From the end of the world

Chapter 571 Ma Zao's Room

Ma Zao's room...

Upon hearing this topic, Xiaowan suddenly looked energetic, and I couldn't help but concentrate my attention.

Yes, since Huangquan Gospel Temple was where Ma Zao lived in the past, and she was also a senior figure in the Gospel Temple, she must have her own room here.

But why did the room where she used to live become a forbidden place?
I then asked the master of the realm, and he replied: "This is an order issued by Huangquan God himself. After Ma Zao's rebellion, all statues and portraits related to her were destroyed, and the written records praising her achievements were also deleted. Some people who had contact with her were also interrogated and marginalized...

"And the areas where she often stayed in the past have also been processed at the spell level. In particular, her personal room has been subjected to multiple sealing procedures. The purpose is probably to prevent her from returning suddenly and launching an attack, or developing traitors among us."

Ma Zao, who possesses the power of return, can return to his past at any time and anywhere, just like No. 7. So just like No. 7 can sneak into Huangquan Gospel Temple with Xiaowan and me, Ma Zao, who has defected outside, may also quietly invade, wreak havoc, and then leave by relying on the space transfer of the power of return.

Because Ma Zao was already at the Great Accomplishment stage, it was possible for him to rely on the influence of his soul to prevent others from noticing his infiltration, and to secretly maintain close contact with the monks of the Gospel Academy with whom he had been friends in the past.

Even if the room was demolished, it would be useless. Ma Zao's power of return would return to the spatial coordinates itself. But in this case, why not just move the Gospel Court to a new home? Could it be that Huang Quan thought that was too much of an overreaction?
"Although I don't think Ma Zao has the awareness and ability to do that kind of subversion work, but..." No. 7 murmured.

The Gospel House is not a completely monolithic organization. The Human Genocide Plan is too weird, and there will always be people who feel guilty. Even a fanatical organization like the Gospel House, which is truly ruled by a god, will inevitably have betrayals and splits. Ma Zao himself is the best example.

Although the reason why the Tai Sui Army split from the Gospel Academy was largely because Tai Sui himself was a human god who did not support the human genocide plan and was even killed by the master of the Gospel Academy, there were undercover agents from the Tai Sui Army inside the Gospel Academy, so there were also monks from the Gospel Academy who secretly opposed the human genocide plan.

"After his disciples betrayed him, Huang Quan may have realized that his plan to cleanse humanity might lead to more traitors and even internal divisions in the Gospel Academy..." said Master Chengjing, "So he also considered other ways to save the world and called us cadres to conduct research and exploration."

"But this attempt ended in failure. We still didn't find a better way, and Huangquan God suddenly announced the end of it one day and never mentioned this topic to us again."

Hearing him say this, Number Seven sneered for some reason.

"Rather than that, let's take us to the room where Ma Zao lived before." I said, "Since that place is forbidden for outsiders to enter, Huang Quan might be using it to hide something."

Brother Chengjing nodded reluctantly, and then led us to move inside the Gospel Court. No one we met on the road noticed us, and no one made any polite gestures to Brother Chengjing. We seemed to have become a group of invisible people.

Ten minutes later, we were brought to the end of a corridor, where there was a wooden door covered with heavy talismans and seals.

"…This is it." said the cultivator who had reached the realm of enlightenment.

I observed briefly that these talismans and seals have the power to prevent others from entering. Even the cultivator next to me couldn't break through them in a short time. Other than that, they have no effect. In this Gospel Court, what really prevents the cultivators from entering this room is not these talismans and seals, but the prohibition of the human god Huangquan.

Then, I grasped the handle of the wooden door, turned it casually, and opened the door.

This level of talismans and seals is a hassle for ordinary demon hunters, but it is useless to me. Just like the spells of some demon hunters in the past would automatically fail in front of me, there is no need to destroy them here. As long as I think about not activating these things, they will fall silent.

The room behind the door looked quite plain. It was only slightly larger than an ordinary bedroom, and contained simple furniture such as a bed, a table and chairs, a bookshelf, and a separate toilet and bathroom.

If there is anything special about this place, it is that it is too clean. It's not that I think Ma Zao's living space is messy. Based on my experience of living with Ma Zao in the past, she is the type who will carefully tidy up the sheets and quilts after getting up, and she is very serious about personal and environmental hygiene. It's just that since this room has been off-limits for such a long time, no one will come to clean it, so it's normal to have dust and cobwebs everywhere.

But now the room is not deserted and decadent at all, as if someone comes in regularly to clean and tidy it up. It reminds me of some sad and tragic stories, when children die young, the parents left behind deliberately leave the room intact, and from time to time they have to clean and replace the quilt covers and pillowcases, as if the owner of the room might suddenly return one day.

"It doesn't look like there's anything special..." Number 7 made an analysis, "At least the fragment of the divine seal is not here."

From Huang Quan's perspective, if we were to ask which of the "Dushuo Mountain" technical data and the fragment of the divine seal was more important, it would probably be the latter. Therefore, in terms of concealment measures, the latter would probably be more comprehensive. However, for apostles like us in the Void Realm, it would be too easy to find the fragment of the divine seal. We could make a judgment as long as we got close enough.

"There seems to be something there." Xiaowan looked at the desk not far away.

There were some messy documents on the table. I walked over with curiosity and picked up one of the documents. Xiaowan also came over to take a look.

This document is not the "Dushuo Mountain" technical information we want. I think such critical information would not appear in this room for no reason. However, the title of this document still attracted all my attention at the first time. Compared with that unfamiliar technical information, this document is more important in my heart.

Even Xiaowan's breathing stopped for a moment after seeing it.

"…What's wrong with you?"

Number 7 walked over with a frown on his face, glanced at the title of the document, and then he couldn't walk anymore.

Two seconds later, Xiao Wan finally made a sound and read out the title of the document: "Research on the Causes of Unlucky Star Constitution"...?"

This is a document on the study of Ma Zao.

Why this kind of document appeared here... Let's not talk about it for now. If we talk about the author of the document and who put it here casually, it is easy to guess. In the Gospel Institute, the only person who is qualified and capable of studying the physique of the unlucky star and who can freely enter and leave this room is Huang Quan.

Number Seven has mentioned before that the reason why Huang Quan chose to cultivate Ma Zao against all odds in the beginning was probably because he attached great importance to Ma Zao's unlucky physique and wanted to explore the secret.

Although that might be a researcher's interest in rare experimental materials, Ma Zao also took advantage of this opportunity to grow up smoothly.

I didn't expect that I would suddenly come across the core secret of the power of the unlucky star in a place like this... No, Huang Quan might not have really made any research results... But if even Huang Quan couldn't figure it out, it would be hard to imagine who else could do it.

With surprise and expectation, Xiaowan, No. 7, and I looked at each other. Then, I prepared myself mentally, slowly opened the document, and looked at the content.

Huang Quan wrote his conclusion on the first page:
"After a series of investigations and analyses, I can say with certainty that the so-called 'power of the unlucky star' is just a misunderstanding.

"In fact, Ma Zao himself doesn't have that kind of power at all."

(End of this chapter)