The other party was testing them. The Xiaotian Nose was the innate skill of the Heavenly Demon Xiaotian. The other party said this for two reasons: first, to test whether they knew her background, and second, to conceal crucial information.
The Xiaotian Nose can indeed reveal the origins of many demons through kisses, and its accuracy is often better than that of the Mirror Demon, but it judges by body odor, not by its own!
Although he possessed the divine powers of the dragon race, his essence was different. He had neither dragon blood nor demonic transformation, so Xiaotian couldn't detect it!
The other person is lying, concealing some kind of true supernatural power. That power must be very important; what could it be?
Chen Qing and Heavenly Secrets remained expressionless and changed the subject, starting a conversation about the situation outside.
" The Earth Spirit outside have just begun to revive, with the Dragon Palace and the Heavenly Python Palace being the first to recover, followed by the Ghost Domain Realm forces also stirring."
In order to gain the other party's trust, Heavenly Secrets did not lie and, as an observer, revealed a great deal of information about the situation.
" The Earth Spirit has just revived?" The other person stroked their chin and squinted, saying, "Interesting. According to the cycle of Samsara, the Earth Spirit Revival a thousand years ago, right? What exactly happened?"
"I don't know much," Chen Qing shook his head. "I only know that there was indeed a time-traveling predecessor who did something great: he unified the human race with all the Samsara demons of the first version, intending to permanently seal away the ancient past and then achieve coexistence between humans and demons."
"Oh? This is quite a character," the other person blurted out in a male voice, "Not bad thinking. As long as the version doesn't update, the demons of the first version will be the strongest. If they control the human world and prevent killing, the Earth Spirit naturally can't enter. Then, as long as some of the gaps left from the ancient times are sealed, theoretically, it's possible to permanently prevent the ancients from awakening."
Chen Qing nodded upon hearing this. "Indeed, he is an extraordinary person."
Although that guy was impersonating me, I have to say, it took some guts to do it.
But one thing bothered Chen Qing: this little cross-dresser didn't seem to doubt her words. Was she faking it, or did she determine it through some other means?
"But there's a flaw in this plan."
"What vulnerability?" Chen Qing asked curiously.
"The demons in the first version don't have long lifespans," the other party laughed. "Except for a few Ghost Domain monsters with ancient seals, most of the rest have lifespans of several hundred years or at most a thousand years. If they want to maintain the situation in the human world, they have to ensure that the situation won't change when they Samsara."
Chen Qing nodded in agreement, guessing that the King of Qin might have been betrayed at that crucial moment.
King of Qin must have reached the end of his Samsara period, so he needs to make some arrangements to establish a stable dynasty when he returns. According to Ziyue, King of Qin was already the strongest in the world at that time. He possessed some Transcendent powers and could even fight against the ancient times. For example, this time at the Dragon Palace, the other party said they would seal the Dragon King and they sealed the Dragon King.
Under normal circumstances, how could these human forces possibly resist him?
This betrayal certainly involves the machinations of some ancient forces, and of course, the timing of the betrayal.
If the King of Qin wanted to ensure that the world remained in its first-version state, he needed to maintain stability and minimize bloodshed, meaning a period of peace and prosperity. This was extremely difficult, but not impossible, since if the Magic City submitted to him, he would possess absolute military power.
However, Samsara is both the greatest advantage and the greatest disadvantage of these demons. The gaps between a batch of demons' Samsara are the best time for their subordinates to rebel!
"Let me guess," the other person's voice returned to that of a cute girl, grinning, " The Earth Spirit Revival, which means that guy failed. He was betrayed by his subordinates, right? Especially the humans?"
Heavenly Secrets paused for a moment, then sighed, "Senior has keen insight."
"Isn't this obvious?" The other person immediately laughed, "That guy is really naive. In a world like this, he actually expects the collective to solve the problem, especially relying on humans? Doesn't he know what humans are like?"
"Putting everything else aside, will his subordinates remain content forever? This cycle of Samsara must ensure that all the Samsara demons are of one mind, right? Otherwise, if some Samsara while others remain and develop disloyalties, how can we guarantee their unwavering loyalty when faced with immense power and benefits?"
"Such a mechanism requires the Samsara demons to have an absolute advantage in order to control the world. How can human families tolerate this indefinitely?"
"Haha, the biggest problem with this idea is that it tests human nature, but can human nature withstand such a test?"
Heavenly Secrets: "."
These words almost silenced Heavenly Secrets completely, his mind replaying the people who had betrayed him at that crucial moment.
