C33 Trace

Gou's house.

Inside the room of the Gou's house's Patriarch, a servant of the Gou's house was reporting about the matter of Gou Di to the Gou's house's Patriarch.

"Are you saying that Deacon Gou Di has already disappeared for two days?" A middle aged man frowned and asked, the middle age man was the patriarch of Gou's house, Gou Yan.

"If you're talking about Master, yes, Deacon Gou Di has already disappeared for two days." The Gou's house subordinate said respectfully.

"Didn't you find anything?"

"If it's to go home, I only found out that Deacon Gou Di last appeared at the entrance of the western swamp area of Sui City.

"Go down and continue searching, make sure to find out where Gou Di is. Remember, if you are alive, you need to see him, and if you are dead, you need to see his corpse."

"Yes."

"Alright, you may leave now! If there's any news, you must come and tell me as soon as possible. "

"Yes, then your subordinate will take his leave."

"Go down." Following which, the servant of the Gou's house left Gou Yan's room.

Looking at the servants of Gou's house who were about to leave, Gou Yan said softly: "Oh, Gou Di, Gou Di! Could it be that you've obtained that fragment of a map and want to keep it for yourself? If it's really like that, then, you are underestimating my, Gou Yan's, abilities! "

The Li Ming at this time definitely did not know, that the remnant map Zhuge Yun used to make the transaction with him was not known by him alone. At the very least, the Patriarch of Gou's house, Gou Yan, knew about it.

At the same time, outside the Fine Stone Sect Leader's room, the Third Clan Elder of the Fine Stone Sect arrived.

"Dong Dong Dong", the Third Elder of Fine Stone Sect gently knocked on the door.

"Who is it? What's the matter? " A voice filled with vigor sounded from the room.

"It's me, Cheng Hui. I have something important to report." Cheng Hui was the real name of the Fine Stone Sect's Third Elder.

"It's the Third Elder!" "Come in!"

With a "creak", Cheng Hui pushed open the door.

"Third Elder, what's the matter?" Looking at the person in front of him, Fine Stone Sect Leader asked.

"Sect Leader, you told me to investigate into the matter of Zhang Qi's death and have found some information." This time, Cheng Hui had come to report the news that the Fine Stone Sect Leader had told him to look for Zhang Qi.

When the order from the Fine Stone Sect Leader was given that day, Cheng Hui immediately used every means at his disposal to search for information. After a while of searching, he finally found some information. After Cheng Hui received the news, he immediately came to report to the Fine Stone Sect Leader.

"Oh? I wonder what kind of information you found out? " Actually, the Fine Stone Sect Leader did not care too much about Zhang Qi, but if Zhang Qi was killed by other cultivators inside the Fine Stone Country, that would be looking down on the authority of the Fine Stone Sect. In order to protect his authority, the Fine Stone Sect must make some moves. Otherwise, the other cultivation powers of the Fine Stone Country would look down on him. And now, the other forces in the Fine Stone Country were disobeying their orders.

"Replying to Sect Master, I heard from the branch in Elemental Rock City that before the incident with Zhang Qi, a branch family member had gone up to monitor a Foundation Cultivator named Li Li, seemingly intending to kill people and steal their treasures. And right after Li Li left the city, he too left the city, and did not return to the branch sects anymore, and it was also at this time that his soul orb broke, so from my analysis, Zhang Qi most likely killed his own people to steal the treasures, and was even killed by the Foundation Cultivator, Li Li. " Cheng Hui reported all the information he had gathered from the Elemental Rock City to them.

"Foundation Cultivator? This is really funny, a Foundation Cultivator is able to kill my Fine Stone Sect's Branch Sect Master, moreover, this Sect Master is a late stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, could it be that my Fine Stone Sect's disciple is so useless? " When the Fine Stone Sect Leader heard Cheng Hui say that Li Li was a Foundation Cultivator, he shouted angrily.

"Clan Master, I think this Li Li should not be a Foundation Cultivator. After all, the disciples of the Fine Stone Sect possess the Imperial Equipment Technique. Based on this, an ordinary Foundation Cultivator is definitely not Zhang Qi's match, thus, there is a high possibility that this Li Li is actually a Core Formation Cultivator. "

"Also, during the period of time that Zhang Qi died, the second elder of the Jian Family, the third strongest power of the Elemental Rock City, mysteriously went missing as well. According to the Jian Family, before he disappeared, the Second Clan Elder had sent people to monitor Li Li. Similarly, after Li Li left the city, the Second Clan Elder followed closely behind Li Li out of the city. And then, there was no more news. I think that the Second Elder of Jian Family was most likely killed by Li Li as well. " Cheng Hui saw that the Fine Stone Sect was showing signs of getting angry and immediately explained.

