Chapter 86: Read the Heart

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chapter 86: read the heart meng zhang certainly didn't believe that mind reading was unsolvable. there were many secret techniques in the world that could conceal one's inner thoughts and prevent them from being read by divine abilities capable of reading minds. he was just taken aback that even the cultivators from the li family possessed such methods. after all, these kinds of secret techniques were not something easily accessible to everyone in the cultivation world. meng zhang couldn't help but stop in his tracks, activating his deception breaking eye to carefully observe li shengqi. "i see," after a moment, meng zhang discovered the reason behind it. there were faint hints of purplish-blue on li shengqi's face, barely noticeable unless one had sharp eyes. above his head, a purplish-blue aura was faintly visible and spreading downwards. "he's really asking for trouble," meng zhang shook his head. li shengqi hadn't mastered any secret technique; he had unknowingly taken a heart-locking pill. after consuming this pill, all of his thoughts were deeply hidden. unless he voluntarily revealed them, not only would mind-reading spells be ineffective against him, but even a cultivator at the foundation building stage wouldn't be able to forcibly extract his secrets. of course, the heart-locking pill's extraordinary effectiveness came with significant side effects. the cultivator who took it would suffer severe damage to their vitality, hindering future progress in their cultivation base. if they allowed the pill's effects to spread unchecked within their body, they might even become an imbecile. from meng zhang's observations, li shengqi had taken the heart-locking pill some time ago. now, even if he wanted to expel its effects, it was already too late. "what kind of secret does li shengqi want to protect that led him to take the heart-locking pill?" meng zhang was deeply curious. since he couldn't obtain the desired results from li shengqi, meng zhang turned his attention to reading zhao dong's thoughts. like meng zhang, zhao dong had a cultivation base at the seventh level of refining qi. however, meng zhang couldn't access his deeply buried thoughts and could only read some surface-level ideas. zhao dong had surrounded li shengqi and was threatening him, but it was all just an act. their original goal was not to make li shengqi yield, nor was it about taking over li family's shops and wealth in singing sand city. the location was a flat piece of land with a spacious square at its center, where a high platform was erected. this was where the higher-ranked cultivators of forest mountain school held the dharma meeting to impart teachings to the sect's disciples. the surrounding area was filled with many cushions, with each section assigned to different forces. as there were only meng zhang and li xuan from taiyi sect, their assigned area was not large. quite coincidentally, it was not far from where zhao family cultivators were seated. looking at the zhao family cultivators taking their seats, a middle-aged man who stood out caught li xuan's attention. he whispered to meng zhang, introducing him. "the man leading them is zhao jiudou, the current head of the zhao family. i heard he's just in his forties and already has a refining qi completion cultivation base. if he hadn't failed to acquire a foundation building pill, he might have already reached the foundation building stage." meng zhang had some knowledge about their neighbor, the zhao family. zhao jiudou was known as a genius cultivator from the zhao family since he was young. in his thirties, he had already reached the refining qi late stage, entering the high-level ranks of the zhao family. he was the youngest elder of the zhao family and also the most powerful cultivator among them. back when zhao yanbei, the former head of the zhao family, was still around, he had been wary of zhao jiudou and had intentionally suppressed him. over two years ago, twin success valley blamed zhao family for the death of foundation building stage elder xiao shenqiang and sent zhao yanbei and other participating cultivators, including zhao jiudou, to singing sand mountain to perform hard labor. in zhao yanbei's absence, zhao jiudou rose to prominence. he quickly seized power within the zhao family and became the chief elder, responsible for managing all the family affairs. [read at /maxnkoga , without ads and support the work.]

Chapter 86: Read the Heart

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