262: After Wu the Shopkeeper

As for the various pieces of information about Tianbao City that Gu Changan had requested a month ago, there were finally results!

Every day, the secretary would record all the major and minor events happening in Tianbao City and present them to Gu Changan.

If Gu Changan was unavailable, he would simply leave them outside the door.

Gu Changan could read them whenever he had the time!

These recorded pieces of information included which famous Cultivators arrived in Tianbao City each day and what transpired.

Naturally, these famous Cultivators only included those at the Golden Core Stage and the Nascent Soul Stage!

As for the results regarding the two families Gu Changan was particularly concerned about, the Wu Family and the Lei Family, some friction had occurred between them over the past month.

The cause was Young Master Lei reporting to his Family that someone was investigating the task issued by the Nascent Soul Ancestor.

This caught the attention of the Lei Family and was reported directly to the Nascent Soul Ancestor.

The Nascent Soul Ancestor ordered a strict investigation, as this concerned something he valued.

Although a large quantity of blood-attribute Materials had been gathered and transported there during this period, it was possible that someone had discovered some clues.

The Nascent Soul Ancestor thought of several potential enemies—the Old Ancestor of the Wu Family, or perhaps the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Blood Fiend Alliance had received news.

However, he was unsure who it was.

Therefore, he could only issue a strict order to defend firmly.

Whoever it was, they were to be eliminated.

As a result, Young Master Lei used this as a pretext to act.

On the surface, he was doing his utmost for the Family's Nascent Soul Ancestor, but privately, he was settling a personal score.

He directly sent several Golden Core Stage Cultivators to capture Shopkeeper Wu of the Treasure Pavilion.

As for the location where he was captured, it was the exact spot where Young Master Lei had been knocked unconscious last time.

Young Master Lei chose to settle his personal score here, fulfilling the saying: 'Where you fall is where you get back up!'

After Shopkeeper Wu was captured, he was thrown directly into the dungeon.

Young Master Lei searched him and found the low-grade golden core pill that had not yet been handed over.

Young Master Lei was overjoyed, but since this operation was conducted by the Family, he could not keep this low-grade golden core pill for himself.

Young Master Lei could only painfully report it, hoping to obtain the right to distribute this low-grade golden core pill.

After all, this low-grade golden core pill was an unexpected windfall, and it was through his own hands that the Family could gain another Golden Core Stage combatant.

Who would have known that the matter would eventually reach the Nascent Soul Ancestor?

The Nascent Soul Ancestor personally nodded, and in the end, Young Master Lei got his wish.

This low-grade golden core pill had gone around in circles and ended up back in his hands.

But this time, with the Nascent Soul Ancestor's approval, no one in the entire Family dared to covet this low-grade golden core pill.

Although Young Master Lei had obtained the low-grade golden core pill, he had a lingering knot in his heart.

Why had Shopkeeper Wu snatched it back in the middle of the night after trading the low-grade golden core pill that day?

As a result, when he interrogated Shopkeeper Wu again, Shopkeeper Wu claimed to know nothing.

He only admitted to snatching it back but did not admit to the original transaction.

This made Young Master Lei feel wary. Could it be that it wasn't the same person?

Had he wronged Shopkeeper Wu?

However, if that were the case, then there was still another person who knew about this low-grade golden core pill.

It was possible that they were the mastermind.

But what was their purpose? To give him a benefit?

Although Young Master Lei had obtained the low-grade golden core pill and captured Shopkeeper Wu to exact his revenge, his doubts deepened.

It felt as if he had been drawn into an invisible whirlpool.

However, after a thorough interrogation, he learned that when Shopkeeper Wu had sold the low-grade golden core pill, he had tampered with the pill bottle.

That was how he was able to track him down accurately.

Young Master Lei examined the pill bottle carefully and discovered the clues.

However, since it was his possession now, he simply erased the Soul mark on the pill bottle.

As for Shopkeeper Wu, he was, of course, dead and his Dao dissipated!

As for the subsequent development of events, it was self-evident.

The Wu Family discovered that Shopkeeper Wu was missing and reported it to the Treasure Pavilion.

Although the Battle Division of the Treasure Pavilion was under the Lei Family, it contained a large number of outside Cultivators, so it was not a monolithic block.

Therefore, after investigation by those with ulterior motives, the sequence of events was laid bare.

Then, friction between the two families began.

The Wu Family accused the Lei Family of capturing and killing their Golden Core Stage Cultivator.

Moreover, he was a Shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion, which was a slap in the face to the Treasure Pavilion.

Therefore, this time, the other families stood on the side of the Wu Family.

The Wu Family accused the Lei Family of murder and of breaking the law they were supposed to uphold!

The Lei Family did not show weakness and presented evidence.

They claimed that Shopkeeper Wu had first probed for information about the Lei Family, specifically information about their Nascent Soul Ancestor, causing the Lei Family's Nascent Soul Ancestor to fly into a rage.

That was why the operation to capture Shopkeeper Wu had occurred.

They discovered that Shopkeeper Wu was carrying a low-grade golden core pill.

Therefore, they accused the Wu Family of pocketing profits while serving as a Shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion.

Otherwise, where did this low-grade golden core pill come from?

At this point, the other major families stood on the side of the Lei Family.

After all, the Treasure Pavilion was the root of the several major families; if someone was digging at their roots, how could they tolerate it?

Therefore, the several major families did not agree, and the Lei Family's Nascent Soul Ancestor was in a fit of rage.

Who would dare to provoke him?

Thus, the two forces engaged in a tug-of-war.

Today you kill one of my Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, tomorrow I kill two of yours.

Fortunately, the two families controlled this conflict to below the Golden Core Stage.

That is to say, only Cultivators at the Golden Core Stage and below the Foundation Establishment Stage participated.

As for the Nascent Soul Ancestors above, they were relatively restrained.

After all, they had known each other for many years and met frequently.

Everyone knew what resources the others lacked.

They reached a rare tacit understanding.

If both Nascent Soul Ancestors also joined the battle, both families would be finished.

Gu Changan listened to the entire sequence of events with great interest.

However, he still felt somewhat unsatisfied!

The main reason was that it was a pity that Shopkeeper Wu had died.

Gu Changan was not saying that Shopkeeper Wu did not deserve to die, but rather that Shopkeeper Wu had not died at his hands.

If he had died by his hand, he could have devoured his Soul.

Then he would have known the various secrets of the Treasure Pavilion!

Exactly what Nascent Soul Stage Materials were in the treasure vault of the Treasure Pavilion?

As for those main Materials for the core formation pill at the Nascent Soul Stage, were they there or not?

However, this time, he did not get his wish.

Shopkeeper Wu was not the only Shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion!

At worst, he would just capture a few more next time and devour them one by one.

He didn't believe he wouldn't get some useful information!

Gu Changan waved his hand to dismiss everyone, but he kept the secretary of Tingfeng Hall behind.

Gu Changan quietly gave him an order: 'Investigate the various Shopkeepers of the Treasure Pavilion for me.'

'What are their usual hobbies?'

'What places do they frequent?'

'Compile this information and give it to me!'

The secretary of Tingfeng Hall was stunned upon hearing this, his eyes darting around.

He probably realized that his immediate superior wanted to stir up trouble.

He didn't know what to say.