Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?-Chapter 273 - 229: The Holy Sect Behind Qi Bai (Part 2)

The deepest realization Qi Bai had was that everyone's life was merely arranged and when needed by the Holy Sect, they fulfilled their roles. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Just like the question Ye Hei posed, he stepped out of the palace with his own name, entering the human world for the first time.

There were mountains, water, and villages, even "parents" of his own.

As Qi Bai, he began to integrate into that world, and memories of the island, floors, and palace seemed to vanish instantly like a dream.

For three years, he lived the normal, peaceful life of a child, until one day someone came and took him away.

There were rumors he was adopted by the Non-Worry Sect Leader, but in reality, he was taken away and brought to Non-Worry Valley, becoming an insignificant disciple.

Gradually, he began to shine, catching the Sect Leader's eye and eventually being taken in as a disciple.

By the age of twenty-six, he had made quite a name for himself within the Evil Path, and in the sect, he became a favored successor in the eyes of the Sect Leader.

It was then that people from the Holy Sect found him and restored his memories.

"If one day you find out you're not who you thought you were, but someone from the Holy Sect, how would you react?"

Qi Bai's gaze swept over each of their faces, laced with sarcasm.

Ye Hei turned pale instantly, quickly recalling his short twenty years of life, relieved that he remembered everything from the start with nothing unusual.

But he wasn't completely at ease; what if he had overlooked a few years?

Huangfu Liang was even more suspicious because, as an orphan, his childhood memories were vague, turning sour as he recalled them.

Could it be I'm also an undercover agent?

"You do seem like one."

The Artifact Spirit quipped within the Sea of Consciousness.

Shut up!

Han Yu responded with anger, face darkening.

Ling Wuce's expression was grimly contemplative; he didn't doubt himself. If it was as Qi Bai said and there were such people in the Fifth Tower, unless activated, no one would notice, not even the undercover agent themselves.

Things became more straightforward then; Qi Bai discovered his identity and was brought back to that mysterious tower again.

This time he ascended to the fifth floor, encountering the same old woman!

After consuming a pill, he fell unconscious, and upon waking, found that the once-forgotten Five Ghosts Transporting Divine Technique was now firmly planted in his Sea of Consciousness.

This was not a temporary implantation of divine techniques but genuinely seeded within his Sea of Consciousness.

Under the nurture of the Holy Sect, his cultivation advanced rapidly, reaching Great Perfection within a few short years.

Following the Holy Sect's arrangements, the Non-Worry Sect Leader died "reasonably," allowing Qi Bai to succeed him, with Non-Worry Valley serving the Holy Sect from then on.

A few years later, he became the "Ma Mian" of the Holy Sect's Yellow Springs Mansion!

This was the life laid out for him...

"The means of your travels should be using a command flag, correct?"

Han Yu finally asked about the confusion he previously harbored.

"Are you referring to the Celestial Travel Flag?"

Qi Bai uttered the name of the flag. Indeed, the Celestial Travel Flag was crafted by combining the Five Ghosts Transporting Divine Technique, because he was the technique's possessor; the Holy Sect didn't conceal this from him.

Anyone from Yellow Springs Mansion with enough merit could receive this item.

A command flag can set up an array core, allowing back and forth travel within, reaching distances of up to ten leagues.

However, this was not their means of travel.

"Aside from the return from Non-Worry Valley, I traveled once from White Emperor City and once from the Southern Border."

A total of three times, each destination was vastly different, clearly exceeding the Celestial Travel Flag's capabilities.

"Hence, apart from the Celestial Travel Flag, you have other means of long-distance transport."

Han Yu mused, contemplating the eerie nature of the Five Ghosts Transporting Technique itself. The middle-aged man's method of relocating the Bai family and Ox's method of escape all evidenced that the Corpse Refining Lineage behind it had honed this technique to its utmost.

The instantaneous travel within ten leagues offered by the Celestial Travel Flag was formidable enough, yet there were even more advanced means?

"That's a magical treasure...no, it's a bridge!"

Qi Bai described haltingly; this magical treasure was held by people in charge of travel from the palace. When activated, it became a bridge, walking across it allowed one to return to the palace.

This was beyond his comprehension.

"Besides this, what else do you know?"

Seeing Qi Bai fully paused, Ling Wuce continued his inquiry.

Yet, the other party merely shook his head; this was the extent of his knowledge about the Holy Sect.

"I was merely one selected out as a tool for external deployment. If not for the luck of surviving the fourth floor, my fate would have been like Bai Bufen's, forever losing that memory and becoming an entirely lower-level tool."

"If you want to know more, find those with only nicknames, not real names. They've been perpetually nurtured by the Holy Sect."

Ling Wuce seized the moment to ask, "And who are these people you speak of?"

"The Yellow Springs Mansion's Judge and Ox."

Qi Bai replied with a slight opening of his mouth.

Another new character emerged, the Judge?

"Impossible, when counting, Ox Head and Horse Face, Black and White Impermanence, plus the Judge, you cannot call this the entirety of the Yellow Springs Mansion!"

Ling Wuce frowned, recalling the chaotic battle in Dongling City, where Ox Head and Horse Face seemingly led an army. Now it's said the Yellow Springs Mansion comprises just these few?

"The Yellow Springs Mansion is akin to an executing organization, personnel are arranged only at appropriate times; routinely, there are these few people. However, when one dies, they are promptly replaced."

Ultimately, higher-grade tools were replaceable; Qi Bai self-mockingly mused.

"Who orchestrates this?"

What other organizations lie above the Yellow Springs Mansion?

Ling Wuce was past guessing. The Corpse Refining Lineage had too deeply hidden a foundation.

Qi Bai's discourse already sufficed to have Quan Xiaotong tearing his hair out.

"I overheard Ox slip once, mentioning Yama Hall! As for any more, I'm already out of things to say."

Qi Bai had divulged all he knew, now only desiring a swift demise.

He glanced at Han Yu, suddenly speaking.

"If you can let me die painlessly, I can give you a piece of advice."

Upon hearing this, Han Yu nodded promptly.

"Go ahead, say it."

Qi Bai seemed to recall some satisfying matter, gradually showing a smile.

"You possess three divine techniques, something the Holy Sect never achieved, and that peculiar pill of yours, the Holy Sect surely won't spare you."

"You might be dissected meticulously, or dragged into all kinds of inhumane experiments alive; on that day, you would wish for death rather than life."

After saying this, Qi Bai laughed aloud.

Han Yu frowned, slowly crouched down, then carefully extended a forefinger to touch the other's forehead.

"Finished talking?"

Qi Bai quieted, his expression peaceful.

"Do it! Don't forget your promise."

After a slight nod, Han Yu channeled Fire Series energy through his forefinger into the other's head; Qi Bai felt the heat quickly followed by silence that enveloped his mind, never to recover.

After rising, Qi Bai was thoroughly dead, and a white flame spread from his head to his entire body, turning him to ash within moments, carried away with the evening breeze leaving no trace...