"How long have you been experiencing these symptoms?"

Inside and outside the pavilion stood seven or eight experts from the Mysterious Female Sect; Wu Wang couldn't bring himself to sit down and could only stand behind the stone table.

He looked at the Daoist in front of him, almost completely wrapped in coarse cloth, and asked with a voice full of concern, adding, "Let your usual primordial spirit come out and speak."

He couldn't directly say the word 'personality', so he could only use the term 'primordial spirit split' that was more in line with the local customs.

The Daoist Wancai's body trembled slightly, his left sleeve empty and the arm that had been thrown away earlier burned to ashes by a pure white flame.

He whispered, "A few... a few thousand years."

"You just said that you are not a member of the Ten Calamities Palace?"

"I..."

Daoist Wancai hesitated visibly, changed his self-proclaimed identity, took a deep breath, and sighed, "I know that no matter how I explain it, you won't believe it, but I am indeed, indeed not a spy of the Ten Calamities Palace."

Wu Wang smiled, "Where does the aura of the Evil God on you come from?"

Daoist Wancai hesitated noticeably.

Behind Ling Xiaolan, the middle-aged female cultivator who was wiping her hands cast a glance, causing Daoist Wancai to twitch all over.

"I am a human of the Human Realm. My parents told me that my ancestors should have been from the East Wilderness family of the human race, but they were moved to the place where I was born.

That place is a large mountain forest, full of ferocious beasts. What we need to do every day is to kneel and pray in front of some tablets.

By constantly praying, there will be an abundance of food sent to various valleys.

That is where we raise our livestock. No one knows what dignity is. Those with beautiful faces among the descendants will be taken away, and the rest of the people must do their best to produce offspring.

I, or the first batch of elders of the Ten Calamities Palace, were all born there..."

Daoist Wancai began to tell the story slowly, his voice trembling from the beginning to gradually stabilizing, and then trembling again.

Several experts beside him couldn't bear to look.

In fact, this matter had long been anticipated in the Human Realm. After all, no one could explain why the Ten Calamities Palace could develop so rapidly. There must be a large number of spies infiltrating from outside.

But when they faced this matter, they couldn't help but feel indignant.

Ling Xiaolan held the Memory Bead in her hand, and several experts from the Mysterious Female Sect took out the Transmission Jade Talisman, writing down Daoist Wancai's testimony.

Wu Wang suddenly asked, "Are only humans being raised?"

Daoist Wancai whispered, "The ones I have come into contact with are only humans."

An old woman on the side said, "Master Wu Wang, this person's storage magic treasure contains several Memory Jade Talismans. They seem to be quite old, and they contain a lot of information."

Wu Wang smiled, "May I have a look, senior?"

"Of course."

The old woman pushed the jade talisman over, and Wu Wang enveloped it with his spiritual power, saying to Daoist Wancai in front of him, "Continue speaking, don't stop."

"Ah..."

Daoist Wancai let out a long sigh and began to tell a somewhat distant story.

Wu Wang probed his divine sense into the jade talisman and glanced at it a few times. Soon, he began to multitask, organizing the information he had collected this time.

This was indeed a big fish.

The humans being raised could only do two things to survive: pray and reproduce.

Countless children were selected and sent into a blood pool. Basically, only one in a hundred could survive, and those who survived inherited the bloodline of the Evil God.

Among them, the one with the strongest bloodline was called the Divine Child, and those with weaker bloodlines were called Divine Servants.

The Divine Child would be taken care of specially and would learn various knowledge related to the Human Realm from a young age.

The Divine Servants were only responsible for learning how to fight against cultivators, and some of them died in the trials of the Divine Child.

"... After several decades, the nine of us received our fathers' summons.

That day, our father, the Taowu, summoned us."

"Are you the Divine Child?"

"I am indeed one of the nine Divine Children at that time."

Wu Wang asked directly, "How did you come to the Human Realm?"

"The tide of ferocious beasts."

"What tide of ferocious beasts?"

