I See the Aura of the Great Emperor in All My Disciples

Chapter 1828: Chapter 1828: An Impossible Task

According to common sense.

When a soul enters someone else’s body, there’s only one possibility.

That is to eradicate the other’s soul, take possession of the body; this is called possession.

But dual souls coexisting—though such cases exist—they only occur in those with special constitutions, and it’s virtually impossible to achieve through acquired means.

When the Ancestor Dragon and Xuan Master heard Lu Changsheng’s idea,

they were both utterly stunned. They exchanged a glance, each seeing disbelief in the other’s eyes.

”This... can it work?” Xuan Master asked hesitantly, looking at Lu Changsheng, his expression somewhat doubtful. ”Dual souls coexisting? Such a precedent has never appeared anywhere in the Chaos Realm.”

Moreover, this wasn’t ordinary dual-soul coexistence but a method where the switch could occur seamlessly, without side effects or even the slightest hitch.

Even powerhouses like the Xuan Master and Ancestor Dragon—ancient beings who had lived who-knows-how-many millennia—had never heard of such a method having any chance of succeeding.

Hearing that there was no precedent, Lu Changsheng paused for a moment, then turned to glare at Xu Yeming.

”What? You came up with a precedent-less idea and want me to execute it?”

Xu Yeming innocently spread his hands and replied via transmission, ”You can’t blame me, Master. I only thought of the possibility. You’ve always taught us to think outside the box, haven’t you?”

Lu Changsheng’s temples throbbed as his fists clenched and then relaxed.

Thinking outside the box wasn’t supposed to mean concocting wild and impractical ideas to make life difficult for me... It was to remind you all that sometimes recklessness isn’t the way...

”Don’t you understand? If I manage to pull off something unprecedented and word gets out, it’ll cause an uproar. Every faction will come looking for me, and even worse, they might plot against me in secret to extract this method.”

”At that point, I won’t even get a good night’s sleep; I’ll have to constantly watch my back for sneak attacks!”

Xu Yeming dared not roll his eyes outright at Lu Changsheng, so he did so internally.

Haven’t you already isolated the Longevity World from the Mortal Realm and surrounded the Longevity World with so many formations that it’s like a turtle shell? And you still can’t sleep soundly?

Lu Changsheng continued transmitting, ”Besides, what makes you think I can succeed at something without precedent? What if I fail? That’d be humiliating, wouldn’t it?”

Xu Yeming replied helplessly, ”Master, you’ve already succeeded in so many unprecedented things. One more won’t make a difference.”

And because of this.

In the minds of all the disciples in The Cottage,

their master was omnipotent.

Anything others could do, he could also do.

And the things others couldn’t do? He could still pull them off!

Granted, he was a tad bit mean-spirited.

Though he had improved somewhat recently, he was still overly cautious to an extreme.

Of course, from Mu Fusheng’s perspective, this wasn’t mean-spirited at all; in fact, it was perfectly to his liking.

The boast had already been made.

The terms were already agreed upon.

Even the divine soul restrictions had been planted.

There was no turning back now, was there?

The Ancestor Dragon fixed his eyes on Lu Changsheng and asked, ”Senior, then what method do you intend to use?”

Even his old friend was now addressing Lu Changsheng as ”Senior.” Adding to this, the Ancestor Dragon couldn’t discern even a hint of the other’s depth, which was proof enough that Lu Changsheng’s power far exceeded his own.

Calling him ”Senior” wasn’t an exaggeration.

Lu Changsheng was long accustomed to this and didn’t say much, merely waving his hand dismissively at the Ancestor Dragon.

The Ancestor Dragon wisely closed his mouth.

How was he going to accomplish this?

Truthfully, Lu Changsheng himself had little idea.

After all, this was pioneering work he was attempting.

In essence, for dual souls to coexist, it was necessary for the Candle Dragon’s sea of consciousness not to reject the Ancestor Dragon Soul—this was the most fundamental requirement.

However, even though they were both members of the Dragon Clan, the Candle Dragon was still an independent entity.

Even if willing, its sea of consciousness would instinctively reject any foreign soul.

Unless the soul within the sea of consciousness was already broken and in a masterless state.

At this thought.

Lu Changsheng slightly raised his head, his eyes narrowing.

It seemed he’d found a direction.

If he could set up a formation within the sea of consciousness to conceal either the Candle Dragon or the Ancestor Dragon Soul, effectively hiding it from the host’s sea of consciousness, wouldn’t that resolve the rejection issue?

Then, whenever the Ancestor Dragon wanted to take control of the sea of consciousness and the body, the Candle Dragon Soul could retreat into the formation, willingly conceal itself, and leave the sea of consciousness in a masterless state. At that point, the Ancestor Dragon Soul could take control of the host.

However.

Setting up a formation in the sea of consciousness?

This was something even the Chaos Realm’s strongest array masters, like Qin Hanlin, wouldn’t dare to attempt, let alone succeed at!

Formations were built upon the Power of Law derived from heaven and earth.

In someone’s sea of consciousness, it was impossible to access the Power of Law.

But Lu Changsheng didn’t see it that way.

He wasn’t particularly familiar with this world’s formation system, which might have been why he could come up with such outlandish ideas.

Better yet... he actually succeeded.

So.

Lu Changsheng’s method involved infusing the array foundation with a container capable of storing and absorbing the Power of Law, which could also replenish itself automatically from the outside world.

This idea stemmed from the time he stored immortal aura and Divine Energy, which sparked a random thought:

What if he entered a place devoid of the Power of Law? How would he harness its strength in such circumstances?

And in such forbidden zones where use of the Power of Law was impossible, wouldn’t their ability to utilize it give them a massive advantage?

With this line of thought, Lu Changsheng had, some time ago, successfully devised this nifty tool.

He hadn’t had the chance to give it to his disciples, but now it came in handy here first.

With this issue resolved,

Lu Changsheng began setting up the soul-concealing formation.

When it came to concealment-type formations, Lu Changsheng had no shortage of experience; after all, it was what he set up the most.

In just about the time it would take to brew and drink a cup of tea,

under the Xuan Master and Ancestor Dragon’s soul’s dumbfounded gazes, the formation was complete.

He then split off a wisp of soul energy to carry the formation into the Candle Dragon’s sea of consciousness.

The Candle Dragon had no defenses whatsoever against Lu Changsheng, allowing the formation to be safely deposited in its sea of consciousness.

After finishing this step,

Lu Changsheng turned to look at the Ancestor Dragon Soul.

”Alright, in you go.”

He spoke casually while simultaneously extending a wisp of soul energy to envelop the Ancestor Dragon Soul.

The Ancestor Dragon Soul hesitated.

After all, entering the Candle Dragon’s soul like this carried the risk of conflict between the two souls, which could lead to one of two outcomes: either the Candle Dragon’s soul would shatter, or the Ancestor Dragon Soul would be destroyed.

The Xuan Master transmitted, ”Old friend, if you still want to achieve your goal, you’ll have to rely on him and trust him. Say what you will, but I have faith in this Senior’s methods. Common sense doesn’t apply here.”

Upon hearing this,

the Ancestor Dragon took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

If a conflict arose, he’d disperse his own soul before risking the Candle Dragon.

The Candle Dragon was the hope for the Dragon Clan’s revival, even if Lu Changsheng had turned it into something akin to a dog...

With that thought,

the Ancestor Dragon Soul transformed into a streak of light and shot into the Candle Dragon’s forehead, entering its sea of consciousness.