Chapter 334: Hearing of the Profound Heaven Cave Again

Demon-Suppressing City.

Those daring to run tea houses and taverns in such a place rely less on strength and more on the skill of reading people.

At the slightest hint of trouble, they flee without hesitation.

No one would risk their life for such meager drink money.

Gathering news from guests' conversations is the true money-making business.

Today, the tea house Shopkeeper welcomed a wealthy patron.

The guest was not picky at all, accepting any gossip without refusal; from the opening of the Thousand Demon Cave's residence to which faction offended the Profound Heaven Cave, as long as it was spoken, it could be exchanged for a bottle of precious pills.

"Senior, do you know True Person Zi Yan?"

The tea house Shopkeeper, getting carried away with profit, gradually grew bold: "The one who annihilated the Zheng family, who later appeared outside the Thousand Demon Cave. The Profound Heaven Cave sent people to investigate, and they traced it to Senior Tang Yuan."

"Guess what?"

"What?"

Shen Yi lifted his teacup and produced another bottle of precious medicine.

He did not have so much foundation that he had nowhere to spend it.

Only by listening to every piece of news would he avoid exposing what he truly wanted to know.

This Shopkeeper could sell others' news to him, and thus could sell his news to others.

"No follow-up."

The tea house Shopkeeper, fearing this wealthy patron would think he was mocking him, hurriedly added: "Given the Profound Heaven Cave's temperament, even if it truly involved Mount Wutong, as long as they were in the right, they would dare to ask; moreover, Senior Tang is merely a registered disciple... Believe me, there is definitely something fishy here."

"..."

Shen Yi pressed two fingers together and slowly pushed the precious pill over.

This was useful news.

At least he now knew the Profound Heaven Cave's temporary progress.

He already held three lives of the Profound Heaven Cave in his hands; if he remembered correctly, they had only seventy-odd disciples in total.

If the news were truly exposed.

Such a huge matter would be enough to draw the true experts to act.

While suppressing Great Qian, the Profound Heaven Cave secretly cultivated, hoping one day to replace Mount Wutong; their strength must be formidable.

They likely had a Soul Transformation late-stage cultivator stationed there.

Shen Yi had not been blinded by such a massive increase in power.

He now wielded the Ghost-Tail Spear, had a Soul Transformation early-stage cultivation backing him, and his body refinement was twice that of the Demon Emperor of the Thirty-Eighth Cave.

His Golden Body Dharma Image had reached a height of six zhang and seven.

By all rights, encountering a Soul Transformation late-stage cultivator, there might still be a chance to maneuver.

But would that group of people who became top experts lack special means?

Those people had ransacked so many cultivators' abandoned residences; how could their foundation be inferior to his?

If he truly held such thoughts, Shen Yi felt Great Qian would soon receive news of his death.

Currently, the other three supreme powers.

Besides having almost no contact with Mount Wutong, Shen Yi had formed mortal enmities with both the Profound Heaven Cave and the Thousand Demon Cave.

Such matters had actually happened before; for instance, during the Jade Liquid Realm, he had offended the Yangchun Jiang Water Clan.

But previously, backed by the Zhen Mo Si, he could still use their name as a shield; now, with no one else to rely on, he must be even more cautious.

A slight mistake would not only cost him his Dao and life but also bring the nine provinces' Li Min of Great Qian and the Xu family to perish with him.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi looked back at the tea house Shopkeeper.

"Senior, I have one last piece of news here, concerning the Profound Heaven Cave and the Thousand Demon Cave's residence."

The Shopkeeper took the bottle of precious pills: "However, this can only be exchanged for news; I wonder if you can afford the price."

He knew best what these people came to Demon-Suppressing City for; they would absolutely not give up on matters regarding residences.

A cultivator spending so lavishly must surely have extraordinary experience.

Shen Yi pondered for a moment and said calmly: "True Person Master Master Xuanjian has a registered disciple who was killed by the Profound Heaven Cave and framed upon the Blood-Transforming Demon Emperor."

Before the words finished, the Shopkeeper's eyes instantly widened.

He could hardly believe his ears.

Nie Jun's scoundrel disciple; would anyone in this world dare to touch him?

He suddenly remembered the earlier rumor about True Person Master Master Xuanjian furiously hunting down the Blood-Transforming Demon Emperor...

"Enough! Don't say another word."

The tea house Shopkeeper's heart raced; he hurriedly waved his hands, begging for mercy: "I heard nothing! The news I mentioned earlier was that the group from the Profound Heaven Cave investigating learned of a disturbance at a certain residence from a group of loose cultivators; they have already entered the Thousand Demon Cave and are heading north."

"If you have the courage to take a share from under their noses, there is still time."

Having said that, he pointed to the corner: "The man who just entered is a companion of the loose cultivator; he arrived a bit late due to other matters and is hesitating there whether to follow in. As long as you can afford the price... he does not yet know that the one who took his companion away is a senior from the Profound Heaven Cave; he is just one person and dares not enter, wanting to find me to help sell the news. If you are willing to spend a few more bottles of precious pills, having him lead the way is absolutely no problem."

Shen Yi turned his gaze to look at the corner.

Coincidentally, the man with the black mole was also looking over here.

Their gazes met.

Ma Guangshan seemed to realize something; the body that had just sat down hurriedly stood up again: "Greetings, Shen Qianbei."

Oh, these two are acquaintances.

Hearing this, the tea house Shopkeeper sensibly stood up to bid farewell, then hurriedly went upstairs.

The news he just heard was not an exaggeration to call it a death sentence.

Fortunately, he restrained his greed and did not continue asking... If the evidence were complete, his head would likely not be saved, but if treated as a rumor or story, there might be an opportunity to profit from it.

"..."

Shen Yi nodded, signaling the man with the black mole to come over.

This was precisely the Slain Hunyuan cultivator who had sought him out at the Eight Directions Dining Pavilion to exchange the True Yang Qilin Stone.

Ma Guangshan approached with his head hanging low, sat down, and explained in a low voice: "Bad luck has been following me relentlessly lately. I only managed to barely repay what I owed my friends thanks to you. As for the surplus, they have no intention of compensating me further, so they simply decided to bring me along to explore a newly discovered cave dwelling."

"I thought that since I was so unlucky, I should bathe and fast at home for a few days before setting out. Who would have thought that in just these few days, I would miss out again..."

"Of course, if Shen Qianbei is interested, I would certainly take not a single coin."

Though he coveted trivial gains, during the last encounter at the Eight Directions Dining Pavilion, only Shen Qianbei had been willing to lend him a hand. Even knowing the True Yang Qilin Stone held little value, Shen had left him with a set of magical robes.

This prevented him from losing all face before so many fellow cultivators.

"Tsk."

Shen Yi raised an eyebrow and looked at Ma Guangshan.

Unlucky?

If his memory served, during the last cave dwelling expedition, this man was the only Slain Hunyuan cultivator who had not encountered him yet still managed to walk out alive.

This time, he had actually escaped disaster once more.

One had to admit, he did possess a certain amount of fortune.

"Keep it safe. Lead the way."

Shen Yi wasted no words and took several bottles of precious pills from his storage treasure.

A Qing had already sorted everything into categories.

These pills, which aided cultivation and replenished Qi for those in the Hunyuan Realm, all originated from the Profound Light Cave and were treasures among treasures.

Unfortunately, no matter how good the pills were, they were not as convenient as directly swallowing a demon core.

Moreover, he had already broken through to the Soul Transformation realm.

They were useless to him; he simply used them as currency. Once they were gone, he could retrieve more later, since the disciples of the Profound Light Cave were plentiful anyway.

(End of this chapter)