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The other party was testing them, the Howling Heavenly Nose was the innate talent of the Heavenly Demon Howling Sky. When the other party mentioned it, first, they were probing whether Chen Qing and his people knew her roots, and second..... they were concealing crucial information.

It’s true that the Howling Heavenly Nose could sniff out many demons, and its performance was often more accurate than the Mirror Demon’s, but it relied on scent, which he didn’t have!

Although he possessed the Divine Skills of the Dragon Clan, his essence was different; he neither had the bloodline of the Dragon Clan nor was he demonized, Howling..... couldn’t smell him out!

The other party was lying, hiding some kind of Divine Skills they truly possessed. That thing must be important, but what could it be?

Chen Qing and Tianji tacitly kept their expressions unchanged and changed the subject, talking about the outside situation together.

"Now, the Earth Spirits have just revived, with the Dragon Palace and Celestial Serpent Palace being the first to awaken, followed by the movements of the Ghost Domain forces..."

In order to gain the other party’s trust, Tianji did not lie. As a bystander, he provided an abundance of information about the situation.

"The Earth Spirits have just revived?" The other party stroked their chin and narrowed their eyes, "Interesting, going by the cycle of reincarnation, shouldn’t the Earth Spirits have revived a thousand years ago? What exactly happened?"

"I don’t have much information..." Chen Qing shook his head, "I only know that there was indeed a predecessor who traveled through time, did a great thing, unified the Human Race forces and all the Reincarnating Demons of the first version, intending to permanently seal the ancients and afterward achieve coexistence between humans and demons. "

"Oh? That is quite a character..." Listening, the other party accidentally let out a male voice, "Good thinking. As long as the version isn’t updated, the first version of demons will be the strongest. Control the mortal realm, avoid creating slaughter, and the Earth Spirits won’t be able to enter. Just seal the gaps left by the ancients, and theoretically, it’s possible to stop the ancient beings from reviving forever. "

Chen Qing nodded upon hearing this, "Indeed, he was a remarkable person."

Although that guy was impersonating him, he had to admit, doing this..... took a lot of courage.

But one thing Chen Qing was particularly concerned about; this little ’pseudo-girl’ didn’t seem to doubt his words. Was it an act..... or had they made some judgement?

"But this plan has a flaw....."

"What flaw?" Chen Qing asked curiously.

"The demons of the first version don’t live long.

.." The other party chuckled, "Except for a few with ancient seals from the Ghost Domain, most others have lifespans of several hundred or at most a thousand years. To maintain the status of the human realm, it’s necessary to ensure that when they reincarnate, the situation remains stable. "

Chen Qing also nodded in agreement. He guessed that King of Qin might have been betrayed during that critical moment.

King of Qin must have reached his time in the cycle of reincarnation, so he needed to arrange some things in order to establish a stable dynasty when he returned.

According to Zi Yue, at that time the King of Qin was the strongest in the world.

Even possessing Extraordinary Power that could contend with the ancients, like this time in the Dragon Palace, the other side claimed to have sealed the Dragon King, and so they did.

Under normal circumstances, would these mortal forces even consider defying him?

The betrayal certainly included the interference of some ancient forces, and of course..... it also involved timing.

King of Qin wanted to ensure that this world always remained in the state of the first version, he had to maintain stability and minimize slaughter.

This was a colossal challenge but not impossible, especially if all the demons of the first version were obedient to him, giving him absolute military power.

However, reincarnation was both the greatest advantage and the greatest flaw of these demons. The gap in power during a batch of demons’ reincarnation..... was the best time for subordinates to rebel!

"Let me guess..." The other party’s voice reverted back to the cute girl’s tone, and she said cheerily, "The Earth Spirits revived, which means that guy failed, right? Was it due to betrayal by his subordinates, especially those from the Human Race?"

Tianji fell into a brief silence before sighing, "Senior, you have sharp insights....."

"Isn’t that obvious?" The person instantly laughed heartily, "That guy was really naive. In such a world, he actually hoped to solve problems collectively, especially relying on humans. Doesn’t he know the nature of humans?"

"Without discussing others, what about his own subordinates? Would they be content forever? This kind of reincarnation mechanism, it must ensure that all Reincarnating Demons are united, right? Otherwise, if a part reincarnates while another part left in charge harbors different intentions, with immense power and interests at stake, how can it be ensured that their loyalty doesn’t change? "

"Such a mechanism must also allow the Reincarnating Demons to have an absolute advantage to control the world, so how could the noble Human Race families endure it forever?"

"Hahaha, the biggest problem with this idea is testing human nature, but can human nature... withstand such a test?"

Tianji: "...."

This almost silenced Tianji completely, as memories of those who betrayed him at the critical moment flooded his mind.

