Chapter 184: The Terrifying Meng Yao Zu Spy

Lu Qingshan and Hearing Qingping Wang had known each other for many years, and their relationship was quite good.

Of course, this was largely because he possessed a clone, which allowed the already extremely powerful Hearing Qingping Wang, who also held great power within the intelligence department, to take him seriously.

Thus, after handling the official matters, Lu Qingshan and Hearing Qingping Wang began to sit together and chat idly.

"Ten Thousand Worlds King!"

Hearing Qingping Wang took the fine wine Lu Qingshan had produced, drank it in one gulp, and then smiled, saying, "Have you heard about what happened in the Transportation Department previously?"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred, and he quickly replied, "Are you referring to the great purge launched by the high-level executives of the Virtual Universe Company against the Transportation Department several decades ago?"

Although Lu Qingshan had already left the Transportation Department, he had an extremely good relationship with Lord Heifeng, one of the five major directors of the Transportation Department, and several close associates of his who had joined the Virtual Universe Company also worked within the Transportation Department, so he was naturally quite well-informed about events occurring there.

Several decades ago, the high-level executives of the Virtual Universe Company suddenly launched a great purge against the Transportation Department.

The Zifeng Zunzhe responsible for managing the Transportation Department resigned directly, and among the five Hei Fengwang-level directors, one was sent directly to the Ninth Star Domain Prison, while two other directors were sent to the Outer Domain Battlefield to atone for their crimes with merit, leaving only Lord Heifeng and another Hei Fengwang-level Immortal to escape unscathed.

For the many powerful figures of the Human Race, being imprisoned in a Star Domain Prison was absolutely one of the cruelest punishments.

Especially the Ninth Star Domain Prison!

There, apart from the imprisoned, there would be absolutely no other life forms, and within it, one could not connect to the Virtual Universe Network at all, making it many times more terrifying than the Ice Prison Luo Feng had once entered in the original work.

Under such desolation, even powerful figures would collapse and commit suicide directly!

Those Human Race powerful figures imprisoned in the Ninth Star Domain Prison, in order to seize the rare opportunity to enter the Virtual Universe, even had to scheme and plot against one another, yet even so, the time they could spend in the Virtual Universe was merely a single day!

In the original work, Yan Zhu Wang, the only son of Shihuo Zunzhe, was imprisoned in the Ninth Star Domain Prison for a thousand eras due to a single word from Xu Jin Zhi Zhu of the Giant Axe Martial Arena.

Even though he was the only son of a high-level Zifeng Zunzhe like Shihuo Zunzhe, he could only obtain one month of Virtual Universe Network time every hundred years!

Therefore, for the powerful figures of the Human Race, they would rather go to the Outer Domain Battlefield to atone for their crimes with merit than be imprisoned in a Star Domain Prison.

Of course, those powerful figures who needed to go to the Outer Domain Battlefield to atone for their crimes were not very free either, as they could not retire whenever they wanted or fight whenever they wanted like other powerful figures.

As those atoning for their crimes with merit, they had to earn enough military merit quotas to be considered as having completed the atonement task, and such military merit quotas were often terrifyingly high.

Furthermore, these military merit quotas had to be completed individually.

Back then, a favorite junior from the family of a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe was sent to the Outer Domain Battlefield to atone for his crimes with merit; although that Universe Zifeng Zunzhe had dispatched several Hei Fengwang-level Immortals to protect his favorite family junior, he was ultimately warned by the race's high-level executives.

Later, when that favorite family junior of the Universe Zifeng Zunzhe perished on the Outer Domain Battlefield, the Universe Zifeng Zunzhe was very generous, even specially hiring a Universe Master to reverse time and space to resurrect that family junior.

However, after that family junior was resurrected by reversing time and space, he still had to go to the Outer Domain Battlefield to atone for his crimes with merit and complete his unfinished military merit quota!

In this great purge of the Transportation Department, simply among the five directors, three were either imprisoned in a Star Domain Prison or sent to the Outer Domain Battlefield to atone for their crimes with merit, let alone the other members!

In this great purge, the Transportation Department of the Virtual Universe Company can be said to have undergone a complete blood transfusion!

Fortunately, Lord Heifeng had sufficient background and acted with restraint in his daily conduct, so he managed to smoothly escape this great purge.

