Holding the space chat group, the cannon fodder female supporting role ascended

Chapter 217 Treasure Rumors
Although the spaceship Lin Sheng and his group were traveling on was not from the Flying Lin Ship Company, an accident still occurred halfway through the journey. The spaceship was attacked by a dense swarm of skylarks that blotted out the sun.

Although the larks were only at the first level, their sheer numbers and the close-quarters combat caused the spaceship to be swept away from its intended course. The cultivator piloting the ship was forced to land halfway, first driving away the larks before taking off again.

Just then, the Golden Core cultivator in charge of the spaceship said that the spaceship had malfunctioned and could not reach Haoran City smoothly. They had to return to Yuxing City for repairs. In order to protect the reputation of the spaceship, they refunded the fare on the spot and let the cultivators on board the spaceship go to Haoran City on their own.

Such unexpected situations have happened before, so the cultivators on the spaceship just muttered a few words and then left together with their refunded fares.

Lin Sheng and his group of nine, however, viewed the matter as a conspiracy, believing that someone was deliberately preventing them from returning to the sect smoothly.

As the former owner of the treasure map, Zhao Jinmu immediately proposed:

"Fellow disciples, it would be best if we returned to the sect separately to avoid being wiped out in one fell swoop. The message from the four True Immortals that they asked us to bring back to the sect must be delivered."

Lin Sheng also agreed with Zhao Jinmu's suggestion, and he solemnly transmitted his voice to everyone:

"Everyone, form your own teams to return to the sect. Each team must have at least two people. Use all your best skills and try to get back to the sect as soon as possible. We can't delay the news from Jade Star City. I estimate that some cultivators are already heading there by now."

"Yes, Senior Brother Lin."

Everyone immediately agreed, then quickly formed a team and left the spot.

Zhao Jinmu and Hua Xuanzi were old partners, and they chose to travel together again this time. After avoiding the sight of other cultivators, Zhao Jinmu decisively crushed a teleportation jade talisman and disappeared with Hua Xuanzi.

"Hmph! You got away pretty fast!"

A male cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage emerged from behind a boulder, casually tossing out his flying sword, which flew towards the Haoran Sect, intending to intercept the two on the way.

Meanwhile, Zhao Jinmu and Hua Xuanzi appeared in a cave a thousand miles away. The two quickly changed out of their robes and disguised themselves before leaving the cave and continuing their journey towards the Haoran Sect.

Lin Sheng and his junior sister discussed it and decided that if they continued to head towards the Haoran Sect, they might be intercepted. So they took a different route and went to the family's location, which was in the opposite direction from the Haoran Sect. They planned to ask their elders to send a message to the Haoran Sect's leader. This way, they wouldn't have to take any risks, and their family would also receive the news, which was a win-win situation.

The remaining five disciples of the Haoran Sect also used their unique abilities to return to the sect in different ways.

Haoran Peak, the main peak of Haoran Sect
Sect Leader Yu Geng has been much busier than usual lately, mainly because his eldest disciple, Sheng Yuhong, has gone into seclusion to form his core. The sect affairs that his eldest disciple had previously taken over have returned to his hands. The matters are not difficult to handle, but they are rather trivial and repetitive. He is considering whether to recall his second disciple.

Before Sheng Yuhong achieved his Golden Core, Sect Leader Yu Geng specially set aside an entire night to explain the essentials of Golden Core formation to his eldest disciple. He understood that the advancement of Senior Brother Yu Ling's disciple, Wei Yunxi, to the Golden Core stage and her outstanding performance in the competition had a significant impact on his own disciple.

He understood his eldest disciple's feelings, so he did not agree with him forming his core at this time. Firstly, he was worried that his mind would be unstable, and secondly, he wanted his disciple to go out and hone his skills for a period of time before naturally forming his core.

However, Sheng Yuhong said he was fine. He had stayed in the late Foundation Establishment stage for four years, and his spiritual energy accumulation had reached the edge of advancing to the next level. He originally planned to form his core after the sect competition, and now he was just proceeding according to the previous plan.