Many of them hadn’t expected that, among those who betrayed back then, there would be so many, including noble Human Race families..... and Reincarnating Demons!

King of Qin decisively abandoned his original plan, which actually might not have been a mistake because, as the other party said, such a plan was doomed..... human nature simply couldn’t withstand the test...

"So how did you guys get in here?" The other party gazed at Chen Qing, their voice fading.

"I found a way in through some historical intelligence..." Chen Qing began.

"Is that so?" The other party gave a slight smile, offering no rebuttal, but Chen Qing’s heart skipped a beat.

He was now certain of one thing... this person could tell whether someone was lying!

When he had told Tianji the truth earlier, he hadn’t been suspicious at all, but this time Chen Qing’s answer was definitely quite normal, yet the other party was clearly not convinced.

This overly natural ability to judge, combined with the fact that he had recognized Chen Qing’s affiliation with the Dragon Palace at a glance...

Chen Qing had some idea about the divine skills this person might possess.

If he wasn’t mistaken, the divine skills of one of the Four Spirit Monkeys, the Red-Buttocked Horse Monkey, must have been seized by this person!!

If that was the case...they were indeed in big trouble...

"It doesn’t matter how you got in, I’ve been observing you for half a year now, you probably haven’t found a way out, have you?" the other party said with a smile.

"We haven’t found one temporarily," Chen Qing nodded. "Can you help us?"

"Of course!" said the other with a smile. "After all, I want to get out too, but... we have to avoid those two troublesome guys first..."

"Two?" Chen Qing looked at the other person. "Are you sure there are only two?"

"Those who sealed me divided me into four and set separate barriers in the four directions to ensure we couldn’t meet each other, but a thousand years ago, because they failed to return to provide continuous energy to the array, the four barriers started to have gaps..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing and Tianji exchanged glances and both nodded slightly.

This explanation was fairly reliable. Any barrier requires energy, but energy is extremely precious, especially during the period when the Earth Spirit is in decline.

It must be used to ensure the revival of ancient times and rapid reconstruction.

It’s certain that the seal here would use as little energy as possible.

This time, due to King of Qin’s reason, the ancient times were revived a thousand years later, it was plausible that the array would have vulnerabilities.

"Divided into four and only three remain, does that mean one has already been dealt with?" Chen Qing looked at the other: "Did you do it?"

"Of course not..." the other party rolled their eyes. "If I had that ability, I would have already captured the two of you for interrogation. It must be said that you two are really lucky to have met me. If it were anyone else, your fate would probably be worse than death by now!"

"Is that so?" Chen Qing rubbed his fingers together. "Do you mean the other two are tricky to deal with?"

"They are certainly tricky!" the other party sighed.

"I got the short end of the stick, getting only powers of hiding. As you have seen, my ability to lurk is great, and I also have the Howling Heavenly Nose’s innate gift.

But I received none of the powers for direct combat, or else how could you two have leisurely stayed here for half a year? "

"Is that so?" Chen Qing’s gaze became dangerous. "You have no ability for direct combat at all?"

"Don’t scare me..." the other laughed. "I’ve followed you for half a year, don’t I know your capabilities? I may not be able to defeat you, but you’re dreaming if you think you can catch me."

"So what you’re suggesting is that we cooperate?"

"Why else would I talk your ear off for this long?"

Chen Qing smiled: "Since it’s a cooperation, you at least have to tell us how to get out and what dangers we’re going to face, right?"

"I’m not sure how to get out..." the other party became serious: "The barrier has begun to loosen, and just yesterday I felt that the northern barrier had been opened.

With the two previously destroyed ones, now only the eastern barrier remains intact.

According to the characteristics of common arrays, it is necessary to destroy these four barriers for the suppressive barrier to show its flaws, which means we need to start by breaking the eastern barrier. "

"But I want to get out, and so naturally do my other two kin. If I’m not wrong, they are already waiting in the east. Going there now would likely lead to conflict."

"Then we don’t have to go right now, do we..." Chen Qing said with a smile. "Once they’ve broken through the barrier, we’ll naturally be able to get out, won’t we?"

"Can you wait that long?" the other sneered. "The Earth Spirit has already revived, and as you said, the Ghost Domain is getting restless. There’s not much time left!"

Chen Qing suddenly understood: "The ones who sealed this place... was it the Ghost Domain?"

Things were getting interesting. The Capital City, the Emperor, the Ghost Domain—the Ghost Domain’s reach had extended to the Southern Barbarians?

And according to Tianji who had just quietly passed on information to him, Zi Yue said that his original fiancée was about to be taken away by a brute from the Southern Barbarians...

And coincidentally, the seal here was also related to the Ghost Domain. Was it just a coincidence?