Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 323 You're Deceiving Me

Fine beads of sweat immediately appeared on the back of his neck.

These clues, illuminated by the "Lin" technique, vaguely outlined a web he had not yet clearly seen.

It's time to properly sort out the logic of the relationships around us.

Xu Yunfan lowered his eyelids. The "Lin" technique was his greatest trump card. When he entered the "Lin" state, his emotions were neither elated by external gains nor saddened by personal losses. His mind was clear, and his seven emotions and six desires receded like the tide, leaving only a clear and tranquil state of mind. All things were imprinted in his heart, and he could naturally distinguish right from wrong and understand the principles of things.

In this mysterious state, the trajectories of all things are transformed into measurable lines.

The arc of the falling leaves in the distance, the trembling of the muscle fibers in one's hand, and even the flow of spiritual energy in the world are all as clear as the lines on one's palm.

All the distracting thoughts that used to bother my mind have vanished, my thinking speed has increased more than tenfold, and every decision I make is as precise as if it has been planned a thousand times.

Even more mysteriously, in the "Lin" state, the perception of time is also stretched.

What seemed like a fleeting moment to the outside world felt like an eternity to Xu Yunfan.

This transcendent state of mind is the key to his ability to turn defeat into victory time and again in desperate situations. No matter how many schemes or tricks you devise, they are all revealed in the face of his clear-sighted "Lin" state, just like snow meeting the morning sun.

We'll begin in a bit.

Just as Xu Yunfan was about to turn and leave, Bi Sheng quickly called out to him.

"Wait a minute."

Xu Yunfan turned his head: "Is there anything else, Uncle-Master? I'm still busy!"

"What are you busy with? Busy going out to cause trouble?"

Bi Sheng glared and bristled. He had to keep an eye on this guy and give him a big one as soon as he came down the mountain. If two Ninth Realm experts suddenly appeared out of nowhere, he would be trembling with fear.

"The time is approaching. Come with me to the 'Gui Water Position' of the Imperial City's geomantic veins."

Xu Yunfan paused, forced to suppress his thoughts.

He knew that the "Mysterious Heaven Treasure Scroll" was one of the three important tasks entrusted to him by his master, Bi Yuan, and that he should have secretly obtained it.

Unexpectedly, today's turmoil forced this unassuming martial uncle to reveal his trump card ahead of time. His sword technique of "Reversal of the Stars" was so impressive that even Su Wanqing was impressed.

Return the Heavenly Pivot Sword Master...

"That saved me a lot of trouble."

A look of understanding flashed across Xu Yunfan's face.

Bi Sheng's appearance today is probably no coincidence. He was targeted after secretly observing the Dao Sect's martial arts arena, and now he has taken the initiative to make his move...

All of this was probably already planned by the master who resided high in the Qingwei Hall.

Xu Yunfan seemed to see again Bi Yuan stroking the chessboard, and the "chariot" that was gently pushed across the Chu River and Han border.

He wasn't angry; his "cart" had eaten and drunk its fill, so naturally it had to do something.

Some things can only be done once you've reached the Ninth Realm.
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Having agreed, Xu Yunfan followed Bi Sheng through the intricate streets and alleys of Yujing City, finally arriving at a secluded depression in the southwest corner of the imperial city.

This is the legendary "Gui Water Position," one of the nine major nodes of the Imperial City's geomantic veins.

The surrounding terrain sinks in a funnel shape, with an octagonal altar made of obsidian standing in the center, its surface engraved with ancient water-suppressing runes.

Under the moonlight, the dark red runes resembled dried blood, meandering in strange patterns on the stone surface.

The surrounding area was so desolate that it could even be said that the Kui Shui Di was located in an abandoned house. According to Bi Sheng, this abandoned house had been rumored to be haunted for many years, and it was rare to see a single person come by even in broad daylight.

After all, once the primordial spirit of heaven and earth was stirred up by the earth's veins, some supernatural and ghostly matters began to spread. Even martial artists would generally keep their distance and would not voluntarily court death.

