Chapter 48 Blooming Of The Flower (1/2)
Wen Renhe was not like Zhong Liqian who was a very detailed person, in terms of wisdom he also knew that he was not as good as him or even as insightful as Shu Yanyan.
But through the ages, there were few emperors who were as wise as demons. As the leader of Xuanyuan sect, he didn’t need to think of everything, he only needed to put the right person in the right position and ‘trust’ in them.
When all the suspicions pointed to Yin Hanjiang, things became easier. Wen Renhe just needed to believe that Yin Hanjiang would not betray him.
So Wen Renhe summoned Yin Hanjiang and asked him if he recalled someone besides him who had the possibility of knowing that he possessed two books, and who could conceal his identity without any trace in Xuanyuan sect.
Yin Hanjiang always thought that he had a pretty good memory, on the day his lord got the《Abusive Love Affair 》only he was there, but there was a person who repeatedly asked him “What secret book did Venerable get, should we hold a celebration banquet”. Yin Hanjiang would never neglect anything related to Wen Renhe and he still remembered when Wen Renhe went into seclusion to read the book and altar master Yuan went back and forth in front of the door of his lord several times.
Altar master Yuan also proposed to hold a celebration banquet once. After a massive demonic war between the righteous and the demonic path Venerable returned to the sect with greatly improved cultivation, but altar master Yuan never mentioned holding the celebration banquet even once. He also never mentioned it after the sect opened after 30 years of seclusion.
After Yin Hanjiang talked about this matter, Wen Renhe analyzed the character of several subordinates of Xuanyuan sect. Protector Shu was fine, Protector Qiu was direct, altar master Miao and sinister, altar master Ruan was reckless, altar master Shitan was weak and altar master Yyan was slippery. They shared the same ambition, but the person who after getting the book could hold back for thirty years without striking, was probably only Protector Shu, altar master Miao, altar master Shitan and altar master Yuan.
Protector Shu died after being framed by Cen Zhengqi in the book. She was also at odds with He Wenchao. In 《The God of Destruction》all characters had on surface a good relationship with He Wenchao so it was absolutely impossible for protector Shu to get the book.
If altar master Miao got the book he would definitely become suspicious after learning that the male lead’s main wife suddenly became a man and while torturing Purple Spirit Pavilion master with poisonous Gu, he would ask for the whereabouts of the third volume. But he did not do so, making him less suspicious.
For the remaining altar masters Wen Renhe in order to confirm his suspicions, summoned Zhong Liqian and asked him for advice on what kind of person could change his name in the Xuanyuan sect for hundreds of years without being discovered.
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Zhong Liqian, who received the messenger, became speechless. Why should he be asked to analyze the internal affairs of the Xuanyuan Sect as an outsider?
Even so, Zhong Liqian still thought carefully, after listing countless possibilities he came to conclusion – the person in charge of the roster was the most likely one.
At this point, altar master Yuan has become the most suspicious. Of course, Wen Renhe had no evidence, but did the Xuanyuan sect needed evidence to do something? Does he need a reason to kill one of his men?
However, in order to get the second book and to eliminate the hidden danger in one fell swoop, Wen Renhe decided to hold back for the time being.
The person in possession of the second book had been hiding his identity for two purposes: first, he wanted Wen Renhe to die. Second, he wanted to improve his strength.
There are certainly few opportunities for the cultivation world that could be mentioned in the second volume that took place in the immortal world. According to the current clues, only one thing could be determined from the name of Burning Heaven Immortal Emperor and Burning Sky Drum. Burning Sky Drum was an immortal weapon so how could it have nothing to do with the supreme Being of the Immortal Realm? At the very least, it had to be related to him in one way.
Therefore, there are two places Cen Zhengqi will go, one was Underworld Blood Sea to help He Wenchao kill Wen Renhe and the other was the forbidden area where the Burning Sky Drum was located.
At this point, it didn’t matter whether Cen Zhengqi and the altar master were the same person, as long as he was able to guard these two important paths, they would be able to catch him. This was Wen Renhe strategy, it was a little rough but the general direction was still alright.
At the same time, he also wanted to take this opportunity to enter the Underworld Blood Sea and distract Yin Hanjiang who might follow him. When Yin Hanjiang came to look for him after guarding the Burning Sky Drum, no matter if it would be success or failure, everything would already be settled.
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Not knowing the above analysis, altar master Yuan said smilingly: “What are you talking about, Patriarch Yin? I was worried about the safety of Venerable so I wanted to use the Burning Sky Drum to help him! More than thirty years ago, didn’t Patriarch Yin also use the Burning Sky Drums to help Venrable when he was fighting twenty-one experts of the Righteous Path? Why is it something that only Patriarch Yin can do and altar master Yuan can’t?”
Yin Hanjiang remained unmoved, staring at the book in altar master Yuan hand and said: “For so many years, no one seems to know altar master Yuan real name.”
Shu Yanyan, Qiu Congxue, Ruan Weiyi, Shitan Xin, Miao Qiuqing, Yin Hanjiang saw all these names on roster, but what about the altar master Yuan?
