Chapter 1111: Chapter 1111: Placing High Hopes
"Is there something I don’t understand?" After listening to Lin Junzhao, Pei Yan asked in confusion, "You said Lin Ruxue herself has the Power of Origin for divination, so why don’t you just ask her to perform the divination directly? Or she could directly divine the Blood Brake, why do we have to go to such lengths to guard against anything?"
"You, sometimes you are smart, sometimes quite silly. If things were really that simple, wouldn’t we have done it this way? I’ve mentioned many times, although we are the Masters of Origin of a plane, almost like gods with limitless powers, almost is only almost. Above us, there are secret rules of the Dao that bind us, and the only instance where Masters of Origin broke the rules of the Heavenly Dao created the current messy situation in the planes, indirectly leading to the awakening of me and Blood Brake—this is the plane invasion incident you are familiar with."
Lin Junzhao sighed helplessly, "Just like how no matter how hard we try, we cannot truly make a mortal immortal, divining a future related to ourselves is a very difficult task for us. Actually, as Masters of Origin, we all have this ability to some extent, it’s just that Lin Ruxue truly mastered this Power of Origin. But for her, this might not necessarily be a good thing; beyond a little auxiliary role in battles, this Power of Origin is quite useless for us."
"Is it because you’re too powerful that the Heavenly Dao restricts you from predicting the future?" Pei Yan speculated, understanding the reason.
"Correct, anything related to us or world events, if we try to divine it, will inevitably be shrouded in mist, riddled with obstacles. Forceful divining can lead to Heavenly Punishment and backlash, and even if successful, it only provides obscure hints and might trigger a chain reaction, pushing things to an even uncontrollable abyss."
Lin Junzhao managed a bitter smile, "Do you know why Yue Yong is so dissatisfied with other planes and cares so much for you to make a name in several major planes?"
"Is it not only because of what he said?"
"Of course, those words are his main reason. But he has unfinished words that were interrupted by Cen Xiaoran." Lin Junzhao spoke with a few traces of pity, sadness, and regret, "You guys at Cen Hall are truly struggling. Because of these reasons, the divination method is highly sought after and rarely mastered across all planes. In the investigation hall’s early days, many people from various planes resorted to coercion and incentives to force him to divine for them. At that time, Cen Xiaoran had to accept their terms to gain time and resources for the development of the investigation hall, which left him with injuries and illnesses. As his friend, Yue Yong witnessed it all but was powerless, how could he not harbor resentment towards the major planes?"
"These bastards!" Hearing this, Pei Yan felt his Qi Blood surge, inadvertently blurting out his true feelings. Beside him, Pei Jin sensed the killing intent radiating from him and looked at Pei Yan in confusion, "What’s wrong with you?"
"Nothing!" When his sister asked, Pei Yan took a deep breath, suppressing his anger and instead asked in his mind, "Do you know the names of those who did these things back then?"
"By then I had already separated from Xiaocen, traveling the world. I’ve only heard about these things, though vaguely. But...." Lin Junzhao suddenly smiled, "Do you really think that Yue Yong is as simple-minded as he appears? The notebook he gave you not only contains his Heart Method insights but surely also records the instigators of these happenings. Cen Xiaoran would definitely not do such a thing, but Yue Yong would. He sees your loyalty and kindness and risked his life to pass on his secret power to you—hoping that at the appropriate moment, you will stand up for the elders in the hall who have contributed and been humiliated!"
"Haha, the old guy is quite perceptive. I will definitely avenge this!" Pei Yan responded with a chuckle of pride.
As they spoke, the Space Passage in front of them opened, and the two of them, along with a dog, entered the tunnel. When they appeared again, they were within the Magic Realm, where Zheng Jia Ru and Xia Yu had long been waiting.
"Hey, didn’t we agree to return in three days? How come it’s been five days? I was worried something happened and the vacation would be delayed, but then the news came that we’d be switched for a break." Zheng Jia Ru laughed upon seeing Pei Yan appear.
"We rested for three days. There was something in the hall that needed me for a transition, so I wasted some time in the present world. Time conversion here makes it two days. Alright! You guys hurry and enter the tunnel to go back for a holiday." Pei Yan explained, scratching his head apologetically.
"Why did you bring it along?" Xia Yu approached, stroking the dog’s head doubtfully.
"We’re going to the Spirit Monster Plane, so it’s necessary to bring it along."
"Have you made everything clear with your family?"
"With great effort, everything is finally clear. You’re easy to say; Old Zheng also has a hurdle to cross when he returns. By the way, with you here now, who’s responsible for the safety of Director Mei and the others?" Pei Yan countered.
"It’s Old Ye; he returned from the Hell Plane a day ago. With the Demon Race’s assistance, the prisoners for refining Blood Poison exceeded expectations." Zheng Jia Ru said softly as he leaned toward Pei Yan’s ear, "Du Guangyuan has secretly gone to the Hell Plane, planning to make Blood Poison locally. The location is a secret of the investigation hall; even we don’t know. I’ve heard that Gu Chu sent experts secretly to protect him, but who knows who they sent? With tight manpower, who still has time to protect him?"
After the incident at the training camp, Pei Yan realized that Gu Shenghui had enlisted the hall’s elders. Thinking of this, he smiled slightly, patting Zheng Jia Ru’s shoulder and urging, "Come on, why do you care so much! Hurry back! After your vacation, others are waiting to replace you!"
"Alright, then we’ll head off first! See you later!"
After sending off Zheng and Xia, who returned for their break, Pei Yan and his sister, led by the Immortal Palace Steward Disciples, headed to the investigation hall’s lodgings within the Immortal Palace for the personnel sent for investigation. According to the previous plan, Pei Yan needed to replace Xia Yu and execute a three-day guardianship mission there.
Walking along this path, Pei Yan keenly noticed that, although the Immortal Palace Disciples he encountered showed him great respect, there was a bit more aloofness and vigilance in their eyes than before, some even subtly displayed hostility. Such behavior didn’t surprise Pei Yan much; it seemed the arrival of Mei Simiao and others hit a nerve for certain individuals in the Immortal Palace, making the investigation hall’s situation there subtly complex once again.
