Chapter 1382: Mystic Heaven Palace

Seeing Qin Sang withdraw his spiritual consciousness from the jade slip, the old steward asked with a smile, "Daoist, are you satisfied?"

Qin Sang pondered inwardly.

The contents of the Insect Flower Scripture had given him a little inspiration, but unfortunately, it was not very helpful to his three spiritual insects. Moreover, the contents were rather shallow, and there was little he could use as reference when cultivating fourth-metamorphosis spiritual insects.

If he could obtain the complete Insect Flower Scripture, perhaps he would gain something from it.

If there was an opportunity, he could visit Hundred Flowers Valley and strive to communicate face to face with the high-level cultivators there.

Hearing the old steward’s question, Qin Sang raised his eyelids and swept his gaze over the jade slips scattered across the table. "Your merchant guild is backed by Master Feng. Surely this cannot be all you have in your collection?"

The old steward chuckled. "Master Feng’s supernatural abilities are unrivaled, and there are also many senior brothers on Wind Sun Mountain with profound power. Of course, there would not be only these. However, although the Wind Sun Merchant Guild has some reputation in the eyes of low-level cultivators, it is not highly regarded on Wind Sun Mountain. Some things would not be easily taken out and sold in the merchant guild. You should be able to understand."

Qin Sang nodded slightly, put away the Insect Flower Scripture, glanced at the old steward, and said indifferently, "It seems like I must pay a visit and ask Daoist Feng for guidance in person."

Hearing this, the old steward froze. In the next moment, the old steward only felt his vision blur, and the person sitting opposite him had vanished into thin air.

The old steward’s expression changed drastically. As if his seat had caught fire, he suddenly sprang up from the chair.

He pushed open the door of the quiet room and was about to rush out, but he suddenly seemed to remember something and hurriedly took out a Sound Transmission Talisman.

Dong! Dong! The divine bell transmitted its sound, shaking the clouds and heavens, representing the arrival of an honored guest.

According to legend, the divine bell on Wind Sun Mountain was an ancient treasure.

Within the city, whether mortals or cultivators, everyone who heard the bell felt their qi and blood churn and their minds tremble. They rushed out of shops and cave dwellings one after another and looked up at the mountain peak. Yet they could only see layers of celestial clouds.

At the gate of Wind Sun Mountain.

A Golden Core Realm cultivator received the news and hurried down the mountain. Seeing Qin Sang standing on the stone steps and looking at the scenery, he quickly stepped forward and bowed. "I am Chu Huanqiang. Senior, I did not know you had arrived and failed to welcome you from afar. I hope you will forgive me!"

"I heard Daoist Feng has been looking for me. I also happened to wish to visit Daoist Feng, so I came in response to the invitation... What is it? Is Daoist Feng not on the mountain?" Qin Sang examined Chu Huanqiang and asked with a frown.

"So it is you, Senior!" Chu Huanqiang suddenly understood and apologized repeatedly. "Reporting to Senior, Master and the other senior brothers are currently out in the sea. Only I have been left here to guard the mountain. However, Master gave instructions long ago that once there is news of you, he is to return to the mountain immediately. If you have no urgent matters, I hope you can stay on the mountain for a short while. I will send word to Master immediately..."

Qin Sang thought for a moment, then nodded. "Very well. Lead the way."

"Yes!" Chu Huanqiang was overjoyed.

Qin Sang declined the common formalities and had Chu Huanqiang find him a quiet room. Then he closed the door and did not see anyone.

***

On that nameless island.

Inside the palace, the three Spiritual Infant cultivators from before, including Master Feng, were all present.

All three of them looked somewhat tense as they stared at the white-robed man sitting cross-legged in the middle.

This person was precisely the white-robed scholar who had joined Master Feng in startling Bifang into fleeing.

The white-robed scholar’s eyes were tightly shut. His hands were stacked on his lap with his palms facing upward, supporting a fist-sized sphere. At first glance, it looked like a pearl, but upon closer inspection, one realized it was a ball of light formed from spiritual light.

