The stolen magic is a bit magical

"Targeting the Heart Gate?" Lei Tianlun asked.

"Yes! The Heart Gate has always thrived on chaos, so let's create chaos on the path of cultivation. Once all of the Heart Gate's secrets are revealed, it will be overwhelmed and have no power to support the Myriad Poisons Gate. Without the Heart Gate's support, the Myriad Poisons Gate is like a poisonous dragon that has lost its ability to walk and is blind, its power greatly diminished..."

Everyone's hearts fluttered.

This is Lin Weiyang's strategy.

Don't fall into the opponent's trap. You do your thing, I'll do mine. When you strike, what looks like an off-target attack is actually the right move.

Because it's actually impossible for the Great Wilderness Dynasty to counter the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect; you simply can't counter it.

Their sect is far away in the outer realms, and they don't have a foothold in the secular world. Who can you possibly counter?
This is the real reason why the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect runs rampant and causes everyone a headache.

This is also why the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect acted with such impunity.

But Lin Weiyang took a new path: I'm not targeting the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, I'm targeting your allies!
If the Heart Gate is eradicated, the weakness of your Ten Thousand Poisons Sect not having a foothold in the human world will be exposed. You have no fulcrum, no handle, you are just a poisonous dragon coiled in Qishan. Your ability to stir up trouble in the human world will be greatly limited.

"Regarding the Heart Gate, is your strategy the same as the one used by the four kingdoms last time?" His Majesty asked.

"Yes!" Lin Weiyang said, "This announcement is somewhat different; His Majesty may have to take a desperate gamble!"

His Majesty slowly said, "To issue a full announcement in the name of the Royal Family?"

“Exactly!” Lin Weiyang said, “This move has both advantages and disadvantages, but after careful analysis, I believe the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages…”

"Tell me, where does the greatest benefit lie?" His Majesty asked.

The ministers' hearts pounded...

As an imperial dynasty, it is actually not convenient to get involved in the cultivation path, because once you get involved, you will always offend some top sects intentionally or unintentionally. The methods of those top sects are extraordinary. It seems that each sect can easily make an imperial dynasty run into a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Lin Weiyang proposed long ago that the top-secret information about the mind gate disrupting the path of cultivation could be released, but no one really accepted it.

Even among the four nations that had already declared war on the Great Wilderness Kingdom, they did not have their royal families directly release information about the other side's scandals. Instead, they anonymously released such information in the other side's capital to avoid criticism.

"Cang Yuan!" Lin Weiyang said, "Your Majesty, all the officials, you should believe that clearing the Heart Path and Heart Gate is in line with Cang Yuan's wishes! Our dynasty should take the lead, and we will surely gain Cang Yuan's favor!"

The whole hall...

Everyone's heart was pounding.

In chaotic times, sects stand in great numbers, and each faction seems to be a precarious mountain in the tide of the times. As for safety, no one can guarantee absolute safety.

However, there is one force that reigns supreme over all other sects.

That's Cangyuan!
His Majesty took a deep breath: "My dear minister, are you certain that there is indeed a grand plan to unite the various sects and check and balance the Cangyuan?"

"Your Majesty, setting aside the fact that every clue I have points in this direction, even based on common sense and established facts, this matter is a foregone conclusion."

His Majesty fell silent...

He is the supreme ruler, and no one understands the basic rules of the power struggles among various forces better than him.

When one power is in a dominant position, and another power is colluding with all sides, the dominant power will certainly want this colluding power to be eliminated.

This is true for emperors, and it's also true for Cangyuan.

His Majesty's silence signifies approval.

Lin Weiyang's heart was pounding.

Upon entering this world, everyone has their own goals.

Lin Xiaosu's goal is completely different from his, but on some levels they are in common.

Once this step is taken, the heart and mind will be severely damaged!

He didn't care about the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect; all he cared about was the Heart Sect. To deal with the Heart Sect and its Path, Lin Weiyang couldn't do anything with just his two hands. However, with the imperial dynasty as his backing, the major sects as his pawns, and Cangyuan as his backup plan, he, Lin Weiyang, could carve out his grand chessboard in this vast world!
"What you say, my dear minister, is the word of a national hero! I... grant it!" His Majesty rose to his feet!

This prediction stirred up a breathtaking storm in the ancient world of the Great Wilderness Dynasty, a storm that swept across the Nineteen Heavenly Beams...

The summit of Qishan Mountain in the Nineteenth Heavenly Ridge.

On top of the pitch-black giant tree.

