Pay to Cultivate Immortality? My Sect is Completely Free - Chapter 166

Chapter 166: Major Moves by the Great Combined-Stage Old Ancestors

Venerable Xuan Ba respectfully looked at Su Bai. After what happened yesterday, he no longer dared to underestimate him.

Yesterday, Xuan Ba had arranged for the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Sacred Tiger Sect to face off in the elimination rounds, which had offended Su Bai.

Today’s matchups—Southern Heavenly Gate against the Sacred Roc Sect, and the Sacred Eagle Sect against the Sacred Lion Sect—were all his doing!

His purpose was to curry favor with Su Bai.

To make amends for his mistake from yesterday.

Su Bai gazed calmly at the disciples of the Sacred Eagle Sect and Sacred Lion Sect battling in the arena, then said lightly, “Two more days.”

“Two days…” Venerable Xuan Ba choked on the words, fully understanding what Su Bai meant.

Two days to gather three million High Grade Spirit Stones!

“Senior, this matter… I will need some time to gather them. Perhaps you could give me a bit more time…” Xuan Ba spoke in a low voice.

“What do you think?” Su Bai replied calmly.

Xuan Ba’s face twisted in distress; he felt like crying.

Inside, he was suffering, but he dared not say a word.

Three million High Grade Spirit Stones—that was an enormous amount of wealth!

He had led the Dominating Heaven Sect for two thousand years and been an Elder of the Immortal Alliance for over a thousand years, yet the total value of all his accumulated possessions didn’t even come close to that!

And besides, it was being taken from him by his senior…And he even gave it to his senior!

To gather three million High Grade Spirit Stones in just three days—unless he was a Grand Venerable at the Soul Integration Realm!

Wait…

He wasn’t, but…

“Senior, even if I went to sell everything, I couldn’t come up with three million High Grade Spirit Stones. However, I do have a secret piece of information. I wonder if it could partially make amends…”

Suddenly, Venerable Xuan Ba’s eyes flicked sharply as he leaned close to Su Bai’s ear and whispered.

“Oh?”

Su Bai arched an eyebrow slightly and said, “What sort of information could be worth three million High Grade Spirit Stones?”

Xuan Ba glanced around cautiously and said, “Senior, walls have ears. Let’s enter the Void Realm.”

With that, he tore open the void and stepped inside.

Su Bai followed closely behind, stepping into the Void Realm as well.

After entering, Xuan Ba remained on high alert, establishing several layers of protective formations within the Void Realm.

Seeing such caution, Su Bai’s curiosity about the information grew somewhat.

For something to make a Peak Venerable so careful, it had to be extraordinary!

Once all the preparations were complete, Xuan Ba approached Su Bai with a serious expression and said,

“Senior, this information is incredibly classified. Even as an Elder of the Immortal Alliance with peak Void Refinement cultivation, I’m not qualified to know this secret!”

“However, I’ve held a high position for many years and have countless informants. While I don’t know the details clearly, I have some insight into how things unfolded.”

Lowering his voice, Xuan Ba said,

“As far as I know, the Southern Heavenly Old Ancestor of Southern Heavenly Gate in Southern Xuan Prefecture, the Bliss Old Ancestor of Bliss Realm in Western Xuan Prefecture, the Northern Darkness Old Ancestor of Northern Darkness Sect in Northern Xuan Prefecture, and my own Dominating Heaven Old Ancestor of Dominating Heaven Sect…”

“These Soul Integration Realm Old Ancestors are the foundations of the greatest powers in their respective Xuan Prefectures. Yet, not long ago—within a close span—they all announced their retreats into seclusion for an unknown length of time.”

“And they have cut off all contact with the outside world. Even we, the second-tier leaders, cannot learn their whereabouts or any information about them.”

“That’s why, even when a Venerable of Southern Heavenly Gate was slain—a major incident—it didn’t draw the attention of the Grand Venerable of Southern Heaven.”

Venerable Xuan Ba spoke with deep eyes: “What does this mean?”

“It means they’ve been making major moves recently!”

“And these are super major moves they don’t want the outside world to know about!”

“Much more important than the fall of a single Venerable!”

Su Bai’s eyes narrowed slightly, a stir of unease rising in his heart.

Why were so many Old Ancestors at the Soul Integration Realm making such large moves?

Was it to deal with his Heavenly Dao Sect?

Clearly not. In the eyes of the Immortal Alliance’s upper echelon, the Heavenly Dao Sect was still insignificant—there was no way so many Soul Integration Old Ancestors would target it!

There had to be something else going on!

“Continue,” Su Bai said, signaling Venerable Xuan Ba to carry on.

Seeing Su Bai’s interest, Xuan Ba relaxed slightly—this meant the information was already compelling enough to catch the senior’s attention.

“These Soul Integration Old Ancestors all went into seclusion almost simultaneously, which piqued my curiosity. Having worked in the ranks of Immortal Alliance Elders for over a thousand years, I do have some informants.”

“A few days ago, a trace of an Old Ancestor at the Soul Integration Realm was spotted in the Great Desert of Western Xuan Prefecture. I suspect that all these Old Ancestors have gathered there!”

Venerable Xuan Ba continued, “Senior, you should know the Great Desert, right? It is a vast, uninhabited desert with a diameter of over a million li (approximately 500,000 kilometers), making it the most dangerous no-man’s-land in Western Xuan Prefecture.”

“Whenever the Great Desert unleashes its super sandstorms, even Divine Transformation-level experts can be buried and lost within.”

Su Bai nodded, having heard of the Great Desert in Western Xuan Prefecture before.

That place was even more desolate than the Ancient Battlefield in Southern Xuan Prefecture!

“What business do these Soul Integration Old Ancestors have in the Great Desert?” Su Bai asked.

Venerable Xuan Ba let out a light sigh and shook his head. “I’m not exactly sure, but I suspect that some ancient ruins are about to reveal themselves!”

“Ruins?” Su Bai’s eyes flickered with interest.

What kind of ruins would cause so many cautious Soul Integration Old Ancestors to gather?

At the very least, it must be the ruins of a Heavenly Venerable!

If they could obtain treasures within, they might stand a chance to cultivate up to the level of a Heavenly Venerable!

“Is that all the information you have?” Su Bai looked toward Venerable Xuan Ba.

If that was all the intel—just a vague location with nothing else—it wouldn’t be worth three million high-grade Spirit Stones, right?