Chapter 752

The summit of Tianmen Peak.

"... I observe that Junior Brother Dai's complexion is quite good, much better than in previous years. Is it because you are becoming more adept at managing the Mission Hall?"

"Being adept is one aspect, but the most important thing is that the three major demon sects have been much more well-behaved, so there's no need to rack my brains analyzing their intelligence. Speaking of which, I really have to thank Junior Brother Lu for this."

Dai Bufan sipped some Enlightenment Tea and lay comfortably on the Emperor's chair, feeling exceptionally relaxed.

If it were in the past, he wouldn't have had the leisure to come to Tianmen Peak to drink tea and chat with the Senior Sister; he would have been hunched over his desk organizing intelligence and issuing missions.

"Although Little Junior Brother's way of doing things is unique, it often yields unexpected results. Junior Brother Dai should have some feelings about this."

"I don't know what kind of luck Junior Brother Lu has; trouble follows him wherever he goes. Didn't I just hear that a fight broke out at the Xiangong yesterday? They say they captured two Great Qian cultivators—one at the Tribulation Transcendence stage and one Half-Immortal."

The Enlightenment Tea in the cup was drained by Dai Bufan, and he refilled it himself.

Back then, when he heard Lu Yang report that Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators or Half-Immortals were fighting, he would have been startled.

Now, his Dao heart had been long tested; battles between Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators and Half-Immortals were no longer enough to cause ripples in his Dao heart.

"It seems the Great Qian cultivators have finally lost their patience."

"Senior Sister, I'm back," Lu Yang said, waving to Yun Zhi with a joyful smile on his face.

"Senior Brother Dai is here too."

Lu Yang was very surprised to see Dai Bufan, as he rarely saw him come to Tianmen Peak.

"Back from the Xiangong?" Yun Zhi signaled for Lu Yang to sit down with her eyes.

She had just gone to the Xiangong two days ago to feed Elder Zhu Hong a bowl of Twin Rivers water. She didn't expect that only two days had passed before the Xiangong was attacked by Great Qian cultivators. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

"Senior Sister, Senior Brother Dai, come taste these mooncakes and spiritual fruits; they are specialties of the Xiangong."

Lu Yang took two parcels out of his identity jade token—one filled with osmanthus mooncakes and the other with spiritual fruits he had found delicious after shrinking.

"Little Junior Brother is very thoughtful." Yun Zhi picked up a spiritual fruit and ate it in small bites.

She had many dealings with the Xiangong and had eaten these mooncakes and spiritual fruits many times, but since it was a gesture from her Little Junior Brother, it had a different meaning.

Dai Bufan picked up a mooncake and ate it with his Enlightenment Tea: "Osmanthus mooncakes, it's been a long time since I've had these. Junior Brother Lu is very thoughtful."

"Junior Brother Lu, did you have any gains from your trip to the Osmanthus Xiangong?"

Lu Yang thought to himself that Senior Brother Dai was truly as wise as a god; this trip to the Xiangong was worth it, and he had gained a lot.

"Just yesterday, the two God-Monarchs of the Great Qian Dynasty, Demon-Subduing and Demon-Exterminating, entered the Xiangong with the intention of cutting down the Osmanthus Tree Ancestor. The Demon-Subduing God-Monarch is in the late Tribulation Transcendence stage, and the Demon-Exterminating God-Monarch is a Half-Immortal. However, with the Xiangong's Ancestor Fang, the Osmanthus Tree Ancestor, and True Person Zhuiyue joining forces to defend, no damage was caused to the Xiangong."

Hearing this, Dai Bufan was not too surprised, but just said a faint "Oh": "The Half-Immortal on the Xiangong's side is really True Person Zhuiyue?"

The intelligence he had received was "suspected True Person Zhuiyue," but with Lu Yang, the identity was confirmed directly.

"By chance, I learned some of the truth."

"The Osmanthus Tree Ancestor has already gained sentience and become a true living being named Bai Ye. True Person Zhuiyue made a mistake in her cultivation and had no choice but to share an Osmanthus avatar with Bai Ye. True Person Zhuiyue uses it during the day, and Bai Ye uses it at night."

