Chapter 2674 - 2666: Escaped Again

Chapter 2674: Chapter 2666: Escaped Again

After hearing Feng Jun’s wishes, True Sage Liu He had a similar reaction to True Immortal Ji Niang, but the result was somewhat different.

First, he found a place without people, restored his appearance and attire, donned a high crown, and had someone invite True Immortal Biyun over.

When True Immortal Biyun saw the Out-of-Body True Sage, he was, of course, extremely respectful.

True Sage Liu He presented one hundred upper Spirit Stones, saying, "I want to join that meeting under the Heavenly Curtain, please arrange it, and tell me the location in the lower realm."

True Immortal Biyun saw Yi Jue and Feng Jun beside the True Sage and immediately guessed what was happening. He promptly stated that the Heavenly Curtain was in the Amber Realm, and as for Liu He Great Sage wanting to join... why would you need to pay Spirit Stones?

The prestige of a True Sage is indeed significant. For such investment meetings, not only would they not accept Spirit Stones from a True Sage, but if the True Sage expressed a desire to invest, the investment meeting would be so delighted they might even offer Spirit Stones in return, as such endorsement is something that cannot be bought with Spirit Stones.

If Ji Niang were handling this matter, some Spirit Stones might be used to resolve it, but accepting Spirit Stones from True Sage Liu He? That would be a blind decision.

True Immortal Biyun did not accept the Spirit Stones, but True Sage Liu He insisted, saying that a true sage must follow the rules, and not accepting them was impossible!

So, in the end, True Sage Liu He did not join the meeting—since the other party did not accept the Spirit Stones, he did not enter.

True Immortal Biyun knew what was going on. Initially, it was he who proposed that True Sage Liu He be the guarantor before he would reveal the lower realm. Although the True Sage did not become a guarantor in the end, the result... wasn’t it the same?

So, after bidding farewell to the True Sage, he also took the opportunity to bid farewell to Yi Jue and Feng Jun with great courtesy.

After he left, Feng Jun smiled and said, "Thank you, Great Sage, but when you brought out the Spirit Stones to enter the meeting, it really surprised me."

"What’s the big deal? You charged Ji Niang nine hundred upper Spirit Stones less," Liu He Great Sage said with a chuckle, "But I also know they wouldn’t dare accept my Spirit Stones. It was merely giving them an easy way out."

Next, he looked at Feng Jun with curiosity, "I know your character, surely you don’t care about the profits from the Heavenly Curtain. I’m a bit curious, why are you so interested in the Heavenly Curtain?"

"Thank you, Great Sage, for valuing me. Regarding the appearance of the Heavenly Curtain, I have a hypothesis I want to test," Feng Jun replied with a smile, "At the same time... seeing more of the world helps me improve my skill in deduction."

The statement was utterly nonsensical, but True Sage Liu He believed it because he remembered clearly that when Ji Niang was settling karma in the White Qi Realm, Feng Jun originally did not want to go, and later agreed to go not because of the deduction fees.

On the contrary, Mountain Master Feng only symbolically collected one hundred upper Spirit Stones, and even then, he collected it afterward. His primary purpose in going was to enhance his ability to deduce karma by expanding his knowledge.

As for the later incident when True Lord Buqi killed Yin Spirits in the White Qi Realm, True Sage Liu He had heard of it. Ultimately, three out-of-body Yin Spirits were slain, a significant event, but none present knew of the secret possession, so naturally, no one thought about it from this perspective.

However, when Cang Jing appeared, the matter involved the Wuji Sect, and no one found it unusual. At most, they felt a bit strange about how Cang Jing received the information. Also... the Xuanyuan Family indeed likes to meddle in others’ affairs.

As to why Feng Jun was involved, perhaps... it was due to his "transport" attribute?

When Feng Jun and Yi Jue returned to the front courtyard, True Immortal Biyun surprisingly came forward to greet them. However, Yi Jue was aloof by nature, and Feng Jun did not have a good impression of the Tianqin’s Tiantong Commercial Alliance, so his response was rather perfunctory.

Yet, True Immortal Biyun was exceedingly enthusiastic. Though the Tiantong Commercial Alliance was indeed a behemoth, he ultimately was a businessman who wouldn’t go against profit. He even offered very favorable terms this time—"For however many Spirit Stones you join, I’ll match it double."

Ultimately, these two could easily call upon True Sage Liu He, which greatly surprised True Immortal Biyun.

Therefore, since they could not bring the True Sage into the meeting, bringing in two people whom the True Sage favored was also good.

However, both Yi Jue and Feng Jun had their own opinions. Neither even left their names with True Immortal Biyun, who earnestly inquired, but they merely smiled faintly, pretending not to hear.

The two Nascent Soul Initial Stage members beside True Immortal Biyun appeared to harbor some slight resentment, yet they knew that dealing with people who could move Liu He Great Sage required discretion, so their resentment was only reflected in their somewhat nonchalant interactions.

However, Feng Jun and Yi Jue did not have much desire to engage in conversation. Otherwise, they would not have gone so far as to change their appearances. That evening there was a banquet, and interestingly enough, there were electric lights from the Earth Realm illuminating the residence splendidly.

Feng Jun and Yi Jue symbolically ate a little and then took their leave, as did Xuanyuan Buqi and Qian Zhong.

True Sage Liu He knew these four wanted to keep a low profile and did not see them off personally, only greeting them with Divine Sense; however, True Immortal Ji Niang showed considerable respect by personally escorting them to the manor gates, being the host of the banquet.

