Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant

Chapter 664: Chapter 43 Is There a Pure Land in the Human World_1 Chapter 664: Chapter 43 Is There a Pure Land in the Human World_1 Wang Ba looked in surprise towards the source of the voice.

To his right, not far away, stood a majestic figure who had slowed his flight speed.

“Senior Brother Ji?”

Wang Ba was slightly astonished.

The speaker was none other than Ji Yuan, a Golden Core disciple of Tiandao Peak.

Seeing Wang Ba peer at him, a trace of a smile appeared on Ji Yuan’s face as he replied with a hearty voice.

“Junior Brother Wang, do not misunderstand.

I meant no disrespect… it’s just that you seem not too proficient in knife control.

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I couldn’t help but speak up.”

Wang Ba slightly startled, admiration flickered across his face as he suddenly realized.

He replied while in flight:

“What an astute perception, Senior Brother Ji.

I am not just unskilled; I have never even touched upon the art of knife manipulation.

As a renowned practitioner in our Sect, could you perhaps give me some guidance?”

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“Renowned is an exaggeration.

I’ve only managed to acquire a small understanding within the vast sea of knife techniques.

If you wish to learn some defensive knife techniques, we could exchange some ideas.”

Listening to his words, Wang Ba was rather surprised by Senior Brother Ji’s agreeableness.

But he seized the opportunity without a second thought.

A top-tier Golden Core offering him free instruction on knife techniques was a stroke of luck he did not plan to miss.

Swiftly, he said:

“Then, I will definitely need to inconvenience Senior Brother Ji.”

Ji Yuan efficiently brushed a glance over the crowd behind Wang Ba, his eyes settling momentarily on Xi Wushang, who seemed oblivious to their interaction.

Ji Yuan chuckled heartily and said,

“No worries.

We can discuss it later during our downtime.”

With that said, he nodded slightly towards Wang Ba, resumed his speed, and soared ahead of the crowd.

Internally, he felt a sense of relief.

During their first skirmish with the Cultivators of Tupi Continent, he noticed Xi Wushang’s strange reaction.

As one of the top-notch Golden Core Cultivators, his initial response to encountering Cultivators from Tupi Continent was not to attack but to defend passively.

Although he cast a magic barrier to protect others, he was the first to stand in front of Junior Brother Wang.

The same reaction was noted at the Daoist Palace on Fengyu Mountain.

The majority volunteered to fight, but Xi Wushang of Chunyuan Peak didn’t say a word.

It was indeed unusual.

Now that he purposely engaged Wang Ba in conversation, ideally, Xi Wushang, given his cultivation level, should instinctively investigate at the first sign of something unusual.

But he seemed entirely unaware, not even bothering to look in their direction.

From Ji Yuan’s perspective, this smacked of a hasty cover-up.

“Wanfa Peak…”

“Is he here to protect Junior Brother Wang specifically?”

“Commanding a person of Xi Wushang’s stature to protect a Foundation Establishment Cultivator implicate the involvement of either the Three Temples, Four Mountains, or Pure Yang Palace…”

“I did hear that Martial Uncle Yao from Wanfa Peak recently accepted a disciple…”

A light of realization flickered in Ji Yuan’s eyes.

Gradually, he began to piece it all together.

“In that case, that wouldn’t be a problem.”

His only worry was if Xi Wushang had ulterior motives.

If it all aimed at protecting Wang Ba, it wouldn’t have a significant impact.

Under the direction of Mu Guishou and Ji Yuan, the group quickly halted on a deserted mountain.

“According to the information from Xumi Peak Master and History of Yuan’s personal disciple, we’re far from the coast with visible signs of Tupi Continent’s remnants in the vicinity.”

Mu Guishou pulled out a map, drawing a broad circle around a symbol indicating a hill.

“This area, half is known as ‘Boqiu County’, the other half ‘Nanji County’…

Currently, the population of three towns in these counties, each over ten thousand, have disappeared without a trace.

According to Daoist Palace, it’s likely the remnants of Tupi Continent are preparing for the Feather Deity Ceremony here, hoping to create internal chaos in the West Sea Country.

Our mission is to find all hidden remnants here.”

“However…

this area is expansive.

If we continue to move as a group, not only will we be an easy target, potentially alerting the thief cultivators, but the efficiency of our search would also be critically low.”

Ji Yuan, Xi Wushang and Qin Fengyi unconsciously nodded in agreement.

“Does Brother Mu have any suggestions?”

Ji Yuan saw that Xi Wushang and Qin Fengyi only nodded without offering any suggestions, so he asked himself.

Mu Guishou did not shy away from the question and directly stated, “My suggestion is for us to assemble a team and create a perimeter cover.

The remaining people disperse, combing the area one square inch at a time.”

Mu Guishou confidently proposed his plan.

Unexpectedly, other than Ji Yuan, who agreed wholeheartedly, he faced immediate, unanimous objections from the other two:

“No, we cannot!”

Caught off guard, Xi Wushang and Qin Fengyi glanced at each other in astonishment.

Mu Guishou furrowed his brows, asking puzzledly, “Could the two of you explain the problem with this plan?”

Qin Fengyi blurted out her disagreement earlier but struggled to articulate a response when asked.

“This… this plan… ”

However, to her surprise, a voice chimed in from the side:

“This plan is ingenious!”

Slightly taken aback, she turned to look at Xi Wushang.

Puzzlement filled her eyes.

Nevertheless, Xi Wushang, without even a sideways glance at her, turned to Mu Guishou and seriously analyzed, “However, we do have limited manpower and apart from us four, the rest are all at the Foundation Establishment stage.

If the thief cultivators suddenly attack us and harm our fellow disciples, we will suffer heavy losses.

They are the future of our Sect and it would be unfortunate to lose them by fault of our planning, don’t you agree, Brother Mu?”