"Wanshan, tell me what you know."
This young man was actually the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion's Pavilion Master, Zhang Zihua!
Upon hearing the Pavilion Master's words, Zhang Wanshan recounted everything he knew.
"Pavilion Master, the fleet previously maintained regular contact with us, but after communication was cut off, we dispatched Cultivators to search for them immediately."
"Then we discovered that the Restriction that had been broken in that Secret Realm was re-sealed, but our people could still enter."
"However, for safety's sake, we did not act rashly, but instead searched for clues in the vicinity."
"Finally, we found some scattered Magic Treasure fragments, which were identified as Yu Feng Cultivator's Lifebound Treasure after appraisal."
"Through a secret art, we extracted Yu Feng Cultivator's vital blood from the Magic Treasure fragments. It is now stored in the warehouse, awaiting your arrival, Pavilion Master. From that vital blood, we should be able to ascertain what Yu Feng Cultivator saw before his death."
After listening to Zhang Wanshan's account, Zhang Zihua nodded and then said:
"Now, take me to the warehouse to see the vital blood left by Yu Feng Cultivator."
"Steward Zhang Yang, who secretly followed and protected the fleet, still has his Lifebound Token, so he should be fine, but the situation is probably not optimistic."
"For a Nascent Soul Initial Stage Cultivator to be unable to send out any message, it warrants this Immortal Master's personal visit."
As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the warehouse.
Zhang Wanshan first performed several hand seals to open the outer Restriction, then pulled out a Formation Flag to control the Formation and remove the traps.
Finally, he took out the warehouse key and opened the warehouse door.
Zhang Wanshan walked ahead to retrieve the box containing Yu Feng's vital blood.
As they walked, Zhang Wanshan asked with some confusion:
"Pavilion Master, the Six Sects should know more about this information than us, right? After all, by the time we received the news from your side, the Six Sects must have already completed their soul-searching."
"Although Immortal Master Yu Feng's vital blood has been found, the Immortal Master has been dead for a long time, and it's unknown how much useful information can still be discovered."
Facing his subordinate's question, Zhang Zihua merely chuckled twice.
"Haha, those Six Sects are the local overlords here. Our Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is here to do business, not to seize territory, so of course, we must follow the host's wishes."
"If it were elsewhere, who would dare not give my Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion Face? But this place is too far, and no one wants to expend effort here."
"In the eyes of the Six Sects, we are ultimately outsiders. Do you think this Immortal Master hasn't sought them out?"
"A bunch of frogs in a well, only concerned with their own interests, unaware that disaster is imminent. Now this Immortal Master has to clean up their mess, and even then, they only give this Immortal Master a little information. To know the full picture, I naturally have to investigate personally."
"Hmph! This Immortal Master will just wait for them to beg for help."
"Moreover, before I came, I took a look at the Outer Sea side. The Six Sects have already gathered personnel to prepare to blockade the Secret Realm, but among them, there is surprisingly only one Fourth-rank Formation Master, and it seems there are ten Third-rank Formation Masters, which is pitifully few. Or perhaps everyone died during the previous exploration of the Secret Realm? With so few Formation Masters, just setting up the Formation will take seven or eight years."
Zhang Zihua's words were full of disdain for the Six Sects.
By this time, Zhang Wanshan had already brought over the sealed Core Formation vital blood.
Zhang Zihua did not waste time and immediately performed a secret art on this drop of vital blood.
Under the effect of the secret art, the last scene Yu Feng saw before his death appeared before Zhang Zihua's eyes.
In a dense fog, only a black shadow flickered continuously.
Wherever the black shadow went, there were the Cultivators' screams.
Finally, the black shadow appeared before Yu Feng's eyes and instantly killed him with one strike.
The image froze.
Zhang Zihua frowned slightly as he looked at the black shadow that attacked Yu Feng.
He could only make a rough judgment: this black shadow was a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
And Zhang Yang, whom he sent to protect the fleet and who carried an additional secret mission, was a Nascent Soul Initial Stage Cultivator.
Now Zhang Yang was not dead but was trapped in the Secret Realm.
The cultivation of this black shadow would not be much higher than Zhang Yang's; it should be at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
"This Immortal Master will first rescue Zhang Yang before discussing anything else. As for the Secret Realm, my Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion will remain inactive for now, awaiting the Six Sects' explanation."
"Yes, Pavilion Master."
...
On the other side, after quickly leaving the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Su Bai found Yan Lei.
The two were currently walking out of Xingluo City.
Su Bai took out two bottles of Medicinal Pills and a stack of Talismans and handed them to Yan Lei.
"Senior, these are..."
Yan Lei looked at the two bottles of Medicinal Pills in his left hand and the stack of Talismans in his right, vaguely knowing what Su Bai was giving him these things for, but he still asked.
Su Bai pointed to the two bottles of Medicinal Pills and said:
"One bottle is Exploding Origin Pill, which can greatly enhance your cultivation, but it has side effects; you will definitely need to recuperate for a period after taking it. The other bottle is Replenishing Origin Pill, for you to recover your spiritual power and Origin Qi."
"All the Talismans are High Grade Second-rank Talismans."
"If something unexpected truly happens during this transaction, I won't be able to look after you. At that time, I will hold back those two Core Formation Cultivators, and you use the Medicinal Pills and Talismans to escape directly."
Upon hearing this, Yan Lei's body paused slightly. He hadn't expected Su Bai to be so considerate.
Moreover, if the transaction failed, she even planned to cover his retreat.
Thinking of this, Yan Lei's heart was touched.
"Senior, please rest assured, I will definitely not be a burden."
"The location those two agreed upon with us is the Green Pine Forest to the west, over a thousand li from Xingluo City. I will keep my distance while you conduct the transaction, Senior."
Hearing the location Yan Lei mentioned, Su Bai calculated in her mind, over a thousand li...
This location was neither too far nor too remote.
Thinking of this, Su Bai's Divine Sense instantly spread out.
In an instant, it had already reached the Green Pine Forest.
The mountains, rocks, and trees in the forest were all clearly transmitted back to her mind.
She discarded the irrelevant matters and began searching for Cultivators.
The Green Pine Forest was not far from Xingluo City, and there were also some Qi Refining Cultivators digging for Spirit Medicine in the forest.
Under Su Bai's powerful Divine Sense, even if those two Core Formation Cultivators were skilled at concealment, Su Bai still found them.
Inside a hidden cave.
"Old Man Ku, time is almost up. Are we still doing the transaction?"
When this sentence was spoken, it sounded like two stones rubbing together; calling it a duck's voice would be a compliment to this sound.
After being asked, Old Man Ku's voice slowly sounded.
"Yes, we are. We set the location. The other party is rushing here, so what do we have to fear? *cough, cough*!"
After speaking, Old Man Ku coughed twice.
Hearing Old Man Ku's cough, the voice even more unpleasant than a duck's continued:
"Hmph! Those bastards ambushed us two old brothers. Now that we're injured, we actually have to sell our Legacy of skills to heal."
"Good brother, when have we ever been so down and out?"
"The Cultivator behind that Yan Lei is probably a Loose Cultivator not as good as us two brothers, yet he found us to trade."
"If you ask me, the place we chose is just right, not too far or too remote. We'll see how things go then. If not, we'll just rob the other party."
"Good brother, say something~"
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