Chapter 483: Who Is He?

The Patriarch of Qingyun Sect displayed extraordinary financial strength, which not only sparked many thoughts among the leaders of the various sects on Linlu Star but also made Su Che wary.
“Regardless of where this guy got so many high-quality spirit stones, his current attitude clearly shows he isn’t just bidding on treasures normally—he seems to be targeting me.”
“Yes, master,” Old Black agreed. “This guy is obviously causing trouble. I also feel he’s targeting you.”
“If that’s the case, then…”
Having realized this, how could Su Che foolishly continue bidding against him? Something that could originally be bought for just 2,000 spirit stones might now require 200,000—or even more—just because of this Qingyun Sect patriarch.
Although one had plenty of spirit stones, they couldn’t be spent recklessly, especially when it was clear the other party had set a trap. Money shouldn’t be wasted carelessly, right?
“I must get this ancient weapon-refining talisman, but it doesn’t necessarily have to cost money.”
Su Che made up his mind and simply waved his hand, saying calmly, “Since Brother Qingyun is so determined to obtain this talisman and has such ample funds, I shouldn’t take what belongs to him. I’ll give up on it.”
Upon hearing this, many Yuan Ying cultivators in the hall nodded secretly. After all, none of them were fools—they could see that this was no longer a normal auction; there must be some hidden agenda.
Any hidden matter involving hundreds of thousands of high-quality spirit stones would be a huge problem for anyone. It was wise to stay away from such troubles.
Thus, the ancient weapon-refining talisman was acquired by the Qingyun Sect patriarch for 20,000 high-quality spirit stones. This transaction overshadowed the dozen or so auctions that followed, rendering them dull and meaningless.
More importantly, most of the Yuan Ying cultivators were preoccupied, speculating and analyzing what kind of scheme the Misty Deification Sect, represented by the Qingyun Sect patriarch, was planning.
Where did the Qingyun Sect patriarch get hundreds of thousands of high-quality spirit stones? If he did have them, why reveal them so openly? Why spend 20,000 high-quality spirit stones just to buy such an ancient talisman? What were his intentions?
With various questions lingering, the auction ended after an hour. Shortly after leaving the auction hall, the leaders of the various sects sent messages back to their own sects, ordering their intelligence departments to thoroughly investigate every move of the Misty Deification Sect…

Su Che first left the mountain, disguised himself as a Golden Core cultivator, and then returned to secretly follow the Patriarch of Qingyun Sect, aiming to investigate his situation thoroughly. More importantly, he wanted to retrieve that ancient weapon-refining talisman. Since he wasn’t engaging in legitimate trade, then fine—just snatch the item and save some money. Of course, there were also the hundreds of thousands of high-grade spirit stones he carried with him…
“I’ve planted a mark in his shadow. Even from a distance of millions of miles, he can’t escape my detection,” Su Che’s shadow said confidently. “Even if he uses disguise techniques, it won’t change the nature of shadows. The shadows of all things in the world are under my control.”
“Just call yourself Shadow God then,” Su Che thought to himself with a smile.
“What’s so special about Shadow God?” the shadow replied, sometimes even more arrogant than Lao Hei. “When we go to the Immortal Realm in the future, I’ll swallow that Shadow God too. Hmph, it must be very nourishing!”
Su Che smiled silently without saying anything further. After all, all kinds of boasts and supernatural abilities were far beyond their two’s capabilities.
“I’ve found him!”
As soon as he returned to the mountain, the shadow sensed the exact location of the Patriarch of Qingyun Sect and said to Su Che, “He’s in a private room in a teahouse not far from the auction hall, alone, sipping tea and enjoying the scenery—looking utterly carefree.”
“Alone, and not far away?” Su Che frowned, sensing something was off. “It feels like he’s deliberately waiting for me there…”
Realizing this, Su Che naturally stopped in his tracks, wondering, “Could it be that he isn’t really the Patriarch of Qingyun Sect from the Piaomiao Huashen Sect, but someone from the Spirit Realm or even the Immortal Realm pretending to be him, aiming to lure me into a trap?”
“It can’t be that sinister, right?” Lao Hei whispered. “Even if it’s those people from the Immortal Realm, how could they predict in advance that you’d come to Linlu Star, pinpoint a specific auction hall at Tianwei Mountain, and even anticipate your interest in such an ancient weapon-refining talisman… If they had such terrifying foresight, you’d have been captured by them long ago—would you still be here today?”
Although Su Che found some truth in Lao Hei’s words, he still felt that the situation resembled walking straight into a trap. After pondering for a moment, he decided that though the ancient weapon-refining talisman was important, it wasn’t worth taking risks by going in knowing it was a deception.

If you hesitate when the time comes, chaos will ensue!
Su Che turned and walked away, firmly deciding to leave—no need for the weapon-refining talisman!
“Su Che, be careful, that guy…”
Before the shadow could finish warning him, Su Che saw the leader of the Qingyun Sect suddenly appear before him, as if he had used teleportation.
Just a few meters apart, the leader of Qingyun Sect smiled leisurely and said, “You want to leave already? Don’t you have any sense of adventure?”
“Who exactly are you?” Su Che asked sternly. “The head of a sect on Linlu Star surely doesn’t possess teleportation skills.”
Snap!
A figure fell at Su Che’s feet—it was another leader of Qingyun Sect, looking exactly like the one before him.
“You guessed right; I am indeed an imposter,” the fake Qingyun Sect leader laughed. “But that ancient weapon-refining talisman was secretly entrusted by the real leader of Qingyun Sect to someone else to auction. So, the 20,000 spirit stones I paid earlier will end up in my hands anyway, though I still have to pay a portion as auction fees.”
“Then, is your goal that talisman or me?”
As he asked, Su Che remained on high alert, ready to release the three warriors from the Immortal Prison at any moment. Moreover, the invisible Mi Xian Realm was already in front of him, ready for him to hide inside at any time.
In addition, the shadow was also ready to strike, planning to infiltrate the other’s shadow and devour that guy’s vital spirit and soul…
“It’s you, of course it’s you!”
The fake Qingyun Sect leader took out the ancient weapon-refining talisman, tossed it in his hand a few times, then suddenly threw it at Su Che, saying, “This talisman is useless to me; I might as well not keep it.”
Su Che was slightly stunned. He didn’t dare reach out to catch it but used his true energy to suspend the talisman in midair and examined it carefully. Finding no suspicious elements, he still didn’t put it into the Immortal Prison but left it floating there.
“What do you mean by this?”
The other’s actions left Su Che completely confused.
Although the fake Qingyun Sect leader said nothing, his actions provided a clear answer.
Whoosh!
Su Che’s heart skipped a beat as he was surprised to find that the Mi Xian Realm, which had been blocking his path, was effortlessly absorbed by a simple gesture of his.
The Mi Xian Realm had been stolen?
“After 4.3 million years, I’m back!”
The fake Qingyun Sect leader stood with his hands behind his back, the Mi Xian Realm floating quietly beside him.