Lingzhang

Chapter 839 The Secret Beneath the Iceberg

Who is a kind person who is sarcastic and unfriendly from the moment they meet someone?
thus.

Faced with Lin Laogui's rather insidious question, Yue Hanzhang simply responded calmly.

"Yes, usually we either seize the time to diligently cultivate, or we have to face world-shattering events like an Inner Realm Dao Lord invading our explored territory."

"I was so preoccupied that I completely forgot about Senior Lin's edict."

Speaking of which, the fact that the Fu family patriarch was able to break into the already explored territory and almost kill Yue Hanzhang was partly due to the dereliction of duty by senior figures like Old Ghost Lin from the Dao Alliance headquarters!

then.

Old Ghost Lin on the other side of the talisman fell silent.

He seemed not to have expected Yue Hanzhang to respond to him like that, and then, as if he realized something from Yue Hanzhang's "retortive" tone.

So after a moment of silence.

When Lin Laogui spoke again, his voice suddenly became calm.

"It's good to be busy; it's not too late to think of the old man now."

"Young friend, you wouldn't come to our esteemed temple without a reason. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Hanzhang paused for a moment, then spoke softly in a calm tone.

"The story begins with Wang Xiaoyu's madness back then..."

then.

Yue Hanzhang began by recounting the origins of the Blood-Red Mist Secret Technique, and continued until he spoke of the Lion King's original plan for the Seven Saints to appear out of nowhere.

He accurately described to Old Ghost Lin the figure of the mastermind hiding behind the scenes, who possessed characteristics of both the various Lotus Palace members and the Spirit Head Clan.

Yue Hanzhang did not hide from Old Ghost Lin the fact that he had discovered the existence of all beings in the Lotus Palace.

He believed.

Having embarked on the path of extraordinary cultivation since the dark ages of the past, Old Ghost Lin, having lived in this world for so long, must know the existence of the various Lotus Palace beings better than anyone else.

as predicted.

Almost the instant Yue Hanzhang finished speaking, Lin Laogui's slightly melancholic sigh rang out.

"All beings of the Lotus Palace..."

"The traces of their existence in the world almost run through the entire ancient history of humankind's exploration of the extraordinary..."

“In the earliest primitive and unenlightened times, when all civilizations were destroyed but records were still kept, they made a brief but undisguised appearance on the earth as prophets.”

"After that, the human race gradually began to touch upon the extraordinary, explore the extraordinary, and excavate the ancient prehistoric ruins before the birth of the first extraordinary generation, as well as the civilizations belonging to the human race contained within them."

"These people once considered themselves to be the pioneers of human scientific research who, in prehistoric times, piloted technologically created spaceships to explore the stars."

"Because these people once stood in the boundless starry sky, they received extraordinary power before us, and thus, the concept of extraordinary cultivation was born first."

"They brought the seeds of extraordinary cultivation to the human race at that time."

"At first, we really believed their identities."

"But as the time scale is stretched long enough, we gradually realize that the identities they present are a disguise."

"Because even the pioneers revealed a far too complete understanding of extraordinary cultivation, and there is a framework behind it, reflecting a more specific and vast cultivation system."

"And there are too many of them."

"In the time that followed, we unearthed all the records of prehistoric civilizations' exploration of the sky, but the number and specific details of those true pioneers did not match up."

"But it was only after we came to this understanding..."

Suddenly, all those members of the Lotus Palace who had once swaggered in front of us vanished without a trace.

"But I can tell that they did not leave, but rather changed to a more secretive method, lying dormant among the people generation after generation."

"They completely changed their behavior patterns."

"To shape the structure of the Dao Alliance and the aristocratic families."

"Leave your own mark at every key juncture in the pioneering development of the path of cultivation."

"It subtly guides the development direction of the Dao Alliance and the human race."

"They're like...like parasites in the entire boundless starry sky!"

"In fact, I once had a bold guess."

"Do you remember the wandering demons and vengeful ghosts I told you about?"

"Before the first group of our two races set foot in the boundless starry sea, countless demons and evil spirits were already roaming the entire boundless starry sea."

"I have ample reason to suspect that these wandering demons and vengeful ghosts are the physical bodies that those beings of the Lotus Palace chose to transform into unique souls and discard!"

"They gave us the seeds of an extraordinary civilization, provided us with subtle guidance, and gave us a world full of survival pressures."

What does this look like?

"We're like beings that've been deliberately kept in captivity!"

"So many years ago, I was already secretly and purposefully eliminating these beings."

"Unfortunately, I have never been able to find a good trick or method to make them disappear in large numbers. Until such a method is found, I always believe that it is best not to act too recklessly, so as not to alert them."

"But I did not come away empty-handed."

"Compared to the countless Wuyang beings who have already explored the borders, it is difficult to distinguish them."

