While these forces were in a standoff, Wang Baole, who was in the passageway, narrowed his eyes. After his cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment realm, his mosquitoes had been strengthened to a certain extent and were much stronger than before. Although they were still no match for a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator, they weren't creatures that could be destroyed with a mere glance.
Yet, under the gaze of the red-robed youth, his nine mosquitoes had all been destroyed in an instant. This meant that the youth's strength had reached an unheard of level.
"The Sect Lord of the Galactic Dusk Sect …" Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and frowned. He didn't get too close and took out a large number of Mystic Trace Beads. However, he wasn't willing to leave just like that. Hence, he released nine more mosquitoes and directed them forward.
At the same time, in the cave, due to the Galactic Dusk Sect Lord's strange arrival, the aura that spread in all directions and his domineering gaze and tone seemed to have settled the situation. This caused an imbalance in the standoff, and the difference in strength between the two sides changed in an instant.
It was obvious that the Five Generation Sky Clan and the Galactic Dusk Sect had joined forces. They had seven Core Formation realm cultivators, especially the Sect Lord of the Galactic Dusk Sect. As a perfected Core Formation realm cultivator, he alone was enough to turn the tables.
Just as the balance was about to collapse, the black-robed middle-aged man and the Big Tree, whom the Galactic Dusk Sect Lord was staring at, suddenly smiled amidst the silence.
Both the Big Tree and the black-robed middle-aged man smiled. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that the Big Tree's smile came after the black-robed middle-aged man's.
The black-robed middle-aged man shook his head and sighed as his smile spread.
"I've been wondering what the trump card of the Five Generation Sky Clan and the Galactic Dusk Sect was. I didn't expect the Sect Lord of the Galactic Dusk Sect to come personally. This is a big fish."
"But, this is where my mother's body is. This moon … To be precise, this is my home. How can I not be on guard against you outsiders?" As the black-robed middle-aged man spoke, he lifted his right foot and stomped on the ground. Everyone frowned as a face suddenly appeared from the tree trunk where the fruit was.
The moment the face appeared, the figure was revealed as well. In the blink of an eye, a person walked out from the trunk!
He appeared to be a young man, but his eyes were cold and sinister. Shockingly, as soon as he appeared, his Core Formation cultivation base exploded out. Furthermore, his aura was exactly the same as that of the black-robed man and that of the gigantic tree!!
His appearance immediately caused the Five Generation Sky Clan and the Galactic Dusk Sect members to narrow their eyes. The Galactic Dusk Sect Sect Leader, in particular, narrowed his eyes. A solemn expression crossed his face. He seemed to have realized something and his expression darkened.
It was at this time that the nine mosquitoes Wang Baole released came to the center of the cave again. When they saw the figure walking out of the trees, Wang Baole's face changed. His eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Huang Shan!!"
The person who had walked out from the tree was one of the three sons of the so-called Lunar Osmanthus Tree that had been eliminated by the Five Generation Sky Clan and the Galactic Dusk Sect when they had first entered the mystic realm!
He was not dead!!
The moment he walked out, Huang Shan and the other Big Tree rushed towards the black-robed man. In the blink of an eye, the three began to merge. Upon closer inspection, one could see that both Huang Shan and the other Big Tree had merged into the black-robed man's body!!
The Five Generation Sky Clan and the Galactic Dusk Sect elders were alarmed. They wanted to stop them, but the Galactic Dusk Sect Leader raised his hand to stop them.
"He's luring all of you over!"
Just as the Galactic Dusk Sect Sect Leader spoke, the black-robed middle-aged man smiled faintly. The seemingly slow fusion was completed in an instant. In the time it took to take a breath, the aura of the black-robed middle-aged man suddenly erupted as the tree and Huang Shan disappeared.
Like an earth-shattering storm, a perfected Core Formation Realm aura spread in all directions. It was on par with the Galactic Dusk Sect Leader's aura!
One could imagine that if the crowd had tried to stop the merging, they would have been caught off guard. At the very least, a few of them would have been killed. Clearly … the merging of the black-robed man had been completed long ago. What he had shown before was just a feint!
