nucmednet Chapter 478 The Origin of the Dusk Society
Chapter 478 The Origin of the Dusk Society
Li Xingyun listened quietly without interrupting Ye Qingcheng's story. His eyes were always on Ye Qingcheng, observing her expression and tone, as if trying to grasp more information from her words.
Ye Qingcheng gathered his thoughts briefly before continuing, "The Dusk Society's purpose is actually very simple: to prevent the Cave Heaven World from being unified. Once the Cave Heaven World is completely controlled by a single faction, the living space of other factions and creatures will be greatly squeezed, and they may even face the risk of extinction. Therefore, the Dusk Society has always been committed to maintaining the balance and diversity of the Cave Heaven World."
Li Xingyun narrowed his eyes slightly, deep as a pool of water, like two obsidian stones, calm and reserved. He stared at Ye Qingcheng without blinking, as if trying to discern more secrets through her words. It turned out that the world where the Shenwu Empire and the Xixia Demon Kingdom existed had such a unique name—the Cave Heaven World! The name sounded mysterious and fantastical, sparking a curiosity about what lay beyond this world.
Li Xingyun pondered inwardly that the Dusk Society's purpose was roughly the same as his own: they both wanted to prevent the emergence of a powerful, unified being. However, upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a subtle difference. From what Ye Qingcheng had said, it seemed the Dusk Society's actions weren't simply driven by fear of a powerful, unified being, but rather by a desire to protect the lives of the beings within the Cave Heaven World.
"What's outside the Cave Heaven World?" Li Xingyun's fingers tapped rhythmically on the stone table, making a "tap, tap, tap" sound, just like his inner thoughts, chaotic and urgent. It felt like a thousand ants were crawling around in his mind, making him restless. What kind of external threat could possibly exist that would render the Dusk Society so incapable of resistance that they could only choose to restrict the development of the Cave Heaven World to maintain their existence?
Just as Li Xingyun was daydreaming, Ye Qingcheng's words rang out in his ears like a thunderclap: "External Demon Control!!!"
Although Ye Qingcheng's voice was not loud, the fear contained in it made Li Xingyun tremble all over. He looked at Ye Qingcheng in astonishment, and saw that a trace of unconcealable fear suddenly flashed in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure and hurriedly explained.
"What I know is actually very limited. I only know that this cave world has been targeted by a demon-controlling clan from outside the country. Fortunately, the senior who successfully ascended to the cave world before was aware of this and set up a barrier in time, thus preserving this cave world. However, the demon-controlling clan from outside the country did not give up and instead racked their brains to break through this cave world's barrier."
After hearing this, Li Xingyun asked suspiciously, "How does this relate to your plan to prevent the emergence of a powerful unified being? Logically speaking, the existence of a powerful unified being should be beneficial to the survival of the Cave Heaven World, right?"
Seeing this, Ye Qingcheng knew that Li Xingyun was worried, so she explained directly, "That's not the case! Once a powerful and unified being is born in the Cave Heaven World, the first thing he will do is to attempt to establish contact with the outside world. But the problem is, if he doesn't have sufficient strength to support him, rashly connecting with the outside world will undoubtedly lead to his own death!"
Li Xingyun was slightly startled upon hearing this. Upon closer reflection, he realized that what Ye Qingcheng said was indeed true. A powerful being capable of achieving the state of great unification must be someone with immense ambition and boundless desires. Such a person would resort to any means necessary to establish a connection with the outside world.
"Young Master! Grand Elder, Senior Wen, please have some tea!" Ye Xiaoyu's voice was as clear and melodious as a yellow oriole's flight from a valley, and her figure drifted in like a lithe butterfly. She was dressed in a long, pale green dress, its hem fluttering in the wind, like a fairy descending to earth. The tea in her hands, bathed in the sunlight, exuded a delicate fragrance that seemed to permeate the entire room.
Ye Xiaoyu moved gracefully, first approaching Li Xingyun. She bowed slightly, placing the tea on the table and pouring him a cup. Then, she moved over to Ye Qingcheng and Wen Taiji, pouring them tea with the same grace. Her movements flowed like flowing water, seamlessly and without hesitation, like a beautiful painting, pleasing to the eye.
Ye Xiaoyu knew that Wen Taiji's strength was unfathomable, not inferior to Ye Qingcheng, so she was naturally respectful to him. When she poured tea for Wen Taiji, her movements were particularly gentle, as if she was afraid to disturb this senior.
Li Xingyun took the tea from Ye Xiaoyu and took a sip. He found it sweet and delicious, with an endless aftertaste, like tasting the world's most precious nectar. He nodded with satisfaction, then set down his teacup and continued, "So, what exactly is going on with your Twilight Society's human experiments and divine blood?"
"Hmm? You know quite a bit!"
Li Xingyun's question startled Ye Qingcheng. She had obviously never expected Li Xingyun to know so much about the Twilight Society. A wave of surprise and confusion welled up in her heart, but she quickly concealed it.
"Haha! The Dusk Society's assassinations are a daily occurrence!" Li Xingyun's lips curled up slightly, revealing a carefree smile. Though his tone was lighthearted, it betrayed a disdain and contempt for the Dusk Society. In his view, the Dusk Society's actions were mere trifles, posing no threat at all. After all, in this contest, the Dusk Society was the one who suffered the most.
"The situation outside the Cave Heaven World is quite turbulent!" Ye Qingcheng sighed. "We in the Dusk Society must not only be vigilant against the emergence of a powerful unified being within the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, but more importantly, we must slow down the erosion of the Cave Heaven World's barriers by the demons from outside the country! However, our Dusk Society's power is limited after all."
She paused briefly, then continued, "However, fortunately, Taoist Huanghun stumbled upon the corpse of an ancient powerful being. After some research, he successfully extracted some of the essence from the corpse, which is the divine blood."
Ye Qingcheng's tone was somewhat helpless: "It's a pity that this divine blood is too overbearing. Ordinary warriors can't bear it at all, let alone use it to alleviate the current emergency."
In this helpless situation, the Twilight Society had to resort to an extreme method - human body modification. They selected some humans and demons who had a strong belief in becoming stronger, fused their organs, and supplemented them with divine blood to enhance their strength.
However, the side effects of this method are also obvious. Ye Qingcheng frowned and said, "After taking the divine blood, a person's consciousness will be greatly affected, and may even decline significantly."