Master of Strange Dao

Song Chengyue exhibited a truly exasperated demeanor, yet he never mentioned letting Yu Ziqing release more of the compasses.

Even though he knew that the material of those compasses was immensely rare, and the Langya Institute had more than once intended to dismantle the compass for a look.

However, Song Chengyue understood in his heart that despite Jinlan Mountain's claim of having none left, if they wanted to, they could still refine some.

But if they did, it would be out of Song Chengyue's hands.

Now, by examining the Langya Incarnation, he was able to do many things that were previously impossible for him to involve himself with.

Yu Ziqing was a bit baffled.

"Langya Incarnation Technique, when was this name decided? The Langya Institute certainly wouldn't choose such a name, right?"

"Hahaha..." Song Chengyue laughed so hard he couldn't close his mouth.

"Of course not. The name Langya Incarnation Technique was naturally not chosen by the Langya Institute themselves.

The Langya Institute absolutely loathed it; there was even a Dean who couldn't help but curse in anger during a lecture to the scholars.

Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, everyone just tacitly accepted this term.

Moreover, the Lihuo Institute over there conveniently acknowledged the name Langya Incarnation Technique, cementing it as the official term.

No matter how unwilling the Langya Institute was, no matter how they gritted their teeth and changed it to another name internally, they could not alter the name Langya Incarnation Technique, which had already spread widely and gained public acknowledgment."

Yu Ziqing couldn't help but burst out laughing.

This was eighty percent likely the doing of the Lihuo Institute over there, and it was truly wicked.

Just a name, and the Langya Institute was nailed to the pillar of shame this time.

In the future, whenever someone brought up this name, it would naturally dredge up the antecedents behind it.

This matter would probably forever be a stain that could never be quietly resolved, never be hoped to fade away with time.

Yu Ziqing was certain that the Lihuo Institute over there had surely already prepared a thorough record, placed prominently on the first floor of the library, for everyone to see.

From Yu Ziqing's understanding of that Crown Prince of Dali, she would most likely record it among major historical events as well.

This kind of solidly blackened history, if not used to tarnish the Langya Institute and the Daqian Dynasty to death, would mean having a benevolent heart.

Likely, alongside this, they would also bring up the matter of the Abyssal Rift and record it all together.

Never underestimate such a blot.

Dazhen could be overlooked; under the heavens, the two most renowned academies were the Lihuo Institute and the Langya Institute.

Whenever Dao cultivators with great ambitions, or experts specialized in one field, wanted to make a choice, it was always between two options, and most of the time, they directly chose the Langya Institute.

But now, these one or two stains led to a bad reputation, which could critically influence such decisions.

Gains here, losses there, it would create no small impact in the future.

After all, the people outside comprised the majority, and most of them didn't know how the Langya Incarnation Technique came about, only that it emerged from the Langya Institute.

Even those unrelated to the matter within the Langya Institute might be implicated when they go out.

Most experts still valued their reputation; they still cared about saving face.

Having heard enough jokes and stories, Yu Ziqing finally addressed the serious matter.

"Was the Chief Director of the dong chang found?"

"No." Song Chengyue shook his head, his tone quite disdainful.

"The Old Eunuch in the palace city has been serving His Majesty ostensibly for untold years, stubbornly suppressing the eunuchs below him all these years.

But he became somewhat overconfident, ultimately losing control.

Those eunuchs had already left the palace for many years, exactly how long, that Old Eunuch wouldn't tell me.

But I estimate it's been no less than eight hundred years.

In that much time, he had long lost control over people outside.

Did he really think eunuchs could only remain loyal to the Emperor and have no personal interests?"

I reviewed materials and didn't even find out what the dong chang's chief director was called."

The reason he estimated it at over eight hundred years was that he had assumed the position of commander over eight hundred years ago.

Even if the eunuchs in the palace city and the records of those eunuchs fell outside the Jinyi Wei's jurisdiction.

To let out so many eunuchs, he could not have been completely unaware, nor would he have failed to find any traces.

Only by conducting these actions before his assumption could it be possible.

While reviewing the classics, Song Chengyue even had a faint suspicion.

The previous commander possibly died because many tasks meant for him were seamlessly taken over by the dong chang, thus Emperor Qian sentenced him to death.

And the commander before the last also seemed to die a terrible death, but records currently indicated that it had no relation to those deceased eunuchs since he died in the line of duty.

Considering this, Song Chengyue estimated that the dong chang might have been secretly established for nearly two thousand years.

During this time, who knows how many events occurred that even the Jinyi Wei were unaware of.

If not for the recent years, where those deceased eunuchs continuously failed in crucial tasks and if he hadn't obtained key information from Qi's number seven,

he might have died never understanding why.

He even knew that several tasks botched by those dead eunuchs involved Jinlan Mountain.

However, from the information he had, Jinlan Mountain only assumed relatively unimportant roles.

Under usual circumstances, this alone would have enabled him to first target Jinlan Mountain.

Unfortunately, he hoped that out of all those influential dead eunuchs, only the One-Armed Old Eunuch remained, obediently serving Emperor Qian in the palace city.

That Old Eunuch would not disclose much to him, and even in a dream, wouldn't reveal these things to those dead eunuchs.

"Rest assured; he will surely slip up, and changes will undoubtedly unfold shortly." Song Chengyue spoke with rare certainty on a matter he wasn't entirely confident in.