Mo Family Seven Cranes True Monarch

Ultimately, Master Cai did not receive any reliable information and had to return home disappointed.

To his surprise, Xiao Chen didn't press him for details about what had happened.

Instead, he was flipping through the "Nine Nine Delicacies Record" in his hand with great interest, studying the specialties recorded in it.

She clearly saw through his scheme, but didn't want to put pressure on him.

Senior Xiao is such a good person!

The comparison only strengthened Master Cai's resolve—that the entire Cai Family must follow closely behind Senior Xiao from now on.

As for the Gui Yun Sect, they are nothing but a bunch of treacherous people who abandon morality for personal gain.

He overreacted somewhat to this.

In fact, the other major Lineage and Gui Yun Sect were not without this much patience; they still recognized the Cai Family's nominal status.

Just as the crucial Double Jade Assembly was approaching, a fight suddenly broke out between unfamiliar Nascent Soul True Lord.

And incredibly, within less than 15 minutes, one of them was killed on the spot.

This undoubtedly shocked all the True Lord.

Judging from the brevity of the battle and the Magic Trace left at the scene.

It's highly likely that a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator hunted down an Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator; otherwise, the outcome wouldn't have been decided so quickly.

This speculation caused everyone to frown deeply.

True Lord Hua Jian, in particular, was extremely uneasy.

These past two days I've stayed close to Gui Yun True Monarch, afraid of being separated from him and encountering an accident.

Although he was Investigator sent by the Holy City to help capture the cultivators of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance.

However, the main reason he was able to get this position was because no one else was willing to come to such a poor and remote place.

Those cultivators with real backgrounds naturally stayed in the Holy City to cultivate peacefully.

Only a cultivator like him, who has some background but is not important enough for the Lineage to focus on cultivating.

Only then will they be sent to remote areas to perform official duties.

That's right, True Lord Hua Jian was the same imposing Sword Cultivator who had met Xiao Chen once before in the restaurant.

He's currently only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, and his foundation isn't very solid.

Apart from the decent quality of the Flying Sword in his hand, both his Law Technique and true energy were mediocre.

After a thorough investigation, they were unable to find any useful clues.

On a whim, under the pretext of preventing the Rebellious Immortal Alliance from causing trouble in secret, they summoned the remaining True Lord to a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

There are two main objectives.

Firstly, it shows that he is indeed doing his job well.

If the Holy City were to inquire about this in the future, there would be witnesses.

Secondly, by arranging patrols, one can reasonably assign a partner who also serves as a bodyguard.

As Investigator, he has the responsibility and obligation to launch an investigation and follow up immediately after any changes occur, leaving no chance for the rebels of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance to recover.

However, if we were to ask Gui Yun Sect for help with this matter, we would end up owing several favors.

It would be better to exaggerate the situation and call on everyone to come and defend together; that would make it seem more like a formal, official matter.

Those cultivators from the Rebellious Immortal Alliance dared to attack a lone True Lord, but they certainly wouldn't dare to lay a hand on two or more Nascent Soul True Lord.

In this way, he can fulfill his responsibilities Investigator while ensuring his own safety.

That's the best of both worlds.

The only problem is that doing so inadvertently ignored the Cai Family's feelings.

However, True Lord Hua Jian wasn't a local, so he didn't care about the Cai Family.

In another twenty years, he will have completed his century-long term and can leave this place to return to the Holy City.

In such situations, one's own safety is undoubtedly the top priority.

I'm not familiar with the Cai Family.

So they closed the door and discussed it privately.

The final decision, as expected, was to proceed according to the old rules.

In other words, over the next six months, they will conduct focused inspections in pairs.

They put on a show of being determined to dig deep and catch the Spirit Thief.

After that, find a few unlucky guys, claim that you have cracked down on a Stronghold of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance, and publicly execute them to appease the people.

True Lord Hua Jian was very satisfied with the result.

The Immortal Selection Festival is just around the corner, Holy City will soon launch a major purge against the Rebellious Immortal Alliance.

If he can just let this current storm pass, he should be safe for a long time.

Gui Yun True Monarch was also very satisfied with the result.

With the Double Jade Assembly approaching, if everyone works together to protect Gui Yun Market, it won't affect their harvest of the Double Jade.

In fact, the Large Garden in the center of the market had already officially opened at this time.

Thousands of Wasteland Rogue Cultivator formed two long queues, voluntarily handing over the Double Jade they had nurtured in exchange for meager rewards.

