Chapter 665 - 626: Tiansuan Internal Affairs Hall, No One Likes a Lurker

Yang Chan’s gaze fell upon the people coming and going. These were just the individuals handling some of the internal affairs of the Merak Sacred Land. There were surely many more who hadn’t been counted, not to mention those who dealt with external matters.

By that calculation, the population of the Merak Sacred Land was far greater than he had anticipated.

The Profound Void Grotto Heaven was an extremely suitable place for many Martial Arts Experts to practice their Cultivation. The environment, enhanced by things like Qi Pills suited for those below the Inner Refining level, could help talented martial artists break through quickly and advance their Cultivation much sooner.

In an environment like this, the number of Martial Arts Experts in the Merak Sacred Land would only continue to grow.

Furthermore, the Merak Sacred Land had a much larger base from which to select disciples. People born and raised in places with dense Spiritual Qi tended to have better Martial Arts Talent, which naturally expanded this base even further. This allowed for the birth of more individuals with extremely high Talent, and in turn, the cultivation of more experts.

Although this was an unconfirmed theory, the abundance of genius disciples in the Merak Sacred Land was an undeniable fact. This wasn’t unique to the Merak Sacred Land, either; the other Holy Lands were the same.

There was also a theory that if the parents were Martial Arts Experts, their children’s Martial Arts Talent would not be poor. After generations of such cultivation, many highly talented experts would be born, some even possessing special Physiques.

After the destruction of the Taiyu Divine Continent, the number of people with special Physiques decreased. Innate Physiques, in particular, became even rarer, but they did not disappear entirely.

If parents cultivated an Acquired Physique, it was possible for the next generation to inherit that Physique innately, granting them extremely high Talent.

Such things had happened before.

Back then, the Taiyin Saintess had coveted Yang Chan’s Physique. Besides the fact that it could boost her Cultivation and aid her practice, she was also thinking about her future descendants.

If she had a brood of highly talented offspring, her position would become even more unshakeable.

However, after she saw Yang Chan absorb the Imperial Dynasty’s Original National Fate, she decisively gave up on the idea.

"Senior Brother Feng, are these the people from the Cyan Yuan Sect in the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty?"

Someone from the Internal Affairs Hall had spotted Feng Anliang leading a group of strangers, accompanied by Sikong Qing and Chiyu Peak’s Peak Master Liu Xuan, and had proactively approached to inquire.

Whenever people joined the Merak Sacred Land, personnel were naturally assigned to handle the process in advance.

The matter of registration was quite important, as it concerned the Merak Sacred Land replenishing its ranks with new blood. Even though they took in new members every year or two, the level of importance placed on the process never changed.

These people might become the future pillars of the Merak Sacred Land. The future Saint Master could even be born from among them.

Another point was to check the newcomers’ situations, and then arrange for people to thoroughly investigate everyone’s background to confirm they weren’t spies planted by rival Sects.

Though the possibility was small, they would still conduct the check.

’I’m aware of all this,’ Yang Chan thought. ’I’ve already cultivated the Meditation and Breath Holding Technique to Tier Five Outstanding. According to the Black Dragon, not even a Blood Exchange Martial Saint can see through my disguise. The only exception would be someone who has cultivated a Soul Body, but individuals capable of that are exceedingly rare.’

’Even a cultivator at the peak of the Blood Exchange Martial Saint realm isn’t guaranteed to form a Soul Body. As for other special methods, they can’t achieve what a Soul Body can. As long as I operate my Tier Five Outstanding Meditation and Breath Holding Technique, I’m virtually undetectable.’

’As for my identity, it’s completely solid. I have no fear of being investigated.’

’Princess Lan Yue is using the Thousand-Faced Treasure, so basically no one can discern her situation. Her Cultivation is also hidden by the Treasure Weapon, making it impossible for ordinary people to probe.’

’If she were to be exposed, I would just have to deny it to my death, then have the Black Dragon use its Soul Body to trigger the measure I placed inside her, killing her instantly.’

’While such a method is unfair to Princess Lan Yue, I still put it in place for the sake of safety.’

’At worst, once my Cultivation is strong enough, I can avenge her. That would count as fulfilling her last wish.’

’A man should be prudent. There’s nothing wrong with preparing a few extra contingency plans.’

’If they investigate her identity, I’ve already arranged everything on Princess Lan Yue’s side. They won’t find any issues with her background.’

’Besides, even if Princess Lan Yue’s identity were exposed, it might not have much of an impact.’

