GBP Chapter 724 Crisis (1)
Chapter 724 Crisis (1)
Chapter 724 Crisis (XI)
There must be another powerful force supporting Dong Ruojing.
This force, directly opposing Fan Hongchou, sabotaged his plans and disrupted his operations everywhere.
Han Yi was confident he could escape from Fan Hongchou's clutches, but he was not alone. He had Zhong Han and the entire Ten Thousand Beasts Sect by his side, and he bore a heavy responsibility.
How can one retire gracefully, avoid being seen as a major threat, and prevent being besieged and killed? How can everyone in the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect survive?
The forces behind Dong Ruojing seem to be able to provide crucial assistance.
"The sect leader's purpose in doing these things is clear. It's nothing more than wanting to nurture bandits to enhance his own power, deliberately allowing those small and medium-sized forces to survive, diverting Fan Hongchou's attention, and taking the opportunity to protect himself."
Dong Ruojing smiled slightly and continued.
"The idea is good, and it is indeed effective in the short term. But has the sect leader considered that it's fine for a few days, a few weeks, or even a few months? But what if it takes a year, two years, or three years?"
Even if the sect leader is willing to help, the number of those smaller forces will continue to decrease. Moreover…”
She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Sect Master, do you really think that Fan Hongchou... wouldn't be able to see through such a little trick?"
“What Master Dong means…” Han Yi began slowly.
"The meaning is simple: I have a way... to help the sect leader, to help the entire Ten Thousand Beasts Sect... overcome the current crisis and get out of the predicament."
Dong Ruojing said earnestly.
"Moreover, this can both achieve the sect leader's goals and maintain the current status of the Myriad Beasts Sect." "Oh? I'd like to hear more details!" Han Yi's heart stirred.
If the other party really has a way to resolve the crisis of their Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
So, paying a reasonable price to reach a cooperation agreement isn't out of the question...
Dong Ruojing immediately smiled: "Actually, the solution is very simple, which is to wait and see."
"Wait and see what happens? What does that mean?"
"After the sect leader returns, the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect should continue doing what it always has to do, just as it always has. Don't let anyone notice anything unusual." Dong Ruojing smiled. "We will be responsible for the escape of the leaders of those smaller forces..."
As long as these smaller factions remain, and as long as there are voices of resistance, then the Myriad Beasts Sect and its leader will be safe.
"You don't want anything?" Han Yi asked in a deep voice.
"Of course not. All that's needed is for you, Sect Master, to pay a tiny, insignificant price," Dong Ruojing said with a smile. "If you can provide some minute details at a crucial moment, that would be enough to repay you."
Therefore, the sect leader needs to maintain a good position, the higher the better, standing beside Fan Hongchou.
"You want me to be your mole?" Han Yi immediately understood.
"The 'insider' thing... that's a bit much." Dong Ruojing shook her head. "Cooperation and mutual benefit are necessary for self-preservation, and such mutual assistance is a righteous act."
"..."
Han Yi remained silent for a moment, then began to ponder.
Since the demon army invaded the border of Yunzhou, the situation has become increasingly chaotic.
After Jingtianzhuang fell, he originally thought that by joining the government army, he would gain a short period of peace and stability.
But now it seems they didn't take him seriously at all, merely using the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect's strength, and could be discarded as a pawn at any time. But...
Is Dong Ruojing... trustworthy?
This is both an opportunity and a crisis.
If we can cooperate with them and join forces, we might be able to overcome the current crisis and survive.
However, if you don't know the other party's background and make contact rashly, it will undoubtedly be like inviting a wolf into the house or trying to negotiate with a tiger for its skin.
“It seems that we lack a foundation of trust for cooperation…” Han Yi gazed calmly at the other person.
He had already made up his mind.
Fan Hongchou is untrustworthy, and Dong Ruojing's side is also untrustworthy.
What he could do was navigate between the two, taking advantage of the huge contradiction between them.
For him, and for everyone in the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, a sliver of hope for survival. "Sect Master, just as rumored, you are extremely cautious..." Dong Ruojing covered her mouth and chuckled.
She squeezed the tiger's belly with her legs, and the white tiger opened its mouth wide, its head rolling to the ground.
