If Teng Liang's premonition was true, the arrival of a Divine Son definitely ant they were scheming sothing. Perhaps soone within the faction was already colluding with them.
Qing Cang naturally wanted to find out exactly who it was. If not, it would just be a waste of a little ti.
'Old Qing wants to go fishing again...' Su Chen muttered inwardly. He asked carefully, "There won't be any problems, will there?"
Qing Cang glanced at him and grumbled, "It is rely a Flesh Body. It cannot escape my grasp. No one noticed when I arrived, so we should be able to discover quite a few clues."
'A Flesh Body?' Su Chen blanked for a mont before asking, "What is a Flesh Body?"
Information regarding Evil Gods was not easy to look up even within the faction. It required considerable effort, and Su Chen had not specifically paid attention to this aspect.
"A Flesh Body..." Qing Cang scanned his surroundings. Although this room had been ticulously arranged by the port manager, it could not compare to the core areas of the faction. The furnishings were simple, and this big shot seed sowhat disdainful of them.
He walked over to the sofa and sat down before explaining, "If a Divine Son wishes to appear in the real world, there are only three thods."
"The first is an Advent Body. This is the situation you encountered previously. Through the sacrifices and prayers of a Believer, and by providing a compatible physical vessel, a Divine Son can descend through an unseen connection."
Qing Cang spoke in a steady tone, while Ming Lin and Teng Liang listened intently. "The second is a Flesh Body. The Divine Sons active within the Dust Star Sea almost entirely rely on this thod. A body crafted from the Eerie God's flesh and blood essence is quite powerful and can unleash a portion of their true might."
"As for the third, it is their Main Body. This is the state where they can exert their absolute maximum strength."
Pausing here, Qing Cang shook his head. "However, appearing in the real world with a Main Body not only requires an astronomical price, but if they are killed, it ans complete annihilation. Therefore, almost no Divine Son will use it."
"While a Flesh Body possesses decent strength, it cannot turn the world upside down." His voice remained calm, yet his words carried overwhelming confidence.
"Advent Body, Flesh Body, Main Body..." Su Chen nodded thoughtfully. 'Since a Flesh Body is created using the Eerie God's flesh and blood essence, I wonder if I can extract that essence...'
Su Chen took the opportunity to sit down as well and asked, "Then how is the Main Body of a Divine Son born? Are they really the children of Evil Gods?"
Qing Cang could not help but chuckle at this. "Evil Gods do not even possess physical forms, so where would they get children? Furthermore, who would bear them?"
"These Divine Sons..." A trace of complex emotion appeared in Qing Cang's eyes, and his voice deepened considerably. "Are actually the products of a Spiritual Fall involving Professional Spirituality."
"Spiritual Fall?" Su Chen was taken aback.
Qing Cang continued, "Professional Spirituality is not exclusive to the Morning Star Tier or higher-ranked professions..."
For so reason, Qing Cang fell silent for a long ti before speaking again. "Take a Ninth Tier Profession for example. If there are enough Professional Job-Holders, special thods can be used to cause its Professional Spirituality to completely plumt into the Nether Realm. From there, it evolves its own consciousness, becoming a Divine Son. Consequently, that profession is ruined."
"So that is how they co to be." Su Chen was genuinely amazed. 'To think that a corrupted Professional Spirituality gives birth to consciousness. How bizarre and wonderful.'
After pondering for a mont, another doubt arose. "But aside from the Morning Star Tier, a Ninth Tier Profession has no limit on the number of people who can take it. Even if a Divine Son is born, how could the profession be ruined?"
"Then you underestimate the Evil Gods," Qing Cang interrupted. "Once a profession completely undergoes a Spiritual Fall through this thod, even if its entry requirents are public knowledge, anyone who takes on the profession will naturally suffer Erosion from that Divine Son. They will be unable to extricate themselves and will ultimately rge with it completely."
