Start By Parsing The Sun

Chapter 8: Let You All Gain Some Insight

Three hours later.

Several hand-drawn paintings by Cheng Han were sent to another location and spread out on a large mahogany table.

A man dressed in a black robe stood with his hands behind his back, staring unwaveringly at the paintings.

Liu Shaolong stood beside him and respectfully reported, "Master Xuan, the second painting sent by the mysterious person depicts a short and fat young man. The lower half of his body is shrouded in shadow, while the upper half is completely exposed, with a large black mole on his left chest."

The so-called "Master Xuan" refers to an ability user more powerful than a warrior.

In the eyes of ordinary people, warriors are the ruling class, but in the eyes of warriors, Master Xuans are the true masters of this world.

Liu Shaolong continued, "The Inspection Bureau dispatched an inspector to conduct a secret investigation in the factory. It is indeed confirmed that the young man is an employee of the factory, and his name is 'Ma Tie'."

"The Inspection Bureau's investigation found that four years ago, Ma Tie was involved in a divine incident, but only suffered minor injuries."

"Since then, his personality has undergone a drastic change. He used to have a hot temper, but later became gentle and polite..."

Upon hearing this, the black-robed Master Xuan nodded slightly, "Many people who have become lackeys of the divine beings have had a major change in their personalities."

Liu Shaolong continued, "In the two years after the divine incident, Ma Tie's parents passed away one after another, and he has been living alone."

"We interviewed Ma Tie's neighbors, and they said that every time he goes out to work, he would close all the curtains..."

Liu Shaolong went on and on, and finally concluded, "The Inspection Bureau believes that Ma Tie is highly suspicious, and the authenticity of the paintings sent by the mysterious person is quite high."

The black-robed Master Xuan fell silent for a moment, then suddenly ordered, "Zou Shan, bring the 'Soul Forging Seal'."

Another black-robed man standing by immediately responded, "Yes!"

Soon, the black-robed man walked into the room, holding a metal disc in his hands.

"Clang!"

The metal disc was placed on the table, emitting a very dull sound.

It could be heard that it was extremely heavy.

The metal disc was oval-shaped, about half a meter long, and was silver-white all over. It was carved with many strange patterns using relief techniques.

Liu Shaolong curiously glanced at it, and as his gaze touched the patterns, his head seemed to be struck by a heavy hammer.

"Dong!"

A hallucinatory sound rang in his mind, causing him to feel dizzy and nauseous.

Liu Shaolong was startled and quickly averted his gaze.

The black-robed Master Xuan kindly reminded him, "You haven't formed the 'Tempering Soul Seal', so your mind cannot withstand the power of the 'Mysterious Patterns'. It's best not to look at it too much."

Liu Shaolong lowered his head and became even more respectful, "I understand!"

The black-robed Master Xuan then opened another stone box and took out four fist-sized black crystals, placing them one by one into the four grooves on the edge of the metal disc.

The crystals fit perfectly into the grooves, with tiny gaps that were difficult to see with the naked eye, showing a high level of craftsmanship.

Liu Shaolong caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye and thought to himself, "What a large Xuan Crystal!"

Xuan Crystals are rarer than Grey Crystals. Under the same size, the source energy contained in Xuan Crystals is at least five times that of Grey Crystals, and their value is more than ten times higher.

The black-robed Master Xuan then picked up a painting and placed it in the center of the metal disc.

In a very awkward tone, he recited a sentence, "Moo-ni... la-gu..."

In the next moment, a gentle breeze arose in the room.

"Whoosh!"

A dim fluctuation swept through the space in an instant.

The metal disc trembled slightly, and then burst into a hazy halo.

Vaguely, there seemed to be strange illusory threads wandering in the light.

Captain Liu instinctively closed his eyes.

After a moment, the light subsided.

The black-robed cultivator snorted, "The mysterious person actually used the 'Anti-Divination Spirit' method. This person is even more cautious than I expected."

Captain Liu became even more curious.

Could it be that Master Xuan Shi just used the legendary divination technique? What did Master Xuan Shi actually see?

The black-robed cultivator rubbed his eyes and murmured softly, "A blazing red giant spot... There doesn't seem to be such a branch in the fire-based sects of cultivation techniques."

He chuckled in a low voice, "This is probably a conflict among the divine beings. Ma Tie is a follower of a certain divine being, while the mysterious person believes in another divine being. They want to undermine the former, which is why they reported to the authorities."

Logically speaking, this is the most reasonable explanation.

Because only cultivators can master the Anti-Divination Spirit method.

In this world, cultivators are either followers of divine beings or serve the authorities. There is no such thing as "independent" or "ordinary" cultivators.

If the authorities' cultivators discover clues about followers of divine beings, why would they secretly pass on the information?

*

Shan Yi Fang.

Cheng Han used the All-Knowing Eye to make a deduction.

Since the deduction originated from himself, it was successful in one try.

He "saw" the following scene:

In a space with mysterious power, a black-robed person looked up at a blazing super-giant sphere, with a blank expression on their face.

A message flashed: "Analysis successful! Proficiency +4, current proficiency is 38/1000, mental energy is 2.3/13.3."

Cheng Han smirked, "Let me show you a star from another universe."

"I guessed it. Since there are extraordinary powers in this world, most ability users probably have divination methods."

"To avoid exposing my identity, I used my skills to find a way to counter divination."

"However, the True Flame Imprint unexpectedly has the ability to erase one's presence and achieve concealment. That was beyond my expectations."

Cheng Han's response was simple: activating the imprint to condense a sphere of light, just like ironing clothes, he "ironed" the entire painting.

In doing so, his own aura was erased, replaced by the energy aura of the imprint.

And the source of the latter was the magnificent sun from another timeline, which this world lacked, making it difficult for cultivators to understand.

"Meow~"

A cat's meow came over.

Cheng Han turned around and saw the black cat approaching the water bowl, lapping up the water.

The black cat seemed to have realized that this two-legged creature meant no harm. It no longer hid under the cabinet and instead considered this place its territory.

After all, it had food and water here, and it didn't have to endure wind and rain. It wasn't stupid, so it naturally wouldn't try to escape.

Cheng Han muttered, "I don't have much savings, and keeping a freeloading cat isn't a solution. I have to make use of the black cat."

This young master doesn't keep idle cats!

Even if it's a cat, it must create value!

He immediately thought, "Since the All-Knowing Eye can analyze the imprint, it should be able to deduce a way to tame small animals, right?"

Just imagine, if he could completely control the black cat, wouldn't he be able to do things that are inconvenient to do otherwise?

For example, sending messages to the authorities directly through the black cat.

This is much more convenient than using a sky lantern and much more covert.

Cheng Han glanced at his remaining mental energy, which wasn't much. "Let's talk about it tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)