"That's right. He was the one who exposed Changgeng's identity back then. We weren't the ones who discovered it." The Water Moon Observatory's master recalled the details of the Seven Regions Dao Debate and recalled this matter.
Back then, the Dao Debate City was filled with smoke. They discovered dozens of Hades' spies and took them down at the same time.
However, they didn't discover Sect Master Changgeng's identity.
However, Sect Master Changgeng took the initiative to make things difficult for them.
He went on a rampage under everyone's watchful eyes. In the end, he was easily taken down by the Taibai Swordmaster.
Now that they thought about it, taking the initiative to go on a rampage under such circumstances seemed like an unwise move.
Of course, they had their doubts back then. Why would Sect Master Changgeng make such a rash move?
However, since they had already captured him, there was no point in thinking about this. Hence, after a brief moment of confusion in their minds, they let the matter slide.
Now that they thought about it, it seemed like it was foreshadowed.
"So, it didn't seem like he was courting death. In fact, he was courting death?" The Water Moon Observatory's master made an accurate guess.
She began to think seriously.
Yes, whether it was Yang Quding or Sect Master Changgeng, there were two of them.
This could be confirmed first.
This was the only explanation that could perfectly explain Yang Quding's words and Sect Master Changgeng's courting death back then.
"He intentionally sacrificed Sect Master Changgeng's life to cover up this matter."
When the Spirit Huan Sect executed Sect Master Changgeng, the Da Xia Kingdom's Qing Mei King and the great cultivators of the Tianji Temple were present as well. Feigning death could not have escaped their eyes.
Hence, that Sect Master Changgeng was definitely dead.
This was getting interesting.
"Master, what's going on? How can there be two Yang Quding in the world? "Lin Yao asked.
She was only a Nascent Soul cultivator. She was still too inexperienced in this aspect.
"Synchronized memories …" The Water Moon Observatory's master hesitated slightly. She repeated Yang Quding's words.
"This sounds like … a clone technique!" In the end, she came to her own conclusion.
"A clone technique? There's such a miraculous clone technique? " Lin Yao was bewildered. "Moreover, if Yang Quding, a deacon of the Spirit Huan Sect, is only a doppelganger, then what kind of status does his real body have? How powerful is he?"
No matter how one looked at it, it was strange that he had specially created an incarnation to serve as the Spirit Huan Sect's Deacon.
"It's hard to say, but this is the most likely possibility." The Water Moon Observatory Master said, "Only this can explain why there are two Yang Quding."
"If I'm not mistaken, the greatest secret of the Spirit Huan Sect should lie in their true form." She narrowed her eyes, seemingly deep in thought.
But …
Just who was the True Body?
The Water Moon Temple Master went through all the high-level cultivators of the Spirit Huan Sect in her mind, but she could not find anyone who matched the description.
The high-level cultivators of Spirit Huan Sect, including this Yang Quding, all had a clear growth trajectory. They were all living people, so how could they look like the doppelgangers of others?
The only suspicious point was that the high-level cultivators of Spirit Huan Sect had once entered the south bank to cultivate for a period of time.
It was only after they left the south bank that they began to soar into the sky.
This period of cultivation in the south bank was invisible and incomparably mysterious.
In the eyes of outsiders, this should be the main reason why Spirit Huan Sect was able to emerge as a new force in the year of Chang 'an, become a Dao Sect, and grow stronger with each passing day.
This was Spirit Huan Sect's greatest secret.
However, how could the core secret of a Dao Sect be so easy to find out?
Hence, after so many years, there were many cultivators and sects who were curious about the secret of Spirit Huan Sect's south bank. However, no one could uncover this secret.
The Water Moon Temple Master thought for a while, but she could not find any clues.
She suddenly shook her head.
The more important thing now was not the secret of the doppelganger, but something else.
"What is that thing?" The Water Moon Temple Master asked softly.
This was the most valuable piece of information Lin Yao had gleaned from her conversation with Yang Quding.
"It's something that only the major cities have. Apart from that, the other six major Dao Sects also have it …" Lin Yao said thoughtfully.
What could that thing be?
She only felt that she had no clue.
"Just from this sentence alone, the scope is too broad. We need to combine it with other aspects to speculate." The Water Moon Temple Master was organizing her thoughts and guiding Lin Yao patiently.
"Spirit Huan Sect has specially recalled the level-eight cultivators in Longcheng Pass. This means that if we want to capture this thing, we must mobilize level-eight cultivators."
"That means that this thing must be highly valued by the major cities and our Dao Sects. They must have mobilized great forces to guard it.
"The Central Spirit Region is the territory of the Spirit Huan Sect. Although the other six Great Dao Sects also have corresponding encampments and manpower in the Central Spirit Region, there are not many encampments that require the Spirit Huan Sect to use cultivators of the eighth level to take down."
The Water Moon Temple Master waved her hand gently. Immediately, clouds appeared and churned in the air. Finally, they formed a thumbnail map of the Central Spirit Region.
