Family Head, Mother

Upon hearing Nightless Sky Yong Lian, Lin Yu sighed once again.

"You are truly... even more amazing than I imagined."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian curled her lip. "You underestimate me. Even Fire Apricot can run around in the sewers every day and be the 'Fairy Queen' in the Outer City... No matter what, I'm no worse than my own daughter."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yu asked, "You've also crawled through sewers, haven't you?"

Nightless Sky Yong Lian shook her head. "How could that be... Well, I'm indeed inferior to Fire Apricot in this respect. I really dislike those underground pipes; they smell awful."

Lin Yu looked at Nightless Sky Yong Lian: "Then how did you manage to move around freely?"

"I know Mist Island's mind-control techniques. I'll just be taking a car out and then I can erase the driver's Memory," said Nightless Sky Yong Lian with a strange look on her face. "Aren't you also very skilled in those Mist Island Realm techniques, and you often switch between different identities?"

Lin Yu sighed, "I've got a fixed mindset. After all, you're not a 'Player'... Even though I know you've mastered a lot of extraordinary technologies from the Ten Realms, I still subconsciously overlook that."

"Anyway... since you are the 'Creator,' then your previous claim that you didn't understand the technology related to the 'Creator' was just a joke."

"So why did you let me investigate with the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot...?"

Nightless Sky Yong Lian shook her head. "I really didn't lie to you about this... Although I am the 'Creator,' I truly don't know about the core 'Authority' technology of 'Supreme Evolution.'"

"I truly hope that you can retrieve it for me."

Lin Yu was taken aback, somewhat surprised. "What does this mean?"

"When I first established 'Supreme Evolution,' it was indeed only to research some Alchemy that I couldn't conveniently conduct within the company, and to use the identity of 'Creator' to win over some people, and one day use this identity as a 'stepping stone' to gain greater influence within the Nightless Sky Family," Nightless Sky Yong Lian paused here, "But... I am not omniscient or omnipotent, and subsequent developments exceeded my expectations."

"Because I've always been marginalized within the family, it wasn't until I was about to take over the position of 'Chosen of God' that I understood the 'secret' that every Direct Lineage descendant of the Nightless Sky Family should know," Nightless Sky Yong Lian sighed softly, "That is the special nature of the 'God of Wisdom' and the 'Chosen of Wisdom'."

Lin Yu recalled what Nightless Sky Yong Shang had just said, "Are you referring to 'the God of Wisdom does not exist Authority of Wisdom comes from Other Worlds' and 'the Chosen of Wisdom will be assimilated by this Authority after aging'?"

"Yes, but that's not all. This is just the version circulating within the family," said Nightless Sky Yong Lian, pointing to herself. "The actual situation is even worse... Not only does the 'God of Wisdom' not exist, but the 'Chosen of Wisdom' also doesn't exist."

"Throughout history, the Chosen of Wisdom have merely used their own 'souls,' 'intelligence,' and 'knowledge' as fuel and Authority to power the Authority of 'Wisdom,' and to maintain the illusion of a true Deity existence."

"Of course... although in terms of Divine Power, the Chosen of Wisdom is no different from the previous Chosen of God, and may even have a slightly stronger grasp of Authority than other Chosen of God, the price is also obvious."

"The Chosen of Wisdom are all short-lived, and this process of assimilation is destined to be long and painful—I must watch my ego gradually perish, my Wisdom slowly fade away... This is, in fact, very cruel."

Even I am somewhat afraid.

Lin Yu suddenly understood. "That's why you've been conducting research on Authority within 'Supreme Evolution' all this time."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian admitted, "Yes, because I feel... my talent is no less than that of the First Generation Family Head."

She spoke with a hint of pride in her voice.

"The First Generation Family Head was able to elevate a 'Authority' to the Deity of a deity capable of intimidating the entire City That Never Sleeps through such means. Now that so much time has passed and I stand on his shoulders, how could I not have the possibility of further refining this method and means?"

"Moreover, I have an accomplice—another 'Player' like you, also an expert in 'Authority'."

Lin Yu stared at Nightless Sky Yong Lian and said, "This is also the question I'm most curious about... Is it 'Chancellor' or 'Secretary'?"

Nightless Sky Yong Lian looked at Lin Yu and gently shook her head.

"I know you hate that guy, and so do I."

"But it really wasn't him—I didn't say this to deceive you or to appease your feelings."

"I don't really know why everyone you brought here thinks that guy called 'Secretary' has a cooperative relationship with the 'Creator'... I really don't know him."

"His technology regarding 'Authority' was mostly stolen... or perhaps, obtained from the 'Player' who actually cooperated with me back then."

"Frankly, I don't think someone stupid enough to kill A Luo is qualified to collaborate with me on the 'Authority' —a very important research topic for me, and I won't allow an idiot to cooperate."

Lin Yu looked at Nightless Sky Yong Lian for a while before speaking.

