346: The hexagram is unusual.

[Just then,]

[A streak of light arrived in an instant, and Cheng Rongrong's figure landed opposite you.]

[As soon as she landed, she asked, "Is something on your mind?"]

[You forced a smile, burying your worries about the Venerable Tianming deep in your heart, and asked her in return, "Is everything alright at the Cheng Residence?"]

[Cheng Rongrong said softly, "It's fine, I just discovered a few spies and have already driven them out of the Cheng Residence."]

[You nodded, understanding her way of handling things.]

[After all, Cheng Rongrong had never killed anyone before.]

[You wondered if this was a good thing or a bad thing.]

[You then asked, "There's also a spy in your Wangyue Tower, do you want to deal with them?"]

[Cheng Rongrong hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let one stay, it might be useful later."]

[You nodded, "Then let's return to the Sect. I'll be going into long-term secluded cultivation this time."]

["Why the sudden return? We haven't found the mastermind behind that incident yet!" Cheng Rongrong looked puzzled.]

["I found it, it's called Xuantian, and I've already subdued it," you said calmly.]

["You solved it in just a few days?" Cheng Rongrong's mouth fell open, her face full of disbelief.]

[What you said was indeed true.]

[The ultimate culprit who used the Charm Technique on Xue Yunhao, sowed discord between the Chen and Xue families, and tried to disrupt the Fengyun Pavilion and the Tianhuang Continent, was Xuantian.]

[Everyone else was merely deceived by it and acted on its behalf.]

[After learning that the hidden danger had been resolved, Cheng Rongrong also expressed her desire to return. She also wanted to improve her strength as quickly as possible, hoping to become your aid in the future.]

[Without delay, you immediately took her back to Fengyun Pavilion.]

[Twenty-third year,]

[During this year, besides secluded cultivation, you would perform a divination for Chen Yuanjuan, Ye Wuhen, and others each month, deducing their fortune on the Tianhuang Continent.]

[But the recent divination results left you extremely puzzled.]

[Because everyone's divination results uniformly showed: peaceful.]

[This was different from your previous divinations for them — before, each person would have minor misfortune, peaceful, minor good fortune, all sorts of situations would appear.]

[It was absolutely impossible for everyone's results to be the same.]

[After much hesitation, your Divine Thought shot straight into the sky:]

["Qingming, let me out for a trip, I want to see Qin Yu."]

[The next second,]

[A halo enveloped your body, and the scene before your eyes shifted and changed.]

[When you opened your eyes again,]

[You were already in the living room of Qin Yu's residence.]

[This was a three-courtyard residence in a quiet alley in the Killing Dao Academy city, simple and unadorned.]

[Qin Yu walked out of her cultivation chamber, looking at you curiously, her eyes as clear as water:]

["Brother, what's wrong?"]

[You felt a faint unease in your heart, and looking at her, you said, "I'll perform a divination for you."]

[After speaking, you silently recited the mantra of the Divination Technique, and three copper coins were tossed into the air, slowly spinning and emitting a faint humming sound.]

[A few breaths later, the divination appeared —]

[Peaceful.]

[Your eyelids twitched, and that strange feeling in your heart suddenly amplified.]

[You didn't believe it and performed several more divinations for Qin Yu.]

[Without exception, no matter where she went, the divination result was — peaceful.]

[The more you divined, the heavier your heart became.]

[How could the result always be "peaceful" no matter where she went?]

[You then released Qin Han and performed several divinations for it as well:]

[South, Tianyang Star, peaceful.]

[South, Lu Clan Immortal Clan, peaceful.]

[Southwest, Liu Clan Territory, peaceful.]

[Seeing the last entry, your brows furrowed, "Going to the Liu Clan... is also peaceful?"]

["No... this is absolutely not right."]

[You clearly knew what this meant — if something happened to Qin Yu, the Tianhuang Continent would likely fall into crisis.]

[But why were the divinations for Chen Yuanjuan and others in the Tianhuang Secret Realm all "peaceful"?]

[After much thought, there was only one possibility: heavenly fate was being obscured.]

[Qin Yu saw your solemn expression and asked softly, "Brother, what do these divinations... mean?"]

[You looked at her seriously, "Have you... been in contact with anyone recently?"]

[She shook her head, "I've been very low-key since coming to the academy, I haven't made any friends, and no one knows you're my brother."]

[As for hiding her real name, it actually didn't mean much — because let alone the entire Immortal Realm, even just in this Killing Dao Academy, there were many people named Qin Yu.]

[Therefore, those Cultivators who traveled outside and casually announced their family origins were, more often than not, hard to truly believe —]

[Because most of them were impostors.]

[Thus, to truly discern a person's identity, origin, and background, there were only three methods to follow:]

[One is Bloodline Power.]

[Bloodline Power originates from ancestral Legacy, imprinted in the bone marrow, Divine Soul, and blood Meridians, making it difficult to fake.]

[The second is a unique aura.]

[This aura refers not only to appearance and body odor, but also includes the rhythm of cultivation fluctuations, the tempo of breathing and exhalation, and even the characteristics of Divine Soul fluctuations —]

[Like a spiritual pattern that only the person themselves can draw, extremely difficult to imitate.]

[Even transformation Spells like the Illusionary Form Technique cannot truly change Bloodline Power and a unique aura.]

[Therefore, high-level Cultivators often rely on these two points to instantly discern the authenticity of the Illusionary Form Technique.]

[However, to investigate these two aspects, one needs a stronger Divine Thought than the opponent.]

[Therefore, low-level Cultivators find it difficult to Break through the Divine Thought defense of high-level Cultivators, naturally cannot see through the Illusionary Form Technique, and cannot investigate the opponent's true details.]

[Third, is heavenly fate deduction.]

[By performing a divination using a name, birthdate, or a strand of hair, a drop of residual blood, or other personal belongings, one can glimpse fragments of their destiny.]

[Especially powerful beings like the Venerable Tianming.]

[He doesn't need to investigate up close, nor does he need to forcibly break through the opponent's Divine Thought defense.]

[With just a name, a drop of residual blood, a birthdate, or even a trace of residual aura, he can perform a divination and glimpse fragments of the opponent's destiny.]

[You only realized how profound this Dao technique was after you started on the dao of heavenly fate.]

[Thinking of this, a chill suddenly ran down your spine.]

[Qin Yu's information probably couldn't be hidden from someone like the Venerable Tianming.]

[Once he set his sights on her, escaping the fate of becoming his pawn would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.]

[Although you didn't know what methods the Venerable Tianming used, the current situation... was almost certainly related to him.]

[Otherwise, how could Qin Yu's fate always show as "peaceful" no matter where she went?]

[This was clearly being obscured by some force.]

[There were only a handful of people in the entire Immortal Realm who had the power to do this.]