diskusbooks Chapter 1809 The Feast Must End
Chapter 1809 The Feast Must End
Lingxu Zhenren waved his hand and set up several stronger isolation restrictions, completely sealing the phantom in a fist-sized transparent sphere of light. Moonlight flowed across the surface of the sphere, and runes flickered.
“This object needs to be studied carefully.” Master Lingxu handed the ball of light to the Green-Faced Fox. “Green-Faced Fox, you are most sensitive to life and energy. With the help of the Crimson Flame Fox and the Purifying Fire, you must analyze its internal structure and instructions without triggering its self-destruction, especially… its origin and destination.”
"Leave it to us." The Blue-Faced Fox solemnly accepted the ball of light, and the Crimson Flame Fox also put away its usual playful nature and nodded with a serious expression.
"The other side failed in their probe today and even lost such an important tentacle, so they will definitely not let this go easily," Sect Master Lin said coldly. "Next, they will either remain silent for a while, or... they will take more drastic and direct measures."
"We'll meet them head-on when they come," Sect Master Chu said in a deep voice. "At least we've caught them red-handed. Mingchuan, the surveillance by the Heavenly Mirror can't stop; we can expand its scope further, especially towards the directions leading to the Holy Domain and the known Demon Abyss rifts."
"Okay." Mingchuan nodded.
He had already made up his mind, and upon returning, he immediately upgraded the monitoring protocol of the Observatory to add tracking markers for specific energy spectra.
Sect Leader Mu looked at the final match below the stage, which was gradually returning to normal, and a trace of worry flashed in her gentle eyes: "These children... what happened today will probably leave a shadow in their hearts."
“Shadows can also be transformed into motivation.” Master Lingxu looked into the distance, gazing at the young faces on the arena who, though pale, were still gritting their teeth and persevering, their eyes growing ever more determined.
"Knowing that there is not only the bright path in the world, but also demons and monsters, allows us to cherish the present moment more and strengthen our resolve. This is not necessarily all bad for them."
He paused, then looked at Mingchuan and the four sect leaders: "What happened today must be kept strictly confidential, known only to us. To the outside world, continue to claim it was interference from evil cultivators. At the same time, secretly strengthen the protection and screening of core disciples of each sect, especially those selected for the Hall of Talents. Since the other side can extend such a hidden reach, it's hard to guarantee there haven't been other infiltrations."
Everyone solemnly agreed.
The final match concluded in a slightly unusual but generally enthusiastic atmosphere.
Zhao Hu lived up to expectations and won the championship.
Chen Shu, Jinwa, and Yaya also achieved good results and successfully obtained the first batch of core members of the Lingyu Elite Hall.
At the awards ceremony, when Master Lingxu personally presented the awards to the top ten and announced that he would hold lectures at the Wendao Pavilion from time to time, all the gloom seemed to be dispelled, replaced by endless glory and anticipation.
As night fell, Wangxiantai was brightly lit, and the celebratory feast lasted for a long time.
Mingchuan and his friends laughed and joked, sharing their joy, but deep in their eyes, a trace of solemnity never disappeared.
He knew that this seemingly successful talent competition had actually set the stage for a more secretive and dangerous covert battle.
The wine glass in his hand swished slightly, reflecting the flickering lamplight and his deep eyes.
"The Abyss of Demons... the Holy Realm... whatever you're plotting..."
He tilted his head back and drank the spirit wine in the cup in one gulp.
"We, we will fight to the end."
……
The joyous feast at Wangxiantai must eventually come to an end.
As the last group of excited young cultivators were led back by their respective sect elders, the clamor receded like the tide, leaving only the cool moonlight shining on the mottled ancient ruins.
The protective array continued to operate silently, radiating a soft yet steadfast light.
The temporary quiet room next to the main grandstand was brightly lit.
The pale gray phantom sealed by Master Lingxu floated in the center, enveloped by layers of purification and analysis arrays set up by the Green-Faced Fox and the Crimson Flame Fox.
Inside the sphere of light, the dark purple spot of light continued to flicker slowly, but it appeared dim and sluggish. The moonlight runes on its surface acted like the most intricate chains, firmly suppressing its power and potential self-destruction mechanism.
The blue-faced fox's eyes were slightly closed, and the blue fox pattern between its brows shimmered with light. Countless fine, hair-like threads of blue life energy probed into the sphere of light, like the most skilled healer dissecting every aspect of this bizarre creation.
The Crimson Flame Fox sat cross-legged to one side, a wisp of condensed crimson-gold flame slowly swaying at its fingertips, serving as both protection and deterrence, ready to burn away any evil power that attempted to retaliate or mutate.
Mingchuan, Lingxu Zhenren, the four sect leaders, and core members such as Jinman and Axiong all watched intently in the quiet room, the atmosphere solemn.
Time passed little by little.
Finally, the blue-faced fox slowly opened its eyes. A trace of weariness flashed in its blue-green eyes, but more so a sense of solemnity and understanding.
With a gentle wave of her jade hand, a three-dimensional phantom woven from azure light and crimson flames appeared in the air, which was the internal structure projection of the divine sense clone after being magnified and analyzed.
"This item is indeed man-made, crafted with extremely high skill, and incorporates at least three different systems of rune techniques." The Blue-Faced Fox's voice was gentle, yet every word was clear. "The core is the unique chaotic erosion origin mark of the Demon Abyss, but it is wrapped and disguised by a pure moonlight power. This moonlight power... undoubtedly originates from the Dragon Roar Temple's techniques."
“The outer layer contains a highly concealed composite array of resonance attraction and information theft. It does not possess active attack capabilities; it is more like a sensor and recorder.” The Crimson Fox interface pointed its fingertip flames at several flashing nodes in the projection.
"When it senses energy fluctuations of a specific frequency, such as the luck, potential, and even the characteristics of the techniques that emerged during the fierce battle of today's finals, it will passively resonate, record this information, and attempt to transmit it through some extremely secretive channel."
"What about the teleportation channel?" Sect Master Ye pressed.
“It was cut off.” The Blue-Faced Fox shook its head. “When we captured it, it was in a recording state, not a sending state. It has a preset sending node inside, but the coordinates of that node are encrypted, and the encryption method is different from the several methods commonly used in the Holy Land. It is more ancient and complex.”
"Can it be cracked?" Sect Master Lin frowned.
“It will take time, and forcibly cracking it may trigger a deeper self-destruction, destroying all information,” said the Green-Faced Fox. “But what is certain is that this sending node must exist outside the Spirit Realm, very likely in the Holy Realm, or even… inside the Dragon Roar Temple.”
Everyone's heart sank.
"So, not only has Yueyao not given up, but she's also resorted to a more covert method to steal the foundational information of the talents in my Spirit Realm?" Sect Master Chu's face was grim. "What exactly is she trying to do? Establish a database of the talents in the Spirit Realm so that she can precisely target or control them in the future?"
“I’m afraid it’s more than that.” Master Lingxu spoke slowly, his aged gaze seemingly piercing through the illusion to see a deeper conspiracy. “The combination of the Demon Abyss Mark and the power of the Moonlight… chaos and order, corruption and control. She is trying to fuse these two powers. If she succeeds, she can not only more efficiently plunder the foundations of others, but may even… create a new type of puppet or warrior that is under her absolute control and possesses both the corrupting power of the Demon Abyss and the deceptive power of the Moonlight.”
This speculation sent chills down everyone's spine.
If this is true, the harm will far exceed simple slaughter or control!