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Chapter 254 The Divine Eye of Truth! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"Really not?"

The old man of ice and fire stared at the vertical eye between his eyebrows and asked.

...This old man has been guarding this strange pool for decades, perhaps even centuries; he must have discovered something. In that case, why not tell him the truth?

It would also be good to ask if seeing that purple vertical eye would have any side effects.

What if someone sees this and it brings bad luck?

Just as Ji Yuan was thinking of asking, he saw the old man with ice and fire take out a mirror from his storage bag.

The mirror was facing Ji Yuan, and from this bright mirror, he discovered that a third eye had grown between his eyebrows, which was none other than the purple vertical eye he had seen in the cold pool before!

"No way, holy crap!"

How did this thing get on me?!

The first sentence was shouted out subconsciously by Ji Yuan, and the second sentence was said in his heart.

After saying those two sentences, he subconsciously took a step back and then hurriedly reached out to touch his forehead.

Before his hand could even touch his brow, he felt as if he were being threatened and instinctively blinked... at the vertical eye between his brows.

The feeling was as if someone was reaching out and stabbing his two normal eyes; blinking was a completely subconscious action.

But damn it, how did those eyes end up on me?!

In his astonishment, Ji Yuan tried his best to gain control of the vertical eye between his eyebrows, wanting to see if he could get this strange eye off his body.

Even if we can't get it out, we should at least see if we can refine it and gain a trace of a special ability!

At first, I used my spiritual sense to scan the area, but found nothing unusual.

Ji Yuan then mobilized the spiritual energy in his dantian and tried to refine it, but the purple vertical eye still did not react at all.

There's nothing else I can do.

He could only look at the seemingly smiling but actually stern old man, and hurriedly said, "Senior, what exactly is going on? You have a solution, don't you?"

"What exactly is this vertical eye? Why is it on me? Can it be removed?"

The old man of ice and fire chuckled and said, "You didn't fall into the icy pool, did you?"

"Why ask me? I don't know either."

The old man of ice and fire shook his head and made as if to leave.

Ji Yuan immediately reached out his left hand and grabbed his sleeve, then pointed to his forehead with his right hand and said:

"Senior, to tell you the truth, I fell in. After I finished refining my flying sword, I suddenly heard a voice calling me. A purple vertical eye appeared in the pool, and then somehow, I walked in... and then, this is what happened."

"I remembered your earlier instructions not to go into the water, but... but I was afraid you would blame me, so I dared not tell the truth."

"How did you climb out?"

The old man of ice and fire finally answered.

"I...I don't know either. I just don't know how much time passed. Suddenly I found myself regaining consciousness, and then I quickly climbed out of the cold pool. I almost froze to death in there."

How deep did you go into the water?

The old man of ice and fire asked again.

Ji Yuan bent down to take a look, then lowered his head and gestured at knee level, "About this deep."

"Both feet went down?"

"They've gone down."

Although Ji Yuan usually liked to keep his abilities to himself, he dared not hide anything at this moment.

Hua Yaoyue wasn't here, so the only person he could turn to for help was the Ice and Fire Elder in front of him, especially since he had also been inside the Ice and Fire Pool.

Seeing this, the Ice and Fire Elder raised an eyebrow. "Show me your divine sense... show me everything."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan vaguely understood.

The purple vertical eye in the cold pool is most likely related to the soul.

The reason why others didn't trigger the vertical eye when they entered was because their spiritual strength was insufficient, or their spiritual strength had not exceeded their current realm... I am different. My spiritual strength is strong, so it attracted the appearance of the purple vertical eye.

The reason I was able to wake up from the illusion was because my soul was far superior to that of other cultivators of the same level, and I had also cultivated a soul cultivation technique.

If this is true, then we can deduce from this line of thought.

The purple vertical eye requires a cultivator whose soul is just slightly stronger than that of an ordinary cultivator. It's just unknown whether it needs to possess a body or do something else.

"Yes."

Ji Yuan responded and then slowly released his divine sense.

At the same time, he was also wondering whether he should release everything.

If he were to unleash his full power, he would be comparable to a cultivator at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, but his own power is only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage... Old Man Ice and Fire should not be able to see through Hua Yaoyue's "Concealing Breath Technique".

To have the divine sense of a Golden Core cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage is simply too exaggerated.

The moment the thought flashed through Ji Yuan's mind, he had already made his decision.

