Chapter 1758: Chapter 1758: Mirrored Doppelganger!
Although Augustine Landon did not go to the scene of the Overleaping Rankings battle, he still saw the footage at that time through a ’Mirror Sigil’ recorded by his friend.
The footage was intermittent, but he witnessed Wyatt Barnes killing the Sky-scraping Mansion’s Junior House Master ’Peace Adams’ with his own eyes. A single sword pierced through the brow; even a celestial deity couldn’t save Peace Adams.
Because of this, upon hearing Wyatt Barnes say Peace Adams wasn’t dead, Augustine was quick to deny it.
Wyatt was not surprised by Augustine’s reaction. He smiled slightly and asked, "Brother Augustine, have you ever heard of the ’Soul Gathering’ method?"
"Soul Gathering?"
Upon hearing Wyatt’s words, Augustine was taken aback, and his pupils shrank as he looked at Wyatt with horror. "Brother Wyatt, are you saying... that the Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion, Peace Adams, knows the Soul Gathering method?"
"Yes."
Wyatt nodded.
"But how is this possible... In the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, I’ve never heard of any Demon Cultivator’s devil path method having a Soul Gathering method recorded. As far as I know, devil path methods with Soul Gathering methods recorded are extremely advanced, generally only appearing in the Upper Domain."
Soul Gathering method, Augustine had heard of, but if someone in the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land knew of it, he found it hard to believe.
"Nothing is absolute."
Wyatt sighed, then continued, "Brother Augustine, since your friend was there at that time, you must have heard of Peace Adams’ progress within a year."
"Yes."
Augustine nodded, "My friend told me that that Augustine, within just a year, went from the early Middle Saint Realm to the peak of the Middle Saint Realm... Could it be because he practiced an extremely advanced devil path method, resulting in such progress?"
As he spoke, Augustine came to his senses.
"The devil path method he practiced is certainly not an ordinary devil path method... However, even with the top devil path methods in the Martial Dao Sacred Land’s Upper Domain, without taking shortcuts, it’s impossible to have a Demon Cultivator at the early Middle Saint Realm continuously break through three levels to reach the peak Middle Saint Realm within a single year."
Wyatt said with a serious expression, "Therefore, I suspect that this Peace Adams must have practiced an extraordinarily remarkable devil path method... That devil path method is very likely to be the kind that goes against everything under heaven, otherwise, it couldn’t have such a significant improvement! Of course, this is just my guess."
"If my guess is wrong, then he must have had some incredible stroke of luck."
Wyatt supplemented.
"Incredible stroke of luck, in the Martial Dao Sacred Land’s Lower Domain?"
Augustine shook his head, "Between the two, I lean more towards the former... he must have practiced some advanced devil path method! I’m not familiar with these types of devil path methods, I’ll ask my master later, and see if there have been any records of devil path methods with Soul Gathering methods in the Lower Domain. My master has lived a long time, he knows more than I do."
"However... Since Peace Adams isn’t dead, why does the Sky-scraping Mansion let the news of Peace Adams’ death spread everywhere without refuting it?"
For this, Augustine was quite puzzled.
"It’s not difficult to deduce."
Wyatt said, "Peace Adams survived because he practiced a devil path method that recorded the Soul Gathering method! Once this news spreads, it wouldn’t be a good thing for the Sky-scraping Mansion..."
"How did I not think of that?"
Wyatt hadn’t finished speaking when Augustine interrupted, suddenly realizing, "If the news of Peace Adams not being dead spreads, there will surely be people who connect Augustine Landon’s survival with the Soul Gathering method... And the Soul Gathering method only exists in those advanced devil path methods."
"Once news of Peace Adams mastering such a devil path method spreads, the Sky-scraping Mansion will certainly become the focus of everyone... At that time, don’t speak of other fourth-rate powers, even quasi-third-rate powers, including our Mysterious Void Mansion, will be interested in Peace Adams’ devil path method, and even participate in the competition to seize it!"
Augustine was not a fool, immediately realizing this after Wyatt’s reminder.
"Precisely."
Wyatt nodded, then sneered, "The people of the Sky-scraping Mansion are not that stupid either."
"What does it matter if they’re not stupid? There’s no wall without cracks in this world. Even if they try to hide it repeatedly, didn’t we still learn about it?"
Augustine smiled, then looked at Wyatt, the smile on his face fading as his expression turned serious, "Brother Wyatt, I got this information from you... So, I want to seek your opinion, can I tell my father and let him inform our House Master?"
"If that devil path method truly defies everything under heaven and is utterly despicable, it’s better for our Mysterious Void Mansion to secure it rather than letting it spread outside. And if it’s not that kind of ruthless devil path method, but just a top-notch devil path method, it would undoubtedly be a great gain for our Mysterious Void Mansion."
In the end, Augustine seriously looked at Wyatt.
"Brother Augustine, before I answer you, I want to ask you a question."
Wyatt’s expression suddenly became serious, intently looking at Augustine.
"Go ahead."
Seeing Wyatt so serious, Augustine also became serious.
"I want to know, if it can be confirmed that Peace Adams is indeed cultivating that kind of world-condemned, conscience-lacking Devil Path technique, and if the Mysterious Void Mansion has acquired that technique... would the Mysterious Void Mansion allow someone to cultivate it?"
