Chapter 1467 - 341: Something’s Off

Chapter 1467: Chapter 341: Something’s Off

In the secret chamber.

Shen Changqing sat cross-legged, his body as still as a rock, without any movement.

Only the mysterious aura emanating from him indicated that he was cultivating some powerful technique.

Suddenly.

An eerie mist-like force seeped through the gap in the secret chamber, swiftly filling the entire room and enveloping his rock-like body.

At the moment the mist-like force touched his body, Shen Changqing’s tightly shut eyes suddenly opened, and in that instant, a lightning storm erupted in the room.

Terrifying electric light burst forth, sweeping across the secret chamber.

However.

The mist-like force seemed intangible and unaffected by the powerful electric light.

Soon after.

He detected an extremely powerful divine sense hidden within the mist-like force.

At that moment.

Qingyi, who was tending to spiritual medicine within the Cave Heaven, seemed to notice something unusual, his expression strange: "Supreme, someone is trying to take you over!"

"Take over?" Shen Changqing was momentarily bewildered.

Qingyi replied, "If I am not mistaken, this power should be some sort of Soul-Subsuming Secret Art, capable of infecting a cultivator’s divine soul, gradually eroding and swallowing the original divine soul power of the cultivator, eventually taking over with its own divine soul."

"I don’t feel anything unusual though..."

Carefully examining himself, Shen Changqing found that the mist-like force, although attached to him, caused no negative impact.

Aside from feeling slightly ticklish, there was no other sensation.

Qingyi said calmly, "That’s because the Immortal Dao is unique. Starting from the Immortal Golden Body Realm, the body is flawless and complete. Upon condensing a Chaos Dao Body, there are even more no flaws whatsoever.

Such techniques principally rely on finding flaws in the cultivator’s body to invade.

The Supreme’s body is flawless, hence this force cannot invade."

Flawless and complete?

Shen Changqing’s expression froze: "If that’s the case, how did the Overlord Divine Monarch directly take me over previously?"

The previous takeover attempt by the Overlord Divine Monarch was a direct invasion of his divine soul power.

Qingyi explained, "That’s because the Overlord Divine Monarch’s power is considerable, forcibly opening a slight flaw in the Supreme’s flesh. Therefore, he could directly take over, but this takeover’s power compared to the Overlord Divine Monarch is far inferior.

This kind of power has essentially no chance of breaking into the Supreme’s body."

Despite both being takeovers, there is a vast difference.

A strong entity taking over a weaker one poses no issue, but a weaker entity trying to take over a stronger one results in a situation like the current one.

Even if the target sits still, the takeover force cannot find a way to invade.

Upon hearing Qingyi’s words, Shen Changqing felt assured.

Indeed.

He currently perceives no threat from this force, only curious about its origin.

Regarding the reason for the takeover attempt.

Shen Changqing suspected it might be due to his displayed talents.

"Could it be the Python Emperor?"

Such a thought appeared in his mind but was quickly dismissed.

It couldn’t be the Python Emperor.

As an emperor, the Python Emperor certainly has no reason to take over a mere Half-Step Divine King Realm cultivator.

After all, given the current circumstances, if the Ziyun Clan lost an emperor, it might lead to the clan’s destruction in an instant.

Soon.

Shen Changqing detected a deeply hidden familiar presence within the force. Upon perceiving this presence, he could almost determine who intended to take him over.

He secretly made one of his flaws accessible, allowing the mist-like force that had been seeking entry with no success to rush in.

Soon after.

A powerful divine sense emerged from the mist-like force.

"Hahaha!"

"I have finally succeeded!"

The arrogant voice echoed as the force coagulated within the Cave Heaven, directly revealing Ziyun Luo’s form.

Suddenly.

Ziyun Luo’s laughter abruptly halted, his expression frozen.

The scene before him was completely unexpected.

Here.

A rich power of laws pervaded the area, with numerous storage rings in sight and spiritual medicine planted abundantly.

Besides, three individuals silently stared at him.

An elder dressed in Qingyi.

A robust middle-aged man clad in blood-red attire.

The last one.

Bore the exact appearance of Ziyan Sheng.

"Where is this place?"

Ziyun Luo’s face turned ashen, as words squeezed from between his teeth.

At this moment.

He comprehended that the situation had spiraled beyond his control.

Normally speaking.

Even if a Half-Step Divine King Realm had formidable strength, it couldn’t possibly thwart him.

Despite anticipating potential complications, Ziyun Luo had prepared psychologically.

Yet.

The scene before him was completely beyond the expected range.

This space was clearly not a place to nurture the divine soul. Although the elderly man in Qingyi appeared ordinary, he always made him feel an inexplicable unease, as if he were facing a terrifying existence.

The middle-aged man in the blood-red clothes similarly made him feel a great threat.

However.

