"Divine Master!?" Su Yang eximed, eyes wide open as he looked at the person in front of him. He never could have imagined that this unassuming man was the so-called mysterious Divine Master.


    One must know, even Su Zhan was not clear about the identity of this Divine Master, only using the word "mysterious" to describe him, which shows how enigmatic this person was.


    And now, this Divine Master stood right in front of Su Yang, how could Su Yang not be shocked?


    The most critical thing is, wasn''t the Divine Master hiding with people on that mountain peak? Those Winged Cultivators are searching for them, when did the Divine Mastere here? What does he intend to do bying here?


    Despite the surprise in his heart, Su Yang quickly regained hisposure. Not knowing the Divine Master''s intentions, he could not appear too startled, otherwise, it would allow the other party to see his inner thoughts.


    "So, you are the Divine Master!" Su Yang nced around and said softly, "Did youe to find me, possibly to avenge your subordinates?"


    "Hahaha..." The Divine Masterughed with his head back: "Su Alliance Leader has misunderstood. First, those aren''t my subordinates. They are my friends, we share the same ideals. Secondly, there''s no such thing as revenge; they already have no vendetta with you!"


    Su Yang frowned: "No vendetta? Do you not know what happened between me and them? Do you think it''s possible for them to forget our grudges?"


    "Liao Yuxuan, Gongye Liang, and Liu Shuangcan indeed have a big grudge with you. However, the Three-faced Sage, the Medical Saint, and the ck Demon, they have absolutely no grievance with you!" The Divine Masterughed: "Do you think the Three-faced Sage, the Medical Saint, and the ck Demon would seek revenge on you?"


    Su Yang was taken aback, previously he was curious about the rtionship between Liao Yuxuan and the Three-faced Sage, between Gongye Liang and the Medical Saint. What the Divine Master just said conveyed too much information, leaving Su Yang deeply shocked.


    "What… What do you mean by this?" Su Yang quickly asked.


    "Is Su Alliance Leader still unaware of their situation?" The Divine Master smiled and said: "Do you think these people are still the same as before?"


    Su Yang stared at the Divine Master for a while, then said in a deep voice: "Are you saying they have been possessed?"


    "You can say that, and not say that." The Divine Master replied.


    "What exactly do you mean?" Su Yang asked.


    The Divine Master smiled and said: "Possession means randomly finding someone and seizing their body directly. After seizing the body, it''s a process of slowly adapting to this body and re-cultivating to gradually restore one''s strength. Of course, many cannot adapt, so ultimately they can''t fully regain their original strength."


    "But these people are different. Before possessing, they start by transforming the person''s body. Let them practice their secret technique or use their power to gradually modify the person''s body, making the body increasingly suitable for them. In this way, after possession, there''s no need to modify the body again, allowing them to restore their former strength to the greatest extent possible, and even continue cultivation to improve cultivation further."


    At this point, the Divine Master smiled and said: "We call this method of possession ''Directed Possession.'' Like with the Three-faced Sage back then, we cultivated Liao Yuxuan for three years, crafting him into the most suitable vessel for the Three-faced Sage''s possession. Also, in the case of Gongye Liang, we cultivated him for two whole years before allowing the Medical Saint to possess him. Liu Shuangcan''s situation was a bit more troublesome. He was killed by you, so we had to possess him prematurely, which caused the ck Demon''s strength to not be restored ideally. However, with diligent cultivation moving forward, recovering their original state will still be no problem."


    Su Yang was dumbfounded as he finally understood what was happening with these people.


    No wonder Qi Xuan said that after following the Divine Master, these people would let go of past grievances. It''s not just letting go of past grievances but bing an entirely different person. After being possessed, they are no longer the person they once were, so how could they remember past grudges? For the current person, those past grievances simply have no meaning anymore!<fn686a> Newest update provided by Find[F]ovel</fn686a>


    Now Su Yang finally understood why the Divine Master said these people were no longer his enemies. These people were no longer Liao Yuxuan, Gongye Liang, and Liu Shuangcan. They had be the Three-faced Sage, the Medical Saint, and the ck Demon, and naturally, they were no longer Su Yang''s enemies.


    Taking a deep breath, Su Yang said in a deep voice: "Directed possession is essentially preparing the vessel for targeted possession. Don''t you think this is cruel? Is it fair to those whom you treat as vessels? Or perhaps, in your eyes, the lives of Human World members are ones you can acquire at will?"


    "Hehe..." The Divine Master chuckled lightly and said: "Su Alliance Leader, if I told you all these people brought it upon themselves, would you still think we did wrong?"


    "What do you mean by brought it upon themselves?" Su Yang said coldly: "Are you saying they agreed to be your vessels?"


    "You are correct!" The Divine Master nodded: "They genuinely agreed to it themselves!"


    Su Yang frowned, saying in a deep voice: "Divine Master, do you think I''m a fool? How could there be someone in this world willing to be a vessel for others?"


    "Of course, you are not a fool, but this world nevercks clever fools!" The Divine Masterughed softly: "Take Liao Yuxuan, for instance. Back then, he made an agreement with the Three-faced Sage. The Three-faced Sage would help him achieve many of his dreams. And the price was, he needed to constantly worship the Three-faced Sage, kneeling and cultivating beneath the Sage''s altar daily. If disobeyed, he would be the Sage''s ve, utterly controlled by the Sage, eventually turning into the Sage''s vessel."


    "Liao Yuxuan relished this arrangement, agreeing readily to all of the Three-faced Sage''s demands, installing the Sage''s shrine at his home. And he greedily began to use the Sage''s divine power to fulfill his ambitions. Liao Yuxuan''s family used to be quite ordinary, but in recent years he greedily amassed wealth using the Sage''s divine power and achieved many of his dreams. Therefore, his worship of the Sage became increasingly devout."


    "In the end, in order to kill you, he even agreed to the Three-faced Sage''s demand, allowing the Sage to take over his body, temporarily wielding the Sage''s power to kill you. Until, eventually, he was entirely possessed by the Three-faced Sage. Su Alliance Leader, judge for yourself, was this the Sage''s fault, or did Liao Yuxuan bring it upon himself?"