"The sect leader instructed us to replace the spiritual weapons for the core disciples, so those 40,000 catties of Shining Star Silver are extremely important. Most importantly, there are not many days left before the deadline set by the sect leader, and it will also take time to refine the spiritual weapons after we get the Shining Star Silver. We can no longer find other merchants to collect and purchase Shining Star Silver."
"Yuanji, you have three days to investigate this matter thoroughly, and you must recover all 40,000 jin of Shining Star Silver. Do you understand?"
Li Hengfeng looked at Zhu Yuanji in front of him with an extremely serious expression.
Chen Yuanji inwardly groaned, but he had no way to refuse, so he could only grit his teeth and nod in agreement.
Li Hengfeng seemed to sense the bitterness in Chen Yuanji's heart, so he said, "Don't worry, I will give you my natal spiritual weapon. If anyone tries to obstruct your investigation, just kill them!"
"What if it's us..."
Zhu Yuanji said worriedly, but before he could finish speaking, Li Hengfeng interrupted him: "Anyone can be killed on the spot. With me backing you up, what are you afraid of?"
"Okay, then I'm relieved." Zhu Yuanji nodded vigorously.
After leaving Li Hengfeng's cultivation cave, Zhu Yuanji, without taking a break, went to the dungeon.
Chen Yuanji felt that Gu Weiyun and his group probably knew some details, and asking them more questions might lead to some unexpected discoveries.
Chen Yuanji's return surprised and delighted Gu Weiyun.
Gu Weiyun answered Chen Yuanji's questions without reservation.
But no matter how much Chen Yuanji asked, Gu Weiyun kept giving the same answer.
Having no other option, Chen Yuanji had to ask more specific questions.
"Did you notice anything strange or any details that you couldn't understand?" Chen Yuanji asked.
Gu Weiyun sat on the ground, frowning and racking his brains.
But after thinking for a long time, Gu Weiyun still couldn't come up with any details that hadn't been explained.
Gu Lingxuan was the same.
However, Gu Lingxuan looked towards Ye Feng, and Sun Gang also looked towards Ye Feng.
In their view, Ye Feng was at least a sixth-grade alchemist, the one with the highest cultivation level among everyone present.
If that's the case, they may not have discovered anything, but the night wind might have.
Gu Lingxuan, Sun Gang, and the others looked at Ye Feng's small gesture, which naturally attracted Chen Yuanji's attention.
Chen Yuanji had initially thought that Ye Feng was just an ordinary follower, but now he suddenly realized that he had overlooked this young man.
So Chen Yuanji immediately asked, "Boss Gu, who is this?"
Gu Weiyun quickly said, "Young Master Chen, this is Young Master Feng Ye, and the woman next to him is his sister, Feng Qingling."
"Young Master Feng and Miss Feng are both from Nanyue City. They actually came to seek refuge with the Tianyang Sect. Young Master Feng is a rogue cultivator and a sixth-grade alchemist. He wanted to join the Tianyang Sect but had no way to do so. He heard that our Deer Merchant Guild was about to transport goods to the Tianyang Sect, so he volunteered to join our caravan and provide us with protection along the way."
"I originally planned to introduce Young Master Feng to your master after we met tomorrow, but I didn't expect this kind of mishap to happen."
Chen Yuanji showed a hint of understanding and looked at Ye Feng curiously: "Feng Ye, right? What grade alchemist are you?"
"Seventh rank," Night Wind replied.
Sun Gang was taken aback: "Young Master Feng, didn't you tell us you were a sixth-grade alchemist?"
Feng Ye laughed and said, "Would you believe me if I said I broke through to the seventh-grade alchemist on my way here?"
Sun Gang shook his head repeatedly.
Gu Lingxuan could guess why Ye Feng had lied about being a sixth-grade alchemist.
At that time, they were not familiar with each other, so Ye Feng naturally downplayed his strength. In this way, no one knew his true abilities, which was a way of burying a trump card for himself.
Chen Yuanji then asked, "Since you are a seventh-grade alchemist, Young Master Feng, you must have noticed something amiss back then, right?"
Ye Feng immediately said, "We have indeed made some discoveries, but we don't know if they are of any value."
"Just tell me, I'll judge for myself whether it's valuable or not," Chen Yuanji said, gesturing for him to proceed.
Night Wind then slowly said, "Just as we were about to reach the last checkpoint, a sudden gust of wind blew in. Although there was a very violent demonic aura in that wind, I felt that the demonic aura was too deliberate. It shouldn't be emanating from a demonic beast, but rather someone deliberately activated the inner core of a demonic beast to cause the demonic aura to appear."
"You mean someone is sabotaging us in the shadows?" Chen Yuanji asked.
Isn't that so?
Ye Feng smiled and said, "Although there are many demonic beasts in our Yin-Yang Great World, and one must devour some rare and precious materials to improve one's strength, what kind of demonic beast can swallow 40,000 catties of Shining Star Silver in one go? Besides, this is the Tianyang Sect, not a wilderness, not some secret realm or dangerous place. How come there is a demonic beast here that is not weak and is not under the control of the Tianyang Sect?"
"If that really happens, the Tianyang Sect will lose face big time."
Hearing Ye Feng say that, Gu Weiyun was almost scared to death.
He was afraid that the night wind would anger Chen Yuanji, after all, Chen Yuanji was a member of the Tianyang Sect, and a core disciple of the sect.
However, Chen Yuanji did not get angry; instead, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
This Feng Ye is indeed extraordinary; he is exactly the same as what his master said.
Thinking of this, Chen Yuanji asked again, "So what's your opinion?"
Night Wind said, "If I told you, would you believe me?"
"You can say it, whether you believe it or not is up to me," Chen Yuanji said.
Ye Feng then continued, "I suspect that there is a traitor in your Tianyang Sect. Even if he is not a traitor, he is at least a despicable person who is lining his own pockets. Boss Gu's 40,000 catties of Shining Star Silver were taken away by someone or a group of people in your Tianyang Sect. The raging wind mixed with demonic energy was created by them, and it was also a smokescreen they used to create a diversion."
Hearing Ye Feng say that, Chen Yuanji was startled.
Could it be that my master also meant this?
Although his master didn't explain things very clearly, he did hand over his natal spirit weapon, the Soul-Slaying Flying Sword, and said that anyone who obstructs the investigation can be killed on the spot!
Does this mean that the master also believes that someone or some people in the sect are secretly causing trouble?
The more Chen Yuanji thought about it, the more convinced he became, and his gaze toward Ye Feng deepened.
This person is quite good. If we can get him into the sect and win him over, he will definitely become an asset to us in the future!
However, we'll have to wait until the incident is thoroughly investigated before making any decisions. If we can't recover the 40,000 jin of Shining Star Silver, I'll have to let my master down.
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