Chapter 288 Insider

Another... door.

Xia Fan suddenly felt a chill.

He knew that this was the instinctive reaction of consciousness when it accepted the unknown.

"Since you already understand the origin of immortality, you must also have a certain understanding of listeners, right?" Ning Qianshi changed the topic and saw Xia Fan nodding, then continued, "King Yong is a listener, but he is far from a listener. Satisfied with the few words he got from Heaven, he wanted to further uncover the secrets of Heaven, which was also the ultimate goal of all the alchemists back then... Unfortunately... the method chosen by King Yong was to use chaos, and the combination of Qi and accumulation would certainly make people gain. Common sense cannot measure this ability, but it will also make people become less and less human.”

Xia Fan couldn't help but think of the bronze execution relics in the mountains of Gaoshan County, as well as the An family who went overseas. There are also soul-gathering talismans, man-made wild nights... These all seem to prove that Yong Dynasty's research on the power of evil spirits has reached a very in-depth level a hundred years ago, and has been practiced in certain spells.

"It's hard to say whether King Yong was still a human being in the end, because few people who have seen his true appearance can leave a legacy. We can only infer from the rare historical data that at that time, his whole body had become evil. , maybe this is why he attracted that black door."

Having said this, Ning Qianshi turned around and looked directly at Xia Fan, her expression suddenly became much more solemn.

"We used to think that evil spirits are the remnants of strong emotions, the opposite of the living, and do not have any thoughts or wills of their own. But later we were shocked to realize that this idea might be a bit too one-sided."

"What do you mean? Your Highness doesn't want to say that ghosts and monsters also have self-awareness, right?"

If the answer is yes, doesn't it mean that the knowledge currently taught by the Privy Council School is a huge lie?

"Ordinary evil spirits do not exist, but evil spirits transformed by alchemists are another matter. All evidence shows that King Yong still retains his own consciousness after transforming himself with the help of chaos - even if that power will continue It affects his character and transforms him into a non-human being, but that is definitely not the same concept as an ordinary evil spirit."

"This was also what the alchemists were most worried about at that time. If it is said that the way of heaven will respond to the thoughtful 'qi sensers', what about evil spirits with thoughts? Will there also be the way of heaven for such evil things? The arrival of the Black Gate can be said to verify it. about this matter.”

Xia Fan had already vaguely guessed the source of the drastic change a hundred years ago.

"So the alchemists took action?"

"Not just the alchemists, but the consensus of all those who know the inside story." Ning Qianshi nodded, "Although the Privy Council often says that nature cannot be taken away, King Yong seems to have overturned this iron rule. If he really becomes a pure Evil spirits will no longer have human interests to weigh, and their harm is far greater than any evil spirits."

"And the facts have proved that he does have such a tendency. In the last five or six years, King Yong has intensified his research on evil spirits, using his subordinate alchemists as test subjects, and even the listeners are not spared. If we want to say that the only one The lucky news is that although he allowed the Black Gate to come, he did not immediately gain unparalleled power. Afterwards, it was concluded that he was not completely evil at the time, so he could not directly pray to the 'Hetian Dao'. The next time the Black Gate is summoned, the situation may be completely different.”

"The final result was that he was defeated, his body died, and his soul disappeared. As a result, Yongchao was divided into six."

So that's what happened, Xia Fan said thoughtfully, "No wonder the Privy Council is unwilling to announce this matter. It must be because they don't want to see the second King Yong again."

"Yes," Ning Qianshi admitted, "After the fall of the Yong Dynasty, all the books on the use of evil spirits were burned, and anyone involved in the law of chaos will be sentenced to death. Because it is not something that humans can do. The path, no matter how great the achievements, has little to do with understanding the principles of the world. On the contrary, if someone really reaches the end, the world will be in chaos."

"But I heard that the Privy Council is also strictly guarding against listeners...why is this?" Xia Fan pretended to be casual and tried.

"Hahaha, boy, this is actually a kind of protection." Qian laughed loudly, "You don't really think that King Yong can deal with all the alchemists in the world and the coalition of six princes and kings by himself, do you? In fact, at that time Yong Wang The king also has many supporters, and some of the backbones even spontaneously formed a sect with the Black Gate as the emblem. How can I put it, there is no shortage of strong people in any era. As long as you are strong enough, you will never be short of money and money. Power and women. By the way, I heard from Yu Linglong that all the disciples you lead are women? This is actually a reflection of your strength—"

"Do it." Ning Qianshi reminded helplessly.

"Ahem, sorry, I got off topic." Qian cleared his throat, "What I want to say is that these idiots from the Black Sect have not been eradicated. Some of them escaped the post-war purge and are still alive today. At the same time, They are also looking for new listeners.”

"The news of banning listeners can, firstly, confuse these remnants of the previous dynasty, and secondly, it can allow the Privy Council to receive reports about listeners as soon as possible." Yan Qing added, "Of course, you can also understand that we do not want Listeners are free to choose the force they want to be loyal to in the future, and they must be under the supervision of the Privy Council in order to maximize their role. "

If he wasn't worried about exposing Luo Qingqing's identity, Xia Fan would have really wanted to ask him if he knew about the evil deeds Luo Yufei had committed against the royal magic guards.

But now he could only pretend to be convinced, and nodded while asking, "Yong Dynasty has been destroyed for so long, even if the Black Sect is lucky enough to catch one or two listeners, it shouldn't be able to make any waves, right? "

"That's not necessarily true," Qian curled his lips, "Yong Dynasty is not so much a dynasty as it is an accessory of King Yong. As long as he can survive, other conditions are not important."

"But didn't you just say that he is too dead to die?"

"We didn't experience that battle in person, so all conclusions are based on the records of our predecessors. Yes, the ancient books do say that his body died and his soul disappeared, but the other party is at least a person who has studied the art of evil spirits to the extreme, and his status is a It’s not surprising that the king of the country can give these remaining members a glimmer of hope.” Haoyi said bluntly, “Boy, let me tell you another secret. After King Yong came into contact with the Black Gate, he built seven mausoleums for himself. Six falsehoods and one truth. According to legend, he recorded and buried all the details of his contact with the Black Sect and his understanding of the way of heaven in the real tomb, not to mention the Black Sect, even the Privy Council of the Six Nations was salivating over it. It’s a pity that the whereabouts of the true mausoleum have not been found for hundreds of years.”

Xia Fan raised his eyebrows slightly, seven mausoleums, six false and one true? With such an expert technique, could this Yong Wang be named Ta? "But what does this have to do with the Black Gate Cult's search for listeners?"

"Don't forget, what the listeners hear is not just magic knowledge." Qian grinned. "Sometimes the secrets that no one knows and the secrets buried in the world are also part of what they listen to. If you let If these people find the tomb first, it’s hard to say what will happen in the end.”