“What? They found the Qingshan Sect?”
Ye Fan looked up abruptly and asked.
“Yes! Li Busan and Li Busi found the Qingshan Sect! There's a large blue stone sign at the mountain gate!”
“Where is it?”
A sharp glint flashed through Ye Fan's eyes.
He had finally found this damned Qingshan Sect.
That damned mortal, let's see where he runs now!
The guard captain took out an array disk.
Then, he pointed to two glowing dots on it.
“Right here!”
Ye Fan looked at the location, his brow furrowing slightly.
“Isn't this different from the direction that Black Bear Gang bandit pointed out?”
The captain nodded repeatedly.
“No, it isn't. I suspect that Black Bear Gang bandit remembered it wrong, which is why we couldn't find the right place for so long!”
Ye Fan pondered for a moment, then nodded.
“Fine. Gather the men and prepare to set off!”
“Yes, sir!”
The guard captain complied, turned around, and left to make preparations.
Watching the guard captain's departing figure, Ye Fan took out three sound transmission talismans.
He sent messages to the Haoran Sect, the Dingyuan Sect, and the Zixuan Sect respectively.
He had used them to search for people before. If he acted alone now, he would likely offend all three sects at once.
Especially when it came to the Break Stage Grass.
It was better to let these three sects fight over it!
“Have you still not found the killer?”
The Sect Master asked his disciple, his face dark with rage.
Not long ago, two Soul Transformation stage experts of their Haoran Sect had died!
They had been killed while intercepting that fake Heavenly Demon Sect eunuch.
Two Soul Transformation stage experts!
This was a devastating loss for the Haoran Sect!
The Haoran Sect only had six Soul Transformation stage experts in total.
That was the most among the three major sects; the Dingyuan Sect had five.
The Zixuan Sect had the fewest, with only four.
Given that each sect had one Unity stage cultivator, whoever had more Soul Transformation experts clearly held the advantage.
Because the Haoran Sect had the most Soul Transformation experts, they implicitly held the highest status among the three major sects.
Losing two of them all at once brought their number down to four.
One could easily imagine how furious the Sect Master was.
All he wanted to know right now was who did it.
Flaying the culprit alive wouldn't even begin to appease his hatred if he couldn't find them.
Yet despite investigating for some time, they had not found a single clue.
Could it really have been the work of Wuhua Palace, and they had already returned to the Northern Province?
“Our scouts have done their best to investigate, but there are still no clues...”
Hearing the disciple's report, the Sect Master's brow furrowed deeply.
“Keep searching! We must find out who did this!”
“Yes, sir!”
The disciple complied and withdrew.
Just then, a sound transmission talisman suddenly appeared before the Sect Master.
“Sect Master Nie, there is news of the Qingshan Sect. It is located at...”
Upon hearing this, the Sect Master abruptly stood up.
Then, with a flash of his body, he appeared in the rear mountain.
“Grand Elder, we have news of the Qingshan Sect!”
“Are you certain?”
The Grand Elder snapped his eyes open, a sharp glint flashing through them as he asked.
“The news came from that eunuch...”
As he spoke, the Sect Master's brow furrowed slightly.
The one who had killed their Soul Transformation cultivators was also a eunuch, and also at the Soul Transformation stage.
Could it be him?
He then shook his head. No, it was impossible. There would be no benefit in it for him.
Besides, they had sparred before, so he knew the other's strength.
There was no way he could have killed two Soul Transformation cultivators so quickly.
He must be going mad trying to find the killer!
Just then, the Grand Elder spoke.
“Gather the forces and set off! I will go personally...”
The Sect Master looked up in shock. “You... are going personally?”
“Yes...”
A terrifying pressure suddenly erupted from the Grand Elder.
The Sect Master's face instantly paled, cold sweat drenching his back.
“If this Qingshan Sect is indeed the Heavenly Demon Sect, then they must have the Break Stage Grass. When the time comes, it will be a scramble between our three sects!”
Hearing the Grand Elder's words, the Sect Master nodded.
“Yes. I will make the arrangements immediately!”
At the same time, the Dingyuan Sect and the Zixuan Sect also received the news.
Their reactions were similar to the Haoran Sect's.
Both of their sect Ancestors were leading the teams personally!
Boom...
A massive spirit boat soared into the sky, rushing straight into the clouds...
When Diao San and Fu Chen entered the imperial city, they happened to see Ye Fan leading his men away with their heads held high, exuding a formidable aura.
At this moment, Fu Chen was disguised as a young master, while Diao San acted as his follower.
Both of them had suppressed their cultivation to the Foundation Establishment stage.
“Fellow Daoist, what's going on here?”
Diao San asked a Foundation Establishment stage old man with a chuckle.
“Can't you see? Nine Thousand Years is leading his men out on a mission!”
The old man replied in a low voice.
“Ah! So that's Nine Thousand Years!”
Diao San feigned a look of surprise.
“What are you 'ah-ing' about? Keep your voice down if you don't want to die!”
The old man was startled and quickly warned him.
“Oh, right... Thank you for the warning, Fellow Daoist!”
Diao San thanked him with a look of gratitude.
Then, he asked with a face full of curiosity:
“What kind of mission is Nine Thousand Years going on?”
“Shh... Don't ask about things you shouldn't. Even if you ask, I wouldn't know!”
Having said that, the old man turned around and left quickly.
What was wrong with this guy? Every topic he chatted about led straight to the grave.
Was Nine Thousand Years someone they could gossip about? One wrong word could cost them their heads...
“Stop right there! Were you the one asking about Nine Thousand Years just now?”
Just as Diao San and Fu Chen were about to leave, a group of Qi Refining stage eunuchs arrogantly surrounded them.
The leading eunuch was at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Fu Chen's brow furrowed slightly as he clenched his fists.
His hands were itching; he wanted to kill someone.
Seeing this, Diao San quickly stepped forward and said with a flattering smile:
“My lord, we simply admire the great reputation of Lord Nine Thousand Years, and wanted to hear some of his glorious deeds...”
After all, they had just arrived. If they got kicked out before gathering any information, it would be highly embarrassing.
“Hmph... Cut the nonsense. Arrest them!”
The head eunuch's shrill, effeminate voice rang out.
He had noticed earlier that the black-robed young master behind Diao San possessed an extraordinary temperament.
He was clearly a wealthy person—an absolute fat sheep!
Diao San was taken aback. Were the eunuchs of this Xinghe Dynasty really this arrogant?
Meanwhile, a flash of killing intent crossed Fu Chen's eyes.
He knew that fighting in the city would cause trouble.
But if they didn't fight, there would still be damn trouble...
Diao San still wanted to salvage the situation:
“My lord, we haven't broken any laws. Why are you taking us away?”
“Hmph... Laws? In this Xinghe Dynasty, Nine Thousand Years is the law...”
Diao San was completely speechless. This wasn't just ordinary arrogance.
Didn't the Emperor of this Xinghe Dynasty care at all?
“Nine Thousand Years might be the law, but you aren't him...”
Diao San retorted without hesitation.
Since good words couldn't save a fool bent on seeking death, he stopped wasting his breath.
At the same time, he was already prepared to activate the Teleportation Talisman hidden in his sleeve!
He would teleport them away the moment Fu Chen made his move.
“You... you're courting death!”
The leading eunuch shrieked in rage.
A cold light flashed in Fu Chen's eyes as he prepared to strike!
Just then, a voice rang out:
“Hold on!”
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