Ripples spread across the dewdrops among the emerald green leaves.

Li Xinyu, the leader of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, has received a message from the elders that the assassination plan for the Seventh Prince last night was a great success!
With a gentle wave of her hand, the dewdrops became calm and still.

She raised her gaze, looked at the person standing opposite her, and smiled slightly: "As it turns out, the Grand Elder was overthinking it!"

The Grand Elder on the other side bowed: "As expected of Your Majesty's discerning eye, this disciple, Changye, is no problem!"

Yes, it was the elder who sent Changye down the mountain who intentionally leaked the news of the assassination of the Seventh Prince to Changye, testing Changye's reaction.

Changye is, after all, a person from the Great Xia Realm. No matter how loyal he appears, he is still untrustworthy in the eyes of these old foxes.

Therefore, he arranged this test when he first descended the mountain during the long night.

Everyone knows that Xueyi Hou Su Lin is the mortal enemy of the Wan Du Men, and Su Lin is on good terms with the Seventh Prince. If Su Lin has any ambitions toward the Great Wilderness Dynasty, he will definitely achieve them through the Seventh Prince. He would never watch the Seventh Prince die.

If Changye harbors any intention to retaliate against the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, he will surely sabotage this operation, and may even conspire with Su Lin.

She did indeed visit Su Lin's Xueyi Marquis residence and had conversations with Su Lin.

However, after the exchange, the elder's assassination of the seventh prince went very smoothly, and the backup plan was not even activated.

What does this mean?
This indicates that she did not leak this secret operation.

This also proves that Long Night is still credible; at least, so far, she has not taken any rebellious actions.

The clouds in the sky shifted, and a figure soared through the air, landing before Venerable Master Li Xinyu: "Changye has returned, requesting an audience with Master!"

"Let her in!" The Lord's eyes lit up.

With a whoosh, a figure in black soared through the air and landed in front of the Lord; it was Changye, who had returned from the desolate capital.

"Master!" Changye bowed deeply.

"Long Night, report on the progress of this mission."

"Yes, Master!" Changye said, "When I came down to the Desolate Capital this time, I approached Xueyi Hou as a talented woman and we had a very pleasant conversation. He did not hide his origins. He told me that he came from Cangyuan, but I did not believe him completely. However, he said something that, if confirmed, would make his identity obvious."

"What is it?" The Lord and the Grand Elder both looked at her at the same time.

"He said that he would soon return to Cangyuan with Cangyuan Liuye. I believe that if Cangyuan Liuye really appears and he really goes to Cangyuan with Liuye, then it is undoubtedly irrefutable evidence that he comes from Cangyuan!"

The Grand Elder nodded slowly: "If Cangyuan Liuye really brings him into Cangyuan, then what controversy can there be about his identity? Changye, is your idea to keep an eye on Cangyuan Liuye's movements?"

"Yes! Given Cang Yuan Liu Ye's identity, her appearance in the Great Wilderness Kingdom would surely cause a sensation. Gathering this information is not difficult."

The Venerable One nodded: "Very good, then let's wait and see what Cang Yuan does! How's the investigation on the other matter going?"

Another matter is that the Thousand Poison Saint suddenly acted foolishly, and the Star-Picking Tower used the Green Smoke Cauldron to kill the officials of Lanzhou and the Prince of Lanning.

The higher-ups of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect suspect that Su Lin is involved in this matter.

Changye said, "To investigate this matter, I traveled all the way to Lanzhou. The results I found were shocking. There are indications that the Thousand Poison Saint Li Xu was not acting foolishly that day, but rather that someone controlled his consciousness and spiritual platform. In other words, the one who killed the Prince of Lanning and the officials of Lanzhou was not actually Li Xu. Li Xu was just a scapegoat pushed out by this person."

The Venerable Lord and the Grand Elder were both greatly shocked: "Was this really done by Su Lin?"

"No! Master! Your disciple has verified that it is not Su Lin, but Elder Ding Caiyi of the Heart Sect."

The lord's brows furrowed suddenly.

The Grand Elder's expression changed slightly: "Ding Caiyi? Ding Caiyi, the concubine of Prince Lanning?"

"So the Grand Elder also knows this person, Ding Caiyi. She was originally an elder of the Heart Gate. She entered the Lanning Prince's Mansion as a courtesan and became the Lanning Prince's concubine. She was monitoring the Lanning Prince and controlling the Lanzhou officialdom through him."

