Chapter 554: Chapter 497: Join Us and Run Away Together
The mystery that had troubled Quan Xiaotong for so long was finally unraveled.
The Qingzhou Prefecture incident involved the Nine Sects, as well as the Cultivator Realm. Beneath the surface of complete destruction, who would have thought there was such an external factor hidden?
Was it merely because those people of the past uncovered the existence of the Yama Hall that they had to suffer slaughter?
Surely that’s not all, but according to Liu Zongyuan’s words, it might be one of the main reasons.
Throughout these long-standing years, how many hidden killing intents remain?
"What about the force behind that senior?"
Quan Xiaotong asked with a serious expression. What role did the Celestial Dao Sect play in it all?
Why would both entities bury themselves in history, and what is their purpose of remaining unknown?
"Us?"
"What would you think if I said that the cultivation system of the Central Continent was spread by the Celestial Dao Sect?"
Liu Zongyuan spoke with a half-smile, every word stirring Quan Xiaotong’s heart like a storm.
So, was there a discrepancy in my speculation here?
"What’s with the Celestial Being then?"
Quan Xiaotong questioned hastily, but Liu Zongyuan remained reticent, unwilling to continue the discussion.
"So even you don’t dare to speak casually about many things?"
Soon, Quan Xiaotong understood the crux, realizing the situation.
"You belong to the Celestial Dao Sect, but the Celestial Dao Sect does not belong to you, perhaps the Yama Hall is the same."
This matter isn’t hard to guess. Take himself as an example, he’s the greatest intelligence broker; Ascension Tower has nothing that escapes his eyes.
Ling Wuce couldn’t; the things he could know were only those granted to him.
Feng Buping was the same; he knew even less compared to Ling Wuce.
The Daoist avoided discussing it, which precisely indicates that they are not among the top tier yet.
"You are indeed very smart."
Liu Zongyuan did not deny this, instead looking at him with considerable admiration.
"I’m really impressed with you people, all playing matryoshka dolls!"
Han Yu, who had been silently listening, suddenly interrupted.
If the people of the Celestial Dao Sect weren’t the biggest force, then the Yama Hall certainly wasn’t either.
Especially the Yama Hall, which was even more absurd. After pulling down the Zuyou Sect, even after the Impermanence Mansion was gone, the Yama Hall could still carry on.
"Ten from the Yama Hall, twelve from the Celestial Dao Sect; how could you think twenty-two people could fight for thousands of years?"
Liu Zongyuan sneered.
His words left everyone stunned. Indeed! How could both sides with such a small number of people fight for thousands of years?
"I’ve told you everything I can, the rest of what you want to know will only be revealed when you become an auxiliary member of the Celestial Dao Sect."
At this point, Liu Zongyuan turned his head towards Han Yu and spoke.
Is that all?
Quan Xiaotong kept blinking at Feng Buping, but unfortunately, after a moment of silence, the latter could only shake his head helplessly.
Just like with Duopo, the deeper secrets were like taboos; they were unwilling even to disclose them in their hearts.
"Who said I’m joining the Celestial Dao Sect."
Han Yu suddenly grinned. It was Quan who had been bartering with the Daoist the whole time. He never showed any intention of joining from the beginning to the end.
Moreover, what auxiliary member?
Just hearing it gives an Artifact Spirit vibe, like painting a pancake in the air.
"Immortality, you don’t want immortality?"
Liu Zongyuan was still somewhat taken aback. Although he had anticipated it before, he still found it incredible that someone could refuse such a temptation.
"Let me ask you, if I join, can I become immortal immediately?"
Han Yu countered with a half-smile.
Upon this, Liu Zongyuan’s face paused, then he awkwardly chuckled twice, "Of course not, only after passing the auxiliary member’s test could one have the chance for immortality."
Han Yu rolled his eyes. Isn’t this even more absurd than the pancakes drawn by the Artifact Spirit?
"This really can’t be considered fair cooperation; at least you haven’t truly placed him in a partner’s perspective."
Quan Xiaotong also pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
"But besides cooperation, you probably have no other choice."
Liu Zongyuan spoke with a confident demeanor.
This made Han Yu curious, "Why do you think I have to join you?"
"Because you’ve already deeply offended the Yama Hall, without our help, you’d be in huge trouble."
Liu Zongyuan had calculated, Plague Hero and the Peddler are dead, Duopo, and Yi Hong all fell here, as for the doctor, half of his puppets were destroyed in the previous war, who knows where he’s crying now.
Gu Feng fled back; finding the doctor wouldn’t help, and Split Soul, that unlucky guy, was even less reliable.
So Gu Feng would definitely seek out those three old fellows.
"You let Gu Feng escape, surely he will alarm Xin Zui, Xin Yin, and Wuyin next."
On this point, Liu Zongyuan had no doubts.
"Are they very strong?"
Han Yu muttered.
If they were like the three who fell at his hands, Han Yu still had confidence he could deal with them.
Liu Zongyuan’s expression was extremely solemn, "Not something that ’strong’ can adequately express. From the essence of power, their abilities can influence a realm."
"Being targeted by them, you’d be dead!"
Han Yu was startled, were they really as terrifying as they were made out to be?
"Then if they are truly that powerful, joining you would be useless, right?"
If they were truly as described by Liu Zongyuan, so overwhelmingly strong, what use was joining the Celestial Dao Sect?
"We can help you lie low together."
When saying this, Liu Zongyuan’s expression was somewhat unnatural, dryly speaking.
After all, calling it lying low sounds nice, but in reality, it’s just the Celestial Dao Sect taking Han Yu with them to flee.
"Fleeing? Then why would I need you all?"
Han Yu’s expression turned odd, knowing this kind of thing well, who has more experience in fleeing than him? There’s no need to include a group of people, right?
"You definitely can’t avoid the pursuit of those three on your own, only we can."
Liu Zongyuan said with a serious expression, adding a reminder.
"Considering the time, Gu Feng should have returned to the Endless Sea Domain; if he really goes to find those three old immortals, your time is running out..."
...
A deserted island somewhere in the Endless Sea Domain.
Here, to Han Yu, might be somewhat familiar.
The eleven sons of the Heavenly Dao stood for a moment on a visibly loose ground before the soil was suddenly split strongly by a force, soon revealing a buried figure beneath.
Covered in dirt, yet another Split Soul was dug up, rendering the scene quite bizarre for a moment.
It’s likely hard for Split Soul themselves to gather multiple duplicates at once in one place!
The old Daoist particularly checked for abnormalities in the new duplicate, identical to the one Liu Zongyuan initially brought back.
Not only was its Realm entirely stripped away, but even its whole Spiritual Treasure body retained not a sliver of power.
"I told you, this youngster’s secrets are absolutely beyond your imagination."
The only complete duplicate remaining was grumbling resentfully at this moment.
"Think about it, being able to strip the power of Cultivators of the Same Realm, isn’t such a person terrifying? Doesn’t such ability pique your mind?"
Possessing multiple Divine Techniques, able to casually produce Pills enhancing the Divine Platform Realm, along with a unique cultivation path, plus holding an ability that makes Cultivators of the Same Realm tremble with fear.
The Split Soul didn’t believe this group could remain unmoved.
For a moment, the old Daoist indeed felt tempted, but quickly realized something was off.
The Split Soul was abnormal, hesistating before it revealed this temporary hideout after much interrogation.
Now, suddenly becoming so chatty, eager for them to capture Han Yu seemed a bit too urgent.
The old Daoist turned to look at the three duplicates, but all three Split Souls avoided eye contact, feeling guilty.
"Come, let’s arrange the Soul Devouring Array, get all three of them."
