Chapter 1616: Chapter 1615: That Actually Makes Some Sense!
Having been the leader of the Demon Suppression Hall for ten thousand years, he couldn’t persuade them.
Qin Feng spoke just a few words.
And their attitude changed dramatically.
"This man... seems rather interesting..."
Luo Jinhong muttered to himself.
"Everyone, don’t be disheartened."
Seeing their low spirits, Qin Feng continued, "I have come to the Demon Suppression Hall to help everyone solve this trouble."
"There are only two of you coming here. How can you help?"
The silver-haired elder said gloomily.
"If we are to fight the Heavenly Destiny Sect, we certainly can’t win, but we can approach it from another angle!" Qin Feng continued, "For example, we could search for the ’Dragon Root’!"
"Stop fooling around! People here have been searching for ten thousand years without finding the ’Dragon Root’. You’ve just arrived here, and you think you can find it?" the silver-haired elder said gloomily.
"Exactly, what kind of solution is that? It’s too naive!"
"..."
Many people scoffed.
Luo Jinhong admired Qin Feng moments ago, but now he couldn’t help shaking his head.
It’s truly naive.
For ten thousand years, those here never gave up searching for the Dragon Root, yet not a single clue was found. How could it be found now?
Qin Feng chuckled and said, "I know what you all are thinking. Is there a rumor that whoever takes the position of Mist Cloud Mountain’s master will be able to find the Dragon Root?"
"That’s right!"
The silver-haired elder stepped forward and said, "As long as one becomes the master of Mist Cloud Mountain, one can find the Dragon Root!"
"Then how do you find it?" Qin Feng asked.
"Well... We haven’t become masters yet, so how would we know how to find it!" the silver-haired elder said with a shrug.
"Indeed, once we become masters, we naturally find it!" someone else said.
Qin Feng still smiled nonchalantly and said, "Then may I ask, where does this rumor come from?"
"That..."
Everyone looked at each other, saying, "Who knows, anyway, it has been around for ten thousand years!"
"Yes! This rumor has been around for ten thousand years; it can’t be false!"
"You’re just a newcomer, doubting everything!"
"Exactly!"
"..."
Everyone clamored at Qin Feng.
Qin Feng chuckled and said again, "If I’m not mistaken, this rumor should have originated from the Wanxing Sect!"
"How do you know?" everyone asked.
Luo Jinhong was also extremely curious why Qin Feng was so sure and asked, "How did you find out?"
"Because it’s nothing more than a lie!"
Qin Feng spoke calmly, "The idea that whoever can become the master of Mist Cloud Mountain can find the Dragon Root is simply a lie! You’ve been deceived for ten thousand years!"
"You’re the one who was deceived!"
"Are you insulting us? You’re just a mere human!"
"Daring to spout nonsense here is truly foolish!"
"..."
Everyone yelled at Qin Feng, while Luo Jinhong raised his arm to silence them, then looked into Qin Feng’s eyes and said, "Continue speaking!"
Qin Feng chuckled and went on: "Haven’t you noticed? For the last ten thousand years, you’ve been fighting the Heavenly Destiny Sect. There have surely been countless ups and downs, like times when they held the upper hand and times when you did. But you never managed to defeat each other, right?"
"Indeed." Luo Jinhong nodded.
Qin Feng continued, "Think carefully: Mist Cloud Mountain is only such a big place, yet ten thousand years of fighting have resulted in no decisive victory. Does that even make sense? Uh, maybe you don’t understand the word ’sense’. Let me rephrase... Do you think that’s normal?"
"...Not normal."
Luo Jinhong remarked.
Others also started pondering; ten thousand years without a definitive outcome indeed seemed unusual.
"I suspect..."
Qin Feng continued, "Every time you’re about to achieve victory, some special reason must arise to prevent it, such as... Wanxing Sect’s intervention."
"..."
Upon hearing this, everyone started considering, "It seems... there might be some truth to that..."
"Two hundred years ago, we nearly won the war, but Wanxing Sect claimed we encroached on their territory and caused us trouble, resulting in failure."
"Four thousand years ago, we were nearly annihilated by the Heavenly Destiny Sect, fighting at our doorstep. Wanxing Sect said we owed them treasures and hadn’t returned them, preventing the Heavenly Destiny Sect from destroying us, which gave us a chance to stabilize."
"Even five thousand years ago, Wanxing Sect seems to have intervened in that battle..."
"..."
Everyone murmured.
Seeing this, Qin Feng smiled subtly and continued, "Don’t you want to know why this is happening?"
"Why?"
Everyone questioned.
"It’s because of that lie!" Qin Feng explained, "They intentionally deceived you, claiming that you must become the master of Mist Cloud Mountain to find the Dragon Root, then prevented you from winning, and blocked you from the position to prolong the process! To buy themselves enough time!"
"Buy time? What for?"
Everyone was still puzzled.
Feeling a bit tired, Qin Feng said, "I’ve talked quite a bit; my mouth is getting dry... Unrivaled, come explain for them."
Unrivaled stepped forward and said, "The Wanxing Sect’s goal is to distract you with the war, while they pretend to be neutral, pretending to cultivate. Otherwise..."
She then recounted Qin Feng’s previous explanation. For instance, why the focus on physical cultivation and controlling villagers to plant Immortal Grass and Immortal Medicine, why nobody bothered them for ten thousand years, and yet no physical cultivation succeeded, which isn’t logical... uh, not normal!
After hearing, everyone couldn’t help but ponder.
Thinking it over, it indeed seems quite plausible...
Hall Master Luo Jinhong spoke at this moment, "So you’re saying, our Demon Suppression Hall and the Heavenly Destiny Sect have always been manipulated by Wanxing Sect? What is their goal?"
"It’s the Dragon Root."
Qin Feng sipped water presented by Yun Xianzi and continued, "They found the Dragon Root long ago and perhaps knew its whereabouts from the outset, but don’t want to share it with more people, so they fabricated such a lie. Otherwise, why haven’t you found it in ten thousand years?"
"Precisely! For ten thousand years, we’ve been fighting the Heavenly Destiny Sect while searching every nook and cranny but haven’t found it! Why?" the silver-haired elder remarked.
"There’s one place you haven’t searched: the Wanxing Sect!" Qin Feng stated.
With those words.
Everyone’s hearts lit up!
Indeed!
Over ten thousand years, working tirelessly, inspecting every leaf in the trees, every stone in the rivers, but never actually searching Wanxing Sect!!
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