"I believe you. You weren't lying... nor were you playing any tricks in your words."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian raised an eyebrow. "Deceiving you isn't an easy task; even I'm not confident I could do it."

"However, it seems I've already succeeded once."

Lin Yu frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Should I say you're just worried sick or what?" Nightless Sky Yong Lian sighed softly. "As for the identity of the 'Player' who collaborated with me on the research into 'Authority' back then... it should be easy to guess."

"The technique of nurturing 'Authority' with 'self' originated from the communication between the First Generation Family Head and a world called 'Gray Domain.' He perfected it and passed it down through generations. When it came to me, I... also passed it on to my former Partner and friends," Nightless Sky Yong Lian whispered. "She took it a step further and found a way to create a true 'Deity.' However, she didn't expect that the flaw would still exist— Authority would still devour the 'soul' and 'consciousness' of the person it merged with, and this process was even more intense than with 'Wisdom' Authority —each time Authority was activated and Authority power was invoked, the loss of self would be accelerated."

"Don't you really think the state of the 'God of Rules' is quite similar to the 'God of Wisdom' in my household?"

Lin Yu looked at Nightless Sky Yong Lian, remained silent for a long time, and then slowly sighed.

"Just as I thought..."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian whispered, "I said I created the outer shell of that Authority vessel... but I did more than just create the outer shell."

"I wasn't really familiar with the three people I met that time... but I do know who sent them."

"Otherwise, who do you think taught me about the mental plan of Mist Island when I was young, and who gave me the opportunity to communicate with the Abyss Demons and make a Contract? Of course, it was the 'Shadow Queen' of the Mist Island Absolute Sea and the 'Third Pillar' of the Night Valley Abyss," Nightless Sky Yong Lian chuckled softly. "Back then, I couldn't even leave the Inner City of City That Never Sleeps... how could I possibly go to the Gate of Boundary to complete all of this?"

"However, the 'Gate of Boundary' has never been the only means of communicating with Other Worlds... nor is it the 'Player'."

Hearing Nightless Sky Yong Lian, Lin Yu rubbed his temples.

"So... you know my sister too, Your Excellency, Family Head."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian pursed her lips. "Don't blame me, Arthur... Lin Yu, she asked me not to reveal this part beforehand if I encounter you."

Lin Yu looked at Nightless Sky Yong Lian and keenly caught a key word in her words.

"'Ahead of time'... you mean, now is the time she said you could tell me?"

Nightless Sky Yong Lian nodded gently.

"Yes, that's right... I..."

As she spoke, her tone changed; she no longer spoke in the manner of Family Head, but rather in a manner somewhat like the one Lin Yu had overheard when she spoke with Fu Luo.

"I'm dying—not in five years, not in three years... probably in a few days, maybe even today."

"The deadline she and I agreed on for keeping the secret was before my Impending Death."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian spoke, her tone became much more amiable, but it didn't sound particularly sad.

Lin Yu looked at Nightless Sky Yong Lian and sighed softly, "It's not hard to guess, because whether it was framing Paris or killing these Remnants of 'Supreme Evolution,' it was a 'last resort' you had to take because your days were numbered... If there was still time, you wouldn't have done it so carelessly—with your abilities, you could have accomplished all of this more smoothly and without any risks."

"But... what does 'maybe today' mean?"

Nightless Sky Yong Lian Love chuckled softly, "It depends on when you find and study the 'Authority' left behind by the 'Creator'."

"Because in the later stages, I had become part of the 'Wisdom' Authority, the so-called 'Chosen of Wisdom,' and to prevent this Authority from taking over my knowledge, I conducted my research in a 'sealed space'... Afterwards, I will ask someone to use the Authority of Mist Island to seal and erase my Memory."

"To be honest, it's not true that I don't have 'five years.' If it drags on... it will definitely take five years," sighed Nightless Sky Yong Lian. "It's just... I don't want to die in prolonged torment."

"So, I'm sorry... but I still have to use you to kill someone this time, Lin Yu."

"But this time, the person you're going to kill... is me."

"The moment you find those technologies and hand them over to me will be the moment my consciousness fades away, the moment of my death."

Lin Yu stared at Yong Lian of the Nightless City. From their first meeting until now, this was the first time the patriarch of the Nightless City, who had schemed his entire life, had shown such frankness and sincerity.

"Why?"

Lin Yu asked again.

Nightless Sky Yong Lian lowered her eyes, her gaze revealing the compassion of an elder, falling upon Nightless Sky Fire Apricot and Nightless Sky Huo Ming, who were sleeping soundly on the ground.

My fate is irreversible.

"But... I hope that from now on, none of the Chosen of God of the Nightless Sky Family will have to go through this pain."

"They may die of old age, they may die in a feud, they may die from exhaustion, they may die heroically in war..."

"But in any case, no one will ever again embark on a path destined for destruction after becoming a 'Chosen of God'."

"I hope... my child can live freely and healthily."