The events Old Gu experienced during his lifetime were so strange that even he felt it must be a mental issue, after all, the dead cannot come back to life, yet he could see the Gu family members appearing around him.

Others, on the other hand, could not see them.

This was the most despairing part.

"Old Gu’s experiences may seem strange, but they are not inexplicable. The reason others cannot see the Gu family members is that they have all been erased by Qiongqi’s power, making it impossible to observe them through normal means."

Gu Jianlin closed the diary, pondering for a moment with his eyes shut: "As for how the Gu family members came back to life, I suspect there is a possibility. We don’t know what the curse of the Vermilion Bird Clan is exactly, but it must be related to the Gu family. The Ancient God Clan would not curse a family out of simple resentment; the Gu family was chosen by them... If I’m not mistaken, the Gu family’s curse is to complete the Third Law."

"You mean, the deceased Gu family members are all sacrifices?"

Jiang Mingyan looked at him in astonishment, finding the theory quite logical indeed.

She couldn’t help but admire the meticulousness of this future son-in-law.

In such a short time, he could see the essence through the phenomena.

"I always thought that the Vermilion Bird mark on my mother was due to a curse."

Gu Jianlin took a deep breath: "But now it seems we were assuming too much, as Youzhu is not yet forty, why would she be cursed? Now the Third Law of the Vermilion Bird Clan is complete, and they have nothing to do with this experiment. Therefore, the Vermilion Bird mark on them is probably different from the Gu family’s curse."

He rubbed his temples, speaking softly: "As for why even the adopted children within the Gu family couldn’t avoid it, I still need to think it through carefully, but we’re getting close to the truth. If only Yu could recall that incident, it would be great; as for my mother... I’ll make some time to visit her."

Currently, his Ghost Slayer Path had advanced to the Seventh Rank Candle, giving him the ability of time-space travel.

As long as coordinates are left, he could freely travel around the world without dimensional interference.

"That’s all we can do for now."

Jiang Mingyan leaned against the wall, turning to ask: "Can that corpse be autopsied?"

Yuuki Yocchi nodded: "Yes, but it will take time."

The corpse of Gu Qingcheng had already been retrieved by them, next it required a comprehensive autopsy.

Once the secrets of this corpse are unraveled, the truth of the Vermilion Bird Clan’s curse could likely be discovered.

Why should an Ancient God Clan choose to use a human appearance?

Gu Jianlin vaguely felt that this may be related to the genetic code of the Ancient God Clan.

The Qilin Venerable had given him a genetic code book of the Ancient God Clan, containing the secrets of the origin of life.

Theoretically, a massive Alchemy Matrix needs to be constructed on an ancient altar, using the Divine Essence of the Ancient Ancestor or Primordial, to recreate its Spiritual Gene Structure, and finally letting the sacrifice consume the Supreme’s bone and blood, creating new life.

It was still a bloody live sacrifice, which required a large number of believers to be buried in ancient times.

With death, comes rebirth.

"We need to hurry; we don’t have much time left."

Jiang Ze stroked his chin, as one of the few brains within the Dusk Organization, his decision-making and leadership skills were top-notch, and he said immediately: "The Vermilion Bird Clan had come looking for this diary before, but the issue was that the seal of Qiongqi’s power had not yet loosened. The secret actions of the Night Watcher should not have been discovered."

He raised his eyes and said clearly: "How did Han Jing and Fu Qingxuan get into trouble?"

Gu Jianlin slightly frowned.

Indeed, the Vermilion Bird Clan was able to descend because Moon Princess gradually remembered what happened on the overpass.

Before this, the Night Watcher’s actions should not have been discovered.

The reason they were being hunted was because of that diary.

"Solomon."

Gu Jianlin suddenly stated: "There are still these parasites within the Order World, they got the intel."

He stood up suddenly, and pushed the door open onto the corridor.

The Scholar and Butcher had just brought back some KFC for supper, and were currently coaxing the kids.

