Chapter 299: Chapter 196 News
“Thousand Illusion Sect’s Chu Gang pays respects to the senior. May I ask what brings the senior to the Imperial Palace of Tiantang Country?” An elderly late-stage Qi Refining Cultivator flew over, controlling a magic artifact, bowed to Li Shiming, and asked with neither humility nor arrogance.
That kind of bearing unique to a large sect was fully demonstrated by Chu Gang.
Even though he was late-stage Qi Refining, he showed no concern or fear when facing Li Shiming, an early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
“Is this place under the influence of the Thousand Illusion Sect?” Li Shiming, slightly taken aback, murmured to himself.
He had heard before that the Thousand Illusion Sect and the Senluo Sect were adjacent, but upon seeing that the defensive perimeter of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains stretched for tens of thousands of miles, he realized that the Thousand Illusion Sect was not the only sect neighboring the Senluo Sect.
Hearing Li Shiming’s murmur, Chu Gang’s eyes flickered. He speculated about Li Shiming’s identity, suspecting that he might be a Cultivator from afar, unfamiliar with the area.
“I would like to purchase a map, could you kindly assist?” Li Shiming asked with a smile.
Chu Gang breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Li Shiming was not a Devil Cultivator, otherwise he wouldn’t be so polite to him, a Qi Refining Cultivator.
“Senior need not purchase one, I have a map here. However, it only covers the territories of the Thousand Illusion Sect, Shushan Sect, and Qianye Temple. I hope the senior will understand!” Chu Gang handed over a Jade Scroll as he spoke.
“Thank you!” Li Shiming, not one to take undue advantage, took out four hundred Spirit Stones and handed them back.
Chu Gang bowed and accepted the four hundred Spirit Stones. Four hundred was not a small amount and for a Qi Refining Cultivator, it was a considerable income.
“By the way, Mr. Chu, I have another request. I need this letter delivered back to your Sect, to the hands of Cultivator Yin Shilan!” Li Shiming continued.
“Senior knows our Sect Cultivators too? That’s not difficult!” Chu Gang was surprised. Li Shiming did not even know the range of the Thousand Illusion Sect’s influence, yet he knew the Cultivators within the Sect, which was quite unexpected for him.
However, delivering messages was indeed the duty of stationed Cultivators; important matters from Cultivators’ mundane family members needed to be communicated through stationed Cultivators.
Li Shiming took out a Jade Scroll, placed it against his forehead. He informed Yin Shilan about his arrival in Beishu and also expressed his hesitation over whether to join the Shushan Sect or the Thousand Illusion Sect.
He did not hide anything from Yin Shilan, as there was no need for secrets in this matter.
“This is for the transport. How many days will it take to deliver the message?” He then took out a bottle of Qi Refinement Realm elixir pills and asked.
Chu Gang received the Qi Refinement Realm cultivation support elixir pills and confirmed that the ten elixir pills were types he had not taken before, appearing to be from the Ten Thousand Great Mountains. His face showed more pleasure.
Those Cultivators stationed among mortals are usually near the end of their life, tasked with accumulating resources for their descendants.
The elixir pills Li Shiming brought out were ordinary ones among late-stage Qi Refining elixir pills, but the most important thing was that these were varieties not available in the Thousand Illusion Sect, which could provide an optimum effect for many Cultivators who practiced using elixir pills.
The consequence of consuming a large amount of elixir pills was the development of a resistance to them. An originally full effect could diminish to less than one tenth, and the more elixir pills consumed, the more severe the resistance.
There are only a few kinds of Qi Refinement Realm cultivation support elixir pills and even if new kinds appear, they are usually created by reconfiguring the resources produced by the Thousand Illusion Sect, without much improvement in resistance.
Thus, the elixir pills that Li Shiming brought from the Ten Thousand Great Mountains were extremely precious, not something ordinary Sect Disciples could obtain.
“I will use the emergency channel. It should take no more than three days to arrive!” Chu Gang assured him, squeezing the bottle in his hand.
“Then I will stay in this area for a few days. I hope Mr. Chu can provide accommodation!” Li Shiming said with a smile.
“That’s no problem at all, senior. If you don’t mind that the Spiritual Energy in my yard is sparse, please feel free to stay at my residence!” Having received a benefit, Chu Gang was very polite.
Under Chu Gang’s lead, Li Shiming entered the Imperial Palace and came to a small courtyard in a corner of the palace.
Upon entering, he immediately felt a significant increase in the concentration of Spiritual Energy, though it still fell short of supplying a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
If he really decided to cultivate here, Chu Gang would likely run out of Spiritual Energy for a long time.
After bringing him to the courtyard, Chu Gang went to get busy.
Chu Gang went to the backyard, summoned a spirit bird, and placed the Jade Scroll into the bamboo tube on the bird’s leg.
Before setting the spirit bird free, he needed to know Yin Shilan’s status and dwelling within the Sect. He activated the remote Communication Array to inquire with the Sect.
Soon, the Sect replied. Although Yin Shilan was a newly joined Disciple, her status as a Golden Core True Inheritor during the Foundation Establishment Stage, plus being an Array Master’s disciple, was enough to astonish Chu Gang.
Upon learning of Yin Shilan’s status, he lightened his actions significantly and even took out the spirit bird’s favorite snacks. He tempted and instructed the spirit bird to earnestly fulfill the delivery task.
At the peak of the Thousand Illusion Sect, a figure with shoulders as though hewn from stone and a waist as though encompassed by a sash, gazed quietly into the distance toward the north, in the direction of the Heavenly Sea Sect.
It had been over a year since Yin Shilan came to the Thousand Illusion Sect. Her yearning for Li Shiming was gentle, yet it had not faded at all, no different from her time at the Heavenly Sea Sect.
In this year and more, her life had been very peaceful. To her, the Thousand Illusion Sect did not differ much from her time at the Heavenly Sea Sect.
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