"It's the same as the one currently raging in the northern border of the Human Realm. It happens every once in a while and consumes the strength of the Human Realm."

Wu Wang nodded slowly and asked again, "Tell me specifically how you came here."

"In fact, the method is not complicated."

Daoist Wancai whispered, "We were told at that time that if we landed in the sea area of the Human Realm, we would most likely be discovered by various patrols.

To be safe, one of the Divine Children came up with a plan.

That year, a father made a move and let the tide of ferocious beasts break through the northwest defense line of the Human Realm. We hid in the belly of the tide of ferocious beasts and waited for it to rush into the heart of the Human Realm and destroy the villages. Then, we mixed in with the refugees in the chaos."

Daoist Wancai's eyes were filled with memories.

"According to the plan, we went to different places in pairs and agreed to meet once every hundred years.

I was the one who got separated and drifted in the sea of people.

I don't know why, but I saw the prosperity of the Human Realm, saw that the mortals here didn't need to pray, could eat their fill by planting crops, could keep warm by weaving, could marry and raise human children together... ah, I mean children.

I suddenly felt a little at a loss.

The Human Realm that our fathers talked about was a blasphemous place and would definitely be destroyed by the gods. But is it true or false?"

Daoist Wancai looked up, his voice trembling, "I haven't harmed anyone, haven't killed anyone.

For thousands of years, I have been hiding and wandering in the east of the Human Realm, not daring to contact them, not daring to join any major sects, not daring to get too close to people, and finally secluded myself with three or five good friends to cultivate.

Until recent years, I... I gained this somewhat absurd reputation.

I knew I couldn't come to this place, but I still held a glimmer of hope, thinking that after so many years in the Human Realm, the aura of the Evil God had disappeared from my body."Wu Wang didn't waste any time and played with the jade talismans in his hand, saying slowly, "Tell me the locations of the Ten Calamities Palace that you know."

"I haven't had any contact with them..."

"Is that so?" Wu Wang nodded and looked at the several seniors beside him.

Ling Xiaolan's master stepped forward again, his expression somewhat indifferent.

Wan Cai Dao Ren anxiously said, "I really haven't had any contact with them!"

"Would they allow a god-child like you to act so recklessly?" Wu Wang asked in response.

"They... they did find me," Wan Cai Dao Ren sighed, "Perhaps out of past friendship, they didn't take my life."

Wu Wang narrowed his eyes and sighed, "There is true affection in the mortal realm."

Ling Xianzi's master said, "Kill him. If we can't get any other information out of him, the stench of his blood makes me sick!"

"I... I still know some information that might be useful to you!"

Wan Cai Dao Ren trembled as he spoke, then suddenly glared at Wu Wang and cursed, "You will all be destroyed by our father!"

Ling Xianzi took a step forward, her precious sword already half unsheathed.

"This villain may still have some use," an old woman pondered for a moment, "Let's hand him over to the Ren Huang Ge and see if they can extract any other information."

Wan Cai Dao Ren immediately said, "I know when the next batch of god-children will arrive in the Human Realm! I want to personally tell the Ren Huang Ge Lord about this in exchange for my life!"

"The second batch of god-children?"

"Yes," Wan Cai Dao Ren said in a low voice, "They came to me before and said that their previous operation failed. The fathers were somewhat angry and decided to send a second batch of god-children. They also asked if I would be willing to be their guide."

After that, he tightly closed his mouth and dared not look at the others anymore, no longer saying a word.

An old immortal coldly snorted, "This guy is clever, but he's underestimating us if he thinks he can survive with just this!"

Several experts from the Mysterious Female Sect spoke one after another:

"If what he said is true, that he hasn't harmed or killed anyone, then he is a pitiful person."

"It is truly difficult for the outsiders to be enslaved by the gods."

An old woman said, "Wu Wang, this person was discovered by you. It's up to you to decide how to handle him."

"In that case, I will overstep my bounds," Wu Wang said, arching his hand and looking at Wan Cai Dao Ren with a hint of light in his eyes.

