Chapter 3261

At this very moment, Wu Feiyan was in seclusion in her own dojo.

Her dojo was located in the deepest part of this Antarctic island, here below sea level by over three hundred meters, the surroundings entirely composed of cold rock; Wu Feiyan chose to establish the base of the Break-Pure Society in such a remote area near the Antarctic Circle for two reasons: first, this place is more concealed and secure; second, the environment here is more suitable for cultivation.

In recent years, Wu Feiyan has rarely engaged in long-term seclusion; each time she secludes herself, it lasts a few days at most, a few months at most, unlike the three great elders, whose seclusions are measured in years.

Wu Feiyan does not engage in long-term seclusion not because she worries that the development of the Break-Pure Society will slip from her control, but as she ages, she finds it increasingly difficult to calm her mind and focus on cultivation; five hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye, and she has already used up eighty percent of that time, yet she still has not found the formula for the Hundred-Revolutions-Thousand-Returns Pill; the remaining time, when spoken of, sounds like there is still a hundred years left, but if truly used for cultivation, it can be said to be fleeting.

The older she gets, the more Wu Feiyan feels that life sometimes actually conforms to the so-called conservation of energy.

Although cultivators live for a long time, the time they actually spend perceiving the world and truly enjoying life is not much longer than that of an ordinary person who dies in their sixties or seventies, and may even be less.

Over the past four hundred years, she has spent at least three hundred years on cultivation; the remaining time was either spent searching for Lin Wan'er or developing the Break-Pure Society; the time spent enjoying life has been nearly zero.

Looking back now, the best time in her life was actually when she first cultivated in seclusion with her senior brother Lin Zhulu in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

At that time, her master Meng Changsheng did not often inquire about their affairs; he would usually close himself off for several days, then take half an hour to check their progress, offer a few pointers, and then retreat again for several days.

Thus, that period was almost like a private world for just the two of them.

Wu Feiyan greatly enjoyed the feeling of the outside world being in turmoil while she could remain secluded with her beloved in a quiet corner, which doubled her happiness.

Moreover, the experience of cultivation brought her great anticipation and excitement, equivalent to adding a powerful buff to her happiness.

However, that supreme feeling of happiness was completely shattered when she stabbed Lin Zhulu with her sword; after that, life lost its happiness, leaving only distorted desire.

At this moment, while in seclusion, Wu Feiyan did not focus her thoughts on cultivation, but instead wanted to calm herself here and think about her future life plans.

Four hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye; she clearly knows in her heart that she has already entered the twilight of her life; originally she still hoped to obtain the Hundred-Revolutions-Thousand-Returns Pill to extend her life by another five hundred years, but after her last visit to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, she realized that her master Meng Changsheng did not truly pass away, and her several-hundred-year search for various things may have merely been a small step in a grand scheme laid by her master.

Thus, the hope of extending her life by another five hundred years has become increasingly slim.

She simply could not figure out what her master was up to by hiding in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains for four hundred years.

While she was racking her brains without finding an answer, her divine sense detected someone approaching the dojo from several hundred meters above; the visitor was Wu Tianlin.

Wu Tianlin arrived above the dojo, where there stood a heavy stone gate.

Passing through the stone gate counts as entering the first level of Wu Feiyan's dojo.

Inside the stone gate, there is Wu Feiyan's array protection, and only then does one reach a vertical shaft over two hundred meters deep; at the very bottom of this shaft lies another stone gate, and behind this gate is where Wu Feiyan secludes herself for cultivation.

Wu Tianlin stopped before the first stone gate above, and speaking respectfully through the gate, said: "My Lord, your subordinate has an important matter to report!"

Wu Feiyan frowned slightly, then immediately rose and exited the dojo; the heavy stone gate below was easily pushed open by spiritual energy, and she immediately stood at the bottom of the shaft; with a thought, she swiftly rose into the air, arriving above the shaft opening in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterward, the stone gate above was pushed open to both sides; Wu Feiyan stepped out, looked at the sweat-drenched Wu Tianlin, and asked in a cold voice: "What happened?"

Wu Tianlin collected himself, his tone somewhat heavy as he spoke: "My Lord, Book Tong just called; the assassin garrison in Morocco has encountered trouble, completely……completely destroyed……"

Wu Feiyan's face filled with shock: "Morocco?!"

Wu Tianlin nodded: "Indeed it is Morocco; your subordinate has already seen the video; the garrison has been completely destroyed."

