Chapter 280 - 127: Gu Xiangzhu: Why Is Zhu Li Riding on You?

Chapter 280: Chapter 127: Gu Xiangzhu: Why Is Zhu Li Riding on You?

Demon Sect Headquarters.

Shuimo looked at Huangfu Song in disbelief. "You’re saying you’ve already found the Saint Monarch?"

"Of course!"

A fervent gleam in his eyes, Huangfu Song recounted everything he had seen and heard in Hanling County, adding at the end, "My men have been monitoring everyone on the list. Of all of them, Yang Mo gives me a feeling that is most like Lord Saint Monarch!"

Shuimo seemed unimpressed, merely remarking coolly, "Oh? This development is... somewhat interesting."

Huangfu Song smiled. "After much consideration, I believe Yang Mo is indeed the most suitable vessel for Lord Saint Monarch’s reincarnation. His low cultivation talent, the endless torture he endured from the Yang Clan’s Secret Technique... it all forged his willpower to an extreme degree, which is why he was able to withstand the side effects of the Soul-Burning Potion.

The environment he grew up in caused immense changes to his original soul.

That’s why, at first, all we saw was a timid and submissive person.

The moment he breaks free from these shackles will be the moment the Saint Monarch descends upon the world again.

Lady Shuimo! Please entrust the Divine Cocoon Silk to me. I am seventy percent certain that Yang Mo is the Saint Monarch!"

"Guardian Song, what you’re saying makes a lot of sense," Shuimo said, cutting him off with a wave of her hand. "If we’re using that logic to verify things, then Yang Mo’s circumstances do indeed fit the criteria. But have you considered one thing?"

Huangfu Song’s smile faltered. "What thing?"

Shuimo looked at him pointedly. "When you presuppose a conclusion and then try to prove it, all signs will invariably point to that conclusion. Those were Lord Saint Monarch’s own words. Have you forgotten?"

Huangfu Song’s expression tightened. "It’s true that Lord Saint Monarch said that, but Lady Shuimo, tell me, who else could it be besides Yang Mo...?"

Shuimo’s slender brows furrowed. "Guardian Song, have you investigated the others on the list in such depth?"

Huangfu Song was at a loss for words. "Well..."

’There are so many people on that list. How could he possibly have the time to personally investigate every single one?’

A faint smile touched Shuimo’s lips. "Since you haven’t investigated them in depth, Guardian Song, on what grounds can you claim to be seventy percent certain? If I recall correctly, there are several dozen people on that list, aren’t there? If you apply this same preset conclusion to all of them, are you sure you wouldn’t find someone who resembles the Saint Monarch even more than Yang Mo?"

Huangfu Song was silent.

Shuimo regarded him with a cryptic smile. "Guardian Song! We have already determined the optimal solution. As long as we follow the plan step by step, we will certainly find the Saint Monarch. Why jump the gun and gamble on your supposed seventy-percent certainty? Are you in such a hurry because you’re worried the other Dharma Protectors will beat you to it?"

Huangfu Song’s expression soured. "What are you implying, Lady Shuimo? Are you questioning my loyalty to Lord Saint Monarch? Accusing me of being willing to put him in danger just to claim the credit?"

Of course, claiming the credit was exactly what he wanted to do.

Shuimo hadn’t been wrong about one thing. He wasn’t the only one searching for the Saint Monarch. Although the other three Dharma Protectors had no foundation in Lingge, they had still brought a few trusted subordinates with them. His own men had already noticed that other people were monitoring the same targets.

He’d even felt that someone was watching his group during the trip to Hanling County.

’What if someone else gets there first...?’

Of course, that was only one part of it.

His claim of being seventy percent certain wasn’t just him talking nonsense.

He truly felt that Yang Mo was the most like the Saint Monarch. That final, unhinged peal of laughter had sent a chill down his spine, a feeling very similar to what he’d felt when facing the Saint Monarch in his past life.

The Saint Monarch once said that for a Demon Cultivator, intuition is often the most accurate guide.

He trusted his intuition.

But Shuimo had a point. There was a much safer strategy, so why insist on a seventy-percent gamble?

’But what if the other Dharma Protectors beat me to it?’

Shuimo seemed to see the doubt in his heart. "If Guardian Song is only worried about claiming the credit for welcoming the Saint Monarch, then you have no need to be so concerned. This foolproof plan is known only to you and me. Even if the other Dharma Protectors choose their own candidates, who do you think I will ultimately entrust the Divine Cocoon Silk to?"

A muscle in Huangfu Song’s eye twitched. "You mean..."

Shuimo nodded. "As long as you remain calm and execute the plan step by step, I can guarantee that you will be the one to receive the greatest credit."

Huangfu Song’s expression tensed slightly. "But Yang Mo’s foundation is very weak. If he really is Lord Saint Monarch, continuing like this means he will likely miss the War God Tower."

"There’s no rush for that!"

Shuimo smiled faintly. "Our sect’s legacy is vast. We can allow someone to enter the Physical Secret Realm a second time. Once we confirm the Saint Monarch’s identity, even with his innate and acquired deficiencies, the Physical Secret Realm is more than enough for him to make a comeback!"

HISS...

Huangfu Song couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath. He knew of the Physical Secret Realm; it was indeed an incredibly powerful tool.

It allowed a person to experience the cultivation of the Physical Body Realm all over again, forging a body of muscle and bone no less than the third grade.

Of course, that was just an added bonus.

For truly top-tier experts, a third-grade body of muscle and bone was nothing special.

The greatest strength of the Physical Secret Realm lay in its enhancement of the Pattern Condensation Stage, which comes after Body Refining, Muscle Strengthening, and Bone Forging.

As everyone knows, of the seven great Divine Treasures in the human body, the physical body must be the first one cultivated.

This was for no other reason than the fact that the physical body is the foundation that houses all the other Divine Treasures.

And once the Physical Body Realm is opened, this foundation can never be changed.

During this stage, all Cultivators must make a choice: how to balance the five elemental attributes within their bodies.

The five elements, which both generate and overcome one another, must exist in a stable state within the body.

However, everyone’s constitution and Cultivation Technique are different, making it difficult to achieve strength in all five elements.

When one or two become strong enough, they will suppress the other three.

That is why even the seven great Merit Clans focus on cultivating one primary element and one secondary element.