"You two, the timing is special now and some prejudices must be abandoned." Seeing that Ming Zun and Zhan Zun were silent for a while, Chi Zun spoke again.
"You may simply think that I only protect Qing Ge because he is under my command."
He chuckled, "It's part of the factor, but it's definitely not what I value most."
"Hmm?" Mingzun raised his eyebrows slightly and waited for the next words.
Chi Zun nodded and said leisurely: "A war between our Demon Realm and Human Realm is imminent. Not to mention that this war may not be easy to fight... If we really conquer the Human Realm, then it will be time to divide the interests and reshuffle the forces."
"Our eight holy demon clans were originally divided and at odds with each other, and there were countless internal fights. It was only later that we were forced to stop the internal fighting because the abyss fell into desolation."
"Now, we have a common enemy - the human race, so on the surface it is still harmonious."
"But when we conquer the human realm in the future, everyone will not be polite when dividing the territory."
"They are advancing. If we advance less, it will actually be equivalent to retreating." Chi Zun looked solemn.
"Based on our current combat power, our Soldier Demon Clan ranks in the middle among the eight holy demon clans."
"It would be difficult for our Soldier Demon Clan to make a rapid improvement in strength in such a short period of time."
"But now it's different."
Chi Zun's voice gradually became louder. "You should all know how powerful the Demon Sword is. Qing Ge has been recognized by the Demon Sword and has mastered the Mangcang fighting method. He is extremely talented and can be said to be destined to become a Demon Lord. If we are willing to invest a lot of money to train him, then if he advances to the Demon Lord, with the help of the Demon Sword, he may be able to have the same level of combat power as you and me."
"You should all know what this additional combat power means," said Chi Zun.
Upon hearing this, Life Lord and War Lord nodded slightly.
When it comes to determining the strength of a race, top combat power is definitely the most important factor.
"If he can really reach the level I expected by then, then it won't be a problem for our Soldier Demon Clan to move up one or two places in the ranking of the eight holy demon clans, and we will be able to get more territory by then."
"Take back the magic sword. We can't use it. We can only use it as a decoration. Only in his hands can the magic sword play the role of a killing weapon, and it may give our Soldier Demon Clan more say in the future."
"This is something that will benefit the present and future generations. Are you two going to give up this possibility because of your own prejudices?
"What do you think?" Chi Zun asked.
The Lord of Life and the Lord of War fell into deep thought.
After a moment, Zhan Zun said in a deep voice: "Indeed, Huang appeared in Jianluo King City, so we have no choice but to coordinate the time of the battle with the other seven regions."
"But what about them? They're passing the buck, talking about this and that. Ultimately, they just want to take advantage of our misfortune or see us suffer."
"This kind of frustration is really uncomfortable."
"The eight holy demon clans are essentially at odds with each other. It is impossible to achieve true harmony. The war is about to begin. Every additional powerful force we have means an additional voice. If a race wants to be strong, it cannot rely on others. It can only be self-reliant. We must put the overall situation first."
Zhan Zun agreed with Chi Zun's opinion.
"Ming Zun, what do you think?" he turned around and asked.
Ming Zun was silent for a long time, and finally nodded slowly.
…
The three great demon lords in the True Palace are discussing whether to keep or go with the magic sword.
In another corner of the royal city, the Demon Lord Honglie’s Mansion.
In the study.
Ying Jie had just left the Sword Control Platform and returned to his mansion.
"There must be a problem. There must be something wrong with this Qing Ge." Thinking of the feeling of being on edge on the sword-controlling platform just now, Ying Jie clenched his fists and kept muttering.
He has always been convinced that Ying Jun died at the hands of Qing Ge, and has been investigating the matter.
But if he had only been targeting Qingge out of hatred for him before, and in order to take back the Blood God Sand Mine, then...
So now he is saving himself.
He fully comprehended Mangcang's tactics and gained recognition from the Demon Sword.
With these two things combined, Qingge's status and position instantly rose to a terrifying level.
Then the fact that he had ordered his assassins to attack and kill Qingge would become a spear that Qingge used to stab into his chest, causing him great pain.
He has to save himself.
At this point, only by finding evidence that Qingge had killed Yingjun can Qingge be prevented from causing trouble for him again with this matter - you killed Yingjun, I killed you, the eldest brother won't tell the second brother, either we both give up or we both explode.
As he thought of this, a silver-gray prismatic crystal appeared in his hand.
Ying Jie tapped the crystal with his fingertips, and the crystal seemed to be activated, instantly emitting countless sparkling rays of light, forming a series of phantoms in the air.
The phantoms kept changing and jumping in each scene.
This is the scene when Lu Qingshan was ambushed in the photo studio that day.
