Chapter 2747 - 2739: Searching for Clues Based on a Map

Chapter 2747: Chapter 2739: Searching for Clues Based on a Map

Feng Jun sensed Qian Zhong’s gaze, but he definitely wouldn’t think that the treasure here had anything to do with the Big Boss.

What is the upper limit of the Big Boss’s buried treasures? He wasn’t very sure about this, but he did know the timeline didn’t match.

The establishment of secret stashes in various realms is a matter of the past few thousand years, while the Chaotic Wasteland has been yielding treasures for hundreds of thousands of years.

He sketched two more strokes and pondered for ten minutes, then drew a vague human silhouette in the air. It was a female cultivator, "Does anyone know who this might be?"

No one answered him. After a long while, Xuanyuan Buqi finally spoke, "It seems nobody recognizes her... Does she have anything to do with Yue Yi’s injury?"

"She and Yue Yi should be acquainted with each other, having a decent relationship," Feng Jun replied solemnly, "This time she suddenly attacked and ambushed Yue Yi... Meanwhile, there’s an accomplice hidden here, face obscured and unrecognizable."

Elder Hulie didn’t want to speak casually, but at this moment, he couldn’t help himself, "Mountain Master Feng, could it be that this female cultivator also altered her appearance?"

If the person obscures their face, you can’t see clearly, then this person without a hidden face must be showing their real face?

Qian Zhong spoke up, "Where did the battle occur? How much time has passed?"

"It’s been over a month," Feng Jun raised his hand again and pointed not far away, "A battle broke out seven or eight miles ahead, but there wasn’t any prolonged combat; Yue Yi fled after getting injured."

Over a month has passed... Upon hearing this, the Xuanyuan family members collectively fell silent. Xuanyuan Hulie wished he could slap himself; was he really idle enough to remind Feng Jun what to do?

Competent Nascent Souls can usually deduce events from over a month ago, but for two attackers to severely injure Yue Yi, they clearly understood how to conceal heavenly secrets.

In other words, even after they hid the heavenly secrets, Feng Jun could still find the real culprits — was that a level he could comment on?

As Elder Hulie regretted, Qian Zhong’s figure flickered, already reaching the spot Feng Jun pointed to. Yet this time, she didn’t attempt to capture any aura but instead transformed into a shadow, silently sensing something.

After roughly five or six minutes, she hooked her pinkie, seeming to have caught something, and then her body gradually materialized.

Feng Jun understood this series of actions because the lingering aura was so thin she couldn’t capture it directly, not daring to disturb the final traces, even refraining from materializing her body — all for uncovering the last clue.

After Qian Zhong materialized, she squinted her eyes and sensed for about half a minute, then laughed, "That’s really interesting. That female cultivator is also a disciple sent from the Jinwu Sect, known as the True Immortal of Jingmai."

"Senior, the True Immortal of Jingmai isn’t from the Fire Spirit Sect," a junior member of the Xuanyuan family spoke up, "She’s a loose cultivator, serving as a Guest Elder in the Tiantong Commerce Alliance in the Higher Realm but often coming to the Huanqiong Realm."

"Jinwu doesn’t only have the Fire Spirit as a subordinate sect," Xuanyuan Hulie remarked irritably, "I’ve heard of this Jingmai person. When she ascended, she was nearly eight hundred years old, and the Jinwu Sect arranged for her to go to a branch court, but she voluntarily left."

Leaving a sect after ascending due to poor treatment is indeed uncommon. Regardless, reaching a new Higher Realm, having an organization is surely better than not.

But there are really some who can’t put up with it, especially those who were exceptional talents in the lower realm but ascended late for various reasons; they choose to leave the sect and develop independently.

Typically, the sect would not prevent such behavior—can’t hold onto talents with offered benefits, and still wouldn’t allow them to leave?

Leaving while the development is good can be viewed positively, and if it’s poor... well, that’s deserved.

No choice; resources are limited, so if someone can’t be held back, just let them go. As for the possibility of being a genius back in the lower realm... Well, this possibility does exist, but if the sect accepts this reason, everyone would use this reason later.

There is naturally another possibility: leaving disciples harboring resentment towards the sect, but in such cases, the sect mobilizing all efforts to counterattack would be normal—this is called betrayal against one’s teachers and ancestors.

Back when you wanted to leave, we didn’t stop you and let you find opportunities. Now that you’re capable, you feel we treated you poorly?

Don’t joke; ultimately, you ascended late. Who can be blamed for that?

These sect logics are clear to clan practitioners too. Upon hearing this, a Nascent Soul from the Xuanyuan family laughed, "Turns out it’s another individual dissatisfied with the sect but unwilling to say it outright, though betraying senior brothers... is a bit too much, isn’t it?"

Clan practitioners love watching these dramas from sects, each taking pleasure in such matters more than the last.

"Things aren’t that simple," Xuanyuan Buqi softly coughed, sensing his family’s junior members being a bit carried away, "Qian Zhong has not mentioned the masked person, so there must be more to the story, right?"

