Chapter 574: Divine Seal Technique | Red Heart Survey [Translation]
Red Heart Survey [Translation] - Updated on April 12, 2025
According to reason, Yin Guan had already examined it and found no issues. The only part he wasn’t entirely confident about was the imprinting. One should be able to use this secret art with peace of mind. After all, Yin Guan’s strength far surpassed his, and his judgment was more accurate.
However, Jiang Wang never lost his vigilance towards Jiang Yan.
Regardless of who he was, whether he was another “me” or if he had helped him numerous times.
There was a fundamental issue: Jiang Yan also desired this body he was born with.
Jiang Yan couldn’t compete with Jiang Wang, so he shifted his focus to the White Bone Saintly Body.
Until this core problem was resolved, Jiang Wang would never relax his vigilance.
The matter of Dugu Xiao couldn’t be ignored, but if the secret art wasn’t confirmed to be completely “clean,” Jiang Wang would never use it.
Fortunately, Yin Guan had ruled out problems with other parts, and he still had the Mirage.
Jiang Wang could completely erase the imprinting portion of this secret art, then deduce and complete a brand new imprint on the Stage of Deduction. With even the imprint changed, any hidden means of Jiang Yan’s would be useless.
Now, within the Mirage, his blessed land had fallen to the thirty-seventh ranked Shifeng Mountain, officially dropping out of the ranks of the thirty-six blessed lands.
He was working hard enough, and his cultivation speed was already fast. But the “foundation” left by Zuo Guanglie was still being depleted. This often made him feel ashamed when facing Zuo Guangshu.
Although he was very clear that Zuo Guanglie was Zuo Guanglie, and Zuo Guangshu was Zuo Guangshu.
His Stage of Deduction was still on the second level, but with the blessing of being the top Dragon Transformation cultivator in the Mirage, it now had the effect of the third level.
Returning to his room, he entered the Mirage, consumed all the accumulated merit, and thus the secret art had a new imprint.
Either the secret art Jiang Yan brought out was already perfectly deduced, or the third-level Stage of Deduction was still not high enough in level. The Stage of Deduction did not make any other changes to this secret art, but merely “completed” the imprint again.
The new secret art eliminated all hidden dangers, and Jiang Wang could finally use it with peace of mind.
Because it involved a Divine Ability Seed, borrowing the power of a Divine Ability to leave a divine soul imprint within Dugu Xiao’s Small Heavenly Cycle, allowing her Small Heavenly Cycle to truly possess power, Jiang Wang named it “Divine Imprint Technique” – for now, it was just a daunting name.
The essence of the Divine Imprint Technique was actually to borrow the profundity of Divine Abilities, using the divine soul imprint to simulate a Divine Ability Seed. Allowing Dugu Xiao, with Jiang Wang as her Small Heavenly Cycle, to be able to slightly touch that part of the power of the rules.
In fact, it was similar to Yin Guan’s method. Yin Guan’s method was to allow Dugu Xiao to draw strength from her own “reverence,” and the Divine Imprint Technique was similar to this, except that it became truly feasible through the imprint left by Jiang Wang’s Divine Ability Seed.
Regardless of which method, Jiang Wang himself did not need to separate his power. With his current strength, it was impossible to play any “descent” tricks.
After familiarizing himself with the Divine Imprint Technique, Jiang Wang summoned Dugu Xiao again.
“Relax, I will apply the Divine Imprint to you.”
Dugu Xiao immediately closed her eyes, relaxed her mind, and gave up her instinctive “resistance.”
She trusted Jiang Wang wholeheartedly, without reservation.
Jiang Wang still entered Dugu Xiao’s Palace of the Heavens through the Divine Soul Hidden Serpent, sensing his Divine Ability Seed, and began to cast the Divine Imprint Technique.
The Divine Imprint Technique was not complicated, but the process required great caution.
Time passed bit by bit.
When Jiang Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief, a flame-shaped red mark appeared in the center of the three Dao Vortexes that made up Dugu Xiao’s Small Heavenly Cycle.
