Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 166: Identity Exposed

Wang Chuan stood on one side of the bronze mirror and could see Gao Xian and the reflection of a person in the mirror smiling at each other.

Two identical Gao Xians, smiling so calmly and elegantly. Wang Chuan had to admit that this man was full of charm.

Wang Chuan was a little displeased. What kind of occasion was this? Why was this guy smiling in front of the divine mirror? Did he feel proud of his own handsomeness? He was too relaxed, as if he didn't take Wang Chuan seriously!

He asked in a deep voice, "Do you have anything to do with the death of Xu Lingyun?"

Just as Gao Xian was about to answer, he saw a faint spiritual light flickering around his body in the huge bronze mirror. In an instant, he felt himself being swallowed by endless darkness, as if he had fallen into an abyss without bottom.

That intense feeling of falling and endless darkness seemed to devour his soul, and various memories emerged from the depths of his consciousness.

Lan Jie appeared from the darkness, and Gao Xian sensed her presence. He immediately regained his clarity.

Gao Xian solemnly said to the bronze mirror, "No."

Wang Chuan frowned. He didn't have eyebrows, so when he frowned, a piece of flesh protruded, making him look even more fierce.

Wang Chuan didn't notice anything wrong, but he felt that Gao Xian's spiritual consciousness was very strong, which didn't match his cultivation level.

Since the divine mirror showed no abnormalities, it proved that Gao Xian was not lying.

He asked again, "Do you have anything to do with the Seven Kill Sect?"

"No."

After asking these two simple questions, Wang Chuan let Gao Xian leave and called Zhu Qianniang in.

Zhu Qianniang passed the test of the divine mirror without any problems.

Wang Chuan wasn't surprised by this. On that day, Zhu Qianniang was the first to arrive, and her aura was normal. He had already felt that Zhu Qianniang had no problems.

This time, Gao Xian was also required by the sect master to be tested with the divine mirror, along with all the relevant people.

Including all the Foundation Building cultivators in the sect, they all had to be tested.

It had been confirmed that Bai Yurong was a spy from the Seven Kill Sect, so there must be other people colluding with the Seven Kill Sect within the sect.

After Zhu Qianniang came out, Gao Xian finally relaxed completely.

Passing this test meant that he and Zhu Qianniang were no longer suspects. It could be considered as clearing their names!

For him, this was actually a good thing.

Gao Xian finally had the mood to observe others. Several outer sect elders had serious expressions, especially Ren Baichao, who had white hair. There was a hint of anxiety in his eyes.

"Could this old man be a spy from the Seven Kill Sect?"

Gao Xian didn't release his spiritual consciousness, but his sensitivity was far superior to other Foundation Building cultivators. He sensed the subtle emotional changes in Ren Baichao's eyes.

Then, he noticed that the old man's mana was rapidly circulating. "Is the old man going to fight to the death?

There were too many Foundation Building cultivators present, and they were so close to each other that they were not as sharp as Gao Xian. They all vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

A bright white light suddenly burst forth from Ren Baichao's body, and he transformed into a stream of light shooting outwards.

The change came suddenly. Although many Foundation Building cultivators present sensed that something was wrong, they instinctively activated their magical powers to protect themselves and no one tried to stop Ren Baichao.

Just as Ren Baichao was fleeing far away as light, a blue and white lightning bolt came through the air like a giant arrow, piercing through Ren Baichao in his light form.

The light form shattered, and Ren Baichao let out a miserable scream as he fell from the sky to the ground.

By now, Wang Chuan had already rushed out and quickly arrived in front of Ren Baichao. He reached out and grabbed the old man by the neck, lifting him up.

He viciously cursed, "Old man, what did Liangyun Sect do to you that you dare to betray us!"

The onlookers all wore expressions of astonishment.

No one could have expected that the elderly Ren Baichao, who had only a few years left to live, would actually betray them!

At this age, he should be enjoying the last few decades of his life, so why would he cause trouble!

