Chapter 63

Li Yi tightly gripped Lu Zheng's wrist, his stone-carved face, which had always been expressionless, now full of shock and doubt, his brows furrowed as he said, "Why does his poison seem to be taking effect?"

Le Zhongping rushed forward to grab Lu Zheng's other arm, sending a thread of his mind to probe, and his expression suddenly changed as he said, "Hmm, my mind can enter his body... Strange, the seals and restrictions I placed in his meridians and spirit are all gone?"

Half a day earlier, Li Yi saw the illusionary array in the thatched cottage broken and decisively activated the Heaven and Earth Array to search for the person who broke it, but found nothing, not even a trace of magical power.

The Heaven and Earth Array, even at the realm where all methods fall short, is impossible to escape. After pondering, Li Yi could only conclude that the intruder had left. Worried about Lu Zheng, who was unconscious on the ground, he then deactivated the array and carried Lu Zheng into the Heaven and Earth Pavilion, just as Le Zhongping returned.

Seeing Lu Zheng unconscious, Le Zhongping hurriedly went to check and asked Li Yi, "What happened? Why did you activate the Heaven and Earth Array?"

As he spoke, he used his mind to probe Lu Zheng's body. When his mind reached within a foot of Lu Zheng, something unexpected happened. Lu Zheng, who had been locked by his mind, suddenly disappeared, causing his mind to slip and his spirit to feel a moment of dizziness. Le Zhongping's face changed, thinking, "Could it be that the use of blood escape just now caused such a large fluctuation in his spirit?"

At this moment, Li Yi said, "A high-level person infiltrated the thatched cottage, and the illusionary array was broken!"

Le Zhongping, already puzzled by his mind's inability to approach Lu Zheng, was even more shocked by Li Yi's words. He turned to look at Li Yi, his eyes filled with a questioning gaze, and tentatively asked, "At the realm where all methods fall short?"

Li Yi's face was grave as he nodded.

Le Zhongping was stunned and said, "We can deal with this later; first, we need to save Lu Zheng. Hmm, what's going on?"

It turned out that while Le Zhongping was talking to Li Yi, he had tried several times to use his mind to probe Lu Zheng, but failed each time. It was as if there was an invisible vacuum between his mind and Lu Zheng, which would repel his mind and make his spirit dazed once it approached within a foot of Lu Zheng.

Le Zhongping, filled with doubt, thought for a moment and decided to ignore it. He stood up, looked at Lu Zheng, and used his magical power to activate the Heavenly Eye to see through Lu Zheng's body. But to his surprise, when he used the Heavenly Eye to look at Lu Zheng on the bamboo bed, he could not see Lu Zheng at all, let alone probe his internal condition.

"Even the Heavenly Eye is blocked! No, not blocked, but unable to approach." Mr. Le's heart sank, his mind racing with this thought.

Seeing Mr. Le's unusual expression, Li Yi quickly asked, "What's wrong with Lu Zheng? Is the situation very serious?"

Le Zhongping smiled bitterly and shook his head, "You'll see if you try!"

Li Yi looked at Le Zhongping in confusion, used his mind to approach Lu Zheng, and just like Le Zhongping, when his mind reached within a foot of Lu Zheng, Lu Zheng disappeared from his mind's lock, and his spirit felt a moment of dizziness.

Lu Zheng was clearly lying in front of them, but why couldn't their minds approach him? They looked at each other, seeing the answer and immense shock in each other's eyes!

Le Zhongping swallowed hard and said, "I've tried, and no matter what kind of magical power, it can't approach within a foot of Lu Zheng's body."

Just as Li Yi was about to speak, a clear voice came from outside the thatched cottage, "Xuandu Mountain's Daxuanlan and Foshan's Lianhua Bumie request to see Mr. Li and Mr. Le!"

Daxuanlan and Lianhua Bumie were startled by the golden light emitted from the Heaven and Earth Pavilion. One came from the Three Mountains of the Dao Sea, and the other from Foshan, flying thousands of miles to almost simultaneously reach the thatched cottage. They met outside the cottage, exchanged greetings, and then reported their request to enter.

Just as they finished reporting, a red figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere, rushed in without greeting, and said to them, "Good, good, good, you came just in time, come with me quickly." Without waiting for a response, he dragged them into the Heaven and Earth Pavilion.

Both recognized the person as Le Zhongping, who was usually carefree and innocent, and let him drag them in.

Entering the pavilion, they saw Li Yi standing to one side, nodding at them. Just as they were about to greet him, Le Zhongping said urgently, "Let's skip the formalities, let's first see this child, do you two have any ideas?"

