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Li Hong said calmly, "If I hadn't already grasped some information beforehand, I would have almost been deceived by you! It's a pity that despite your meticulous planning, you overlooked one detail. I intentionally mentioned that I killed a Shin Yao in Xiaoyao City. If you truly wanted to have a sincere discussion with us, you would have pointed out that the Shin Yao is actually not dead. Yet, you went along with the lie, claiming that you can only sense one companion. Although it's just a small flaw, it is enough to undermine all trust."
Listening to this, the massive hundred-foot body of Shin Yao remained motionless, its large head resembling a small house with its eerie red eyes blinking, revealing its inner panic.
Finally, it couldn't help but ask the Way, "What do you want?"
"Nothing much, just want to see how many secrets you are hiding. Hehe, if you are unkind, don't blame me for being heartless; I really did give you a chance!" Li Hong said with a smile while floating up to eye level with Shin Yao.
Shin Yao sensed something was wrong and sternly questioned, "What do you intend to do? I told you, I really don't know who is behind this..."
Just as it was saying this, Shin Yao suddenly saw Li Hong smile slightly at it. That smile was innocent and pure, like a pool of clear water. Shin Yao was taken aback and thought to itself how this young man had suddenly changed... Its mind relaxed momentarily, but at that moment, it felt a sharp pain in its head, followed by an intense throbbing as if a red-hot steel needle was stirring inside its brain.
Shin Yao let out a painful roar as its body was restrained by strange golden chains and could not move. Its four claws desperately scratched at the Black Jade Platform in agony, producing sharp sounds like heavy rain that made one's jaw ache.
After about the time it takes to brew tea, Shin Yao's clawing movements gradually slowed down, and the once dense sounds turned into intermittent and weak noises. Its expression also began to change; its two crimson eyes seemed to still be staring at Li Hong in front of it but were unfocused and dazed.
The Soul Searching Technique had successfully controlled Shin Yao. Li Hong's concentrated Divine Consciousness rapidly scanned Shin Yao's thoughts, peeling back layers of memories. The deeper he probed, the more surprised he became.
This Evil Being had existed since the Primordial era; its memories from that time were monotonous, revolving around a deep mountain marsh where this Shenlong had likely remained since hatching. Afterward, there was a vast blank period in Shenlong's memory until it reached the space beneath the Underground's hard soil layer.
What happened during this blank period was unknown; however, Li Hong discovered that someone had implanted certain commands deep within Shenlong's mind. The method used for these commands was remarkably sophisticated—similar to the fourth level of the Soul Searching Technique—leaving a soul imprint within the Dragon Soul essence and embedding all relevant instructions from the False Immortal Realm into Shenlong's memory. Consequently, Shenlong acted according to these commands.
Thus, it disguised itself as the mastermind behind the scenes, creating an immortal palace and even producing Xu Da and other early "local immortals." Although these local immortals were merely products of Shenlong's creation, they were crafted with extra care and infused with a drop of its blood, making them somewhat akin to Shenlong's avatars. While this Shenlong's main body was chained below and unable to move at all, it still derived some enjoyment from the activities of puppets like Xu Da. It was through these "pleasures" that Shenlong gradually became most attached to the immortal palace.
At this point, Shenlong began wholeheartedly serving the nameless command in its mind; anyone who threatened the immortal palace would be eliminated immediately through Xu Da's hands—even an Immortal Emperor would be dealt with—before supporting another more obedient figure until it sensed something amiss again.
However, Li Hong realized that whoever had planted commands in Shenlong's mind was exceptionally skilled; there were no traces left behind. Li Hong only knew that someone had tampered with Shenlong but could not ascertain who it was from Shenlong's memories.
Li Hong could only confirm one thing: that person was not in this False Immortal Realm.
Li Hong noted that since arriving here, no outsiders had ever contacted Shenlong; the only connections were with three other Shin Yaos. The Shin Yao beneath Xu Yang Immortal Palace had always acted according to the commands in its mind.
A significant event occurred during this time: the great rebellion of Northern Immortal Palace. Yet even such a major incident did not lead Shenlong to contact its true master. This indicated that after being moved here, Shenlong had severed ties with its master.
It seemed that the true mastermind would indeed not remain in this False Immortal Realm. Who would be foolish enough to set a trap and then stay within it? This mastermind set everything up and implanted commands in Shenlong's mind before leaving.
Although the identity of the mastermind remained undiscovered, Li Hong still gained something valuable. The Shin Yao from the Celestial Palace of Leisure was indeed not dead, but only the Demon Baby had survived; its true body had been severed by Li Hong's blade. Originally, if there had been sufficient Celestial Essence, Shin Yao could have been reborn and manifested its celestial palace once again. Unfortunately, the entire False Immortal Realm was now terrifyingly low on Celestial Essence, so while Shin Yao was not dead, it would be a long time before it could stir up trouble again, forced to hide somewhere underground in a dormant state. Moreover, it was not just Shin Yao; the Shin Yao from the Northern Immortal Palace was in the same situation—alive but also hiding underground in slumber.
After much contemplation, Li Hong decided to attempt to break the imprint left by the mastermind deep within Shin Yao's soul. However, to be honest, he was not very confident about this. After all, that person's skills were incredibly high, leaving no trace behind.
