Upon hearing this, Yin Ming could no longer remain calm.
No wonder that in the original story, the God and Demon Continent was in an era of talent scarcity—aside from the male protagonist in the later part of the story, there was only one person at the peak of the Ninth Realm.
It turns out that so many powerful cultivators have perished on this path of pursuing the truth of the world.
But... they lost ninety-one peak Ninth Realm experts without even knowing who the other party was?
Does such a terrifying existence really exist in this world?
Furthermore, the sudden fall of ninety-one peak-level cultivators in the ninth realm should be a sensational event that would shake the entire God and Demon Continent, yet he had never heard a single word about it before.
When this great war broke out, it did not cause any remarkable phenomena.
Even if they died silently without any resistance, and no one knew about their deaths, wouldn't their family members find it strange?
The family's most powerful fighters mysteriously disappeared, and their descendants never even bothered to look for them.
Even if they just didn't want to attract attention and were searching in secret, did they not reveal anything when they took action?
These arguments are a bit unreasonable, no matter how you look at it.
Liu Ying couldn't explain Yin Ming's doubts either, and could only attribute it all to that mysterious and powerful enemy.
“I once secretly interviewed the descendants of those ninth-realm cultivators, and they did not show any abnormality. It seems that in their subconscious, their proud ancestors had long since died out naturally for some reason.”
"Senior, are you saying... their memories have been altered?" Yin Ming asked, crossing one arm over his chest and rubbing his chin with the other, his brows furrowed.
In the memories of these descendants, their ancestors had long since died, which is why they did not seek out their traces.
This is outrageous!
Although Yin Ming had never seen any magic capable of altering another person's memories, neither in the original story nor in the world of gods and demons, not having seen it didn't mean it didn't exist.
The situation of those descendants is the best proof.
However, regardless of the circumstances, the fact that the other party could arbitrarily alter the memories of a group of people is still too unbelievable.
Could it be that the Tenth Realm is really that powerful?
Or was it that the opposing side also had a large number of people, which allowed them to cover up this massacre? After all, it's already unbelievable that a tenth-realm cultivator could win against ninety-one ninth-realm cultivators.
If one could also single-handedly eliminate all the families and clansmen involved with a cultivator... that would probably be beyond human capability.
Even the most powerful cultivators at the tenth realm are still human; how could they possibly transform into gods? The original work doesn't have any setting about transcending tribulations and ascending to immortality.
Yin Ming was more inclined to believe that only the death of the first peak ninth-realm cultivator was the work of that tenth-realm cultivator—the other party must have intended to use such swift and decisive methods to create a deterrent effect.
Unfortunately, Chu Ya and her group not only didn't give up, but also gathered together to try to resist, which attracted the attention of the forces behind them, who then eradicated them completely...
Thinking this way, Yin Ming had reason to suspect that the other party was some kind of extraordinary, reclusive organization—
Just like in some cultivation novels there is a mysterious organization that protects the world, Yin Ming wondered if there was such an organization in the God and Demon Continent, which was just the truth of the novel world, and that was why there were legendary tenth-realm cultivators in charge.
Once they discover that any of these indigenous people are attempting to uncover the truth of the world and are about to awaken their own will, they will ruthlessly eliminate them and completely alter all memories of them in the minds of the world, ensuring that the world order will not be disrupted by their disappearance—just like Chu Ya and Ling Ji…
The more Yin Ming thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Suddenly, he felt a chill run down his neck.
It seems they... really did provoke some extraordinary being.
So… “What secret did you want me to investigate before, senior?” Yin Ming swallowed hard.
Although he could roughly guess what was going on, Yin Ming still wanted to hear Liu Ying's thoughts for real.
“I’ve heard that Chu Ya returned to the Divine Realm and left behind a legacy, so I’d like you to try and find something about her former adversary among her belongings.”
As expected. Yin Ming sighed inwardly, realizing he had ultimately stepped into a dangerous vortex.
Being suddenly drawn into such a terrible struggle without any psychological preparation is quite frustrating, to say the least.
Sigh, well, since we're already here, we can only grit our teeth and keep going.
Would he blame Liu Ying for leading him into this trap without warning? Probably not, since this is something Yin Ming has always wanted to know.
Who could have imagined that the truth he so desperately wanted to know would be so dangerous?
Although Yin Ming did not show much emotion on his face, Liu Ying still guessed his thoughts from the subtle changes in his expression. She slightly curved her lips, her face softened, and she was no longer as aloof as before.
