Zhou Tong Is Still Alive
"What? It really is Ancient Divine Object?"
The smile on the Little Marten's face suddenly froze.
Damn it, until now, even Lord Marten hasn't possessed a single Ancient Divine Object. How come this kid has such a powerful divine artifact ranked so high right from the start?
"Yes, it's true, but it's an incomplete version. Putting that aside for now, when I killed that Primordial Sect Elder, I deliberately left behind his Divine Soul, and that's how I discovered some interesting things."
Lin Dong waved his hand; it was time to launch the plan he had been plotting for a long time.
"What secrets could a Grandmaster of the Life Mysterious Stage, Great Achievement possibly have? Could he possibly know some anecdotes about the Yuan Sect?"
The Little Marten shrugged and said nonchalantly.
"It can be considered an anecdote, though. It's news from Senior Zhou Tong."
Lin Dong pondered for a moment, then spoke earnestly.
"Senior Zhou Tong? Wasn't Senior Zhou Tong suppressed and killed by Ren Yuanzi, the Yuan Gate Sect Leader, a hundred years ago? Could he still be alive?"
Ying Huanhuan twisted her body, her slender hands gripping Lin Dong's clothes tightly, her pretty face full of longing.
"Zhou Tong? That Zhou Tong from the Dao Sect? Lin Dong, are you sure? Even I, a person from the Demon Realm, know that Zhou Tong from the Dao Sect was personally killed by the Yuan Sect Master when he attacked the Yuan Sect Ancestral Court a hundred years ago."
The Little Marten was slightly taken aback, then frowned and said.
"Please be patient and let me finish."
Lin Dong reached out and patted Ying Huanhuan, softly comforting her before saying:
"When that earth-shattering battle took place a hundred years ago, this Primordial Sect Elder named Jiang Ran was already a rising star in the Yuan Sect. In addition, his family was an old family that had been deeply rooted in the Yuan Sect for thousands of years, so he knew many secrets."
"Back then, after Senior Zhou Tong was suppressed by Ren Yuanzi, he did not die at all. Instead, he was secretly suppressed by the higher-ups of the Yuan Sect in a hidden place."
Jiang Ran could not possibly know that Zhou Tong was not dead.
Given the cunning and shrewdness of the Three Great Sect Masters of Yuan Gate, it's likely that no one in the Yuan Sect besides the three of them would know about this matter, since the entire upper echelon of the Yuan Sect believes that Zhou Tong died a hundred years ago.
At the time, Jiang Ran was at most an elder who had just Life Mysterious Stage, or perhaps Spirit General at the Nine Yuan Stage. What could he possibly know? But Jiang Ran dead, and his Divine Soul had been captured by Lin Dong, so Lin Dong could say whatever he wanted.
Why did Yuan Sect keep Zhou Tong? What was their reason?
Little Marten didn't believe it immediately, but continued to ask questions.
"That's fantastic, Little Marten, you're already a qualified straight man!"
Lin Dong secretly praised him and explained, "The Space Ancestral Symbol. Senior Zhou Tong was in charge of the Space Ancestral Symbol at the time. The Ancestral Symbol is not easily refined by others, so the Three Giants simply used the method of controlling the Divine Soul to successfully control Zhou Tong and seal him in one place."
"As for why I know that Senior Zhou Tong possesses the Space Ancestral Symbol, it was the Tablet Spirit of the Great Desolation Stele in my Desolate Hall that told me. Senior Zhou Tong also entered the Great Desolation Stele to search for the Great Desolation Scripture then."
The Three Great Yuan Gate Giants had been secretly infected by the Yi Mo, so how could they possibly have successfully refined the Space Ancestral Symbol? They didn't want others to know about this, so they simply used the Demon Emperor Lock to refine Zhou Tong into a Demon Puppet that could only obey orders.
By having Zhou Tong take control of the Space Ancestral Symbol and elevate his strength to the Samsara Stage, the Yuan Sect would essentially have a Samsara Stage expert in charge of the Space Ancestral Symbol.
Later in the original novel, when Lin Dong returned from the Demon Domain, Ren Yuanzi used the Space Ancestral Symbol to attack Lin Dong. However, he only used his strength to forcibly suppress the Ancestral Symbol Spirit and then borrowed its Ancestral Symbol Power, without successfully refining it.