"That is far too sinister..." Su Chen clicked his tongue inwardly. Beside him, Ming Lin and Teng Liang were also hearing this for the first ti. They exchanged a glance, secretly astonished.
"If a Morning Star Tier experiences a Spiritual Fall, do they also beco a Divine Son?" Su Chen suddenly asked as the thought struck him.
"More or less." Qing Cang shook his head, then nodded. "If a Morning Star Tier plumts into the Nether Realm, they beco an Evil God."
"So that is the origin of the Evil Gods..." Su Chen ca to a sudden realization.
Qing Cang shook his head. "That is rely a more direct thod. Nether Realm Creatures also have a chance to ascend to beco Evil Gods, though the process is exceedingly complex. Furthermore, an Evil God that ascends from a Nether Mist creature is independent."
"However, if a major Evil God drags down a Morning Star Tier Spirituality, the resulting Evil God will naturally obey their commands. This type is classified as a Subordinate Eerie God..."
'A Subordinate Eerie God... No wonder those Evil Gods all targeted the Spiritual Essence of the Crimson Fla Responding Thunder Great Exalted back then.' Su Chen finally understood everything completely.
'Looking at it this way, Professional Spirituality holds extraordinary significance for the Evil Gods.'
"Enough," Qing Cang stood up and instructed. "If you are not returning during this period, stay by my side. Do not go anywhere."
Su Chen naturally agreed, but he was muttering in his heart, 'If we finish off these two guys, I might be able to trick sothing out of the Faceless Ghost and Black Buddha.'
'Since two Divine Sons were inexplicably discovered, the other side will definitely want to figure out exactly what happened.'
'If I manipulate things a bit when the ti cos, there is a lot of potential here!'
'After all, I still have to find a Heart of Spiritual Light in the Nether Realm. The rarity of that thing is on par with Spirit Fire.'
Canglan Planet was a resource-trading planet. Over years of evolution, most of its cities had clustered around mining extraction sites.
In Greystone City, the exterior walls of all the buildings were covered in a composite mineral coating extracted locally. During the day, they absorbed Starfire radiation and converted it into electrical energy.
At night, residual radiation caused them to emit a faint, eerie green luminescence. The streets were not traditional roads, but rather suspended aerial cargo tracks and enclosed pedestrian tubes.
Massive automated mining carts shuttled ceaselessly along the tracks like steel centipedes, their rumbling causing the foundation supports of the buildings on either side to tremble slightly.
Built right against the mining district, this was not a major city. It could even be considered remote, and outsiders rarely visited.
In one of the mottled high-rises, standing before a floor-to-ceiling window, Fan Zhao looked down at the dense throngs of people below. He was quite surprised. "Su Chen actually ca as well? Is this information confird?"
The young man standing behind him quickly replied, "It is confird. We have his travel itinerary, and many people saw him board the Flying Ship."
"What is he doing here?" Fan Zhao furrowed his brows.
"That... is unknown for now," the young man's voice carried a hint of hesitation.
Fan Zhao's expression turned gloomy. Previously, it had always been ng Shiyu keeping an eye on Su Chen's affairs.
Following ng Shiyu's death, Fan Zhao had been busy investigating the disappearance of the Spirit Fire. Later, due to Qin Yun's sudden disappearance, their entire faction had been in a state of panic, leaving no one to monitor Su Chen.
The re thought of this filled his heart with an inexplicable burst of irritation. There was still no resolution regarding ng Shiyu's death.
The Lan Family had already provided a portion of compensation to the ng Family. The ng Family had implicitly hinted to him several tis that they no longer wished to pursue Lan Hao.
After all, the other party was the legitimate son of the Head of the Lan Family. Pursuing the matter to the end would likely yield no results anyway, so it was better to quit while they were ahead.
The root cause behind all of this was still Qin Yun's current awkward predicant.
There was also the matter at hand. Although he had arrived on Canglan Planet, Fan Zhao still harbored a sliver of hesitation regarding the upcoming eting.
