I am a living immortal.

"Well, I'm from the Tianyan Sect."

Cao Chen nodded, then muttered to himself, "The Tianyan Sect has existed for a very long time, so long that I don't even know when it was born. Deducing the secrets of heaven is a very vague and ambiguous matter, and it's not necessarily complete and accurate."

"But in the end, it all comes down to their own destiny, like tangled silk threads, from one end to the other, messy but also clear."

&34;Our deduction is to find clues among these endless threads. This is deduction.&34;

"Existence in this world always leaves traces, so we can know our fate to a certain extent. The Tianyan Sect relies on fate."

Seeing everyone's expressions become solemn, Cao Chen sighed and said, "As long as you exist in this world, you will leave traces. If you have traces, you can know your fate. This is true for every blade of grass and every tree. So I came here to find you, but I'm not trying to spy on you directly, and I can't spy on you either. When I'm not paying attention, I can find traces among thousands of ordinary people."

"Although you may not believe it, I, an old man who can be easily crushed by you, know this, like Mr. Su."

Then, in front of everyone's shocked gaze, Cao Chen revealed the countries that Su Mu had visited.

"According to this trajectory, you eventually stopped at Jiading Prefecture in the Yu Dynasty."

"The fate of these ordinary people only intersected with yours briefly, did you notice?" Cao Chen asked.

Su Mu nodded: "I found it, but it came from all directions. I don't know who did it, but I believe in my own intuition. The figure of Yujiang immediately popped up in my mind, and that was what woke me up from my retreat."

"As expected." Cao Chen felt both relieved and uncomfortable. After all, this was his first time to deduce an enlightened being.

"You've been laying the groundwork for so long, are you trying to say that the innate god is only in charge of fate?"

Cao Chen nodded: "The Tianyan Sect has some connection with this Xiantian God. In fact, the origin of the Tianyan Sect may even be due to the existence of such a god."

"I saw that person when I entered the Tao—a sky full of golden threads woven into cassia branches. She sat upright on a cassia tree, smiling brightly as she fiddled with the threads, her eyes reflecting the past and the future."

&34;Wait…&34;

&34;What did you just say?&34;

The three of them looked at Cao Chen as if they had discovered an incredible species.

&34;I said the one who is in charge...&34;

"That's not it. You're actually an initiate?" The old goat spat out the wine he had just drunk. Compared to the existence of an innate deity who controls fate, the fact that this person is an initiate is truly shocking!

"Ah... this..." Cao Chen didn't understand. Even if he was not good at fighting, he shouldn't be so shocked.

"Well, although I was a little weaker in battle, that's because all my auxiliary spiritual weapons were shattered by that person. If they hadn't been shattered, I wouldn't actually be considered weak, at least not at the bottom." The more Cao Chen spoke, the less confident he became.

"I really can't tell. I really can't tell." The mirage dragon looked at him as if he were a monster. He knew the level of those who had entered the Dao, and precisely because of that, he couldn't compare them to the little old man in front of him.

He felt that he could strangle the skinny old man in front of him to death with just one hand.

So useless? The lowest point for those who enter the Dao.

Sensing the impertinent glances around him, Cao Chen's face nearly flushed with anger. But he wasn't one to underestimate himself. He knew his fighting abilities weren't strong, but his strength lay in his various deduction techniques. The fact that he dared to use a beginner to deduce an accomplished Daoist meant he had the skills to protect himself.

Accordingly, his talents were all focused on deduction, so his combat effectiveness was bound to be much weaker. In fact, if Cao Chen hadn't stayed where he was for a moment, Yujiang might not have been able to catch him so easily in a game of hide-and-seek.

So, don't underestimate anyone who can enter the Tao, even if you can strangle the other person to death.

Su Mu was shocked, but the mirage dragon and the old goat also laughed at him.

Seeing that the topic had become so complicated that even her own mother couldn't recognize it, Su Mu knocked on the table and told them to quit while they were ahead.

The old goat and the mirage dragon then put away their expressions.

However, after this commotion, the atmosphere at the table was not as solemn as before.

"This is what I saw when I entered Taoism. I didn't know who she was at the time, nor did I have any understanding of her. I also asked other fellow disciples, but none of them had seen that figure, but I knew it wasn't an illusion. It wasn't until later that I found some clues in ancient texts and learned that it was an innate deity, and a deity that controlled destiny."

&34;Si Ming.&34;

Su Mu whispered the name of the god.

"It's him..." Shenlong put away his frivolous expression and became more serious. In fact, when the topic of fate came up, he had already guessed it. And since Su Mu could bring it up, she must have known it.

Then the next words were taken over by Mirage Dragon:

"Si Ming, because of his special authority, it is rumored that he is the one closest to the pinnacle. He is just as his name suggests, in charge of fate and miracles."

&34;He is the weaver of history and the observer of signposts.&34;

"His function is very special. I don't know if it's due to the limitations of the world, or if he only controls a part of it, otherwise he would definitely be at the top. However, this function of observing fate is given by the world, and he is sometimes synonymous with the world. It can be said that he is the innate god closest to the world."

&34;Besides that, he is forever trapped in his fate. He can observe and interfere, but he can never come to reality.&34;

After hearing this, Cao Chen asked the question that had been hidden in his heart: "Is it good or bad to be noticed by him?"

Shenlong glanced at Cao Chen and smiled, "It won't be a good thing. The people or things that he cares about have some special features. You know, special people are legendary, and the price of legend is to experience ups and downs. You will suffer, but you can survive."

"Actually, there is another possibility." The mirage dragon looked at Su Mu, "That is, if you have had an encounter with a being he pays special attention to in the past or in the future, he would also cast his noble eyes to take a look at you."

It's obvious who this is referring to.

Cao Chen looked at Su Mu, who acted as if nothing had happened: "She doesn't dare."

Yes, Su Mu had long felt the taunts of fate. But as his strength grew, these quirks of fate disappeared. He ignored them. He had heard of Siming's existence from Taotie before, but he never expected to hear about it again.