Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

"go out."

Hearing the growing displeasure in Feng Zhenghao's tone, the two siblings wisely remained silent, replied with a "I understand," and left the study.

"Wow!"

After they left and the door was closed, the secret ring on Feng Zhenghao's thumb glowed with a faint blue light, establishing a bridge of communication with another secret ring in a distant place.

In an instant, a cold and alluring voice rang out from within the ring.

"President Feng, how have you been? It's rare for you to take time out of your busy schedule to chat with me. What would you like to ask you?"

"..."

"President Qu, how much does your Yaoxing Society know about the Jia Shen Rebellion during the Republic of China era?"

Although the naturally suspicious Feng Zhenghao believed the two old ghosts' words, he still wanted to verify them through his own channels.

"That depends on what you want to ask, Mr. Feng. Tianxia Group has provided a lot of sponsorship to our Yaoxing Society over the years. Logically speaking, you are our shareholder. Ask whatever you want. I will answer everything I know. There is no need to be polite."

The woman's laughter was very pleasant to hear, seemingly possessing a captivating charm.

"Was the leak of the secret of the sworn brotherhood of thirty-six people in the last century due to Zhang Huaiyi, a disciple of the Celestial Master's Mansion?"

As someone who had experienced it firsthand, Qu Tong naturally knew the answer, and without any hesitation, she gave Feng Zhenghao the answer to his question.

"Yes."

"Without his scheming, many people could have escaped unscathed."

"Thanks....."

Feng Zhenghao's last trace of doubt vanished, and his eyes became frighteningly calm, like a venomous snake waiting for its chance to strike.

"how?"

"President Feng, do you need me to provide you with overseas channels?"

"Do it cleanly."

Feng Zhenghao naturally understood the other party's meaning, and he tacitly approved the deal. In case Zhang Chulan escaped the hunt by the Wang and Lü families, he had to keep some backup plans.

"Okay... then I hope your funds arrive as soon as possible."

"Ah."

Feng Zhenghao gave a simple reply, then turned the secret ring on his thumb to sever the connection.

However, what he didn't know was that while he was thinking about how to get rid of Zhang Chulan, the other side was also thinking about how to get rid of him.

Qu Tong is one of the many incarnations of Duanmu Ying.

As a survivor from that time, the people she hated most were the Lü family, Zhang Huaiyi, and Feng Tianyang.

At this moment, in a warehouse in the suburbs of a certain city, a chilling smile slowly appeared on Qu Tong's lips.

In the tranquil setting, she wasn't alone; there was also a young man with a short brown wolf tail. He was tall and slender, with a handsome face and perfectly sculpted muscles that suited his newborn body.

Meanwhile, on the stack of wooden crates to the right of the young man sat a strange man wearing a gray trench coat, glasses, and a mask to conceal his true appearance.

His aura was exceptionally unique; though he was sitting there observing the young man, he appeared like a mirage, as if he did not exist in this world.

"Xianhong, how are you adapting?" Qu Tong asked softly.

"It's alright, sister. Although it's not as good as my original form, it's close."

Ma Xianhong controls the Qi within his body, nourishing the dense network of meridians and deepening his control over every inch of his flesh and blood.

His current state is rather special. His main body is still guarding the cultivation furnace in Biyou Village, while his soul, memories, consciousness, and physical body have all been temporarily copied by the Dual-Hand Technique, thus forming this temporary clone.

"I'm entrusting the matter of the Tongtian Talisman to you. Are you confident?"

Ma Xianhong's eyes flashed with barely concealed killing intent as he murmured, "That Zhang Chulan...?"

“It’s not appropriate to kill him directly at the Celestial Master’s Mansion’s Taoist temple. Once the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony is over, he will naturally be unable to escape.”

Qu Tong gently pinched Ma Xianhong's face, inhaling the modified Qi, and finally felt relieved. She repeatedly instructed him:

"This operation carries certain risks. If things don't look right and you risk being exposed, it's fine to abandon this body."

