Chapter 1 In the Silent Gaze of the Throne Giant

Under the silent gaze of the throne giant, Little Fatty Lei Zi prostrated himself, reporting Yuan Shi Tianzun's cooperative request to the Great Elder of the Yao Nan School—a figure beyond human comprehension.

Within the hall, silence reigned for a few seconds. The ethereal voice, indistinguishable by gender or age, transmitted that behind the Chunyang Sect Leader was the Dark Night Rose.

As an excellent illusionist, Little Fatty understood the Great Elder's meaning. Although the Dark Night Rose was not an evil organization, it was hostile to the official factions. For the Nihility Sect, this was undoubtedly a good opportunity to sit back and watch the tigers fight.

However, the Chunyang Sect Leader was also an illusionist, with an instinctive desire for the spiritual power of other illusionists. Therefore, he was also an enemy of the Nihility Sect.

"Who is the Lord in charge of capturing the Chunyang Sect Leader?" The ethereal and unpredictable voice echoed from within the cloak.

"It's Hongying Elder of the Taiyi School, and Challenger Gao Feng Elder of the Hangzhou branch of the Five Elements Alliance," Little Fatty replied. Exchanging basic information was the prerequisite for reaching cooperation, and Yuan Shi Tianzun had already sent it to his inbox.

The Great Elder pondered again. After a few breaths, he slowly said, "Reply to him in two days. You will come forward to negotiate cooperation."

"Ah? Me?" Little Fatty's expression suddenly turned strange, feeling like he had shot himself in the foot.

That the Great Elder agreed to cooperate was within expectations. The Southern School had already lost two Saints. As a small evil organization, Saints were very precious. Moreover, considering the Chunyang Sect Leader's status, the loss of two Saints was just the beginning.

It was a wise decision to nip the threat in the bud, but why did *I* have to come forward? I just advanced to Saint, and good days were still ahead. I didn't want to be involved in this conflict. Little Fatty protested in his heart, but dared not say it aloud.

The tall, cloaked giant lowered his head, gazing at him as if countless voices merged into a single wave, surging towards him. "Unwilling?"

Little Fatty was so frightened that he pressed his head to the ground and shouted, "This subordinate is willing to go through fire and water for the sect, not hesitating to die!"

"Very good," the voice lowered to a normal decibel, and the cloaked giant said, "What movements have the *Wang Shi Wu Hen* made recently?"

"He will summon team members at the end of August to chant scriptures and preach the Dharma to resolve resentment," Little Fatty reported frankly.

When he met Master Wuchen that day, he had said that he was a member of the Nihility Sect. After joining the inn, he had even frankly told Master Wuchen that the Nihility Sect had ordered him to monitor him. Master Wuchen had agreed.

"Great Elder, Master Wuchen lives in seclusion and does not interfere with the world. Our paths are different, but we do not interfere with each other. I don't think we need to pay special attention to him," Little Fatty cautiously said.

Within the hall, a sigh sounded:

"Wang Shi Wuhen was already a peak Dominator years ago. The Sect Leader said that he is very likely to take that step and reach the demigod level."

Master Wuchen was already approaching the demigod level. What did the Sect Leader mean by saying this? He… didn't want to see Master Wuchen reach that level. Little Fatty was shocked, both surprised by Master Wuchen's level and worried about the Sect Leader's attitude.

Just as he was about to probe, he suddenly saw the scenery in the hall becoming blurry. After passing through strange and hazy spaces, he opened his eyes. …He had been sent out of the dream by the Great Elder. "Hoo~"

Little Fatty sat up, his brows tightly furrowed, with a faint ominous premonition. Unconsciously, he had already begun to miss the peaceful life here. No enemies, no pressure, and although delivering takeout was boring, it was also fulfilling. *I have to go see Master Wuchen.* He got out of bed and rushed out of the room.

Zhang Yuanqing took the folder, opened it, and quickly browsed the training class roster.

