Sect Master's Immortal Journey

Chapter 396: Faith Token

ALL NOVELS' LIST | Chapter List: Sect Master's Immortal Journey

Whether it was serving the Gu Yue Family for sixty years on his own or allowing Taiyi Sect to become a vassal of the Gu Yue Family, Meng Zhang wasn't very interested. Of course, he could feel Gu Yue Huaidie's goodwill and believed that it was indeed the best offer she could provide.

Unfortunately, Meng Zhang didn't wish to become a member of a cultivation family, so he could only politely refuse Gu Yue Huaidie's kind intentions. He didn't speak decisively and left some room for negotiation. However, if he couldn't find any other options and was left with no choice, he might have to reluctantly accept Gu Yue Huaidie's offer.

Gu Yue Huaidie didn't insist on Meng Zhang accepting her conditions. She said the doors of the Gu Yue Family would always be open for him. If Meng Zhang changed his mind, he could come back anytime, and the Gu Yue Family would always welcome him.

After bidding farewell to Gu Yue Huaidie, Meng Zhang didn't rush to leave Great Wind City. Through various neutral commercial organizations like the Four Seas Building, he inquired about the conditions for borrowing a Third Rank spirit vein from powers that possessed one. Eventually, he gathered enough information.

It turned out that Gu Yue Huaidie wasn't lying. The conditions offered by the Gu Yue Family were indeed the most generous. Even those who had always been close to the Gu Yue Family might not get such favorable terms. For instance, the Lu Family, another prominent Gold Core family in Great Wind City, demanded its borrowers of Third Rank spirit veins to serve them like slaves for almost their entire lives to repay the favor.

Other forces like Fire Cloud Sect and Yellow Lotus Sect had even stricter conditions.

After learning all this, Meng Zhang gave up the idea of borrowing a Third Rank spirit vein from other powers. During his investigation, he also heard another piece of intriguing news. Ye Feifan, a somewhat infamous figure from the declining Ye Family in Great Wind City, had stolen a treasure from the Huang Family, killed several Huang Family cultivators, and fled the city with the help of some allies, possibly related to the Ghost Path cultivators.

People discussing this matter were astonished, as they had never expected Ye Feifan, a supposed waste, to have such abilities to cause such a huge loss to the Huang Family. It seemed that everyone had underestimated him, as he had hidden his true strength and acted inconspicuously.

This incident even caught the attention of the Lu Family, who managed Great Wind City. They sent cultivators to investigate the matter. The Huang Family, which suffered the most humiliation and loss, wouldn't let it rest. They dispatched elite cultivators to pursue Ye Feifan outside the city.

Meng Zhang felt relieved that he hadn't been fooled by Ye Feifan. Otherwise, if he had been entangled in this conflict, he might not only suffer personally but also involve Taiyi Sect.

Ye Feifan had claimed that everyone from the Ye Family had been marked with a restriction. Meng Zhang couldn't recall if Ye Feifan was lying or if there was a way to remove those restrictions. The Ye Family members left behind in Great Wind City were in dire straits. Regardless of their lineage or blood relations, those with any association with the Ye Family were captured by the Huang Family. If capable cultivators didn't intervene, their fate would be bleak.

The Huang Family provided the explanation that these people were colluding with Ghost Path cultivators. In the Cultivation World, Ghost Path cultivators were seen as a scourge, and hunting down their followers could convince many people. At least on the surface, the Huang Family didn't violate the rules of Great Wind City.

Meng Zhang carefully recalled all the details of his encounter with Ye Feifan and realized that he had never exposed his true identity. Throughout their interaction, Ye Feifan had assumed Meng Zhang was a member of some cultivation family in Great Wind City.

After learning about Ye Feifan's situation, Meng Zhang temporarily set this matter aside and focused on his main objective. He exerted considerable effort to find the location of the black market in Great Wind City.

The black market in Jiuqu League had a close connection with the black market in the Endless Sea of Sand, resembling different branches of the same organization. Although Meng Zhang had maintained a close relationship with the black market before, certain incidents had soured their relations, creating a rift between them.

Before leaving the Endless Sea of Sand, Luo Ye and her disciple had promised to guide Meng Zhang to an opportunity to form the core as a gesture of gratitude for his help. When Meng Zhang achieved Foundation Building completion, he could come to the Jiuqu League to seek her out.

Meng Zhang had some pride, and if he could form the core without relying on Luo Ye's help, he wouldn't have sought her assistance. However, now, if he didn't want to accept the conditions offered by the Gu Yue Family, seeking Luo Ye's aid seemed to be the only option.

Luo Ye had a close relationship with the black market, and with its vast influence, they should possess a Third Rank spirit vein.

Upon arriving at the black market in Great Wind City, Meng Zhang showed a small mirror about the size of a palm. This mirror was given to him by Jue Ying and used to maintain contact with her when they were in the Endless Sea of Sand. However, after Jue Ying left the Endless Sea of Sand, the distance became too great, and the communication function of the mirror was lost. Nevertheless, it remained a token of Jue Ying. In the Jiuqu League's territory, showing the mirror to the black market would enable them to contact Jue Ying.

Seeing the mirror, the subleader recognized its origin and became more respectful towards Meng Zhang. He asked Meng Zhang to wait for a moment and brought a senior executive from the black market to meet him. The executive warmly received Meng Zhang and inquired about his relationship with Jue Ying. Meng Zhang casually brushed off the question and expressed his desire to contact Jue Ying. The executive's attitude was accommodating, and he didn't make Meng Zhang wait long before arranging the matter.

He informed Meng Zhang that Jue Ying was not currently in the vicinity of Great Wind City. However, he had relayed Meng Zhang's request to her. He asked Meng Zhang to wait in Great Wind City for about a month, and he would receive a response.

Understanding that patience was necessary, Meng Zhang agreed to wait and promised to return to the black market after a month to visit again.

While at the black market, Meng Zhang also took the opportunity to browse around and see if there was anything worth purchasing. With his current vision and strength, not many things caught his eye. Occasionally, there were one or two items that interested him, but their unclear origins most likely indicated that they were stolen goods. Meng Zhang didn't dare to rashly buy anything of dubious origin.

The executive was perceptive and realized the close relationship between Meng Zhang and Jue Ying. As a result, he offered some conveniences to Meng Zhang.

[Read at /maxnkoga , without ads and support the work.]

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!