Secrets Beneath the Peach Blossoms

Chapter 51 – Magic Cultivator Identity?

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Upon hearing that the mastermind is the Heir Apparent of King Qin, you were taken aback, feeling something was amiss. If the mastermind were indeed the Heir Apparent, then in your previous lives, after Elder Wang framed you, there was no need for the Man in Black to ambush the escort team. They could have simply used the power of Qin King's Manor to intercept you before you were sent to the army, which would have been a trivial task.

Sensing something suspicious, you took the initiative to inquire about Jiang Xun's situation. Li Wuyi said he was unsure; after he repelled the scarred Elder last night, Jiang Xun was secretly taken away by people from the four major sects. Finally, he subtly hinted to you that after they destroyed Jiang Xun's stronghold, several ancestors proposed to perform a Soul Search on you. It was Gu Yue from Medicine King Valley who protected you and took you back to the valley...

Seeing this, a flash of understanding appeared in Chen Shi's eyes. The four major sects knew he could lead them to the mastermind, and they must also know the mastermind was very interested in him. It was not hard to understand why they wanted his memory. Gu Yue's intervention might be related to Master Gu He. However, these were not the key points. The key was that both sides had clearly planned this operation for a long time.

In the simulation, from the moment he left the Spirit Clan Paradise, he was likely under close surveillance. Chen Shi was unsure why the four major sects were targeting the mastermind, but one thing was certain: in this situation, the mastermind would find it extremely difficult to kill him. Therefore, to take his life, they would first have to deal with the old monsters behind him.

The Heir Apparent of King Qin was likely a fake, a means for the mastermind to deal with the four major sects. At this point, the simulation text continued to scroll. Following the premise that the mastermind was determined to take his life, the simulated version of him gradually realized this as well.

You realized that everything that happened last night was far from simple. However, there was nothing you could do about it. In this fantasy world where power speaks, you, with your low strength, were caught in such high-level machinations, drifting like a piece of duckweed. Even with Supreme Silver Bones, at the age of eighty, practicing the Five Gates of Heaven, you did not possess any so-called cultivation value.

In the days that followed, you stayed in Medicine King Valley, continuing to practice the Five Gates of Heaven. Due to your special status, Medicine King Valley agreed to provide you with Spirit Stones for cultivation. During this time, Gu Yue visited you once, asked many questions about the mastermind, to which you answered truthfully, and tried to suggest that the Heir Apparent of King Qin might be an impostor. Gu Yue was somewhat surprised, nodded, and left. Judging by his expression, you knew he did not believe you.

You were not surprised by this. If the mastermind's long-prepared schemes could be undone by a single statement from you, they would have long been devoured by the four major sects. On March 8, 63, Li Wuyi bid you farewell, saying he had matters to attend to in his clan. A few days later, you received news of Li Wuyi's passing. You remained silent for a long time, sending a funeral couplet through someone.

On April 9, 63, Medicine King Valley announced shocking news to the world, claiming that after investigation, the identity of the demon cultivator was confirmed to be the Old Emperor Wei, Yuanjing Emperor, who faked his death thirty years ago. According to Medicine King Valley's description, Yuanjing Emperor was nearing the end of his lifespan and practiced demonic arts to survive, intending to use all the cultivators in the world as blood food to help him break through beyond the Heaven-Human level... Shortly after, the Heavenly Sect, Hehuan Sect, and Ten Thousand Buddhas Mountain successively issued statements acknowledging that the demon cultivator was indeed Yuanjing Emperor in disguise and demanded the court hand over the demon cultivator.

Due to the recent years of Great Wei's inability to ensure internal stability or fend off external enemies, coupled with rampant corruption among officials, the government had long lost credibility among the people. The statements from the four major sects made almost everyone in the world believe them. For a time, the world was in panic, and cultivators were on edge, demanding an explanation from the court.

On April 10, 63, Emperor Wei issued an edict, sternly denouncing the matter as baseless... On April 19, 63, Medicine King Valley supported King Wu of Qingzhou to ascend the throne and declare himself emperor. The next day, the four major sects jointly honored King Wu, mobilizing a large number of cultivators to form an army to purge demons and march towards the Imperial City of Si Prefecture.

On May 15, 63, a world-shaking battle erupted in Si Prefecture. In the following months, you stayed in Medicine King Valley, hearing news of Heaven-Human powerhouses falling every few days. Even you, practicing the Qi Absorption Method, could clearly feel the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi thinning significantly. The alchemists in Medicine King Valley told you that Heaven-Human powerhouses, by harnessing the essence of Heaven and Earth and manipulating the six energies, could gather Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for their use, almost never exhausting their strength. A single battle could leave an area devoid of spiritual energy for days. This was also why Great Wei signed a non-aggression pact with demons regarding Heaven-Human powerhouses, as battles between them would only accelerate the depletion of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

You were shocked upon hearing this. Qingzhou was seventy thousand miles away from Si Prefecture; just how fierce was the battle to cause such a depletion of spiritual energy in Qingzhou? However, what surprised you even more was that the declining Great Wei Dynasty could withstand the four major sects' months-long assault. At the same time, you grew increasingly puzzled about why the four major sects were so determined to confront the court at all costs.

You speculated it might be related to the Heir Apparent of King Qin.