450: I didn't, but he did!

Chapter 450: I don't, but he does!

After bringing Zhai Xiaoying back to the Tiandao Alliance Headquarters and settling her in, Cen Yu Nuo stayed with her for a long time.

Only then did she go to find Lu Ran.

The two sat on the rooftop, enjoying the cool breeze under the night sky.

“Fuji Mountain truly only has Zhai Xiaoying left, and its Daoist lineage has long been lost. Zhai Xiaoying herself doesn't know many Daoist techniques, and her cultivation is very low. After digitalization, her level is only in the twenties,” Cen Yu Nuo said.

“I can tell,” Lu Ran shrugged.

After all, back in the alley earlier,

Zhai Xiaoying's sudden attack caused very little damage to Lu Ran; he only felt a tingling sensation and his mouth twitched slightly, nothing more.

To have survived was already a miracle.

“This makes me very worried about the situation of other Daoist sects,” Cen Yu Nuo sighed, saying, “When the Daoist sects united to reincarnate me, I was the hope of the Daoist sects. They were all waiting for me to return, but unfortunately, it took a bit long.”

“It will be resolved in three days, and then there won't be so many problems,” Lu Ran said.

The next day.

Zhai Xiaoying was temporarily settled at the Tiandao Alliance Headquarters.

Cen Yu Nuo, meanwhile, used her method to find the second family.

It wasn't very far.

They didn't even need to teleport; instead, they headed northwest from the Imperial Capital, entering an undeveloped area.

There were large tracts of new maps that had been merged into this world.

The person they were looking for was there.

The two first rode Lu Ran's Abyssal Bone Dragon into the undeveloped area. When they saw a city, Cen Yu Nuo cross-referenced it with the specific location she had found earlier.

She said, “It's in the city. Let's go down.”

To avoid causing chaos, the two did not land in the city but dismounted outside and then walked into the city.

This was also a modern metropolis, and it was equally chaotic.

However, after a few days of settling, new rules gradually took shape, and the chaos was temporarily brought under control.

Nevertheless, the behavior of the people here was definitely very different from before.

This was normal.

With the forced integration of a new world and new order, people would gradually adapt themselves to accept the new world rules.

Lu Ran and Cen Yu Nuo did not arouse suspicion, and no one knew that they were professional cultivators.

Following the location Cen Yu Nuo sensed, the two walked, stopping occasionally, and soon arrived at the old district.

In a corner of a nearly abandoned urban village in the old district, they saw a theater.

This should be considered an ancient building, though it wasn't very well preserved.

There were a few residents of the urban village scattered around, but not many people.

There were also few people near the theater.

But there was an LED board at the entrance indicating the start times of the opera troupe.

“Can anyone really watch a play in a place like this? It doesn't look very popular,” Lu Ran mumbled.

After speaking,

He turned to Cen Yu Nuo and asked, “Where is the person we're looking for? Which sect are they from?”

“Red Flower Immortal,” Cen Yu Nuo nodded and said.

Then she added, “Sheng, Dan, Jing, Chou, iron board and bronze pipa. Although Red Flower Immortal belongs to the Daoist sects, it's completely different from Daoist cultivation, so most of the time, many people don't know they are Daoist. Even the Buddhist sects might not be very clear, so Red Flower Immortal should be well-preserved.”

According to Cen Yu Nuo's explanation,

Their origin was the Pear Garden.

But they didn't cultivate Daoist techniques; instead, they evolved deities through acting, allowing themselves to wield the power of the Nine Heavens Divine Fiends.

“Acting? You can gain power just by acting?” Lu Ran was very surprised.

“The Daoist sects are always mysterious, and they do indeed gain power through acting. When you act, portraying gods, and you act until others believe, and you yourself believe, then you truly become a god. How do you know that those gods in ancient myths weren't also acted out?” Cen Yu Nuo retorted.

Lu Ran listened, half-understanding, feeling a bit muddled.

But he was too lazy to get entangled in these questions.

Subsequently, the two walked into the theater.

The theater's interior was also very classical, but since it wasn't open, there weren't many people.

When the two entered, a young man was cleaning.

Noticing the movement, he looked up.

He casually said, “It's not open yet, sirs. Please come in the afternoon.”

Cen Yu Nuo looked at him and asked, “Are you a disciple of Red Flower Immortal? A person of the Daoist sects?”

Upon hearing this, the young man's expression instantly froze.

He then said, “I don't know what you're talking about, we're just an opera troupe.”

Cen Yu Nuo said, “Being cautious is indeed good, but I come with no ill intent.”

After speaking, to prove her identity,

She pulled out a talisman and held it in her hand.

Sizzle~

The talisman transformed into an electric arc, floating in the air without dissipating, but instead rotating around Cen Yu Nuo.

Lu Ran watched in amazement.

He also wondered inwardly.

The Daoist lineage of Da Luo Palace had also disappeared with the death of Cen Yu Nuo's master.

But during the mission, Cen Yu Nuo was also by Lu Ran's side, so why didn't she receive the Daoist lineage reward of Da Luo Palace?

The young man's eyes lit up when he saw this scene.

He asked suspiciously, “Talisman Sect? You are?”

“Da Luo Palace, Cen Yu Nuo. I wish to see your troupe leader,” Cen Yu Nuo said, dispersing the electric arc.

“Alright, please wait,” the young man immediately nodded.

He no longer denied it now.

The moment he saw the Talisman Sect make a move, he knew they were fellow Daoists.

Fellow Daoists trusted each other implicitly.

Of course,

The actions of Liaodong Tiangang were an exception.

Lu Ran and Cen Yu Nuo simply sat down. Lu Ran saw some melon seeds on the table and casually started cracking them.

In less than a minute.

Rustle~

More than a dozen people came out from behind the stage.

“Cen Yu Nuo of Da Luo Palace? How do you prove it?” the leading middle-aged man cautiously asked.

Cen Yu Nuo chuckled.

She formed a complex hand seal with her hands in front of her chest.

The next second.

Hum!

Behind Cen Yu Nuo, a vivid phantom of a deity appeared.

The leading middle-aged man's eyes lit up.

He exclaimed excitedly, “Da Luo Immortal Technique! It's truly someone from Da Luo Palace!”

After speaking,

He stepped forward a few paces, cupped his hands, and said, “Liu Daming, the current troupe leader of Red Flower Immortal, greets Daoist Master of Da Luo Palace!”

Cen Yu Nuo dispersed the manifestation of the Da Luo Immortal Technique.

She said, “There's no need for formalities. I came this time to gather the Daoist sects.”

“Gather the Daoist sects? For what?” Liu Daming asked.

“In three days, at Mount Sumeru of the Buddhist sects, the conflict between Daoism and Buddhism will be resolved,” Cen Yu Nuo said straightforwardly.

But Liu Daming's brow furrowed slightly.

He said, “A desperate fight may not be a good thing. Even if the Daoist sects gather now, they are no match for the Buddhist sects. This is not self-deprecation; you probably don't know much about the oppression the Daoist sects have suffered over the years, do you? If we are to challenge the Buddhist sects, on what grounds? On you? The Daoist sects united to send you away back then. It's good that you've returned now, but do you truly have the strength to challenge the Buddhist sects alone? If not, then gathering the Daoist sects will mean their complete destruction!”

Cen Yu Nuo understood Liu Daming's concerns.

She shook her head and said, “Frankly, I don't, but he does.”

After speaking,

She pointed at Lu Ran, who was still cracking melon seeds beside her.