348: I am famous for my accuracy in fortune telling!

“Oh?”

A soft exclamation came from inside the wooden house. Although he didn't know what method Gu Liangyuan used, a feeling of being seen through suddenly arose in his heart.

This made him value Gu Liangyuan even more.

Gu Liangyuan's methods were even more formidable than he had imagined.

Fortunately, he finally arrived.

It wasn't in vain that he had put in so much effort before.

Gu Liangyuan's voice came from outside the door:

“I am Gu Liangyuan, Cult Master of the Tai Shang Sect. I respectfully welcome Grandmaster Huanzhen back to the Peak!”

Zhang Huanzhen was not too surprised that Gu Liangyuan could recognize his identity.

With a creak, the wooden house door slowly opened.

An old man, dressed in green and resembling an ordinary old farmer, walked out from inside.

The old man looked at Gu Liangyuan and slowly shook his head:

“Alliance Leader Gu Liang, you’ve mistaken me for someone else. Here, there is only the Core Formation Cultivator Zhang Kong, no Old Ancestor Huanzhen.”

Gu Liangyuan listened to these words, his face expressionless, but he had mostly guessed Zhang Huanzhen’s intentions.

If he truly didn't want to return to the Supreme Sacred Ground, he wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to build his reputation.

Nor would he have stayed in this wooden house all this time.

However, Gu Liangyuan also had his own calculations. Regardless, he first needed to invite Zhang Huanzhen back to the Supreme Sacred Ground.

This way, he could see his loyalty value and determine whether he was an undercover agent.

Speaking of which, if Zhang Huanzhen really was an undercover agent, Gu Liangyuan would have to think highly of the Zhou Emperor.

To send a Half-Immortal out as an undercover agent—this kind of courage alone already surpassed Ditian and Mo Emperor.

So, Gu Liangyuan replied with a smile:

“Grandmaster Huanzhen, please don’t joke. You can hide it from others, but you can’t hide it from me.”

Zhang Huanzhen laughed loudly:

“As expected of the number one person in the Five Continents, Cult Master’s words are truly domineering.”

As Zhang Huanzhen spoke the words “Cult Master,” Zhang Huanzhen’s loyalty value appeared on the System panel in Gu Liangyuan’s eyes.

Gu Liangyuan saw that the loyalty value was forty.

Although this loyalty value was not high, compared to the loyalty of others who had just joined, it was not low either.

This made Gu Liangyuan even more surprised and suspicious. His intuition told him that Zhang Huanzhen had a problem.

However, the loyalty value on the System panel could not be faked.

Gu Liangyuan followed Zhang Huanzhen’s words:

“The Tai Shang historical records state that Grandmaster has already Ascended to the Immortal Realm. I truly don’t understand why Grandmaster Zhang is still lingering in the Mortal Realm.”

Zhang Huanzhen stroked his beard and pointed to a large bluestone by the river:

“Let’s sit and talk.”

“Please.”

Thus, one renowned throughout the world and one Half-Immortal in the Mortal Realm, the two sat on the large bluestone like Mortals and began to chat.

Sword Servant took out tea from her storage ring and served them from behind.

Before Zhang Huanzhen even spoke, he smelled the tea fragrance and showed a look of intoxication:

“Dao Comprehension Tea, a good thing.”

He then picked up the teacup and savored it carefully, without being polite to Gu Liangyuan.

Gu Liangyuan just watched this scene quietly and didn’t say much.

After finishing a cup of tea, Zhang Huanzhen finally spoke, recounting the story from back then.

It turned out that Zhang Huanzhen had successfully Undergone Tribulation at that time.

However, past Ancestral Masters also often underwent tribulation, but none of them sent messages to the Lower Realm.

Although it was difficult for the Immortal Realm to send messages to the Mortal Realm, the Tai Shang Sect was still a Holy Land.

With so many Seniors Ascending, they should have been able to form a considerable force.

It shouldn't be that not even a single message was sent, right?

Therefore, Zhang Huanzhen kept a wary mind. The moment he successfully Underwent Tribulation, he used the forbidden technique, ‘Stealing Heaven and Exchanging Sun,’ which is now lost from Tianji Peak.

He had prepared a paper figure in advance to replace himself for Ascension.

