Decaying World

Chapter 168 Clues Part 168 (Thanks to the leader of the Red Horned Triple Speed ​​Galon Beast Alliance)

Qinghe Headquarters.

Sect leader Situ Ye sat upright on the stone seat with his eyes closed.

He has always been a very self-disciplined person. He meticulously plans what he should do every day, every hour, and then carries it out. Any unexpected event will make him very upset.

Many people have always assumed that Qinghemen's headquarters are located in the outer city's foggy area. After all, as a well-known force that is always causing trouble, Qinghemen always walks on the edge of illegality and has been involved in many shady businesses. But to call them organized crime is a bit of a stretch.

In fact, Qinghemen has always been located in the inner city, in an underground cavity within the central ring road.

The massive underground cavity is less a cave and more an abyss leading to an unknown depth.

This place is perpetually dark, relying entirely on the countless purple, glowing moss that grows naturally on the abyss's stone walls as its sole source of light.

Situ Ye's seat was located in a crevice in the middle of the abyss's stone wall.

The crevice was like a slit cut by a knife, its shape extremely regular, square, and its inner wall smooth.

At this moment, Situ Ye sat on one of the rough black stone seats, looking down at the boundless abyss, slightly lost in thought.

Now is his time to relax.

At this time every day, he would give himself a short break.

"Sect Master, what should we do about the Black and White Blades? Who should fill the gaps in the missions they left behind?" From the shadows, a figure slowly emerged silently, revealing half of a pale, bloodless male face.

"Let the Moon Tower arrange it; this is something outside the plan." Situ Ye glanced at the other person, lowered his head, and continued to zone out.

"The higher-ups mean that this is the highest level of strength they can assign. No one above that level would be willing to take action personally. Therefore, you will have to bear the long-term losses caused by this matter," the pale man replied.

“This wasn’t part of the plan,” Situ Ye frowned. “If they’re not satisfied, they can replace the sect leader.”

"Aren't you putting me in a difficult position?" The man forced a smile.

"So let them bear with this gap," Situ Ye said impatiently. "They're all of the original bloodline; I'm already giving them a lot of face by being willing to take on this responsibility. Besides, have you found out how the Black and White Blades disappeared?"

"Not yet, but the last clue is related to Xinyu Town. From the information left by the Black and White Knives, we confirmed that they ultimately planned to investigate Qingfeng Temple together."

"Send some people from Qingfeng Temple to infiltrate and investigate. Don't confront them head-on. There's no need," Situ Ye instructed. "There are only a dozen or so Black and White Blades within the sect. If we spread them out throughout Tu Yue, what will happen if problems arise in the future, and we have to deal with someone who can handle Black and White Blades?"

A force that even the High Priest can handle would require immense cost and pressure to be completely eradicated. We cannot act rashly.

"Yes."

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As time went by and Qingfeng Temple continued to develop, the expedition team went out again and again to collect resources, and the number of industries belonging to the temple increased.

Qingfeng Temple has branches in almost all of the surrounding ten or so towns.

With Amamiya's background, as well as the royal family's connections with the Inspectorate, basically no one would provoke them.

Lin Hui was also able to cultivate and temper his body in peace.

But despite the quiet, the behavior of the Moon Tower Deep Realm and the Primal Blood still occasionally flashes through his mind.

Whenever this happens, a slight sense of insecurity rises in his heart.

He also put building his own intelligence network on his agenda.

In addition, a fog-free safe house needs to be built for personal use only.

It should be used as a last resort in the foggy area, so that if anything happens here, family members can go there to take refuge.

For now, Liu Wujun is still holding on, and the situation is still okay. But if anything goes wrong on the elder brother's side...
Intelligence network, safe house, absolutely loyal people
These three points are the key considerations for Lin Hui now.

After a period of testing and inspection.

A guy he had almost forgotten came into Lin Hui's view.

Inside the mansion behind Qingfeng Temple.

Lin Hui stood in the courtyard, gazing thoughtfully at the murky, almost blackish-green pool of water.

At this moment, he waved everyone around him away, leaving only himself.

"Get up," he said, looking at the pool.

With a whoosh.

The water in the pool suddenly surged up, like clay, rapidly rising and transforming into a human shape.

It was the Water Man, whom we hadn't seen in a long time.

More than a year has passed, and the changes in the Water People are far greater than before.

First, it grew significantly larger; second, the water inside its body became increasingly murky and filthy; and third, it gained an additional ability.

This thing can transform into pure water, flowing in and out of any pipe in batches.

Previously, it only knew one move: spitting. Now it has an additional move: transforming into a stream of water.

And its intelligence seems slightly improved. It can understand slightly more complex commands now. 'Perhaps we can create a surveillance system disguised as a stream. The absolutely loyal personnel I've always worried about—aren't these life forms enhanced by the blood seal natural assassins?'

Looking at the water man's silly expression, Lin Hui suddenly had a breakthrough in his thinking.

'The Blood Seal can enhance everything. I can easily find a fog-free area of ​​ruins, then enhance it, seal it off, establish a security perimeter, monitor the perimeter, and transform it into an absolutely hidden safe haven.'

'We can also start with the intelligence network, and then use the Blood Seal to create a rapidly growing energy-boosting drug for mass cultivation. We could even use it to enhance certain equipment and treasures that can be worn to enhance physical constitution and energy.'

Once the idea started, inspiration burst forth in Lin Hui's mind like raindrops.