He used his spiritual power to push the remaining cup of wine in front of Wan Cai Dao Ren and smiled, "Please drink this wine."

Wan Cai Dao Ren trembled, but still opened his mouth and drank the wine, his gaze somewhat uncertain.

Wu Wang smashed the wine jar directly and said firmly, "The severed head wine has been drunk, let's go!"

Wan Cai Dao Ren's eyes widened, almost popping out of his eye sockets.

Clang!

Ling Xiaolan's immortal sword was unsheathed, and she handed the long sword to her master.

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Wan Cai Dao Ren glared angrily at Wu Wang, as if the second 'elemental spirit' was taking control.

Ling Xiaolan's master looked at Wu Wang with a hint of appreciation in her eyes, grasping the sword hilt and producing a clear and melodious sword sound, approaching Wan Cai Dao Ren.

Wan Cai Dao Ren's expression kept changing, sometimes angry, sometimes ashen-faced, and his aura kept fluctuating.

"Wu Wang, this matter should be investigated thoroughly before making a decision. The information he possesses may be important to the Human Realm," an old woman said in a low voice.

"That's right, Wu Wang..."

Wu Wang:...

Then why did you just ask him to make a decision?

"Listen to the seniors," Wu Wang said with a smile, staring at Wan Cai Dao Ren's cloudy old eyes, "Ling Xianzi, take me back to the main hall. I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable."

Ling Xiaolan frowned slightly, but there were elders and several senior brothers and sisters around, so she didn't say much. She smiled apologetically at Wu Wang and led the way.

Ling Xiaolan's master said, "I'll accompany Wu Wang back. Today's matter has caused some trouble for everyone."

Wu Wang repeatedly said he didn't dare, following behind Ling Xiaolan's master, walking towards the boundary.

An old woman immediately ordered a few experts to escort Wan Cai Dao Ren to the Ren Huang Ge headquarters and inform them in advance to be prepared.

Wu Wang hesitated to say something, but when he turned his head to look at Wan Cai Dao Ren before leaving the boundary, he found that the latter was also staring at him.

The eyes of this person, hidden in the coarse cloth, seemed to have regained clarity. He suddenly spoke, weakly asking, "I'm really puzzled... how did Wu Wang sense the power of bloodline in my body? Even other god-children can't sense each other's bloodline..."

"Ah," Wu Wang casually replied, "Actually, I'm quite familiar with you and your ten fathers. I didn't let you call me uncle today mainly because it's not appropriate for the occasion."

After speaking, he turned and left, causing the experts from the Mysterious Female Sect to smile, knowing that what Wu Wang said was just a joke.

Wan Cai Dao Ren glared angrily at Wu Wang, but soon became confused and hesitant.

...

Ling Xiaolan's master is called 'Jue Tian'.

When Wu Wang heard this name, he didn't feel the slightest surprise and added the words 'Shi Tai' behind it.

Jue Tian Shi Tai, cough, Jue Tian Xian Zi escorted Wu Wang out of the bamboo forest and apologized to him, saying that some of the elders in the sect were too soft-hearted, causing him embarrassment.

Wu Wang repeatedly said he didn't dare and instructed Jue Tian Xian Zi to be extra cautious later.

"Xiao Lan, you escort the Sect Master back to the hall," Jue Tian Xian Zi said, "You don't need to do anything else later, just accompany the Sect Master to catch up. I will go contact the Ren Huang Ge and may have to escort this villain there later."

Wu Wang thought for a moment and said slowly, "Senior, this person is of great importance. It would be more appropriate to have Transcendent experts escort him."

"How can we use Transcendent like this?"The Heavenly Immortal smiled lightly, "Don't worry, just be more discreet when you leave.

You two should also take your time returning to the palace. There might be another spy here. If they find out that Wan Cai Dao Ren didn't go back, it might cause some trouble."

"Senior's consideration is wise."

"Master, I'll take Wu Wang around the mountain."

