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Chapter 778 Taking advantage of the situation
"The sect leader's sudden upgrade went unnoticed by those who had ascended to immortality, and two other ascension-level cultivators appeared out of nowhere..."

Luo Jun pondered, "The Six Paths Sect is a very complex place. What exactly is the origin of that mysterious deity?"

"Ahina's memory doesn't reveal much about that deity; she only knows that after Mahado received the divine oracle and blessing, he became incredibly devout to that deity..."

"Then why do they want to form an alliance with our Bainamen?" Tong Wenjie asked. "We have no connection with them whatsoever."

“Master Mahado did indeed intend to contact us,” Zhuge Chi said. “After arriving in the Central Plains, they learned that our Bainamen sect possesses the ability to ‘manufacture’ wondrous items, even more powerful than the weapons they forged after receiving divine decrees. Therefore, they are eager to communicate with us. However, the sect leader originally intended to send an envoy to make contact. Asina, having not had the opportunity to distinguish herself since entering the Central Plains, came here on her own after understanding the sect leader's intentions… From this perspective, in fact, including Mahado, the other members of the Six Paths Sect probably did not know that she had come to Bainamen…”

"So, even if we kill her here, maybe no one will know?" Xu Pingfei said.

“Not necessarily.” Luo Jun shook his head: “The Six Paths Sect has three members who have ascended to the highest level, while she is only at the peak. It won’t be easy for her to slip away unnoticed. I suspect they must have some information about her movements.”

"What other information?" Xu Pingfei continued to press, "such as the sect's secret codes and passwords, the abilities of the various Dharma Kings, and so on."

"These are complicated. Please bring me paper and pen."

“Paper and pen are too troublesome.” Tong Wenjie chuckled and took out a loose-leaf notebook from the treasure box: “This notebook can directly print what a person is thinking on paper and generate a detailed record. As long as there is enough energy, it can generate an infinite number of pages.”

Zhuge Chi recorded the information he extracted from Ashina's mind in a notebook, including the abilities and functions of the leader and several Dharma Kings, the rules and doctrines of the sect, and even drew a rough sketch of the entire organizational structure of the Six Paths Sect.

These materials were written over a hundred pages long, and the final output was bound into a thick volume.

We've dug up all the information we wanted; now it's just a matter of what to do with the girl's memories.

According to everyone's initial plan, they would simply erase her memory of coming to Bainamen and replace it with the fact that she couldn't find Bainamen's exact location, wandered around, and left. At the same time, they would implant a subconscious desire to return into her mind, and then take her unconscious body to the wilderness outside the Zhongzhou Mountains. In this way, when she woke up, she would return on her own and wouldn't remember ever having been to Bainamen.

However, Luo Jun ultimately rejected this proposal.

While there is currently no evidence that anyone else from the Six Paths Sect followed Ashina, one thing is certain: the Nine Provinces Beggar God did indeed engage in a major battle at the Hundred Gates. Such a level of exertion would surely have been felt by all the Ascension Realm cultivators of this world, not just the other Four Saints and Two Masters, but also the three from the Six Paths Sect.

Of course, the other Ascension Realm cultivators could only sense that the old beggar had caused a great disturbance here. However, since their opponent, Luo Jun, was not an Ascension Realm cultivator, they could not sense his aura. Therefore, they probably did not know the final outcome. They only felt that the Nine Provinces Divine Beggar had exerted his power, but after a while, his aura was withdrawn.

Normally, martial arts masters who have reached the Ascension stage are all stat-boosting monsters with balanced offense and defense. Unless the difference in skill level is too great, it's difficult to quickly determine a winner in a match. This time, Luo Jun quickly defeated the Divine Beggar using a surprise move. However, based on the timing of the battle and their experience in the martial arts world, it seems more like the Divine Beggar of the Nine Provinces taught a powerful peak-level opponent a lesson and then withdrew after a swift victory.

It's one thing for the three immortals to ascend to immortality in the Central Plains, but the Six Paths Sect's own Holy Maiden has run away and is heading towards the Hundred Nether Sect. Then, the Divine Beggar suddenly makes a move. Do you think these three immortals will be worried or suspicious?
Therefore, the final result of the discussion was that Luo Jun would transform into the God Beggar and take Ahina away, modifying Ahina's memories to make it appear that she came to Bainamen, met the God Beggar, reported her background, and was captured by the God Beggar, with the intention of using this to threaten the Six Paths Sect.

“That makes sense now.” Xu Pingfei nodded. “But the crucial question is, what do we do next?”

