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Ling Chen’s heart jolted as he asked, "You’re saying that corpse used to be the earliest person to come into contact with evolution while he was alive?"

"Not just evolution. Strictly speaking, he should be the only one who ever successfully completed every stage of evolution." Du Yunzhi said, "The reason so many of us descendants have appeared with undying bodies is entirely because we inherited his bloodline. That includes people like Ling Gengqiu, He Honggang, Chen Younian—actually, they all carry that man’s blood. According to the records, in the early years our clan was enormous, with countless branches. Later, many people walked out of the mountains into the outside world and never came back. In the end, only we remained, holding fast to Qiu Nanshan. Precisely because of that, his bloodline spread everywhere. It’s just that after so many years, these clansmen have scattered, each forming their own families, and for various reasons they’ve changed names and surnames. Passed down generation after generation, most of them have forgotten who their ancestor was."

"So that’s how it is." Ling Chen nodded and said, "Listening to you, doesn’t that mean our bodies have also inherited his bloodline?"

"It’s not that simple. Using our current terms, what you call bloodline is better described with ’gene’. This kind of gene lies dormant in the body of every descendant. As for when it will awaken, nobody knows—maybe it will never awaken, or maybe once your strength reaches a certain realm, it will trigger its awakening. In short, the uncertainty around this gene is very high. His group of descendants is incredibly large, but as you’ve seen, those who truly possess an undying body are extremely rare—just those few. The reason so many people who lived for hundreds of years appeared in the early years is that their time-span was not very large, only a few decades or a century, so the probability of gene awakening was relatively high. Now, as the span of generations grows larger, the probability of it awakening has shrunk accordingly."

"I get it! But I have a question—how did he do it? Since he was the first to complete evolution, how did his get triggered? His body couldn’t have mutated for no reason, right?"

"This... I don’t think there’s any need to say too much right now." Du Yunzhi spoke up. "You’ve already learned what you wanted to know. Shouldn’t you be taking me to see that corpse now?"

"Of course." Ling Chen replied. In fact, he still wanted to dig more information out of Du Yunzhi, but she was too cautious. If he wanted to pry into more secrets, he’d probably have to wait for another chance. He believed that the reason that corpse underwent an aberration was the greatest secret of the Guardian Clan.

Before long, the three of them arrived at Bai Zhangqiu’s laboratory. After He Honggang and the others retreated last night, the corpse had been sent back and placed in the lab, with people assigned to watch over it.

"Lady Du, this is yours." As he spoke, Ling Chen flicked his hand, tossing the blood-red Soul Stone into her hand.

"This is..."

"Sorry, last night there was really no other way, so I took this Soul Stone from his body. Fortunately, with its help, otherwise we couldn’t possibly have succeeded. But I’m a bit puzzled—everyone else’s Soul Stones are ink-green, why is his blood-red?"

Du Yunzhi seemed not to hear Ling Chen’s question, staring fixedly at the red Soul Stone in her hand as a hint of surprise flashed through her eyes. But very quickly, as if she had figured something out, she returned to calm. Putting the Soul Stone away, she walked straight over to the corpse, glanced at it twice, then turned back and said, "I’m taking him home. If this thing stays here, He Honggang and his people definitely won’t let it go. Only in Qiu Nanshan can I guarantee his safety."

"No problem." Ling Chen agreed readily. Although he very much wanted to study the secrets hidden in this corpse, he didn’t have the strength to keep it and it would only bring trouble down on his head. Since that was the case, he might as well do Du Yunzhi this favor and send it to her.

Before long, Ling Chen had someone bring a coffin, placed the corpse inside, then nailed down the lid. Du Yunzhi stood off to the side, supervising the whole process. Judging from her manner, she seemed to take this corpse very seriously. "Lady Du." After handing the corpse over, Ling Chen asked, "I have a question—how did he die? Since his body completed evolution, he shouldn’t be easy to kill."

"Who said he’s dead?" Du Yunzhi suddenly shot back. Hearing that, Ling Chen couldn’t help freezing for a moment. What does that mean... could this person still be alive? Impossible! He’d had Bai Zhangqiu examine the corpse before; there weren’t any signs of life.

Seeing the puzzled look on Ling Chen’s face, Du Yunzhi said calmly, "This body was a shackle to him, so he discarded it. Of course, you could also understand it as a body without a soul, it’s just that such a way of putting it is too mystical and doesn’t fit modern scientific theory."

Uh... Ling Chen gave a wry laugh. Du Yunzhi’s explanation sounded a bit like superstition, and he didn’t know whether to believe it or not. Still, after all, it was something that happened so many years ago—maybe even Du Yunzhi didn’t know the full story. There was no need to dig too deeply.

Du Yunzhi had come in a hurry and left in a hurry as well. Once she obtained the corpse, she didn’t linger, but directly led her people back to Qiu Nanshan. Perhaps only in Qiu Nanshan could she feel safe.

After dealing with these trivial matters, Ling Chen went alone to a bedroom on the second floor of the base.

Knock, knock, knock!

As the knocking sounded, the door was quickly opened. Seeing the person inside, Ling Chen’s lips curled into a grin as he greeted her, "Long time no see. Thanks for lending a hand last night."

"No need to be polite. You once helped the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion—I’ve always remembered that favor. Come in and sit."

Once inside the room, Ling Chen asked, "Where are Master Hui Yun and Daoist Dan Xuzi?"

"They had things to take care of, so they left first. I was originally going to go with them, but I heard you were injured, so I stayed to check up on you. Well? Are you alright?"

"I’m fine." Ling Chen patted his broad chest, only to set off a bout of coughing, which made Su Mei both exasperated and amused.

"That’s what you get for acting tough. Now you know how fragile your body is, don’t you?" Su Mei brought over a cup of tea and gently patted his back as she said, "Take a good rest for a while, don’t overwork yourself. Did you hear me?"

"Got it! With an order from Master Su, how would I dare not obey? By the way, is there any progress with the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion now?"

"Song Ge has recruited a batch of workers and is rebuilding the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion. If all goes well, it should be restored in about half a year. Also, Master Hui Yun and Daoist Dan Xuzi have both expressed their support for me. Once the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion is rebuilt, they’ll join us in the capacity of Minister Elders. At that time, we’ll recruit a new group of talent from the Martial Arts circles and develop slowly. Although the rebuilt Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion will find it hard to regain its former prestige, I believe that sooner or later, the Pavilion will return to glory."

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