Chapter 107: The Mystery of the Monk-Daoist Guest

Regarding Ma Suxuan's guarantee, Li Heng was noncommittal.

It was not that he doubted Ma Suxuan's character; he simply felt that, given his own strength and the Visualization Divine Ability he possessed, even if a difficult situation arose, he would not need to beg Ma Suxuan for help.

At present, it was merely about forming a good connection and helping those around him.

The Sun True Fire Seed slowly descended beneath Ma Suxuan's palm. With a shift of her intent, the Yang Extreme True Flame surged up once more, wrapping around the Fire Seed, and it did not extinguish as it had before.

She closed her eyes, attempting to sense the essence of the Sun True Fire.

Yet the next moment, she instantly opened her eyes, her face revealing shock. Because in her sensing, it was as if she had touched a supreme, vast, and great thing, which had directly repelled her consciousness.

What did this signify? It signified that the essence of this flame exceeded her imagination! Even with her Innate Level consciousness, she could not directly perceive it; this was something she had never encountered from birth until now!

She slowly withdrew the Yang Extreme True Flame, bringing that Sun True Fire Seed into her body along with it. Ma Suxuan slowly calmed her shocked emotions and returned her attention to reality.

This time, she owed a massive favor.

"Old master, what is the news regarding the Sunset Organization?"

At this moment, Li Heng spoke slowly.

Meng Lingyun had once said that his helper, this Ma Suxuan, might know something. Now that the principal person had arrived, it was time to resolve some of his doubts.

"The Sunset Organization, eh? Ling Yun told me about it during the day."

Ma Suxuan sighed with emotion.

"It seems something major is truly going to happen in Bei'an City, perhaps even shocking the entire Beijun. Otherwise, there wouldn't be successive occurrences of ghost soldiers passing through, or even traces of the Sunset Organization."

Li Heng's heart stirred; it seemed the Sunset Organization had a significant background.

"In fact, this Sunset organization has existed for a long time, and its origins are extremely mysterious. According to existing information, it can even be traced back to the previous dynasty, the Great Shun Dynasty before the Great Ming Dynasty!"

Ma Suxuan's first sentence was startling.

Li Heng felt a headache; it was actually from the previous dynasty, which was truly ancient, because this World had supernatural power suppressing it, so even feudal dynasties could last for a very long time.

The previous Great Ming Dynasty had even lasted for a thousand years!

That is to say, this Sunset organization actually originated a thousand years ago, and that was the minimum.

"This organization is composed of many Evil Demons and Weirds, and its goal and slogan are to make the Great Sun in the sky fall. Setting aside whether this goal is ridiculous, the strength of this organization is indeed very powerful. Its influence and traces even spread throughout Great Li, and even beyond Great Li!"

Ma Suxuan said with a grave expression.

"Such a force is one that even noble families do not want to provoke!"

"However, fortunately, according to the information you provided, that Weird from the Sunset Organization you killed was likely just an Outer Member. Perhaps not even an Outer Member, merely a candidate."

"So there is no need to worry about their retaliation."

"Of course, no matter how ancient their origins are, it is still the world of Great Li, the world of noble families, and they can only act in the shadows like mice in a gutter; they are not a primary threat."

Ma Suxuan waved her hand, speaking with a hint of ease.

Li Heng was lost in thought, feeling somewhat excited.

A Weird organization with origins dating back a thousand years, or even longer? Then he had truly hooked a big fish; he hoped that so-called gathering... could give him some harvest.

For example, allowing him to fish out some reality coordinates of Weirds, so he could immediately go to their doorsteps and scatter their ashes! These were all walking Source Power!

Next, Ma Suxuan provided some scattered information. Most of it was about the Sunset Organization causing chaos in various places and triggering Weird disasters, which was not something Li Heng was interested in knowing. Seeing that Li Heng was uninterested, she quickly ended the topic.

Having learned what he needed to know, Li Heng did not intend to continue being a third wheel, leaving space for this pair of old lovers, and was about to bid farewell and leave. However, he saw Ma Suxuan hesitate for a moment, then suddenly speak.

"I think... you should be careful of that Monk-Daoist Guest."

Meng Lingyun and Li Heng were puzzled; why say this?

Their impression of the Monk-Daoist Guest was actually quite good.

"The Buddhist Sect and the Dao Sect have always been at odds, and some of their philosophies even conflict with each other. The so-called fusion of Dao and Buddhism is a fantasy; such behavior is more like the path of demons."

Ma Suxuan warned with a grave expression.

"As the Second Division Chief in the Beijun Prefecture, I am well-informed; I can say that I know almost all the Innate experts in Great Li, but I have never heard of a person like the Monk-Daoist Guest."

"I suspect he comes from beyond Great Li..."

She slowly voiced her guess.

"Of course, this is just my own speculation. Perhaps there really is a heaven-sent genius who can complete this so-called Dao-Buddhist fusion. It's just that the probability, I feel, is not very realistic."

She shook her head, sighing with emotion.

The two were lost in thought, nodding slightly at the same time.

Meng Lingyun was somewhat surprised.

He naturally knew the Monk-Daoist Guest had mysterious origins, but after getting to know him, he only thought he was some reclusive Innate expert within Great Li; he did not expect Suxuan to suggest he was from beyond Great Li.

Beyond Great Li, that was not simply other countries.

