Chapter 557: Haori Undercurrent, Borrowing Treasures from the Netherworld
The situations in the Nine Mountains Realm, the Heavenly Palace, and the three cities and markets in Haori Mountain were broadcast live on the light curtain.
Looking at Lu Yan's satisfied back as he left, and the long queue in front of the pancake stall, everyone was speechless.
"This... was this trained by Master Yuan?"
Uncle Pang stammered, looking surprised.
"It is indeed the credit of Master Yuan." Old Han laughed.
The blue phoenix on the beam spread its wings, glided in front of Zheng Fa, and transformed into a human form.
Senior Sister Yuan puffed up her cheeks, her neck still held high, and she squinted at Zheng Fa. From her posture to her expression, only four words could describe her - Heizi, speak!
"Senior sister is truly talented."
Zheng Fa was convinced. They were all cultivating Qi and cultivating immortality. Senior Sister Shuyuan was the best. She cultivated Guo Qi...
Senior Sister Yuan puffed out her belly and said proudly, "Are you the only ones who can do research?"
Old Han nodded in agreement and praised sincerely, "Master Yuan gave us more than one secret recipe. Now our Intelligence Department..."
He thought about it, and seemed to find it difficult to describe, so he turned to look at Senior Sister Zhang: "Master Zhang, if the sect is in trouble, we can also provide some support."
Zheng Fa was shocked: "...Is this how you make money?"
The Intelligence Department is a big spender, yet it still has a surplus now?
"In order to facilitate the movement, these are all cheap snacks. The cost is indeed not high, and... many of the ingredients are supplied by the sect, which is even cheaper."
This is understandable - although they are small vendors, they have supply chain advantages backed by Jiushan Agriculture.
Compared with other small vendors, they are simply hooligans.
Simply put, even if these people don't engage in intelligence work, they can still do great things by doing chain operations.
"Is it effective?"
The Shuyu Dragon Lord on the side watched with great interest for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking curiously.
"The effect... is hard to say." Old Han pointed at the light curtain and explained, "For example, in the inner three city markets, 99% of the cultivators can't enter, but our people can enter, and we can obtain more intelligence than others."
"But they are not from the three tribes after all, so they can only see the surface."
The Jade Dragon Lord frowned and said, "Your transformation method is so powerful, why don't you just impersonate?"
"this……"
Old Han glanced at Zheng Fa, and when he saw Zheng Fa nod, he explained:
"This is for the safety of our disciples, and it also differentiates our Nine Mountains Sect Intelligence Department from other sects."
"Is the disciple safe?"
"The people of the three clans are in high positions and have great power. I don't know how many eyes are watching them. If you want to impersonate them, not only do you have to change your skills and appearance, you also need to imitate their daily habits. It's too much for the disciples."
Upon hearing this, Lord Shuyu Dragon said, "I remember that the Immortal Sect was heavily infiltrated by the Demon Sect before."
"That's true." Old Han explained, "But the Demon Sect never spares the lives of its disciples."
In the hall, the Blood River Patriarch nodded and said, "Back then, among the disciples sent to the Immortal Sect by Da Zi Zai, it was good enough if one out of ten could survive. If you want to climb to a high position, it depends purely on chance. Among a thousand people, maybe one or two can survive."
"This... is indeed a life-threatening job."
The Blood River Patriarch was from the Great Freedom Demon Sect, so this was certainly true.
There were many spies from the demon sects in the immortal sects back then, but on the other hand, this was the result of hundreds of thousands of years of work by the major demon sects over an era.
The Jiushan Sect does not have the time, and is even less willing to waste the disciples they have trained with great effort.
"In this case, wouldn't it delay the gathering of intelligence?"
"This is the philosophy of our Jiushan Sect's Intelligence Department. No, this is the Sect Leader's philosophy."
"The Sect Leader's philosophy? What philosophy?"
Lord Shuyu Dragon looked at Zheng Fa and heard Old Han's explanation:
"Our Jiushan Sect Intelligence Department actually focuses more on collecting public data, and we believe that even with only public data, we can still derive a large amount of intelligence."
"Public data?" Lord Shuyu Dragon was even more confused.
"For example, we will collect data on market prices, the flow of people in the market, and for Haori Mountain, the shipment volume of magic tools, the welfare of disciples, and all kinds of data."
"What does this mean?"
The Lord of Shuyu Dragon was surprised.
"It can explain a lot of things." Old Han began to explain, "For example, in Haori Mountain, after the Tianhe Rebellion, there was a period of time when the prices of elixirs and magic tools soared."
"Of course. The Haori Mountain Dao Fruit is trapped in the Tianhe Sect, so of course they will rush to buy up the supplies."
"However, since last year, prices in Haori Mountain have come down again, by as much as 40%."
The Jade Dragon Lord's expression shifted slightly, and he began to understand what Old Han was saying. "Are you saying that Haori Mountain has a Dao Fruit?"
"This is a possibility, but what is certain is that the top management of Haori Mountain has changed and has gained more confidence."
