Master of Strange Dao

Those people must have started very early.

But now, they are becoming more and more urgent; even their enthusiasm is increasing. There must already be visible benefits, and that probably started some time ago.

Thinking it over and tracing back to the past, Yang suddenly stopped.

He remembered.

He suddenly understood.

After he entered Jinlan Mountain, some things suddenly started to accelerate.

He had overlooked the most important issue.

In the past several tens of thousands of years, the closest to the Tenth Tier was Old Emperor Zhen, no doubt.

However, there was another glaring existence who had really stepped into the Tenth Tier.

Even though it was without consciousness, even though it was incomplete, the once-appeared king of the hungry ghosts was indeed a true Tenth Tier.

Even though that king of hungry ghosts did not enter the Tenth Tier in this world, the moment It stepped into this world, the nature changed.

The ceiling of this world had been broken.

If there really were some restrictions that everyone couldn't sense, then that restriction had already been broken through with a big hole.

So, many things might have accelerated since then.

Only when they felt the acceleration had many years already passed.

Based on one speculation, Yang frantically filled in the details.

From the cause and effect to the process and outcome, like a giant tree's trunk, branches, leaves, and root system, all were quickly being completed.

When he discovered that only part of the root system was missing and that it was something not very important, he knew, it seemed to be true.

As he continued to dig deeper, three talismans appeared in the void and stuck to his mouth.

Letting him dig further resulted in a blank.

This time, the effect of the Silence Divine Spell was much larger than the previous two times.

A moment later, the tangible talismans of the Silence Divine Spell dissipated, and Yang quietly said,

"This time, I directly touched a part of the sealed content, so the reaction was so intense."

"Will the person who cursed you sense it?"

"No, they won't. Being able to sense the stimulation of the Divine Spell actually leaves a flaw; the Silence Divine Spell, to ensure its effect, doesn't have such a flaw."

Ziqing understood this; it was just a back door.

Just like the seed he had planted, he could still sense it; there was a back door.

Under certain conditions, this implanted back door indeed could become a flaw.

Ziqing didn't care because he had never intended to successfully plant it in the first place.

And the Silence Divine Spell itself has no such flaws.

The person who cursed Yang, even if he had the ability to leave a back door, would not dare to do so, which would truly underestimate Yang.

"So, with the verification of the Silence Divine Spell, is it basically confirmed?"

"It's basically confirmed."

"Then we also need to get ready."

"What are you thinking about doing?"

"You tell me, if You Zhen completely recovers later, will he return to Dazhen?"

"He won't. You Zhen didn't abdicate normally. If a scenario of two emperors coexisting appears, it's an ominous situation. He won't even reclaim his own birth name in this lifetime, let alone his former identity."

"I think, we should still gather all of You Zhen's remains as soon as possible, in case there really is some situation.

He has a great chance of advancing to the Tenth Tier.

If we have a Tenth Tier presiding over us first, I feel a bit safer.

If there's any situation, we'll be able to handle it."

"Have you thought it through? Want to let Dadui return?"

"Now I feel like he has returned, but not fully returned, which is probably the best situation."

Upon hearing this, Yang felt that Ziqing was up to something again.

"What bad idea are you thinking up now?"

"Nothing much, I haven't fully thought it through, but there's something I want to ask you. Is there a way for me to leak some information without knowing I've leaked it?"

"Intentionally leaking information is easy, but for you not to know that you've leaked it, that is difficult. Forget it." Yang straightforwardly rejected Ziqing's fanciful idea.

"Then never mind, you can go now. I still need to speak with Song."

Hearing this, Yang's expression shifted slightly and said,

"You could actually ask Song; he might really know."

"In Jinyi Wei, the collection of intelligence has always been a secret, and nobody knows how they get their information.

Sometimes, even when people are certain they haven't leaked any information to anyone, Jinyi Wei still manages to get it."

"If he would even tell you about these matters, then he truly can be trusted."

"But what exactly are you planning to do?"

"I haven't decided yet. I'll talk about it later."

"So secretive..." Yang muttered, turning to leave."

Ziqing called for Song and waited for one two-hour period before Song hurried over.

"Forgive me, I was really held up just now."

"No worries, I have a favor to ask you, and waiting is only proper."

"What is it? Just tell me." Song grinned, ready to help.

"I have a favor I want your help with, but first, I would like to ask you another question."

"Go ahead, as long as I know."

"Is there a way for someone to leak information without knowing when they leaked it?"

Song's eyes narrowed slightly, and he fell silent for quite a while.

He understood.

This was about intentionally leaking some information, but the person themselves shouldn't know how it was leaked.

After pondering for a long while, Song slowly said,

"In Daqian, the reverence for academia has always been extremely strong; the gentry and wealthy families have always had the highest standards for their studies."