Chapter 395

After the second stage of the meeting ended, Xue Changsong said, "The third segment begins."

Xue Changsong stood up and said, "Now the Alliance of Extraordinary Beings is on the right track, and the number of new members joining will keep increasing. The Snow People have been devoting themselves to a series of experimental measures aimed at peace and security among the races, but the results have been minimal. Here, I still advise everyone that establishing a law‑enforcement corps belonging to the Alliance is of utmost importance. One could say that although the Snow People have the ability to help you navigate among the Demon Races, sometimes even when our ancestors intervene, the Demon Races will not show any respect."

The extraordinary beings present frowned, fell silent, and gave no response.

Yan Buji did not feel it necessary to ask about the details of this so‑called Alliance law‑enforcement corps on the spot; he would first find someone to inquire later.

"Therefore, here the Snow People encourage everyone to contribute manpower and strength; at least one hundred Foundation‑Establishment practitioners from each region should gather at the Light‑Dusk Snow Mountain for specialized training. The Snow People also promise that the law‑enforcement corps is not exclusive to them but belongs to the Alliance, belongs to everyone."

Xue Changsong looked around, still received no response, and shook his head helplessly.

"With these three segments, the conference formally concludes. Thank you all for attending this year's Alliance summit. After the meeting ends, please leave the Light‑Dusk Snow Mountain in an orderly manner."

"Yes, Elder Changsong."

He followed the crowd out in turn; Yan Buji's purpose this time was essentially just to show his face and do nothing else.

Nevertheless, seeing the Alliance summit so formal made Yan Buji quite pleased.

The more formal the organization, the clearer the divisions of duties. First, each race submits issues to the Alliance; then comes resource trade, followed by the Snow People's various requests. Those are basically all that can be discussed at the meeting, unless something major occurs.

Privately, Yan Buji also received many invitations.

Yan Buji chose one and went to a tavern.

"Brother Yan."

Inside the private room, Wang Tiansheng of the Water Spirit Clan, wrapped in a water sphere, looked at Yan Buji and bowed.

Yan Buji bowed in reply, "Brother Wang."

"You seemed to have something to tell me at the previous meeting?"

"Yes. When I came earlier, I saw several humans south of the Winter Ocean near here—five in the Golden Core stage—some of whom were adept at fire techniques, and a man who specialized in… techniques entirely of shadow and darkness."

"Huh?!" Wang Tiansheng's face changed. "It really is him! That kid stole a huge amount of our resources, causing us to almost fail to fill the shortfall this year!"

Immediately, Wang Tiansheng asked, "Brother Yan, do you know that person's identity?"

"Hmm… I can't say. We have been in the Boundless Abyss Trench for too long to know the outside world well. However, I recall vaguely seeing a phantom of a palace there." Yan Buji murmured before speaking.

"The palace south of the Winter Ocean… the Void‑Seeking Palace?!" Wang Tiansheng's complexion changed dramatically.

"Brother, do you know the origin of that palace?"

Wang Tiansheng nodded. "It's not really a secret. The palace you saw should be one of the few sages in the Dongxing Sea Region, the Void‑Seeking Palace where the Void‑Seeking sage attained enlightenment. It was said that an extraordinary human cultivator entered it, attained great transformation, almost became a sage, and then disappeared without a trace."

"Hmm?"

"Is it Lin Tianlin?"

Yan Buji exclaimed in surprise, "So it's such a treasure land?"

"A holy place of the human race—what does it have to do with us?" Wang Tiansheng waved his hand.

"But since we have this information, it proves they must be heading for the Void‑Seeking Palace. To get from the Turbulent Sea to here… they could only have taken that mysterious current." Wang Tiansheng pondered for a moment, then looked at Yan Buji.

"By the way, brother, thank you for the information. Here's a small token; I hope you won't disdain it."

Yan Buji looked at the item Wang Tiansheng produced, examined it closely, and exclaimed, "A Fourfold Transformation Water Spirit Pearl?"

"Hehe."

Yan Buji nodded, accepted the spiritual material, "You're too kind, brother."

Then Yan Buji left.

Wang Tiansheng gritted his teeth, saying viciously, "Damned humans, this time I'll definitely catch you!"

Yan Buji was in a good mood.

Seeing Wang Tiansheng's grand gesture, it both displayed his hatred toward those few and hinted at his desire to ally with the Dragon People.

However, for Yan Buji, he was more than willing to cause some trouble for those damned guys.

Who let their hands become so dirty, running onto others' territory to steal?

As for how Yan Buji identified those five, it is enough to show how much he despises them.

After a while, Yan Buji went to the side of the Winged Race.

"Welcome, Brother Yan."

Upon arriving, the surrounding winged people looked at Yan Buji curiously, bowing and saying.

"Yan Buji has seen you all, but I wonder…"

A Golden Core winged practitioner approached, smiling and bowing, "I am Yun Yang of the Winged Race. I boldly invite you, brother, to come and exchange ideas; I hope you won't disdain it."

"How could that be? I, Yan, also quite wish to have a good chat with the members of the Winged Race."

Yan Buji smiled and sat down; Yun Yang, standing nearby, said, "Brother Yan, I heard the Dragon People have emerged—are you from the Boundless Abyss Trench?"

"Yes, what's up?"

"The thing is, does such a mineral exist within the Boundless Abyss Trench?"

Yun Yang produced a reddish raw ore resembling copper, and Yan Buji examined it curiously for a while.

"This… there are similar ones, but this ore probably isn't an ordinary spiritual ore, right?"

"Yes, this is a special spiritual ore that only the Absolute Ground can produce, called 'Xu Iron.'"

"Xu Iron? What use does this kind of spiritual ore have?"

The surrounding winged people glanced at each other, hesitating.

However, Yun Yang was unbothered and said directly, "In fact, only the Heavenly Demon Clan knows how to use this Xu Iron. Our clan happened to slay a heavenly demon, learned the forging method for Xu Iron, and intends to experiment with it."

"Oh, I see."

"Heavenly Demon?"

Yan Buji squinted and asked, "Then why is it said that only the Absolute Ground possesses this Xu Iron?"

"According to the demon's memory, this Xu Iron seems to be a mineral that originated where the Absolute Ground was born, apparently used to stabilize the existence of the Absolute Ground."

"Since it's so important, it would be better not to mine it, right?" Yan Buji asked curiously.

Yun Yang laughed and said: "But the words of the Heavenly Demon cannot be trusted, and we don't need much—just a hundred catties will do. If Fellow Daoist Yan can bring out a hundred catties of primordial iron from the Boundless Sea Trench, we will naturally reward you handsomely."

Yan Buji pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Then I'll go back and ask."

"Alright, Fellow Daoist, first take this piece of primordial iron. If you discover a vein, please don't mine too much. If there is danger, please still let us know; there's no need to mine that much."

"Sure."

Yan Buji thought for a moment, then asked again: "If I bring a hundred catties of primordial iron, could you tell me where I can find primordial white heavenly qi?"

Yun Yang chuckled: "If Fellow Daoist can really bring it, we will naturally present the method for gathering primordial white heavenly qi."

"Oh?"

Yan Buji glanced at the winged person beside him, feeling very familiar.

"Isn't that the one we saw at the market earlier?"

It seems they also came prepared, knowing I wanted primordial white heavenly qi, so they used primordial iron as a trade.

However, Yan Buji was also curious what primordial iron actually is, so he decided to ask the Heavenly Demon King when he returns.