The purpose of sending assassins to deal with Lu Qingshan was to lure out the master who might be behind Lu Qingshan.
He is cautious by nature and always likes to think ahead before doing anything.
Ying Jie’s idea was that if the “Master Qingge” was strong enough, he could rescue Qingge without revealing his identity.
Although this could verify his guess, it was of no help to him in identifying this person.
Faced with questioning, Qingge could easily evade the question by saying that he was not aware of the situation.
Therefore, he asked the photo studio to let him carry a photo stone with him.
There are two photo stones in a set.
One was carried by the studio and the other was in his hand.
As for the function of the photo stone, it is also very simple.
It will record every scene he sees from the perspective of a photo studio, including details such as breath and sound, and then transmit it to the photo stone in his hand - in layman's terms, it is actually a more vivid surveillance.
He will use these images as clues to find clues, identify the "Master Qingge" who did it, and use them as evidence.
However, something unexpected happened in the ambush plan later, and it was Ying Mingyue who rescued Qingge, not the mysterious "Master Qingge".
So he could only consider himself unlucky and didn't think much about it.
He casually scanned these shadows at the time and found nothing unusual, so he dropped the matter.
However, now he turned over these phantoms again, and looked at them carefully bit by bit unwillingly:
The photo studio appeared in the Senluo Building.
This was the beginning of the phantom he captured.
The picture keeps moving.
Because the studio is observing the surrounding environment and people.
This is a habit only possessed by assassins who are experts in assassination.
For Yingjie, these scenes are like side stories that have nothing to do with the main plot, long and meaningless.
So, he quickly skipped these scenes last time.
But this time it's different.
He began to follow the perspective of the studio, staring at the picture intently, carefully observing every detail, collecting clues bit by bit.
After a long time.
He shook his head.
“Nothing unusual was found.”
He did not feel discouraged and continued to watch the pictures.
Soon, a figure walked in at the door.
Another protagonist of the story, Qing Ge.
Next, from the perspective of the photo studio, most of the pictures are other places in Senluo Building.
But in the corner of every scene, Qingge's figure is always there, and extremely clear.
The photo studio was keeping an eye on Lu Qingshan out of the corner of their eyes, while at the same time not exposing themselves so as not to alert him.
Very professional.
Ying Jie thought in his heart.
At this time, "Qing Ge" in the corner of the picture has been led by a maid to the depths of Senluo Tower.
The next moment, all the debris in the phantom disappeared, leaving only Lu Qingshan and the maid beside him.
Ying Jie understood that the photo studio had taken action.
A dark knife light flashed across the screen.
It’s the knife light of the photo studio.
However, it looked like this flash of sword could clearly behead Qing Ge directly, but it was unnecessary to cut off the maid beside Qing Ge.
If it were any other master, he would probably be so angry that he would curse.
But the Ying Realm is very peaceful.
That's what he asked for.
The photo studio was just following orders.
The maid's waist was cut in half without any surprise by the knife.
The scene was extremely bloody.
After a moment.
Ying Lou raised the long knife in his hand again.
He roared, "Qing Ge, you will die."
Qing Ge showed a look of horror.
However, although he was shocked, he did not panic.
In the face of life and death crisis, he was able to maintain his composure.
It’s not easy indeed.
Yingjie judged Lu Qingshan's performance from a God's perspective.
This is of course just nonsense.
If a person who has fully understood the Mangcang combat tactics and has been recognized by the Demon Sword can be considered simple, then who else can be considered complex?
Yingjie continued to watch.
There was nothing unusual, and Qingge seemed powerless to resist.
The "Master Qingge" he expected did not appear, nor did he take any action.
However, at this moment, a blood arrow appeared out of nowhere.
It was incredibly fast and powerful, instantly destroying the studio's offensive and his life.
"Grandfather is still powerful."
Ying Jie murmured.
A drop of blood of gods and demons has such power, it is truly amazing.
At this moment, the shadow became blurry, and then it was dark.
——The shadow studio died instantly, and the photo stone on his body was also turned into powder under the infinite power of this blood arrow, and the picture naturally came to an abrupt end.
"Still no clues."
He shook his head, somewhat frustrated.
"That day, when Ying Lou attacked Qing Ge, his movements were slow enough as I said."
"But even so, the mysterious master behind Qing Ge that I expected still didn't make a move."
"If Ying Mingyue hadn't happened to show up, Qing Ge would have been killed."
"So, putting aside the fact that he wasn't paying attention to Qing Ge's movements, or that he was distracted for a moment and couldn't react..."
"Even if you don't want to believe it, the fact is that this 'Master Qing Ge' I'm thinking of may not exist at all?"
"But if Ying Jun really died at the hands of Qing Ge, how could he have done this?"
