Deep inside Li Yao's memories, a young man who looked like a bean sprout with an ugly face but whose eyes were extremely clear popped up. The young man poured tea for him respectfully at first and then sat aside obediently, listening to the discussion between him and his master, Su Changfa, the Immortal Cultivator.
That was … more than a hundred years ago.
However, Li Yao could never have imagined that the plain-looking, sickly young man would have such an uncanny experience and grow into a top expert and schemer on par with Yan Xibei, Xiao Xuance, Elder Nether Spring, and his grandfather Lu Zui in only a hundred years.
"Lu Qingchen …"
Li Yao and Lu Qingchen had a lot to do with each other. It was even safe to say that Lu Qingchen's current appearance could not have been separated from Li Yao's influence.
First of all, Li Yao had a fierce battle with Lu Zui, Lu Qingchen's grandfather and the former director of the Secret Sword Bureau of the Xing Yao Federation and the leader of the Patriots Partnership. In the end, Lu Zui's real face was revealed and the seed of suspicion was planted in the young Lu Qingchen's heart.
Lu Qingchen did not hate Li Yao because of the incident. He admitted frankly countless times that his grandfather deserved it and that walking on his grandfather's path would only destroy the Federation.
But there was no doubt that the incident had left a mark of 'suspicion of everything' in Lu Qingchen's heart. If even his grandfather, a powerful, determined, and experienced Cultivator, could have made a grave mistake, what else could be absolutely correct?
Perhaps because of the spirit of 'suspicion of everything', after Su Changfa was captured to the Federation and the true path of immortality was disseminated and debated, Lu Qingchen had joined Su Changfa's tutelage without any hesitation and learned the essence of the true path of immortality.
Li Yao had to admit that Su Changfa and Kou Ruhuo, of the 'trio of Immortal Cultivators' that he encountered in the Kunlun relic more than a hundred years ago, were out-and-out pure Immortal Cultivators who truly worshipped the principle of 'survival of the fittest'. They were absolutely different from the selfish, shortsighted guys of the four families in the Imperium right now.
Li Yao had been moved by the Immortal Cultivators' dauntlessness in the fierce battle against the resurrected Pangu. Holding the idea that the more he debated the truth, the clearer it would be, the more he gave Su Changfa the opportunity to expound his beliefs in the Federation. That was why Lu Qingchen became Su Changfa's true disciple.
Even so, Lu Qingchen did not completely accept the ideas of the Immortal Cultivators. Instead, he created his own path and tried to combine the advantages of the true path of immortality and the true path of the Cultivators, creating a path of 'Immortal Cultivators 2.0' or 'true path of immortality'!
The central theory was that everything was constantly changing and developing, and no path could be applied to everything. Therefore, according to the time and the environment, one would be a Cultivator when it was time to be a Cultivator, and one would be a Cultivator when it was time to be an Immortal Cultivator.
Such a 'true path of immortality' was rather similar to Li Jialing's theory that the Cultivation was the skin and the Immortal Cultivator was the bones.
If that were all Lu Qingchen's achievements were limited to, he could be considered a rather insightful young theorist. The Xing Yao Federation did not punish anyone for their thoughts and opinions. Even if one believed in the true path of immortality that was 100% fundamentalist, as long as they did not commit any crimes that might bring disaster to the country, it was still a personal freedom.
It was a pity that after his teacher, Su Changfa, perished, Lu Qingchen studied under a second teacher for a while, who was Professor Mo Xuan, or 'extraterrestrial devil Mo Xuan', who had once swallowed the star child but was corrupted by the extraterrestrial devil that resided inside the star child's body and fell to the dark side!
At first, Lu Qingchen was only involved in Professor Mo Xuan's' Virtual Spirits Sector Project '.
Li Yao estimated that Lu Qingchen was probably trying to establish a virtual space of his own and create countless virtual people with data so that he could practice his' true path of immortality '.
It was like creating a game where everybody in the game lived and worked according to the rules that he made. Naturally, it was not illegal or against any ethics.
However, it did not occur to Lu Qingchen that Professor Mo Xuan had already been corrupted by the extraterrestrial devil and that the 'extraterrestrial devil' that had once infected the star child was still looking for younger hosts with stronger souls and more open-minded minds.
Therefore, the collapse of the Virtual Spirits Sector took place.
After the incident, Lu Qingchen's soul, the ideas of the true path of immortality, and the power of the extraterrestrial devil were combined and became the most dangerous mastermind in the battle of the Black Wind Fleet's assault on the Xing Yao Federation.
He and Professor Mo Xuan had a clear division of labor. Professor Mo Xuan would deal with the Federation, and he would sneak into the Black Wind Fleet on his own, trying to hijack the entire Black Wind Fleet.
Had Li Yao not arrived in time with the twelve experts of the Ancient Sages Sector, the extraterrestrial devils would've swallowed the Xing Yao Federation and the Black Wind Fleet.
