Jin Huang smiled. "You don't have to be so nervous. I was about to leave."
As she said this, she took out a space ring, which was made especially for keeping Spiritual Beasts, and called her spiritual pet - Mistral Gryphon.
Her Gryphon had already reached the Rank 7 peak stage and could enter Rank 8 anytime.
Ji Changchen said lightly, "You don't have to think too much. I was new here, that's why he may have been peeking at me. I caught him peeking, and so my gaze stopped at him."
Jin Huang said while jumping over the Gryphon, "I was just joking. You took it too seriously."
Ji Changchen sighed in relief. 'I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse.'
Meanwhile, the Mistral Gryphon had already covered a large distance. Jin Huang sat at the top of it as she saw vast land and immeasurable sky with her deep eyes.
She murmured inwardly, 'That was a close call! I almost lost control!'
As she left, Ji Changchen, who was still in the Heavenly Dragon Sect, loosened his clenched fist. He murmured inwardly, 'Such a terrifying intuition!'
He glanced at the top where his seat was, and then at Ye Fan, and murmured inwardly, 'System, show me his status.'
Name: Ye Fan
Age: 43 years old
Identity: Holy son of Heavenly Dragon Sect, Protagonist (Luck Value: 100,000)
Physique: None
Cultivation: Rank 5 peak stage
Soul Cultivation: Rank 6 mid-stage
Talent: S grade
Spiritual Imprint: Grade 9 Thunder-type Heavenly Dragon
Battle Strength: Rank 6 peak stage
Cultivation Techniques: Heavenly Dragon Art, Ten Thousand Venom Manual
Ding! The protagonist's luck value is still increasing; it is recommended that the host act with caution.
Ji Changchen glanced at Meng Xian on the other side and murmured inwardly, 'System, give me a list of Soul Search Techniques.'
Ding!
Phantom Hand of the Soul Reaver - 100,000 Destiny Points
Mirror of Wailing Reflections - 150,000 Destiny Points
Soul Flaying Whispers - 20,000 Destiny Points
Hellfire Soul Furnace - 100,000 Destiny Points
Ji Changchen went through the description of each of the techniques inwardly and purchased Phantom Hand of the Soul Reaver in the end.
Phantom Hand and Hellfire Soul Furnace are techniques that utterly damage the soul of the enemy while reading their memories, often causing coma or instant death. Mirror of Wailing Reflections creates abstract mirrors surrounding the soul of the enemy, reflecting all their past memories. It is the safest method and only causes psychological harm, which can be overcome with strong mental fortitude.
Soul Flaying Whisper consumes the mental power of the user and creates an abstract spiritual entity that attacks the soul of the enemy and slowly peels away their memories. However, since it happens layer by layer, not all memory can be extracted in the process. There are also chances where some memories are lost permanently.
Meng Xian, who was standing on the other side, felt a sudden chill. He instantly narrowed his eyes and silently scanned the area with his spiritual essence. Even though he did it silently, a few people noticed his action right away. They were Long Tianfeng, Long Tianchan, and Ji Changchen.
The moment his spiritual prying came towards Ji Changchen, he instantly sensed it. He already possessed Rank 7 peak cultivation and was a genius ranked 4th on the genius list, and thus, it wasn't difficult for him to feel it.
Meng Xian laughed inwardly. 'As expected, they noticed.'
It's not that his action was extraordinary, but the method he used was! Many people use spiritual prying, but the one Meng Xian used was very mysterious, and it directly bypassed the senses of Rank 7 Warriors, except Ji Changchen! It was at least a Rank 8 Technique, which was not accessible to him at all.
'I can't trust Ji Changchen, but Long Tianchan and Long Tianfeng can become important tools. I am too weak against someone like Ji Changchen, and he may even try to eliminate me if he becomes suspicious of me. But if I gain the recognition of the other two, I can survive the disaster.'
When he scanned his surroundings, he noticed Ji Changchen's actions. He had already found him staring at him when Ji Changchen was sitting at the top, but just now he focused on Meng Xian again.
He murmured inwardly, 'He shouldn't be aware of my background, but he should have noticed something extraordinary within me. However, I can't let my guard down. I have heard in my previous life that he killed countless people who had no relation to him, without any reason. If my guess is right, he should have been eliminating the geniuses all around the world from the beginning, just to increase his chances in the Grand Inheritance of Ascendance. Currently, his focus should be on Ye Fan, but now, it will be both of us. I have to be cautious. He should possess some extraordinary treasure which helps him detect those who are a threat to him!'
