Chapter 1418: The Purpose of the Visit

Shangguan Tianque had also repeatedly instructed Yu Banjiang to treat Elder Li’s needs seriously and to respect him.

As the great war between Pure Yang Hall and Heart-Refining Valley unfolded, news of that “Great Nothingness Fruit” scramble had long since spread in various rumors in the outside world.

There was a rumor from Heart-Refining Valley that only Chongyangzi and one or two Nascent Soul cultivators had survived, and everyone else was dead.

And later, indeed, many sects, although they did not explicitly state it, some of their Nascent Soul cultivators had indeed not appeared again.

Slowly, the number of survivors was basically confirmed. But like the Broken Army Sect, outsiders might not know who exactly was sent to participate.

This made Shangguan Tianque and Ren Yanyu, after getting this news, although they didn’t quite believe it, but combined with various other pieces of news, and thinking about the situation where Li Fang had been reluctant to say much before, they guessed that after combining all this news, the result obtained was very likely to be extremely close to the truth. This made the two of them even more terrified.

For Li Yan to survive, he definitely had extraordinary strength.

Shangguan Tianque recalled the two times Li Yan had attacked before. A Nascent Soul cultivator was almost no match for him in a single blow. He no longer felt that Li Yan had relied purely on sneak attacks and luck.

After the two of them studied it, they even felt that Li Yan might be a Spirit Transformation cultivator, just that he had been unwilling to admit it.

Now that Yu Banjiang had already formed his Nascent Soul and had begun to support a part of the world, some things and speculations that could not be said before would also be made known to him one after another.

When Yu Banjiang had heard his master say this at that time, he was already incomparably shocked. Had he really saved a Spirit Transformation cultivator? And this person was on good terms with him…

After Li Yan sat down, he immediately looked at Jia Fugui and the other. He temporarily did not want to find out why the two people and one dog had come at the same time.

“Fellow Daoist said you have news for me, which really makes me a little happy!” Li Yan said, his gaze still falling on Jia Fugui. He got straight to the point and spoke bluntly.

Seeing Li Yan’s gaze on him, Jia Fugui also smiled.

“Hahaha… Fellow Daoist Li, it took a long time to get this piece of news. Even the Great Elder of the sect didn’t know. In the end, I could only ask those fellow Daoists who came to trade to help me inquire whenever I had a chance. It was not until three months ago that I finally got a piece of news. This piece of news has only a thirty percent chance of being true. At that time, I was considering how to quickly send this news to you. It just so happened that at that time, I received a message from Fairy Yue, needing me to come over. So I thought of finishing some things on hand and then delivering it in person. The news I got is that there is indeed a business called ‘Gui Qu Lai Xi.’ But the person who knows this news has only seen it occasionally in the market and has bought things there. So, he is completely unclear about the background of this business. He just said that the scale of this business is relatively large in the market, and all kinds of treasures are quite complete. It should have a certain force behind it. But the location of this business is too far from here. It is in the eastern region of the Northern Pastoral Realm, a market called ‘Purple Qi from the East.’ This is all the news I got. No one else has seen this business. Fellow Daoist Li, I’m not sure if it’s a coincidence of the same name, so I hope you can think twice before making your next decision. After all, it is too far away. Even if you want to go and find out, I’m afraid it is not something that can be easily reached with our cultivation. I also carefully asked the friend who knows about this matter. It was not him who had been there personally. He is similar to me, but he does purely pill business. He also heard it mentioned by others unintentionally. My friend said that that customer had also traveled with a Void Refining Realm elder of his sect for hundreds of years before he reached that market. There are no teleportation arrays in many places in between, and you can only rely on your cultivation to cross them forcibly. The dangers in between are simply not something that a Nascent Soul cultivator can handle. Even a Spirit Transformation cultivator would have a high chance of dying!”

Jia Fugui was indeed a businessman. Once he opened his mouth, he spoke clearly and logically. At the same time, he also guessed some of Li Yan’s thoughts and immediately gave his own suggestions.

“Oh? A market called ‘Purple Qi from the East’ in the eastern region? But do you know the specific location?”

Li Yan’s spirit was lifted, and his eyes lit up. He still directly ignored Jia Fugui’s other words and continued to ask.

“It is said to be near a mountain range called ‘Dragon Burial Abyss.’ The rest could not be found out.”

Jia Fugui said.

After hearing this, Li Yan nodded and silently memorized this name. To be able to get this news was already the best news he had received since he came to the Immortal Spirit Realm.

Don’t look at it as just a little bit of news. If he had to inquire about it himself, he didn’t know how long it would take to get it.

Jia Fugui must have paid a great price for this, consuming not only Spirit Stones, but also the most difficult to obtain favors. This was his way of repaying his life-saving grace.