Many of them never imagined that among those who betrayed them, there would be so many, including not only human families but also Samsara demons!
The King of Qin decisively abandoned his initial idea, which wasn't necessarily a mistake, because, as the other party said, such a plan was inherently susceptible to the test of human nature.
"So how did you get in?" the other person asked Chen Qing with a sinister look.
"We found them through some historical intelligence," Chen Qing said.
"Is that so?" The other person smiled slightly without refuting, but Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat.
He's now certain: this guy can tell if someone is lying!
When he was telling Heavenly Secrets the truth earlier, he had no doubts at all. This time, his answer was absolutely normal, but the other party clearly didn't believe him.
This overly natural judgment, coupled with the fact that the other party had seen through his Dragon Palace background at a glance, made him even more certain.
Chen Qing had a rough idea of what kind of supernatural power this guy possessed.
If I'm not mistaken, this guy must have stolen the supernatural powers of one of the Four Spirit Monkeys: the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey!!
If that's the case, then this is truly a big problem.
"No matter how you got in, I've been observing you for six months. You probably haven't found a way out, have you?" the other person laughed.
"We haven't found it yet." Chen Qing nodded. "Can you help us?"
"Of course!" the other person laughed. "After all, I also want to get out, but the prerequisite is to avoid those two troublesome guys."
"Two?" Chen Qing looked at the other person. "Are you sure it's two?"
"Those who sealed me away divided me into four parts and set up separate barriers in each of the four directions to ensure that we could not meet each other. However, a thousand years ago, because they failed to return and continue to supply the energy of the formation, gaps appeared in the four barriers."
Upon hearing this, Chen Qing and Heavenly Secrets exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.
This explanation is quite plausible. Any barrier requires energy, but energy is incredibly precious, especially during periods of decline in the Earth Spirit. Energy must be used to ensure the Ancient Revival. Presumably, when sealing this place, they would try their best not to waste a single bit of it.
This time, due to the King of Qin's influence, the ancient world was revived after a thousand years, so it's understandable that the magic array had a loophole.
"There were four people, and only three are left. Does that mean one of them has already been eliminated?" Chen Qing stared at the other person. "Did you do it?"
"Of course not." The other person rolled their eyes. "If I had that ability, I would have arrested and interrogated you both long ago. I have to say you two are really lucky to have run into me. If you had run into any other person, your fate would probably be worse than death!"
"Really?" Chen Qing rubbed his fingers together. "You mean, the other two are tricky?"
"That's quite troublesome!" the other party sighed. "I'm unlucky. I only got the hiding forces. You've seen it yourself. I'm good at stealth and have the talent of Xiaotian, but I didn't get any of the abilities for direct combat. Otherwise, how could you two have been here leisurely for half a year?"
"Really?" Chen Qing's eyes turned dangerous. "No ability in direct combat whatsoever?"
"Don't try to scare me," the other party laughed. "I've been following you for half a year. Do you think I don't know what you're capable of? I may not be able to beat you, but you're dreaming if you think you can catch me."
So you mean you want to cooperate?
"Then why have I been wasting my time talking to you like this?"
Chen Qing laughed, "Since it's a collaboration, you at least have to tell us how to get out and what dangers we'll face, right?"
"I'm not sure about going out." The other person became serious. "This barrier has begun to loosen. I only sensed it yesterday. The northern barrier has already been opened. Including the two that were destroyed before, only the eastern barrier remains. According to the characteristics of ordinary magic arrays, this suppression barrier will only reveal a flaw after these four barriers are destroyed. In other words, we have to destroy the eastern barrier first."
"But I want to go out, and my two compatriots naturally want to go out too. If I'm not mistaken, they're already on the east side. If we go there now, there's a high chance of conflict."
"Then we can stay put now," Chen Qing said with a smile. "Once they break the barrier, we can naturally get out, right?"
"Can you wait?" the other party sneered. " The Earth Spirit have already awakened. You yourself said that the Ghost Domain is starting to stir. Time is running out!"
Chen Qing immediately understood. "What seals this place on you is the Ghost Domain?"
This is getting interesting. The capital, the emperor, and the Ghost Domain — the Ghost Domain's influence has actually reached the Southern Barbarians?
According to the information Heavenly Secrets had secretly passed to him, Ziyue said that his fiancée was about to be taken away by the barbarians from the Southern Barbarians.
The seal here is also related to the Ghost Domain Realm—is that a coincidence?