Seeing his eldest disciple's resolute attitude, Sect Leader Yu Geng didn't forcefully stop him. Instead, he imparted his own experience in Core Formation to Sheng Yuhong, since Sheng Yuhong, like him, possessed a single metal-type spiritual root and cultivated the sword path, making his Core Formation experience highly valuable. After sending Sheng Yuhong to form his Core, he became busy. However, he had received a message via flying sword from the Lin family patriarch that a Golden Core disciple from another sect was trapped in Jade Star City because of a treasure map. Among the trapped Golden Core disciples was Wei Yunxi, a direct disciple of Senior Brother Yu Ling.

Yu Geng immediately took it seriously. Putting aside the authenticity of the treasure map and how many people would covet it, he couldn't let anything happen to his senior brother Yu Ling's only son. So he immediately went to find True Lord Yu Feng.

Yu Feng Zhenjun is the Nascent Soul True Lord on duty for the past hundred years. His main role is to assist the sect leader in managing the sect. He usually handles matters that the sect leader cannot leave the sect to deal with. He is a sect-guarding True Lord who is always on standby, so the sect leader can easily find him.

"Senior Brother Yu Feng, I'll have to trouble you to go to Jade Star City. Yu Ling's personal disciple is trapped there."

True Monarch Yufeng raised an eyebrow and asked:

"How did she get trapped there? I remember that girl had already reached the Core Formation stage; ordinary people couldn't possibly trap her!"

"The message came from that old man from the Lin family. It was said by his grandson, Lin Sheng, and it concerns a treasure map."

Lin Sheng and his fellow disciples went out of the sect for training. One of them, an inner disciple named Zhao Jinmu, unexpectedly obtained the other half of the treasure map in Yuxing City. He combined it with the half he already had to form a complete treasure map. A group of young men, unaware of the dangers, prepared to search for the treasure, but their whereabouts were exposed and they were hunted down.

Yunxi and her three companions happened to be nearby. After discovering the distress fireworks, they rescued the three Golden Core cultivators, took over the so-called treasure map, and then returned to Jade Star City and put them on the spaceship.

Unfortunately, their spaceship encountered problems halfway through the journey. The nine of them believed this wasn't an accident, so they split up and returned to their sect. Lin Sheng, fearing they would be intercepted if they returned directly to the sect, went back to his family and had Elder Lin send me a message via flying sword.

"If this treasure map is real, it will probably attract more people to Jade Star City. I'll go check it out first. If I can't bring the person back safely, I'll send you a message, and then you can decide what to do."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, senior brother."

With a flash, Yu Feng left the Haoran Sect.

Not long after True Lord Yu Feng's escape light disappeared, Sect Leader Yu Geng received news that there was a treasure in Jade Star City. Then someone came to report that a Foundation Establishment disciple named Zhao Jinmu was requesting an audience with the sect leader, saying that he had brought back information about the treasure in Jade Star City.

Yu Geng Zhenjun immediately ordered someone to bring Zhao Jinmu to the side hall to see him.

At this moment, Zhao Jinmu's face was covered in black mist, and his condition was very bad. He was barely holding on to his last breath when he came to see the sect leader.

Yu Geng frowned slightly, raised his hand and flicked a pill into Zhao Jinmu's mouth, saying:
"Adjust your breathing first."

"Yes, Master."

Zhao Jinmu almost collapsed to the ground, closed his eyes, and began refining the pills. A full incense stick's time passed before he managed to suppress the black aura on his face. The moment he opened his eyes, he coughed up a mouthful of black blood, then clutched his chest and said:

"Sect Leader, I was entrusted by Martial Uncle Wei Yunxi to bring back news of treasures in Jade Star City. However, on the way back to the sect, I and my fellow junior sister were ambushed by evil cultivators. Junior Sister Hua Xuanzi was killed by the evil cultivators in order to buy me time to escape."