"Oh? Interesting, there's actually a Core Formation Cultivator in such a small place like Elemental Rock City, why don't you tell me more about this Li Li? " After hearing Cheng Hui's explanation, the Fine Stone Sect Leader also felt that this Li Li would not be a Foundation Cultivator. After all, every Foundation Cultivator would have the chance to cultivate the Imperial Equipment, and Zhang Qi was even a late stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

In the Fine Stone Country, other than the Core Formation Cultivator, no other cultivator would be able to kill a late Foundation Establishment cultivator with the Imperial Sword Technique! This was because in the Fine Stone Country, the only cultivation force that had the Imperial Equipment Technique was the Fine Stone Sect, of course, there was also the possibility that cultivators from outside the Fine Stone Country would enter the Fine Stone Country, but, as long as they were not idiots, they would not take the risk of offending the Fine Stone Sect to kill its branch master.

"Sect Leader, according to the information I've investigated, it seems like this Li Li came out of nowhere. His first appearance was at Elemental Rock City, and near Elemental Rock City, there isn't any news of Foundation Establishment or Core Formation Cultivator called Li Li."

"So you're saying, this Li Li is very mysterious?"

"That's right, this Li Li is indeed very mysterious. He only sold a few stealth wolf's beast cores and the skins of other beasts in the Elemental Rock City, and then auctioned a Scarlet Fruit in the Source Stones Auction House. After that, he stayed in the Elegant People's Residence for a few days and left the Elemental Rock City."

"No matter how mysterious this Li Li is, we must still protect the dignity of the Fine Stone Sect in the Fine Stone Country. Go down and investigate the whereabouts of this Li Li, and then, bring some people to capture him. I want to teach those cultivators who think that my Fine Stone Sect is easy to bully a good lesson. "

"But Sect Leader, that Li Li is most likely a Core Formation Cultivator. For a late stage Foundation Establishment Zhang Qi, is it worth it to offend a Core Formation Cultivator?" Cheng Hui did not want to go and capture Li Ming. After all, every single Core Formation Cultivator was no simple character and if things got out of hand, they might not even be able to eat the lamb.

"Third Elder, I know what you are worried about, but, do you know, recently there have been some Fine Stone Country s that do not listen to my Fine Stone Sect's commands? This is not a good sign. For the sake of a late stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, it was not worth it to offend a Core Formation Cultivator. However, we will also take this opportunity to intimidate those powers in Fine Stone Country who plan on not listening to our Fine Stone Sect's orders. Otherwise, maybe after a period of time, the strongest power in Fine Stone Country might not even be our Fine Stone Sect anymore. " Fine Stone Sect Leader had steeled her heart to use this opportunity to thoroughly beat up some of the other forces in the Fine Stone Country.

"Clan Master has considered it thoroughly, Cheng Hui is not in time, since that's the case, then I will go down and investigate Li Li's whereabouts." Although Cheng Hui did not agree with Fine Stone Sect Leader's words, but looking at the way things were, the Sect Leader had already made up his mind. Besides, it was just a Core Formation Cultivator, in front of a Fine Stone Sect, there was nothing to lose. The reason why Cheng Hui disapproved of Fine Stone Sect's words earlier was just to be safe.

"Alright, you may leave!"

"Yes, your subordinate will take his leave."

"Hehe, Li Li? I really have to thank you this time! Otherwise, I won't be able to come up with such a good excuse to deter the other powers in the near future. Zhao Family, do you really think that by relying on your shallow strength, you can challenge my Fine Stone Sect? I want to see what kind of waves you can create this time! " The Fine Stone Sect Leader muttered in his room alone.

The Zhao Family that Fine Stone Sect Leader spoke of was the Fine Stone Country's Imperial Family. A hundred years ago, a cultivator from the Fine Stone Country's Imperial Family appeared, and her cultivation was getting higher and higher. As a result, the Fine Stone Kingdom Royal Family had the intention of leaving the Fine Stone Sect, and did not listen to Fine Stone Sect's commands repeatedly.

And Li Ming, who was in Sui City, did not know that the Gou's house and the Main Sect of Fine Stone Sect were all looking for him! At this moment, he was waiting for the refiner to finish refining his armor! It had already been eight days since Li Ming handed the fire silk to the Iron-rank Blacksmith. In these eight days, Li Ming did not go to the Cultivator's Inn for even a single step, and only stabilized her foundation at all times.

