Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 920 The Mind Reader

As for whether Jing Yu's close ties with the publicly known "Nine Tribulations Daoist" might arouse suspicion from the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty, Jing Yu was not worried about that.

After all, although the Mohe Sect and the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty are nominally on good terms, the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty has no say in who the Mohe Sect's disciples associate with.

In fact, many of the close friends of the Mohe Sect disciples had grudges against the Shending Immortal Dynasty, and many of the imperial family and ministers of the Shending Immortal Dynasty also had close friends who had grudges against the Mohe Sect.

This situation is actually quite common. After all, the higher a cultivator's realm, the longer their lifespan. In this life, they will encounter many different kinds of people, and their network of relationships may be so complex that they themselves cannot untangle it. Over time, no one will be too demanding about this.

Furthermore, although the mail service of the [Void Raven Palace] is expensive, its privacy is extremely well protected. Unless the [Void Raven] delivering the mail is intercepted on the way, no one else will know who sent the letter and gift.

In the Second Heaven, who would dare intercept the spirit beasts of the Golden Immortal faction, the [Void Crow Palace]? They'd be asking for trouble.

“Sending gifts every few years like this, I don’t know when I’ll be able to get that golden life pearl.” Jing Yu was a little worried: “It seems that I still have to wait until my cultivation level improves before I can visit Senior Xiao in person.”

"I wonder when Senior Xiao plans to attempt to transcend the mortal realm and become an immortal? If we can contribute greatly to his journey to becoming a Celestial Immortal, it would be a great favor in exchange for his help in achieving enlightenment. I suppose there's a chance to snatch his destiny."

Just as I was lost in thought, I saw Zhong Yuanyi hurriedly enter the courtyard.

"Mysterious Mirror, Mysterious Mirror, something's happened again!"

Jing Yu tilted her head, puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you being so reckless?"

"Are you aware that recently, many more prodigies from various powerful factions have been murdered?"

Jing Yu frowned and said, "Didn't the Five Elements Immortal Court and the Yin-Yang Demon Court start targeting a group of reborn individuals a few years ago? In recent years, the reborn individuals have clearly dared not show their faces and have all gone into hiding. How could they dare to come out and stir up trouble?"

"Not a reincarnated person!"

Zhong Yuanyi grinned and said, "Guess what? Just when the reborn ones had calmed down a bit in the past few years, a lot of mind readers who can eavesdrop on thoughts have emerged."

"These mind readers can inexplicably hear the thoughts of others, and most of these thoughts are filled with malice. Many prodigies of various factions have been mistaken by mind readers as being hostile to them, and thus were preemptively attacked, leading to their downfall."

Jing Yu clicked her tongue and said, "Another new trick? So all these 'inner thoughts' are fake?"

"That's the problem."

Zhong Yuanyi said, "Nine are false, one is true."

"Of ten mind readers, nine read false thoughts, and only one reads the true thoughts."

"Even many 'mind readers' who read the true thoughts read the true thoughts for the first nine days, but on the tenth day they read false thoughts."

"In short, there is truth in falsehood and falsehood in truth, and it is impossible to tell the difference at all."

"It's incredibly underhanded, truly insidious." Jing Yu shook her head: "The methods used by this mastermind are truly dirty."

"If all the thoughts heard were false, that would be fine, but some of them are true... Those 'mind readers' dare not gamble on whether the other party's thoughts are true or false, and can only treat them all as true."

"Otherwise, ignoring these voices could very well bring about one's own destruction."

"This mastermind's actions... are not just about hunting down geniuses; they will also amplify suspicion and defensiveness between people, causing everyone to feel insecure."

"The Immortal Realm... I'm afraid it's going to descend into chaos," Jing Yu sighed.

“Isn’t that right?” Zhong Yuanyi sighed. “The emergence of many Reborn Ones and Mind Readers has created countless disputes and rifts between forces. Forces that were on good terms with each other may become hostile due to their disciples harming each other.”

Jing Yu was now certain that this was once again the work of [XXX].

He couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the existence that many Dao Venerables regarded as a great enemy had caused so much trouble just to hunt down geniuses?

While others were unaware of the inside story, Jing Yu had received guidance from the Divine Dream Daoist and knew perfectly well that [XXX] possessed the ability to manipulate inner demons and delusions. With this ability, he had already blocked the path to becoming a Venerable for the vast majority of geniuses.

Throughout the eras since the Great Cataclysm, only three beings have successfully attained the status of a supreme being through their own efforts.

Logically speaking, this person is clearly also a Dao Venerable level being. As long as he firmly controls the inner demon tribulation when he becomes a Venerable, he should be able to stop anyone from becoming a Venerable, except for Jing Yu, who is an anomaly with "longevity and long vision".

Why go through all that trouble? Why engage in such an inefficient method of hunting down prodigies?

Could it be that He was really just casting a wide net, preparing to try his luck and get rid of Jing Yu, the one who had escaped the net and possessed the power of "longevity and long-term vision"?

"Or is it that He doesn't even want the geniuses of the Immortal Realm to attain the Dao Fruit and become Dao Lords?"

Jing Yu pondered: "The era of Daoist Chengxu should not be too far from this era, perhaps only one or two eras apart? In these one or two eras, no one will certainly have attained the status of a Venerable, but there may be those who have attained the status of a Dao Lord."

"If [XXX] weakens in just one or two eras, it doesn't make sense according to the law that [the more Dao Venerables there are, the weaker they become]."

"Unless, the increase in the number of Dao Lords also weakens the authority of Dao Venerables in non-specialized fields to some extent, then it makes sense."

"Mysterious Mirror, Mysterious Mirror, what are you thinking about?" Zhong Yuanyi asked.

"Oh, I was wondering, what exactly is the purpose of this mastermind going to such lengths to stir up trouble throughout the entire Immortal Realm?" Jing Yu said casually.

"Hunting down prodigies."

Zhong Yuanyi sighed, "Alas, a cultivator who can influence the entire Immortal Realm must be a supreme being at the Dao Venerable level in legend. If such a being were to set his mind on causing trouble for the Immortal Realm, even those great beings at the Dao Venerable level might not be able to stop him."

"After all, you can only be a thief for a thousand days, not a thief for a thousand days."

At this point, Zhong Yuanyi shrank back: "After your guidance, my path is going smoothly, and I can be considered a little prodigy. But who knows when disaster might strike? I originally planned to go out and travel after opening up my cave, but now it seems that it is safer to stay at home... I will not go anywhere from now on."

Upon hearing this, Jing Yu's expression suddenly changed, and a thought flashed through her mind, leading to a conjecture.

Before he could fully grasp this spark of inspiration, the [Mysterious Mirror] in his dantian suddenly began to flicker slightly, and two causal lines suddenly appeared between his navel, connecting to the infinite distance.

"Hmm? I've reconnected with two certain people through causal links... That means..."

Jing Yu's expression brightened: "Two old friends have ascended from the mortal realm to the immortal realm?"

"Who is the one?"