The Jade Dragon Lord seemed to think it made sense and asked urgently, "Anything else?"
"Another thing is that there are a lot more... Demon Sect-style goods in the Haori Mountain Market."
"Demon Sect style?"
"For example, poisonous insects, blood pills, and various blood-related elixirs." Old Han shook his head and said, "I don't know where they came from."
"On the contrary, because we are becoming more and more powerful in the weapon refining market, the magic weapons and treasures they produce seem to be much less, and there is even a shortage of production. The price of magic weapons in the market has been rising."
"So, which Demon Ancestor could Hao Ri Mountain be connected to? Perhaps the Dao Fruit that reassured the three tribes was actually a Demon Ancestor?"
"That's hard to say." Old Han said with frustration, "After all, our identities are limited. This kind of information can't be inferred from public data."
"Incredible." Before Zheng Fa could say anything, the Jade Dragon Lord sighed sincerely, "These things aren't secrets to most people, but... I've never seen anyone else deduce so much information from them."
"Actually, there are. Even though those vendors don't pay much attention, they have a good idea of what's going on. Sometimes, they even know more than the disciples within the sect." Old Han said frankly, "My Intelligence Department has also consulted many vendors in the market. It's just that the larger sects trust magic more. I only came up with this method after the Sect Master reminded me."
Facing Old Han's gaze, Zheng Fa was not arrogant. This thing is indeed commonplace in modern times.
The cultivators in the Xuanwei Realm are not stupid. They are essentially path-dependent. On the other hand, this method cannot completely make up for the lack of intelligence.
He was more concerned about what Old Han said about the Demon Ancestor.
"Demon Ancestor, Haori Mountain, Lu Yao, Jiuyaotian..." Zheng Fa frowned. "It's a mess. Is there any more information?"
"I can't find much information about the rest of the information, but Lu Yan is a bit special."
"Um?"
"Our people joined Lu Yan in order to find a backer. Lu Yan has a very high status. He is the direct descendant of an elder of the Lu clan. Although his own cultivation is only at the Jindan level, he has a biological sister who has already reached the Yangshen level. They have a very good relationship."
Thinking of Lu Yan's power in the market, everyone nodded. Zheng Fa also remembered that when he went to Haori Mountain, he had met this sister Lu Yan - she was indeed a talented disciple.
"We thought that once we had a clear understanding of Lu Yan's personality and interpersonal relationships, we might be able to impersonate him," said Old Han. "It's a bit risky, but we have a good chance now."
Zheng Fa nodded.
They care more about the lives of their disciples, but they will not really hold themselves back. If they are confident, pretending to be a key figure is also an option.
But that’s all later. The question now is whether Zheng Fa wants to go to Jiuyaotian.
"I think we should be more cautious. If there's a Demon Ancestor..." Uncle Pang frowned and said, "There are only two possibilities: Lu Yao, or a Demon Ancestor related to Lu Yao. Haori Mountain might be even more dangerous than before."
That's true.
The last time Zheng Fa went to Haori Mountain, there was only Yun Zhenxian there.
Shu Yulong opened his mouth, but seemed to be hesitant about something and was reluctant to speak.
Zheng Fa also knew that she still thought it was best to go.
After all, if he doesn't deal with the Fusang wood, it will be difficult for him to improve his cultivation, not to mention the possible opportunities.
However, because he had just arrived, Lord Shuyu Dragon did not want to argue with Uncle Pang.
"Whether to go or not, I still have to ask someone."
"who?"
"Emperor Jiuyou."
Uncle Pang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "I should go ask."
The Jade Dragon Lord said happily, "Not only should we ask, but if we can get some life-saving methods from the Nine Nether Emperor, that would be absolutely safe."
Uncle Pang was amused by what he heard: "A way to save one's life? That's easier said than done. It requires the Sect Leader to have a silver tongue."
Zheng Fa's body turned into a long rainbow, passed through the territory of Haori Mountain, and headed straight for the underworld.
Since it concerns the Demon Ancestor, it would naturally be better to ask Emperor Jiuyou, who was a witness to the Demon Ancestor's era.
He came to the edge of the underworld, which was still shrouded in white mist. Some black shadows were swaying in the mist, but there was no sound at all.
Zheng Fa took out the Nine Netherworld Talisman and said loudly, "Emperor, Zheng Fa requests an audience."
The talisman emitted a cold black light, and the white mist in front of him spread out to both sides, and a man walked out of it.
"Master Yan?"
"There's no such thing as Sect Leader Yan. Just call me Yan Changge."
Zheng Fa was silent for a moment, then spoke again, "Wushuang and I have always been friends as equals. Why don't you call me Uncle Master Yan?"
Yan Changge paused, looked back at Zheng Fa, and smiled slightly: "Okay."
After a while, he asked, "How is Wushuang?"
"Uncle Yan didn't contact him?"
"He doesn't talk much to me."
Zheng Fa nodded gently and didn't ask any more questions. He just said, "I will give him the Zhuxian Sword. Of course, if he is not capable enough, he will have to give it up in the future."
