Li Yao returned to the temple of the Colossi with Meng Chixin and Wu Suiyun, the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators.
At this moment, the temple of the Colossi had been set up with barriers by the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators below the Yuanying Stage. They were not even allowed to watch nearby. The place had become a complete 'no-man's land'.
The two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators, both spectral Cultivators, floated behind Li Yao silently like smoke and mist, one on the left and the other on the right, staring at the back of his head.
Inside the spacious warehouse, Li Yao's footsteps were the only sound echoing in the hollow. Together with the Colossi that were either lying or sitting on the enormous maintenance platforms in silence, it was like the tomb of a prehistoric giant. It was also possible that it would become the tomb of Li Yao and the Xing Yao Federation!
"Did they see through my identity?"
Li Yao was quite calm on the surface, with only a hint of excitement and confusion that he had been 'chosen' by the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators. His breathing, heartbeat, pulse, and secretion of hormones could not have been more normal.
But tides were surging inside his brain, making the mental devil struggle hard like a drowning man in a flood.
Li Yao recalled his performance after the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators showed up. Except for the occasional stiffness when he was' surprised ', there were not many loopholes.
'Surprised', on the other hand, was not always accurate. As a Yuanying Stage Cultivator, he was likely to be a sophisticated man in the first place. He might not have been shocked even when he heard the news from the deities' realm!
The traces alone should not have been enough for the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators to see through him.
However, 'Master Spiritual Vulture', who had disappeared for almost a hundred years and only reappeared in the recent half a year, was rather suspicious in itself.
Judging from the interrogation of Heiye Lan by the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators, the two of them, especially 'Wolf God' Meng Chixin, were definitely quick-witted and sophisticated men.
They might have received the detailed files about the top ten experts of the world of Cultivators from Heiye Lan's brain, which made them suspicious of 'Master Spiritual Vulture', a new expert who had emerged rather abruptly. It was very likely.
"What should we do?"
"Have they confirmed my identity as an 'alien' and prepared to lure me here to launch an attack?"
"Or perhaps you're not sure yet, so you want to find a secluded place to interrogate him?"
"Or am I being too suspicious? They don't doubt my identity, but really have something important to discuss with me?"
Three different situations required different responses.
Li Yao walked slowly in front of the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators, but his brain was uttering soundless noises like a power unit that was far beyond its limits.
Should he admit his identity voluntarily and offer better terms so that the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators, the nine Yuanying Cultivators, and the entire Cultivators of the Ancient Sages Sector would join the Federation's side?
Li Yao's mind raced, and he instantly rejected this stupid idea.
The reason why it was so stupid was because such a choice was equivalent to throwing away all of their trump cards. They had lost all initiative and placed their fate and the fate of the entire Xing Yao Federation in the hands of the other party!
In that case, other than looking at the other party and begging the other party, there was nothing he could do!
It was exactly the situation where he was the meat on the chopping block!
The most critical problem was that the 'trump cards' in Li Yao's hands were not big enough.
Compared to the terms offered by the Imperium of True Human Beings, the Xing Yao Federation could not offer much to the Ancient Sages Sector. They could not even promise that the safety of the Ancient Sages Sector would be guaranteed.
It had nothing to do with good or evil. If Li Yao were a member of the Ancient Sages Sector, it did not seem likely that he would be willing to die with the Xing Yao Federation for the slightest benefits when he was faced with the threat of such a behemoth as the Imperium of True Human Beings.
Even a great monk as compassionate as Master Bitter Cicada would not make such a choice.
Therefore, however fancy Li Yao's words were, he could not avoid the fatal question. Was the Xing Yao Federation capable of fulfilling its promise to the Ancient Sages Sector?
Li Yao did not know.
His hesitation would probably be regarded as a negative by the locals of the Ancient Sages Sector.
Then, all the secrets in his head would be dug out by the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators, just like they dug out everything in Heiye Lan's head.
As a hero of the Special Federation, the information stored in his head was much more, much more important, and much more critical than that of Heiye Lan, a pure warrior of the Imperium!
He knew the coordinates of the Heaven's Origin Sector, the Flying Star Sector, and the Blood Demon Sector. He also knew the vague contradictions among the three Sectors. He knew almost all the weaknesses of the three Sectors. He also knew the military configuration of the Federation and the status of almost all the experts.