And the close associates around Lu Qingshan all served under Lord Heifeng; moreover, they strictly remembered Lu Qingshan's teachings and acted very cautiously in their daily conduct, so they naturally all safely escaped this great purge.

"That's right!"

Hearing Qingping Wang nodded slightly, then continued, "Actually, although the actions of Fengpo Wang and the others were quite excessive, the three of them all had backgrounds; under normal circumstances, the race's high-level executives would at most give a small punishment as a major warning!"

"The reason why the race's high-level executives were so enraged this time also involves some other reasons!"

"Oh?"

After hearing Hearing Qingping Wang's words, Lu Qingshan immediately became interested and continued to ask, "I wonder what the exact reason is?"

Lu Qingshan had previously only learned some simple information from Lord Heifeng and was unaware that there were other secrets hidden within this matter.

However, since Hearing Qingping Wang mentioned it to him now, he was naturally willing to tell him.

"Ten Thousand Worlds King, do you still remember Baihua Wang of the Transportation Department?" Hearing Qingping Wang asked quickly.

"Of course I remember!"

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then continued, "When I held the Hei Fengwang banquet back then, Baihua Wang also attended personally, so the two of us are quite familiar; could this great purge of the Transportation Department be related to Baihua Wang?"

It must be known that Baihua Wang was merely a very ordinary Hei Fengwang-level early-stage Immortal Spirit within the Transportation Department, and her authority was completely incomparable to that of a director like Lord Heifeng.

Moreover, Baihua Wang had worked in the Transportation Department for billions of years, her daily conduct was always very appropriate, and she was considered a capable assistant to Fengpo Wang, one of the five major directors of the Transportation Department.

Furthermore, Baihua Wang was extremely popular within the Transportation Department, maintaining good relationships with every Hei Fengwang-level Immortal, so Lu Qingshan's previous impression of her was also quite good.

"Correct!"

Hearing Qingping Wang nodded slightly, then continued to introduce, "This Baihua Wang is one of the Meng Yao Zu imperial clans, a clone born from a Hei Fengwang-level Immortal of the Shuangshou Yaodiao lineage, and it was only recently that our intelligence department discovered this news!"

"During this past period, that damn Baihua Wang had been lying low within our Virtual Universe Company's Transportation Department, having already transmitted countless intelligence reports to the Meng Yao Tribe, and countless geniuses have perished because of that damn Baihua Wang!"

"This..."

After hearing Hearing Qingping Wang's words, Lu Qingshan's heart could not help but tremble slightly.

It must be known that Baihua Wang's authority within the Transportation Department was still quite high, and since she was a capable assistant to Fengpo Wang, one of the Transportation Department directors, she could directly access many pieces of information within the Transportation Department.

If a Hei Fengwang-level Immortal with relatively high authority like this was a Meng Yao Zu spy, the threat to the Human Race, especially to the Virtual Universe Company faction, was quite significant.

Thinking of this, Lu Qingshan could not help but sigh, "I never thought that Baihua Wang would turn out to be a Meng Yao Zu spy; this is truly incredible!"

"Who would say otherwise!"

Hearing Qingping Wang sighed as well, "According to what our intelligence department has investigated, since Baihua Wang joined our Virtual Universe Company faction, she has always worked diligently, and after undergoing layers of review, she was finally able to join the Transportation Department!"

"Subsequently, Baihua Wang's work within the Transportation Department was also very serious, and she has always worked tirelessly without complaint; who could have thought she would turn out to be a Meng Yao Zu spy!"

"According to what our intelligence department has investigated, tens of millions of years ago, the demise of Luo Sha, the youngest disciple of Huang Jian Zhi Zhu, the ruler of the Universe Mercenary Alliance, who was a super genius of our Human Race, involved the participation of this Baihua Wang!"

"This great purge of the Transportation Department was mainly due to Baihua Wang! And Fengpo Wang was that Baihua Wang's direct superior; if not for her deep background, she would not have been sent by the race's high-level executives to the Ninth Star Domain Prison, but would have been killed directly and could never be resurrected by reversing time and space!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan's heart also sighed deeply.

He had also heard of Fengpo Wang's background; she was a descendant of Long Xing Zhi Zhu, the most ancient Universe Master of the Virtual Universe Company faction, so Fengpo Wang was usually quite domineering within the Transportation Department, and Lord Heifeng and the other four directors would usually yield to her under normal circumstances.

Baihua Wang probably saw Fengpo Wang's background and thus served tirelessly under Fengpo Wang all this time.