"Over the years, while I have been stationed in the outer star sea, all the Inner Realm Dao Lords who have advanced from the various Lotus Palaces have been secretly killed by me not long after they set foot in the outer star sea!"

"Do you really think only the two kings would resort to underhanded tactics and secretly plot against the Inner Realm Dao Lord?"

"The number of Inner Realm Dao Lords I have stained my hands with far, far more than they have!"

"Moreover, I have never alerted them. The Dao Lords of the various Lotus Palaces who perished were all disguised as accidents by me." "As long as I live long, I will have more resources than them. Time is on my side."

"After that."

"You have appeared before me."

"At first I suspected that you were also a member of the Lotus Palace of All Colors, but after meeting you in person, I was able to dispel my doubts."

"Furthermore, after that, I realized that you seem to have mastered some kind of secret technique that can effectively eliminate these beings from the Lotus Palace of All Colors."

"It's related to the Jedi Realm, isn't it?"

"The boundless starry sea is complex, but also simple. Some things can be guessed."

"I thought that all the beings of the Lotus Palace, spanning such a long period of time, had simply vanished into thin air..."

“Until you brought these things up.”

At the end of the day.

Old Ghost Lin's voice sounded slightly low.

At the same time, Yue Hanzhang also fell silent.

He never imagined that today's small risk was to contact Old Ghost Lin, hoping to find out from him the possible whereabouts of the mastermind behind the scenes.

He never considered the creator behind this blood-red misty secret technique to be a serious threat.

He was simply thinking of eliminating any potential dangers before setting foot in the outer star seas, in order to prevent the excellent situation of the Daoist Alliance that he had just established from being ruined.

But to their utter surprise, they heard so many secrets about the people of the Lotus Mansion from Old Ghost Lin.

And invisibly.

Yue Hanzhang also suddenly raised the level of threat posed by the creator of the "Blood-Red Mist Secret Technique".

And at this very moment.

After a moment of silence, Old Ghost Lin suddenly spoke.

"I understand! I've figured it out!"

"Young friend Yue, with the birth of the 'Crimson Mist Secret Technique,' whether it's using Wang Xiaoyu or the Lion King, what is the core logic behind it?"

"It is that behind-the-scenes manipulator who intends to set things right, to destroy the great cause of reform from the root and from the general trend, so that the human race can return to the stable structure of the Dao Alliance and the aristocratic families that has lasted for thousands of years."

"Moreover, the 'Crimson Mist Secret Technique' is really not weak. It was just unlucky that it ran into someone like you who could completely reverse the situation and defeat someone in the higher realm."

"Following this line of thought."

“You destroyed the arrangements of the Crimson Mist Secret Technique within the Dao Alliance and the Demon Clan, so the mastermind behind it should continue to make moves.”

"Such an important matter cannot be left unresolved after only a superficial attempt."

"unless--"

"This mastermind has found something more important than hindering you!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Hanzhang already had a premonition.

Sure enough, Old Ghost Lin changed the subject.

"No wonder, I've been feeling extremely spied on lately."

"Ever since I presented that jade cauldron to the scene of the starry sea that day, I have been almost divinely aided for some time now."

"In this extraterrestrial star sea where I am stationed, a large number of wandering demons and fierce ghosts have suddenly swept in."

"It looks like a natural wandering."

"But in fact, the changes to this jade cauldron of mine are far more efficient than before."

"And the faster things progress, the stronger this subtle sense of being watched becomes!"

This makes me start to think about a question—

"If my previous perception of the various Lotus Palaces was correct, they were treating our human cultivators from all generations as some kind of experimental field."

"So, as the experimental field, what exactly constitutes the fruit that can be harvested in the end?"

As he finished speaking, Old Ghost Lin's voice became low and sinister.

Even Yue Hanzhang suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

"So...this person is in the outer star sea?"

In the talisman, Old Ghost Lin's voice also became more resolute.

"This habit of fattening people up before killing them, this style of doing things behind the scenes with minimal effort, is exactly the same as that of the people of the Lotus Palace!"

"Moreover, after the battle in which you established the two holy realms of Beihai Tiandu, the remnants of the Spirit Head Clan that you drove away chose to flee to the outer star seas."

“They are guided by the Great Sage of the Inner Realm of the Ape Clan.”

"But not long after that, I heard that many of their people had died in a bloody battle, and after that, the tribe gradually fell silent."

"Now it seems that this person is indeed in the outer star sea."

"Otherwise, wouldn't it be easier to plot against your nine-aperture jade bead than against my jade cauldron?"

At this point, Old Ghost Lin paused, and then his tone became more serious than ever before.

"Young friend Yue."

"Now that things have been analyzed and developed to this point, the issues that you and I are concerned about have converged here, as if by divine will."

"Then there's one thing you absolutely must do for this old man!"

Helping me is helping yourself!

(End of this chapter)