stonecrandall Chapter 230: The Rebirth of the Hidden Society
Chapter 230: The Rebirth of the Hidden Society
In the following days, Yang Qing stayed as a guest at the Tianshi Mansion where Mr. Zhang lived.
Through their casual chat, Yang Qing had a very good impression of Mr. Zhang. He was considerate of the younger generation, not stubborn in his thinking, and had the demeanor of an elder.
So he talked about the Liu family in Hengzhou Prefecture and vaguely told the other party about the relationship between the Pantheon and the Akita people.
This also includes a series of information such as the Eight-Hong One-Yu Tower.
However, in order to conceal the secrets of his bracelet and mythical beasts such as the Jishui Leopard, Yang Qing only said that he accidentally discovered his identity as an Yin-Yang Master when he was investigating the Liu family in Hengzhou Prefecture, and then found out about it through a series of clues.
By the way, he also informed the other party of the news about the seventy-two demon stars and the demon world.
Originally, Yang Qing thought that after he told Mr. Zhang about the Pantheon and the Akita people, the other party would at least be surprised.
But who would have thought that after hearing this, instead of being surprised, Mr. Zhang told Yang Qing another story.
It turned out that about seventy years ago, when Mr. Zhang Baiju was young, he traveled around the countries and met a young swordsman named Tian Jie in Yingqiu Prefecture of Qi State.
At that time, Na Tianjie accidentally rescued a traveling merchant and discovered a peculiar attribute in the merchant - he would not be attacked by evil spirits.
This discovery surprised Tian Jie very much, because when he rescued the traveling merchant, he was seriously injured and surrounded by evil spirits.
But even so, the traveling merchant was not devoured by the evil spirit.
Later, in order to verify his discovery, Tian Jie spent a lot of time studying him, and even put him in a cage and threw him into the entrance of the cave where the evil spirit lurked.
But the results of all experiments were the same: the evil spirits ignored him and sometimes even tried to rescue him, as if he was the same kind as the evil spirits.
With this discovery, Tian Jie was very excited at the time, thinking that he could solve the problem of evil spirits attacking humans for so many years through this traveling merchant.
Later, in order to find out the reason why the traveling merchant was not attacked by evil spirits, Tian Jie went against his conscience and conducted an inhumane living research on the traveling merchant.
Even because he came from the Jixia Academy in Qi State, he also invited several classmates and teachers from the academy to help with the experiments.
At that time, Mr. Zhang was also involved and had seen the traveling merchant with his own eyes.
The man was short and stocky, and even because of the long-term torture of the experiments, he looked haggard and emaciated.
At this point in the story, Yang Qing had already understood that the traveling merchant was most likely a member of the Akita tribe.
"Then what?" Yang Qing asked.
"Then one day not long after, we were attacked by a group of demons of unknown origin."
Speaking of this, a look of reminiscence emerged on Zhang Baiju's face.
“The attack method used by that group of demons was very special. They could summon demons and even transform themselves into demons. I had not yet mastered it at that time, so we were caught off guard and suffered very heavy losses.
Many people died, including Tian Jie and the traveling merchants.
Fortunately, some of us who survived followed them and found the base of the group of demons that attacked us."
"Pantheism?"
Yang Qing asked unconsciously after hearing this.
“Maybe, but at that time they were not called the Pantheon, but the Moon Blasphemy Sect. However, the form of their rebellion was very similar to that of the Pantheon.
Afterwards, those of us who survived, mainly students from the Jixia Academy, began to secretly investigate this Yuedejiao.
I found that all the core members of the sect practiced this method of cultivation, which was mainly based on summoning demons, and they were all the kind of people who would not be attacked by evil spirits. "
When Mr. Zhang Baiju said this, he sighed.
"As we investigated more, we gradually discovered that the secrets of this cult are far more than this.
It may even be just a branch of a larger organization, and this organization is a foreign race that speaks a language we cannot understand. It has been deeply rooted in this continent and even in various countries for many years, and they have a huge and complex network of relationships.
We then exposed these secrets, but soon after that our group began to suffer various assassination attempts.
It's not even just about assassinations.
Some people started to be targeted in various ways, and the rest of us, including myself, lived very cautiously for a period of time.
"Then what?" Yang Qing asked.
