Chapter 167

Immediately, Yan Buji went straight to deliver a letter to Emperor Baocheng.

However, on the way, he was still intercepted by the cultivator who had been watching him earlier.

The three exchanged a glance, and Yan Buji voluntarily followed them into the alley.

The two formed hand seals, set up a sound barrier, and coldly stared at him: "Kid, do you still dare to come out of the Precious Stone Hall?"

"Are you two the emperor's spies here?" Yan Buji asked lightly.

"Whether you are or not, you ruined the emperor's plans and still dare to squander the Spiritual Stones he gave you—you must know the consequences by now."

Yan Buji chuckled, took out a letter and two bags of Spiritual Stones: "Please deliver this to the emperor for me."

The two cultivators froze.

Yo?

So arrogant?

He took the bag of Spiritual Stones and looked—Holy shit!

A full three thousand Spiritual Stones!!

The two cultivators stared, then looked at the letter Yan Buji handed over, puzzled: "You....."

"Since I've agreed to work for the emperor, this information is naturally what I gathered. Although I don't know what you two told him earlier, if you don't want to ruin the big plan, then, for the sake of my small gesture, please just send the letter along." Yan Buji chuckled.

The two took a deep breath.

It's worth it!

Although it doesn't make sense, at worst they'd just get scolded. But with this many Spiritual Stones.....

The two cultivators turned, smiling: "Alright, then we'll head on ahead."

"I hope you report truthfully."

Yan Buji chuckled.

He wasn't afraid they'd refuse to send the letter, after all, if their actions caused a big scandal, everyone would die.

Now that Yan Buji has the information and even gave Spiritual Stones as a bribe, it stands to reason they have no motive to intercept his results.

Even if they claimed the credit, it wouldn't matter.

"Emperor Baocheng and the Third Princess aren't fools; a glance at the letter's information makes it clear who gathered it." Yan Buji chuckled.

Mountain Dao Huang Du

Inside the imperial palace.

Emperor Baocheng saw the letter delivered by the two cultivators and immediately furrowed his brow:

"Have forces from the Water Dao and Fire Dao arrived as well?"

Although Emperor Baocheng didn't want things to escalate to the point of shaking the Eight Dao realms, it seemed that shaking the Mountain Dao realm was necessary.

But the current situation is that, since cultivators from the other two Dao have come over, it shows that the situation within Lingyu has still been detected by others.

The Third Princess came skipping in from outside the door, giving a graceful salute: "Your child pays respects to Father Emperor."

"It's Zhen'er, come over."

"Hmm, Father Emperor, any other news?" the Third Princess smiled.

"Forces from the Water Dao and Fire Dao have covertly come over; judging from the information's description, it's genuine—likely cultivators from the North Mountain Sect and the Fierce Fire Gate." Emperor Baocheng said lightly.

The Third Princess pondered: "These two forces both have higher sects; perhaps they received guidance from the mountain folk."

"Guidance from the mountain folk? The mighty ones within the Wan Dao Mountain Range value the Eight Dao realms so highly—why then allow only the Profound Gate to dominate alone?" Emperor Baocheng asked.

The Third Princess waved her hand: "This involves the secrets of those great cultivators above Nascent Soul—do you really want to hear, Father Emperor?"

"Then let's forget it." Emperor Baocheng smiled helplessly.

"However, since the other two Dao sects have come, it's not necessarily a bad thing. The murkier the water, the easier to confuse the fish's eyes." The Third Princess smiled.

"If that's the case, don't you already have a countermeasure?"

"Not bad; since we've already covertly infiltrated Baolong Land earlier, we now need to consider the matter of the Ascension Immortal Assembly." The Third Princess said lightly.

"The Ascension Immortal Assembly? You mean that martial arts platform? What's the point?"

"In martial duels, there are no eyes; life and death are but a moment." The Third Princess smiled lightly.

Emperor Baocheng's eyes shifted, and he suddenly thought of something: "Using force to counter force! That's not a bad plan—it can let local and foreign forces oppose each other, and secretly stir up conflicts. As long as Lingyu falls into chaos, the subsequent plan will be easy!"

"Arrange for someone to do it."

