Chapter 475 The Art of Summoning Friends
Judging from the fluctuations in magical energy, the dusty humanoid figure that appeared here is Willow Tree Shadow.
He initially had only a rough human outline, but gradually developed facial details and clothing shapes, eventually transforming into the appearance and attire of Liu Shuying herself.
It's strange, really. The fact that he was just a blurry, indistinct humanoid outline gave me a strange sense of déjà vu. It was as if I'd seen this "humanoid figure with indistinct features and clothing" somewhere before. And if I had to pinpoint where I'd been seeing this type of person so frequently lately, it would be in the Virtual Realm.
Considering the possible connection between Willow Shadow and the Divine Seal, it doesn't seem entirely impossible that he has a relationship with the Void Realm. Reflexively, I compared the silhouette of the body before me to the other six Void Realm Apostles, and even to the Lord of the Divine Seal, but none of them matched. However, after Willow Shadow fully materialized, that sense of déjà vu completely subsided.
Despite claiming to have manifested, he was still entirely gray, clearly having created a "clone" from random roadside dust.
He glanced at the Great Completion level Impermanence lying on the ground and asked, "Are you having trouble here? Are you unable to extract information from him?"
I briefly explained what had just happened, and he said, "If it were my real body coming, I could provide technical support, but I'm currently unable to do so."
"It's alright, I already have a solution," I said. "Are you still chasing after the Dog?"
"So that guy really is the legendary Dog of the Dog? I didn't expect that you'd just been impersonating a Void Realm Apostle, and then a real Void Realm Apostle would come out to attack you..."
Liu Shuying clearly hadn't realized I wasn't an imposter from the Void Realm. He first sighed, then answered my question: "Yes. The main body is still chasing the opponent; this is just an avatar. I'm sorry, but after I saw you being imprisoned in the alternate dimension by Xu Gou and hadn't come out for a long time, I had no choice but to lend a hand. Wasn't that unnecessary?"
"Also, I think that Dog of the Dog seems to possess the power of metal and killing... Is he really not a descendant of the White Tiger?"
“No. If you don’t make a move, I’ll have to reveal my true power and identity to him,” I said. “I’m certain he’s not a descendant of the White Tiger, otherwise, according to the Five Elements relationship where the Vermilion Bird restrains the White Tiger, I wouldn’t have had to fight him so much.”
"Is that so... Come to think of it, the power of the Dog seems to be completely different from the system on our Luoshan side, and it is even less likely to be the Four Symbols and Five Elements system of the Mountain Yin and Yang..." Liu Shuying pondered, "It is said that outside the huge Luoshan power circle that covers Asia, as well as parts of Europe, Africa, and Oceania, there seems to be a mysterious inheritance that is comparable to the Great Impermanence in terms of its upper limit..."
"Although the system there is completely different from the Luoshan system, and its top is not called the Great Impermanence, and the manifestation of power and the core of thought are completely different, it is said that the Humanitarian Division has also absorbed technical information in that area, and even received financial support from outside the Luoshan sphere of influence."
"Perhaps the Dog in Ying Lingyun's design also referenced some foreign technologies."
"Hmm... Organizations in the supernatural world are generally very closed off, with rather stubborn feudalistic ideas. Perhaps this is a special culture that arose during a period when the supernatural world and the common world kept to themselves, which is why such technological integration is very rare. Even with signs of the apocalypse emerging, there are still no signs of cooperation between them. Ultimately, the mainstream view is still 'not believing in the apocalypse'..."
"However, in just two or three years, the frozen communication channels should be reopened..."
He seemed quite interested in that kind of thing; his mind was practically wandering off.
Compared to things that are far away, I am more concerned about the current issue: "More importantly, Willow Shadow, you previously invaded Xu Gou's alternate dimension and are still hunting him down. Will the Lord of Peach Blossom Village find out about this?"
“…Oh, you mean that? It’s okay.” Liu Shuying came back to her senses. “I used the high temperature and magical fluctuations you left on this land as cover to invade the other dimension. It was precisely because it was inconvenient to use too much power that the invasion took a while.”
"The interior of that alternate dimension is also very well sealed, so the sounds of fighting inside won't reach the outside. Although I'm currently chasing Xu Gou in the real world, I'm trying my best to avoid using too much power."
"You also suppressed your magical energy fluctuations before, right? I just did the same thing."
I did indeed conceal my magical power fluctuations during the attack on the branch base, preventing the Great Impermanence of Luoshan headquarters from detecting them. However, that only meant that the Great Impermanence thousands of miles away, unrelated to this matter, wouldn't be able to detect it. Since this is a branch base under Mingzhuo's command, Mingzhuo himself might be able to sense it. As for whether he will intervene, that depends on how much this branch base holds in his heart.
