190: Chapter 190 Secret Realm News Leaked

Listening to Han San's endless recounting of the secrets of various Family Prodigies, Wang Bin couldn't help but feel a hint of vigilance.

Without batting an eyelid, he quietly used the Eye of Illusion Breaking he had just learned to secretly observe Han San.

After some investigation, he found that Han San indeed did not seem to be a high-level Cultivator in disguise.

Thinking about it, he was just an unknown person and hadn't offended any major power, so why would a Nascent Soul Cultivator be idle enough to test him?

Han San noticed Wang Bin's questioning gaze and quickly explained:

"Senior, everything I just said is true, absolutely no exaggeration.

Let me secretly tell you another secret: this time, even the Prodigies of the Tian Yuan Empire have come to watch the competition.

And do you know, this Golden Core Grand Competition, held once every hundred years, is not just an ordinary internal School competition; behind it is the struggle for a Soul Transformation Opportunity!"

Wang Bin, who was walking, suddenly stopped when he heard this.

He once again activated the Eye of Illusion Breaking to carefully scrutinize Han San, while inadvertently releasing his Golden Core Stage Aura, staring at the other party with a wary expression.

To know about something like a Soul Transformation Opportunity, this guy absolutely couldn't be just an ordinary Qi Refining Cultivator.

"Speak, who exactly are you? What is your purpose in approaching me!"

Wang Bin wasn't particularly afraid, after all, this was Four Seas City, where fighting was explicitly forbidden within the city. He didn't believe anyone would dare to openly attack him.

Han San was so scared by the sudden Golden Core Aura that his legs went weak,

He fell to his knees with a "thump" and said in a panic:

"Senior, I really am just an ordinary Qi Refining Loose Cultivator! I'm only twenty-five years old this year, and only at Qi Refining third Rank.

My parents are both Qi Refining Cultivators too, please spare me!"

"Hmph, an ordinary Qi Refining Cultivator, yet able to speak so articulately about the detailed information of the Four Seas Commerce League's various Family Prodigies, even knowing about the Soul Transformation Opportunity. Could you be a spy sent by the Zhong Sheng Sect?!"

Wang Bin pondered to himself, if Han San couldn't give a reasonable explanation, then he wouldn't be polite; he would just give him a Wood Spike Technique.

He was, after all, an outer Elder of the Four Seas Commerce League. Eliminating a Zhong Sheng Sect spy within the city shouldn't be much of a problem.

"Senior, it's a misunderstanding! You're talking about this matter! I just wanted to sell this piece of intelligence to you, so I deliberately spoke so mysteriously.

Look, I'll give it to you now."

Saying that, Han San quickly pulled out a Jade Slip from his Storage Pouch and held it high above his head.

Wang Bin didn't dare to take it easily, fearing that there might be something fishy hidden inside the Jade Slip.

Their actions on the street quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding people.

Sure enough, the patrol team arrived in the blink of an eye.

Li Jun, the leader, was a collateral Family member of the Li Family. He recognized Wang Bin's outer Elder attire at a glance, then looked at Han San kneeling on the ground, and roughly understood what was going on.

"Greetings, Elder, I am Li Jun, captain of the second squad of the Four Seas City patrol team. How has this Han San offended you?"

Seeing a familiar face, Han San quickly spilled the beans, recounting the entire story.

Upon hearing this, Li Jun immediately understood the situation and quickly said:

"Elder, this is all Han San's fault. He just wanted to sell the intelligence for a good price, so he spoke evasively, which led to your misunderstanding.

The information he spoke of regarding the competition is publicly sold in Four Seas City and is no longer considered a secret.

I know Han San; he just wants to earn some Spirit Stones and didn't make things clear. This intelligence is on me, as a free gift to you.

Can you let him go?"

Wang Bin hesitated for a moment, then took the Jade Slip and waved his hand at them, seemingly having misunderstood.

After thinking about it, he still felt uneasy and directly threw the Jade Slip away.

If the Jade Slip had been tampered with and he accidentally fell into a trap, it would be a huge trouble.

He took out his Four Seas Commerce League member token and, following the instructions on the token, soon arrived at the Four Seas Commerce League headquarters.

The entire headquarters was five stories high, estimated to cover dozens of acres, much larger than the scale of Four Seas City.

