I Am Immortal in Great Yu

Chapter 236: Chapter 96: Second Grade (2)

’Now, facing the treacherous and turbulent situation in the city, I finally have some sense of security.’

As for whether anyone would notice his breakthrough, Fang Rui wasn’t worried at all.

He had long known that a Martial Artist’s Extraordinary Energy—whether it was the Power of the Middle Three Grades, the True Qi of the Third Grade, or the True Essence of the Second Grade—possessed a natural stealth property, a special effect that shielded and isolated it.

Even for the Upper Three Grades, as long as their own Extraordinary Network wasn’t revealed, they would just look like slightly stronger ordinary people. You wouldn’t be able to tell even if you were face-to-face with them.

’Weren’t Zhou Changfa, the Director of the Divine Capture Bureau, and Ge Changgeng also unable to discover my true strength?’

As for bigger concerns, like how breaking through to the First and Second Grades would cause one to be immediately known and targeted by the upper echelons of the Great Yu?

That was just baseless worrying.

Setting aside the inherent stealth of Martial Artists, the Great Yu itself was vast, larger than an entire continent from his previous life. To be able to directly and precisely locate every First and Second Grade master in the world—what kind of terrifying concept was that?

It practically bordered on the level of a universal Rule.

Yes, the Great Yu seemed to have the ability to alter celestial phenomena, but was causing artificial rain in one region the same level of difficulty as precisely locating every ”pseudo-extraordinary individual” on an entire continent?

...

He left the secret chamber.

Fang Rui was about to have a cup of tea and go to sleep when he suddenly heard a strange noise from within the mansion.

’What a coincidence. I just broke through, and someone shows up at my door to let me stretch my muscles?’

His eyes flickered. He set down his teacup, and in an instant, his entire body vanished from the room.

However, he was soon disappointed.

Even though Fang Rui was incredibly fast, locking onto the location and immediately giving chase to the central courtyard, he was still a step too late.

RUSTLE! RUSTLE!

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!

The black-clad, silk-masked figure, swarmed by the Killing Bats and Black King Bees, couldn’t even make a sound before falling to the ground with a THUD, completely lifeless.

Upon seeing Fang Rui’s arrival, the Killing Bats and Black King Bees flew over in a flurry, buzzing around him to show off their accomplishment. He tossed out some specially made medicinal pills as a reward and sent the little guys away.

He then cautiously approached, prodded the body a few times to confirm the person was truly dead, and only then removed the mask, revealing...

”Duan Yu?!”

Fang Rui had thought it was some great enemy; he never expected it to be this person.

’Unexpected, yet it makes sense.’

’Duan Yu came straight for the lotus pond in the central courtyard; he must have been targeting the Jade Lotus. But for a dignified Silver Seal Chief Constable to die for a few mere Jade Lotus leaves...’

’This is really...’

Fang Rui sighed. For a moment, he didn’t know what to say, feeling a strange sense of irony.

’You wanted the Jade Lotus leaves, did you really have to steal them?’

’If you had just swallowed your pride, said a few nice words to please me, and promised me a few favors, I’m not an unreasonable person. I definitely would have given them to you.’

’But you... why did you have to steal them? And on top of that, you were so weak you couldn’t even hold on until I got here. You might not have died otherwise!’

Fang Rui shook his head. Adhering to the principle of not letting resources go to waste, he searched Duan Yu’s body thoroughly. There were no silver coins, Cultivation Techniques, or anything of the sort—only an Elixir Recipe for the Yin Spirit Pill.

’Not bad, at least I got something. But why would Duan Yu carry an Elixir Recipe on him while trying to steal something?’

He murmured, and after a moment’s thought, he understood.

’The Divine Capture Bureau offers a benefit where you can use Contribution Points to custom-order Elixirs. This must have been urgent for him. Duan Yu couldn’t find the Jade Lotus leaves and couldn’t bring himself to beg me for them. Of course, he might have also been trying to save some resources, so he decided to act as a ”gentleman on the rafters.”’

Duan Yu also hadn’t thought that Fang Rui would get into a major fight with him, let alone a life-or-death battle, over such a small matter.

And in fact, that was true.

’If I hadn’t noticed and had let Duan Yu steal the Jade Lotus leaves, it would have been exactly what he wanted. If I had discovered him, he would have brazenly taken out the Elixir Recipe for the Yin Spirit Pill and negotiated with me, prepared to make a painful concession...’

’But the one thing he didn’t expect was that he was so weak he’d get himself killed by a swarm of Exotic Beasts without even meeting me.’

Fang Rui guessed the general sequence of events and once again lamented the irony of the situation.

’This Elixir Recipe for the Yin Spirit Pill... it’s a Yin Attribute Elixir? No wonder it requires Jade Lotus leaves... huh?!’

Fang Rui suddenly noticed one of the medicinal ingredients and couldn’t help but frown. ’Blood of Extreme Yin and Extreme Emotion? What’s that?’

His Medical Skill had reached Perfection, and his knowledge of pharmacology was considerable, yet he had never heard of ’Blood of Extreme Yin and Extreme Emotion’.

’That doesn’t sound like anything good... Oh well, maybe I’m just ignorant. I’ll ask Daoist Ge the next time I see him.’

Fang Rui silently memorized the Elixir Recipe for the Yin Spirit Pill. Then, with a surge of his True Essence, he destroyed the recipe and Duan Yu’s corpse, leaving no trace behind.

’Duan Yu came to my mansion to steal the Jade Lotus. I wonder if he left any clues at his own home? I’d better go check and make sure I don’t get implicated.’

The chances were slim, but what if?

As for whether a trip to the Duan Mansion would be overdoing it and end up leaving traces of his own?

No.

Fang Rui had discussed this with Ge Changgeng before. Between Martial Artists and Spirit Masters, neither was superior or inferior to the other.

It was true that Spirit Masters had methods for tracking and tracing, but a Martial Artist’s Power and True Qi could also isolate and shield them.

This was the same principle behind why Fang Rui had used his True Essence to obliterate Duan Yu’s body.

As for Divination Techniques?

Fang Rui himself had obtained a Divination Skill book, so he had some understanding of this world’s Divination: people who were powerful, held high positions, possessed special Destiny Charts, or were blessed with great Qi Fortune were all extremely difficult to divine.