58: Chapter 58: Cloudy Days and Troubles

“Thank you, Hall Master Chu, for clearing my doubts. Although the road ahead is fraught with difficulties, this Disciple still wishes to walk the path of Golden Core. Otherwise, I would die with regret.”

Wang Bin bowed respectfully to Chu Wu.

He knew that such crucial secrets regarding Cultivation were always tightly guarded by major powers, never easily divulged.

If not for Hall Master Chu’s good mood today, informing him, when he formed his Core in the future, he would likely have to rely purely on the so-called few chances of success, like ordinary Cultivators, to try his luck.

Now that he knew this in advance, as long as he made ample preparations, his success rate for Core Formation would undoubtedly increase significantly.

Moreover, since Hall Master Chu had told him so many secrets, it seemed he had granted his request.

“Haha, Qingmu (Little Friend), just relax. Our Chu Family, as a millennium Family, has always kept its word. What we say, we do.

Your Azure Flame Bird is of great use to our Chu Family.

Our Chu Family will naturally not take it for nothing. This is my token. Take this token, and if you ever need anything in the future, present it. Within the West Sea City area, no one will dare to trouble you!

As for helping you form your Core, it requires you to change your Cultivation Technique and for me to carefully examine your Aptitude. These matters will be properly arranged for you once you return to West Sea City with me!”

Chu Wu said heartily, with a hint of appreciation and promise in his eyes.

“Yes, everything will be arranged by Hall Master!”

Wang Bin suppressed the joy in his heart, his face still maintaining a respectful expression as he slowly retreated two steps.

Clearly, both parties were quite satisfied with this outcome.

Just then, a gentle yet somewhat profound voice suddenly echoed in the hall:

“Qingmu (Little Friend), I observe that you are only at the Mid Stage Foundation Establishment, and your spiritual Qi is unstable, and your Magical Artifacts are ordinary. Yet, you were able to single-handedly hunt down a second-rank Late Stage Azure Flame Bird containing Qingluan Bloodline. I wonder if you possess some secret method?”

Yin Tianqi, who had been sitting silently on the side, watching the show, suddenly attacked Wang Bin.

Originally, the information about this Azure Flame Bird was obtained by his Yin Family, and he had even specially dispatched a direct descendant of the Yin Family and his two Disciples to come.

Who would have thought that in the end, this benefit would fall into the hands of Qingmu, who had been banished to the barren lands, and even receive the protection of the Chu Family.

If he had led the team alone to support White Cloud City this time, he would have definitely captured Qingmu and interrogated him to see if the entire matter was his meticulous planning behind the scenes, after all, in such matters, the one who benefits in the end is often the most suspicious.

If Qingmu had no background, he would have definitely made Qingmu obediently hand over the Azure Flame Bird so that their Yin Family could offer it to the Chu Family.

But now, not only did their Yin Family fail to curry favor with the Chu Family this time, but Yin Chengmu and Liu Xue were also missing, most likely having met with an unfortunate end.

Although he strongly suppressed the urge to act, he still wanted to inquire about the situation from the side.

After all, his two Disciples were still inexperienced in handling matters, and perhaps they were sold out and were still helping someone count money.

The other people in the middle of the hall, hearing Yin Tianqi’s words, also refocused their attention on Wang Bin.

Their eyes were also filled with curiosity, especially when they noticed that Wang Bin was only wearing a set of ordinary Magical Artifacts, their confusion grew even stronger.

He was clearly at the Mid Stage Foundation Establishment, almost Late Stage, yet he was still wearing a set of Magical Artifacts, and the Azure Flame Bird was a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beast with Qingluan Bloodline. By no means could Qingluan be the Azure Flame Bird's opponent!

Wang Bin's heart suddenly jolted. Wait! What was Yin Tianqi suspecting him of? Had he discovered that he had killed Yin Chengmu?

But then he thought about it again and felt it was unlikely.

He had already buried all of Yin Chengmu's belongings deep underground, and he had carefully wrapped them in an invisibility cloak that could block Divine Sense.

Furthermore, the Yin Family was just a Golden Core Family, so it was unlikely they would have such a secret technique that could leave a mark on an enemy after a Family member died, right?

Thinking of this, he breathed a slight sigh of relief, and at the same time, secretly congratulated himself for always being careful and cautious, not carrying Yin Chengmu's things on him, otherwise, there might really be some hidden dangers like marks.

“Reporting to Elder Yin, this matter is a long story.

Two days ago, this Disciple was Cultivating in his residence, and then Senior Brother Chen and the other two suddenly visited, saying that Junior Brother Yin needed to perform a mission, requiring him to go five hundred li into the Demon Beast Mountain Range to collect a medicinal herb, and needed this Disciple to lead the way.

Although this Disciple has a Mid Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation and practices the Green Wood Art, his combat power is limited, and he originally wanted to refuse, but…”

Wang Bin recounted, in detail, how Yin Chengmu used a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact Flying Sword as remuneration to get him to lead the way, and then described how Liu Xue set up a Formation and asked him to help cover their retreat.

When Wang Bin spoke of this, Chu Wu, Li Mulan, and Yin Tianqi all looked at Chen Fei in unison.

With their rich experience and knowledge, they instantly saw through Chen Fei and Yin Chengmu's schemes, and Yin Tianqi's heart could not help but waver in some of his previous suspicions.

“This Disciple had been guarding the Formation, but felt uneasy, so he ran to ambush six hundred meters outside the Formation.

This Disciple discovered that the Formation could also be activated with a Formation Flag from there.

Finally, I also buried a Lei Sha Pearl in the Formation as a precaution. The Lei Sha Pearl was purchased from a shop of the Four Seas Commerce League in West Sea City. Because this Lei Sha Pearl has no control method and can only be detonated by external force, it only cost fifty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

I waited for several hours, and just as I was getting bored, I suddenly saw Senior Brother Chen and the others being chased by a group of Yao Beasts. Before I could activate the Formation, the Formation actually activated automatically.

Fortunately, I wasn't in the Formation at the time, and in the end, Senior Brother Chen and the others took the opportunity to escape.

That group of Yao Beasts ignored the few Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beasts trapped in the Formation and continued to pursue Senior Brother Chen and the others.

I hid in the stealth Formation, not daring to make a sound. It wasn't until the entire valley became quiet that I dared to come out.

Originally, I was preparing to take a detour back to White Cloud City, but the Formation suddenly exploded.

It was then that I went back and picked up the corpses of a Foundation Establishment Stage snake Yao and a Mid Stage Foundation Establishment bear Yao.”

After speaking, Wang Bin also took out a Foundation Establishment bear's paw from his Storage Pouch and explained somewhat sheepishly:

“Fellow Disciples have traveled thousands of li from West Sea City to rescue White Cloud City, so I have ordered someone to prepare a dinner banquet.

The other three bear paws and the snake meat have already been taken to be prepared for dinner tonight. This Disciple is greedy and kept one bear paw to enjoy alone in a few days, hehe!”

Chu Wu and Li Mulan, hearing this, revealed satisfied smiles.

Although these Foundation Establishment Yao Beast Meats held little attraction for them, Wang Bin's thoughtfulness made them feel quite comfortable.

Yin Tianqi, on the other hand, subtly glanced at Chen Fei but said nothing.