"More aggressive?!"
Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly and he said thoughtfully:
"Yes, the bet raised by the solo traveler this time is indeed a bit too big..."
Public fights are a common way for immortal cultivators to resolve conflicts, and they usually lead to good results.
But this time, the independent travelers wanted the GCC to stake out the two mineral veins in Suiyu Mountain and several black gold mineral veins on the border of Fangzhou.
It can be said that this is the most important industry in the GCC besides Cangjiang Lingmai and its own chamber of commerce, and its value is inestimable.
Correspondingly, the Dubu Alliance also made an equal bet, which was even slightly better in value, turning this battle into a huge bet.
"It's not just big, it's just a desperate move."
Master Haihe shook his head and sighed:
"That's why I don't want to take this gambling fight."
"Our strength is only so strong. We shouldn't have too much appetite. We can't hold on to too many things. In the end, even if we win, the benefits will be limited."
"But once we lose, the accumulation of nearly a hundred years will be wiped out at once. The price is too heavy."
When Zhang Yao heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly and expressed his agreement.
In an important place like Suiyu Mountain, if there is no foundation-building master in charge, there will be desperate people who come to dig and steal the ore every three days.
As for the overall strength of the GCC, it is still more than inferior to the One Step Alliance. It would be good if it can maintain its current basic position.
"Then what exactly does the request that the leader just mentioned require me to do?"
Zhang Yao asked.
"Is such that……"
Master Haihe pondered for a moment before slowly speaking:
"The Dubu Pedestrian has a rare treasure in his hand, called the 'Blue Jade', which he uses to suppress the formation of the Dubu Alliance's main altar. It is usually closely guarded."
"However, in the past few days, because he has behaved quite strangely, and often stays alone and disappears inexplicably, it has caused a certain amount of chaos in the Dobu League general forum."
"According to the secret report of my secret agent, the guard and supervision of Canglan Baoyu in the Dubu League have also become somewhat lax..."
When Zhang Yao heard this, he understood instantly.
The real goal of the foundation-building spy lurking in the Dubu Alliance is probably not to gather information, but to wait for the opportunity from the beginning to create opportunities to seize the blue jade.
Master Haihe had most likely been eyeing the blue jade in the Dubu Alliance a long time ago, but it was only now that he finally had the opportunity to seize it.
As for Feng Dujuan's matter, it became irrelevant. It was just an excuse to delay time.
"...I probably understand what the guild leader means."
Zhang Yao spoke slowly and in a calm tone:
"Your secret spy chose to contact you at this time. He should be confident that he can steal the jade, right?"
"But just because he can exploit loopholes to steal it doesn't mean he can arrogantly leave with the blue jade, so you need someone to go and join him."
"Yes, your guess is correct."
Master Haihe nodded and said in a sincere tone:
"I know that this matter is extremely risky, but no one in the meeting can accomplish it except you."
"First of all, you are a newly promoted Foundation Establishment Master, and you have hardly interacted with other colleagues. Your mana aura and divine soul aura are unfamiliar to the Dubu Alliance, and you can completely disguise yourself as a visitor from another country. "
"The main altar of the Dubu Alliance, 'Yuanshan City', is also a large and prosperous city. It welcomes outside foundation-building monks."
"Secondly, your strength is strong enough. Even if something unexpected happens during the handover, it will not be difficult to escape smoothly."
As he spoke, he paused for a moment and then said in a deep voice:
"As long as you are willing to make a trip, I will give you 30,000 contribution points, and the high-level spiritual weapon 'The Cord of Life and Death' will also be given to you!"
"In addition, you want to ask for the essence and blood of the water attribute foundation-building spirit beast, and it will also be taken care of by me. I will go out to negotiate the terms with Elder Zhuo Miao, and I will pay the price!"
"The guild leader really thinks too highly of me."
Zhang Yao waved his hand and said:
"I know exactly how much I weigh."
"In order to openly fight against each other, there are probably more than a dozen foundation-building masters gathered in the Dubu League's general forum at the moment, not to mention the prestigious Dubulu disciples sitting in charge."
"With my little strength, if my whereabouts are exposed, I will definitely have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth..."
It can be seen that Master Haihe is determined to get the 'blue jade', no matter the cost.
The reward he offered was generous, and Zhang Yao was indeed tempted, but the higher the reward, the greater the risk.