It might also include some mysterious, hidden places!

Li Heng, for his part, did not find it surprising; he couldn't see through that Monk-Daoist Guest with his Heavenly Eye back then, and even using the Appraisal panel, he could only identify a nickname, so it was no surprise that his origins were mysterious.

He just didn't know if he could see through him if his Heavenly Eye were upgraded again.

"Alright, I won't say anything more. If I say more, it will seem like I've become a venomous woman, sowing discord between two old friends. Perhaps it really is just my suspicion."

Ma Suxuan suddenly spoke, clapped her hands, and said with a smile.

The two nodded again, and Li Heng did not say anything more, directly bidding farewell and leaving, intending to go back and make plans.

Just as he left the courtyard and stepped out of the gate, he heard laughter and scolding sounds from inside. For example, things like "I was wrong," or "I'll show you tonight, hurry up and eat this Beauty Pill..."

His mouth twitched, and he shook his head in disdain as he left.

Although it was the middle of the night, lights were still on in the courtyards of some Demon Exorcists, and sounds of conversation and drinking could be heard from time to time, making the quiet night seem somewhat lively.

Li Heng even saw some drunken Demon Exorcists walking together, intending to run out and teach a lesson to the government runners and Constables who had broken into the Demon Suppression Division to investigate indiscriminately.

"Damn it, I... I have been fighting Weirds to the death to protect the borders and the people. I don't even steal children's candied haws on normal days, yet they don't give me face and ran to my... my home to investigate!..."

"Those... those runners deserve a beating and a scolding, everyone, shoul... shoulder to shoulder! That lead runner is still guarding the Inner City gate!"

"Right, count me in!"

"Me too!"

These Demon Exorcists, staggering slightly from drunkenness, cursed all the way.

He stood where he was, pondered for a moment, and then continued on his way back.

Forget it, he had better pray for Constable Xing.

By the light of the lamps lit in the various courtyards, Li Heng returned to his residence, where the breeze still brushed against the willows, quiet and natural.

Inside the room, he sat cross-legged, circulating his Qi and Blood and moving them through his meridians, waiting to break through the True Qi Realm as soon as possible, while simultaneously beginning to think about where to use the extra five hundred Source Power.

He now had a total of one thousand five hundred points of Source Power. One thousand points were to be used for the upgrade of the Great Sun Dharma Image, so he would save those for now. That left five hundred points that could be used flexibly and freely.

However, he could not use up all of these five hundred Source Power points.

If he encountered any unexpected danger, he would still need to use this Source Power to temporarily boost the power of the Great Sun Dharma Image. He should try not to use the one thousand stored Source Power points if he could avoid it.

He pondered in his heart, thinking of the Identification Function and the Heavenly Eye.

He had previously used ten points of Source Power to upgrade the Identification Function, but it was clear that ten points of Source Power was too little to provide a significant boost, and no essential transformation had occurred; now was the time for an essential upgrade.

He decided to pour one hundred Source Power points into it.

As for the Heavenly Eye, this ability was something he had obtained through temporary Visualization; in reality, it was just him borrowing his vague impression of that True Lord of Pure Origin and Wonderful Dao from his previous life, and he did not have a true, practical Visualization Diagram.

Therefore, even though he had used ten points of Source Power to upgrade it not long ago, the improvement was not significant. At most, it allowed him to see inside a Ghost Domain from outside of it. Just like before, he had been able to see the battle between Wang Xuanji and that Weird Shangguan Yan.

But now that he had relatively abundant Source Power, and his strength was improving day by day, the Heavenly Eye was starting to fall behind; it was time to carry out an essential evolution of the Heavenly Eye.

However, the Identification Function at least had the Data Panel to rely on. But the Heavenly Eye was truly just his pure imagination; it didn't even have a proper Visualization Diagram. For an ability like this that was purely based on imagination, wanting to further improve it would likely consume even more Source Power.

He sensed it slightly and gasped. The Identification Function only needed to consume one hundred Source Power points to complete an essential upgrade. But this Heavenly Eye... it required 300!

That was three times the consumption of the Identification Function!

No... back then, the Great Sun Dharma Image only required one hundred points. But he quickly realized that spending one hundred Source Power points back then had only brought the Great Sun Dharma Image to a state that was half-illusion and half-true reality.

Not to mention that the Great Sun Dharma Image had a corresponding Visualization Diagram for its construction.

He frowned, feeling somewhat hesitant.

A single Heavenly Eye would cost three hundred Source Power points. Wouldn't that leave him with only one hundred points of flexibly usable Source Power? The World was very dangerous; he could not put all his eggs in one basket.

But to reduce consumption, he had to find things he could use as a reference to learn and construct it. For example, a Visualization Diagram depicting a transcendent eye, or obtaining an eye that possessed transcendent power.

His Visualization Divine Ability was like that.

If the thing being upgraded or manifested was more real and its structure more precise—not just a product of random imagination—then the Source Power consumed would be lower.

He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, his mind calming down.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; he would upgrade it first. Once the Heavenly Eye upgrade was complete, it would be easier for him to find Weirds, and by then, he could easily earn back those three hundred Source Power points!

Just as he was about to do so, the Gathering Token of the Sunset Organization on his person suddenly transmitted an anomaly, trembling.

Li Heng frowned; what was going on?