Chapter 265: Knows a Lot (First Watch)

"Don't spread misinformation—I'm not a reincarnated Emperor," Lu Ye stated.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chuyue felt slightly disappointed; she had hoped to hear fascinating anecdotes about various Emperors.

Lu Ye wasn't lying to her—he truly wasn't an Emperor's reincarnation.

It was Yue Hongling and her group who were the reincarnated Emperors.

He was a Celestial Lord.

The mark on his forehead still appeared as a single line, but upon closer inspection, one could see that it branched into eight tiny offshoots.

Extremely faint, yet undeniably present.

Even Providence had entered Lu Ye's mind—imagine how high his authority was.

However, Lu Ye hadn't yet discovered what this authority actually did.

"Ding, you're not allowed to ding! Only I can ding, got it?"

Shen Xitong was still scolding and lecturing Providence within his mind.

But it seemed this Providence wasn't particularly bright.

"Ding, sister..."

"Ding, don't you ding!"

"Ding, don't you ding..."

"Ding, you should di!"

"Ding, di, check-in successful, got it?"

"Ding, di..."

"Ding, ugh, this is driving me crazy!"

Lu Ye couldn't help but laugh. You made me join the Celestial Gate just fine, and now you're stuck with this, aren't you?

Before, it was always the system seeking out Providence, but now Providence had come knocking—there was no shaking it off.

The two traveled south together.

The Fourth Heaven's scenery was diverse—majestic and vast, gentle and fresh, bizarre and perilous, primal and untamed.

This Lin Chuyue was quite the gossip.

While chatting with Lu Ye, she also contacted the Fourth Heaven's sect master.

The sect master was named Drunken Sword Daoist—just the name alone told you what kind of character he was.

"Sect Master, Sect Master, Lu Ye has already joined our Celestial Gate. How are things on your end? Have you figured out what's going on with the Dark Cult?"

"Mmm, ah~"

A long yawn sounded in response.

"I've checked, I've checked. So far, nothing unusual has been found. These people are also practicing the normal Dark Path," replied the drowsy voice of Drunken Sword Daoist.

"Then why did we previously discover traces of that dark corrupting force, which can taint the Great Path and steal the power of heaven and earth?"

"That’s true, but only two were found. I’ve already captured several members of the Dark Cult, and none of them showed any abnormalities."

"There must be something wrong. Keep investigating!"

"Ah, little girl, I can’t keep going for now."

"What’s wrong this time?"

"I’m drunk, my head is spinning, and I just want to sleep. How about I pass the position of sect leader to you? You can lead our Celestial Gate, how about that?" Drunken Sword Daoist continued yawning incessantly.

"Fine, pass it to me then. Now I am the leader of the Celestial Gate. Drunken Sword Daoist, heed my command—I order you to immediately investigate the anomalies within the Dark Cult!"

Lu Ye couldn’t help but laugh.

These two were quite amusing.

"I really can’t find anything. Last time, if those two hadn’t actively used it, we wouldn’t have discovered anything harmful to Providence. I’ve tried several times—I truly can’t find anything," Drunken Sword Daoist said helplessly.

"Perhaps we can start with their Great Path," Lu Ye suddenly spoke into the communication stone.

"Fellow Daoist Lu?"

"Just call me by name. Lu Ye greets Drunken Sword Daoist."

"Good, good. Welcome to the Celestial Gate, Fellow Daoist. What do you mean by starting with their Great Path?" Drunken Sword Daoist asked.

"They practice the Dark Path. As long as their Great Path is extracted and manifested, any issues will be immediately visible. Simply examining their Nascent Souls won’t reveal anything." Lu Ye was quite experienced in such matters.

When deducing other Great Paths, he would usually consider beforehand which of his enemies practiced that particular Path.

Then he’d find them and borrow their Great Path for observation.

Everyone was quite agreeable—no one refused.

"Hmm? How does one observe a Great Path?" Drunken Sword Daoist asked.

"I’ll teach you a little method. Try it—it might work."

Lu Ye began explaining the technique of Path Separation.

Truthfully, Lu Ye didn’t even need to think to know that the Dark Cult was something left behind by An Li.

Solving it sooner rather than later wouldn’t be a problem.

"Will it work?"

"Try it and you’ll know," Lu Ye chuckled.

Lin Chuyue looked at Lu Ye curiously—such a bizarre divine ability?

And he still claims he’s not the reincarnation of an Emperor?

She had never even heard of this Path Separation technique.

"I’ll go try it. Wait for my reply!"

Drunken Sword Daoist wasn’t lazy—he was just more laid-back. He had tried all sorts of methods but truly couldn’t detect anything, so he stopped making futile efforts.

Now, with a new approach, he naturally had to give it a try.

Soon.

“Found it! Hahaha, found it! It was indeed hidden within the Great Dao—such terrifying and eerie power, almost the polar opposite of the power of Providence. Come quickly, we can cleanse it now!” Drunken Sword Daoist exclaimed excitedly.

“You really found it!”

Lin Chuyue glanced at Lu Ye with pleasant surprise.

Damn, bringing this Lu Ye into the Celestial Gate was truly the right choice.

Otherwise, the two of them wouldn’t have known whether to eliminate the Dark Cult or not.

Both darkness and light are part of the natural order of the Great Dao.

The Celestial Gate exists to guard Providence. Generally, unless it involves Providence, they rarely resort to slaughter.

Their figures tore through the void.

Actually, Lu Ye had just spotted one of the sects that had besieged him earlier. He had originally planned to wipe them out along the way.

Never mind—better leave a good impression on his new teammates. He’d destroy them another day!

The three had yet to regroup.

Drunken Sword Daoist couldn’t resist the temptation of Enlightenment Incense, so naturally, he dared not get close to Lu Ye.

“You two, can you handle it?” In his past life, Lu Ye had never interacted with Lin Chuyue or this Drunken Sword Daoist. With the Dark Cult backed by An Li and fused with a portion of the power of dark origin, they were undoubtedly formidable.

“Just focus on drawing them out—don’t worry about us!”

Lin Chuyue, however, was brimming with confidence.

“Fine. We’ll split the spoils fairly—just leave the souls to me!”

“Mast… *mumbles*… can also… not leave…” The Human Emperor Banner issued a faint plea.

Purple mist swirled intensely.

Lin Chuyue glanced at the golden Soul Banner, observing the pure violet energy.

Infinite Celestial Lord, she had never seen such a Soul Banner before.

As for the Human Emperor Banner’s words, Lu Ye acted as if he neither heard nor understood them!

The Human Emperor Banner was still young and unaware of its immense potential.

Boom!

Lu Ye’s figure transformed into a streak of light, charging at high speed toward the Dark Cult.

In moments, beams of black light shot into the sky. Holding the communication stone, Lu Ye followed Drunken Sword Daoist’s directions, flying toward a certain location.

His figure flashed past.

Two figures streaked across tens of thousands of miles, their auras growing increasingly terrifying.

A sword. A colossal palm.

“Boom!”