Dugu Xiao’s Small Heavenly Cycle revolved around it, and would also obtain “support” through it.
Only in this way could the foundation be considered stable, and could one further look towards the Grand Heavenly Cycle, and even the scenery after the Gate of Heaven and Earth.
Ignoring Dugu Xiao’s joy, after retreating from her Palace of the Heavens, Jiang Wang directly closed his eyes and entered self-cultivation.
Casting the Divine Imprint Technique was not difficult for him, but it was a delicate matter, consuming almost as much energy as a divine soul battle. He had long developed the habit of keeping himself in the best condition at all times, and since he was in his own territory, there was no need to worry about anything, so he started cultivating as soon as possible.
Dugu Xiao stared at him blankly for a while, then quietly left.
The next day, Jiang Wang finished his morning cultivation and went to find Yin Guan.
“The merchant team has been organized. Chong Xuansheng has a Desheng Merchant House under his command, mainly operating in Yangdi, so it is jointly managed by me and him, and a trade route has already been opened in Rong Country. As one of the owners, it is also reasonable for me to leave the country with the merchant team.”
Jiang Wang said directly: “However, even with the existence of the Hidden Clothes, it still cannot withstand a detailed investigation. We cannot avoid the guards if they use the simplest method to guard against deception.”
The so-called simplest method was to enter each carriage one by one to check. The Hidden Clothes could hide traces, but could not make the body disappear into thin air.
As for using secret techniques such as the Shadow Concealment Technique, it was also impossible.
Casting spells would trigger the reaction of the formation; all Taoist techniques were like that.
The Hidden Clothes relied on the material itself and the wonderful weaving method of the Old Granny, so there was no need to worry about this.
Jiang Wang’s tone was solemn: “A Green Badge Constable already suspects how familiar I am with the Gate of Hell. So this trip is not low in danger. You better contact someone to meet you. If the situation is not good, we can only try to break through by force.”
Yin Guan was still sitting in the same position as yesterday, and he didn’t know if he had moved at all overnight.
Hearing this, he smiled slightly: “Then you are very dangerous. I may have the possibility of successfully breaking through, but you definitely can’t do it now.”
Jiang Wang shook his head: “If you are discovered, I will not break through with you. Because I don’t know how you got into my merchant team, and I am very surprised. At the same time, I will attack you.”
Yin Guan was not angry, but smiled again: “The idea is good. But I am afraid it will not wash away your suspicion. How could it be such a coincidence? That I happen to appear at the border with you, and I happen to be in your merchant team?”
“Although there are many people entering and leaving the border every day, my merchant team is a big target, eye-catching, and can hide people. And because of my identity, it is not easy to be investigated. So it is very possible for you to sneak into my merchant team, which is completely explainable. Of course, as you said, suspicion is inevitable.”
Jiang Wang said: “But it is only suspicion and they cannot do anything to me. I am the Heavenly Chosen of Qi, a proper fiefed noble. It is not easy to betray Qi, and Qi does not want me to betray Qi. This is the reliance I have earned.”
The top of the Seven Stars Tower, the first in the Dragon Transformation Realm, defeated Wang Yiwu and Lei Zhangan’s Divine Ability Inner Palace one after another.
These were all Jiang Wang’s fame, real honors.
He thought about it all night and thought very clearly about the pros and cons.
Yin Guan and the others were now in a situation that was almost impossible to solve. Unless a strong person above the Divine Proving Realm suddenly entered the country and rescued them before the Qi Kingdom reacted.
Otherwise, with the strength of Qi Kingdom, even the Cave True Realm was not enough to watch if they made a clear-cut move.
Under this tense situation, it was impossible to help Yin Guan escape without getting involved at all, at least with his wisdom he could not think of that method.
So after weighing the pros and cons, he chose to take a little risk.
Fortunately, he now had the qualifications to take risks.
“But this is the last time. I can no longer have any involvement with the Gate of Hell in the future. Because one can be done once or twice, but not a third time. More suspicion will become truth. I hope you will not ask me to do anything again.”