Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

Chapter 459: Chapter 401: Lying Low

”Cold dish!”

A few days later, when Ye Zhiqiu stood barefoot inside the Inspectorate, the first thing he encountered was Quan Xiaotong’s irritated words.

The reason being Ye Zhiqiu had brought back a cultivator of the Realm of Transcendence and explained the whole situation in detail.

There were mentions of White Tigers, Spirit Bodies, and even Corpse Refining Lineage, but in the end, Han Yu’s pill that enabled transcendence was put aside.

Ling Wuce had been called over, flipping through books, and offering explanations about the origin of the Four Spirits, which was generally consistent with what the Artifact Spirit had narrated.

Quan Xiaotong felt his head ache, especially when Ye Zhiqiu asked him what to do, as he had no idea what to do. The previous matters hadn’t been resolved, and now there’s a new problem.

The forces behind the Daoist, and the Corpse Refining Lineage undoubtedly lie overseas; the most important task for the Inspectorate now is to discern the intentions of both sides, particularly the attitude of the Daoist faction.

If the forces of the Daoist faction are open to negotiation, the Inspectorate might consider reaching out to them.

This is a matter for later; the prerequisite is to first get a clear understanding.

Even now, neither the Inspectorate nor the Nine Sects have been able to uncover any clues.

The overseas region is vast, and finding any leads might take a considerable amount of time.

The only relatively useful clue was found by Ling Wuce through old texts.

Central Continent!

It was a term the Daoist had inadvertently mentioned, yet none of them knew what the Central Continent referred to until that point.

Ling Wuce rummaged through a pile of texts and eventually found reference to the Central Continent in a thousand-year-old geography book.

It turns out the so-called Central Continent was the land beneath their feet; indeed, a thousand years ago, the inland was known as Central Continent.

With that being the case, the origins of both sides can simultaneously be traced back a thousand years.

The good news is that the Daoist side and Corpse Refining Lineage perhaps hold a balanced power dynamic.

The bad news is that ideally, neither side harbors ill will towards the Central Continent, or else...

Quan Xiaotong couldn’t even begin to imagine what actions they could possibly take under such circumstances.

At present, the inland... no, Central Continent is caught between two mysterious forces, and where the situation might lead is beyond prediction.

”How about getting this guy off me first?”

Gao Feng, having been listening quietly, was quite uncomfortable with a shadowed figure clinging to him.

Unable to bear it, he shook his body, and the large figure stood up with snow-white fur upon which Qiu Luobai clung uncontrollably.

Today, Gao Feng was aptly in his tiger spirit form, his wholly white appearance bearing semblance to a little white tiger.

This led to Qiu Luobai losing control upon entering and throwing himself at Gao Feng.

Quan Xiaotong glanced uncomfortably, shaking his head.

Attempts had been made earlier; Qiu Luobai clung fiercely and it would take several cultivators of the Realm of Transcendence to forcefully pry him off, undoubtedly harming Elder Gao’s fur.

The alternative would be to injure Qiu Luobai.

It’d be better to wait until Elder Gao changes animal spirits so Qiu Luobai can naturally detach.

”Let’s put the matter of the Four Spirits on record first!”

Regarding the White Tiger matter, the Inspectorate currently lacks the capacity to handle it and can only document it for future investigation.

”What about Han Yu?”

Quan Xiaotong was somewhat curious about Han Yu’s whereabouts; this guy seemed inherently incompatible with the Corpse Refining Lineage, always ruining their plans wherever he went.

If the Corpse Refining Lineage wasn’t so troublesome, his constant disruption of their layout would make him a star of fortune for the Inspectorate.

The only one left who might know Han Yu’s whereabouts in this gathering was Ye Zhiqiu, prompting everyone to turn and look at him.

Ye Zhiqiu’s expression turned curious, recalling Han Yu’s words upon parting, causing his mouth to twitch.

”He said he’s going to lie low for a while.”

...

”This is what you call lying low?”

In the State City of Danzhou, Han Yu had been there for three days, spending every dawn in his folding chair outside the city thirty miles away to watch the battle between good and evil.

Once night fell, he returned to the city to sleep.

Though he had pills, he neither took them nor interacted with Qi Fortune Cultivators.

The Artifact Spirit was furious inside the Sea of Consciousness, gnashing its teeth.

This rascal indeed forgot where he came from!