We should keep something in reserve here.

Releasing the divine sense of a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator should be about right.

Releasing the power of the late Foundation Establishment stage... would probably not be enough to support oneself to emerge from the cold pool, and releasing it of the early Golden Core stage would be too outrageous.

Therefore, after much thought, the peak of Foundation Establishment is the most suitable.

Ji Yuan released his divine sense, and Binghuo Zhenren also released his divine sense. He watched as Ji Yuan's divine sense gradually reached the limit of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and then naturally reached the late-Foundation Establishment stage.

He thought to himself, "As expected," but said nothing more and continued watching.

But when he discovered that Ji Yuan's divine sense had already reached the limit of the late Foundation Establishment stage, yet still showed no signs of stopping, he was finally moved.

And then comes... the peak of Foundation Establishment!

Only then did Ji Yuan stop projecting his divine sense.

His face flushed red, and he said with great difficulty, "S-Senior, this is my limit."

"Okay, very good, put it away."

The old man, Ice and Fire, stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly.

Ji Yuan then withdrew his divine sense and looked at the Ice and Fire Elder in front of him with a nervous expression.

But the latter didn't look at him again. Instead, she walked slowly in front of him with her hands behind her back and said, "There wasn't another you born inside you, was there?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan actually sensed his own soul and then shook his head.

"no."

"Then I understand."

The old man of ice and fire sighed deeply, his voice carrying a hint of relief after seeing things clearly, and also a hint of... liberation?

"May I ask what you know, senior?"

Ji Yuan stepped forward, cupped his hands, and asked.

The Ice and Fire Elder turned to look at him, but pointed to his own head. "Like you, I was born with a soul that is different from ordinary people. But your soul is two minor realms higher than your own, while mine is only one minor realm higher. In other words, I am now at the late Golden Core stage, but my spiritual sense is no weaker than some peak Golden Core cultivators."

Before Ji Yuan could offer his praise, the Ice and Fire Elder continued:

"We were both able to summon that purple vertical eye and were even drawn into the icy pool because our souls were different from ordinary people. However, my soul was weaker, so it was pulled and torn in two, thus giving birth to me."

"Your soul is stronger than mine, which is why you were able to withstand the erosion of that purple vertical eye and remain unharmed."

This was something that had troubled the Ice and Fire Elder for countless years. He had never understood why he had seen that vertical eye, nor why he had fallen into the icy pool.

Over the years, he has considered letting others try it.

On the contrary, almost all the female cultivators in the valley have been taken to the Ice and Fire Pool by him.

But no one could summon that purple vertical eye again.

Until he met this "Li Changshou" in front of him this time, he not only saw the purple vertical eyes, but also climbed out of the pool.

It even resolved the confusion in my heart.

For Ji Yuan, it was a different story. He had only one thought in his mind: that this was really the case.

Ji Yuan pressed on, "Senior, what exactly is this purple vertical eye? Can you create it?"

The old man of ice and fire did not answer. He blinked, and then an identical purple vertical eye appeared on his forehead.

The vertical eye, also purple, rolled around and stared intently at Ji Yuan.

The two pairs of purple vertical eyes stared at each other... nothing seemed amiss.

But the old man's actions were tantamount to telling Ji Yuan that this thing couldn't be removed, and if there were a way to remove it, he wouldn't have this thing on his forehead.

"We can't pick it off. As for where it came from... I don't know either. I can only deduce that it came from another continent and is definitely not something that our Canglu Continent could possess."

The old man of ice and fire finally gave the answer.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan's first thought was to go back and ask Hua Yaoyue!

Whenever it involves matters from other continents, the only option is to ask her, just like with the Taiyi Qingguang Talisman. If it weren't for asking her, Ji Yuan wouldn't know what to do.

"Does this purple vertical eye possess any special abilities?"

Since he couldn't get it off, Ji Yuan wondered if he could gain some benefit from it.

The old man with the ice and fire stared straight at Ji Yuan with his vertical eye between his eyebrows, and then said, "You're quite handsome. Li Gang is not good-looking at all. You are born so good-looking, you must have taken after your mother. Tsk, no wonder you can be the illegitimate son of the Li family."

Ji Yuan: "???"

He naturally ignored the old man's teasing tone, but he could hear the key point: the purple vertical eye could see through his shape-shifting talisman!

Insight?

Or is it to see through it?