As soon as he entered the main gate with his token, a Foundation Establishment female Cultivator warmly greeted him.

"Senior, please proceed to the second floor."

Wang Bin couldn't help but scan the lobby on the first floor; it was much more spacious and magnificent than the one in West Sea City.

After leading Wang Bin to the second floor, the Foundation Establishment female Cultivator turned and left.

On the second floor, a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator took the member token Wang Bin handed over, glanced at it, and immediately smiled:

"Fellow Daoist Qingmu, I am Liu Hai, please come in."

Liu Hai led Wang Bin to a small cubicle, brewed tea, and asked with a smile:

"May I ask what you need, Fellow Daoist Qingmu? As long as our Four Seas Commerce League has it, we will surely satisfy you."

"I need to purchase some Cultivation resources for the Golden Core Realm."

Wang Bin stated his request directly; he wanted to see if the member information of Four Seas City and West Sea City was interconnected.

"Fellow Daoist Qingmu, you must be joking.

Your quota for the past ten years has already been fully purchased. If you wish to buy more, you'll likely need to upgrade your membership Rank."

Liu Hai wasn't angry about this; he had seen such situations many times, as detailed records were kept in the member tokens.

"I just arrived in Four Seas City not long ago. I heard that the news of the School Grand Competition vying for a Soul Transformation Opportunity is now widely known. I wonder if this matter is true?"

Wang Bin felt that such news was more reliable to inquire about from the Four Seas Commerce League; he dared not easily trust strangers.

"That's right! I don't know who is spreading this news everywhere, but it's clearly meant to cause trouble for our Four Seas Commerce League.

It's most likely the Zhong Sheng Sect, or those Yao Beasts in the sea region.

Of course, it's also possible it's the Tian Yuan Empire, or other individuals with ulterior motives.

After all, this is a Soul Transformation Opportunity; anyone would want to fight for it with all their might.

I also have a Jade Slip about this; the information inside is very accurate, and I only recently learned many of the confidential details.

The person who exposed the information of those Prodigies must want to stir up internal relations within our Four Seas Commerce League, greatly increasing the chances of these Prodigies being assassinated."

Wang Bin took the Jade Slip Liu Hai handed him and scanned it with his Divine Sense. Good heavens, it actually recorded the information of over fifty participating contestants.

He couldn't help but marvel, there were actually over fifty Geniuses in the Four Seas Commerce League who had cultivated to the Golden Core Realm before the age of eighty?

This didn't even include those who didn't participate, like Dongfang Wan.

No wonder he could only be an outer Elder; in the Four Seas Commerce League, his role was dispensable.

He only cultivated to the Golden Core Realm at one hundred and forty or fifty years old, which indeed wasn't considered a Genius, so it was no wonder he had little cultivation value.

Looking at the information in the Jade Slip again, it seemed these major Families had extremely profound foundations.

The Wang Family of South Sea City could actually ensure that a clan member with the Giant Ape Bloodline appeared every two hundred years. Who would believe there wasn't some secret behind this?

And the Zhang Family of East Sea City, the Blood Sea Scripture Cultivation Technique they cultivated was clearly a wicked Dao; its cultivation actually required a large amount of fresh blood.

Fortunately, the Zhang Family still had some sense and knew to focus on the Yao Beasts in the sea, otherwise, something would have gone wrong long ago.

However, the Zhang Family was always a hidden danger. This Cultivation Technique could definitely also absorb a Cultivator's blood to improve cultivation, and perhaps the effect would be even better.

Over the years, Cultivators had continuously gone to East Sea City for support, and many had died. The Zhang Family was definitely involved.

No, he must stay far away from East Sea City in the future. If a marginalized person like himself, with no one to rely on, died in East Sea City, it would be too normal; who would know who did it.

West Sea City actually sent seven Golden Core Geniuses to participate this time. Besides Liu Yiyi and someone named Chen Xiaolong, the other five were all surnamed Chu.

Alas, the few good resources in West Sea City were probably all monopolized by the Chu Family.

Moreover, the information on this Jade Slip was incredibly detailed, even marking the location of the Secret Realm clearly, and inferring that the opening of this Secret Realm would definitely produce a "law fragment."