He is no match for a lone traveler, not to mention there are more than a dozen foundation-building monks besieging him. I am afraid that Master Yuwen, who is known as the number one foundation-building monk, may not be able to escape unscathed when he comes.
Sneaking into a local lair would result in him being shattered to pieces if he made the slightest mistake, so he was very polite and insensitive.
"No, you are wrong."
With a hint of urgency in his tone, Master Haihe explained continuously:
"First, after the blue jade is stolen, the formation of the Dubu Alliance General Forum lacks the core suppression object, and its power will be greatly weakened, and it will not be able to stop you at all."
"As long as you move fast enough, those dozen Foundation Establishment Masters won't have time to catch up with you, let alone launch a siege."
"Second, I will lead Master Peng and Fairy Yuanmeng to pick you up nearby, and I will not let you fight alone."
"After you get it, if you accidentally leak your treasure and trigger the pursuit of the Dubu Alliance, then just send out a signal and we will immediately break the formation. With the inside and outside working together, it will not be difficult to escape."
When Zhang Yao heard this, his expression relaxed a little, and he began to consider the matter carefully.
If it is true as Master Haihe said, then the risk of this trip has been reduced to nine out of ten. Although there is still a certain risk, it is within the controllable range.
Most of the dozen or so foundation builders of the Dubu Alliance are only in their early stages. If he joins forces with Zhenren Haihe, Peng Yuexian, and Fairy Yuanmeng, at least escaping will not be a problem.
"Um……"
He thought for a while and then asked cautiously:
"Master, are you sure that the secret spy you planted can successfully steal the blue jade?"
"This is the core treasure that suppresses the Dobu Alliance's main altar formation. Once it is taken away, I am afraid that it will be noticed immediately..."
"Don't worry about this."
Master Haihe had already expected it and said calmly:
"Perhaps you can also guess that I have been secretly planning this matter for more than a day or two."
"In the hands of that secret spy, I have a set of related treasures that I have prepared a long time ago. There is no problem in hiding it for a while at least."
"This blank period is enough for you to leave Yuanshan City with the blue gem."
"……All right."
Zhang Yao nodded and asked several detailed questions in succession, and Master Haihe patiently answered them one by one.
Finally, under the expectant eyes of Master Haihe, Zhang Yao nodded slowly and said:
"With the help of the real person, Taoist friend Peng, and Fairy Yuanmeng, I would be able to take over this matter."
"But I would like to change the reward offered by the guild leader..."
He said, paused, and continued:
"Thirty thousand contribution points are not necessary."
"The way I practice requires more than one type of water-attributed foundation-building monster blood essence. I wonder if the guild master has a way to get more essence blood?"
"Do you need more foundation-building essence and blood?"
Master Haihe was startled for a moment, then hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay, I agree!"
"When things are done, I will get you the second type of water-attribute foundation-building monster blood, but there will be no more. After all, this thing is too rare."
"As for the 30,000 contribution points, you can just take them. There is no reason to take them back according to the conditions I offered."
"good!"
Hearing this, Zhang Yao showed a smile, nodded and said:
"Then I will agree to this matter and let the leader of the meeting ask."
"Okay, then it's a deal!"
Master Haihe was immediately overjoyed and stood up to express his thanks.
Zhang Yao said a few polite words, and after some comfort, his mood calmed down a bit.
"President."
Zhang Yao pondered for a moment, then cautiously said:
"There is one more thing that makes me more doubtful."
"Then why did the Dubu Alliance have seizures earlier or later? Why did they behave strangely and behave abnormally at this time, causing chaos in the Dubu League general forum."
"Say, what if he noticed the secret spy you planted and deliberately set a trap using the blue gem as bait..."
Zhang Yao has lived for nearly three hundred years, and what he doesn't believe the most is unprovoked coincidences in this world.
His suspicion is not unreasonable. If this is really a trap set by a single traveler, then Yuanshan City at this time is completely in a desperate situation.
If this really happened, he would give up the mission immediately. No matter how generous the reward was, it would not be worth his own life.
"this……"
When Master Haihe heard his words, he looked a little hesitant.
The opportunity that he had been waiting for for hundreds of years finally appeared. His mood was ups and downs and he could not calm down. After calming down a little, he also noticed this suspicion.
"What you said makes sense."
Master Haihe pondered:
"However, during this period of time, nothing special seems to be happening within the Dubu Alliance, or even in the entire Dali Cultivation World."
