Chapter 2714 - 2706: Forming a Society (2nd Update)

Chapter 2714: Chapter 2706: Forming a Society (2nd Update)

As Jinwu Subordinates entered Wanhuan Sect’s territory, Feng Jun slipped into the Amber Realm under the cover of night.

He appeared about five thousand miles away from the Heavenly Curtain; those forces blocking the area shouldn’t notice something from so far.

However... it was still a bit precarious. When he manifested, a Divine Sense had just swept nearby, two hundred miles away.

Feng Jun didn’t pay much attention to it. He took out his mobile phone to deduce, and couldn’t help but secretly call it luck: the Heavenly Curtain would start closing in half a day.

Fortunately, he had been cautious and timed his arrival perfectly, or he might have missed the closing of the Heavenly Curtain.

Since discovering the curtain’s impending closure, he certainly wanted Yi Jue to witness it too; missing such a spectacle would truly be a significant loss.

Returning to White Pebble Beach, still at night, Feng Jun used his Divine Sense to notify Yi Jue, who arrived with a Blink, "Shall we go now?"

After thinking a bit, Feng Jun suggested, "Why not invite Buqi Dajun to come along?"

Actually, when he pronounced the four words "Buqi Dajun," Xuanyuan Buqi had already sensed it. With Jing Ling present, he indeed didn’t dare to casually probe the manor. But sensing when the name was mentioned, that couldn’t be blocked.

Yi Jue understood the cause and effect here, momentarily dazed, "If not... suit yourself."

She initially intended to ask if the secret might be exposed, but on second thought, the closure of the curtain was merely a return of the secret; if one truly wished to reveal the secret, any time could be operated.

Xuanyuan Buqi sensed his name but was unsure why he was mentioned by the others, releasing his Divine Sense with some hesitation. As he was scratching his head, a figure flashed before him; it was Feng Jun arriving, "Buqi Dajun, the Heavenly Curtain of the Amber Realm is set to close."

Heavenly Curtain closing? Xuanyuan Buqi paused for a moment before realizing what the other meant, "You and Yi Jue want to see it?"

"Yes," Feng Jun nodded, speaking seriously, "The situation here at White Pebble Beach, I need Dajun’s care."

"Let’s go together," Xuanyuan Buqi didn’t want to watch over the site at all, "I’ve only seen the curtain open, never its closing."

He was just bluffing; being already a Divine Spirit True Sage, what celestial phenomenon hadn’t he seen? "And I could guard you as well."

"You better not go," Feng Jun knew he couldn’t persuade the other, but maintained his stance, "There aren’t even Nascent Soul True Sages there; even if you go, it won’t count toward your guardian tally."

"Guardian tally, such a trivial matter," Xuanyuan Buqi smirked disinterestedly. He simply wanted to follow Feng Jun to see what this kid could stir up. Clearly stating the intention to visit the Amber Realm’s curtain, it seemed harmless, but who could truly predict?

He’d seen far too many tactics of advancing by retreating, so he stuck to one principle: whatever the young fellow does, he would follow, "I’m just tagging along for the experience, there’s someone overseeing White Pebble Beach, what could happen?"

Yi Jue finally understood why Feng Jun spoke this way, involuntarily shaking her head slightly: living this way, isn’t it tiring?

The trio didn’t delay and directly headed to the Amber Realm, to the spot where Feng Jun had left earlier.

Xuanyuan Buqi extended his Divine Sense to perceive the atmosphere, "The level of this Heavenly Curtain is just average, why are you both so interested?"

"It’s both our first time seeing the curtain," Feng Jun explained, "It’s always a rare celestial phenomenon."

"Not necessarily," Xuanyuan Buqi commented indifferently, "You’ve seen little, that’s normal. But Yi Jue’s cultivation level..."

His words abruptly stopped as Yi Jue responded, "I generally don’t go out much, hence merely an age surpassed."

"It’s not that you’ve surpassed ages, but rather your age is simply not that old," Xuanyuan Buqi rolled his eyes, powerlessly quipping. He was once the ultimate genius of the Xuanyuan Family; at Nascent Soul Peak, he was over a thousand years old. She was merely five hundred, with limited experience.

After chatting for a while, Yi Jue spoke, "The distance is somewhat far, should we move closer to see?"

For her, this distance was virtually adequate, but she knew Feng Jun’s deduction was for a shorter range, considering his well-being.

"I don’t need to," Feng Jun answered seriously. The curtain opened over four months ago; he experienced it up close, deducing the closure now—just watching earnestly suffices, no need to move closer."

But regrettably, as the saying goes, the tree wants to stay still but the wind won’t stop, within an hour, several flying boats flew past nearby, then turned toward them, "What are you doing?"

Judging by the flying boats’ construction, they seemed to belong to Clan Practitioners. Xuanyuan Buqi waved his hand, replying indifferently, "This is an unowned land, what we’re doing—isn’t your concern."

A flying boat hovered in mid-air, and two Nascent Souls flew out from it, the higher cultivation being a Nascent Soul Middle Phase, his face like a full moon, kindly looking. He cupped his hands and spoke, "Greetings to the three of you, are you here to receive the exploration team?"

Yi Jue and Xuanyuan Buqi both ignored him, so Feng Jun spoke up, "We didn’t have any reception; we just wanted to see the closing of the sky curtain."

