Redemption of a Born Demon

Chapter 391: Chapter 277: Negotiating Again, Spiritual Talismans Converge and Chaos Looms (Part 2)

Sleepers! Celestial Monarchs!

Beings who surpass the Ancient Ones, the absolute peak of power in the Hidden World!

Hearing Ding Huiyuan’s words, the expressions of everyone present turned grave.

As far as they knew, the Ancient Ones were still the apex power of the Hidden Realm. To be called an Ancient One, one had to be a terrifying existence who had completely mastered the Reincarnation Secret Technique, capable of living on for ages through successive Corpse Dissolutions.

What kind of power did beings even stronger than the Ancient Ones possess?

The very fact that they had their own separate title was enough to show a clear distinction in power between them and the Ancient Ones.

This was the first time any of them had heard of such a thing.

"There’s actually a tier above the Ancient Ones? I thought the next step after an Ancient One was the Earth Immortal Realm,"

Zhou Qingchen said, his expression one of surprise.

"It is strange. The Ancient Ones are mysterious, but they have left traces behind in the long annals of history. Yet there’s been no mention at all of these Sleepers, beings whose power is beyond imagination."

Huang Tianhu also found it very strange.

No matter how mysterious the Ancient Ones were, they still walked the mortal world. But the Sleepers seemed to not exist in the world at all.

"Perhaps the key lies in the word ’slumber’ itself."

Yi Beidou seemed to be lost in thought, making some connections.

"Hey, why are you thinking so hard? Don’t we have a source of intel right here? We can just use that guy to trade the Secret Organization for the information we want. Or we could just pry his mouth open, right? His status and position must be pretty high,"

Meng Qianyuan said, his gaze shifting to Ding Huiyuan.

The man’s ability was nothing short of terrifying. Even if the God-Sealing Organization refused to trade, he could just extract the information directly from Zeno.

"If possible, it’s still best to try and get the information from the God-Sealing Organization. That man is very strong and his will is firm. It would be very difficult for me to influence his mind, much like it would be to influence Yi Beidou."

But upon hearing this, Ding Huiyuan shook his head.

His True Word Technique was not omnipotent. In fact, during the previous battle, he had been hiding in the shadows and had initially intended to use it on Zeno’s group of three. However, he soon discovered that affecting them with his True Word Technique was exceedingly difficult, at least not in the heat of battle.

To force such a person to divulge information would require a great deal of time and effort, or some specific piece of leverage to shatter their psychological defenses.

But shattering the psychological defenses of a Saint Realm expert was ten, even a hundred times harder than killing them.

"Right now, there are several pieces of intelligence we urgently need. First is information about the Spiritual Talismans. There are twelve of them in total, and we need a way to track them or information related to their appearance. Otherwise, we can’t even participate in the fight for them."

"Second is information related to the Secret Organizations, including their structure, the territories they occupy, member characteristics, and so on."

"Finally, information related to the Sleepers and the Celestial Monarchs."

Zhou Qingchen said contemplatively.

Everyone nodded slightly. With this intelligence, they would be able to get involved in the coming struggle more easily, rather than going in completely blind.

"Then let’s just wait a bit. I’m sure the people from the God-Sealing Organization won’t keep us waiting long," Yi Beidou said.

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"Looks like you were right. Their reaction was even faster than I expected."

Zhou Qingchen also sensed the familiar aura emanating from outside the Antu City District, and the corner of his mouth curved into a slight smile.

Hua Yuanhang and the others had entered the sensory range of Yi Beidou’s group, and this time, they weren’t furtively hiding their presence as they had before.

A short while ago, they had received a reply from the Alliance and understood the position of their superiors. Thus, they had rushed back without a moment’s delay.

This time, they did not act as recklessly as before. Instead, they stopped at the edge of the group’s sensory range and sent Cheng Zhihong, who was acquainted with Yi Beidou and his companions, to deliver a formal missive ahead of them.

It had to be said that with many people and organizations, you would never get the respect you wanted unless you showed them your fists.

Persuasion by fist is more effective than persuasion by virtue.

A short time later, Cheng Zhihong arrived at their door, and Yi Beidou’s group received him.

The moment Cheng Zhihong stepped through the door, his gaze fell not on Yi Beidou, but on Ding Huiyuan. A trace of fear lingered in his eyes, terrified that the man might use some other technique on him.

The battle in the woods would likely cast a shadow over the rest of his life. That feeling of being toyed with in the palm of another’s hand was simply terrifying.

He and Yuna couldn’t even clearly remember what important information they might have unintentionally revealed.

After a moment, Cheng Zhihong tore his gaze away and looked at Yi Beidou and the others.

"Mr. Yi, and to all of you from Donghua, I must apologize for the events that recently transpired. We did not come with malicious intent. It’s just that our Alliance is composed of several organizations, and we were unable to unify our internal opinions, which led to this unnecessary conflict. This time, we sincerely invite you all to sit down for a discussion. This is a formal missive from our delegation’s leader, Hua Yuanhang." freewebnovёl.ƈom

Cheng Zhihong held out the missive with both hands, presenting it to them.

"Cut the theatrics. Just take a message back with you."

"We need you to provide some information. If you can agree to that, then come back with the intelligence."