The whole sect is a dog licking, but the junior sister is a real dog

Venerable Sikong briefly recounted Fengxi and the others' great achievements to Venerable Mo, who then became Venerable Mo, the "silent" one.

After Fengxi and the others returned to their lodgings, Fan Lizhi and the others showered Fengxi with concern and care until Fengxi subtly said that she wanted some peace and quiet, at which point they all stopped their "supernatural powers".

Then, one by one, they lay down on the ground in a carefree manner.

I've been on edge these past few days at the Shadow Guard camp, but now I can finally relax a bit.

Fengxi lay on the small wooden bed, covered with a small floral quilt, and took out the jade slip given to her by the Venerable Killer, probing it with her divine sense.

It contains the cultivation insights of the Venerable Slayer during the late Mahayana stage and the early Tribulation stage. What interests Feng Xi is that it also records some of the Venerable Slayer's mental journey.

Fengxi thought to herself, "The Venerable Killer looks quite serious, but I didn't expect him to be such an artistic old man!"

Fengxi raised an eyebrow at one spot.

After leaving the Heavenly Palace Alliance, I intended never to return, for the person who betrayed me would likely succeed me as the alliance leader in the future. How could I possibly have a place in the Heavenly Palace Alliance then?!

I never expected that a new leader would take over in just two years. It wasn't the person who betrayed me back then. It's truly a blessing from heaven.

It is said that the old leader had a mishap during cultivation and was on the verge of death, which is why he urgently passed the leadership to the new leader.

It's strange, really. It seems that none of the previous leaders were particularly old when they took office. Perhaps the leaders weren't in a hurry to select a successor while they were in office...

A thought flashed through Fengxi's mind, just then the Qiankun Banner reported:

"Master, that old drunkard has been causing a huge disturbance these past two days. He's saying he'll kill himself if you don't let him out!"

Fengxi naturally didn't believe that the old drunkard would commit suicide; if he were that desperate, he would have been dead long ago!

However, after ignoring him for so many days, it's time to have a talk.

She found a jade pendant in her storage ring and let the old drunkard temporarily reside in it, so that the two could communicate with each other through their spiritual senses.

The old drunkard was full of complaints as soon as he was released!

"You little brat, you're so unfair! If you didn't want to save me, then don't. You saved me and then locked me up. Aren't you just playing with me?!"

Feng Xi sighed.

"Because you destroyed all the yeast in the cellar, I was almost beaten to death by the current owner of the workshop. My injuries haven't fully healed yet!"

You have a volatile temper; if you were to act impulsively and seek revenge for me, wouldn't you just be throwing your life away for nothing?!

The old drunkard then noticed that her face was deathly pale and she looked half-dead. Thinking about what he had just said, he suddenly felt that he was a terrible person!

"Uh, um, I don't know either! Just pretend I was talking nonsense, don't take it to heart!"

"Senior, look at what you're saying. You're an elder, so it's no big deal if you just complain a few words to me or even beat me up."

Senior, I've been thinking about what you told me before. Why did Shi Qianxiao ask you to fake your death to escape?

Logically, shouldn't he be promoting you now that he's become the leader of the alliance?

At the very least, you should be appointed as the head of the Chengdao Hall!

The old drunkard chuckled!

"You flatter me, little girl. I, this old drunkard, know my place. I may be good at brewing wine, but I can't be the master of Chengdao Hall!"

Feng Xi: "..."

Can you please keep your focus on the right things?

Is the key question whether or not one becomes the temple master?

"Senior, after Shi Qianxiao succeeded as the leader of the alliance, did he send anyone to the Spirit Wine Shop to pick up any wine?"

The old drunkard sighed, "I've never heard of that. I guess he quit drinking because he was so grief-stricken when he heard I died!"

Feng Xi: "..."

For an alcoholic, even if they want to quit drinking, they can't just quit all at once; it always takes time.

Moreover, it's bizarre that Shi Qianxiao made the old drunkard commit suicide right after taking over as the leader of the alliance.

The wooden sword spoke secretly to Fengxi:

"Master, I understand! Shi Qianxiao must have been parasitized by demonic insects just like those ghost guards!"

