Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 45 Xiao Qingyan (Please continue reading)
The highest grade of the talisman in Su You's possession is a Tier 3 top-grade attack talisman. If it can be used to launch a surprise attack, it can severely injure a late-stage Tier 3 mirage demon.

If detected in advance and precautions are taken, even using a top-tier third-grade attack talisman would likely be ineffective.

Despite his many thoughts, Su You's movements were swift. The wind whipped against his body, and his figure moved like lightning, quickly traversing the sky above Yunting Lake.

……

Chiqing Islands, Yuxi Island, Tianji Pavilion.

Although detailed intelligence has been obtained, there are numerous islands in the Chiqing Archipelago, with over a thousand islands inhabited by mortals. To find the mirage demon among so many islands, the assistance of the Tianji Pavilion is still needed.

Su You's previous 100,000 spirit stones weren't paid in vain. Before leaving, he received a Heavenly Secret Token, which allowed him to leverage the power of the local Heavenly Secret Pavilion and call upon those rogue cultivators to help him conduct real-time investigations.

So after arriving at the Chiqing Islands, he went straight to the Tianji Pavilion.

As soon as they stepped into the shop, a maid greeted them respectfully, "Senior, are you looking to buy information or post a mission?"

Su You took out an antique-looking token and said, "Please have your manager come out and see me."

Upon seeing the words "Heavenly Secrets" on the token, the maid knew that this guest was not someone she could entertain; those who possessed Heavenly Secrets tokens were their most important clients.

Thinking of this, she immediately called to the maid beside her, asking her to invite the steward, and then led Su You to the VIP room and served him spiritual tea.

Before long, a beautiful young woman dressed in a light green gauze dress with scattered flowers slowly walked through the beaded curtain into the VIP room. When she saw Su You, she was slightly taken aback, but then smiled again. "I am Xiao Qingyan. Welcome, Fellow Daoist Su. I received a message from the Qingzhou General Pavilion and have been waiting for you for a long time."

Su You possessed powerful spiritual energy, so he naturally noticed the change in the other party's expression in an instant. However, he didn't think much of it and said directly, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, I am here to use the power of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion to help me find out where the person in the intelligence is.

Upon hearing Su You's words, Xiao Qingyan smiled faintly, "Fellow Daoist Su holds the Heavenly Mystery Token of our Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, and is a distinguished guest of our Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. We have already dispatched thousands of rogue cultivators, who are now scattered across various islands. We will inform you as soon as we receive any news."

"However, I have a favor to ask. I would like to meet the seniors behind Fellow Daoist Su first. After all, this mission is too important. It would be best if Fellow Daoist Su could succeed, but if he fails, it would be easy to alert the enemy. So I would like to introduce two seniors to Fellow Daoist Su." Xiao Qingyan looked delicate and frail, which aroused a protective instinct in people.

"The Qingzhou headquarters has assigned this task to me. I have been so preoccupied with this matter that I have lost my appetite and sleep. I hope Fellow Daoist Su can understand."

Although this matter is not as exaggerated as Xiao Qingyan described, if the mission can be completed perfectly, the headquarters' evaluation will naturally be higher. If the headquarters has to take action to complete the mission, it would be a dereliction of duty on her part.

Therefore, Xiao Qingyan wanted to see what Su You's trump card was, which is why she was disappointed to see that only Su You was there when she came in.

After all, Su You was only a cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, while the mysterious enemy in the intelligence was at least at the Golden Core stage, so it was definitely someone behind Su You who would have to take action.

If the person behind Su You is a Nascent Soul Realm expert, she naturally wouldn't need to intervene. However, if it's just a Golden Core Realm cultivator, she plans to introduce him to two Golden Core Realm cultivators to be on the safe side, ensuring everything goes smoothly.

A strange glint flashed in Su You's eyes. The young woman before him was indeed captivating, at least the most beautiful he had seen in the cultivation world. However, he wasn't one to be swayed by beauty. If she truly intended for two Golden Core cultivators to interfere, then she shouldn't blame him for turning ruthless. After all, there was already a prior agreement at the Qingzhou headquarters in Void Heaven Immortal City that he would attempt to act first, and only after failing would the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion send someone to intervene.

Su You didn't believe that Xiao Qingyan's invitation to these two Golden Core cultivators to help him for free was most likely just to split the mysterious demon beast.

This is also why Xiao Qingyan adopted such a humble attitude. You must know that she is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, whose cultivation level is much higher than Su You's on the surface.

Su You didn't refuse outright. He had another idea. He said expressionlessly, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, I have an agreement with your Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. I must make the first move. You can only intervene if I fail. Or are the two seniors you invited willing to help me for free?"

“This…” Xiao Qingyan hesitated for a moment.

Getting two Golden Core cultivators to help is no easy feat. Fortunately, she is a disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and has been operating in the Chiqing Islands for a long time; otherwise, she might not have been able to persuade them.

However, it was impossible for them to do it for free. They were only doing her a favor by splitting the spoils. If Xiao Qingyan were to pay with spirit stones, she would definitely be unwilling, as the price would be too high. Compared to whether the mission could be completed perfectly, she would definitely choose spirit stones.

Seeing Xiao Qingyan's hesitant expression, Su You knew the result and smiled, "I came alone this time. My elders live too far away, so they couldn't make it here in time."

Before Xiao Qingyan could ask any questions, Su You took out a mid-grade spiritual weapon and, to her astonishment, slashed it heavily onto his own arm.

"Even a mid-grade spiritual weapon can't break it; this is a level that only a third-stage body refinement cultivator can achieve!" Xiao Qingyan looked at Su You in shock.

The young man before me is only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, and his cultivation time is definitely no more than thirty years. However, he has already reached the third level in the Body Refinement Realm. Even within the Heavenly Mystery Sect, he is a first-class genius.

I wonder what kind of power could cultivate such a genius.

Tianji Pavilion generally does not proactively investigate employers' information unless a buyer happens to be purchasing that information.

"Fellow Daoist Su, no, Senior Su, you hid it too well. If I had known you had such strength, I wouldn't have gone to all this trouble. Please forgive my previous rudeness." Xiao Qingyan bowed slightly to express her apology.

Since Su You has reached the third level of Body Refinement and dared to come alone, he must have other trump cards up his sleeve.

"Please call me Fellow Daoist Su. I'm not used to hearing 'Senior Su'." Su You smiled slightly and continued, "I would like to get to know the two Golden Core cultivators you introduced. I wonder what their cultivation levels are."

If it's only the early or middle stage of the Golden Core realm, then a brief meeting is sufficient.

At this level of cultivation, he couldn't be of much help to Su You; he was even less powerful than the top-grade third-tier spirit talisman in his hand.

However, if their cultivation level is at the late Golden Core stage or the peak Golden Core stage, Su You would like to ask them for a favor, but he doesn't know if Xiao Qingyan has enough influence.

(End of this chapter)