He looked at Luo Jun, "You can't keep taking her with you forever, you have to find a chance for her to escape... But normally, would someone who has reached the Ascension stage let someone at the peak escape so easily?"

“That’s not the biggest problem.” Zhuge Chi looked at Luo Jun and said, “If you were just pretending to be the Beggar God and going elsewhere to bluff and put on an act, that would be fine. But now you’re with a peak expert. What will you do when she wakes up and tries to struggle, since you don’t have the power of ascension to restrain her?”

"Don't worry, everyone, I've already considered all of this." Luo Jun smiled slightly. "Just get the memories corrected and hand the person over to me."

No one knew what he was up to, but considering Luo Jun's abilities and performance, they had no choice but to believe him.

After some maneuvering, by the time Zhuge Chi had finished modifying Ashina's memories, it was already broad daylight.

"Are you sure you haven't left any loopholes?" Luo Jun looked at the unconscious Ahina and reminded her, "It would be troublesome if someone found out the problem later."

"Don't worry, my modifications, while not flawless, are at least logical." Zhuge Chi wiped his sweat. "This is also thanks to that Bewitching Sea Demon. The monster's toxin is quite magical; it's not just a simple anesthetic, but it can directly affect a person's mental power. With its help, I can not only freely peer into this girl's memories and modify them as perfectly as possible without being detected, but I can also imprint the new memories more deeply into her sea of ​​consciousness during the modification process. Even if someone suspects me, it will be almost impossible to distinguish between the real and fake memories."

At this point, Zhuge Chi used an analogy: "To put it this way, if we consider a person's sea of ​​consciousness as a computer, the Bewitching Sea Demon is like giving me greater authority, allowing me to modify the computer's settings and files at a deeper level."

"It's that powerful?" Luo Jun was also somewhat surprised. He was only able to catch this thing because the dice had chosen it for him, and he didn't really know anything about the siren's abilities. He only guessed that it came from mythology after communicating with it mentally and hearing it mention the Sea of ​​Chaos.

"If, as you say, this is a monster from mythology, then Xiluo has unearthed a great treasure," Zhuge Chi exclaimed. "The siren's toxins are highly beneficial for illusion magic. If we could cultivate and extract them, it would be a huge boost to the entire illusion magic school!"

"Yeah, right." Luo Jun scratched his head. "Such a convenient monster, why didn't they develop it properly?"

"No matter what, it wasn't easy for us to get one. I told Chairman Xu that we should take good care of this monster; it might be very useful in the future," Zhuge Chi said.

Luo Jun didn't take it to heart; he could just catch another one whenever he needed a mind-controlling sea monster.

Once everything was ready, the Bewitching Sea Demon removed the poison, Xu Pingfei unlocked Axina's shackles, Luo Jun put on a mask, transformed into a divine beggar, and left Bainamen with the still unconscious Axina.

…………

"Hmm..." Stimulated by the firelight, Ahina slowly opened her eyes.

"Where am I..." In a daze, she sat up, holding her forehead. Judging from the sky, it must be midnight. There was a campfire in front of her, and a wild dog was roasting on it, sizzling with oil.

"The demonic sect's girl has finally woken up?"

An old voice came from behind. Ashina looked up and saw an old beggar wearing a hat sitting by the campfire, turning the red-hot charcoal with his hand.

"The Beggar God!" Ashina recognized the old beggar at a glance and sprang to her feet, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head and collapsed back down.

"Don't waste your energy." The beggar chuckled coldly. "Now that you're in my grasp, don't even think about escaping easily."

Ahina, enduring her headache, recalled her previous experiences.

She remembered hearing that the sect leader wanted to win over Bai Na Men because she hadn't been of much help since the Six Paths Sect entered the Central Plains, and now that she had just broken through to the peak, she wanted to make a name for herself in front of the sect leader. So she secretly left and planned to come to Bai Na Men to negotiate.

But as soon as she arrived outside the mountain gate, she saw an old beggar challenging her. Enraged, she stepped forward to defend him. After introducing herself, the old beggar attacked, breaking her Twin Blades of Broken Armor and capturing her alive. Only then did Ashina realize that this old beggar was none other than the renowned Nine Provinces Divine Beggar, a master of the Feathered Ascension level. She had truly met her match and suffered a setback.

"Where am I?" Ahina gritted her teeth and said, "What is your purpose in bringing me here?"

"Purpose?" The beggar chuckled coldly. "Don't you claim to be the Holy Maiden of the Six Paths Sect? Your position within the sect must be quite important, right?" As he spoke, he pointed to a high mountain in the northwest. "Look there, does it look familiar?"