...I knew these purple vertical eyes wouldn't be completely ineffective.

"Senior, how do I refine it?"

Ji Yuan asked questions when he didn't understand.

The Ice and Fire Elder didn't hide anything and said directly, "There is also a purple vertical eye between your eyebrows. You can refine it by trying to communicate with it."

"The vertical eye has a slight ability to see through the truth, such as dealing with illusions or evil practices... It has considerable power. You'll know how strong it is once you try it yourself."

"Otherwise, this vertical eye also possesses a slight ability to see through things, but this ability can only see through mundane things; it cannot see through anything related to spiritual energy."

X-ray vision... Isn't this the ability every man dreams of?!

Even if it can only see through mundane things, that's still extremely powerful, okay?

But upon closer reflection, it's still a bit of a pity, because even cultivators in the Qi Refining stage mostly wear robes, which are imbued with spiritual energy and cannot be seen through.

"I'll give it a try."

After Ji Yuan finished speaking, he closed his eyes and looked inward at his soul.

At this moment, his soul was being completely protected by the Soul-Suppressing Bell, which emitted a faint golden light, without the slightest gap. However... there was no vertical eye as the Ice and Fire Elder had mentioned.

Ji Yuan checked it repeatedly, and the soul located in his sea of ​​consciousness was completely clean.

Not to mention the purple vertical eyes, there wasn't even the slightest bit of other colors.

It was a pure gray-black figure, sitting cross-legged on a void, with no facial features visible.

What's going on?

Just as Ji Yuan was about to ask, he suddenly noticed a purple light flashing outside the Soul-Suppressing Bell.

"Um?"

Looking around, he indeed spotted a purple vertical eye outside the Soul-Suppressing Bell. The eye seemed eager to enter, but was blocked by the bell. Unable to do anything else, it darted around frantically, as if trying to find a crack to slip through.

...You bastard, you don't look like a good person at all.

Ji Yuan immediately activated his divine sense and swept it away, causing the Soul-Suppressing Bell to tremble slightly and emit golden light.

Where the soul-suppressing light passed, the purple vertical eye immediately became docile.

Ji Yuan's divine sense then caught the purple vertical eye.

Grab it in one go, and refine it in an instant.

He immediately imprinted his divine sense onto the purple vertical eye.

In an instant, Ji Yuan discovered that he had a connection with the purple vertical eye, or rather... he had finally gained control of the purple vertical eye!

He soon discovered that there was an additional layer of vision in his field of vision.

That was the field of vision seen through the purple vertical eye between the eyebrows.

Ji Yuan looked around. Everything was gray and hazy, except for the old man with the ice and fire, who was shining with a bright white light, indicating that he was a cultivator... The brighter the light on his body, the stronger his cultivation.

This information inexplicably appeared in Ji Yuan's mind.

He also learned the true name of the purple-eyed creature.

"The Eye of Truth!"

This purple vertical eye is actually called the Eye of Truth-Dispelling Divine Power!

Damn, what a powerful name.

Ji Yuan blinked his Eye of Truth, then went to the side to look down the mountain. A golden light screen appeared in his field of vision.

The light screen wasn't very bright; only a faint glimmer could be seen.

There were also lines flowing on it, and Ji Yuan could vaguely see the weakest part of the light screen.

This light screen is the formation here, something Ji Yuan naturally knew. But what he didn't expect was that the Eye of Truth could actually discover the weakness of a third-order formation!

Then breaking through formations will be... a piece of cake from now on?

Damn, is this Eye of Truth really that powerful?!

For a moment, Ji Yuan's heart beat faster.

The old man from Ice and Fire followed and stood beside him, explaining with a cheerful smile, "Don't worry, once you reach the Core Formation stage, you'll be able to see the formation I've set up here through this purple eye."

Only those at the Core Formation stage... can see formations?

So what does it mean that I can not only see the formation, but also its weak points?

Do you think my eyesight is good?

Ji Yuan was shocked. He didn't know if it was because his soul was too powerful or because he had refined the Eye of Truth outside the Soul-Suppressing Bell.

In short, his control over the purple eyes is definitely higher than that of the Ice and Fire Elder!

Because he can not only see through this third-order formation now, but he can even find out the true name of this purple-eyed person... This is something he must keep hidden.

Ji Yuan took a deep breath and then said with a smile, "It seems that I have turned misfortune into blessing. I just don't know where this purple-eyed creature comes from."