Getting beaten up yet not thinking to strive to fight back, the saying ’know shame then courage’ was thrown to the dogs.

Han Yu bared his teeth, rolling his eyes before responding back.

”Haven’t you seen both sides fight until their brains are almost knocked out? How am I supposed to refine pills?”

”Why can’t you?”

The Artifact Spirit stood akimbo, shouting aggressively.

What does fighting have to do with him? It’s entirely unrelated to refining pills!

”The critical point is that the Qi Fortune Cultivator here is from the Evil Path, you know!”

Han Yu lamented, fortunately forgetting that the Celestial Secret Tower receives cultivators of all paths, regrettably ending up picking an Evil Path Qi Fortune Cultivator.

Laying low was indeed genuine; back in the Southern Border, he had thought about how the Western Territory over here seemed less infested by cults (Corpse Refining Lineage), so running to this place shouldn’t result in a pursuit by divided souls.

He then specifically looked up the names; there was indeed one from this Western Territory, so he simply came here.

Yet upon arrival, he was dumbfounded; this place may have no cult disturbances, but it’s at war!

The battle between good and evil here is equally intense.

As luck would have it, the Qi Fortune Cultivator is from the Evil Path.

Normally, he would have given the West River Pill, but during such times, giving pills to relentlessly enhance the Evil Path would certainly provoke outrage from the Righteous Path and offend the Inspectorate.

”How about we give them secretly?”

The Artifact Spirit’s eyes sparkled.

TSK, Han Yu naturally had thought about it, but...

”Mr. Han, have you eaten?”

A voice called from behind, Han Yu turned around as Lai Mingcheng hurriedly approached.

Heaven have mercy, he was eating breakfast when the Palace Guard reported Han Yu’s outing again, not finishing his meal before rushing over, following Han Yu consistently for three days.

As a Guardian, he’s never been this exhausted, with chaos brewing outside; he still needs to closely follow Han Yu here.

”Sir, you’re just watching, right? You wouldn’t do anything strange, would you?”

”Sir, I’m from the Guardian Bureau. The Commander isn’t as lenient as Tower Master Quan, if anything unexpected happens here in Danzhou, he’ll really kill me...”

Accompanied by tearful expressions, Lai Mingcheng followed behind and nagged every day.

”How about we shake him off!”

The Artifact Spirit felt equally bothered by this guy, suggesting.

”Sir, considering the good relations with the Fifth Tower, maybe we’ll just have a look. The situation seriously cannot be disturbed; it truly affects the higher’s plans.”

Lai Mingcheng had no recourse besides pleading, genuinely terrified of Han Yu getting involved.

”Forget it, never strike a smiling face. Sending Qiu Luobai to the Inspectorate a few days ago probably already gave them a headache, let’s just observe!”

Han Yu felt a bit helpless, shaking Lai Mingcheng off was simple enough, but since he had lowered his stance, he really couldn’t bring himself to be mean to him.

Regardless of the two sides fighting, it wouldn’t last many days; waiting a couple more days makes no difference, just ensuring no one dies would suffice.

”Be honest, did you develop a fancy?”

The Artifact Spirit suddenly queried, becoming contemplative, doubting Han Yu’s choice to come here.

”I truly came for the Qi fortune, not for the person.”

Han Yu chuckled helplessly; he noticed from the list that it’s indeed a Female Cultivator, but he came with the intention to lay low while delivering pills.

Besides, it’s not like he hasn’t given pills to Female Cultivators before, why the excessive caution?

”All are refining pills; in my eyes, it’s just about taking pills or not, without gender distinction.”

Han Yu stated righteously.

”Then tell me, what happened to the female cultivators who took your pills?”

The Artifact Spirit sneered repeatedly; itemizing.

The giant boss lady Jade Ruyi consumed Han Yu’s pills and was now happily expecting a child.

”That was to save life.”

Han Yu rolled his eyes and spoke.

Bai Junya took Han Yu’s pills and now there’s an ambiguous relationship.

”That’s affection.”

Han Yu declared seriously.

There’s also the little girl from the East Sea Wood Spirit who had been spied on by Han Yu while bathing even before taking pills.

”That damned pit was dug by you...”

Han Yu was immediately infuriated; he particularly couldn’t tolerate this one. Had the Artifact Spirit not trapped him back then, much could have been avoided.