The Grand Elder said, "I know this person, but why would she use the Thousand Poison Saint to kill King Lan Ning and destroy the foundation she painstakingly built?"

Changye said, "Because Prince Lanning has been exposed! The Lanzhou officialdom has been exposed! An exposed Prince Lanning cannot enter the Eastern Palace; he is destined to be a useless pawn. The only difference is whether he is ruined by Su Lin or by Ding Caiyi herself. If he falls into Su Lin's hands, Su Lin will definitely use interrogation techniques to find out all of Prince Lanning's secrets, and then Ding Caiyi will also be doomed. But if Ding Caiyi kills him directly, she will be spared from future troubles. Between two evils, she will choose the lesser one."

The Grand Elder took a deep breath: "If it has truly been exposed, given the way the people of the Heart Sect act, it is indeed possible that they would kill to silence us... How can you be sure that Prince Lanning has been exposed?"

"Elder, why don't you look beyond the surface and see the essence?" Changye said, "Before Su Lin went to Jiangnan, he sent his personal bodyguard Qingying in disguise to enter the Lanning Prince's Mansion. What was his purpose? This time when he went to Lanzhou, he personally entered the Lanning Prince's Mansion. I have collected every word he said. Through these words, Elder, you can see that Su Lin definitely knows that the Lanning Prince is connected with the Heart Gate. Even if the Lanning Prince himself is unaware, Ding Caiyi definitely is."

She stretched out her hand, on which were recorded every word Su Lin had spoken when he entered the Prince's Palace.

The Lord's heart was already greatly moved.

Before heading south, he had already sent his personal guards in disguise to infiltrate the Prince Lanning's residence.

Once this is verified, it will be enough to prove that Su Lin had long suspected Lan Ningwang. Verifying this point is too easy.

And those conversations had a hidden meaning...

When Su Lin first met Prince Lanning, he praised him lavishly: "Your Highness's virtuous reputation is renowned even in the remote capital, and today, upon entering Lanzhou, I am even more convinced that this reputation is well-deserved..."

Is it fake or not?

If you really thought he was virtuous, would you have sent people into the Prince's mansion three months in advance to investigate his crimes?
Then, tensions escalated further. For example, when the Prince of Lanning said, "The Thousand Poisons Sect wants to take over the entire Lanzhou, and I will not allow it," what did he say? He said, "Lanzhou originally had 120 million people, but now only 70 million remain. These 50 million innocent Lanzhou people are going to die. Has Your Highness agreed to this?"
This is not something a marquis should say to a prince.

This is blatant sarcasm!

This is already the prelude to a major showdown.

As a concubine of the Prince of Lanning and an elder of the Heart Gate, couldn't she sense the impending crisis? A major showdown was about to begin?
This disciple really surprised her.

Previously, she only knew that her physique was special, that she was a one-in-a-million innate poison body, but now, she suddenly discovered that this disciple had a lot of wisdom in his heart!

Her thinking was extremely precise.

Her meticulousness in handling matters is unmatched, not to mention disciples, even elders might not be able to match her—who would have thought that she could actually record every word Su Lin said when he entered the Prince's Mansion?

Talent!
This is exactly the kind of talent the sect needs most!

The First Elder sighed deeply: "Ding Caiyi may have really realized that things have been exposed and is willing to kill to silence her, but why does she have to use the Thousand Poison Saint?"

"Elder, don't forget, she is a member of the Heart Sect. Doing this is in the best interest of the Heart Sect," Changye said.

"what for?"

Changye said, "Elder, why don't you consider this? She used the body of the Thousand Poison Saint to carry out this major event that is enough to shock the court and the public. Wouldn't the Great Wilderness Dynasty retaliate against our sect with all its might? At present, the power of the Heart Sect is being suppressed by the Great Wilderness Dynasty. If she forcibly leads our sect into a duel with the Great Wilderness Dynasty, the pressure on the Heart Sect will be greatly reduced. Why not do it?"

The Grand Elder was stunned.

Suddenly, the Lord felt a sense of clarity in his heart.

At first, everyone thought that it was impossible for the Thousand Poison Saint to be controlled by the Heart Gate, because Lan Ningwang was one of their people. If he were controlled by the Heart Gate, how could he have cut off his own limbs?

But the long night blocked that path. The undiscovered Prince Lanning was the candidate for the Eastern Palace they were protecting.

But the Prince of Lanning, whose identity has already been exposed, is dreaming if he enters the Eastern Palace, and he will only bring trouble upon himself. Why shouldn't they kill him?

