Chapter 297: Deceiving Heaven and Earth

The spring's sound was pleasant, and the cool breeze gently brushed.

The three stood by the spring.

Mentioning the matter of Soul Transformation, Shen Yi and Xu Wanyun both had flickering eyes.

For most cultivators, that was a realm visible but unreachable; yet for those truly capable of touching this Dao, they had already begun paving the way for the Great Dao back in the Slain Hunyuan Realm.

"Once, an ancestor of Mount Wutong, that Void-Returning great power, spoke a single sentence."

"The so-called cultivation, its principle lies entirely within one character."

Xu Wanyun forgot her previous embarrassment, longing surged in her eyes, and she slowly exhaled a single character: "Deceive."

"To wield the power of Heaven and Earth with a mortal body, the most crucial thing is to deceive this Heaven and Earth; whether condensing a Dao Infant with aura essence or assembling the five organs with various spiritual roots, it is all to make oneself appear in the eyes of Heaven and Earth more like a spirit naturally born and grown."

She pointed a finger at the sky: "Make it think we are one of its own."

Having spoken, Xu Wanyun withdrew her gaze: "The quality of spiritual roots represents the affinity with Heaven and Earth in the future; those cultivators trapped forever in the early stage of the Transformation of Spirit Realm, no matter how powerful their souls, are limited by their spiritual roots to at most mobilizing the aura of Heaven and Earth within a hundred li."

"No matter how exquisite your technique, no matter how formidable your skill in controlling aura, if the quantity of aura is insufficient, it is ultimately just a flower in a mirror and a moon in the water, shattering at a single touch."

Hearing this, Shen Yi raised his eyes to look at the azure sky, equally filled with longing.

It must be known that his seemingly casual palm strike that heavily injured that withered old man had actually involved swallowing several Demon King cores.

Otherwise, just half a move of the Li Huo Fen Xin Palm would have been enough to drain his Dao Infant dry.

No matter how much foundation one accumulates, there will always come a day it runs out; only by stepping into the Soul Transformation Realm does one thereafter consume this Heaven and Earth.

"How much aura of Heaven and Earth can Nie Jun mobilize?"

Shen Yi looked to the side; it was not that he had to compare with this True Person Master Master Xuanjian, but he currently only knew of this one famous expert.

"Such things are not written in books, how would I know..."

Xu Wanyun pondered for a moment, hesitatingly offering comfort: "Four or five thousand li? Or perhaps eight or nine thousand li, who knows; actually, things like the aura of Heaven and Earth, having too much is not very useful, after all, even with an inexhaustible quantity, you still need to find a way to spend it; if your technique is not refined and your methods too shallow, it is useless."

Hearing these contradictory words, Shen Yi fell silent.

This woman's cultivation was clearly not poor, so why did she always feel somewhat unreliable.

A Qing, curious, asked: "True Person Master Master Xuanjian has the ability to mobilize vast aura, but lacks a technique capable of controlling this aura?"

"That is not so; his Shen Xiao True Thunder Sword has reached the Realm of Creation, so no matter how much aura, it can be consumed." Xu Wanyun coughed lightly.

This time, even A Qing couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Auntie."

"What I mean is... we don't need to compare with such a freak; besides destroying our own Dao hearts, what purpose does it serve?"

Xu Wanyun spread her hands, appearing quite open-minded.

Shen Yi slightly closed his eyes, deepening his understanding once again of how arduous the path he was about to walk would be.

After a brief chat.

Xu Wanyun secretly glanced at the youth, finally piecing together what had happened at the Zheng family earlier.

But the more she thought, the more terrifying it became.

That head of the Zheng family's cultivation would certainly not be weaker than her own; furthermore, he had the Suimu connected, providing him with endless replenishment, even allowing him to unleash temporary power surpassing his realm.

He had nearly been obliterated by the youth's single palm strike.

It was not because the old man was weak, but because Shen Yi's palm strike was too terrifying, and it directly terrified the Suimu's courage, causing it to decisively abandon the Zheng family head.

There were two very key points in this.

Shen Yi, a Grandmaster of the Jinghunyuan Sect in the Central Region, wanting to learn a Soul Transformation Realm technique, must have a powerful expert of that realm personally guide him... even if chewed up and fed to him, he could not learn it at such a young age; it requires extremely high comprehension.

Yet the opponent's previous performance was not simply "knowing how to use"; displaying such terrifying momentum, he had likely cultivated it to the perfect level.

After achieving this almost impossible condition.

One must also possess sufficient cultivation to execute it, which makes it even more difficult to understand.

Cultivators are not immortals; how could they create something from nothing.

Could it be some kind of treasure pill that instantly replenishes aura?

Xu Wanyun had lived for so many years and had never heard of such a thing; however, thinking of the Golden Body of Soul Transformation that had departed earlier, being able to have an expert of such cultivation personally guard him, the power behind him was simply unimaginable; perhaps it really could be done.

The Xu family, as one of the few existences among many powers not famous for their strength.

Their path of expertise was array formations.

Studying great arrays required gathering the strengths of a hundred families, then targeting them one by one.

They could be considered well-traveled and knowledgeable.

But Xu Wanyun, thinking it over and over, could not judge Shen Yi's identity at all.

Logically speaking, things like the Golden Body of Soul Transformation, with the remaining strength to go out, easily made one think of the Great Qian Wumiao.

But the coiled dragon on that Golden Body's arm, carrying an aura of calamity, was a completely different style from the group of Golden Body cultivators of Great Qian in the past.

Moreover, Shen Yi had cultivated the Soul Transformation technique to the perfect level.

Those Wu Xian of Great Qian, could they even understand techniques, let alone teach others?

This single point alone was enough to rule out the Wumiao.

But condensing a Golden Body requires incense and wish power, which inevitably means it cannot be some reclusive family... simply strange!

"By the way."

Shen Yi pondered for a while, then suddenly glanced casually at the two women: "Do you have any news on such supreme-grade spiritual roots carrying an aura of calamity?"

This question came suddenly, leaving them no room to think.

"No."

"Yes."

Xu Wanyun instinctively denied it, then looked in shock at A Qing beside her: "Are you crazy?"

She knew this niece was somewhat rebellious, but she never thought the other's boldness had reached such a degree.

A Qing clenched both hands tightly, suddenly looking seriously at Shen Yi: "Brother Shen, I do indeed know of such a supreme-grade spiritual root, but it is something my family relies on for survival; using this spiritual root as the array core, we live in seclusion..."

"So I cannot tell you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wanyun's expression immediately changed.

Even if she knew nothing of worldly affairs, she understood the law of the jungle; how could it be that you simply choose not to speak?

Thinking of this, she looked at Shen Yi with insufficient confidence.

Yet she saw no trace of turmoil on the youth's handsome face; he nodded calmly: "I understand."

Hearing this, Xu Wanyun was instantly stunned in place.

Aqing gradually revealed a joyful smile: "However, if you could protect my family and persuade them..."

"I do not have this ability for now."

Shen Yi responded frankly, without puffing himself up to appear stronger than he was.

Protecting the Xu family would mean openly turning against the Xuan Guang Cave; to achieve this, the entire Great Qian would need to unite, using the remains of twelve Soul Transformation existences, combined with the intimidation of the Wumiao's Shenxu Laozu, to barely accomplish it.

With his current strength, he was not yet able to make decisions on behalf of the Wumiao's Shenxu Laozu.

(End of this chapter)