Chapter 730: Chapter 280: Would He Really Be That Kind-Hearted?

"I see."

Xiao Chen nodded. "No wonder so many Body Cultivators suddenly appeared."

He had previously thought it was due to the increase in Sea Fish outside the Relic.

But on second thought, the number of Sea Fish had only been increasing for a few days. There was no way that was enough time to train so many Late-stage Golden Core Body Cultivators.

If they were of mixed Sea Race blood and trained with a Secret Technique, then it all made sense.

However, another thought occurred to Xiao Chen, and he pressed, "But did they say just how many similar cultivators the Sea Race has secretly trained?"

It was the same old saying: you can’t just write off a Golden Core cultivator.

Although with their massive population, the Buddhist and Daoist sects of the Compassion Sea had a few thousand Golden Core Cultivators combined.

But on the whole, Golden Core cultivators were still an invaluable part of their core strength.

"Well... they didn’t have much relevant information either."

The Sword Pavilion True Inheritor shook his head. "However, according to their descriptions, they’ve seen many comrades before. A conservative estimate would be at least several hundred people."

Since they were Death Warriors with no potential, they naturally wouldn’t be told everything.

But from the clues, one could still deduce the general situation.

"Also, they don’t know much about the outside world."

The Sword Pavilion True Inheritor continued, "Normally, they are all gathered on an island in the Outer Sea for training. The few times they go out, it’s always to follow orders."

"On the other hand, those traitors in the masks gave up two leads."

"The first lead is that some of them have supposedly infiltrated the western side of the Compassion Sea and connected with some of the smaller local families."

"They’re getting supplies and cover by secretly supporting these families."

"There are even rumors that some traitors have gone to the Storm Sea, further to the west, on special missions."

He paused, deliberately giving Xiao Chen some time to gather his thoughts.

Only then did he continue, "The second lead is that they confessed the Sea Race is preparing to launch a series of operations targeting Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the near future."

"One of them was ordered to provide a private room Token for the Tingtao Sea auction."

"Another one was ordered to go to the outskirts of Kuji Temple to help set up the Array Plates for a Tier Four Grand Array."

Kuji Temple, as its name suggested, was a faction of the Buddhist Sect.

The difference was that it had been suffering from a break in its line of succession for over two hundred years.

Currently, there was only one Tier Four Cultivator in the temple: the current Zen Master Kuji.

If anything were to happen to him, Kuji Temple would basically exist in name only.

Without the protection of a Tier Four Cultivator, his successors would find it just as difficult to collect Tier Breakthrough Spiritual Objects as a Loose Cultivator would.

Even with some leftover resources or connections, it would be extremely difficult to recover.

And as it happened, just two days ago, Xiao Chen had seen Kuji Temple on that Sheepskin Scroll Nautical Chart.

Its location was right on the red line extending from the Nautilus.

In other words, if the Sea Race was trying to clear a path for the Giant Sea Beast, it was highly likely they would try to ambush and kill Zen Master Kuji.

"Something like that is happening?"

Xiao Chen suppressed his own thoughts and deliberately put on a surprised expression. "What a coincidence."

"After I entered the Secret Realm, I also ran into a cultivator wearing a Bronze Mask."

"I happened to confiscate a route map from him."

As he spoke, Xiao Chen took out the Sheepskin Scroll. "It seems now that their ambitions are huge. We must be on guard!"

He proactively unfolded the map for everyone to see and memorize.

Then he handed it to Fazhao Arhat. "Since things have come to this, please take this chart back to Pudu Temple and make preparations as soon as possible."

Although this matter wasn’t directly related to Xiao Chen, and he could have just ignored it entirely.

Besides, all the major powers had their own intelligence networks; they might have known about this long ago.

But he was currently in the Compassion Sea, and if the situation were to descend into violent turmoil or undergo a sudden change, he would inevitably be affected indirectly.

Even if it wouldn’t be as bad as getting caught in the crossfire, it was still not a good thing.

So, since Xiao Chen happened to run into a Monk from Pudu Temple inside the Relic, he decided to take the opportunity to pass on the message.

A redundant piece of intelligence wouldn’t cause any problems, but if this information had somehow been missed, the situation could become unpredictable.

"This is actually happening?"

Fazhao Arhat was astonished as he looked at the Sheepskin Scroll. It was obvious he had been completely unaware of this before.

After noticing the three Giant Sea Beasts, his brow furrowed deeply, and his expression darkened.

He then took out a Spirit Storage Box and carefully put the Sheepskin Scroll away.

Only then did he bow in gratitude. "Thank you for the information, Donor Xiao. I will definitely bring this Nautical Chart back to the temple and make it clear to the Zen Masters that this is all thanks to you!"

Xiao Chen waved his hand. "It was nothing. No need to be so polite."

He hadn’t taken out the Sheepskin Scroll because he cared about getting any credit.

He simply hoped Pudu Temple, as one of the giants, would bear the brunt of this storm.

He wanted to prevent the Compassion Sea from descending into chaos as much as possible, lest he get dragged into it himself.

After all, rationally speaking, that giant octopus, nearly thirty thousand feet in size, would be difficult for even a Nascent Soul True Monarch to handle.

THUMP THUMP THUMP!

Suddenly, the sound of urgent footsteps came from the bottom of the slope.

Everyone immediately looked over and saw a young cultivator, holding a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, rushing up the hill.

He was startled when he noticed so many people on the slope.

He hastily channeled his True Essence into his Spirit Shield, summoning a Spiritual Light Body Protection, and went on high alert as if facing a great enemy.

However, his actions didn’t make any of the other cultivators nervous.

Instead, from the fluctuations of his Spiritual Power, everyone could tell at a glance that he only had an Early Stage Golden Core cultivation and that the quality of his Spiritual Artifacts was mediocre.

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