Immortal Road.

Chapter 538: Treasure Hunt, Intelligence Trading

Deep mountains and dense forests.

"Pfft~"

"Uh!"

A man in black slowly pulled out his knife, and the corpse in front of him collapsed to the ground, with dead branches and leaves flying all around.

The bleeding groove on the blade glowed slightly, and blood was dripping from the tip of the blade. It could be seen that it was an extraordinary magical weapon.

"Brother Hao, we have dealt with everything. Leave one person alive!"

There were many men in black around, and they were gathering from all directions with weapons in hand.

A prisoner with blood all over his face was pushed to the front and kicked to the ground by someone behind him.

The captive screamed in horror:

"Don't kill me, don't kill me! I'm willing to do whatever you want me to do. Just give me a way to live!"

The man called Senior Brother Hao turned his head slightly, his profile was as sharp as a knife or an axe, with clear edges and corners.

"Go back and tell your boss that we, the Dharma Protectors, want to make a deal with them. We'll be here at the same place and time tomorrow. No more waiting after the deadline!"

"No problem, no problem!"

The prisoner nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice, and his eyes were the only bright lights on his face.

"I haven't even told you what I want to trade yet, and you have no problem with that?"

"Well"

The prisoner was speechless. In this situation, whatever you say is fine. Can I have any other answer?

Senior Brother Hao stepped forward, tapped his cheek with the knife, and put the knife back into the sheath in his panicked eyes.

"If you want to tell them, just say that my guardian has information about the Zhoutian Star Body. Remember?"

"Remember, remember!"

"roll!"

The prisoner rolled and crawled away, not daring to look back, for fear that his head would be separated from his body in the next moment.

However, after he ran for several miles, no one caught up with him from behind, and the gang had indeed retreated.

He then felt a little relieved, but suddenly he found that he was soaked, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

Immediately afterwards, sweat poured down like a waterfall.

He didn't dare to delay too much and went into the forest with all his strength.

"Ping-ling!"

The teacup shattered directly onto the ground.

"Brother Hong?"

"This is too much! This is the fifth wave of disciples that have been wiped out. Do you really think that the Star Swallowing Sect is easy to bully?"

An old Jindan master had a face full of anger. He looked at his disciple who was kneeling in front of the thatched cottage and trembling in fear, and he wished he could kill this man with a single palm.

A middle-aged Jindan man nearby looked thoughtful and asked the survivor while stroking his beard.

"Who is hunting you down, the Five Ghosts, the Six Dingsha, or the Earthly Demons?"

"They all look like they are from the same group. They are all wearing black clothes, and the leader is a Foundation Establishment cultivator named Brother Hao."

"Brother Hao?"

The two Jindan ancestors looked at each other. Who among them would remember the name of the Foundation Establishment cultivator?

"That Senior Brother Hao is extremely powerful. He killed Senior Brother Ding from our Star Swallowing Sect with just one strike!"

"Huh? Who are you talking about?"

"Brother Ding, Brother Ding Gangniao!"

"Boom~"

A surge of spiritual pressure came towards him, knocking him over several times and almost causing him to fall into the pond in front of the thatched cottage.

"Disciple, how could you die like this?!"

The old Jindan man was furious. He didn't expect that the one leading the team this time would be his beloved disciple. He could not help but look at the middle-aged Jindan man coldly.

Jin Danzhong advised him to calm down.

"Brother Hong, I really don't know about this. I think your disciple led the team on his own. I didn't assign anyone to do so. You should first find out who killed him."

"Humph, who else could it be? It could be just those old enemies!"

"We've been taking too many steps recently, and we've already gotten into trouble. Once they saw the slightest clue, they started sniping at our team like crazy."

"Do you really think you can force me to compromise like this? What a joke!"

"When I break into the secret vault again and obtain the True Lord's treasure, none of these people will be able to escape!"

The Star-Swallowing Gate has made significant progress in its recent exploration, which immediately aroused a sense of urgency among its other rivals.

In order not to fall behind, he planned to use some underhanded tactics to hinder the progress of the Star-Swallowing Gate.

Hunting disciples is not something that has only happened in recent years. It has just become more and more serious recently, with increasing frequency and intensity.

Although the Star-Swallowing Sect has many disciples, they cannot withstand such a torment. Fortunately, the siege is not just aimed at them.

These companies are hunting each other and consuming each other. No one knows who did it. In short, it is a mess.

They also thought that it was not a good idea to keep wasting time like this, and it would be better to compete fairly.

But people in the magic world are fickle. Once they see that the other party is progressing faster than themselves, they will definitely think of some tricks to do something weird, otherwise they will not let you explore comfortably.

