Chapter 886 - 264: Soul Suppressing Lamp
Chapter 264: [Soul Suppressing Lamp]
Chen Yan didn’t speak, but scrutinized Shen Shiqi with a solemn gaze!
Did I... misjudge?
This seemingly elderly Shen Shiqi, no matter how Chen Yan looked, appeared to be a complete mortal, with no cultivation whatsoever! Yet he addressed Chen Yan as "Fellow Daoist"!
And he even claims he can save Dean Shen’s life?
After several seconds of silence, Chen Yan slowly said, "Something has happened to Dean Shen?"
"Not yet, but..." Shen Shiqi’s eyes flickered as he whispered, "With your abilities, you must possess the Qi Observation Skill, surely you have seen the fortune and destiny of Dean’s mother!"
Chen Yan remained silent again.
He had indeed seen it; otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked Lin Xianyu to arrange a check-up for Dean Shen — Dean Shen had no illness, yet her lifespan was only about three years.
"Dean’s mother has a great calamity; if it cannot be overcome, she may only have a few years left." Shen Shiqi’s tone was very serious. "I’ve thought of many ways over the years, but I am small and weak, truly powerless.
I’ve also considered seeking the help of capable cultivators. But among the world’s cultivators, out of a hundred, ninety-nine are charlatans.
Given my identity, status, and age—being just a child—I haven’t had the chance to meet a true cultivator with real abilities, and thus can’t find someone to help break this calamity for Dean’s mother."
Chen Yan frowned, "First tell me how you figured out I have the ability to help you."
Speaking coldly, Chen Yan continued, "You’ve only known me for two days..."
Shen Shiqi immediately shook his head earnestly, "Meeting you in these past two days was purely accidental, not my deliberate plan. The day before yesterday..."
He lowered his voice, "The couple who bullied me in the restaurant, before leaving, you secretly cast a spell on them, used a divine technique, and took away a part of their luck.
With such a spell, they will soon face misfortune, bringing disaster and illness, right?"
Chen Yan’s eyes narrowed, "You can see my spells! However... what is your cultivation? What method did you use to conceal your Tao practice?"
Shen Shiqi chuckled bitterly, shaking his head, "Fellow Daoist, I am a mortal with no cultivation. If I had Tao practice, I wouldn’t be asking for your help."
Hmm... indeed... right.
Chen Yan pondered to himself.
If Shen Shiqi truly had cultivation—if it were very low—there would be no reason to use any strange method to conceal it; having the ability to hide Tao practice and shield the Qi Observation Skill is already very advanced, not something a low-level cultivator could manage.
If his cultivation were high, indeed there’d be no reason to seek my help.
"So... you’re a mortal?"
"A genuine mortal body!" Shen Shiqi responded sincerely.
"Then you..."
"Due to a special reason, I can see through your cultivation," Shen Shiqi softly said. "Not only you, but even Miss Lin, who has been with you these past two days, actually carries demonic qi and is a demon cultivator, right?"
Chen Yan’s heart skipped again.
This Shen Shiqi not only sees through his spells but also uncovers Lin Xianyu’s true identity!
"Fellow Daoist, my ability to see through these is due to a secret of mine. However, because of some special reasons, I truly can’t tell you in detail.
But! I can swear to the heavens that I harbor no evil intentions or plans to harm you. I merely seek a chance to save Dean’s mother’s life. Such a good person shouldn’t die so early!"
Chen Yan kept watching Shen Shiqi. Shen Shiqi just raised his head and met Chen Yan’s eyes, with a gaze free of guilt or ripple, his expression calm.
Chen Yan used the Qi Observation Skill to carefully examine Shen Shiqi, softly saying, "Come closer and stretch out your hand."
Shen Shiqi took a deep breath, stepped forward two steps, and calmly extended his left hand.
Chen Yan grasped Shen Shiqi’s wrist, a sliver of primordial qi seeped into Shen Shiqi’s body, traveling through his meridians.
Shen Shiqi’s body showed no abnormality; whether it was fortune or fate, everything was as ordinary as any other person, except due to childhood hardships, his physical constitution was weaker than average.
Primordial qi in the body cannot be stored; it’s a typical constitution without any cultivation, like a sieve, with qi rapidly permeating and dissipating.
Moreover, as Chen Yan continued inputting qi through the meridians, he even felt Shen Shiqi’s weakness, with many parts of his meridians blocked, possibly due to childhood adversities or congenital deficiencies, leading to some hidden health risks in his body.
This child, with such a constitution, even growing up would lead to a fate of frequent illness.
Such a body, not to mention hiding cultivation, even aspiring to cultivation is far from qualified.
Now Chen Yan has reached the Third Realm Ascension Realm and stabilized his cultivation within the third realm.
To think of bypassing his Qi Observation Skill, combined with personally pathing qi through the meridians for inspection — to still hide cultivation from him, unless the opponent’s cultivation is far superior!
But... he is already in the Ascension Realm!
If the cultivation is far superior to his, the opponent would have to be in the Celestial Human Realm or even higher!
However, the Heavenly Dao of this world dictates that the Celestial Human Realm is the ceiling of this world!!
Chen Yan released Shen Shiqi’s wrist, reclaiming the qi.
He could basically confirm, Shen Shiqi wasn’t lying, he truly had no cultivation and no means of hiding or disguising it.