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Lu Qing did not interfere much with the immortal city beside this Dao field.

All miscellaneous matters and affairs of the Mortal World were handled by this Incarnation of his.

He had been meditating quietly in the mountains for several months, but at this moment, he opened his eyes.

A trace of heavenly secrets faintly appeared, and the hexagram reading in his Sea of Consciousness, which had been quiet for a long time, appeared once again.

He and the Incarnation were the same person; with a slight movement of his mind, the scenes seen and things heard by the eyes over there all fell into his spiritual perception.

The terrifying heavenly prison was specially built by Lu Qings Avatar. After all, deterrence could only overawe the vast majority of Cultivators, but there were always people in this world who were not afraid of death.

And there were always people who could not see their own situation clearly.

For this type of Cultivator, a lifelong tour of the heavenly prison was their best destination.

The Demonic Path spy caught today was also not surprising.

After all, Lu Qing's reputation was not unknown now.

Just as the Immortal Dao side had a leaderboard for the prodigy of the Demonic Path, called the Demon-Slaying Ranking, the Six Paths of the Demonic Path naturally also had a hunting ranking for the prodigy of the Immortal Dao.

The higher-ranked the prodigy, the more assassinations and ambush killings by Demonic Path Cultivators they would undoubtedly receive. However, generally speaking, such ambushes and assassinations could only appear against absolute Immortal Dao monstrous talents.

The subtle balance maintained from antiquity to the present was undoubtedly fragile.

If you hit the young one and the old one came, you having a Void Illumination Realm and me having a Void Refinement, and in the end it turned into an Dao Seeking Dharma battle, I am afraid the entire Nine Heavens could no longer endure a second destruction.

Therefore, this kind of tacit and unspoken tacit rule still existed behind the scenes.

Lu Qing's reputation was not as loud as those other prodigys who had experienced trials in the Nine Heavens and carved out a mighty reputation.

However, relying on the scene of Transcending Tribulation and the scene of establishing his Dao field, he also successfully ascended to become a prodigy on the rankings.

It was the most normal thing in the world for a Demonic Path spy to appear on the side of the Dao field wanting to lurk and gather information.

However, although Lu Qing understood this in his mind, the hexagram reading had not been triggered all along. This also conversely showed that the Demonic Path side was located in the Four Directions Land, which was still far too distant from the Profound Heaven Dao Sect in the South Heaven Continent.

In between, there was also the North Heaven Continent—no, right, it should be said there was a vast desolate expanse and a North Heaven Continent.

Even if one reached the South Heaven Continent, in the absolute North there was still the Dao Seeking Immortal Sect.

With so many prodigys blocking in front, naturally very little specialized attention would be placed on Lu Qing.

The reason they paid attention to Lu Qing was simply because that trace of good fortune he obtained upon establishing his Dao field startled the Dao Heart of some people.

However, to say they were extremely wary of him—not quite.

Worldly good fortune and worldly Merit were things they had certainly witnessed before.

Once upon a time, there was even a specialized monstrous talent who was the reincarnation of a Merit boy.

But it was a pity that that boy did not enter the Immortal Dao, nor did he join the Demonic Path.

In the end, although his traces were sparse, many Cultivators guessed that he should have entered The Way of Gods.

The path of achieving divinity through Merit and incense was actually extremely attractive to quite a few practitioners.

These things would be put aside for now.

Lu Qing looked at the hexagram reading in his Sea of Consciousness.

The reason this hexagram reading appeared was because the identity of that Demonic Path spy was a bit unusual, or rather, the person behind him was a bit unusual.

He spoke the truth, but not completely the truth.

"Don't kill me. I am the Greed Ghost of the White-Haired Devil of the Nine Ghost Path. If you kill me, the White-Haired Devil will achieve Perfection completion, embark on the path of feathering and ascension, and the fate of the Demonic Path will greatly surge."

This Demonic Path spy had an ordinary appearance, and only a pair of eyeballs occasionally flickered with a hint of greedy luster.

"So it turns out to be one of the Six Paths of the Demonic Path, the Nine Ghost Path."

Lu Qing pondered, so that was how it was.

No wonder it triggered such a marvelous hexagram reading.

He saw a slightly illusory hexagram reading floating in golden light within his Sea of Consciousness.

spiritual scripts flickered faintly.

The flowing light hung down like a waterfall.

【"Chance encounter with the Nine Ghosts; how perilous or how fortuitous it is all lies within a single thought."】

The premise of this hexagram reading was very obvious; it did not reveal any great perils.

Continuing to look down, it was indeed as expected.

The ones refreshed this time were only three Neutral Divinations.

【"Neutral Divination: Spare the life of the Greed Ghost of the White-Haired Devil, and imprison it in the heavenly prison for life. However, little do you know that the Greed Ghost is fundamentally the greed of the world, and the greed of the Mortal World is its path of cultivation. What you are doing is merely a temporary expedient. In the future, when the White-Haired Devil enters the Void Refinement Realm, he will come to look for you, leaving behind a trace of future trouble, but without major hindrance. Neutral."】

Lu Qing lightly raised his eyebrows. So that was how it was.

