Master of Strange Dao

"At this point, there's nothing left for me to say," the Old Eunuch said, his expression remaining calm.

At that time, during the covert attack, he had mustered all his strength. Whether or not his strike had killed the Eighth Tier Body Cultivator and Gu Tianxin together, he knew he would be exposed.

He had made his preparations.

As long as he could kill Gu Tianxin, it was enough.

Unfortunately, it seemed the other person had been prepared all along; a mere Body Cultivator actually managed to protect Tianxin.

After the strike, he'd had no more opportunities.

He was subdued on the spot.

Only then did he confirm his suspicion; it was all a setup.

A setup by the Dali Imperial Family, who found an Eighth Tier Body Cultivator from somewhere, who had never shown his face before, to play along in this act.

Nevertheless, his suspicions forced him to act under those circumstances.

If he had killed Gu Tianxin, everything would still be under control.

But having failed to kill her, all his previous efforts went to waste.

He didn't know who had acted faster than they did, feeling the time wasn't right to kill Gu Tianxin yet, when someone else made the first move.

Any more words now, however clear, were useless.

The Old Eunuch looked calm, raised his head to glance at Emperor Li and the Crown Prince, sighed, and slowly closed his eyes.

"He is dead," the Crown Prince said indifferently.

"He had been prepared for a long time. Now that he has destroyed his own Divine Soul, no one could have stopped him."

It was at this time that Fu Xiao arrived with the Compass.

Emperor Li gave Fu Xiao a deep look.

"No need for a check, take him away and bury him according to the rules," he said.

Emperor Li didn't bother to ask why the Old Eunuch had acted; he knew he wouldn't say anyway.

Fu Xiao was startled upon sensing that all of the Old Eunuch's power had been sealed. How could he have committed suicide?

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my late arrival..."

Emperor Li ignored him, knowing Fu Xiao must have had his reasons. Compared to a controlled Old Eunuch, the people outside who were not yet under control were far more important.

Emperor Li left without a word, leaving Fu Xiao kneeling on the ground, dripping with cold sweat.

A dead man can't be checked whether he is an incarnation or if he had practiced the Langya Incarnation Technique.

After Emperor Li and the Crown Prince had departed, Fu Xiao took the Old Eunuch's corpse away from the palace city, burying it outside the city in the designated cemetery like any ordinary Divine Palace Eunuch would be.

Emperor Li stood with the Crown Prince at the railing of a tall tower.

"The matter that follows is for you to handle."

"Your son understands."

The Old Eunuch, no matter who he was, his body was now bait for fishing.

Just waiting to see who would reach out for it.

They had left a few days for the Old Eunuch before checking. He hadn't chosen to take his own life during those days, but precisely now.

It was taken for granted that he must have practiced the Langya Incarnation Technique and that he was not the original being but an incarnation.

And an incarnation who had achieved such a cultivation level, even with the soul destroyed, remained exceedingly valuable to its original self.

Now to see who would reach out.

This was an overt fishing trap.

If someone was unwilling to suffer this loss, it proved the Old Eunuch's great value and importance, an essential part of their cultivation, and that they couldn't afford the loss.

If nobody reached out, it showed that the man behind the scenes could bear this loss.

The Old Eunuch wasn't the most crucial part.

Either way, this method of deducing information was better than interrogating an Old Eunuch who would surely reveal nothing.

For a cultivator who lived so long and possessed such a high level of cultivation, if he didn't want to speak, if he chose to die, no one could stop him, so there was no need to waste effort.

The matter came to a temporary close, leaving only the spectacle for onlookers to enjoy their gossip.

Meanwhile, Yu Ziqing received news sent by Yang.

He learned about what had transpired in Dali.

He even knew of the Old Eunuch hidden within the Dali Palace City for over a thousand years.

Yu Ziqing's first reaction was that this person was definitely not the chief director.

He then let out a sigh of relief. According to his guess, that Dong Chang chief director was causing trouble outside.

Being a eunuch and concealing himself within the palace city was, naturally, the perfect cover. Moreover, he had the opportunity to gather first-hand intelligence.

Even if the original being did not go personally, he should have at least had one incarnation planted within the Dali Palace City, right?

He just never expected that fellow to be so bold as to insert such a powerful incarnation into the Dali Palace.

"There's another matter. The information sent includes an additional Cultivation Technique,"

"The Langya Incarnation Technique?"

"Yes, sent by the Dali Crown Prince. Indeed, she had this technique in her possession."

"Have you studied it yet?"

"I have. It's ingeniously exquisite, a brilliant Dharma Method. It's a pity, though, that its perfection makes it forbidden."

"In theory, how many incarnations could one plant?"

"In theory, under the most perfect conditions, one could have about three thousand. It's not something that can be rigorously calculated.

Individual circumstances vary, as do the number of incarnations one can plant.

It's also impossible for someone to reach the theoretical ideal.

But based on my estimates, cultivators at the Incarnation Realm should be able to easily retain around twelve incarnations. Anything beyond that becomes difficult."

Yang waved his hand, displaying a Dharma Method.

Yu Ziqing looked on, his brow furrowed. The method was beyond his understanding, as it far exceeded the limits of his current knowledge.

However, Yang had thoughtfully prepared extensive annotations, several times more than the original text, so that Yu Ziqing, although unable to practice it, could grasp the essentials.