Chương 87: Chapter 88: The Netherkin Conspiracy

Upon hearing this obviously unusual term, the two women present, who were unaware of the truth, felt a chill in their hearts

Lu Yuliu struggled hard not to let her curiosity show on her face and maintained an elegant and composed smile as instructed by Luo Wusheng.

Seated in the main position, facing Miss Kirin's question, Luo Wusheng interlocked his hands on the table.

"As I mentioned yesterday at the Six Gate Bureau, the purpose of that blood mist Netherkin in the Royal City was merely to divert your attention, thus covering up the true preparations of the Netherkin Race that are going on inside the city— I presume that after my words yesterday, you also discovered some suspicious activities through your investigation, right?"

"...Well, indeed, as you said, there were some suspicious movements from certain prominent families in the Royal City, but that alone cannot be decisive evidence."

Miss Kirin responded, but shook her head. "We also sent people to investigate tpse families later on, but they couldn't find anything abnormal."

"That's a given, the Netherkin Race has been planning for this for more than three years. If it were so easy to find any of their traces, they would have been exposed long ago, and I wouldn't have had to come here today to reveal it."

Luo Wusheng smiled dismissively.

"Three years?" Miss Kirin seemed to be sensitive to this timeframe.

"That's right, it was the year when the former emperor of the Immortal Nation disappeared."

Luo Wusheng narrated, "Three years ago, there was a brief period of turbulence in the Immortal Nation due to the emperor's disappearance."

"Although the current Empress is extraordinary and quickly minimized the impact of the emperor's disappearance after ascending to the throne against public opinion, she has also been governing the Immortal Nation with great diligence and efficiency, like an exemplary ruler—"

"But that year of turbulence was still enough to be exploited by those with ill intentions, especially the Netherkin Race that had long harbored evil intentions against the Immortal Nation."

The Netherland were the place where the Netherkin Races resided in this world.

Countless Netherkin Race existed within, with an ever reaching Netherkin-lead empire ruling over the Netherkin standing tall.

There was a deep-seated enmity between the Immortal Nation and the Netherkin Nation.

It all began when the former emperor of the Immortal Nation, after reaching the Peak of the Tribulation Crossing stage in his cultivation, created a heavenly pond outside the Royal City using his extraordinary powers, as rumored, to achieve the legendary "immortality without ascending." He then wreaked havoc in the Netherland, suppressing the Netherqueen beneath the depths of the heavenly pond, thereby gathering the fortune of the human race.

Who was the Netherqueen? She's the ruler of the Netherkin Nation, a formidable Tribulation Crossing stage Netherkin!

In the present era where Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators couldn't avoid dying to the heavenly tribulation when they try to cross into the Land Immortal stage, the Tribulation Crossing stage was considered the pinnacle of the world!

Everyone believed that with the emperor's actions, the Netherkin Races would surely seek revenge. However, as time passed day by day, news came first of a change in the position of the Netherkin Monarch.

The news of the Netherqueen no longer being in power began to spread, making many begin to wander wherever she was abandoned by the Netherkin Races just like that, or were there something big the Netherkin Nation cooking up.

People who heard this news found it absurd.

But shortly afterward, something jaw-dropping happened.

The heavenly pond took shape, and the fortune of the human race returned, yet the arrogant Immortal Nation's former emperor suddenly disappeared.

That same year, the Netherkin Races launched small-scale wars at the border of the Immortal Nation, claiming to reclaim their former Monarch.

However, it was all just minor skirmishes, causing people to suspect whether the new Monarch of the Netherkin Nation merely used this as an excuse to consolidate their own position within the Netherkin Races.

"Are you suggesting that the skirmishes the Netherkin Races stirred at the border during that year were meant to create chaos and secretly prepare for their plot against the Immortal Nation?" Miss Kirin, as a talented investigator of the Six Gate Bureau, quickly understood what Luo Wusheng wanted to express.

"That's right."

Dealing with intelligent people is always easy.

Luo Wusheng nodded and continued, "Since Miss Kirin has already reached this point in her thinking, I won't continue to keep you in suspense."

"According to the information I have, the main forces of the Netherkin Races in the Royal City are three prominent families—"

"They are all located in the northern part of the city, they disguise themself as members of the Zhu Family, Niu Family, and Yang Family."

At this point, Luo Wusheng looked towards Miss Su from the Su Family, who had suddenly shown a dazed expression upon hearing the names of the three families. "Now you should understand why I asked you to come as well, right?"

The Su Family, just like the three families mentioned by Luo Wusheng, is a prominent household located in the northern part of the Royal City.

In the intelligence gathered by his junior sister the night before, Luo Wusheng had discovered an interesting fact.

The Su Family was also involved in this matter.

"The Su Family is involved in the pharmaceutical business within the Royal City. They purchase large quantities of low-priced pills from nearby alchemy sects and sell them in the Royal City, making a profit from the price difference."

"However, about three months ago, those three families monopolized the supply of pills that were originally provided to the Su Family, but at higher prices— Of course, this kind of thing doesn't pose an immediate problem since the Su Family had sufficient stock of goods, and the pills were properly preserved, so there was no risk of damage."

"However, this situation has continued until now..."

Luo Wusheng narrowed his eyes.

Miss Kirin on the opposite side seemed unaware of this information and looked towards Su Susu beside her.

Miss Su from the Su Family nodded with an unpleasant expression on her face.

That was also the reason why she had been so troubled these past two months, to the point of seeking solace in fireworks.

Although she had no interest in inheriting the family business and was content being a spy for the Six Gate Bureau, seeing her family members sigh and lose their appetites on a daily basis made her extremely anxious as a filial child.

"Is there a connection between the pills and the Netherkin Races hidden in the Royal City? Can the Netherkin Races use the pills to conceal their presence?"

Miss Kirin quickly understood the context and made a conjecture, then looked at Luo Wusheng.

However, Luo Wusheng shook his head.

"The presence has long been concealed. Almost every day, Netherkin Race members who appear no different from ordinary people enter the northern part of the Royal City. Without external forces to trigger it, no one can detect their true nature."

Upon hearing these words, a hint of confusion appeared in Miss Kirin's eyes beneath her mask.

Knowing that she hasn't experienced the original storyline, it's certain that Miss Kirin doesn't fully understand the intricacies. Luo Wusheng continued:

"The Netherkin Races spent three years preparing to launch their plan, so it's not feasible for them to rely on concealing their presence day after day, given their numbers."

"Therefore, under the power of the new Monarch of the Netherkin Races, their nether energy was completely depleted and transformed into a drop of sealed nether blood. Their strength is at most at the Foundation Establishment stage, and their appearance has fully transformed into a human form. Unless they are carefully examined by a Nascent Soul cultivator, it is difficult to detect any clues."

"As for those pills—they are merely a smokescreen. They value one particular type of low-level pill called the 'Blood Igniting Pill'."

"The Blood Igniting Pill is originally a life-risking pill used by low-level cultivators to exhaust their hidden potential for a short-term substantial power increase. However, with the Netherkin Races' physical bodies, they are not concerned about the side effects. In fact, after consuming more than ten pills, they can ignite the sealed nether blood within their bodies and restore their cultivation and supernatural abilities in an instant."

"In the future, when the Immortal Nation faces external enemies sent by the Netherkin Races, these hidden Netherkin Races within the Captial City of the Immortal Nation will be able to reawaken their powers, creating internal chaos and weakening the defenses of the Royal City."

His words fell silent.

The hall was filled with silence.

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