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Chapter 467 Speculations on the Earth Sacrifice

Poisoning a geomancer is not something a small gang like the Red Tiger Gang or the Qimen Palace would do.

Even if they were given the opportunity, they might not dare to take it.

If they provoke a powerful immortal, they will be unable to protect themselves, and no one will dare to protect them after the incident.

If they are truly involved, then they were coerced.

The two sects are not very powerful, but their leaders are both Grandmaster-level cultivators. The person who could force them to do something that would lead to the extermination of their sect must be quite influential.

Wu Chang's intuition told him that this matter should be related to Lü Changgeng or Tao Xian.

Only a terrestrial immortal would dare to attack another terrestrial immortal.

Yin Sheng, the master of Blood Eagle Valley, is part of Lü Changgeng's clique. Lü Changgeng is ruthless and cunning. After receiving the decree from the immortals and confirming that celestial beings will descend, he might actually take action against An Rong.

As for Tao Xian Gu Zhi Han, her relationship with An Rong is ambiguous, and she has warned An Rong on two or three occasions. If it is just to clear her name, then it is too much of a fuss.

But her inaction doesn't mean that Renxin Pavilion behind her has no designs on Anrong.

Wu Chang remembered that An Rong had said before that many people in Renxin Pavilion wanted him dead.

Moreover, judging from the attitude of several core disciples of Renxin Pavilion in Ji'an Hall, they seemed to be certain that An Rong wouldn't dare to do anything to them, and even came up with the idea of ​​having the Earth Immortals of the Dao Alliance lure the demons to attack the city, thus helping them improve their cultivation.

If the younger generation is so fearless, it's not impossible that the older generation is blinded by greed and resorting to underhanded tactics.

Although An Rong was shrewd and patient enough, he was able to feign madness in Huaigu Village for four or five years when he was young. Unfortunately, he was too kind-hearted by nature. After leaving Huaigu Village, he was taught by Li Kang, which made him too upright.

If An Rong had been nurtured by Chi Yuan to this day, the entire Renxin Pavilion would probably have been refined into magical artifacts.

Putting aside An Rong's own reasons, what Wu Chang was most curious about was what the other party's purpose was in murdering An Rong.

First, they tried to obtain the Fire Demon King's candle worms to poison him, and then they tipped off the Wind Demon King. What benefits could they possibly gain from going to such lengths to eliminate An Rong?
He couldn't figure it out for the time being, so he could only wait until the traitor was captured before questioning him slowly.

This time, his team had the Tongue of God; once the Truth Potion was administered, the other party had no choice but to speak.

As Wu Changzhen was leaving the Xuancha Division and preparing to set off for the Twelve Earthly Branches, his personal space suddenly stirred.

He channeled his consciousness into his personal space and saw that the source of the anomaly was a paper talisman.

When she parted ways with Meng Yawen at the Tianquan Immortal Mansion, she left this paper talisman to facilitate future contact.

As soon as the paper talisman left his personal space, it transformed into an arrow of light, guiding Wu Chang to Meng Yawen's location.

Wu Chang followed the arrow out of Zhenyue City and came to a secluded grove of trees outside the city.

Although Wu Chang did not believe that Meng Yawen could pose a threat to him, it was better to be safe than sorry. He had just acquired the Heavenly Gang Escape Technique, so he might as well test its effects.

He sensed that Meng Yawen was in the woods, so he grabbed the guiding arrow, threw it back into his personal space, and then activated the concealment ability of the Heavenly Gang Escape Technique.

As the energy within his body circulated, his physical body began to flicker. In the blink of an eye, his body resonated simultaneously with the Big Dipper in the sky and the earth-worshiping ritual condensed on the ground with the Seven Star Immortal Mansion as the array's core.

As he resonated with the heavens and earth, a blurry phantom appeared on his body, allowing him to merge into the universe.

Not to mention others, even he himself felt as if he were merging with heaven and earth when he closed his eyes, and he had a sense of selflessness.

He stepped into the woods, which were not large. Guided by his inspiration, he quickly found Meng Yawen waiting in the woods.

There was another person present beside Meng Yawen. The person's figure was completely hidden under a cloak and a bamboo hat. Judging from his tall silhouette, he should be a man.

Although the cloak and hat obscured Wu Chang's view of the other person's face, the pink primal energy emanating from the other person's body still revealed his identity.

The mysterious person beside Meng Yawen was Fang Hui.

