strictlysupreme Chapter 213 Investigation Yields No Results
Chapter 213 Investigation Yields No Results
With negotiations proving fruitless, Ye Xiaobai had no choice but to leave the Spirit Pill Pavilion.
The shopkeeper won't budge, but surely someone will come to deliver the goods eventually!
Ye Xiaobai felt that only delivery was left as a breakthrough point.
After reaching a secluded spot, Ye Xiaobai disguised himself again and kept a close eye on the Spirit Pill Pavilion!
Perhaps it was good luck, but in the evening, when Ye Xiaobai was investigating the Zhengling Pill Pavilion, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator entered. He didn't hear the details, but he did hear the words "I am Old Wang!"
This is how acquaintances greet each other. The shopkeeper doesn't usually know many people, so Ye Xiaobai guessed that this Old Wang might be the deliveryman.
Half an hour later, Old Wang left the Spirit Pill Pavilion, looking around cautiously before leaving.
After confirming that there was nothing wrong, Lao Wang quickly left the market.
Ye Xiaobai naturally couldn't miss the opportunity, so he quickly and quietly followed behind Lao Wang.
After leaving the market, Old Wang headed north, seemingly towards the Chu Kingdom. Could it have been done by a sect in the Chu Kingdom?
Ye Xiaobai wasn't sure either, so he could only take a step and see.
After traveling for less than half an hour, Old Wang did not continue north, but turned and flew towards a nearby mountain.
Could it be that it wasn't a sect from the Chu Kingdom? Or was it just the work of a rogue cultivator?
Soon, Old Wang stopped halfway up a mountain. After confirming the direction, he flew into a cave.
Ye Xiaobai followed cautiously behind, arriving near the cave.
In the cave.
"Is everything going well?"
"everything is normal!"
"Let's go back!"
"Yes, Elder Jiang!"
"Oh no, there are people outside the cave! You're being followed!"
Ye Xiaobai was carefully probing the cave entrance when he unexpectedly alerted the people inside.
A moment later, Old Wang and another masked cultivator in black appeared in front of Ye Xiaobai.
The black-clad cultivator was actually a woman, and there was a strange feeling about her. The woman's scent was somewhat familiar, but I couldn't quite place it, and it also felt somewhat unfamiliar. It was quite odd.
The female cultivator saw Ye Xiaobai and asked, "Fellow Daoist, who are you, and why are you following us?"
"And who are you? Did you make the top-grade Returning Origin Pills of the Spirit Pill Pavilion?" Ye Xiaobai asked directly.
"Answer my question first!" The black-clad cultivator refused to answer the question and instead wanted to know about Ye Xiaobai's situation.
"It seems we can only rely on our strength now!" Ye Xiaobai knew that saying more was pointless, as things had already come to this point.
In a one-on-two situation, Ye Xiaobai had little advantage, as one of his opponents was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, posing little pressure.
"Azure Dragon Embraces the Moon!" Ye Xiaobai immediately activated his sword technique.
The black-clad cultivator didn't stand on ceremony. He raised his hand and took out a top-grade magic weapon, shaped like a bell. With a slight activation, it emitted waves, like moonlight rippling on the water. It seemed gentle, but in fact, it contained hidden mysteries.
In the first round of combat, neither side gained an advantage.
However, Ye Xiaobai discovered that his opponent was only at the early stage of Core Formation, while he himself was at the mid stage of Core Formation, yet he couldn't gain any advantage over his opponent.
Old Wang had already taken the opportunity to escape.
Knowing he couldn't defeat the black-clad cultivator, Ye Xiaobai had no choice but to give up and turn to chase after Old Wang.
During their fight, the black-clad cultivator realized that he couldn't control Ye Xiaobai and had no choice but to flee the area.
Without the interference of the black-clad cultivators, and with Old Wang only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, Ye Xiaobai quickly caught up.
"Hmph, this old Wang knows he can't outrun me, so he actually hid in a formation!" Ye Xiaobai chuckled.
Fortunately, I can follow Old Wang's scent. As long as he doesn't go too far, I'm sure I can find him.
"Old Wang, it's me, Old Ye! Open the door! I know you're here!" Ye Xiaobai shouted directly towards the formation where Old Wang was.