Wyatt Barnes asked.
Although, in the Martial Dao Sacred Land, respecting the powerful is the norm, and killing and being killed is commonplace.
However, some deranged Devil Path techniques have reached the point of complete inhumanity, which normal people cannot accept.
"No."
Augustine Landon shook his head, "Junior Brother Wyatt, you’ve only recently joined the Mysterious Void Mansion, so you might not know... Many years ago, during a bloody war in our Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land aimed at a heartless Devil Path technique, our generation’s Substituting House Master’s ancestor was one of the righteous powerhouses who besieged that Demon Cultivator."
"So, as long as the House Master is here, even if we acquired that kind of Devil Path technique, no one in our Mysterious Void Mansion could cultivate it because the House Master would not allow it."
Augustine added.
Hearing Augustine’s words, Wyatt Barnes finally relaxed, "In that case, I have no objection. In fact, this is a good thing for me... If Sky-scraping Mansion cooperates with the Mysterious Void Mansion, it’s all good, but if not, destruction is their only path."
The demise of Sky-scraping Mansion also means he won’t have to deal with Peace Adams personally.
"Whether they cooperate or not, destruction is their only path!"
Augustine’s eyes flashed with a sharp light as he spoke.
"Hmm?"
Wyatt Barnes was stunned, "Even if they cooperate and hand over that Devil Path technique, must they still be destroyed?"
"Anyone from Sky-scraping Mansion who knows of that Devil Path technique cannot survive... After all, even if our Mysterious Void Mansion got hold of that Devil Path technique, we wouldn’t want everyone to know. Above us in the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, there’s the ’Shadow Mountain Black Market’ and the ’Mansion of Azure Clouds’. If they found out we acquired that Devil Path technique, they’d definitely want a share."
Augustine continued, "A commoner has no fault, but possessing a treasure is a crime... this principle, Junior Brother Wyatt, you should understand."
Wyatt Barnes nodded; it was precisely because of this reason that the Mysterious Void Mansion had targeted Sky-scraping Mansion.
Although Sky-scraping Mansion is a fourth-rate power, it stands for nothing in the face of a quasi-third-rate power.
Because Peace Adams cultivated a Devil Path technique that recorded Soul Gathering methods, Augustine was eager to find his father, so Wyatt Barnes soon parted ways with Augustine and returned to his own residence.
"In ten days, it will be time for the opening of the Sacred Martial Secret Realm!"
Regarding the Sacred Martial Secret Realm opening in ten days, Wyatt Barnes was somewhat expectant, of course, eager for the various Divine Ability relics inside and the challenges encountered on the path to finding them.
In other words, various trials!
As he knew, inside the Sacred Martial Secret Realm, ancient formations are everywhere, and the Divine Ability relics are almost all set with layers of challenges through ancient formations. Only those who overcome these challenges and reach the end can stand before a Divine Ability relic.
If more than one person stands before a Divine Ability relic, then those who reach the end must compete for the final ownership of the Divine Ability relic!
"The Sacred Martial Secret Realm is a secret realm passed down since ancient times... It’s said that inside, one can even project one’s ’avatar’, and in the Sacred Martial Secret Realm, it’s these avatars that roam. If killed, the avatar perishes, the soul returns to the main body, but will also be eliminated at the same time!"
This fact is one of the reasons Wyatt Barnes was looking forward to the Sacred Martial Secret Realm.
Projecting avatars!
What kind of technique is that?
Wyatt Barnes found it hard to imagine and also wanted to try it, "The existence of the Sacred Martial Secret Realm is said to trace back to an extremely ancient era, but exactly which era, no one can say for certain... At the very least, the ancient books in the Book Collection Pavilion of the Mysterious Void Mansion’s Main Mansion, though they mention the Sacred Martial Secret Realm, cannot ascertain how long it has existed, nor who created it."
Ever since leaving the Book Collection Pavilion back then, Wyatt Barnes had been growing increasingly expectant of the Sacred Martial Secret Realm.
And now, he’s gotten the opportunity to enter the Sacred Martial Secret Realm, officially entering in ten days, his mood naturally couldn’t help but be somewhat excited.
"Besides, that Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion ’Peace Adams’, it seems there’s no need for me to deal with him personally anymore."
Thinking about the matter he discussed with Augustine earlier, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but mumble softly.
With the Mysterious Void Mansion involved, Sky-scraping Mansion is sure to have no good outcome this time, and as for Peace Adams, the involved party, he will undoubtedly find it hard to escape death!
A Human Saint Realm powerhouse, once primarily cultivating mental power and Divine Sense, can perform the ’Soul-searching technique’, easily prying open others’ mouths.
Of course, such Human Saint Realm powerhouses are rare.
If they are above the Earth Saint Realm, even if they haven’t primarily cultivated mental power and Divine Sense, they can easily perform the ’Soul-searching technique’ just the same!
With the Soul-searching technique in place, there’s no worry that Peace Adams won’t speak.
And once Peace Adams speaks, he naturally loses any value in staying alive in this world because the Mysterious Void Mansion would never let him live on.