Daxuanlan had already noticed the young man lying on the bamboo bed, apparently unconscious, and smiled, "What, even Mr. Le is at a loss?" Knowing Le Zhongping's medical skills, he was surprised and curious to hear that he was seeking help, and walked over to the bamboo bed.

The young man on the bamboo bed had a square face and looked very honest, but now his eyes were tightly closed, unconscious. Daxuanlan used his mind to probe, and his face changed as he exclaimed, "This!"

Seeing this, Le Zhongping was frustrated and said, "It seems even the old Taoist can't do it!" Then he turned to Lianhua Bumie and said, "Old monk, you try."

Indeed, Lianhua Bumie's probe also resulted in an exclamation.

Daxuanlan, still not giving up, tried various Taoist methods, but all failed. Seeing this, Lianhua Bumie also gave up. Both were the top figures in the Buddhist and Taoist sects, having reached the realm where all things fall short, and had practiced countless secret methods, yet they still could not approach within a foot of Lu Zheng's body.

Seeing this, Le Zhongping sighed repeatedly, his brows furrowed.

Daxuanlan looked at Le Zhongping and Li Yi, his face full of disbelief, and asked, "At the realm where all methods fall short?"

With all methods failing, Daxuanlan and Lianhua Bumie, as top figures in the cultivation world, had never encountered such a situation and had never seen anyone reach the realm where all methods fall short, so they were momentarily at a loss.

Lianhua Bumie asked, "May I ask, Mr. Le, why is this young man unconscious?"

Le Zhongping shook his head and said, "We don't know, but we guess he was affected by some method from a person at the realm where all methods fall short. We don't know if he is alive or dead."

Daxuanlan, seeing Le Zhongping's anxious and worried expression, thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Mr. Le, if you just want to know the young man's condition, have you tried any methods other than magical powers?"

Hearing this, Mr. Le exclaimed, "How could I be so stupid!" He realized that they had been so focused on using magical powers to probe Lu Zheng's condition that they had forgotten that there were other ways to check his physical condition.

Lu Zheng's body, though immune to all magical powers, did not block physical contact. Since magical powers were ineffective, with his medical skills, he could still understand some of Lu Zheng's condition through observation, smell, and questioning.

Mr. Le immediately carefully took Lu Zheng's pulse and found that his pulse was strong and full of vitality, with no abnormalities in his organs. In other words, from the pulse, Lu Zheng's body had no problems and should not be unconscious.

But in fact, Lu Zheng was lying on the bed, unconscious, and all magical powers could not reach him, making it impossible to know what was happening inside his body. All four present frowned, wondering what kind of power could block the magical powers of the four top cultivators!

At this moment, Daxuanlan stepped forward to look at Lu Zheng on the bamboo bed and turned to ask, "Mr. Li and Mr. Le, who is this young man?"

Le Zhongping and Li Yi looked at each other, and Le Zhongping walked to Lu Zheng, opened his shirt, and pointed to the jade pendant, saying, "His name is Lu Zheng, and he is the owner of this Six Dragons Pendant."

Hearing this, Daxuanlan and Lianhua Bumie both exclaimed, "Ah!" and "Hmm!" and hurriedly walked to Lu Zheng to carefully examine the Six Dragons Pendant.

Lianhua Bumie pointed to the pendant and asked, "Are you sure?"

Li Yi glared at him and remained silent, but Le Zhongping nodded.

Daxuanlan suddenly said, "Mr. Le, you said this young man was injured by someone at the realm where all methods fall short? Could the activation of the Heaven and Earth Array be because of him?"

Li Yi nodded.

Lianhua Bumie snorted and said, "How long have you known about this young man, and why did you hide it from us?"

Le Zhongping was about to explain, but Li Yi coldly said, "The priority is to save Lu Zheng, we can talk about the rest later."

Lianhua Bumie was about to argue, but Daxuanlan stopped him, "Mr. Li is right, I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work."

Le Zhongping quickly said, "What idea, tell me quickly!"

Daxuanlan said, "We don't know what method the person at the realm where all methods fall short used, but since we are all at the realm where all things fall short, why don't we combine our powers to see if we can counteract his method? To ensure the young man's safety, we won't use forceful methods, but rather use our combined powers to activate the Heavenly Eye to see what's happening inside his body."

Le Zhongping pondered and said, "This is not a bad idea! What do you think, Zhong?"

Li Yi thought carefully. Daxuanlan's idea was a last resort, with incalculable risks, but given Lu Zheng's unknown condition, the longer it took, the more dangerous it became. Compared to the risks, it was worth it.

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