You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Imperial Master spoke indifferently, "A high-ranking official of the Divine Pivot Institute was killed? Who?"

"Fengtian Order," Han Yuan said.

Lin Yue's heart stirred.

He had thought it was either the Inspection Order or the Suiyuan Order, but it was the Fengtian Order that was killed?

The Divine Pivot Institute, responsible for regulating the changes of the Essence within the Yong Realm, had officials in various positions corresponding to each state.

The Inspection Order was tasked with inspecting the conditions of the states every year, visiting sects and holy lands in Jingzhou, which could easily offend someone.

The Suiyuan Order also decided on the distribution of the Essence among the states and the holy lands of the sects.

These two positions were most likely to offend people.

The Fengtian Order, however, merely adjusted large-scale changes in the Essence to influence the weather.

Rainfall, wind, sunshine, snowfall... all were responsibilities of the various Fengtian Orders.

But changes in the weather had no real significance to cultivators and only affected mortals and the livelihood of mortal spirits.

One might say that the Fengtian Order had no impact on cultivators, so why would one be killed?

"Fengtian Order was killed?" Imperial Master also frowned slightly and said, "How did your Punishment Department investigate this, and how did it relate to the Eternal Night Demon Clan?"

"There's no concrete evidence, so it's just a suspicion."

Han Yuan said, "But the Fengtian Order is, after all, a second-ranked officer of the Divine Pivot Institute, related to the livelihood of people across all states. With five Fengtian Orders killed, such a great sin, yet unable to find the murderer, either the killer is a demon clan spy, as demons are good at disguising and hiding, or the killer is a high-ranking individual whose national fortune conceals the sin."

Lin Yue's heart stirred.

In fact, there was another possibility, and that was people whose fate was unpredictable; these individuals could kill without accumulating sin.

"After the investigation, my Punishment Department found that none of the deceased Fengtian Order had offended any high-ranking individuals."

Han Yuan said, "For now, we cannot figure out why a high-ranking individual would kill the Fengtian Order, so the possibility of the Eternal Night Demon Clan is greater. After all, if the demons kill the Fengtian Order, the Divine Pivot Institute would have to find new Fengtian Orders, and it would be difficult to adjust the climate promptly, which could affect mortals and generate widespread resentment, further impacting the national fortune of the Great Yong Kingdom."

Lin Yue had also heard.

The Divine Pivot Institute was able to regulate the changes of the Essence throughout the Yong Realm because of a clan-securing Divine Artifact.

This artifact was divided into many parts, and the important officials in various positions of the Institute managed them. If there were a personnel change, the parts of the artifact would have to be re-cultivated, which was highly troublesome.

This was a possibility.

"Seventeenth Prince."

Han Yuan turned to look at Lin Yue and said, "I heard that the Seventeenth Prince uncovered quite a few demons in Di Hong City; do you seem to have a method to distinguish demons?"

"No," Lin Yue said, "It was just luck."

He wasn't lying, after all, he didn't know what secrets might emerge; it indeed was luck.

Speaking of which, his two Innate Divine Powers had transformed again after he broke through the Three Talents Heaven Barrier.

His "Nine Deaths, None the Wiser" recovery power was even more terrifying, and although there was still a considerable gap from an Undying Body, his recovery power was nearly monstrous.

And "Secret Listening" had also changed completely, secrets about Great Cultivators had become the norm, Fourth Ring secrets had become quite common, and the probability of encountering Five Rings secrets had also increased substantially.

"There are so many demon spies lurking in Di Hong City, and yet they target my Dawn Platform?"

Imperial Master snorted coldly, "What, has my Dawn Platform become a hiding place for demon spies in the eyes of your Punishment Department?"

"The Military Leader misunderstood," Han Yuan shook his head and said, "What I just mentioned was the Eternal Night Demon Clan, not the demon spies lurking in Di Hong City. Please understand this distinction, Military Leader."

"The Fengtian Order is, after all, one of the best among Great Cultivators; it's difficult for demon spies to find such Death Soldiers to kill, let alone assassinate five consecutively."

Han Yuan said, "So, if it's the work of the demons, it's more likely that they come from outside the Yong Realm, from the Eternal Night, such as... an Avatar of the Demon Saint or a powerful Great Demon King in the Eternal Night with the talent for Avatars."

"An Avatar?"

Lin Yue spoke, "I heard that the National Guardian Array splits the Eternal Night from the Great Yong, like two realms. If a demon's avatar comes through, wouldn't it lose contact with the original body, and isn't it the case that even an Avatar of a Saint or Innate strong individual cannot be sustained?"

An Avatar is a temporary body formed by a sliver of Divine Thought, some of which coalesce out of the Essence spontaneously, and others are attached to certain special Spiritual Objects.

If the connection is lost, the Avatar would also dissipate.

Whereas an Avatar is akin to splitting off part of the Divine Soul and consciousness, creating a second independent self that can sync memories and consciousness over long distances and have independent characteristics.

"An Avatar would lose contact."

Han Yuan nodded, "But if the target is set firmly, even if the Avatar loses contact with the original body, it can still complete the original body's mission."

He said, "Like the Star Lord who killed the Fifth Princess's son a few years ago, right? I suspect his original body is in the Eternal Night, just sending a Star God Avatar into the Great Yong. So after the kill, he vanished, and no matter how heinous the crime, if the original body does not enter the Great Yong, Heavenly Punishment can do nothing to him."

Lin Yue raised his eyebrows slightly but did not continue the conversation.

Actually, he understood this principle, and his main intention was to probe Han Yuan, to see if the Punishment Department was aware of the existence of those whose fate was unpredictable.

But now it seemed that Han Yuan hadn't considered the possibility of such people at all.

Is it because those whose fate is unpredictable are too rare?

Or is there another reason?

He always felt something was not quite right.

Although he also didn't know how the Eye of Heaven observes those whose fate is unpredictable, if such a person appeared, shouldn't it be quite clear?