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Chapter 354 The Mo Family - Seven Crane True Monarch (4K)
Ultimately, Mr. Cai did not receive any reliable information and had to return home disappointed.

To his surprise, Xiao Chen didn't press him for details about what had happened.

Instead, he was quite interested in flipping through the "Nine-Nine Food Records" in his hand, studying the special delicacies recorded in it.

She clearly saw through his scheme, but didn't want to put pressure on him.

Senior Xiao is such a good person!
The comparison made Old Master Cai even more determined in his mind—that the entire Cai family must follow closely behind Senior Xiao in the future.

As for the Guiyun Sect, they are nothing but a bunch of treacherous people who abandon morality for personal gain.

He overreacted somewhat to this.

In fact, the other major families and Guiyun Sect did have this much patience; they still recognized the Cai family's nominal status.

Just as the crucial time of the Twin Jade Assembly was approaching, a fight suddenly broke out between unfamiliar Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

And incredibly, in less than 15 minutes, one of them was killed on the spot.

This undoubtedly shocked all the True Lords.

Judging from the short duration of the battle and the traces of magic left at the scene.

It's highly likely that a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator hunted down an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator; otherwise, the outcome wouldn't have been decided so quickly.

This speculation caused everyone to frown deeply.

Hua Jian Zhenjun, in particular, was extremely uneasy.

These past two days I've been staying close to True Lord Guiyun, afraid of being left alone and encountering an accident.

Although he was an inspector sent by the Holy City to help capture the cultivators of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance.

However, the main reason he was able to get this position was because no one else was willing to come to such a poor and remote place.

Those cultivators with real backgrounds naturally stayed in the Holy City to cultivate peacefully.

Only a cultivator like him, who has some background but is not important enough for the family to focus on cultivating.

Only then will they be sent to remote areas to perform official duties.

That's right, Hua Jian Zhenjun was the same imposing sword cultivator who had met Xiao Chen once before in the restaurant.

He is now at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but his foundation is indeed not very solid.

Apart from the decent quality of the flying sword in his hand, both his spells and true essence were mediocre.

So after a thorough investigation, they were unable to find any useful clues.

On a whim, under the pretext of preventing the Rebellious Immortal Alliance from causing trouble in secret, they summoned the other True Lords to a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

There are two main objectives.

Firstly, it shows that he is indeed doing his job well.

If the Holy City were to inquire in the future, there would be witnesses.

Secondly, by arranging patrols, one can reasonably assign a partner who also serves as a bodyguard.

As an inspector, he has the responsibility and obligation to launch an investigation and follow up immediately after any changes occur, leaving no chance for the rebels of the Immortal Alliance to catch their breath.

However, if we were to ask Guiyun Sect for help with this matter, we would end up owing several favors.

It would be better to exaggerate the situation and call on everyone to come and defend together; that would make it seem more like a business transaction.

Those cultivators from the Rebellious Immortal Alliance dared to attack a lone True Monarch, but they certainly wouldn't dare to lay a hand on two or more Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

In this way, he can fulfill his responsibilities as an inspector while ensuring his own safety.

Simply the best of both worlds.

The only problem is that doing so inadvertently ignored the Cai family's feelings.

However, Hua Jian Zhenjun was not a local, so he didn't care about the Cai family.

In another twenty years, he will have completed his century-long term and will be able to leave this place and return to the Holy City.

At times like these, one's own safety is the top priority.

I'm not familiar with the Cai family.

So the group closed the door and discussed the matter privately.

The final decision, as expected, was to proceed according to the old rules.

In other words, over the next six months, they will conduct focused inspections in pairs.

They put on a show of being determined to dig deep and catch the spirit thief.

After that, find a few unlucky guys, claim that you have cracked down on a stronghold of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance, and publicly execute them to appease the people.

Hua Jian Zhenjun was very satisfied with the result.

The Immortal Selection Festival is just around the corner, and the Holy City will soon launch a major purge against the Rebellious Immortal Alliance.

If he can just let this current storm pass, he should be safe for a long time.

Guiyun Zhenjun was also very satisfied with the result.

With the Double Jade Tournament approaching, if everyone works together to protect Guiyun Market, it won't affect their harvest of the Double Jade.

In fact, the large garden in the center of the market had already officially opened by this time.

Thousands of rogue cultivators from the wasteland formed two long queues, voluntarily handing over the twin jades they had nurtured in exchange for meager rewards.

