Cultivation : I'm an Ancient Giant Bear-Chapter 506 - 479: Wandering Taiyi

"Understood."

Wang Wu nodded, indeed this was quite a headache. Everything has its pros and cons; the backlash from the Frost Monarch’s all-out effort was just like this.

At this moment he asked again, "If your senior brother was killed back then, triggering the Hidden Origin Elder Council’s emergency early warning, and the Elder Council convened an emergency motion to investigate, could the killer be caught?"

Feng Muhai shook his head with a bitter smile,

"Theoretically it’s possible to catch him, but in reality, it’s not very feasible because the assassin who ambushed my senior brother wasn’t a direct adversary but a hired Wandering Taiyi. I can even be certain that the killer is the Wandering Taiyi True Immortal Xiao Bu’er, currently ranked 57th on the Cultivation Realm’s Nine Alliances, Three Conferences, and Two Sects wanted list."

"His power is estimated to be between the Taiyi Sixth Tier and Taiyi Seventh Tier, so unless a Second-Grade Elder from the Hidden Origin Elder Council is willing to take action personally, we actually have no way to deal with him. The Seven Domains operate with high autonomy, and the other six domains won’t assist us in the capture unless their interests are involved."

"Most importantly, Wandering Taiyi are all lone wolves, without a main interest body or interest individuals, and have no weaknesses. Once they succeed, they hide in the Outer Heaven, so unless captured and killed on the spot, once he escapes, even if my master comes personally, there’s nothing that can be done."

"Then if we also hire Wandering Taiyi for a counter-assassination? A reciprocal countermeasure should work, right?"

As soon as Wang Wu said this, Feng Muhai, Zhuang Bufei, and Qu Shenglian all showed awkward expressions. Zhuang Bufei even sighed with a bitter smile, "Sir, you may not know, but over the past fifty years, several Sub-Pavilion Masters in our Frost Domain have been targeted repeatedly, leading to many unsuccessful endeavors. The opposing side has a Taiyi True Immortal with extremely vicious and troublesome methods. Through several encounters, we’ve suffered quite a bit." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Mainly because there was no other way. At my senior brother’s suggestion, we voted by raising hands and agreed to hire Wandering Taiyi to teach the other side a lesson. Of course, we didn’t intend to go to extremes; we just wanted to seriously injure the opponent. But somehow, the Wandering Taiyi we hired managed to kill the opposing Taiyi True Immortal."

"This triggered emergency early warning, leading the Hidden Origin Elder Council to initiate an emergency motion for investigation. Of course, it eventually led to nothing. Those Wandering Taiyi are unreliable in work but are top-notch at hiding and escaping. They went straight to the Outer Heaven. Other than increasing the bounty on the wanted list, the Hidden Origin Elder Council had no better solution."

"Then, the opponent’s countermeasure came just like that."

"Yes, I even think Xiao Bu’er deliberately watched me rescue my senior brother, so even the emergency early warning wasn’t triggered." Feng Muhai sighed.

The conflict between both sides has clearly escalated now. Even lodging a complaint to the Hidden Origin Elder Council is meaningless.

Upon hearing this, Wang Wu nodded, having roughly understood the situation, "You all go about your business for now. The immediate priority is to put some high-risk affairs in the Frost Domain on hold and avoid being defeated individually. Additionally, prepare a detailed report for me to review later. Regardless, first maintain overall stability."

"As for Lu Tong’s injury, I can only guarantee he won’t die."

"Is there really no other way? Sir, senior brother is currently our Frost Domain’s strongest force. In a few years, the Trial Divine Hall in the Outer Heaven will still need him to lead a team personally. It concerns the Spirit Tax; we can’t afford to be careless!"

Feng Muhai earnestly pleaded, unwilling to give up.

Zhuang Bufei also sincerely said from the side, "Sir, we’re not trying to make things difficult for you. How about this, tell us what you need. Any condition, any price, as long as we can provide it, or even if we can’t, we’ll find a way to buy it from the Secret Vault black market; there’s definitely a way."

