Ye Ling pondered for a moment, then said to Vivian, "Tell me, what are the methods of the Wu Xing Demon God?"
Vivian replied, "Boss, let me state upfront that I only said the headless statue bears some resemblance to the Wu Xing Demon God. However, the void is vast, and coincidences are possible. I cannot guarantee my guess is correct."
Ye Ling: "No matter, I will judge for myself."
"Alright."
After making her disclaimer, Vivian said, "I was young back then, and my strength was not great. I couldn't force the Wu Xing Demon God to reveal too many of his methods, but two abilities of the Wu Xing Demon God left a deep impression on me."
"The first ability was that the Wu Xing Demon God could forcefully put me to sleep and then weave a dream for me. He wanted to kill me in my dream... Fortunately, I could freely switch between reality and illusion. At that time, I turned my entire dreamscape into reality and unleashed some of the terrifying things the Wu Xing Demon God had created in my dream within his domain. Then, I seized the opportunity to escape."
"And the second ability?" Ye Ling asked again.
"The second ability seemed to be a karma technique," Vivian said, a flicker of fear flashing in her eyes.
Ye Ling raised an eyebrow slightly: "Seemed?"
Vivian replied, "I don't remember clearly. When I was being chased, I only recall an extremely strange power surrounding me... but what that power was, and what I experienced, I don't remember at all... it's as if that memory was stolen from me."
"All that remains is fear."
Hearing Vivian's words, Ye Ling's brow furrowed slightly: "Memory was stolen?"
Ye Ling pondered for a moment, then said to Vivian, "Vivian, let me use Mo Zhi Jian to thoroughly examine your body."
"No problem, Boss, please proceed."
Vivian was quite casual at this moment, agreeing to Ye Ling without hesitation and opening her soul to him.
During her time with Ye Ling, Vivian had gradually come to trust him and recognized his power.
Even if she disagreed with Ye Ling using Mo Zhi Jian, she wouldn't be able to stop him.
It was better to cooperate honestly, at least to earn some favor.
Ye Ling did not stand on ceremony. He directly enveloped Vivian with Mo Zhi Jian, decomposing her into text and observing her past.
Although Ye Ling had examined Vivian with Mo Zhi Jian before, he had not focused on her past then, so many details had been overlooked.
This time, Ye Ling examined Vivian's past with a specific purpose, which allowed for many new discoveries.
Without much effort, Ye Ling found the memory of encountering the Wu Xing Demon God in Vivian's past memories.
Regarding the record of that encounter, the text displayed by Mo Zhi Jian was no different from what Vivian had narrated. However, interestingly, in this memory of Vivian's, Mo Zhi Jian displayed a blank for the Wu Xing Demon God's second ability.
This was similar to the situation when Ye Ling had previously examined Hong with Mo Zhi Jian.
Upon discovering this, Ye Ling asked Karma, "Karma... do you think there's a karma technique related to memory?"
Karma replied, "Any kind of karma technique can exist. It's not impossible for a karma technique related to memory to appear... Master, are you suspecting that the Wu Xing Demon God tampered with Vivian's memory using a karma technique?"
Ye Ling nodded: "Yes, there's a high probability... Vivian's memories concerning the Wu Xing Demon God are similar to when I previously examined Hong with Mo Zhi Jian. If this is not a coincidence, then the person behind the Red Robe Cult should be the Wu Xing Demon God."
"If that's the case, then things are getting interesting."
Ye Ling murmured, his eyes flashing with brilliance, and he fell into deep thought.
The "Brain" was a being from the dark side of the void, and the Overseer represented a faction within the dark side of the void.
The Wu Xing Demon God was also a powerful being from the dark side of the void. The Red Robe Cult under his command had been operating in the shadows, clearly not aligned with the Overseer.
This meant that there were at least two factions from the dark side of the void in the void, and both had some unspeakable plans within the void.
What the Wu Xing Demon God wanted to obtain in the void was no longer Ye Ling's primary concern. What he wanted more was to try... to expose the existence behind the "Brain" through the Wu Xing Demon God, and even instigate the Wu Xing Demon God to confront the faction behind the "Brain," using a strategy of "driving the tiger away by luring it with a wolf" to disrupt the dark side of the void.
If the consciousness of the Primordial Realm were to read Ye Ling's thoughts here, it would likely exclaim that Ye Ling had gone mad!
He hadn't even dealt with the Red Robe Cult yet, and Ye Ling was already contemplating how to use the superior of the Red Robe Cult's mastermind to deal with another faction whose identity hadn't even been revealed...
This step was indeed too ambitious.
However, this kind of madness was also one of Ye Ling's strengths.
He dared to conceive and dared to put his ideas into action.
While contemplating his subsequent plans, Ye Ling withdrew Mo Zhi Jian, allowing Vivian to return to normal.
"Boss, did you find anything?" Vivian, unaware that Ye Ling had already set his sights on the Wu Xing Demon God, asked curiously.
"Yes, I've had some gains and some ideas. Let's go deal with the Red Robe Cult first... one thing at a time."
As Ye Ling spoke, he instructed Bai Lan to keep an eye on the Primordial Realm's consciousness, then activated Absolute Divine Travel, transporting himself and Vivian outside the Bloody Chapel.
At this moment, the gates of the Bloody Chapel were tightly shut, with red light flickering within, and an extremely pungent, strange odor emanating from it. It was unclear what was happening inside.
Vivian, upon arriving outside the Bloody Chapel, involuntarily pinched her nose and frowned: "What is this smell? It's too unpleasant."
Ye Ling concealed their auras with runes and said, "Vivian, can you modify the chapel without alerting the people inside?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Vivian carefully examined the Bloody Chapel and replied, "There is some kind of barrier around the chapel. It will be difficult to modify, but I can try. It will just take some time."
"No problem, we have plenty of time. You can start working."
"Alright!"
Vivian did not delay. Under the cover of the runes, she quietly approached the Bloody Chapel, then began to use her power to erode the chapel's walls and secretly modify it.
While Vivian was working, Ye Ling was not idle. After concealing his aura and form, he used Absolute Divine Travel to teleport inside the Bloody Chapel.
At this moment, inside the Bloody Chapel, Hong, dressed in red, was kneeling before the statue that had gained a head and transformed into a real person.
Beside the statue stood a wooden stake, to which was tied Hua Kui, one of the twelve bishops of the Red Robe Cult.
Hua Kui looked terrified. She twisted her body, struggling, and pleaded with Hong, "Archbishop, spare me! I, I did everything according to your instructions! The matter of the Primordial Realm's consciousness being abducted is truly not my fault!"
Hong ignored Hua Kui's pleas. He had shed his timid demeanor from before Ye Ling, and now looked at the statue with devout reverence, praying loudly, "Great Wu Xing Demon God, the consciousness of the Primordial Realm has been abducted. Please guide us to a new path."
"For this, I am willing to offer you a most devout follower. Please grant me supreme divine might to punish those who dare to blaspheme the gods."