After discussing with Xie Chenghua for a long time, we came up with a plan. It was simple. We would let Xie Chenghua come forward and deal with the police. I would hide behind him and direct the investigation.
However, we weren't satisfied with this plan.
The reason I wasn't satisfied was that this matter was very tricky. The manipulator behind the scenes wouldn't be able to obtain first-hand information. The effect would only be half the result with twice the effort. Only the heavens would know if we could find anything.
The reason why Xie Chenghua wasn't satisfied was simple. He was afraid and didn't want to take the risk.
He was a timid person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have betrayed the Metaphysics Association and worked for me under my control.
It was reasonable for him to be afraid.
I didn't want to force him, but there seemed to be no other way. Xie Chenghua and I didn't have a choice.
Just as I was about to make a decision, Xie Chenghua seemed to have thought of something. His eyes lit up and he said to me, "Boss, I suddenly remembered that there was a Daoist family in Macao with the surname Mo. It was said that they were the descendants of the Mohist. Their cultivation wasn't very high, but their family had an ancestral art of making magic tools. They made a living by selling magic tools for generations.
They were quite famous. I used to be the president of the Zhuhai branch, which was separated from Macao by a river. I often heard that the Mohist family had a magic tool called the Yi Mo Bead. As long as you hold the bead in your hand and use your Dao Qi to activate it, you can change your appearance. It's very magical. No one below the Celestial Master level would be able to recognize you. "
I frowned as I understood what he meant. He wanted me to change my appearance and personally act. That way, the problem that we were worried about would be solved.
Moreover, the Mohist family was famous for their exquisite skills. They were comparable to Lu Ban. If the Mohist family had really passed down this art, it would be normal.
However, I had some doubts about the effects of the Yi Ink Bead that Xie Chenghua had mentioned. I asked, "Is this Yi Ink Bead really so miraculous that after using it, no one under the Heavenly Master Realm would be able to detect it?"
Everything in the world had its own laws. According to what Xie Chenghua had said, an ordinary Dragon Seeking State cultivator with this Yi Ink Pearl could hide from a Heavenly Master State cultivator. This was too absurd.
Xie Chenghua nodded his head and said, "That's natural, but this Yi Ink Pearl consumes a lot of Dao Qi. Under the Pressure Point Realm, it is impossible to use it. Even in the Pressure Point Realm, the Dao Qi in your body can only last for less than ten minutes. Only those in the Glory of Consciousness realm can truly use it. Boss, since you were able to fight that Hunchback Old Fox and did not fall into a disadvantageous position, your strength is at least in the late stages of Glory of Consciousness. It should be easy for your Dao Qi to last for more than an hour.
After hearing his explanation, the doubts in my heart disappeared. However, what he said made me dumbfounded.
Last time when Xiao Jin scared that Hunchback Old Woman away, I had casually said that I was the one that made Xie Chenghua and Liu Chuande mistakenly think that my strength was not inferior to that fox spirit's. Now that he had said it so confidently, my heart felt weak.
According to what he had said, the Dao Qi in my body was only at the Pressure Point Perfection Realm. Using the Yi Ink Pearl would not last more than ten minutes. No matter how careful I was, ten minutes was not enough time for me.
What should I do?
I awkwardly wanted to explain my situation to Xie Chenghua, but then I thought about it. Although my Dao Qi cultivation was not high, I had the True Dragon Vein and my recovery speed was top notch. Moreover, according to my previous experience, when I used the True Dragon Vein to recover the Dao Qi in my body, it would only take ten minutes. If that was the case, using the Yi Ink Pearl while secretly absorbing the True Dragon Vein would be enough for me to maintain the effects of the Yi Ink Pearl.
With this thought in mind, I quickly asked about the specific effects of the Yi Ink Pearl and how to obtain it from the Mo family.
According to Xie Chenghua, the Yi Ink Pearl was very magical. Each Yi Ink Pearl could only be used by one person. Moreover, when it was used, not only would the person's appearance change, but the person's body would also change. This change was completely random, so even the Mo family who made the Yi Ink Pearl didn't know what the person would look like after using it. Of course, this randomness only referred to the first time it was used. After using it again, the person's appearance would remain the same as the first time.
