nycdaug Chapter 233 Today I am the fish on the chopping block
Chapter 233 Today I am the fish on the chopping block
Vientiane Gate.
Ding Yi slowly emerged from the secret room.
The reason for returning here is that this is the territory of the Yin-Yang Palace, with the Surveillance Department protecting it. Even if the other party is an evil god and dares to enter this prefecture and cause chaos, he has a good chance to drag the entire Surveillance Department down with him.
However, this trick of framing someone is not a long-term solution. Thinking of this, Ding Yi went directly to the table and took out the quicksand map to examine it.
The detection range of the quicksand map is extremely limited, but at this moment, the skull mark is still approaching Baihe City, as if it knows that he is here.
"It shouldn't be."
Ding Yi frowned. How did this evil god find him?
However, Ding Yi soon discovered a new phenomenon: the skull would often move a certain distance and then stop for a long time before moving a certain distance again, as if someone was stopping it.
Touching his chin, Ding Yi's mind raced.
A moment later, Ding Yi suddenly thought of something, then found a wooden plaque in the secret room, took out a brush, and quickly wrote the words "Wearing it cannot be perceived" on it.
[Currently available for enhancement; enhancement lifespan: 12268 years and 13 days. Enhance now?]
"..."
Ding Yi was speechless when he saw the series of numbers, but he quickly discovered the bug and hurriedly added a new entry to the wooden sign: "The skull mark of the quicksand map cannot be detected."
As expected, his lifespan was greatly reduced, becoming 356 years and 13 days.
There is a play!
A hint of excitement flashed in Ding Yi's eyes. As long as lifespan was reduced, it meant that the direction was correct.
Ding Yi's mind raced, and he suddenly remembered the scene when Jiang Zhao used the Returning Origin Secret Technique to unlock the hidden cave when he entered Leishan.
It's obvious that Song Shu used some method to hide the entire cave entrance. Could this same method be used to hide himself?
Thinking of this, Ding Yi quickly wrote down the return frequency and direction of Jiang Zhao's each strike on the wooden plaque according to his memory, and then waited quietly.
[Currently available for enhancement; enhancement lifespan: 169 years and 313 days. Enhance now?]
Upon seeing this number, Ding Yi raised an eyebrow, surprised that the method was so effective, reducing the lifespan consumed by about half.
Moreover, upon seeing this number, Ding Yi began to relax.
Even if he can't find a way to reduce it, he can afford the cost.
After that, Ding Yi began to replace the wooden plaque with various other materials to test whether the improvement in materials would affect its lifespan.
Jade, Phoebe zhennan wood, silver, gold...
Ding Yi tried six or seven different materials, and in the end, he found that the one that consumed the least amount of lifespan was the sect leader token he had just obtained.
Strengthening with this token directly reduces the lifespan consumed to 51 years and 11 days!
Although this sect leader token appears to be made of iron, Ding Yi has also tried using ordinary iron blocks, and their lifespans were not reduced by much. In other words, the materials used to make this thing are probably extremely rare.
Never mind, this is the best thing I could find.
Without hesitation, Ding Yi silently said "yes" to the token, and the next moment, the token was enveloped in a white light.
Ding Yi held the token in his palm, quietly waiting for the white light to dissipate, and then a new prompt appeared before his eyes.
【Secret Order of Returning to Origin - Concealment】
[This token, enhanced with the Tai Xu Sect's Gui Yuan Secret Technique, creates a shield around the wearer, blocking the causal perception of True Person Realm cultivators.]
A true person, capable of perceiving cause and effect?
Ding Yi keenly noticed two new words, which instantly sparked several thoughts in his mind.
Good heavens, they actually sensed me through causality?
Is this person really that amazing?
That's impossible. Then why haven't you found yourself yet?
Were you blocked by someone?
Regardless, Ding Yi breathed a slight sigh of relief. As long as he had this token, whether it was a real person or a fake one, they could only rely on luck to find him.
With a chuckle to himself, Ding Yi stuffed the token into his pocket. The next moment, he felt a slight tremor in the surrounding void before it returned to normal.
At this moment, on the official road a hundred miles away from Baihe City, the bald old Taoist priest walked forward with a smile on his face, with Chu Wenxuan standing beside him.
The two looked like friends, but the occasional look of pain on Chu Wenxuan's face betrayed his current distress.
As expected of a mortal from the lower realm, his power is completely different from that of a deity descending to earth. In this world, he is already considered invincible.
Chu Yunxuan was confident that he feared no one in the Immortal Realm, but he was helpless against this bald old Taoist.
He had already reported the matter to the Upper Realm, but so far no information had been sent down, which left Chu Wenxuan feeling helpless.
Suddenly, a scream interrupted Chu Wenxuan's thoughts.
He turned his head sharply and saw that the bald old Taoist priest who had been smiling just moments before was now lying on the ground like a dead dog, convulsing and foaming at the mouth.
"..."
Chu Wenxuan thought he was seeing things, or that the old man was acting and making fun of him.
His face instantly turned gloomy.
"Sir, why do you have to do this?!"
Chu Wenxuan spoke slowly.
Upon hearing Chu Wenxuan's words, the bald old Taoist priest convulsed even more violently.
"Absurd! If you insist on taking action within my Yin Yang Palace's territory, I will sacrifice the entire city to force a True Immortal from my palace to descend to the mortal realm and challenge you!"
Chu Wenxuan said calmly.
"No...impossible..."
The bald old Taoist seemed to have recovered. He shakily propped himself up and stood up, looking blankly into the void.
"Which fellow cultivator will step forward? Please show yourself!"
The bald old Taoist priest spoke slowly, his voice low and suppressed with anger.
Seeing no one respond, the bald old Taoist roared, and a faint black light flashed around him as he roared:
"Who is it?! Who is obstructing the important affairs of my Seven Absolutes Palace?!"
Chu Wenxuan's mind went blank as he watched the old man's furious outburst.
This guy doesn't seem to be acting?
Someone made a move? Who was it?
...
Inside the secret chamber of the Myriad Manifestations Gate, Ding Yi looked at the skull mark that had suddenly stopped on the Flowing Sand Map, and a smile immediately appeared on his lips.
Are you stupid? I'll teach you to sense cause and effect. Once I take off, I'll let you sense it again. By then, the roles will be reversed!
Ha ha ha ha! !
A look of madness appeared on Ding Yi's face, and his eyes were filled with excitement.
His body trembled slightly as a result, because he had transformed from prey into the hunter lurking in the shadows. This contrast filled him with a sense of challenge and excitement.
Hunting down real people! How utterly insane!
You high and mighty immortals, wait for me, wait for me, I will kill you all one by one and make you feel the fear of being controlled by fate!
In the dimly lit secret room, a low laugh gradually rose, then grew louder and louder until it echoed throughout the entire room.
Outside the secret room, Rouzhixian, who was dozing on a mound of earth, suddenly shivered and woke up from her dream.
"That pervert is back again?"
Rou Zhixian touched his newly healed arm, a resolute look flashing across his face.
"This time, I'd rather die of thirst and hunger than let him eat!"