“The high-profile alliance of the two great sacred grounds is a show of outward strength but inner weakness. Since they have no external assistance, they deliberately use this method to undermine our confidence.”
Inside the teahouse across from the Yanshui Inn, many cultivators gathered, all discussing this matter.
“How can you be so sure? They come from sacred grounds, especially Lü Shan from the Hao Lei Sacred Ground. He is a direct disciple of the sacred ground, and his strength should not be underestimated.” A young cultivator questioned.
“So what? The alliance of the sacred grounds must mean that a treasure of great importance has appeared, its value unimaginable. Are you willing to give up just like that?”
The old man clenched his fist, a ruthless look on his face: “Wealth comes from danger. Treasures are for those who are destined, regardless of a cultivator's background.”
“Heh heh, it's as if you all can come out of the forbidden area. Instead of thinking about whether to compete for opportunities, you should seriously think about how to survive and walk out of the forbidden area.”
The cultivator beside him sneered and mocked, believing that this group of people lacked reverence for the Lei Huang Forbidden Area.
Life-forbidden zones are not a joke. Those secret realms and caves in the cultivation world are completely child's play compared to the forbidden zones.
So far, only a very few great powers can walk out of the forbidden zone unscathed. Ordinary cultivators who break into it are basically in a situation of near-death. Even if they can come out alive, the process must be full of torment.
While everyone was hotly discussing the Lei Huang Forbidden Area and the alliance of the sacred grounds.
Chen Changsheng, along with Miaomiao and Yuniang, sat in a private room in the teahouse, leisurely cracking melon seeds, their eyes constantly scanning the two people on the top floor of the Yanshui Inn.
The Dao Law Mask condensed in his hand, the profound Dao rhythm swirling around Chen Changsheng's body, the true Qi in his body consumed at an alarming rate, and blue-purple纹路 gradually appeared on the mask.
“Lü Shan's realm should be similar to mine, both in the Nascent Soul stage. The difficulty of condensing the mask is not high.”
With the experience of wearing the mask last time, this time the aura did not leak out at all, and he firmly controlled it.
At this moment, Chen Changsheng mastered all of Lü Shan's Dao techniques, as if he was Lü Shan himself.
Raising his hand, dazzling lightning flashed, instantly lighting up the entire private room.
The blue-purple lightning intertwined and compressed in his palm, the majestic power of thunder was like a black hole, hovering in his palm and shaking violently, containing endless terrifying Dao Law energy, as if it would expand and explode in the next second.
It is the ancient thunder technique of Hao Lei Sacred Ground — Divine Radiance Great Void Thunder!
“This is the famous Divine Radiance Great Void Thunder? It is indeed stronger than my Blood God Thunder Technique. Even with the assistance of the Ten Thunder Divine Curse, it is still no match for the power of the Divine Radiance Great Void Thunder.”
Chen Changsheng sighed inwardly, subconsciously wanting to activate the Heavenly Eye Divine Power to observe.
However, wearing the Dao Law Mask, he could not use the Heavenly Eye Divine Power, as if he had forgotten all the Dao techniques he had cultivated.
He clearly remembered the formulas and operations of the Dao techniques, but he just couldn't perform them, as if they were sealed.
Chen Changsheng frowned suddenly: “The Thousand Faces Mask needs to be further deduced, at least to allow me to use my own Dao techniques in the mask state, otherwise I will just become Lü Shan, and in the end, I will not be able to escape the word 'imitation'.”
The key is that the imitation is too thorough, and even one's own Dao techniques are completely forgotten.
Although the stronger the object of imitation, the stronger oneself will become, Chen Changsheng does not think that a direct disciple of the sacred ground in the same realm can be stronger than him.
Imitation only imitates the strength of the Dao technique's foundation, but it will not imitate the other party's cultivation realm.
Therefore, Chen Changsheng does not temporarily expect to copy other people's Dao techniques, but it is most important to prevent himself from forgetting his own Dao techniques in the mask state.