He already had news of Qin Yun; all he wanted to uncover now was the theft of the Spirit Fire.
But after so much ti had passed, his initial fury had mostly dissipated. Now that he was truly about to make contact with an Evil God, his hesitation only grew...
Knock-knock-knock. The sound of soone knocking on the door suddenly rang out.
Fan Zhao's eyes flickered. "Co in."
A person briskly walked in with their head lowered, wearing the dirt-gray uniform of the Patrol Squad. He reported, "Your Excellency, the two individuals you asked us to monitor have arrived."
"They are finally here." A sharp glint flashed in Fan Zhao's eyes, though he rely asked calmly, "I heard that the Star Seed Su also ca to Canglan Planet. Do you have any news regarding that?"
"I have heard a few things," the man hurriedly replied. "Word is that several people from his Ho Planet were placed here, and today is their first ti executing a mission. Star Seed Su should be here to support them."
"I see..." Fan Zhao looked thoughtful as he waved his hand dismissively.
The subordinate bowed deeply before leaving the room.
"Su Chen... Su Chen..." he muttered, a sharp light gleaming in his eyes. "This is quite convenient... Since that is the case... you can only bla yourself for arriving at such a bad ti."
"Luo Xun," he suddenly called out. The young man behind him quickly responded, "Honored Master."
"Take a trip on my behalf. Go and et those two individuals," Fan Zhao ordered casually.
Fang Luoxun's expression was hesitant. He did not know what exactly these two people did, but they were undoubtedly of extre importance. Furthermore, since they had to be hidden from the faction, it was probably nothing good.
But the mont this thought surfaced, he suppressed it. Fan Zhao had already stepped in front of him, the towering shadow of his burly fra completely enveloping the young man.
Fang Luoxun could only bite the bullet and reply, "Yes, Honored Master."
Fan Zhao nodded in satisfaction before secretly transmitting a few instructions via spiritual fluctuations.
Fang Luoxun's expression shifted continuously. Ultimately, he stared in astonishnt at Fan Zhao in front of him, his eyes filled with a mix of terror, unease, and an Unimaginable disbelief.
Yet, eting Fan Zhao's frigid gaze, his lips trembled, and he ultimately said nothing else. He rely nodded bitterly. "I understand."
As Fang Luoxun walked out of the high-rise building, he could not help but glance back, his expression still sowhat dazed.
He had never expected that his Honored Master would actually go to such extres.
'How did it ever co to this?'
He murmured in his heart, truly unable to understand. Even if Venerable Qin Yun had t with an accident and his master's status might have dropped slightly, he was still an Eighth Tier Professional within the faction. On top of that, achieving the Molten Casting Sacred Profession was within reach.
'How could he harbor such thoughts, let alone put them into action? That is a Star Seed...'
He even considered whether he should report this to the faction, but Fan Zhao's years of imposing authority left him more or less terrified.
'Honored Master is definitely keeping a close eye on right now. Even if I want to report this, I will have to wait until I leave this place. I am just a ssenger; it should not be a big deal.'
'Besides, if Senior Apprentice Brother Tianlin becos a Star Seed, it seems...'
Swallowing hard, Fang Luoxun followed the location given by his Honored Master and arrived in front of a slightly dilapidated hotel.
The signboard was a tal plate with rusted edges. Most of the neon tubes on it had already burnt out, leaving only a scattered few letters barely flickering, emitting the dull buzz of a loose connection along with a dim red glow.
He had already concealed his facial features and changed his attire. Dressed simply, he looked no different from so of the local mining workers.
Taking a deep breath, Fang Luoxun stepped into the hotel. He instinctively lowered his head, avoiding the surveillance caras, and headed straight for a specific floor.
He stopped in front of a door marked "1702" and knocked gently.
Click. The door opened to reveal two n, one tall and one short. Their gazes landed on him simultaneously. One looked at him with calculating scrutiny, while the other frowned deeply.
