Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

”He really doesn’t want to stop.”

At Ascension Tower, Quan Xiaotong received an urgent report from Dongling City and was momentarily taken aback.

He then glanced at Gao Feng, who was sitting nearby, and shook his head slightly.

”That guy has gone to Dongling City.”

The Corpse Refining Lineage’s move truly disgusted them, and just as they were having a headache over it, Han Yu ran off to the other side again.

Soon, the dossier on Dongling City was quickly delivered, and as Quan Xiaotong opened it, his expression darkened.

Goodness, this place has seven medium-sized sects alone, not to mention the numerous small sects that aren’t even worth mentioning.

What troubled him even more was that the Evil Path’s major sect, the Sect of Forgetfulness, was hidden just sixty miles outside the city in the mountains.

If a commotion arises, Dongling City would likely be doomed.

”What do you think?”

Quan Xiaotong sighed and asked his old superior.

Gao Feng calmly finished reading the urgent report from Dongling City and then redirected the question.

”What do you think of the situation at the Fifth Tower?”

To Gao Feng, the matter concerning Han Yu was far less severe than the Fifth Tower having a mole.

Although there had been speculation before, the reality was still shocking. How long had this group been laying their plans, even inserting people into the Imperial Court?

Even more serious was that this time, the leak of the dossier left no trace, not even a clue as to who did it.

Does the Inspectorate know? Does the Guardian Bureau know? What about the Celestial Craft Bureau? The Hundred Herbs Bureau? The Cultivator Institute?

This move not only pushed Han Yu into a fire pit but also set the Inspectorate ablaze. It seemed like a double-edged sword, but it’s far more than that. The other four towers are likely in the same state of headache.

Elder Feng…no, Feng Buping was taken away by Che Dapao as soon as he returned, indicating a plan for internal inspection within the Guardian Bureau.

The other towers’ Tower Masters and Vice Tower Masters had visited several times, likely with similar thoughts.

Only Quan Xiaotong, whose Ascension Tower had a mole, seemed in no rush to root it out.

”I’ll bet with you, the four towers won’t find anything.”

After closing the dossier, Quan Xiaotong sighed again and continued, ”Leaking a dossier, and exposing the mole, wouldn’t be clever, so they definitely won’t find anything.”

Gao Feng was somewhat skeptical. With Feng Buping’s peculiar ability, could he really avoid detection?

”Have you ever seen Feng Buping reveal any of my inner secrets?”

Quan Xiaotong suddenly smiled and said, even Che Dapao was the same. Back then, when Che Dapao took him along, it was merely to use Feng Buping’s habit of blabbering to say some words that were difficult to express.

When had Feng Buping ever extracted confidential information from Che Dapao?

”Then why did he take Feng Buping away?”

Gao Feng, caught by surprise, asked.

”Our Commander is playing a double act with me!”

Quan Xiaotong whispered with a chuckle. He would throw a tantrum at Ascension Tower while the rough-edged Commander would cooperate by borrowing people, likely diverting the mole’s attention towards Chongming Tower’s actions.

Meanwhile, he could quietly get things done.

Che Dapao’s coordination was indeed impeccable.

”Do you have a suspect?”

Gao Feng’s old face sank as he asked.

”Not yet, so currently, in the Fifth Tower, besides Che Dapao and Elder Gao, I trust no one.”

Even as he said this, Quan Xiaotong showed not the slightest hint of urgency.

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After delivering the message, the dark scout left Quan Xiaotong with one last reminder.

”There’s an eighty percent chance that the Corpse Refining Lineage is also eyeing your pills.”

After saying this and giving a cupped fist salute, he left. He had delivered all the messages, and subsequent actions were beyond his control.

Moreover, the Inspectorate had no apparent intent to stop Han Yu.

”What is the Inspectorate’s meaning? At least Old Ling persuaded him a bit back then, but now their Tower Master just delivered the message and that’s it.”

Han Yu talked with the Artifact Spirit in his Sea of Consciousness with great interest.