"That one’s aura is too weak, likely due to other causes," Qian Zhong remarked expressionlessly, "However, possessing such strong concealment capabilities yet being a Thunder cultivator, this matter is not simple."

"Thunder cultivator... adept at concealment?" Xuanyuan Buqi furrowed his brow. Before casting spells, Thunder cultivators can have strong concealment ability, but after casting, their concealment is practically terrible, "Have deep roots, or hid cultivation level?"

"Anything is possible," Qian Zhong answered steadily, but she decided to share some information, "The two left together."

"No wonder that guy Yue Yi was embarrassed to mention it," Xuanyuan Buzhong said upon hearing this, unable to resist making a joke before turning to Feng Jun, "Can you continue the pursuit, or should I issue a task within the clan?"

The Xuanyuan Family’s influence in Huanqiong is quite significant; at least issuing a bounty for a Guest Elder of the Tiantong Commercial Alliance wouldn’t face any pressure.

"Let’s pursue for now," Feng Jun answered casually, "You can also issue an internal task, the Nascent Soul True Immortal stole a black bead...make sure not to overlook it."

Qian Zhong frowned, "A black bead? My divination shows...it’s a sizable fortune, not a magical treasure."

After thinking for a moment, Feng Jun expressed clearly, "That black bead should be Obsidian, the main value lies in the information on it."

Qian Zhong looked at him in surprise, "You figured this out? Everyone has their strengths...I have to admit it."

Feng Jun smiled, "If it were truly a magical treasure, I might not even dare to pursue it. A magical treasure of the Jinwu Sect’s Elder, stealing it would make me hesitant to sell, whereas this information is something everyone can share."

Next, everyone started tracking, but the Nascent Soul True Immortal’s ability to hide is truly high, with strong self-preservation instincts, almost changing locations daily, and making efforts to conceal their trail.

After three days of nonstop pursuit, they found nineteen former resting spots, and even Xuanyuan Youdao couldn’t help but complain, "How frightened of dying must this person be, knowing they have to fear like this, why bother deceiving Yue Yi earlier?"

"It’s fearing retribution from Jinwu Sect," Feng Jun stated calmly, "Only thinking of benefits before striking, realizing after facing consequences that hiding anywhere isn’t really safe."

Xuanyuan Youdao hadn’t expected this person to respond and couldn’t resist saying, "You seem experienced?"

Xuanyuan Buzhong’s smile on his face slightly lessened; this girl’s temper...is a bit too much indeed.

"It’s unrelated to experience," Feng Jun didn’t get angry and stated casually, "It’s just human nature."

He had no interest in getting into anything with this pampered young lady; his response now was just a strategy—after all, you can see she has some issues with me.

Fortunately, upon reaching the twenty-third hiding spot, Qian Zhong gathered sufficiently strong energy, deducing decisively and locking onto the target, "Interesting, they’ve run to Misty Abyss."

Two True Lords led the group, spending half a day to reach Misty Abyss, a giant cleft over ten thousand miles long, with the widest part being over a hundred miles. A pale blue mist capable of freezing souls spreads throughout the year.

Strictly speaking, it’s not quite pollution of souls, mainly freezing them. For most cultivators, this freezing can be somewhat prevented but is hard to treat, and damage can accumulate. Even if there are special soul defense methods, they won’t last long.

However, one person’s poison is another’s cure, as many Heaven and Earth treasures and fierce exotic beasts grow here, attracting wave after wave of cultivators, much like Kunhao’s Endless Sea.

Of course, Misty Abyss’s environment is more severe, with more treasures, making the density of prospecting cultivators naturally higher than in the Endless Sea.

Upon arrival at Misty Abyss, Feng Jun’s group encountered several teams. Although their presence made it clear they weren’t to be trifled with, the others were merely slightly cautious, unlike the cultivators in the Chaotic Wasteland who would flee in panic.

Ultimately, teams daring to come here are confident in themselves and surely have someone capable of handling matters.

Feng Jun’s group naturally didn’t concern themselves with these people, focusing on their target and directly directing their assault.

The commotion was significant; while skirmishes in Misty Abyss’s vicinity weren’t uncommon, they mostly occurred in desolate places. With a fight breaking out in plain sight, many cultivators turned their attention.

Soon after, someone shouted, "It’s the Junior Members of the Xuanyuan Family!" "Friends of the Xuanyuan Family, do you need help?"

The Xuanyuan Family’s reputation in this realm is indeed substantial, more than one person recognized them, and more than one person was eager to offer assistance.

The Nascent Soul True Immortal swapped faces again, donning adventurer attire, standing with four or five fellow clad cultivators at the abyss’s edge, evidently planning to venture inside.

Upon hearing someone shout about the Junior Members of the Xuanyuan Family, they turned collectively to see a group of cultivators charging toward them, changing their expressions instantly.

The Nascent Soul True Immortal swiftly moved her hand to her storage bag, spiritual energy surging within...

However, with two True Lords present, how could they let her small actions succeed?

Xuanyuan Buzhong, already prepared, raised his hand and pointed forward, "Restrain!"