Upon hearing this, Old Wang was furious. He had already run away beforehand, but he still managed to be caught. He had hidden in the secret formation he had prepared, so how could he still be discovered?
Could it be that this guy surnamed Ye is trying to do something to me? Thinking this, Old Wang remained motionless.
Upon seeing this, Ye Xiaobai swung his sword directly at the location of the formation, and Old Wang immediately realized that he had indeed been discovered.
There's no way out, I'm about to be arrested, what should I do?
Just then, Old Wang received a telepathic message: "Old Wang, I'll take care of your family. You know what the rest is!"
"Understood!"
Old Wang had a look of despair on his face, yet he also seemed quite calm. He had no other choice but to self-destruct.
Ye Xiaobai had spent a very short time breaking through Lao Wang's concealment formation, but it was still too late; Lao Wang had already chosen to self-destruct.
Looking at the mess within the formation, Ye Xiaobai frowned deeply; this clue had been severed.
Sigh, Ye Xiaobai still carefully examined the area to see if there were any clues.
Finally, all that was left was a storage bag, which contained only some common spirit stones and pills; no useful clues were found.
Manager of Lingdan Pavilion!
Now, our only hope lies with the manager of the Spirit Pill Pavilion!
Ye Xiaobai turned around and flew to Liuyun Market. If he arrived too late, the shopkeeper might not be there anymore.
Half an hour later, Ye Xiaobai hurriedly arrived at the Spirit Pill Pavilion.
At this moment, the Spirit Pill Pavilion was already completely empty!
Ye Xiaobai missed his target again.
Ye Xiaobai then went to the sect administrator of Liuyun Market to learn about the relevant information about the Spirit Pill Pavilion.
I received some information that wasn't very useful.
The manager of Lingdan Pavilion is surnamed Han. He rented a shop in the market a month ago and then started selling top-grade Guiyuan Pills and some Qi Refining stage pills.
The elixirs are of extremely high quality, making the business the envy of many.
The shop owners in the surrounding area didn't have much contact with the manager of Lingdan Pavilion, and most cultivators were like that. Apart from that, the market administrator didn't notice anything unusual.
With all leads exhausted, Ye Xiaobai had no choice but to abandon the investigation.
This can be considered as destroying a shop that sells poisonous pills, but considering that quite a few Foundation Establishment disciples of the White Tiger Sect had previously bought these poisonous pills.
It would be better to have the sect leader inform all the disciples that those who have already purchased the product should not take it anymore.
Now that Senior Brother Mu Beifeng is in charge of the sect, Ye Xiaobai is somewhat familiar with him.
Soon, Ye Xiaobai arrived at Lingyun Peak.
"Junior Brother Ye, it's been so long since you've come to see me!" he said with a smile.
"Senior Brother Mu, I know you are the sect leader now and are usually quite busy, so I naturally wouldn't dare to bother you!" Ye Xiaobai said politely.
"Hey, Junior Brother Ye, we're like family, don't be so formal. What are your thoughts on the matter of taking charge of the alchemy room that I mentioned before?"
"You are the second-best alchemist on Spirit Pill Peak in our White Tiger Sect, second only to the Peak Master. You can't just ignore the disciples of Spirit Pill Peak!"
"Look, Junior Brother Xie Dongyun is now in charge of alchemy matters in several alchemy rooms!"
"Senior Brother Mu, as you know, my talent is lacking. If I want to pursue the Great Dao, I can only spend more time than others, and I also need to spend time going out to find opportunities!"
"I really don't have the extra energy to manage the alchemy room, but I can still find the time to share my alchemy experience with the disciples of Spirit Pill Peak!"
"Alright then, that's the only way! By the way, what brings you to Lingyun Peak today?"
Afterwards, Ye Xiaobai told Mu Beifeng about the top-grade Guiyuan Pill containing toxins.
Upon hearing this, Mu Beifeng was also greatly shocked, never expecting that someone would target the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the White Tiger Sect in this way.
"Junior brother, is there really not a single clue?" Mu Beifeng asked, still unwilling to give up.
"Really, no. The suspect fled north to the Chu Kingdom, and it seems to be an Elder Jiang! We don't know which sect in the Chu Kingdom is behind this! Or maybe some rogue cultivator!"