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Chapter 37

Don't Say Things That Are Detrimental to Unity (Seeking Moon Tickets)

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At that instant, although Qiu Tu's face remained expressionless, his heart raised the probability of Mo Li being the Chaos Witch by another 5%.

However, despite being tricked by Qiu Tu, Bai Yi was indeed a master who had honed his skills in the human world.

So, although his hand trembled slightly, it immediately returned to normal.

He held the teacup, then raised his eyes and glanced at Qiu Tu indifferently, asking gently, "Did Majesty the Witch ask you to bring me a message?"

"When did you get to know Majesty the Witch?"

Speaking of this, Bai Yi paused, then shook his head, adding, "You, ah, still like to talk nonsense."

Hearing Bai Yi's words, Qiu Tu didn't care in the slightest.

He walked over to Bai Yi with a grin, reached out for a teacup, poured himself a cup of tea, and then commented, "Lao Bai, your heart is in turmoil."

"With your personality, if you really thought I was talking nonsense, how could you explain so much?"

"Moreover, even though you've been trying to hide it, I still saw your hand tremble just now."

"What? Did I hit the mark, so you're feeling guilty?"

As he spoke, Qiu Tu raised the teacup in his hand, ready to take a sip.

Just then, Bai Yi suddenly spoke, "The tea is poisoned."

At that moment, Qiu Tu's hand trembled violently, and the teacup at his lips paused for about 0.1 seconds.

At this point, Bai Yi also spoke.

He glanced at Qiu Tu indifferently, took a sip of tea, and then said, "Didn't you also freeze for a moment when you suddenly heard such strange words?"

"What does that prove?"

To be honest, it had been a long time since Qiu Tu had felt like he had met his match.

A smile slowly bloomed on his face, and he looked at Bai Yi.

Bai Yi, on the other hand, calmly sipped his tea, as if he hadn't noticed Qiu Tu's gaze at all.

After a moment, Qiu Tu laughed "Haha" twice, and then finally spoke, "Lao Bai, ah Lao Bai, you are still interesting."

After speaking, Qiu Tu glanced at the "Crisis Intuition" in the upper left corner, confirmed that there was really no warning that the tea was poisoned, and then tilted his head back and drank the tea in the cup.

After drinking the tea, Qiu Tu said, "Alright, I won't mess around with you anymore. Let's talk about serious business."

Saying that, Qiu Tu said with a serious expression, "I have already joined the Order Shrine and have gained a certain level of trust."

"But to climb higher, I still need your help."

"Now is the time to see your sincerity."

Bai Yi looked up at Qiu Tu and then asked, "What do you want to do?"

Qiu Tu extended his hand and then said, "I want us to put on a play."

"I will lure you out of Chaos West Capital, and then trap you near Chaos West Capital with a formation."

"After that, you will have to stay with me in that formation for 4 days. You cannot leave."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Bai Yi's brows furrowed slightly. He looked at Qiu Tu, as if trying to guess Qiu Tu's plan.

After a moment, he refused, "This way our losses will be too heavy."

Qiu Tu knew that Bai Yi must have guessed his plan, and he said, "A general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand soldiers."

"To achieve your goal, how can there be no sacrifice?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Bai Yi rolled his eyes at Qiu Tu and said angrily, "Then why don't you sacrifice yourself?"

Qiu Tu spread his hands and said, "I'm not the one who wants to infiltrate the Order Shrine."

Listening to Qiu Tu's shameless words, Bai Yi fell silent.

He held the teacup still for a few seconds, then put it down and poured himself another cup of tea.

After a moment, he still shook his head, "The price is too high."

"You don't even know how many God Kings and Heavenly Gods we sent out this time."

Hearing Bai Yi's words, Qiu Tu also stopped talking.

He thought for a moment, picked up the teapot from Bai Yi's side, and poured it directly onto the table.

The hot tea, accompanied by steaming mist, spilled all over the table.

Bai Yi looked up at Qiu Tu.

Qiu Tu, however, ignored him, and picked up the teapot again to pour himself another cup of water.

Then Qiu Tu looked at Bai Yi, gestured with his hand at the puddle of water on the table, and then gestured with his hand at the water in his cup, saying,

"Lao Bai. We are old acquaintances, we know each other's roots and foundations, I thought some things didn't need to be said so clearly."

"The biggest problem with the Chaos Path is that it is difficult to be constrained by rules. The Heavenly Gods and God Kings of this path have huge problems, whether it's their behavior or their personalities."

"So... the other five great paths all have a close organization, but the Chaos Path does not."

"This is determined by the attributes of your Path itself."

Speaking of this, Qiu Tu pointed to the puddle of water on the table and said, "So... those uncontrolled Chaos Heavenly Gods and God Kings are equivalent to this puddle of water on the table."