She stretched out her finger and tapped lightly. Immediately, three dots lit up in the thumbnail cloud map.
"This is the largest base of our Tianji Temple in the Central Spirit Region."
The Water Moon Temple Master pointed at the first dot. "There are many people there. It is difficult for non-level-eight cultivators to capture it.
In addition, there are many resources that our sect has collected in the Central Spirit Region, such as spirit stones and other precious spiritual objects. It can be considered a treasure trove. "
"However, although these spiritual objects are valuable, their total value is not. The thing that Yang Quding is talking about is a single item. Therefore, we can exclude it for the time being."
"This place is the intelligence headquarters of our Tianji Temple in the Central Spirit Region.
All the information in the Central Spirit Region will be summarized and analyzed here before being transmitted to our Tianji Temple. " After eliminating the first location, the Water Moon Temple Master pointed at the second dot and continued.
"Similarly, there's nothing here that's worth a lot.
Moreover, information is valuable in the eyes of those who need it. However, it is worthless in the eyes of those who do not need it. It is difficult to quantify its value. "
"Moreover, the thing that Yang Quding is talking about is in the possession of the major cities and the other five Dao Sects."
"Therefore, this place can be excluded from Spirit Huan Sect's list of targets for the time being."
"That is …" At this point, Lin Yao did not need the Water Moon Temple Master to say anything more. She looked at the third dot on the cloud map.
Then, her pupils constricted.
This was because Lin Yao was extremely familiar with this third dot.
"That is … the Inter-region Transportation Formation!" she exclaimed softly.
The third dot was the location of the Transportation Formation between the Middle Heaven Region and the Central Spirit Region that was built by the Tianji Temple.
Not long ago, she had used this Inter-region Transportation Formation to rush from the Middle Heaven Region to the Central Spirit Region.
The seven human regions were separated by a vast ocean.
There were countless sea demons in the ocean and it was extremely dangerous.
If there was no Inter-region Transportation Formation, the seven regions would be isolated and unconnected.
Only a small number of powerful cultivators could travel between regions.
Even for powerful cultivators, if they wanted to rely on their own escape techniques to travel from one region to another, it would take an extremely long period of time that could be counted in years.
Under such circumstances, the Inter-region Transportation Formation was extremely important and could be considered a strategic resource.
With the Middle Heaven Region as the center, the Da Xia Kingdom built a system of Transportation Formations that connected to the other six regions.
However, even in the Da Xia Kingdom, they only built Inter-region Transportation Formations in the cities of each region and did not spread them out.
This was because the cost of constructing and maintaining Inter-region Transportation Formations was extremely high. However, there were not many cultivators who had the need and money to use Inter-region Transportation Formations.
If too many Inter-region Transportation Formations were built, it would cause many Inter-region Transportation Formations to be idle most of the time, resulting in a huge waste of resources.
Apart from the Da Xia Kingdom, in the vast human race, only the Taoist Sect had the capital to build Inter-region Transportation Formations to the other six regions.
"There are Inter-region Transportation Formations in all the major cities, and the other Taoist Sects also have them …" the Water Moon Temple Master said softly, "Inter-region Transportation Formations perfectly fit the conditions that Yang Quding mentioned."
"Inter-region Transportation Formations are important strategic resources. As such, apart from having high-level cultivators to guard them, we also set up many formations to protect them. Cultivators who are not Realm Eight cannot have thoughts about Inter-region Transportation Formations," Lin Yao added.
She was right on this point as well.
"So, we can basically confirm that the Spirit Huan Sect's goal this time is Inter-region Transportation Formations?" she deduced.
"But, what are they trying to do?" Lin Yao was puzzled.
"Perhaps if we had encountered such a situation before, it would have been difficult for me to figure it out. However, with the Chang 'an massacre before …" the Water Moon Temple Master's eyes flashed. She said coldly, "There's nothing new under the sun."
She said softly, "In order to buy time for the massacre, King Qing destroyed all the Transportation Formations in the major cities of the Summer Region before he made his move. Thus, the Summer Region became a temporary isolated region …"
Lin Yao instantly understood. "So, Master, you mean that the Spirit Huan Sect wants to turn the Middle Spirit Region into an isolated region?!"
"Other than this, what other goals could they have?" The Water Moon Temple Master's gaze turned cold. "Once they have the Inter-region Transportation Formations in their hands, it won't be as easy to take them back as the massacre in Chang 'an."
Even without the Transportation Formations, it would only take a few days for them to enter the Summer Region from other regions.
However, without the Inter-region Transportation Formations, it would take several years for them to enter the Middle Spirit Region from other regions. Moreover, the journey was extremely risky.
This was where the difference lay.
"What is the Spirit Huan Sect trying to do?" Lin Yao pursed her lips. Her expression was grave.
The Spirit Huan Sect had spent so much effort in trying to seize all the Inter-region Transportation Formations in the Middle Spirit Region. What was it that they wanted?
