Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 131 Bribery
The Gathering Sea Returning to Island Grand Array's hub forms a miniature array space on its own.

Through the trajectory of the array's magical power, Chen Beiwu could even see a massive amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth liquefying into drops of silver-blue slurry, gradually flowing into the depths of the island and continuously strengthening the spiritual veins of Qing Su Island.

"Turning the sea into islands and nurturing spiritual veins with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth—what an amazing technique!" Chen Beiwu exclaimed in amazement.

It wasn't that he was naive; rather, the array set up by the third-tier array master of the Southern Wilderness was too powerful. It could actually measure the workings of nature and change the world, nurturing a third-tier superior spiritual vein over several decades.

If the formation lasts long enough to last for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, the underground spiritual veins of Qing Su Island may have a chance to be upgraded to fourth-order spiritual veins.

'If I can thoroughly understand the principles behind this formation and publish a paper in the Immortal Alliance, I might be able to win the Imperial Law Pavilion's Award for Advancement in Formation Techniques.'

With this matter in mind, Chen Beiwu began to carefully examine the array's core.

"Om."

Just then, the spirit beast pouch at his waist swayed, and a golden light suddenly appeared on his shoulder.

"Gurgle?" The golden egg looked around in confusion.

It discovered that the concentration of water-related spiritual energy in this place was very high, even slightly better than that of the Water Moon Retreat Cave.

"That's normal. This place is located at the core of the great formation, very close to the formation's eye, the dragon corpse," Chen Beiwu explained.

Because patrolling array masters are required to regularly inspect the array formations on Qing Su Island, their status is far above that of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Therefore, he was fully aware of the hidden secrets of the Gathering Sea Returning to Island Formation.

The dragon corpse at the core of the formation was indeed priceless, but it wasn't enough to arouse his greed.

"Gurgle?" Golden Egg tilted its head.

Unlike the giant serpent that was close to transforming into a dragon, the dragon aura within the array space was much stronger, even causing a slight tremor and longing in its bloodline.

"It's alright, don't worry about cultivating. The spiritual energy you absorb and refine here is nothing compared to the entire formation." Chen Beiwu chuckled.

Upon hearing this, Jin Dan's eyes lit up, and he began cultivating using the Myriad Laws Returning to Flow Jianmu Heavenly Book.

Chen Beiwu lowered his eyes, examining the formation while pondering how to obtain ownership of the Heavenly Eye Mystic Beast from Yu Pan.

Fifteen minutes later, Chen Beiwu exhaled a breath of stale air.

His willingness to seize treasures by force and coercion violated his cultivation principles, and using force to coerce others could easily leave behind a Foundation Establishment stage enemy.

His only principle in dealing with enemies was to prevent problems before they arise and nip danger in the bud.

After much thought, Chen Beiwu realized that apart from the possibility of being lured into a deal, it seemed that Yu Pan's fate was inevitably sealed: death.

"Forget it, you can't force things." Chen Beiwu shook his head, deciding to focus on enticing people into a deal and proceed slowly.

After all, his current cultivation level is not enough to suppress a second-realm demon. If he cannot make Tianmu Xuanzhi willingly submit, it will be useless even if he obtains ownership of it.

Not to mention that Tianmu Xuanzhi is almost a god-like figure in terms of combat power among the second-realm minor demons, and any backlash would be a disaster.

The following day at noon, Chen Beiwu inspected the entire Juhai Gui Island formation and, after confirming that there were no problems with the formation's core, reluctantly left with the golden egg.

"Senior Brother Chen."

Upon seeing Chen Beiwu appear, Yu Pan quickly greeted him.

"Junior Sister Yu, how long have you been waiting for me?" Chen Beiwu was surprised, but a hint of suspicion also arose in his heart.

The other party, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was actually willing to wait for him here all night.

Could it be that she noticed his strange behavior yesterday and wanted to come and test him?
"I didn't have to wait long before Master Lu had something important to discuss with you," Yu Pan said bluntly.