"Will do."

Ma Xianhong nodded, then gazed at the gray-clad man beside him and said:

"Senior, are you going?"

"go."

"To prevent you from making a mistake, I need to follow you."

The man in gray responded in this way, then looked at Qu Tong and asked for her opinion: "Is it okay? Twenty."

"......"

Qu Tong frowned slightly, thinking rationally: "Can your body handle it?"

“Thirty-four, don’t blame me for not reminding you, you only escaped from that dead man’s aura a few years ago. Even though it permeated his entire life and trampled on his fate, you know better than anyone that this kind of technique comes at a price.”

"It's alright... I've improved most of the side effects from before in recent years."

The gray-haired man's voice was hoarse: "I just have a strong feeling that there might be prey worth my attention at this conference."

"Moreover, sending Xianhong alone carries a high probability of failure. The martial world is full of hidden talents, and many things are unpredictable."

"Are you confident you can escape unscathed?" Qu Tong asked with some concern.

“As long as that person is not here, no one in the world can restrain me. He has been gone for many years and will not appear in this farce.”

The gray-robed man had extreme trust in the ability of the Great Luo Insight. The human body is one of the most exquisite energy systems, and by using the method of fusing and refining energy systems to coexist, he could come and go freely.

Looking back, he was besieged by the people of the Shuzi Sect, but because his mastery of the strange skills was too shallow, he had to hastily cast a spell, cutting into Hutu's fate line. From then on, he became like a parasite on Hutu's past, present, and the infinite future derived from the inertia of the sum of things in the two.

Even as his ability to perceive the Great Luo Cave became increasingly refined over the long course of training, he was still unable to break free from it.

The two were so deeply intertwined, as if they were born with a symbiotic bond, that it was only after Hutu's death that he was able to break free and escape the vast yet narrow prison of fate.

The gray-clad man's words stirred Qu Tong's plans, and she murmured, "That person...?"

Even after seventy years, she could never forget that terrifying being who saw through her schemes in the Lü family with just a glance and ultimately tortured and killed her original body.

The monsters of the Southern Frontier were powerless against him, and even his fourth brother, who had mastered all eight extraordinary skills, died at his hands. Faced with such a cruel and cold reality, Qu Tong's hatred was always suppressed by endless despair.

While these remnants of the Jia Shen rebellion were growing stronger, that terrestrial immortal had already reached an unknown level of power. She even knew that if any of her own people were to expose their whereabouts, it could attract the attention of the enemy, and crushing them would be as easy as crushing a few ants.

"Well......."

"Let me think about it."

Qu Tong fell into deep thought.

After a long pause, she decided it was feasible. With Ma Xianhong and Thirty-Four going out together, the probability of seizing the Tongtian Talisman and the Qi Source Flow was almost a certainty.

Do you need me to create a functional body for you?

"it is good."

The man in gray was willing to agree, even though the probability of that person appearing was so low as to be almost zero. But it wasn't impossible, so he needed to have a backup plan.

Several hours passed in the blink of an eye, and a cloned body was created. The gray-clad man's soul, memories, and consciousness were all backed up and uploaded before being activated and revived.

"Xianhong, relax. Our energies are about to merge. I will lie dormant on your body and clear away any obstacles for you."

"The clone of the man in gray said calmly."

"Senior, sister, who is the person you're talking about?"

Knowing the two men's apprehension, Ma Xianhong was puzzled. Who was it that made them avoid him like the plague? He even speculated that his ancestor, Ma Benzai, had also been hunted down by them.

"When the time is right, I will tell you. Xianhong, you are growing very fast, but you are too far away from that person. Knowing him now will do you no good."

"take it easy."

Qu Tong did not reveal the answer behind it. Her last words were not only an encouragement to Ma Xianhong, but also a way to comfort her own numb heart.

"Um...."

Ma Xianhong was slightly surprised, but didn't say anything. He then looked at the man in gray and said, "Senior, I'm ready."

"Then let's set off together."