After killing King Lanning, the crime was handed over to the Thousand Poisons Sect, triggering a chaotic battle between the Great Wilderness Dynasty and the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. The pressure on the Heart Sect was greatly reduced, allowing them to make new plans...

This is the familiar door to my heart!
They only ever think about themselves!

Today's allies are also their pawns...

The Grand Elder slowly opened his eyes: "There is still one question, the final question... If all of this was done by Ding Caiyi, why did she also die?"

"Because framing our sect is no ordinary matter, the people of the Heart Sect dared not let our sect know about it. Therefore, while she was controlling the Thousand Poison Saint, we secretly killed her to silence her!"

"Should we kill her to silence her?" the Grand Elder asked.

"Elder, please look! At the Prince's residence, I obtained Ding Caiyi's autopsy report. She died from the killing of a sub-god!" She raised her hand, and a piece of paper appeared in the air.

The expressions on the faces of the Venerable One and the Grand Elder truly changed...

This is Ding Caiyi's autopsy report.

She had been poisoned, but her cultivation was so high that the damage from the Azure Smoke Cauldron was not serious. Her real cause of death was the killing by the Second God.

The god of death is invisible and cannot be detected by investigation.

However, in this day and age, who could kill someone who also possesses level 40 sub-divine magic with a sub-divine spell?

It can only be the Elder of the Heart Gate.

No one else could do that!

"Heart Gate! Is this how you cooperate with our sect?" the Venerable Master roared.

The chaotic clouds around her clearly reflected her anger.

The Grand Elder knelt down with a thud: "Your Majesty, I made a mistake in my arrangements, it is my fault. I will personally go to the Heart Pavilion and ask them..."

Changye said, "If the Grand Elder asks, Xinmen will definitely not admit it. It would be pointless except to tear off the mask. It would be better to think about how to clean up Xinmen's infiltration within our sect."

The Venerable Master and the Grand Elder suddenly looked up: "You believe that there is a Heart Gate infiltration within our sect?"

Changye bowed deeply: "This disciple has no concrete evidence, but has only heard some news. The Heart Gate has infiltrated all the major sects, and apart from Cangyuan, none of the nineteen Tianliang sects have been spared."

The Lord's face was ashen.

Such news can be found everywhere in the world.

In the past, she didn't pay much attention to it.

However, Xinmen's impression of them has now changed. These scoundrels are truly shameless. They use sweet words when they want something, but turn their backs on you without hesitation when there is even the slightest crisis. They betray their allies faster than turning the pages of a book, and their ruthlessness is unparalleled. They even turn on their own people.

If such a sect were to infiltrate the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, it would be no small matter.

But the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect is so large, with tens of millions of disciples, so who exactly has been infiltrated?
Even a god couldn't find out.

However, a piece of news suddenly arrived...

The Great Wilderness Dynasty, in the name of the royal family, solemnly announces to all sects under heaven the list of personnel from the Heart Sect who have infiltrated various sects...

A piece of paper was handed over, listing the names, positions, and specific examples of those who had been infiltrated into the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. There were over a hundred people listed, with the lowest rank being an elite disciple and the highest being a top-tier elder, the 17th Elder…

The Venerable Lord of Ten Thousand Poisons' expression suddenly darkened: "Take him down!"

The same applies to the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, the Heavenly Capital Sect, the Demon Sect, and the Xuanhuang Sect...

At the headquarters of the Heart Gate, amidst the swirling clouds and fleeting glints of light, the Heart Gate Master turned back before the "Divine Reflection Wall," a hint of panic finally appearing on his perpetually calm face.

……

External events had no effect on Lin Xiaosu.

He sat on the Jiujitai platform for a whole month.

When we entered, it was only early spring.

Now, it is already the height of spring.

The spring breeze blows across the snow-covered plains, across the ruined capital, and up to Jiujitai, turning into a thin mist.

His eyelids trembled slightly, but he did not open them; instead, his body was in turmoil.

Above his sea of ​​consciousness, he completely engraved the Qiankun Bagua diagram beneath his feet.

This is certainly not the real Qiankun Bagua; this is the true law of humanity!

He has thoroughly studied and comprehended the true principles of humanity, and can even begin to apply them.

For example, incorporating the Seven Laws of Heaven into this pattern...

At this moment, he suddenly felt a great terror...

There seemed to be a hunch that as long as he truly gathered the Seven Laws of Heaven and merged them into the True Laws of Humanity, he would suffer the most terrifying event in the world!
At that moment, he truly understood.

