"Looking for that Void Flow Thunder Force practitioner, arenāt you?"
The Heavenly Mechanism Elder scratched his head, pulling out a nail full of muck.
Venerate Xinnieās eyelid twitched.
Stepping back slightly, he said, "The Heavenly Mechanism Elder truly has divine skills in calculation."
The Heavenly Mechanism Elder grinned, revealing a gap where his front tooth was missing, and said:
"Do I even need to calculate?"
"Youāve been searching the Taicang State for Void Flow Thunder Force practitioners, even a three-year-old knows about it."
Venerate Xinnie showed a trace of embarrassment: "That practitioner is elusive."
"Finding him is really difficult."
"Today, I shamelessly ask you to please calculate his whereabouts."
The Heavenly Mechanism Elder shook his head and said, "What if I donāt help?"
Venerate Xinnieās gaze deepened, and with a faint smile, said:
"Since you claim to know everything under the heavens."
"You should know I would come to find you."
"Yet you stayed here, waiting for me intentionally."
"Just tell me what you want to help, donāt hesitate."
The Heavenly Mechanism Elder chuckled.
He did not deny it.
With his ability to intercept the heavenly mechanism, when he doesnāt want to be found, no one can find him.
Not hiding, he pointed to the ancient thousand-year city ahead and said:
"I want to go inside once."
"I need Thunderbolt Origin for protection."
"Surely you wouldnāt be stingy, right?"
Thunderbolt Origin?
Venerate Xinnieās complexion changed slightly and he said sternly, "Isnāt your appetite too big?"
"This is something the Young Emperor rewarded me with, to give me a chance to overcome the Heavenly Person Decline."
"How can I give it to you?"
He expected the Heavenly Mechanism Elder wouldnāt ask for a small thing.
But unexpectedly, he directly asked for the most precious thing on him.
The Heavenly Mechanism Elder chuckled:
"You think fortune-telling is easy for me?"
"Thatās intercepting the heavenly mechanism, opposing the Heavenly Dao, and will surely suffer retribution."
"Moreover, helping you find an innocent person is aiding a tyrant."
"The consequences of heavenly retribution will be even more severe."
"If it werenāt for needing to see the Misfortune Sage to confirm something, even if you gave me ten Thunderbolt Origins, I wouldnāt help you."
This is also why Venerate Xinnie has never been able to find the Heavenly Mechanism Elder.
Initially, the Heavenly Mechanism Elder was not willing to help him either.
The Young Emperor, having practiced Void Flow Thunder Force himself, wouldnāt allow others to practice and intended to eradicate all practitioners.
How domineering is that?
Helping them is akin to aiding a tyrant, and would not be tolerated by the Heavenly Dao.
But he had to go to that dangerous place.
And Thunderbolt and fire origin are among the few things that can withstand these black smoke and Venerateās remains.
So, he made an exception and allowed Venerate Xinnie to find him.
Venerate Xinnie frowned in contemplation.
He was absolutely unwilling to hand over the Thunderbolt Origin.
However, time waits for no one.
The Young Emperor had given him only two months left.
If he couldnāt find it, the Young Emperor would surely cross realms to kill him.
Clenching his teeth, he pulled out a small Thunderbolt Seal and said: "Here you go!"
"You must find this person for me!"
The Heavenly Mechanism Elder rolled his sleeve, accepted the Thunderbolt Origin.
A smile appeared on his dirty face: "Donāt worry, there arenāt many people in Taicang State that I canāt find."
He immediately closed his eyes, and calculated with his fingers.
A thread of nearly imperceptible mysterious aura surged from the Heavenly Mechanism Elderās body and entered the sky.
Venerate Xinnie looked up.
His pupils constricted to find that the boundless sky had cracked open!
The fissure rapidly expanded, soon forming a gigantic eye across the sky.
An orb like a moon turned lightly.
It seemed to be the eye of the heavens, overlooking Taicang State.
Such a miraculous scene made Venerate Xinnie secretly shiver.
What is the true identity of this Heavenly Mechanism Elder?
A few breaths later.
The Heavenly Mechanism Elder opened his eyes, with a hint of strangeness flashing.
Venerate Xinnie asked quizzically: "Canāt find him?"
The Heavenly Mechanism Elder shook his head, composed: "Found him."
"The strange thing is, thereās a heavenly mechanism obscuring him, I canāt see his appearance."
"And, itās two different heavenly mechanisms."
"Such a peculiar person in Taicang State, strange indeed."
He stroked his beard, showing traces of astonishment.
"Venerate Xinnie, I advise you and your Young Emperor to give up."
"Iāve seen people obscured by the heavenly mechanism, but two mechanisms covering one is very rare."
"Heās surrounded by extraordinary people or things."
"Itās better not to provoke them anymore."
Venerate Xinnie frowned incessantly.
Someone obscured by the heavenly mechanism?
He said sternly: "What if I insist on killing him?"
The Heavenly Mechanism Elder gazed at the sky, murmured:
"Heaven has unpredictable storms, and man has unpredictable fortunes."
"Just pray your own fortune can withstand the backlash of those two heavenly mechanisms."
Venerate Xinnieās eyes flickered.
He didnāt believe in such mysterious and intangible things.
The Martial Path Realm relies on strength, not fortune!
"Then tell me his identity."
The Heavenly Mechanism Elder nodded and said: "Alright."
"I canāt see his appearance, canāt glean his name, nor confirm his whereabouts."
Venerate Xinnieās face turned cold: "Then arenāt you spouting nonsense?"
Knowing nothing is worse than the sect list he holds.
The Heavenly Mechanism Elderās eyes flashed with a keen light and said:
"I donāt know, but you do."
"Heās far away yet close at hand."
And then.
Holding the Thunderbolt Origin, he slapped the green oxās hindquarters and stepped into the boundless black smoke.
Venerate Xinnieās heart trembled, his old eyes shrank:
"I know his name?"
"Is he someone by my side?"
"Impossible, everyone by my side has been checked either openly or covertly."
"No one couldāve been overlooked."
He closed his eyes and like a carousel, recalled all his experiences since entering Taicang State.
One by one, those he met floated by in his mind.
Suddenly.
His mind halted at the end of the Heavenly Ascending Ancient Road.
His eyes abruptly opened, he let out a deep low call:
"Jiang Fan!"
"My disciple!"
"I know the name, and heās near and close at hand!"
"Whatās more coincidental is, on that day he was completely exhausted, and I didnāt detect him!"
"Also, on that day, someone on the Heavenly Ascending Ancient Road used Void Flow Fire Force!"
This disciple, forgotten in the corner, hadnāt even crossed his mind again.
Filled with immense suspicion!
No!
It must be him!
Venerate Xinnie laughed in anger, his eyes swirled with murderous intent:
"No wonder that day he refused to worship under me."
"Turns out, he feared being by my side and revealing the Void Flow Thunder Force!"
"Ha ha!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Suddenly!
He stomped on the ground.
Half a mountain exploded on the spot!
His old face was filled with intense anger:
"He actually fooled me right to my face!"
"Even made me accept him as my disciple!"
"You deserve a thousand deaths!"
Being toyed with like a monkey by someone he tirelessly sought.
This completely infuriated Venerate Xinnie!
With boundless rage, his gaze turned to the direction of the continent.
"Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, Jiang Fan, right?"
"Your end is here!"