"That’s right, sir, just tell us what difficulties you’re facing. We’ll figure it out together. Even if it requires the Creation Golden Scroll or the Creation Jade Scroll, we can’t believe there’s no Immortal Pill we can’t make. Or, if you give us the Pill Formula, we’ll gather the Pill Masters from the Frost Domain to deduce it together."

For a moment, listening to their persuasion, especially their willingness to spare no expense, Wang Wu was indeed momentarily tempted.

But ultimately, Wang Wu shook his head, "I said, this Immortal Pill was something I obtained coincidentally, not something that can be crafted at will, and there is no Pill Formula because I am not confident I can recreate it. Rather than wasting time on this, let me use my method to heal Lu Tong immediately."

With that, he took out five hundred Vermilion Bird Array Stones in front of the three and quickly constructed a miniature Heaven and Earth Needle.

At this point, Feng Muhai and the other two remained silent, but their eyes were filled with surprise. They certainly recognized the Array Stones. In fact, each of them could master the Vermilion Bird Array Talisman expertly.

What shocked them was how daring this guy was. He dared to embezzle right under their master’s nose and even took it out in front of them. If their senior brother were conscious, with his hatred for evil, he would definitely be furious and report him straight to the Sin Prison Tower with just one backlash!

Five hundred Vermilion Bird Array Stones, the value is immense. They’re strategic resources, and it might alarm the Hidden Origin Elder Council, resulting in a Spirit Shattering Pill, destruction of Creation, imprisonment for ten thousand years!

Really, their senior brother could indeed do that.

For a moment, Feng Muhai looked at Zhuang Bufei, and Zhuang Bufei looked at Qu Shenglian.

The three simultaneously shook their heads resolutely, indicating their innocence. This matter must be kept secret; no one can speak of it.

"Um, sir, are you planning to use this to heal my senior brother?" Feng Muhai quickly asked at this moment.

"Yes, don’t you know this method? Through the Heaven and Earth Needle, fine-tuning the Yin and Yang Qi, irradiating the Spirit Pill Fragments within Lu Tong’s Immortal Body, and then injecting a large amount of pure Spiritual Qi. This effect is much better than soaking in a Spiritual Spring. With good luck, he could stabilize his condition in three to five hundred years."

Wang Wu replied casually. He wasn’t much concerned with secrecy because these were Frost Monarch’s disciples, very trustworthy. If he couldn’t even trust them, what’s the point of continuing to play the game?

Secondly, besides this, he really couldn’t think of any other way.

The Maximal Common Denominator Pill definitely couldn’t be given. As the Lord of the Frost Domain, he couldn’t just watch a Taiyi Sixth Tier True Immortal fall like this.

"Wait, sir, do you mean that my Master Brother needs to stay in here for hundreds of years?" Feng Muhai’s expression was a bit strange, including Zhuang Bufei and Qu Shenglian, who both averted their gaze.

"Oh? You have hidden meanings in your words. Is it possible that what I’m doing also violates any taboo?" Wang Wu immediately reacted. He was aware of too many rules within the Hidden Origin Association, having been wrongfully imprisoned once before.

"This—yes, sir, the Vermilion Bird Array Stones you brought out, from the perspective of the Hidden Origin Association, are completely contraband. Especially, these Vermilion Bird Array Stones might be from the Jia Yi Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, which is almost equivalent to committing the most severe crime and would even alarm the Hidden Origin Elder Council. Then you’d definitely be sentenced to the Spirit Shattering Pill, breaking the Creation, and a penalty of imprisonment for a hundred thousand years."

"Wait, these Vermilion Bird Array Stones are resources taken from our Frost Domain. I am now the Lord of the Frost Domain, what’s wrong with having some complete Vermilion Bird Array Stones in hand?"

Wang Wu was utterly stupefied and felt a chill down his spine.

