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A moment later, the steward, his face covered in wrinkles, politely saw Gu Fan and the other two out the door.

"Please forgive me, senior. Once the sect has made its decision, I will definitely inform you of the Zhu family's whereabouts."

As the steward spoke, he took out a blood-red jade pendant.

"I apologize for my poor hospitality. If you haven't rented a cave dwelling in the city yet, please accept this jade pendant. You can use it to rent a superior cave dwelling for free for a month as an apology."

"If the sect issues an order, I may go to inform you, senior."

Gu Fan glanced at the jade pendant, his face still showing dissatisfaction, then reached out and put it away. He then led Li Fengyi and Wu Chengdao away in the direction indicated by the steward.

The manager stood in front of Baodan Pavilion with a constant smile on his face until the three figures disappeared before suddenly dispersing.

"Senior brother, are we really going to stay here?" Li Fengyi asked telepathically.

"Of course I have to go, otherwise I'd seem guilty."

"But......"

Li Fengyi was about to speak again when Gu Fan interrupted her.

"I know they might send people to keep an eye on us, but we don't need to stay here permanently. We just need to know where the Zhu family is."

"But the steward didn't say where the Zhu family was. Could it be that Senior Brother plans to capture him and interrogate him in the middle of the night?"

Gu Fan glanced helplessly at Li Fengyi and explained, "The tokens I gave were the tokens of the five Xuan Yin families and the identity badge of the Lu family disciples."

"Determining the authenticity of this item has nothing to do with cultivation level. Let alone a manager who sells pills, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn't be able to tell the difference. The best way is to ask someone who can identify it for help."

"Then who do you think is the person in Crimson Serpent City who knows the most about this thing?"

Li Fengyi's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed with delight, "It's the Zhu family!"

"That's right, it's the Zhu family." Gu Fan nodded.

The warrant and waist token he provided were naturally genuine.

Gu Fan had killed many Lu family disciples in Xuan Yin Mountain, and later obtained the storage bag of the Lu family's Foundation Establishment cultivator. The token and waist tag came from this, and had been piled up in the corner of the storage bag. He never thought that they would come in handy today.

The matter of the Lu family seeking refuge is of great importance. Such matters must be reported up the chain of command within the sect, and the final decision rests with the Golden Core Elder and even the Sect Master.

If the manager reports the information rashly without confirming the identities of Gu Fan and the other two, and it is proven to be false, he will not only fail to achieve anything but will also be punished.

Given the modus operandi of the demonic path, Gu Fan could imagine that it was definitely not as simple as just deducting salaries.

"Shall we sneak back and keep watch?" Li Fengyi suggested.

"No need." Gu Fan slowly shook his head: "There are so many people coming and going from Baodan Pavilion, and we don't know who is carrying the token. The manager might not go to ask in person."

"Then how do we find the Zhu family's location?"

Gu Fan chuckled and replied, "The token will lead us there."

Li Fengyi frowned slightly, pondering the meaning behind Gu Fan's words, when she heard Wu Chengdao mockingly say, "Silly girl, Fellow Daoist Gu must have tampered with the token beforehand to be able to track the location."

Li Fengyi suddenly realized what was going on, but then she realized what Wu Chengdao meant by that and glared at him angrily.

Then, the two started arguing back and forth, but unfortunately, Li Fengyi was not good with words and was easily provoked by Wu Chengdao.

Unable to win the argument or the fight, she simply turned her head away and ignored him.

Gu Fan listened helplessly to the two arguing, and after a while, they arrived in front of a luxurious mansion.

Two servants stood at the door, and upon seeing the three figures, they bowed and greeted them: "Do the three seniors wish to rent this cave dwelling?"

Gu Fan showed the blood-red jade pendant: "Someone told me I could rent it here for free for a month."

Upon seeing the blood-red jade pendant, the attendant became even more respectful and bowed his head, saying, "Indeed. Senior, you only need to use the jade pendant to open the door. If you require our service, you may call upon us at any time."

Gu Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, stepped forward without revealing his expression, and bumped the jade pendant against the door.

A crimson halo appeared, and the vermilion gate swung open behind it.

Gu Fan and the others went inside and closed the door with a flick of their sleeves.

"There are also formations in the courtyard," Gu Fan reminded him.

Not only that, the servants outside the door did not leave either.

While it was said that they were waiting for a summons, their true intentions were self-evident. Combined with the array that surrounded the entire mansion, any attempt to sneak away from the air would inevitably trigger the array.

"It looks like a mansion, but it's actually like a prison." Gu Fan thought to himself.

"Does Fellow Daoist Gu have a solution?" Wu Chengdao asked.

"A mere first-tier high-grade formation, easily broken." Gu Fan smiled easily.

The residence was quite spacious, with five quiet rooms in addition to the main hall. The furnishing style was very different from that of the Wei Kingdom. Many of the objects were either blood-red or made of pale white material like withered bones, yet they were exquisitely shaped, revealing a strange beauty.

The three sat cross-legged in the hall, and Gu Fan took out his own spiritual tea and spiritual spring water to brew a cup for the two of them.

As the aroma of tea filled the air, Gu Fan transmitted his voice, saying, "The steward shouldn't have to wait long. Tonight, I will break the formation, and we'll sneak out."

"If the steward doesn't go looking for the Zhu family today, we'll wait another day at most. If there's still no response, we'll leave Chilian City immediately."

"If we find the Zhu family cultivators, let's secure our escape route and make our move tonight."

At this point, Gu Fan paused slightly: "This trip must be swift, accurate, and ruthless. We cannot give the Zhu family time to ask for help or escape. The dreamy fat goose sincerely presents 'Understanding All Laws, Proving the Dao and Becoming an Immortal,' an exclusive first release! Then we will quickly withdraw."