Li Yan asked for the location, not to get a map of that area. It was impossible for Jia Fugui to do that.

The Northern Pastoral Realm was too big. It was a luxury for him to have a map of the surrounding tens of millions of li, and Li Yan didn’t want to use his connections to ask for it again.

The fact that the other party could give him this much information had already solved his biggest trouble. Regardless of whether this shop called “Gui Qu Lai Xi” was a coincidence of the same name, at least he had a clue now.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Yan spoke again.

“Fellow Daoist Jia, I wonder if you can introduce me to the fellow Daoist who has seen this shop before? Any expenses incurred in this will be borne entirely by me. How about it?”

Jia Fugui understood as soon as he heard it. Li Yan wanted to confirm this matter in person.

This was not that Li Yan didn’t trust him, but that he wanted to ask from his perspective. The cultivator who had seen this shop might be able to make the other party remember more things.

The reason why Jia Fugui was sure that Li Yan “trusted” him and had no doubts was that he had told the other party all these things. If he really wanted to find a reason to deceive him, then in the next step, he could also just find a random cultivator to come over and let Li Yan meet him.

Anyway, Li Yan had only given him the name of a shop. No matter how he asked, the situation he had seen was as he had described. What if it was wrong? He was only responsible for inquiring about news.

Therefore, whether Li Yan believed his words or not, he could only take them as true.

“Fellow Daoist Li, this is not a matter of Spirit Stone fees, but it is not easy to find that cultivator. First, I don’t know that person. And the person I entrusted is also quite far from us. They have business dealings with us, and it is every few decades, or even a hundred years or more, that the two sides will communicate once and complete a large number of transactions at one time. In addition, I don’t know what kind of character the cultivator he knows who knows about ‘Gui Qu Lai Xi’ has. I heard that the other party is already a Spirit Transformation cultivator. The gap in our status is not small. It is hard to say whether the other party is willing to meet a strange junior cultivator. However, I can still ask that fellow Daoist to inquire about it. It will probably take four to five years. The final result can only be to do one’s best and leave the rest to fate.”

After Jia Fugui thought for a while, he said such a thing.

After hearing this, Li Yan was also silent for a moment, frowning and deep in thought. Donglin Tingyue and the big black dog on the other side had been listening quietly all along.

Li Yan knew that if what Jia Fugui had said before was the truth, then what he was saying now was even more true.

A Spirit Transformation cultivator really looked down on these small Nascent Soul cultivators. They didn’t think that they could offer any good things in return.

After more than ten breaths.

“Then thank you, Fellow Daoist Jia. If there is any possibility, please notify me immediately. Here are ten thousand high-grade Spirit Stones. Five thousand are for you. As for the remaining Spirit Stones, you can give them to your friend first. If it can be done, then I will have a heavy reward.”

As Li Yan spoke, he flipped his hand, and a storage ring was flicked towards Jia Fugui.

Jia Fugui was slightly stunned, but then he felt that Li Yan was a person worth befriending even more.

Last time, he had asked many people to inquire about this matter. These were not things that others would sincerely do for you with just a word.

They definitely had to get some benefits. He had not just entrusted one person to inquire, but many, and had spent a lot of his family’s wealth for this. The total amount of Spirit Stones, if given to a Nascent Soul cultivator for cultivation, would be enough for one or two years of cultivation.

This time, although Li Yan had only asked his friend to inquire on his behalf, to ask a Spirit Transformation cultivator, how could the other party be willing to make a special trip? How could he not spend Spirit Stones?

And Li Yan had taken out so many Spirit Stones at once. These were high-grade Spirit Stones.

However, although Li Yan’s wealth was now quite rich, he would not take out tens of thousands of high-grade Spirit Stones at once.

This was to let the other party use some connections and ask that person if he was willing to see him. If he gave too many Spirit Stones for this, Jia Fugui’s friend would definitely think that he was very anxious about this matter and also had a lot of Spirit Stones. Maybe there would be some twists and turns in the middle.

As for the human heart, Li Yan had his own set of grasp.

Jia Fugui just swept his Divine Sense over, and even though a light flashed in his hand, the storage ring flew back to Li Yan again.

“Fellow Daoist Li, half is enough. I don’t need my share! Later, if there is anything else needed, I will explain it to you. I will send a message to that friend as soon as possible!”

Jia Fugui was not polite this time, but he only took five thousand high-grade Spirit Stones.

Li Yan looked at the storage ring that flew back. He just looked at Jia Fugui again, said nothing more, and put it away.

When Jia Fugui saw Li Yan like this, his heart also relaxed. He knew that Li Yan owed him a favor again.

Five thousand high-grade Spirit Stones, in exchange for a favor from someone like Li Yan, was definitely worth it.

