Jiang Ding suppressed the tumult in his heart and began carefully reading Blood Lake Ancestor's memories.
He skipped over the countless scenes of slaughter, bloodshed, and all manner of carnivals and tortures that made one physically ill, focusing instead on extracting useful intelligence.
"He had not lied before. Artifact Sect truly excels at Mechanical Puppets, unmatched under heaven."
"In Blood Lake Ancestor's mind, Artifact Sect had always been like this. Nothing had ever changed... As for this part of history, perhaps only stronger people, or more confidential intelligence, could reveal what exactly happened after the Lingbao Realm of the past became the present Artifact Sect following that coup."
Jiang Ding archived the intelligence he had gathered.
In this Upper Realm, intelligence concerning Immortal Sects and Near-Immortal Grade Powers was the source of everything. All changes extended outward from Immortal Sects, fermenting over time into what they became.
"The reason Blood Lake Ancestor previously showed such a strong demand for Deity Transformation Nascent Soul Cultivators has now been found."
"This came from pressure exerted by the Blood Puppet Elder faction of Artifact Sect. Blood Puppet Elder was the founder of Blood Lake Corpse Mountain a hundred thousand years ago. His descendants and Personal Disciples were united and ambitious, and with fortune on their side, they rose to prominence around fifty thousand years ago. This faction even produced a Dao Integration Divine Lord and held immense power within Artifact Sect..."
"However, that was not the main reason Blood Lake Ancestor received protection and favor."
"In the eyes of Artifact Sect's Blood Puppet faction, Blood Lake Corpse Mountain cultivators were nothing more than poor country relatives. They had never thought much of them. Even when they occasionally met in the past, their attitude had been neither warm nor cold. There was no question