Chapter 320 Resurgence
After hearing the answer from the person in front of him, Baili Qing couldn't help but look at Yu Sheng carefully for a long time again with a scrutinizing gaze.
The latter had a serious look on his face, but he clearly had no long-term plans, as always - he just had an idea and wanted to try it out.
But even though he had no basis in his mind, Baili Qing suddenly had a premonition that something was bound to happen: The Chongsheng Hermitage was in trouble.
So she thought carefully for a long time before continuing, "You should know that the Secret Service's duty is only to protect the security of the border. Although we have been cracking down on cult groups like the Saintly Hermitage, these actions are based on the premise that the interests of the border are threatened."
"I understand," Yu Sheng nodded, "I don't expect you to send a fleet to help me attack the Priory's lair - besides, it's still unclear whether you can find it."
"As you said, with the authority of the Secret Service alone, it is indeed unlikely that they can directly send a fleet to do this," Baili Qing continued, "But then again... they have already threatened the security of the border this time, haven't they?"
Yu Sheng raised his eyebrows.
"The appearance of the City in the Mist is not accidental. There must be a conspiracy of those cultists behind this foreign land. Since they are able to hide an elite spaceship under the nose of the Council, it means that they have the motivation and ability to cause further destruction, which is enough to make the Council sit still," Baili Qing said slowly. "On the other hand, for many years, the biggest difficulty we have encountered in combating the Holy Hermitage is that we cannot find their secret nest, or we cannot catch them after finding it. You are the first person in history to successfully infiltrate their capital ship and capture one of their spaceships intact. So, if you really find any 'clues' in the future, as long as the coordinates are clear and conditions permit, I can send you the greatest support in the name of 'protecting the safety of the border and eliminating potential threats.'"
Yu Sheng thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "...a higher level of human rights?"
Baili Qing was stunned by this statement, but soon a smile appeared on her face: "Interesting statement, yes, a higher level of human rights - as for what level of support this 'human rights' can apply for in the future 'outside', I will work out a detailed plan and rules that both of us can agree on as soon as possible and send it to you."
"Well, that's fine," Yu Sheng laughed, then adjusted his position in the chair, "But after all, this won't happen overnight, so let's talk about the present first."
Baili Qing couldn't keep up with the pace and was a little confused for a moment: "What's in front of me?"
The smile on Yu Sheng's face gradually became difficult to hold. He pointed at the pile of books on the table (which was taller than Irene) with a sad face: "This, I have to read all of them? I'm not questioning the professionalism of this matter...Does a novice captain really have to learn so many things?!"
"That's a spaceship, not an electric car." Baili Qing's eyes seemed to twitch, not sure if it was an illusion. "At least you don't have to learn basic driving skills anymore. Normally, it takes at least twenty years of growth and experience for a spaceman to become the 'captain' of a large spaceship, and he also needs to gather a complete crew - it's not as simple as just studying these manuals."
She paused for a moment and added, "I will find a way to issue a navigation license for your spaceship endorsed by the border area, as well as a full set of personal certification documents, which can ensure that you can drive the ship unimpeded on 80% of the legal routes in the known universe. Don't forget that you are driving a 'heretic warship' built by the Holy Hermitage. If you don't have a high enough priority identification code, you will probably be 'warmly greeted' by the local garrison the moment you enter other civilization circles... You may not even be able to approach most of the legal star gates at all.
"Speaking of this, I have to remind you that it would be best to modify the appearance of the spaceship as well. Don't just modify the interior. At least remove the Priory logos from all over the hull. Otherwise, you will definitely get into big trouble if you dock it in a legal port."
Yu Sheng could tell that the other party was sincerely helping him, and the things she mentioned were indeed "real problems" that he had never thought about before, so he immediately put away his frown and nodded seriously: "No problem, no problem..."
…
At the same time, somewhere in Jiecheng, in a hotel open to "strangers", Xuan Che was sitting cross-legged on the bed, seemingly in a state of meditation.
A spiritual mirror with an ancient shape floated beside him. A faint light floated on the surface of the mirror, and an image of a burning incense stick was reflected in the mirror.
After an unknown amount of time, the incense in the mirror burned out, and the crisp sound of a swaying golden bell came from the mirror. Xuan Che then opened his eyes, adjusted his breath, and slowly finished his work and stood up.
He put away the mirror, looked up at the smoke alarm on the roof, with a look of slight regret.
Almost at the same time, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the mirror in his hand.
Xuan Che looked down, quickly adjusted his expression and clothes, then carefully placed the mirror on the table, raised his hand to brush the mirror, and bowed respectfully: "Master."
Aura floated in the mirror, and Yuan Ling Zhenren, a man with white hair and youthful appearance and immortal bearing, appeared in front of Xuan Che. The old man smiled: "Okay, okay, Xuan Che, how are you doing with what your master asked you to do? Have you met the master?"
"I have seen him," Xuan Che immediately bowed his head and replied, "I followed the master's instructions, presented the greetings, and passed on the message. Moreover, considering that the master does not like red tape, I did not make it too formal. I think I still left a good impression."
"Well, good," Yuan Ling Zhenren nodded with satisfaction, but then he noticed that Xuan Che's expression seemed strange, as if he wanted to say something, so he asked, "What problem did you encounter?"
