Chapter 41: Commercial Negotiation

  In the rapid flight of the Wordless Heavenly Book, Du Fei returned to the Cifu Pavilion after about half a time. Du Fei lay on the chair in pain, biting his teeth, and the right shoulder that was attacked by Li Zhen earlier still bleeding non-stop. Du Fei's face had already turned pale, and when he looked at the pierced right shoulder, he suddenly found that the exposed white bones were accompanied by bright red flesh and blood. Du Fei was now sweating profusely, got up and walked to the bedside with difficulty, sat down, and began to heal himself according to the Tianguan Jue's method of returning to the origin.

  Xiao Hei and the lone horse saw Du Fei's appearance, also extremely anxious. A dog and a horse sat quietly by the door, watching Du Fei, not daring to make any noise to disturb him.

  Li Zhen took the white jade and chased after Du Fei's escape direction, chasing for a long time before entering a maze array. This maze was one of the arrays set up by Long Huan around Cifu Pavilion. The two felt that the maze was not trivial and quickly exited. Standing outside Cifu Pavilion, he looked at the scene in front of him with some reluctance.

  "This little demon is indeed strange, the jade stone indicates that his home is in a not-too-distant location, it should be inside the maze that blocks our way, how detestable..." Li Zhen said, tightly grasping the jade stone and panting heavily.

  "Li Zhen, now you're being reckless. The person who set up this maze is not ordinary, even if we combine our strengths, we can't set up such a mysterious maze. In my opinion, this maze is just the outermost formation, I think that little ghost is not simple, there must be some mastermind behind him." Yang Sen appeared to be calmer at this time.

  When Yang Sen finished speaking, Li Zhen also nodded slightly in agreement. "What you said is right," he said. "The person who can set up this formation must have a very high level of cultivation. I didn't expect that there would be a hidden master in the Conquering Devil Mountains. How hateful! Is it going to be so easy for that little ghost?"

  "This matter, I think it's better to gather the other brothers in the forest first and discuss it later. Anyway, we all know that kid's location now. Now, we need to figure out who is behind him." Yang Sen said while looking at Li Zhen, Li Zhen also looked at the trees in front of him with some reluctance, and the two flew out of Cifu Pavilion immediately.

  Du Fei sat on the bed, nursing his wounds for more than half a day, but there was still no reaction. However, Du Fei's complexion now looked better than when he was first injured. The spot where he was stabbed had stopped bleeding and was wrapped in a pale yellow energy mass, and his breathing was also much smoother than before.

  Finally, after a few hours of treatment, Du Fei opened his eyes again. The wound on his right shoulder had already grown new flesh. He let out a long sigh and smiled warmly at Xiao Hei and the unicorn horse who were sitting on the ground. Seeing that Du Fei was awake, the two creatures quickly ran to his side and gently rubbed their heads against his body. Du Fei stroked their heads with his hand, saying, "Hehe, don't worry, I'm fine now."

  The Wordless Heavenly Book suddenly shone with a white light. Du Fei opened the book and looked at it: "You little scoundrel, you're lucky this time. I told you not to play around, now do you know the consequences? If I hadn't flown fast enough back then, I reckon you'd be food for the primordial beast by now. How's your injury?"

  "Heh heh, it's nothing, just a minor injury. I'm almost fully recovered now, except for the fact that this time there was quite a bit of bleeding. Who would have thought those guys would actually launch a sneak attack on me?" Du Fei shook his head and said.

  "You think your little strength can withstand the attacks of those inverted boundary realms? The other party's attack on you just now was just a relatively fast attacking martial skill, and fortunately, it only caused minor injuries. You're being too reckless." Wrote the Wordless Heavenly Book.

  "It's nothing. Look, I'm standing perfectly fine in front of you, aren't I?" Du Fei stood up and turned around, looking at the wordless heavenly book.

  "Never mind, I won't say anything more to you, kid. Just now when I was healing you, I felt that the outer maze seemed to have been activated. If my guess is correct, those two guys from earlier should have found this place." The Wordless Heavenly Book wrote.

  "Huh? How did they find this place?" Du Fei asked in doubt.

  "If I'm right, they must have used the Bloodline Method to track you down. Otherwise, with my speed, it's impossible for them to catch up." wrote the Wordless Heavenly Book.

  "What is consanguinity?" Du Fei asked in doubt.