“I will not force you to join my plan. This is my own business. If I involve you and cause you to get hurt, I will feel bad. I just want to know who the other party is and how to find them.”
Them? It seems that even Firefly considers their opponent to be a powerful organization.
"I have told you everything I know. As for the rest, I will have to wait until I see them before I can decide. If I have the opportunity to meet them again after I have learned the whole story, I will tell you in detail then."
"Right now, all you need to do is tell me the information you've gathered, and I'll send you away directly. As long as you distance yourself from me before I take action, you shouldn't bring trouble upon yourselves later."
Faced with Liu Ying's poise and confidence, Yin Ming blushed instantly, feeling quite embarrassed as if his secret thoughts had been exposed.
What was he thinking just now? Seriously, he actually thought that Liu Ying was deliberately trying to drag them into this mess. He's really overthinking things.
But does Yin Ming really intend to let Liu Ying fight the enemy herself, wait for her to risk her life to bring back the rest of the truth, and then reap the benefits without lifting a finger? Is this how a human being would act? How could his conscience allow it?
Thinking this, Yin Ming subconsciously turned to look at Ling Yao beside him, who was also looking down at him.
Seeing his gaze fall on her, Lingyao smiled, as if silently responding to him.
Confirming that Lingyao shared his thoughts, Yin Ming unconsciously smiled. He turned and looked directly into Liuying's eyes, and under her slightly surprised gaze, he joked with a straight face:
"In your eyes, are we two juniors such cowards who are afraid of death?"
Liu Ying was momentarily stunned, realizing the meaning behind Yin Ming's words. Her usually aloof nature left her speechless.
“I didn’t mean that, it’s just… you don’t need to get involved in this mess.”
As if recalling something, a look of nostalgia appeared on Liu Ying's face, and she finally said this to Yin Ming.
"It's not really about getting involved, since this matter is also related to us."
Hearing her explanation, Yin Ming smiled again and said gently.
He was not very willing at first, but then he thought that although Lingyao had now successfully fused the spiritual and resentful energies, and Chuya and Lingji no longer needed to continue doing what they wanted to do, Liuying's own affairs were obviously not yet resolved—otherwise she would not still be unable to let go after a hundred years, and would not have pursued the other party's whereabouts despite knowing the danger.
Since what Liu Ying is about to do also involves the remaining truth, then Yin Ming helping her is equivalent to helping himself.
Besides, even if it weren't for the remaining truth, we should still help Liuying out of respect for Long Cheng.
Moreover, Liu Ying had helped Yin Ming a lot before, and now is exactly the time when she needs help. As the old saying goes, many hands make light work. How can Yin Ming run away just because he is afraid of death?
Most importantly, besides helping Liu Ying, they now have another reason to continue—to avenge Chu Ya and Ling Ji.
Although Chu Ya's letter never mentioned revenge, and she earnestly asked Ling Yao to take care of herself, how could such a deep-seated hatred go unpunished? Yin Ming didn't want Ling Yao to carry this burden in her heart for the rest of her life.
Lingyao clearly wanted to continue, so Yinming had no reason to remain uninvolved in this matter.
Presumably, Liu Ying has already made thorough plans before starting to search for the enemy's whereabouts and wait for an opportunity to launch her revenge.
Yin Ming didn't believe that after the annihilation of ninety-one teammates, she would rush to her death unprepared; she didn't seem like the reckless type.
In that case, working with her would at least increase the chances of achieving our goal, and staying on the front lines would allow us to find out what kind of people our opponents are early on and make preparations accordingly.
Besides, they have the protagonist protecting them. So what if their opponent is strong? It's still uncertain who will win or lose.
Having made up his mind, Yin Ming's eyes flickered, noticing that Liu Ying's attitude towards them was much closer than before. He then changed the subject to ease the atmosphere:
"Speaking of which, isn't Senior worried that I won't be able to catch Senior Chu Ya's eye and obtain her inheritance?"
This is not a hypothetical scenario; it actually happened.
I still remember that Yin Ming was not chosen by Chu Ya at the time. Fortunately, Ling Yao entered the Godfall Ruins with him, otherwise it would have been a wasted trip and we would have missed the subsequent clues.
Liu Ying realized he was joking, but she still lowered her eyes and pondered seriously for a moment before replying, "It's a premonition, my intuition tells me that only you can bring back the information I want."
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