Wu Feiyan snapped angrily: "It must be that person again! Didn't he go to Nigeria?!"

"No." Wu Tianlin said: "Your subordinate asked Book Tong; the three great elders have been monitoring the situation around Nigeria these days, and no one controlling spiritual energy has appeared; it seems the other party has seen through our intentions, so deliberately avoided Nigeria and chose to act in Morocco."

Wu Feiyan's face turned ashen, killing intent bursting from her entire body, she shouted sternly: "This person saw through that Nigeria is a trap, and deliberately chose nearby Morocco—this is clearly meant to provoke me! To do this for me to see!"

Wu Tianlin dared not speak nonsense to comfort Wu Feiyan, but instead spoke very seriously: "My Lord, to be frank with you, your subordinate also holds this view; this person is far stronger than we anticipated, not just in personal strength but in overall capability; he can see through our schemes as insignificant, yet he managed to find another of our garrisons—this is truly astonishing; your subordinate now does not even know how many of our garrison locations he has grasped!"

Wu Feiyan gritted her teeth: "You are right; I underestimated him! I originally thought the exposure of the Cyprus garrison was due to the Embroidered Guard dropping something when they went to capture Lin Wan'er last time, but those Embroidered Guards certainly would not know any information about other garrisons; now it seems he must have other channels for gathering intelligence!"

Wu Tianlin hurriedly said: "My Lord, your subordinate still has two matters to report."

Wu Feiyan coldly said: "Speak!"

Wu Tianlin said: "First, that Song Ruyu, Song Censor, happened to also be in Morocco, and is now life or death unknown;"

Wu Feiyan's body trembled, her expression one of utter shock, but she still forced herself to calm down and asked: "And the second?"

Wu Tianlin said: "Book Tong just reminded your subordinate over the phone that if that person had long been paying attention to Nigeria, then the Nigeria garrison must already have been exposed; now Book Tong and the three great elders are there, and they are likely to be targeted by the other party, so Book Tong wishes to seek your instruction: what should he and the three great elders do now?"

Wu Feiyan said with a dark face: "Wu Book Tong is a waste; not only did he lose the Morocco garrison, but he also lost Song Ruyu along with it—Song Ruyu is extraordinarily talented; if properly nurtured, he might even become a fourth great elder in the future; now his life or death is unknown, and even if he lives, it may be very hard to recover him! To have caused such a great loss to the Break-Pure Society, I order him to remain in Nigeria for life, never to leave!"

Wu Tianlin hurriedly said: "My Lord, I dare to speak a word in defense of Book Tong; his subordinates have no true cultivator experts; if the other party wanted to act against Morocco, he would know but be powerless to stop it; his real fault was not letting Song Ruyu go there; in the end, sending Song Ruyu there was not procedurally wrong, since Song Ruyu is a Censor of the Right Army Governor's Office, carrying out duties is normal."

Saying this, Wu Tianlin added: "If you let him stay in Nigeria, the Right Army Governor's Office will lose a garrison and a Censor, while their Grand Governor has already gone and not returned; this successive blow will surely scatter the army's morale, and later may bring even more problems; please, My Lord, reconsider!"

Wu Feiyan fell into deep thought.

She knew Wu Tianlin made sense; although she blamed Wu Book Tong, the problem was not caused by him; the urgent matter now is how to withdraw personnel from Nigeria, as the three great elders cannot remain outside indefinitely, but if their movements are exposed, future dangers will inevitably arise.

Thinking this through, she coldly said: "Pass on my order: since Nigeria has already been exposed, send the Embroidered Guard from Nigeria to Morocco; the Morocco garrison lies inland, not near the coast, and moving over ten thousand people is no easy task; have them conduct a carpet search of Morocco, dig three feet deep if necessary, to find their traces!"

Wu Tianlin immediately said: "Understood, My Lord; your subordinate will go notify them right away!"

Wu Feiyan continued: "Also, pass word to the three great elders: have them immediately set out and leave Nigeria, but remember not to return directly to Argentina by plane; better to first travel by land to a neighboring country, then make several transfers and return separately, warn them to remain vigilant at all times, and absolutely avoid being followed."

"Understood! Your subordinate understands!"

Wu Feiyan went on: "As for Wu Book Tong, tell the three great elders to cut off his left hand as a warning to others, then tell him to immediately relocate the Right Army Governor's Office garrison, and absolutely do not let people follow the vine to find the melon!"