From the end of the world

Chapter 467: Fake No.
After hearing what Liu Shuying said, I began to sense the space of the branch base in the distance more carefully, and soon, just as he suggested, I caught a sense of disharmony from it.

If the normal space is likened to a huge piece of cloth, then the space where the branch base is located in the distance is like a patch on the cloth. Although both the color and pattern are highly consistent with the surrounding space, it still cannot change the nature of the patch. It's okay when you don't notice it, but it feels awkward after you find it.

However, although I understand that there is such an anomaly in the space, I cannot analyze what specific results this anomaly will lead to. After all, the operation of the branch base is normal, and there has been no noticeable changes due to the existence of the space patch.

From another perspective, since this is an abnormality that gives people the impression of a "patch", perhaps the normal operation of the branch base is due to this. If it is erased, the real abnormal changes will appear?

If this is the case, then the people who put this space patch on the branch base are most likely people who are associated with these extreme transcendentalists.

This is not something that a demon hunter at or below the level of Master can do. Considering that I didn't sense it at first glance, it's hard to believe that it was done by the "Quickly Mastered Level" sitting in the supervisor's office. However, if you ask me what level of people can do this, I'm a little unsure.

No... Seriously speaking, it may have nothing to do with the level of cultivation of the initiator. The feeling this space patch gave me reminded me of the independent reality space of the Humanitarian Department - to be precise, it was similar to the "reality cutting technology" that Ying Lingyun had used before.

Could it be that the Lord of Taoyuan Township once obtained this technology from Ying Lingyun and exchanged it to the Luoshan branch base that leaked information to Taoyuan Township?
Are the Luoshan traitors here really that valuable? In the final analysis, even if they get this technology, do they have the ability to apply it? And why would they use it here? What for?
Also, even if we take a step back, this is a technology based on the power of the fragments of the Divine Seal. Where did they get the fragments of the Divine Seal?

Not only did I not scan the existence of the God Seal fragments in this branch base just now, I tried to sense the God Seal fragments bound to me now, and I did not find any signs of vibration. There should be no ownerless God Seal fragments nearby.

"Is the source of this spatial anomaly... the power of the divine seal fragments?" Willow Shuying seemed to have also figured it out a little.

"You are also researching the fragments of the divine seal?" I asked indirectly.

"I know a little bit." Willow Shadow answered vaguely.

I don't like to play witty tricks with people, and I'm not interested in roundabout ways of communication. On the other hand, it may be a bit contradictory to say this, but I really like to engage in dangerous cooperation with such people whose backgrounds I don't know. I can't get tired of spying on the other party in such an unstable cooperation relationship. The other party is not a good person, and I am not a good person either. We are all birds of a feather.

"Well, the next step is to storm the target location," I said.

"What are you going to do?" Liu Shuying looked confused. "I've said before that if we rush in rashly, the Taoyuan Township Lord will probably sense it. By then, even if we get clues about Taoyuan Township Lord's location, he will have already moved away."

Without his reminder, I had already figured out how to deal with this matter.

"To hide a leaf, you have to hide it in the woods. Since we can't avoid the Taoyuan Village Lord's sensing, let him sense it as much as he wants." I said, "Next, I will blow up this branch base and turn this area into a scorched earth with high temperature."

"...I see." Liu Shuying said, "As long as we mess up this area, even if Taoyuan Township Lord notices the unusual movement here, he will only observe the endless chaotic destruction reaction, and his subtle anti-tracking sense will be drowned out... During this period, we only need to leave a few people alive and interrogate them on the spot to get the clues we want.

"But isn't your approach putting the cart before the horse? We were going to take a covert route from the beginning. With your high-profile sabotage, I'm afraid the Taoyuan Township Master doesn't even need to conduct any anti-tracking sensing. Just by sensing that this place was destroyed by 'Da Wuchang Zhuangcheng', he would be able to realize that Luo Shan wanted to catch the traitor in this branch base and try to track his actual location.

"Considering the difference in strength between you and him, he will definitely suspect that you are planning to attack us with the other Great Impermanence and then move to another location first... then all your efforts will be wasted."

I asked back, "So... even if he found out that this branch base had been destroyed, he wouldn't think that the murderer's goal was to 'track him down'?"

"What?" Liu Shuying was stunned.

"Have you ever heard of the 'Apostle of the Void'?" I asked.