"Mm."

After the two conferred in secret.

Yan Buji, who was inside Lingyu, also received a transmission; upon opening the letter, he saw:

"They actually want us to provoke a conflict between the local and foreign forces? That's simple enough, but they've muddied the waters—what else are they planning?" Yan Buji felt a bit curious.

The arrival of the foreign forces couldn't possibly be watertight; during his days at the Precious Stone Hall, Yan Buji had seen the disciples of those two foreign forces inadvertently leak clues in their conversation, and from their attire and aura he judged they weren't loose cultivators, making it all the more obvious to the locals.

But after all, even if they don't expose their identities, they still come from a sect and have backing.

If they're not causing trouble and just came to join the fun, why would you keep grabbing them?

How, is this place a den of thieves, not allowing a fat sheep to escape?

Therefore, the local forces wouldn't say they're excessively oppressing the foreign forces, since everyone isn't from the same realm—unless they relocated wholesale, in which case the nature would differ.

But to stir up a dispute between the two sides, it's certainly not possible to claim that a few contradictions alone could truly make them hostile toward each other.

Nor could they really fight to the death in Lingyu; after all, they're out here to make a living, so they ought to observe some martial ethics, right?

"I suppose they intend to use that martial duel tournament, letting the disciples of the local and foreign forces fight each other to the death, thereby igniting the hostility between the two sides."

Yan Buji narrowed his eyes and pondered carefully.

Yan Buji clearly knew the movements of those two groups, but rashly going to contact them would surely raise suspicion.

So he still needed to first assess the situation before acting.

But Yan Buji suddenly recalled Hua Fei's words again.

Cultivators ultimately rely on their own strength to speak...

Yan Buji fell silent for a moment, covering his left eye.

It hurts!

Mutant Force has become increasingly volatile lately; it seems even if one daily wears down the Mutant Force, it still cannot withstand the Mutant Force that has risen in level after the fusion of two Abnormal Materials!

Yes, I have fallen into a misunderstanding. Schemes and tricks are ultimately only aids to gain greater benefit, not absolute. If I were now at Foundation Establishment Stage, I would surely have a seat at this feast, rather than standing aside to pour tea and fetch water.

On the surface, Yan Buji cannot unleash his true Martial Dao cultivation, which also leaves him with very few means at his disposal.

The Basic Five Elements Technique is still not perfected, and practicing the Nine Turn Technique feels like walking through a mire; it's time to raise my realm a bit, practice a few more techniques, and then make plans after surpassing the early Lianqi stage.

Although this time is somewhat urgent, I still have plenty of Spiritual Stones saved up, and with the aid of the Magical Power Red Smoke obtained after my earlier breakthrough in mindset, I should be able to complete the cultivation of the fourth layer of Lianqi within two or three months!

Actually, judging by my current rate of accumulating magical power, if it weren't for the Nine Turn Technique, I should have already reached the fifth layer of Lianqi, and wouldn't even need so many Spiritual Stones.

Think about it: Yan Buji possesses a high-quality imitation Ming Jade Bone body, plus the Spiritual Stones and Yuan-Increasing Pills he earned from earlier mall operations—enough for him to break through to late Lianqi with plenty to spare, rather than still being stuck at early Lianqi.

But the Nine Turn Technique is indeed good.

At early Lianqi, one already has the magical power strength of middle Lianqi; shouldn't middle Lianqi then have the strength of late Lianqi?

Looking at it this way, although the Nine Turn Technique as a supplementary cultivation method indeed consumes too much time and resources, I am not without ways to accelerate my cultivation; counting the Spirit Gathering Array Disk, it should be enough for me to reach the fourth layer of Lianqi. However, this Spirit Gathering Array Disk is only sufficient for this one round of cultivation—a pity.

The Spirit Gathering Array Yan Buji bought only has a few uses left; he nearly exhausted it when breaking through to the third layer of Lianqi before, but this time, with the aid of the Magical Power Red Smoke, he shouldn't have to rely solely on stuffing Spiritual Stones and Yuan-Increasing Pills as before.

Having thought this through, Yan Buji directly set up the Spirit Gathering Array Disk and began his cultivation.