True Immortal Yi Jue watched Feng Jun manipulate the "gazing array," not for the first or second time, and felt quite curious, but because of Feng Jun’s previous remarks, she wouldn’t ask if he didn’t say anything.

This time was no different. Feng Jun was there casting his techniques, while she quietly observed.

After a short while, Feng Jun’s body suddenly trembled, and he pointed, "I feel... that place seems to be the Sky-gazing Mirror."

True Immortal Yi Jue looked in that direction, but saw nothing. She wanted to extend her divine sense, but worried it might attract others’ attention.

So she took out the spirit grass of the Wood User and pointed, "What kind of place is that?"

The aura of the Wood User penetrated the ground, and soon reported back a consciousness, "Two hundred thousand miles away, protected by a combat spiritual wood array, it should be a forbidden ground, and I can’t go in."

True Immortal Yi Jue couldn’t hold back anymore, "Mountain Master Feng, may I use your array to help you gaze?"

She had watched Feng Jun use his hand techniques many times and memorized them completely, but the incantations still needed to be passed on directly by him.

Feng Jun was quite generous. Actually, his array was encrypted, so sharing the hand techniques and incantations was no problem.

After Yi Jue memorized them, she blinked and laughed, "If I reverse-analyze the array, you can’t blame me."

Feng Jun waved his hand indifferently, "If you can reverse-engineer the array, that’s your skill. Quickly, help me take a look."

"Well, it truly is amazing," Yi Jue performed the techniques, her eyes lit up, "I also have a feeling that it is the Sky-gazing Mirror... Oh, it actually has fluctuations? Is it because of the term ’Sky-gazing Mirror’? Indeed, it moved again."

Feng Jun quickly stopped her, "Don’t keep shouting, it could be troublesome if the owner notices."

"I suspect this object can’t be refined in a short time," Yi Jue shook her head; however, she followed his advice and looked in another direction, "Let me gaze at other energies."

In fact, Yi Jue’s use of the gazing array was far more effective than Feng Jun’s. She could roughly judge what those heaven-defying objects might be and determine their approximate distances.

Feng Jun wasn’t in the mood to praise her but contemplated with a frown, "Do I have such a big grudge with the Lingmu Sect?"

Was it just because of a disagreement in deduction that they intended to ambush and abduct?

True Immortal Yi Jue tried looking in other directions with the gazing array, soon curbing her curiosity. She stopped and looked at Feng Jun, "If I’m correct, it should be because they fancy your Soul Confinement Art!"

So that’s what it was! Feng Jun was a bit helpless, smiling wryly, "I thought you insisted on coming to the Lingmu Sect out of personal interests, but it turns out... I never expected this."

"Of course I have personal interests," True Immortal Yi Jue didn’t deny this, "Spirit plants and spirit woods are natural enemies, but I know the Lingmu Sect emphasizes combat, always trying to incorporate heavenly power into the combat of spirit woods."

Feng Jun had never heard of using heavenly power in combat but the more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

Using spirit wood in combat was extremely fearsome, especially when forming a battle array. An entire forest region could be mobilized, the combat strength absurdly strong, absolutely not something a few cultivators could withstand.

Feng Jun had heard that although the Spirit Plant Path didn’t emphasize combat, its combat strength was fairly formidable, not inferior to the Lingmu Sect. However, trying to confront the Lingmu Sect was quite difficult, mainly because of these spirit wood battle formations.

The continuous forest was almost like a semblance of heavenly power, and if they could further borrow heavenly power, wouldn’t they be invincible? Feng Jun felt Yi Jue’s speculation was logically sound.

He even suddenly had an idea—perhaps bring two spirit woods to guard Earth?

But in the next moment, he discarded the thought, focusing on more pressing matters, "Don’t they realize this idea is difficult to achieve?"

"Having an idea should lead to exploration," True Immortal Yi Jue spoke objectively; she herself was a hands-on type, "Whether it can be realized isn’t important, the process is, and you... can help them accelerate this process."

Feng Jun didn’t want to argue with her; what he cared about was, "I want to know if this is an individual action or a sect action."

"Individual action," Yi Jue replied without hesitation, as a researcher, she clearly understood which research projects a sect might support, "Someone in the Lingmu Sect attempted it before, with poor results, so it’s like Taixu Sect’s tactic to solidify qi into strength."

Solidifying qi into strength... Feng Jun nodded, indicating he understood, "Any more futile efforts would be mocked, right? So the opponents we face will be easier to deal with."

He wanted revenge but was reluctant to face the entire Lingmu Sect, which boasted over a hundred Nascent Soul level members.

True Immortal Yi Jue had similar concerns and nodded, "In any case, it’s better to first lock onto one."

Next, the two began to inquire about the area protected by the Combat Lingmu, trying to figure out its purpose.