"Although there are many of them, they are indeed just a rabble."

Saying that, Qiu Tu tapped the water in the teacup again and said, "And like the Chaos Witch, like you, and some truly controlled middle and high-level personnel, are actually the core strength of the 'Chaos Path'."

"Only these people are the personnel you cannot afford to lose."

"As for the other Chaos Heavenly Gods and God Kings, for you, they are just consumables."

"Even..." Qiu Tu paused, then continued, "They are your breeding grounds."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, a strange smile appeared on Bai Yi's face.

He looked deeply at Qiu Tu, "Oh? Is that your guess?"

Hearing Bai Yi's words, Qiu Tu shook his head. He said, "This is not my guess, but something I deduced from clues."

Perhaps seeing that Bai Yi wouldn't admit it unless he was exposed, he explained, "The first time you and I met, you said that the Chaos Witch was conducting some kind of experiment."

"At that time, I was wondering what kind of experiment the Chaos Witch was doing. What kind of person could accept this experiment."

"So, I thought of you. You have reincarnated many times, and your identity has changed many times. Your personality has also become less like the 'Chaos Path'. Could it be part of the experiment?"

"Just like Zhao Ji, she was originally a Heavenly God of the Life Path, but under the persuasion of the Chaos Witch, she reincarnated and re-cultivated into the 'Destruction Path'."

"Following this line of thought, I found more clues."

"For example... the God Kings of the Chaos Path actually control very few 'Underground God Kingdoms', and the organizational structure is very loose, relying entirely on the 'Garrison God Kings' of a few areas to provide a certain degree of cohesion."

"And the fighting style of the 'Chaos Path' is often that after obtaining the coordinates of a certain 'Underground God Kingdom', the 'Garrison God King' directly calls for an invasion."

"This kind of invasion has no rules or discipline. It's just everyone swarming up, relying on numbers to gain an advantage."

"And when that God Kingdom is captured, all the participating Chaos Heavenly Gods and God Kings will also act freely, burning, killing, looting, and destroying order."

"How many spoils of war they can get, how much they gain. It all depends on who is the fastest to grab."

Speaking of this, Qiu Tu's gaze was sharp, and then he said, "But... it's very strange that during this period, the 'Garrison God Kings' and the high-level God Kings have all disappeared."

Qiu Tu looked at Bai Yi and said, "I came from intelligence work. When conducting an intelligence analysis, in addition to finding clues and making deductions, the most important thing is to find the 'motive'."

"You high-level members of the 'Chaos Path' protect other Gods, you must have a purpose, right?"

"You can't just be doing charity, can you?"

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Bai Yi chuckled lightly, then said gently, "We are just bringing 'Chaos' to the whole world."

Qiu Tu heard this, smiled and nodded, then said, "Yes. This is indeed your slogan for external propaganda."

"The reason I suspect your motives and conspiracy is precisely because of this slogan you shout."

He said, "Lao Bai, you are also someone who has been in human society. We shout slogans much more than you."

"These things can only deceive those low-level Gods, don't even deceive yourselves."

Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Bai Yi smiled noncommittally, then he asked, "Since you think this is a slogan, what is our real purpose?"

Hearing this, the expression on Qiu Tu's face also became serious.

He reached out and pointed to the water stains on the table that had not yet dried, and gently hooked it with his finger.

The next second, the water on the table was like a light veil, a part of it was hooked up by his finger, and then directly dripped into the teacup.

Qiu Tu said, "Raising pigs. Harvesting regularly."

"God Kings must devour or subdue other Heavenly Gods to advance. Among them, Heavenly Gods of the same path are the best."

"So to some extent, Heavenly Gods of the same path are inherently the biggest enemies."

"I don't know how other paths solve this problem, but you obviously don't want to solve this problem."

"You brainwash the low-level Gods with slogans like 'Bring Chaos to the World', and then lead them to conquer cities and territories."

"During the great war, it's very reasonable for some Heavenly Gods and God Kings to be injured, right?"

"When they are healing in the rear, it's also very reasonable for them to accidentally die from their injuries, right?"

"The Gods of the 'Chaos Path' are originally a bunch of clowns, or people with a screw loose."

"And it's during a great war, they won't even pay attention to these fallen Heavenly Gods."

"So, your direct lineage can quickly advance and improve their strength by devouring the injured."

Speaking of this, Qiu Tu paused, then said, "Your biggest loophole is not just your motives and slogans."

"It's also your actions."

Qiu Tu said, "Last night, I just learned from Ilena about the division of different eras in the 'Ancient World'."

"According to her, the stronger the overall strength of the 'Calamity Path', the longer the era of that 'Calamity Path' will last."