"I wonder if this thing... can win the sect leader's trust?"
Dong Ruojing smiled, awaiting Han Yi's reply.
The human head on the ground was stained with blood and dirt, and there were traces of corrosion from stomach acid. It was vaguely recognizable as the head of the Nighthawk.
Seeing this scene, Han Yi's last trace of doubt vanished completely.
"Your methods are indeed excellent; I, Han, am ashamed of my own inferiority," he exclaimed.
"A mere Night Hawk, nothing more than a lackey of Fan Hongchou, even injured by the sect leader, is nothing more than a piece of cake," Dong Ruojing said casually. "Even if it is Fan Hongchou... as long as the Holy Lord takes action... he will be regarded as nothing more than chickens and dogs."
"Holy Lord?"
"The sect leader's questions... are a bit too many." Dong Ruojing shook her head and chuckled. "You only need to know that even someone like Fan Hongchou... will eventually fall... and all you need to do is wait."
"wait…..."
Han Yi looked at Night Hawk's somewhat ugly face, his thoughts racing like lightning, a jumble of chaotic ideas.
Clearly, Dong Ruojing was able to kill Ye Ying without any scruples, and just told him that.
This indicates that the forces behind the other party are truly powerful, hidden external forces that are no less formidable than Fan Hongchou's.
As the sect leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, he also possessed a great deal of intelligence on the government.
He knew a great deal about the various powerful forces in the Huayang area. Dong Ruojing's aura was concealed, and she was silent and stealthy, clearly indicating that she, like him, cultivated a secret technique to hide her strength.
He had never heard of or even heard of a master with such skill before.
This woman is either a powerful outsider or someone who is extremely secretive.
Or, either is possible.
Therefore, it is likely that the forces behind this woman combine both.
Such a powerful force suddenly appeared, and it's specifically targeting Fan Hongchou...
This is enough to show that the opponent's foundation definitely comes from a higher level, perhaps from the prefectural city, or even the capital...
"Is the sect leader worried that the death of Night Hawk might implicate the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect?" Dong Ruojing asked, noticing that Han Yi had been thinking for a long time and seemed to have misunderstood his thoughts.
"Don't worry, it's not just you... We also have people on Fan Hongchou's side... It's getting late, Sect Master, it would be best to make a decision soon..."
"One last question, Fan Hongchou... just how strong is this so-called True Spirit Half-Body?" Han Yi asked in a deep voice.
"You didn't know?" Dong Ruojing's tone was slightly surprised.
"Isn't the sect leader himself a bloodline holder? I heard it's an extremely powerful top-tier bloodline. This kind of knowledge should be imprinted in the bloodline inheritance."
“I didn’t…” Han Yi shook his head.
"I see..." Dong Ruojing recalled a hidden rumor.
It is said that Han Yi, despite possessing a powerful bloodline, is still unable to contact the family lineage behind him.
It's because his status is different.
It is highly likely that he is an illegitimate child born out of wedlock to a member of the bloodline who had an affair with an outsider. This kind of situation is not uncommon in some ancient, secretive, and long-established bloodline families.
The stronger the bloodline, the more ancient it is.
The more selective they are about choosing a spouse from their own clan, the more stringent their requirements become.
To ensure the purity of the bloodline and slow down the decline.
Normally, powerful and ancient bloodline families strictly prohibit intermarriage with other ethnic groups and can only settle down internally according to their own clan rules.
Since there are rules, it means that something must have happened behind the scenes.
Imagine being asked to marry your cousins—the ones you grew up with, played in the mud with, played pranks with, and know all your embarrassing secrets—after you've reached adulthood.
Naturally, a strong resistance will arise deep in one's heart.
Even within these families with strong bloodlines, and despite the strict laws that govern their relationships, it is not uncommon for women to fall in love at first sight with outsiders, engage in premarital sex, and subsequently become pregnant and give birth.
Once this matter is discovered, clan elders will immediately come to the door, kill the outsiders who have had the affair, drown the children, and take the offending clan members back to the clan to be used as tools for forced reproduction.
Therefore, many scions of noble families, after finding true love outside their clans, have to erase their bloodline in order to protect their offspring's lives and prevent their families from discovering this.
