There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 38 Oh no! There's a master here!

A gentle breeze blew by, and Chen Qing suddenly came back to his senses, not indulging in the feeling of freedom.

"We need to contact the princess first to understand the situation outside."

His wisp of spiritual sense circled the area outside the treasure pavilion, and he was surprised to find that there were quite a few people watching him from outside—

Golden-armored warriors guarded the main entrance, while two cultivators, one in purple and one in gray, occupied the teahouse. Even the flower-selling woman on the street corner had eyes like lightning, constantly scanning the passersby!

"The Sixth Prince is certainly willing to invest heavily."

Just as his spiritual sense was about to leave, he heard the two cultivators in the teahouse talking in hushed tones, so he stopped again.

"That scoundrel Chen Xu, with his spiritual bones completely destroyed, has managed to rise again. It's truly bizarre!" The purple-robed cultivator sipped his tea and murmured, "Your Highness seems to value him quite a bit?"

"What Your Highness wants is for the Tenth Princess to be unable to use Chen Xu as a sharp sword. As for winning her over or suppressing her, those are just means to an end." The gray-robed cultivator opposite him laughed: "Let me give you a sneak peek."

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details."

"Take that Marrow Cleansing Pill for example," the gray-robed cultivator lowered his voice, "It's said to save the Chen family's daughter, but in reality, it's used to create a puppet!"

"Hiss—" The purple-robed Taoist gasped, then realized: "Indeed, favors and rewards all come from above, and can be changed in an instant!"

At this point, the two exchanged a smile.

Chen Qing was startled by what he heard.

That's it!

What a Sixth Prince! He has absolutely no sense of contractual obligation! His act of showing kindness is a pretense; he's hiding a scheme! But why turn the Chen family's daughter into a puppet? What's the real motive behind this?
He felt that there was more to this than met the eye, but he had no other means to carry this spiritual consciousness, so he kept it in mind and extended his spiritual consciousness toward the Qingwu Courtyard.

Chen Qing's consciousness, enveloped in spiritual energy, was as light as a feather, unbound by the constraints of his physical body. In an instant, it swelled to several feet. He couldn't help but sigh, "This method is perhaps even more free than the Yin Spirit leaving the body. I've heard that once the Yin Spirit leaves the body, there are many restrictions, and one has to be cautious and timid, constantly wary of wind, fire, thunder, and lightning. My method is unharmed by scorching sunlight, undispelled by a gentle breeze, and can even replenish itself with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth..."

Just as I was thinking, suddenly...

"boom!"

An invisible pressure suddenly descended, and his spiritual consciousness seemed to sink into a viscous swamp, making it increasingly difficult to move forward. Even the spiritual energy that enveloped his consciousness began to become unstable.

"This is the oppressive force of the Jade Capital's protective array, the 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Jin'!" A fragment of memory emerged, making Chen Qing understand the situation. "We're still on the outskirts of Jade Capital, and the array's suppression is already so obvious. If we get closer to the core, the sheer pressure alone could crush a Yin God!"

Just as he was about to dodge, another bone-chilling cold suddenly struck, making his spiritual consciousness feel as if it had fallen into an ice cave!

Chen Qing immediately calmed his mind and carefully probed, spotting a simple and elegant vermilion building.

An octagonal bronze mirror hangs on the roof of this small building, but the mirror does not reflect the scenery; instead, it flows with the light of an array!

As soon as the spiritual sense approached, the ancient mirror seemed to sense it and turned on its own, the flowing light in the mirror seemed to be gathering!
The fragments of memory trembled again, making Chen Qing instantly realize that this place was the "Heavenly Observation Division," which was in charge of monitoring the Jade Capital's formations and spiritual energy fluctuations!
He immediately used his spiritual sense to quickly move away.