Xu Yunfan scanned the area around the altar, which was surrounded by nine man-made water channels. These channels flowed, and a considerable amount of spiritual energy was gathered there. At this moment, the energy was slowly swirling in the channels like living creatures. Occasionally, the splashes of water would condense into translucent dragon shapes in the air before dissipating in an instant.

In the distance, Su Wanqing, the Sword Master of Tian Shu, stood alone in the center of the altar.

Today, instead of wearing her usual frost-white sword robe, she wore a black outfit, and instead of the Tian Shu sword, she carried a long, narrow wooden box wrapped in ice silk.

As the night breeze blew by, a strand of white hair at her temple stood out, gleaming silver in the moonlight.

"They arrived right on time."

Upon seeing the attire of the Heavenly Pivot Sword Master and the sword box at his waist, Bi Sheng's eyes flickered slightly, and his fingers gently swayed in his sleeve, with twelve strands of golden jade true energy appearing and disappearing around his body.

The spiritual energy of the altar's veins formed a small vortex here, with fluorescent light constantly seeping out from the cracks, only to be quietly swallowed up by the frost patterns extending from Su Wanqing's feet.

What surprised Xu Yunfan even more was that all the buildings within a radius of thirty feet around the altar were tilted in an unnatural and eerie way.

The eaves and brackets seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, bending uniformly towards the Gui water position.

Golden light shimmered in Xu Yunfan's eyes as he activated the Dragon Vein Finding Technique, a unique skill he had acquired from successfully mining, to its fullest potential.

As if an invisible hand were peeling away the layers of earth, strands of pale golden earth energy were converging towards the depths of the imperial city in strange trajectories.

These vital earth veins, which should have nourished all things, were now like blood being squeezed out, outlining twisted patterns in the earth.

"That old hag..."

Xu Yunfan's eye twitched slightly.

This empress dared to seize the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty using secret methods. Such a heaven-defying act will likely bring divine retribution and lead to her death.

"Where is the Xuan Tian Bao Lu?"

Bi Sheng suddenly rubbed his hands together and leaned closer, his face full of a mercenary smile, looking just like a pawnshop clerk haggling over prices.

The jade lock at his waist jingled, and twelve strands of golden jade energy flickered in and out of his sleeves, giving him an air of otherworldly elegance, yet he deliberately struck such a lewd pose.

Su Wanqing's frosty eyes flashed with cold light as she placed her delicate hand on the sword case.

"How do you know that my Tian Shu Sect possesses the Great Zhou Dragon Vein Map?"

Bi Sheng chuckled and suddenly straightened his hunched back.

The playful grin faded like the receding tide, revealing the profound and dignified nature befitting a Daoist elder.

"At first it was just a guess. But your Tian Shu Sect has always been two-faced and fickle..."

Bi Sheng smiled and said, "I didn't know at first, but I know that your Tian Shu Sect likes to jump around, so you must have a backup plan. My Dao Sect also participated in the planning of the Great Zhou Dragon Vein Map, so we naturally know some things. The 'Kan Li Turning Dragon Formation' was the array eye that I personally set up back then."

It was useless at first because there was no spiritual energy from heaven and earth, but now that the spiritual energy rising from the earth's veins has played a corresponding role in the situation. In short, it's like lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot.

Bi Sheng sighed inwardly, for times change and the world is ultimately unpredictable.

Su Wanqing's face turned deathly pale instantly, and the Frost Condensation Sword hummed and drew three inches from its sheath.

"You old scoundrel! You tricked me!"

Seeing this, Xu Yunfan could hardly contain his emotions.

Young people shouldn't be too young; compared to these veterans, they're still too inexperienced.

He had looked up Su Wanqing's information in his spare time. She was exceptionally talented and achieved the ninth level of Qi Refining at the age of sixty, entering the realm of the Supreme Grandmaster. She was famous in the martial arts world at that time, but in the last one or two decades, she has gradually disappeared and gone into hiding.

(End of this chapter)