Chapter 748: Locking onto the Source!

Time passed. There was one day left until the competition previously agreed upon by the Hetero-Immortal School and the Fusion-God School.

In the human Imperial Capital, this period seemed calm, but in reality, as the Tianzhao County Governor sent over that Dao Seed as evidence, a storm was about to descend.

Thus, in this calm before the storm, the atmosphere in the Imperial Capital was treacherous and unpredictable, difficult to fathom.

Everyone was watching.

Watching the Human Emperor, watching the Hetero-Immortal School.

The Hetero-Immortal School, whether inside or outside the Imperial Academy, was in the midst of the storm. Moreover, because the tower was sealed, the liveliness of the past was like a flash in the pan, returning to its previous appearance.

Those who had recently cultivated the techniques of the Hetero-Immortal School were also suffering, not daring to reveal their identities in the outside world.

On the surface, all parties seemed to be waiting—waiting for the Human Emperor's decree.

One could also imagine that the moment this decree was issued, the Hetero-Immortal School would very likely fall from grace, its momentum of revival would collapse, and it might not even be as good as its previous decline.

At the very least, the previous decline could be said to be eliminated by the era, but now, if it involved extracting souls from millions of humans for cultivation, and it was placed on the table, being watched by the entire human race...

Then, this was a great crime against the human race.

Especially since the evidence seemed conclusive.

Until the moment the date of the competition agreed upon by the Fusion-God School and the Hetero-Immortal School arrived, the Human Emperor's decree, which everyone was waiting for, was issued from the Imperial Palace.

"The seal on the Hetero-Immortal School's Bai Ta is temporarily lifted; they are permitted to engage in Dao discussion with the Fusion-God School to prove their innocence!"

This decree surprised many, but it was also within the expectations of many.

The Hetero-Immortal School had existed for a long time; the time the Imperial Academy was established was the annual ring of its school's standing, and throughout the ages, there had been many human cultivators who practiced the techniques of the Hetero-Immortal School.

Although it declined later, over these long years, the Hetero-Immortal School had long existed with intricate connections to various forces of the human race, and there were too many sentiments of incense and fire unknown to outsiders.

One could imagine that the issuance of this decree must contain the games of many parties. This was a matter under the table and not something that ordinary people could know.

In short, the Hetero-Immortal School burned the incense and fire sentiments it had accumulated since its establishment, and finally, at this critical moment, exchanged for an opportunity for itself.

An opportunity to prove its own innocence.

Thus, on the day before the Dao discussion, at dusk, the gate of the Hetero-Immortal School's Bai Ta in the Imperial Academy was slowly pushed open, and the Hetero-Immortal School Master, who had been trapped inside and finally unsealed, appeared there.

In half a month, his eyes were clearly more vicissitudinous. Standing there, looking at the streets of the Imperial Academy, he remained silent.

And the students in the Imperial Academy, after noticing this scene, also watched from afar, each with complex expressions—some disgusted, some moved, some angry, some hesitant.

Various thoughts varied from person to person.

For a long time, the School Master turned around, sat down again in the main hall of the Hetero-Immortal School's Bai Ta, and waited silently.

Until time passed bit by bit, no Hetero-Immortal School students appeared.

And the School Master's eyes also gradually dimmed, only in the depths, a ball of fire of unwillingness was burning.

At the same time, outside the Imperial Academy, dusk passed, night fell, and the cold wind whistled across the earth, like poetry, like weeping, like complaining.

It blew past the ancient city walls in the distance, trying to blow up pieces of dust invaded by snow, but in the end, it could only lift its chill and scatter it into the thoughts of the people in the Imperial Capital.

Like an ancient poet, using sorrowful verses to tell the history of heaven and earth, and also like a ruthless bystander, silently recording the rise and fall of the world.

And at this moment, in this cold, windy night, a figure like ink merged into the verses, outlining a blurred afterimage in the wind, flying rapidly toward a residential house not far from the First Imperial Prince's mansion.

The night covered his figure, the cold wind hid his aura, and all this made this figure appear in the courtyard of this residential house without a sound.

It was Xu Qing, who had returned to the Imperial Capital.

He stood here, sensing the four directions.

That black-robed person who hid the Words of Truth in his soul, although Xu Qing used divine arts to see a corner of his life, in this corner, there was only that altar and the other party's worship.

As for his appearance, he could not see it.

He only knew that the other party must also be a person of the Words of Truth, and behind this matter, through his check of those two Hetero-Immortal School students, besides the Words of Truth, there was also a so-called employer.

Of course, it was also possible that the word "employer" was playing mystery.

"Also, that black-robed person, under my indirect fusion with soul threads, not only was the hetero-quality transmitted by the divine sense hidden within him familiar to me, but even the sound of the cold snort itself also gave me a trace of familiarity..."

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, pushed open the door of the house, and walked in.

Inside the house, it was pitch black.

But in his eyes, everything was very clear.

This house was very simple: a wooden bed, a table, a chair.

On the table, there was an extinguished oil lamp.

Gazing at these, Xu Qing closed his eyes. Combining his soul searching and divine arts, he locked onto this house. At this moment, closing his eyes, it was as if he had returned to this place a month ago.

