Chapter 481: Sneaky Sneaky

I know you're a member of the Killing Spiritual Division, but you don't know that I am too,

Dongfang Haojie thought to himself

Fang Chen looked at Dongfang Haojie with a slight smile and casually replied, "Elder Void Rush just asked about my recent situation, nothing more."

Dongfang Haojie frowned slightly, wanting to hint a bit more, but Fang Chen expressed that he was feeling tired and wanted to rest.

"Fang Chen, I live over by the Illusion Palace. If you plan to leave, remember to let me know," Fang Jue said softly.

Fang Chen nodded. "I will. You focus on cultivating. If someone spreads rumors in the future, just ignore them. Don't bother arguing."

Fang Jue blushed a little. He knew that if Fang Chen hadn't been there this time, he might have ended up dead. Since the grievances between the two sides were known everywhere, the Purple Pole Dao Academy couldn't say much.

After Dongfang Haojie and the others left, Fang Chen saw Little Cow Dung diligently studying the Purple Qi Manual. He then went to a quiet room to take out the flying sword he just received for Little Sword to devour. He also threw all the scattered low-grade spirit stones for Mirror of the Universe to eat, leaving only a neat forty thousand.

Feeling satisfied, Mirror of the Universe politely thanked him, "Thank you, brother."

"If I want to know where the Kunlong Battle General is currently recuperating, how many low-grade spirit stones do I need to spend?" Fang Chen asked with a smile.

Mirror of the Universe was slightly surprised. "Brother, do you really want to know? Just thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones are enough for me to calculate his whereabouts!"

"Little Chen, the old thing is trying to swindle you. I think at most twenty thousand should be enough!" Little Sword said while devouring the flying sword.

“Stop talking nonsense, I need at least twenty-five thousand!” the Mirror of the Universe retorted angrily. "Youngster, you mind your own business, I'll earn what I deserve. We have nothing to do with each other!"

"Twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones, deal?" Fang Chen offered.

Mirror of the Universe immediately changed its tone, saying decisively, "Deal!"

It seemed that twenty low-grade spirit stones would still bring it a decent profit. Its initial offer of thirty thousand was out to deceive him.

Fang Chen re-evaluated Mirror of the Universe in his mind. He decided to let Little Sword help with bargaining in the future.

Fang Chen took out twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones and poured them all into Mirror of the Universe.

Mirror of the Universe devoured all twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones in a short moment.

No matter where you were, twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones were a considerable sum. They were even enough to buy two high-grade, yellow-rank treasures! No one would have expected Fang Chen to bring out such a large amount of spirit stones just to find someone's whereabouts.

"Brother, turn to page thirty-seven," Mirror of the Universe said contentedly.

Fang Chen flipped to page thirty-seven and activated the Primordial Immortal Eye. The contents of the page were presented before his eyes in line form. He saw a young man in seclusion, recovering from injuries. His appearance was completely different from Master Chanyuan's, indicating that he was disguised.

Soon, a line of text appeared on the page.

Hidden Cloud Region, the capital of the fifth-tier Spirit Tortoise Empire, House No. 8, Lianli Lane.

Mirror of the Universe was very accurate. It even pinpointed his address.

Fang Chen immediately communicated through his ring.

This is Eternity Heavenly Sage. Kunlong Battle General is heavily injured and is recovering at House No. 8, Lianli Lane, in the capital of the Five-Ranked Spirit Tortoise Empire.

Is this true!? Kunlong Battle General is in the Spirit Tortoise Empire?

Why is he heavily injured?

Forget about that, let's all go and see together. If we really encounter Kunlong Battle General, we'll just kill him.

A faint smile appeared in Fang Chen's eyes.

This way, he wouldn't need to take action personally, and Kunlong Battle General would have trouble on his hands. If these Killing Spiritual Division cultivators were competent enough, they might just capture Kunlong Battle General.

"Little Zhou, how much low-grade spirit stones would it cost me to find an ordinary person?" Fang Chen asked again.

Another deal?

Mirror of the Universe's eyes lit up. "Brother, tell me the name and date of birth, and I'll calculate the price."

