After being reborn, the villain comes with a spoiler tag.

Although Long Yucheng had already obtained a Foundation Establishment Pill from the system when he completed the side quest to enter the inner sect of the Yellow Springs Sect, the effects of Foundation Establishment Pills can be stacked when taken at the same time, so naturally the more the better.

Moreover, Long Yucheng has little confidence in his cultivation talent. His current Qi Refining Level 9 cultivation is entirely due to his cultivation of the secret technique of Duoying Peak, the "Heavenly Demon Duoying Great Art".

Upon hearing this technique, Long Yucheng was reminded of the restrictions Huo Yu had previously mentioned to him.

Before practicing the "Heavenly Demon Shadow-Stealing Technique," Long Yucheng specifically checked the system shop and found that the technique did indeed exist, and it cost 1,000 points!

Long Yucheng felt a surge of joy, as if he had just received a thousand spirit stones for free.

After Huo Yu informed him about the restriction, Long Yucheng's first reaction was to confirm with the system. However, although the system did not give a direct answer, it gave him a side quest: "Unravel the mystery of Shadow Peak".

Faced with this indirect answer, Long Yucheng was completely speechless.

But now, when I think back to the day I first entered Duoying Peak, there are indeed some small fragments in my memory that are similar to today's, but I don't know why I didn't notice them before.

As for the secret technique that Huo Yu inquired about today, it is also an appendix to the "Heavenly Demon Shadow-Stealing Technique," called the "Breath Concealing Technique."

The creator of this technique originally intended to develop a stealth technique that could seal off all one's aura for a short period of time.

However, when combined with the "Heavenly Demon Shadow-Stealing Technique," the creator discovered that the "Breath Concealing Technique" could not only conceal one's aura but also emotions and chaotic thoughts, achieving a state of absolute focus. As for the temporary boost to strength, it was an unexpected bonus.

When Long Yucheng used this technique, he experienced an unusually wonderful sensation, as if he had become an observer of his own body, calmly analyzing and executing the best way to achieve his goal without letting any emotions get in.

Like a machine that only takes the result as input, it can calculate the optimal path to the target in the shortest amount of time.

To be honest, this state frightened Long Yucheng a little. Just like when Huo Yu tried to subdue him earlier, Long Yucheng, in his concealed state, would not hesitate to break his arm and continue to chase after the woman who stole his spiritual herb.

Because at that moment, his only goal was to catch up with that woman.

In his calculations, "severing both arms" was a perfectly acceptable price, because he could obtain a miraculous elixir for limb regeneration from the system.

In contrast, the option of "explaining things to Huo Yu before pursuing the Zoroastrian woman" would take too long and could potentially lead to the loss of the mission objective. Therefore, Long Yucheng chose the former without hesitation.

But this is a choice that Long Yucheng would never make under normal circumstances.

When Long Yucheng was in a state of mental focus, he eliminated all emotional factors. Everyone except the mission objective was no different from a stranger to him, and all were distractions that needed to be eliminated.

However, Long Yucheng, in his normal state, knew that Huo Yu would never do anything unnecessary without a reason.

Even without Huo Yu's reminder, Long Yucheng would not have used the "Concealing Breath Technique" again.

Unlike Long Yucheng, who had been looking out since he got into the carriage, Huo Yu had been in a meditative state ever since he stepped into the carriage.

His consciousness remained focused on the token in his storage bag that was engraved with the words "Wang Yi".

Upon entering the city, he was indeed unable to use any spiritual power, as if he were no different from an ordinary person.

However, Huo Yu's consciousness remained completely unaffected.

For example, at this moment, he could clearly perceive everything outside the carriage with his divine sense, and he could also freely check his storage bag. He could even see the seven words floating above the head of the coachman sitting outside the carriage: "Passerby A, no hope of ascension."

Although he could view the storage bag, he couldn't take out the items from it because he lacked spiritual power.

Another thing that surprised him was that the hybrid dragon's spiritual power was not restricted by the city's restrictions.

The abnormalities of the hybrid dragon can be explained by its being a demon, and the fact that the Vermilion Bird's restriction only works on humans, but Huo Yu's own anomaly...

Huo Yu suspected that all of this was because of this token.

From the moment it entered the city, the token seemed to sense something, continuously emitting a faint red spiritual light.

In addition, the Heavenly Prism that Huo Yu had dimmed to stop Long Yucheng from chasing the Zoroastrian woman into the city, brightened slightly again and returned to its original brightness the moment the carriage passed through the bronze city wall.

If Huo Yu's previous conjecture about the Heavenly Dao was correct, then this Heavenly Dao Prism is clearly a concrete manifestation of the Heavenly Dao's favor or dislike towards those who possess it.

The Heavenly Prism shone brightly, and Long Yucheng, shining like a miniature Heavenly Gate, was a favorite of the Heavenly Dao; while the Heavenly Prism was pitch black—just like himself and the storyteller he had seen in Tianhe City, undoubtedly people rejected by the Heavenly Dao.

However, this Heavenly Dao value can change, just as if all their actions are being monitored by the Heavenly Dao in real time. If they do something that the Heavenly Dao approves of, the Heavenly Dao Prism will brighten, and vice versa.

In other words, the act of "Long Yucheng entering Zhuque City" is what the Heavenly Dao desires. The Heavenly Dao value of all those who obstruct this process will decrease, while the Heavenly Dao value of those who facilitate this process will naturally increase.

Therefore, the new question is: What exactly does Heaven expect Long Yucheng to do in Vermilion Bird City?

Once the answer to this question is clear, Huo Yu only needs to push Long Yucheng to complete what Heaven desires him to do, and in the process, he can obtain Heavenly Dao Values.

……

Before long, the three large, vigorous characters "Vermilion Bird City" leaped into Huo Yu's spiritual consciousness.

The true city gate of Vermilion Bird City was meticulously constructed from incredibly hard bricks and stones, standing only ten zhang tall, and appeared ancient and solemn overall.

Unlike the bronze city walls that one could freely enter and exit, this city gate was not only heavily guarded by numerous soldiers dressed in official uniforms, but also had a cultivator dressed in bright red sitting cross-legged above the city walls.

The monk sat in mid-air with his eyes closed, like a statue, seemingly in deep meditation. He was completely oblivious to the pedestrians coming and going through the city gate, but every pedestrian looked at him with reverence.

The middle stage of golden elixir.

Huo Yu swept his divine sense over the man, but the red-robed cultivator did not notice anything unusual.

Upon entering the city, Huo Yu and Long Yucheng were not subjected to much questioning. The soldiers guarding the city simply registered their names and then let them pass.

Before long, the carriage brought them to the front of a building.

The coachman slowly pulled on the reins, bringing the carriage to a steady stop. He then turned and shouted loudly to Huo Yu and Long Yucheng inside the carriage:

"Gentlemen, we've arrived at the pawnshop!"