The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3724 Only the Dead Keep Secrets
As time passed, Lin Chen was cultivating when he received a message from Huo Ling Shuang.

Based on the specific communication frequency previously mentioned, Lin Chen knew that Xiao Wanshui had come to Tianhe Sect as instructed by Lin Chen.

Lin Chen flashed back to Tianhe Sect and was immediately taken away by Xiao Wanshui.

His identity as a member of the Heavenly Crane Sect was public knowledge, a fact that Xiao Wanshui neither needed to hide nor could hide from him.

Lin Chen had been pondering how to deal with Xiao Wanshui ever since leaving the secret realm.

When capturing the divine spark, Lin Chen still needed Xiao Wanshui to deceive the many powerful figures of the Divine Dragon Sect and Wolf Fang Hall, who were already under his control, and he also needed to fabricate an ending for this matter.

Xiao Wanshui was chasing after me. If he just disappeared, people would inevitably look at me with suspicion, since I was the last one to see him.

They wouldn't suspect that they killed Xiao Wanshui, but they would suspect that they had contact with Xiao Wanshui and might know something about him.

If the news reaches the gods, I'm doomed based on this information alone.

The gods wouldn't talk about human rights with a foreign race, especially one possessing a spirit of the star map; they would forcibly read its memories without hesitation.

Therefore, the end of the secret realm must be completed by Xiao Wanshui.

After leaving the secret realm, Lin Chen's initial plan was to use Xiao Wanshui as his alias to secretly control the Divine Dragon Sect and the Wolf Fang Hall while he remained hidden behind the scenes. However, after returning and thinking it over carefully, he realized that this plan had huge security risks.

Xiao Wanshui did indeed swear a blood oath to Heaven that he would not reveal his situation, but what if he fell into someone else's hands?
Soul-searching techniques are very common, and there are countless more powerful methods. Once he is captured, he doesn't even need to speak; the other party can extract all the information from his mind.

If the opponent is a god who knows your information and launches a surprise attack, you will be doomed without any preparation.

They're 100% doomed, no doubt about it!

Aside from the possibility that Xiao Wanshui might be arrested and exposed, there is also the risk to Xiao Wanshui himself.

Xiao Wanshui is a top-tier saint with incredibly powerful strength.

He had his Chaos Godhood stolen by himself, and his life and death were controlled by himself. He probably wished he could tear himself to pieces.

What would he do in this situation?

Resist!

This is inevitable.

He once planned to change his attributes, and he was willing to do something so risky, which shows his determination to become a god. Under such circumstances, having the Chaos Godhead in his hands is the biggest stimulus for him.

Although his life is in his own hands, he will definitely try his best to find his weaknesses and then use them to fight back.

Knowing his identity as a disciple of the Heavenly Crane Sect, he could naturally find out that he and Huo Ling Shuang had a good relationship. Therefore, he might take action against Huo Ling Shuang to extract more information about himself from her.

Huo Ling Shuang knew about the Wolong Sect, the Holy Domain, and that Chu Jiaxue and the others were in the Wolong Sect. Knowing all this, he would inevitably choose to deal with Chu Jiaxue and the others.

With his immense strength, with a little planning and preparation, capturing Chu Jiaxue and the others would be no problem at all, especially Zhuang Susu and Yao Xuanji, who had not yet reached the Saint level; they would be easy targets.

He threatened them with their lives to give him his freedom and relinquish his divine status.

Can I refuse?
I couldn't refuse!
To eliminate any danger, Xiao Wanshui would be best off completely dead.

I used to think that since he was so powerful, I could keep him around as a cover, but now I realize that was too simplistic of me.

Everyone believed that Xiao Wanshui had escaped with the divine spark, so they would pursue his whereabouts. But if Xiao Wanshui were dead, the clues would be completely cut off, and no one in the entire Celestial Realm would know that the Chaos Divine Spark was in their hands.

After figuring it out, Lin Chen waited for Xiao Wanshui.

Having distanced himself from the Heavenly Crane Sect, Lin Chen summoned the Exquisite Pagoda and directly absorbed Xiao Wanshui inside. "What happened after I left?"

Xiao Wanshui replied respectfully, "I told them to leave the secret realm, return to their respective sects, and keep quiet. Then, in front of them, I left the secret realm from another place. That way, they might not report to the gods to investigate me."

Lin Chen nodded. Things were indeed as Xiao Wanshui had thought. After learning that he had left the secret realm, Mei Jianqiu gave up reporting.

Lin Chen asked, "What did you use to control them that day?"

Xiao Wanshui took out the red bead and handed it to Lin Chen: "This is a magic weapon made from the inner core of the Shattering God Gu. I named it the Shattering God Bead."

The red bead floated up, and Lin Chen scanned it with his divine sense, asking, "How do I use it?"

Xiao Wanshui explained how to use it, and Lin Chen verified it. After confirming that it was correct, he put away the Shattered God Pearl.

"Did you seek out a sage with the Chaos attribute before in preparation for exchanging attributes?"

Xiao Wanshui nodded: "Yes, only by changing attributes can I possibly fuse with the Chaos Godhead. Otherwise, I will never be able to become a god."

Lin Chen nodded: "I've heard that swapping attributes is very risky."

"It's big!"

Xiao Wanshui replied, "Even with the most thorough preparation, the success rate of attribute replacement is only about 30%. If it fails, I'll be completely ruined and become a cripple forever."

"If the attribute replacement is successful by chance, you will have to start cultivating again, which requires a lot of resources..."

Lin Chen asked, "Strength is greatly related to cultivation techniques. Do you have any cultivation techniques?"

Xiao Wanshui hesitated for a moment, then took out a metal piece and handed it to Lin Chen.

"I searched the world and found a cultivation technique called the Chaos Technique. I don't know what grade it is, but after studying it carefully, I can at least be considered top-grade..."

Lin Chen's divine sense landed on the metal plate and instantly felt a powerful spiritual imprint. He immediately understood that this was a technique directly "engraved" by a powerful person using their own spiritual imprint.

To learn this technique, one must communicate directly through consciousness; this technique cannot be copied.

Lin Chen nodded: "Since you don't need it anymore, then you can give it to me?"

Xiao Wanshui nodded and said, "That's only right."

Lin Chen asked all the questions he wanted to know, then calmly stared at Xiao Wanshui.

"If you fall into the hands of others, it will inevitably expose my existence and that of the Creator God..."

Xiao Wanshui's expression changed drastically; he knew that Lin Chen intended to kill him.

During this time, Lin Chen was thinking, just like Xiao Wanshui.

He is not irreplaceable!
Now that the Shattered God Pearl, cultivation techniques, and everything else have been handed over to Lin Chen, he is no longer of any value.

Peak Saint?

Lin Chen has even become partners with the God of Creation, so why would he lack a peak Saint?

Xiao Wanshui said sternly, "If you kill me, the news of your divine status will be exposed!"

(End of this chapter)