160: Advanced Secret Technique: Possession

Lu Pingan felt the trace of aura released by Liu Xuan and immediately knelt in a grand salute: "This Disciple greets the Immortal Master!"

"Reporting to the Immortal Master, everything at White Crane Lake has been normal these past four years. No dangers have appeared. Liu Xuan rarely leaves, and Junior Sister has been in seclusion. Neither of them has encountered any danger."

"Not long ago, Junior Sister failed her Foundation Establishment Breakthrough, but she only lost some Origin Qi and will recover after resting for a year."

"As for Liu Xuan..."

"This Disciple cannot see through him. His Qi-restraining Technique is at a very high Realm, so I do not know exactly what Realm he has cultivated to."

As expected!

Four years. This Lu Pingan had actually been monitoring White Crane Lake for four years, ever since he had just moved the Liu Family over.

Calculating the time, it almost matched the time he first met True Person Xiao.

Why did True Person Xiao send Lu Pingan to monitor White Crane Lake? To secretly protect Xiao Ran and himself?

If that were the case, why hide it from himself and Xiao Ran?

'My premonition was correct. True Person Xiao is afraid he really has ulterior motives for me!'

Liu Xuan stood silently in his black robes, his hoarse voice continuing: "Continue!"

A slip of the tongue could cause trouble. If he wanted to extract information from Lu Pingan, he couldn't speak carelessly; he had to let him volunteer the information.

Although Lu Pingan felt that True Person Xiao was very strange today, the aura on his body could not be faked.

How could he fathom the thoughts of a Golden Core True Person? He just needed to do whatever he was told.

Back then, True Person Xiao ordered him to secretly monitor and protect Liu Xuan and Xiao Ran. At the time, the Immortal Master emphasized protecting Liu Xuan, which he found very strange, but he did not say much or ask further.

"Liu Xuan is still as fond of women as ever. Over these years, apart from Cultivating, he has constantly been taking concubines and having children. I heard that he has over a hundred children now!"

Lu Pingan considered himself knowledgeable, but he was equally shocked by Liu Xuan's remarkable achievements.

It is harder for a Cultivator to have children than a Mortal. They must expend their Origin Yang to impregnate a female Cultivator, so high-level Cultivators rarely have many children during their long lives.

Yet, Liu Xuan broke this rule through sheer effort. In less than ten years, he had over a hundred children. In his two hundred years of life, Lu Pingan had never seen such an impressive Cultivator.

"Immortal Master can rest assured. This kid Liu Xuan is very timid. He basically never leaves White Crane Lake. With me watching over him here, I will absolutely not let him encounter any danger."

"Hmm!"

"Very good!"

Liu Xuan nodded slightly, then his figure suddenly disappeared, his black silhouette merging into the night.

After he left, Lu Pingan frowned and looked outside the pavilion, feeling that something was wrong everywhere tonight.

True Person Xiao is a dignified Golden Core True Person; why would he hide his identity when meeting him?

Moreover, his speaking style was different from True Person Xiao, as if he had become a different person.

'Could this person not be True Person Xiao, but someone else in disguise?'

'Impossible!'

'How can a Golden Core aura be faked?'

Only a Golden Core True Person can disguise themselves as a Golden Core True Person. If it were another Golden Core True Person in disguise, that would be even more incredible!

'Since the Immortal Master is disguising his identity, there must be a special reason for it. I had better not think too much about it!'

Small fry should not know too much about the affairs of big shots, otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died.

Lu Pingan took out another stick of sandalwood incense, lit it, inserted it into the incense burner, and then returned to his meditation cushion to sit cross-legged and continue contemplating the mysteries of his Cultivation Technique.

...

Outside the pavilion.

On the roof of a tall building of the Merchant Alliance not far away.

Liu Xuan's pupils, with black vortexes slowly rotating, silently watched the secluded pavilion below.

Once Lu Pingan planned to leave or had any other unusual actions, he would immediately strike and kill him with all his might.

Anyway, it would attract True Person Xiao eventually, so it might be better to just kill him and be done with it.

