After moving into the Murong Family residence, a barrier quickly enveloped the dwelling, and this time, both the Laoda and Lao'er members of the Murong Family were isolated outside.
However, both groups were clearly sensible and did not question anything. Murong Yunji was no longer considered a member of the Murong Family, and since she was discussing things behind closed doors with her own people, they had no reason to interfere.
Which group of people do you think is more trustworthy?
"None of them are credible." Murong Yunji shook her head directly.
"You certainly don't say a good word for your relatives," Yuchi Feihong said with amusement.
"That's just how it is." Murong Yunji rolled her eyes. "Neither group is telling the truth. The second Lao'er is hiding something, and so is the Laoda. As for the Lao'er's claim that the Laoda is acting suspiciously, it's probably true. I observed carefully; the emotions of the Lao'er and the others didn't seem fake. As for what happened to the Laoda, we still need to investigate."
Yuchi Feihong nodded, then asked, "Is the thing Ziyue gave you usable?"
"It should be possible." Murong looked at a purple crystal to the side. It was a secret treasure of the Dragon Palace. The academy's sorcerers had spent a lot of effort to activate it. Although it could not be fully used yet, it could basically be opened to connect with the Heavenly Mirror in the Dragon Palace.
As the mirror's energy circulated, endless water essence soon appeared around the mirror's surface. Then, a blurry face appeared in the mirror; it was Chen Qing.
Thankfully, the Lord is here.
Murong Yunji breathed a sigh of relief. This treasure had many inconvenient drawbacks. First of all, it consumed a lot of energy when it was activated. The Baiyu she had brought was only enough to activate the mirror three times. And each time it was activated, it could only connect to the Heavenly Mirror in the Dragon Palace. If Chen Qing was not around when it was activated, it would be equivalent to wasting an opportunity.
"Is there something important to report?" Chen Qing asked directly from the other end of the mirror.
The mirror surface consumes a very high amount of energy. Nowadays, energy is precious for any faction, so such energy-intensive communication should naturally be streamlined as much as possible.
Murong Yunji didn't waste any time and recounted everything she had recently learned.
Black Lotus on the chest? Black lanterns burning in the city?
Upon hearing this, Chen Qing's eyes lit up, and he roughly guessed what was going on.
He certainly knew about the so-called Infinite Spirit Method, which was the basic method of the White Su School. However, after being infiltrated by other forces, this method had been mixed with certain specific attributes. The proper Infinite Spirit Method would cause the human spirit that practiced it to begin to resemble a snake, and its physiology would also become like that of a snake. It would even grow snake scales on its body.
But that's all there is to it. In reality, all spiritual magic will have demonic effects, it just depends on which one is being imitated. The human spirit has infinite possibilities and is the most tolerant. Even ancient spells cannot change human nature.
Just like those sorcerer families today, whose inherited Heavenly Star and Earthly Fiend Spells originated from even more unattainable sources, weren't they still mastered and tamed by some sorcerers?
So under normal circumstances, this so-called Infinite Spirit Method cannot cause any abnormalities or anything like that. At most, there might be some unusual things at the beginning, but you'll get used to it quickly afterward.
Unless someone tampered with the technique.
The ability to make a black lotus grow on someone's chest is definitely not something that the Heavenly Python Palace's simple, Infinite Spirit Method could cause; it must come from another force.
Using the identity of the Heavenly Python to cultivate human military power?
Chen Qing frowned slightly. Wasn't this method a bit too slow?
Ancient times were not short of soldiers. Any ancient power that could be called a force had at least a million Transcendent subordinates under its command. With enough resources to awaken them, they would become a powerful army. This is different from King Xiang's cultivation of ghost soldiers.
King Xiang did not have his own established forces, so he needed to be cultivated from scratch. His cultivation was a process that took many years of gradual accumulation, and he was nurtured through the unique characteristics of the Yin-Yang Road, which ensured absolute loyalty.
But the situation in the Northern Wasteland is not quite right. These sorcerers are all old foxes, not reliable sources of soldiers. What exactly is the force behind this spending so many resources to train them up to?
"That Nascent Soul Method is fake," Chen Qing declared directly. "I've never heard of Nascent Soul Method."
Murong and Yuchi were both taken aback. "You haven't heard that it's fake?"