The clone of the gray-clad man suddenly used the Great Luo Insight technique, and his aura vanished perfectly from this space.

At the same time, Ma Xianhong noticed a subtle change in his body. It seemed that his senior had become symbiotic with him and was lying dormant inside his body.

"Sister, is there anything else you need to tell me?"

"Have a safe journey, Xianhong, thirty-four."

Qu Tong gave the instructions softly, a rare hint of gentleness appearing in her usually cold eyes.

Ma Xianhong hurriedly got up and embarked on his journey, aiming for the Luotian Grand Ceremony.

In the silent warehouse, only the man in gray and Qu Tong remained. He inquired about something important.

"Seventeen, any news?"

"...I've got a lead. A foreign mercenary named Baron possesses similar abilities. I've investigated Baron's life. He disappeared many years ago in a glacier in the Himalayas, and when he reappeared, he had mastered this method. Perhaps he has met Seventeen."

"After that, I continued my investigation and found that Seventeen had appeared at a coastal port a few years ago and disappeared very quickly. No one knew where he went, but he must have gone overseas."

Qu Tong rubbed her temples, let out a soft breath, and said with a hint of helplessness:

"Wait patiently a little longer, my people will find a way to locate him."

"Seventy years of hardship and displacement, none of us have fared well..."

The man in gray sighed softly, recalling the past, all that remained was devastation and endless bitterness.

Chapter 243 A Gathering of Heroes: The Birth of Feng Baobao

The night before the official start of the Luo Tian Grand Ritual, at midnight.

Inside a pavilion on Longhu Mountain, Lu Jin, Zhang Zhiwei, and Tian Jinzhong were chatting and drinking tea, discussing all the preparations for the upcoming conference.

"Have you already spoken to the company about this?"

The old master picked up a black piece and placed it on the board where the attack was losing momentum.

Lu Jin, who was playing chess with him, handed over a white piece and said with a faint smile:

"We've discussed it. Considering the influence of the Tongtian Talisman, it might lure some thieves from the Quanxing Sect here, and the company is willing to cooperate."

"In addition, I also called over a group of children to help out."

"That's good."

Zhang Zhiwei saw things clearly; what he was truly worried about were the infamous Quanxing.

"It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. The Wang and Lü families are causing me trouble, but they're still within my control. It's the Quanxing... a bunch of crazy people who do whatever they want. I have to take them seriously, especially since both of their unique skills will appear at this Luo Tian Grand Ceremony. They won't stand idly by."

"clatter!"

Lu Jin then placed a white piece, pointing out other potential problems:

“You and Lao Tian can’t bear to see that child suffer, so you want to protect him. However, there are more than just these few families who want to take his life. Some of the vermin survived back then, and who knows what they might be plotting behind the scenes.”

"It's all up to us. I hope that child will be lucky. As elders, we'll help as much as we can."

Zhang Zhiwei was well aware of the problem his old friend had raised. As a Taoist master, he was in the open, and sometimes human calculations were no match for divine will. He was constrained in many ways and could only adapt to circumstances.

"Hey, with the two of you here, how can those bastards from Quanxing cause any trouble?"

Tian Jinzhong, who was standing to the side, slowly and meticulously brewed tea for the two of them. Suddenly, he remembered the wandering senior and said to Lu Jin with regret:

"Old Lu, has your Uncle Jiang returned yet?"

"It's been twenty years since we last met. My senior brother and I have visited you several times, but we haven't seen him. If he comes out this time, it will probably be even more lively."

"I don't know if my old bones will be able to live to see Master Jiang again."

Lu Jin suddenly realized: "Oh! Look at what you're saying, I forgot to mention this to you. My martial uncle came back a few days ago and is staying on the mountain now."

Zhang Zhiwei narrowed his eyes and teased:

"Hey! Old Lu, you're really not being fair. Why didn't you let us know? Besides, the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony is so lively, why didn't you invite the elders over for a chat?"

"I did mention it!"