Chapter 2675 - 2667: Encountering Old Acquaintances

Chapter 2675: Chapter 2667: Encountering Old Acquaintances

Yi Jue looked cool and aloof, behaving straightforward like a homebody, but she was actually very perceptive.

Feng Jun didn’t say that the two of them would go to the Amber Realm together, but she had already thought about it and even gathered information about the Spirit Plant Dao’s branch.

Looking at her smiling face, Feng Jun felt a bit helpless. He asked with mixed feelings, "Even if there’s a branch, is it appropriate to contact them?"

"Uh," Yi Jue was taken aback upon hearing this. If her guess was correct, it really wasn’t suitable to contact them, so she directly asked, "There must be hidden treasures in the Amber Realm, right?"

"I’m really not sure about that," Feng Jun spread his hands and answered helplessly, "We’ll know once we get there."

"That’s a bit troublesome," Yi Jue frowned her beautiful eyebrows, "I had already obtained a pass to the branch, but now I need to find another way to enter."

"Another way?" Feng Jun raised his eyebrow in surprise, "Can’t you impersonate someone else’s identity?"

"Impersonating is easy enough, but the problem is that it will always be exposed," Yi Jue answered instinctively, "It would be really awkward then."

"Just arrange it with the person you’re impersonating," Feng Jun felt somewhat defeated; this homebody really was a homebody.

"Oh, that’s true," Yi Jue suddenly realized and then extrapolated, "I also need to remind her not to disclose it casually."

She had good relations in the Spirit Plant Dao and quickly got in touch with a female cultivator named Shou Liu.

Feng Jun couldn’t help but make a mental joke about the name "Shou Liu," thinking it would sound smoother with an added "Tan."

However, this True Immortal Shou Liu was actually quite impressive; she wasn’t even four hundred years old, yet she had already reached the Nascent Soul Second Layer, and was recognized as a genius in the Spirit Plant Dao, known as "Little Yi Jue."

Geniuses in the Earth Realm generally disliked being called "someone’s second," preferring to emphasize their individuality, but Shou Liu didn’t mind because Yi Jue was truly extraordinary.

Even though Shou Liu was indeed quite excellent, she could only watch Yi Jue’s back grow ever distant, unable to catch up. So being called Little Yi Jue made her happy because she could be compared to her idol.

After receiving Yi Jue’s message, she even made a special trip and saw the now disguised Feng Jun.

She wasn’t particularly interested in Feng Jun; her main concern was to inform Yi Jue of her acquaintances in the lower Amber Realm.

Indeed, she had been to the Amber Realm more than once and was eager for her resources to assist Elder Yi Jue.

Yi Jue straightforwardly stated, "I’m going there mainly to perfect my deductions. If you don’t want to interact with the branch disciples, what methods would you usually use?"

"That’s simple," Shou Liu gave her a surprised look, as if puzzled why the famous Yi Jue would ask such a basic question, "Just say it’s a sect mission, organize them to keep quiet, and no one will bother me."

Yi Jue felt slightly embarrassed upon hearing this, "I thought you might get along with them better."

"We do get along well; we both came from the same sect," Shou Liu looked at her in surprise, "Elder, you haven’t been to the lower realm before?"

"Of course I’ve been to the lower realm, more than once," Yi Jue casually replied. She was even more aloof in the lower realm, having little interaction with the branch’s disciples. But then she thought of something and couldn’t help but glance at Feng Jun.

Feng Jun also looked at her helplessly, his gaze somewhat resentful: Seriously, you also have familiar lower realms?

Recently, my intelligence seems to be lacking! Yi Jue had to criticize her actions, but in the next moment, she dismissed the thought: It doesn’t matter; realizing it now isn’t too late.

After Shou Liu finished explaining the necessary precautions, Yi Jue reminded her to keep it confidential. She simply said, "I just completed a sect mission, so I’ll go into seclusion for cultivation... how long do you think it will take?"

Yi Jue couldn’t help but glance at Feng Jun again, seeing no response from him before replying, "Three months should be enough."

"Then I’ll go into seclusion for six months," True Immortal Shou Liu agreed readily, but couldn’t resist glancing at Feng Jun, wondering to herself: What’s gotten into Elder today, looking so often at a man?

But then she remembered a rumor and couldn’t help but speak, "This Golden Core friend... are you possibly Mountain Master Feng of White Pebble Beach?"

"Hmm?" Feng Jun was taken aback, wondering to himself if his disguise technique was that poor that everyone could recognize him?

"What nonsense!" Yi Jue understood Shou Liu’s thinking and felt her face heat up slightly, "Go into seclusion quickly."

"Hehe," Shou Liu smiled and stood up to leave, that smile looking unusually peculiar.

After she left, Yi Jue returned to normal, "She hasn’t seen you before... Alright, let’s head to the Amber Realm."

This was Feng Jun’s first time seeing a cross-realm token, a white plaque that was neither gold nor stone, with a slightly transparent appearance. Yi Jue held his arm with one hand, the token in the other, and activated it, causing the world to spin around them.

