Chapter 1174 - 354: Young Friend, I Have a Few Pieces of Information—Are You Interested?

Elder Mo spoke with a subtle tone, half-smiling, "But right now, the Royal Family is in a grand show of force, surrounding the Nangong Family, claiming to give you justice."

Zhou Qing’s lips curled into a faint sneer: "A self-directed act?"

"It’s understandable." Elder Mo sighed lightly, "Nangong Xiongba, like us, relied on the Xuanyuan Family’s secret medicine to make a breakthrough. To fall like this is truly a pity."

His gaze became profound as he spoke slowly, "If I’m not mistaken, they will eventually hand over Nangong Xiongba to you for disposal. After all—"

He paused, "Between three Spirit Slash Great Powers, a fourth-level Array Master, and a Spirit Severing Realm that hadn’t progressed in over two thousand years, the choice is not difficult."

Zhou Qing snorted lightly, shifting the subject: "Did Elder Mo also take that secret medicine back then?"

Elder Mo nodded slightly, a hint of recollection flashing in his eyes: "When that batch of secret medicine was produced, I accompanied over forty Divinity Transformation Realm Perfection experts, and in the end..."

His voice turned low, "Only I survived and successfully made the breakthrough."

Zhou Qing’s pupils narrowed, shocked in his heart.

He had thought the success rate of that secret medicine was one hundred percent, but he didn’t expect it to be a one-in-ten chance of survival.

"Since that’s the case," Zhou Qing’s gaze was sharp, "logically you should stand by the Xuanyuan Family, so why are you telling me this?"

Elder Mo stroked his beard with a chuckle: "Because I am a businessman, and..."

A gleam flashed in his eyes, "A fairly lucky businessman."

Seeing Elder Mo avoiding a direct answer, Zhou Qing wisely refrained from further questions.

"By the way," Elder Mo suddenly shifted the topic, eyes carrying a bit of inquiry, "that silver-haired female Spirit Slash who caused a scene at the Array Hall, you must know her?"

Zhou Qing’s heart tightened, but he showed no sign on his face: "What makes you think that?"

"When I left the Taiqing Sect," Elder Mo spoke leisurely, "the Spirit Severing Realm of your sect entrusted me with a message for you: Lu Yaoyao has broken through to Divinity Transformation and has come to the Imperial City with a white-haired female Spirit Slash and a yellow-haired man to find you."

Zhou Qing was taken aback by the words.

Shen Hanyi actually brought Lu Yaoyao to the Imperial City?

This is nonsense!

"Alright, wait here for a moment," Elder Mo saw that Zhou Qing had understood and had said what needed to be said.

Then, with a smile, he got up, "I’ll go appraise for you."

Only then did Zhou Qing come to his senses, and sincerely gave Elder Mo a salute.

This conversation not only provided him with valuable information but also made him aware of many potential crises.

It’s just...

He frowned slightly, wouldn’t that girl Lu Yaoyao recklessly go to find the Seventh Prince and Ninth Princess?

But with Shen Hanyi, a late-stage Spirit Severing Realm power, accompanying her, safety should not be a concern.

However, that fellow Shen Yunzhou, last time he returned, he even pilfered a Bone Box from the Seventh Prince.

At the time, Shen Hanyi couldn’t open it and had specially sought him at the Divine Ruins Celestial Palace for appraisal.

He remembered from the appraisal that the Bone Box, named the Yin Nether Bone Box, was made primarily from the skull of a Spirit Slash Realm Perfection, mixed with various rare materials.

Originally containing the advanced Divine Techniques "Nine Nether Soul Summoning Record", it had been destroyed due to multiple forced openings.

I wonder if the Seventh Prince recognized Shen Huangmao?

While he was contemplating, Elder Mo had returned, handing him a simple Storage Bag.

"What you gave me are treasures accumulated by the Nangong Family over generations," Elder Mo said with a smile as he stroked his beard, "I appraised a round figure for you, a thousand top-grade Spirit Stones, are you satisfied?"

Zhou Qing was taken aback.

This amount far exceeded his expectations!

With his existing savings, he now had two thousand top-grade Spirit Stones, enough to support his breakthrough to the Spirit Severing Realm.

"Thank you, Elder Mo!" Zhou Qing expressed his gratitude sincerely.

Elder Mo, however, adopted a stern expression: "I will do my best to collect wood attribute Spirit Stones for you. But, as I said last time, this Divine Technique consumes an enormous amount."

He gazed at Zhou Qing solemnly, "If possible, it’s best to switch to another Cultivation Technique as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, in the late stage... you might end up ’sitting on a mountain of gold, but starving to death.’"

Zhou Qing naturally understood the stakes, nodding solemnly: "I understand, thank you for the advice, Elder Mo."

"By the way," Zhou Qing suddenly remembered something, "there’s one more thing I’d like Elder Mo’s help with."

Elder Mo was pleasantly surprised, saying, "I would be delighted."

Then Zhou Qing used Spiritual Power to sketch the image of a hen with bulging eyes in the air.

Elder Mo stared at the image, his brows gradually furrowing: "This chicken... I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere?"

Zhou Qing’s eyes lit up: "Please enlighten me, Elder Mo!"

Elder Mo pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, and using Spiritual Power, he drew the image of a young man with a round head and small eyes: "Do you know this person?"

Zhou Qing’s pupils shrank—because the man in the drawing was none other than Senior Brother Yan Xiaohu!

"You saw him in the Imperial City?" Zhou Qing quickly asked.

"No," Elder Mo shook his head, "I happened to meet him and several others returning from outside when I left the Taiqing Sect. This hen was perched on his shoulder."

He explained, "I had heard Jin Mantang mention that this spiritual bird was being held by someone named Mr. Niu, hence I took an extra look, thinking that such spiritual objects were standard in your Taiqing Sect."

Zhou Qing’s brows knitted tightly.

The hen was actually in the Taiqing Sect?

How is that possible?

How did it return?

"The effectiveness of my Divine Technique "Eternal Moment" is about to end," Elder Mo suddenly said while watching Zhou Qing deep in thought, "I won’t keep you any longer."

Zhou Qing understood, and once again made a formal salute.

In an instant, the surrounding scenery receded like a tide, and when he came to his senses, he had returned to the tea house.

Looking up, he saw Senior Brother and Second Senior Sister sitting nearby.

Their eyes met without words, and in tacit understanding, the three got up and left...