”If the Corpse Refining Lineage is also after your pills, you not only have to deal with numerous sects but also guard against them. It seems the Inspectorate also doesn’t intend to intervene, preferring to watch things unfold.”

Glass reminded, regardless of what these two groups were planning, Han Yu had become a pawn in their game.

”Don’t they want the pills? Then give it to them!”

Han Yu suddenly opened his mouth with a sinister expression. Since both parties were playing chess with him, he might as well flip the board and let them see.

Little did they know, the more pills consumed, the stronger he’d become.

If he could lure out Ma Mian, it would be even better.

Just as luck would have it, today’s pill hadn’t come out yet.

After returning the authority to Ping for a while, Han Yu didn’t plan to act again soon.

Whoa—tut—

Inside the shaking of Ping, a pill was spat out.

Mayfly Pill: After consumption, the user can increase their lifespan by sixty years. Side effect: Like a mayfly, they live and die daily with a deadly ordeal once a day.

The effect is strong, but the side effect is even stronger.

Sixty years, a sixty-year lifespan; for Han Yu, it might not be very tempting, but for some people, this thing is already comparable to the West River Pill.

After glancing at the pill, Han Yu immediately knew which people would be interested in it.

A figure instantly shot up to the skies above Dongling City, with a pair of white flame wings constantly flapping on its back.

Standing in mid-air, he was soon recognized.

”Fire Series Divine Techniques! It’s Han Yu.”

A cultivator hastily shouted.

With youth and fire-based flight as recognizable markers, the many cultivators who had gathered in Dongling City immediately surrounded him, with some even directly taking to the skies.

A Taoist wearing an Eight Trigrams Taoist Robe, with chicken-skin and crane-hair, was the first to charge forward.

”Please, Taoist friend, come to my Divine Tao Sect as a guest.”

As he spoke, he was already speeding over.

Seeing a Divine Gaze Realm cultivator recklessly making a move, the crowd angrily cursed his shamelessness.

Han Yu smiled slightly as he watched the Taoist reach out to grab him, remaining unmoved.

The Taoist initially wanted to retreat with him, but was startled to find that, with his Divine Gaze Realm strength, he couldn’t budge him at all. An artifact flew out from his sleeve, and the horsetail brush’s end suddenly extended several yards.

After a series of tangles, Han Yu was securely bound, and the Taoist exerted more force, intending to drag him back.

After a cold snort from Han Yu, white flames crawled out from his back like a long serpent, and in an instant, climbed along the artifact. The Taoist couldn’t disengage quickly enough before the white flames clung to him.

”Ah...”

A miserable scream followed as the white flames blazed fiercely, spreading from the Taoist’s arm over his entire body. In just the blink of an eye, his entire body was engulfed in the fiery sea, a shrill scream emanating from within.

After a few moments, the fire sea dispersed, leaving a pile of ashes floating down…

The group of cultivators who had eagerly followed into the sky halted abruptly, retreating in shock.

Those observing from below were equally dumbfounded.

A Divine Gaze Realm cultivation burned away just like that?

He hadn’t even made a move yet, and was burned to death.

Now, the group stood fearful as if treading on thin ice, while smarter ones quietly sneaked back to their sects to call for reinforcements.

Han Yu noticed this, but didn’t care much as he pulled out a pill from his pocket under everyone’s gaze.

”Is that the kind of pill that lets someone break through directly to the Divine Gaze Realm?”

Many who saw the pill felt their hearts stir, their eyes burning with desire.

A considerable portion of the crowd below couldn’t even reach the Divine Gaze Realm, making the lure of such a pill hard to resist.

”Mayfly Pill... I’m in Dongling City; those who dare to take it, come find me.”

After stating the effects of the pill, Han Yu’s flames surged around him, disappearing in but a blink.

Leaving behind startled cultivators, his strength truly powerful.

Especially those in the Divine Gaze Realm, turning pale with lingering fear.