Chapter 200: Wherever Life Takes Us

Klein City was one of the most prosperous cities on the entire Agri planet. Even the branch of the Alchemy Sect, which ranked thirteenth in the entire cultivation world, was located in this city.
As many knew, the Alchemy Sect’s branch on Agri Planet was primarily used to acquire rare materials. Although spiritual artifacts were also sold here, it was limited to small-scale retail.
Though the Alchemy Sect wasn’t among the top sects in the cultivation world, its involvement in the crafting and sale of various spiritual artifacts meant it was almost universally known.
And in this world, nothing remained hidden forever. Especially for a sect of such reputation, negative rumors spread far faster than people imagined.
It had only been a day since Wei Jie disappeared, and even the Alchemy Sect itself hadn’t fully figured out what had happened, yet news of Wei Jie’s death had already spread across the entire Agri Planet.
Some said Wei Jie was too arrogant in his daily life, angering some expert who then killed him.
Others claimed the murderer had a grudge against the Alchemy Sect, and Wei Jie was just the first—there would be more.
Many others said Wei Jie was killed because he was the son of the Alchemy Sect’s grand elder, and his storage ring contained many valuable items; the murderer did it for his wealth.
Of course, some said the materials Wei Jie was transporting might have been precious, which is why he was robbed…
Ye Feng got up early from bed and heard the crowd around him discussing the Alchemy Sect. He was surprised—he hadn’t expected news of Wei Jie’s death to spread so quickly.
At that moment, his communicator rang—it was Yue Ming.
After answering, an anxious voice came through, “Mr. Blade, news of Wei Jie’s death has spread. You’d better flee, or the Alchemy Sect will cause you trouble!”
“It wasn’t me who did it. Why should I run?” Ye Feng replied calmly.
“It wasn’t you? But weren’t you…?” Yue Ming asked in surprise.
“I saw him when he was already dead!” Ye Feng didn’t tell the truth.
“If not you, then who did it?” Yue Ming asked curiously.
“Who knows? By the time I arrived, the murderer had already fled!” Ye Feng had no intention of revealing who the murderer was. He knew well that telling Yue Ming such things would only bring disaster upon him.

After hanging up the call with the two of them, Ye Feng frowned slightly. “This news must have been deliberately spread by someone. It’s only been a day since the incident, yet it’s already spread across the entire Agri Planet… I’m afraid the Alchemy Sect still hasn’t confirmed whether Wei Jie is really dead! Who spread this news, and what’s their intention?”
Inside the Alchemy Sect, Jiang Yuansong and Lin Peng were also frowning deeply at that moment.
They had heard the rumors outside as well. They had no idea where these rumors originated from, but everyone on Agri Planet already knew about them.
Even the Medicine Sect, which had always maintained good relations with the Alchemy Sect, had people asking about this matter via communicators.
“What exactly is going on?” Jiang Yuansong looked at Lin Peng. “Isn’t this matter known only to you and me on Agri Planet? Did you maybe blurt it out while drinking yesterday?”
“How could I have the mood to drink with all this happening? I didn’t go outside all day yesterday!” Lin Peng immediately denied it.
“It wasn’t you who leaked it, nor was it me. Then who else could know about this?” Jiang Yuansong shook his head in confusion.
“Could it be the murderer who revealed it? Impossible. Wouldn’t that be exposing themselves?” Lin Peng quickly dismissed his own guess.
“Whoever spread this news wants to create chaos and gain what they want from it!” Jiang Yuansong frowned tightly. “Perhaps aside from the murderer, there are others who know about this, and they want to use it to their advantage.”
…
At the reception desk of the inn where Ye Feng was staying, a tall man in a black robe handed the waiter a top-quality spirit crystal. “We need three rooms, preferably next to each other.”
The waiter was slightly stunned upon seeing the top-quality spirit crystal. With skillful movements, he quickly put it in his pocket, then whispered in the man’s ear, “Don’t use top-quality spirit crystals for transactions elsewhere—it will cause trouble!”
“Thanks for the warning!” The man in black nodded at an old man not far away and another man in black. Then, the three of them followed the waiter upstairs.
The waiter led them to the first room. Just as the old man was about to push open the door, the door to the next room suddenly flew open. The old man glanced over briefly and saw a young man with two palm-sized pet beasts perched on his shoulders.