Why is it said that one cannot truly practice the true Dharma of humanity if one's cultivation has not reached the level of upholding the Threefold Principles?

Because truly implementing the true principles of humanity is to contend with the Way of Heaven!

Heaven will absolutely not tolerate this!
Currently, his cultivation level has not yet reached the level of "Zhi," and he is merely a tiny ant under the Heavenly Dao. For a tiny ant to dare to contend with the Heavenly Dao is simply courting death.

One must reach the level of "Holding the Three" to be able to use the true methods of humanity to contend with the Heavenly Way and prevent the Heavenly Way from killing one at will.

Even if one reaches the third level and implements the true law of humanity, it is still a matter of life and death.

This is the real reason why Emperor Xin, after ruling for a hundred years, entered the snowy plains dressed in white.

He knew he was going against the will of Heaven.

He knew that everyone around him would suffer divine punishment.

He didn't want to implicate others.

He wanted to use his own strength to fight against the fate of hundreds of millions of people!

Based on this, he left the dynasty he had spent his entire life building, he left his capital and millions of people, and he even abandoned his beloved of three thousand years: the Heavenly Fox Ancestor.

The Heavenly Fox Ancestor, who had been seduced and then abandoned by him, was filled with boundless resentment. So much so that she left behind a poem in her own handwritten "Heavenly Fox Manual" that was completely out of step with cultivation: The poem reads:
Eight feet of wind blows from the summit of Jiuji Mountain; the road to the Southern Dynasties is cut off and the water flows eastward. If the soft silk were on the green blade, the coming and going of clouds would be different.

But she was wrong!

This emperor did not fail her.

His abandonment was actually a way of protecting her.

Having figured this out, the thin mist in front of him suddenly opened and closed, creating a strange turbulence.

Lin Xiaosu slowly opened her eyes.

He saw a figure in the mist...

This is an elderly man with white hair.

The old man rode a white tortoise, as if he were floating down from the sky.

"Young man, do you finally understand?"

"understood!"

"The true path of humanity goes against the will of Heaven. If you wish to follow this path, you must ultimately walk it alone. This is a paradox of humanity!" The old man sighed softly.

Humanity, at its core, is based on compassion.

They have a sense of national responsibility and concern for their families and country.

However, once you reach the realm of upholding the true law of humanity, you need to sever all attachments and become the sole ruler throughout eternity, because those around you will suffer divine retribution because of you.

Those who uphold humanity must, ironically, sever all emotional ties.

This is the paradox.

Lin Xiaosu said, "Old man, you are wrong! You seem to have demonstrated the most precious quality of humanity, sacrificing yourself to save everyone. However, you have also deviated from the right path of humanity. Humanity is never a one-person show. Humanity is the common mission of hundreds of millions of people."

"Am I wrong? Am I wrong?" The old man looked up at the sky.

“You calling yourself ‘I, the lonely one’ is wrong in itself!” Lin Xiaosu said, “Humanity cannot be lonely, especially for an emperor. Therefore, in this era where I live, there is no emperor, and therefore no ‘I, the lonely one’! This era is the one that truly embodies the true way of humanity.”

"No emperor..." the old man murmured, "Throughout history, humanity has suffered greatly, calling for an extraordinary emperor to emerge and save the people from their suffering. However, to truly achieve eternal prosperity for humanity, there must be no emperor. Only with no emperor can there be true law! Only with no emperor can there be true law..."

His voice faded into the distance and then disappeared.

His figure gradually faded into the distance and disappeared.

As the spring breeze blows, the last wisp of mist dissipates between heaven and earth.

Lin Xiaosu slowly stood up, glanced at the vast sky and the snow-covered plain, and stepped off the Nine Extremes Platform.

He took ten steps and landed on the Baji Platform.

On the Baji Platform, a person raised his eyes and quietly looked at Lin Xiaosu.

Lin Xiaosu was slightly taken aback and looked at the person as well.

He was around forty or fifty years old, refined and scholarly like a bookish man, but his eyes held an infinite detachment.

"Young Su Lin, it's finally time to meet you!" the refined middle-aged man said calmly.

Lin Xiaosu smiled gently: "Who are you, senior?"

The old man gently raised his hand, and a willow leaf fell from the sky, transforming into a mysterious sword shadow...

Lin Xiaosu was stunned.

He was all too familiar with this sword strike...

"Azure Abyss Willow Leaf!"

The refined middle-aged man was none other than Cangyuan Liuye, who had descended from Cangyuan. (End of Chapter)