"Co in," Hei Zhao said with obvious displeasure, gesturing for the other man to enter.
'So this is Hei Zhao's inside contact. Just a Tier 6 Professional? He couldn't be considered high-ranking within the faction, right?' Wu Wang evaluated him.
After closing the door, Hei Zhao demanded in dissatisfaction, "Where is he?"
Fang Luoxun replied in a low voice, a hint of guilt lingering within: "I am his representative."
"A representative?" Black Buddha sneered. "Since he sought us out, does he still think he can leave things to chance?"
Fang Luoxun gritted his teeth and replied in a deep voice, "It is precisely because we are dealing with you that we must be even more cautious."
"Heh." Hei Zhao chuckled mockingly and asked indifferently, "Very well, representative, how much do you know?"
Fang Luoxun paused for a mont before asking, "What preparations do we need to make to search for the Spirit Fire?"
"Ah, the Spirit Fire..." Hei Zhao pondered. "I must go to the place where the Spirit Fire disappeared."
"Out of the question!" Fang Luoxun imdiately rejected the idea in a stern voice. "That is the core of the faction. You cannot go in."
"If I cannot enter, then I have no way of finding the reason for the Spirit Fire's disappearance," Hei Zhao said expressionlessly.
Fang Luoxun could not help but retort, "Did you not claim to be omnipotent?"
"That depends on who we are dealing with," Hei Zhao replied coldly. "You want to pay such an enormous price to find out why the Spirit Fire disappeared and who stole it based on nothing but empty promises? Isn't that a bit excessive?"
"Since that is the case, let us drop the matter for now." Fang Luoxun did not hesitate at all.
Hei Zhao's heart skipped a beat. The situation before him was completely different from what he had anticipated. Now that push ca to shove, why did the other party suddenly pull back? Were they Playing Hard to Get?
'If he truly wanted to refuse, wouldn't it have been enough to just not et ?'
Wu Wang sat up straight and cast a sidelong glance at Hei Zhao.
But Fang Luoxun did not get up to leave. The struggle and hesitation on his face flashed away in an instant as he said, "Unless you first help us complete a certain task. Only then can we continue our cooperation."
"Hah..." Hei Zhao forced a fake smile. There were very few people who dared to threaten them.
However, rembering the Mist Embers he was carrying, he could only temporarily suppress his temper and ask coldly, "What task?"
Fang Luoxun's face displayed no smugness of a successful threat, only an increasingly bitter expression, and a voice that gradually trembled. "There is a guy on this planet nad Su Chen. If you can find a way to kill him... only then will we consider the next step of our cooperation..."
"Soone is here!"
In another building not too far away, Ming Lin, who had been squatting in front of the surveillance monitors the entire ti, shuddered and hastily called Su Chen over.
The entire surveillance system of Canglan Planet was under the control of the Patrol Squad, so they could naturally access it at will.
Qing Cang stood before the window, his hands clasped behind his back. Wisps of flowing wind swirled around his fingertips as he stared out, not bothering to turn his head.
"Who is this guy?" Su Chen stared at the figure on the screen.
Another screen was rapidly analyzing the data. Ming Lin shook his head. "There is no data in the database. He should be disguised, but since he chose to et here, nine tis out of ten he is an internal mber of the faction."
"An internal mber of the faction?" Su Chen stroked his chin and asked, "They could communicate remotely through Nether Realm Stones, couldn't they? Why must they et in person?"
Naturally, Ming Lin could not give him an answer to that.
Qing Cang spoke calmly, "This is a crucial step for the Evil Gods to erode a person's heart. Using Nether Realm Stones to communicate leaves no evidence. Once the stone is discarded, it is as if the matter never occurred, and the colluder won't bear much psychological burden."
"However, eting in person changes everything. It equates to establishing a true connection. To ensure this matter doesn't leak out, the colluder will step by step increase their stakes until they completely fall to the Evil Gods. As for the other reason..."
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