“By the way, fellow Daoists, do you know the name of this ‘Dragon Burial Abyss’?”

Seeing that he couldn’t meet that person immediately, Li Yan immediately asked the two people and one dog again.

“I really don’t know about this. My cultivation is too low, and the places I can reach are at most about ten million li from the sect. And in most cases, I only dare to go to places that can be reached by teleportation arrays.”

Jia Fugui shook his head. The black mongrel dog also remained silent, obviously he also did not know.

“According to Fellow Daoist Jia’s description, this is a location in the eastern region. Probably only Void Refining or higher cultivators have been there and know about it. Why? Could it be that Fellow Daoist Li really wants to go there? That would be too dangerous. We don’t have such a long-distance teleportation array here. Whether it is to directly cross the ‘Heavenly Demon Prairie’ to reach the east, or to go around to the north, the places you pass through are all extremely dangerous. Even a Void Refining cultivator would not dare to say that he can cross it.”

Donglin Tingyue was surprised when she heard Li Yan ask this.

What she said, Li Yan also knew now. From the location of the Broken Army Sect, whether you went east or south, you had to cross the “Heavenly Demon Prairie.”

There were even Body Integration realm demonic beasts there. This was no different from sending yourself to your death.

And if you went around to the north, you could avoid the “Heavenly Demon Prairie,” but the journey would be even longer. You might encounter more Void Refining and Body Integration cultivators along the way, which was also not feasible.

Seeing that none of them knew, Li Yan could only shake his head helplessly.

“Fairy Yue thinks too highly of me. I just want to know more about the situation there. With my meager skills, of course it’s better to be honest.”

After Jia Fugui and the other two heard this, they all nodded. And Donglin Tingyue, for no reason, felt a sense of relief in her heart. This made her a little stunned when she realized it afterwards.

Then, she thought of something, and her heart began to beat faster involuntarily.

“By the way, Fairy Yue came with him. Could it be that you also heard similar news?”

Li Yan did not know Donglin Tingyue’s feelings. Since Jia Fugui had finished speaking, and Donglin Tingyue had come with him, could it be that she had also heard something? This made Li Yan look forward to it again.

When Donglin Tingyue heard Li Yan ask her, she quickly suppressed the unease in her heart. Then she raised her head, and the beautiful eyes on her half-moon silver mask also looked at Li Yan.

“Fellow Daoist Li, I’m really sorry. I don’t have as wide a network as Fellow Daoist Jia. Although I have also inquired everywhere, there have been no clues. This is really disappointing for you!”

When she said this, there was a deep apology in her eyes. After Li Yan heard this, although he was a little disappointed in his heart, he was even more strange about the purpose of her coming here. His expression on his face did not change.

“Fairy Yue helping me inquire is already enough to make me grateful. For Fairy Yue to say this, it makes me feel even more sorry. By the way, then Fairy Yue, why did you come with this fellow Daoist this time?”

Li Yan’s gaze swept over the big black dog again.

Since it was not his own business, then the one person and one demon from the Donglin Family had come here for other reasons. Li Yan even thought, “Could it be that someone has been poisoned again?”

“Oh, Elder Ye Huo, Fellow Daoist Jia, and I came here because of some personal matters of mine. I just took the opportunity to come and find Fellow Daoist Li, hoping to get your help.”

After hearing her words, Li Yan then knew that this “Dark Blaze Demondog” was indeed an elder of the Donglin Family, named Ye Huo.

“Oh? Fairy Yue needs my help, please speak!”

At this time, Li Yan also suddenly remembered that Jia Fugui had said before that Donglin Tingyue had sent a message. In addition, Ye Huo had also come with her. It didn’t seem like they were inviting him to the Donglin Family.

“Fellow Daoist Li probably also knows that our family’s cultivation art is rather special, and we are skilled in the way of controlling beasts. Therefore, every disciple will look for a good demonic beast that suits them. We came to find Fellow Daoist Li because I received news of an immature ‘Golden-Winged Great Peng,’ but this requires going deep into a section of the ‘Heavenly Demon Prairie.’ It’s just that my strength is limited, so I wanted to invite a few people to help. Although I also know some fellow Daoists, compared to the two of you, we have also gone through life and death together. Those people, compared to the two of you, I can say without hesitation that they are a lot worse! Therefore, I had the audacity to ask the two of you to help. Fellow Daoist Jia has already agreed. Here, I hope that Fellow Daoist Li can also help me once. You can make any conditions you want. As long as it is not something taboo, I will definitely offer a reward that will satisfy you.”

Donglin Tingyue no longer wasted any more words, but stated her purpose.

Jia Fugui also nodded at Li Yan, but did not speak. This kind of thing, he was just here to help and get some benefits, and did not want to persuade others.

But in his heart, of course, he hoped that Li Yan could go with them.