Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 489: The Nine Extinctions Throughout the Eras, Offering a Sacrifice to Civilization for Continuity_1

Inside the Divine Palace, there was no luxurious setting as Wang Linchi had imagined to match members of the Nine Extremes Sect. Instead, it was quite unassuming, just an ordinary village.

However, the way Wang Linchi saw it wasn't so simple. The overall layout was as he had imagined—a large maintenance base for the Transformed Humans.

Here, Wang Linchi also met two other Transformed Humans with codenames prefixed with 'B' and 'C'.

'B' type was for production and manufacturing, while 'C' type was for repair and maintenance.

Together with 'A' type, the command-execution type, they formed a strong triangle. With one doing fieldwork and two doing logistics, the Nine Extremes Divine Palace had become a covertly powerful force.

Wang Linchi also discovered that the Transformed Humans of the Nine Extremes Sect were not unique. If one were to die, they could manufacture a corresponding Transformed Human as a replacement. However, it wouldn't be entirely new but of the same model type, carrying the memories and personality of the preceding Transformed Human.

In the eyes of members of the Nine Extremes Sect, this was resurrection, but in reality, it was simply switching to another person.

All of this had Wang Linchi thinking, This is a kind of unique player in its own right.

If one didn't realize the truth of their own death and instead saw a re-emerging member of the Nine Extremes Sect, they would only believe they had come back to life and thus, they would fear nothing.

The one who created the Nine Extremes Divine Palace, the Nine Extremes, was truly not an ordinary person.

After infiltrating the Nine Extremes Divine Palace, Wang Linchi quickly became a peripheral figure. This was mostly because all the 'A' type Transformed Humans were busy with repairs and maintenance, and Wang Linchi had nothing to do. After the first day of examination, he was let go.

From this perspective, it seemed that members of the Nine Extremes Sect didn't think there was anything wrong with themselves, nor did they consider it illogical for a normal person to undergo these completely abnormal examinations.

Found it... Wang Linchi quickly found what he wanted on the bookshelf.

He was searching for who this generation's Nine Extremes was.

Emperor Xuwen, Li Wen'an...

Wang Linchi was genuinely surprised when he saw this name.

That's because this person was the prematurely deceased former emperor who had promoted Wang Linchi. Even on his deathbed, he bestowed upon Wang Linchi an advanced usurping power package. Li Wen'an could be credited for Wang Linchi's current achievements.

But he never would have thought that the man was the Nine Extremes.

Moving further, he quickly saw the Holy Monk of Pure Land, Shenxiu; the Evil Cutting Ghost Blade, Willow Buqi; and a series of other names. Wang Linchi counted them up; including Li Wen'an, there were seven identities in total, spanning from the End of the Dharma Era to the Ancient Era.

So, this Nine Extremes Divine Palace is from an ancient lineage, Wang Linchi couldn't help but remark. I'm just a little confused—what's the connection between all these people?

How were the Nine Extremes selected, and did they know that they were the Nine Extremes?

By rights, these people should all be prodigious talents. Even Li Wen'an, whose abilities I found puzzling, gained his distinction due to his willingness to delegate authority, a trait revealing his extraordinary character. I admit that I myself couldn't match that.

Was that the strange feeling I had back then? Wang Linchi soon recalled the strange feeling he had when he first met Li Wen'an. Now that I think about it, it was probably due to the issue with the Nine Extremes.

In every dynasty, there's only one Nine Extremes, and most of them appeared at the end of the era. What's the reason for this? Wang Linchi quickly finished reading the records of these seven people.

The records left in the Nine Extremes Divine Palace were more like biographies, mostly depicting their positive images.

After a detailed analysis, the overall content was about them turning the tide against overwhelming odds. To put it colloquially, their stories were classic tales of flaunting power and then proving everyone wrong.

Only Li Wen'an, having encountered Wang Linchi who was power-leveled by the system, seemed somewhat ordinary compared to the previous six.

It seems like there's not much use after reading all this, Wang Linchi was a bit confused.

As for gleaning something from these accounts, that would be rather absurd.

All these records were beautified. Minor problems were glossed over, and major issues were written about with carefully chosen words, leaving only an image of them as paragons of virtue and glory.

I don't know about the others, but I certainly know Emperor Xuwen's situation, don't I? Many of those deeds were mine, yet the Nine Extremes Divine Palace attributed them to Emperor Xuwen. Once this dynasty ends, these records will become official history.

Is Nine Extremes so concerned with history because it involves fundamental power? Wang Linchi couldn't help but consider this.

