Chapter 2378: then translation of chapter title

Hurry up and thank the Elder, what are you spacing out for?

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Tie Dan was still dazed there, while Xú Shīxiōng beside him already urged him in a low voice.

The Elder himself has spoken; being able to join the Sect is practically a life-changing opportunity for lowly cultivators like Tie Dan and the others—how is this kid still standing there dumbfounded?

Xú Shīxiōng was somewhat frustrated, wishing Tie Dan would improve.

Tie Dan had indeed been persuaded by the middle-aged man; if it weren't for his still precarious life, he would hardly be able to suppress the urge to bow and pay homage.

Being reminded by Xú Shīxiōng, Tie Dan suddenly snapped to his senses and hastily performed a respectful salute.

Thank you, Elder, this kid…………………

But before he could finish, the middle-aged man directly interrupted.

Save the small talk for later; everything I just said hinges on you finding your father and persuading him to voluntarily hand over that batch of dry rations, otherwise there's nothing to discuss.

Alright, go ahead and perform the technique.

Huh???

Hearing this, Tie Dan was dumbfounded; the joy in his heart receded like a tide—really, I have to perform the technique?

How the hell would I know where to find someone? I have no relation to him.

Tie Dan naturally didn't know how to find that old guy, but facing the gazes of the middle-aged man and Xú Shīxiōng, if he said he couldn't find him, he had no doubt that the next second he'd likely be flayed and have his soul refined for lamp-lighting.

So, even though there was nothing he could do, Tie Dan could only steel himself and say.

Yes, this kid will perform the technique now, but Senior, this kid's method is rather crude; it can only determine a rough location, so…………………

In order to save his life, Tie Dan had also given himself a precautionary note in advance, fearing that if he couldn't find the person, there would be no room for maneuver.

But the middle-aged man simply wouldn't hear any of it, directly cutting him off.

It's fine; as long as you can determine the general area, I'll be able to find your father. Of course, unless what you said earlier was all a lie—in that case, you know the consequences.

By the end of his speech, the threatening tone in the middle-aged man's words was utterly undisguised.

If this kid can't find him, then regardless of whether he's telling the truth or lying, he has no value left; and without value, the earlier promise naturally becomes nonsense.

Hearing that, Tie Dan nodded, his heart as dead ashes.

Well, well, surviving another second is a second; maybe the next second the Thousand Lakes Sect will encounter people from other sects, the two sides will erupt into a big battle, and then he'll have a chance to escape in the chaos.

Although this possibility is minuscule, who knows? It's still better than dying right now.

That so-called secret technique was naturally just Tie Dan's bluster, so he could only casually perform a tracking technique.

This type of technique is hardly considered profound in the Immortal Realm; almost all cultivators know it.

Moreover, the tracking technique that Gou Dan cultivates is indeed crude to the extreme.

It was so crude that even the middle-aged man and Xú Shīxiōng had never seen anything like it.

But this also happened to give Tie Dan an opportunity.

Why else would one say this kid is lucky? It's precisely because Xú Shīxiōng and the middle-aged man have never come into contact with such inferior tracking techniques, so they couldn't tell its depth.

Even with the middle-aged man's eyesight, he could only tell that this was indeed a tracking technique, at most adding that it's crude—truly crude to the extreme.

Such a tracking technique, and yet someone cultivates it?

Putting this thing in the Thousand Lakes Sect, it probably wouldn't even be allowed into the Technique Pavilion, and would be outright treated as trash.

Thus one can see the difference between sect disciples and loose cultivators.

After so many years of development in the Immortal Realm, the major powers control at least ninety-nine percent of cultivation resources, techniques, and the like.

Only those things that the major powers truly disdain will spread without restriction throughout the Immortal Realm; otherwise they would have long been brought under control.

And these trashy things have become the batch of techniques and arts most easily obtained by numerous loose cultivators.

This also indirectly shows just how hard the lives of numerous loose cultivators are.

Tie Dan fussed about in the cabin for half a day; seeing his hand seals stop, the middle-aged man finally spoke.

How is it, where is your father?

Replying Senior, my father is in a mountain hollow fifty li to the east.

Good, we'll go there now.

Hearing that, the middle-aged man said in a deep voice, and immediately, under Tie Dan's gaze as dead ashes, he led a group of disciples, piloted an immortal vessel, and rushed straight to the mountain hollow fifty li to the east that he had mentioned.

Along the way, Tie Dan naturally had no chance to escape, and the distance of fifty li, at the speed of an immortal vessel, could be said to be reached in an instant.

Tie Dan had already resolved to die, himself thinking he probably wouldn't survive today.

After all, his earlier actions were completely random, utterly useless.

Not to mention finding a person, he didn't even find a fart.

The immortal vessel slowly came to a stop, and Tie Dan followed the middle-aged man, together with Xú Shīxiōng and the others, onto the deck.

Thinking he would die in the next second, Tie Dan instead felt a sense of calm arise.

Since there's no way to avoid it, there's nothing to be done—fate is what it is; I only hope the other side will give me a quick end.

But just as Tie Dan was despairing in his heart, a voice suddenly came from beside him—the middle-aged man let out a soft 'eh'.

Eh, there really is a mountain hollow here, and it's a hidden spot.

Hearing that, Tie Dan suddenly looked down and saw that, beneath where the immortal vessel was moored, there indeed was a small mountain hollow.

Moreover, because the peaks on both sides are steep and tall, plus the dense forest providing cover, if one isn't careful it's indeed hard to notice.

Furthermore, who would pay attention to such an ordinary little mountain hollow?

Only Tie Dan at this moment wore a look of shock—had he actually guessed it right?

Heavens above, he truly didn't know there was a mountain hollow here.

Moreover, he didn't even know what place this was; he'd never been here before—his earlier words were just random bluster, yet they turned out to be right?

He couldn't help but feel a bit surprised, but this feeling quickly passed, and the next second an endless sense of despair surged over him.

What use is it to have guessed the mountain hollow right? In the end I'm still going to die—could it be that old thing really is in this mountain hollow?

Putting it bluntly, saying it correctly, the mountain pass has no meaning at all; can't find that old thing, his outcome hasn't changed, in the end he'll still die.

So, Tie Dan still has little time left; maybe it's the next second, maybe tomorrow, maybe he'll be tortured alive, worse than death.

Anyway, no matter what, the outcome will definitely not be good.

He could no longer see any hope, but just then, the middle-aged man beside him suddenly showed a look of joy and whispered an exclamation.

"Indeed it's here—great, truly came without effort. Block all exits of the mountain pass for me; don't let a single person escape."

"Yes."

"Huh???"