Ying Jie fell into deep thought.
Time passes by little by little.
At a certain moment, he suddenly remembered something.
So, Ying Jie's heart moved.
The phantom image in front of him appeared again, began to move backwards rapidly, and finally stopped at one scene.
It was the scene when the photo studio launched the second attack.
This time, Ying Jie no longer paid attention to anything else, his eyes fixed on Lu Qingshan's right hand.
“Found it.”
It seemed as if "Qing Ge" was holding something in his palm.
Because only a corner is exposed, it is not obvious.
Plus, the studio was so focused on launching the offensive that they wouldn’t notice these details.
But this is often the case, there are details that you may not have noticed, but you did see them.
Even though Ying Jie was now reviewing every scene that the photo studio had seen in a manner similar to "panoramic playback", he only noticed this detail at this moment.
"What is that?"
Ying Jie murmured softly.
He waved his hand, and the picture began to rewind and jump to the previous scene.
Soon, after careful comparison, Yingjie got a definite answer.
"Qing Ge didn't have this thing in his hand before."
"In other words, this thing was taken out by Qing Ge at the critical moment of life and death when he faced the second fatal attack launched by the photo studio."
"So, this should be Qing Ge's trump card. In his opinion, it is the only item that can resist the attack of the photo studio and save his life."
"It was only because of Ying Mingyue's sudden move that Qing Ge took it back."
"What on earth is this?"
Ying Jie was extremely keenly aware that this thing must be extremely important and was very likely the opportunity to reveal the truth.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, and with a thought, he took out a piece of purple-gold ore from the mustard seed with great care.
He urged his demonic energy to squeeze the ore.
Soon, some purple-gold mist escaped from the purple gold ore.
With a wave of Ying Jie's hand, the mist rushed towards the shadow stone that was replaying the virtual image.
There was a flash of light on the photo stone.
Then, his mind moved slightly, and the frozen image in the air began to enlarge continuously under his manipulation, focusing on Lu Qingshan's right hand.
The corner of the object that was revealed also became extremely clear.
Ying Jie widened his eyes and looked up at the virtual image again.
It was a corner of bright yellow paper, on which there was a small fragment of... the shadow of sword energy.
Although it was on paper, he could still feel the surging and fierce sword energy through the picture.
"What is this?!" He was extremely shocked. "A talisman?"
He looked at it carefully for a few times, and finally made a judgment and got the answer.
“It’s a talisman, but it’s not a talisman either.”
"It has the appearance of a talisman, but it does not have the properties of a talisman. It is not made through the art of talisman making."
This should be the product of the creator using his heavenly power to seal a portion of the power in the carrier, which can be regarded as a "pseudo-talisman." "
"In terms of power, judging from the aura alone, it can roughly reach the level of a top demon commander's attack. Although the judgment may not be completely accurate because it is viewed through the screen, the difference should not be too big."
In the palace of Demon Lord Honglie, Ying Jie showed a relieved smile.
“It turned out to be like this.”
The power of the sword energy is comparable to the attack of the top demon commander...
Isn’t this right?
"It's you, Qing Ge."
It turned out that the truth was right in front of him, but he had temporarily overlooked it.
Now, all the mysteries are solved.
It turns out that you used this thing to kill Ying Jun.
Ying Jie stared at the sword talisman that was revealed in Lu Qingshan's palm, and a look of pride appeared on his face.
He finally saw through the truth.
It took so much effort and cost, but he finally got what he wanted.
It's all worth it.
Ying Jie stood where he was, closed his eyes slightly, and reviewed the entire incident in his mind.
This time, he will not underestimate "Qing Ge" at all.
After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.
"Wait, this problem seems a bit big."
He analyzed it clearly.
"There is no mysterious person behind Qing Ge, so where did his sword talisman come from?"
"How did he develop such advanced sword skills?"
"In addition, sword energy is a skill used by human sword cultivators. In my Demon Realm, there should be almost no one who is willing to delve into this kind of thing..."
"Finally, although he could find anyone to kill Ying Jun with the help of the sword talisman, such a heinous act would be irreparable once it was exposed, so he had to let someone he trusted do it."
"But he only brought three men with him, and they were all in the mansion at the time. There was no mysterious person behind him, so who did it?"
Thinking like this.
A black jade appeared in his hand.
This was the detailed information about Qing Ge that Chi Pu had given him.
This time, he focused his attention on Qingge's combat power introduction.
"He is a primary demon general, that's correct. He has mastered the Bing character formula, which is quite a skill. But no one in the royal city can force him to use the Bing character formula, so no one has ever seen him use this secret."