"Senior Zhou Tong is in charge of the Space Ancestral Symbol? But even Father didn't know about this." Ying Huanhuan fell silent upon hearing this, seemingly finding it difficult to process the news that Zhou Tong was still alive.
"Zhou Tong is still alive? The Space Ancestral Symbol has also fallen into the hands of the Yuan Sect. What do you want to do?" Little Marten stroked his chin and silently looked at Lin Dong.
Having known Lin Dong for so many years, how could he not know what Lin Dong was planning?
"I have a bold idea. Why don't we take this opportunity to infiltrate the Yuan Sect using Jiang Ran and the other two's identities, rescue Senior Zhou Tong, and retrieve the Space Ancestral Symbol?"
"As for how to disguise it? You might as well worry about that. The Devouring Ancestral Symbol is best at simulating a person's aura, and the Devouring Membrane derived from the Devouring Power can also simulate a person's appearance."
"Little Marten, you are a Death Mysterious Stage expert. It's no problem for you to suppress your strength and show the Life Mysterious Stage, Great Achievement. Little Flame and I are both at the Nine Yuan Nirvana Stage, which is perfect for us to impersonate Xia Yan and Shen Yun."
"Here, these are the memory clusters of the three of them. Swallow them first, so that you won't be exposed when you run into acquaintances at the Yuan Sect."
As he spoke, Lin Dong flicked his finger, and two orbs of light flew towards the two of them.
Without the slightest hesitation, Little Marten and Little Flame swallowed it whole.
"Then, the next step is to simulate the appearance and aura of the three of them."
Lin Dong's hands moved swiftly, forming a dazzling series of hand seals. Suddenly, he paused and shouted, "Devouring Membrane, appear!"
"Buzz!"
Lin Dong clenched his fist, and a dense Devouring Power spread out. As the strange Devouring Power wriggled and rose, it quickly condensed into a light black layer on the surface of the three brothers' bodies.
A light black layer of skin quickly covered the three people, wriggling and rising, directly changing their appearance and physique. In less than half a breath, an indifferent old man in a gray robe and two spirited young men in white robes appeared in front of Ying Huanhuan.
"They even have the exact same aura. How is that possible?"
Upon seeing the three people whose appearances had drastically changed, Ying Huanhuan's bright, beautiful eyes widened instantly.
"I am Jiang Ran of the Yuan Sect Deva Division!"
The gray-robed old man slightly raised his chin, a sharp and sarcastic smile playing on his lips. His expression was indifferent, and he subtly exuded a powerful aura comparable to a master of the Life Mysterious Stage, Great Achievement.
A living, breathing, arrogant Primordial Sect Elder!
"I am Shen Yun, Spirit General of the Yuan Sect Dragon Division!"
The White-robed man on the left had a solemn expression, and the aura emanating from his body was just at the level of the Nine Yuan Nirvana Stage.
"Little Flame, don't look so tense. Shen Yun is a rather arrogant Yuan Sect Spirit General. You don't seem like him at all." The remaining unfamiliar man among the three moved his lips slightly, but the voice that came out was Lin Dong, whom Ying Huanhuan was familiar with.
"Yes, elder brother."
Shen Yun scratched his head and grinned sheepishly, instantly making his identity known to everyone.
"Don't laugh so stupidly. Arrogance, you know? This isn't arrogance, this is self-deprecation!!"
Xia Yan's reprimand made Shen Yun immediately stop what he was doing, his face tightening again, which was both funny and exasperating.
"Well, whatever, a sense of ritual is important."
Xia Yan sighed deeply, then said in a rather unfamiliar voice, "I am Xia Yan, Spirit General of the Yuan Sect Deva Division!"
"Today, I will let everyone witness the top-notch martial arts of my Yuan Sect."
After finishing his self-introduction, Xia Yan didn't stop; instead, he raised his hand and threw a punch.
"Yuan King Fist!"
As he unleashed a powerful punch, the countless fist imprints formed from the overwhelming Origin Energy suddenly converged, solidifying into an enormous light imprint. On this light imprint, a blurry figure could be seen standing with his hands behind his back, looking around.
With every gesture, he exudes an awe-inspiring aura that suppresses heaven and earth and looks down upon all living beings!
Yuan King Fist High-grade Spirit Martial Arts and one of the Yuan Sect's signature martial arts.