"I didn't expect that Sect Master Qi had already seen through us, and even Lin Ye's background. And you, as the sect master who was raised and nurtured by the Heavenly Dragon Sect, actually just let it go?"

Lin Jinglong looked at Qi Shenglong with utter astonishment.

The other party had already told him the truth. He had seen through Lin Ye's identity as a member of the Blood Killing Hall many years ago, but he had never exposed him. Instead, he had kept him by his side and carefully nurtured him.

In addition, when Lin Jinglong and the others appeared, he also deduced that they were all from the nine clans of the Heavenly Dao in the lower realm.

In particular, he could see through Lin Jinglong's Heavenly Dao Core and Invincible Bloodline at a glance.

This is determined by the cultivation method he practices.

Such techniques are not possessed by the other eighth-tier beings.

However, Qi Shenglong saw through their identities but did not expose them. Instead, he secretly cooperated with them and even established the Zhexian Hall, which can be considered as helping them.

This was something Lin Jinglong couldn't understand.

Qi Shenglong slowly stood up, his hands behind his back, isolating himself from all the surrounding secrets, and said in a cold tone: "Whom I cooperate with is not determined by their identity, but by whether it aligns with my interests, Qi Shenglong."

"Lin Ye has excellent aptitude. He has the potential to enter the ranks of the eighth-level True Monarch in the future, and even the ninth level. However, that depends on whether he has enough good fortune. Originally, he had some doubts about this matter."

“Until I met you, the Heavenly Dao Nine Clans, I felt that this must be Lin Ye’s opportunity. Perhaps one day, he can really enter the ninth rank.”

Qi Shenglong explained his thoughts.

Lin Jinglong said suspiciously, "Hasn't Sect Master Qi encountered any other promising talents worth nurturing? You've done all this for Lin Ye, but he has a special identity. Wouldn't it be too dangerous if he were exposed?"

“You don’t understand,” Qi Shenglong said with a sigh. He continued to explain, “Lin Ye’s aptitude is outstanding. Others don’t have my eye for talent, so they can’t see it. Besides that, there’s one more troublesome thing.”

"That means I, Qi Shenglong, am just a pawn used by various forces within the Heavenly Dragon Sect to balance the situation. I am their greatest common denominator. I don't offend anyone, and I don't take sides with anyone. That's why I was able to become the sect leader."

"However, this means I'm walking a tightrope. One wrong move and I could fall into an endless abyss. After all, they can treat me as their leader now, but if I mess things up one day, they might abandon me!"

As Qi Shenglong spoke, a ruthless glint appeared in his eyes, clearly indicating his dissatisfaction with his situation.

Lin Jinglong immediately understood what he meant.

"It seems that Sect Master Qi's position within the sect is quite awkward. None of the major factions within the Heavenly Dragon Sect recognize you as one of their own?"

"That's right. After all, I was just a rogue cultivator who joined the sect halfway through my career. Although I did grow up in the Heavenly Dragon Sect, I wasn't trusted by them. And since I always wanted to establish my own sect, I naturally had to be suppressed by them."

Qi Shenglong said with a gloomy expression.

Lin Jinglong nodded and asked curiously, "Since that's the case, and you've placed all your hopes on Lin Ye, hoping to cultivate him into a sect leader, or even a ninth-level True Monarch, what are your plans next?"

"I summoned you here for the upcoming plan, which will greatly benefit both you and Lin Ye. However, it is inconvenient for me to take action, but since you dared to kill Long Xilai and have the ability to do so, this matter may be yours alone!"

Lin Jinglong sighed.

It seems that Qi Shenglong's open and frank conversation with him revealed his true intentions.

He suspected that nothing good was going on here.

Qi Shenglong wants to use him?

However, Qi Shenglong now has something on him.

Of course, he wasn't without a chance to retaliate, namely, his identity as Lin Ye. If his identity as a member of the Blood Slaughter Hall were exposed, then within the Heavenly Dragon Sect, let alone the position of sect leader, he would be in serious trouble.

Even Qi Shenglong and Lin Ye are still alive.

They are all doomed to perish!

Since both parties were willing to be frank, it was clear that Qi Shenglong was genuinely interested in cooperating with him.

Therefore, Lin Jinglong didn't mind being used once.

We'll see if what he says is true; what happens next will be of great benefit to both him and Lin Ye.

Afterwards, Qi Shenglong whispered something to Lin Jinglong and handed him a palm-sized silver spear, which contained incomparably powerful Heavenly Dao power.

All of these originate from the Heavenly Dao of the Upper Realm.

Compared to the Heavenly Dao Fruit obtained before, the Heavenly Dao power within this silver spear is more than a hundred times stronger!

This is already considered to be the Heavenly Dao power that only high-ranking elders of the five major sects can possess. Only powerhouses of their caliber can obtain such a massive allocation of Heavenly Dao power.

After Lin Jinglong took the palm-sized silver spear...

Qi Shenglong nodded, a strange look appearing in his eyes.

Qi Shenglong's plan was simple.

Within the Heavenly Dragon Sect, there is an elder named Zhang Duan who controls the distribution of the Heavenly Dao power within the sect, much like the Heavenly Dao Fruit or the small silver spear in his hand.

The power of the Heavenly Dao in his hands was extremely abundant.

“Zhang Duan is old and has no interest in cultivation. The power of the Heavenly Dao is useless to him, so even though he is already at the eighth level, he is willing to be a custodian of the Heavenly Dao warehouse.”

"He has hundreds or even thousands of Heavenly Dao Fruits in his possession!"

"And there are hundreds of other Heavenly Dao artifacts like this silver spear, which even a sect leader like myself would covet."

"But Zhang Duan is not so easy to deal with."

Qi Shenglong patted Lin Jinglong on the shoulder.

He said with a smile, "Spend a few days refining and absorbing the Heavenly Dao from the Upper Realm on this silver spear to solidify your current seventh-level True Monarch realm. After that, you can deal with Zhang Duan. Whether you do it in Lin Jinglong's name or in someone else's name, as long as you can seize his Heavenly Dao Treasure Vault, we'll split it in half!"

"Half for each of us?"

Lin Jinglong licked his lips.

Although Qi Shenglong only provided the information and did not intend to do anything else to avoid revealing any traces, he still wanted to take half of the treasure.

But he wanted to hide his identity.

Qi Shenglong, the sect leader of the five major sects, is the key figure.

Therefore, such a transaction cannot be considered unfair.

Lin Jinglong glanced at the silver spear in his hand and asked curiously, "Do you know where Zhang Duan is?"

"You still need a few days to refine the Heavenly Dao Spear. Is it necessary to find out where Zhang Duan is now?"

Qi Shenglong looked at him suspiciously.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jinglong suddenly smiled.

"A few days? Within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, I need to know where Zhang Duan and the Heavenly Treasure Vault he controls are. I'm going to retrieve the treasure!"