Chapter 1274: Chapter 968: Mistaken Identity_2
Jiang Yuan kept silent, tightening his grip with his right hand.
Realizing the other party might kill him in anger to silence him, Ugly Slave rolled his eyes and urgently shouted: "He’s gone into seclusion! My master’s place of seclusion is full of restrictions and arrays he designed and set up himself, I wouldn’t dare go near it.
If you’re brave enough to go, I’ll tell you the exact location: about eight hundred miles southwest of the Chaotic Stone Sea, near the coast, there’s an invisible island. My master has hidden it using an array, and he uses an array on the island, which is exclusively for his use, to come and go. If you have the skills, find it yourself!"
After speaking, he stiffened his neck, his face full of a "even if you kill me, it’s useless" expression.
Sure enough, he’s gone into seclusion, no wonder Hou Ze couldn’t reach him.
"Open your storage bag, are there any other essences inside?"
"Damn, you’re so greedy, isn’t ten thousand essences enough?" Ugly Slave cursed, but still flicked his finger to open the storage bag’s restriction, signaling him to take whatever he wanted.
Having said that earlier, Qi Baijun, unless he’s a fool, surely can’t silence him. Otherwise, cutting off contact with the master, where would he find another high-level array master in the future when needed?
"Take whatever you want, consider me unlucky!" he grumbled discontentedly: "Rest assured, I won’t tell anyone about today’s matter. The lost essences, I’ll bear and find a way to make up for it when I return. But if you think of targeting me again in the future, you’ll have to really weigh it..."
Before finishing his sentence, Jiang Yuan, who had emptied the storage bag, interrupted and asked: "One more question—who is Qi Baijun?"
Ugly Slave was instantly dumbfounded, thinking you are Qi Baijun, who are you pretending to be?
Seeing him remain silent, Jiang Yuan continued asking: "Aside from Immortal Peak, is there any other place referred to as the Tribulation Crossing Holy Land?"
Upon hearing this, Ugly Slave’s heart skipped a beat, it’s over, he’s not Qi Baijun! Mistaken identity!
Then who could it be?
The Soul-Devouring Demon Skill, a level above the Bone-Dissolving Evil Technique, it seems only Qi Baijun would know and openly let his fellow sect members know.
He stared at the light spot on the merit token, confirming the person in front of him was from the Leisure Sect, without a doubt, but not knowing other holy lands besides Immortal Peak, apparently just a small fry.
Where did this small fry come from, possessing such formidable skills and divine artifacts, and knowing my hidden past!
"Don’t want to talk?" Seeing his eyes darting around, Jiang Yuan couldn’t be bothered to say more, clicked and threw him into the Flame Sea instance, "Then go have a chat with the old master, surely you’ll be willing to explain soon.
Besides the questions I just asked, such as the location of the Leisure Sect headquarters, how you guys contact each other, etc., such information can be exchanged for merit."
Ugly Slave listened with a face full of confusion, wasn’t exchanging merit a method of the Leisure Sect? Where on earth have I been hit to?
The rolling heat waves drowned out the screams.
Just in time, the light gate of the small space opened on its own.
Jiang Yuan emerged to find it was already noon, using the sun being at its highest to open the door, he could to some extent conceal the fluctuations to avoid being discovered by Lord Jiang.
"First take a stroll around Lion Hill Market, maybe I can catch a few evil cultivators." He resisted claiming the reward, catching evil cultivators to extend his lifespan was more crucial, otherwise, once the feast is over and everyone has left, finding them would become like fishing a needle from the ocean.
......
Ugly Slave died. And he died while being sent to replenish energy for the arrays at Immortal Peak!
The news spread among the high levels of the Leisure Sect, immediately causing an uproar.
As an array master, Ugly Slave was not weak, how could he die without even sending a distress signal, in such a quiet manner?
"Who holds the list of disciples undergoing Tribulation Crossing this time at Immortal Peak? Quickly, check each of those disciples going through Tribulation Crossing to see if they’re still alive." Qi Baijun realized something was terribly wrong, immediately ordered: "Temporarily abolish Immortal Peak, no one is allowed to go near without an order!"
All members of the Leisure Sect communicated through the merit token, both discreet and convenient, transmitting messages swiftly enough.
Upon receiving the order, a sub-squad leader urgently inquired: "Can you disclose the reason for the abolishment? I’ve just received a report from below, there are about twenty disciples needing Tribulation Crossing soon. If Immortal Peak is off-limits, how should we arrange it?"