Fu Qingxuan was eating heartily, and upon seeing someone come out, he hurriedly wiped his mouth and nudged his companion beside him.

Ji Xiaoyu looked up, still chewing on a chicken wing at the corner of her mouth.

"Where did Aunt Han and Uncle Fu go?"

Gu Jianlin wouldn’t be as gentle as the family’s Female Sacrifice, his tone was as firm as ever.

"I don’t know."

Fu Qingxuan’s mood sank as he remembered: "They drove off to divert the enemy, I don’t know exactly where they would run. I remember their last action was to infiltrate the Ji family’s old residence to steal this diary. Aunt Han said she was initially responsible for keeping it, but after the attack on the President in the Sea of Eternal Life, they took it away and hid it well."

Upon hearing this, Ji Xiaoyu was taken aback as well, wiping the oil around her mouth and nodding vigorously: "I remember this, I was there, I even saw grandma hide the diary in the Ji family’s ancestral temple. If I hadn’t secretly told, Aunt Han would never have found it no matter what."

When she mentioned her grandmother, the bear child’s expression became noticeably downcast.

Having lost her close ones, with members of the Ji family either dead or gone rogue, the child had experienced a plunge from heaven to hell.

She truly endured hardship.

Gu Jianlin reached out and patted her head, trying to soften his tone: "Do you remember if the President said anything when hiding the diary? Or perhaps, showed any expressions?"

Ji Xiaoyu earnestly reflected, then shook her head: "Said nothing, just remember her sighing and leaving."

Fu Qingxuan refuted: "Could you have remembered wrong? The President sighs too?"

The two little kids stared each other down.

Gu Jianlin thought for a while and probably understood.

"The President hid that diary to protect Aunt Han."

He stated calmly: "If Aunt Han kept that diary, she might have encountered trouble. That’s not the only reason, the President could have had other concerns as well. As for why she let you see it, it was intentional."

Fu Qingxuan, being particularly bright, said in surprise: "Little Yu, you are the clue!"

Ji Xiaoyu was taken aback.

"Yes, Little Yu is the President’s real granddaughter, and she is the clue left behind."

Gu Jianlin gave a silent smile: "Did Aunt Han mention where she plans to go next?"

Ji Xiaoyu scratched her head: "I vaguely remember, they wanted to rescue Vice President Lin Dong."

Fu Qingxuan answered swiftly: "I eavesdropped on their conversation, the reason Vice President Lin Dong chose to imprison himself wasn’t just to prevent the Order World from splitting, but more importantly, he was seeking... the Heavenly Person’s Wedge!"

Gu Jianlin thought, "Indeed."

The Heavenly Person’s Wedge!

This was the key to this war.

Whoever obtained the Heavenly Person’s Wedge would be the rightful one in the Order World!

"I see."

He instructed: "Scholar Butcher, take good care of these two kids, I’m heading out."

He finished speaking and drew Jiuyin, preparing to perform time-space travel.

Right at that moment, a cold and dispassionate voice came from behind.

"Are you planning to go alone?"

Jiang Mingyan stood at the hospital room’s doorway, her sharp eyes as if they could pierce through his back.

"Don’t need me to send someone to follow you?"

Gu Jianlin paused slightly, shaking his head: "No need, thank you."

Jiang Mingyan sensed the confidence in his words, and after a brief moment of silence, asked: "How strong are you now?"

Gu Jianlin gave it a rare serious thought.

"Excluding the Ancient Supreme, no one below the Eighth Rank, whether god or human, can be my match."

He stated confidently: "Even the Ninth Rank Ascenders cannot trouble me now."

Which also meant, only the Ninth Rank Ancient God Clan, who mastered the Third Law, could pose a threat to him.

As for the human level, even someone of Rhein or Lin Dong’s stature couldn’t handle him!

"And if you advance to the Ninth Rank?"

Jiang Mingyan finally became a little intrigued.

Gu Jianlin didn’t hesitate at all, and said frankly: "Then of course, I would be the strongest."