"He has no knowledge of combat tactics, and relies purely on brute force and magical powers to fight, so Chi Pu described him as having strong limbs but a simple mind."
"But in fact, he is a genius who can create his own battle tactics and comprehend the battle tactics of Mangcang. It is not an exaggeration to say that in today's Burning Moon Region, he is at the top of the pyramid in terms of his talent in battle tactics alone."
"He hid his incompetence too thoroughly. He turned himself from a genius in combat into this."
"But why?"
"For someone like him who has such an outstanding talent for combat tactics, it is actually very difficult to pretend that he knows nothing about combat tactics. Once you master combat tactics, it can be said that it has been deeply embedded in your muscle memory and you can use it unconsciously."
It's like someone with good singing skills. Because their pitch is so accurate, it's difficult for them to deliberately sing out of tune.
Ying Jie continued to think: "If it were me, instead of being so extreme, it would be better to show that my fighting skills are average. This will not arouse others' fear and will also reduce the risk of being exposed."
"Qing Ge is definitely not stupid. He can definitely think of what I can think of, but he just made the worst decision."
“This is another unreasonable place.”
“It’s really weird.”
"There are doubts and contradictions everywhere about Qing Ge."
"The difference between him before and after is so huge."
"Although others think that this can be explained by the fact that he was hiding his strength before and is now showing his strength. However, with such detailed intelligence, I can clearly feel that there are many things that cannot be explained by hiding one's weakness."
Because of his immense attention to Qingge, he may be the person who has the strongest sense of Qingge's transformation so far.
"Especially in terms of fighting style, Qing Ge previously relied on physical strength to fight against supernatural powers."
"But since arriving in the Royal City, he has never used the magical power of 'recruiting soldiers' again, nor has he relied on his physical body. He fights entirely with his combat methods that are close to the Tao."
"I can barely understand not having to use the magical power of recruiting soldiers, but the physical body is the most powerful weapon for us demon cultivators. Why do you even abandon this?"
"If you want to hide your weakness, you usually show your strength is weak. For example, I have practiced swordsmanship to the fourth level, but I only show the first level. This way, it is easy and can reduce the possibility of being exposed."
"But Qing Ge, he is at the fourth level of swordsmanship, and he is hiding his weakness in this way, showing the first level of knife skills."
"It's totally irrelevant and makes no sense."
"Why did he do such a strange thing?" Ying Jie asked himself.
He closed his eyes and thought seriously.
"Could it be that... this Qing Ge is not the same Qing Ge, and Qing Ge was replaced by someone on the way to the Royal City?"
He thought of a possibility.
"No, if the current Qing Ge is a disguise, then why can't Shi Wu's grandfather, as the Demon Lord, see through this disguise?" Soon, he denied this guess.
He didn't believe that there was any camouflage technique in the world that could deceive the eyes of a being of the Demon Lord's level.
His speculation conflicted with objective facts.
What is the situation...
Ying Jie pondered for a long time and found that the matter was a mess and he had no clue.
It makes people irritated.
"wrong……"
He suddenly laughed.
"Why should I think so clearly?"
He's not a detective.
Wouldn't it be good enough to confirm that Ying Jun was killed by Qing Ge and that Qing Ge was up to something?
The first point can put him and Qingge on an equal footing, leaving Qingge with no right to pursue his actions.
But the latter thing allowed him to take the initiative.
"You're not the only one who can reverse the situation. I can do it, too." Ying Jie said to himself.
As for what to do next...
If this discovery is passed on to the higher authorities, will Qingge be doomed to eternity?
No, that wouldn't do him much good and wouldn't maximize his profits.
He won't tell anyone about this.
A greedy look flashed in Ying Jie's eyes.
"Magic" sword.
Fortunately, he discovered the truth just now, otherwise he would have missed such a great opportunity.
Having personally experienced the violence of the "Demon" Sword, he had always been skeptical about Qingge's ability to control the "Demon" Sword.
Qing Ge must have used some special means to gain the recognition of the Demon Sword.
And now, Qingge's handle was in his hand.
He could use this to coerce Qing Ge, seize the "magic" sword, and obtain the secrets.
If this matter is reported, how can he get the benefit?
Ying Jie became more and more determined.
Also, even Qingge's ability to understand the reasons behind Mangcang's tactics may not be simple.
After all, judging from the attitude Qingge displayed at the time, he seemed to be certain that he could comprehend the Mangcang fighting method - otherwise he would not have attended the ancestral worship ceremony and brought humiliation upon himself.
But the problem is, Qingge's whereabouts since he came to Jianluo King City have been under his surveillance. He can be sure that Qingge has definitely not gone to see the battle monument.
So, where does he get his confidence from?
Qingge has too many secrets.
However, these secrets will soon be under his control.