"Mount Xiyong!" Ashina's eyes widened. "You want to go to our Six Paths Sect's temporary headquarters?"

The Six Paths Sect originated in the Western Regions, thousands of miles away from the Central Plains. In order to facilitate the spread of their teachings and the mobilization of resources, they established a temporary headquarters in the northwest region after entering the Central Plains, located at Xiyong Mountain!

"I'd like to see just how capable you bunch of crooked and evil people really are!" the beggar chuckled.

"You overconfident old beggar!" Ashina cursed, "My Six Paths Sect, including the sect leader, has three Ascension Masters. Your Central Plains' Heavenly Gate Sect Master went up the mountain to challenge us before, but he returned defeated. If it weren't for his unique movement technique, he probably would have been left on the mountain. You dare to trespass on our temporary headquarters, we will make sure you don't leave alive!"

"I'm not stupid!" the beggar chuckled. "The Heavenly Gate Master went up the mountain in a fit of rage to avenge his disciple; he was blinded by hatred. I have you as my bargaining chip. As a Holy Maiden, I don't believe your leader would act without any scruples!"

Ashina's pupils flickered upon hearing this. She had been raised by the cult leader, and they were like father and daughter. She knew better than anyone that the cult leader would never abandon her safety... Although the cult leader seemed less concerned about her after receiving divine blessings in the past two years, it was only because he was too busy with religious affairs and couldn't spare the time. Besides, she had grown up and no longer needed anyone's care...

However, if he finds himself kidnapped by the Central Plains' Yu Hua, then the sect leader will definitely not be able to remain calm, and may even lose his composure!

No, I can't let this old beggar see through me!

Ashina gritted her teeth and smiled nonchalantly, "Then your wishful thinking is probably going to fall through. The so-called Holy Maiden is just a title we believe in for high-ranking female officials. There are at least eighty or a hundred Holy Maidens in our Six Paths Sect. Even if one of them is kidnapped, or even if I die outside, the sect leader won't even bat an eye. He will immediately choose a replacement for me!"

"Oh, so your position in the sect is so insignificant?" The Beggar God chuckled. "Then you might as well come to our Beggar Clan. No matter what your position is, if our Beggar Clan also has a top expert, I will definitely give him an important position!"

"Tch, do you think our Six Paths Sect is like your beggar gang?" Ashina sneered. "Our Six Paths Sect is full of talented people. There are eight or ten of us who have ascended to immortality, and countless others who have reached the peak!"

"So impressive?" The old beggar smiled and said, "Then I'm even more eager to see it for myself!"

As he spoke, he tore off a roasted dog leg and handed it to Ashina: "Here, eat up, so you can get on your way."

"Pah! I won't eat your food!" Ashina turned her head away, but in her heart she was plotting how to escape from the old beggar.

Just then, a voice came from the darkness: "Such a fine dog leg, it would be a waste for the Holy Maiden not to eat it. Why don't you let me have a taste?"

Upon hearing the voice, a hint of surprise appeared in Ahina's eyes, and she turned to look in the direction from which the voice came.

In mid-air, a tall, slender figure slowly descended, his long robes fluttering in the wind and reflecting the moonlight, making him appear like an immortal descending to earth.

This person looked to be around forty years old, with features that combined Eastern and Western characteristics. Although he only had a thin layer of qi on his body and did not show much power, one could sense from the aura he exuded that he was probably a powerful expert at the Feather Transformation level!
"Left Protector Elder!" Ashina called out the newcomer's title: "Be careful, this old fellow is the Nine Provinces Divine Beggar, the Ascension Master of the Central Plains!"

“I know.” The Left Protector looked at the appearance of the Divine Beggar of the Nine Provinces: “Before coming to the Central Plains, we had already studied all the Ascended beings in the Central Plains.” As he spoke, he looked at Ashina: “It seems that our guess was right. You were indeed captured by an Ascended being, but what we didn’t expect was that the one who made the move was the Divine Beggar.”

Mentioning this, Ahina lowered her head in remorse: "I'm sorry... I was too rash. When I get back, I will definitely apologize to the leader..."

"You don't need to apologize." The Left Protector smiled slightly, raised his hand, and his inner energy condensed into a semi-transparent hammer wreathed in lightning in his palm: "Because you will never be able to return to the main altar!"

As he spoke, he suddenly released the hammer, which shot straight at Ahina!
(End of this chapter)