298: Chapter 298 Instructing the Advisor

These things would just take up space in a Storage Pouch, so it’s better to pile them here.

In the middle of the small courtyard was a black withered tree.

Under the withered tree was a square stone table, along with a set of stone stools.

Gu Changan walked over and sat down, while the Steward quickly stood in a subordinate position, bowing.

He reached out and took plates of fruits from his subordinates behind him, arranging them on the table.

There was also a tea set and a pot of wine.

It seemed he was letting Gu Changan choose whatever he wanted to drink.

Gu Changan waved his hand, and several Storage Pouches appeared on the table.

These Storage Pouches were all relics of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators.

As for the Spirit Stones, he still had use for them.

“Take these Storage Pouches for me. Remember, don’t lose them!”

“This is the entire fortune of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator!”

“If you lose them, your life won’t be enough to compensate!”

The Steward was so frightened that he trembled all over and fell to the ground.

Then he quickly stood up again, picked up the wine pot from the table, and tried to pour a cup of wine for Gu Changan.

As a result, the wine spilled all over the table.

Still, he couldn't hide his nervous expression.

Gu Changan frowned slightly and turned to look at him.

This startled the Steward, who immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

“Senior, I truly deserve death!”

“I can’t even do this properly!”

He said, continuously slapping his right hand with his left.

Was it nervousness because the table held the fortune of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator?

Or was he revealing information, that Senior had just killed a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator?

Or was he saying that someone in the organization could hunt Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators?

Or was he nervous because if he lost so many items entrusted to him,

he wouldn't be able to escape having his soul extracted and spirit seized?

His tendons ripped and skin flayed?

Thinking of this, the Steward's hands trembled uncontrollably.

Not to mention he still had to transport these things to another city.

Just thinking about it was terrifying!

Then he thought that the fewer people who knew about this, the better.

He looked at Gu Changan in front of him without daring to show any dissatisfaction, but then looked at the Qi Refining Stage subordinate behind him.

His eyes instantly filled with killing intent!

He should have known not to bring him; he should have delivered it himself.

That would have meant one less person in the know!

That way, he would also be much safer when delivering things.

If he was exposed because of him, he would be in big trouble!

The Steward's mind instantly figured everything out. It seemed that next time he came to see Gu Changan, he must prepare things alone.

He must never let the secret leak again!

Gu Changan thought for a moment and then assigned him another task.

“From now on, you will focus on investigating the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect and the Corpse Refining Sect.”

“Also, the Situ Family and the Murong Family of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect!”

“And the Iron Corpse Cao Family and the Blood Corpse Xue Family of the Corpse Refining Sect!”

“Did you remember?”

The Steward knelt on the ground, nodding continuously.

Remembering a few Family names was easy for him.

But what was he supposed to investigate?

The Steward voiced the doubt in his heart.

Gu Changan was momentarily stunned by the question, but then enlightened him: “All aspects!”

“For example, the location of their treasure vault!”

“For example, the composition of their personnel, and whether there are internal conflicts within the families?”

“As well as any potential Secret Realms or other things!”

Gu Changan secretly pondered that the undying lotus heart must be planted in a place with dense Death Qi.

The soul nurturing wood heart must also be in an extremely secluded place.

These things could never be in a treasure vault!

So he seriously instructed: “Investigate every unusual location!”

“For example, a place where there isn't much, but the defenses are extremely strong!”

“Or where a Nascent Soul Cultivator is stationed; such places must be carefully noted and reported to me!”

The Steward nodded, seemingly understanding but also not quite.

Gu Changan waved his hand, signaling him to leave.

The Steward cautiously stood up and glanced at the several Storage Pouches on the table.

Seeing that Gu Changan had no intention of retracting his order, nor did he send anyone to protect him.

He could only bow again, put away the Storage Pouches, and leave!

However, when he left, he still ordered the Qi Refining Stage Cultivator not to leave the general store a single step until he returned safely!

Gu Changan would go out for a stroll when he had nothing to do; as long as he didn't cause trouble.

The Nascent Soul Cultivators in the city wouldn't just randomly sweep their Divine Sense around for no reason.

So the next month passed peacefully, until the Steward's arrival once more!

The Steward brought news: after a month of investigation, there was information about the four families Gu Changan had mentioned last time.

“Senior! After a month of infiltration, control, conversion, and a series of other methods by our people!”

“We finally got some internal information about them.”

“Especially the unusual places you mentioned earlier, where a large number of Cultivators are stationed!”

“Such places were only found in two families.”

“This was only discovered after we controlled their own people!”

“According to their memories, they were told from birth not to go to those places, otherwise there would be great trouble.”

Gu Changan’s eyes lit up slightly: “Those places? Which two families?”

The Steward paused: “The Situ Family of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect. It is said that there is an underground dark river beneath their Family, and the Yin Qi below is extremely heavy!”

“It is explicitly stated that no one in the Family is allowed to approach it.”

“It is said that their Nascent Soul Ancestor Cultivates there year-round!”

Gu Changan pondered, could this be the growth area of the soul nurturing wood?

Then how would he obtain the soul nurturing wood heart?

With a Nascent Soul Cultivator guarding it, it would be extremely difficult to make a move!

The Steward continued: “The situation with the Corpse Refining Sect is somewhat special.”

“The Iron Corpse Cao Family of the Corpse Refining Sect is said to have two Nascent Soul Cultivators!”

“One of them is the Patriarch Cao Meng, and the other is Old Man Corpse Mountain, the Sect Master of the Corpse Refining Sect.”

“No one knows Old Man Corpse Mountain’s full name, but it’s highly likely he also has the surname Cao!”

“Old Man Corpse Mountain has been entrenched in one place for years, and this place is the Myriad Corpse Pit!”

“It is said that corpses are piled up like mountains inside, and every month, the Disciples of the Corpse Refining Sect collect large numbers of corpses from various places and throw them into the Myriad Corpse Pit!”

Gu Changan then began to imagine that the undying lotus was planted in the Myriad Corpse Pit, absorbing a large amount of Death Qi from the corpses.

Then, Yin extreme gives birth to Yang, and the Death Qi transforms into the medicinal power of the undying lotus.

This would explain everything!

Gu Changan stroked his chin, smiling as he looked at the Steward: “Do you have maps of these two locations?”

The Steward nodded repeatedly, carefully taking out two pieces of paper from his Storage Pouch.

One detailed the internal structure of the Situ Family and the end point of the underground dark river.

The other detailed the location of the Myriad Corpse Pit of the Corpse Refining Sect’s Cao Family.

Gu Changan held the two pieces of paper, feeling a bit melancholic.

The locations he had been thinking about for a month were found.

But each place had a Nascent Soul Cultivator stationed there; what should he do?

Should he bring out the Nascent Soul Stage Ghost King Zhao Shanhe for consultation?

However, his own idea was most likely to wait until they left, then go and steal it.

But Nascent Soul Cultivators could go without food or drink for many years.

They only needed to Cultivate.