“Not bad…” The man nodded slightly. “Your awareness has saved you a lot of trouble. However, you don’t need to think too much about it. The suppression exerted by this blue flame is not irreversible.”
He then changed the subject, saying, "If one day we are forced to use the power of the golden thread as a last resort, I can teach you how to temporarily abandon the blue flame seal and let the golden thread work for you again."
"However, you will have to bear all the consequences of breaking the seal yourself. At that time, whether you live or die, whether you are blessed or cursed, will be entirely up to you..."
Shen Yunhao clasped his hands and bowed again, "This junior will remember! If it really comes to that, no matter what the consequences, I will have no complaints! Then... I will trouble you, senior, to do as you please!"
"well……"
The man said "okay" twice and then said no more.
Without him making any hand gestures or chanting any spells, the blue flame that had just been extinguished in his palm silently reignited.
The flames flickered and spread out, condensing into an extremely thin, dark blue line of fire in the air. The next moment, it drew an arc and seeped directly into Shen Yunhao's body from the top of his head!
"Hmm!"
The moment the blue flame entered his body, Shen Yunhao felt a tightness all over his body!
It felt as if an invisible hand had suddenly gripped his throat, and a strong sense of suffocation arose spontaneously.
This feeling is extremely unpleasant, as if a part of your life has been forcibly torn away...
Fortunately, the intense discomfort did not last long; just a few seconds later, the suffocation subsided like a receding tide.
Shen Yunhao took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and examined himself. He found that his body was normal, and his spiritual energy flowed smoothly without any obstruction.
"Alright," the man's voice followed. "The golden threads have been temporarily sealed. Unless you unlock them yourself, they will not reappear on their own."
"If you ever need to use the power of the golden thread in the future, you can temporarily break the seal by using a specific incantation."
As he spoke, he casually made a gesture in the air, as if pulling an ordinary piece of paper from nothingness, and then flicked it lightly, and the paper floated lightly towards Shen Yunhao.
Shen Yunhao reached out and took it, still somewhat puzzled as to what kind of incantation was so mysterious that it couldn't be passed down orally and had to be written down on a piece of paper...
When he finally saw what was on the note, his expression froze, his eyes widened, and he stood there dumbfounded!
The note didn't contain any mysterious or ancient syllables or runes, but rather... familiar words!
"This...this...what kind of incantation can be a tongue twister?!"
Shen Yunhao looked up, pointed at the note, and looked shocked.
Seeing this, the man stroked his chin and explained with a faint smile, "Tongue twisters are things with unique rhythms and tricky pronunciations, making them easy to remember and not easily confused."
Moreover, even if someone overhears it by accident, it would be very difficult for them to accurately imitate and learn its unique rhythm and cadence in a short period of time.
If you practice diligently in private until you can recite it fluently and clearly in a crucial moment, wouldn't that be a very good and discreet 'spell'?
Shen Yunhao glanced at the note in his hand, then listened to the man's earnest explanation. His lips twitched violently a few times, and finally, all his unspoken words boiled down to a heartfelt sigh:
"……six!"
From the moment I stepped into this strange and mysterious realm behind the bronze gate until now, only half an incense stick's time has passed at most.
However, the amount of information that Shen Yunhao received was enough for him to digest for quite some time.
The golden thread, the cause and effect, the potential and seal of immortality... each one challenged his preconceived notions.
As for other more detailed and deeper secrets, since the man in front of him, who called himself Liuyue, did not take the initiative to tell him, Shen Yunhao naturally would not presume to ask any further questions.
His gaze fell on the cup with coffee stains on the coffee table, and a thought struck him.
"I wonder how you managed to deliver this coffee across dimensions, senior? Is there any left over? If possible, I would like to take some back for my wife to try as well."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the man, who had been calm, suddenly became interested. "I see you're not very old, at most in your early twenties, yet you already have a family?"
"Uh..." Shen Yunhao scratched his head and chuckled dryly, "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by you, senior, but I do indeed have a wife who is already married and we've gone through the wedding ceremony!"
"One? Already married?" The man keenly caught the subtlety in his words, his eyes narrowing slightly, a gossipy and teasing smile appearing on his lips. "From what you're saying... are there a few others... who aren't married yet?"
"???"
Although Shen Yunhao didn't know which of his words or expressions the other party had gleaned from, these words were like a precise arrow, instantly freezing him in place. He opened his mouth, but didn't know how to respond to this soul-searching question.
If he were asked this by a cultivator from the Tianji Continent, he might be able to brush it off by saying it was a local custom.
But the key point is that the other party is a being with a modern soul from the 21st century!
In that worldview, wouldn't someone like me be a complete scumbag?
Seeing Shen Yunhao's flustered appearance, the man chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, alright, don't be nervous. I was just asking casually. Men... you know what I mean..."
He sat back down on the sofa, turned to look at the deep, dazzling starry sky outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and a knowing smile involuntarily appeared on his face as if he were recalling something.
Shen Yunhao stared at him quietly for a long time. He didn't know if it was because they both had memories of the 21st century, or because of the other party's kind attitude, but he felt a strange sense of familiarity and warmth towards this mysterious man who had suddenly appeared in front of him.
Although he knew very well that if this person were to truly descend upon the Tianji Continent, he would undoubtedly be a top-tier existence standing at the pinnacle of the continent, on par with the Demon Emperor Ye Wushang…
The living room was quiet for a while, with only the silent movement of the starry sky outside the window.
Shen Yunhao hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but ask, "Senior, if... it's really as you say, that these golden threads in my body are the result of the karmic connections you planted, then... has my existence brought you trouble?"
Upon hearing this, the man turned to look at him and slowly said, "You want to ask me why I went to so much trouble to seal you, instead of choosing a simpler and more direct method... such as imprisoning you permanently in this secret realm, or simply removing these gods from your body... cough cough, these golden threads?"
Shen Yunhao nodded.
Clearly, it's easy to infer from the other party's previous words that they do not want the existence of the gold thread to be exposed to certain people.
Given this, for a powerful being capable of projecting images across dimensions, completely controlling oneself would undoubtedly be the easiest and most permanent solution.
After all, compared to the other party, I am far too weak right now, so weak that... the other party could make me disappear without a trace with just a thought!
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