"The Yellow Emperor Seal was originally stored in the Dark Dragon Demon Emperor’s Treasure Vault, but was later stolen by Holy Daughter Yue Huaqin of Yunluo Sacred Land. Yue Huaqin was then hunted down by the Demon Clan, and afterward the Yellow Emperor Seal was accidentally lost."
"The Dragon Emperor Seal was stored within an Ancient Demon Clan ruin in the Southern Border Demon Domain, but was later suspected to have been taken by a mysterious Human Clan cultivator, identity unknown. The suspected person: Sunset Chosen Leader, Ling Feng."
"The Emperor Xuan Seal: currently in the hands of Eastern Splendor Saint Emperor of Yunluo Sacred Land."
"The Emperor Desolate Seal: stored in the Earth Emperor Pool of the East Spirit Immortal Pond, and is suspected to have already been taken by the Sunset Chosen Leader, Ling Feng."
Reading up to this point, Ling Feng couldn’t help feeling a chill run down his back.
Damn, the Heavenly Alliance really lives up to its name. This intel is way too well-informed.
Even though they used the word "suspected," even Ling Feng himself started to doubt where these information channels were coming from.
As for the intel on the Dragon Emperor Seal, since it all happened within the Southern Border Demon Domain, it’s not impossible that some Demon Clan members already knew there was a Dragon Emperor Seal in that ruin, so suspecting him isn’t exactly unreasonable.
But as for the Emperor Desolate Seal, it should only be Elder Turtle and himself who know the full situation.
Elder Turtle absolutely could not have betrayed him, so could it be that there was some ill‐intentioned person lurking in the Earth Emperor Pool all along, searching for the whereabouts of the Emperor Desolate Seal, and later discovered that it had already disappeared, thus suspecting him?
Thinking it through in detail like this, the breadth of the Heavenly Alliance’s intelligence network was enough to make one’s scalp go numb.
Within the entire Eastern Spirit Domain, any slightest stir or disturbance probably couldn’t escape the Heavenly Alliance’s web of information.
Taking a deep breath, Ling Feng looked toward the last passage, the section describing the Green Emperor Seal.
"The Green Emperor Seal is widely rumored to be hidden within the Blood Shadow Alliance. There is also a claim that it has not yet fallen into the hands of any faction, but is buried within the Wind Howling Forest. The Wind Howling Forest is likewise the burial place of the Five Emperors Treasure Vault."
Ling Feng narrowed his eyes, carefully scrutinizing this line.
The Green Emperor Seal might not actually be in the Blood Shadow Alliance’s hands?
For him, that might actually be good news.
Moreover, if the Wind Howling Forest is precisely where the Five Emperors Treasure Vault is buried, doesn’t that mean that once he obtains the last Green Emperor Seal, he can directly use the Five Emperor Seals to open the Five Emperors Treasure Vault?
If so, that would save him quite a lot of trouble.
Of course, instinct told Ling Feng that things would never go that smoothly, but no matter what, he had to give it a try.
"In that case, the next target is to head for the Wind Howling Forest."
After thinking for a bit, Ling Feng controlled "Ye Chu" and pulled up the information related to the Blood Shadow Alliance.
Unfortunately, on the 8th Floor there wasn’t much useful intel about the Blood Shadow Alliance, just some lists of East Spirit Immortal Pond Disciples they had attacked and assassinated.
Ling Feng continued upward, heading straight for the 9th Floor of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.
Fortunately, as Third Young Master Ye of the Ye Family’s main family Direct Lineage, Ling Feng managed to bluff his way in.
Continuing to search for information concerning the Blood Shadow Alliance, Ling Feng quickly came across some intel that utterly shocked him.
"Blood Shadow Alliance Leader: originally an East Spirit Immortal Pond Disciple, senior fellow disciple to the current Immortal Pond Sect Leader, Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor. Later defected from the East Spirit Immortal Pond and personally founded the Blood Shadow Alliance, standing opposed to the East Spirit Immortal Pond for a thousand years."
After reading this, Ling Feng’s heart roiled like stormy seas.
The Blood Shadow Alliance Leader had actually once been a Disciple of the East Spirit Immortal Pond!
And his status was that high!
"To be able to found the Blood Shadow Alliance, stand against the East Spirit Immortal Pond, and survive a thousand years—this Blood Shadow Alliance Leader is indeed a peerless schemer."
Ling Feng took a deep breath, slightly calming his emotions, then continued to read on.
It turned out that the Blood Shadow Alliance Leader and Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor weren’t just fellow disciples; they came from the same bloodline, and both had Phoenix Clan blood flowing in their veins!
Later, the two of them entered the tutelage of the previous Immortal Pond Sect Leader together, the Yantian Saint Emperor.