As Liu Shuying is now chasing Xu Gou, a target who is likely to be randomly running around using the power of cutting, the degree to which she needs to control the fluctuations of her magic power will inevitably increase dramatically. It is estimated that she will also have to significantly reduce her own power output.
It's amazing that he could manage to create a clone and chat with me while chasing Xu Gou under these conditions. His true skill level is clearly at least one rank higher than both Xu Gou and me.
However, the only thing he could control was his own power; he couldn't control how Xu Gou unleashed his magical energy. Putting aside the unknown relationship between Xu Gou and the Lord of Peach Blossom Village, and whether it would trigger the Lord's senses, the fact that Xu Gou was fighting another unidentified Great Impermanence was enough to sound an alarm bell in the Lord of Peach Blossom Village's heart.
Willow Tree's image seemed to sense my suspicion and offered an explanation: "You can rest assured, I'm just trying to keep the Dog Dog occupied and prevent him from paying attention to anything else. This shouldn't be enough for the Lord of Peach Blossom Village to sense."
"The Dog of the Dog is likely to send a signal to the Lord of Peach Blossom Village, or it may move directly to an organization's stronghold somewhere in Peach Blossom Village. To prevent this from happening, I am using my Heavenly and Earthly Laws to trap him."
"Wait a minute..." I said, "Your Dharma of Heaven and Earth can trap him? Trample a Great Impermanence?"
“My method of applying the law of heaven and earth is rather special.”
Liu Shuying only said this one sentence without further explanation, and instead concluded the conversation, "Then, I'll continue to focus on dealing with Xu Gou to buy enough time. You interrogate this Great Completion level cultivator first and see if you can find out the location of the Peach Blossom Village Lord himself."
"You came here as a Void Realm Apostle to find the Divine Seal Fragment. If you can't find it, you'll definitely leave someone alive to be interrogated. So even if this Great Completion level Heart Seed hasn't returned to Peach Blossom Village Lord's side yet, it won't arouse suspicion. You shouldn't worry about that."
"After the results come out, whether good or bad, please crush this and contact me. I will reply immediately."
After saying that, he raised his right hand, and all the dust that made up his clone quickly gathered towards his palm, eventually turning into a dark gray stone.
The clone disappeared, while the stone fell downwards and landed in my palm.
I truly don't understand what his special "Law of Heaven and Earth" is all about. The most extraordinary thing I know of so far is the "Law of Heaven and Earth" of the Divination Master, which can influence the fate of all living beings. Even with such divine power, it has no effect on those who are also subject to the Great Impermanence. He claims to be open and honest, yet he keeps revealing one secret after another.
However, I have no right to complain about others keeping secrets; I should focus on finishing my work first.
As for the solution I came up with, it's quite simple. Since I can't suppress this Great Accomplishment level Impermanence Seed of the Heart and hack into its mind on my own, I just need to find an accomplice who can hack into its mind.
My first thought was Asahi, but because this operation required eliminating the possibility of Willow Shadow directly seeing Asahi, I had to abandon that idea for now. Compared to tracking down the location of the Peach Blossom Village Master, Asahi's safety was definitely ten times more important to me.
The next person I think of is Chang'an, who possesses the power of the Silver Moon Illusion.
I looked towards the Luoshan headquarters, a thousand miles away. Through the "firefly" placed in Chang'an, I could clearly see the scene he was in.
Chang'an was sitting obediently in a room, listening to Elder Zhu speak. Upon closer listening, it became clear that Elder Zhu was giving Chang'an a lesson, providing basic education related to the Witcher.
The Luoshan Academy, which Chang'an will be attending in the future, has different classes. There are elite classes for students who already possess the power and common sense of demon hunters, as well as ordinary classes for students who were originally ordinary people.
It seems that Master Zhu hopes Chang'an can enter the former category. With Chang'an's current level of strength, achieving this would be easy. However, the most important foundation of common sense cannot be neglected. Therefore, Master Zhu has been tutoring Chang'an recently, arranging for other teachers to tutor him when he is not around.
Although Chang'an is my good friend, seeing that he has to attend extra classes every day recently, while I can live a carefree life outside and do whatever I want, I can't help but feel happy.
"Excuse me, sir, I would like to borrow Chang'an for a while," I said.
Hearing the voice coming from somewhere, Mr. Zhu was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said, "Okay, you can borrow it."
Before Chang'an could react, I stretched out my right hand, traversing thousands of miles of space, grabbed Chang'an by the back of his collar, and then lifted him to where I was.
"Huh?" Chang'an made a silly sound.
(End of this chapter)
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