Time flew by, and it was already afternoon.

During this time, Xiao Chen read through all eighty-one recipes recorded in "Nine-Nine Food Records".

Surprisingly, no one came to talk to him.

Before coming here, it was expected that the hidden talent of the Cai family would receive basic attention.

However, both Guiyun Sect and the other three major families ignored him.

But this is fine, since he doesn't really want to be polite and pretentious with others.

The only person who came during that time was Grandpa Cai.

Ask him if he wants to go to a small auction to join in the fun and pass the time.

However, after learning that today's small auction only offered third-tier spiritual items, Xiao Chen decisively rejected the proposal.

He's lost interest in those things.

Instead, he asked the other party to help find out if any independent cultivators had recently organized any private gatherings.

Then report back the time, location, and participation requirements.

"Senior, there's no need for you to handle such a trivial matter personally."

Grandpa Cai immediately said, "Just tell me what you need, and I will have the younger generation do their best to collect it."

He originally intended to take the opportunity to demonstrate his loyalty.

However, Xiao Chen glanced at him sideways and asked, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

"I told you to gather intelligence, so just do it. Why all the nonsense?"

"From now on, I'll just do what I say and not ask around."

Xiao Chen wasn't planning to attend those private trading fairs and barter with a bunch of rogue cultivators who were at most at the Golden Core stage; that would be too boring.

The plan was simply to pass this information on to Chen Fan and let him try his luck.

You might just stumble upon a useful opportunity.

As for Xiao Chen himself, he naturally chose to participate in the grand auction the following day.

The next day at dawn, he followed behind Old Master Cai to the entrance of the auction house.

Thick red carpets have been laid out here, and the place is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, creating a lively atmosphere.

Many independent cultivators arrived at the entrance several hours in advance, some even as early as last night, intending to be the first to enter.

Of course, they weren't there to participate in the auction; they simply wanted to grab a good seat in the front row.

After all, the seats in the lobby on the first floor are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you can sit in the front rows, you can see those exceptionally valuable items up close. Even if you can't afford to buy them, just craning your neck to see the details as the auctioneer presents the items is enough to broaden your horizons.

When I return to my hometown in the future, it will be something I can brag about to my fellow villagers.

However, Xiao Chen and his group naturally did not need to queue.

They can go directly up the specially designed staircase to the large private rooms on the second floor.

From that vantage point, the view is much clearer.

They even arranged a bed that was several meters long, and a low table with a full sixty-six dishes.

Xiao Chen also saw the familiar fried spirit fish.

However, compared to the small fish sold in the restaurant, the spirit fish used here was noticeably larger and looked much plumper.

At the same time, their sizes are very uniform, clearly indicating that they have been carefully selected.

Xiao Chen didn't stand on ceremony and immediately picked up his chopsticks to eat.

It is crispy and fragrant when you bite into it, and juicy inside. It also seems to have some kind of special spice added, which can directly enhance the taste buds of Nascent Soul cultivators.

It was almost one of the best things he had ever tasted.

This is much better than the food I ate when I was a guest at the Tiangang Sect.

It seems that the new cultivation world is far ahead even in the area of ​​spiritual cuisine.

At the same time, Xiao Chen quickly realized that this technology was not as dangerous as the Spirit Gathering Array, so he could safely spread it back.

Why don't you just learn to cook yourself?
When I get back, I'll open a restaurant in Cibeihai; business should be pretty good.

They don't even have to worry about raw materials, since the sea creatures are either powerful demons if they can't defeat them, or seafood if they can.

It's still a high-end, all-natural ingredient.

"Wait a minute, why hasn't the auction started yet?"

After Xiao Chen finished eating a plate of fish, a plate of shrimp, and a plate of beef, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Didn't I come here to attend the auction?
I'm almost full, why is there no movement down there?

However, even Grandpa Cai was completely baffled at this moment.

According to past practice, the auction should have already started by now.

But this year the first floor was empty; all the independent cultivators were kept outside and not allowed to enter.

Upon hearing Xiao Chen's question, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

"This... um... there might be some new changes, it should be fine soon."

There was a hint of guilt in Grandpa Cai's tone.

He really wanted to find someone to ask him what was going on.

But I don't know who else to turn to.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, a Golden Core member of the Gao family suddenly came to pay his respects to Old Master Cai.

