Chapter 633 436: Inheritance

"The Chunyu Clan's branch of the Beast Taming Sect specializes in the water element. They can get their hands on just about any demonic beast from the world's lakes, seas, and rivers. This Cyan Flood Dragon was captured by the Chunyu Clan years ago in the Qi Yun Territory—it caused quite a stir back then. I never thought they'd actually give it to Chunyu Hua to use against you."

He Yu lowered his eyes, explaining the information he had obtained to Fang Qingyuan.

Fang Qingyuan didn't ask how He Yu knew such things. Everyone has their own channels, after all. In this part of the Cultivation Realm, the Qingyuan Sect could, at most, gather intelligence from within White Mountain.

Now that the Qingyuan Sect and the White Mountain Beast Taming Sect had split, the two no longer shared intelligence, so it was understandable that Fang Qingyuan didn't know about this.

It was just a late-stage Golden Core, water-element Cyan Flood Dragon. At most, it would be a minor hassle. Even if this Cyan Flood Dragon was some extraordinary variant, as long as it wasn't at the Nascent Soul Tier, Fang Qingyuan didn't need to worry.

Seeing that Fang Qingyuan's attitude hadn't changed after hearing this news, He Yu was slightly shaken. 'He doesn't even consider a demonic beast at the Late-stage Golden Core Realm a threat?'

"What's the second matter, then?"

Fang Qingyuan picked up his teacup and took a light sip. His tone was relaxed, as if the news he had just heard had nothing to do with him.

The corners of He Yu's mouth turned down. He thought for a moment before speaking:

"With this first piece of information, Sect Leader Fang can surely see my sincerity. I guarantee that the next two items will be even more valuable than the first. So, what do you say, Sect Leader Fang?"

Fang Qingyuan saw what He Yu was getting at. He wasn't the type to expect things for free. While getting something for nothing felt good, you could only make that kind of deal once.

After the split with the White Mountain Beast Taming Sect, the Qingyuan Sect had been cut off from many information channels. Therefore, Fang Qingyuan needed a more high-level source of intelligence.

This He Yu had already proven his worth. He could even get information on the Chunyu Clan within the Beast Taming Sect. Perhaps they could cooperate in the future to expand the Qingyuan Sect's intelligence network.

With this in mind, Fang Qingyuan feigned rummaging through a storage pouch, but instead retrieved several items from his Immortal Mansion—part of the collection he'd taken from Meng Dian—and handed them to He Yu.

Upon seeing the array of bottles, jars, and wooden and jade boxes, a look of relief finally spread across He Yu's face.

"You can tell me the second matter now."

He Yu carefully put these items away and raised his head.

"The second matter. In addition to the Cyan Flood Dragon, Chunyu Hua carries several other items capable of unleashing immense power. As far as I know, this includes a Talisman sealing a Nascent Soul's power, a Talisman Treasure, and a Nine Veins Heart-Protecting Lotus Platform."

Fang Qingyuan's expression began to darken. 'As expected of a Divinity Transformation Descendant. He's loaded with treasures. His family's foundation is truly deep.'

The fact that He Yu mentioned these things so gravely meant that Chunyu Hua's possessions must surely surpass the Golden Core Realm.

But there was nothing to be done about it. There was no such thing as fairness in the Cultivation Realm; here, strength was the only truth. If someone's ancestors were prosperous, you just had to accept it.

Fang Qingyuan listened quietly to He Yu's detailed explanation. He described these high-tier items so vividly, it was as if he had seen them with his own eyes.

A short while later, Fang Qingyuan gave him another portion of Meng Dian's collection as payment for this information.

"Is there a third matter?"

"Yes, but this third matter is not about Chunyu Hua. It's news about Nangong Zhi. I wonder if you would be interested?"

'Nangong Zhi?'

'Hasn't he been leading a team to excavate something in the Barbaric Wilderness?'

With the topic suddenly shifting, Fang Qingyuan focused his thoughts, recalling the past. For Chu Hongshang's sake, he had joined forces with Yan Nanxing to summon Ji Yulang and drive Nangong Zhi away.

He originally thought he had ruined Nangong Zhi's plans and would face retaliation. To his surprise, after the incident, Nangong Zhi was ordered on a mission to the Barbaric Wilderness and had paid him no mind since. In a flash, nearly three or four years had gone by.

But for He Yu to bring this up now, he clearly knew about the history between him and Nangong Zhi.

'This He Yu's intelligence network is terrifyingly good. Could that be the secret to his rapid cultivation?'

"What happened to Nangong Zhi?"

Fang Qingyuan couldn't help but ask. Even without their past history, a Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator leading a team of Golden Core and Foundation Establishment Cultivators to excavate something in the Barbaric Wilderness was an inherently fascinating situation.

"Nangong Zhi has gone missing. Along with him, a Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Great Zhou Academy, another from the Beast Taming Sect, and no fewer than ten Golden Core Cultivators have also disappeared."

He Yu's expression also grew solemn. Three Nascent Soul Cultivators vanishing at once, plus ten-odd Golden Core Cultivators—this was the largest such disappearance in the last century.

Furthermore, these three individuals represented the three titans of the current Cultivation Realm: the powers of Qi Yun, the Beast Taming Sect, and the Great Zhou Academy.

"What happened? Did they find some Cultivator's Cave Mansion and get trapped by an Array?"

Fang Qingyuan had paid little attention to external affairs these past few years. He was still trying to sort out matters within White Mountain, so his focus was limited to his own backyard.

"Nangong Zhi was initially searching for something. Later, according to a surviving Foundation Establishment Disciple, Nangong Zhi had found an Ancient Teleportation Array. The original plan was to seal it and wait for reinforcements.

But afterward, for some unknown reason, a quarrel broke out between the three of them. Then the Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Great Zhou Academy insisted on entering, and in the end, the entire team vanished within it."

He Yu's account was brief, showing he didn't know the full story. But when Fang Qingyuan connected this to the task Tu Wuzhao had previously issued, he realized there was only one thing near White Mountain's Desolate Territory that could attract so many Nascent Soul Cultivators: the Ghost Cultivation Small World left behind from all those years ago.