40: Tianji Restaurant, triggering event!

“That's right, you might not know since you haven't been out, but that's the most famous intelligence exchange in the entire cultivation world. The main building is on the Immortal Spirit Continent. There's only one branch building on each of the four continents.”

How could Lin Sheng not know?

This was the most important neutral force in the book, backed by the Immortal King giant "Old Man Divine Reckoner" and the peerless Immortal Venerable, the "Immortal Master of Demonic Brew."

They possessed the strongest intelligence gathering capabilities in the entire book.

From the Immortal Court above to the common people below, they could gather information from almost anywhere.

Rankings like the Ten Talents Ranking and the Divine Weapon Ranking were also published and updated by them.

“Generally speaking, for various forces to disseminate or gather information, the fastest way is to go to the Tianji Restaurant, because spies from various forces are clustered around there.”

Chen Nanzhi sighed softly.

She turned sideways, gazing at the vast mountains shrouded in mist within the Holy Land, a hint of worry appearing on her jade-like face.

“And for something like this, a public announcement stating that news will be released at a certain time in the future,”

“It's usually not a small matter.”

“The Li Family is already able to withdraw invitations and publicly humiliate us. The news they release next definitely won't be good news. It's highly likely—”

Chen Nanzhi took a deep breath, a rare trace of coldness appearing in her eyes.

“We will stand in opposition to the Li Family!”

“Perhaps even go to war!”

Upon hearing this,

Lin Sheng raised an eyebrow.

The plot had undergone a significant change.

There was no such twist in the original work; the Ten Thousand Beasts Holy Land went there normally... So what caused this change?

He paced back and forth.

As he slowly walked towards the Enlightenment Tree, he pondered in his heart.

'The Ten Thousand Beasts Holy Land and the Li Family didn't have much connection until the end of the book. This sudden attack shouldn't be intentional on the part of the Li Family's main branch.'

'It's more like a third-party force intervened, causing them to target the Holy Land.'

'Someone who holds a grudge against the Ten Thousand Beasts Holy Land and also has the ability to make the Li Family do this...'

'Either it's the Ye Family, or it's the Demon Alliance in the East Sea...'

Lin Sheng very naturally

thought of the 3rd Heavenly Mandated Protagonist who was supposed to appear in order—Lan Ao.

Given his personality, upon learning that his sworn brother had encountered such a drastic change, it was indeed very likely that he would retaliate against the Ten Thousand Beasts Holy Land.

He stopped in his tracks.

Only then, looking back, did he realize that he had unknowingly walked twenty to thirty meters, and Chen Nanzhi had been following him all along.

“Don't overthink it.”

Seeing that Lin Sheng had finally come back to his senses, Chen Nanzhi couldn't help but straighten his clothes for him, her gaze gentle: “No matter when, I will protect you.”

“Me too.”

Lin Sheng nodded, then looked towards the East Sea, letting out a soft hum: “I probably know what's going on. Let's go, do you want to come with me to the Tianji Restaurant?”

“What do you want to do?”

“They're going to announce it there at noon, so I'll be there to hear what they say. Heh, if they really want to be our enemy, then don't blame me for publicly revealing all their trump cards, secrets, and scandals on the spot!”

“You know?”

Chen Nanzhi's beautiful eyes widened, looking extremely surprised.

Hadn't her disciple never left the Holy Land? How could he know about things outside? Especially those secrets?

“Taught by an Immortal.”

Meaning an Immortal had told him.

Chen Nanzhi was full of surprise and doubt, but quickly became anxious again: “No! Although that place is a default neutral and peaceful zone, you'll definitely be hunted down by them once you leave!”

Lin Sheng held up a finger and waved it.

“No, if it really comes to that, believe me, we can definitely return safely.”

“I'm not worried about whether we can return safely... Forget it, since you want to go, I'll go with you.”

A strong wind blew, and under the Enlightenment Tree, green leaves fluttered.

Chen Nanzhi's red dress danced in the wind, and her dark hair was also swept up.

Looking at the young man in front of her, she tucked the strands of hair that had blown in front of her face behind her ear, revealing a bright and gentle smile.

...

The Tianji Restaurant on the Cangxuan Continent is located on Divine Turtle Island in the Hundred Birds Dynasty of Cloud Continent.

Returning to the Hundred Birds Dynasty, Lin Sheng naturally thought of his prospective disciple who was "still on the way."

Although the two continents were adjacent,

With Baili Fengming's speed at the Xuan Master realm, it would take at least two to three days to arrive.

Estimating the time, it would be sometime between tonight and tomorrow—if she hadn't arrived by tomorrow, then something unexpected had happened along the way.

“Is this Divine Turtle Island?”

In the sky,

Looking down at the five-thousand-meter giant turtle slowly swimming in the dark river below, Lin Sheng felt quite novel.

The last time he saw such a large turtle was Sect Leader Aotian's.

“Yes.”

Chen Nanzhi said simply: “The black river below is one of the branches of the ten-thousand-li Underworld River. The giant turtle floating on it is called the Underworld Water Black Tortoise, and it's the same species as our Sect Leader's spirit beast.”

“Underworld River...”

Lin Sheng's eyes flickered.

In the near future, the Goddess of the Underworld River will be born from the main branch of that Underworld River... By then, he will also have an Immortal King as his backer!

At that time, their Holy Land would no longer be so easily bullied...

“Let's go down,” he said.

“Okay!”

Lin Sheng wasn't interested in the town built on the back of the giant turtle.

They bought two masks on the "coast" and then went directly to the highest point of Divine Turtle Island—the Tianji Platform.

Aside from the towering Tianji Restaurant that reached into the clouds, there were also a large number of shops and many cultivators from various forces.

Lin Sheng and the other didn't wander around but simply chose one from the row of inns opposite the Tianji Restaurant and booked a private room that offered a direct view of the front of the restaurant.

By the window of this private room, the two took off their masks and sat facing each other around a table.

On the table, a full spread of the inn's signature dishes, which the attendant had just brought up, was laid out.

The sun was approaching its zenith, and the sunlight became increasingly intense.

The two of them leisurely enjoyed the food on the table as if they were unrelated to the events, until—

【Ding!】

【4th Heavenly Mandated Protagonist, Li Fei, has triggered a life event!】

Lin Sheng's action of picking up food paused, and his expression suddenly froze.

“What's wrong?”

Chen Nanzhi, sitting opposite him, immediately noticed his abnormality and instantly asked with concern.

“Oh, nothing, I just feel...”

Lin Sheng turned his head to look in the direction of the Tianji Restaurant, the corners of his mouth curving upwards: “I feel like today, we don't have to take such a big risk.”

In front of him, the system information appeared!

【Event Name: Li Fei Gains the Appreciation of the Immortal Master of Demonic Brew】

【Location: Cangxuan Continent · Cloud Continent Hundred Birds Dynasty · Divine Turtle Island】

【Event Summary: The 3rd Heavenly Mandated Protagonist, Lan Ao, used the Li Family's secrets as a threat, causing them to withdraw the Ten Thousand Beasts Holy Land's invitation. Furthermore, to attract more attention to this event, he specifically announced that the reason would only be revealed at noon.】

【Noon.】

【When the Li Family sent their next successor, Li Fei, to the Tianji Restaurant to announce the reason, unexpectedly, the Immortal Master of Demonic Brew, who loved watching excitement, happened to be there and surprisingly felt a connection with Li Fei.】