My Master Knows It All

1137: Chapter 291 1137: Chapter 291 Immortal Bi Yue had herself reached the limit of the Golden Core Stage, and she knew better than anyone how difficult it was to reach this pinnacle.

In the Dragon Chant Sect, she was hailed as a once-in-a-hundred-thousand-years talent.

Yet, even with her considerable natural talent, backed by the Great Teaching and an abundance of resources, without that one great fortuitous encounter, she would have been unable to reach the limit of the Golden Core Stage during her Perfect Completion Golden Core.

It was excruciatingly difficult to reach the Golden Core Period Limit at the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection.

Even within the entire Dragon Chant Sect, only two individuals had managed to reach the limit of the Golden Core Stage at the Perfect Completion Golden Core, which was a reason for their Sect’s formidable strength.

She wondered how many Great Teachings there were out there without a single disciple who could achieve the limit of the Golden Core Stage during the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection.

However, the man in front of her, who claimed to be from the Hundred Peaks Sect, Cao Zhen, had reached the Golden Core Period Limit during his Nine Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Pills!

“Who exactly are you, and where do you come from?” Immortal Bi Yue looked at Cao Zhen with utter seriousness.

She absolutely refused to believe that an Immortal Sect she had never heard of could produce such an individual who attained the Golden Core Period Limit while at the stage of Nine Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Pills.

As she gazed at Cao Zhen, her heart was filled with shock.

If she hadn’t tested him herself, she would have never believed that someone could reach the limit of the Golden Core Period while at the stage of Nine Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Pills.

Cao Zhen seemed to have anticipated that Bi Yue would ask this question, and he bluffed, “Have you heard of reincarnated Great Ability?”

“Of course I know,” she replied curiously, nodding her head.

She was puzzled as to why Cao Zhen would suddenly bring up reincarnated Great Ability.

Cao Zhen nodded and pointed to himself, “I am a reincarnated Great Ability.”

“That’s impossible!” Immortal Bi Yue exclaimed without even waiting for Cao Zhen to explain, “Our Eastern Province doesn’t have reincarnated Great Abilities.

Not just our Eastern Province, but the Western continent, Southern continent, and Northern continent lack them too.

Reincarnated Great Abilities only happen in the Central Continent, and faraway places like the Northern Wasteland and Northern Border.

Thus, you cannot possibly be a reincarnated Great Ability, or, if you are indeed one, it must be from a very distant epoch.

Moreover, no one from Central Continent comes to our Eastern Province now, so who on earth are you?”

Previously, Immortal Bi Yue’s skepticism of Cao Zhen arose from the black aura’s influence and her desire to check his Qiankun Bag, but now she genuinely doubted Cao Zhen’s identity.

Cao Zhen was utterly dismayed; he never expected that the Eastern Province would lack reincarnated Great Abilities.

How come nobody mentioned this in conversation before?

Was it because there were no reincarnated Great Abilities that the topic never came up?

Now he was in trouble, having inadvertently exposed himself.

What should he say next?

How could he spin a tale to make Immortal Bi Yue believe in his fabricated story?

Immortal Bi Yue seemed to guess what Cao Zhen was thinking; she continued, “Master Cao, we should consider ourselves friends, right?

At the very least, you’ve helped me before, and it was thanks to you that I experienced Enlightenment.

I will remember this favor.

You don’t have to lie to me.”

Cao Zhen looked up at Immortal Bi Yue, pondering internally if she would reveal his secret of having reached the Golden Core Period Limit while at the Nine Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Pills stage.

Should she spill this secret, what would the consequences be?

Eventually, everyone would surely want to know his origins and seek out his Immortal Sect.

He himself had mentioned the Hundred Peaks Sect, and once the Eastern Wasteland was truly connected with the Eastern Province, people would inevitably learn about Hundred Peaks Sect.

Then, it would be easy for others to link him to the Sect, and with a bit of inquiry, the true nature of Hundred Peaks Sect would be fully exposed.

Having arrived in the Eastern Province, he contemplated what the reaction might be once the Eastern Wasteland, where Hundred Peaks Sect was located, was connected to the Eastern Province.

How would they react to learning that he was from Hundred Peaks Sect and that he had reached the Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection right after the Nine Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Pills?

But given his brief stay in the Eastern Province and not being from any of the major sects, he truly didn’t know how they might respond.

Yet, now presented a good opportunity.

Sooner or later, people of the Eastern Province would find out that he had reached the Golden Core Period Limit at the Nine Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Pills stage.

Even if he hid it well, the people of the Eastern Province, by asking around different Immortal Sects and the common folk, could deduce that he achieved the Golden Core Period Limit at the Nine Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Pills stage.

Furthermore, if people from the Eastern Province were to attack the Eastern Wasteland and specifically Hundred Peaks Sect, he wouldn’t be able to refrain from taking action; and by acting, he would completely reveal his strength.

Therefore, hiding the secret that he reached the Golden Core Period Limit at the Nine Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Pills stage was impossible; it was just a matter of timing.

Given these circumstances, it might be better to first ask Bi Yue.

After all, he owed her a debt for her Enlightenment.

Besides, she had invited him to the Dragon Chant Sect when she only thought he specialized in Musical Rhythm, unaware that he was at the limit of the Golden Core Stage.

It seemed likely she needed his help with something.

She probably had no reason to target him or to lie.

After some thought, Cao Zhen glanced around to ensure no one was there.

Still not reassured, he pointed towards a distant cave and said, “Let’s talk inside the cave; I’ll tell you there.”