If Chen Qing knew what the two were thinking, he would definitely scoff. Nonsense, of course it's false that he hasn't heard of it. All the content of this game has to be reviewed by him; if he doesn't know something, how could it be true?
Not to mention, this ridiculous name is exactly the same as those nonsensical methods in online novels. Nascent Soul cultivators are here? I'm still Spirit Transformation. What era are we living in? Golden Core and Nascent Soul Nascent Soul? Are you going to use Xiao Qian's methods until you die?
This sounds like something some idiot from a modern guild made up, using the same old fantasy/xianxia (fantasy/martial arts) tropes.
"You'd better advise your brothers to stop practicing. I suspect it's not a proper cultivation method, but some kind of trap. Although there's nothing wrong for now, the more they practice, the more likely they are to run into problems."
"Yes," Murong Yunji quickly replied.
"And as for the black lamp you mentioned, I do know what it is."
"Does Your Majesty know what that is?"
"That's a secret treasure from the Yin-Yang Road. I never expected to find something like that here. You should stay away from it normally; it's incredibly sinister. It's a lamp formed from the burning ghost fat of a vengeful spirit. Because the vengeful spirit inside is powerful, it has the effect of dispelling demons. But the reason it can scare away demons is only because the thing inside the lamp is even more terrifying, though humans can't sense it. That's why people can carry that lamp safely across many places that humans couldn't normally pass through, such as the River Styx in the Yin-Yang Road."
"This thing shouldn't have appeared so early. Be careful and try not to provoke it. The evil spirits in each lamp are different. Although they can't manifest in the mortal world, if you're accidentally pulled into a certain space by one, it could be troublesome."
"A vengeful ghost imprisoned?" Murong Yunji and Yuchi Feihong both looked on with disdain. The world was truly full of wonders; what did this ancient force intend to do with such a thing?
"Those Black Lantern will be very useful later. Of course, don't try to steal them. You need to find the light source to control them. It's a complicated thing, and the secure communication time is limited. Let's talk about the important things for now."
"My lord, please speak." Murong Yunji quickly gestured, because she also saw that the Baiyu pieces that activated the mirror had become dull and lifeless. In just a short while, the energy was almost used up. She couldn't help but sigh that this thing really consumed resources.
It's important to know that these few pieces of refined Baiyu took the academy three months of effort and hundreds of students from the Earth Academy to refine, yet they only lasted for half a quarter of an hour in this mirror.
"What your elder brother said about the three envoys is probably true. I also have some information that the Northern Heavenly Python Palace is divided into several factions. I don't know exactly which ones, but these three are probably not all of them. However, they should know each other and have formed a tacit understanding."
"Rules?" Yuchi Feihong was taken aback, then said, "Does Your Majesty mean that both the Northern Qi Kingdom and the Snow Eagle Kingdom experienced coups under certain rules?"
"That should be the case," Chen Qing nodded. "I suspect that the so-called Northern Qi and Snow Eagle kingdoms were both taken in by several forces at the same time, just like the Northern Wolf now. Several envoys were sent in, and these envoys focused on winning over several powerful families, granting them different abilities. In a short time, they would get these families, including the royal family, to take sides. The various forces wouldn't fight each other directly, but would use these proxies to make the families fight amongst themselves."
"The winner will gain complete control of the country and continue to receive the support of the power behind it, while the loser must accept the consequences and withdraw from the country."
"That's why three separate forces have come to the Northern Wolf Kingdom in succession!"
"I truly didn't expect that from Your Majesty, but now that I hear it, it seems to be true." Yuchi Feihong agreed, but then asked with doubt, "If that's the case, why is there such a huge disparity in strength between the Northern Wolf Kingdom this time? The first envoy arrived months ago, while the other two groups are only arriving now? Shouldn't it be that the earlier one plans, the greater the advantage?"
"There must have been some internal compromise," Chen Qing judged. "The fact that the first envoy was able to make arrangements in advance is probably the result of a compromise between the other two parties. As for why they compromised, you'll have to investigate that. Be very careful. Although this is a battle between proxies, if an external Transcendent force like yours were to appear, those guys might personally come down to deal with you. You'd better assess the situation carefully before you make a move."
"Yes!"
"Finally, regarding the suspicion that there's a traitor among you, this suspicion isn't entirely unfounded. Therefore, you must be even more careful. Your arrival isn't a secret, and it's very likely that you've already been targeted by several forces. Please act with extreme caution!"