In the sect, the middle-aged Jindan has always been led by the old Jindan, and most of the time he just plays the role of giving advice and suggestions.

"Your disciple Ding Gangniao is at the late stage of foundation building, yet he was killed instantly by a cultivator of the same level. This person's origin is probably extraordinary, and he is probably not a disciple of those old enemies."

They have been fighting for so many years and already know each other well. It is impossible for such a genius to appear out of nowhere.

"Who could it be? Who has the ability to kill someone of the same level in seconds?"

The Jindan elder roared in a resounding voice, causing the leaves of the ancient trees outside the thatched cottage to fall in all directions, and the disciples standing guard at various outposts were all frightened.

The previous survivor crawled back at this time and reported again with his head on the ground.

"Grandmaster, that Senior Brother Hao also told me that the guardian behind him wants to make a deal with you two, and will ambush us in the woods at noon tomorrow."

"Bastard thing!"

The Jindan old man slapped the man away again, and was so angry that he couldn't even speak.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

The middle-aged Jindan next to him couldn't help but ask questions.

"Guardian? That foundation-building cultivator said that the guardian behind him is probably a Jindan cultivator, right?"

The old Jindan master also had a bad feeling. Being a guardian in the Jindan stage was a standard requirement for top-level strength.

Could it be that the Star-Swallowing Sect has been targeted by the top-level power?

The two were horrified.

Even though they and several other sects of the same period were all searching for Master Yuxing's secret treasure, they kept the secret very low-key, and most of the disciples in the sect actually didn't know what they were doing and only followed orders.

Moreover, anyone who enters the Star-Swallowing Mountains will be infested with demonic insects and their lives will be controlled by the Golden Core Ancestor. They will need to collect the antidote on time every seven days.

In seven days, with the cultivation level of the following people, they simply cannot get out of the Star-Swallowing Mountains!

Several other companies also have their own means to strictly control information from being leaked.

The demon sects used every possible means, and the disciples below were like animals, completely tools of the high-level cultivators. Now that they suddenly heard that the guardian of the big sect had intervened, how could they not panic?

If the news about Yuxing Zhenjun's secret treasure were to leak out, they would have no chance of competing with these old forces.

"Wait a minute, I think this matter seems to remain to be seen."

The middle-aged Jindan put himself in the other party's shoes and felt that if the other party was a top-level sect, there would be no need to do such a thing.

According to the nature of the demons, they would directly send a large army over to wipe out all the sects that knew about the situation, without letting any news leak out, and then they would occupy the place and enjoy it all by themselves.

Why are you still thinking about making a deal?

To be honest, are they worthy of doing business with the top sects?
Both of them were self-aware and figured out the key points immediately.

Maybe the other party is cheating me.

"Brother Hong, in my opinion, we should wait and see what happens. There is no need to be led by the other party. If they say they want to trade face to face, then they should trade face to face. Do they really think they are just walking the dog?"

"Yeah, that's true."

Although the old Jindan man has a bad temper, he is still cautious and will not listen to everything the other party says.

The surviving disciple below was knocked dizzy by the slap from the ancestor and had just recovered.

"Ancestor, he also said that he wanted to trade some information about the Zhoutian Star Body with you."

"!!!"

They were both startled at the same time and turned their heads together.

"Can you fucking finish it in one breath!"

The old Jindan man was about to hit someone again, but was stopped by the middle-aged Jindan man, who shouted at him.

"What else do you have to say? Say it all at once, don't let out one fart after another!"

The disciple lowered his head in grievance.

"No more, I have finished speaking."

"Oh!"

The head on his neck shattered like a watermelon and was blown up by his own ancestor from a distance!

"Drag it down and clean it up."

Two guards immediately walked in from outside the door, dragged the headless body away, and cleaned up the ground.

"Brother Hong, the information about the Zhoutian star body! After so many years, we finally have a clue!"

The indifference of these two people is obvious. They don't care about the life or death of their disciples at all, as if they were just killing a beast.

But after hearing the key information, everyone became excited.

The old Jindan man paced back and forth in the thatched cottage excitedly, unable to hide his trembling heart.

"The Zhoutian Star Body, this is the spirit body that the Purple Star Ring Spirit specifically asked for. If we can really bring it over, won't it be easy for us to capture that old thing?"

"That's right, that weapon spirit has gone crazy. He only wants to possess a human body. However, due to his innate weapon spirit body, he cannot possess an innate spirit body with different attributes. Only the legendary Zhoutian star body meets the requirement!"