That's a lot of problems.
The muscles on Xuan Che's face trembled, and he finally decided to report the most important thing first - at least it was very important for his personal physical and mental health.
"Master, that master...you actually saw him with your own eyes."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"Do you still remember the human head that appeared in your disciple's alchemy furnace that day?"
Yuan Ling Zhenren: “……?”
The master and the disciple stared at each other through the telepathic mirror, and silence spanned the stars.
"It's him." Xuan Che said with a wry smile.
It was the first time that he saw such shock, confusion, and disbelief on his master's face.
After half a minute, Yuan Ling Zhenren finally spoke, and his first sentence was full of obvious nervousness: "Xuan Che, did you offend him when you saw him?"
"No," Xuan Che answered immediately, and then added, "I am naturally surprised, but I always remember what Master told me."
Yuan Ling Zhenren looked relieved, then sorted out his thoughts and asked with a subtle expression: "Then...what is the place where the master lives? What kind of person is he?"
When this was mentioned, Xuan Che opened his mouth but did not continue speaking for a while. Instead, his expression became even weirder.
Yuan Ling Zhenren certainly noticed the change in his disciple's expression. He rarely saw his mature and steady disciple behave like this, and he couldn't help but frowned: "What's the matter?"
"It's nothing, I'm just thinking about how to report the situation to Master." Xuan Che said as he quickly adjusted his expression, and then key words started flashing through his mind -
A house with its own world, the whole family lives in a foreign land, the house is full of noise but there is no normal "person". The fox fairy from another world uses a pressure cooker to cook pills that will greet people in the bowl. The fox fairy also has two guardian spirit birds, which seem to have higher cultivation than the cranes that the master has raised for hundreds of years. The fox fairy's tail can also be pulled out and launched. There is also an Alice doll next to the master, with a body size of 66.6cm*4. Together, they took down a den of evil demons, and the master also used the fox tail to launch himself...
After going through this bunch of key words twice in his mind, Xuan Che felt that his Dao heart was in vibration mode - he even suspected that if he told these things directly to his master, his master's Dao heart would tremble for a long time, and then the copper-headed leather belt would break through the void of Qianfeng Lingshan...
But the next second, the voice from the Lingxi Mirror interrupted his wild thoughts: "Don't worry, it's not strange for a master to have some mysteries around him. I'm not an ignorant villager, but you can tell me."
Xuan Che finally calmed down and took a deep breath, "This is what happened. First of all, the place where the master lives is a foreign land. He also has a cave, which is also a foreign land..."
At that moment, he told Yu Sheng everything he had seen and heard, but he did not mention the matter of the Holy Hermitage for the time being - this matter was very important and he had to report it carefully later.
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Yuan Ling Zhenren's expression became unusually serious when he heard half of it. He then pinched his beard while carefully observing Xuan Che's expression and state. After his beloved disciple finally finished speaking, he frowned slightly and broke the silence: "Xuan Che, come closer, yes, open your mouth - ah."
Xuan Che didn't understand why but he still did as he was told. Then he heard his master speak again: "What kind of elixir did you take today? When you took the immortal elixir, did you remember to use your spiritual power to assist in refining it? What about last night? Did you eat anything you shouldn't have before you set out? There are ghost fog mushrooms on the back mountain. Can you fry them before you eat them?"
Xuan Che finally reacted and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Master, I didn't take the wrong medicine. What I just said..."
"Is it all true?"
“It’s all true.”
Zhenren Yuanling continued to pinch his beard and fell into deep thought opposite the Lingxi mirror.
After a long while, the old man with a sage-like demeanor suddenly took a deep breath under Xuan Che's somewhat worried gaze and sighed: "Master - to be able to fight against the dark angel, it is indeed extraordinary. Xuan Che, you may get a great opportunity this time!"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Che immediately bowed and said, "Speaking of great opportunities, my disciple and the master have encountered an incident. This incident is of great importance and may even affect Qianfeng Lingshan."
Yuan Ling Zhenren's expression suddenly became serious: "Hmm?"
"We have come across the Priory of Saints..."
…
Deep inside the Pillar of Order, inside the Holy Coffin Chamber.
The dark iron coffin still stood at a 45-degree angle on the platform connected to many pipes and cables, emitting a low buzzing vibration. The dark red lights on the platform and the surface of the coffin lid flickered slowly, like breathing.
But suddenly, the low humming vibration inside the holy coffin device stopped.
Even the other equipment in the room fell silent.
For a moment, the entire cabin was silent.
This silence lasted for a few seconds, and then, accompanied by a slight sound of air valve decompression and mechanical operation, the heavy lid of the holy coffin finally slowly opened...
A tall and slender figure slowly stood up from the holy coffin.
The "artificial saint" walked out of the container, stepped down from the platform, and stood in the empty holy coffin room, motionless, like a sculpture.
There were no other movements, no changes in expression, no words. The iron doll was made only for killing. Even at this moment of "resurrection from the dead", no emotion could be revealed from her empty face.
She just stood there blankly for a very long time, and then she seemed to suddenly "feel" something and tilted her head slightly to the side.
The next second, her figure was suddenly enveloped by a wriggling and rising darkness, and disappeared into the holy coffin chamber in the blink of an eye.
(End of this chapter)
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