He's just a puppet; he sent a message to the old drunkard while he was still conscious!

Fengxi was speechless:

"You've seen what happened to those ghost guards. Once they're parasitized, they're like puppets on strings. Do you think the people from the Heavenly Alliance are all idiots who can't see that?"

The wooden sword immediately said admiringly, "Master, you are truly amazing! I didn't even think of that. I still have a lot to learn from you in the future. I have a lot of room for growth!"

Feng Xi: "..."

However, Mu Jian's words were not entirely without merit; Shi Qianxiao was clearly not the original Shi Qianxiao.

Besides being parasitized by demonic insects, there is another possibility: Shi Qianxiao has been possessed.

Who is the one who possessed the body? It is very likely the previous leader of the Heavenly Alliance.

She had this suspicion after discovering the Ghost Guard's secret.

The leader of the Heavenly Alliance is treacherous and ruthless, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. It is not surprising that he would attempt to possess another's body.

She even suspected that all the leaders of the Heavenly Alliance were the same person, just with different shells every now and then.

According to the Jade Slip of the Venerable Killer, all the successors of the Alliance Leader are very young, which is obviously not in line with common sense!

For a behemoth like the Heavenly Alliance, the successor to the alliance leader is of paramount importance!

Besides cultivation, one must also have experience. One must undergo a long period of training before taking over the position of leader of the alliance in middle age.

It would be normal if one or two of them had to be succeeded by younger leaders because the old leaders died suddenly. But if it happens every year, then something is wrong!

Such insistence on having a young man succeed him is clearly because they covet his youthful and vigorous body!

Moreover, being young means having lower cultivation levels and less experience, making it easier to possess another's body.

Fengxi asked Commander Liu, "Master, what do you think?"

Commander Liu remained silent.

It wasn't that he didn't want to talk to Feng Xi, but rather that he was in a state of extreme shock.

He recalled some overlooked details.

He remembered that the previous leader of the alliance went into seclusion just a few days after taking office. Logically speaking, there should have been many things to deal with after taking office, so he should have gone into seclusion at least a year or two later.

Furthermore, what that Venerable Killer said is correct; it seems that all the previous leaders of the Heavenly Alliance hurriedly chose their successors before their deaths.

Logically speaking, the old leader died so suddenly that he shouldn't have had time to explain everything.

However, the new leader got up to speed very quickly, and it seemed that everything was under control.

In addition, he discovered that the strength of the Heavenly Alliance had declined significantly compared to his own time, and many of its skills had been lost.

But the strength of the Heavenly Alliance leader has not weakened, but has become even stronger!

His ability to obtain the Star Mirror and capture the Time Shuttle Peak is proof of this.

And the Shadow Guards are constantly expanding in size. Even if it's just to control the Left and Right Protectors, there's no need for so many people, unless there's some ulterior motive...

Could it be true, as that brat said, that all the leaders of the Heavenly Alliance share the same core, and that the successors of the alliance have all been possessed by him?

Even now that he has become a spirit of the artifact, Commander Liu still shuddered at this guess.

If that's true, then this person is truly terrifying!

He calmed himself down before telling Fengxi his guess.

After hearing this, Fengxi asked excitedly, "Master, are you saying that every time the old alliance leader was on his deathbed, he would hurriedly choose a successor?"

Commander Liu really didn't understand what she was so excited about, but he still said, "As far as I know, that's how it is."

"If that's the case, I predict that the current alliance leader's shell probably won't last much longer, otherwise they wouldn't be in such a hurry to recruit fellow cultivators to speed up the selection of the alliance leader's successor."

I suspect that the Shadow Guard Camp was also instructed by him to send us there, so that a suitable successor could be selected from among us as soon as possible.

His so-called seclusion is mostly preparation for seizing another body. After he emerges from seclusion, he will announce the successor to the alliance leader and then find a reason to abdicate.

Ah!

Now I understand why he created the Ghost Guard!

The Ghost Guard was there to protect him during his possession!

As long as he controls the Mother Moth, the Ghost Guard will not betray him, nor will they leak the information.

Master, I have a bold idea, would you like to hear it?