"Sir, this isn’t how the reasoning works. Firstly, the one who funded the purchase of the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower was the Hidden Origin Divine Monarch. Theoretically, the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower belongs to the Hidden Origin Divine Monarch."

"Secondly, our Frost Domain competing for the task of constructing the Heaven and Earth Needle was to gain authority and status for the next hundred thousand years. So you see, even my master’s Vermilion Bird Array Soul has to be handed over. This is evidence, this is reason."

"Also, whether the core material of these Vermilion Bird Array Stones comes from the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, it does, doesn’t it."

"Under such circumstances, privately hoarding these five hundred Vermilion Bird Array Stones is irrefutable proof of a major crime, so it’s better to put them away quickly, sir. I swear, I will absolutely not speak of this matter, and Second Brother, Junior Sister Qu, are also people who will keep their mouths shut. But only our Master Brother, once he sees it, he will certainly expose this matter."

This is madness!

Wang Wu was dumbfounded, then hurriedly put away these five hundred Vermilion Bird Array Stones, and saw Zhuang Bufei, Feng Muhai, and Qu Shenglian all sighed in relief simultaneously.

"Sir, I am willing to swear on the Great Dao, today we saw nothing, please rest assured. But in the future, you must never do this again."

Zhuang Bufei looked very much still in fear.

Qu Shenglian and Feng Muhai also hurriedly took oaths. Whether useful or not, this attitude somewhat reassured Wang Wu, but at the same time, he felt strange.

"Why would your Master Brother Lu Tong definitely say something? I’m saving his life, it doesn’t make sense."

"Sir, it’s a long story. Our Master Brother, his character is fine, he’s also simple and honest. The key is the path he chose when breaking through from Tier Nine Earth Immortal to Taiyi True Immortal. At the time, he traveled the world, traversed the Cultivation Realm, seeking the path to no avail, thus delaying over ten thousand years, until one day, he serendipitously met the Hidden Origin Divine Monarch, who enlightened him. Since then, he highly recognized the neutral way of the Hidden Origin Association, especially admiring the Five Qi of the Human World from the Hidden Origin Association."

"Then he traveled for a period based on the Five Qi of the Human World, self-realizing the Vast Righteous Qi Dao. After that, he joined the Hidden Origin Association, and coincidentally encountered the Frost Domain branch pavilion, all the way promoting to Taiyi True Immortal, and because of his Vast Righteous Qi Dao, his approach is unique, hates evil like an enemy, upholds justice, greatly appreciated by our master. So later took him as the first disciple."

"In short, this matter really cannot be known to him, otherwise risking his life, he would send you to the Sin Prison. He, he really says it, and does it."

After hearing this explanation, Wang Wu felt quite admiration, and his understanding of the Dao deepened a bit.

"Then I have no other way. Everyone, you continue, I have something to attend to and will take my leave first."

"Sir, sorry for the trouble. Rest assured about this, we will act like nothing happened."

Feng Muhai hurried forward, also feeling quite conflicted.

"What is your Dao? Is it also so peculiar?"

Wang Wu asked another question.

"It’s not particularly peculiar, but it’s also hard to explain clearly. Perhaps it’s a sort of original intention I uphold, but at the same time, it can also be an obsession, a thought. Overall, still figuring out who I am, where I come from, where I’m headed. There’s no standard answer, but it also can’t be casually fooled. It’s very hard to explain in a few words."

"Sir, are you also currently seeking your Dao?"

"Sort of, but at the moment I have no clues."

"Having no clues is right. I suddenly understand why my master wants you to oversee the Frost Domain. This really is the best place for honing and refining. Come on, don’t think about leaving, don’t think about running away, there’s no need to. As long as you avoid my Master Brother’s stubborn ways, the rest is fundamentally not a problem."

"Second Brother, Junior Sister Qu, I’ll leave this temporarily to you."

"Sir, from this moment, I am your personal attendant!"