Time flew by, and it was already afternoon.

During this time, Xiao Chen read through all eighty-one recipes recorded in the "Nine Nine Delicacies Record".

Surprisingly, no one came to talk to him.

Before coming here, it was expected that the hidden Immortal Seedling of the Cai Family would receive some basic attention.

However, both the Gui Yun Sect and the other Three Great Families completely ignored him.

But that's fine, since he doesn't really want to be insincere or sit down with others for polite formalities.

The only person who came during that time was Master Cai.

Ask him if he wanted to go to Small Auction join in the fun and kill some time.

However, after learning that today's Small Auction Third-Order Spiritual Object, Xiao Chen decisively rejected the offer.

He's lost interest in those things.

Instead, he asked the other party to help find out if any independent cultivators had recently organized any private gatherings.

Then report back the time, location, and participation requirements.

"Senior, there's no need for you to handle such a trivial matter personally."

Master Cai immediately replied, "Just tell me what you need, and I will have the younger generation do their best to collect it."

He originally intended to take the opportunity to demonstrate his loyalty.

However, Xiao Chen glanced at him sideways and said, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

"I told you to gather intelligence, just do it. Why all the nonsense?"

"From now on, just do what I say and don't ask around."

Xiao Chen wasn't planning to attend those private Trade Fair and barter with a bunch of rogue cultivators who were at most at the Golden Core stage; that would be too boring.

The plan was simply to pass this information on to Chen Fan and let him try his luck.

You might just stumble upon a useful fortuitous opportunity.

As for Xiao Chen himself, he naturally chose to participate in the Grand Auction the following day.

The next day at dawn, he followed behind Master Cai to the entrance of the Auction House.

Thick red carpets have been laid out here, and the place is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, creating a lively atmosphere.

Many independent cultivators arrived at the entrance several hours in advance, some even as early as last night, intending to be the first to enter.

Of course, they weren't there to participate in the auction; they simply wanted to grab a good seat in the front row.

After all, the seats in the lobby on the First Floor are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you can sit in the front rows, you can see those exceptionally precious items up close.

Even if you can't afford to buy it, it's still good to crane your neck and look at the details when the Auctioneer displays the items; it's enough to broaden your horizons.

When I return to my hometown in the future, it will be something I can brag about to my fellow villagers.

However, Xiao Chen and his group naturally didn't need to queue.

They can go directly up the specially designed staircase to the large private rooms on the second floor.

From that vantage point, the view is much clearer.

They even arranged a bed that was several meters long, and a low table with a full sixty-six dishes.

Xiao Chen also saw the familiar Fried Spirit Fish.

However, compared to the small fish sold in the restaurant, the Spirit Fish used here was noticeably larger and looked much plumper.

At the same time, their sizes are very uniform, clearly indicating that they have been carefully selected.

Xiao Chen didn't stand on ceremony and immediately grabbed his chopsticks to start eating.

It is crispy and fragrant when you bite into it, and juicy inside. It also seems to have some kind of special spice added, which can directly enhance the taste buds of Nascent Soul Cultivator.

It was almost one of the best things he had ever tasted.

This is much better than the food I ate when I was a guest at the Heavenly Dipper Sect.

It seems that the New Cultivation World is far ahead, even in the area of Spirit Chef.

At the same time, Xiao Chen quickly realized that this technology was not as dangerous as the Spirit Gathering Formation, so it could be safely spread back.

Why don't you just learn to cook yourself?

After I get back, I'll open a restaurant in the Compassion Sea; business should be pretty good.

They don't even have to worry about raw materials, since the Sea Race are either Great Demon if they can't defeat them, or seafood if they can.

It's still a high-end, all-natural ingredient.

"Wait a minute, why hasn't the auction started yet?"

After Xiao Chen finished eating a plate of fish, a plate of shrimp, and a plate of beef, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Wasn't I here for the auction?

I'm almost full, why isn't there any movement downstairs?

However, even Master Cai was completely baffled at this moment.

According to past practice, the auction should have already started by now.

But this year, the First Floor was empty; all the independent cultivators were kept outside and not allowed to enter.

Upon hearing Xiao Chen's question, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

"This... um... there might be some new changes, it should be fine soon."

There was a hint of guilt in Master Cai's tone.

He really wanted to find someone to ask him what was going on.

But I don't know who else to turn to.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, a Golden Core member of the Gao Family family suddenly came to pay his respects to Master Cai.

