Gou in the world of comprehension

Chapter 1412 Even if you have a lot of money, you still need to be alive to spend it.
Su Fan climbed the steps to the second floor and chose a tea seat by the window.

Outside the window, the clouds drifted by, and the city's scenery unfolded before his eyes. He leisurely ordered a pot of Azure Mist Spirit Tea, accompanied by several plates of exquisite tea snacks.

He tapped his fingertips on the table and took a light sip, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping across the street, but in reality, his divine sense had already spread out like a spider web.

His hand holding the cup paused slightly as he sent a thought to General Manager Yusheng.

"Yusheng, has the 'Blood-Clad Tower' indeed not detected any unusual activity from the Celestial Race recently...?"

"My lord, over the past few years I have mobilized all of the 'Blood-Clad Tower's' peripheral intelligence networks to monitor the Celestial Race day and night, but I have not detected the slightest unusual activity from them..."

Upon receiving Yuzuru's reply, Su Fan's brows furrowed tightly, and his knuckles turned white from the force.

It seems that the Celestial Race had anticipated being monitored, so monitoring them in the same way as before would probably be of little effect.

The high-level aura that Ji Feng sensed just now was definitely not an illusion; they must have changed their strategy.

In the past, the Celestial Race would often mobilize thousands or even tens of thousands of troops, their banners obscuring the sun. Now, they have learned to conceal their strength and keep a low profile.

High-ranking cultivators of the Celestial Race have infiltrated Divine Water Immortal City. This is clearly an infiltration as subtle as ants carrying food, quietly gathering here from all the planes of the heavens.

It seems that the Celestial Race has been preparing for this operation for at least several years.

"Yusheng, immediately draw manpower from the forces monitoring the Celestial Race and check their entry and exit records for the past few years..." he said in a deep voice.

Although outsiders cannot penetrate the plane where the Celestials reside, they always leave traces and records when they travel between planes.

“Master, this matter involves too many areas. The Blood-Clad Tower is short-handed, and searching records in various regions will require a massive amount of resources…”

Su Fan understood what Chief Steward Yuzuru meant.

The Blood-Clad Tower has a considerable number of people in its external intelligence network, but they are scattered across various regions.

If you divide it up evenly, there are hardly any people in each place.

Moreover, checking the travel records of the Celestials in various planes would require an astronomical sum just for the various favors and arrangements.

Su Fan slammed the teacup down on the table, spilling some tea.

"Then issue missions in the underground world, don't be afraid to spend money..."

What does he care about at a time like this?

Even if Su Fan has a lot of money, he still needs to be alive to spend it.

In fact, checking the entry and exit records of the Celestial Race in the immortal cities of various planes is not a problem at all, as long as there are enough spirit jades.

This isn't top secret; nobody cares about it.

"Your Majesty, this old servant will arrange this matter immediately..."

Upon receiving Yuzuru's reply, Su Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief, his tense shoulders and back easing slightly, but he still felt a huge weight pressing on his heart.

His intuition told him that his judgment was probably correct.

Moreover, Su Fan suspected that at this time, Quwu Starfield, or even the vicinity of Shenshui Immortal City, might have already seen many high-level cultivators of the Celestial Race infiltrate.

Thinking about this, he felt a chill run down his spine.

It seems that the Celestial Race has been preparing for this operation for several years.

Damn it, that was too hasty...

If it weren't for Ji Feng's fleeting sense, he would probably still be in the dark.

The Celestial Race spent several years having its high-ranking members infiltrate in batches; the depth of this scheme is chilling.

Thinking of this, Su Fan quickly sent another thought to Steward Yusheng.

"Yusheng, don't worry about other places for now. Focus your investigation on the Quwu Star Region and the various immortal cities in the surrounding star regions..." "Understood, I will arrange this immediately..."

With a heavy heart, Su Fan lost all interest in tea and wandered aimlessly through the city after paying the bill.

His divine sense swept through every street and alley like a searchlight, but as dusk settled, Ji Feng could no longer detect any trace of his own kind.

Left with no other choice, he had to leave Shenshuixian City and return to his cave dwelling outside the city.

Su Fan arrived at the waterfall at the end of the valley, sat cross-legged on the blue stone, and felt the evening breeze carrying the mist from the waterfall, which calmed his restless mood considerably.

Su Fan hadn't originally planned to, but now it seems that's no longer an option.

If someone has already gotten so close to you, and you don't take any necessary defensive measures, then you're just being stupid.

So Su Fan summoned Ji Feng and provided him with a large amount of rare array resources, allowing him to set up a protective array around the cave.

Despite the short timeframe, Su Fan provided countless rare array-related resources, and Ji Feng was also a master who had been immersed in array-related arts for tens of thousands of years.

Moreover, with the help of countless ghost soldiers, ghost generals, and zombies, a ninth-order mountain-protecting formation was completed in just a few months.

Despite the fact that this ninth-order mountain-protecting formation was utterly vulnerable in the eyes of the Celestial Race's upper realm elders.

But at least it can buy him some time and help him fend off the high-level cultivators of the Celestial Race.

Over the next few months, Su Fan spent his days practicing his secret techniques in his personal secret realm, and occasionally wandered around inside and outside the city of Shenshui Immortal City.

Unfortunately, Ji Feng could no longer sense the presence of his own kind.

It must be said that the operation planned by the Celestial Race was indeed very successful. Even in the underground world of the Quwu Starfield, no trace of them was found.

That afternoon, Su Fan had just finished cultivating the "Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs Embryo Essence Nourishing Heart Seal Scripture" and had completely recovered his divine sense.

Just as he was about to continue casting "Void Concealment," a dark shadow swept out from the Yin Gathering Secret Realm, transforming into the figure of Steward Yusheng.

"My lord, the matter you asked me to investigate has yielded some results..."

Upon hearing his words, Su Fan immediately perked up.

It's been several months, and it wasn't until today that Director Yuzuru Hanyu finally finished investigating this matter. The efficiency is exceptionally slow.

The Blood-Clad Tower's intelligence network also seemed to have sunk without a trace, with even the people in the underworld finding nothing, which shows how deeply the enemy was hiding.

"Oh... then tell me about it..."

Upon hearing this, Manager Yuzuru immediately began to explain to Su Fan.

"I mobilized a large number of resources and issued missions in the underworld, hiring many people to start the investigation in the Quwu Star Region and surrounding star regions."

There was no progress. Later, I started to investigate outwards from the Quwu Starfield and finally found a large number of records of Celestial Race cultivators entering and leaving the area.

All the Celestial Race cultivators who entered and exited various planes were alone, and all of them were at the Integration Realm. After entering the various immortal cities, they seemed to vanish into thin air, and there was no record of them ever leaving the city again..."

After listening to the explanation from Chief Steward Yusheng, Su Fan knew that his prediction was correct.

The Celestial Race truly adopted the method of ants moving house, gradually converging on Shenshuixian City from various places over several years.

Su Fan instinctively wanted to escape from Divine Water Immortal City before the Celestial Race could complete their plan.

But he quickly dismissed the idea; sometimes you can't avoid it.

Even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, the Celestial Race will still be able to find him.

Rather than hiding like a stray dog, it's better to face it directly.

I refuse to believe that with "Void Shift" and "Void Concealment Technique," I can't resolve this great calamity.

(End of this chapter)