Judging from his aura, aside from his source power, his strength is only around level thirteen or fourteen, and that's after he completed the qualification dungeon.

In a world instance, even applying for a menial disciple position on the outermost edge of the Humanity Alliance would require connections, yet he managed to squeeze into the top 1,000 players with his skill level, demonstrating the immense power the Mother of Desire had left within him.

Meng Yawen stood still, her breathing steady, quietly waiting for Wu Chang's arrival.

In contrast to her, Fang Hui was not a cunning person to begin with, and the fact that he was entering an S-level dungeon ahead of his level made him very uneasy.

Meng Yawen noticed Fang Hui's condition and said:

"If you feel nervous, it will be better to use your transformation. With me here, I can help you recharge your transformation. There's no need to save it for last."

Upon hearing this, Wu Chang's ears perked up instantly. If nothing unexpected happened, Fang Hui's transformation would be into a magical girl, entering the form of the Goddess of Desire.

With Meng Yawen around, she can help the Goddess of Desire transform and recharge. Is this recharging you guys doing legitimately?

Fang Hui's voice came from under the cloak. He said:
"If I could, I wouldn't want to use that transformation; it would make me feel weird."

Meng Yawen approached Fang Hui and said:
"It's okay, I don't dislike your transformed appearance."

Wu Chang was afraid that if he waited any longer, the events in the woods would not be suitable for him to appear, so he quickly retreated to a more distant position, then deactivated his concealment state, took out an arrow from his personal space, and walked towards the two of them, revealing his aura.

Sensing someone approaching, Meng Yawen and Fang Hui restrained themselves and took the initiative to greet Wu Chang.

Wu Chang stopped a short distance away from the two men, symbolically looked around, and asked:

"Did you call me here because you have some news?"

When they met again, they were already in a working relationship. Meng Yawen was no longer as reserved as before and said directly:
"Just now, players ranked 100 to 1000 entered the world instance, including members of the Light Society."

"As soon as they entered, they contacted me through the Light Society to inquire about the situation of the world instance."

"There are about fifteen of them, most of them are ordinary people, but there are three or four members of the four major organizations mixed in. I have dealt with those people before, and judging from their tone, they should be from the White Tower and the Evolution Committee."

As Wu Chang listened to Meng Yawen's intelligence, he secretly noted down the important points in his mind.

Since the separation of the Realm of Reason and the Realm of Wasteland, and the counterattack launched by the Order Faction of the Realm of Wasteland under the leadership of Hou Jingchuan, the four major organizations have conducted internal purges and self-examinations more than once.

The efforts were intensified, especially after the White Wolf incident.

Even so, there were still traitors among them who obeyed the orders of the Light Society.

It's unclear whether these guys were too good at disguising themselves, or if there was a mole among those responsible for internal auditing who deliberately let them go.

Meng Yawen told him this to remind him that important information should be kept confidential, and that he should not completely trust the four major organizations just because they cooperate with them.

Meng Yawen continued:
"Among those guys from the Light Society, there was one person who was very special. She was a girl with two tiger teeth when she smiled. She was less than 1.6 meters tall and went for a cute and sweet look, but the first time I saw her, it was like seeing a ferocious beast."

"It wasn't just me who was afraid of her; the players around me who obeyed the Light Society also subconsciously kept their distance from her. They all instinctively stayed away from that girl."

Wu Chang frowned and asked:
"A beast that even you fear?"

Meng Yawen's source power is "me," meaning her existence is directly connected to the source power.

Her root lies in the fact that she exists as an independent individual. The uniqueness of her root prevents her from unleashing the power of her root, but as compensation, external forces are also unlikely to affect her.

This is why she was able to openly infiltrate the Bureau without ever being detected by any instruments, and she was not worried that the Bright Society would tamper with her or discover her secret cooperation with Wu Chang.

If the girl with the tiger teeth she mentioned could make her feel fear, it means that the girl with the tiger teeth is stronger than her.

Meng Yawen's strength is no less than Leng Shan's, and the girl with the tiger teeth is clearly stronger than her, so doesn't that mean...?

Meng Yawen said to Wu Chang:

"If nothing unexpected happens, that girl is one of the players chosen by the Light Society and who has fused with the fantasy divinity."

“Her integration is so advanced that I don’t even dare to think about marking her or remembering more details about her,” Wu Chang said. “I understand, you’ve provided enough information.”