The black-robed person sat there, and three Hetero-Immortal School disciples stood opposite him.

While fiddling with the fire of the oil lamp, there were words echoing.

No one saw the other party's appearance.

For a long time, Xu Qing opened his eyes, walked to where the black-robed person had sat, sat down there, raised his hand and waved, and the oil lamp in front of him reappeared with firelight.

Between light and dark, Xu Qing raised his hand, gently fiddled with the flame, and the power of the purple moon in his body scattered, forming his own hetero-quality, following his fingers, and merging into this oil lamp.

Slowly, the fire of the oil lamp shook violently, and its material was gradually affected until finally, a sign of activation actually appeared.

This was also the power of a god.

Hetero-quality can invade all things, but it can also produce a certain degree of activation. This is why after the Remnant Face arrived, many new races appeared on the Wanggu Continent.

Similarly, it is also the core of the appearance of forbidden zones.

Like the forbidden zone of Xu Qing's scavenger camp back then, it was caused by an ancient zither being activated.

And now, Xu Qing was also using this method; he wanted to activate this oil lamp.

Indeed, in this house, no one had ever seen the black-robed person's face, but... this oil lamp had seen it.

This technique is not something ordinary people can master. Like the method of searching for years, perhaps great beings have special techniques that can simulate it, but what Xu Qing is doing now is something only a god can do.

After a long time, the lamp fire shook more and more violently, and the oil lamp also began to melt and split. Strands of tentacles grew from within, slowly swaying, and even on the oil lamp, a facial feature slowly protruded, as if a face had grown.

But it was clearly extremely unstable. At this moment, amidst the trembling, cracks appeared.

Xu Qing's fingers paused, and he spoke calmly.

"Reveal the appearance of the black-robed person you saw a month ago!"

As soon as Xu Qing's words came out, the oil lamp trembled violently all over. It seemed that to it, Xu Qing's voice was the highest decree, so it released it regardless of everything.

The next instant, the oil lamp itself melted rapidly, but its flame suddenly rose high. Until the oil lamp itself completely disappeared, the remaining flame rose, and within it... a face appeared.

A pale, ordinary, and strange old face.

This face, in Xu Qing's memory, had never been seen before.

At this moment, the flame shook, and this face became clearer. Until finally, after it was completely revealed, the firelight slowly dimmed, as if it had released everything, and the life that had been activated also bloomed with the sparks of life.

Now, it began to extinguish.

But its significance to Xu Qing was extremely important. Xu Qing's body leaned forward involuntarily, staring fixedly at the face emerging in the flame.

What he was looking at was the eyes of this face!

Within those eyes, four figures were reflected!

What the oil lamp revealed was a scene from a month ago, and these four figures were different from what Xu Qing checked during soul searching.

What he saw from soul searching and divine arts was clearly only the three Hetero-Immortal School students here.

But in reality... on that day in this place, including the black-robed person, there were not four, but five.

There was one more person here too.

It was just that the existence of this person could not be seen by those three Hetero-Immortal School students; only this black-robed person, because of the connection in the dark, could see it.

It was precisely because of this that he was indirectly seen by Xu Qing using this inconceivable technique at this moment.

That extra figure was wearing a white robe, with an Imperial Academy mask on his face. Everything looked strange, but the divine charm revealed in his eyes made Xu Qing's killing intent rise suddenly.

This look made him think of the Fusion-God School Master he saw when he first entered the Imperial Academy.

At that time, he was suspicious of this.

At this moment, combined with that familiar cold snort and the divine charm in the eyes of this revealed figure, an answer appeared in his heart.

"The Fusion-God School Master is... Bai Xiaozhuo!"

Xu Qing muttered in his heart, raised his right hand and flicked it gently, the flame dissipated in front of him, and after the house became pitch black again, he spoke indifferently.

"You've watched for so long, it's time to show yourself."

Xu Qing's voice echoed in this quiet house. A few breaths later, a hoarse voice came from the corner of the house.

"As expected of Domain Venerable Xu, not only can you find this place, but such means... are truly astonishing."

During the speech, a black-robed person exactly the same as the one Xu Qing saw walked out from the void and appeared in the house.

Xu Qing turned his head to look.

"You are not that one."

He spoke calmly. The person before him and that black-robed person had different auras and feelings.

"I am indeed not, but in the future, I might be."

The black-robed person stood on the spot, carefully observing Xu Qing. As for his face, it was blurred.

He watched very seriously, and Xu Qing was also gazing.

After a long while, the black-robed person raised his right hand, and a jade slip flew out, landing in front of Xu Qing.

"The employer is the Seventh Imperial Prince. Inside this are all the evidences. I have already helped you collect them completely. How to do it, you decide for yourself."

After speaking, he turned around and walked out, his figure gradually blurring.

Xu Qing heard this, killing intent rose in his heart, but he did not look at the jade slip, instead looking at the black-robed person's gradually disappearing figure. While guessing this person's identity, he suddenly spoke.

"When you have time, go back and see Ning Yan."

As soon as Xu Qing's words came out, the blurred black-robed figure seemed to shake slightly, looked back at Xu Qing, and completely dissipated. ===== CHAPTER 749 =====