Inside the ball of light, a blood-colored worm-like object was wriggling. The blood worm was like a living creature. Its head was raised high as it swayed back and forth.

The white-robed scholar remained motionless. The blood worm swayed faster and faster.

Seeing this, Master Feng and the others grew even more nervous, afraid of disturbing the white-robed scholar.

Suddenly—

Pop! The blood worm exploded.

Fortunately, it was bound by the ball of light and quickly gathered together again. However, it had turned into a drop of fresh blood, quietly suspended in the center of the ball of light.

It was bright-red and dazzling.

A flush appeared on the white-robed scholar’s face. His body trembled lightly, and he opened his eyes, a look of exhaustion showing within them.

"Daoist Shen, are you injured?" Master Feng asked, concerned.

The white-robed scholar shook his head. "That demonic rat has already fallen. No matter how strange his bloodline supernatural ability was, he could not possibly injure me. However, the consumption was far too severe, beyond my expectations."

"It is good that you are not injured. Did you discover that person’s traces?" Master Feng nodded and asked further.

The white-robed scholar smiled bitterly. "It is not looking good. After all, I can only imitate the demonic rat’s bloodline supernatural ability and indirectly sense the mark the demonic rat planted on that person. The perception is very vague. I have only confirmed that this person has not left this sea region and is still hiding somewhere."

Master Feng frowned, but his expression did not fluctuate. He consoled him, "There is no need to rush. The demonic rat has already fallen, so the demon race will not find him faster than us. Being able to achieve this much is already extremely difficult! If not for your exquisite supernatural ability that allowed you to eavesdrop on the demon race’s plot and hunt down that demonic rat, we would still be kept in the dark now, thinking the demon race truly wanted to raise troops and invade our borders!"

The white-robed scholar did not take credit and sighed softly. "Unfortunately, we still cannot do much! I suspect that the reason that person has hidden in this sea region without moving for so long is not only because he is heavily injured. I'm afraid he has already thought of a way to erase the mark on his body and is currently carrying it out."

Master Feng said without much concern, "Do what we can and leave the rest to fate. It would naturally be good if we can obtain the treasure on that person, but even if that person escapes, we will not suffer any loss."

The female cultivator, who had been listening from the side, said, "The person the two of you encountered before, the one being pursued by Bifang, could he be..."

"It's not him." The white-robed scholar shook his head. "It can be confirmed that the Mystic Heaven Palace traitor the demon race is searching for was only at the early stage of the Spiritual Infant Realm. His supernatural abilities were not weak, and he was also extremely skilled in concealment arts. That was the only reason he had been able to hide until now without being captured by the demon race. It is impossible for him to break through to the middle stage of the Spiritual Infant Realm in such a short time while being hunted. Moreover, if he were also proficient in Lightning Evasion, he would have shaken off his pursuers long ago and would not have been in such a miserable state."

"In that case, that person really did just happen to be there and accidentally run into Bifang?" The female cultivator let out a soft laugh, feeling that person really had terrible luck.

The black-robed swordsman did not care about Qin Sang. He stared at the demonic blood in the white-robed scholar’s hand and asked, "Is that fellow really a traitor from Mystic Heaven Palace? It is at least a million li from here to Mystic Heaven Palace, and he did not come through Boundless Sea. He was hunted by the demonic rat the entire way, dragging an injured body along and almost fleeing along the edge of Demon Realm the whole time. This is far too unbelievable!"

"What I overheard was exactly that," The white-robed scholar said. "This person was hunted by Mystic Heaven Palace in Hidden Sun Realm. In his panic, he fled into Demon Island and was secretly followed by the demonic rat. Since he came from Mystic Heaven Palace, he must have had many supernatural abilities or treasures. In addition, that demonic rat coveted the secret of this person and was unwilling to share it with others, so the demonic rat pursued him alone. That was what gave this person a chance to catch his breath. If this person had not fled to this sea region and entered our human territory, the demonic rat would not have been willing to invite other demon kings to assist!"

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