Xu Yi nodded, took out three spirit tokens worth ten thousand spirit stones each from his Sumeru Ring, and tossed them into Old Thief Yu's arms. "Thank you, Brother Yu, for clearing things up. This is just a small token of my gratitude. It's nothing much."
A flood of information poured into his mind, leaving his thoughts in disarray.
Especially Old Thief Yu's claim that "only by joining one of the Eight Great Immortal Sects could one hope to reach the True Core realm" had practically sealed off every other path for him.
Yet he had always been carefree and unrestrained, and had never been willing to join a sect. Now, it seemed this was an obstacle he had to overcome.
Old Thief Yu didn't stand on ceremony. He accepted the spirit stones and arranged to take Xu Yi to meet the man at a quarter past one.
Xu Yi had no reason to doubt him. He saw him downstairs, then waited quietly at the Sun-Stopping Tower.
Sure enough, just as the appointed time arrived, Old Thief Yu returned and led Xu Yi out of the city. They traveled west for more than three hundred miles, arriving at a secluded spot in the outskirts. Old Thief Yu pointed to a blue-walled compound spanning dozens of acres. "It's here."
Xu Yi had already spread his divine sense over the place, but an almost imperceptible ward blocked it from entering. He knew this had to be their destination.
Old Thief Yu took out a token and dripped blood onto it. The token shone with light.
At once, a faint barrier of light appeared around the blue compound. The token flickered, and a narrow gate of light, just wide enough for one person to pass through, opened in the barrier.
"Inside, Mr. Su