"Bai Ye likes to listen to me tell stories. During my time at the Xiangong, she came to find me every night, and after a while, I became familiar with her."

"So that's how it is." Dai Bufan nodded thoughtfully. Junior Brother Lu really had an affinity with high-tier cultivators, and he took a bite of his mooncake.

"Because Bai Ye and True Person Zhuiyue cannot leave the Great Snow Mountain, Bai Ye proposed moving one of the Great Snow Mountains to our Wendao Sect so that she and True Person Zhuiyue could come over together. Judging by her tone, it seems she intends to stay for a long time."

"Cough, cough, cough—" Dai Bufan was choked by the mooncake and began to cough violently, pounding his chest repeatedly.

"Senior Brother Dai, are you alright?" Lu Yang asked with concern.

Dai Bufan swallowed the mooncake with difficulty, waved his hand to show he was fine, and looked at Lu Yang with a strange expression: "You mean you've lured the Osmanthus Tree Ancestor and the founder of the Xiangong to our Wendao Sect?"

Lu Yang hurriedly distanced himself from the matter: "It was Bai Ye who proposed it; it has nothing to do with me."

"It definitely has something to do with you, kid." Dai Bufan knew well that Lu Yang's nonsense couldn't be fully trusted.

Yun Zhi also hadn't expected that Bai Ye and True Person Zhuiyue would come to their Wendao Sect.

"Is there anything else?" Dai Bufan said irritably. He thought he had prepared himself mentally, but he was still shocked by Lu Yang's actions.

"Oh right, right, there's one more thing. I met a reclusive expert at the Xiangong whose cultivation is unfathomable. I invited him back. Senior Brother Dai, would you like to meet him?"

"A reclusive expert?" Dai Bufan asked suspiciously, "Where?"

Lu Yang displayed the pitch-black ancient ring worn on his right middle finger: "In this ancient ring that contains its own small world."

"Then I will trouble Junior Brother Lu to introduce us." Knowing the information about a reclusive expert was also part of gathering intelligence.

Yun Zhi raised an eyebrow, instinctively feeling that the "reclusive expert" Little Junior Brother spoke of was not ordinary, and she followed Lu Yang and Dai Bufan into the Ancient Ring Small World.

In the Ancient Ring Small World, water mist filled the air, and visibility was limited. Even when Dai Bufan released his spiritual sense, it was useless; these mists were of unknown origin and had the ability to block spiritual sense.

A massive figure flashed by in the distance, not clearly visible. Not knowing what kind of creature it was made Dai Bufan feel inexplicably nervous.

"Junior Brother Lu, where is the reclusive expert you mentioned?" Dai Bufan asked in a low voice.

Lu Yang did not speak but pointed overhead.

Dai Bufan looked up and saw that the massive figure hidden in the mist had approached at some point, vast and slender.

A giant dragon head, as if made of gold, emerged from the mist, mysterious and majestic.

The dragon head lowered, and its glass-like dragon eyes reflected Dai Bufan's figure.

Dai Bufan shivered. The dragon head did not deliberately release its pressure, yet he could still feel a terrifying pressure from it; this was the unique aura of someone who had long held a high position.

This reclusive expert was definitely a big shot.

"Junior Brother Lu, who exactly is this great power?"

"This is the Great Venerable Ying Long worshipped by the East Sea Dragon Clan. At the same time, he has another identity: Immortal Ying Ying Tian, one of the four ancient immortals, who controls the power of the heavenly tribulation. With Senior Immortal Ying Ying Tian here, Senior Brother Dai, you will definitely be safe when you undergo your tribulation in the future."

The golden immortal dragon spoke in human language, its voice sacred and ancient, revealing an aura of primeval desolation: "Junior of later generations, are you the one who wants to see me?"

Senior Brother Dai rolled his eyes and collapsed with a thud, fainting.

Immortal Ying Ying Tian scratched his dragon scales with his dragon claw in annoyance: "Why are the cultivators of later generations so timid?"