Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1281: Chapter 721: Exemption Judgment Beyond the Three Realms

Time travel.

The world lit up again.

Da Yu rambled on, “Is it really that hard for you to fold some Yu Yan for me? And you turned the letter I wrote to Xiao Yu into a little jumping frog. If I’m guilty, let the law punish me, not you torment me!”

At this moment, Da Yu glanced at Qing Chen and Uncle Li Dong and fell silent.

Zard hung his head, clearly Da Yu had been chattering for a long time before the time travel…

Uncle Li Dong looked at Qing Chen, “Did the life-and-death challenge go smoothly?”

“Not yet done,” Qing Chen said, “Deer Island colluded with overseas cultivators trying to assassinate me. They’ve only tested a few times, probably calculated the time travel so they don’t make a move before it.”

Uncle Li Dong asked, looking at the reverse breathing technique lines on his disciple’s face, “You’ve already activated the reverse breathing technique?”

“Fake ice lines,” Qing Chen explained, “This time, some of my life-and-death challenge information was leaked, I suspect it’s that Puppet Master at work. So, when I discovered something was amiss, I wanted to use the reverse breathing technique to test it out. Once they saw me activate it, they immediately chose to use the suicide squad. This shows that the Puppet Master is very familiar with the knight legacy and even knows we would activate the reverse breathing technique… Master, this person is deeply hidden, likely an old relic. He won’t give us peace until he’s dealt with. Please help me think of which financial groups and organizations might know this detail about the reverse breathing technique.”

As they spoke, the icy blue lines on his face faded, revealing his true appearance.

The reverse breathing technique is a crucial piece of information.

Qing Chen demonstrated the reverse breathing technique during the Xiao Zhang Tour Guide organization’s meeting, wanting to see how much information the other side had. Now he confirmed, they did know about the reverse breathing technique.

The locations of the knight life-and-death challenges, except for the Green Mountain Cliffs, don’t matter if known by others.

Green Mountain Cliffs, as the starting point of the knight’s path, is within the 002 Taboo Land, where anyone trying to cause trouble would surely die, no choice even if one knew about it.

As for the other life-and-death challenges…

With so many famous mountains and rivers nationwide, there are at least a hundred places to finish the life-and-death challenge. As long as you hide your trail, you can’t possibly wait at a hundred places for me.

This time you caught me, then I simply won’t challenge, just switch to another location.

But the reverse breathing technique is different, during its activation, knights are most vulnerable. If the elder had known this secret, perhaps Uncle Li Dong wouldn’t have been able to manage as a guide for them back then.

This leak of information is fatal.

Someone in the know could even wait specifically for the challenge start to act, knowing very well that once the challenge starts, even if you can’t kill the knight, you can cut off the knight’s cultivation path.

But the question is, where did the reverse breathing technique information leak from, can the Puppet Master’s intelligence network be pinpointed like this?

Uncle Li Dong fell into thought, “First exclude Qing’s Family, they know the locations of our three life-and-death challenges but don’t know about the reverse breathing technique. Also exclude Jindai, Deer Island has intelligence themselves, they’ve investigated knights for a long time but never had the chance to know secrets like the reverse breathing technique.”

Uncle Li Dong continued, “The remaining are the Chen Clan and Li Family, both have had knights, perhaps someone let slip before.”

Qing Chen looked at Da Yu.

Da Yu raised an eyebrow, “Why are you looking at me? I’m not any kind of Puppet Master, and I definitely wouldn’t team up with Deer Island or Jindai.”

“Hmm?” Qing Chen questioned, “You have a grudge with Deer Island and Jindai?”

“I have no grudge against them,” Da Yu smirked, “Don’t try to probe my secrets. I know you’re smart, but don’t use it on me.”

Qing Chen also fell into thought.

In the early days of time travel, when he fought in the Inner World, Huan Yu had explicitly expressed hostility towards Deer Island and Jindai, even voicing such words in the group.

But Da Yu is from the Inner World Chen Clan, with no natural enmity against Deer Island or Jindai.

So, the one hating Deer Island and Jindai is the Outer World’s second persona, the quirky Zhong Yu!

Previously, Qing Chen had been wondering what Da Yu said to Zhong Yu, that made him willing to enter dormancy.

Thinking now, Da Yu’s words, ‘I would never cooperate with Deer Island and Jindai,’ could Zhong Yu and Da Yu’s deal relate to the downfall of Jindai and Deer Island?

Not certain.

Qing Chen shook his head and said to Da Yu, “I’m not suspecting you, your age doesn’t match. That Puppet Master being able to manage creating A-Class Puppets probably must be at least forty or fifty years old. There’s traceable puppet manipulation incidents going back 15 years; back then you were only 12, couldn’t have done such things.”

“Then why are you looking at me?” Da Yu asked, puzzled.

“You’re a key figure in the Chen Clan, I want to ask you if you know about the reverse breathing technique?” Qing Chen asked.

“I don’t,” Da Yu shook his head, “Haven’t heard of it.”

“Seems only very few in the Chen Clan know,” Qing Chen said, “If the information leaked from the Chen Clan, then there must be a puppet within the core members of the Chen Clan. Da Yu, you need to be careful. Though… this puppet could also be in the Li Family.”

The Li Family has had twelve knights; internally, someone’s knowledge of the reverse breathing technique is very likely.

Upon hearing this, Da Yu’s expression became serious, whereas before he regarded the Puppet Master like a spectacle, now he realized the Puppet Master’s power is likely deep-rooted, a threat to everyone.