"The only change is probably that Feng Dujuan was caught by you, but she is not an important person, so she will not irritate Dubu Zhenren..."
"Feng Dujuan..."
Zhang Yao was startled for a moment, then suddenly he had an idea and blurted out:
"Soul Rosary!"
The day Feng Dujuan was caught by him happened to be the day when he had collected the energy of soul thoughts before he could pretend to leave and lure the snake out of the hole.
And in the past few months, wasn't the biggest thing that happened in Dali's world of immortality that Tianbao Tower, together with the four major golden elixir forces, issued a mission to collect soul energy?
"Soul Rosary?"
"What's this soul-related rosary about?"
Master Haihe frowned slightly, still a little confused.
"Guild Master!"
Zhang Yao stared straight at Master Haihe in front of him and said in a deep voice:
"I want to know, which one of the four golden elixir forces is keeping the collected soul energy, or is it kept at the headquarters of Tianbao Tower?"
"The four major golden elixir forces don't trust each other, so of course those soul beads are kept at the headquarters of Tianbao Tower..."
As Master Haihe said this, he finally came to his senses and couldn't help but change his expression:
"You mean... the incident involving Du Pedestrian is related to Master Yuwen?"
It took Zhang Yao two months to collect the soul energy, which was already relatively slow.
Many soul beads that have been collected have been sent to the Tianbao Tower headquarters for storage for the use of the 'Breaking Man'.
In other words:
The 'Master Yuwen' who is in charge of Tianbao Tower is qualified to mobilize the energy of these soul thoughts. Even if he secretly embezzles it and deceives others, there is a high probability that no one will find out.
But behind the solitary traveler, the secret supporter is the Yuwen building owner!
"It seems that the guild leader has also thought of this."
Zhang Yao looked solemn and said in a deep voice:
"I suspect that this may not be a coincidence. Even the changes that happened to the single traveler may be related to the energy of the soul."
"After all, this thing, in the final analysis, is a material refined by evil secret methods. It has the ability to pollute the soul and affect the mind..."
He is different from ordinary people in that he is extremely sensitive to everything related to Tianbao Tower and the Five Elements Secret Realm.
Especially the specialness of this time point made him immediately think of something suspicious, and he was wary of it.
"this!"
Master Haihe couldn't help but stood up and paced back and forth in the hall for a long time before suddenly stopping:
"This accusation is no small matter!"
He looked at Zhang Yao and said solemnly:
"Qingxu, you have to know that the Tianbao Tower today is not the Tianbao Tower a hundred years ago. It has a semi-independent posture."
"The person who plays a leading role in this is the current seventh-generation building owner 'Yu Wentai'. He has been in power for many years and has the most say in Tianbao Building."
"If it is really true that he is enriching his own pockets and using the soul energy without authorization, I am afraid it will trigger a conflict between Tianbao Tower and the four major golden elixir forces, and then cause the entire Dali Immortal Cultivation World to be turbulent..."
Such consequences obviously made him fearful and daunting.
The key is that they have no evidence, only some specious speculations.
It is really up to them to come forward to accuse. If the problem is found, it would be fine. Fuhai Sect will naturally come forward and join forces with the other several companies to jointly apply pressure. However, if no problem is found, the price is likely to be something they cannot afford.
The Tianbao Tower led by Master Yuwen may not be able to defeat the Jindan Sect, but is it still unable to deal with a small GCC?
If they make the wrong move in this step, disaster may very well be waiting for them!
"call!"
Zhang Yao took a deep breath and slowly said:
"I understand what the guild leader means."
"However, this matter is not trivial. If we cannot find out the truth about the Dubu Alliance's accident, please forgive me, the leader, for not being able to keep my promise and go to the Dubu Alliance General Forum."
"After all, if Master Yuwen is really involved behind this, then Yuanshan City at this moment is no less than a tiger's nest and a dragon's pool..."
When Master Haihe heard this, his expression suddenly turned ugly.
But for this reason, he couldn't force Zhang Yao to take action. After all, even he himself was intimidated by Yu Wentai, the owner of Tianbao Building.
"How about this!"
Master Haihe thought for a while and then made up his mind:
"There is still a way to verify this!"
"It just so happens that the soul rosary you gave me, I haven't had time to send it to Tianbao Tower, and it is still in my hands..."
(End of chapter)