They said they received news this morning that Seven Crane True Monarch from the Holy City happened to be passing by Gui Yun Market today.

After learning that there were suspected Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators from the Rebellious Immortal Alliance in the area, he took the initiative to contact True Lord Hua Jian, saying that he would personally investigate the clues.

Since a great figure from the Holy City has arrived.

The Grand Auction naturally postponed, and everyone was waiting for the other party to arrive so they could go out and greet him as soon as possible.

"May I ask what the background of this Senior Seven Crane is?"

Master Cai promptly asked, "Is it possible to have all of you seniors waiting here together?"

He put it rather tactfully, but what he really meant was—who is this guy? Does he have such a big face that he makes so many people wait for him?

The Golden Core cultivator from the Gao Family understood what he meant, but gave a wry smile.

He then remarked with emotion, "I heard from Senior Hua Jian that this Senior Seven Crane comes from the Sacred Beast Villa, and is said to be Direct Lineage of the Mo Family."

"He is a person of immeasurable nobility."

"In short, everyone must be careful in serving them and not offend the important person."

Sacred Beast Villa?

Mo Family Direct Lineage?

Xiao Chen had just seen a description of this in Ancient Books yesterday.

Since millions of years ago, there have been Seven Great Clans clans within the Holy City, jointly controlling all major affairs.

One of them was the Mo Family.

The Sacred Beast Villa he established is the most powerful Beast Taming Sect in the entire New Cultivation World.

According to rumors, they own an entire Sacred Beast Mountain Range, where tens of thousands of Spirit Beast are kept. Among them are many fourth- or even Fifth-Tier Spirit Beast.

At the same time, it has cultivated generation after generation of top Beast Tamer.

It can be said that in the New Cultivation World, Beast Taming and the Mo Family have become synonymous with each other.

If he is truly a Direct Lineage descendant of the Mo Family, then that identity alone is enough for the Gui Yun Sect to treat him as an honored guest.

"I have some trivial matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

After delivering the message, the Golden Core from the Gao Family exchanged a few more pleasantries and then took his leave.

But after he left, Master Cai looked uneasy and began to worry.

Why would the Holy City send people here at this time?

And they even dispatched such a powerful cultivator!

Could it be that the cultivators of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance have been exposed and are coming to arrest them?

Heaven have mercy, he just led his Lineage to reach a cooperation agreement with the Rebellious Immortal Alliance yesterday.

If they were caught red-handed, wouldn't that be incredibly unlucky?

Thinking of this, Master Cai couldn't help but secretly turn his head to observe Xiao Chen's expression out of the corner of his eye.

To his surprise, the other person sat down at the low table again, picked up chopsticks, and started eating.

While eating, they asked, "Why aren't you eating the barbecue over there?"

"If you don't want it, bring it to me. It'll get cold if you leave it any longer, and then it won't taste good."

Upon hearing this, Master Cai was somewhat speechless.

No, at a time like this, you still have the appetite to eat?

They're practically coming to arrest us, shouldn't we quickly come up with a plan?

However, seeing Xiao Chen's relaxed expression and the way he ate meat and drank wine with gusto, his tense and uneasy mood also calmed down a lot.

Since the other party seems completely unconcerned, they might have some kind of countermeasure.

Yes, Senior Xiao must have been prepared, which is why he was so fearless.

As the saying goes, a man who can remain calm despite great danger is a true hero!

Since that's the case, he should learn from the other person and focus his mind.

To avoid being overly worried and panicked, which might give away your secret.

However, Master Cai was overthinking it.

Xiao Chen never felt that the arrival of this Seven Crane True Monarch had anything to do with him.

After all, he wasn't actually Rebellious Immortal Alliance Member.

However, he had not yet figured out his own action plan, so he temporarily used the name of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance to contact Zhang Cunfu and the Cai Family.

No clues were left behind that could be traced.

No matter how hard they investigate, they will never find him.

Therefore, I wasn't flustered at all and continued to eat and drink as usual.

Fortunately, the culinary skills in this world are superb, making it a perfect opportunity to indulge in a delicious feast.

As Xiao Chen was Body Cultivator, he also had a large appetite, and he ate half of the sixty-six dishes in front of him all by himself.

"Daoist Cai, please proceed to the main gate of the market immediately."

A clear, undisguised voice suddenly rang out from the doorway. "Senior Seven Crane will be here soon."