Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 546 Heading Towards the Tiger's Den

Having faith means having a messenger.

However, Wei Xi did not choose to chase after them, since the cloud boat was full of cultivators, and even the slightest movement would attract attention.

Besides, the mysterious messenger has probably already disappeared.

Wei Xi closed the cabin door again and then picked up the letter.

Upon opening the letter, two lines of unremarkable handwriting came into view, indicating that the writer intended to conceal their identity completely.

"Don't protect I Qiyu. Fang Jiuchen saw the divination result; it's a dead end."

Wei Xi's fingers traced back and forth across the two lines of text as he pondered the writer's identity and purpose.

"According to the information revealed in the letter, Fang Jiuchen made such a big commotion to remind me?"

"No, Fang Jiuchen probably only knows that the Hehuan Sect has approached the Qingcheng Sect. He wants to warn the entire team, which is why he went so far as to stop us in public and even set up a pretext."

However, from just two lines of text, Wei Xi gained a preliminary understanding of the writer's identity.

First of all, this person is unlikely to be Fang Jiuchen, as people's subconscious way of addressing others is easily overlooked.

Secondly, how could Fang Jiuchen, as a disciple of the Hehuan Sect, understand the divination results calculated by the sect leader of the Tiandimen Sect? In other words, there must be at least one other person responsible for interpreting the divination.

“The person who wrote the letter, Fang Jiuchen, and the person who interpreted the divination were the three people.”

"After Fang Jiuchen was ordered back, he will definitely face punishment and will no longer be able to engage in any underhanded tactics. They quickly narrowed their focus from the entire Qingcheng Sect team to me. This suggests that one of the remaining two may be a high-ranking member of the Hehuan Sect."

Wei Xi placed the letter on top of the candle, letting the flames lick the letter.

"Elder Di is the head of the Hehuan Sect? And these two are so old, yet they still study divination?"

Wei Xi was amused by his own thoughts. These two were the ones most afraid of something happening to Qi Yu, so they were the least likely to be the three who sent him the message.

"Even Qi Yu is more likely to write to me than these two. Maybe he just wants to do something away from people's eyes."

But Wei Xi had met E Qiyu, and this person really seemed mentally unstable. Could he really be capable of evading the many eyes and ears around him and passing on the message?

After destroying all the burnt-out ashes, Wei Xi changed his approach.

"The key is the person who can read the divination. If such a person truly exists, he is probably a disciple of the Heaven and Earth Sect. This person not only has access to the secrets of Sect Leader Tuoba, but also has connections with someone from the Joyful Union Sect."

"In that case, things will be much easier. We can let Lian Gouhan investigate in secret."

Everyone has their own expertise, and Lian Gouhan was indeed exceptionally gifted in information gathering.

"This letter was sent to get rid of the people around Eqiyu. I wonder if it was written by a traitor within the Hehuan Sect."

Wei Xi was wide awake at the moment. One wave of trouble followed another, how could she possibly fall asleep?

Theoretically speaking, Wei Xi could have simply paid lip service and done less in the matter of E Qiyu, so that this murky water wouldn't have gotten to her.

Wei Xi was genuinely curious about what exactly the "Eyes of the Mortal World" were. She couldn't let anything happen to E Qiyu before she understood its mysteries.

Having grasped the bottom line, Wei Xi took a deep breath and began to organize his complex thoughts. His first priority upon entering the Yin-Yang boundary of Dieji Mountain was to ensure Qin Feng's successful Core Formation, while also paving the way for Wei Xi's own cultivation. Originally, Wei Xi planned to stay by Qin Feng's side constantly, but unexpectedly, he had been burdened with this responsibility.

“My language is an uncontrollable factor... It seems I should keep a proper distance from Qin Feng.”

The second matter was to uncover the secrets surrounding E Qiyu. His ability to peel away the ancient symbols on the Yin-Yang energy explained why the disciples of the Hehuan Sect were not troubled by romantic entanglements. Wei Xi, however, intended to use this ability to evade the pursuit of the Heavenly Dao.

