A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 138 - 116: Exchanging Intelligence

"Oh? Is there any additional information?"

Lin Le gathered his thoughts: "I discovered that in the past half month, sales of talismans have increased by an average of forty percent, and elixirs by fifty percent in all the shops in Shazhou Square. And these resources were basically all purchased by the disciples of the Shahe Gang."

Lu Qian raised an eyebrow, his eyes lighting up: "Preparing for war?"

Lin Le nodded: "I guess the same. They think they are being discreet by not concentrating their purchases in a single shop, but many shops have seen significant sales increases. I learned similar results from several mortal servants at the shops."

Lu Qian stood in front of the Chongming County map, carefully contemplating.

Half a month ago, Chaosheng Sect was still around, Shahe Gang started preparations for war, intending to go to war with the sect to the northwest?

This is great news for Yunshan Sect and Shuangye Alliance.

"Being able to gather so much information is beyond my expectations." Lu Qian generously praised Lin Le, "We’ll definitely credit you with significant merit points for this. But this information is too detailed to rely solely on mortal servants, right?"

Lin Le smiled awkwardly: "Sect Leader, you see clearly. The Shahe Gang expanded too fast, recruited many loose cultivators, and the gang is in chaos, far from the vitality of Yunshan Sect. Shazhou Square is mixed with various kinds of people. I thought of some methods, used some spirit stones, and with the help of Brother Zheng Duan, I quickly got acquainted with some lazy disciples and idle people at the marketplace."

Hmm, it seems this gang’s power is loose, the disciples are not united, acting lazily and with neglect, so even preparing for war is poorly hidden. There will be opportunities to exploit this in the future.

Lu Qian nodded with a smile, praised a few more words, then gave Lin Le half a day off, telling him to rest well and report to Jiang Qingfeng tomorrow.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Lin Le respectfully bowed, and retreated from the Sect Leader’s courtyard.

Walking along the cobblestone path, surrounded by lush ancient trees and refreshing spiritual qi, Lin Le felt utterly relaxed and cheerful.

Quite different from over ten days ago, this journey saw no idle disciples wandering around. Occasionally encountering two people, they just quickly greeted him and hurried off.

Lin Le knew these disciples were either studying planting spiritual medicine and spirit plants, or learning alchemy and artifact refining, or practicing cultivation skills, everyone is very busy and proactive. In the path of cultivation, Yunshan Sect provides plentiful support, there are precious secret manuals and abundant resources for those who wish to learn, and merit points for good achievements, which can be exchanged as desired.

Presently, everyone sees a bright future, be it for cultivation or to replace the white feathers on their arms early with silver feathers, resulting in fierce competition and a proactive atmosphere.

Now Lin Le has become accustomed to being called "Senior Brother Lin" and to the three silver feathers on his left arm. Although he still desires, he gradually understands everyone’s talent differs, and his path might not go far in cultivation, so he should contribute more to sect affairs to repay the Sect Leader’s great kindness.

Regardless, he must strive to reach mid-stage Qi cultivation and master the power of exorcism, otherwise as a cultivator, it would be quite disgraceful and not match his status as an Inner Sect Yi Class and Sect Steward.

With wandering thoughts, Lin Le arrived at his doorstep. This is a three-story small building Lu Qian assigned to him, independent and convenient for caring for his mother, one of only twelve such buildings on Bichao Mountain. Standing before the door, he felt grateful to Lu Qian.

He raised his hand to knock, about to speak, when he heard cheerful footsteps from behind the door. With a creak, the door opened, and a girl’s face lit with joy happily shouted: "Brother Le, you’re back!"

Lin Le smiled: "Yes, I’m back, Sister Yan."

Over two months, perhaps due to sufficient nutrition and spiritual qi nurturing, the previously skinny Wu Yan is growing, her skin becoming fair, her figure gradually becoming graceful.

She joyfully pulled Lin Le’s hand to lead him to the living room: "Brother Le, you’ve been out for so many days, you must be tired. Rest first, I’ll prepare food for you."

Just as Lin Le was about to speak, a woman heard the commotion, hurried down from upstairs, and called out: "Le, you’re back?"

"Mother, I’m back." Lin Le smiled warmly. Living in this Immortal Treasure Land, his mother’s health had fully recovered, though she found nothing to do and lounged all day. Initially, the woman didn’t set her position right, several times intending to find work in the Immortal Sect as a servant, Lin Le had to stop her amused.

Later, she realized her son’s high status among these Immortal Masters, and working would bring shame to him. Then she happily refrained, growing deeply grateful to Lu Qian, bowing to Lu Qian’s Longevity Tablet morning and evening.

"Godmother." Wu Yan called sweetly.

Originally, when Lin Le planned to move with his mother, the woman couldn’t bear to leave Wu Yan, whom she watched grow up, suffering in the slums. Understanding Wu Yan’s feelings for Lin Le, though realizing their huge gap, she pondered for days, eventually taking Wu Yan as her goddaughter and bringing her along. As for the future, it’s left to fate.