"The Supreme Clarity Treasure Register? That sounds like a class manual."
Cecilia spoke up.
Bai Xiaowen nodded. "I think so. And it's at least a Lord Tier class manual, no lower in rank than the Great Peace Essentials."
"Could other Evolvers have infiltrated the Black Heaven Cult? Someone like Xin Feng, for example?"
Cecilia continued, "Could their goal be to seize that precious Lord Tier manual?"
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "Even if Evolvers are among the Black Heaven Cult members involved in this Supreme Clarity Ceremony, I doubt the Supreme Clarity Treasure Register is their target. An Evolver needs an Overlord's Proof to unlock a second class, and you know how hard that is to obtain. If I were an Evolver on the Black Heaven Cult's side, I'd use the opportunity to loot some spiritual treasures from the Supreme Clarity Sect. That's a tangible payoff."
If they weren't meant for a second class, class manuals were far less useful. They weren't entirely useless, of course. Evolvers could still learn the skills recorded in them if their energy was compatible, as with the second volume of the Great Peace Essentials.
"So what do we do next?" Cecilia asked.
"So far, the Black Heaven Cult has only shown me the first layer of its plan: have Deng Yingnan, a demonic sect expert, pose as a Supreme Clarity Sect disciple and win the right to inherit the Supreme Clarity Treasure Register. But the second Grievance Spirit Banner shows that the cult has a backup plan. If scheming fails, they may resort to taking it by force!"
"By force? Then they'd be going to war with the entire Supreme Clarity Sect."
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly. "The Supreme Clarity Sect looks relaxed on the outside, but it's on guard underneath. Still, the Black Heaven