Chapter 291: No Such Person

Chapter 291: No Such Person

The Formation Disk the Her Eminence wanted was different from the Formation Disk used in the Twelve Earthly Branches Golden-Lock Dragon-Trapping Formation.

That disk was crafted from gilded gold, with the brilliance of stars, moon, and galaxy swirling on its surface. Compared to it, the latter looked like rubble next to fine jade.

Wang Shouyi watched as Her Eminence raised the Formation Disk with both hands. As her vast spiritual power poured into it, the entire Mount Taishan seemed to tremble with a resonating hum. Stars and moon spun across the disk, casting projections of mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas into the air—including a detailed image of Mount Taishan itself.

She was about to start calculating the Heavenly Fate.

Wang Shouyi thought to himself, eyes full of yearning as he looked at the disk.

This was the power of cultivators. In the modern world, finding someone required ID info and GPS tracking. But cultivators only needed a thread of karma—to knock upon the doors of the Heavenly Dao with it, and all things under heaven could be known. Everything and everyone, tangible or intangible, had nowhere to hide.

This was also the path he intended to walk!

But soon, he saw confusion and bewilderment flash across Her Eminence's face.

Could there actually be something in this world that even Her Eminence couldn’t solve?

Hua Jin, one of the leading figures of the Kunlun Immortal Palace, ranked just below the Elders and above the core disciples. At present, she was the acting authority of the Kunlun Immortal Palace. Until the spiritual revival entered the intermediate stage, all decisions of the sect were made by her—because the higher beings above her were still in slumber.

Hua Jin specialized in astrology. She had once served as the national advisor to a certain Empress during the Tang Dynasty, though she had used disguises and aliases back then.

She never believed anything in this world could be hidden from her.

And only someone at her level could truly understand that even omniscience and omnipotence could not override Heaven’s Mandate.

As for anything beneath Heaven’s Mandate—there were no illusions to her.

But now, this belief that had lasted over a thousand years crumbled in an instant.

She actually couldn’t deduce the identity of the one who ambushed the formation—only that they still existed in this world. And those four Sword Cultivators mentioned by Wang Shouyi and the other Ascenders? No such persons could be found!

Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator could pay a price to obscure their presence from fate...

The other three Golden Core cultivators couldn’t be traced either?

Even when she risked draining her own karma and damaging her foundation to intensify the search—she still came up empty.

“Her Eminence?” Wang Shouyi saw Hua Jin frowning and furrowing her brows, so he nervously called out in a whisper.

“Quiet!” Hua Jin shot Wang Shouyi a cold glance, her tone tinged with irritation.

Wang Shouyi lowered his head, not daring to speak further.

The other Ascenders around them also fell silent, like cicadas in winter.

But a subtle sense of awkwardness quietly rose among the crowd.

Hua Jin gritted her teeth and forced herself to try again, but could only give up for now.

Still, facing this many Ascenders, she couldn’t just say, “All I got was that the enemy is still in this world,” right?

That would be as pointless as pulling down your pants to fart.

“Wang Shouyi,” Hua Jin retracted the Formation Disk, already having a plan in mind. She gave orders to the disciple before her: “This ambush on the formation was indeed unexpected. The enemy’s methods are clever—but no matter how clever, they can’t escape this Venerable One’s eyes!”

Wang Shouyi’s eyes lit up at her words.

Then he heard Her Eminence continue, “This Venerable One has captured a trace of Heavenly Fate... mm, Wang Shouyi, just go about your business as usual—follow your instincts. Fate will guide you. In the end, you’ll find the culprit who attacked the formation. Report back to this Venerable One when the time comes!”

After speaking, she cast her eyes over the other Ascenders and said coldly, “The rest of you, same goes for you. Be more observant in daily life.”

“The Monster Hunting Tournament ends here. As for what comes next, this Venerable One will appoint a trusted aide to take over. You all just wait.”

With that, she tore open a spatial rift, grabbed the Formation Disk, and left in haste.

Leaving only Wang Shouyi and the other Ascenders standing in disarray atop Mount Taishan, buffeted by the cold wind.

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Five minutes ago.

Chen Huaian brought Li Qingran back to the C Province Exorcist Division’s mountain headquarters.

The moment he looked up, he saw Lin Hao’s corpse already riddled with holes like a honeycomb.

“Can’t say I didn’t warn you—you were practically radiating bad luck,” Chen Huaian muttered as he casually kicked the corpse off the cliff to avoid polluting the air.

Inside the cabin, Lin Lingling was holding her slightly rounded belly and scrolling through short videos on her phone.

Snack wrappers had already piled up into a mountain around her, and yet somehow this girl never seemed to gain weight no matter how much she ate.

“Huh? The Governor and Big—cough, cough—Sister are back~” Lin Lingling glanced at her smartwatch to check the time.

She shot a suspicious look at Chen Huaian’s lower half.

That was fast.

Was the Governor... not up to it?

In her mind, the “battle” should’ve lasted at least 48 hours, right?

“Governor, are you sure you’re okay?” Lin Lingling asked bluntly.

“What do you mean ‘okay’?!” Chen Huaian’s face turned black.

He hadn’t figured out what Triple Zero was implying yet, but he could tell it wasn’t anything good.

Lin Lingling then turned to Li Qingran: “Pretty Big Sis, do you think the Governor is okay?”

This kind of thing needed a firsthand testimony for a full evaluation.

After all, it concerned the Governor’s virility and the future of the C Province Exorcist Division. As long as the person involved was satisfied, everything was fine.

Li Qingran glanced at Chen Huaian beside her. Her beautiful eyes were full of affection and mirth, her gaze clinging to him even when she looked down—it was like her eyes were still stuck to him: “I think... Master is amazing. Totally okay.”

Just from that lovesick gaze, Lin Lingling knew the deal was sealed.

The Governor had completely won over Pretty Big Sis.

So much so that time had become irrelevant.

Lin Lingling quietly pulled Chen Huaian to the side and whispered, “Governor, even though Pretty Sis doesn’t mind, you still need to take those supplements I had someone buy for you every day. If one day the love fades, at least you can still keep her with your body!”

Chen Huaian snapped back to reality.

So in Lin Lingling’s eyes, he was like some beast of burden in training?

Just as he was about to teach this cheeky brat a lesson—

His phone buzzed violently in his pocket.

Chen Huaian pulled it out and saw that the Digital Girlfriend game had launched on its own.

And there was a crimson notification box on the screen flashing a message:

[Detected: Player is currently being targeted by an unknown force's Heavenly Fate Calculation!]

[Please immediately put on your VR game headset to prevent location exposure!]

[Calculation will begin in approximately one minute!]

[If your location is exposed, any resulting consequences are your responsibility!]

This was the first time the Digital Girlfriend game had ever given such an urgent warning.

Chen Huaian quickly realized this Heavenly Fate divination might not be coming from the Cangyun Realm, but from this very world he was currently in.

Without hesitation, he grabbed his AR helmet and put it on.

Didn’t matter what kind of weird looks Li Qingran might give him—this was urgent.

From Lin Lingling’s perspective, the Governor’s behavior just looked kind of bizarre.

Mid-conversation, he suddenly pulled out something like a motorcycle helmet, put it on, and lay down flat on the ground. It gave off serious “performance art” vibes.

But in Li Qingran’s eyes...

What she saw was—Chen Huaian lay down, and only his physical body remained.

His soul had vanished the instant he put on that special battle-helmet-looking “armor”!

Master had actually completed a total soul departure from one world in just an instant!?

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