66: Chapter 66 Investigation of Transmigrators

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Silver Dragon King sat quietly on a lotus platform in the center of the lake, her violet-golden pupils indifferently gazing in the direction of the human World. She could clearly perceive the internal strife and suspicion within the Human Alliance, and a faint, cold sneer touched the corner of her lips.

A fragmented Alliance, each with their own ulterior motives, was not worth her personal intervention. She only needed to wait quietly, waiting for them to exhaust themselves, waiting for her power to fully revive, and waiting for Dugu Long to completely master the Origin power of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.

As well as the internal struggles of those Sons of Luck.

By the lake, Dugu Long sat on a stone, his small figure enveloped by the red and blue Ice and Fire power. Under Di Tian's guidance, he was gradually mastering the Dragon King Origin power within his body.

From time to time, he would look up in the direction of Spirit City and softly call out "Grandpa," but the confusion in his eyes had significantly diminished, replaced by an increasingly strong Dragon Clan majesty.

Silver Dragon King retracted her gaze and fixed it on Dugu Long, the coldness in her eyes instantly softening.

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Gui Mengguan, Qiangu Jue, and Oupai leaned against the cool corridor pillars, avoiding the crowd's gaze, and conversed in hushed tones.

Looking at the chaos of various forces, seemingly united but inwardly divided, Gui Mengguan couldn't help but sigh softly: "These people are still scheming and fighting among themselves, completely unaware of what big move the Silver Dragon King is brewing!"

Qiangu Jue leaned against the pillar with his arms crossed, scoffing with a tone full of helplessness: "Nonsense. With their local intelligence, how could they understand that this stagnant calm is the most deadly? Silver Dragon King has no intention of starting a war now. She can afford to wait, but these people can't."

Oupai nodded, unconsciously rubbing the Godly Zhuge Crossbow at his waist, his brows tightly furrowed: "Originally, she planned to lay low and accumulate strength while waiting for the Human Alliance to collapse from internal strife, then strike a fatal blow when the time was ripe. The current fragmented state of this Alliance practically lays all its weaknesses bare before her eyes. This is hardly her usual wisdom."

For them, this eerie calm was never a sign of peace, but the final silence before a World-destroying storm.

Over the past two and a half years, the Star Dou Great Forest remained calm. Apart from occasional scouts venturing into the central region mysteriously disappearing, there had been no large-scale conflicts. However, the cracks within the Human Alliance had widened significantly during this period.

Spirit Hall continuously infiltrated the two great Empires under the guise of the Alliance, while Heaven Dou and Star Luo constantly fortified their defenses. The Upper Three Sects each had their own agendas, having long lost the faint sense of shared enmity they had when the Alliance was first formed.

It was also during these two and a half years that the three of them spent most of their time secretly investigating all suspected "fellow transmigrators" on the continent, fearing that some hidden transmigrator might overturn the chessboard first.

After a moment of silence, Gui Mengguan suddenly leaned forward, lowering his voice even further, his tone carrying a lingering gravity: "I've been thinking recently, since we transmigrators can come in a group, could there be Rebirth cultivators? Especially on the Spirit Beast side, Silver Dragon King awakened ten thousand years early, and Di Tian appeared early to set up schemes. Could there be others behind the scenes pushing things along?"

"Don't think about such far-fetched things for now. We can't even get into the Spirit Beast core area. Let's talk about what we've actually found in these two years." Qiangu Jue shook his head, interrupting him. He glanced around to confirm no one was near, then continued in a deep voice, "In these two years, Spirit Hall has successively recruited seven Innate Full Spirit Power geniuses, all of unknown Origin, and each one of them seems off."

"Exactly." Oupai immediately chimed in, his eyes full of vigilance, "Especially that Lin Mo who joined last year. As soon as he entered the Sect, he proposed a set of 'Standardized Formation Training' and 'Spirit Power Synchronous Amplification Combat Method' to the Spirit Hall Spirit Master regiment. That stuff couldn't possibly have been conceived in this era; it's completely modern military thinking. And that girl who came last month, she actually went to the Spirit Hall Artifact Refining Pavilion and asked if there were artisans who could make 'Mother-Child Soul Chasing Life-Taking Gall,' even describing the core poison sac trigger structure in detail—that's Tang San's unique Hidden Weapons in the original work, something a native Spirit Master couldn't possibly know!"

Gui Mengguan's brows furrowed even tighter: "I've also noticed that when these people usually speak, they occasionally blurt out words that don't exist in this World, and they always have some inexplicably accurate predictions about the future trends of the continent. The three of us have managed to get this far by staying low-key and inconspicuous, pretending to be geniuses cultivated by Spirit Hall, never daring to reveal any trace of being transmigrators. But these few people are too flamboyant in their actions."

In these two and a half years, relying on the Immortal Plant blessings obtained from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, coupled with Spirit Hall's top-tier resource allocation, the three of them had already successfully broken through to the Spirit Elder Realm, gaining some renown among the younger generation of Spirit Hall.

Yet, they always kept things hidden, never using knowledge beyond this era, nor predicting plot developments. To outsiders, they merely claimed exceptional talent and careful cultivation by elders from the Elder Hall, perfectly integrating into the native Spirit Master circle, precisely to avoid being targeted by fellow transmigrators in the shadows.

"The most troublesome thing is that we can't figure out if these people are on our side," Qiangu Jue said gravely. "What if they are die-hard fans of the original work, clinging to Tang San's leg, or wanting to help the two great Empires overthrow Spirit Hall? Since we are currently in Spirit Hall, we would be their first target. That's why I said, unless absolutely necessary, we must never expose our identities."

Just then, Gui Mengguan suddenly threw out an even more alarming piece of information, his voice carrying a hint of an almost imperceptible smile: "Also, our people sent to the Southwest Fasinuo Province of the Heaven Dou Empire have returned with the final investigation results for Saint Spirit Village and Nuoding City—that situation over there is equally interesting."

Qiangu Jue and Oupai instantly perked up their ears, their expressions suddenly grave.

Saint Spirit Village, Tang San—this was the absolute core of the original work. No matter how much the plot might deviate, this name would always be the biggest unavoidable variable.

"Tang Hao is indeed living in seclusion in Saint Spirit Village, under the alias Tang Dachui, with anugly appearance, a drunkard blacksmith. Tang San is his third son, essentially the same as the original setting."

Gui Mengguan first set the tone, then changed the subject: "Tang San also, just like in the original work, awakened the Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Spirit Power at six years old, and is likely still meticulously hiding his second Spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer, having entered Nuoding City Elementary Spirit Master Academy early to study. But one thing has completely changed: he never apprenticed under Yu Xiaogang, that utterly useless Xiaogang; there isn't even a shred of master-disciple affection between them."

"Didn't apprentice?"