Helped Taixu deduce and complete a secret technique? Elder Cang Jing’s mouth moved slightly, not knowing what to say.

In the past, given their relationship, she would have directly asked, "What secret technique did you deduce?" But at this moment, she actually felt a little embarrassed to speak up—wasn’t this supposed to be a task the entire Taixu Sect couldn’t complete...?

Yi Jue’s ability to deduce cultivation techniques is very strong, and Cang Jing has always been aware of this. They’ve even collaborated on some before, but completing a deduction that the entire Taixu Sect couldn’t, that’s truly monstrous.

The Tianqin Plane is not like Earth, outsourcing isn’t popular, especially concerning secret techniques, which are absolutely impossible to pass on to outsiders for deduction. Therefore, what Yi Jue could complete was certainly something the Taixu Sect couldn’t complete on their own.

At this time, she dared not inquire casually, but she could still ask, "Did you two complete it together?"

"I mainly completed it," Yi Jue replied proudly, but in the next moment, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up, revealing an irrepressible hint of a smile, "Of course, he provided some ideas... hehe, Qianxiu are such lazybones!"

Elder Cang Jing rolled her eyes silently: All right, I won’t ask anymore, okay?

The next day at noon, Feng Jun made another trip to Blazing Flame, bringing back two True Immortals from the Jinwu Sect. The three of them chatted away chattering for a while, and then Feng Jun walked out of the quarters, his expression quite unpleasant.

True Immortal Yi Jue was also paying attention to this matter, but previously felt embarrassed to disturb them. Seeing this, she walked out and spoke in a deep voice, "What, no good news from the Jinwu side?"

"Ah, don’t mention it," Feng Jun sighed in frustration, took out a cigarette and lit it, took a few deep puffs, and then exhaled three words, "Stiff mouths..."

After Ouyang Beishan and Xing Shuo were taken to the Jinwu Sect, they attached great importance to the matter—after all, Wan Qing’s body was injured, leaving only a Nascent Soul, and the real culprit has yet to be discovered, which is indeed a loss of face.

So although these two were only accused of ambushing Feng Jun, people were willing to speculate: maybe they were the culprits who harmed Wan Qing.

After being sent to the Jinwu Sect, the Jinwu Emergence Stage True Sage personally inquired, none other than You Xuan True Sage. He took both True Immortals by the collar and asked, why did you go to the Ice Plate, what on earth were you planning?

But Ouyang Beishan and Xing Shuo were really stubborn, insisting, "We went to find Feng Jun, wanting to understand matters about the Void and Void Materials, and since there’s a personal vendetta, isn’t acting discreetly normal?"

You Xuan is an Emergence Stage True Sage, should he choose to, could forcefully soul search these two. However, at this level, it’s uncertain if an Emergence Stage True Sage can achieve very good results soul-searching a True Immortal, very likely nothing could be found.

As a cultivator becomes stronger step by step, their ability to handle unexpected incidents also increases. Dust-clearing soul searches Qi Refinement, Golden Core soul searches Dust-clearing, these are very normal behaviors, even Nascent Soul soul searches Golden Core, which isn’t difficult.

But Emergence Stage soul search Nascent Soul, the difference is very small, Emergence is after the Nascent Soul solidifies, able to travel through the heavens outside the body, unafraid of the sun’s scorching, not fearing the Nine Heavens Fierce Wind, but essentially, it is still a Nascent Soul.

Therefore, Emergence Stage True Sage is also called Emergence True Infant—one who dares not leave the body is not a true Nascent Soul.

Because of this, You Xuan True Sage was unsure whether to forcibly soul search these two—after soul searching, it’s very possible to find actual evidence of the crime, but also very possible to find nothing.

Finding nothing isn’t that important, the key is during a True Sage soul-searching a True Immortal, if nothing is gained, it means the True Immortal will certainly turn into an idiot, or even, the True Immortal could retaliate against the True Sage—the gap in their realms isn’t that large.

You Xuan True Sage isn’t afraid of retaliation, but he really needs to consider: if he forcibly soul searches and these two turn into idiots, then what?

If it were left to Yi Jue, she probably wouldn’t consider the aftermath: then let them become idiots, they ran into my hands, didn’t they?

But You Xuan True Sage didn’t do that, among cultivators, there are all types, he is inclined to be more stable—these two only ambushed Feng Jun, may not have anything to do with Wan Qing, so this matter can’t be handled recklessly.

So he took two days, borrowed a treasure capable of discerning the heavenly machinery, and reran the deduction, only to find that there indeed was some karma between Immortal Wan Qing and these two, but the specifics were still unclear.

At this point, it’s safe to say there’s at least a seventy percent suspicion that Ouyang Beishan and Xing Shuo are the culprits—there are no nonsensical karmas under the heavens, but You Xuan True Sage only informed the head of the Wanhuan Sect, letting them send an Emergence Stage True Sage to discuss handling this matter.

But the Wanhuan Sect indicated that currently, Emergence Stage True Sages can’t spare the time, it would take around one or two years to be more feasible.

The two True Immortals from Jinwu returned with this news, Feng Jun’s frustration was understandable.

