

"What technique did you just use? I felt like my whole body was burning, but now I realize it was just my mental exhaustion."

Chen Yi replied, "Xuan Yin Ming Fire, a kind of spiritual range attack that can burn the spiritual consciousness and then burn the soul."

"Your concealment technique is indeed powerful, but you are not an inanimate object after all. As long as I use a range attack with my spiritual consciousness, it will be easy to detect your whereabouts."

"But in my opinion, your concealment technique is sufficient for the Gold Core stage."

"I knew you were hiding in the garden in advance, so I used a range attack. Normally, range attacks consume a lot of mana and are not easily used."

Chen Yi didn't know why Yu Xian was so fixated on her concealment technique.

Since they recognized each other, almost all of his cultivation time has been devoted to this concealment technique.

"What if I can protect my sea of consciousness in advance? As long as your attacks can't harm me, my consciousness will shrink within the sea of consciousness and theoretically won't leak any fluctuations."

But Yu Xian didn't put his hopes on normal circumstances and continued to ask.

Chen Yi thought for a moment and nodded.

"That's true, but it's difficult to find a treasure that can guard the sea of consciousness. There is a precious treasure guarding my sea of consciousness, but I can't give it to you."

Yu Xian rolled his eyes and said with lingering fear,

"Even if you wanted to give it to me, I wouldn't accept it. Who knows what kind of prohibition your master has set inside. If my head explodes with a bang, I won't have anywhere to reason."

Chen Yi laughed at his teasing, "My master is not that boring. The sea of consciousness is the most important part of a cultivator, she wouldn't set any prohibitions here."

"It's hard to say."

Due to the prohibition on guarding the Palace Sand, Yu Xian harbored great malice towards Chen Yisu's unmasked master and took every opportunity to secretly sabotage their relationship.

"You may know someone's face, but not their heart. Even if you have exceptional talent, why would others invest so many resources in you? What if you change your mind one day? Wouldn't all those investments go to waste? I suspect there are still means you don't know about, just like the Palace Sand in your hands. Did you know about it before I almost got blown up? So you need to be careful and not get sold out while counting someone else's money."

Chen Yisu's expression changed slightly, as if lost in thought.

"I understand."

Yu Xian, who successfully sowed discord, suddenly felt a sense of panic. If her master were to find out that he caused the deterioration of their relationship, would he strike her down with a single palm?

"Cough, well, I was just joking. Don't take it to heart. Have you noticed anything different about me today?"

Yu Xian asked again.

"What's different?"

Chen Yisu casually replied, still thinking about what Yu Xian said earlier. She used to dismiss how Yu Xian slandered her master, knowing it was not true.

But today, her intuition told her that something was off.

With her cultivation level, intuition sometimes proved more useful than her own subjective judgment.

Could her master have really used some means on her?

"Here's a hint, my cultivation."

Yu Xian smiled slyly.

Chen Yisu finally realized something was wrong, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, and she activated her Xuanming Law Eyes.

"That's right, your cultivation? Why are you only at the mid-stage of Foundation Building?"

"Your Qi Concealment technique, even among the third-tier secret arts, it can be considered outstanding."

Yu Xian proudly smiled, "Do you remember the 'Withered Wood Concealing the Edge Technique' you taught me before? I combined it with my... Qi Concealment technique. Now, even in front of you, I can hide a small realm."

Chen Yisu helplessly said, "Why is your talent so strange? It's either dual cultivation or Qi Concealment technique. Could it be some kind of seducer's physique? Truly a born gentleman, a flower thief who steals jade."

Yu Xian felt no shame, but rather took pride in it. She embraced Chen Yisu with both hands and said,

"Otherwise, how could I have the honor of holding an immortal beauty in my arms and enjoying the flowers here?"

Chen Yisu blushed slightly, leaning against Yu Xian's embrace, enjoying their own little world.

(End of this chapter)