As for obtaining it, it was simple. The Mo family made a living by selling all kinds of magic tools. Although the Yi Ink Pearl was magical, as long as the price was right, it could be bought.
However, the Mo family was very rich. Ordinary magic tools could be bought with money, but rare treasures like the Yi Ink Pearl couldn't be bought with money. One could only use precious talismans, magic tools, and other items to exchange for it.
Of course, this was only if the Mo family was interested in it. If they weren't interested, then no matter how precious the item was, if they didn't want to exchange it, then there was nothing you could do.
After understanding this, I started to think about what I could use to exchange for the talismans.
At first, I thought about making Golden Light Divine Talismans and Pure Yang Divine Talismans. Ordinary yellow talismans wouldn't work, so I could use shaman energy to make scarlet talismans. However, I quickly rejected this idea. The Mo family was an ancient family, and it was hard to say whether they had a Heavenly Master or not. Last time, I had been chased by the ten Heavenly Masters of the Metaphysics Society because of shaman energy. I didn't want to be chased by the Mo family because of this shaman energy talisman.
After rejecting this idea, I reluctantly took out some ordinary yellow Golden Light Divine Talismans and Pure Yang Divine Talismans. Then, I took out the Mount Tai Seal that I had gotten from Lu Zhenyang.
I told Xie Chenghua that the Golden Light Divine Talismans and the Pure Yang Divine Talismans were part of the Eight Great Daoist Divine Talismans. Even if they were yellow talismans, their value wouldn't be low. Perhaps the Mo family would be interested in them.
If they weren't interested, I would add the Mount Tai Seal.
The Mount Tai Seal was one of the inherited magic tools of the Lu family in the capital. Although it didn't have much effect in Lu Zhenyang's hands, it was still very valuable. With this, no matter how greedy the Mo family was, it would be enough to satisfy their appetites.
Originally, I didn't want to take out the Mount Tai Seal. Even if there was a restriction on it, I would be able to remove it one day. Its power would be extraordinary. However, besides the Mount Tai Seal, I only had ordinary magic tools. The worst one I had was the Square Sky Fan that Grandpa Li had asked someone to give me.
As my power had increased, the Square Sky Fan's power couldn't satisfy my needs. However, I couldn't make up my mind to exchange it for something else. In the end, I had to give up on the Mount Tai Seal.
Xie Chenghua nodded and promised that he would take the Yi Ink Bead back as fast as he could. He even asked me if I wanted to go with him.
Since he still had the eye restriction on his body, I wasn't worried that he would run away. Moreover, he used to be the President of the Zhuhai Metaphysics Branch, so he should have a lot of connections there. Even if I went with him, this matter would be handled by him alone. I wouldn't be able to help him. I simply shook my head and told him that I still had something to do, so I told him to go alone.
Shenzhen wasn't far from Zhuhai. After Xie Chenghua left, I waited in the shop until evening. I thought that he would return the next day. Who would have thought that around 11 o 'clock at night, Xie Chenghua would come back. As soon as he entered the shop, he excitedly said, "Boss, Old Xie didn't disappoint you. I've brought the Yi Ink Bead back for you."
I hurried to greet him. After asking, I learned that he had gone to Zhuhai. He had quickly used his connections to contact the Mo family. At that time, the Mo family had just made a Yi Ink Bead and were about to sell it. When he took out the items that I had given him, the Mo family was also very interested. Everyone was happy and took the Yi Ink Bead, rushing back in the middle of the night.
I took the Yi Ink Bead from his hand and lowered my head to look at it. It was an ink-black bead the size of an egg. It had a smooth luster. At first glance, it looked like a dazzling black pearl.
I had thought that the word 'Mo' in the Yi Ink Bead came from the Mo family's surname. Now, it seemed that it came from the color of the bead.
After inspecting it, I walked to the mirror in the shop and circulated my Dao energy into the Yi Ink Bead. I stared at my reflection in the mirror.
In just ten seconds, in the mirror, I could see my forehead slightly bulging upwards while the sides of my lower jaw retracted. My entire face became much thinner and my body was basically the same. It was slightly pulled upwards, making my body seem much more slender.