Once the intelligence was grasped by the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators and delivered to the Black Wind Fleet in exchange for benefits, the Black Wind Fleet would be able to draft the most suitable attack plan based on the situation of the Federation and appear on the orbit of the Heaven's Origin Sector in the heartland of the Federation instantly!
Li Yao could not take the risk, at least not right now.
Right now, the situation had not completely deteriorated yet. The two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators and the nine Yuanying Cultivators had not made the final decision yet. He still had room to influence them. Or rather, the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators might not have seen through his identity!
What if the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators had really come to discuss something with him, and he lost his cool and confessed with sweat all over his head and said, "Excuse me, but I am actually an alien?"
Wouldn't that be a confession without being pressed? That would be too stupid!
Li Yao estimated that they were only slightly suspicious at best.
Also, it was impossible for them to use methods that were too violent, such as directly attacking Li Yao's brain to retrieve information, in order to confirm their suspicions.
It was because the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators had left the mortal world more than a hundred years ago. Their influence and control in the mortal world were very weak. Also, they were in the form of spectral Cultivators, and their combat ability was not much higher than the peak of the Yuanying Stage.
Therefore, they really needed to cooperate with the ten super Yuanying Cultivators in order to control the entire Ancient Sages Sector.
Since they were going to cooperate, both parties had to show their sincerity, especially when their suspicions had not been completely resolved yet.
If they did perform violent methods such as soul-searching on Li Yao, only to discover that there was absolutely no problem with the identity of 'Master Spiritual Vulture' in the end, the cooperation between the Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators and the Yuanying Cultivators would be completely broken.
Even the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators did not dare gamble with such serious consequences!
Besides …
Hehe. My brain is not so easy to be invaded. If you think that my brain is as vulnerable as Heiye Lan's, you couldn't be more wrong!
Li Yao was more or less reassured again.
His combat ability might not be as good as that of the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators when they joined hands, but if their souls were truly bold enough to crawl into his brain, it was hard to say who would absorb who, control who, and swallow who!
"Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture, you seem to be deep in thought. Something must be bothering you, isn't it?"
Meng Chixin's gloomy voice echoed above the back of Li Yao's head.
Li Yao paused for a moment before he continued walking forward steadily. With a bitter smile, he said, "Yes. Who can calm down completely after hearing so much shocking news in half a day? I didn't know that there was such a vast world beyond the world we live in, with so many immeasurable species and forces! How should I put it? I feel both uneasy and restless right now, as if I have returned to the days when I was an impatient young man before I grasped all my techniques!
"Senior Meng, Senior Wu, I've been pondering. Do you think that Heiye Lan is speaking the truth? Do you think that the Black Wind Fleet and the Imperium of True Human Beings are sincerely recruiting us, or is this a trap?"
Li Yao decided to attack instead of defend and kicked the ball back.
Meng Chixin smiled and said, "Truth and falsehood. You don't have to be too obsessed with them, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture. They are not fixed at all.
"Let's take Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture's Southland of Sorcerers for example. Do you think that the Great Qian Dynasty granted the barbarian king of the Southland of Sorcerers as a chieftain and granted you enormous autonomy? Is the court sincere or not? Is it a long-term national policy, or is it a temporary scheme? "
Li Yao was slightly dazed. "About that …"
"The reason is simple," Meng Chixin said. "The reason why the Southland of Sorcerers can maintain its half-independent status today and enjoy the benefits between the Great Qian Dynasty and Ghost Qin is because the Southland of Sorcerers is high, far, and filled with venomous fog. The barbarian Cultivators are also good at manipulating ghosts. It is extremely difficult for any force to march into the Southland of Sorcerers.
"On the other hand, there are a lot of barbarian tribes in other places, too, but they do not enjoy the benefits of the Southland of Sorcerers. Instead, they are butchered mercilessly by the army of the Great Qian Dynasty. All the men who are taller than wheels are killed, and a government is established in their old land. In less than a hundred years, the tribe will be obliterated in the smoke of war, never to be found again!
"They are both barbarian tribes, but they have two different fates. Is it because the court values kindness, righteousness, and morality when it treats the Southland of Sorcerers? Of course not!
"Getting to the bottom of it, it doesn't matter whether the enemy's stance is true or false. What matters is ourselves!
If we are strong enough, even if we are not a lion or a tiger, we are at least an iron hedgehog that no one can bite. Then, the other party's promise is true. Even if it is just a temporary measure at the beginning, we will have a way to deal with it later. What is there to worry about? "
"If we are divided internally and weak, why should the other party keep his promise?"
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