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Chapter 107 The Golden Core Master's Decision
Zhong Ming woke up groggily, his mind filled with the chaotic world before Pangu separated heaven and earth.
After he took a deep breath, the world was opened up and all things became clear.
"Ouch! What is that? Cough cough cough~~~" Zhong Ming couldn't stop coughing, looking like he was about to cough up his lungs.
Yue Kaishan squatted down to the side, somewhat skeptical of what the other person was saying, "Instructor, is this really alright?"
"It's alright, it's a strong medicine powder. One sip will wake you up. It works similarly to chili powder, except it dissolves with body heat. It's harmless, but... it dissolves a bit slowly."
"Cough cough cough~~~"
"Alright, you're fine. Take a good rest. There's nothing for you to do for now." After saying that, Xueyan didn't hold back at all. She plopped down on the ground and stretched.
"Ahem... I... I remember now, that... ahem... the person was a sentry, I saw him at the gate..."
"I see. He must be regretting not being stabbed to death by you now."
Xueyan picked up the "Late Spring Cold" and examined it for a while. Then she took out a small hammer and tapped the shaft of the gun a few times. Feeling bored, she threw the shaft forward and onto the ground, then lay down on the ground.
It took Zhong Ming a long time to fully recover. This life-or-death struggle was extremely dangerous. The opponent's actual strength was higher than the fourth level of Qi Refining. If it weren't for his strong physique, any other recruit might have perished here.
Seeing that Zhong Ming had stopped coughing, Yue Kaishan handed him a glass of water and, while he drank, recounted what had happened after the Cuihong brothers fell into a coma.
"I tied up that spy, and he was still asleep when Instructor Xueyan sent him upstairs. That guy was a death squad member from some major sect in the north. He had a brain fart and thought that if he blew a hole in the great formation, the fire dragon could burn us all to death. He traded himself for the death of everyone in our entire stronghold and could perfectly frame the fire dragon. That guy even thought he was sacrificing himself for righteousness."
"Ah, I see. No wonder they sent us down to check. Was he the only one there?" After drinking a large glass of water and catching his breath a few times, Zhong Ming finally recovered, and the burning pain in his lungs subsided.
"Not necessarily. These assassins operate on a single-line contact basis. Several spies with no connection to each other can be dispatched to carry out different missions. Moreover, it's not just one force that wants to weaken the Chen dynasty."
Entering a major sect, one might think they can act with impunity and live a carefree life, but in reality, they have many enemies who resent the sect. It's quite normal that they dare not attack the higher-ups but instead harm a few lower-level cultivators.
Although the Chen family dynasty is called a dynasty, to the lower-level cultivators, it is no different from a large sect.
The elders of major sects are all at the Nascent Soul or Deity Transformation stage, with lifespans of thousands of years. For Qi Refining cultivators, who are grateful to live to be a hundred years old, they are no different from emperors.
Zhong Ming surveyed the surroundings and, seeing that they had left the original mine, asked Yue Kaishan, "What about the refugees without identification? Have they been taken care of?"
"We can't rule out their suspicion either. After all, before the Twin Dragons started moving around, the refugees could still move around in the square at the entrance of the mine. As you know, there weren't enough people at the time, and the control wasn't very strict. It's hard to say that someone tampered with the edge of the formation and then sneaked into the refugees."
"What should we do then? What if there are also Foundation Establishment or Golden Core cultivators..."
“You don’t need to worry about that,” Xueyan chimed in. “Those greedy guys from the major sects love to scheme against each other. Blowing up Jishui Mountain would weaken the Chen family dynasty for them, but they wouldn’t gain anything. The sects in the north are quite disunited. What they fear most is doing the work while other sects reap the rewards. What’s the difference between that and weakening themselves?”
......
At this moment, Yuan Xuzi slammed his hand on the table, smashing the last intact table in the room to pieces.
"Investigate! We must get to the bottom of this! How dare a Golden Core cultivator nearing the end of his lifespan come here and self-destruct? Does he think the Chen Dynasty doesn't have any aging soldiers?"
"That person's cultivation method is very strange," the spirit fox sniffed at the remaining traces around it. It was a fifth-grade demon beast with an exceptionally keen sense of smell. After the person self-destructed, the room was filled with debris. Even though the chaotic spiritual energy annihilated most of the flesh and clothing, it could still smell some other scents.
"He has a trace of demonic cultivation about him, not all of it, but a part of his body, such as an arm. He has been nurtured by evil cultivation methods for a long time, so he may not be from a very orthodox sect."
"Is that so? Seal this information immediately. When the Chen family settles their score, I'm going to be the vanguard!"
The injured Golden Core cultivators were all indignant, but if you really took what they said seriously, it might not be reliable.
But in situations like this, you have to act angry, even if you're not. Otherwise, you'll be labeled a "suspected spy," and you'll be in serious trouble.
"Another spy who sabotaged the formation has also been captured and is still alive. Who among you is skilled in interrogation?"
“Actually, having a universal bodhisattva 'convert' him would be the safest way, but unfortunately he…” the venerable old woman said, her voice full of regret.
"It doesn't matter what Buddha Baldy thinks. Now who will interrogate him? Why don't you, Immortal Elder, do it? Anyway, with you here, he definitely won't die."
The Golden Core cultivator known as the Immortal Elder is very busy right now. As the biggest medicine dealer here, he is currently communicating with many people telepathically to sell medicine.
"Oh dear, I still need to make money! I use drugs for interrogation, will that be reimbursed? I'm worth millions every minute, time is more expensive than medicine!"
That person was dressed in finery, his injuries healed the fastest, and he was skilled at "testing medicine on himself." He believed that all medicines have some degree of poison, and that if I took too many pills, they wouldn't be poisoned.
His original nickname was "Heavenly Medicine Old Man," but one time when he went to a brothel, he accidentally took too much medicine. The entire brothel ganged up on him but couldn't do anything to him, and from then on he got a new nickname: "Tumbler."
Cough cough, the immortal who never falls.
Respect, respect.
After much persuasion (and back-and-forth arguing about the price of the medicine), the Immortal finally relented and agreed to help with the interrogation as a bonus in the deal.
Yuan Xuzi then ordered the prisoner to be brought over, and also to meet the young man who had found the prisoner.
.....
Xueyan rolled on the ground without any regard for her image. Anyway, she was wearing military uniform, so it didn't matter. If these two dared to go out and spread rumors, she would just have them trained "high-intensity" for two days.
After resting for a while and recovering his spiritual power, Zhong Ming appeared to be meditating, but was actually secretly looking into the storage bag to see what the goods he had obtained from the boat captain were.
A bright yellow streak of light suddenly passed through the stone cave and hovered in front of the three people; it was a token.
"It's a Level D token. Get up and get to work."
Xueyan gave a shout, then did a somersault and landed steadily on the ground. After reading the token with her divine sense, she beckoned the two to go and capture the wanted criminal, heading towards the aerial disc.