Once the imagined divinity is successfully integrated, it becomes a genuine lower-level god. Mortals cannot defy the gods, and even the weakest god is not someone without divinity who can oppose them.

It's normal that Meng Yawen wouldn't dare to harbor hostility towards the girl with the tiger teeth.

Meng Yawen continued:
"In fact, I haven't finished yet. Those ordinary players who obey the Light Society seem to have received instructions before entering, telling them to contact a certain sect."

"But they will only contact them after they enter Zhenyue City, so I haven't found out which sect it is yet."

"However, I saw that girl with the tiger teeth also hurriedly leaving the city when I left, heading towards Shuanghu City. I wonder what her purpose was."

In return, Meng Yawen provided so much information, and since both sides were acquaintances, Wu Chang told them about the sacrificial altar and the remains of the immortals.

Lu Changgeng's plan was partly based on the decree of the immortal. Now that he has learned that the most important immortal remains in the plan do not exist, how can he not panic?

In his panic, he naturally sought help from the immortal's subordinates, sending the tiger-toothed girl to the demon realm to confirm whether the immortal's remains truly did not exist.

Upon hearing the information about the sacrificial altar and the remains of the immortals, Meng Yawen's eyes widened. It's no exaggeration to say that this information alone is worth at least 10% of the dungeon exploration progress.

Meng Yawen spent a day conquering the Tian Shu Immortal Mansion, and another day figuring out the various forces in the Great Xuan Dynasty, as well as the current situation of the Human Alliance. She even triggered a side quest to switch factions, which brought her contribution ranking to third place at one point.

She thought her progress was fast enough, even if not as fast as Heping's, it wasn't much different.

But not long ago, her ranking suddenly collapsed, and she fell out of the top ten.

Now she knew the reason: He Ping had used the same amount of time to make a round trip to the Demon Realm and also took care of the Wind Demon King.

Peace's incredibly efficient speed in clearing dungeons was already surprising enough, but what surprised her even more was that Peace could tell her this kind of secret information directly without her having to pay any price.

The information she provided about the Light Society differed greatly from the information He Ping provided. The two were not related, so there was only one reason why He Ping could reveal it so easily.

That is, he doesn't care about peace. In his view, obtaining this level of intelligence is easy. Seeing that she had a good attitude, he rewarded her.

Thinking about this, she began to question the meaning of life.

Hey buddy, are we playing an abyss game? It seems like the difficulty level you're playing is a bit different from ours.

Seeing that Meng Yawen was somewhat lost in thought, Wu asked:

"Did you use the array plate I gave you before? If not..."

Meng Yawen immediately said, "We're on our way to activate the array's core, we'll be there soon."

She hadn't placed much importance on the mission of peaceful sharing, planning to first familiarize Fang Hui with the Great Xuan, and then take him into the Heavenly Pivot Immortal Mansion to comprehend its true meaning.

Wait until the blessing effect is at its last stage before activating the three array eyes.

But now the situation is different. After realizing the speed of clearing peaceful dungeons, all tasks related to peace should be given the highest priority.

The ordinary players who went to the Demon Realm with him could easily make it into the top ten in contribution rankings. The mission that was valued so highly by Peace must have a very complicated background.

Wu Chang hadn't expected Meng Yawen to be so enthusiastic about being treated like a slave. He shrugged and said:
"There's no need to rush. Just finish it before the dungeon starts."

After exchanging information, Wu Chang took out several communication talismans and handed them to Meng Yawen. He had obtained these from the Xuancha Division, and they were made by the Taichang Temple. They used the earth-worshiping ceremony as a signal network and could communicate over a very long distance.

As players of the Light Society enter world instances, it becomes inconvenient for them to meet frequently, so the communication talisman can save them a lot of trouble.

After explaining how to use the communication talisman, Wu Chang parted ways with the two and headed to the Twelve Earthly Branches array eye.

The three array cards, Zi, Chou, and Yin, were in Meng Yawen's hands. The Mystic Knights were divided into eight cards, and Wu Chang only had the last array card, Hai, left.

Wu Chang focused his consciousness on the array diagram in his mind, which corresponded to the map of the Great Xuan Tianlan Province. He saw that Hai was located in the northwest of Lidi Temple, and was called Longmen Mountain.

Having determined the direction, he immediately rode a white crane towards Longmen Mountain.

Longmen Mountain is located on the edge of Tianlan Province, downstream of the Lan River. Going downstream, it won't be long before you reach the estuary.