In the battle, Mo Xuan, the extraterrestrial devil, was moved by the songs of Li Yao and his compatriots. He was suddenly enlightened and cut off the power of the extraterrestrial devil inside his body in time, regaining the self of 'Professor Mo Xuan' and preventing further damage. He also reminded Li Yao of the existence of 'Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan'.
In the final battle in the illusion, although Extraterrestrial Devil Lu Qingchen was defeated by Li Yao and the mental devil together, the defeat seemed to have been too easy and straightforward.
Li Yao remembered that before his demonic soul completely dissipated, he had said something very strange. He had said, "What exactly are you? So the next time we meet..."
That was all the information about Lu Qingchen in Li Yao's memories.
Could it be that this troublesome brat was still alive?
"Exactly."
Li Yao mumbled, "Lu Qingchen and the King of Puppets do have a lot in common. If it is him, everything will make sense.
"First of all, Lu Qingchen is a very special 'extraterrestrial devil of the Spiritual Nexus'. Back when the Federation resisted the Black Wind Fleet, he was already able to break free of his shell and sneak into the mainframe crystal processor of 'Black Swirl', the flagship of the Black Wind Fleet. He almost hijacked the entire Spiritual Nexus of the Black Wind Fleet.
"No. It was not as simple as hijacking the Spiritual Nexus. He also snuck into the brain of Heiye Ming, the commander-in-chief of the Black Wind Fleet, directly controlling Heiye Ming and completely submitting to his will!
"It must be noted that Heiye Ming was an expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage. Although he was heavily wounded in the war against the Holy League and his level plummeted, he would not have fallen below the Divinity Transformation Stage. His soul was still extremely powerful, but it was still impossible for him to resist his hypnosis and bewilderment!
"Also, producing brain viruses and using feelings as weapons was Lu Qingchen's specialty, too. Do you remember when we snuck into Deep Blue Super Brain Hospital in Hundred Flowers City together with Long Yangjun and saw their tremendous research files as well as the puppets and Phantom Entities that they carefully produced?
"His methods were almost identical to the King of Puppets' actions in the Holy League today. Damn it. Why didn't I think of it earlier?
"However, if the King of Puppets is really Lu Qingchen, how did the brat get to the Holy League?"
"That's not strange," the mental devil analyzed.
"If the King of Puppets is really Lu Qingchen, he must've swallowed tremendous data of the Black Wind Fleet when he hijacked the mainframe crystal processor of 'Black Swirl', the flagship of the Black Wind Fleet. There must've been a lot of jump coordinates about the Imperium of True Human Beings, including the coordinates of the frontline worlds such as the Black Wind Sector.
"If Long Yangjun can jump over, so can we. He is not bound by a shell and only has an unpredictable wave left. Why can't he jump over?
"Don't forget that one of the predecessors of 'Extraterrestrial Devil Lu Qingchen' was the 'star child' from the Imperium of True Human Beings. The star child boasted the ability to travel freely in the sea of stars in the first place. Naturally, Lu Qingchen inherited the ability, too. It makes perfect sense!"
"Yes, yes. I almost forgot about that!"
Li Yao was greatly enlightened. "The Imperium of True Human Beings sent the star child to explore the edge of the cosmos. The star child was corrupted and corrupted by the extraterrestrial devils while he was traveling in the four-dimensional space. Professor Mo Xuan swallowed the corrupted star child and transferred part of the strength to Lu Qingchen's soul. Therefore, Lu Qingchen grasped the star child's techniques, too. The Imperium of True Human Beings was essentially half his hometown. Naturally, it was more than easy for him to return to this place.
"At that time, the Imperium was engaged in a fierce battle against the Holy League. It was only reasonable that he jumped to the Holy League through the starships in the frontline.
"However, why did he come to the Holy League instead of staying in the Imperium dutifully?"
"I think there are two reasons," the mental devil said.
The mental devil said, "Firstly, Lu Qingchen is a 'extraterrestrial devil of the Spiritual Nexus'. His strength can only be maximized in a good network environment. Compared to the Imperium, the Covenant Alliance is more networked and relies more on the ubiquitous Spiritual Nexus. He is more at home in this place. Training, invading, and fighting will be much easier for him.
"Secondly, he may have the same idea as you, which is to balance the relationship between the Holy League, the Imperium, and the Federation. However, you have the golden thigh that is' Queen Li Linghai ', and it is more convenient for you to do things in the Imperium. He does not know Li Linghai and cannot stabilize the situation in the Imperium. Therefore, he might as well come to the Holy League and turn the Holy League upside down to maintain the balance between the Holy League and the Imperium. That way, the safety of the Federation will be guaranteed."
"Huh?"
Li Yao said, "He wants to keep the Federation safe?"
"Of course. Don't think that he is unpardonable just because he is in a different position from you!"
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