They said they received news this morning that Seven Crane True Lord from the Holy City happened to be passing by Guiyun Market today.

After learning that there were suspected late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Reverse Immortal Alliance in the area, he took the initiative to contact True Monarch Hua Jian, saying that he would personally investigate the clues.

Since a great figure from the Holy City has arrived.

The grand auction was naturally postponed, and everyone was waiting for the other party to arrive so they could go out and greet him as soon as possible.

"May I ask what the background of this Senior Seven Cranes is?"

Grandpa Cai promptly asked, "Is it possible to have all of you seniors waiting here together?"

He put it rather tactfully, but what he really meant was—who is this guy? Does he have such a big face that he makes so many people wait for him?
The Golden Core cultivator from the Gao family understood what he meant, but gave a bitter smile.

He then exclaimed, "I heard from Senior Hua Jian that this Senior Qi He comes from the Sacred Beast Manor and is said to be a direct descendant of the Mo family."

"He is a person of immeasurable nobility."

"In short, everyone must be careful in serving the important person and not offend them."

Sacred Beast Manor?

The direct line of the Mo family?

Xiao Chen had just seen a description of this in an ancient book yesterday.

Since millions of years ago, there have been seven powerful clans within the holy city, who jointly control all major affairs.

One of them was the Mo family.

The Sacred Beast Manor he established is the most powerful beast-taming sect in the entire new cultivation world.

According to rumors, they own an entire Sacred Beast Mountain Range, where tens of thousands of spirit beasts are kept. Among them are many fourth- and even fifth-tier spirit beasts.

At the same time, it has cultivated generation after generation of top beast tamers.

It can be said that in the new cultivation world, Beast Taming and the Mo family have become synonymous with each other.

If he is truly a direct descendant of the Mo family, then that identity alone is enough for the Guiyun Sect to treat him as an honored guest.

"I have some trivial matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

After delivering the message, the Golden Core cultivator from the Gao family exchanged a few pleasantries and then took his leave.

But after he left, Grandpa Cai looked uneasy and began to worry.

Why would the Holy City send people here at this time?
And they even sent such a powerful cultivator!
Could it be that the cultivators of the Reverse Immortal Alliance have been exposed and are coming to arrest them?

Heaven have mercy, he just led his family to reach a cooperation agreement with the Reverse Immortal Alliance yesterday.

If they were caught directly, wouldn't that be incredibly unlucky?

Thinking of this, Grandpa Cai couldn't help but secretly turn his head and observe Xiao Chen's expression out of the corner of his eye.

To his surprise, the other person sat down at the low table and started eating with chopsticks.

While eating, they asked, "Why aren't you eating the barbecue over there?"

"If you don't want it, bring it to me. It'll get cold if you leave it any longer, and it won't taste good then."

Upon hearing this, Old Master Cai was somewhat speechless.

No, at a time like this, you still have the appetite to eat?
They're about to come and arrest us, shouldn't we quickly come up with a plan?
However, seeing Xiao Chen's relaxed expression and the way he ate meat and drank wine with gusto, his tense and uneasy mood also calmed down a lot.

Since the other party seems completely unconcerned, perhaps they have some kind of countermeasure.

Yes, Senior Xiao must have been prepared, which is why he was so fearless.

As the saying goes, a man who can remain calm and collected despite great danger is a true hero!
Since that's the case, he should learn from the other party and focus his mind.

To avoid being overly worried and panicked, which might give away your secret.

However, Grandpa Cai was overthinking it.

Xiao Chen never felt that the arrival of this Seven Crane True Monarch had anything to do with him.

After all, he wasn't actually a member of the Reverse Immortal Alliance.

However, he had not yet figured out his action plan, so he temporarily used the name of the Anti-Immortal Alliance to contact Zhang Cunfu and the Cai family.

No clues were left behind that could be traced.

No matter how hard they investigate, they will never find him.

Therefore, I was not flustered at all and continued to eat and drink as usual.

Fortunately, the culinary skills in this world are superb, making it the perfect opportunity to indulge in a delicious feast.

As Xiao Chen was a body cultivator, he had a large appetite and ate half of the sixty-six dishes in front of him by himself.

"Fellow Daoist Cai, please proceed to the main gate of the market as soon as possible."

Suddenly, a clear voice rang out from the doorway: "Senior Qihe will be here soon."

(End of this chapter)