"Immortal Execution Sword..."
Yan Changge seemed to recall the time when he was controlled by the Zhuxian Sword in the Tianhe Sect. His expression was a little complicated for a moment. After a long while, he nodded and said, "Thank you."
"It's Brother Yan's extraordinary ability."
Yan Changge didn't say anything, just shook his head and smiled.
"Uncle Master Yan, what's the situation in the underworld?"
"chaos."
Hearing this question, Yan Changge's face turned bitter: "The reincarnation cycle has just been established, and the residual souls of all realms have gathered in the underworld. We have to judge the good and evil of each other in their lives, and arrange reincarnation. We don't have enough manpower."
"The Emperor is also busy with this?"
Before Zheng Fa came, he contacted Emperor Jiuyou, but received no reply, so he went directly to his door.
Yan Changge's eyes seemed to be filled with fear, and he simply said, "I'll take you there and you'll know."
Zheng Fa followed Yan Changge all the way to the top of Yinshan Mountain.
The Emperor of Jiuyou was dressed in black and sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
Yan Changge bowed and said, "Emperor, Zheng Fa is here."
Emperor Jiuyou opened his eyes and was about to speak when he suddenly looked up at the sky.
In the sky, a golden fist with distinct joints fell towards the underworld like a burning meteorite.
Emperor Jiuyou seemed to be used to it. A black and white light shot out from his fingertips, shattering the fist. Then he looked at Zheng Fa again.
"This is……"
"The test of Leiyin Temple."
"Probing?"
"They don't want me to sort out the cycle of reincarnation, but they also want to rescue their own disciples, so they have been testing my underworld." Emperor Jiuyou sneered, "What's more, I have dug up their roots."
"Emperor, you are Taiyi..."
"I'm not afraid, but there are other people in the underworld."
Yan Changge blushed and whispered, "It's our incompetence."
Emperor Jiuyou shook his head and looked at Zheng Fa: "Are you here to ask about Lu Yao?"
"Emperor, has the original demon ancestor been resurrected?"
"I have no idea."
"have no idea?"
"Ordinarily, when anyone dies, their soul should return to the underworld, even if it's a Dao Fruit. However, the Original Demon Ancestor didn't have that. Not only the Original Demon Ancestor, but also the Demon King didn't have that either."
Zheng Fa couldn't help but frown when he heard this.
This is not good news.
If the original Demon Ancestor was behind Hao Ri Mountain now, Zheng Fa would never go there even if he was killed - Lu Yao's methods were completely different from those of the other Demon Ancestors, and Zheng Fa was not that stubborn.
"Then, Your Majesty, could you please take a look at these things and see which Demon Ancestor's style they belong to?"
Zheng Fa took out two poisonous insects, five pills, and a magic weapon made of bones from his storage bag.
These were all purchased by the disciples of Jiushan Sect from the Haori Mountain Market.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor took a glance and suddenly stood up.
"Where did you get this pill?"
It can be seen that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor is very excited.
"This appeared in the Haori Mountain Market, Emperor, do you recognize it?"
"Of course I know him!" Emperor Jiuyou's eyes were cold.
"This Gu worm is the style of the Gu God."
"The magic weapon is the inheritance of the White Bone Demon Ancestor."
"And this elixir is... good fortune."
Zheng Fa immediately understood why Emperor Jiuyou had lost his composure. This was related to an old case:
The slander of the Heavenly River Master by the Demon Ancestor of Creation can be said to be the direct fuse of the Heavenly River Rebellion.
After the Tianhe Rebellion, these demon ancestors seemed to have hunted down Emperor Jiuyou.
Among them, this Demon Ancestor of Creation is probably the person that Emperor Jiuyou deeply hates.
With the character of Emperor Jiuyou...
"They're hiding in Haori Mountain? What a Haori Mountain!" Emperor Jiuyou looked in the direction of Haori Mountain, "No wonder I haven't found any trace of them in all these years."
He stood up, looking frustrated that he wanted to go out and seek revenge, but was trapped in the underworld.
After a long while, he looked at Zheng Fa and said, "I can't get out."
Zheng Fa nodded.
"You can go."
“…”
"Don't worry." The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor took out a gray jade talisman from his hand and said, "This talisman has the power of one of my strikes, and it can also lead you back to the underworld. Even if you face a Golden Immortal, you won't have to worry about your life."
My eloquence was completely useless...
Zheng Fa didn't take the jade talisman. Instead, he looked embarrassed. "It's not that I don't want to help the Emperor, but there might be three Demon Ancestors in Haori Mountain right now. This is too dangerous..."
"...Is it possible that Haori Mountain will let you go? Do you think I don't know that you came here just for Haori Mountain?"
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor interrupted him directly.
Zheng Fa smiled innocently and did not refute.
Emperor Jiuyou looked at him for a long time and sighed: "You are so shameless, the heir of Tianhe..."
Zheng Fa felt a little ashamed.
"I found the right one."
(End of this chapter)
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