Yu Jin was somewhat amused but still said, "That's right. I've never taught Li Shuang. Her current achievements are all thanks to herself."
Li Shuang looked at You Lan, who seemed to be questioning her life, and couldn't help but cough lightly: "It's not entirely thanks to myself. There's also some luck involved."
You Lan: "..."
She didn't feel comforted.
Yu Jin raised her hand, and a streak of light entered You Lan's sea of consciousness. Yu Jin said, "I've locked the memories of Li Shuang in your mind. From now on, unless someone's cultivation is far above mine, no one will be able to retrieve Li Shuang-related memories from you."
You Lan nodded: "It should be so."
Annoyed as she was.
You Lan understood very clearly how terrifying a cultivator who could reach such a level in the Southern Realm Continent was.
Regarding anything related to Li Shuang, it couldn't be too careful.
A moment later, she looked at Li Shuang, and all information about her began to blur again. You Lan only knew that she was Li, the number one genius on the genius list, from the Southern Realm Continent. As for more crucial information, it was temporarily sealed.
"After today, those demonic seeds should be quiet for a while. I hope you seize the opportunity to grow quickly," Yu Jin instructed.
Li Shuang and You Lan both assented.
"Alright, that's all I have to say. You two may leave," Yu Jin said.
Li Shuang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Lord City Lord, I have something I'd like to discuss with you privately."
You Lan sensibly retreated.
The City Lord looked at Li Shuang with some curiosity: "What is it? Do you still have doubts about the cross-continental array? Actually, matters in the Southern Realm Continent are just minor issues. It doesn't matter if you don't attend your sect's grand assembly. You might as well set up the grand array early and bring your sect disciples directly to the Central Continent. Once you arrive, I will naturally arrange for the Sword Sect to be settled."
Li Shuang shook her head, "It's not about the cross-continental array."
Li Shuang hesitated, then said, "It seems there are many... foreign races in the Central Continent?"
In the Southern Realm Continent, among the people she had met, only Ye Zhaozhao had a parasitic demonic seed attached to her.
But the Central Continent...
Just the demonic seeds that came to hunt her this time were numerous.
Not to mention those hidden in the shadows.
Yu Jin raised an eyebrow. She pondered for a moment, then said, "Well, you'll find out about these things sooner or later, so it's better to prepare you in advance. Do you know about the Land of Absolute Despair?"
Li Shuang nodded: "I've vaguely heard of it."
"This place is abandoned by heaven, hence named Absolute Despair. It's truly a barren land, without rules, spiritual energy, sun or moon, earth, water, fire, or wind. In this extreme environment, a peculiar creature was born." Yu Jin paused, then said, "We usually call it the Mother Emperor. The Mother Emperor herself is not exceptionally powerful, but she can continuously produce demonic seeds. These demonic seeds have various characteristics; some can coexist with the humans they attach to, some absorb the flesh and blood of the attached humans, and their abilities vary. Therefore, there has always been a consensus within the human race: unless the Mother Emperor is eliminated, this demonic seed calamity will never end."
Yu Jin calmly stated, "I have explored the Land of Absolute Despair three times, attempting to find the Mother Emperor and kill her. Unfortunately, in all three explorations, I failed to find any trace of the Mother Emperor. The Land of Absolute Despair continues to produce demonic seeds. If we fail to find the Mother Emperor, the number of demonic seeds will only increase. Those exposed today are only a small fraction."
Li Shuang's heart tightened slightly.
Land of Absolute Despair.
Mother Emperor.
Her expression shifted slightly.
Even the City Lord couldn't locate the Mother Emperor?
But Li Shuang had a premonition.
Heaven and Earth Furnace!
If there were enough value points, the Heaven and Earth Furnace might be able to locate the Mother Emperor!
After all.
The Heaven and Earth Furnace claimed that all things in heaven and earth could be exchanged!
However.
It went without saying.
Matters related to an existence like the Mother Emperor would require an astronomical amount of value points.
At this moment, Li Shuang couldn't even dream of it.
Li Shuang composed herself, then asked, "City Lord, is there a way to... make foreign races reveal themselves? For example, is there a way to expose Mu Xiao, who appeared at the very end today?"
Li Shuang asked as tactfully as possible.
She had just emerged from seclusion, and immediately after, there was the sect's grand assembly.
At the grand assembly, she was bound to see Ye Zhaozhao.
Before, she had no way to deal with Ye Zhaozhao.
But now.
If she could obtain a method from the Central Continent to expose the demonic seeds, the demonic seed on Ye Zhaozhao would no longer be able to hide.
With all the cultivators in the world attacking her, Ye Zhaozhao wouldn't be able to escape!
Li Shuang had no intention of being entangled with Ye Zhaozhao, but if there was a way to eliminate her, she would certainly not be soft-hearted.
"There is a way. However, you can't use such a method in the Southern Realm Continent; we'll talk about it when you reach the Central Continent." Yu Jin said casually, then suddenly, she realized something, and her expression changed slightly as she looked at Li Shuang: "You've seen a demonic seed?"
Li Shuang couldn't speak, so she slowly nodded.
Yu Jin frowned slightly. She said slowly, "In the past hundred years, traces of demonic seeds have indeed appeared sporadically in the other four continents. However, this situation is very occasional and not common. We speculate that it might be an upgrade in the Mother Emperor's abilities, sending some demonic seeds to other continents. But knowing is one thing; the Central Continent cannot make any countermeasures."
Yu Jin sighed: "The current situation of the human race seems peaceful, but it is actually precarious. Not to mention the Land of Absolute Despair, countless demon races are also coveting us. If human experts from the Central Continent go to assist the other four continents, if too few go, it may not be effective. If too many go, then the Central Continent will be in danger."
Yu Jin glanced at Li Shuang: "In fact, the cross-continental teleportation array was specifically developed by Wuxiang for the cultivators of the other four continents. In the most extreme case, the cultivators of the other four continents should immediately abandon their homelands and all come to the Central Continent. However, according to our understanding, the other four continents are currently calm, and the demonic seeds are temporarily unable to cause much trouble."
Li Shuang had indeed only seen one demonic seed, Ye Zhaozhao, in the Southern Realm Continent, and thus nodded in agreement.
"If you have a demonic seed by your side, it's indeed better to make her reveal herself sooner. How strong is that demonic seed?" Yu Jin asked.
Li Shuang said, "Three years ago, she was only at the Core Formation stage."
"Then her current cultivation won't be too high either." Yu Jin thought for a moment, then suddenly touched her forehead.
A peculiar eye appeared on her forehead.
Yu Jin casually picked up a stone, extracted a ray of light from the eye, and sealed it within the stone.
"This is the Eye of Truth, which can reveal the true form of demonic seeds. However, time is short, and I simply created a simplified version. This incomplete Eye of Truth is only effective against demonic seeds at or below the Integration Stage," Yu Jin instructed.
Li Shuang hastily said, "That's entirely sufficient."
With the Eye of Truth!
At the sect's grand assembly, she would be able to expose Ye Zhaozhao, leaving her nowhere to hide!