The sect asked me to marry, and I cultivated to the pinnacle of martial arts!

Chapter 233 The Crimson Cloud Fairy Never Forgets Her Original Intention; The Person Imprisoned Deep Within the City Lord's Mansion; One of the Ten Great Wonders of Heaven and Earth!

As the sect leader of the Crimson Cloud Sect, he had many contacts on his communication jade tablet, and received numerous messages every day.

However, Fairy Chiyun rarely paid attention to them, only taking the time to reply to some of the more important ones.

It is late at night.

Fairy Chiyun was too lazy to check the jade tablet to see who had sent the message.

However, ever since that prompt, the Crimson Cloud Sect Master, who was usually as calm and focused as still water when cultivating, felt that he was not quite in the right state of mind when meditating.

With a slight furrow of her brow, since her mind was unsettled, Fairy Chiyun made a decisive move and stopped practicing immediately after completing this cycle of Qi circulation.

Immediately, with a wave of her slender hand, she took out the communication jade tablet.

Upon recognizing the sender, Fairy Chiyun's brows furrowed, and she stood up abruptly.

"It's him!"

"He actually... sent me a message?"

Could it be that you've finally figured it out in the last couple of days?

Thinking of this, the Crimson Cloud Sect Master's mood immediately became quite pleasant.

Think it through! Think it through!

However, after receiving the message, the Crimson Cloud Sect Master's expression changed slightly.

Not only had she not figured it out, but... the other party also reminded her of something that even she, the sect leader, found somewhat troublesome!
An insider has infiltrated!

No matter which faction it is, it is impossible to prevent such things from happening.

After all, what makes a person human is that they have emotions and desires, and they have their own weaknesses.

Being lured and turned into a spy to infiltrate and deliver messages has been a recurring occurrence in the Crimson Cloud Sect for millennia.

After a moment's thought, Fairy Crimson Cloud sent a message back.

[I understand, thank you for the reminder... If you change your mind, you may come to the Crimson Cloud Sect to find me; the promise will still stand.]

Even at this moment, Fairy Chiyun did not forget the most important thing.

Looking at the message sent back by Fairy Chiyun, Lu Ye remained calm. Did she not know what it meant to give up?

How come I didn't notice how determined she was back then?

But thinking back, what was my status back then? I had no way of getting in touch with the Crimson Cloud Sect Master.

I only met him once, and the next day he was rushed to Yunye City.

After retrieving the jade token, Lu Ye pondered for a moment, then looked towards the City Lord's Mansion shrouded in night before flashing away.

The guards at the city lord's mansion are far superior to those at the Tian family's.

The patrol team leaders are all at least at the seventh level of the acquired realm.

However, this level of cultivation was still far from sufficient for Lu Ye.

After easily entering the city lord's mansion, he didn't know where Wang Xingluo lived.

After a moment's thought, Lu Ye headed straight for the mansion, to any place that still had light.

The presence of light means that someone is still awake, perhaps practicing, or... perhaps discussing something else entirely.

A moment later, Lu Ye entered the inner courtyard of the mansion.

The patrol team here is still not much different in strength from that of the outer courtyard.

But Lu Ye's brows furrowed slightly. In his perception, there were actually two people at the Innate Realm secretly guarding the inner courtyard, taking turns to do so!
Despite appearing to be only at the third level of the Innate Realm, Wang Xingluo actually has two Innate Realm hidden guards in his mansion!
Moreover, there were actually well-hidden warning formations set up throughout the inner courtyard!
If it is accidentally triggered, an alarm will be sounded immediately.

With such a high level of security, even a person at the Innate Realm would likely be detected after only a few steps, even if they managed to enter.

"Something is definitely not right about this city lord's mansion."

At this moment, even before seeing Wang Xingluo, Lu Ye already sensed that this City Lord of Yunye City... was problematic!
Lu Ye's array formation skills were naturally inferior to those of the person who inscribed these warning arrays, but once he discovered them, he could easily bypass them with his strength.

Two minutes later, bypassing the guards of the Innate Dark Guards, Lu Ye entered a secluded courtyard.

Here, even the patrols and guards have disappeared; it seems to be a forbidden area within the mansion.

Lu Ye's expression also suddenly became much more serious.

In this secluded courtyard... there were actually two auras of the Innate Realm.

One was at the first level of the Innate Realm, and seemed extremely weak; the other... was actually at the seventh level of the Innate Realm!

For Yunye City, if he doesn't come out, this person will be the strongest in the city!
Just then, a gloomy voice came from inside the room.

"Meng Lei, I advise you to confess."

“Such rare treasures are not something your Meng family can possess. Besides, you wouldn’t dare bring such treasures out.”

The voice that suddenly rang out sounded somewhat familiar to Lu Ye.

It was none other than Wang Xingluo, the Lord of Wang City, whom he had met once before, at his wedding banquet and in front of the auction house.

As for Meng Lei... Lu Ye felt that the name sounded familiar.

After thinking about it carefully, he remembered that a steward in the City Lord's Mansion of Yunye City was named Meng Lei.

However, the steward Meng had already disappeared long before he even arrived in Yunye City.

Wang Xinglu had searched for him extensively before, but he never expected that... the person would be imprisoned deep inside the mansion.

I first heard this news from Jiang Lingyue when we were chatting.

"Bah! Wang Xingluo, you hypocrite! If I hadn't been careless for a moment, how could I have fallen for your treacherous scheme!" Inside the house, a battered man cursed loudly.

Nine years ago, I met Wang Xingluo by chance.

Meng Lei was blinded by Wang Xingluo's outwardly kind demeanor and regarded Wang Xingluo as a true friend.

In the two years that followed, with the generous financial support of Wang Xingluo, he successfully broke through to the Innate Realm.

He was also invited to Yunye City to become a steward in Wang Xingluo's household.

After several years of friendship, Meng Lei came to believe that Wang Xingluo was a rare good person in the world, someone he could truly confide in.

So, four years ago, after the two of them had been drinking, Meng Lei told Wang Xingluo a secret he had kept hidden deep in his heart.

The Meng family has a tradition of only one son per generation, and there is a secret passed down from generation to generation, which is also the most important secret of the Meng family...

They knew of a secret, forbidden place, a location where wondrous things of nature grew!
Fortunately, Meng Lei only revealed the secret, but did not easily disclose the most important location.

Otherwise, the day after he revealed the whole secret, he would probably fall victim to the hypocrite Wang Xingluo's poisonous hands!

“You’re mistaken. I truly consider Brother Meng one of my own.”

Wang Xingluo said calmly, "If you had told me earlier, I could have sent you to a quiet place to enjoy your old age. Why suffer this torment anymore?"

"You hypocrite, give up on that idea! Even if I die, I'll never get any information about the Spirit-Gathering Ancient Tree from me!"

Upon hearing the words "Spirit-Nourishing Ancient Tree," an intense light flashed in Wang Xingluo's eyes.

One of the Ten Great Wonders of Nature... the Spirit-Gathering Ancient Tree!
According to legend, obtaining the Spirit-Nourishing Ancient Tree can greatly accelerate one's cultivation progress.

Moreover, there is an extremely small chance... of comprehending the Dao from an ancient tree!

Throughout history, anything that can bring about sudden enlightenment has always been a top-tier treasure!

Outside the courtyard, Lu Ye's eyes also narrowed.

The Spirit-Gathering Ancient Tree... He had never heard of this name before.

But clearly, this is a top-tier rare item that is several levels higher than Xiao Ling, who is a naturally formed spirit mushroom!

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