The most famous feature of Longmen Mountain is not the mountain itself, but the Longkou Waterfall.

Longkou Waterfall is 500 meters wide and has a drop of nearly 2,000 meters. It is the largest waterfall in Tianlan Province. When viewed from below, it looks like the Milky Way hanging upside down.

The character 亥 (Hai) has the image of a hanging river, which coincides with the image of the Dragon Mouth Waterfall.

The key point of the formation, representing Hai in the twelve earthly branches, is located below the waterfall; one can reach it by following the waterfall straight down.

If it were an ordinary player with weaker physical attributes, and Wu Chang told them that they had to fall nearly two thousand meters down the waterfall to enter the eye of the Hai formation, they would definitely think he was trying to murder them.

Even players with strong physical abilities and survival skills will hesitate when they see the imposing presence of Longkou Waterfall.

Fortunately, Wu Chang is not only physically strong and has a thick enough shield, but also possesses the ability to transform into a deep-sea alien and is very good at swimming.

He leaped directly off the back of the white crane, plunged into the Lan River, and rushed straight down the waterfall.

Being swept down by the waterfall seems to outsiders as a certain death sentence, even more dangerous than jumping off a cliff.

However, Wu Chang held the Hai character array tablet and was located in the middle of the waterfall. Even without using any power, he did not feel any danger. There was an invisible force in the waterfall that slowed down his descent, making him feel as if he were riding a sightseeing elevator, enjoying the view of the distant Lanshui flowing into the sea from above.

As he approached the water's surface, his descent suddenly slowed, and the accelerating current carved a crack in the surface.

He fell into the crack and when he came to his senses, he found himself in an indoor space.

Wu Chang raised the Four-Sided Fire Lamp for illumination, and under its light, he felt that the surrounding terrain resembled a stone cave.

He hadn't walked far along the stone cave when he came to a huge stone chamber. In the center of the chamber was an altar, which looked like a miniature version of the altar for worshipping the heavens. There was a groove in the center of the altar, just the right size for him to put the Hai character array tablet.

As he placed the array plate inside, a tremendous tremor reverberated throughout the stone chamber, so great that it seemed as if the mountains outside had shifted and the Lan River had changed course.

Amidst the tremors, the altar, inlaid with array plates, lit up with a starlight-like white light.

The white light extended outwards, illuminating the "stars" embedded in the ground, walls, and ceiling.

When the tremors ended, the entire stone chamber had transformed into a starry sky, which overlapped with the map of Tianlan Province, and the nodes of the Ziwei Exorcising Array could be vaguely seen within it.

Wu Chang seemed to understand something; the starry sky that appeared here was the complete array diagram of the Ziwei Exorcising Evil Array.

However, the array diagram that appeared in the stone chamber was only one-twelfth of the complete form. Only when the starry sky of the twelve earthly branch array eyes is pieced together can the true Ziwei Exorcising Array be formed.

He had a premonition that the array diagrams recorded in the Book of Earth in Emperor Zhaoning's possession might not be as detailed.

He took out the Omniscient Crystal and asked it to try to interpret the true function of the Earth Sacrifice Ritual based on the partial array diagram in the Hai Array Eye, and to find out why, once the Earth Sacrifice Ritual was successful, it could replace Heaven with Earth and avoid the dangers of the Heaven Sacrifice Ritual.

The array diagram within the eye of the Hai array was too small, and it took the Omniscient Crystal a while to decipher it before giving Wu Chang a guess.

That is, the Earth Worship Ceremony is not a simple sacrifice, but a creation ceremony. What it aims to create is the core of the earth, which is opposite to the Heavenly Gate.

Upon hearing the Omniscient Crystal's speculation, Wu Chang suddenly understood.

The core of the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven is the Heavenly Gate. Both the object of the sacrifice and the four altars for the sacrifice to Heaven are centered around the Heavenly Gate.

The essence of the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven is to bring out the function of the Heavenly Gate.

In contrast, the Earth Worship Ceremony is based on the concept of "respecting the earth," but the concept of "respecting the earth" is merely a place of worship and does not possess any real power.

So he had always wondered why the Earth Sacrifice Formation could substitute the heavens for the earth.

However, if the earth-worshiping ceremony is the opposite of the heaven-worshiping ceremony, and it does not play a core role but instead creates an "earth gate" out of thin air, then everything makes sense.

(End of this chapter)