The cultivation world’s rosters were different from the real world roster, the roster itself was also a magic treasure and when you recorded your name you needed to leave a drop of your heart blood so if that person died outside or their cultivation went astray the roster would be able to reflect it. The name on it also could not be changed casually. Names were something that was given by parents and in ancient times, there was a saying that calling one’s name was the same as calling their soul, this means that there is cause and effect between the name and the soul, and if the name on the magic treasure does not match the heart and blood, it could be found.
“At this time, what else can we do? Shouldn’t we go to the Underworld Blood Sea and find Venerable quickly?” Altar master Yuan’s chubby face was full of anxiety, but his heart was extremely calm.
He knew that there should be no way to hide it at this moment, and Yin Hanjiang hiding here meant that Wen Renhe was suspicious of him.
Altar master Yuan didn’t understand why Wen Renhe would suspect him, after all his guess that Wen Renhe had also a book in his hands with Baili Qingmiao as the main character was also a coincidence.
When Wen Renhe got a book and went for closed-door cultivation, altar master Yuan had some doubts. Wen Renhe cultivated the slaughter path and every time his cultivation improved he was always on the battlefield, he would also only glance at the cultivation method offered by his subordinates and would rarely go into seclusion because of it. At that time he only thought that Wen Renhe had gotten the immortal law so he tried to check it with Yin Hanjiang but it didn’t work out so he kept it in his mind, thinking of finding an opportunity in future to steal it.
Unexpectedly, more than 30 years ago, when Wen Renhe and Yin Hanjiang went out to kidnap Zhong Liqian, a book suddenly fell from above altar master Yuan head, it was《The God of Destruction (Volume 2)》and in the opening summary was written “Wen Renhe was killed by He Wenchao in Underworld Blood Sea.” altar master Yuan was very happy to see this.
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However, the task of the first page of the book was: [Volume 1: the plot has changed dramatically, the chance of Wen Renhe death is reduced, Baili Qingmiao and He Wen Chaochao are gradually separating. Choosing a person who has the deepest malice towards Wen Renhe in the book to change the plot, help the male lead kill Wen Renhe and win Baili Qingmiao’s heart.]
After reading the second volume of the plot, altar master Yuan found that his real name Cen Zhengqi appeared in the book, and that he was He Wenchao’s little brother which made him feel very discontent. He decided to take this opportunity to make He Wenchao and Wen Renhe kill each other and take over Yin Hanjiang’s opportunity to get Burning Sky Drum.
However, as soon as he got the book Wen Renhe announced that Xuanyuan Sect would close the mountain for thirty years. But thirty years later when altar master Yuan was going to make a move, there was a rumor that the Purple Spirit Pavilion Master was a man.
Through the Purple Spirit Pavilion master he deduced that the third volume appeared at the same time as the second volume so the first volume should also appear at the same time. But then again, it didn’t make sense. Wen Renhe obviously got a book many years ago and had already started to change the fate of heaven.
Altar master Yuan repeatedly thought about it and found that at the very beginning Wen Renhe did not hurt He Wenchao but instead looked for Baili Qingmiao. In his mind a bold idea arose: could Wen Renhe have two books in his hands? The other book would not be the 《The God of Destruction》 but the book with Baili Qingmiao as the main character.
Regardless of whether his guess was correct or not, to be on the safe side, he immediately changed his real name in the roster, and then contacted the Blood Demon Ancestor to knock Baili Qingmiao unconscious to avoid exposing his plan.
He met the Blood Demon Ancestor when he secretly observed He Wenchao, then the two of them temporarily reached an understanding and had a brief cooperation.
Altar master Yuan didn’t understand, he had already considered everything so how could Wen Renhe still guess it?
Of course, he said these words now to lower Yin Hanjiang’s guard, expecting to convince Yin Hanjiang to let him go for the time being, trying to relax his vigilance.
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But after only a few sentences, altar master Yuan realized that this would not work. Yin Hanjiang was like an emotionless puppet, no matter what he said, he wouldn’t waver.
Altar Master Yuan sighed and said: “It seems that Patriarch Yin does not believe me, so I have no choice but to protect myself.”
After saying that, he brought out his poisonous dragon whip, which was altar master Yuan’s soul bound weapon that no one in the Xuanyuan sect had even seen in all these years.
Externally, altar master Yuan had always shown power of a void realm cultivator, which was the weakest among the four altar masters and the two Protectors. In the early years of cultivation, altar master Yuan foundation was damaged, making him unable to advance to the Mahayana realm. In the book, after he met He Wenchao, he became the younger brother of the male protagonist and with his help he got the opportunity to be successfully promoted to the Mahayana realm.
He found the clue to advancement in the second volume and thirty years ago he found numerous opportunities to cure his wound and advance to the Mahayana realm. Without sufficient strength, he wouldn’t dare to lay his hand on the Burning Sky Drum.
As soon as the poisonous dragon whip appeared, it became surrounded by an aura filled with poison. Ordinary poison had no effect on the cultivators but altar master Yuan poison was very powerful and the longer it was absorbed the weaker your strength would become. The cultivator was bound to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in battle, so Yin Hanjiang’s strength would become weaker the longer he engaged in battle.
Altar master Yuan ‘stalling’ technique of throwing out charms, spirit stones, disposable defense treasures and setting up quick formations, was all done in order to force Yin Hanjiang to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and delay the end of the battle.