Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?-Chapter 239 - 205: Secrets of Corpse Refinement (Part 2)

This man was burly, with thick eyebrows that made his smile rather amusing.

"Nonsense, you old man only know how to spread rumors about me to the boss."

This man was short in stature, at least a head shorter than the others, but his aura was overwhelmingly strong, and his demeanor gave off a fierce impression.

"Boss, what exactly did Quan Xiaotong discover to warrant your personal appearance?"

The last cultivator, with a square and honest face, hesitated but ultimately asked.

It's important to know that Che Dapao is now the Tower Master of Chongming Tower and the Commander of the Guardian Bureau. In theory, he is the most esteemed in the Fifth Tower.

What could be such a significant matter that he would personally intervene?

In fact, not only was Wang Wu curious, but the other few were equally curious, just none dared to speak up.

"Quan Xiaotong gave me a document."

That day, after Elder Feng was manipulated at Chongming Tower, he was borrowed by the other three towers outside Ascension Tower.

However, after finishing the tasks, Feng Buping did not directly return to report, but came to Ascension Tower again.

"Did Quan Xiaotong ask you to relay a message to me?"

At that time, he was indeed curious about what Quan Xiaotong could have to say that couldn't be directly conveyed and needed someone to pass a message.

Even more interesting was Feng Buping's response. His expression was very strange because of his words.

"I don't know for sure, but before I went to the other three towers, Lord Quan suddenly glanced at me, and then I empathized with him."

Feng Buping appeared very conflicted because, besides that, Quan Xiaotong gave him no hint whatsoever. He actually came to Che Dapao on his own speculation.

Everything was just his guess.

This aroused Che Dapao's interest. Did Quan Xiaotong seem to use Feng Buping's empathy ability to send a message?

What matter requires such carefulness and caution to this extreme.

Upon further inquiry, the content of the empathy was even more intriguing.

"Dezu Renzi Frame, twenty-third place!"

The empathy still pointed to the location of the Earth Files of Ascension Tower's Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang Four Groups Archive. Each group is represented by the sixty Jiazi frames, categorized by numbers within each frame.

So what on earth needs such caution, reporting only a number even through empathy.

Out of curiosity, Che Dapao found a trusted aide and came up with an excuse to directly extract this document.

"Can you guess what this document records?"

None of the group could guess what the document was about; in fact, the maneuvering by the two Tower Masters had left them all bewildered.

"A file, a file concerning the Corpse Refining Lineage from the previous dynasty!"

As Quan Xiaotong spoke, the group looked utterly astounded.

The file concerning the Corpse Refining Lineage from the previous dynasty?

How could that be? Wasn't the Corpse Refining Lineage founded only after the establishment of the new dynasty?

Moreover, it was said to have long perished, so how could it have appeared in the previous dynasty?

Not only did they find it impossible, but Che Dapao himself was equally bewildered after reading through the document.

The content of the document was extremely rough; Celestial Phoenix 360, cultivators' turmoil, the Nine Sects gathered tens of thousands to attack the Corpse Refining Sect, and... all were annihilated.

A strange and abrupt blank space appeared in the document, and the ensuing content seemed to have been artificially erased, confusingly disjointed.

All annihilated? Which side was annihilated?

Was it the tens of thousands led by the Nine Sects, or the mysterious Corpse Refining Lineage?

Nothing was clearly explained.

And the most absurd part was that although the previous dynasty lasted four hundred years, the new dynasty has already existed for over two hundred years, and yet the popular belief about the Corpse Refining Lineage's demise was that it happened after the new dynasty's establishment.

Even accounting for a chronological error, a hundred-plus years of discrepancy remained.

Where did the tale of the Corpse Refining Lineage's downfall, still unclear even to the previous dynasty, originate?

How did they know which side claimed victory?

Most importantly, what else did Quan Xiaotong uncover, leading him to value the Corpse Refining Lineage so much?

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"Do you believe it? Within the Nine Sects, no one remembers who took part in the eradication of the Corpse Refining Sect."

Quan Xiaotong, hands behind his back, slowly pressed against a wall inside the Ascension Tower, and once a small door gradually appeared, Gao Feng followed him inside.

Inside, lights illuminated the way; a narrow corridor stretched for a hundred meters, leading to a small study.

Evidently, Gao Feng had no idea of this room's existence. Even after Quan Xiaotong brought him in, his expression remained perplexingly peculiar.

"When was this place made?"

He voiced his confusion, shocked that he never knew about it.

"It was constructed when you made the decision to promote me to Ascension Tower Master."

Quan Xiaotong spoke with a gentle smile on the side.

This means the creation of the room occurred while he was still the Vice Tower Master of Ascension Tower, constructed right under his nose.

"How did you persuade the Mo Family to assist you in its construction? After all, I was the one dealing with them back then."

Gao Feng's expression still carried disbelief. Even though the decision to promote Quan Xiaotong had been made, at the time, he had yet to assume the position, and it was Gao Feng, not him, who was engaging with the Nine Sects back then.

"Naturally, once you decided to promote me, the Mo Family was willing to help."

Quan Xiaotong helped Gao Feng sit down, his expression calm.

"Promising benefits, a crude method, but quite effective with the Nine Sects."

Gao Feng didn't dwell on this issue as, back then, promoting the other was due to his high competence, and sometimes he would stop at nothing, making him even more suited to perform in this position effectively.

On a desk before him, Quan Xiaotong walked over and slowly unfolded a scroll filled with dense notes written in his hand, with some being ideas he was still contemplating on whether to pursue.

Aggressive, moderate, crazy, all kinds of thoughts were there, some causing Gao Feng's face to change dramatically as he read.

"I've been overthinking recently, my head can't keep up."

Quan Xiaotong rubbed his forehead, taking out another of his note scrolls and spreading it out. Parts of it were circled and altered, the entire surface was a dark mass, resembling a sketch of scribbles.

"I've outlined my speculation along a timeline."

Pointing to the scroll, several words were written quite clearly.

"First, I suspect the Corpse Refining Lineage's heritage rivals that of the Nine Sects, and may have even appeared before them."

"Second, the Corpse Refining Lineage seems to be orchestrating transformations within the Cultivator Realm? Yes, this is my personal conjecture, so I marked it."

"Third, I suspect it was the cultivators led by the Nine Sects that died that day in Qingzhou Prefecture."

The more Gao Feng listened, the more shocked he became, his face gradually turning aghast. After a long silence, he couldn't help but speak.

"These are just your personal speculations."

Quan Xiaotong shook his head, pointing at the first speculation.

"I am now eighty percent sure that the Corpse Refining Lineage's secret heritage is no less than the Nine Sects."