Chapter 388 Reunion with the Noble Lady of Taihu Lake (Transitional Chapter)
Wang Yu had previously kept track of the Mara's whereabouts.
Qingyuan City!
The only city in the southwest of Fengzhou is very close to Yeqiongzhou. It can be found by heading south from Qifeng Pass. Wang Yu had taken note of it when he teleported from the Blood-Eyed Demon Dragon Cave to the Desolate City.
Although they gained nothing at the time, based on the activity patterns of the Moro Clan and the intelligence from several spies in Fengzhou, Qingyuan City was likely their core stronghold in Fengzhou.
Whether for invasion or retreat, this location is ideal, and its remoteness and lack of powerful figures make it perfect for underground activities.
After accelerating at full speed, Wang Yu headed north, reducing the journey to three days.
Inside Qingyuan City.
With the divine sense of the mid-stage of the fourth rank, and by using the secret technique of "Ten Thousand Miles of Tracking" to search, it can be described as a carpet search.
finally!
A restaurant that sold spiritual food came into Wang Yu's view, and after a few breaths...
——Liuxianlou.
The token left to him by the noble lady of Taihu Lake played a crucial role. After a brief presentation, he was immediately led into a secret room by a servant, where the manager produced a special communication device.
Shaped like a pair of jade pendants, it allows one to connect with their other half.
Thank you.
Try your best to be polite and courteous. After the waiter leaves, the jade pendant, accompanied by fluctuations in spiritual energy, manifests a phantom image in mid-air.
Although she was wearing a veil this time, one could still see the familiar features of the woman from back then. The two looked at each other in silence.
Not long after.
The other party spoke first.
"Fellow Daoist, have you thought this through?"
Wang Yu was slightly surprised.
"I didn't expect that you would still remember the matter of the Five Poisons Demon. I haven't been able to thank you specifically yet."
"It's just a matter of reciprocity. You guided me through my confusion, so I'll lend you a hand in return. Did you use that token this time to join the Demon Clan?"
"Yes and no."
Wang Yu nodded, opened the human seed bag, and released only Li Mingsheng, explaining.
"Young friend Li, would you like him?"
The person on the other end looked surprised and thanked him.
"Thank you very much, fellow Daoist. You have been a great help this time."
"polite."
In a daze, Li Mingsheng heard a familiar voice and tears immediately welled up in his eyes. Upon seeing the illusory spiritual form of the noblewoman from Taihu Lake, his knees buckled and he slid down to his knees, bursting into loud sobs.
"Sister Lei, help!"
"Chi Yuan is inhuman! Where are you? Quickly, tell my brothers to come and pick me up..."
Lei Yao opened her mouth, then said helplessly.
"Uncle Li and I are outside Qifeng Pass. You've caused a huge disaster this time. Do you know how many of your fellow disciples have died because of you?"
"I--
"I'm sorry, I was just too eager to prove myself."
"It's too late to say anything now. When you come back, Uncle Li will make you understand."
Upon hearing this...
Li Mingsheng almost collapsed to his knees. Only after escaping the life-or-death crisis did he have the mind to think about how to escape this beating.
At this moment.
Lei Yao looked at Wang Yu and said apologetically.
"Please bring this纨绔 (playboy) over here, fellow Daoist. I will have the people from Liuxian Tower take you into the Northern Broken Realm Mountains and bypass the territory of the Demon Cat Clan."
The Demon Cat Clan?
Wang Yu raised an eyebrow, recalling Jin Miaoshan's third-tier fox. Jin Manlou and Tianbao Pavilion, as merchant organizations, had always maintained a neutral stance.
They do business in both regions, and the demon cat clan is also an vassal of Jin Manlou. Their business has extended to the depths of the Broken Realm Mountains, to the demon clans that rarely appear in the world.
It doesn't seem surprising, does it?
"No need to be polite, I will bring Li Mingsheng with me."
"But... were you also at Qifeng Pass?"
"Yes, once you arrive, I will find a way to offer you a satisfactory reward."
"Then you'll have to spend some money."
"It's alright, Li Mingsheng's father will pay."
The remote chat ended there, and Li Mingsheng immediately showed an awkward smile. This time, he completely trusted Wang Yu and bowed respectfully.
"I will never forget your great kindness, senior."
"Alright, let's go."
This time, Li Mingsheng consciously crawled into the human race bag so as not to cause him any trouble.
Through these exchanges...
Wang Yu discovered that Taihu Lake was indeed much more humane than Chiyuan. Despite the high pressure, it was clearly a better place to meet like-minded partners.
Perhaps that trip back to my hometown of Shihucheng was just an accident?
Next.
Wang Yu followed the people from Liuxianlou and left Qingyuan City through the underground passage. In less than half a day, they plunged into the towering, dense forest.
The North-South Boundary Mountain Range is the most magnificent mountain range in the Ice Prison Realm, diagonally dividing the continent in two. Considering the historical issues of the Ice Prison Realm, it is very likely that it was artificially created.
Of course, Wang Yu was just thinking about it casually.
With someone leading the way, the dangerous Broken Boundary Mountains became safe, and they successfully detoured a distance without encountering any trouble.
We arrived at the opposite side of the Iron Stone Forest.
The army of Lei Huo Guan in Taihu Lingyu camped here.
In the sky, five war artifacts, the Cloud Warships, floated silently. These were powerful weapons, each a fourth-tier warship.
Aside from being less agile than Nascent Soul cultivators, their area-of-effect attack capabilities, single-target super-limit damage, and area-of-effect defensive barriers all surpass those of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.
So sudden it made me dizzy.
Lei Huo Guan directly dispatched five ships, which was clearly only possible because Yang Lei Zhenjun had spent a lot of money to mobilize them, after all, he himself was only a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
Power doesn't go that far.
