She is Jianxiu

Huang Xinruo claimed to know nothing about the Celestial Cult, but that wasn't entirely true. Shen Tong's possession by a strange person today must have been partly due to her negligence.

Huang Xin asked himself honestly, he had not had much interaction with that strange person, and had never done anything rebellious or treasonous. It was just that Huan Yuan was coming with great force, and the situation in the south was getting worse day by day. The major sects were based in the north, and even if things got bad, they could retreat to the north. Unlike them, once they fell into Huan Yuan's hands, it would be a complete upheaval.

Leaving this way out now, how can it be said that it's not out of necessity?

She never expected the Heavenly Human Sect to be so audacious, taking over the body of her disciple Shen Tong without prior consultation, which made many things complicated.

Today's turn of events was somewhat expected, but it came a little too quickly. Some of her plans were still not up to par, and it was Zhao Chun, Zhao Yan, who captured Shen Tong. Even Huang Xin herself felt somewhat helpless in trying to get to her.

Inside Hengtao Cave, Huang Xin let out a deep snort, having already prepared for the worst. If Zhao Yan asked, she would abandon Shen Tong and leave. Even if she was found guilty of negligence, it wouldn't really do anything to her.

He then asked, "You are so certain that my disciple is an extraordinary person, do you have any evidence? If so, present it to convince me. If not, you must release my disciple back to the mountain today."

Sensing the softening in Huang Xin's tone, Zhao Chun smiled faintly, waved her sleeve to release Shen Tong, and said, "I will certainly verify this with you all."

Shen Tong's vision was blurred, and after a while, he finally saw the light. He steadied himself, looked around, and saw the woman whose body had materialized in the clouds. He was overjoyed and, disregarding the many people around him, cried out, "Disciple, disciple has finally seen Master! That Zhao Jianjun wanted to kill me, please, Master, save my life!"

After pleading so pitifully for a couple of minutes, Shen Tong was taken aback when he saw that Huang Xin did not speak. He then noticed that all the cultivators had strange expressions on their faces.

He thought to himself that something was wrong and looked up at Huang Xin's face, but the cloud shadows were ethereal and blurred the other person's features, so he couldn't tell what emotion he was feeling.

Huang Xin said, "Tong'er, Zhao Yan and Zhao Chun say that you are a possessioner of a strange person. Is this true? Don't worry, I am here today. If she has wronged you, I will definitely seek justice for you. If not... then don't blame me for being ruthless."

The most extraordinary people in the world are the best at concealing themselves, which is also the fundamental means for them to operate in the shadows. Huang Xin did not know how Zhao Chun had identified Shen Tong's identity, and he was afraid that it was just a lucky guess. Because of the matter of the Heavenly Cult, he blamed Shen Tong, but in fact, he could not prove this to outsiders.

That would be the best outcome, as long as Shen Tong doesn't reveal himself on the spot, there would be room for her to intervene.

Upon hearing this, Shen Tong immediately understood Huang Xin's meaning. If he failed to escape Zhao Chun's discerning eye, the other party might abandon him as a pawn to avoid implicating him!
That's right. Huang Xin doesn't even care about his disciples whom he's known for many years, so why would he put himself in danger for a fake?
The Great Dao is ruthless; these Daoist cultivators are the truly cold-blooded ones. They were born into this world, how could they truly understand this?

Shen Tong swallowed hard and turned to look at Zhao Chun. The other man's gaze was cold, as if he were looking at a dead object, and he seemed to have a plan in mind, as if he would raise his sword and kill him on the spot at any moment.

He lowered his head again, thinking to himself that now it was nothing more than a desperate struggle, a last-ditch effort. But to die like this, without knowing the truth, would be meaningless. If he could find out how Zhao Chun discovered the truth, it might be helpful to many of his kind who were lurking in the shadows.

So he gritted his teeth and said, "If Sword Lord wants to kill me, why not let me offer my neck for slaughter? But if you want to frame me with the 'other man' theory, I will not admit it!"

Seeing his unyielding spirit, a few among the Divine Transformation cultivators couldn't bear it and began to whisper among themselves. They wanted to say a few good words for Shen Tong, since they were all fellow cultivators from Dingxian City and felt a sense of mutual dependence. However, Shen Tong was already a direct disciple of the Void Transformation Realm, a dragon among men, yet Zhao Chun still dared to challenge him. It was clear that they were nothing in the eyes of the disciples of major sects.

Zhao Chun stood with his hands at his sides, knowing that he was only struggling in his death throes, so he casually waved his hand and said, "In that case, I'll let you die knowing why."

With a flick of her finger, two sword energies shot out, aiming straight for Shen Tong's face!
Its speed was so fast, as swift as lightning, that none of the Divine Realm experts present could react in time. They watched helplessly as Shen Tong faced imminent disaster, unable to retreat in time. He could only hastily release his Dao Diagram to absorb the two sword energies, which slowed down his momentum and allowed him to barely parry them.

"Such fast sword energy! If I were standing there today, I don't know if I could withstand it." The cultivators who had reached the Divine Realm clicked their tongues in amazement, all of them extremely wary. Those with shallower cultivation felt as if they had lost half their lives upon seeing these two sword energies, and dared not think further about their power.

When Wang Long and the others saw this, they felt even more ashamed. In the end, they were also somewhat relieved that they had not made an enemy of Zhao Chun. Otherwise, if they had fought with him, they would have been badly injured, if not killed.