"Good."

The Heavenly Immortal didn't say much more and floated away on a white cloud. Several figures also flew out of the bamboo forest.

Ling Xiaolan asked, "Do you want to take a look at my cultivation place?"

Wu Wang said, "Let's explore the surroundings. There are a few doubts that I haven't figured out yet."

"What kind of doubts?"

Wu Wang took out several jade talismans from his sleeve. They were the magical tools used by Wan Cai Dao Ren to record information, and he used his spiritual power to push them into Ling Xiaolan's hand.

The two of them walked along the mountain path for a while, and Ling Xiaolan carefully examined the jade talismans.

They didn't say much, and the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

The efficiency of the Mysterious Female Sect was quite high. At this moment, a silver shuttle had already flown into the night sky, and several experts were escorting Wan Cai Dao Ren to the Ren Huang Ge.

The Heavenly Immortal and two other old women sat in front and behind the silver shuttle. Wan Cai Dao Ren's body was covered with talismans and pierced with thirty-six long needles, like a wooden sculpture.

After all, tomorrow was the ceremony for accepting disciples, and this matter should be resolved as soon as possible without publicizing it.

"These jade talismans have been around for a long time. The information inside has gradually become clear from being vague. It can be seen that they have experienced a long period of time and were written bit by bit."

Ling Xiaolan blew out a breath of orchid fragrance and pondered carefully. She said:

"It's difficult to fake this thing. It should be what Wan Cai Dao Ren usually records. It contains poems, stories, complaints, confessions, and some major events that happened thousands of years ago.

All of these match up and corroborate what Wan Cai Dao Ren said... Shouldn't we send this thing to the Ren Huang Ge as well?"

"Your master didn't ask for it, and I forgot to return it. Let's keep it as a memento."

Wu Wang looked up at the sky and smiled, "The identity and experiences of this Wan Cai Dao Ren are really convincing.

Diaries written thousands of years ago, the somewhat exaggerated cultivation level, and the recent fame he gained in the Human Realm.

There seems to be something too clean about his relationship with the Ten Calamities Palace."

Ling Xiaolan said, "Are you saying that this person should have some connection with the Ten Calamities Palace?"

"That's the first doubt."

Wu Wang saw a pavilion ahead and made a gesture of invitation. He continued to mutter with Ling Xiaolan as they walked.

"The second doubt is that Wan Cai Dao Ren said that the Ten Calamities Palace found him but didn't kill him. Is that possible?

That's not the style of the Ten Calamities Palace.

Especially since he is the first generation Divine Child and carries such an important secret, how could they let him wander around?"

Ling Xiaolan hummed softly, not knowing when she had put away her veil. Her face was shining under the moonlight.

She said, "Now that we have obtained this secret through interrogation, it's unlikely that the Ten Calamities Palace will be able to bring the Divine Child over through the tide of calamities. We should pay attention to every area that is breached later.

As for encountering this big fish today, it's probably because of Wu Wang's strong luck."

Ling Xiaolan thought of the pearl in her storage magic treasure, cleared her throat, and looked somewhat guilty at the side.

Little Golden Dragon.

"This is a matter for the Ren Huang Ge to handle, it has nothing to do with us."

Wu Wang leaned against the railing with his arms crossed and whispered, "What I can't figure out is, if I were the Palace Lord of the Ten Calamities Palace or one of the nine Divine Children in power, I would definitely not leave such a trouble."

"Do the Divine Children have a deep bond of sympathy and empathy?" Ling Xiaolan blinked her eyes, "Do they have a strong connection among the nine of them?"

"That reason seems a bit far-fetched. The Divine Children cultivated by the Evil God should have a temperament similar to the Evil God."

Wu Wang pointed his chin at the jade talismans in Ling Xiaolan's hand and raised it, "Besides, who would write this kind of thing seriously?"

Ling Xiaolan pursed her lips and smiled softly, saying softly:

"I think this Wan Cai Dao Ren is just unlucky to have encountered Wu Wang today.