"Then we naturally had to fight back. At that time, everyone who could study in the Jixia Academy was a person of prominent status. We mobilized the power behind us, and soon everyone united to annihilate the Yuedu Sect.
There were even several fights between Heavenly Soul Realm cultivators.”
"Didn't you follow the clues? It's obvious that the Yuetu Cult is just a force that appears in the open." Yang Qing continued to ask.
“We also suffered heavy losses at that time, and all clues were cut off.
The cult is well organized this month, and once they are ready to cut off the gecko's tail, they will naturally do a very clean job of finishing it off, leaving no loopholes for us to investigate."
"So your organization has also disbanded?"
"No, that's not the case. It's just that the people of the Moon Blasphemy Cult are always so vicious and cruel, so we have become very low-key."
Having said that, old man Zhang Baiju took out a metal token from the storage ring on his finger and threw it to Yang Qing.
“In this world, kings, generals, and common people all care about different things, but most people only care about the visible benefits in front of them.
Few people do these thankless tasks.
But since you are also investigating the Pantheon, and this Pantheon may be the revived Moon Cult, then I will take the initiative to be your introducer.
Take it with you and visit the Jixia Academy in Linzi Prefecture of Qi State when you have time. On the surface, this token is a certificate of being a student of the Jixia Academy, but secretly, it is also the identity token of our organization.
If you report with this token, someone will naturally contact you. I believe you will find many like-minded partners there.
Remember, our organization is called Chongming, Chongming Society."
Yang Qing took the token and saw that it had ancient patterns on it, with the words "Jixia Academy" engraved in small seal script in the middle.
However, on one corner of the token, the pattern is asymmetrical with the surrounding area, and is engraved with a divine bird spreading its wings and flying high.
The double-headed bird symbolizes making the night sky bright again.
This bird is shaped like a phoenix, has great power, and is dedicated to fighting against evil spirits. It is the symbol and totem of the Chongming Society.
"Okay, I wanted to have a discussion with the younger generation, but I didn't expect that you and I are actually in the same boat.
But from this point of view, you must have a great reputation in the Pantheon.
Now that you've caused such a big fuss in Jinguan City and your identity has been exposed, with the all-pervasive means of the Pantheon, your troubles will probably begin next.
Although I can protect you temporarily, this is not a solution after all. People are always careless sometimes.
Find a name in the next two days, and then leave quietly."
"Yes!"
Speaking of leaving, Yang Qing was also planning to leave. He had already finished his business here, and if he stayed in Jinguan City, he would just be waiting for the people from the Pantheon to target him.
By then, it might just be endless assassinations.
But he was still a wanted criminal after all. Even if the crime he committed was not committed in Shu, the reward on the wanted list and the diplomatic relations between Chu and Shu were still there.
So, whether openly or secretly, it is not a good idea to continue staying in Jinguan City.
Time passed quickly, and three days later, with the help of Ye Chenhu, Yang Qing quietly left Jinguan City.
However, before leaving, Yang Qing still made a large purchase in the city.
Back in Miaojiang, Yushoushan and Houtuwei robbed a lot of supplies from the Huangji Trading Company. Later, when they were chasing Yang Qing, they were killed by Yang Qing.
These supplies finally fell into Yang Qing's hands. Later, Yang Qing stayed in Youyang Prefecture for a period of time, where he resold all these supplies and also stockpiled a batch of popular and high-selling goods in Jinguan City from Youyang Prefecture.
Taking advantage of Ye Chenhu's frequent visits to see him these days, Yang Qing quickly got rid of these things with his help.
With all this in and out, plus the silver seized previously, Yang Qing had as much as 110,000 taels of silver on him at that time.
However, in the past few days, with the help of Zhang Baiju and Ye Chenhu, the 110,000 taels of silver were exchanged for more than 1,500 evil beads.
Fortunately, Jinguan City is a capital city with a huge size and a large population.
Otherwise, with Yang Qing's purchase volume, he might not be satisfied for the time being.
In order to quickly exchange the silver for the Devil's Trace Beads, Ye Chenhu even used the treasuries of the Night Patrol Division and the Evil Suppression Division to resell some of the Devil's Trace Beads in exchange for merit points.
However, for this, Yang Qing also owed Ye Chenhu a favor.