  "This bloodline technique is generally rarely known, but some larger sects still have it. This bloodline technique is a tracking method that uses the Bloodline Stone to sense the location of the master of the blood by dripping the flowing blood onto the Bloodline Stone. However, the number of Bloodline Stones is scarce, and unexpectedly this group of people has one. It seems that the strength of this guy's sect is not bad." The Wordless Heavenly Book wrote.

  "Oh, no wonder these guys were able to find my location, damn it." Du Fei clenched his fists and cursed in anger.

  "Don't worry, the formation set up by your Uncle Hua is so powerful that even ten of them combined can't break it. Just focus on your cultivation and if things get tough, just call for your Uncle Hua." The Wordless Heavenly Book wrote.

  "No, I can't always ask Uncle Hao for help. If I rely on him every time, it won't do me any good in the long run. This time, I want to handle it myself, even if it's a bit dangerous, but I like it." Du Fei's attitude was unusually firm and confident at this moment.

  "They are indeed very powerful, I guarantee that if they find out about this place, they will definitely send people to investigate. Since you don't want your Uncle Huan's help, I'll do my best to assist you, just be careful on your own." Wrote the Wordless Heavenly Book, although Du Fei felt a bit overwhelmed at this moment, but the Wordless Heavenly Book liked Du Fei's strong and self-reliant personality.

  Li Zhen and Yang Sen returned to their original positions where their students were, and contacted the other few fellow disciples in the same sect through their own special way. Soon, the other few fellow disciples brought their own disciples to Yang Sen's location and converged with Yang Sen and others. The five of them walked alone to one side of the forest to discuss.

  "Second Brother, why did you call for us so urgently?" The speaker was a man who looked rather ordinary. And the Second Brother he addressed was Yang Sen.

  "Oh, this time I urgently summon everyone to come back and reunite is because there's a big matter that I need to discuss with all of you, my fellow disciples." Yang Sen said.

  "Oh, is there something even more important than this match?" a robust-looking man shouted out.

  "Haha, Li Can, my junior brother, do you think I'm joking about this?" Yang Sen looked at the sturdy big man with a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling face, and the Li Can he mentioned was the name of that big man.

  "Then bother Master Brother to tell us quickly." Li Can said.

  Yang Sen told everyone present about the situation he and Li Zhen had encountered without hiding anything. The few people who heard it were shocked, and after hearing some information about Du Fei, they all showed greedy eyes. However, thinking of that invisible hermit, they couldn't help but worry.

  "Everyone, I know you're all worried about the powerful master behind that little ghost, but there's no need to worry. This time we're not going to snatch their treasure, just go and investigate."

  Everyone looked at Li Chen in confusion. Li Chen continued: "This time, the sect sent us five people out to compete, just to see who has trained their students with the strongest strength. Even if we get first place, what's the big deal? We're still just being selected by the sect as talent. We can only get a little benefit from the sect, but now there's a great opportunity in front of us. Think about it, if we can gather some information about this hidden high-ranking expert and report it back to the sect, wouldn't our status within the sect be...?" Li Chen deliberately paused.

  This is also Li Zhen's true intention. Now that they know there is a mastermind behind Du Fei, they have no illusions about snatching the treasure from him. However, what piques his interest is the mastermind who set up the maze array. If the sect were to find out about this powerful mastermind, they would definitely send someone to invite them over, as it's their habit to do so. If the mastermind refuses, they will resort to killing and robbing to get what they want. As long as the sect gets the treasure, Li Zhen will be rewarded and his status within the sect will rise significantly. Even if the sect fails to obtain the treasure, he won't be punished, since he's just reporting back to the sect. The blame would fall on the sect's higher-ups for their lack of strength. If they were to blame him instead, it would only tarnish the sect's reputation. Moreover, who can guarantee that these reclusive masterminds don't have a few treasures on them? Just look at Du Fei's flying treasure - it's clear that this mastermind is hiding something big. After all, in this world where martial prowess is paramount, having a few extra treasures would give one more confidence when speaking to others. These reclusive masterminds are usually solitary and powerful, so the sects will send out their own skilled masterminds to kill and rob them. Many of these sects, who appear righteous on the surface, have done such despicable things before.

  "Everyone, when the time comes, we'll report this important information to the sect and our lives will be much easier," Li Chen said, looking at the crowd again. "Think about it, this is a good deal that's sure to bring us benefits." The others weren't fools either, and they nodded in agreement after considering Li Chen's words. Yan Sen and Li Zhen exchanged a glance, revealing sinister smiles on their faces...

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