The mystery of her origins

"Is that so...? Even the Family Head back then showed an extremely low level of 'Alchemy Affinity'?"

Lin Yu heard Nightless Sky Yong Shang and spoke calmly.

Nightless Sky Yong Shang nodded. "That's right, I know that very well... My wicked father once described her as 'Unrecyclable Alchemical Scrap'."

"Wow... that was really awful," Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

"Yes, that's the kind of guy he is," Nightless Sky Yong Shang laughed. "However... after I went to the 'Eternal Prison,' he seems to have paid the price for his personality and those words."

As she spoke, Nightless Sky Yong Shang reached out and flipped to the section in the documents concerning the cause of death of the Previous Generation Family Head.

It said that the Previous Generation Family Head Drowning after drinking heavily.

"Although my father was a scoundrel, he was also an incredibly selfish and 'life-loving' guy, which I admire," Nightless Sky Yong Shang said in a low voice. "He never drank alcohol in his life; you could even say he was a teetotaler."

Looking at the information, Lin Yu said, "So you suspect... this is the current Family Head's 'parricide'?"

"Of course, it's easy to understand what happened by looking at the timeline, right? This incident occurred after Nightless Sky Yong Lian took full control of the Family Security Affairs," Eren of Nightless Sky Yong Shang chuckled at this point, "It was definitely a coup d'état within the Within the Courtyard Walls... and within half a month of Father's death, six Family Elders 'passed away' one after another."

"It would be a miracle if they died of illness... I can guess what happened with my own eyes: that night, all six elders were either dead or under house arrest, but the news of their deaths was released slowly over half a month, which helped her to firmly control the situation in the entire Nightless Sky Family."

Nightless Sky Huo Ming exclaimed in astonishment, "Really?... But wasn't our Family Head, the Previous Generation Grandfather, also Chosen of God? Even if Mother was a genius, how could she possibly have forced a Chosen of God one to his death with the power of a mortal?"

"Even if Imperial Guards in the entire mansion were her people, they couldn't do it, could they?"

Nightless Sky Yong Shang said lazily, "Don't ask me about that, Niece, you'll have to ask your mother yourself..."

"But then again, since she can certainly communicate with the Deity and send me directly into the 'Eternal Prison,' you say she only has 'mortal power'... Ha, I don't think so."

"To be honest, she had already set up quite a few things at the 'Gate of Boundary,' so it's not impossible that she received help from Deity from Other Worlds back then..."

At this point, Nightless Sky Yong Shang paused for a moment.

"Besides... well, since you two are both Bloodline Direct Lineage the Nightless Sky Family, I'll be frank. The Nightless Sky Family's 'Chosen of Wisdom' is somewhat inferior to the Chosen of God of the other Four Royal Nobles and the Chosen of God of Other Worlds."

"After all, the 'God of Wisdom' we believe in... is, in a sense, a False God."

Nightless Sky Huo Ming was greatly shocked. "What are you saying? This... is blasphemous!"

"Look, those two over there aren't surprised," said Nightless Sky Yong Shang calmly. "This isn't some blasphemous remark, because our Nightless Sky Family has always been doing blasphemous things."

"If you were ever Chosen of Gods and raised as the heir to Family Head, you would learn this secret: in the beginning, there was no 'God of Wisdom' in our world."

"The so-called Authority of Wisdom were originally requested by our First Generation Family Head from Other Worlds through the 'Gate of Boundaries'... What came was merely 'Authority,' not Deity."

"The so-called 'God of Wisdom'... is nothing more than Deity created Family Head the First Generation patriarch using some method we don't even know about—tsk, what a genius."

"However, this also leaves a hidden danger: the lifespan of each subsequent generation of Chosen of Gods will be greatly reduced."

"Any Chosen of God, once their 'consciousness' and 'intelligence' begin to weaken with age, or if they encounter some external blow that damages their mind, their soul will be quickly absorbed and assimilated by the Authority of 'Wisdom'."

"So, my father back then was probably tricked by Eiryou of Nightless Sky Yong Lian knew this weakness... But on the other hand, I admire her quite a bit, because even if I knew this 'weakness,' I still couldn't think of a way to target or exploit it."

"Furthermore... Nightless Sky Yong Lian has been the Family Head and Chosen of Gods for so many years now, yet there is still no sign that her soul has been taken away by the Authority of Wisdom."

Hearing what Nightless Sky Yong Shang said, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot said in a low voice, "Let's talk about my mother's talent instead, dear uncle..."

"After listening to what you just said, I actually thought of a possibility... Do you think it's possible that Mother really had almost no Alchemy Affinity back then?"

"Just like my older sister, she also used some Forbidden Ritual or other method to increase her Alchemy Affinity later on."

Nightless Sky Yong Shang paused for a moment, then shook her head.

I think... it's absolutely impossible.

"It's very simple. If Nightless Sky Yong Lian's Alchemy achievements are simply too high—I've only read less than half of the relevant materials, but I'm already completely convinced by the projects she's led since taking office."

"If she wasn't born with Alchemy Talent and was created through some kind of ritual... how could she possibly have achieved this level of accomplishment?"

At this point, Nightless Sky Yong Shang paused for a moment.

"Moreover, Extremely Low Alchemy Affinity is a 'Congenital Hereditary Disorder' —my father had a very high Alchemy Affinity and was a renowned Alchemy Genius."

"Even Nightless Sky Yong Lian n't born with many talents, she shouldn't have this 'Congenital Disorder' that no one in our family history has ever had before..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu also spoke up.

"Is that so... But what about the Family Head's Birth Mother?"

"Since she was Concubine-born, she shouldn't be the same person as your Birth Mother, right?"

"Furthermore, since she is so unpopular and neglected, her mother must not have much power or influence."

Nightless Sky Yong Shang fell into thought, "Hmm... well, I really don't know who Nightless Sky Yong Lian's mother is. We've never met her, and nobody knows."

"I vaguely remember hearing rumors that her mother was Servant in the household... or that she might have been Commoner from the Outer City."

"However, that makes it possible that she inherited the condition from her mother."

"But I still don't think so—because given my father's personality, which prioritizes 'strength' and 'talent' above all else, how could he possibly have a child with a Commoner has no Alchemy Talent?"