Chapter 220 Nuan Yangyu's Response
Over the past year, Mo Juren has been immersed in improving his cultivation in preparation for the Foundation Establishment Pill, and has almost forgotten to pay attention to the Medicine Sect inheritance in the Mo family's ancestral land. Could it be...

So he immediately answered,

"Of course I know. The 'gu seller' in Huifeng Valley of Quling City is very powerful and has a mysterious organization. Even the mortals in Lanzhou may have heard of it."

Wang Zhuo nodded and said,
"That's right. We have recently been investigating the missing independent cultivators and unexpectedly received a piece of news that some of them deliberately faked their disappearance. In fact, they have all gathered under the banner of the Gu seller."

Wang Zhuo then glanced at Mo Juren and found that he was indeed shocked.

Mo Juren was indeed a little alarmed, because he had already guessed Diao Yuanzheng's purpose.

Then Wang Zhuo continued,

"According to the reliable information we have received and the investigations we have conducted in the past few days, we have discovered that these people are under the arrangement of Diao Yuanzheng. They intend to take advantage of the chaos in the Ascension Conference to do something big!"

Mo Juren frowned and did not respond. Then Wang Zhuo deliberately lowered his voice and said mysteriously,
"From all the signs, if we are not mistaken, Diao Yuanzheng should have discovered a relic of a cultivation site or a cave! And he is trying to crack it!"

Mo Juren sighed inwardly. It seemed that just as he expected, the place where the Medicine Sect was passed down had been discovered by them.

So he was shocked on the surface, but he couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart. After thinking for a while, he asked,
"Isn't Diao Yuanzheng a foundation-building cultivator? Since he discovered such a great opportunity, why didn't he explore and crack it himself? Instead, he tried his best to gather scattered cultivators, which led to the news leaking out?"

Wang Zhuo analyzed,
"If it is so easy to obtain, why would we, the casual Qi-refining cultivators, have any chance? The place that Diao Yuanzheng discovered is definitely not so easy to explore."

"Even if he is a foundation-building cultivator, he is still not strong enough, so he has no choice but to ask us, the independent cultivators, to help him."

"Moreover, they are secretly gathering scattered cultivators. I'm afraid they are afraid that if the matter is leaked to a large extent, it will attract too many cultivators and be detrimental to their harvest."

"It can be seen that even if there is danger in that place, it is limited. Otherwise, I am afraid they would have mobilized a large number of independent cultivators to help them explore the way."

"Because of this, we all think that this trip is a chance amid danger, and we plan to go and find out what's going on. Only my third brother... is too cautious, so he is unwilling to accompany us."

After saying that, Wang Zhuo turned to Zhang Xing and said,
"Third brother, tell me yourself, why did you change your mind after meeting Fellow Daoist Zhang?"

Zhang Xing muttered,
"...What you said is...exaggerated, as if I, the third brother, am very fickle. Since I have made up my mind to go, I will definitely not be indecisive."

"It's just that when I think about the last time we dealt with the iron-toothed bird in the woods, Fellow Daoist Zhang was quite powerful and had excellent medical skills. I have a personal experience of this,"

"That's why I asked Big Brother to ask if Brother Zhang is interested in going with us."

Wang Zhuo laughed,

"Zhang Daoyou, you heard it too. Not only my third brother, but I, too, have a deep memory of Zhang Daoyou's strength. If Zhang Daoyou joins us,

"It will definitely not be a burden to everyone, but will add strength to this trip. What do you think, Brother Zhang?" Mo Juren thought to himself. This was just like a pillow being delivered when he was about to fall asleep. He was thinking about how to respond, but then he changed his mind and asked,
"It's not that I don't trust you, but Diao Yuanzheng is a genuine foundation-building cultivator. Even if we really go there, can we still gain any advantage from a foundation-building cultivator?"

Wang Zhuo and the others smiled at each other and said to Mo Juren,

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, it is understandable that you ask this question. However, with the cultivation level of the five of us, not to mention that we are at the peak of the Qi Refining Stage, at least if we work together, we have dealt with countless Foundation Establishment Stage monsters."

"When we unite, we are stronger. This is the confidence of our Five Friends of Mengshan. It is easy for us to escape from the hands of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator."

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, don't worry at all. The five of us will promise to advance and retreat together with you. Only after we ensure that everyone's lives are safe, will we test the depth of that opportunity."

Having said that, Mo Juren had no more questions, so he joined the Mengshan Five Friends. The six of them left Mengshan and headed straight towards Jiayuan City in the northwest.

The six people were traveling in the mountains, so naturally they were not as fast as Mo Juren who was driving the flying boat. Moreover, Qin Xiaorong, who was the slowest, basically determined the speed bottleneck of the entire team.

After spending a day and a night, they arrived at the west side of Jiayuan City and began searching.

According to Wang Zhuo, they only knew the approximate location of Diao Yuanzheng's men's activities, but as long as they found a cultivator nearby, that would definitely be where the target was.

Mo Juren actually wanted to take them straight to the Mo family's ancestral land in Baoyuntai a long time ago, but doing so would be tantamount to revealing his own identity.

So he could only pretend not to know and cooperate with the task arranged by Wang Zhuo. He was assigned an area to be responsible for the search.

Meanwhile, Mo Juren secretly took out the Nuan Yang Jade and kept an eye on it to see if it would change. If Diao Yuanzheng and the Gu seller entered the inheritance land, the jade might react.

Things turned out just as Mo Juren guessed. Just when Wang Zhuo and others were searching in vain and were about to move north, Mo Juren suddenly felt a change in the Nuan Yang Jade. It actually emitted a faint light and warmth on its own!
He quickly took it into his arms, and then said to his eldest brother Wang Zhuo and others,
"Fellow Daoist Wang, I am somewhat familiar with the area around Jiayuan City. It is not a good idea to explore it piece by piece like you did. I know there is a high mountain nearby. If we climb up the mountain and look far ahead, we may be able to find the place faster."

The second brother Xie Hong also echoed,

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, what you said makes sense. Brother, I saw on the map that there is a mountain called 'Baoyuntai' in the southwest direction. How about we explore there first?"

Wang Zhuo saw that the other three had no objections, so he said,

"Then follow what my second brother and Fellow Daoist Zhang said. Let's go to Baoyuntai first!"

Mo Juren smiled slightly, and then, as everyone gradually approached Baoyuntai, they soon discovered something unusual.

There were many signs of exploration in the nearby mountains and fields, including felled trees, ashes from campfires, places of residence, and so on.

Following these traces, everyone quickened their pace to search, and soon found the traces of the monks at the foot of Baoyuntai Mountain. There were actually people standing guard!
(End of this chapter)