Chapter 1529: Chapter 1177: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes! The Pressure on Jiang Dali Emerges!

"Buzz buzz——"

The Great Strength Fire Qilin Saber suddenly began to lightly resonate and tremble.

Jiang Dali, who was seated steadily on the Demon Dragon’s back, slowly channeling the Destructive Demon Body to strengthen his physique, suddenly sensed something. He abruptly opened his eyes, revealing a hint of curiosity, and flipped his palm open.

Clang——

The Great Strength Fire Qilin Saber instantly carved out a mysterious trajectory, flying from behind him into his palm.

A spiritual wave emanated from the Breaking Realm Pearl within the Great Strength Fire Qilin Saber, captured and sensed by Jiang Dali.

"...Extreme North...Ancient Qin...Ancient Qin..."

"Hmm?"

Jiang Dali was visibly surprised, "Extreme North, Ancient Qin, what does it mean? Tianji Twenty-Five... or rather, All-knowing Madman, what exactly are you trying to tell me?"

Through the strand of information released by the spiritual fluctuation of Tianji Twenty-Five within the Breaking Realm Pearl, he knew this set of information was actually a hint from the All-knowing Madman.

Previously, within that residence, the All-knowing Madman had requested to admire the Great Strength Fire Qilin Saber. Jiang Dali then realized that the other party had likely sensed the spiritual remnants of Tianji Twenty-Five within the Breaking Realm Pearl, thus forming the thought of communication, to which he silently agreed at the time.

And now, the spiritual remnants of Tianji Twenty-Five transmitting such a segment further confirmed that the All-knowing Madman had indeed communicated with Tianji Twenty-Five during that brief period.

"Senior Bai Xiao seems to have fulfilled his wish. What hint did you get?"

Ying Yuan’s voice came from the side.

"Oh? You actually know too?"

Jiang Dali looked at Ying Yuan in astonishment, but saw the other’s expression filled with sorrow and grief, stirring a sense of foreboding in his heart, "What did the Master of All-Knowing Sect tell you before?"

Ying Yuan’s chest filled with infinite emotion, turned his clear eyes on Jiang Dali, and said, "Have you forgotten? Senior Bai Xiao once said that there seems to always be a mysterious unseen hand controlling the Martial World, even interfering with his judgment. His wish was to confront that mysterious hand, even if it meant dying for it."

"What?"

Jiang Dali’s brows furrowed, and he abruptly stood up, "Did you say that the All-knowing Madman has prepared to die for this?"

"Correct!"

Ying Yuan sighed, "This was Senior Bai Xiao’s adamant choice, and now that he’s given you a hint, he must have met his end. Brother Jiang, there’s no need to think of returning to the Divine Martial Imperial City to stop it, because it’s already too late."

Jiang Dali suddenly felt a nameless fury blaze in him, "Since he suspected that so-called Black Hand would reveal themselves, why didn’t he draw them out when we were present? Why choose to gamble with his life?"

"Because we are not strong enough!"

Ying Yuan’s calm statement immediately silenced Jiang Dali’s further questions. He breathed out and said, "Brother Jiang, you have always viewed the Undying God as your imagined enemy, but have you ever thought that in the vassal state, there might be an existence more terrifying than the Undying God, one who has been influencing the situation of the vassal state and manipulating many Martial World forces in the shadows?"

"Impossible!"

Nie Renwang was also stirred, he approached, puzzled, "Brother Jiang said the Undying God is a top master of the Returning to Truth 9 realm. How could there be someone more terrifying in the vassal state than the Undying God? Even Senior Wu Ming likely could not bear the words ’more terrifying’."

Jiang Dali furrowed his brows and said, "If there is an existence more terrifying than the Undying God, wouldn’t they be comparable to the former Shaolin Dharma Ancestor? If such an existence truly exists, wouldn’t they have been discovered long ago? It’s impossible for them to remain completely unknown."

Ying Yuan shook his head, "Sometimes, what the eyes see is not necessarily true, and what the ears hear is not necessarily real."

"A person can be themselves, or someone else, or even more. This is what Senior Bai Xiao told me."

Jiang Dali’s mind immediately thought of one person—Dugu Yifang.

Dugu Yifang, disguised by the Human Face Envoy, had kept his true identity hidden all these years, even from his own son, Dugu Ming, who did not know his father was imposted.

Since the Human Face Envoy could impersonate Dugu Yifang, it is indeed very likely that a peerless master secretly manipulating the Martial World for years could pose as someone else.

However, anyone doing something has a purpose—Human Face Envoy impersonating Dugu Yifang was for the Unrivaled City Lord’s power and for the martial arts inherited in Unrivaled City, or perhaps for higher ambitions.

As for someone who can already dominate the Martial World in the vassal state, what reason would such a person have to impersonate another? Could it be merely due to some strange hobby?

Jiang Dali had many suspicions in his mind, organizing his thoughts, "Just now, the All-knowing Madman did give me a hint. According to you, he has now fallen victim to that Black Hand? And he wished for me not to be present, or for you to remind me not to return... because that Black Hand is too strong and he did not want me to confront them?"

"There is indeed such a meaning. But it’s not just because this person is too strong, but rather..." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Ying Yuan said in a deep voice, "It’s because he is very peculiar. He seems to be very afraid others will know his identity, or he enjoys the pleasure of controlling the Martial World from the shadows, which is why he has never left any related information in the Martial World. Even if we were always with Senior Bai Xiao before, that person probably would not have shown himself, and eventually, we would have left Senior Bai Xiao’s side."

"In other words, unless he wants to see us, we will never see him." Nie Renwang exclaimed, "Meeting such a powerful figure who likes to hide their true self is indeed more troublesome than dealing with the Undying God. At least that old entity, even if he likes to hide like a turtle, still stirs trouble in the Martial World, and we can find him."