Chapter 146 - 99: Ancient Immortal Dao Seed, Game Upgrade!

Chapter 146: Chapter 99: Ancient Immortal Dao Seed, Game Upgrade!

"Boss, are you sure you won’t try persuading headquarters to send more people? One Golden Core Cultivator is nowhere near enough!"

On the rooftop of a department store in Luocheng, Shen Feiyang looked at Yu Tianqi, who was standing next to an air conditioning unit, and couldn’t help but urge him again.

He had thought that after he told Yu Tianqi about the Black Lotus Sect’s plans to search for their Saint Heir in Luocheng, Yu Tianqi would immediately contact headquarters and get the Mountain and Sea Bureau to dispatch as many people as possible. To his surprise, after making a single phone call, Yu Tianqi stated expressionlessly that the Mountain and Sea Bureau wouldn’t be able to spare any more manpower in the near future.

The reason was that several Secret Realms had suddenly appeared within Qing Province. And without exception, all of them had emerged close to urban areas. To prevent these Secret Realms from affecting the lives of ordinary people, the Bureau had dispatched a large amount of personnel to handle them. After all, until they were certain these Secret Realms posed no threat to the citizens, Golden Core Cultivators from various regions couldn’t be moved around freely.

The fact that they could promptly reassign even one Golden Core Cultivator to Luocheng showed that the Bureau was already taking the situation here very seriously.

But how could one Golden Core Cultivator be enough?

After all, Luocheng currently only had two publicly known Golden Core Cultivators. One was the City Lord of Luocheng, Li Nanshan. The other was the principal of Luocheng First High School, Meng Chuanping. Even counting Yu Tianqi, that made only three. This merely matched the current lineup of the Black Lotus Sect: one Protector, the Altar Master, and the Vice Altar Master.

But Si Snake had explicitly told him that the Black Lotus Sect had at least one more Protector coming to Luocheng. If only one actually came, that would be manageable. But if more than one arrived? Then the Mountain and Sea Bureau’s combat strength at the Golden Core level would undoubtedly fall behind the Black Lotus Sect’s.

Not to mention, the enemy was currently hiding in the dark, while they were out in the open. They only knew that the Black Lotus Sect was looking for their so-called Saint Heir, but they had no idea who this Saint Heir actually was. As a result, they were essentially stuck in passive defense, forced to wait for the Black Lotus Sect to make the first move.

Perhaps seeing the unease in Shen Feiyang’s heart, Yu Tianqi explained, "Feiyang, you don’t actually need to worry too much about this. Although we are indeed short on manpower right now, the intelligence you provided has helped me understand a lot of things. It has also given us the upper hand.

"Rest assured, we will handle this properly."

Looking at Yu Tianqi’s serious expression and the calm tone of his voice, Shen Feiyang sighed. "Fine, fine. If you say so, Boss, then I’ve got nothing else to say."

Yu Tianqi looked at Shen Feiyang’s dejected appearance and couldn’t help but pat his head to comfort him. "Alright, let’s drop this topic. Take a look at this."

As he spoke, Yu Tianqi handed Shen Feiyang a kraft paper envelope. Shen Feiyang curiously opened it, and the first thing he saw was a list of twenty names.

Upon seeing this list, Shen Feiyang’s face immediately lit up with joy. The day before yesterday, in addition to telling Yu Tianqi about the Black Lotus Sect’s upcoming plans, he had also provided him with the physical descriptions of the eleven Missionaries. Combined with the fact that these people were all Foundation Establishment Cultivators, as long as Yu Tianqi was willing to put in the effort, finding them wouldn’t actually be too difficult.

After all, the number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators in Luocheng wasn’t very large. A careful investigation would quickly narrow down the general scope.

Although this list might not necessarily be useful to him, the underlying message made Shen Feiyang feel that Yu Tianqi truly valued him. Yu Tianqi actually took his words to heart and wasn’t just brushing him off! With a Boss like this, his days as an undercover agent were looking brighter and brighter!

Besides the list, Shen Feiyang also found an exquisite watch inside the envelope. Looking at the watch, he couldn’t help but quip, "Boss, we’re cultivating now. Why are you still using tricks from the old era by giving me a wiretap watch? Isn’t this a bit too cliché?"

Yu Tianqi smiled and said, "What wiretap watch? This is a birthday present for you."

"Huh?!"

Hearing this, Shen Feiyang froze for a moment, and then a warm feeling spread through his chest. Ever since his parents passed away, he had almost forgotten how long it had been since he last celebrated his birthday. Even though he knew this might just be Yu Tianqi’s way of winning his loyalty, Shen Feiyang still appreciated it!

This feeling of being needed and cared for was exactly what he couldn’t experience in the Black Lotus Sect. And this only strengthened his resolve to be a good undercover agent for them.

Seeing Shen Feiyang rarely drop his usual frivolous demeanor, Yu Tianqi smiled and said, "Alright, I’ll lay my cards on the table. In a couple of days, we’re going to arrange a joint special training session for the three schools. The location will be right inside Luocheng First High School, and your name is on the training roster.

"I assume you can guess why I’m doing this?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Feiyang looked up in surprise. "Boss, do you suspect that the so-called Saint Heir of the Black Lotus Sect is hiding among the students in our grade? So you want to gather everyone in our grade first to protect them?"

Yu Tianqi nodded. Looking at the heavy traffic below the building, he said calmly, "While I don’t know how the Black Lotus Sect identifies their so-called Saint Heir, I can guess why they’re in such a hurry. It’s either because once this person enters the Daoist School, the Great Divine Ability Users there will see through them, or it’s because the Saint Heir won’t be able to stay hidden for much longer. They fear we’ll discover the target first, making it impossible for them to snatch the Saint Heir from our hands, which is why they intend to act soon."