"Who cares where it comes from, as long as it works."

The purple eye between the eyebrows of the Ice and Fire Elder blinked, then closed instantly and disappeared from his brow.

"It's certain that you've turned misfortune into blessing, and your current spiritual energy is probably tainted with a trace of ice magic, right? This effect is quite rare. Plus, you're a water magic cultivator yourself, so when you go back, you can ask Li Gang to help you collect some ice magic for your cultivation."

"But remember, the secret of the purple vertical eye is too significant; you must never tell anyone else."

Ji Yuan nodded quickly.

"Don't worry, senior, my mouth is the tightest seal."

...Well, at most I'll just go back and tell Hua Yaoyue.

She is my dearest master, how can she be considered someone else?

"Well, since there's nothing else, let's go back."

Perhaps it was because they had similar experiences, or perhaps it was because Ji Yuan had helped the Ice and Fire Elder resolve his inner confusion, but in any case, the way he looked at Ji Yuan was much kinder now.

"Yes."

Ji Yuan originally thought that the old man of ice and fire would take him to the palace, but unexpectedly, the two of them ended up returning to the same courtyard house.

Ye Zhi Qiu was still waiting there. Hearing the noise outside, she hurriedly ran out the door.

"Greetings, senior; greetings, young master."

The old man of ice and fire grunted and walked towards his room.

Ji Yuan watched his retreating figure, wanting to say something but holding back.

He hadn't forgotten that one of his purposes for this trip was to trade the spine of the Three-Eyed Dark Beast with the Ice and Fire Elder, but considering the Ice and Fire Elder's current temperament...

If you bring it up, the transaction is highly likely to fail.

Forget it, let's wait for the other old man of ice and fire to come out first.

I just don't know how often they take turns.

"Just wait, he'll be out tomorrow."

Seeing that Ji Yuan hesitated to speak, the old man of ice and fire guessed what he was thinking, then waved his hand and went into the room.

Ji Yuan bowed to his back before returning to her room.

With Ye Zhi Qiu here, Ji Yuan couldn't properly study the newly acquired Divine Eye of Truth, so he had to continue comprehending the Sword Canon. Right now, his most urgent task was to improve his cultivation.

"Young Master Li, I..."

Ye Zhi Qiu looked at Ji Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged on the futon, seemingly only focused on cultivation, and hesitated to speak.

"you say."

Ji Yuan opened his eyes.

"I want to leave as soon as possible... What happened on the whale patrol boat can't be kept secret for long. Once the Luo family finds out, they will definitely come to Icefire Island to investigate. Then it will be extremely difficult for me to leave."

This is an idea that Ye Zhi Qiu came up with after careful consideration over the past two days.

Since "Li Changshou" is unwilling to accept me, I can only rely on myself. Therefore, escaping this place this morning is the right thing to do.

"Are you planning to leave in a small boat?"

"Um."

Ye Zhi Qiu nodded.

"Alright, I'll go tell the senior to let you out."

Ji Yuan didn't hold anyone back; he stood up after speaking.

Ye Zhi Qiu bowed deeply to him and then solemnly said, "I will never forget your life-saving grace. If Young Master Li invites me in the future, please just let me know."

"My life, Ye Zhi Qiu's life, belongs to Young Master Li at any time."

"It's serious."

Ji Yuan smiled, neither believing nor disbelieving.

He arrived at the door and bowed slightly towards the Ice and Fire Elder's house. "Senior, my fellow Daoist here has something to attend to and needs to leave early. Please do me the favor."

Ye Zhi Qiu, who came out later, also bowed.

"Go."

The voice of the Ice and Fire Elder came from inside the house, and then a hole that could be seen with the naked eye appeared in the sky.

The Ice and Fire Elder had long since realized that Ye Zhi Qiu was not Ji Yuan's maid.

Ye Zhi Qiu looked up and then cupped his hands in farewell to Ji Yuan, "Young Master Li, farewell."

After saying that, she summoned a cyan flying sword, leaped onto it, and rode away into the sky.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan turned around to leave, but just then, he heard the sound of the door opening in the courtyard of the Ice and Fire Elder, and he turned to look.

Then, the Ice and Fire Immortal, clad in a fiery red dragon robe, stepped out and laughed loudly:

"Congratulations, my dear nephew, on this great opportunity!"

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