However, the inquiry process was not smooth. The disciples of the Lingmu Sect wouldn’t discuss it with outsiders, and non-Lingmu cultivators knew very little about these secrets. As they inquired, they even attracted the attention of a Nascent Soul True Immortal. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Fortunately, this True Immortal was only at the initial stage and didn’t see through Yi Jue’s disguise. Moreover, he was quite reasonable. After hearing their explanation that they just wanted to know about forbidden areas to avoid them, he only fined them two hundred mid-grade spirits.

He warned them, "It’s enough to know where the forbidden areas are in the Lingmu Sect. How dare you inquire about the details? I’m just accommodating you because I know how hard it is for loose cultivators, but if it were someone else, you might have been captured as spies."

The two dared not stay long and hurriedly left the Lingmu Sect. They then released the Tong Family Siblings, asking them to gather information—doing such work doesn’t necessarily require high cultivation, the key is finding the right people.

The Tong Family Siblings were immediately confident, saying, "Fighting we cannot do, but gathering information is no problem at all."

It turned out they had previously visited the Lingmu Sect, so this time it was very convenient for them. The Tong brother even wanted to borrow a thousand mid-grade spirits from Feng Jun, saying he needed to "stock up" at the Lingmu Sect.

Of course, stocking up was a pretense, gathering information was the real task. Upon hearing this, Yi Jue promptly offered to cover the thousand mid-grade spirits—the Lingmu and Spirit Plant factions, although opposed, each possessed resources the other lacked, and occasionally made purchases from each other.

Indeed, specialization matters. The siblings only took three days to clearly delineate all the forbidden areas within the sect, including their uses and who was in charge.

Yi Jue was taken aback by the comprehensive chart they provided and shook her head, "This information seems like... I could have found it at home."

Feng Jun couldn’t help but roll his eyes, thinking, are you really that out of touch? Yet he still smiled and nodded, "Keeping it from others is also good; many things have traces to follow, which ensures maximum secrecy."

"I didn’t expect you to be so good at comforting people," Yi Jue gave him a deep look before returning to the chart, "...the place for grafting and repairing Combat Lingmu, it’s really difficult to access."

It’s not just hard to access; more challenging is that there are five to six Nascent Soul True Immortals and two Nascent Soul Level Lingmu there. Even Feng Jun, with his lofty self-esteem, didn’t believe he could infiltrate for revenge under such conditions.

In fact, with Nascent Soul Level Lingmu, infiltration was a pipe dream; openly confronting them might even seem more viable.

Yi Jue was more confident than him, "First, we need to determine in whose hands the Speculator is, then we can make a targeted plan."

However, gathering such information was beyond the capabilities of the Tong Family Siblings. A Golden Core gathering information on a Nascent Soul, especially within their sect, was akin to begging for trouble.

Initially, Yi Jue intended to handle it herself, but after circling the area for three days, she had to leave—because the Lingmu Sect disciples were quite vigilant. If she lingered in any spot for more than two hours, she’d be driven away immediately.

After being expelled twice, she changed her aura and attire and returned, only to be expelled again. She definitely wouldn’t gamble on the probability of a fourth expulsion—the more one gets noticed, the higher the risk of exposure.

Approximately fifty thousand li away from that place, she reunited with Feng Jun. The two arrived at a small town, releasing a little Golden Core Journey and pretending to be small tradespeople.

Inside, they stared at each other in silence, rendering them at a loss for words. After a long pause, Yi Jue sighed deeply, "If it doesn’t work out, I’ll have to use personal connections to ask a senior brother from the Taixu Sect for insights."

She had been reluctant to mention her connection with the Taixu Sect, but now she had no other choice.

If she contacted someone from the Spirit Plant Sect for information, given the poor relationship between the two, her motive would be obvious—especially when she, the ambushed victim, was from the Spirit Plant Sect.

Feng Jun pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "If they ask why, what will you say?"

True Immortal Yi Jue frowned slightly and responded bluntly, "If I don’t tell them, what can they do? They have to help!"

During her time at the Taixu Sect, she was known for her forthrightness, and no one dared to criticize her. She couldn’t believe things would be different at the Spirit Plant Sect.

Feng Jun, however, shook his head, illustrating a clear difference between them. Though both disliked owing favors, he still maintained a respectful demeanor when asking for help.

He wasn’t used to her attitude, and after contemplating, he decisively declared, "Never mind, I’ll handle it."

"You?" True Immortal Yi Jue was surprised, wondering if he could manage where she couldn’t.

"Just a little danger," Feng Jun said, producing the Qi Observing Formation, "Didn’t you say calling its name incites some resonance? I’ll call it several times to see if its fluctuations alert the holder."

(To be continued, summon monthly tickets.)