Gu Qingyang: "Someone Like Me Could Only Live Thanks to the Ancestor's Favor..."
"Shadow Hall?"
Lu Changzhi's expression shifted, and he asked:
"A faction"?
"Part of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty," Gu Qingyang explained.
"The Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty has set up several different halls, each with different responsibilities. The Shadow Hall is essentially their intelligence department, used to obtain information for the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty in advance."
Lu Changzhi nodded:
"They're actually from the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty."
At that moment, a thought suddenly struck him, and he checked the system.
In the void behind the flying boat, two people could indeed be spotted with the help of the system's markers.
Every single person is Transcendent Realm.
At that moment, Lu Changzhi asked:
"Those two people are both at the Transcendent Realm?"
Gu Qingyang nodded, then asked uncertainly:
"Changzhi, judging from your expression, do you think you can spot them?"
Lu Changzhi was taken aback, then laughed, "Why would our Old Ancestor Gu think that way?"
Gu Qingyang shook his head:
"The direction you were looking just now was where those two were located; it's quite easy to spot."
Lu Changzhi couldn't help but chuckle:
"Our ancestor's observations are truly meticulous."
Gu Qingyang waved his hand, seemingly with a sigh, yet also as if giving a word of advice, and said:
"Details, especially at crucial moments, can determine success or failure."
Lu Changzhi nodded; he agreed with those words.
"But."
Gu Qingyang changed the subject and asked:
"Besides determining their approximate location, what else can we tell?"
Lu Changzhi shook his head, "It was only because the Ancestor mentioned it that I observed carefully and sensed the slightest clue."
With the help of the system, he knew everything about the other party's realm, position, aptitude, and talent.
But that's clearly not the right thing to say.
Furthermore, it must be mentioned that the methods these Shadow Hall members used to conceal their aura were truly remarkable.
You should know that this isn't about quietly hiding; it's about secretly following.
The hidden difficulty is on an even higher level.
As he said, only by following the clues to the answer to the mystery can one notice those subtle hints.
Under normal circumstances, it would most likely be ignored.
"To achieve this without resorting to any special methods or having any prior experience is quite remarkable."
Gu Qingyang spoke up, and then offered an explanation.
After listening, Lu Changzhi understood.
There are reasons why the methods of concealment are so sophisticated.
These people have their development direction set from the very beginning of their cultivation, and all methods used in their subsequent training will be geared towards that direction.
The Shadow Hall specializes in intelligence gathering, and such missions require stealth, speed, and a certain degree of meticulousness.
As for conventional methods of attack and defense, they have been completely abandoned.
This is also the strategy of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty in cultivating useful people.
Unlike the Five Symbols Sect, which focuses on cultivating interest, where elders provide instruction based on interest.
The cultivation of you by the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty is determined by the Holy Dynasty in which aspect of the Holy Dynasty you are useful, whether you are useful or not, and then you are cultivated in accordance with the prescribed direction.
From a certain perspective, this kind of training may produce somewhat deformed individuals.
However, those who survive to complete the training all reach an extremely high level in their respective areas of expertise.
That's exactly what happened to these two.
This is why Gu Qingyang previously stated that killing them would be too costly in terms of investment and too low a return.
Hiding is one of these people's strengths, and so is escaping.
And given time, they will send back the last sights and memories they saw before they died.
To kill them, we need to be prepared.
But killing them would surely alert the enemy.
The Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty will undoubtedly launch an investigation into this matter and will most likely leak the information to the three forces that suffered earlier, thus leveraging their support.
In short, all that acting before was for nothing.
"This Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty is no ordinary dynasty."
After listening, Lu Changzhi sighed, then, as if remembering something, said:
"So they were watching from the shadows the whole time?"
Gu Qingyang nodded:
"They were sent here to monitor what's happening here."
Lu Changzhi remained silent for a moment.
He had previously thought that the six Transcendent Realm were all on his side.
"So," Lu Changzhi asked, as if remembering something.
"Their purpose is reconnaissance, so for now they'll just follow and won't take action?"
Gu Qingyang nodded:
Their purpose is to obtain accurate information.
After a pause, Gu Qingyang reminded him:
"However, don't think they won't take action. In crucial moments, whether they like it or not, they will become the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty's loyal servants."
"They were all tattooed with runes, and among those of the same cultivation level, their self-destruction was the most powerful."
Upon hearing this, Lu Changzhi raised an eyebrow.
This style of doing things is a bit...
At this moment, Gu Qingyang flipped his hand over, and something appeared in his palm.
A transparent object, slightly smaller than an eyeball, made of some unknown material, appeared remarkably crystal clear.
To Lu Changzhi, this thing looked somewhat like the contact lenses from his previous life.
"This is?"
Lu Changzhi looked at Gu Qingyang.
The latter smiled:
"Over the years, the sect elders and ancestors have also achieved some results in dealing with the actions of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty."
As he spoke, he handed it forward and explained how to use it.
Lu Changzhi tried it out.
They really took it to heart.
Upon close inspection, one can discover incredibly fine traces that form a kind of array.
He poured spiritual energy into it, and then stood by the Lu Changzhi, looking again in the direction of the two people from the Shadow Hall.
This time, the outlines of the two people were vaguely revealed. Although they were not clear enough, a quick glance was enough to pinpoint their exact location.
"That's amazing."
Lu Changzhi exclaimed in admiration.
This effect is almost equivalent to directly breaking the opponent's stealth.
And it's not just about the effect; drawing such a complex array on something with such meticulous detail is no easy feat.
"Indeed impressive." Gu Qingyang nodded in deep agreement.
"Within the sect, countless geniuses and prodigies emerge. Someone like me can only be said to have survived to this day thanks to the ancestor's favor..."
Gu Qingyang did not continue speaking after that.
In short, I am grateful for the secret care of Ancestor Yi, which has extended my lifespan.
Lu Changzhi remained calm, though he was quite satisfied.
Indeed, our Old Ancestor Gu is still completely unaware of this.
"So we're just going to enter the Cloud Heaven Holy Land like this?"
Gu Qingyang nodded:
"Between two evils, choose the lesser. The Cloud Heaven Holy Land will certainly be suspicious of this matter, but it is more important to gain the trust of the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty."
To make the performance more convincing, the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty had spies planted within the Cloud Heaven Holy Land as well.
Based on the previous deployment, they are bound to enter the core area.
Unlike the outermost defensive array, the core area of Cloud Heaven Holy Land does not have a back door that can be freely entered or exited.
In other words, in order to make the whole act a success, the relevant sect elders would need to flee from the Cloud Heaven Holy Land afterwards.
"If we choose the lesser of two evils..."
Lu Changzhi pondered for a moment:
"There is another way."