After restoring the water spirit to its original pool form, he returned to his room, ready to begin his internal energy cultivation for the day.

“Master, something has happened to the Wang family. They have sent someone to inform you and request that you come to the inner city!” A disciple on guard duty stood in front of the gate and announced loudly.

"The Wang family?" Lin Hui was taken aback.

Come to think of it, it seems Wang Yueheng hasn't been to Qingfeng Temple for quite some time. It appears she must have encountered genuine trouble at home.

"Where is he now?" He got up helplessly and stopped cultivating his internal energy.

"In the reception room."

Before his disciples could react, Lin Hui had already vanished, crossed the wall, and appeared in front of the council hall in the blink of an eye. He then slowly walked in.

Inside the council chamber, an elderly woman with gray hair and dressed in yellow, holding an ironwood cane, paced back and forth in the hall.

"Where is Wang Yueheng?" Lin Hui entered the hall, his gaze falling on the old woman.

"Wang Xinru greets the Abbot. The young master is currently in considerable trouble. He has offended some very troublesome people, so he has shamelessly come to ask the Abbot for help and request that Yu Gong intercede on his behalf," the old woman said helplessly.

"What did he do?" Lin Hui sat down in the main seat, his expression unchanged. His relationship with Wang Yueheng was alright, but not to the point of being confidants; it was merely a relationship of mutual benefit. Whether or not he would help her depended on the situation. Just like before, when he asked Wang Yueheng to help him find precious medicines, she only gave him some at the beginning, and he had to find the rest himself in the inner city.

"Young Master, didn't you enjoy making friends? Not long ago, you went to the outer ring road to make friends again, but unexpectedly, a passerby attacked you and severely injured you. Now, all the friends you made before are in trouble, and the matter of the mind-controlling worm has been exposed."

"Mind-controlling worm?" Lin Hui was speechless. After they became acquainted, he had previously advised Wang Yueheng not to use that harmful thing, saying that sooner or later she would encounter someone who couldn't stand her and would deal with her, but Wang didn't believe him.

Now the retribution has finally come.

"The current situation is that the young master knows he was wrong, but those people are still relentless and insist that he give more compensation," the old woman Wang Xinru said indignantly.

"In that case, let's make compensation then," Lin Hui said nonchalantly. "For things like this, it's only right to offer more compensation."

“That’s what we thought at first, but now those people are pushing their luck,” the old woman said angrily.

“There’s nothing I can do about this,” Lin Hui said calmly. “Since Wang Yueheng used the mind-controlling worm, he should know what he will face once it’s exposed.”

"Master, you can't just stand by and watch him die! We've been cooperating for so long. If the young master falls, it will be hard to find another partner in the inner city who can cooperate as well as we have!" Wang Xinru pleaded.

“Then let’s not cooperate,” Lin Hui replied. “The Wang family hasn’t shown me the sincerity I need.”

"But...but..." The old woman was stunned. This was completely different from what she had expected before coming!
Wasn't it said that the young master and the abbot of Qingfeng Temple had a very close relationship? Wasn't it supposed to be that as soon as it was mentioned, it would immediately be effective, and someone would be sent to pull strings and smooth things over with Yugong?
how??
"Go back, I have a new guest." Lin Hui was too lazy to waste words with this guy, so he waved his hand, signaling his disciple to take her away.

"Abbot, you can't act like this! If it weren't for my young master's timely financial support for your cultivation, would you have achieved your current status? If it weren't for his full support of Qingfeng Temple, would Qingfeng Temple have developed to this scale?" The old woman's face flushed red, and her voice grew louder and louder.

"You can leave now," Lin Hui said calmly. "Or do you want to stay forever?"

His gaze turned cold as he swept over the old woman, sending a chill down her spine. She swallowed the rest of her words, turning away angrily and striding out the door.

After the disciples left with their group, Lin Hui did not get up, but remained quietly seated, waiting for the so-called new guests.

A few seconds later, whoosh!
A somewhat familiar figure suddenly appeared in the council hall.

The newcomer was dressed in a full suit of black and purple close-fitting metal armor, wearing a horned helmet and a black and purple metal mask.

“Wang Yueheng of the Wang family brought this upon herself. She used the mind-controlling worm to control people and ended up doing it to us. Her fate is sealed and cannot be changed.” The newcomer’s voice was clearly adjusted, deep and resonant.

"Abbot Lin is very wise and righteous, and did not allow the Wang family to drag him into the quagmire. I am here to thank you, Abbot." The newcomer clasped his hands and bowed slightly to Lin Hui.

"It's been a long time. It seems your movements haven't become rusty." Lin Hui didn't follow up on the other person's words but instead abruptly said this.

The visitor immediately fell silent.

After a pause, he gently removed the mask from his face, revealing the familiar face that belonged to Tao Xuehai.

"Master, it's been a year. I just wanted to take advantage of this free time to come and see you."

"Something's wrong with you. You're acting strangely." Lin Hui frowned slightly as he looked at his disciple, whose talent was arguably the strongest among his students.

"You noticed it too?" Tao Xuehai smiled. "I've become much stronger, and I've heard it too—that sound that keeps echoing in the void."

Lin Hui felt increasingly uneasy and stood up, wanting to get closer to check the situation.

"Master, don't worry. I have only successfully integrated the replica of the insect classic left by our ancestors," Tao Xuehai said with a smile.

"A copy of the Insect Codex!?" Lin Hui was taken aback.

(End of this chapter)