Chapter 85

Wanxian Illusory Realm, the conference hall.

Chen Jingyun was somewhat exhausted. He propped his face up with his hands, his elbows resting on the table. Although this was an illusion, the gesture did not give him any actual physical comfort, but it did provide some solace.

The cultivation at the peak of Nirvana allowed him to maintain boundless energy, but it could not withstand the mental and emotional fatigue.

The earthquake in Xishan had been several days ago. During these days, he had not slept, continuously handling the series of events triggered by the earthquake and communicating with the secluded Immortal Alliance's Free and Easy cultivators.

Several Grandmasters in the conference hall looked at him, their eyes filled with unease. These cultivators, like him, were Nirvana-stage cultivators who had taken over the positions of sect leaders after the Free and Easy cultivators went into seclusion. They all knew about the Xishan incident.

There was only one Free and Easy cultivator in the conference hall, the Ethereal Palace's Free and Easy Daoist Pori, who sat to Chen Jingyun's left.

Seeing the expressions of the Grandmasters, Chen Jingyun smiled and said, "There's no need to worry. The Xishan incident has been resolved, and I have already informed the senior Free and Easy cultivators. We didn't gather here to discuss this. Let's get to the main topic."

Everyone nodded. The Xishan incident was a secret of the Immortal Alliance, not something they could interfere with. Such confidential matters were handled by the Free and Easy cultivators.

Chen Jingyun raised his head, cleared his throat, and smiled, "I believe everyone has already made up their minds about the matter we are about to discuss. Although we must be responsible for every cultivator under the Immortal Alliance, I really don't want to have another meeting about this. Let's try to reach a conclusion this time."

"Chen Sect Leader, this might be a bit difficult," a cultivator in the characteristic green robe of Tianling Ridge said with a bitter smile.

Chen Jingyun recognized him. This gray-haired old man was the head of Jiying Valley, a branch of Tianling Ridge. Chen Jingyun asked, "What are your thoughts, Head of Jiying?"

The head of Jiying Valley shook his head with a bitter smile, "I have no profound insights. Look at this first."

He waved his hand, and an image appeared. The image showed only a drop of blood. The head of Jiying Valley explained, "This is the blood and flesh collected by the Thousand Plagues and Ten Thousand Toxins Needle during inoculation. It belongs to the child named Wang Qi."

The needle of the Thousand Plagues and Ten Thousand Toxins was hollow. When it pierced the body to activate the magical properties, it automatically collected a small amount of the inoculant's blood and flesh. The amount collected was so tiny that even a Great Perfection cultivator like Zhen Chanzi did not notice it. The needle's interior had magical inscriptions to maintain the vitality of the blood and flesh, preventing it from deteriorating.

According to the Immortal Alliance's regulations, the used Thousand Plagues and Ten Thousand Toxins Needle must be sealed back into the original bamboo tube and marked, then uniformly collected by the Immortal Alliance. Since the needle contained the essence of plague and poison techniques, it could become a terrifying weapon if it fell into the wrong hands. This regulation did not raise any suspicions.

Even Su Junyu did not know that the item he submitted included Wang Qi's blood sample.

Chen Jingyun was not surprised by this. He asked, "What are the results?"

The head of Jiying Valley touched the blood sample image, which quickly enlarged. The image of the blood gradually faded, replaced by dozens of twisted, linear objects.

"This is the true form of the bloodline," the head of Jiying Valley explained.

If Wang Qi were here, he would have recognized this as the Earthly term: chromosomes.

Several Grandmasters of Tianling Ridge nodded, "Yes, it looks like a human."

The head of Jiying Valley extended his finger and erased most of the common bloodline characteristics, "These are mostly common human traits and are unrelated to cultivation potential. We should focus on this part."

As he did this, the remaining few pairs of chromosomes deformed, transforming from a twisted mass into straight lines. Upon closer inspection, they revealed the classic double helix structure.

In the神州 (神州 is a term for China, but in this context, it refers to the world of the story), it is called: the root of the bloodline.

The head of Jiying Valley continued to remove the common and redundant parts. After completing this, he displayed fifty-two bloodline root diagrams: "These are the bloodline root diagrams of other cultivators, with twenty-six from the 'thing' controlled by the Immortal Alliance and twenty-six from ordinary cultivators randomly selected by the Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror."

Finally, the head of Jiying Valley clasped his hands together, and the fifty-three diagrams overlapped, forming a white light. He explained, "The Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror will automatically compare these fifty-three diagrams."

Soon, the comparison results were complete. Chen Jingyun looked at the string of numbers floating in the air, puzzled, "I can only tell that he still looks like a human..."

The head of Jiying Valley smiled bitterly, "Actually, among the twenty-six known samples, only twelve are clearly 'not human.' This child's innate constitution is outstanding among ordinary people, but not the best. Among these twenty-six, he is not at the bottom but is in the lower-middle range. It's hard to judge if there's a problem just from his constitution."

Another cultivator in a green robe interjected, "I have a different opinion."

This was an old woman with snow-white hair, the head of Tian Sheng Peak, another branch of Tianling Ridge. Unlike Jiying Valley, which studied bloodlines, Tian Sheng Peak focused on the human body. She displayed a table: "From the blood and flesh, this young man has no problems. It shows that his diet was mainly vegetarian, with a stable intake of meat, likely from hunting. The ancient cultivation methods and chaotic techniques match."

The heads of the two major branches of Tianling Ridge had different opinions. Pori looked at Chen Jingyun and asked, "You must have something else to say. Speak directly and don't waste everyone's time."

Chen Jingyun nodded, brought up a report, and made copies for everyone. He said, "This report was submitted by my disciple from the Myriad Methods Sect a few days ago. Wang Qi participated in the Quest for Enlightenment trial before the Xishan earthquake."

Everyone quickly read the report, their expressions strange: "'True Self as One, Initial Heart Unchanged' mind-holding? Great Elephant Phase Wave Technique? Ripple Mystic Qi?"

Chen Jingyun nodded. A Grandmaster couldn't help but say, "This is clearly a world-class genius! Such insight is absolutely unrelated to those people."

Chen Jingyun shook his head, "When something is abnormal, it must be a demon. Don't you think this genius is a bit too strange?"

Someone drew in a sharp breath, "Sigh, so to speak, the Immortal Yuan Li, the Supreme Taiyi, and the Daoist Buzhun all... all..."

He couldn't continue.

This young man's performance had already surpassed the geniuses of the past!

"If this person has a clean background, I would be delighted to welcome a genius for the Immortal Alliance. But... he once stayed in the same village as Daoist Buzhun!"

Pori was somewhat impatient, "I've already said, Xiaohai is a simpleton, without any ulterior motives. Are you not thinking clearly?"

Chen Jingyun countered, "What if Daoist Hai didn't have this plan initially? Perhaps letting Wang Qi join the Immortal Alliance was a spur-of-the-moment decision. We can't completely rule out this possibility."

Chen Jingyun paused and continued, "Also, don't forget, among these twenty-six people, one also quickly mastered the 'True Self as One' mind-holding."

"Considering everyone's opinions, we can only conclude: Wang Qi may have a problem, or he may not. Discussing this several times will only lead to the same answer. I don't intend to waste time on this issue."

"The focus of this meeting is: what attitude should we take toward Wang Qi when recruiting disciples? Should we 'suspect' or 'assume innocence'?"

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