Fang Chen gave the name and date of birth of Fang Cangyue to Mirror of the Universe.

A few moments later, the Mirror of the Universe looked surprised, caught off guard. "Brother, without several hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, I'm afraid I can't locate this person. The karmic ties involved are quite significant, and there might be a middle three realm cultivator around her."

"Middle three realm!?" Fang Chen's brow furrowed slightly. After a moment of contemplation, he asked again, "Check the whereabouts of Xia Xuanji."

Fang Chen also provided Xia Xuanji's date of birth to the Mirror of the Universe. Although he didn't know if it was true or false, he believed the Mirror of the Universe could discern it.

"Brother, this will also cost several hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones," Mirror of the Universe replied.

Fang Chen's eyes showed a hint of seriousness. "So Xia Xuanji didn't die after all."

He was reminded of the methods used by Supreme Immortal Pudu and Kunlong Battle General, both of whom could create a clone for their own use.

"Could Xia Xuanji also be a clone of a powerful member of the Spirit Blood Sect? Has the real Xia Xuanji been replaced long ago?"

Various speculations flooded Fang Chen's mind. He decided that if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely get to the bottom of this.

𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Little Sword quickly completely assimilated the high-grade, yellow-rank flying sword. When it merged with Fang Chen, he received feedback from the Sword Body. This flying sword had indeed greatly enhanced Little Sword, and his Sword Body also became slightly stronger. Although his cultivation level couldn't temporarily improve, it was fortunate that the Sword Body could continuously grow stronger.

"Little Chen, I have a premonition that there will be a new inheritance unsealed after advancing to the fourth rank," Little Sword said.

Fang Chen's eyes lit up.

A new inheritance?

The Eight Desolates Supreme Sword Scripture was already very powerful, so the inheritance that would be unsealed after reaching the fourth rank would certainly not be weak.

"Little Sword, tell me how many more high-grade, yellow-rank treasures you need to advance to the fourth-rank Sword Body."

"Well... If they're all of the same quality as the ones just now, then maybe five pieces should be enough..."

Fang Chen chuckled. "It's not easy to find yellow rank high-grade treasures of that quality."

He had purchased several high-grade, yellow-rank treasures, but they mostly had eighty Soul Imprints. High-grade, yellow-rank treasures with one hundred and eight Soul Imprints were probably difficult to find on the market, and it would be challenging to buy them with spirit stones. At least in fourth-tier empires, he wouldn't be lucky enough to encounter such good treasures.

“If they are of inferior quality... I should need twenty or so...” Little Sword estimated.

"Twenty-something pieces of high-grade, yellow-rank treasures... I wonder if it will be enough to advance the Sword Body to the fourth rank before going to the Central Continent," Fang Chen mused.

With a thought, his divine soul left his body and instantly arrived above the Profound Yellow Palace. There were seven or eight auras of Golden Core Realm cultivators inside, and one aura was far stronger than the Golden Core Realm but weaker than Immortal Void Rush.

At this moment, seven or eight Gold Core cultivators were gathered together, along with several hundred Profound Yellow Palace cultivators. Their gazes were all focused on Yun Tiancheng and Mu Zhaohe, both of whom had different expressions but equally grim faces.

"You two are the Chief Disciples of the Yellow and Profound Gates, the most outstanding geniuses of the Profound Yellow Palace's younger generation"

The Golden Core Realm cultivator at the center spoke slowly, his voice tinged with anger. "But what have you done today? Where have you placed the face of the Profound Yellow Palace?"

"Master..." Yun Tiancheng's voice was hoarse, "It was because I was careless and underestimated the enemy."

The head of Profound Yellow Palace snorted coldly. "Yun Tiancheng, with your exceptional talent, your affinity with the Five Elements' power is similar to ours, even with your cultivation at the late Foundation Building Realm. Once you advance to the Gold Core Realm, your future will be limitless. However, instead of focusing on your cultivation, you got into a dispute. Do you realize your mistake?"

Seeing this scene, Fang Chen concluded that those Golden Core Realm cultivators were unaware that Yun Tiancheng's mastery of the Five Elements' power came not from his innate talent but from the Radiant Divine Eyes.