"To think that could happen."
They learned that once the immortal tree's fruit ripened and it went dormant, formations could no longer detect it.
Both Gu Chenfeng and Si Mingwei grew tense.
"Eldest Senior Brother, how much longer until the immortal tree's fruit ripens?" Si Mingwei hurriedly asked.
Fan Yue pondered. "Those fruits have already absorbed ample energy. Even after leaving the Ningxiao Pool, their ripening time won't be affected much.
"In another month or so at most, they'll be fully ripe. Once the fruit ripens, the mother tree will automatically go dormant.
"And it can be stored in a Storage Ring and moved freely."
"A month or so."
Hearing that deadline, Si Mingwei and Gu Chenfeng immediately realized the urgency of this mission.
"This won't be easy. Eldest Senior Brother, have you uncovered any clues?"
Fan Yue sighed and shook his head.
"Originally, only those three first-rate forces in Starshine City had the ability to steal the immortal tree, so the scope of the investigation wasn't that broad.
"But the night the immortal tree was stolen, there was quite a commotion at the City Lord's Manor. Experts from all three forces, and even quite a few powerful rogue cultivators in the city, converged on the City Lord's Manor.
"The scene was chaotic. There was no way to pin down which faction had sent people."
Fan Yue added, "Moreover, someone seems to have deliberately spread word of the immortal tree's theft.
"Now, led by those three first-rate forces, all the factions in the city are stirring.
"They're all secretly investigating the immortal tree, seemingly hoping for a share of the spoils."
Gu Chenfeng nodded slightly, understanding what Fan Yue meant.
Clearly, the thief who had stolen the treasure was playing a game of "fishing in muddy waters."
They had deliberately