Master of Strange Dao

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Layer upon layer overlapped, enveloping the entire page.

Lei Li immediately closed his eyes.

"Put that piece away."

Lei Yu returned the page to the cloth wrapping, and only then did Lei Li open his eyes.

His strength was so formidable that with just a glance, the figure on that metal book page already sensed his scrutiny and responded.

"It's just a sealed item, they're all sealed items, and these book pages are a whole."

Hearing this, Lei Yu's face slightly darkened.

"I hadn't noticed any issues before. After cleaning it thoroughly, I discovered something was amiss. At that time, these metal book pages were mixed with a pile of rubbish.

Some of the metal book pages must have mixed with another pile of trash and were sent to Brother Qing.

I wonder if Brother Qing noticed the problem."

Lei Li remained expressionless, his eyes flickering with electricity.

The figure that was sealed had power on par with his own.

"How did you discover that Sorrow Cave Heaven?"

"While tracking a Snow Demon, I accidentally discovered an entrance to a grotto heaven in that cave."

"I was asking, how did you know it's called Sorrow Cave Heaven?"

"It was discovered in Sorrow Mountain, so I named it Sorrow Cave Heaven." After saying this, Lei Yu thought for a moment, feeling something was not right, and immediately corrected himself.

"Ancestor Li, I don't even know why I know it's Sorrow Cave Heaven."

"Has no one ever discovered it before?"

"I've never heard of a grotto heaven there, or even a cave. It was speculated to have been revealed due to an earthquake a few months ago." Lei Yu's expression grew increasingly grim.

He also realized that capturing Wu Shuangge was prompted by King Huai's princely heir after discovering the Sorrow Cave Heaven.

Now it's clear that the setup began even before capturing Wu Shuangge.

The real purpose of encouraging him to seize Wu Shuangge wasn't to stop him from rescuing Qing Ziyu, but to break the defenses of Sorrow Cave Heaven.

It might even have been to break the seal on the sealed items.

"Ha, this has gotten interesting, using the Lei Clan to leverage, their courage isn't ordinary."

Lei Li stood up.

"Send a message to that Qing Ziyu, say that I heard you praise him many times, and now I'm interested in meeting him."

"Also, take these things with you, do nothing, just wait."

"Understood, Grandson."

Lei Yu retreated from Thunder Collection Mountain while Lei Li sat back down and closed his eyes.

Moments later, a wisp of thunder light surged from his body and merged into Thunder Collection Mountain beneath him.

At the foot of Thunder Collection Mountain, thunder light surged, and an old man with graying hair and a goatee emerged from the thunder light.

A flash of divine light surrounded him, and he transformed into a tunneling light, disappearing.

An incense stick's time later, in the Dazhen Palace.

The old man with the goatee silently appeared in a side hall.

Moments later, Emperor Zhen arrived alone at the side hall.

Upon seeing the old man, Emperor Zhen's brow slightly furrowed.

"What could be so important that you need to secretly meet me with your incarnation?"

Lei Li had one incarnation, known to fewer than a handful of people besides Emperor Zhen.

In fact, if Lei Li didn't mention it, even Emperor Zhen wouldn't suspect that a person like Lei Li—who would rather break down your front door before smacking your face—would decide to use his incarnation for anything quietly.

The old man looked cold and let out a sardonic laugh.

"Someone used the Lei Clan to leverage, and I can't tolerate that."

"The previous matter? I've already killed several people to vent your anger; why are you using your incarnation again..."

Emperor Zhen let out a bitter laugh, naturally recalling past events.

But just before finishing his sentence, he restrained his smile and asked.

"Is it something else?"

"Sorrow Cave Heaven, don't tell me you don't know."

"I know, but there's nothing there anymore, isn't your Lei Yu already gone to investigate it?"

"He brought out some sealed items from inside, scattered metal book pages."

"Impossible."

Emperor Zhen firmly denied.

"The sealed items have already been taken back by the people from the Lihuo Institute. They paid the price of two fallen Dao cultivators and insisted they must take them back to be sealed."

The old man only gazed at him quietly, saying nothing.

Emperor Zhen also fell silent, realizing something must have gone wrong.

After a brief silence, he continued.

"Back then, a major event happened in Sorrow Cave Heaven. The Crown Prince was the liaison, and they reached a collaboration with Dali's Lihuo Institute and Shadow Department.

The three parties entered Sorrow Cave Heaven together and sealed the entire place; what's left now is just an empty husk.

Therefore, I knew Lei Yu went to explore Sorrow Cave Heaven and didn't inquire further, as there was no danger left."

As Emperor Zhen spoke, a murderous intent began to emerge in his eyes.

"And my Crown Prince, not long after starting a conflict with King Xiang... was already gone."

Lei Li was shocked, the Crown Prince had fallen?

When did it happen?

He had no idea.

There wasn't even a shred of news outside, and the Crown Prince had even appeared publicly a month ago.

How could he have fallen?

But since Emperor Zhen personally said such things, it couldn't possibly be false.

There was only one possibility: Emperor Zhen personally took action, suppressing the turmoil of the nation's fate, concealing the news.

Lei Li's thoughts turned rapidly, instantly linking everything together, all these matters seemed to be interconnected.

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