Most official Spirit Possessors only had one chance to enter Qin Feng, and that was after surviving the internship and becoming official Spirit Possessors. Then they would enter the academy for seven days of training to learn about the knowledge of various organizations and professions, including the Lingjing.

Zhang Yuanqing quickly flipped through the roster, noting the Night Wanderers marked in red, thinking that after Sun Miaomiao's roster was sent over, he would compare them one by one.

Fu Qingyang leaned back in his chair and said, "If you want to find the identity of the Dark Night Rose leader through the training roster, it is impossible to succeed, because you have overlooked one thing."

Zhang Yuanqing shifted his gaze from the folder and looked over. "What is it?"

"Before the Chu family was exterminated, the Dark Night Rose had no leader. It is not difficult to infer that the Dark Night Rose leader was already dead at that time. He (she) relied on the Chu family's rule-type item—the *Mother Goddess Uterus*—to be resurrected." Fu Qingyang glanced at the folder. "And Qin Feng Academy has only been established for four years. The Dark Night Rose leader could not have entered Qin Feng."

Zhang Yuanqing was stunned. "You're right…"

He had forgotten this detail. Qin Feng Academy had only been established for four years. The deceased dean, Li Yanxi, had mentioned it, but at that time, his attention was all on thinking about the identity of the armored man, so he did not remember this detail.

Different professions have different characteristics. Photographic memory is a passive skill of the Scholar profession, and the Scouts who are good at observation and reasoning count as half.

"But that's not right. If she hasn't been to Qin Feng, how can she fulfill her wish if she only hears that there is a hidden mission in Qin Feng?" Zhang Yuanqing frowned.

Unless the Dark Night Rose leader had seen the key to Takamagahara, like Fu Qingyang, and recognized the connection between the two, could she infer that there was a treasure behind the stone gate.

But this was impossible. The key to Takamagahara was only unearthed after World War II and had been kept by the Qianhe Group. If the Dark Night Rose leader knew about this, the Qianhe Group would have been reduced to ashes!

"He must have entered Qin Feng Academy. Only by entering Qin Feng Academy can he have a general understanding of the hidden mission," Zhang Yuanqing said firmly.

Ling Jun, in the rest area, was flirting with a beauty while holding his phone, and said indifferently, "I advise you not to investigate! The Dark Night Rose leader's level is extremely high. High-level Night Wanderers can use *star observation* to peek at the trajectory of their own destiny. If you find out his identity, it will trigger a series of consequences, and he will be able to notice you through the trend of fate."

The dandy had a "live in the moment" tone, "It's good to live a low-key life, why seek death?"

*You are a young master, of course you don't understand the pressure of a Demonic Lord's successor and the direct descendant of Zhang Zizhen. You only need to sleep with women,* Zhang Yuanqing slandered in his heart.

…In addition, he was not flustered, because the Lunar Fragment would interfere with the deduction about him. Any divination or deduction would show "normal."

Fu Qingyang's eyes were cold. "So you are trash."

"Boss is wise, boss knows people very well!" Zhang Yuanqing said loudly.

Ling Jun lowered his head to look at his phone and sneered, "As expected of a family, they are very united against outsiders."

Although the training roster of Qin Feng Academy was useless, Zhang Yuanqing was still flipping through it. "Boss, which class was the Fear King in?"

"Second grade. Let me see what his Lingjing ID is." Fu Qingyang's face darkened and he didn't speak.

Ling Jun became interested instead, "I don't remember which class specifically, but it seems to be three years ago. You flip through it."

Three years ago… Zhang Yuanqing followed the date and flipped to 2019. There were two classes in this training class, one Extraordinary and one Saint. Zhang Yuanqing's eyes quickly swept over and stopped at a Lingjing ID, blurting out, "Freedom Dove."

He couldn't help but laugh.

This was indeed the style of the Fear King. So he was already yearning for freedom at that time?