"...I've heard of it." Liu Shuying's eyes changed. "I heard that those crazy people who regard the 'Lord of the Divine Seal' as the supreme being, in order to collect the fragments of the Divine Seal, did not hesitate to become the enemy of Luo Shan...

“According to rumors, there are seven of them in total, and each of them has the strength to start at the level of Great Impermanence.

"If this is true, then they are undoubtedly qualified to compete with Luo Shan." To say that every Void Realm apostle has the strength of a Great Impermanence is an exaggeration... And when you are not paying attention, one of the Void Realm apostles has lost a Great Impermanence, another has rebelled against him, and the Void Realm itself has exploded on the spot...

As I thought about this, I continued, "Yes, so if a Void Realm Apostle appeared here and saw this branch base, what do you think he would do?"

"He would probably judge that there is a fragment of the Divine Seal here based on the power of the fragment of the Divine Seal that covers this branch base."

Although the Void Realm Apostle can determine whether there are ownerless Divine Seal Fragments around through the Divine Seal Fragments bound to himself, Liu Shuying does not know this, and probably does not know that there are actually no Divine Seal Fragments here.

He came to this conclusion as a matter of course, and continued, "Then he will rush in and dig deep into the ground to get the fragment of the divine seal. It would not be surprising even if he directly destroyed the branch base in the process... In fact, the former Void Realm Apostle 'Xu Gou' did this.

"Under such circumstances, Taoyuan Village Lord probably wouldn't be too wary. At most, he would just lament that this branch base that leaked information to him was unlucky.

"But what's the point of saying this now? Do you know any apostle from the Void Realm that you can call over to help? I'll make it clear in advance that if three or more Great Impermanence target the Taoyuan Township Lord at the same time, even if he does nothing, the Taoyuan Township Lord will have a sense of crisis from a distance.

"Or are you the Apostle of the Void Realm yourself?"

Liu Shuying seemed to be just saying it casually, and she didn't take this assumption seriously. She continued: "But the Taoyuan Village Lord is aware of your mana fluctuations. Even if you are really an apostle of the Void Realm, once you take action yourself, the Taoyuan Village Lord will automatically regard it as 'Luoshan Da Wuchang taking action', which is completely meaningless..."

"Unfortunately, I am not a Void Realm Apostle, nor do I know any Void Realm Apostles." I said, "But we can pretend to be Void Realm Apostles to commit crimes and make the Taoyuan Township Lord let his guard down."

"How should I do it?" Willow Shadow was suspicious, "You don't want me to do it, do you? Because many people don't understand me well enough?

"Although I have never had direct contact with the Lord of Taoyuan Township, and I have not left many traces of myself in the outside world, I am at least one of the real Luoshan Great Impermanence, and I have also made moves in other directions in the past. The pattern of my mana fluctuations is recorded in Luoshan, and Taoyuan Township must have mastered it.

"Let's take a step back and say that even if I can really impersonate you, what if I'm noticed by a genuine Void Realm Apostle and he exposes me?"

"It doesn't matter. Even if we are exposed, that will be a matter for the future. We just need to make a quick decision and complete all the operations during this period of time." I said, "Also, I didn't ask you to pretend. But since you have already brought it up, let me ask you... Can you disguise your own mana fluctuations?"

"You can, but it's useless." Liu Shuying said, "The Great Impermanence can only temporarily deceive characters who are not the Great Impermanence by disguising his magical power fluctuations. It is useless against characters who are also the Great Impermanence. It's as far-fetched as putting on super thick makeup and insisting that you don't have any makeup on. Besides, the other party can easily see through your true face under the 'heavy makeup'."

"I think so," I said, "Then I will pretend to be the Apostle of the Void Realm.

"It is said that Xuanming claims to be the fourth among the seven Void Realm Apostles, which means that there is a sequential numbering among them. I don't know the names of the other Void Realm Apostles, so I will temporarily number myself according to this sequence and call myself 'number three'."

Hearing this, Liu Shuying teased, "'Number Three'... just one level higher than Xuan Ming? It seems that even though you don't say it, you actually care about the other Great Impermanence who controls fire."

I pretended to be right, because it might increase the persuasiveness of my "Fake No. 3".

"But how are you going to do the most crucial 'disguise magic power fluctuation'?" asked Liu Shuying.

"It's very simple."

I summoned a ball of fire, and at the same time, following the mysterious connection, I drew out the power of the fragments of the divine seal that were bound to me, and mixed it into my own fire.

The fluctuations of magical power emanating from the flames suddenly made him look like two different people.

(End of this chapter)