He hadn't believed the Greed Ghost's words to begin with.

Only the words of the hexagram reading were the true face.

However, Lu Qing also roughly understood why a Neutral Divination had been produced.

If he had always stayed at the barrier of the Void Illumination Realm—

Or rather, in the eyes of others, his Dao achievement had only advanced a few years ago. Naturally, mere years were still spent consolidating his cultivation in the early stage of the Void Illumination Realm.

How could he have leaped in cultivation to the later stage of the Void Illumination Realm?

I am afraid the White-Haired Devil thought so too.

Originally, entering the Void Refinement Realm was already a safe enough move.

He hadn't expected that nowadays everyone harbored cultivation trump cards.

If Lu Qing were still cultivating in the early stage of the Void Illumination Realm, he certainly would not be able to defeat a Void Refinement Cultivator.

But while the opponent was currently preparing for the Void Refinement Realm, Lu Qing was not standing still either.

This resulted in the appearance of such a Neutral Divination.

Next was the second hexagram reading.

【"Neutral Divination: Kill the Greed Ghost of the White-Haired Devil of the Nine Ghost Path. The other party's words were not wrong; its early return will help the White-Haired Devil enter the Feathering Dao earlier and break into the Void Refinement Realm. There is no major hindrance, but after ascending to the Void Refinement Realm, the White-Haired Devil will seek you out to avenge the killing of the Greed Ghost, leaving a trace of future trouble. Neutral."】

Lu Qing finally understood this time: the Greed Ghost had only told half the truth.

Half of it was true, but what was left unsaid was the key.

These two hexagram readings were actually just one hexagram reading.

As long as the Greed Ghost was in his hands, or the Greed Ghost was killed, this wisp of Karma would be considered established.

The White-Haired Devil would inevitably come to seek revenge on him.

"Very well, I have also remembered you."

Lu Qing had cultivated his mind and nature for so many years, and he rarely proactively remembered such an impressive name. Only that old demon from back then had appeared in the hexagram readings too many times, causing him to remember it.

Now, the same was true for this White-Haired Devil.

Judging solely from the hexagram reading, one could also see that at the very least, regardless of what else, this White-Haired Devil was definitely ruthless.

To seek revenge on him, he entered the core territory of the Immortal Dao alone—you must know this was the South Heaven Continent. It could be seen that the other party would exact revenge for the smallest grievance.

Facing this kind of potential enemy, Lu Qing also kept him in mind.

The third hexagram reading.

【"Neutral Divination: Kill the Greed Ghost of the White-Haired Devil of the Nine Ghost Path. The moment the other party's Dao achievement returns, plant a hidden danger and deal a heavy blow to them. The White-Haired Devil's Foundation will be destroyed and he will suffer backlash. The process will be fraught with tension but ultimately safe. Neutral."】

At this hexagram reading, a trace of light appeared in Lu Qing's eyes.

His reaction was extremely fast.

Once the Greed Ghost returned, the other party could prepare to enter the Void Refinement Realm in advance.

It was evident that the other party's Dao achievement had definitely stepped into the Perfection Void Illumination Realm by now.

It was even no exaggeration to say it was half-step Void Refinement. The two hexagram readings—whether being killed or having the Greed Ghost imprisoned and sealed—both indicated that the other party's Dao achievement at this moment was higher than Lu Qing's current Realm.

This was why such a divination of being fraught with tension but ultimately safe was produced.

"Fraught with tension but ultimately safe, heavily injured—no matter how I think about it, I cannot let you enter the Void Refinement Realm!"

Once the opponent entered the Void Refinement Realm, it was basically a nailed-down certainty that he would come looking for him.

This thread of Karma, though severed yet still connected, had already appeared from the moment the Greed Ghost appeared here.

Let alone that the Demonic Path had gained one more Void Refinement personal disciple; its fate would definitely have an upward trend as well.

Regarding the Demonic Path, Lu Qing held a purely personal grudge. He could only say that every time the other party appeared, what they brought Lu Qing were Ominous Divinations. Naturally, if there was anything that could add trouble to the other party, he would definitely do it.

"Just in time to do it. As for fighting across a distance through Dharma, coincidentally I am quite skilled in this path."

As for how to deal a heavy blow, Lu Qing thought of the path of Karma in a single thought.

However, if the opponent was in a place of secluded cultivation, with heavenly secrets obscured, there would definitely also be Karma obscured.

"Heavenly secrets and Karma are slightly clear; it's still better to start from karmic opportunity. To ensure foolproof safety, the Dao Seal Dharma Treasure can just happen to be put to use right now."

Lu Qing had originally thought that refining the Dao Seal Dharma Treasure was just for the convenience of comprehending the Dao on the River of Time.

It hadn't even been fresh for half a year now, so it could be considered coming in handy.

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