As for who easily took down Ren Baichao, everyone had already guessed that it must be the Sect Master, Yun Taihao.

Sure enough, Wang Chuan took Ren Baichao to the adjacent room.

Wang Chuan quickly returned and continued to interrogate the other Foundation Building cultivators using the Mirror of Divine Inquiry.

In a short while, the screams of Ren Baichao came from the adjacent room. No one knew what kind of punishment the old man was receiving, but just listening to his screams sent shivers down their spines.

The atmosphere in the courtyard became exceptionally tense, even Zhang Chunjiang had a solemn expression and did not look away.

Fortunately, Wang Chuan's questioning was quick. In less than an hour, he had interrogated all the Foundation Building cultivators and related practitioners.

After finishing, Wang Chuan ordered the door to be opened and let everyone go.

As they walked out of the gate, Gao Xian and Zhu Qiniang could still hear the miserable screams coming from the courtyard.

Ren Baichao had been screaming for over an hour. Although his voice was hoarse, it was still very loud.

Gao Xian and Zhu Qiniang returned home and dared not speak much about today's events, so they could only remain silent.

When they rolled over the sheets together at night and held each other, they felt an extra sense of strength.

Today was really dangerous. If their problems were discovered by the Mirror of Divine Inquiry, their fate might be even worse than Ren Baichao's.

After a moment of silence, Gao Xian asked, "What was Ren Baichao doing this for?"

"Perhaps he doesn't have much time left and wants to resort to unorthodox methods," Zhu Qiniang said. "There are always some special methods of prolonging life in this world. The closer an old person is to death, the more afraid they are of dying."

Gao Xian thought for a moment and suddenly laughed, "This old man is our enemy, so he deserves this outcome!"

"That's true..." Zhu Qiniang also smiled. Then she said, "It's too dangerous outside. You should stay at home and focus on alchemy."

"Yeah, it's really dangerous outside..." Gao Xian muttered, "Home is still better."

Neither of them dared to say more. They both saw a hint of luck in each other's eyes...

After this incident, Gao Xian became completely honest.

He spent his days either refining pills or cultivating, living a peaceful and fulfilling life.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Lianyun City was completely reopened.

According to various rumors, at least thousands of cultivators were killed in this incident. This included the owner of Chunfeng Tower, who was said to be a spy for the Seven Killing Sect.

For Lianyun City, which had hundreds of thousands of cultivators, this incident had a significant impact.

The ruthless methods of the sect master, Yun Taihao, also intimidated everyone in Lianyun City.

However, cultivators had short memories. Or rather, they had strong adaptability. They quickly adjusted.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the city was filled with colorful lanterns. Countless fireworks were set off that night, creating a lively atmosphere.

Xu Lingyun and the deceased cultivators seemed to have become a thing of the past. No one cared anymore.

Gao Xian also felt quite emotional about this. In the eyes of the strong, ordinary cultivators were like ants.

Today is the fifteenth day, and he gave Da Niu a day off.

Taking this opportunity, he took out "The Secret Explanation of Jin Hua," "The Dragon and Tiger Diagram," and "The Qian Kun Refining Body Diagram" to study.

Upgrading the Vajra Pestle required 160,000 Human Dao Spiritual Lights, which would take at least until April to upgrade.

During this period, he wanted to learn a few secret techniques and see if he could find any potential ones.

Although all three secret techniques were dual cultivation methods, each had its own focus. "The Secret Explanation of Jin Hua" emphasized visualization, while "The Dragon and Tiger Diagram" focused on physical techniques.

Gao Xian felt that "The Qian Kun Refining Body Diagram" was the most profound, as it had both practical secret techniques and detailed visualization methods.

The author viewed dual cultivation from a high perspective, using the concepts of heaven, earth, yin, and yang. Some of the insights into the Great Dao greatly benefited Gao Xian.