The Zhoutian Star Body, the darling of the legendary star power, is celebrated by all the stars when it is born. It automatically absorbs star power to grow on a daily basis. It can steadily improve its cultivation even without practicing. The most obvious sign is its powerful magic power, which far exceeds that of its peers!

It’s like the difference between the top three grades of golden elixir and the lower three grades of golden elixir!

Back then, the spirit of the Zichen Star Ring specifically asked them to find this kind of body after they got out, but they had secretly issued a reward for so many years and there was no news at all.

This legendary spirit is so rare that it is impossible to find it and no one has even heard of it.

Now, just on the eve of the Yuxing secret hideout, they suddenly learned of a clue. How could they not be excited?
The middle-aged Jindan gritted his teeth and thought that if this was the case, then it was not impossible to take a risk.

"Brother Hong, I will go there in person tomorrow and meet with that guardian to see what they are up to!"

"Hey, my dear brother, you stay here and guard our base camp. I will go and investigate."

"How can that be? Leave this kind of running errands to me, and you should be in charge of the base camp."

"My cultivation is higher than yours. If the guardian has bad intentions, I have a greater chance of escaping. This is safer."

The two of them suddenly started fighting over something.

After a while, no one wanted to miss it, so they decided to go together.

If they go together, they can look after each other and won't be overwhelmed when encountering problems. Both of them will have peace of mind and don't have to suspect each other. It's the best of both worlds.

As for the base camp here in the Star-Swallowing Mountains, it is already very remote, so it won't be long before we leave and nothing will go wrong.

Noon the next day.

dense forest.

Teams of black-clad men were dispersed behind the trees on guard. Each of them was well-trained and one could tell at a glance that they were the elite among the elite, and were not comparable to the guerrillas from ordinary sects.

Right in front of him, Senior Brother Hao was standing with a tall and sinister-looking man, his figure slightly leaning back.

"Nephew Hao, it seems that the young master has high hopes for you when he sends you out of the mountain this time. He intends to use the Star-Swallowing Mountains to train you in advance. I will also record and report all your performances truthfully, and strive to satisfy the young master after seeing them."

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Protector. I will definitely behave well."

"Ah."

The sinister man nodded, in a businesslike manner, turned his head to look at the opposite side, and said softly, "Coming."

Senior Brother Hao next to him and all the men in black behind him were all on alert, ready for battle.

"Whoa whoa whoa~"

The people on the opposite side were also wearing black clothes, but they were loose black robes, which formed a sharp contrast with the black tights here.

The old Jindan cultivator named Hong took the lead and sensed this side repeatedly. After finding that there was only the sinister man and another Jindan cultivator, he felt a little relieved.

"I am the Master Hongdong of the Star Swallowing Sect. I don't know who you are and why you are killing my disciples of the Star Swallowing Sect?"

This guy took the initiative right from the start, obviously wanting to be right first so that it would be easier to bargain during the transaction.

The sinister man chuckled and glanced casually behind the woods opposite.

"Where's the other fellow Taoist? Stop hiding it, let's come out together!"

The old man who was the Jindan master, Hongdong Zhenren, remained silent. A man walked out from behind him. He was the middle-aged Jindan master of the sect.

"I am the True Man of Swallowing Stars, Zhilian. Nice to meet you, Brother Dao."

The sinister man nodded, casually glanced at the scattered soldiers all over the mountain opposite, a trace of contempt inadvertently flashed across his eyes, and he did not explain why he killed people, but introduced himself directly.

"My Dharma name is Yinjizi, you can just call me Yin Hufa, there is no need to be so particular."

"So you are the Yin Protector. I wonder what sect you are from? We don't seem to have heard of you."

"It doesn't matter which sect or school you belong to. What matters is that I have the information you want!"

"and many more!"

The middle-aged Jindan man, also known as Zhilian Zhenren from the Swallowing Star Sect, suddenly had a spark in his mind and blurted out the question.

"What is your relationship with the guardian Wu?"

The corners of Yin Protector's mouth curled up slightly, with a hint of surprise.

"Oh? You're not slow in reacting! I can tell you the truth. Guardian Wu and I work for the same master. He is currently on duty somewhere else. If there is a chance in the future, you will meet again."

"really!"

The Star-Swallowing Sect's Hongdong Patriarch and Zhilian Zhenren looked at each other and remembered the last time when the Dharma Protector Wu broke into Zhenjun Yuxing's secret hideout and had a fight with them.

Jiuyou Gate!
That great demonic sect that was wiped out in the State of Chu, after a quick meeting back then, they finally came to visit us after such a long time!
"I am here on behalf of the Jiuyou Sect to make a deal with you. I will exchange the information about the Zhoutian Star Body for the information hidden in your Yuxing. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)