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Ling Chen nodded. Indeed, he had summoned Su Mei. Ever since the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion was destroyed, Su Mei had been determined to rebuild it. To achieve this, she sought out Martial Arts experts everywhere, hoping to use previous connections of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion to gather a group of people, such as Master Hui Yun and Daoist Dan Xuzi. Both were famous figures in the Martial Arts world, not only renowned for many years but also highly skilled, and had a good relationship with the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

Before this, Ling Chen had anticipated that tonight wouldn’t be easy, so he called Su Mei for help. If she could bring Master Hui Yun and Daoist Dan Xuzi, it would undoubtedly be a great advantage, even if the other side had experts like Chen Qinghua, it wouldn’t be a concern.

"By the way!" At this moment, Ling Chen thought of the sounds he heard outside and asked, "Where is Lady Du? Didn’t she arrive?" The voice outside just now was indeed Du Yunzhi’s. If it hadn’t been for her appearance, He Honggang and Chen Younian wouldn’t have retreated so easily.

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged smiles. Zhu Qing, standing beside, spoke up, "I just contacted Lady Du, and she’ll arrive in about an hour."

Ling Chen was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Then the voice earlier was..."

"It was Hu Fei’s brilliant plan," Tong Zhentian chimed in, "After we got in touch with Du Yunzhi, we used a loudspeaker to broadcast her voice. This way, He Honggang and his men believed Du Yunzhi had already arrived, so naturally, they’d be flustered."

So that’s how it was! Ling Chen suddenly understood. He had to admit, Hu Fei’s method was very effective; it successfully scared away He Honggang and his group.

"Elder Tong, how is my brother, is he all right?"

"Rest assured, he’s fine, resting in his room."

"Sixth brother!" Yuan Yun stood beside him and asked, "During the battle with He Honggang earlier, how did you manage to seriously injure him? Your strength shouldn’t have been able to achieve that, right?"

"Because of this." Ling Chen took out a blood-red stone from his pocket, smooth and round like a blood diamond.

"What is this?" Everyone looked curious and gathered around to examine it closely. Ling Chen explained, "This item is similar to the Soul Stone; it contains strong energy inside. By absorbing the power within, it can instantly enhance a person’s strength." Despite saying that, he also felt strange; the Soul Stones he had seen before were emerald green, but the Soul Stone in his hand was blood red. If he guessed correctly, this Soul Stone should have been taken from that corpse by Ling Gengqiu.

After chatting for a while, everyone feared they’d disturb Ling Chen’s rest, so they left the room, leaving him alone. Soon, exhausted physically and mentally, he drifted into sleep.

He didn’t know how long he’d been asleep when a ’knock knock knock’ at the door woke him. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, slowly sat up, and then walked to the door. Opening it, he saw Zhu Qing standing outside, saying, "Lady Du sent me to check if you were awake. She has urgent business with you."

"When did she arrive?"

"She arrived last night. I didn’t wake you to avoid disturbing your rest."

Last night? Ling Chen took out his phone to check the time, realizing it was already past five in the afternoon the next day. He had slept for more than ten hours.

After quickly washing up, Ling Chen followed Zhu Qing to the base’s reception room. At this moment, Du Yunzhi sat alone on a chair, holding a cup of hot tea, unable to hide her anxiety. "Lady Du!" Ling Chen walked in and smiled, greeting her.

"Ling Chen." Du Yunzhi hurriedly stood up, quickly walked toward him, and asked impatiently, "Where is the corpse?"

"Lady Du, no need to worry, the corpse is with me, very safe." Saying this, Ling Chen sat down next to a chair, then pointed to the seat beside him.

"Can you take me to see him now?"

Ling Chen smiled slightly, "Lady Du, don’t worry, you’ll see the corpse later, but before that, I’d like to understand the secret behind the corpse. Why are He Honggang and his men trying so hard to obtain it? Moreover, they keep claiming that the corpse holds the secret to eternal life."

"These are secrets of our guardian clan, I cannot tell outsiders."

"Outsiders? Lady Du, let me ask, do He Honggang and his men count as outsiders? Why do they know the secret of the corpse?" Ling Chen spoke, "Last night, to protect this corpse, do you know how much difficulty we went through? I almost died at their hands. At this point, if you’re still unwilling to be forthright, then I think there’s no need for us to continue this conversation." After saying this, he stood up and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Du Yunzhi hurriedly called Ling Chen back, hesitated for a long time, then sighed, clearly compromising. "The graves you entered last time are indeed secrets of our guardian clan, but the corpse you hold is the biggest secret we need to protect."

Upon hearing this, Ling Chen slowly sat back down and asked, "If it’s your biggest secret, why entrust it to others for safekeeping?"

"My father was the chief of our guardian clan back then. He was far-sighted, afraid that one day the secret of the corpse would leak. After some thought, he decided to send the corpse away, to be kept elsewhere. This secret, except for himself, no one else knew. Until he was on his deathbed, he told me about it. At that time, he instructed me to only tell the next clan leader, never to reveal it to anyone else. When Qiu Nanshan was attacked recently, I worried something would go wrong, so I told this secret to the closest person around me. If anything happened to me, he’d pass the secret to the next clan leader."

At this point, Du Yunzhi sighed, "Last time, to find the lost ancestral relic, I followed you away from Qiu Nanshan, leaving him there. The result... you know it, He Honggang and his men attacked Qiu Nanshan, not only seizing all the Soul Stones but also committing a massacre, and that person is dead."

"So you mean... that person told He Honggang the secret of the corpse?"

"Though I don’t want to think that way, besides him and me, no one else knew this secret." Du Yunzhi shook her head, "The person is already dead, and I don’t want to pursue this further. All I know is, when the company responsible for the corpse’s safekeeping was attacked, I realized the secret had leaked, so I called you, hoping you could help keep the corpse safe."

"What secret does the corpse actually hold?" Ling Chen curiously asked.

Du Yunzhi hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "He is the original person."

"What do you mean?"

"Simply put, he’s the first person to possess the longest lifespan."