"Then, in order to make the era represented by their path last longer, normally, this path should try to preserve its strength and develop silently."

"Your approach of invading the 'Underground God Kingdoms' controlled by other paths every once in a while is clearly unreasonable."

"So, I can only assume that you are deliberately sending these Gods to their deaths in order to improve the strength of your direct lineage."

Speaking of this, Qiu Tu put down the teapot in his hand, and then said lightly, "Since these non-direct lineage Heavenly Gods and God Kings are just consumables."

"Then, using it to upgrade your direct descendants and using it to help me achieve great merit in the Order Shrine are essentially the same thing."

"You just need to ensure that your direct descendants are not affected."

"Even..." Speaking up to this point, Qiu Tu said indifferently, "If you want to take the opportunity to take away some Heavenly Gods and God Kings for your own advancement, that's also fine."

As Qiu Tu's words fell, the room immediately became silent.

Bai Yi just quietly looked at Qiu Tu, not saying a word. From his temporary expression, no emotions or information could be discerned, making it impossible to tell if Qiu Tu's guess was true or false.

Seeing this scene, Qiu Tu did not continue to pressure Bai Yi for an answer, but also quietly continued to sit there, looking at Bai Yi.

The two looked at each other like this for a few seconds before Bai Yi slightly shook his head.

He said gently, "You are also a member of the Chaos Path. From now on, don't mention such words that are not conducive to unity."

He said, "I know you want to resolve this great war as soon as possible, and I also know you want to climb to the high levels of the Order Shrine as quickly as possible."

"But... please allow me to consider it."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu asked, "When can you give me an answer?"

Bai Yi thought for a moment, then said gently, "Tomorrow morning."

Qiu Tu nodded, responded, then took the initiative to get up, preparing to leave.

However, just as he was about to turn and leave, Bai Yi called out to him again.

Bai Yi said, "Don't you want to know the purpose of me arranging for you to join the Order Shrine, and what intelligence I want you to gather?"

"Take a look at this."

Saying this, Bai Yi handed over a book.

Qiu Tu strangely reached out and took the book, then lowered his head to look at it. It read: On Collective Consciousness.

The moment he saw the title of the book, Qiu Tu's brows furrowed slightly, as if he had guessed something in his heart.

At this time, Bai Yi smiled gently, then opened his mouth and said, "The characteristics of the Six Paths are different, and the path each path takes is also different."

"These paths, as they are now, have no right or wrong. But two completely opposing paths will always have some conflicting points."

Hearing Bai Yi's meaningful words, Qiu Tu's brows furrowed even deeper.

But he didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, then left the room and returned to the central area of Chaos West Capital.

After Qiu Tu left, only Bai Yi remained in the room.

He quietly finished the tea in his cup, then slowly got up and came to the window of the room.

Looking out through the glass, one would find that this room was actually on a tall tower, and the room was already level with the clouds.

Bai Yi, in a white robe with his hands behind his back, stood by the window, quietly looking outside, his gaze a little distant, his brows seemingly carrying a hint of sorrow.

At the same time.

Returning to the center, Qiu Tu was not idle either. He took the book Bai Yi had given him and headed towards Xiao Yuan Yao's home.

As a result, walking on the road, Qiu Tu strangely discovered that the central area of Chaos West Capital was similar to the strongholds around the World Passage, also a bit noisy and uneasy.

If the abnormality was only found in the strongholds around the World Passage, Qiu Tu wouldn't have cared.

But even the center was a bit abnormal, which really made Qiu Tu curious.

So he looked left and right, then stopped a hurried God and asked, "What happened?"

Suddenly being stopped, the God was clearly a bit unhappy and opened his mouth to curse a few words.

But when his gaze fell on Qiu Tu and he felt Qiu Tu's faint God King aura, he immediately cowered.

So although he was dissatisfied, he still stiffly explained, "Reporting to Your Excellency, in the past few days, a group of Heavenly Gods from the Destruction Path in Chaos West Capital have been attacked and then perished."

"Among them were not only spies sent by the Destruction Path, but also some Gods who were originally attached to our Chaos Path."

"In just a few days, 15 Heavenly Gods and 2 God Kings have been attacked. There were even seven or eight Chaos Path eyewitnesses killed."

"Therefore, the entire Chaos West Capital is now in a state of panic, and many Gods want to catch this killer."

Heavenly Gods and God Kings of the Destruction Path attacked? Hearing the God's words, Qiu Tu was stunned for a moment, and a woman's figure couldn't help but appear in his mind—

I updated a little less, I'll adjust my schedule slightly. Staying up until 7 or 8 in the morning is too scary. Let me adjust it a bit.

Recommending a friend's book: Left Path Gu Refining, Starting from the Earth Marsh Walker.

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