152: Unexpected Visitors

“Phew~ I finally managed to fool them away.”

Yu Jingshen sat in the 654 University reception room, letting out a long sigh.

Under his enticement, Lin Changhe finally relented, temporarily putting aside the matter of Meng Yun killing Lin Xiao, calling it ‘atone for sins by meritorious service’.

“Brother Meng, you were still a bit impulsive,” Yu Jingshen shook his head, clicking his tongue in wonder. “That being said, to forcibly kill a Body Integration cultivator while protected by two Tribulation Transcenders, you’re something else.”

With that, Yu Jingshen gave Meng Yun a thumbs-up.

“Impulsive, huh…” Meng Yun smiled faintly, noncommittal.

Even Saint Wuji, a mighty late-stage Mahayana cultivator, was slain by his single sword strike, so what was there to fear from mere Tribulation Transcenders?

If he had a sword in hand but couldn't eliminate all injustices in the world, what use was this divine sword, Dharma Banishment, to him!

Whether Meng Yun admitted it or not, the interests of the 654 Bureau’s high-ranking officials had already begun to diverge and create a rift with him.

If this rift could not be eliminated in the future, but instead expanded further as Meng Yun’s strength continued to increase…

It was hard to say.

“So, you’re that Divine Array Master, Yu Jingshen, who sells a single array for hundreds of millions of spirit stones?” Meng Yun looked at the man in front of him, a questioning expression on his face.

He still remembered his stunned reaction when he saw Yu Jingshen’s sky-high array prices while searching for information online to save Xu Yuan.

“Precisely,” Yu Jingshen smiled faintly, brazenly accepting all of Meng Yun’s titles.

Meng Yun: “…”

A person who cared more for money than face.

“Tell me, you’re helping me out, so you’re definitely not secretly in love with me, right?” Meng Yun went straight to the point.

“Brother Meng is indeed straightforward and extraordinary,” Yu Jingshen clapped his hands and smiled, then spoke truthfully:

“Initially, I was curious about your method of summoning divine lightning that struck down Wei Lin and a group of clan elders…”

“Don’t talk nonsense, I didn’t do that,” Meng Yun immediately denied it, not even blushing or panting.

“Yes, yes, yes,” Yu Jingshen saw through it but didn’t expose him. “But after witnessing Brother Meng possessing two kinds of Heaven and Earth Strange Flames, I changed my mind.”

“I’d like to hear the details.”

“Brother Meng, you may not know, but the reason I, Yu Jingshen, was able to obtain the title of Divine Array Master is because, by a stroke of luck, I resonated with a God Slaughtering Array Secret in a historical fault, and from then on, my attainments in array formations advanced by leaps and bounds.”

“Uh-huh~”

“It’s shameful to say, but with my current strength, I can only comprehend the incomplete upper part of the outer array. To fully comprehend the entire array secret, I must delve deeper into the inner array.”

“To delve into the inner array, do you need the assistance of Heaven and Earth Strange Flames?” Meng Yun asked at the opportune moment.

“Indeed,” Yu Jingshen nodded. “To successfully break through the inner array, one needs to gather five types of Heaven and Earth Strange Objects: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

Currently, I have gathered Nine Nether Hundred Forged Gold, Phoenix Parasol Wood, and Six-Wheel Worry-Free Earth. Now, I’m only missing the Heaven and Earth Strange Fire and Heaven and Earth Strange Water, two treasures.”

“So you’ve taken a liking to my Heaven and Earth Smelting Furnace Fire?” Meng Yun smiled. “You have good taste.”

“So, it’s called Heaven and Earth Smelting Furnace Fire, huh…” Yu Jingshen murmured. “That’s a good name.”

“Even if I’m willing to help you, you’ve sorted out the fire, but what about the water?” Meng Yun asked again.

“Water, huh…” Yu Jingshen looked slightly troubled upon hearing this. “I only have some lower-grade Grand Yin Imperial Flowing Sap. I’m not sure if it’ll work. If only I had that immortal bodhi spring…”

“I have it.”

“Alas, such a divine item, who knows where it could be…”

“…I have it.”

“Even if you have it, it’s useless… Huh? You have it?! What do you have?!” Yu Jingshen suddenly snapped back to his senses, staring at Meng Yun as if he had seen a ghost.

Meng Yun casually waved his hand, and a small bottle of immortal bodhi spring appeared out of thin air.

The spring water was clear and cold, and the pure life energy, so rich it couldn’t be diluted, was absolutely genuine!

“immortal bodhi spring? It really is immortal bodhi spring!!” Yu Jingshen only observed for a moment before his face broke into an expression of ecstatic joy, and he stretched out his hand, ready to embrace it.

Meng Yun casually waved his hand, retrieving it into his storage space.

Yu Jingshen and Meng Yun exchanged glances.

Meng Yun: “Want it?”

Yu Jingshen nodded like a pecking chick: “Want it.”

“One hundred million spirit stones,” Meng Yun said expressionlessly, extending his hand.

If Yu Jingshen hadn’t demanded such an exorbitant price back then, which Meng Yun couldn’t afford at all, forcing him to enter a difficult world to save Xu Yuan, he wouldn’t have experienced such a tragic simulation last time.

The culprit: Yu Jingshen!

“One hundred million?!” Yu Jingshen exclaimed in shock. “I’m the only one who scams others! Why don’t you just rob me!”

Meng Yun: “…Fifty million spirit stones, take it or leave it.”

Yu Jingshen held up three fingers: “Thirty million spirit stones, and I’ll also buy your chance to come along this time.”

After all, he still needed Meng Yun’s Heaven and Earth Smelting Furnace Fire to control the grand array.

Meng Yun casually asked, “What level of historical fault?”

Yu Jingshen said, “Peak Body Integration, or perhaps some Tribulation Transcenders might appear.

With your strength, it shouldn’t be a problem.”

“When do we leave?”

Yu Jingshen: “No? You’re agreeing just like that? Aren’t you going to haggle more? This makes me feel like I’m losing out on these thirty million spirit stones!”

…

One day later.

Meng Yun, Yu Jingshen, and Eastern Abyss arrived punctually at the underground laboratory of the 654 Bureau’s Cloud Sea branch.

The Truth Gate had already been adjusted with the coordinate parameters for Yu Jingshen, just waiting for the command to open it.

“Is it just the three of us?” Meng Yun asked casually.

He was just asking, anyway.

Ultimately, it didn’t matter if anyone else came.

“There’s also a Body Integration cultivator. Like Nangong Jing, she was also discovered from a historical ruin.”

“Oh?” Meng Yun became interested.

Every living being discovered from a historical fault carried the corresponding world’s abilities and memories, which held a fatal attraction for people in the current era.

Meng Yun’s curiosity about such individuals was no exception.

As he pondered, the last Body Integration cultivator finally arrived, fashionably late.

She wore a snow-white dress, her makeup exquisite and ethereal, like the purest high mountain flower in the world.

Such an aura would make anyone feel pity and admiration.

Meng Yun took just one look, and his slightly curious gaze instantly turned to one of surprise and bewilderment.

How could it be her?

How could she possibly come?

As if sensing the inexplicable gaze, the young woman also cast her gaze towards Meng Yun.

She first scrutinized Meng Yun’s face for a moment, then looked directly at Eastern Abyss, and immediately froze:

“Eastern Abyss?!”

Eastern Abyss: “?”

“Hey, Xuan Ji, you’re finally here,” Yu Jingshen smiled faintly. “Last time I saved you from the chaotic void, this time it’s your turn to help me!”