In "The Qian Kun Refining Body Diagram," Gao Xian chose a technique called "Splitting Body Technique." This secret technique was very interesting as it allowed the cultivation of dual bodies.

This method required extremely strong divine consciousness and could only be cultivated by Foundation Building cultivators.

Gao Xian believed that his divine consciousness was strong enough, so he shouldn't have any problems cultivating the Splitting Body Technique.

According to the method, he had been practicing for more than half a month, but he still hadn't made any progress.

He was surprised that a technique for cultivating dual bodies could be so profound and complex, but it also aroused his curiosity.

Every day, whenever he had free time, he would practice according to the method. It wasn't until one day in mid-February that Gao Xian finally condensed a clone with his divine consciousness.

This clone had the same appearance as him but was like a bubble, illusory and only partially solid.

Gao Xian gently poked with his finger, causing ripples to spread through the clone, which then shattered like a burst bubble, leaving no trace.

He opened the Wind and Moon Mirror, and sure enough, there was a clone technique on the back.

Clone Technique: Condense a clone with divine consciousness and mana. (1/5000 beginner level)

The clone technique requires quite a few points, but Gao Xian currently didn't have any immediate need for it, so he hesitated to allocate points to the clone technique.

The most crucial thing now was to upgrade the Vajra Staff. The clone technique was just for fun and couldn't delay the main task.

With nothing else to do, Gao Xian also practiced a dream-invading technique, which allowed him to enter other people's dreams and communicate with their spirits.

It was a somewhat sinister secret technique, but he found it quite interesting and wanted to test its potential.

This secret technique was actually not complicated. With his powerful divine consciousness, as long as he mastered the technique, his divine consciousness could naturally enter the dreams of others.

Of course, there was a prerequisite: the other person's divine consciousness should not be strong and they should not be vigilant.

Feeling that he had mastered the dream-invading technique, Gao Xian opened the Wind and Moon Mirror, but he didn't find the technique on the back.

This surprised him a bit. Could it be that he hadn't learned the dream-invading technique?

Because of this, he also practiced a simplified version of the Goldfinger technique. It was the lowest-level version of the Lightning Palm.

As a result, the Wind and Moon Mirror still didn't display anything. Gao Xian practiced two more minor spells, but the Wind and Moon Mirror still didn't show anything.

Gao Xian understood that the Wind and Moon Mirror could only hold a certain number of secret techniques. Even if he practiced other dual cultivation secret techniques, they wouldn't be displayed on the Wind and Moon Mirror, so he couldn't allocate points to them.

This might also apply to the spells on the front of the Wind and Moon Mirror. Although the spells on the front couldn't be allocated points, they could serve as permanent proof.

Any progress would be retained. This meant that he could continue to progress. This advantage was also extremely significant.

He made rapid progress in the Great Five Elements Technique because he continuously accumulated proficiency in the technique, and now he had reached the level of a master.

Gao Xian held the Wind and Moon Mirror in contemplation. In the future, he would also have to be careful when practicing legitimate spells and not practice every spell.

For a Qi Refining cultivator like him, he already had a lot of spells to practice.

Especially the spells on the back of the Wind and Moon Mirror, each one was very powerful.

Even if he completed Foundation Building, these spells would be enough for him to use.

Perhaps in the future, when he achieved Foundation Building, the Wind and Moon Mirror might also be able to upgrade along with him.

If the Wind and Moon Mirror couldn't be upgraded, it didn't matter. Yun Qiushui had said that all spell techniques could be practiced with the help of external objects.

Gao Xian calculated that with his current wealth of nearly two hundred thousand spirit stones, ordinary Foundation Building cultivators were far behind him.

By investing a large number of spirit stones, he would surely find a way to upgrade his secret techniques!

They say that a thousand moves are not as good as one refined move.

In his current situation, he didn't have the energy to practice more secret techniques. The most urgent task was to upgrade the Vajra Staff, harmonize the form and spirit, and complete Foundation Building!

(End of this chapter)