Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 494 - 260: Exhausting Magic, Who Is He Looking For?_4

Chapter 494: Chapter 260: Exhausting Magic, Who Is He Looking For?_4

Zhang furrowed her brows: "The Demon Race?"

"Yes, ever since Qingyun Great Saint took action, there haven’t been any sightings of the Demon Race. I previously thought they might have taken refuge in Great Freedom Heaven." Zheng Fa explained, "Now, seeing Netherworld Immortal Qin Mu heading towards East Sea, I fear it might not be that simple."

Hearing this, Zhang nodded and then asked: "So now that we are in East Sea County, should we be wary of the Great Demons in the sea?"

"Yes."

Zheng Fa thought for a moment and then smiled: "There’s no need to worry though, according to what Mingde Master said, Netherworld Immortal should be in Hai Pu County, far away from us."

"Even if there is trouble, within Jiushan Realm, our Jiushan Sect can still protect ourselves."

This time, his mindset in hunting down Netherworld Immortal Qin Mu was indeed different from before.

On one hand, there wasn’t the urgency like last time when it was about preventing the resurrection of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, and Zheng Fa had no choice but to fight desperately.

Moreover, having Quiet Bamboo gave them much more confidence and they were not as panicked.

Most importantly, Mingde Master did not trust them as completely as Master Cheng Kong had.

Back when they led one of the six attacks against Chen County’s Demon Sect, they were one of the main forces with many Nascent Souls in their ranks.

Now, the main battlefield being in Hai Pu County, and them being at the other end of East Sea County, they hardly had anyone to command.

It seemed that Mingde Master probably trusted himself more, at most relying on the people from the Five Sects, including those two Divinity Transformations from Supreme Dao.

As for themselves, they were probably not very highly regarded in his eyes.

With this being the case, everyone in Jiushan Sect was rather at ease, focusing more on their own development.

Coming to East Sea County, they did not want to offend Xuanwei Five Sects, but their attitude was rather indifferent, at best being spectators, ready to clap their hands enthusiastically.

No need to actively curry favor where it’s not reciprocated.

...

"Do you care so much about Zheng Fa?"

Mingde Master looked at Master Cheng Kong and said.

"Master, last time Zheng Fa also made great achievements, and his methods were extraordinary. Why not give him more significant responsibilities?"

"I know he has some opportunistic tactics, but now that it’s a matter of life and death, where does he have the leeway to exploit loopholes?" Mingde Master grunted, noticing some reluctance from him and further explained, "Zheng Fa’s cultivation is too low. If he’s careless for a moment and gets possessed by my renegade disciple, wouldn’t that be even more troublesome?"

Master Cheng Kong was taken aback, not expecting the Master to have this consideration.

"I’ve been chasing him for so many years, a few times, I’ve had to make moves against my own people..." Mingde Master’s face showed sorrow, his grip on the Quiet Bamboo tight, seemingly full of anger.

"This time in the hunt for Qin Mu, if they’re not Divinity Transformation, I don’t even want them entering Hai Pu County."

"Zheng Fa, despite having ability, has after all low cultivation. Not letting him come also prevents potential mistakes."

Seeing his reasoning, Master Cheng Kong felt it made sense and naturally had nothing to say.

But he also understood that Mingde Master simply didn’t regard Zheng Fa highly, otherwise he wouldn’t have kept them so distant.

"How so, we have so many Divinity Transformations, are we unable to kill that renegade without Zheng Fa, a Golden Core?" Mingde Master then said, cursing, "Do not lose the spirit of our Supreme Dao!"

...

Mingde Master truly had a way to track Netherworld Immortal, and two days later, a group of Divinity Transformations found traces of Netherworld Immortal on a remote island.

This island had a small cave, which was emitting Spiritual Energy.

They were still a hundred li from the island when it seemed Netherworld Immortal sensed their approach. A figure flew out of the cave, it was Netherworld Immortal Qin Mu.

The Spiritual Energy around his body was fluctuating, it seemed his injuries had not yet healed.

Seeing them, his face changed color, but his gaze did not fall on them, instead, he looked over their shoulders as if searching for something.

This behavior made the formidable Mingde Master pause, he turned his head looking at the empty space behind.

Turning back, he noticed that the renegade seemed to have sighed in relief.

He felt puzzled and secretly transmitted a message to Master Cheng Kong: "What is this renegade looking for? Why does he seem to be much relieved all at once?"

Master Cheng Kong looked up at the sky, lips tightly sealed, with a strange expression, wondering whether to voice his inner thoughts—perhaps, he was looking for that Golden Core you disregard.