Master of Strange Dao

One contingency followed another.

Since this matter had emerged at such a time, there was absolutely no chance it was baseless.

Most likely, that person had planted the seeds of disaster a long time ago and simply hadn't resorted to these measures until now.

"Based on your investigations, could the Crown Prince of Dali practicing the Langya Incarnation Technique be possible?"

"I cannot confirm it either, only that the rumors are exceedingly detailed.

Before Gu Tianxin was born, more than nine months prior, the Crown Prince had met with Tianxin's mother.

The Crown Prince was also present on the day Tianxin was born and even sustained injuries at that time.

After Tianxin's birth, the Crown Prince secretly looked after her, and since then, he also advanced to the Ninth Tier.

Besides Tianxin, truly no one else has received such covert attention from the Crown Prince.

Lin Fu of the Gu Family must also be someone the Crown Prince discreetly sent.

All the signs are indeed abnormal."

"I don't believe these rumors at all, but unfortunately, my disbelief is useless; there are many who do."

Yu Ziqing sighed, thinking how truly dirty this tactic was—as the waters muddied further, truth and falsehood might no longer even matter.

A quintessentially true message with one crucially false conclusion mixed in could make all the difference.

Yet most people could only discern the ninety percent that was true, unable to comprehend whether that final, most crucial conclusion was factual or not.

"That's the situation, so, his goal has essentially been achieved," Song Chengyue also felt somewhat helpless.

He couldn't possibly hold this affair back; on the contrary, he had to fan the flames and fuel the situation publicly.

Every issue had its importance, especially since Dali had just splashed Daqian and Langya Institute with an indelible stain.

As the Jinyiwei Commander, he had to consider the big picture.

Even if he wanted to choke those damned eunuchs to death, he had to pinch his nose and cooperate with dong chang's actions.

This was the course of action that served Daqian's interests.

Up to this point, the chief director of dong chang had already secured the minimum guaranteed profits from this affair.

If the scheme could wreak havoc in Dali, incite a few Princes to rebel, or even lead to the Crown Prince being deposed, that would be a bonus.

Emperor Qian would certainly take note of these, which was why Song Chengyue dared not openly drag his feet.

Who knew, if the profits were substantial enough, Emperor Qian might indeed offer that chief director a glimmer of hope for survival.

Song Chengyue wanted to kill the chief director, and so did Yu Ziqing.

But they truly couldn't intervene.

"You don't hold back. Do as you must, just find out where that chief director is and who it is."

"I can't hold back…"

"Forget it, I think we should stay out of it. I believe the Crown Prince of Dali can handle it herself; those people underestimate her.

Do you have people watching over the Mountain Abyss?"

"Two."

"Better assign some trustworthy experts then; you keep an eye on the Abyssal Rift."

The thought crossed Song Chengyue's mind; without asking why, he was sure there must be a breakthrough here.

"I understand."

Emerging from the ring of the Seventh Floor, Yu Ziqing let out a soft sigh.

If it were decades ago, the Langya Incarnation Technique might indeed have been a top-notch technique with low entry barriers but substantial benefits.

After all, typical Incarnation Techniques required either a spirituality-infused treasure or a magical treasure as the vessel, both of which had high thresholds.

Some experts at the Eighth Tier Incarnation Realm couldn't produce such treasures to practice Incarnation Techniques.

These ordinary Incarnation Techniques were certainly excellent means to aid Cultivation.

Whereas, the Langya Incarnation Technique only needed a mortal to create an incarnation, complete with Divine Soul and flesh, which in some aspects, was even better than typical incarnations.

After all, a Langya Incarnation could cultivate any Dharma Method, unlike ordinary incarnations.

To have an incarnation cultivate a specific Cultivation Technique, the treasure serving as the ordinary incarnation's vessel must first resonate with that technique.

For some unique Cultivation Techniques, the corresponding treasures might not just be hard to find – they might not exist at all.

But the Langya Incarnation Technique could solve these issues.

In the eyes of those Cultivators, merely letting a mortal woman take the risk of childbirth might not seem to be a big deal.

The real problem was that a Langya Incarnation was indistinguishable to the eye and could even become a Ninth Tier Sect Master of a major sect.

If decades ago, the chief director of dong chang had meticulously plotted and, at the right moment, presented this Incarnation Technique to the Crown Prince of Dali, she might well have practiced it.

After all, purely in terms of Dharma Method, the Langya Incarnation Technique indeed seemed much more perfect than ordinary Incarnation Techniques.

The fellows at Langya Institute really did have genuine abilities.

Yu Ziqing pondered for a moment then contacted Old Yang.

He spoke to Old Yang about these matters.

Old Yang was somewhat taken aback.

"I believe there's a high probability she really has practiced it."

"I'm not asking you that; I'm asking whether those Compasses we released could possibly have been tampered with in secret."

"You want to help the Crown Prince of Dali?"

"Where are your thoughts wandering off to? Just answer whether it's possible or not."

"It's not possible. To tamper secretly, you'd have to start with that rune.

And that rune was preserved only because a giant flawlessly dissected the Divine Soul of an incarnation without harming the rune in the slightest.

Even a Ninth Tier Cultivator of the Primordial Spirit Realm couldn't have such ability.

Let alone tampering with the rune – if you mess with it even a tiny bit, the rune would be ruined.

We shouldn't even think about meddling to influence the Compass's detection.

Don't get your hopes up."

Old Yang scoffed at the idea.

"Where are your thoughts going? I just want to make sure no outsider could tamper with it."