Chapter 786: Sacred Heart Alliance

After Yan Buji completed a transaction with Li Feng, he also received the payment from the Eight Oddities Pavilion.

This happened because Elder Yuan intended it; otherwise Yan Buji would have planned to let others handle it.

After the two parties completed the face-to-face handover in the stationed royal city, Yan Buji stepped forward, clasped his hands, and said: "Elder Li, what do you think of our goods?"

"No, it's quite good." Li Feng chuckled: "Hall Master Yan, may I have a word with you in private?"

"Oh?"

Yan Buji was somewhat curious; it seemed some things were not suitable to be said in public.

Yan Buji followed Li Feng to a secluded alley and asked: "Elder Li, what urgent matter do you have?"

Li Feng smiled and said: "It's like this; I heard you also have a grudge against the people of the Great Merchant Guild."

Yan Buji frowned, looking at him doubtfully: "This has nothing to do with Elder Li, right?"

"Eh, although that's so, the people of the Great Merchant Guild are each greedy without limit, crafty as foxes, and seek revenge for the slightest grievance. Although Hall Master Yan has sect protection, you still need to act carefully." Li Feng implied as much.

Yan Buji shifted his gaze, clasped his hands, and asked: "Elder Li, what is your esteemed opinion?"

"I heard that after a while, the Great Merchant Guild will hold a disciple-recruiting convention! The three Great Vehicle Stage cultivators of the Great Merchant Guild will jointly take in a disciple named Yun Qing as an indoor disciple, inviting all forces to come and witness the ceremony...."

Yan Buji's pupils contracted: "This...."

"It seems Yun Qing's father has a considerable relationship with Hall Master Yan, right?" Li Feng laughed.

The investigation is quite thorough.

Yan Buji raised his eyebrows; although his grudge with the Great Merchant Guild isn't hard to investigate, but the other party targeting him—could it be they intend to use him to set up a scheme?

"Elder Li, don't talk nonsense; I don't know that Yun Qing." Yan Buji stubbornly refused to admit.

Li Feng stared oddly at Yan Buji: "After all, it was Hall Master Yan who killed his father, right? That Yun Qing is extraordinary—she is actually the legendary Sacred Fetal Physique, meaning that as long as she doesn't die, ordinary cultivation easily reaches at least the Dao-Union Peak, even entering the Great Vehicle Stage!"

Yan Buji pinched his chin and asked: "What does Elder Li mean? The Great Merchant Guild will surely help Yun Qing take revenge in order to cultivate her, so I myself am in danger?"

Li Feng nodded while smiling, then suddenly whispered: "Although the Sacred Fetal Aptitude is extremely rare throughout the ages, but.... a dead genius cannot be counted as a genius."

"Hmph."

Yan Buji laughed: "Elder Li, with my measly Nascent Soul Realm, how could I nip danger in the bud? Moreover, do you think the sect would tear apart completely with the Great Merchant Guild for my sake?"

"So there is something; we would like to ask Hall Master Yan to lend a hand." Li Feng said.

"Oh?"

Yan Buji narrowed his eyes, suddenly realizing something: "Who are you?"

Li Feng waved his hand: "Hall Master Yan just needs to help us obtain one item from the Rabbit Tribe."

"Why me?"

"Because Hall Master Yan has a good relationship with the Rabbit Tribe, and with your Great Sinful Sect leading the way, obtaining that item shouldn't be difficult. As for remuneration, we will find a way to conceal Hall Master Yan's extraordinary power fluctuations."

Yan Buji stepped back a few paces, avoided the gaze of those spying in the dark, and coldly looked at Li Feng: "Was the earlier attack on me by you?"

"Correct." Li Feng directly admitted without beating around the bush: "But our people's attack on Hall Master Yan, you should know they didn't use full force; it was merely to test Hall Master Yan's strength."

"Hmph, what exactly is your purpose? If you don't make it clear, I won't casually help people." Yan Buji sensed that there seemed to be many people lying in ambush around, his tone eased, and he said lightly.

"On the surface, I am a member of the Eight Oddities Pavilion; but secretly, we belong to the Sacred Heart Alliance!"

Sacred Heart Alliance?

Yan Buji froze for a moment; does the Zhong Tian Zhi Yu have such a force?

However, judging by their appearance, they are probably also deeply hidden.

"May I ask what the Sacred Heart Alliance does?" Yan Buji asked.

"The appearance of the Sacred Heart Alliance is solely to uphold the Way of the Sages; although Hall Master Yan violated the sages' rules by cultivating the Nine Turns Technique and also practicing Martial Dao, compared to that Yun Qing, it is not worth mentioning." Li Feng smiled; although his words emphasized Yun Qing's specialness, they still carried a tone of mocking him.

Yan Buji's face twitched.

With just one sentence from you, you've negated my entire life?

Yan Buji didn't understand and asked: "What is so special about Yun Qing? Please, fellow Daoists of the Sacred Heart Alliance, why do you value her so much?"

He found it strange; that bastard offspring is also closely related to him—if these people discover she is his seed, wouldn't that be even more troublesome?

Li Feng frowned, hesitated a bit, and said: "The specifics are hard to say."

Hard to say, right?

Yan Buji's eyes shifted, he smiled and said: "Then you all intend to act against Yun Qing?"

"Correct, we intend to kill her!"

"Oh?"

Yan Buji's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested.

Regardless, that bastard offspring knows Yun Hua is not her biological father—I am. But all these years, Yun Hua has been taking care of her, and since I killed Yun Hua, she will not let it rest.

As Li Feng said, if there truly are three Great Vehicle Stage cultivators who want to take her as a disciple, then my future days in Zhong Tian Zhi Yu will certainly not be easy; since that's the case, it's better to strike first!

Although the Sacred Heart Alliance's true origins are unknown, they dare to act against the Great Merchant Guild and even proclaim they will kill Yun Qing; Yan Buji has no reason not to listen to what they plan to do.

If possible, helping out is naturally no problem.

"I don't know what you all intend for me to do?" Yan Buji clasped his hands and asked.

"Simple; for now it's not the time. Yun Qing will eventually learn that Hall Master Yan killed her father; then we will use every means to lure her to come find you, then set up a heavenly net and earthly trap to exterminate her!"

"Hmm?"

Yan Buji frowned.

This operation.... feels just like when Yun Hua herself acted as bait and ended up being eaten.

"Wait, how will you pacify those three Great Vehicle Stage cultivators? You couldn't possibly really go all-out against the Great Merchant Guild, could you?" Yan Buji asked.

"Hall Master Yan doesn't need to worry about that; we have our own methods."

"In other words, I don't need to do anything now; just wait for your news, right?"

"Exactly."

Looking at Li Feng's smile, Yan Buji felt his heart race, aware of what these people were scheming, yet he couldn't be sure they'd consider his own survival when they plot.

Yan Buji hesitantly looked at him and said, "Then I'll wait for Elder Li's news."

"Very well."

After speaking with Li Feng, Yan Buji returned to the sect's base.

He also didn't tell anyone else, since taking action against an important figure of the Grand Commerce Association is something the sect would absolutely not permit.

"What exactly is the Holy Heart Alliance?" Yan Buji frowned, planning to ask around.

Without knowing these people's usual conduct, it's hard to guess whether their true intention is merely to eliminate Yun Qing.

But if eliminating Yun Qing is one step toward their goal, Yan Buji doesn't mind helping.

"The biggest trouble would be nothing more than a full-scale war between the Grand Commerce Association and the Great Sinful Sect," Yan Buji thought of this.