This scene naturally attracted much attention, and when someone inquired of Ji Niang about the four’s identities, she merely smiled and did not answer directly, simply stating that they were distinguished guests.

True Immortal Biyun and the two Nascent Soul cultivators noticed this scene too and were somewhat mildly surprised—those two men and women had two Nascent Soul Middle Phase bodyguards with them?

The four of them left the manor, but instead of leaving the Mountain-Sea Plate directly, they released the flying boat and headed straight for the bustling area.

The commerce in the Mountain-Sea Plate is quite developed. Although there aren’t as many treasures as in the key plates of the Seven Gates and Eighteen Paths, it excels with a wide variety and abundance of items, giving a "shopper’s paradise" feeling.

The four didn’t plan to go shopping when they came, but since they encountered some issues with True Immortal Ji Niang, a day or two of strolling wouldn’t matter. They could also check if they were being tailed.

As it turned out, their caution was not in vain. Indeed, someone was following them secretly, and upon slightly sensing it... it wasn’t an intention to kill or rob but was arranged by True Immortal Biyun, mainly to determine their background.

Ultimately, people whom True Sage Liu He cared about, who would dare to make random plans?

However, even so, their background could not be disclosed to the other party. With their assembly of three Nascent Souls and one Golden Core, even in the bustling area of the Mountain-Sea Plate, they stood out, and no one dared to approach them casually, so they couldn’t leave tracking marks naturally.

Interestingly, Yi Jue finally shed her cold demeanor and displayed characteristics shared by women from the Earth Realm, which was shopping and street sweeping. The items she purchased alone were more than twice the total sum of the other three.

Xuanyuan Buqi couldn’t help but mumble a couple of lines, "You should come out more often and see what you’ve turned into, wanting to buy everything."

The four strolled in the Mountain-Sea Plate for two days and then didn’t use the Transmission Array but instead flew away from the Mountain-Sea Plate in flesh.

This move left the people arranged by True Immortal Biyun completely baffled. If they used the Transmission Array, they could still attempt to track them, even arranging people on the other side wouldn’t be difficult. But how to track flesh flight?

If truly daring to follow, once discovered by the other side, killing wouldn’t even help rectify the situation — such behavior is taboo.

Feng Jun and the three flew for a day and a night, confirming there was no one trailing, before he led them in a teleportation to the Ice Plate.

Cang Jing wasn’t at the Ice Plate; she was still recuperating at White Pebble Beach. However, the disciples of Xuanshui Sect here were already accustomed to Feng Jun’s sudden appearance and naturally greeted him.

After dealing with the Xuanshui Sect disciples, Feng Jun discussed with the two True Lords, wanting to send them back to White Pebble Beach first and then take Yi Jue to Spirit Plant Path — she wants to return the Virtual Combat Magical Treasure.

The two True Lords expressed, you should send Yi Jue back first — returning to White Pebble Beach is pointless, and they have to face the Ji Family people.

Recently, the Ji Family topped the clan power rankings; they act quite imposing. The two True Lords wouldn’t be intimidated, but it’s annoying to watch — just like how Qian Zhong initially didn’t want to see Xuanyuan Buqi.

The two also knew, it’s inconvenient to go to the domain of the Spirit Plant Path, but they could wait here. The Ice Plate is not that sensitive, and Xuanshui Sect is used to their presence.

Feng Jun hesitated a bit; in fact, he was thinking of sending the two True Lords down, and then he and Yi Jue would quietly take a trip to the Amber Realm.

But since it had come to this, not returning to White Pebble Beach was fine; at worst, he’d quietly go back and bring the Big Boss out.

So he left with Yi Jue.

After waiting half a day without Feng Jun returning, Xuanyuan Buqi realized the problem, "Damn, this brat ran away again."

"That’s normal," Qian Zhong also guessed Feng Jun’s movements, she was quite indifferent about it, "The two True Lords following him around like ghosts every day, there’s nothing secretive, no one would feel comfortable with that... it’s good for him and Yi Jue, they’re young people who can have some alone time together."

She was the only one who considered Yi Jue a "young person."

"What alone time," Xuanyuan Buqi shook his head, "That kid Yi Jue still has the Red Pill, you’re thinking too much."

"You’re the one with a dirty mind!" Qian Zhong fiercely glared at him, "What does alone time have to do with whether the Red Pill is there or not?"

"You’re being irrational," Xuanyuan Buqi softly muttered, "Between Dao companions, amorous affection isn’t dirty."

Feng Jun took Yi Jue to her cave dwelling, after which she went to the main sect headquarters, and he waited in the cave dwelling, initially thinking she’d return soon, only to wait for three days.

When she returned, she apologetically explained that the sect was very pleased to see this magical treasure, but since no one knew how to use it and its price was exorbitant, no one directly learned from Obsidian, instead requiring her to personally pilot the treasure.

This piloting lasted three days, with disciples eagerly signing up. Elders in the sect wanted her to continue piloting, but she truly didn’t want to continue, saying you’ve all seen it enough, I have other things to take care of, then managed to break free.

What made her feel disheartened was that regarding the price of the twenty-level spirit treasure, the sect temporarily couldn’t decide, as it needed the agreement of many Elders, so the matter had to be postponed.

At least there was some good news, "The Spirit Plant Path has a branch in the Amber Realm."