At first, everything was developing in a good direction. Whether Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor or the Blood Shadow Alliance Leader, they were both once‐in‐a‐millennium prodigies. Their growth meant the East Spirit Immortal Pond’s growth.
Unfortunately, there can only ever be one Immortal Pond Sect Leader.
Yantian Saint Emperor knew the characters of his two disciples inside and out. Although the Blood Shadow Alliance Leader’s talent surpassed Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor’s by a small margin, his temperament was vicious and belligerent. While serving as Guardian on the Land of Conquest front, he would often intentionally provoke wars with the Northern Barbarian Clan and the Demon Clan.
Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor, in contrast, was gentle and steady—precisely the ideal Sect Leader candidate in Yantian Saint Emperor’s mind.
Later, Yantian Saint Emperor failed his attempt to pass the Nine Revolutions Tribulation and was unable to step into the Saint Realm. His vitality declined day by day, and he passed the position of Sect Leader to Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor, while appointing the Blood Shadow Alliance Leader as the new Blazing Sun Palace Master.
But the Blood Shadow Alliance Leader was overly ambitious, and actually murdered his own master and defected. He personally slew the already‐dying Yantian Saint Emperor.
The upper echelon of the East Spirit Immortal Pond flew into a rage. Led by the Three Quasi-Saints among the Supreme Elders, they launched a manhunt for the Blood Shadow Alliance Leader.
Yet the Blood Shadow Alliance Leader relied on the power of a branch of the Phoenix Clan to repeatedly evade pursuit, and his strength increased with each escape.
Later, he even severely wounded Long Daoren, one of the Three Quasi-Saints of the East Spirit Immortal Pond. (PS: The Three Quasi-Saints of the East Spirit Immortal Pond are Turtle Saint, Dragon Saint, and Jing Saint.)
The original Phoenix Clan was then split. The majority, led by Phoenix Venerate (PS: see "Chapter 1645 Phoenix Venerate"), continued to serve Heavenly Origin Saint Emperor.
The branch led by Peng Venerate instead came under the banner of the Blood Shadow Alliance. The Roc Demon Emperor who once took part in the sneak attack on East Immortal River was one of Peng Venerate’s subordinates.
"Murdering his master and defecting, attempting to overturn the East Spirit Immortal Pond—this Blood Shadow Alliance Leader’s ambition is immense!"
Ling Feng drew in a deep breath. Centuries ago, the Blood Shadow Alliance Leader could already severely injure the Semi-Saint Long Daoren. By now, how terrifying must his strength be?
The calamity looming over the East Spirit Immortal Pond will most likely fall upon this Blood Shadow Alliance Leader.
With his current strength, he had no way to contend against such a powerhouse.
He had to become stronger. He still had to continually become stronger!
Ling Feng then searched for the Blood Shadow Alliance’s garrison and specific strength distribution, but unfortunately, Ye Chu’s permissions were still insufficient to access that information.
As time ticked by, Ling Feng could only give up for now. In any case, the intel he’d obtained tonight was already considerable.
Having learned the origin of the Blood Shadow Alliance, Ling Feng left the Heavenly Mechanism Tower with an incomparably heavy heart.
Before the Clone dissipated, Ling Feng returned to the inn.
Everything was done without the knowledge of gods or ghosts.
As the Clone gradually disappeared, Ling Feng sat off to the side, pretending to be in Deep Sleep.
Early the next morning, Ye Chu slowly woke up. Pressing his temples, he only felt his head heavy and his body limp and sore.
"I actually drank too much!"
Seeing Ling Feng still snoring away across from him, Ye Chu didn’t suspect anything. He lightly pushed Ling Feng a few times, and only then did Ling Feng feign a leisurely awakening.
After a few polite exchanges, Ling Feng reminded Ye Chu once more to quickly send the medicinal ingredients he needed to his residence, and only then did the two of them leave the restaurant.
Back at Xiao Zhan Tian’s Mansion, Ling Feng relayed every single word of the intel regarding the Green Emperor Seal to Yue Huaqin.
Of course, as for the Blood Shadow Alliance, it was enough that he knew; there was no need for Yue Huaqin to know.
After all, this was an earth‐shattering scandal for the East Spirit Immortal Pond.
"So the final Green Emperor Seal is actually in the Wind Howling Forest?"
Yue Huaqin was rather surprised. She had also been helping Eastern Splendor Saint Emperor search for clues to the Five Emperor Seals, and she had always thought the Green Emperor Seal was in the Blood Shadow Alliance’s hands.
"The Wind Howling Forest is a bit of a distance from the Purple Crystal Imperial City. Even with the Transmission Array, we can’t get too close to that region, so we should set out as soon as possible."
Ling Feng thought about it. Ye Chu had promised to gather the batch of medicinal ingredients he needed within three days. Since a show should be acted out to the end, he might as well wait three more days, so as not to arouse suspicion from the Heavenly Alliance higher‐ups.

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