Chapter 2621: Emperor’s Palace Mark
Fang Bai did not join the Carefree Palace, but stayed with the team, which made Fengyu Immortal Fairy and the other five immortals relieved and excited.
During these days, Fang Bai has been refining pills and setting up formations for the immortals within Bluewater Immortal City, earning a vast amount of cultivation resources. Ever generous, he also gave each of the five immortals including Fengyu Immortal Fairy a substantial amount.
To Fang Bai, the cultivation resources he parted with were not much, but for Fengyu Immortal Fairy and the five immortals, what they received was enough to cover ten years of cultivation needs.
Setting this aside, Fang Bai also gifted each of them a high-tier Immortal Artifact, significantly boosting their combat power.
Additionally, two team members whose cultivation level had reached Ninth Grade Immortal King Realm received Fang Bai’s gift of an Immortal Emperor Level Creation Pill, providing strong support for their advancement to Immortal Emperor Realm.
"During your years living in Bluewater Immortal City, have you ever seen traces of the Emperor’s Palace disciples?"
When Fang Bai was at the Carefree Palace, he wanted to meet the disciples of the Emperor’s Palace but was declined by the Carefree Immortal Emperor. Feeling something was peculiar, he inquired with Fengyu Immortal Fairy and the five immortals.
"Fifty years ago, I had a brief encounter with a disciple from the Emperor’s Palace who came to Bluewater Immortal City seeking shelter. But afterward, that disciple went missing. Later on, I heard from some immortals within the city that those disciples seeking shelter might have been hidden away by the Carefree Immortal Emperor in some secret locations to prevent them from being found and harmed by the top eight forces."
Fengyu Immortal Fairy pondered for a moment before she spoke.
"That secret location...is it within the city or outside?"
Fang Bai asked again.
Fengyu Immortal Fairy didn’t think much of Fang Bai’s repeated questions about the Emperor’s Palace disciples, assuming it was merely out of curiosity, she said, "Many immortals speculate it should be outside the city..."
Fang Bai asked, "What makes you say so?"
Fengyu Immortal Fairy replied, "The Carefree Immortal Emperor often goes out and returns quickly, indicating he’s not out for training but perhaps visiting the Emperor’s Palace disciples. Furthermore, the Aoyue Immortal Emperor along with several high-level members under the Carefree Immortal Emperor have been absent for a long time. Many immortals speculate they might be staying with those disciples, responsible for their protection to prevent them from being found by the eight top forces."
"Then, are there still Emperor’s Palace disciples within Bluewater Immortal City now?"
Fang Bai harbored a glimmer of hope.
Fengyu Immortal Fairy said, "I can’t be sure about that. Perhaps some Emperor’s Palace disciples didn’t wish to hide in secret places and chose to reside within Bluewater Immortal City instead. It’s said that Emperor’s Palace disciples are skilled at hiding their aura, making it very difficult for other immortals to discern their true identity. So, it’s not impossible that there might be Emperor’s Palace disciples living in Bluewater Immortal City..."
Fang Bai nodded, considering that upon entering Bluewater Immortal City, he refrained from probing widely with his Divine Sense to avoid being noticed by the Carefree Immortal Emperor and his powerful subordinates.
Starting tomorrow, I will take advantage of roaming around the Immortal City, using my Divine Sense for a small-scale investigation.
If I can find traces of Emperor’s Palace disciples in Bluewater Immortal City, perhaps I can trace it to discover where those disciples seeking shelter with the Carefree Immortal Emperor have been hidden over the years.
If that proves impossible, I’ll have to find another way.
Although during past dealings with the Carefree Immortal Emperor, he always left the impression of righteousness and sincerity, upon meeting him again this time, I feel he has undergone some indescribable changes compared to a thousand years ago.
Having experienced the upheaval of the past Emperor’s Palace, upon returning to the Immortal Realm, apart from disciples I’ve personally nurtured and a few well-known friends from the past, I won’t easily trust any immortals in the Immortal Realm, including immortals like the Carefree Immortal Emperor with whom I’ve only had a few encounters, just to be safe.
Thus, upon arriving at Bluewater Immortal City, without seeing the Emperor’s Palace disciples under the protection of the Carefree Immortal Emperor, I am not ready to reveal my true identity.
He spent a calm night within the Immortal Residence, and the next morning, Fang Bai instructed Fengyu Immortal Fairy to go to the Cultivation Resource Exchange Market, informing the other immortals waiting there for him to pause alchemy for a day, then disguised himself, left the Immortal Residence, and wandered around the Immortal City.
Of course, Fang Bai feigned roaming the Immortal City, but his true intention was to search for Emperor’s Palace disciples.
As he went along, whenever he encountered an immortal, Fang Bai’s Divine Sense would sweep over them, ensuring that even disciples who concealed their aura could not hide.
"Hmm? What is that..."
In a bustling corner of the Beast Taming Ground, Fang Bai’s gaze focused and discovered a thumb-sized mark.
The mark seemed ordinary, as if casually carved by an immortal, but as the Emperor’s Palace Master, Fang Bai knew it was a secret signal used for contact among the thirty-six battle generals of the Emperor’s Palace, and even ordinary Emperor’s Palace disciples wouldn’t recognize it.
"The one who left this mark is still within the Immortal City. But...which of the thirty-six battle generals of the Emperor’s Palace could it be?"
Fang Bai brushed his fingers over the mark, feeling a surge of excitement.
The thumb-sized mark wasn’t just ordinary; it contained numerous messages, and those who could decipher it could track down the immortal who left it.
Fang Bai took a deep breath, suppressing the tumult of emotions, and departed the Beast Taming Ground, heading towards a certain Immortal Residence within Bluewater Immortal City.
A few hundred breaths later, Fang Bai stood before a secluded and simple Immortal Residence.
This Immortal Residence, with relatively low rent, was inhabited by Immortal King Realm experts, who were considered the lowest tier within Bluewater Immortal City, and rarely drew attention from other immortals.
This Immortal Residence was unlike the superior ones where Fang Bai lived, which had Defensive Arrays to prevent other immortals from entering, thus Fang Bai easily appeared within the courtyard of the Immortal Residence.
Within the Immortal Residence were only one large and one small Immortal Hall, both incomparable in size and luxury to the superior Immortal Residences.
After entering the courtyard, Fang Bai’s gaze fell upon the door of the slightly larger Immortal Hall, his Divine Sense penetrating through the door into the hall’s interior.
Inside the Immortal Hall, a lean immortal sat cross-legged; outwardly, he appeared to have only Seventh Grade King Realm cultivation level, but as Fang Bai’s Divine Sense swept over his body, it detected the distinctive aura of an Emperor’s Palace disciple.
The lean immortal not only suppressed his realm but also concealed his aura exceptionally well. Besides Fang Bai, there were likely few immortals who knew his true identity as an Emperor’s Palace disciple.
Fang Bai waved his hands, scattering numerous Immortal Stones around the Immortal Residence, then swiftly marked a series of formations, using only ten breaths or so to set up a meticulous Isolation Formation around the Immortal Residence, completely sealing off its happenings from the outside.
"Tianzhi...come out!"
Fang Bai softly called towards the door of the Immortal Hall.