Master of Strange Dao
Chapter 841 - 223: Sorrowful Sacrificial Text, Langya Poison Master
He didn't understand, didn't comprehend, but that Lord was exceptionally steadfast, unquestionable, and he didn't dare to assert that such a person didn't exist at all.
This Lord must have looked in the wrong place.
That being said, the missions still had to be assigned.
The newly appointed No. 10 had recently made remarkable achievements, so naturally, these tasks were assigned to him first.
Then, several days later, Yu Ziqing also heard that the new No. 10 accidentally leaked this intelligence to him.
Yu Ziqing couldn't help but laugh on the spot.
No wonder he hadn't heard any movement from the White Water Egg for so long.
Unexpectedly, the Wig White Water Egg, after being beaten for the first time, hadn't thought of seeking revenge in haste, and could stay calm.
But after being provoked again, he couldn't hold back anymore.
The person he was looking for really didn't exist.
There were those who practiced the Hungry Ghost Dao and engaged in Body Refinement, but to also be an Earth Deity, such a person truly didn't exist in this world.
Yu Ziqing was very sure of this.
However, it doesn't exist now, but it might in the future, which reminded Yu Ziqing of something.
Why not find an opportunity to appoint a hungry ghost and see?
He had the Earth Deity Origin on him, and he was nominally the Emperor Dui, so appointing an Earth Deity was indeed very easy.
He had never tried it, just that the lessons of Dadui made him extremely cautious with this matter.
"You can just do the task at your discretion, I suspect there won't be any result.
Apart from this matter, is there any result on other affairs?"
"Yes, some information about other individuals has been found.
The most crucial is No. 3, which can roughly be confirmed, he has been No. 3 for many years, certainly not within the past century.
It is also very certain, no replacement took place for No. 3, it has always been him.
He is extremely skilled in poison-making, highly knowledgeable, somewhat mad, acts with wantonness, and has tendencies of Evil Dao.
Many materials should have been acquired from the Evil Dao outsiders, they are all Evil Dao materials."
"Alright, understood, you all be careful, prioritize your safety."
After chatting with the new No. 10, Yu Ziqing regretted secretly.
It was the first time he heard that there was someone in White Water Egg who was doing research, and at that time he thought, could it be that Dean Wu faked his death?
If it were him, it would be perfect as he could think of a way to try, to see if he could grasp information about White Water Egg, to see if he could draw a sword.
It seems not to be the case for now.
But Yu Ziqing thought of another matter, returned to Jinlan Mountain, and found Zhong Shouzheng.
This guy claimed to be borrowing a place to recuperate, but with his frail body, it would probably be hard to recuperate in a short time.
The damage from abandoning the physical body is not as simple as it seems.
"Brother Zhong, how is your recovery going? Look at you, so emaciated, should I get you some meat to supplement?"
Zhong Shouzheng immediately shook his head.
"Better not, my body is too weak to endure Great Demon meat, even a bite almost turned me demonized."
"Brother, why don't you dual cultivate in Body Refinement? Just cultivating to the Second or Third-tier should be fine."
"No, too strong a body is not safe, it will be much harder to abandon the physical body then, I absolutely won't engage in Body Refinement, moreover, I recently gained some insights, even my Primordial Spirit slightly progressed."
Speaking of this, Zhong Shouzheng was somewhat proud, as in the Primordial Spirit Realm cultivation, a slight progress that can be mentioned must mean significant advancement.
"Brother, did you also hear that the Dao Opener of the Refining God Dao has been found out?"
"What?" Zhong Shouzheng was slightly startled.
"The Dao Opener of the Refining God Dao is named Shi."
Zhong Shouzheng's expression changed, and he suddenly sighed.
"I thought it was my gain, but it turns out it's the blessing from predecessors..."
After sighing, Zhong Shouzheng immediately rummaged through his collection, took out a blank tablet, and with a thought, his Primordial Spirit manifested.
With the Primordial Spirit, he wrote the words "Beginning of Refining God Dao" on the tablet.
In the middle of his dwelling, he set up an offering table, placed the tablet on it, and respectfully knelt and kowtowed.
"Junior Zhong Shouzheng, grateful for the graces of predecessors, asks for permission to worship."
Yu Ziqing remained silent, joining in the worship.
This was the respect that Senior Shi deserved.
After the worship was completed, stepping out, sitting in the courtyard drinking tea, Yu Ziqing then asked.
"Brother has been out wandering for many years, there are some matters I want to inquire about, not sure if brother is comfortable to speak."
"What's there to be uncomfortable about, I have no affiliations with those people, having affiliations would just make it easier for them to stab me in the back." Zhong Shouzheng was indifferent, finishing his words he looked at Yu Ziqing, and immediately added: "Those people are not like you, you're not included in that."
"It's fine, I wanted to ask you, brother, about matters from the year at Langya Institute."
"Oh, matters from that year, some things can't be detailed, otherwise someone might notice."
Back then, Zhong Shouzheng was in desperate need of treasures, doing work for money, nominally many Dao Cultivators from Langya Institute perished at Zhong Shouzheng's hand, he bore this scapegoat.
In reality, some Dao Cultivators faked their deaths at his hand and disappeared.
This scapegoat was also the key reason why Zhong Shouzheng was labeled as Evil Dao.
But he clearly didn't care about these matters, a strong figure at this Realm understands that titles are merely external.
"Brother, was there a Dao Cultivator back then who was extremely skilled in making poisons?"
Zhong Shouzheng glanced sideways, chuckled, neither confirming nor denying.
"In those days, many knew, Langya Institute had someone with sufficient capabilities in poison-making to be evaluated as Dean.
But this person was somewhat obsessed, unable to extricate themselves from their world.
As a result, they used many forbidden items as raw materials.
He bought Purple River Carriage as a material from the Evil Dao, he also personally went to cemeteries to take Cemetery Bones as materials, which got exposed.
If this happened outside, he would have been dead.
But he was part of Langya Institute, and had already participated in the Dean evaluation.
The Daqian court naturally wouldn't kill him, just internal punishment from Langya Institute, cutting his funds.
This was already quite a significant punishment.
Later, one day, he went out looking for materials, met an Evil Dao, and brutally tortured it to death.
With the person dead, many bad names, Langya Institute naturally wouldn't allow them to continue circulating."