217: Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell

Gu Changan's eyes were cold. Damn it!

It seems he would have to take every opportunity to retaliate against him in the future!

After all, having met twice, his appearance and build were already imprinted in his mind.

Once Gu Changan left, the Golden Core Stage Shopkeeper immediately took out his identity token and began to transmit his voice: "Stop! Stop!"

"The opposing Family is suspected to have a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator!"

"Suspected of having a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator in pursuit!"

"Do not offend them at any cost!"

"Prioritize preserving your own lives!"

After putting away the identity token, the Golden Core Stage Shopkeeper felt somewhat uneasy.

He hoped his message would be delivered in time!

After all, he had no way to notify the Cultivators below the Foundation Establishment Stage!

He just hoped the news would spread quickly within the Family!

At least that way, fewer people would die!

However, thinking of that squinty-eyed person in front of the treasury!

That was a Wu Family Cultivator; since they had inquired so thoroughly, they would likely want a share of the spoils, right?

He wondered what kind of expression they would have if they ran into a Nascent Soul Ancestor.

He hoped they would lose a couple of Golden Core Stage Cultivators!

That way, the other Families would have an easier time!

Perhaps his own status would even improve a little!

Gu Changan did not know that the excuse he had casually made up, saying he had a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator behind him, could actually have such a good effect.

If he knew this, wouldn't he be overjoyed?

Gu Changan left and headed straight for the East Gate.

Walking along Tianbao Street from west to east, he passed a Cultivator with a red ribbon tied to his sleeve.

He casually handed him a bottle of Medicinal Pill, which contained 10 mid-grade qi gathering pills!

To Gu Changan now, these were insignificant.

But for these Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators, they were quite rare.

This was also because he had harmed them this time; if they could escape, these Medicinal Pills would serve as compensation.

The other party was clearly stunned upon receiving the Medicinal Pill, then tossed it into his Storage Pouch and turned to leave.

This situation immediately attracted the attention of the various spies following him.

They immediately split off a few people to pursue him!

Gu Changan walked along the way, distributing Medicinal Pills as he went.

The spies behind were dumbfounded; they had assumed there was only one contact person.

Who knew Gu Changan would trade away so many pill bottles one after another, making it impossible to tell which one was real?

Their superiors had only ordered them to tail him, but had not passed down what the treasure was.

So they did not know what was being traded.

How were they supposed to track this?

Furthermore, they observed that every contact person had a red ribbon tied to their chest.

Adhering to the principle of not letting a single clue slip by, they sent a subordinate to track every contact person.

This way they could figure out the origins of these Cultivators!

See if they could track them to their lair, thereby determining which Family the Cultivators belonged to!

Thus, their manpower was spread thinner and thinner!

In the end, there were very few left!

At this moment, they also received information from their superiors: "Suspected Nascent Soul Family! Retreat immediately!"

"Prioritize observation! Act according to the situation!"

Gu Changan was walking in front and had no idea what was happening behind him.

But even if he did know, he wouldn't care!

The Golden Core Stage Shopkeeper's Family, leading a large group of people, moved in a grand procession.

This had long since attracted the attention of spies from various other factions.

After all, in Tianbao City, various factions were intricately intertwined.

As long as there was the slightest disturbance, everyone would know what was happening.

Not to mention the Wu Family members, who were dressed in plain clothes.

Although they were well-disguised, some were still recognized.

They also mingled in the crowd, following Gu Changan for a long time.

Naturally, they also discovered the Golden Core Stage Shopkeeper's Family, as well as those Qi Refining Stage Cultivators wearing red ribbons.

In their eyes, these actions only made them view Gu Changan as a small Family.

After all, using Qi Refining Stage Cultivators to transport a treasure—what kind of caliber could they have?

So they were now brimming with confidence, thinking the core formation pill was surely within their grasp.

Although they did split off some manpower to watch everyone wearing a red ribbon.

Gu Changan, not playing by the rules, suddenly darted into a small alley after walking for a distance.

Passing by a few Cultivators with yellow ribbons tied to their sleeves, he casually handed them a few more bottles of Medicinal Pill.

Just like that, the number of people following him dwindled.

Gu Changan also continuously wove through the small alleys.

The two factions following him panicked; they hadn't expected Gu Changan to be so well-prepared.

How many people could he have for tailing? At most, a dozen or twenty!

Yet, how many Qi Refining Stage Cultivators were there now, wearing red and yellow ribbons?

Lacking manpower, they could only ask their Families for reinforcements.

The reply they received was: "Search the whole city for Cultivators wearing ribbons!"

"Whether it's a red ribbon or a yellow ribbon, pay attention to any Cultivator wearing a ribbon!"

And then, chaos began in the city!

Some Cultivators wearing ribbons were directly knocked unconscious and taken aside for questioning.

But they couldn't get any answers!

They only knew they had accepted some task—where from, where to, and who to give the jade bottle to after receiving it.

Finally, the two factions opened the jade bottles to find they were mid-grade qi gathering pills.

It was a waste to leave them with these Qi Refining Stage Cultivators!

Better to save them for their own younger generation in the Family!

So most of the mid-grade qi gathering pills were snatched away.

Then the people were rounded up and locked away!

Only the smart ones had long since hidden far away and tucked themselves away.

They also took the opportunity to tear off the ribbons on their sleeves!

After all this commotion, Gu Changan naturally arrived at the city gate.

Finally, he went straight out the East Gate!

And fled in the direction of the Blood Refining Valley.

In the end, a few people were still trailing behind, in hot pursuit.

Gu Changan, stepping on his Flying Sword, flew out for several hundred li.

He directly took out a top-grade teleportation talisman; this teleportation talisman had a range of one thousand li.

He casually activated it, and a silver shield enveloped him as he dove into the passage before him.

When Gu Changan stepped out of the passage again, he was already one thousand li away.

After Gu Changan left, the city became quite lively.

Both factions were busy capturing Cultivators wearing ribbons.

After several rounds of interrogation, plus soul-searching.

They finally figured out the relationship between the Cultivators with different colored ribbons.

The ones with red and yellow ribbons would receive the treasure in the city and hand it over to the Cultivators with white ribbons at the city gate.

Then, the Cultivators with white ribbons at the city gate would send the treasure to the city gate of Huibao City.

To hand it to a Cultivator with a black ribbon tied to their sleeve.

The two factions weren't sure if the core formation pill had actually been transferred away like this.

However, they absolutely could not let any clue slip by!

So they quickly organized people to head to Huibao City to intercept.

When they arrived at Huibao City, they engaged in battle with the Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators there.

But how could Foundation Establishment Cultivators be a match for Golden Core Cultivators?

Then they were soul-searched right away!

The two factions were back to square one, not knowing how many people had actually accepted the task.

They only knew that the one handling the handover at the Blood Refining Valley city gate was a Cultivator with blue-tinged hair.