"I don't know yet." The Water Moon Temple Master tapped the table lightly with her fingertips and fell into deep thought. "What I want to know now is what the Spirit Huan Sect is made of and what's the situation?"
At the beginning of her investigation, she had only thought that there was a mole among the higher-ups of the Spirit Huan Sect who was in cahoots with the Demons.
However, it seemed that things were far from that simple.
If there was only one mole, it would be impossible for them to reach this stage.
Hence, this "Demons' spy" was very likely to be two, three, or even a large number of them.
The Demons' spy had infiltrated the Human Clan's Taoist Sect on a large scale …
How terrifying was this?
"We need to quickly inform the Sword Sect and the Temple Master of this news and wait for their decision. At the same time, we need to immediately dispatch manpower to strengthen the guards at the Inter-region Transportation Formation points." The Water Moon Temple Master made a decision. "As for the other four Taoist Sects … let's not inform them first. We need to observe the situation first."
She was now extremely vigilant.
First, there was Prince Qing of the Da Xia Kingdom. Now, there was Huan Ling of the Taoist Sect. Under such circumstances, apart from the Sword Sect, she did not dare to fully trust the other four Taoist Sects.
If the other four Taoist Sects were also infiltrated by the Demons' spy, what would she do if she hastily informed them and the information was leaked?
"Master, there's one more thing." Lin Yao thought of something and reminded her solemnly, "If Lin Shanye and Yang Quding's situation is the same, they are also doppelgangers.
When the time comes, they'll be able to compare their memories. Perhaps they'll discover that Lin Shanye has never met Yang Quding in the Warden's office. "
"At that time, they might realize that we've discovered their target."
"That's a problem …" The Water Moon Temple Master muttered to herself for a moment. Then, she said, "However, it's not difficult to solve."
She flicked her finger, and a drop of scarlet blood floated in front of Lin Yao.
"What's this?" Lin Yao asked.
"Yang Quding's blood," replied the Water Moon Temple Master.
"Since Lin Shanye has never met Yang Quding, why don't we make it up to him?"
"I understand." Lin Yao reacted as well. She extended her hand and received the drop of blood.
All she had to do was transform into Yang Quding's appearance and meet Lin Shanye again.
As for the content of the conversation, although it was impossible for it to be exactly the same, it was an insignificant conversation for the two of them. Would they compare each other's words for no reason?
That was obviously impossible.
The next moment, a beam of golden light appeared from her hand and enveloped the drop of blood.
Under the effect of the golden light, the drop of blood turned into countless complicated and profound characters and merged into Lin Yao's body.
In Lu Qingshan's previous life, these characters were equivalent to "genetic" information.
Then, Lin Yao's body became burly. Ripples appeared on her face and started to distort. All the bones in her body made cracking sounds.
The transformation took only a breath's time. Lin Yao changed from a graceful woman to Yang Quding's appearance.
"Just as well. Let's test Lin Shanye and see if our guess is correct," said Lin Yao. However, her voice had changed from a crisp female voice to a rough male voice.
The transformation of the Body Changing Divine Bloodline included voice, face, body, and even aura. It was a flawless transformation.
Even the Demon Lord could not see through the transformation. How could Yang Quding and Lin Shanye see through it?
.....
Jade Gate Pass, Light Concealment Garden, Mountain Tower.
Lu Qingshan left very decisively, so he returned to the Jade Gate Pass safely.
At this moment, a large number of Spiritual Materials were piled on the floor.
These Spiritual Materials were colorful and had different auras.
This was because there were spiritual materials unique to the Devil Race as well as spiritual materials from the Human Race.
After emptying the treasury of Feather Demon City, Lu Qingshan had obtained many metal Spiritual Ores.
Together with the Spiritual Materials he had collected, the amount of Spiritual Materials in his Mustard Seed was astonishing. It was enough for the peach blossom to complete a transformation.
"Come out," Lu Qingshan said, no longer suppressing the peach blossom in his Dantian.
The little peach blossom had always been clever. It knew that its time to "eat rice" had come.
The three "brothers and sisters" at home were already in perfect form. They did not need to absorb Spiritual Materials to complete the transformation.
Therefore, without a doubt, whenever there was "good food", it would enjoy it alone.
Because of this, the peach blossom was not jealous of the strength of its "brothers and sisters". In fact, it was very happy.
It hoped that the Natal Sword Lu Qingshan found in the future would also be in perfect form. That way, it could continue to enjoy the "good food" alone.
After receiving Lu Qingshan's permission, the peach blossom did not hesitate. With a hum, it left the body and floated obediently in front of Lu Qingshan. It sent out a thought: "Can I eat rice now?"
"Go." Lu Qingshan thought.
Hum! Hum!
The peach blossom sword swung and made a clear hum.
Instantly, the Spiritual Materials around it began to glow. Some of them lit up and floated up, pouring into the peach blossom sword.
It was not picky. Whether it was the Abyss of Demons or the Firmament of Humans, it could extract the essence from them.
After a moment, the peach blossom's aura began to change. Some small transformations were taking place.
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