Refining the Mountains and Rivers

For Black Turtle to think that Qin Yu would remain in the Red Peak Straits and not run away… what a joke!

Black Turtle sensed Thousand Saint's worry and anger. A look of mockery crossed his face. Some people liked to judge others using their own personality, but everyone was different in this world!

Qin Yu was in the Red Peak Straits!

Black Turtle suddenly grew worried. He hoped that the other True Saints from the World of Darkness were not as stupid as Thousand Saint. If they were, even three of them would not be able to deal with Qin Yu.

Of course Qin Yu would be here. Since he had chosen to save her, he would not give up halfway. Strictly speaking, Black Turtle and Thousand Saint were both his enemies. He had not forgotten about what happened outside the Lost Garden.

He would save her and take his revenge at the same time. These two matters could not be delayed.

Thinking it through was perfect, but he had to be cautious. Otherwise, he might lose his life in the pursuit of these two matters.

For instance, Qin Yu was not happy with something right now. Why hadn't Thousand Saint and Hundred Saint figured out his identity by now? Unless, they were fooled by him? This did not seem reliable at all.

Were they putting on an act? It did not seem so either.

With this thought, Qin Yu activated the dragon scale that the Dragon Saint gave him. After a brief moment, the Dragon Saint's voice appeared in his head, "Mister Ninth, is everything going smoothly?"

Although the Dragon Saint's heart was telling him to remain calm, Qin Yu had been in the Red Peak Straits for so long but there was still no news. The Dragon Saint was so curious he was about to explode and his tone showed his excitement.

Qin Yu caught his tone and he laughed, "Something unexpected came out and I have something I am not sure of. Hence, I contacted you to ask."

"Cough!" The Dragon Saint coughed lightly. "Mister Ninth please say it."

A flash crossed Qin Yu's eyes, "Dragon Saint, are you familiar with the World of Darkness?"

"The Dark Transformation!" Dragon Saint explained. His voice deepened, "Did you encounter cultivators from the World of Darkness in the Red Peak Straits?"

Qin Yu's heart jumped. It seemed like the Dragon Saint knew a thing or two about the World of Darkness. He did not hide anything and continued, "That's right. Thousand Saint is in the Red Peak Straits and he is helping Black Turtle with the Dark Transformation."

The Dragon Saint fell silent. He asked curiously, "That isn't right. Although I don't fully understand Black Turtle's cultivation, his bloodline is not weak and he is a strong individual who has lived for a long time. Why would he choose to undergo the Dark Transformation? Is the World of Darkness helping him to break through in his cultivation?"

Qin Yu knew the answer but he did not explain. Otherwise, he would be telling the Dragon Saint about the innate spirit.

Although some people already knew about this, they were still suspicious. Until Qin Yu admitted this by himself, it would always remain a mystery, and this helped Qin Yu in many ways.

"Cough! Lord Dragon Saint. Are cultivators in the World of Darkness not familiar with each other? From what I learned, there seem to be more True Saints than what the legends spoke of."

Although he was slightly confused, Qin Yu had guessed that the reason why he was not found out by the Darkness True Saints was because Thousand Saint had originally prepared a connection link to the World of Darkness. Two Darkness True Saints had connected to the Red Peak Straits and it was a coincidence.

Things were not clear, but Thousand Saint's decision to summon two Darkness True Saints made it apparent that there were a number of True Saints in the World of Darkness.

This was frightening!

After all, there were only a handful of True Saints in the Vast Brightness World. Furthermore, a large number of them were old. For instance, the Spring Master was an old folk who had lived through three rounds of Saint cycles.

The newest batch of Half-Saints, including Lian Yi from Western Mountain, were few already, not to mention True Saints.

The World of Darkness was known to be a place where light could not reach. However, it was actually just a mysterious area in the Vast Brightness World that was shady. For such a small place to have so many True Saints, anyone would be able to guess that something was wrong here.

It was evident that the Dragon Saint also knew something. He hesitated and said, "With Mister Ninth's cultivation, it is appropriate that you know this. The existence of the World of Darkness is not something that Saints in the Saint circle can confirm. However, Rulers are aware of it and the World of Darkness is probably a place that we mostly do not engage with.

"Furthermore, True Saints from the World of Darkness would have to pay a high price to come to the Vast Brightness World. As such, they rarely appear here and they are not involved in much trouble. In the history of the Vast Brightness World, they are insignificant shadows.