Meng Xian believed that Ji Changchen killing protagonist template characters was nothing but eliminating geniuses from the world, and the fact that he could identify them from the beginning just indicates that he must possess some extraordinary treasure. If he does possess such a treasure, then he should have already seen something extraordinary within him the moment he saw him. Therefore, he must make some countermeasures. His judgment was not based merely on Ji Changchen's stare at him. It also involved his past life information; otherwise, such an incident could also be a coincidence.
Not everyone can make accurate reasoning, and in fact, even high-tier Warriors can make mistakes in figuring out situations. However, what matters is not the correctness of the judgment, but whether the judgment can lead to their desired goal. Most of the time, when there is no sufficient clue, Warriors make a general deduction and judgment which, even if it turns out to be wrong, doesn't affect the overall situation. They must make a judgment that is helpful to their current or upcoming actions and must not cause a huge mistake that may lead to regret.
He glanced at Long Tianfeng deeply as their eyes met. He smiled and left the place.
Long Tianfeng also noticed his smile and frowned. He stood up and disappeared.
Ji Changchen noticed this small detail and frowned inwardly. He clenched the scroll he had just purchased. 'It looks like I can't get him this time. I have to make preparations.'
He suddenly thought of Meng Xian's status and immediately asked inwardly, 'System, why is there no protagonist tag for Meng Xian? Isn't he a regressor?'
Ding! Responding to the host, Protagonist templates are given to the characters who are chosen by heaven. He was not chosen by heaven.
Ji Changchen's deep eyes thought of something and said slowly, "So, someone deliberately reversed the time? How is that possible? This world doesn't have a past, and it is impossible to reverse time! Could it be?"
His gaze turned deep as he began to ponder. 'It is impossible to reverse time, but it is possible to reverse entropy. However, such a terrifying ability, who could have possibly done that? Heaven is omnipotent, so I thought anything was possible involving heaven, but if he was not chosen by heaven, then how strong was he in his previous life? Or did someone else cause his regression to change a certain outcome? But if an entity is already this strong, why would they need to be involved with a small plane like Divine Spirit World?'
Heaven is omnipotent; then how can the system hide from heaven? In fact, it is not heaven that is omnipotent, but the heavenly dao that is omnipotent. Each of the small worlds like Divine Spirit World is governed by a fragment of Heavenly Dao, called Little Heaven. The system hides itself from Little Heaven because its origin repels the origin of Little Heaven. Little Heaven is also part of Heavenly Dao, so it is often referred to as Heavenly Dao itself.
Little Heaven is not omnipotent, but it just has small control over the world. The world is probabilistic, and Little Heaven is able to manipulate the small probability which is beyond the control of living beings residing in it. For example, if an archer has the ability to accurately shoot arrows up to 100 meters, with an error of ±5 cm from the target, then Little Heaven has absolute control over that ±5 cm error.
Somewhere in a small alley,
Meng Xian stopped. He casually waved his hand and created a small formation, isolating the place.
Long Tianfeng also arrived at that moment. He glanced at Meng Xian and the formation and said in a deep voice, "Did you lose purposely?"
A month ago, there was a competition between Meng Xian and Ye Fan, which was the deciding factor for the next Saint of the Heavenly Dragon Sect. It was really surprising for a Rank 5 peak stage Warrior to defeat a Rank 6 late-stage Warrior. There was a drastic difference between their cultivation, and it was a miracle-like situation.
Meng Xian glanced at Long Tianfeng with a deep smile. Both of these Warriors were smart and rational and understood the reason for their actions.
Meng Xian knew Long Tianfeng took interest in him and might see potential in him. Long Tianfeng also knew Meng Xian deliberately attracted his attention because he desired protection and resources. At the same time, both of them were also aware that their own thoughts were known to the other person.
Meng Xian said, "I have no interest in becoming the Saint. I just want to become strong, strong enough that I can travel the whole world unhindered. I have only one goal - Emperor!"
Long Tianfeng glanced at him deeply and said, "You seem quite confident!"
Meng Xian said lightly, "After the last catastrophe, the boundary was damaged for a moment, which attracted a huge spiritual essence from outside the world. It also increased the soul essence. This caused a drastic change in the environment. The world can now hold more than one emperor!"
Long Tianfeng glanced at him deeply. "To be precise, it can hold five Emperors now."
Meng Xian said, "Ji Changchen might target Ye Fan and me. In the past years, he has been eliminating geniuses who could be a threat to him."
Long Tianfeng didn't speak. He knew Ji Changchen was a potential danger. However, he couldn't harm him either. Who knows what kind of life-saving treasure he might possess? It is rumored that his father possesses three of the Four Great Orders. Who knows if he possesses any of those as a life-saving treasure?