Her having a way out and not being in a hurry doesn't mean that Lu Lei and the others aren't in a hurry.

Of the thirty-six islands forming the Great Array of Gathering Seas and Returning to the Island on Qing Su Island, twelve have problems.

If Chen Zi'ang were more diligent and checked one formation per day, he would be able to find something amiss in less than a week and report the situation of the formation to the sect.

At that time, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators on Qing Su Island will be arrested and held accountable by the sect; even if they don't die, they'll be severely punished. Hearing this, Chen Beiwu's heart stirred, and he felt something was amiss.

We just met yesterday, and Master Lu is inviting me again today. Even if he is a patrol envoy parachuted in from the sect, it's still a bit unreasonable.

After all, he was just a minor Qi Refining cultivator and couldn't help the other person improve within the sect.

"Then I'll trouble you to lead the way, Junior Sister," Chen Beiwu said.

They didn't discuss it yesterday, but insisted on rescheduling it to today.

He wanted to see what Master Lu was up to.

……

Zuixiangju.

As soon as Chen Beiwu stepped into the private room, twelve female cultivators with delicate faces, slender figures, and excellent temperament began to dance gracefully, exuding extreme charm.

Two slightly bolder female cultivators, accompanied by a fragrant breeze, took Chen Beiwu's arm and pulled him forward.

"Patrol Envoy, please take a seat." Lu Lei pulled out a chair for Chen Beiwu and then sat down opposite him.

When you offer a gift, you must have something in mind.

Seeing this, Chen Beiwu sat down calmly, feeling even more confident.

He glanced around the private room and spotted Xiao Qing, the judicial inspector of Qing Su Island, sitting next to him with a charming smile.

Yu Pan happened to sit down to his left. Chen Beiwu felt as if he had fallen into a spider's web, surrounded by alluring beauties, and even the air was filled with the scent of rouge.

"What brings you three here? Please speak frankly," Chen Beiwu said softly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Lei waved his hand, signaling all the female cultivators in the private room to leave.

For a moment, only four people remained in the private room.

Xiao Qing and Lu Lei exchanged a glance.

She immediately put her arm around Chen Beiwu's elbow and said softly, "We have something we would like to ask the envoy to help us discuss."

"You are all in charge of the Qing Su Island reclamation project, and you are all very busy. You are bound to encounter some problems." Chen Beiwu probed, "Is this matter related to the Gathering Sea Returning to Island Formation?"

All three people present remained silent.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, everyone. If we keep going, it'll be hard for me to handle," Chen Beiwu said tactfully, sensing the problem.

The Gathering Sea Returning to Island Grand Formation is crucial to the sect's future strategic layout, and a mere patrol officer like him cannot withstand such a massive attack.

Lu Lei coughed twice, breaking the silence, and then took out a jade box from his storage ring, opening it to reveal neatly arranged, sparkling spirit stones inside.

'One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand!'

Chen Beiwu scanned the box with his divine sense and found that there were as many as 15,000 low-grade spirit stones inside. Such a huge amount of spirit stones was enough to cripple the assets of a Foundation Establishment family.

"This is a token of the goodwill of the cultivators of Qing Su Island. If the envoy is pleased, Qing Su Island can present it every five years."

At this point, Lu Lei looked into Chen Beiwu's eyes and said in a gentle tone, "Of course, if the patrol envoy wishes to focus on cultivation, we can handle these miscellaneous matters ourselves so that the envoy won't have to worry about them."

"I'm sorry, everyone." Chen Beiwu glanced around and said in a deep voice, "The sect has treated me with great kindness and loyalty, and I cannot make this decision."

After saying that, he pushed the spirit stones that were placed in front of him back.

Lu Lei's implication was clear: once he accepted the spirit stones, he would pretend he saw nothing and focus on his cultivation.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the private room became tense and confrontational.

(End of this chapter)