’In the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty, Princess Lan Yue was marked as deceased after she disappeared. It’s as if she’s a person who never existed in the Imperial Family’s records. She doesn’t carry any of the National Fate, making her an insignificant figure.’

’The Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty did arrange for people to investigate her whereabouts before, but as one major event after another occurred, Princess Lan Yue was long since forgotten. Hardly anyone cares about her anymore.’

’Perhaps the Old Emperor Yang Yu would have cared in the past. But after his Martial Arts Cultivation advanced to the level of a Blood Exchange Martial Saint, he could afford to ignore many things he previously cared about.’

’As for Han Bingyu, I don’t need to worry about her at all. She has no issues. Both her Cultivation and her identity are clean—a pure member of the Cyan Yuan Sect. There will be no problems with her investigation.’

’I only brought two people with me, so relatively speaking, I’m quite confident.’

’If someone were to discover my situation, well, I’d have no choice but to drop the act.’

’I’m a peerless genius, just hiding my Cultivation out of fear of being discovered and killed in the cradle. In any case, my current identity is completely flawless, no matter how they investigate.’

’My Martial Arts Cultivation is the same. I practice the Cultivation Techniques of the Cyan Yuan Sect, which themselves came from the Merak Sacred Land. You could say I’m a ’pure’ reserve candidate for the Merak Sacred Land.’

’If worst comes to worst, I could reveal my Innate Physique. The Merak Sacred Land would then place even greater importance on me and cultivate me.’

’However, that would deviate from my original plan, and besides, I don’t like being so high-profile.’

’If I were to reveal all that, the Merak Saintess, the Merak Saint Son, and others within the Merak Sacred Land would see me as a threat. They would likely target me, preventing me from developing peacefully and steadily. That doesn’t align with my plans, so it’s naturally not my first choice.’

’If I can develop peacefully, there’s no need to be too conspicuous. After all, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down.’

’It’s better to develop quietly and wait until I’m invincible, then steamroll all my enemies. It’s safer that way, and I’ll get to see the shocked looks on my enemies’ faces as they die, filled with regret.’

’Nobody likes a sandbagger, but being the sandbagger is the exception.’

"That’s right. These are the people from the Qing State Cyan Yuan Sect in the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty. From now on, they are people of the Merak Sacred Land."

"I’ll have to trouble you to register all of them, Junior Brother Xu!"

Feng Anliang nodded upon hearing the question, his tone polite.

Although this Internal Affairs Hall disciple’s Martial Arts Cultivation was lower than his, only at the Inner Refining Five Viscera Level, he was said to have already been accepted as a disciple by a powerful Elder in the hall. Once his Martial Arts Cultivation advanced further, he would gain the status of a Direct Disciple.

In other words, he was just one step away.

Furthermore, the Internal Affairs Hall was responsible for a wide range of matters. Even a Direct Disciple like him often had to come to the Internal Affairs Hall and trouble its members for assistance.

Therefore, Feng Anliang was quite courteous to this person.

This was in contrast to his attitude toward Liu Xuan of Chiyu Peak. The two of them had no authority over each other, and Liu Xuan even looked down on this sort of "scavenging" for talent, which was why their attitude wasn’t as friendly and led to their subtle clashes.

However, none of it was out in the open; they remained relatively restrained.

After all, they both worked for the Merak Sacred Land. They could compete, but it had to be within limits. They couldn’t let rival factions, like that of the Merak Saint Son, laugh at them.

"You’re too kind, Senior Brother!"

The Internal Affairs Hall disciple smiled and nodded, then his gaze shifted to the side.

"Peak Master Liu, we’ll have to trouble you first, then!"

The Internal Affairs Hall disciple looked at Liu Xuan and then took out a roster.

It listed the names of everyone joining the Merak Sacred Land this time. Gu An had sent this information, including the personal details of all the newcomers, in a letter before they even set out.

The disciple’s words were part of the process of verifying this information, and he was also using his own probing techniques to confirm their details.

His inspection was just one step. After these people joined the Merak Sacred Land, others would naturally accept external missions to go and investigate the intelligence that had been sent over.

In fact, it was likely that people had already been dispatched to investigate and confirm that the information was accurate.

Anyone from the outside who joined the Merak Sacred Land would undergo multiple rounds of checks. Even people from within the Profound Void Grotto Heaven were no exception. This was to ensure there were no problems with the disciples of the Merak Sacred Land.

Basically, most people who posed a problem could be identified through these methods!