Upon hearing this, Li Fengyi and Wu Chengdao both became serious.

There are thousands of demonic cultivators in Crimson Serpent City. Although there aren't many Foundation Establishment cultivators, if they get entangled and alert Golden Core cultivators, it will be a nightmare for the three of them.

The Blood Spirit Sect is smaller than the Lingxiao Sect, but it still has nearly ten Golden Core cultivators.

In addition, each human city is guarded by a Daoist disciple, whose status is similar to that of a true disciple of the Lingxiao Sect.

Normally, Golden Core cultivators would stay in their sects to cultivate and wouldn't bother with the Human Race City unless it was a major event. However, Gu Fan couldn't be sure if there were any Golden Core cultivators in Crimson Serpent City at the moment.

The Zhu family's allegiance requires the permission of a Golden Core cultivator from the Blood Spirit Sect.

Once the Zhu family is destroyed, the Golden Core cultivator behind them will definitely hunt them down, but it always takes time to report information, and this time difference is the time it takes for the three to escape.

"Achieving a 98% guarantee is too difficult. Based on the current plan, the probability of surviving should be around 80%. We can take a gamble!"

Gu Fan stroked his chin thoughtfully, knowing that nothing in the cultivation world was ever completely safe.

Have you not seen how many people risk their lives just to seize a slim chance?

A gentle breeze stirs the floating clouds, and the sunlight gradually slants.

As the moon climbed above the treetops, Gu Fan lightly tapped his fingers, waking Wu Chengdao and Li Fengyi.

Wu Chengdao was meditating when he heard the sound. He opened his eyes, and a murderous intent flashed across his face.

Gu Fan led the two to a corner of the courtyard wall and took out a formation flag.

He had already observed the formation with his All-Seeing Eye, and there was a key point of the formation in the corner.

With a wave of his hand, four battle flags flew out and landed above the courtyard wall.

Blood-red light immediately appeared where the array flag landed, but Gu Fan instantly activated the array with his divine sense, and the blood-red light was immediately absorbed by the array flag, creating a square hole.

The three of them leaped out of the hole without triggering the formation or being noticed by the guards.

Gu Fan retrieved the array flags, which reflected the concealment array, completely hiding the three figures.

And so, the three of them concealed their presence and silently made their way towards the Baodan Pavilion.

Upon arriving nearby, Gu Fan concealed the spirit beast pouch with his Immortal Robe and released the gourd.

Hulu saw Gu Fan's face light up with joy and was about to speak when Gu Fan immediately covered her mouth.

"Don't make a sound, quickly smell the Soul-Chasing Incense."

The gourd blinked, twitched its nose and sniffed, then its big eyes lit up and its little finger pointed in a direction.

Gu Fan happily crumpled the gourd twice, hid it in his sleeve, and chased after it in the direction the gourd indicated.

Even before giving out the token, he had sprinkled it with a soul-summoning incense.

The Soul-Chasing Incense is extremely well-hidden, and ordinary cultivators would find it difficult to detect. Only the gourd, thanks to the Wind Breath Rat's bloodline talent, could smell it.

Whoever goes to the Zhu family to verify the token will be covered in Soul-Chasing Incense. By following the direction of the Soul-Chasing Incense, they can find the Zhu family's location!

Gu Fan felt a pang of envy for the secret techniques of the Chen Kingdom cultivators.

If we could learn the art of finding causes and effects, why would we need to go through so many methods? We could simply calculate the location of the Zhu family and go knocking on their door.

After that, the gourd corrected its direction several times.

The three followed the signs through the streets and alleys, eventually stopping at a corner of the upper level, outside a secluded house.

Two young cultivators stood guard outside the courtyard, their eyes darting around from time to time, as if they were on guard against something.

"The Zhu family!"

Gu Fan's spirits lifted, for he saw that the Zhu family's mark, one of the five surnames of Xuan Yin, was embroidered on the hem of the two young cultivators' robes.

Thirty-five stars twinkled in his sea of ​​consciousness, and his divine sense, like a night breeze, cautiously probed into the courtyard without disturbing anyone.

With the help of the "Star Evolution Divine Observation Method", Gu Fan's spiritual strength has approached that of a Golden Core cultivator. His years of experience in drawing talismans and refining weapons have further enhanced his mastery of spiritual control.

Not to mention ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, he is second to none even among the true disciples of the Lingxiao Sect.

"Two Foundation Establishment cultivators and twenty-four Qi Refining cultivators."

Fearing that his divine sense might disturb the Zhu family cultivators, Gu Fan dared not search recklessly. He could only roughly sense the number of people, and his specific cultivation level was unknown, but it matched the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Zhu family that he had investigated before.

After confirming the location of the Zhu family, the three did not immediately launch an attack, but instead turned and left.

After determining the direction, Gu Fan arrived at the junction of the upper and lower levels and concentrated on using his Myriad Manifestations Divine Eye to observe.

In an instant, hundreds of array patterns clearly appeared, flowing between the array's key points.

Gu Fan took out the array flags again and planted them around the area, then buried the array plates to conceal the entire arrangement.

"Time is of the essence. This protective formation is almost at the third level. The only way to break it quickly is to use a formation to break it, which will be quite a commotion. Once the formation is activated, you must stay close to me!"

After standing up, Gu Fan said with a serious expression.

The two nodded hurriedly.

So the three of them returned to the front of the Zhu family's house.

Flames rose from Gu Fan's palm as he held the Returning Origin Furnace in his hand.

Beside him, Wu Chengdao quietly took out a jet-black halberd.

Li Fengyi summoned a long spear. The spear was dark red overall, but a golden streak spiraled upwards from the tail to the tip.

"Let's do it!"

Gu Fan gave a sharp shout, and the three of them attacked simultaneously.