Chapter 892 - 394: Demonic Purpose, Guessing Identity

However, the path to Divinity Transformation had been severed for thirty thousand years. The legacy of the last Divinity Transformation expert, the Cyan Wood Celestial Monarch, remained untraceable to this day. Without the guidance of a predecessor’s legacy, taking this step relying solely on oneself was simply too difficult.

"If Celestial Nether truly manages to achieve Divinity Transformation, the Nether Soul Sect would become a Divinity Transformation Sect. We would indeed reap considerable benefits, perhaps even having the hope of following him to ascend to the Immortal Realm."

"Oh? Does the Nether Soul Sect have an Ascension Platform?"

"No," Qian Shi True Monarch shook his head.

He merely felt that, since a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch was practically invincible in this realm, as long as one searched diligently, they would eventually find an Ascension Platform.

"Invincible in this realm?"

Hearing his words, Li Chang’an couldn’t help but recall the records left by the Cyan Wood Celestial Monarch’s Disciple. Thirty thousand years ago, a Divinity Transformation battle had erupted. Even Celestial Monarchs had enemies! Unfortunately, there were too few records concerning that battle; no one knew who the Cyan Wood Celestial Monarch’s enemy was.

He thought, "Never mind, I am not yet at the Divinity Transformation stage. Thinking too much is useless. If there truly are Divinity Transformation opportunities beneath those major mines, I should go explore them as soon as possible. But I must not be careless..."

Almost the entire Righteous Dao knew that extraordinary things were buried beneath those major mines. Otherwise, Nascent Soul True Monarchs wouldn’t have personally stepped in to seal them. Even Nascent Soul Powerhouses at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul didn’t dare to explore deep within.

Li Chang’an couldn’t do it now either. Even if he were to use Puppets and Blood-Dripping Clones, he didn’t have the slightest confidence, as they were ultimately connected to his main body.

He asked again, "Daoist Qian Shi, where did the short sword you used to break the Array come from?"

"Celestial Nether bestowed it upon me," Qian Shi True Monarch answered truthfully.

On the day he achieved his Fake Soul, Celestial Nether True Monarch appeared to congratulate him and gifted him that short sword for self-defense. At the time, Celestial Nether True Monarch told him that even when facing a Powerhouse at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, this short sword could save his life.

Hearing this, Li Chang’an asked him, "Do you know Celestial Nether True Monarch’s Cultivation level?"

"I do not know, but he has most likely broken through to the Late Stage of Nascent Soul. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have initiated this Battle of Righteous and Evil," Qian Shi True Monarch shared his speculation.

Given Celestial Nether True Monarch’s style of doing things, if he hadn’t broken through to the Late Stage of Nascent Soul, he wouldn’t have easily launched an immortal war.

After a round of questioning, Li Chang’an asked about the matter of spies. He wanted to know if there were any Nascent Soul Powerhouses who had become undercover spies within the Righteous Dao.

To this, Qian Shi True Monarch gave an affirmative answer. There was indeed a Nascent Soul spy, but he didn’t know who it was. That person’s identity was a mystery known only to Celestial Nether True Monarch. The reason for this secrecy was that Celestial Nether True Monarch worried there were Righteous Dao spies within the Demonic Path as well.

After finishing this topic, Li Chang’an asked about the Demon Planting Technique. "Daoist Qian Shi, within the Demonic Path, is there anyone cultivating the Demon Planting Technique?"

"The Demon Planting Technique? This Cultivation Technique was lost ten thousand years ago, disappearing along with Mo Qingkuang. How could anyone within our Demonic Path be cultivating it?" Qian Shi True Monarch shook his head, denying it immediately.

But very soon, a look of astonishment surfaced on his face. This was because he saw the image Li Chang’an displayed to him.

"Daoist Qian Shi, this is your disciple, Blood Lotus Master. There is a Bloodline planted inside her body, which indicates she was refined into a Blood Seed Puppet long ago."

"This..." Qian Shi True Monarch opened his mouth, his face full of shock.

Because of that Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower, he had trusted this disciple immensely, frequently summoning her to explain Cultivation Insights for the Golden Core Stage. Yet he had never noticed any abnormalities.

Without needing Li Chang’an’s reminder, he instantly realized that Blood Lotus was being controlled by someone, intentionally getting close to him.

He thought, "The person behind this wants to devour my Cultivation!"

At this thought, Qian Shi True Monarch felt his entire body go cold. Not only was he targeted by Li Chang’an, but he was also being eyed by a hidden successor of Mo Qingkuang. There were so many Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the Demonic Path; why were they all targeting him? Could it just be because he was the weakest?

Li Chang’an said to him, "Daoist Qian Shi, I suspect this person is from within the Demonic Path. Who do you think it could be? Could it be Celestial Nether?"

"Celestial Nether? Probably not." Qian Shi True Monarch stated that if Celestial Nether truly wanted to devour him, there would be no need for such trouble. There would be no need to approach him using the Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower. He could simply summon him and then suppress him. With his meager strength, he couldn’t stir up the slightest resistance in front of Celestial Nether True Monarch.

The fact that the person in the shadows was being so cautious meant their Cultivation was not particularly high—at least, they had no confidence in directly suppressing him.

"That person should only possess Early-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivation," Qian Shi True Monarch voiced his guess.

As for their identity, he successively named several suspects. What surprised Li Chang’an was that the individuals he mentioned were all Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the Jile Celestial Sect.

"You suspect the Jile Celestial Sect?"

"Yes! I am familiar with the Nascent Souls of the other three sects, but the Jile Celestial Sect... this Sect is the most mysterious."

When bringing up the Jile Celestial Sect, Qian Shi True Monarch’s tone clearly carried a few degrees of dread. Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch like him didn’t know much about the Jile Celestial Sect. He only knew one thing: the Jile Celestial Sect had prepared a trump card capable of subverting the entire Battle of Righteous and Evil.

If the Demonic Path’s invasion went smoothly, that trump card would not appear. But if the invasion didn’t go well, that trump card would be revealed, plunging the Righteous Dao side into despair.

After hearing him out, Li Chang’an’s vigilance toward this mysterious Demon Sect elevated a few notches. He made up his mind that if he ever saw Cultivators from the Jile Celestial Sect in the future, he would avoid them from afar, staying as far away as possible.

Over the next few hours, Li Chang’an successively asked dozens of questions, basically extracting everything from Qian Shi True Monarch’s head.

Finally, he took out the Corpse Fragrance Demon Flower and asked, "Daoist Qian Shi, I’ve checked your Storage Pouch. It didn’t contain any Cultivation Techniques or Magic that utilized this flower for Cultivation. Why did you want it so badly?"

Qian Shi True Monarch’s answer took Li Chang’an somewhat by surprise. He was simply addicted to the flower’s fragrance!

Many years ago, when he first smelled the fragrance of this flower, his whole being developed a sensation of floating like an Immortal. From then on, he began frantically searching for this flower.

"I see."