Chapter 729 - 279: What makes you think you’re the only one with a trump card?
Chapter 729: Chapter 279: What makes you think you’re the only one with a trump card?
It was nearly as complex as the Storage Ring Xiao Chen had taken from Copper Kui.
’It seems they’re all part of the same group.’
’No wonder Copper Kui had a map leading to the Giant Sea Beast. It was most likely a gift from that Flood Dragon or a similar member of the Sea Race.’
’But if that’s the case, the Sheepskin Scroll should be quite credible.’
’In other words, Pudu Temple has truly become a target for the Sea Race.’
’After all, it is the most powerful faction in the Compassion Sea. They’re like the nail that sticks out, destined to be hammered down.’
’Based on that, Zen Master Jingchen might really be in trouble.’
When he first heard the news, Xiao Chen had thought the same as many other cultivators: very few factions could pose a threat to a Tier Four Cultivator.
But if the enemy was the Sea Race, that was a different story.
Heaven only knew how many Tier Four Great Demons lurked in the vast Endless Sea. The real question was how many had come to the Compassion Sea.
If it was a handful, or even ten or so, things would be manageable. Pudu Temple had friends far and wide.
They might be monks, but they were not to be trifled with.
But if more than twenty Tier Four Great Demons showed up, Pudu Temple would likely have to call on the other major factions of the Compassion Sea for aid.
Any more than that, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
’At this point, chaos in the Compassion Sea is inevitable.’
’Fortunately, based on the intelligence I’ve gathered so far, the greatest danger should still be coming from the east.’
He decided that after leaving this Relic, he would go to Armor Dragon Island to hunt Dragon Turtles.
Then, he would deliberately avoid the eastern regions, waiting for his Rank-Breaking Spirit Pill to be refined while evading the impending danger.
"Sigh, what a shame. I’m still missing two types of Evil Qi. Where could they be?"
Xiao Chen frowned. "And the Nine Orifice Clear Jade... I didn’t find any clues about it in this Relic, either."
If he couldn’t find this final material, the one hundred and twenty-seven other Spiritual Materials he had already collected would be useless.
And yet, this last item was hidden somewhere completely unknown.
"Could the Nine Orifice Clear Jade be hidden inside one of these seventeen Storage Rings?"
Xiao Chen carefully examined the Storage Ring in his hand, a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
But his rational mind told him the chances were not just slim, but practically nonexistent.
"Xiao, they’ve confessed everything!"
The Sword Pavilion cultivator ran over with a smile. It had only taken him twelve hours—about the time it took to crack two Storage Rings—to complete the interrogation.
"Oh? That was fast."
Xiao Chen put away the Storage Rings and asked curiously, "Who are they?"
The Sword Pavilion cultivator replied, "The ones in the Bronze Masks are all traitors, either bought off by the Sea Race or defectors who willingly joined them."
"It seems they’re a bunch of scoundrels who will do anything for personal gain, content to be the Sea Race’s lapdogs."
"According to their testimony, they have many more accomplices like them."
"They’re divided into groups based on gold, silver, and bronze masks. These masks don’t signify cultivation level, but rather designate the different types of missions they carry out."
"Bronze Masks are mostly for missions requiring frequent activity."
"For example, treasure hunting, assassinations, subversion, and transporting Spiritual Objects."
"The Silver Masks are mostly inside men, like Yuanbei Arhat. They’re responsible for lurking in the shadows, coordinating with the Bronze Masks from the inside out, and turning traitor at the critical moment."
"As for the final group, the Gold Masks, they’re more mysterious."
"These guys knew very little about them, except that the Commander in charge of their operations is indeed a Gold Mask."
This structure perfectly matched the information Xiao Chen had learned from Copper Kui’s Storage Ring.
’In other words, the results of this interrogation should be quite reliable.’
He nodded and pressed, "And what’s the deal with those Body Cultivators?"
The Sword Pavilion cultivator shook his head. "Those men aren’t Body Cultivators."
"They’re all human-demon hybrids, specially cultivated by the Sea Race. Every last one of them has the blood of the Demon Race flowing through their veins."
"To increase the density of their Qi Blood, they even cultivated a Forbidden Secret Technique, gaining strength far beyond that of ordinary people at the cost of severing any future path in their cultivation."
"Functionally speaking, they’re practically like specially trained Death Warriors."