Unfortunately, this time she provoked the Universe Mercenary Alliance!

Huang Jian Zhi Zhu, the ruler of the Universe Mercenary Alliance, was among the many Universe Masters of the Human Race the one who most liked to seek private benefits for his subordinates; after his youngest disciple Luo Sha perished, Huang Jian Zhi Zhu even increased the bounty on Meng Yao Zu powerful figures within the Universe Mercenary Alliance.

Now that it was discovered that Baihua Wang participated in Luo Sha's demise, even if Fengpo Wang was merely implicated, it would be very difficult for her to escape.

Being sent to the Ninth Star Domain Prison now is probably already due to Huang Jian Zhi Zhu taking Long Xing Zhi Zhu's face into consideration!

After a moment of sighing, Lu Qingshan raised his cup again to invite Hearing Qingping Wang to drink, then continued asking, "Hearing Qingping Wang, I wonder what the final outcome was for the Hundred Flowers Wang?"

"This..."

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Hearing Qingping Wang could not help but show an embarrassed expression on his face.

After remaining silent for a short while, Hearing Qingping Wang continued speaking, "After discovering that the Hundred Flowers Wang was a spy from the Meng Yao Zu, our intelligence department immediately took action, even summoning Zifeng Zunzhe, who is extremely skilled in soul attacks, hoping to use this opportunity to soul-enslave the Hundred Flowers Wang!"

"Unfortunately, the Hundred Flowers Wang was far too cunning; the strength he usually displayed was merely at the early stage of Hei Fengwang, and he never revealed his true power even in the Virtual Universe, but in reality, his comprehension of laws had long reached the peak of Hei Fengwang, and his will had even crossed into the realm of Zifeng Zunzhe. Combined with the enhancement of the Soul Amplitude Secret Technique, he ultimately self-destructed before Zifeng Zunzhe could control him!"

"It turned out to be like this!" After hearing Hearing Qingping Wang's explanation, Lu Qingshan's face showed even more expression of sighing.

It must be said that the Hundred Flowers Wang was truly too capable of enduring!

Zifeng Zunzhe is a Zifeng Zunzhe of the Virtual Universe Company lineage, possessing the strength of six stars, that is, a high-level Zifeng Zunzhe!

The fact that the Hundred Flowers Wang could self-destruct first under Zifeng Zunzhe's soul enslavement naturally indicates his strength is extremely terrifying.

Possessing such terrifying strength, he not only did not think of roaming the universe, but was even willing to stay in the Virtual Universe Company's transportation department and work tirelessly; this is truly too rare!

"After this incident, the clan's high-level officials were quite dissatisfied with our intelligence department, so Zifeng Zunzhe is now planning a powerful retaliatory action!"

Speaking of this, Hearing Qingping Wang shifted the topic, then looked at Lu Qingshan and said seriously, "Master Wanjie Wang, if you are willing to join our intelligence department at this time, given your strength, Zifeng Zunzhe might bestow upon you a precious treasure!"

Back then, when Yin Ying Junzhu mentioned Lu Qingshan to Hearing Qingping Wang, he had already expressed the desire to recruit Lu Qingshan into the intelligence department.

So Hearing Qingping Wang naturally remembered this firmly, and whenever chatting with Lu Qingshan, he would occasionally extend an invitation; this time was no exception.

"No, thank you!"

Facing Hearing Qingping Wang's invitation, Lu Qingshan was already used to it by now, so he directly refused with a smile, "I still want to act alone for now; when I decide to join the intelligence department, I will definitely tell Hearing Qingping Wang!"

"That's true!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's reply, Hearing Qingping Wang showed no disappointment at all; instead, he nodded slightly and said, "If I also possessed the ability to create clones like you, Master Wanjie Wang, I would certainly prefer more freedom as well!"

This was not the first time Hearing Qingping Wang had said this.

In fact, every time he came to meet Lu Qingshan, he would mention it a few times because he was truly too envious of this ability.

After all, for powerful figures who possess the ability to create clones, their survival capability is absolutely extremely strong.

Especially for powerful figures skilled in soul attacks like him and Lu Qingshan, even if they encountered some weaker Zifeng Zunzhe, they could completely self-destruct their clones before the opponent could soul-enslave or even infiltrate and kill them.

"I just happened to have good luck!"