It would be best if Lu Pingan didn't notice anything unusual. Only by maintaining the current stable situation could Liu Xuan have a chance to maneuver through it.

"True Person Xiao! You are a person nearing death; what exactly are you plotting against me for?"

From Lu Pingan's matter and his own premonition, Liu Xuan was ninety percent certain that True Person Xiao had ill intentions toward him.

For a big shot of True Person Xiao's level to go to such trouble to scheme against him, it must be something that could help him break through his Cultivation or extend his lifespan.

'He wouldn't be thinking of Possession, would he!'

Does this world have a method for Possession? What are the conditions for Possession? Are there any restrictions?

Liu Xuan did not dare to send anyone to investigate information in this regard and could only slowly collect relevant data himself.

The appearance of Lu Pingan made Liu Xuan feel extremely insecure. Who could guarantee that among the many Cultivators at White Crane Lake, or even among his Dao Companions, there were no people planted by True Person Xiao to monitor him?

Once news of him collecting information on Possession reached True Person Xiao's ears, it probably wouldn't be as simple as secret monitoring anymore.

Combining the current situation, even if True Person Xiao really wanted to use Possession on him, there must be special requirements and conditions, otherwise, there would be no need for all this trouble.

Wouldn't it be easier to just capture him and perform the Possession? Could he even resist?

"I really want to just walk away!"

In the current situation, the safest approach would be to run away directly and live in hiding for a few decades. Once True Person Xiao's deadline arrived, he could come out and continue to live freely.

However, this was the last resort. Before figuring out the specific situation, this step was not yet necessary.

The System was not an invincible System. Being in the Cultivation World, it was impossible to have zero risks. Some dangers could not be avoided, and new dangers would be waiting after avoiding them.

Now that True Person Xiao was clearly in no rush to act, and Liu Xuan had foreseen his scheme in advance, the situation seemed dangerous, but there was also an opportunity to snatch chestnuts from the fire.

Judging from True Person Xiao's series of reactions, he definitely did not know about the existence of the System. Now that Liu Xuan possessed the illusory god treasure robe and the Eye of Delusion Breaking, as long as he knew his specific scheme, it would not be so easy for True Person Xiao to succeed.

Moreover, with the Cultivation bonuses from his children, True Person Xiao would definitely misjudge his Cultivation.

Give Liu Xuan a few more decades, and he might have broken through to the Golden Core Stage by then. At that time, what could a mere Early Golden Core Stage Xiao Changfeng do?

...

Three days later.

For these three days, Liu Xuan had been hiding his identity and secretly watching Lu Pingan's movements.

There were no abnormalities for three whole days, so he estimated there was really no problem, but Liu Xuan still arranged for a dozen Late Qi Refining Stage Black Crystal Bees to hide their aura and monitor from afar.

Lake Heart Island.

Water Pavilion.

Liu Xuan leaned on a recliner, holding a book in his hand and reading it carefully. The book title: 《Tale of Immortal Master Taiyin Exterminating Demons》.

This was a book recording the glorious deeds of a Golden Core True Person named Taiyin.

Liu Xuan was not interested in the glorious deeds of Immortal Master Taiyin in the book; what he valued was one of the descriptions inside.

Immortal Master Taiyin was once besieged by several Demonic Path Golden Core True Persons and had his Physical Body destroyed, with only his Golden Core managing to escape.

Later, with the help of his friends, he killed a Demonic Path Golden Core and seized the other's Physical Body to restore his combat power.

The book had a brief introduction to the high-level secret technique of Possession, which Liu Xuan summarized into four points:

One: Only those with Golden Core Realm Cultivation or above can perform Possession.

Two: A body taken through Possession cannot compare to one's original Physical Body; generally, only high-level Cultivators whose Physical Bodies have been destroyed will use Possession.

Three: Lifespan involves the Divine Soul; Possession does not increase lifespan.

Four: Not just anyone can be a target for Possession; generally, a Cultivator's Physical Body cannot withstand the Divine Soul of a high-level Cultivator. The best targets for Possession are Cultivators of the same Realm.