As the saying goes, if you often walk by the river, how can your shoes not get wet? In recent years, he gained fame by writing some miscellaneous articles, and after being nervous for thousands of years, he finally let out a sigh of relief. This is also possible.

Wu Wang, if we consider it from a different perspective.

Wan Cai Dao Ren gained fame by writing miscellaneous books and received the invitation we sent out. It was a coincidence.

That day, I impulsively asked the senior sister who sent the invitation to go to Wu Wang's Demon Sect, which was also a coincidence.

You two meeting today is actually a coincidence within a coincidence.

If there is any calculation behind this, then the person behind the calculation is too terrifying. And what does that person want?"

Wu Wang laughed, "I also thought of these things, which reluctantly convinced myself to let your masters make the decision... By the way, Immortal, why did you suddenly think of inviting me to witness the ceremony?"

"Of course, I wanted to invite you to join in the fun."

Ling Xiaolan chuckled lightly and looked at the peaceful valley in the night, saying, "Tomorrow might be the day I take off the title of Holy Maiden. I naturally want to invite a few friends to witness it together."

"Do you need a Holy Maiden for every disciple acceptance ceremony?"

"No, it's based on aptitude," Ling Xiaolan said, "If someone's aptitude surpasses mine, they will become the new Holy Maiden."

Wu Wang laughed, "Then there's no need to say more. You will continue to be called the Ling Holy Maiden."

"I don't want to. It's tiring to carry the title of Holy Maiden."

A trace of weariness appeared on her face, and a hint of helplessness flashed in her almond-shaped eyes.

Wu Wang stared at her profile for a while, and a relieved smile appeared on his face...

These almond-shaped eyes were not the same as the ones in his dream.

The almond-shaped eyes he saw in his dream were similar to Ling Xiaolan's, but they were actually different.

Hmm?This is not the same Xingyan, this is not the same, this is not the same...

"Lan, what do you think?"

Ling Xiaolan was slightly stunned. Why did he call her name so directly, especially with the nickname attached? It felt strange and intimate.

But Wu Wang's eyes were fixed, his mind already on high alert.

"What are you saying?" Ling Xiaolan asked softly.

"This Wancai Daoist is not the real Wancai Daoist..."

A bright light flashed through Wu Wang's mind.

The Lingtai Elemental Infant suddenly turned pitch black, and message after message slowly appeared behind the Elemental Infant, like branches of a tree, constantly flickering and pulsating.

A coincidence?

No, that's not right.

His arrival here may have been a coincidence, and it may have been a coincidence that the other party discovered his identity. But the other party's arrival at the Mysterious Female Sect was likely not a coincidence!

No, how could he make someone send him an invitation?

[The most troublesome thing is the spies from the Ten Calamities Palace who have no Evil God bloodline and have infiltrated the major sects.]

If Ling Xianzi can send me an invitation, it shouldn't be difficult for the people of the Mysterious Female Sect from the generation of Ling Xianzi's master to do the same.

If that's the case, there is a crucial question that cannot be explained.

[What is this person doing at the Mysterious Female Sect?]

Messages kept jumping in the Lingtai, and Wu Wang repeatedly played back the scene in the bamboo forest in his mind.

That eccentric Daoist...

The memory jade pendant that lasted for thousands of years...

The Ten Calamities Palace turning a blind eye to the Wancai Daoist...

"The poor Dao knows when the next batch of divine children will arrive in the Human Realm!"

The second batch of divine children!

Wu Wang's expression became extremely cold, and he suddenly looked in the direction where the shuttle had disappeared, and said in a low voice, "Xianzi, is your master on that shuttle?"

"He should be," Ling Xiaolan said, "Why?"

Wu Wang's Adam's apple moved up and down, and Ling Xiaolan looked puzzled.

"Go and ask Transcendent... quickly! Catch up!

There may be something wrong with that Wancai Daoist! He may be someone else pretending to be the first batch of divine children!