After exerting tremendous effort, Li Hong shook his head at Heavenly Torch, unable to accomplish it. That person's techniques were simply too sophisticated; he could not find a place to issue commands and could only resort to using the Beast Taming Technique to temporarily control Shin Yao. Li Hong understood that the commands placed in Shin Yao's soul by the mastermind were far too powerful. Even with both the Beast Taming Technique and Soul Searching Technique working together, after a period of time they would still be unable to withstand the commands left by the mastermind in Shin Yao's soul. Thus, he could only take it step by step.
If Soul Searching Technique relied on Divine Consciousness cultivation and methods, then Beast Taming Technique was akin to a talisman-like Divination Technique. Having not used Beast Taming Technique for a long time, Li Hong felt somewhat rusty. Moreover, this Shin Yao was a high-level celestial beast that could have transformed into human form long ago; if its true body had not been pinned down here by so many strange chains of metal, it might have already escaped in its transformed state. Fortunately, Shin Yao had already fallen under the influence of Soul Searching Technique and was completely defenseless; Li Hong managed to subdue it after some effort.
Repeatedly and hypnotically, he instilled many thoughts deep within its mind: "I am your master; you must obey me... You cannot reclaim the great river outside... You will stay here obediently... Do not tell your companions about my arrival..."
After an hour of this repetition, Li Hong first withdrew the Soul Searching Technique and then cautiously awakened Shin Yao to observe its reaction.
Shin Yao slowly opened its eyes; its crimson demon eyes immediately locked onto Li Hong before shining brightly. Li Hong felt somewhat disheartened; it seemed he had failed. However, he soon realized he had misjudged the situation. To his surprise, Shin Yao gradually lowered its jaw and half-closed its eyelids, adopting a distinctly submissive posture towards Li Hong. Then it spoke human words: "I humbly obey my master's command."
Success! Li Hong was so delighted that he almost laughed out loud but quickly composed himself and said solemnly, "Very well; you will wait here. I will personally come to inform you of any further orders."
"Yes," replied Shenlong like a well-behaved child.
Li Hong nodded in satisfaction. However, what happened next was beyond Heavenly Torch's expectations. The Eight Formation Flag flew out like a whirlwind, transforming from one into ten, ten into a hundred, and a hundred into a thousand until it formed a three-dimensional Eight Formation Diagram centered around Shin Yao, tightly trapping it in the center.
Heavenly Torch transmitted his voice in surprise: "Brother, didn't you just subdue it? Why waste spiritual energy on this?"
Li Hong stroked his chin and replied: "I absolutely do not trust this fellow; with hundreds of thousands of lives at stake, any caution is warranted."
"Indeed! This fellow is no good; we must keep an eye on it."
As they spoke, they soared upward like two golden dragons breaking through the thick layer of sand above and flew out onto the Desert. In the distance, a tall and graceful figure swiftly approached.
With this Shenlong dealt with, everyone let out a sigh of relief; at least they felt somewhat reassured.
Sunrise City now housed nearly two hundred thousand commoners who had migrated from Xiaoyao City along with the original population of over ten thousand; thus, it was already overcrowded. Water supply was crucial—the great river was vital for these three hundred thousand commoners' survival. As long as there were no changes to the river, this was undoubtedly good news for everyone.
However, there were not many fields outside Sunrise City; supporting over three hundred thousand people was impossible. Furthermore, Sunrise City lacked an essential element for commoners' survival: salt. Although there was also a Salt Pond in Sunrise City like in Xiaoyao City, its area was too small to supply even the original residents adequately—let alone accommodate an additional two hundred thousand people.
Originally, everyone thought capturing Shenlong would lead them to uncovering the mastermind behind everything and opening a passage to the lower realm. Now it seemed that since the mastermind was not within this False Immortal Realm, exiting would be quite difficult. With this realization weighing on their minds, everyone hung their heads slightly dejectedly.
The current site of the Celestial Palace has turned into the main camp of the Rebels, where everyone resides in this Desert, with dedicated personnel guarding the Shenlong.
Near the outskirts of Sunrise City, there is a large white tent, which serves as the meeting place for everyone.
At present, everyone is inside the tent, feeling dejected and unsure of what to do next. Reflecting on the efforts made over the years, especially after Li Hong and Celestial Torch Lingyanzi arrived, the secrets of the False Immortal Realm have been unveiled one after another. Each revelation has brought immense shock, making people feel that they are getting closer to the truth and that hope for escape is imminent.
However, just when they were so close to uncovering the mystery, the clues abruptly ceased, leaving them with nothing. This blow is truly hard to bear. Fuxi Xuanyuan sighed deeply, while Ling Yanzi also wore a troubled expression.
Only Li Hong Tian Zhu remained undaunted.
Heavenly Torch boldly declared, "I refuse to believe that with so many capable people here, we can't come up with a solution! Even if we can't find one, there's still heaven! Hmph, heaven owes me Heavenly Torch too much; if this justice isn't returned, I won't let it go! I'll poke a hole in the sky! At worst, we'll part ways; I refuse to believe that this False Immortal Realm has no limits. Once I find those limits, I'll definitely poke it until it leaks! Look at this broken celestial realm still trying to scare us! Bah!"
"Ha ha!" Li Hong exclaimed as he gave a thumbs up and laughed heartily.
Heavenly Torch also laughed loudly. Inside the tent, only these two were laughing joyfully while others forced out faint smiles before returning to their frowns.
At that moment, Li Hong exclaimed, "They've come quite quickly!"
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