He wasn’t sure how long it lasted, but a burst of light appeared before his eyes, and the scenery around them had already changed.

He couldn’t help but voice his discomfort, "This feeling is really unpleasant."

"Silence!" Yi Jue’s divine sense echoed in his mind.

Immediately, an icy voice sounded, "Who is the newcomer? Oh, it turns out to be the True Immortal of Shou Liu."

This is also a portal location, specially created by the Spirit Plant Dao’s sub-sect for cross-world transmission. It’s rarely used, but there’s always a disciple from the sect guarding it. The disciple guarding now is only at the Golden Core Eighth Layer.

Yi Jue glanced at him and found he wasn’t among the people Shou Liu mentioned needing attention. Thus, she nodded slightly, "Here on a mission."

After all, her aloofness was innate, and she didn’t need to act deliberately.

However, the Golden Core Eighth Layer was quite pleased to speak, "Greetings, True Immortal of Shou Liu. I’ve completed the task from last time."

Yi Jue was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, then waved her hand and coldly replied, "No time to discuss this matter."

After speaking, she pulled Feng Jun and swiftly flew away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"This... doesn’t seem right," the Golden Core disciple watched the two disappear, thought for a while, then took out a communication talisman, "Senior Brother, let me ask, does the True Immortal of Shou Liu have a dao partner?"

"What are you worrying about all day?" This Senior Brother was a bit impatient, "Can’t you focus on cultivation? The last time I saw Shou Liu was three years ago, and I haven’t heard of her having a new dao partner."

"Then today’s event might be off," the Golden Core Eighth Layer disciple, who also had a bit of a weak stomach and wanted to rely on someone rich, though it might not happen, still believes in having dreams.

But True Immortal of Shou Liu didn’t pay him any attention, nor did she inform Yi Jue, resulting in him noticing something amiss.

Shou Liu was aloof too, but not to the point of having an inherent aura. Moreover, after her previous dao partner accidentally fell, she was quite careful with her distance from male cultivators, making it unlikely for her to pull a male cultivator by the arm.

Yi Jue wasn’t aware of the intricacies, but even if she knew, she could only sigh in vain—I could use the horsetail whisk to wrap around Feng Jun, but once it’s out, my identity would be revealed.

However, the biggest issue is that she didn’t report Feng Jun’s identity.

As an Elder, she doesn’t need to report the identity of those she brings along, but this is a privilege of the Elders, which Shou Liu doesn’t have—such an important cross-world transmission point cannot be overly emphasized.

So theoretically, such behavior is enough for the Spirit Plant subsector to hold her accountable—even if the subsector has no authority to address it, promptly reporting it is obligatory.

But as a cautious Senior Brother, after hearing the details, he gave a suggestion, "Perhaps she really has an urgent mission, it’s hard to say, after all, she’s a sect cultivator, we can find out more when she returns."

The Golden Core Eighth Layer didn’t dare to deliberately make things difficult for Shou Liu; he only wanted to get closer to her, and quickly agreed upon hearing this.

Yi Jue hadn’t expected to run into Shou Liu’s admirer, almost causing trouble, but since she already left the sub-sect, she put down her worries, "Can you sense where the hidden treasure is?"

The Big Boss is still at White Pebble Beach, Feng Jun thought for a moment, "Or... should we first understand the Heavenly Curtain?"

Yi Jue extended her divine sense to sense the surroundings, then shook her head, "It’s quite challenging, this Amber Realm is really vast, to sense the Heavenly Curtain at least ten days to half a month is needed, if it’s done quickly, we’d have to ask a True Sage to come."

Feng Jun definitely wouldn’t ask a True Sage to come; he would rather invite those two True Lords than a True Sage, "Then let’s go to the Fang Market and ask around, see if there’s any force selling intelligence."

"Alright," Yi Jue nodded, "Kunhao doesn’t sell intel, but many lower realms have similar forces, you do seem to know a lot."

Before long, the two were dumbfounded; it’s hard to say if there’s a force selling intelligence here, but the fundamental issue is that there isn’t a Fang Market.

The socio-political state of the Amber Realm is relatively peculiar, simply put, family and sect powers coexist, families will set up markets in their areas, the bigger the family, the larger the market, itinerant vendors can only go to nearby family markets to trade goods.

Many times, itinerant vendors even engage in bartering.

Sect powers also set up markets within their territories, and edge markets allow clan practitioners and itinerant vendors to enter.

Those attempting a family league typically face collective targeting, sect powers don’t agree, and neither do family powers.

Besides families and sects, another power can establish markets, that’s the gangs. However, gang markets can only emerge because they efficiently fill the void left by the two major powers; trying to expand beyond that is certainly a dead end.

After understanding the situation, Feng Jun was somewhat curious, "Feels a bit feudal, how did this situation come about?"

Despite Yi Jue’s strong curiosity, she wasn’t interested in social issues; what bothered her was, "Under this system, an intelligence force is probably hard to emerge, right?"

Feng Jun pondered for a moment and made a decision, "How about we find a big market and offer a reward for information?"