The car sped along the maglev track, and Ronan's thoughts were like the traffic lanes of today—open and swift.
Black Sun, Blood Sacrifice...
"Outer Earth" was connected to those two keywords, and in East 824 District, the only recent case was the "Black Sun Sect." Luo Yuan had indeed long been entrenched in "Outer Earth," and he was connected to the "Black Sun Sect."
That made sense.
The "Black Sun Sect" claimed that a "Black Sun" existed in the depths of the world, and that the periodic High-Energy Tides of "Outer Earth" were solar winds stirred up by the "Black Sun." It vaguely pointed toward the "Mist Labyrinth" and the "Sun Wheel Absolute Prison." Of all the evil cults of "Outer Earth" Ronan knew, it was one of the more closely tied to the true nature of the world.
It just so happened that Luo Yuan's "Plane Crossbow" was most likely hidden within the "Mist Labyrinth." If handled properly, rituals and the like could also be used to affect "Outer Earth."
As for why he had chosen the seemingly plausible image of the "Black Sun"...
He would see.
They would meet sooner or later. Ronan did not dwell on it further and instead smiled at Old Jin. "I thought the Martial Emperor and Luo Yuan had a direct line of contact. So you knew about it too."
Old Jin replied dryly, "I'm merely a client. Or a test subject."
"You want to rely on his 'cloning' methods too... Has he figured out how to treat your injuries?"
Ronan had some understanding of Old Jin's—Jin Buhuan's—injuries.
By Ronan's understanding, Jin Buhuan had lacked the aptitude to become an Extraordinary Species back then. In the end, he had taken an unorthodox path, cooperating with the Justice Cult's Second Generation Chief Priest and