I learned from my memories that the octagonal mirror was a magical artifact called the "Myriad Manifestations Reflection Mirror," which was specifically designed to break through concealment, lock the mind, and trace the source of the spirit! As long as one was touched by the mirror's light, no matter how well one hid, one's mind would be corrupted. Not only that, the Heavenly Guards of Jade Capital would also lock onto the target's location and arrive in an instant to capture and interrogate them!
"In Chen Xu's memory, the Sky Patrol Guards were mostly cultivators of the fourth realm, with commanders even approaching the fifth realm! As expected of the capital of the Immortal Dynasty, it gathers the essence of the world, resulting in a severe inflation in cultivation levels! I misjudged the Yin God..."

After all this trouble, Chen Qing realized that this method of "using spiritual energy as a boat" was a double-edged sword!

At least a Yin Spirit cultivator can cast spells by making hand seals, but this wisp of my consciousness is as fragile as glass. If I had been careless and approached a few dangerous places just now, this wisp of consciousness would probably have collapsed on the spot, and it might even have been traced back to its source by someone else!
"This method actually has quite a few limitations, but for now, as long as you are careful, it is still relatively well-hidden."

In light of this, Chen Qing became even more cautious. While summarizing his experience, he carefully probed with his spiritual sense like tentacles. After a few breaths, he found a roundabout path and secretly followed the underground spiritual vein. Although it was winding, it allowed him to avoid most of the array's detection.

A few breaths later, he finally arrived at Qingwu Villa, but the scene he "saw" made Chen Qing's heart sink—

The princess's villa of my memory is now completely surrounded by twelve crimson banners!

The banners and pennants merged in energy, transforming into a grand array that sealed off the entire courtyard!

"Qingwu Courtyard is locked?"

Just as Chen Qing was about to approach and investigate, the twelve flags suddenly moved without wind, fluttering loudly!

A black-robed Taoist stepped forward, raised his hand to form a seal, and a crimson chain shot out from the banner, heading straight for Chen Qing's wisp of consciousness!
Chen Qing made a decisive move and withdrew his spiritual consciousness!
The Taoist priest frowned and looked into the void, his eyes filled with astonishment and doubt!

"The God-Locking Banner did indeed react, yet it didn't grasp anything! This... this means that the spy's will is at the whim of the person watching... Oh no! Could it be some kind of projection of will?"

A look of surprise and doubt appeared on his face. Then, his hand seals changed rapidly, and the twelve banners lit up with a red light at the same time, weaving into a net in the void. However, after searching for a long time, he found nothing.

But he was even more frightened. He immediately clasped his hands in a fist and said to those around him, "May I ask which True Lord you are? I am here on the orders of the Sixth Prince to protect Princess Xiyao as she comprehends the profound arts. If I have offended you, please forgive me..."

If you have any problems, please go to the Sixth Prince. Don't make things difficult for me, please...

Inside the treasure vault, Chen Qing suddenly opened his eyes, feeling a slight stinging sensation in his sea of ​​consciousness.

"What a powerful technique! The villa is trapped by those twelve crimson banners; something must have happened to the princess! The villa is heavily guarded; something must have gone wrong! We must find a way to contact them! However, with those banners blocking the way, my spiritual sense can't penetrate. Has my Dao trace been wasted? Or is there something I haven't figured out yet?"

So he recalled his first experience of spiritual travel, buried himself in the newly enlightened Dharma, and explored the changes.

In the shadows, the gray-robed old man took in everything. Suddenly, with a flick of his sleeve, an ancient bronze mirror appeared out of thin air. The mirror's surface rippled like water, revealing the figure of a black-robed Taoist priest searching around.

"This 'using qi as a boat' technique is something this young man has recently comprehended. If he further refines it, it will not only be able to deceive the God-Locking Banner, but also allow for a proper counterattack. After all, this is a profound technique, and with continuous refinement, it will be enough to support an entire sect!"

He lightly tapped the mirror, and the scene shifted, revealing the deepest part of the Qingwu Courtyard—

Princess Xiyao sat quietly in the courtyard, surrounded by nine jade pillars. The runes on the pillars flickered, clearly suppressing something.

