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Tianhai Chamber of Commerce?

He Sheng, who was hiding outside the dilapidated temple, frowned slightly. He had not expected that the force involved with Ji Yunlai was such an unexpected one.

"I initially thought Ji Yunlai was backed by one of the other major Foundation Establishment families, and that he was one of the masterminds behind the scenes, but now it seems that's not the case at all."

A thought flashed through my mind.

He Sheng continued to lock onto the envoy with his divine sense. He barely hesitated and activated his self-comprehended transcendent technique, "Gathering Water Break," once again!

Inside the dilapidated temple,

As if given a command, countless tiny water droplets instantly poured out of the freak's skin pores, open mouth and nose, and even his terrified, wide-open eyes!

The masked envoy, now unprotected, had no chance to speak. His body burst open from the inside, like a balloon being inflated and then exploded.

Flesh, bones, and shattered internal organs mingled together, turning into a crimson mist of blood. The black robe, along with the blood, was torn to shreds by the terrifying water pressure, splattering across the walls of the dilapidated temple.

One strike, one kill!

He Sheng used his divine sense to confirm that the person was beyond dead before revealing himself.

Although his cultivation level was two minor realms higher than his opponent's, he had only recently transmigrated and this was his first time fighting someone, so he was naturally very cautious.

First, he used both his aura and divine sense to suppress the opponent, making it impossible for them to touch him. Then, he used his trump card, "Gathering Water Break," to kill the opponent in one fell swoop.

Even though the other party was already dead, He Sheng remained very cautious and did not immediately enter the temple.

He once again extended his divine sense, and with the blessing of the subtle ripples, his perception range instantly covered an area of ​​more than ten miles. He also used his soul imprint to ensure that there were no other cultivators around before entering the dilapidated temple.

Inside the temple, amidst a pile of mangled flesh and mud, only the head wearing a bronze mask remained relatively intact.

He Sheng raised his hand and took it into his hand.

The Soul Searching Technique was activated instantly.

hiss!

moment,

From within the envoy's sea of ​​consciousness, a shrill, inhuman shriek rang out, like over a hundred red-hot steel needles frantically attacking He Sheng's consciousness!

This person's spiritual sense is incredibly strong?!

Searching a soul will result in a backlash from the other person's spirit; the stronger their spirit was in life, the stronger the backlash will be.

He Sheng originally thought that since he was two minor realms higher than his opponent, the backlash should not be a threat. However, the current situation is clearly beyond his expectations.

Despite his surprise, He Sheng remained completely calm.

He immediately activated the soul protection techniques he had previously comprehended within his sea of ​​consciousness—

Transform into a thousand stars!

The divine consciousness and the origin of the soul instantly disintegrated, turning into thousands of tiny starlight fragments that scattered into every corner of the sea of ​​consciousness.

next moment,

The piercing backlash, powerful enough to severely injure the soul of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, pierced fiercely into He Sheng's sea of ​​consciousness.

However, that violent force struck only nothingness, like a heavy punch hitting cotton, or a sharp sword piercing the starry sky.

Unable to find any foothold, it could only futilely rush through the gaps between countless 'stardust' particles.

The crisis vanished without a trace.

call...

He Sheng let out a soft breath, feeling that this ghost mask envoy was indeed quite skilled, possessing a divine sense comparable to that of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator despite only having the cultivation level of an early Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Once the soul was reunited, the powerful backlash had been exhausted.

He Sheng probed again, and this time there was no resistance. A massive amount of memory fragments, like a flood bursting its banks, surged into his sea of ​​consciousness.

Wu Feng?

"He really is a deacon from the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce."

The ghost masked envoy's real name is Wu Feng, but his more accurate identity is a second-tier weapon refiner and retainer of the Xiajiang branch of the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce.

The Tianhai Chamber of Commerce is a major chamber of commerce operating within the three states under the jurisdiction of the Tai Xuan Zheng Yi Dao.

"The Tianhai Chamber of Commerce has quite a background. In my memory, this chamber of commerce has deep ties with the Eight Scenery Sect, one of the three major sects within the Tai Xuan Zheng Yi Dao. It's an entity that should be avoided at all costs."

In He Sheng's understanding, the so-called Tai Xuan Zheng Yi Dao is an alliance of some kind of orthodox Xuanmen sect, consisting of dozens of sects of varying sizes.

The Golden Cloud Sect of Wanchen Mountain is an outer vassal sect of the Tai Xuan Zheng Yi Dao, and cannot be considered a formal member.

The Tai Xuan Zheng Yi Dao governs the three prefectures of Xia, Qi, and Hui. The Yinsha River is located south of the border of Qi Prefecture, because the southern boundary of Qi Prefecture is the Hunlong River.

In short, the Silver Sand River region is not within the sphere of influence of the Tai Xuan Zheng Yi Dao. It is an unclaimed and impoverished land between Qizhou in the north and Chuzhou in the south, known as Zhenzhou.

According to Wu Feng's memory, he was ordered by Lin Wanrou, the person in charge of the Xiajiang branch, to approach Ji Yunlai and plant the Soul-Devouring Gu in him to completely control him.

During this man's several conversations with Lin Wanrou, Lin Wanrou revealed undisguised murderous intent towards Piao Ge.

So, does this mean Lin Wanrou was the mastermind behind Piao Ge's murder?

Based on Wu Feng's memory, this is likely the truth.

He Sheng found it strange that Piao Ge had almost no dealings with Lin Wanrou in his memory, so why would this woman set up a trap to kill Piao Ge?

Wu Feng was unaware of this; he was merely acting on Lin Wanrou's orders.

To put it bluntly, it's just a pawn responsible for execution.

However, Wu Feng hadn't expected Ji Yunlai to go to such lengths, looting the He family's secret vault completely, and greed began to creep into his heart...

Through soul searching, He Sheng clearly sensed that Wu Feng had developed a different mindset before his death. He planned to find out the remaining hidden resources from Ji Yunlai, then pack up and flee to Chuzhou in the south.

The southern Chuzhou is the territory of the Tongyouming True Path. This powerful force has always been at odds with the Taixuan Zhengyi Path, and they have fought many great battles in the past.

It wasn't until another powerful enemy rose to the east of both sides, whose strength even seemed to surpass theirs, that the Tai Xuan Zheng Yi Dao and the Tong You Ming Zhen Dao finally calmed down.

For the past few centuries, the two sides have maintained a superficial peace, with the entire Zhenzhou serving as a buffer zone between them.

He Sheng discarded Wu Feng's head, and then used his magic to completely destroy the evidence.

Then they took the two storage bags left behind by Wu Feng. One was naturally Wu Feng's own, and the other was the storage bag that Ji Yunlai had presented.

"The numbers don't really match up!"

He Sheng scanned the storage bag that Ji Yunlai had presented with his divine sense. Inside, there were only 1,500 mid-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to 150,000 low-grade spirit stones.

In addition, there are twenty-one other magical artifacts, mostly of medium and high quality, with only one of the highest quality.

There were only a dozen or so bottles of pills scattered around.

He Weizhen reported that the amount of lost materials was more than 400,000 low-grade spirit stones, 46 magic artifacts, and a huge amount of pills.

The materials that Ji Yunlai brought out were less than half the amount that He Weizhen had reported!

Is Ji Yunlai incredibly audacious this time? Or is He Weizhen truly an embezzler, using this incident to settle previous debts?