He remembered Dean Li Yanxi saying that the Female Marshal and the Fear King were classmates in the same class, so he continued to scrutinize the roster. His eyes suddenly stopped on a name. "Boss, this Fu Qingxuan is…"

He suddenly had a premonition in his heart, and a shocking guess floated to mind.

The Female Marshal was not the first Spirit Possessor, she was very young. Guan Ya had said that her clan sister was exceptionally talented and was the only junior favored by the clan elders. The Fu family was a veteran Lingjing family of the White Tiger Legion.

Ling Jun and Fu Qingyang looked over at the same time. The latter said indifferently, "My older sister." The former added, "She is the marshal of the White Tiger Legion."

*It's really her…* Although Zhang Yuanqing had expected it, a stormy sea still surged in his heart.

No wonder Fu Qingyang dared to scold the marshal as trash, no wonder he ambitiously wanted to take over the headquarters. Behind him, there was not only the Fu family, but also a marshal older sister. He was really a guy with a protagonist template, much stronger than Xiahou Aotian, the fake protagonist.

Wait, the marshal is Fu Qingyang's older sister, Guan Ya's clan sister, so am I destined to rise to the top!? But then he thought, I don't know what the Female Marshal thinks about Guan Ya's marriage. If she also agrees to the marriage, things will be bad.

Although thousands of thoughts flashed through Zhang Yuanqing's mind in an instant, Fu Qingyang still keenly observed his inner drama and said indifferently, "Trash doesn't care about things."

"In fact, every Alliance Leader is subject to the checks and balances of the headquarters. The affairs of the Five Elements Alliance are usually handled and decided by the headquarters. The Alliance Leader has the right to veto, but may not participate in specific affairs, unless it is a major event concerning the survival of the Five Elements Alliance."

"This is the rule established by the five Alliance Leaders under the witness of the imperial court at the beginning of the establishment of the Five Elements Alliance."

*Because absolute power leads to absolute corruption.* Zhang Yuanqing said "Oh," and then heard Fu Qingyang say, "Ling Jun, what does the Taiyi School think of the Dark Night Rose?" The topic returned to business.

Zhang Yuanqing also put down the folder and looked at the playboy.

"How would I know?" The playboy shrugged. "This kind of thing is usually discussed internally by the elders, and the results will not be told to us. But it is certain that the Taiyi School cannot find the Dark Night Rose leader."

"The sect leader is the strongest Night Wanderer in the world, majoring in stars. Even he can't do it?" Fu Qingyang frowned beautifully.

Ling Jun put down his phone and said seriously, "You should know that Taiyin restrains stars. After the Black Impermanence incident, the Taiyi School conducted a major physical examination, but found nothing. "I heard from Elder Zhao that the Dark Night Rose leader may major in Taiyin, and is a strong person who has touched the origin. He protects the members of the Dark Night Rose. Touching the origin?"

Zhang Yuanqing's heart moved. Could the Dark Night Rose leader also control a Lunar Source Fragment?

Since the black full moon in the character card was a fragment, then there must be other fragments. Then it was normal that the Taiyi School Leader could not find the Dark Night Rose leader.

Of course, this did not mean that the Sect Leader was inferior to the Dark Night Rose leader. It could only be said that their specialties were different. The Dark Night Rose leader was better at hiding, but he was weaker than the Taiyi School Leader in terms of deduction and layout. "Wait a minute!"

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly thought of something.

Although the Demonic Lord was not a demigod, he also controlled a Lunar Source Fragment, and Taiyin restrained star observation. Therefore, the Taiyi School Leader could not calculate where the Demonic Lord's successor was. By the same logic, the Taiyi School Leader could not calculate the Demonic Lord…

Then the news he announced about the Demonic Lord's death, was it really correct?

In the hot early autumn, a chill surged in Zhang Yuanqing's heart.

PS: This chapter is from yesterday, a bit short. Today is a special day, so it's not good to delay for too long. No updates on the 6th, and resume on the 7th during the day. Yesterday's chapter has been made up.