Zhenwu Sect, atop Chonghe Peak, beside Taiyuan Pond.

Qing Yu sat by the pond with his hair down, not far in front of him, the Xuantian Jade Pendant displaying the image of Elder Shiming.

"In short, the enigmatic supreme figure Yi Yeshu and the Yin Demon Sect form an alliance. Xuantian, you have close ties with Northern Zhou, so please keep an eye on the Yin Demon Sect's situation and explore the truth and falsehoods of Yi Yeshu," said Elder Shiming.

He seemed completely indifferent to the Great Evil King in Yi Yeshu's hand and had never asked about Qing Yu's relationship with Yi Yeshu.

Clearly, given the current intelligence, the relationship between Qing Yu and Yi Yeshu should be deeper.

Others might not know, but Elder Shiming should be aware of some connections between them.

"I understand," Qing Yu gently waved his hand, putting away the Xuantian Jade Pendant.

'Elder Shiming is pretending not to know, it seems he suspects something between Yi Yeshu and me.'

His palm on his knee lightly tapped as he thought: 'If Tathagata is like this, maybe I can work on it.'

The injuries caused by the Sun Stealing Arrow have not yet healed, this Treasure of the Southern Border indeed lives up to its reputation. Even with Qing Yu's physique and cultivation body, recovery cannot be achieved in a short time.

However, suppressing the injuries and appearing in public have already been achieved.

After all, Qing Yu has always been good at hiding, if he doesn't expose himself, the strength currently hampered by injuries is already comparable to the strength he used to show.

But now, Qing Yu has decided to maintain seclusion for some planning.

"System, how many villain points do I have left now?" Qing Yu asked.

"Forty thousand points," the system responded simply and directly.

The previous villain points had all been used up, and this forty thousand was the harvest from this time at the Great Zen Temple.

This attack on the Great Zen Temple caused significant damage to the Buddhist sect, not only was Xinyuan forced into the Pure Land, but many monks present were also planted with evil thoughts by Qing Yu, and as for the killed monks, they were countless.

But these gains, compared to the danger of being attacked and killed by the Witch King, were nothing.

That arrow didn't give Qing Yu any chance to react. As soon as he sensed the warning, the Sun Stealing Arrow had already pierced through his body.

The Protective True Qi and Creation True Body were ineffective against this arrow. If not for Qing Yu's special cultivation body, which was unafraid of the aftermath left by the Sun Stealing Arrow, he might not only be desperately healing in that corner now.

"Southern Border Witch Clan, you will pay the price······"

"System, purchase the 'Soldier Armor Martial Scripture - Earth Volume'."

With that word, the content of the "Earth Volume" was transmitted into Qing Yu's mind, and as a price, thirty thousand villain points silently vanished.

"Villain points are still a bit insufficient. Perhaps, I should stir up more trouble······"

On the boulder, Qing Yu sighed as such.

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Elder Shiming put away the Jade Pendant, turned around and slowly walked into the door behind him, stepping on the obsidian-like ground, past each golden pillar, and said to the Emperor who was looking down at the memorials, "Qing Yu seems to have no injuries."

The Emperor raised his head, revealing the ordinary yet imposing face of Ji Chengtian.

At some unknown time, these two who could be considered arch-enemies had contact.

"If that's the case, then Qing Yu isn't Yi Yeshu," said Ji Chengtian.

"Needs further confirmation."

Elder Shiming shook his head and said, "I originally thought Qing Yu had a double, sometimes having this double play the Hidden Mirror Man, joining the Nine Heavens under Xuantian's identity, to cover his real identity.

But thinking about it now, why not have that double impersonate the Zhenwu Sect Leader, while Qing Yu, as the Hidden Mirror Man, participates in the Nine Heavens' actions? Xuantian needs to act, but the Zhenwu Sect Leader Qing Yu doesn't need to in that period."

"Based on the assumption that he has a doppelganger that can be mistaken for the real one, then whoever I previously conversed with might not actually have been the real Qing Yu. Jade Pendant conversation is ultimately not a face-to-face meeting, with Qing Yu's ability, letting a double deceive my eyes wouldn't be hard."

"Couldn't it be that he's already suppressed his injuries?" Ji Chengtian asked.

"You think the Treasure of Southern Border, the Sun Stealing Arrow, is easy to fend off?" Elder Shiming sneered, "Even if Sword God were pierced by the Sun Stealing Arrow, he wouldn't be able to suppress his injuries this quickly. The Southern Border Witch King has two treasures in their lineage, the Rebellion Heaven Bow is indispensable, but ultimately a reusable treasure.

However, after the Sun Stealing Arrow was shot a few days ago, only three arrows remain in Southern Border. This kind of treasure whose efficacy greatly diminishes after one use, you think of as cabbages?"

It's well known that disposable items are either very cheap or due to powerful effects are destroyed after one use, and the Sun Stealing Arrow clearly belongs to the latter.

This treasure arrow is like the Sword of Doom crafted by the Doomed Hall, once it hits the body, the corrupting evil energy inside will transform into arrow energy, injuring the body and tainting the foundation.

To quickly remove the corrupting evil energy, unless one has cultivated a Sha Qi Battle Body.

However, as mentioned before, it is exceedingly difficult to alter a cultivation body in the Divinity Realm where Three Elements are combined, much less for a supreme being who has reached the peak of the Divinity Realm.

A supreme being like Qing Yu wanting to alter his cultivation body to the Sha Qi Battle Body, even draining all the corrupted energy pools of Southern Border might not achieve it.

But fortunately, the "Primordial Treasure" itself is all-encompassing. Even the earth evil qi is contained within the Mystic Universe. Not to mention Qing Yu has two bodies to share injuries, and he hasn't been severely injured himself.

Of course, all this is entirely unknown to Elder Shiming, as he continues to plot how to test Qing Yu.

"If it can be confirmed that Qing Yu and Yi Yeshu are one and the same, then this ambitious junior······"

Elder Shiming's fist, hidden in his sleeve, clenched, with a cold glint in his eyes that made one shudder.

"Sword God won't let you make a move against the Nine Heavens members," Ji Chengtian said calmly.

"No need for us to get involved personally, just borrow someone else's hand to kill. Qing Yu has offended quite a few people over the years, as long as it's confirmed he's severely injured, this True Martial Dao Jun, who oppresses the Taoist gate and intimidates the Buddhist sect, would quickly become an enemy of the world."

"Moreover······"

Elder Shiming stared at Ji Chengtian, a sinister smile on his face, "Can you say if Sword God is unwilling, you wouldn't strike at Qing Yu? Northern Zhou now occupies the grassland, once it fully integrates the grassland into its territory, the national power will soar. By then, you, wedged between Northern Zhou and Daqian, in Hou Qian, won't be at peace."

The grassland, now known as Meng Province, is comparable to the three provinces of the Central Plains. Northern Zhou's power shifts daily after taking over Meng Province, and Ji Chengtian claiming not to be wary is a lie.

And now, an opportunity lies before his eyes; it's up to him whether to seize it.

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