From altering history to having a Nine Extremes in every dynasty, if Wang Linchi couldn't derive clues from these events, then his brain was pointless... Well, alright, I don't actually have that organ anymore; it turned to stone long ago.

As for the game character, though it had a brain, the problem was that it wasn't his.

A game character is just an outfit; the mind of the outfit belongs to the outfit and not to the actual 'person' beneath it.

After putting back the biography, Wang Linchi began to further investigate the village, which was actually a large base for Transformed Humans called the Nine Extremes Divine Palace.

Now it could be confirmed that the fall of the dynasty was indeed linked to the Nine Extremes Divine Palace.

At least, that's how it appeared in Wang Linchi's eyes.

So, he needed to find something that would allow civilization to fall apart without changing cognition; he was very interested in such things.

According to the members of the Nine Extremes Sect, the whole process was a sacrifice.

Unfortunately, he didn't find any signs related to sacrifice, and he wouldn't dare ask any other member of the Nine Extremes Sect.

If he opened his mouth, he would risk exposure.

How could a member of the Nine Extremes Sect not know about this?

Therefore, the only thing he could do was to extract information from the memories of Armor Thirty-Three, which had been disassembled into many parts.

It didn't matter that he didn't possess the Soul Search skill. Wang Linchi had a substitute product now. He had packed it with quite a lot of stuff earlier, thinking about adding enough DLCs to the underworld. For example, the Six Paths of Reincarnation, used to supplement the Seventy-two Divisions. He simply erased the captured memories of Armor Thirty-Three.

What came next was simple: just throw it into the newly constructed framework of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, let the subject fall into an illusion, and start fantasizing anew.

When the time came, Wang Linchi could observe and understand what these concepts of "dynastic fall," "sacrifice," and the like truly meant.

If the technology were mature enough, Wang Linchi might be able to peek into memories from generations ago through the memory of Armor Thirty-Three.

This needed some adjustments, which should take about ten minutes. However, viewing memories from Ancient Times wasn't the priority. What was important was to first understand what this group of Nine Extremes Sect members were up to, how they conducted the sacrifice, and so on. The past wasn't going anywhere, but the future was always changing, so it was essential to grasp enough information.

What Wang Linchi wanted to do was, naturally, to exploit this information gap.

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"What do you think of Yuan Lin?" Zhang Cheng asked his sister Zhang Qing'er, pointing at Yuan Lin, who was buried in his work.

Zhang Qing'er glanced at Yuan Lin. He had a sturdy exterior. Though he was not handsome, his demeanor made him look quite charming.

"I'll leave it to Father and my brother to decide," Zhang Qing'er said, which implied that she had taken a liking to him.

Otherwise, she would have said that she wanted to serve her parents at home for a few more years.

Having received his sister's reply, Zhang Cheng was delighted. Ever since Yuan Lin started working for them, the development of the Northern Jiang Army had visibly improved.

He and his father unanimously believed that Yuan Lin's abilities surpassed those of Wu Yong; this was nothing short of a godsend for them.

So they brought his sister over that very night, intending to let the two of them interact for a while.

Then, Zhang Xuan, as the elder, could absolutely decide on their marriage.

Although Zhang Qing'er wasn't stunningly beautiful, she was a delicate and lovely girl with a gentle and virtuous nature. Even though she came from a farming family, after her father Zhang Xuan and brother Zhang Cheng started their uprising, she had lived a comfortable life, which had also allowed her looks to flourish. Therefore, they didn't worry that Yuan Lin wouldn't be interested in her.

"That's good to hear. You head back to the command tent first, and I'll go sound out Brother Yuan," Zhang Cheng said. He knew that for such matters, both parties had to agree.

If Yuan Lin was unwilling, they wouldn't force him, to avoid damaging their good relationship.

Yuan Lin was indeed one of their core subordinates, but even core subordinates needed to be continually won over. It wasn't that he could be neglected because he was already loyal; on the contrary, they needed to put in more effort.

Zhang Cheng handled this aspect very well. Otherwise, how could a mere playboy have become the Young Marshal of the Northern Jiang Army? He certainly possessed genuine capabilities.

He opened the tent, laughing heartily. "Brother Yuan, you've worked hard! Big Brother here brought you some bird's nest soup with tremella. Take a break and drink the soup to refresh yourself. It's not too late to continue working after that."

Of course, he couldn't come empty-handed; he naturally brought something with him.

Every time he came to see Yuan Lin, he would bring something and show concern, using this as a way to win him over.

He understood the difference between material offerings and merely promising benefits.