Watching the closing of the sky curtain from such a distance? The Nascent Soul Middle Phase cultivator truly didn’t believe it, but he didn’t pursue it either and just smiled, saying, "No need to deny it in a hurry. If you need help during your reception, you can call on us... our fee isn’t expensive."

Escort fee? Feng Jun became a bit interested, "How is it not expensive?"

"That depends on the situation," the Nascent Soul Middle Phase cultivator replied with a smile, "No rush, you can take your time to consider."

Feng Jun saw that the other party wanted to leave and couldn’t help but ask, "I take it you are not from the Amber Realm, are you?"

Another Nascent Soul Initial Phase cultivator gave him a cold look, "A tiny Golden Core, are you getting addicted to chatting with Nascent Souls?"

He noticed that among the three of them, there were two Nascent Souls, yet it was this Golden Core who kept speaking. He felt somewhat looked down upon and thought the other party was being a bit disrespectful, so he had a minor outburst, but he didn’t say anything too excessive.

However, hearing this, Yi Jue couldn’t agree. She’s not usually one to fuss over minor things, but she couldn’t help but defend Feng Jun, "He’s with me... I haven’t reprimanded him, so it’s not your place."

She still had the same appearance and cultivation level as last time, at the Nascent Soul Eighth Layer, saying this wasn’t an issue.

Seeing this, the Nascent Soul Middle Phase cultivator hurriedly looked at the Nascent Soul Initial Phase cultivator and then spoke with a smile, "Our business deal didn’t happen, but our friendship remains. May I ask how this young friend knows we are not from this realm?"

"Why would you have to look?" Feng Jun shook his head with a smile, seemingly indifferent to what the Nascent Soul Initial Phase said, "The fact that you’re willing to offer an escort fee implies you’re not weak. Yet you don’t plan on picking anyone up yourself, obviously meaning you don’t have deep ties with this realm."

"Haha, my ties with this realm aren’t shallow," the Nascent Soul Middle Phase cultivator laughed aloud, then explained very straightforwardly, "When the sky curtain appeared in this realm, I learned of it late. I heard it was about to close, so I came to take a look... and maybe pick up some business."

"To see the sky curtain close?" Yi Jue spoke up, "How do you know the sky curtain is closing?"

The Nascent Soul Middle Phase cultivator proudly stated, "My sect has an elder skilled in divination; anyone willing to observe can come."

"Sects" do not always imply sect practitioners; it could be a loose cultivator’s lineage. For instance, Feng Jun often boasts about his master, but others still consider him a loose cultivator.

"So that’s how it is," Yi Jue nodded thoughtfully, "No wonder there are over ten thousand people ahead; I guess many are here to watch the celestial phenomenon."

"Are there really that many people?" The Nascent Soul Middle Phase cultivator frowned, then extended his divine sense, "Indeed, quite a few people..."

"Who is recklessly using their divine sense?" A strong divine sense swept over from afar, "Outsiders, reveal your identity, don’t bring harm upon yourselves!"

"Reveal my identity?" The Nascent Soul Middle Phase cultivator coldly snorted. Although he knew the other party was a Nascent Soul High Stage cultivator, he was unfazed, "Mere Amber Lower Realm... bold indeed."

However, the one reprimanding him was indeed bold. With a flick of the wrist, a True Artifact was sent out, transforming into a massive seal the size of a hill, smashing down fiercely, "Young one, how dare you be rude! A little lesson from your elders!"

This person struck ruthlessly, but in fact, he knew the limits well. It barely exceeded the other party’s threshold yet wouldn’t severely injure the opponent, truly implying "just a little lesson."

His intention wasn’t only noticed by Xuanyuan Buqi and Yi Jue; even the Nascent Soul Middle Phase cultivator in battle understood, coldly sneering. With a flick of the wrist, he sent out a pearl, "Heh, dare to underestimate me..."

Immediately following was a thunderous boom as the pearl collided heavily with the great seal, drowning out the Nascent Soul Middle Phase cultivator’s voice.

However, Xuanyuan Buqi and Yi Jue figured out the other party’s background; it turned out that the Nascent Soul Middle Phase cultivator originated from the "Lianshan Society."

Lianshan Society is a loose cultivator organization, primarily to form alliances for self-preservation. As time passes, it somewhat takes on the semblance of a society. Such organizations are not uncommon in Tianqin, but they usually don’t develop into anything major since clan and sect powers won’t permit them to grow large.

However, the complete nonexistence of such societies is impossible. In places where sect and clan powers don’t reach, there still needs to be forces to maintain order. Thus, societies arise because there is a demand for their existence.

In fact, where demon beasts run rampant, "forming alliances for self-preservation" is also a way of survival.

The reason why this person dares to charge a protection fee is evident. The maximum combat strength the Amber Realm can house is Nascent Soul High Stage, and most societies can’t have True Sages emerging. However, Nascent Soul Mid to High Stages are not uncommon.

So when society cultivators from the Higher Realm come to Amber, they have the capacity to earn such "small money."

The Nascent Soul High Stage cultivator he was fighting with had no intention of drawn-out battle. Upon hearing the other party’s identity, he delivered a few more blows, sending them retreating repeatedly before retracting the great seal.

He then snorted coldly, "Mere Lianshan Society, not qualified to act unruly before my Tongda Commerce Alliance... Listen, you better behave and just watch, or face the consequences."

After speaking, he turned to Feng Jun and the other two, coldly asking, "And you... what’s your background?"