After the paper figure Ascended, it instantly died.

At the moment of its death, it transmitted an image to Zhang Huanzhen’s true body.

Zhang Huanzhen only saw a gleaming precious blade heading straight for the paper figure’s head.

From then on, Zhang Huanzhen knew the truth of Ascension.

Fearing retaliation from those in the Immortal Realm, he went into hiding under an assumed name within Great Zhou.

He once used the alias Grave Mountain Old Man and performed a divination for Lin Furen.

During this time, he also indirectly informed the people of the various Holy Lands that Ascension was a scam.

Unfortunately, few believed him, and many did not.

After all, having reached the peak of the Mortal Realm, who wouldn’t want to witness the splendor of the Immortal Realm?

Moreover, Zhang Huanzhen could not reveal himself to explain, which made the credibility of the message questionable.

It wasn't until recently that Zhang Huanzhen learned of Gu Liangyuan’s deeds and believed that Gu Liangyuan might be able to reopen the path to Immortality for the people of the Holy Land.

Only then did he intentionally create a stir to draw Gu Liangyuan to him.

While Zhang Huanzhen was speaking, Gu Liangyuan listened quietly.

In his Sea of Consciousness, he used the Karma Law to deduce how much truth and falsehood there was in his words.

After a series of deductions, Gu Liangyuan felt that Zhang Huanzhen’s words had at least ninety percent credibility.

However, Zhang Huanzhen conveniently hid the fact that he was a worshiper of Ancient Zhou.

This kept Gu Liangyuan’s vigilance undiminished.

Suddenly, Gu Liangyuan thought of something and cupped his hands towards Zhang Huanzhen:

“Since Grandmaster’s divination skills are so profound, I do have a matter to ask of you.”

Zhang Huanzhen stroked his beard: “Speak freely.”

“Can Grandmaster deduce Ditian’s whereabouts?”

Gu Liangyuan decided to test Zhang Huanzhen’s abilities.

If Zhang Huanzhen truly had the ability, with his forty loyalty points, it wouldn’t hurt to keep him in the Supreme Sacred Ground for now.

However, some important information, especially concerning Ancient Zhou, still needed to be guarded against him.

But, if Zhang Huanzhen was an undercover agent sent by the Zhou Emperor, if they truly fell out in the future, perhaps he could use false information to mislead the Zhou Emperor.

Zhang Huanzhen also realized that Gu Liangyuan wanted to test his abilities.

He stroked his beard slightly: “What’s so difficult about that?”

“Do you have any personal belongings of his?”

Gu Liangyuan nodded and took out a few strands of hair.

Gu Liangyuan had collected these a long time ago. He had originally intended to use them for some kind of curse or hex on Ditian when he was bored, but he hadn't expected them to come in handy now.

Zhang Huanzhen took one of the strands of hair, held it in his right hand, and with his left hand, continuously circled his finger around the hair, muttering something under his breath.

No one knew what he was muttering, but Zhang Huanzhen suddenly stopped his movements and said, “Go.”

As his voice fell, the strand of hair suddenly ignited.

The smoke transformed into a miniature Immortal crane, circling in Zhang Huanzhen’s hand.

At this moment, the twelve earthly branches were faintly visible on Zhang Huanzhen’s twelve finger joints.

The Immortal crane occasionally stayed in one direction for a while, then in another.

Finally, it stopped in the middle, shattered with a bang, and turned back into smoke.

Gu Liangyuan didn’t need to ask. As someone equally proficient in the Karma Law, he knew that Zhang Huanzhen had failed.

Gu Liangyuan couldn’t help but doubt Zhang Huanzhen’s strength. Ditian was at most in the Body Integration realm; he couldn't even calculate that?

Although he himself couldn’t calculate it either, it didn’t stop him from thinking Zhang Huanzhen was weak.

Zhang Huanzhen probably guessed Gu Liangyuan’s thoughts, his face showing no joy or sorrow:

“Ditian is definitely no longer in the Kong Sang Realm.”

“He is either in the Mortal Realm or the Immortal Realm.”

“He is either dead or alive.”

“He is either in the east or west, or in the south or north.”

With that, Zhang Huanzhen flicked his sleeve and gazed into the distance:

“My divinations are famously accurate!”