Chapter 542: Chapter 245: News of the Spirit Seed Reappears

"Jin Changhui’s" reaction did not feel strange to Yan Chunyun; rather, it seemed quite normal.

After witnessing the power of the Profound Yin Sect, Jin Changhui had long been inclined to join, and his curiosity about the sect’s Protectors was only natural.

Yan Chunyun did not hold back and said, "It’s Protector You Jing.

He is our Profound Yin Sect’s most prominent Protector in recent years, having formed a Golden Core in less than a century.

Unfortunately, I heard that he was injured by someone from the Daluo Sect today..."

Chu Ning was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

You Jing was injured by someone from the Daluo Sect? Could it be that Ao Langtian later attacked You Jing?

Just as Chu Ning was about to ask for more details, Yan Chunyun spoke again:

"No more talking, let’s move quickly. I can’t stay away for too long either."

Chu Ning felt a bit hesitant upon hearing this, as he had only a rough understanding of the Profound Yin Sect’s base in Hong Lake City from Jin Changhui’s memories, leaving him somewhat uneasy.

However, Yan Chunyun’s next words made Chu Ning discard any hesitation.

"Now, the Celestial Extreme Alliance’s Jinming Sect, the Cloud Peak Alliance’s Daluo Sect, and our Profound Yin Sect have surrounded most of the Hong Lake Entrance.

With the three sides in conflict, various loose cultivators and families cannot expect a favorable outcome; chaos will likely ensue soon.

Moreover, other sect influences from the three major alliances will likely intervene soon.

Among this group of female cultivators, some have decent potential; if anything happens, we cannot afford the sect’s punishment."

"Brother Yan, we shouldn’t delay any longer, let’s go quickly."

As Chu Ning spoke, his mind was filled with thoughts.

Good grief, none of the three powers gathered at the Hong Lake Entrance seemed amicable.

The Celestial Extreme Alliance was somewhat manageable, as they had no issues with the Cloud Peak Alliance due to the Shuangyun Alliance’s split in the past and didn’t recognize him.

But the Daluo Sect hated him to the core.

And as for the Profound Yin Sect, he had seriously injured Protector You today, so they wouldn’t be any kinder to him.

Yan Chunyun’s words made Chu Ning vaguely feel that something significant might be happening at the Hong Lake Entrance.

Even the loose cultivators and families might not come out well.

Perhaps hiding at the Profound Yin Sect’s base and figuring out what was going on could be good.

Since the Cloud Peak Alliance would likely get involved, if Jiuhua Sect’s cultivators came, he might find a chance to escape.

Of course, everything depended on what Chu Ning had learned from Jin Changhui’s memories.

At the base of the Profound Yin Sect responsible for holding the female cultivators, Yan Chunyun and another Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator were the highest-level ones present.

In such an environment, should he need to escape, he still had a way.

The two flew out from Golden Peak Castle, covering a distance of over thirty miles, and arrived in Hong Lake City.

The city had no specific governing power, and various families and factions divided the businesses within.

Some of the female cultivators captured by the Profound Yin Sect were hidden in a mansion within the city, arranged by Jin Changhui as a peripheral member.

Since arranging the mansion, it had little to do with Jin Changhui.

According to his memories, he rarely visited, maybe once every year and a half.

People only went to the mansion when female cultivators were captured or information about female cultivators was needed.

Yan Chunyun brought Chu Ning into the mansion and introduced several cultivators to him. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Chu Ning now had a certain understanding of the mansion’s personnel.

Yan Chunyun and a beautiful lady surnamed Zheng had the Foundation Establishment Late Stage strength.

Furthermore, there were two more Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Profound Yin Sect.

Additionally, there were sixteen peripheral members similar to Jin Changhui, five Early Stage of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and the rest were Eighth and Ninth Layers of Qi Refining.

After meeting everyone, Yan Chunyun quickly divided them into two groups for guard duty.

The two Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators naturally weren’t involved in such things; the way they cozied up to each other suggested they were off to cultivate.

Chu Ning and two other Early Stage of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, plus six Qi Refining Cultivators,

followed a Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment Cultivator named Jia Yuchang from the Profound Yin Sect into the courtyard.

Even though it was already deep into the night, cultivators flying through the air above the city could still be seen occasionally.

Standing next to Chu Ning was a round-faced Early Stage of Foundation Establishment Cultivator named Nie Guanghai, who looked about forty years old.

At this moment, Nie Guanghai looked up at the escape lights in the sky with great suspicion and asked Jia Yuchang:

"Brother Jia, the movements of these three alliances are quite significant. I overheard some rumors this afternoon, but I don’t know if they’re true."

Jia Yuchang, who looked about thirty-five or thirty-six, appeared kind enough, but his occasional glances carried a hint of malice.

Upon hearing Nie Guanghai’s words, Jia Yuchang turned his head and asked:

"What news have you heard?"

Nie Guanghai, evidently fond of chatting and gossip, immediately spoke mysteriously upon Jia Yuchang’s inquiry:

"I heard that the sudden appearance of so many cultivators at the Hong Lake Entrance is because a Spirit Realm is about to be born here.

If short, it will take one to two years, if long, ten to twenty years for this Spirit Realm to fully form, revealing Spirit Seeds."

"Spirit Realm?"

Upon hearing Nie Guanghai’s words, the expressions of everyone varied; Chu Ning and several peripheral members all showed surprise.