In the dimly lit secret chamber.

Grandmaster Chunyang and the Great Guardian stared at each other in silence for a long time. Finally, the former gritted his teeth and said, "What kind of profession's power forcibly erased memories, returning people to before they encountered the information? It's a bit like hypnosis."

The Great Guardian shook his head. "Hypnosis requires a medium. Hypnosis from afar is unheard of. Moreover, the content in the phone was also erased. Hypnosis can't do that."

After the first failure, the Great Guardian set up his phone on the table, recording the entire "interrogation" process, hoping to find clues from the recording.

What was even more shocking was that the phone didn't record anything. The recording content was erased just like the memory.

The Great Guardian continued, "What power it is isn't important. What's important is that it's likely a high-level rule-type item or a causality-type item. It's illogical... Why is Yuan Shiqing's real-world identity so highly classified?"

"This is what he can't understand the most. Moreover, as far as I know, no demigod in any The Way of the Extraordinary organization possesses a high-level causality-type item. If the power interfering with our investigation of Yuan Shiqing's identity originates from a causality-type item... we may have discovered some kind of terrible secret," the Great Guardian said.

"It's not certain whether it's a causality-type item!" Grandmaster Chunyang was unwilling to believe that a mere Yuan Shiqing could be protected by a causality-type item.

What merit or ability did he have!

The Great Guardian stood up and came to the wide area in the center of the secret chamber, sitting down cross-legged. "I need to report this matter to the leader."

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Zhang Yuanqing adopted a listening posture, "Tell me about it."

Hearing this, Xiahou Aotian revealed a disdainful smile, "The old geezer was right. You really are trying to pua me, wanting me to work for you for free. But a scholar never fears difficult problems." He first expressed that he had already seen through Yuan Shiqing's tricks.

"It's just research!" Then he said, "The method to level up quickly... First, you have to understand the leveling mechanism of The Way of the Extraordinary. Unlike the ancients who cultivated by absorbing spiritual energy, the spiritual energy of The Way of the Extraordinary comes from the infusion of the character card."

"Completing the dungeons arranged by the Spirit Realm allows you to receive infusion opportunities. So, how does the character card infuse spiritual energy into the body of The Way of the Extraordinary?"

Zhang Yuanqing said, "I don't think there's any technical skill involved. It's just forced infusion."

Xiahou Aotian snapped his fingers. "That's right. There's actually no technical skill involved at all. It relies on the despicable monopoly of resources. There's no spiritual energy in the real world anymore. All the spiritual energy is in the Spirit Realm. If The Way of the Extraordinary want to level up, they have to obediently follow the Spirit Realm's arrangements and regularly enter dungeons to do tasks."

Xiahou Aotian spoke eloquently, "After understanding the core mechanism, it's very simple. Clearing dungeons is a means to obtain infusion, not the purpose. Our purpose is to research a method of infusion that doesn't rely on clearing dungeons."

"Without clearing dungeons, how do you obtain infusion?" Zhang Yuanqing frowned.

"We're just Rulers, not Spirit Realm administrators. It's definitely impossible to go through the Spirit Realm channel," Xiahou Aotian raised his chin, looking confident and superior. "I consulted a lot of information yesterday and found a method in ancient documents."

"From the end of the Song Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty, for more than three hundred years, spiritual energy declined. Rulers became legends, and Saints were rare. Most cultivators stagnated in the Transcendent realm. In order to break through the realm, in order to compete for the decreasing spiritual energy, our predecessors developed a cruel and inhumane method of promotion."

Zhang Yuanqing was shocked and understood what Xiahou Aotian meant. "The method you're talking about is to imitate the ancients and increase spiritual energy by eating people?"

He thought to himself, what kind of crazy idea is this?

Xiahou Aotian hummed, "Even if you want to eat people, you might not succeed. The eating methods recorded in the materials are limited to Saints and below. Moreover, the aftereffects are huge. First of all, foreign spiritual energy is incompatible with one's own spiritual energy. The process of integration is very painful, like adding muddy water to a bucket of clear spring. Even if they eventually merge together, it will make the spiritual energy turbid, and the quality is not as good as that obtained through one's own hard cultivation."

"On the other hand, during the process of eating people, it is inevitable to devour the target's residual spirit. The more you eat, the worse your mental state becomes, and it is easy to become schizophrenic and turn into a madman."

The more you eat, the easier it is to go crazy. Indeed, compared to the state when he was resurrected from the ancient tomb, Grandmaster Chunyang is now becoming more and more crazy. However, the eating methods in the materials are limited to Saints and below, but Grandmaster Chunyang has eaten a Ruler, indicating that he controls a higher level of eating method... Zhang Yuanqing first thought of this nominal grandmaster.

He looked at the protagonist unhappily, "After talking for so long, it's like you didn't say anything!"

"No, no, no!" Xiahou Aotian shook his finger. "I've analyzed it with models. It's very dangerous for other people to use this method, but you're different. You have unique advantages."

"You are a Night Wanderer and Illusionist dual-class. The talents of these two classes, one has natural immunity to negative states, and the other is an expert in controlling emotions."

"Ordinary mental pollution can't threaten you at all. Things that others can't try, you can try."

"Then, you need to obtain the Ruler-level eating method and improve it. It's best to purify some of the pollution before devouring it. In this regard, I suggest you ask that Three Daos Mountain Goddess for advice. Didn't you say she treats you like a son?"

Grandmaster Chunyang understands high-end ingredient cooking methods. As a disciple of Grandmaster Chunyang, she has surpassed her master, so she should also know.

With the Goddess's strong and upright character, if she knew I wanted to eat people, I'm afraid she would kill me, this evil son, immediately!

No, evil disciple! Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself.

He seriously considered the plan provided by Xiahou Aotian and said, "The only Night Wanderers I can eat are Dark Rose and Tian Hufa, but they are more cunning than rats in the gutter, and I need to wait for an opportunity."

"Theoretically speaking, the Night Wanderers in the dungeon are also your target."

Xiahou Aotian said, "Unfortunately, the guild dungeons you enter are not exclusive to Night Wanderers, unless you join the Taiyi Sect."

"The Taiyi Sect Master is my competitor. The Merchant Guild and the Beauty Association are unwilling to hand over the Light Compass fragments because of me. Do you think the Taiyi Sect will let me enter their guild dungeons?" Zhang Yuanqing said unhappily.

"Even if the Taiyi Sect agrees, I wouldn't dare to go. What if they silently kill me in the dungeon?"