Imperial Treasure

Kong Xue originally had a pale face, but now even the veins were visible, looking extremely weak. He frowned and said, "Her technique is very ancient."

Ancient, it also means intricate, orthodox.

The Cloud Ascendant power has a very low resistance to it.

Causing his body’s recovery speed to be more than ten times slower than normal.

More than ten times slower!

It’s so terrifying.

It can make his mortality rate ten times higher!

"I say, Kong Xue, you’ve always been cautious, and now suddenly you contact me to come over, surely you were wary of this person from the start... so you must know her well, given the current situation, shouldn’t you tell me something? For example... about her mission..."

Kong Xue, already weak and exhausted, actually smiled at this moment: "I don’t know her at all. If I did, I guess I wouldn’t have accepted it..."

After a pause, he sighed again: "Of course, I didn’t have the right to refuse, either."

Eh?

"This was personally issued by the Thousand Buddhas!!!"

A shadow of the Flying Snake flashed over.

"What do you think?" Kong Xue slightly moved a finger and said indifferently: "The Thousand Buddhas suddenly met with me recently and asked me to investigate a person."

"You’ve been told to investigate, and yet you know nothing?"

"Of course, because he only gave me this."

Kong Xue’s palm revealed a marble-like sphere, inside which a drop of blood was imprisoned, carrying a wisp of aura.

"The Flying Thief Tracker!! The Thousand Buddhas actually dared to give this thing... it seems this woman is very important..."

The Flying Thief Tracker is an extremely rare treasure for tracking people, with the sole function of pursuing a person. Just one drop of blood, a wisp of aura, can track the person with unparalleled precision.

So no intelligence is needed to trace someone.

"I rather hope not to have this little Flying Thief...."

Kong Xue did not mention his encounter with Sui Yi at a restaurant, nor would he mention that Sui Yi is now a teacher at the Ice Gleam Academy.

Because this is also confidential.

The Flying Snake is also a shrewd person. Seeing the way Kong Xue was, he snorted: "You really keep secrets, but indeed there are rules within the Thousand Buddhas; secret missions issued by the Thousand Buddhas are not to be shared, even if one is called to help midway, it cannot be disclosed... otherwise, not to mention trouble for you, I’d also be in trouble...."

Kong Xue remained silent.

The Flying Snake sneered: "So you deliberately dragged me along to work for free this time, almost getting me killed by that woman... Who knows what background she has! Maybe there’s some super master backing her, Kong Xue. I saved your life. Although there’s no genuine affection within the Thousand Buddhas, accounts still need to be settled."

It’s not that he wanted to suffer a silent loss, but because Kong Xue is now the executor of Thousand Buddhas’ mission and cannot die.

"I called you here not because I knew her strength was so formidable, but out of caution, since your mission range is also at the Ice Gleam High Wall, which is why I called you over..."

"You suddenly acted against her, was it to test?"

"Yes."

Kong Xue closed his eyes, "Thousand Buddhas’ order is to find her, monitor her actions... if any abnormality is discovered, report back to him."

Upon hearing this, the Flying Snake’s eyes flashed; it seems this woman might have a secret or a treasure that even the Thousand Buddhas covets...

"Is she also going to the Ice Gleam High Wall?"

"Inevitably so."

"What do we do now?"

Hearing that Sui Yi was going to the Ice Gleam High Wall, the Flying Snake felt unwittingly involved. He didn’t dare return to the Ice Gleam High Wall alone, not to mention how it might affect his mission, he was more afraid of being killed by Sui Yi at the Ice Gleam High Wall.

"Wait for the Thousand Buddhas’ command..."

Kong Xue picked up the little turtle.

The Flying Snake obediently kept quiet.

It’s connected.

Kong Xue carefully narrated everything.

After a while.

Kong Xue’s face changed repeatedly, finally hanging up the little turtle.

The Flying Snake opened his hearing, squinted his eyes.

"How is it to be handled... If she’s always there, I certainly can’t guarantee completing the original mission."

"Capture alive."

"....."

The Flying Snake was momentarily silent, then said: "Will you and I work together?"

"Yes, your task will be delayed, first cooperate with me..."

"You and I working together may suppress her... but it’s still not secure. There are many masters at the Ice Gleam High Wall; if you and I act, our identities will be exposed, then we’d be attacked by a group. We must succeed quickly, but her technique is so intricate and mysterious, it’s not optimistic..."

"Three of us will join forces."

"What!?"

The Flying Snake was taken aback, then frowned: "Who?"

"Yan Xue."

The Flying Snake was speechless.

Oh dear, it seems the Thousand Buddhas intends for them to capture this woman with a 100% success rate.

The two of them can only be considered at the First Level within the Cloud Ascendant level, but Yan Xue is at the Second Level rank.

Three Cloud Ascendants dealing with one below Cloud Ascendant level...

Sigh...

I feel that this move will make people in the circle laugh their heads off.

But this is the principle of Thousand Buddhas—focus only on the results, not the means.

