Chapter 535: Instant Movement Technique

Gu Yue took a deep breath: "The Yuan clan.... disappeared ten thousand years ago."

"Disappeared? No, that's not right. Your Heavenly Tribulation Gu worm is the Yuan clan's heirloom Gu worm; only they know how to refine it. Did you wipe out the Yuan clan?" Jianfan Fairy said with a strange look.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue's face changed drastically, and she hurriedly explained: "I... I don't know either. I obtained the Heavenly Tribulation Gu worm from my clan; I don't know what happened to the Yuan clan back then!"

Gu Yue feared that this Jianfan Fairy might have ties to the Yuan clan and cause her trouble, so she hurriedly defended herself.

Jianfan Fairy smiled: "Don't worry, we're not here to cause you trouble. The rise and fall of the world follows its own course; we won't bother you over someone from hundreds of thousands of years ago."

Yan Buji wondered: "Fairy Gu, which era does the Yuan clan recorded in your Gu tribe belong to?"

"Eighty thousand years ago, one of the companions who founded Gu arts together with my ancient clan's ancestors." Gu Yue breathed a sigh of relief and replied instinctively.

Hmm?!

Yan Buji stared in shock at Jianfan Fairy.

Jianfan Fairy crossed her arms: "I told you I'm an ancient mighty one, yet you still don't believe me."

"It's my rudeness." Yan Buji bowed his hands.

"Forget it, since you've obtained the Man-Slaying Sword, I'll leave first; you two can chat slowly." Saying that, Jianfan Fairy was about to leave.

The unconscious Yu Fei on the side suddenly woke up, clutching his wound as he struggled to rise, looked around, and saw Jianfan Fairy about to depart, immediately speaking:

"Old Ancestor Ming Shen, please stay! Cough cough cough!"

Jianfan Fairy clicked her tongue, stopped: "What's wrong?"

Gu Yue and Yan Buji beside her also remained silent, especially Gu Yue, whose face was full of shock, as if she had thought of something and stared at Yu Fei.

Yu Fei rose, staggered over, knelt before Jianfan Fairy, and suddenly pulled out an ancient deer antler from his bosom.

"Please save my clan from peril, Old Ancestor!"

Jianfan Fairy said nothing, turned her back to Yu Fei.

Yan Buji walked to one side, kept a certain distance from Gu Yue, then asked: "Fairy Gu, what happened between you and Yu Fei?"

"This... Master, why do you say that?" Gu Yue gave a dry laugh.

"Don't think I'm a fool; you and Yu Fei both know the situation here, you must have teamed up long ago." Yan Buji narrowed his eyes; although such things are common in the cultivation world, he wasn't angry, just curious what Gu Yue knew.

Gu Yue frowned, pondered, then decided to be frank: "Master, do you still remember our purpose?"

"To retrieve the lost treasure of your clan... you won't tell me it's with Yu Fei, will you?"

"Though not exactly, it's close enough. Yu Fei knows the whereabouts of my clan's treasure, so I joined forces with him, entered here to obtain the Man-Slaying Sword and then leave. I guarded against you... I didn't expect you to also be a Martial Cultivator!" Gu Yue said, secretly shocked.

Given that Yan Buji's aura now far surpasses theirs by an unknown multiple, it also indirectly proves Gu Yue's caution was correct—she didn't ally with Yan Buji to confront Yu Fei.

After all, we're not close; no one truly trusts anyone else. In this situation, if one side becomes too strong and harbors thoughts, what can be done?

Gu Yue was merely protecting herself.

Yan Buji naturally understood Gu Yue's concerns after hearing her words, though her deal with Yu Fei is temporarily aside; it seems she knows the origin of that deer antler.

"What is that deer antler?"

"I don't know." Gu Yue shook her head: "When I allied with Yu Fei, I only thought he came for the Man-Slaying Sword. I never imagined his goal wasn't the Man-Slaying Sword, but Jianfan Fairy!"

Old Ancestor Ming Shen?

If Jianfan Fairy is an existence from hundreds of thousands of years ago, then she truly is an ancient mighty one.

Moreover, Yu Fei should know Jianfan Fairy's origin; looking at her demeanor, she seems hesitant, and although she wanted to leave just now she couldn't, she must have had dealings with the Red Falcon Clan.

"What happened to the Red Falcon Clan?"

"Please spare us, Old Ancestor; my clan is now besieged by many demon clans, and at the brink of death the elders sent me here to beg you to save my clan!"

"Well, I don't want to get involved in your affairs." Jianfan Fairy turned her head, hesitated, then looked at the deer antler in Yu Fei's hand.

"But you've brought this out, so what else can I say?"

While speaking, Jianfan Fairy put away the deer antler and asked: "Then let's go."

"Wait, I, Daoist Yu, also need to go!" Gu Yue rose and walked over.

Yu Fei nodded, looked at Jianfan Fairy and said: "Old Ancestor, this Fairy Gu Yue also came with me; may she accompany us?"

Jianfan Fairy indifferently waved her hand: "Sure, sure, hey you, are you coming or not?"

Yu Fei and Gu Yue looked over; Yan Buji frowned: "Fairy Gu, you previously promised me...."

"This..." Gu Yue hesitated, then nodded: "Master, since you came with me, I should thank you."

While speaking, Gu Yue tossed a jade slip over; Yan Buji nodded, bowed to Jianfan Fairy: "If so, I won't follow Fairy Jianfan; mountains high, waters far, we'll meet again another day!"

Jianfan Fairy nodded satisfied: "Cultivators ought to be like that; farewell."

After Yan Buji followed them out of the secret realm, he returned alone.

In short, Yan Buji doesn't trust Jianfan Fairy and Gu Yue's group, and this time he also got mixed up in demon clan affairs; as a human, going there inevitably brings trouble.

"First find a place to refine the Dao Mark, then talk."

The Dao Mark within his body comes from the Cosmic Dao Gu Worm he previously ingested, and it's a special Dao Gu worm, lying dormant inside him.

Although nothing has happened yet, trouble may arise later.

To avoid this, Yan Buji examined the secret technique Gu Yue gave him, then found an uninhabited island to open a cave dwelling for a brief refinement.

This refinement took another two years.

After successfully refining the Dao Gu worm using Gu Yue's secret technique, Yan Buji gained an additional Cosmic Dao Mark in his body.

"Moreover... this Dao Mark is special. Ordinary Dao Marks should have no ability; only the power to mobilize laws is correct."

Yan Buji tried to activate the Cosmic Dao Mark with his mana; in the blink of an eye he teleported a hundred meters away!

Hmm?!

Just this one release, his mana inside was directly halved!

"Alas, even without limits, my current mana strength cannot sustain releasing this Instant Movement Technique."

But this is also a life-saving technique!

As long as one maintains good mana, even if encountering an unsolvable trouble, one can use Instant Movement Technique to create distance; it's just unknown whether one will be affected by the Yu Dao prohibition.

In short, although Yan Buji lost most of his wealth this time coming out to search for treasure, fortunately he resolved the hidden danger and obtained the Instant Movement Technique.

Next, he plans to go gather resources again, preparing to break through to the middle stage of Golden Core.