Guarding Against

In distant Eastwater, Ji Zhengyan was chatting with his old friend Cheng Xingzhang.

"You said you had business with my disciple. Why didn't you mention it when he came before?" Ji Zhengyan was in an excellent mood.

Because his genius disciple had returned again.

"Your disciple had serious business to attend to. Naturally, I couldn't bother him with my own trivial matters. Only a reclusive Old Man like you has no idea of your disciple's true standing in the outside world." Cheng Xingzhang shook his head.

"Standing? No matter how high one's standing is, won't they still enter the Ice Cave when they grow old? It's all meaningless." Ji Zhengyan was dismissive.

"Being able to enter the sacred ground of the Ice Cave is an honor in itself. How could ordinary Otherworldly Users possess such capability? The Turtle Breathing Art isn't so easy to cultivate. Without a grandmaster's strength, forcing oneself to practice it could turn feigned death into actual death." Cheng Xingzhang spoke blandly.

"What exactly do you want? Hurry up and say it." Ji Zhengyan was getting impatient.

"It's like this. Our group has gathered people to hunt a Mysterious Object, and we want someone to anchor the operation."

"Hunt a Mysterious Object? That's impossible. Didn't they say those things from the mysterious worlds couldn't descend into our world yet?"

"They can't descend in their true forms, but they can possess others or descend halfway."

"Oh, it must be dangerous. Don't involve my disciple in this."

"The benefits are enormous. Once that Mysterious Object is captured, it can be used as a seed and continuously bred. It could support an entire industry." Cheng Xingzhang explained patiently.

"How long have you been preparing?" Ji Zhengyan asked.

"More than half a year. All kinds of investigations, divinations, and preparations. But