"Sigh, as expected! He was too anxious and could not eat the hot tofu. In the past, he did not notice that his cultivation had increased too quickly. This resulted in him constantly stabilizing his own cultivation. However, from the looks of it now, he wouldn't be able to achieve much in the near future, so he might as well take a good look at this Exchange! Maybe we'll find the herbs we need. "

Following that, Li Ming walked towards the west side of the Sui City Exchange in unison! After leaving the Cultivator's Inn for less than an hour, Li Ming suddenly saw a few disciples from the Fine Stone Sect looking for something.

Looking at these disciples of the Fine Stone Sect, Li Ming had a feeling that these Fine Stone Sect Cultivators were most likely looking for him. Before he obtained his own armor, Li Ming did not plan to leave the Exchange Hall. Hence, there was no need for Li Ming to reveal his identity as Fine Stone Sect.

Coincidentally, Li Ming was just now walking in front of a medicine shop, so he took this opportunity to avoid the people from Fine Stone Sect.

"Fellow daoist, I wonder if there is anything you need from my shop?" Just as Li Ming walked in, a middle-aged man walked over and asked Li Ming.

"Boss, do you have any ginseng that has lasted for more than a thousand years, snow lotuses that have lasted for more than a thousand years, Thousand Leaves Grass that have lasted for more than a thousand years, Radix Sophorae Flavescentis s that have lasted for more than a thousand years, and Scarlet Fruits that have lasted for more than a thousand years?" Although refining the Great Recovery Pill only required medicinal ingredients that were at least five hundred years old, in order to make the Great Recovery Pill more effective, Li Ming still decided to use medicinal ingredients that were at least a thousand years old.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment. I will go and get the ingredients you need." After that, the owner of the shop went to the back to retrieve the medicinal ingredients that Li Ming needed.

After Li Ming waited for a while longer, the boss of the herb shop came back with a few jade boxes in his hands.

"Fellow, please take a look. Here are the herbs that Fellow needs. Here are two 1000-year-old ginsengs, and here is a 1000-year-old Ginseng. This is a 1000-year-old Thousand Leaves Grass. As for the rest, I don't have any more." The boss of the medicine shop took out the herbs and explained the year of the herbs to Li Ming.

"How many spirit stones are these medicinal herbs worth in total?" Although there were no other medicinal ingredients, Li Ming felt that having these medicinal ingredients was already pretty good. After all, the size of this medicine shop wasn't really that big.

"Fellow Daoist, there are forty-two Medial Grade Spirit Stone per thousand years old Ginseng, and forty Medial Grade Spirit Stone per Ginseng and forty-five Medial Grade Spirit Stone per Thousand Leaves Grass. There are two thousand-year-old ginsengs, a mulberry, and a clover. There is a total of eighty-nine Medial Grade Spirit Stone s. "

"One hundred and sixty-nine Medial Grade Spirit Stone?" Although Li Ming currently had more than a hundred and sixty-nine Medial Grade Spirit Stone, Li Ming did not know how many spirit stones he would need to obtain the armor in two days. Thus, these hundred and sixty-nine Medial Grade Spirit Stone had become a problem for Li Ming.

"That's right, it's a hundred and sixty-nine Medial Grade Spirit Stone. I wonder if Fellow Daoist needs them?"

"Boss, I don't need those two thousand-year-old ginseng stalks. As long as it's a thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum and a thousand-year-old Thousand Leaves Grass, I'm fine with it!" Right now, there were still two thousand year old ginsengs in Li Ming's storage bag. As such, did not need the thousand year old ginsengs specially.

"Fellow Daoist, do as you wish!" Although the owner of the medicine shop felt uncomfortable seeing that Li Ming did not want the 1000-year-old ginseng, it was Li Ming who bought the ingredients and the rights were also in Li Ming's hands. Even if the boss felt uncomfortable, he could only bear it himself!

"Store boss, here are the eighty-five Medial Grade Spirit Stone." Besides the two thousand-year-old ginseng, the thousand-year-old Wu Dai and the thousand-year-old Thousand Leaves Grass had a total of eighty-five spirit stones.

After that, he received the medicinal ingredients handed over by the medicine shop owner and left. Now, Li Ming planned to leave this place and find those disciples of the Fine Stone Sect s a place to conduct a soul search, to see if they were looking for him …