Chapter 326: The Barbecue Shop Without Suspicion

Elder Five gasped. Just based on this effect, one could say that Pure Yang True Fire ranked first among the 108 types of true fire.

The 108 types of true fire all had different functions. Some flames had weak power and couldn't even burn mortals to death, but were quite effective in burning space. Some flames had strong power but were difficult to control and easily exploded. Others didn't burn the body but only burned the soul. Because of these reasons, it was difficult to distinguish between the various true fires, and no first or second place could be determined.

But if you said your true fire could strengthen yang.

Others might not dare to say, but Elder Five would vote for Pure Yang True Fire.

"I'll study it and see if your Pure Yang True Fire can be stabilized into a fire seed."

"And your Three-Flavor True Fire, I'll study that too."

Elder Five asked for Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou's true fire, trying to find a way to form a fire seed that would burn continuously.

Otherwise, if Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had to input spiritual energy to light the fire every time they grilled, what was the use of an automatic barbecue grill?

"The best way is to combine the two flames." Elder Five pondered, not expecting to encounter such a challenge just after arriving in Yanjiang County.

"Can two flames be combined?" Qin Yanyan asked in surprise; she hadn't heard of this theory before.

Elder Five said without raising his head: "Yes, in history, there have been people who fused two, three, or even more flames and threw them at enemies. The power is astonishing, and it's a quite effective means of challenging those of higher realms."

"Alright, you all go out, I'll study it myself." Elder Five shooed the four out like chicks.

Three great cultivation powers descended on Yanjiang County. They hid their aura, blended into the crowd, and disguised themselves as merchants passing through the area.

"My lord, looking at the map, this should be Yanjiang County."

"Hmm, find a place first."

The three came to a private room in a restaurant and used an array to block detection before they felt relieved to remove their disguises.

The visitors were none other than Shi Huagu, the Vice Sect Master of the Jiuyou Sect, and his two subordinates. One of the subordinates was the Integration stage cultivator who had brought the IOU of Qin Haoran to Shi Huagu, surnamed Huo, named Soul Transformation.

His parents named him Huo Soul Transformation, hoping he could cultivate to the Integration stage.

Shi Huagu lifted the curtain of the private room, and through the window of the private room, he could just see the 'Come Again' barbecue shop diagonally opposite.

It was now night, and the barbecue shop was booming, with a long line already at the entrance.

"So many people?" Shi Huagu was surprised. Since the barbecue shop was a contact point for the Heavenly Court Sect, shouldn't it be as low-key as possible?

Was it doing the opposite, or was this a manifestation of the Heavenly Court Sect's strength, not afraid of being discovered by the righteous path?

He withdrew his gaze and scanned his two subordinates.

"Coming to Yanjiang County this time, the Sect Master gave me a task, which you should have guessed. It is to explore the depth of this Heavenly Court Sect. If there is a possibility of cooperation, I have the power to act on the Sect Master's authority and establish a cooperation agreement on his behalf."

"You are my confidants, I trust you to handle things, and there will be no mistakes."

"Huo Soul Transformation, you were the first to contact the Heavenly Court Sect."

"Zhou Shan, you study ancient history and are the person in the sect most familiar with ancient history."

"My lord, are we going to contact the Heavenly Court Sect now?"

Shi Huagu shook his head: "No rush, observe for a while first. You two investigate the origin of this barbecue shop and see if there are any suspicious places."

"Yes!"

The two said in unison and disappeared from the private room.

Not long after, Shi Huagu walked out of the private room, and the waiter brought the bill: "This guest, your two friends have left. Look at this checkout..."

Shi Huagu had a dark face. Shouldn't the subordinates have rushed to pay the bill for him?

During the investigation, Huo Soul Transformation chatted: "Zhou Shan, everyone says you are the most familiar with ancient history. Is there any progress in the archaeological world's research on ancient history now?"

Zhou Shan nodded: "There is major progress, related to immortals."

"What is it?"

Zhou Shan was mysterious, looking left and right, and seeing no one around, he transmitted his voice: "What I heard is hearsay, not necessarily true."

"Don't worry, I have my own ability to distinguish."

"In ancient times, there was an immortal named Ying Tian Xian. He was romantic and left seeds everywhere, making countless women pregnant!"

Huo Soul Transformation tilted his neck back slightly: "There is such a thing?!"

Zhou Shan continued: "According to my analysis, there is an 80% chance that this is true. Think about it, the other party is an immortal, having reached the end of cultivation, and having nothing to do, having such a hobby is reasonable."

Huo Soul Transformation nodded, feeling that Zhou Shan's analysis was very reasonable: "No wonder everyone says you are the most familiar with ancient history."

"Where, where," Zhou Shan smiled reservedly.

"Stop chatting, let's complete the lord's task first."

"My lord, according to our investigation, this barbecue shop does have some problems."

"The owner of the 'Come Again' barbecue shop is surnamed Lu, real name unknown. Customers like to call him Shopkeeper Lu, Little Shopkeeper Lu."

"Four months ago, Shopkeeper Lu took over this shop and opened a barbecue shop. Because the meat is delicious, tender, and juicy, the taste rivals that of a spirit chef, and it is widely acclaimed."

"If it were someone else, with such booming business, they would have opened chain stores long ago, but this shop has never had any intention of opening a branch."

Shi Huagu nodded: "Reasonable. After all, this is a stronghold of the Heavenly Court Sect. The Heavenly Court Sect reappearing in the world, if it blindly expands shops, it is putting the cart before the horse."

"Also, the barbecue shop has a good relationship with the local government and often helps the local government catch fugitives. For this reason, the local government sent several banners."

"Using a disguised identity to show goodwill to the righteous path will save a lot of trouble. The cultivation level of cultivators in Yanjiang County is generally not high, with the highest being the Jin Dan stage, and it is impossible to see through the disguise of the Heavenly Court Sect."

"We also found that all the members of the former Decayed Sect Yanjiang branch had eaten at the barbecue shop."

Shi Huagu lowered his head and pondered: "It is possible that the Heavenly Court Sect wanted to contact the high-level members of the Decayed Sect through the Yanjiang branch, but before they could contact them, they were wiped out by the Congwendao Sect. What a pity."

"According to our analysis, four months ago, the cultivation base shown by Little Shopkeeper Lu was the early Foundation Establishment stage. I don't know if it was a disguised cultivation base, or if he was only in the early Foundation Establishment stage at that time and only cultivated to the Jin Dan stage recently."

"This is not important."

"The barbecue shop has not been open for three months, and only reopened in the last half month, and launched a series of brand-new products—the yang-strengthening series, which caused a sensation in the whole county as soon as it was launched."

"According to our investigation of brothels, the customer flow of brothels has increased significantly, and the yang-strengthening effect should be true."

"Customers also responded that the taste of the barbecue shop is even better than three months ago."

"Only reopened in the last half month? It seems that this is a temporary stronghold. The Heavenly Court Sect reopened it to give us a chance to contact them."

"Not telling us the location of the real stronghold is a manifestation of their distrust of us."

"Never mind, since the barbecue shop has no suspicion, let's go to the barbecue shop and see if the water here is deep or shallow!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 327 =====