171: Temple Action, the Real Purpose

After Shen Mo finished the competition, he returned to his own palace. Oh, no, it was the Third Princess's palace, but now, it was his!

Shen Mo yawned as he returned to his bedchamber, where the Second Princess, Nangong Mingyue, was already waiting.

"Young Master Shen, what a leisurely mood you're in!"

Her eyes sparkled, and her gaze was seductive.

And as soon as her voice sounded, Shen Mo's first reaction was to check if his clothes were properly worn.

Oh, he had just returned from a competition, not just finished showering.

What a pity!

Otherwise, he could have seized the opportunity to demand compensation for his emotional distress, claiming he had been seen naked.

Shen Mo sighed inwardly.

On the other side, Nangong Mingyue, catching Shen Mo's gaze, immediately felt a surge of anger.

Just thinking about this guy made her frustrated.

They had signed a cooperation agreement before, and she originally thought that would be enough.

But this guy shamelessly demanded her sponsorship for his cultivation, saying it would allow him to enter the Battle of Consecration better and faster.

By the time the Second Princess realized it, she had already been extorted a large sum by Shen Mo.

This guy!

Nangong Mingyue gritted her teeth and said to Shen Mo, "The people from the Holy Temple have made a move."

"Hm?"

Shen Mo, who had been about to sit down, suddenly froze, then looked at Nangong Mingyue and asked, "Made a move?"

"What kind of move?"

"Have you figured out what they want to do?"

After Shen Mo and Nangong Mingyue formed an alliance, they began to share information. Shen Mo shared the intelligence from Nangong Mingyue's side.

Ever since she suspected the Holy Temple's intentions were impure, she had been keeping an eye on them, and they hadn't made any overt moves, so they hadn't aroused the Holy Temple's suspicion.

After all, as the Second Princess, it was quite reasonable for Nangong Mingyue to monitor the behavior of the entire Tianlong Kingdom's capital.

Which royal family in the Tianlong Kingdom's capital hadn't planted spies?

As Shen Mo spoke, Nangong Mingyue shook her head, her expression calm, and said, "I haven't found out, but I can sense that they seem to be targeting the Royal Forbidden Ground."

Her expression thoughtful, she continued, "The Royal Forbidden Ground has existed since the Tianlong Kingdom's inception. It is said to be one of the main pillars of the entire realm, akin to a sky-reaching pillar."

"If something happens to the Royal Forbidden Ground, basically, the entire realm will be destroyed."

Nangong Mingyue's meaning was very clear: the chances of the Holy Temple targeting the Royal Forbidden Ground were very high.

It's just that they didn't want to obtain the Royal Forbidden Ground; they only wanted to destroy it. If that happened, the entire realm would likely be ruined in an instant.

"I still don't quite understand."

Shen Mo raised an eyebrow and said, "The Holy Temple is also one of the organizations in this place. Since it's responsible for guarding this place, why would it actively destroy it?"

"Blood sacrifice? Why would they blood sacrifice this place?"

Shen Mo seized on a word Nangong Mingyue had used earlier: "How do you know they want to blood sacrifice this place?"

Shen Mo hadn't paid much attention to what Nangong Mingyue had said before.

Now, thinking about it, he suddenly felt there was a big problem.

After all, blood sacrifice and destruction are not the same.

For the Holy Temple to destroy this place, there must be immense benefits to meet their requirements.

And if this place is destroyed, there must be other places where they can escape and be accommodated!

And would the people of the Holy Temple sacrifice themselves to destroy this place?

What was the meaning of their doing this?

What good would destroying this place do them?

Suddenly, Shen Mo's eyes widened. He thought of a reason.

That is...

After destroying this place, the people of the Holy Temple could gain greater benefits. They wouldn't need to fear death because they wouldn't die at all!

After destroying this place, they could enter Blue Star!

Completely enter!

Only this reason could explain why the people of the Holy Temple would make such a self-defeating move that harmed others!

They had found a way to enter Blue Star!

Or rather, a way to enter Blue Star after shattering the secret realm!

He just didn't know if this method could be used by other secret realms!

How widespread was its applicability!

Shen Mo's intuition was incredibly sharp.

Almost instantly, he sensed the immense harm and terrible consequences this matter would have for Blue Star.

Once the people and things from the secret realm could freely enter Blue Star, what would the entire Blue Star become?

Demons running rampant, and all of humanity would be at the bottom of the food chain!

Their status as masters of Blue Star would be completely overturned, turning them into slaves of those civilizations in the secret realm, becoming their blood food!

Not all secret realm civilizations were purely human civilizations.

Those places ruled by demon races, monster races, and nether races would not consider humans as their kin!

Shen Mo's expression was solemn.

If Grand Governor Liang's goal was this, then he could understand why the other party would lead them here.

Was something lacking here, some kind of medium?

Or rather, a blood guide?

As Shen Mo spoke, Nangong Mingyue's expression subtly hardened, and then she softly said, "Actually, a long time ago, there was a legend circulating here that we would eventually return to our homeland, but it would require a price of blood!"

"I didn't know the Holy Temple wanted to blood sacrifice before, but they had actually proposed such a concept, but it was rejected..."

Nangong Mingyue's expression was quite troubled.

"Because the blood sacrifice required all the humans of the entire realm as a catalyst, my father opposed this proposal."

"And the other realms were the same."

"But I don't know when, many new faces appeared within the Holy Temple."

"When they previously asked us to hold the Battle of Consecration and lure outsiders here, a different speculation arose in my heart: perhaps the people of the Holy Temple had already found a way to implement this plan!"

Shen Mo raised his eyebrows slightly, not expecting that the Holy Temple had actually proposed this plan before.

"What plan?"

"What does the blood sacrifice require?"

"The blood essence and hatred of all humans in the entire realm, as well as the eight core pillars!"

Nangong Mingyue said, "Our Royal Forbidden Ground is one of those major core pillars."

"Our Tianlong Kingdom Royal Family is stationed here under orders."

"And in the other places, there are other core pillars."

"But we don't know the specific locations; our Tianlong Kingdom is only responsible for guarding this place."

Perhaps feeling that Shen Mo was now one of them, and they were bound together, Nangong Mingyue said calmly, "The core of the Royal Forbidden Ground is one of the original nuclei separated from the civilization cornerstone."

"With the core of the Royal Forbidden Ground, one can easily enter the place where the civilization cornerstone is located."

"Our Tianlong Kingdom Royal Family was once among those who escorted the civilization cornerstone here."