"What a pity. I didn't fall for it." The black-robed man cracked his neck. As he sighed, he looked at the Galactic Dusk Sect Leader, who had an ugly expression on his face.
"Someone told me that all of you would definitely have a backup plan. I believed that, so I made some preparations. From the start, I gave all of you two wrong pieces of information!
"One of them is the legend that the mother had three children on Earth, and they have grown up to this day. In reality, this is both correct and wrong. The correct part is that it has indeed happened, but the wrong part … is that before I entered the Moon, I had already assimilated two of them, causing me to fuse with all of their memories and senses. I am the master, and they have become my doppelgangers!" The black-robed man smiled. Just as he was about to continue, the Galactic Dusk Sect Leader snorted coldly and interrupted him.
"You don't have to say anymore. The second piece of information you gave us was to let us witness the death of your doppelganger with our own eyes, so as to make us believe that your doppelganger did not cooperate with anyone and came here alone!
"Your doppelganger's partner should be the Federation, right? The four major Dao Colleges? The seventeen Senate? It doesn't seem like it. Your partner is the current president of the Federation! "The Galactic Dusk Sect Leader said in a low voice.
The black-robed middle-aged man's eyes narrowed slightly. He wasn't too surprised that the Galactic Dusk Sect Leader had seen through him. After all, everyone had already shown their trump cards. If the other party still hadn't figured it out by now, it wouldn't be right.
However, deep down, he felt that something was amiss. He could not help but be cautious.
Wang Baole, on the other hand, was in a state of shock after hearing and seeing everything through the mosquito. There had been too much planning involved. They had plotted against each other, and even the so-called strange phenomenon on the moon had been part of their plan!
Obviously, the Federation had known about the anomaly on the Moon beforehand!
More accurately, the Federation President had known about it beforehand. As for the four major Dao Colleges and the other factions, they might have known about it as well, but they had tacitly agreed to it …
The Mystic Luna Realm appeared to be a rebellion by the Five Generation Sky Clan and the Galactic Dusk Sect, but in reality, it was a huge trap that the Federation President had dug for the two factions!
"No wonder the array formation of the Mystic Luna Realm hasn't been opened yet!" Wang Baole's breathing quickened. His mind was in turmoil.
"Then, there must have been public opinion outside … because the high officials' autobiographies once said that public opinion … is a politician's weapon!
"From the looks of it, they must have first stirred up public opinion to create momentum. Then, using the disciples of the other factions in the Mystic Luna Realm as a bargaining chip, they would gather the strength of all the factions and launch a so-called rescue operation. While establishing their image, they would also put pressure on the Five Generation Sky Clan and the Galactic Dusk Sect. Then, they would use this incident as leverage to weaken the two factions as much as possible!"
Wang Baole didn't know if he was right, but that was the only answer that he could see and hear!
The crux of all this was the only son of the Osmanthus Luna Tree, the middle-aged man in black!
He had reached an agreement with the Federation President to trap the Five Generation Sky Clan and the Galactic Dusk Sect. Then, they would complete the deal and each would get what they wanted …
Just as Wang Baole was reeling from all this, the Galactic Dusk Sect Leader suddenly laughed in the cave. There was a profound look in his eyes as he looked meaningfully at the middle-aged man in black.
"Although I don't know why Duan Muque thought that you would be able to execute his plan perfectly, I think my guess was right. Then, according to your plan with the Federation President, shouldn't he and his old friends from the other factions have already blasted open the array formation and appeared here to end everything with sanctions and authority?"
"But … why aren't they here yet? Why hasn't the array formation been opened? "
"Fellow Daoist Osmanthus, you are very ambitious!" The Galactic Dusk Sect Leader narrowed his eyes and said calmly.
As he spoke, the eyes of the middle-aged man in black flickered slightly. He became wary of the Galactic Dusk Sect Sect Leader before him. Indeed, with just a few words, the other party had already revealed the answer and the truth, even if it was only after the fact.
"It seems that I have guessed correctly again …" The Galactic Dusk Sect Leader laughed again.
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