After all, feeding all the Yin and Yang energy she had come into contact with to [Tethering Silk] wasn't exactly a sophisticated method. Changes in the total amount of Yin and Yang energy are always more noticeable. If the "experience" attached to the Yin and Yang energy (referring to Wei Xi's experiences here) could be directly destroyed, Wei Xi's whereabouts would only become more secretive.

This situation requires a flexible approach, as E Qiyu faces obstruction from a traitor within the Hehuan Sect and a trio with unclear motives. Wei Xi is outnumbered and outmatched, making it difficult to guarantee his safe escape.

Considering that Wei Xi is a man of integrity to some extent, I should save Qi Yu's life unless absolutely necessary.

Taking money to do things is also one of Wei's virtues!

"I just wonder what the scenery inside Dieji Mountain is like? Why do none of the cultivators who formed their core here have any related memories?"

Wei Xi formed her core in the Abyss outside Deadwater City, and she did not lose her memories of when she formed her core.

However, Wei Xi's situation is somewhat special: objectively speaking, the Zhongyuan outside Deadwater City has been modified by Zuo Fei and others, and perhaps the mechanism for erasing memories has been corrected; subjectively speaking, Wei Xi's Dao is very likely left behind by "himself in the future," which is unprecedented.

Thus, Wei Xi was unsure whether the memory erasure mechanism was common to all the Abysses or whether his own case was simply unconvincing.

Moreover, there's the variable of ancient demonic beasts. The demonic beasts of the Eastern Yi were able to create such a mess in the Bone Reef Sea, and the demonic beasts here might also lose their power in the Dieji Mountain.

Thinking of this, Wei Xi immediately spread out paper and pen and wrote letters to Qin Feng and Lian Gouhan respectively. After the ink dried, he put the two letters into brocade pouches.

After confirming that no evidence had been left in the room, Wei Xi tidied himself up and, carrying the brocade pouch, went to Lian Gou's cabin.

Unexpectedly, he found no one there. After a moment's thought, Wei Xi walked towards the dining room.

I could hear laughter coming from the dining room in the distance. When I went in, I saw about a dozen people sitting around the tables in twos and threes. Some were drinking and chatting, while others were playing cards.

Lian Gouyan was drinking with two unfamiliar cultivators. The two were quite drunk, and one of them had a wet sleeve.

The Qingcheng Sect has few disciples, and the cloud boat is large. Apart from the disciples of Linchuan Pavilion, there are also a few disciples of Huaixin Sect.

With a respectable reputation within the sect, the junior disciples didn't have many opportunities to interact privately. Lian Gou was skilled with words and had a silver tongue, so he was well-liked everywhere and it wouldn't be surprising if he had a couple of drinking buddies from the Huai Xin Sect.

Intelligence work requires talents like Lian Gouhan.

Lian Gouyan hadn't drunk any alcohol, so he naturally saw Wei Xi float in like a ghost. He coaxed the two disciples of the Huaixin Sect to drink two more cups before making an excuse to get more wine and leave.

"Aren't you going to prepare for things in the mortal realm? Is there something you want to tell me?"

Wei Xi handed the brocade pouch to Lian Gouhan, saying, "Open it when no one is around, and you'll understand."

Lian Gouyan tucked the brocade pouch into his clothes, patted his chest, and said, "You can trust me to handle things. You and Qin Feng just need to be careful!"

Wei Xi nodded and replied, "I know what I'm doing. Take it easy. It's not good to get too drunk right now."

Lian Gou Lan grinned, "These two have had quite a few laughs. When you get back, you'll have plenty of snacks to go with your drinks."

I really need to exercise; I'm writing too slowly, even the smallest things take me ages to write… I haven't had an appetite since I got back, just sleeping all day… I need to pull myself together tomorrow! I had a really exciting dream last night, it could practically be a novel!