Many people within Dong Ruojing's faction made speculations.
Han Yi is one such case.
It wasn't that my father abandoned me after starting a relationship, or that he discarded my offspring from another clan and severed our bloodline for the sake of his future.
It means that in order to save her child's life, the mother erased the child's bloodline memory and cruelly abandoned the child.
Thinking of this, Dong Ruojing's gaze towards Han Yi suddenly softened, taking on a different quality.
"Bloodline inheritance...bloodline secret techniques...the sect leader should...know about this?"
"Mm." Han Yi nodded.
According to his understanding, bloodline inheritance is the fundamental imprint left on the bloodline.
It contains the knowledge needed at each stage of growth.
Like a sealed book.
Each time a member of a bloodline clan awakens their bloodline, they gain corresponding knowledge from it.
The knowledge here includes the current stage of growth plan, when a breakthrough can be achieved, how to overcome bottlenecks, and so on.
The most important of these is the bloodline secret technique.
Similar to the secret techniques cultivated by martial artists, bloodline secret techniques are mostly used to increase combat power and enhance oneself.
"Actually, it's somewhat similar to these two... The True Spirit Half-Body also originates from bloodline, proving that this person's development of their own bloodline has reached an extremely terrifying and abnormal level..." Dong Ruojing said slowly.
"Firstly... bloodline mutation."
"The mutation here refers to how bloodline cultivators, through their own understanding and by combining their bloodline with their own... mutate their bloodline abilities, transforming them into a bloodline that is more suited to them, more powerful, and better suited to them..."
"Secondly...bloodline divine weapons..."
"A divine weapon?" Han Yi keenly sensed the key point.
"Bloodline Divine Weapons... also known as Mutated Weapons, or... Source Weapons..."
As she spoke, Dong Ruojing's voice trembled almost imperceptibly, and a rare hint of fear flashed in her eyes.
She paused for a moment: "After the bloodline is mutated... the limbs, bones, and various organs of the bloodline cultivator will undergo some subtle changes, more or less."
By using one's own limbs and organs as a base, adding rare and precious materials, incorporating various exotic minerals, and infusing them with the essence of one's bloodline... one can obtain a unique divine weapon with its own consciousness, innate spirituality, and immense power!
The saying "When a divine weapon appears, not a blade of grass will grow" originates from this.
"Refining organs, forging divine weapons..." Han Yi's heart stirred, and he inexplicably thought of himself.
Speaking of his spiritual bloodline...
After entering synesthesia, it surrounds and coils around the heart area, inhaling and exhaling primordial blood, and altering assimilation.
It seems there are signs of this emerging.
but…...
He frowned.
He doesn't need self-awareness or anything like that.
In Han Yi's view, the spirit seed bloodline is a means, method, and weapon for fighting enemies.
Do weapons need to have consciousness? Are they just waiting to throw a tantrum and turn against their owners at crucial moments?
Or perhaps they were controlled by the enemy and turned against them?
As for spirituality, that's utter nonsense.
A good knife only needs to be sharp and sturdy.
It's convenient and that's enough.
It must be possible to have complete control.
"Master Dong... why do you know so much about the True Spirit Half-Body?" Han Yi suddenly thought of something. "Judging from your aura, you shouldn't be from a family with a strong bloodline."
"..." Dong Ruojing was silent for a moment.
"My father... died from a divine weapon... that person forged a divine weapon from his spine... called the Bone Shatterer..."
"Okay, I'm sorry. I brought up something that upset you," Han Yi said apologetically.
Dong Ruojing took a deep breath: "Alright, things have come to this point, and I've told you everything I needed to say. The rest is up to the sect leader to decide. I hope you won't disappoint me."
She exerted a slight force with her legs.
Swish!
Even as the snow-white tiger leaped up, it flew dozens of meters away in the blink of an eye.
Snapped.
A pair of pearl crescent earrings floated down in front of Han Yi.
"Sect Leader, if you have made your decision, please crush the earring. I guarantee that all your doubts will be answered. If you remain stubborn, please throw away the earring, and there will be..."
Dong Ruojing's voice gradually faded until it disappeared and could no longer be heard clearly.