Chapter 451: Chapter 158: Infinite Growth of the Ancestral Talisman, Li Yuan’s Dark Side

Immediately after, his suspicions were confirmed, and the young man was taken out of the palace.

High up in the sky, a flying bird hovered, overlooking the young man.

The appearance of the young man was revealed.

A broad face, large ears, a dignified appearance, but his features are slightly twisted now because he was knocked unconscious, and he lay in pain on a stretcher, carried by two Sixth Grade disciples of the Lotus Sect, swiftly heading westwards.

This young man was one of the earliest beggars from She Xiang, originally named Cheng Ermao, but later changed to a more impressive name, Cheng Mao.

The data on Cheng Mao had a lower limit of "350" and an upper limit of "700".

He was at the Sixth Grade Early Stage, yet exhibited an astonishing range of power that did not align with an early stage.

Cheng Mao was taken toward the valley, and when Li Yuan was a dozen miles away, he squinted because he once again sensed a "breakthrough opportunity" from this young man.

The flying bird followed closely, watching as Cheng Mao was taken to another tranquil valley.

In the valley, there was a garden, and within the garden stood three people: a Fifth Grade General wielding a Long Halberd and wearing Golden Armor, a Sixth Grade woman in a Black Lotus Robe, and another Sixth Grade woman... surprisingly dressed in a Cyan Lotus Robe.

Li Yuan was not surprised to encounter a Fifth Grade.

But this attire was not at all like the Fifth Grade of the Lotus Sect; it was his first time encountering it.

Besides, it was also his first time seeing people from the Cyan Lotus Sect.

A voice came.

The one speaking was the woman in the Cyan Lotus Robe.

"As per the old rules, you extract his memory and desires, and I will transform his body into Secret Soldiers."

"It’s unknown who spread the cultivation skills of Wendao Palace, but it sure is useful.

These disciples, when breaking through to Sixth Grade, surprisingly are able to manifest different Ancestral Talismans, making them extraordinarily powerful.

And after transforming into Exotic Beasts, they can forcibly break through the Fifth Grade barrier. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Other Sixth Grades simply can’t achieve this.

This has again postponed the plan that we should have started long ago..." the Black Lotus Sect woman said.

And the General in Golden Armor said, "The Emperor has said that if the Lotus Sect truly possesses the means to mass-produce Fifth Grades, he can wait as well. In time, we will give those who invade the Central Plains a surprise."

Just as the Golden Armor General finished speaking, he suddenly swung his Long Halberd violently, piercing into the clouds with a bang of explosive air.

Raising his hand high, moments later, the Long Halberd fell, with the tip spearing through a flying bird.

"This bird has been circling for a long time, is it one of your manipulative tricks?"

The Golden Armor General asked coldly.

And in the distance, Li Yuan also temporarily lost his vision.

But this did not surprise him.

This region was intertwined with the Emperor and the top experts of the Lotus Sect; no matter how cautious he was, it was possible to slip up.

However, after observing for many days and adding the recent scene, Li Yuan had already deduced the entire process:

The cultivation skill he created had no Ancestral Talisman.

His disciples, in order to break through, crudely drew Ancestral Register Fragments themselves.

But these Ancestral Register Fragments were incorrect and fragments they shouldn’t possess, so although they were powerful, they went insane.

After he took those Ancestral Register Fragments back, because they returned to their rightful place, they could instead function properly.

And because these Ancestral Register Fragments were born from one skill, they could infinitely gather, not limited to the original "three".

In other words, each of his disciples actually participated in the creation of the cultivation skill.

He created the cultivation skill using the power from before he traversed worlds, but because he hadn’t thoroughly comprehended it, he didn’t draw an Ancestral Talisman; while his disciples really broke through realms through their own Visualization, and had to possess an Ancestral Talisman, thus they randomly drew out their own Ancestral Talisman under the influence of Visualization.

This method made his disciples extraordinarily powerful, but they would go insane.

The Lotus Sect exploited this trait, stripping them of memory and desire to create strong Exotic Beasts.

And their bodies, having lost memory, turned into "vegetative states", yet it seems... the Cyan Lotus Sect uses such bodies to create "Secret Soldiers".

Secret Soldiers, Li Yuan had seen, used, and bought them, but it was the first time he saw them being created...

This was a field he had never been exposed to, yet he hadn’t anticipated it to be such a realm.

’Red Lotus is destruction, White Lotus is charm, Black Lotus is poison, Cyan Lotus... is murderous intent.

So, through the Secret Skill of infusing murderous intent, they transform ’vegetative’ individuals into fierce special Secret Soldiers?’

Li Yuan continued to hypothesize.

His gaze was already dimmed.

Because he knew, his hypothesis was likely not wrong.

Without engaging in conflict or taking risks, simply through quiet observation, he uncovered the information he needed to know.

At the same time, he found himself at a crossroads of morality and conscience.

To rescue?

Or not to rescue?

...

If he did not rescue,

there would also be benefits for him.

After all, the Lotus Sect, in order to expand its power, would strive to promote his cultivation skill, supply the corresponding resources, and then "produce" more and more Sixth Grades. And every Sixth Grade was his "harvest".

In other words, a disciple of Wendao Palace, after breaking through to Sixth Grade, would have their memory go to the Exotic Beast, their body to the Secret Soldiers, and their Ancestral Talisman to him.

This truly catered to each one’s needs, everyone benefited, and he could quietly reap the harvest.

...

If he did rescue,

he would do his utmost to save Cheng Mao, yet still be unable to take him away.

If he insisted on taking him away, it would undoubtedly alert the enemy, leading to a confrontation at the core area of the Lotus Sect and the Emperor, facing attacks from various experts.

By the time he was exhausted from killing, if Cheng Mao was loyal, he would let him escape first, leaving with a deeply pained "just wait", and then abandoning Cheng Mao to return to the Cloud Mountain Path.