He had originally planned to push the door and enter, but instead, he gave the young man a peculiar look. Only after the young man noticed his gaze did he turn away.
“This hotel really is full of hidden talents. That guy with those two strange pets was actually a late-stage Tribulation-crosser,” said a man in black robes as he entered the room and smiled at the waiter.
“Late-stage Tribulation-crosser?!” The old man raised his eyebrows slightly, wanting to say something, but seeing the waiter nearby, he felt it was not appropriate and stopped.
“He’s been staying here for some time now. But those two little pets were probably bought in the past two days; we haven’t seen them before,” the waiter nodded indifferently. “Let me show you the other two rooms!”
The three followed the waiter and took a look at the other two rooms.
“Elder, which room do you want?” The two men in black robes asked the old man.
“I want the room next to that kid’s!” the old man replied without hesitation.
After leaving the inn, Xiao Yu turned around and called out to Bernard a few times.
“What’s wrong?” Ye Feng looked at Bernard curiously, wanting to know what Xiao Yu was saying.
“Xiao Yu says that old man is very dangerous. But I don’t feel that way. All I know is that those two behind him are late-stage Tribulation-crossers,” Bernard relayed what Xiao Yu wanted to say.
Ye Feng knew that since Xiao Yu said it was dangerous, the opponent’s strength must be above the Great Vehicle stage. He immediately took out an energy detector and aimed it at the inn.
As Xiao Yu had predicted, the two men in black robes were indeed at the late-stage Tribulation-crosser level. In range detection mode, however, there was no indication of where the old man was standing.
Ye Feng frowned slightly and switched to individual detection, aiming it at the old man again.
“The value exceeds the detection limit; it’s impossible to determine!”
Ye Feng’s pupils contracted sharply. The detector couldn’t measure the strength of any cultivator at the Immortal realm. Since the opponent exceeded the detection limit, it meant he was either an Immortal or a scattered immortal at the fourth tribulation level or above!
“Damn it, he can see through my true strength…” Ye Feng thought to himself in panic.
…
“Did you see that kid earlier? He’s at the late-stage Tribulation-crosser level?” The old man asked after sending the waiter away.
“Elder, what’s the matter? Isn’t that true?” One of the men in black robes asked in surprise.

“Geng Lin, is what you see the same as what Duan Yan sees?” The old man turned to look at the other man in black robes.
“Yes, Great Elder. Is there any problem?” Geng Lin nodded and asked curiously.
“Oh, it seems this guy used something to conceal his true cultivation level. But my mental power is too strong, so such concealment has no effect on me.” The old man clearly showed some interest in this young man who had hidden his cultivation level.
“What do you think his cultivation level is?” The two men in black robes became even more curious after hearing the old man’s words.
“He’s just a kid in the late Diversion stage!” the old man laughed. “But interestingly, he has two spirit beasts in the Tribulation stage with him. I wonder how he tamed them.”
“Great Elder, are you saying those palm-sized creatures are spirit beasts in the Tribulation stage?” Duan Yan and Geng Lin were even more surprised.
“That’s right. They hide well. But their cultivation levels are far below mine, and since they’re so close, it’s easy to detect them!” The old man nodded. “I’ve never seen these two kinds of spirit beasts before!”
“Great Elder, should we take those two spirit beasts away?” Duan Yan seemed interested in them after hearing the old man’s words.
“Do you think, with his strength at the Diversion stage, he could possibly tame two spirit beasts in the Tribulation stage?” the old man retorted. “Since he brought them here, it means he must have some background.”
“You need to understand that spirit beasts are essentially magical beasts, only tamed. Before being tamed, they are wild animals that revere the strong. Without sufficient strength, it’s impossible to tame them. Getting them to form a contract with humans weaker than themselves is dozens of times harder than capturing them alive.”
“The one who forced those two spirit beasts to form a contract with that young man must be a strong person. At least, he has a cultivation level above a Fourth Tribulation Immortal. Although that person might not be stronger than me, there’s no need to provoke him just for those two spirit beasts. I’m merely curious about his identity and his two spirit beasts, that’s all.”