"Judging from this, the power of her bloodline has been forcibly drawn out by the 'Qingqiu Canon'." The old man narrowed his eyes. "Tai Chu has only been in seclusion for a short time, and Su Huan couldn't help but make a move. It seems that she is determined to extract the Heavenly Fox Qi of this Qingqiu girl in order to achieve her goal."

the other side.

"Have it!"

Suddenly, a sharp glint appeared in Chen Qing's eyes!

"If I had a personal item imbued with the princess's aura, and used that aura to carry my spiritual consciousness and resonate with it, perhaps I could bypass the array outside the courtyard and reach the princess directly..."

With this thought in mind, he reached into his robes and took out a jade whistle, the very token given to him by Granny Qing when he entered the city. Chen Qing closed his eyes and sensed a familiar, cool aura emanating from it!

"It really is the princess's spiritual power!"

With a surge of energy, Chen Qing placed the jade whistle in his palm and slowly infused it with the Qi of Great Harmony, causing the whistle to glow with a soft blue light.

A faint connection, like a thread, extends through the void.

His spiritual sense immediately followed this connection and sped away like a fish!

Upon seeing this, the gray-robed elder raised an eyebrow: "Using an object as a lure? That's clever!"

The princess's aura contained in the jade whistle was of the same origin as the villa, attracting Chen Qing's wisp of spiritual consciousness as if it had been summoned there, overcoming obstacles and arriving in an instant!

"almost……"

As soon as his spiritual sense passed through the layers of restrictions and entered the courtyard, Chen Qing felt the pressure decrease dramatically, and the scenery inside the courtyard became even more clearly visible!

"It can happen!"

But just as his spiritual sense was about to cross the last barrier, a sudden change occurred!
"Whoosh-"

A white shadow flashed by like lightning, and Chen Qing felt a sharp pain in his spiritual sense as he was bitten by a snow-white spirit sable!
This little beast was no bigger than the palm of your hand, but its eyes gleamed with a deep blue light, and its sharp teeth were tightly gripping the threads of spiritual energy.

"Snow Soul Sable!"

As corresponding records emerged from the fragments of memory, Chen Qing was startled and decisively severed the connection.

After biting through the silk thread, the little beast's expression turned solemn.

"A powerful being's intention?"

Then it smacked its lips.

"Damn it! Although the Lord's orders cannot be disobeyed, angering any powerful cultivator will also bring disaster!"

"What a beast!"

Inside the treasure vault, Chen Qing suddenly opened his eyes.

Although his spiritual consciousness was withdrawn in time, a small part of it was torn off, causing him so much pain that his vision went black. After the strange phenomenon subsided, he was naturally filled with anger.

"Just one step away!"

The Samadhi True Fire Talisman flickered in my sea of ​​consciousness, sweeping away distracting thoughts, calming my mind, and then I looked inward to examine my own body and check the changes in my spiritual consciousness.

Two such incidents have already left him mentally exhausted; another setback could potentially damage his very being.

But if we give up now
"Putting aside the fact that the princess has treated me well, Li Xiao's words and the sixth prince's schemes all mean that if the princess falls, I will be in big trouble. I can't ignore it, both emotionally and logically! But this new method of enlightenment seems to be restrained by that beast. Could it be that my understanding of the setting is not thorough enough?"

While pondering, Chen Qing subconsciously raised the bronze wine cup, tilted his head back, and drank it down in one gulp.

"Gudong-"

The amber-colored liquor went down my throat, but it was completely different from what I had experienced before!
The wine transformed into a scalding torrent, exploding violently within the body.

Chen Qing suddenly came to his senses, and before he could react, his whole body trembled violently, and dazzling starlight shot out from his seven orifices!
At the same time, the four characters "A Thousand Cups Without Getting Drunk" on the wine cup suddenly shone brightly, turning into golden runes that floated in mid-air!

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