"However, shadows are always here. This means that the World of Darkness has existed for a very long time. Your master might not even be able to explain this clearly. All in all, the World of Darkness is very mysterious. Till this day, not many people have uncovered it…as for whether the Darkness True Saints are familiar with each other…"

Qin Yu replied, "This is very important to me. Lord Dragon Saint, please tell me what you know."

The Dragon Saint laughed bitterly, "Actually, there isn't anything to hide. I don't even know for sure, but it seems like the number of True Saints in the World of Darkness changes constantly.

"A simple explanation would be that one day, a completely foreign Darkness True Saint might appear. He might disappear after being active for a while. Then another strange Darkness True Saint will appear and this process will repeat.

"So when you ask me whether Darkness True Saints would be unfamiliar with each other, I think it is a possibility. It seems like Darkness True Saints are constantly shifting…no one knows where the missing Darkness True Saints go, and this has always remained a mystery."

After hearing Dragon Saint's explanation, Qin Yu felt like he had underestimated the background of the World of Darkness. It was surprising enough that Rulers knew but did not understand the World of Darkness. Furthermore, there were hidden mysterious and strange happenings in the world.

The changing numbers of True Saints…however, if this was true, it would explain why Thousand Saint and Hundred Saint did not recognize him. It turns out that in the World of Darkness, True Saints did not meet each other and they could be complete strangers.

That also meant that if he was careful and he made enough preparations for an act, he could appear to be a Darkness True Saint.

"Thank you Lord Dragon Saint, I understand."

The Dragon Saint added, "Mister Ninth, don't provoke the World of Darkness. Try not to get involved with them unless truly necessary."

Qin Yu lifted his hand and rubbed his forehead. Now that he had learned about the World of Darkness, he would have chosen not to be involved with them if he had a choice.

Critically, the Dark Transformation of the siblings had already started. Unless he decided to take his hands off the entire matter, he could not avoid this.

Perhaps he could pay another price and change Thousand Saint's mind to protect the lives of the siblings?

"Lord Dragon Saint, you seem to be aware of the Dark Transformation. To be honest, I came to the Red Peak Straits this time to save a person who was entangled in this…" He did not have to explain further for the Dragon Saint to get the whole picture.

The Dragon Saint was smart and he laughed bitterly, "It is not possible and you should give up. For a long time, the World of Darkness would voluntarily seek out a suitable cultivator and help them complete the Dark Transformation to become a creature of the World of Darkness.

"I am not sure of the exact re requirements but the invited cultivators would be powerful beings in the Vast Brightness World. They were either True Saints from the shore or creatures like Black Turtle. When the transformation is completed, they will be reborn and they will become a Darkness True Saint, free of all illnesses."

The Dragon Saint paused, "As I mentioned, the number of True Saints in the Darkness World is always changing and people would disappear without a trace. Aside from that, there are a few Darkness True Saints who can live for a long time in the Vast Brightness World such as Thousand Saint. He is a True Saint who was from the Vast Brightness World originally and he transformed into a Darkness True Saint many years ago.

"Have you understood? For the World of Darkness, every transformation and their subject is highly valuable. Once you are selected, nothing and no one can stop the process. The World of Darkness is a shadow of the Vast Brightness World and involvement with it is minimal. There were a few instances of interference because of the Dark Transformation. So Mister Ninth, don't be too hopeful."

A permanent Darkness True Saint…with this thought, Qin Yu understood that his plan would not work.

As expected, there was no easy way to go about this strange matter. What was necessary would remain that way.

As for offending others…Qin Yu smiled bitterly. With his current strength, he would be able to protect himself right?

"Thank you Lord Dragon Saint."

The conversation ended and Qin Yu sighed deeply as he rubbed his forehead. His heart could not settle.

Although the Dragon Saint mentioned that he would help Qin Yu when necessary, Qin Yu did not take this to heart.

After all, the Dragon Saint would not easily interfere with the World of Darkness just for Qin Yu. He would be too ignorant if he believed the Dragon Saint's words.

However, these were customary words from the Dragon Saint. While Qin Yu did not think that he was being tricked, he did not fully believe Dragon Saint's words.

After some hesitation, Qin Yu flipped his hand and took out a peach flower. This was something that the Spring Master left for him and it was a similar device to the dragon scale.

He channeled his divine sense into it. There was more interference and it took a longer time to connect. This was likely related to the distance.