But what frustrated him more was, "The ones who ambushed Yi Yun, were they really from the Wanhuan Sect? That’s not quite right."

Elder Cang Jing, upon hearing this, asked in confusion, "Do you have any other suspects?"

"Of course," True Immortal Yi Jue affirmed the statement of supporting Feng Jun, "The place I invited you to is far from the Wanhuan Sect. Now, I can only wait for communication from You Xuan True Sage. Had I known, I wouldn’t have handed those two over to Jinwu."

She was also a target of the ambush, albeit Wan Qing True Immortal suffered even more. Moreover, they were close enough to Jinwu, making it somewhat inappropriate to return them to the Lingmu Sect — especially since there aren’t many at the Emergence Stage in Lingmu Sect.

The two True Immortals from Jinwu turned slightly red upon hearing this, realizing their performance was indeed lacking this time.

However, they dared not speak ill of the True Sage from their sect. The Qianxiu weakly tried to defend, suggesting the Emergence Stage True Sage’s actions might have deeper implications, insisting everyone should just wait for news.

Feng Jun didn’t want to argue with them — he couldn’t demand someone criticize their own sect elders.

Yet, waiting for one or two years was unbearable for him. To True Immortals and True Sages, such time might equate to a minor retreat and was insignificant, but for him, during such a long period, he had to constantly be wary of possible plots against him.

So he lackadaisically announced, "Then I’ll just keep waiting here, and when the auction draws near, I’ll return to Yiyao, then simply vanish."

Yi Jue also found it disappointing, but a day later, she received a transmission from the Lingmu Sect, saying Elder Tiegu had gone out discreetly through a transmission array to an unknown location but returned a day later.

After another three days, an elder from Lingmu Sect received news that Elder Tiegu had been transported to a mining sector — likely as a result of multiple transmissions, staying there for about half a day before choosing to return.

"There’s no doubt Tiegu has heard of Ouyang Beishan and others’ incidents," Yi Jue True Immortal couldn’t hold back anymore, even voicing this to Elder Cang Jing, "He was initially going to join the ambush, but we acted early, and they hadn’t gathered yet."

Elder Cang Jing speculated that the suspect might very well be from Lingmu Sect, which wasn’t too surprising, but the two True Immortals from Jinwu truly hadn’t thought the matter would involve Lingmu Sect — could this be a tactic of Lingmu Sect to strike at opposition?

Jinwu Kunxiu asked, "I don’t quite understand, how did they learn about the ambush’s failure?"

"That’s simple," Qianxiu didn’t want others to look down on them, quickly responding, "If the self-detonating Golden Core has a life soul token in the enemy’s possession, it makes sense." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"I see..." Kunxiu was also in a bind. She had heard of the renowned True Immortal Tiegu of Lingmu Sect. If it were someone else, she wouldn’t hesitate to judge freely, but with this person, she couldn’t be assertive, especially when the True Sage in her sect preferred caution.

So, she hesitated before saying, "Mountain Master Feng, I really want to help you, but could you explain why you believe Tiegu is the suspect? Perhaps he just happened to be coming and going."

"My deduction is the evidence," Feng Jun replied vaguely, even asking, "Do you think this isn’t enough?"

"It’s not inadequate," Qianxiu answered formally, "It’s just that an alliance between Lingmu Sect and Wanhuan Sect seems rather unbelievable... I suggest, for safety’s sake, waiting two years for the True Sage to handle this matter."

"No matter what, we have to give Mountain Master Feng an explanation... During this period, my junior sister and I are willing to continuously protect you."

Although he wasn’t particularly forceful, this attitude was quite commendable, with two True Immortals from Seven Ultimate Sects offering to protect him closely for two years.

"It’s unnecessary," Feng Jun shook his head seriously and said, "Previously, I used myself as bait which required your protection. Now that the other party knows about the trap, it’s no longer necessary... You may leave."

"Are you underestimating people?" Qianxiu was a bit annoyed, "We don’t care about traps or no traps, since the sect sent us to protect you, we must do so, or it means we haven’t completed our mission."

Feng Jun sighed and shook his head, "I’m going to Lingmu Sect to capture people. Will you follow me there to protect me?"

"Is that so?" Qianxiu was a bit taken aback, "I believe in your deduction, but forcibly barging into Lingmu Sect could lead to unreasonable resistance or even powerful attacks... Why can’t you wait two years?"

"Because I don’t like letting grudges sit overnight," Feng Jun answered without hesitation, "Previously, the possibility seemed low, but now that it’s confirmed, I absolutely won’t wait any longer."

This was only one reason. Another was that, in his view, the cultivators of Tianqin were somewhat indecisive, and their hesitation was essentially underestimating him — if they really considered him important, how big a deal is being a bit assertive?

However, the most crucial reason was he didn’t want Tiegu to refine the Speculator. Once refined, the difficulty of a surprise attack would greatly increase.

Jinwu Qianxiu voiced again, "Mountain Master Feng, wherever you’re going, I’m definitely following. However, could I report to the sect first?"

(Updated to summon monthly votes.)