Shen Tong used the Dao Diagram to save his life, which suited Zhao Chun's wishes perfectly. She stretched out her hand, spread her five fingers, and pressed down with all her might, but she no longer held back her strength. Instead, she let the true energy in her body surge like a torrent, rushing to all the joints of her body. You could almost hear the crackling sounds incessantly.

In an instant, a vast and mighty aura emanated from her palm, sweeping across the eight wastelands. Apart from Huang Xin, who had condensed half of his body, the others were almost unable to stand. When they looked down, they saw that even the flowing clouds beneath their feet were trembling and were about to collapse and flow away!

Forced to do so, the crowd resorted to using magical treasures or focusing their energy in their dantian to finally stand firm on the clouds. Several people unleashed numerous techniques, yet still could not stabilize themselves, and could only retreat with shame, standing a hundred feet away.

If this is how it is for those around them, how much more so for Shen Tong, who is under their control.

At this moment, he was kneeling on the ground, blood about to flow from his seven orifices. His true essence was running around like a headless fly in his dantian, which was really causing him great suffering. The Purple Mansion Divine Palace that he was desperately protecting was now difficult to maintain. In the instant that his mind was lost, a ray of light jumped out from between Zhao Chun's eyebrows and entered Shen Tong's head!
Seeing this, everyone thought that Zhao Chun was going to search Shen Tong's soul. However, the possession of a body by a supernatural being is not a struggle between the primordial spirits. Even if the other party's soul is released, what appears is only Shen Tong's original memories, which cannot be used as evidence.

However, Zhao Chun broke through Shen Tong's Purple Mansion and entered his Divine Palace not to capture his primordial spirit, but to transfer a trace of sword intent to temporarily seal Shen Tong's primordial spirit so that the Dao Diagram could be opened for everyone to see.

Once this matter was settled, the Dao diagram under his palm stabilized. Zhao Chun lifted it up and summoned back two sword energies from the diagram. Strangely enough, these two sword energies, which Shen Tong had already absorbed, showed no change whatsoever. However, with the methods of a cultivator at the Divine Realm level, once something is taken into the Dao diagram, it should be able to transform between reality and illusion, thus turning reality into illusion.

"Look, everyone," Zhao Chun said, holding up the Dao diagram, "Years ago, a disciple of the Xuanjian Sect was possessed by a strange person. The sect members couldn't distinguish the real from the fake, and fearing that the sect's heritage would be lost, they locked up the disciple's sword consciousness. Unexpectedly, after that, the disciple immediately lost most of his abilities, as if all his cultivation was entrusted to the sword consciousness. When the sect members destroyed this object, although his cultivation level remained unchanged, his understanding of the sword dao plummeted."

Now, by testing it on Shen Tong, one can see that within this Daoist diagram, everything seems to be still, and the changes between reality and illusion are not visible.

"Our sect, having witnessed the changes of the past century, is now close to grasping the essence of the strange beings' possession techniques. These techniques are fundamentally different from those used by cultivators. They aim to seize the fate of our entire human race's Daoist lineage. Therefore, after capturing a person, they devour all of that person's future fortune. Thus, the fate and time of the person whose future is cut off are naturally frozen at the moment of possession."

Zhao Chun frowned, there were still some things she couldn't say to these outsiders, so with a flick of her sleeve, she once again sent a stream of true essence into Shen Tong's Dao Diagram. The latter, like a reflection in a mirror or the moon in the water, rippled slightly, and the true essence circled once before returning to Zhao Chun's hand intact.

These words might leave others bewildered and unable to fully comprehend, but the assembled experts, having cultivated to such a level, were already well-versed in the concept of illusion and reality as Zhao Chun spoke of. Upon seeing this, they quickly probed the Dao diagram with their fingers and discovered that, in fact, there was no trace of illusion or reality within it, as if it were a still river that could not be stirred by any waves.

"It's strange, if our Dao Diagrams are like this, let alone further cultivation, even using the techniques would be very difficult. How did Shen Tong manage to do it?"

What they didn't know was that Shen Tong, whose body had been possessed, was already a cultivator at the Divine Realm. For him, it was common for him to make no progress in his cultivation for decades or even centuries; this was not surprising. However, those at lower levels, such as those at the Nascent Soul or True Infant stages, who were transformed into supernatural beings, would not make any progress for a hundred years. This would raise suspicion within their sects and clans. Supernatural beings, though possessing the Dao, could not advance their cultivation. They could only continuously devour others, using the fortune of others to strengthen themselves, gradually ascending to higher levels, eventually possessing those with higher cultivation and stronger fortune.

Before that, they would lie in the shadows, plotting to find the next suitable Taoist cultivator.

Shen Tong possesses the Dao Diagram, and the disciple of Yi Xuan also possesses the Sword of Knowledge. These are all objects manifested by the Great Dao. Once those familiar with them notice something amiss, it will only be a matter of time before they are exposed.

Prior to this, the ten righteous sects had never discovered an extraordinary person at the Divine Realm, so few people knew about the anomalies on the Dao Diagram. Among sword cultivators, those who could condense sword perception were extremely rare. Zhao Chun not only used this matter to deduce things, but also because her own Dao was different from others, which was why she was able to gain insight.

She achieved divine powers through the Xuan Yuan Tai Yi method, making her most capable of discerning the essence of things. When extraordinary individuals plunder one's destiny, they invisibly isolate cultivators from the line between past, present, and future. How can they possibly become completely indistinguishable from ordinary people? (End of Chapter)