Saving only Li Mingsheng is truly a bit of a luxury.
In terms of rescuing people, it would be better to infiltrate Chiyuan alone. Not only is the chance of rescuing people higher, but the cost would also be much lower.
If they're planning a surprise attack.
If we want to take Qifeng Pass by surprise, the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect will be on guard, so the success rate is theoretically quite low, unless... there is an internal traitor, and more than one!
Otherwise, the probability is too low.
He didn't need to guess anymore; he would soon find out the reason and follow the cultivator leading the way to fly up to the leftmost cloud warship.
Wang Yu's heart stirred.
In the center of the deck.
Not long ago, I saw the noble lady from Taihu Lake from afar, and another middle-aged man with a ruddy face. He was wearing a crimson robe with thunder patterns and had a goatee. He stood there with an imposing presence.
Their eyes met in mid-air, and their understanding of each other's spiritual realms was instantly revealed.
"My name is Wang Yu. I greet Fellow Daoist Yang Lei."
"Fellow Daoist Wang."
He had previously identified himself as Wang when he contacted Lei Yao.
For now, I can only give a fake name.
After exchanging greetings, Lei Yao looked surprised. She first examined Wang Yu's body, which appeared to be around ten years old, and then recalled the way they addressed each other as fellow Daoists.
He thought for a moment before speaking.
“I sensed something was amiss when I first saw the illusory spiritual energy, but I never imagined that Brother Wang would transform into such a form, let alone that he had already surpassed me and advanced to the Nascent Soul stage… My apologies.”
"It's nothing, Wang just had a slight stroke of luck."
"We can discuss pleasantries later, fellow Daoist. I wonder about my son..."
"Here."
As the human seed bag was opened, Li Mingsheng and his group of seven or eight people filed out. Yang Lei Zhenjun's eyes widened, and two beams of crimson lightning shot out from his eyes.
True Lightning in the Eyes!
Li Mingsheng was cleaved in two, foaming at the mouth on the spot. Although his body was in pain, his expression clearly showed complete relaxation, and even a hint of relief.
"——The traitor!
"Get the hell up now!"
This shout was like a thunderclap, startling everyone in the group so much that several of them turned deathly pale.
“Uncle Li…we…”
"Get out of here right now! Your parents are worried sick."
Obviously.
This group of people wasn't just limited to Li Mingsheng, who was born into nobility; it was most likely a combination of several spoiled young masters and their personal servants, which gave Wang Yu even more to think about.
After driving everyone away, True Lord Yang Lei picked up Li Mingsheng and flung him to the entrance of the vermilion building behind the deck. The Cloud Sky Warship was nearly a thousand meters long, so this was no small feat.
Then he turned to Wang Yu and said.
"I'm sorry, fellow Daoist, I've made a fool of myself in front of you."
"It's alright, every family has its own problems."
While pondering, True Monarch Yang Lei took out twenty top-grade spirit stones and handed them to Wang Yu. This amount was nearly half of a fourth-grade high-quality magic weapon.
It is incredibly valuable!
"Fellow Daoist has only recently formed his Nascent Soul and must be in need of top-grade spirit stones for cultivation. I will give these to you as a gift."
"Then I, Wang, will accept your offer without hesitation."
After accepting the gift, Wang Yu couldn't help but look at the other person with newfound respect.
He was severely lacking in top-grade spirit stones. Even with these twenty, he still needed nineteen more. He also had two Frozen Demon Spirit Stones and one empty top-grade spirit stone.
Once the gap is filled, his cultivation speed should increase significantly.
The prerequisite is to find a fourth-order spiritual vein for secluded cultivation.
After this matter was settled, True Lord Yang Lei went to discipline his rebellious son, leaving only Wang Yu and Lei Yao on the deck. The two smiled at each other and walked to the edge of the deck to stand still.
Looking down at the vast Iron Stone Forest and the towering Qifeng Pass opposite, Lei Yao suddenly spoke.
"I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Lei Yao. How should I address you, Brother Wang?"
The re-emergence of this matter aroused Wang Yu's suspicion.
He just said that once, could it be...?
"I almost forgot, Brother Wang already mentioned that earlier."
Their eyes met, and Wang Yu clearly saw a probing intent in their gaze, instantly understanding what was going on.
Lei Yao knew him and knew Wang Yu's identity.
They even equated the two, otherwise they wouldn't have asked again for no reason.
A moment of silence.
Wang Yu tried to speak: "It seems that you know my background. In that case... you still want me to come here. Is there something you want to ask of me?"
No.
Lei Yao smoothed her hair and looked lost in thought.
“That’s how the people of Chiyuan think. Your way of thinking is already very similar to theirs, but I still think you are different, Brother Dao.”
The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
and.
Lei Yao even investigated his origins in Shihu, which means that she has people in the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, and they even live in Hanxue Peak. She is hiding very well.
"Many demonic cultivators are forced to take risks for survival. Even in the Taihu Spiritual Domain, countless people risk their lives to smuggle themselves across the Red Falcon, abandoning righteousness to cultivate demonic ways. Do you know why, fellow Daoist?"
"A shortage of cultivation resources?"
"That's part of the reason, but more importantly, it's because of those hypocritical people in the Seven Righteous Sects who spout benevolence and morality while doing nothing but filth."
Wang Yu remained silent; he had witnessed this firsthand.
They were also top disciples of the Sword Sect, the number one sect of the righteous path. These guys, who stood at the pinnacle of power, had mastered the moral standards, and all their actions were branded with the names of justice and righteousness.
His decision to give up Taihu Lake was largely due to that experience.
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(End of this chapter)
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