After the two finished talking, they fell silent, and Kong Xue attentively healed their injuries...

Neither of them noticed the ice crystal stuck to Flying Snake’s back, which eventually flew with the wind and snow....

Ten miles away, amidst the snowy expanse, at the tip of the icy peak, Sui Yi held an ice crystal between her fingers, listened to the sound within, flicked it with her finger, and the crystal floated away, gently landed on the ground, melted into water, and then refroze.

Now, she has two choices: First, track and eliminate the two; second, wait for the three to come to the Ice Gleam High Wall to find her.

Logically, the first method is the best because even killing one significantly reduces the crisis from the three Cloud Ascendants’ attack on her, while the second method seems overly confident.

But she chose the second.

"Even if I kill two, the opponent would know; after all, these organizations have special life-recording methods, and killing two would probably prompt them to send more and stronger people..."

The threat of Thousand Buddhas is evident from Ice Gleam Academy’s wariness toward them.

Given her current foundation, direct confrontation is indeed unsuitable.

But she cannot avoid going to the Ice Gleam High Wall...

She feels as though something is waiting for her there.

If she is to go to the Ice Gleam High Wall and cultivate steadily, there’s only one approach.

— Conceal her identity, hide in the Dark Side, cultivate alone, break through to Cloud Ascendant, then she can handle three at once, possibly kill one or two, and then leave the Ice Gleam High Wall, return to the Ice Gleam Academy area, where the government troops are, and Thousand Buddhas wouldn’t dare act...then plan accordingly.

Sui Yi recalled the map of the Ice Gleam District... The Ice Gleam High Wall is to the east... Yi is in the Ice Gleam Academy, arriving would still be timely... though she’s now enrolled in the Pharmacy Academy, coming and going would likely alert the Ice Gleam Academy....

Yet Pu Qinghan, though not close to the Ice Gleam High Wall, with her strength, flying over wouldn’t be hard.

Most importantly, she is free and has better disguise capabilities.

Once decided, Sui Yi contacted Ye Zixu and the other two.

Yi agreed with this approach, and Pu Qinghan readily agreed to come...

As for Ye Zixu...

"They have a pursuit Flying Thief, are you confident?"

"Witches excel at mastering blood and breath...."

Since Sui Yi said so, Ye Zixu was naturally reassured.

However, they must avoid mentioning names because Kong Xue may have already investigated Sui Yi’s connections, putting the rest in his realm of awareness.

After hanging up on Little Tortoise, Sui Yi flew into the sky, opened her hands, causing her blood and flesh to restructure and change her aura....

After an hour, she opened her eyes as a pale, frail young man.

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Ye Zixu put away Little Tortoise, glanced around, seeing many cultivators below the Ice Gleam High Wall, either meditating or contemplating the wall in deep thought.

A vast expanse of Void-breakers, with several Cloud Ascendants here as well....

This place is a gathering ground for Dragon Ape masters.

Most on the top three layers of Wu Zong, Officials, yet magicians are rare.

Among such masters, he’s merely a humble speck.

"My chance to become stronger, is it really in you?"

Ye Zixu looked up at the Thousand Buddhas Seal in the haze of countless symbols...

His heart descended into quiet contemplation, and he closed his eyes.

The Thousand Buddhas Seal, under the sunlight, attached to the ice, glittered brilliantly.

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The following day, at the Ice Gleam High Wall, night and day differ not at the wall, nor does dawn.

From afar, Sui Yi spotted the enormous high wall.

Earlier, the train sped through the tunnel too swiftly for her to observe closely; now, approaching, she felt even more that this wall was majestic beyond words.

And beneath the wall... well... so many people.

Tens of thousands?

Average level at 4S, basically.

Lots of Void-breakers.

The previous decision proved right; without foundational protection ensuring basic life safety, Gong Jiu entering would face high mortality...

But the chance of a rapid advancement is indeed one hundred percent.

Sui Yi landed without drawing any attention, swept her gaze towards the Thousand Buddha Hands imprint and saw Ye Zixu there.

But she suddenly recalled something.

Would those observing the Thousand Buddha Hands imprint for cultivation be part of the Thousand Buddha Hands?

It’s too late to ask now.

Sui Yi had to give up, took a step forward, and felt a stronger attraction from the wall, her Magnetic Sensation stirring.

However, she suppressed the Magnetic Sensation, approached step by step, as the symbols, totems, and texts grew in her view.... Each soaked in the ancient splendor accumulated over the years within the ice and snow, becoming profound and timeworn.

She vaguely sensed familiarity...

Looked at them one by one...finally recognized a few, that one from the Main World, that one another.

Their origins, their backgrounds, rose in her mind, reviving bits of the High Priest’s memory.

Each bit, drawing her closer to the Empty Court where lighting a Fragrance of Brahman meant holding a scroll that held for a century...

Sui Yi quietly studied each, examining carefully, committing those recognized deeply into her heart.

Once she finished surveying them all, she closed her eyes.

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