Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 529 Traceability
The Holy Master of Lingguan was certainly not here in his true form. What was here was merely a avatar he had specially crafted, possessing strength similar to his true self, and one of his hidden trump cards.

Now, in order to protect Chen Chong and eliminate any potential threats, he has resorted to this trump card to ensure absolute safety.

He looked at Chen Chong with a half-smile and said, "You, I knew you were hiding something from me. But now it seems this might be a great thing."

Upon hearing this, Chen Chong felt slightly relieved. He knew that the Holy Master of Lingguan had also seen Changsheng's physique and talent and had taken a liking to him. With him there, even if Changsheng's Daoist scriptures and Douzi Secret were stolen from the Lingguan Holy Land, they might still be able to resolve the matter, or at least prevent the situation from worsening.

So he continued, "Senior brother should know that the Taiyin Body is difficult to overcome in terms of death, which is why I did not bring it back. It was not that I intended to hide it..."

The Holy Master of Lingguan said, "Now I finally understand why you suddenly went to the Scripture Pavilion to search for ancient books when you came back a few years ago, and even bothered me and several other seniors to ask about the Earth Fate Fruit and the Elixir of Immortality."

Chang Sheng was also startled upon hearing this. He quickly bowed to Chen Chong and said, "Senior has gone to so much trouble for my affairs. I really don't know how to repay you."

The Holy Master of Lingguan brought up this matter not only to test Changsheng's character, but also to claim credit for his good junior brother.

His junior brother always did good deeds quietly, never seeking personal gain or fame, but his senior brother didn't want his actions to go unnoticed. Moreover, this was also a stepping stone to bring Changsheng into the Lingguan Holy Land and make him Chen Chong's disciple.

After all, Chen Chong's cultivation could hardly advance any further due to his past injuries, and his position in the Lingguan Holy Land was awkward. If he had a disciple with the exceptional talent of Changsheng, his future would be more secure.

Moreover, with the blessing of longevity, he can obtain the Earthly Fate Fruit, which they have never seen before, and an unknown mysterious person will guide his cultivation. Perhaps in the future, he can obtain such a divine treasure as the Earthly Fate Fruit, which may allow Chen Chong to fully recover.

Although he also wanted to take this disciple, he still had a bright future even without this disciple. After all, he was valued by the Quasi-Emperor Ancestor because he had the potential to become the Quasi-Emperor and succeed him, but Chen Chong was different.

Chen Chong felt embarrassed upon hearing their words and quickly said, "But in the end, I was just wasting my time and didn't get any use."

Chang Sheng said earnestly, "In any case, I still want to thank you."

Chen Chong changed the subject, saying, "By the way, where did this Earth Fate Fruit come from? Would you mind telling me?"

Seeing that Chen Chong had changed the subject, Changsheng did not press the matter further, but his respect for Chen Chong only deepened. He continued, "To this day, I still cannot be sure whether what happened that night was real or just a dream."

Changsheng then recounted his experience. Of course, he omitted the part about the mysterious man telling him to uproot the tree.

In his years of cultivation, he had come to know the importance of the Douzi Secret and the Daoist Scripture to the Lingguan Holy Land, but he still needed to find the origin of these things.

However, it wouldn't be easy for people to believe that he would fabricate an experience out of thin air, so he simply brought it up directly.

Although it was just a gut feeling, he believed that the mysterious person was far stronger than the Holy Master of Lingguan and Chen Chong, and that they would probably have little chance of gaining anything.

Upon learning that the Earthly Fate Fruit of Immortality, as well as the subsequent Daoist scriptures and the Douzi Secret, all came from a mysterious person, the Holy Master of Lingguan and Chen Chong couldn't help but frown, their minds filled with countless thoughts.

The Holy Master of Lingguan couldn't help but ask, "What does that mysterious person look like? Can you describe him, or even just make a copy of his appearance?"

Changsheng said, "I have tried this before, but I could not succeed."

As he spoke, he began to demonstrate. No matter how he tried to replicate the mysterious man's appearance, the replica would be restored silently, as if his action had never happened.

Seeing that Changsheng still wanted to experiment with other methods, the Holy Master of Lingguan quickly stopped him, saying, "Alright, we believe you." This terrifying power was far beyond their reach, so the Holy Master of Lingguan directly stopped him, fearing that it might bring about some great disaster.

He had just considered directly spying on the Immortal's Platform, but as soon as the thought crossed his mind, his mind went blank and he lost the idea.

Even the most powerful cultivator among those present, Lingguan Saint Master, was terrified by this terrifying characteristic, which made him dare not delve into it further.

Changsheng asked, "Do you know who that senior is?"

The Holy Master of Lingguan and Chen Chong exchanged a glance and both shook their heads.

Chen Chong said, "We don't know either. Perhaps some senior expert recognized your talent and gave you special guidance."

Afterwards, they went to the big tree where Changsheng had met the mysterious person, but no matter how they looked at it, they could not detect anything unusual, as if it were just an ordinary tree.

Out of curiosity, the three of them even waited until the full moon that night to quietly admire the moon from the tree and try to recreate the scene, but they still came up empty-handed.

With Chen Chong and Ling Guan Sheng Zhu's cultivation levels, they could naturally see that Chang Sheng was not lying, but they could not see anything unusual about what was happening in front of them.

The most likely scenario is that this mysterious person is an extremely powerful cultivator, far beyond their comprehension.

At least a Great Saint Realm cultivator could never do such a thing, and even that Quasi-Emperor Ancestor probably couldn't.

So the two of them immediately decided not to investigate further.

After learning all this, Chen Chong couldn't help but ask, "Senior brother, how should we quell this matter?"

They already knew the source of the inheritance, but this mysterious person clearly didn't want others to know. Moreover, given that they couldn't detect any special aura from this place, the other high-ranking members of the Spirit Observation Holy Land probably wouldn't believe it.

Even if they know this is true, they will most likely use it as an excuse to attack the Holy Master of Lingguan and seize power from him.

Of course, there's also the most crucial point: the Earthly Fate Fruit. This divine treasure is enough to drive other cultivators crazy. If they knew the details of its existence, they would definitely put all their efforts into finding it, and might even target Changsheng.

Rather than doing that, they might as well simply conceal the matter and act in a way that they can accept and condone, in order to protect their cultivation of immortality.

Although we don't know what the mysterious person's intentions were, his special guidance and help to Changsheng should not have been malicious.

Moreover, the situation on Ziwei Star is not optimistic. Once the quasi-emperor ancestor who is in charge passes away, it will be difficult for them to maintain the status quo of the human race.

They have lost contact with most of the human forces in the universe. If they don't break this deadlock soon, the consequences could be dire.

Therefore, even if the person behind it has other intentions, they still need the gifted young ancient emperor, Changsheng, to prepare for turning the tide.

(End of this chapter)