"Savoring the Enlightenment Tea, contemplating the ways to overcome the enemy."
The last time he had missed Mu Qingyan, the Netherworld Goddess, in the Heavenly Heart Secret Realm, Zhou Yan had already sensed the gap between them and felt that there must be some connection between the two.
Now, with his Nine Orifice Exquisite Heart, he could anticipate in advance that the opponent would surely target him with killing intent, although Zhou Yan did not know where this killing intent originated from.
But, the antagonistic relationship between the two had been set long ago, and there was no need for further thought.
From the initial targeting and scheming against the Netherworld Palace Master, seizing control of the Yuan Ci Secret Realm, thus causing the Netherworld Palace Master to lose face and suffer injury, to instigating Jiu Que and killing the Netherworld Eight Soul Envoys, and so on, Zhou Yan did not believe that the Netherworld Goddess would remain indifferent towards him.
If his identity were uncovered, this time it might spell a great disaster; after all, facing the enemy of her father, she would not mind striking with her sword to slay him, Zhou Yan, on the spot.
For someone of her strength, such an act would really be of no consequence.
Regarding Chen Tianjian’s matter, because of the Heavenly Destiny Enlightenment Tea, Zhou Yan was reminded of the Heavenly Destiny project, and naturally thought of Chen Tianjian.
About this man, Zhou Yan carefully recalled the scene Hou Yan had introduced before.
"...So the constitution of Chen Tianjian is somewhat special, which is why his spirit can sometimes roam the ’Creation and Destruction Illusion Realm.’ The ’Creation and Destruction Illusion Realm’ is a special kind of Tao that exists in time, navigating between reality and illusion.
In the pursuit of Enlightenment, one thought can traverse the universe of heaven and earth, and with one thought, flowers bloom and wither.
Thus he can know some ’mystifying’ information that may be true or false; but not all of it is necessarily real.
One time during a breakthrough, he entered a special place, saw an extraordinary woman. There, whether it was the past or the future, he was lost, his divine soul about to disintegrate, nearing both physical and Dao death, but that extraordinary woman saved him and exiled his soul into the cosmos to instinctively awaken.
After waking up, Chen Tianjian’s soul mutated, giving rise to the Mutated Sword Spirit, qualifying him to be mentioned in the same breath as Ji TaiXu. But... that extraordinary woman, it is said, has a connection with you and is deeply in love with you..."
Zhou Yan recalled Hou Yan’s explanation of Chen Tianjian’s abilities, and at this moment, his eyes showed a brilliant light.
’True Illusion Spirit’ Chen Tianjian, could this title be due to his possessing such abilities? Reality? Illusion?
Then... the scene that Chen Tianjian saw, was it the past or the future? Is it real or just an illusion?
What could be seen must not be the future, so it must be the past. As for reality and illusion, maybe that’s not so important.
The past has already occurred, that extraordinary woman is deeply in love with him? And Chen Tianjian met with that extraordinary woman, so her identity goes without saying – according to his own telepathy and the inexplicable strong feeling, this woman must be the Netherworld Goddess, Mu Qingyan.
"If it’s her, and if she has no emotional memory, then it might backfire instead..."
He thought carefully, and in a moment, his gaze brightened again.
Because he thought of another scene – the final moment of the Holy Daughter’s marriage proposal, when Jiang Tianling descended, and Zhuge Chunqiu and others were present but went unnoticed; Zhuge Wuwei and Tianji Mountain were also unaffected.
That is to say, the Heavenly Mechanism Skill actually can block out even the sensing of higher beings like Jiang Tianling!
The same goes for Qi Fortune... The Body of Destiny also has this kind of function!
And the ancient Tai Chu script also possesses this capability!
"That is to say... Tianji Mountain, Qi Fortune Body Jia Yongheng, like the Holy Daughter, likely comes from the Upper Realm Plane and not from this plane of existence! Only in this way, their presence going unnoticed by Jiang Tianling makes sense, just like with Jiang Yushuang, Jiang Yuning, and others."
"If they are not from this world but from the Upper Realm Plane, then their appearance in this world, could it merely be their mission, merely to achieve some purpose?"
Zhou Yan had to ponder all kinds of possibilities, and then, the deduced outcome shocked him.
"Tianji Mountain passed on to me the Heavenly Mechanism Skill, Jia Yongheng passed on to me the Qi Fortune Path, and I myself learned the ancient Tai Chu script, I can completely shield everything, change heaven and earth, and avoid the lock of higher beings like Zhuge Wuwei! Then, the threat from Mu Qingyan is nothing to worry about!"
Zhou Yan’s realization came with a flash of clarity, and his eyes immediately gleamed even more brilliantly, as if he had found the solution to the greatest problem.
His mood suddenly became incredibly jubilant.
"Master, have you come to a realization?"
Seeing Zhou Yan apparently in a very good mood, Yilan’s mood also lifted quite a bit, and she asked immediately.
Being with Zhou Yan, the tense and anxious emotions brought by the urgent imperial decree had vanished before she even realized it.
After drinking the Heavenly Destiny Enlightenment Tea, Yilan realized this, making her feel that Zhou Yan’s care for her was almost meticulous, considering everything on her behalf.
"Realization might be an overstatement; well, Yilan, I have a question for you."
After taking another light sip of the Enlightenment Tea from a jade cup, Zhou Yan spoke.
"Master, please ask."
Yilan became serious immediately.
"This Enlightenment Tea of yours, where does it come from? Is it from Heavenly Soul Mountain?" Zhou Yan asked casually.