"Calm down, I’ll consult the Great Protector, postponing the Tribulation Crossing for a few days and suppressing the aura is not difficult." Qi Baijun thought for a moment and reminded: "These recent times have been unstable, order all disciples to act low-key. Each Incense Master and Banner Master should stop constantly thinking about expanding the lower levels, we need quality over quantity."
Gaining a single elite surpasses having a hundred fools.
Recklessly admitting fools in blazing indiscretion actually makes it easier to expose and implicate other disciples.
Previously, for the Leisure Sect to swiftly establish itself in the Wilderness World, they accepted anyone and everyone, their main tactic being a war of attrition, spreading, then selecting outstanding talents;
Now, with roots deep and stable, the Leisure Sect no longer needs so many fools, especially if any relationship in the hierarchy gets exposed, it would easily lead to others being betrayed.
A few days ago, under Incense Master Yang Sansi’s command, they suffered total annihilation, with only he himself narrowly escaping heavily injured, survive by possessing the body of a human cultivator. Essentially, it was those fools on Qihan Mountain that brought disaster.
"Could there be any connection between these two events?" A flash of inspiration crossed Qi Baijun’s mind. He realized the modus operandi of both incidents is similar—total annihilation!
If memory serves, Yang Sansi was a cultIvator in the Fifth Layer of the Divine Travel Realm, while Ugly Slave was in the Ninth Layer.
Thus, on a consolidated level, the latter was naturally stronger.
However, when attacked, Yang Sansi was with a group of disciples, likely using them as shields to escape; after being commanded, Ugly Slave acted alone, being ambushed and unable to escape is also plausible.
Losing a capable aide, Qi Baijun was quite distressed.
More troublesome was that up to this point, he still had no idea who the enemy was!
"No, we can’t sit idly by, we must summon Yang Sansi back to inquire clearly." He immediately contacted the Great Protector, elaborating on the reasons, then added: "If necessary, conduct a soul search on him, this is our only clue, we must understand the enemy’s circumstances."
The Great Protector received the news and pondered for a moment, then asked: "If the ambusher might be on Immortal Peak, why not simply send someone to capture them, wouldn’t that be straightforward?"
Qi Baijun’s eyes twitched in anger, thinking if you weren’t the younger brother of the Sixth Elder’s new favorite, that little demon’s bestowed grace, how would you qualify for the role of Great Protector, you fool?
All brute strength, but your brain is filled with muscles!
"Firstly, the location of Immortal Peak is very close to the Lord’s Mansion of Wuhai Zizhou, if fighting escalates it might alert that woman, it’s easy for us to be exposed;
Secondly, Ugly Slave didn’t even manage to send out a distress signal before being killed, indicating the opponent is very strong, perhaps waiting for us to walk into their trap!" he suppressed his anger and patiently explained: "The priority is to act quietly, firstly summon Yang Sansi back to inquire clearly, having clues enables us to be less passive;
It would be best if there’s a connection; if not, just patiently wait a while, then send someone to try using a magical treasure to investigate Immortal Peak to see if we can find any clues."
"Since Protector Qi has already calculated, why bother asking me?" The Great Protector was not pleased.
Thinking how his brother-in-law kept boasting about having thousands upon thousands of disciples in the Leisure Sect, that with one command, they could trample the Demon Realm Alliance, and how mighty he would be as Great Protector, and what happened?
Disciples were killed in heaps, knowing there’s a trap yet dare not send people, living like a turtle hiding its head each day, this life is really unsatisfying.
Qi Baijun was also holding a grudge, you got this sweet position by getting with your youthful and beautiful sister and an old man, yet your brain is empty while occupying the position, if it weren’t for same-sect members not allowed to kill each other, he would’ve found someone to get rid of this idiot long ago!
"The Sect Leader has entrusted all affairs of the Wilderness World to the Sixth Elder, and the Great Protector was appointed by the Sixth Elder, if I don’t ask you, wouldn’t it be seen as overstepping my authority?" he said sarcastically: "If the Great Protector thinks I can decide without consulting you, please immediately issue a secret order, giving me full authority to handle this;
If you think the reasons I mentioned were far-fetched, you can report this to the Sixth Elder to see how he decides.
After all, ever since the Sixth Elder entered your sister’s mansion, he’s been unwilling to come out again, we can’t contact him, so we still have to rely on you, the Great Protector, to convey the message, right?"
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