Compared to the unfathomable Qingyi old man, Ziyun Luo could discern some clues about the blood-clad middle-aged man before him.

Dao Arms!

An extremely powerful Dao Arms.

Just as he was secretly shocked, Shen Changqing smiled slightly: "Does Master not know where this is? If Master doesn’t know, why would he appear here?"

Looking at his enigmatic smile.

Ziyun Luo suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity and then seemed to realize something, his expression turned ugly: "Who exactly are you?"

"I am, of course, Ziyan Sheng."

"No, you are definitely not Ziyan Sheng. Who are you really, and what is your purpose in infiltrating my Ziyun Clan?"

Ziyun Luo’s voice was ice-cold to the extreme; he could now be one hundred percent sure the cultivator before him was definitely not Ziyan Sheng, although the other’s aura and appearance were identical to Ziyan Sheng.

But the mysterious space before him, the enigmatic old man, the strong Dao Arms, and the unfamiliar disciple all clearly indicated that the person in front was definitely not Ziyan Sheng.

While speaking.

Ziyun Luo’s gaze suddenly seemed to catch sight of something, and his expression changed instantly.

What did he see?

Divine Liquid!

A whole half-bowl of Divine Liquid!

It was a supreme treasure that could seize the creation of heaven and earth, with each drop possessing immeasurable value. Yet now, there was a whole half-bowl of Divine Liquid stored within this space.

Subsequently.

Ziyun Luo then saw a bronze coffin placed next to the Divine Liquid.

In an instant, he seemed to understand something and when he looked at Shen Changqing again, his gaze had changed.

"You dare to possess a cultivator from my Ziyun Clan!"

The aura emitted by the bronze coffin was exceedingly ancient, filled with the breath of time.

Generally speaking, items like coffins are rarely kept by cultivators, unless it’s a certain ancient strongman using it as his burial object, thus leaving behind such an ancient treasure.

Therefore.

In Ziyun Luo’s view, it must be some ancient strongman who possessed Ziyan Sheng and then secretly hid in the Ziyun Clan.

Immediately thereafter.

He thought of other matters too and before Shen Changqing could speak, he continued: "Are you an ancient strongman from the Ancient Ruins in the Death Forbidden Zone?"

At this moment.

Ziyun Luo’s face was full of certainty.

He felt that he had completely touched the truth of the matter.

This also explained why after visiting the Death Forbidden Zone, his disciple would undergo such a significant change.

Simultaneously.

It explained why the Python Emperor couldn’t discern anything unusual.

If it were a typical strongman possessing someone, with such strength, he could certainly spot discrepancies.

But if the possessor was an ancient existence, then failing to discern it was normal.

The bronze coffin emitting a strong aura and the half-bowl of Divine Liquid all indicated that these things could not possibly be owned by a typical strongman.

The possessor, at one time, must have been a terrible existence.

Divine Lord!

Or even stronger than a Divine Lord!

Once he understood this point, Ziyun Luo’s heart slowly sank to the bottom.

He realized.

This time, he might have truly fallen into a pit.

Seeing Ziyun Luo’s constantly changing expression, Shen Changqing didn’t say anything and let the other fill in the blanks himself.

Undoubtedly.

This Divine Peak Master indeed had a meticulous mind, quickly connecting the dots to the Ancient Ruins.

If the one who entered the Ancient Ruins wasn’t him but the real Ziyun Luo, then indeed, the one standing before him could very well be the Overlord Divine Monarch.

"Don’t try to escape; you can enter this place, but you cannot leave."

Shen Changqing said calmly.

The Ziyun Luo before him seemed shocked but was actually searching with his divine sense within the Cave Heaven, trying to find a flaw.

Clearly.

Once this Divine Peak Master noticed something amiss, he already wished to withdraw.

Regardless of whether there is any flaw in the Cave Heaven, even if there is, it’s not something a mere third-level Divine King Realm cultivator can locate.

Upon hearing Shen Changqing’s words.

Ziyun Luo’s heart involuntarily trembled. After taking a deep breath, he replied deeply: "I didn’t know you had already occupied this body beforehand, I was somewhat reckless, but I am the Divine Peak Master; if I fall here, your whereabouts will inevitably be exposed.

If you let me go, I can guarantee not to reveal your whereabouts."

Since force didn’t work, he tried a softer approach.

In ordinary times, if a divine soul perishes, it perishes, with little to no loss.

But now things were different.

In cultivating the Soul-Subsuming Secret Art, he had gone all-in and used all the power of the Divine Kingdom.

If this divine soul perished here, the fate awaiting him would be the collapse of the Divine Kingdom.

By then.

With the Divine Kingdom’s collapse, there would be no chance of survival for him.

Faced with Ziyun Luo’s soft approach, Shen Changqing laughed: "You think you can possess at will, and if possession fails, I will simply let you leave; do you really think I am a benevolent person?"