This will be the next direction of deduction for the Thousand Faces Mask.
Whoosh!
Chen Changsheng took off the mask, and the thunder on his palm suddenly dissipated.
If it weren't for the residual lightning aura in the air, it would be easy to mistake it for just an illusion.
The纹路 on the Dao Law Mask changed again, this time imprinting the Dao techniques of an inner disciple of the Da Yan Sacred Ground.
What Chen Changsheng didn't expect was that this inner disciple's cultivation was actually above Lü Shan.
The inner disciple of the Da Yan Sacred Ground is stronger than the direct disciple of the Hao Lei Sacred Ground!
No wonder Lü Shan would seek cooperation from the other party, toasting and drinking with each other. It turns out that Lü Shan was not pretending, but sincerely making friends.
“Sure enough, everyone is hiding very deeply.”
Chen Changsheng smiled slightly. After imprinting the other party's mask, the Dao Law Mask in his hand disappeared.
He put his arm around the cold and beautiful Miaomiao with one hand, and the plump and charming Yuniang with the other.
Under the service of the two women, he leisurely drank tea and enjoyed himself until night, before slowly leaving the teahouse.
At this moment, Lü Shan walked out of the Yanshui Inn and walked straight towards the three of them.
“Fellow Daoist, the Dao technique you used in the teahouse just now seems to be somewhat similar to the inherited Dao technique of my Hao Lei Sacred Ground?”
Chen Changsheng smiled indifferently when he heard this: “That's quite a coincidence.”
After saying that, he turned around and left, completely without any intention of explaining to the other party.
Lü Shan stood there and watched the backs of the three leaving, falling into a long silence.
At first, he wanted to question Chen Changsheng and find out whether the Dao technique used by the other party originated from the ancient thunder technique of the Hao Lei Sacred Ground.
However, the attitude Chen Changsheng showed was too casual, and he did not notice the hint in his words at all. In addition, the inheritance of the sacred ground had never been leaked.
After pondering for a long time, Lü Shan felt that he should be thinking too much.
“Brother Lü is still here? I thought you had already left.”
Zheng Hong, an inner disciple of the Da Yan Sacred Ground, walked out of the inn with a smile.
“It's just a misunderstanding.”
Lü Shan transmitted his voice with true Qi: “Are you sure no one is supporting Yang Zhihua?”
Zheng Hong responded with a smile: “Don't worry, he is the only one from the Vast Ocean Sacred Ground who has come. As long as we don't let him escape, he will definitely die here!”
“That's good. Remember to be prepared, and don't die in the Lei Huang Forbidden Area.” Lü Shan said in a cold tone.
… …
In the following days, Chen Changsheng deduced the Thousand Faces Mask every day, and the business of the Dao Treasure Pavilion gradually improved.
With the excellent auxiliary items, he gained the recognition of many cultivators.
Gradually, someone began to ask which ancient inheritances the Dao Treasure Pavilion planned to acquire, and at what price.
Chen Changsheng generously stated that as long as the price was reasonable, he would acquire them all.
Unfortunately, these customers were just asking and did not take out any ancient inheritances.
From their hesitant eyes, it could be seen that they were worried that Chen Changsheng would kill people and silence them. It was not that these cultivators were psychologically dark, but that the current situation in the cultivation world was so cruel.
It is difficult to trust non-well-known large merchants.
Even large merchants have the possibility of killing people and seizing treasures.
As a large number of cultivators entered the Lei Huang Forbidden Area, the outer trading area became much deserted.
From time to time, strong spiritual energy fluctuations came from the forbidden area, and even dazzling lights could be seen flashing at night, indicating that unimaginable conflicts and dangers were breaking out in the forbidden area.
This treasure competition in the forbidden area lasted for decades.
During this period, Chen Changsheng's cultivation broke through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and the deduction of the Thousand Faces Mask also achieved a new breakthrough!