Although I have no certainty, think about it, the last time the Ten Calamities Palace planned to capture Lin Qi was a complete failure. The Hissing Snake was repelled by the Renhuang Pavilion's Pavilion Master, which likely caused dissatisfaction from the Ten Calamities God towards the Ten Calamities Palace.

They sent the second batch of divine children... Who will have the final say in the Ten Calamities Palace in the future?

The current high-level members of the Ten Calamities Palace, or the second batch of divine children?

In this situation, it is highly likely that someone within the Ten Calamities Palace has carefully planned it and deliberately informed the high-level members of the Human Realm about the news of the second batch of divine children's imminent arrival, even using the method of hiding them in the belly of the calamitous beasts.

I came here today by chance.

The arrival of that Wancai Daoist today is definitely not a coincidence. This Wancai Daoist can also actively expose himself in various ways.

This is a plot to kill with a borrowed knife! The high-level members of the Ten Calamities Palace are definitely not good people!

If that's the case, all the doubts... are explained."

Ling Xiaolan's face turned pale, and she was about to turn around.

Wu Wang hurriedly said, "This is just my speculation. Go directly to Transcendent and believe that it is true rather than false."

"Okay!"

Ling Xiaolan nodded and agreed, driving the lotus platform to fly towards the back mountain.

But as soon as she took off, a burst of fire exploded in the deep clouds on the horizon, like fireworks.

Master!

...

A hundred miles away, in a dense forest where flames were blazing.

Heavenly Immortal lay in a pool of blood, with terrifying claw marks on her shoulders and feet.

A figure carrying an old woman slowly flew over from the side of the forest, three feet above the ground, with a hint of a smile in his eyes.

This was still the appearance of the Wancai Daoist, but his face was somewhat loose, hiding a black shadow underneath.

"You really enjoyed beating me just now, you insect."

The black shadow said coldly, his right hand clasping the top of the old woman's head. The old woman struggled a few times and then stopped moving, and strands of blood qi flew out from within her, merging into the black shadow's right hand.

His broken left arm quickly regenerated and soon became intact again.

"Do you want to die?"

Heavenly Immortal's eyes widened, wanting to speak, but was choked by the other party and lifted up by her throat.

The black shadow exhaled, and his crimson tongue flickered in front of Heavenly Immortal.

"But I want to let you live, to make them suspect whether you, the former Saintess, were my inside collaborator. This will definitely be interesting.

Tell that Master Wuwang, he won last time, but this time I won. If he loses again next time...

Three rounds, two wins. I will peel his skin and pull out his spine."

Just then, two astonishing auras erupted from the direction of the Mysterious Female Sect.

The black shadow casually threw Heavenly Immortal aside, his figure turned into a black mist, dissipating in the night wind.

Two old women's figures flickered continuously, leaving several afterimages in the air, but they appeared beside Heavenly Immortal a step too late.

One of them immediately fed her a pill, while the other chased after the direction where the black shadow disappeared.

Half an hour later.

Bamboo house in the back mountain of the Mysterious Female Sect.

Wu Wang looked at the unconscious Heavenly Immortal on the bed and let out a sigh.

An old woman suddenly fell to the ground and trembled, saying in a trembling voice, "I was confused, I was confused. I didn't listen to Master Wuwang's words and directly killed that thief!"

"Go outside and cry."

Wu Wang said indifferently, and the old woman was stunned for a moment, wanting to say something but showing a guilty expression, and got up to walk outside.

"Summon the leader of your Mysterious Female Sect. I have something important to discuss."

Wu Wang looked at the crystal ball in his sleeve, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the scene from the bamboo forest earlier appeared in his mind.

Those two cups of wine were not just a trick to deceive the other party.

Originally, it was just a small trick to prevent the Renhuang Pavilion from not handing over the person in the end, so he couldn't obtain the divine power from that person. Unexpectedly, there was a bit of unexpected joy."Ling Xianzi, go bring Mao Aowu here. As for the Ren Huang Pavilion, I will handle the contact myself."