Lu Qingshan said with a smile, "If we compare strength, I am far inferior to Hearing Qingping Wang!"

"Master Wanjie Wang, you are far too modest!"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Hearing Qingping Wang quickly said with a smile, "Your alias, 'Spirit Sword Wang', is so famous in the Outer Battlefield that I have heard of it long ago!"

Although Lu Qingshan had not told Hearing Qingping Wang about his identity in the Outer Battlefield, as an influential figure in the human clan's intelligence department, once Hearing Qingping Wang learned that Lu Qingshan possessed clones, combining this with the many sleeping Immortal Gods Lu Qingshan had previously sold to him, guessing Lu Qingshan's identity was naturally no difficult matter.

Of course, even if Hearing Qingping Wang guessed Lu Qingshan's identity in the Outer Battlefield, he would not spread the news.

"By the way!"

Hearing Qingping Wang seemed to think of something, then continued speaking, "Master Wanjie Wang, there are still over ten years left before the Super Auction, held once every billion years within the Hong Meng City, begins; do you want to go take a look then?"

"Super Auction?" Lu Qingshan was slightly stunned.

He had joined Hong Meng City for such a long time and had already encountered many auctions.

However, the treasures at those auctions were mostly very ordinary, and he could buy them in the human clan's treasure vault.

Furthermore, while wandering in the Outer Battlefield, he was always prepared to perish, so naturally there was no need to carry precious treasures.

So when auctions were held in Hong Meng City before, he only accompanied Shi Fengwang from the same residential area a few times just to join the fun, never personally bidding on any treasures.

"That's right!"

Hearing Qingping Wang quickly introduced with a smile, "Master Wanjie Wang, this Super Auction is completely different from the common auctions held within Hong Meng City!"

"This Super Auction is held only once every ten thousand epochs; any treasure appearing at the auction is a rare wonder in the entire universe! Moreover, to participate in the auction, one's assets must reach at least one hundred billion Hunyuan units!"

"The powerful figures participating in the auction are mostly Hei Fengwang limit experts, with some ordinary Hei Fengwang Immortals of extremely great backgrounds! Besides them, there will even be quite a few Zifeng Zunzhe from the inner city of Hong Meng City participating!"

"An auction of this level is absolutely a grand event held once every billion years within Hong Meng City!"

"So that's how it is!"

After hearing Hearing Qingping Wang's introduction, Lu Qingshan quickly nodded and said, "This is my first time encountering such a grand event; if there is an opportunity, I will definitely participate!"

"Then let's go together then!"

Hearing Qingping Wang invited with a smile, "According to Zifeng Zunzhe, the treasures appearing at this auction will definitely be much more numerous than in previous sessions!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan's heart could not help but stir.

The reason Yin Ying Junzhu said this must be due to the opening of the Primitive Star earlier.

Although Lu Qingshan is only a Hei Fengwang Immortal, he is familiar with several Universe Dominators, so he had previously heard some news about the opening of the Primitive Star.

"Unfortunately, the Primitive Star is only open for one thousand epochs!"

Lu Qingshan thought silently in his heart, "Calculating the time, it has probably already ended hundreds of years ago! By the time it opens again, who knows how long it will be!"

"It seems my luck is really not particularly good!"

Lu Qingshan could not help but sigh silently in his heart, "In the original story, Luo Feng just crossed into the Immortal God realm and possessed the combat power of a Zifeng Zunzhe for not long before encountering the Primitive Star emerging, an event that only happens after long ages! But when the Primitive Star emerged this time, I didn't even have the qualification to participate!"

"However, speaking of which, this opening of the Primitive Star should have occurred after I became an Immortal God!"

"Unfortunately, I am not the Luo Feng from the original story; he could fight a high-level Zifeng Zunzhe as soon as he became an Immortal, whereas after my breakthrough, I am just an ordinary Immortal; the gap between us is simply too huge!"

"Of course, after becoming an Immortal, I joined the Myriad Heavens Chat Group; such an opportunity cannot be compared to the opening of the Primitive Star!"

Various thoughts flashed continuously through his mind, and Lu Qingshan quickly accepted Hearing Qingping Wang's invitation, "No problem!"

This was his first time participating in such a Super Auction, and going with Hearing Qingping Wang would definitely be more convenient.

Just like that, Lu Qingshan and Hearing Qingping Wang chatted for a while longer before Hearing Qingping Wang took his leave.

(End of this chapter)