Chapter 509 - 509: He’s Wiping the Wall Clean?  

“Do you know what it is?” Baizhi asked as she held the crystal sphere.

“It should be a Life Core Bead. Although it’s only a part of it and the technique is extremely ancient, it is somewhat similar to the present ones,” Zuo Cheng said.

He reported to her as soon as he left the Sea Fog Cave.

“Do you know the function of this Life Core Bead?” Baizhi asked.

“It’s still uncertain. We need to find the altar first,” Zuo Cheng said in a low voice. “With the help of the Sea Patrol Beasts and the thieving sea monsters, there is a possibility of finding the location. But since this thing exists, it means that there are others inside the Sea Fog Cave.” Baizhi nodded. “Who discovered this Life Core Bead?”

“Jiang Hao,” Zuo Cheng said.

Baizhi was surprised. She was starting to suspect that the person behind Jiang Hao had deliberately arranged this.

“What is he doing inside?”

Zuo Cheng hesitated for a long while. “He’s wiping the walls clean.”

Elder Baizhi was momentarily stunned. She thought she had misheard. “What?”

“He’s wiping the walls clean,” Zuo Cheng said.

Elder Baizhi fell silent.

Zuo Cheng felt awkward. He had supposedly been wiping that wall for a month now and hadn’t found anything.

They could only assume that he was bored and was just doing something for the sake of it.

Elder Baizhi asked for some more information and then let him leave.

The situation in the Sea Fog Cave was serious, and she needed to ask the Sect Master’s opinion.

“Wiping the wall clean?” Hong Yuye’s voice was indifferent as ever, but this time, she sounded slightly surprised.

Baizhi could understand her reaction. A Golden Core Realm cultivator wiping the walls clean in a cave looked and sounded strange no matter how one looked at it.

“Perhaps the person behind him orchestrated this. The stranger the behavior, the more likely it is to have a deep meaning.”

Hong Yuye glanced at Baizhi. Then, she picked up the crystal sphere. ”

Baizhi seemed to have thought about this and immediately voiced her opinion, “The Life Core Bead comes from the depths, but we don’t know where it came from exactly. Whoever did it had the strength to set up a powerful formation. Logically, it wouldn’t be easy to steal the Life Core Bead. I have three guesses. One, they intentionally released it to lure us in, but the probability of that is low, as we have already entered the Sea Fog Cave. They could have attacked us anyway. Two, it’s a warning to us that was passed via Jiang Hao’s hands. Currently, there are no serious conflicts between us, so this is not impossible. Three, the people inside were unable to guard the Life Core Bead, which confirms that they either lack strength or manpower. The previous arrangement has confirmed their strength, so the more likely one should be the latter.”

At the Hundred Flowers Lake, under the pavilion, Hong Yuye raised her cup of tea after looking at the crystal sphere.

“This Life Core Bead is linked to a certain person. Once activated, it can absorb and contain certain things. More importantly, if this thing is incomplete, it will be weaker.” Baizhi lowered her head.

The first possibility could be ruled out.

So, it was either the second or the third. This needed her to investigate further.

The second could not be verified, so she needed to observe the abilities of the thieving sea monsters.

If their abilities were indeed extraordinary, then the third possibility could be confirmed.

But the situation still required finding the altar.

“How is the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower doing?” Hong Yuye handed the crystal sphere to Baizhi.

“Jiang Hao has asked Xiao Li of the Cliff of Broken Hearts to take care of it in his absence. Its growth remains unaffected. This disciple is somewhat special, but we cannot trace her origins. Should we conduct a large-scale search?” Baizhi asked. “I can confirm that she is not a spy or a traitor.”

“No need.” Hong Yuye shook her head.

Baizhi was not surprised. Apart from Jiang Hao, it seemed that none of the others needed special investigation. As long as they weren’t spies or traitors, they could be left alone.

Only Jiang Hao, who had been under suspicion all along and had no evidence against him, needed continuous investigation.

“The cooperation with the overseas people has brought some information about the overseas. We learned a lot about Feng Hua of the Great Thousand God Sect,” Baizhi said. “According to their account, the Great Thousand God Sect has undercover elders. Their goal is to trade with others and then solicit and make connections. Feng Hua is most likely an undercover elder. There seems to be a way to find him, but it will take some time.”

Hong Yuye nodded. “Anything else?”

After that, Baizhi reported some matters regarding The End of All Things, along with some things worth paying attention to. This included the royal family’s marriage alliance.

However, Hong Yuye did not say much about it.

After Baizhi left, the entire Hundred Flowers Lake fell quiet once again.

The only sound was that of the gentle breeze that rustled the flowers.

Sitting in the pavilion, Hong Yuye picked up her teacup and took a sip. Her beautiful eyes moved as she stared in the direction of the Sea Fog Cave.

Deep inside the Sea Fog Cave, there was an altar in the mist, and above it were two figures.

“The tentacles caused trouble.” “That is something we can’t help. Their abilities have increased.”

“I’ll go and retrieve the item.”

“T already sent someone- We’ll have news soon.”

“I don’t know if it has fallen into the hands of the Heavenly Note Sect. If it’s with them, it will be difficult to get it back.”

“Hopefully, it hasn’t fallen into the hands of the higher-ups.”

“I need to figure out an alternative. Prepare yourself for the worst. If the item falls into the hands of the higher-ups of the Heavenly Note Sect, they will find this place easily.”

“I’ll make preparations.”

Zuo Cheng came and went, and although Jiang Hao knew about it, he could only pretend not to know.

As a Golden Core Realm cultivator, he couldn’t possibly sense when someone like Zuo Cheng arrived.

Although others knew that he had a relatively keen perception, Zuo Cheng was not an ordinary cultivator and couldn’t be sensed just with a keen perception. So, continuing to wipe the wall was the best option for him right now.

It was late February.

Technically, they should be heading back to rest, but Jiang Hao had informed Zheng Shijiu that he was going to stay back.

It seemed like the others were doing the same.

They wanted to make more income with the ores.

Jiang Hao also profited a bit but not by a lot. However, something was always better than nothing.

After a few more days, Jiang Hao suddenly put down the cloth.

He felt that something was approaching within the fog.

It wasn’t like the faint presence of the thieving sea monsters but something very strong.

It was almost similar to his cultivation realm.

“It’s coming from the direction of the thieving sea monsters. Although there are sect members there, none are at the Soul Ascension Realm.”

After a moment of hesitation, Jiang Hao made a decision. He couldn’t let whoever it was come here.

If they were coming for the Life Core Bead, everything here would be destroyed, and he might be forced to intervene.

This would have a significant impact on him afterward.

‘I need to figure out if stronger individuals will be coming. If they are…’

With a reluctant glance at the wall, Jiang Hao knew he might have to leave this place.

Even though there were many bubbles here, it would be better to head back to the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower in the face of danger.

Jiang Hao sighed and walked out the door. His departure went unnoticed.

The strongest here were only at the Golden Core Realm. It was not easy to track the whereabouts of someone in the later stage of the Soul Ascension Realm..