The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Chapter 2503 New News, Cooperation

Soon, more than twenty people flew out from the surrounding mountains.

These people were all Divine Transformation cultivators. They were dressed in robes of various colors, had agile bodies, and quickly gathered towards the man in the golden robe.

As soon as these people came to the man in the golden robe, they began to talk in low voices.

Their words were indistinct, and because they were too far away, Matthew and the others could not hear any of their conversation at all.

If we approach rashly at this moment, the other party will definitely notice it immediately, which will cause the plan to fail.

After thinking for a moment, Matthew decisively ordered the flying boat to slowly leave.

Since we already know that the place below is most likely a stronghold or headquarters of the Temple of Slaughter, the purpose of this mission has been partially achieved.

At this critical moment, they must not let the other party discover their presence, otherwise they will inevitably be chased and killed frantically by the other party.

Matthew knew clearly that he had put in a lot of effort in this operation, and had invested a lot of manpower, material resources and time, and it was impossible for him to leave so easily.

He concluded that these people would definitely check everything around them, trying to find out the cause of the explosion that had just occurred without any warning.

So, he decided to leave temporarily and come back to investigate the situation after some time.

Just as Matthew expected, shortly after he left, all the Divine Transformation monks here dispersed.

Like hounds with a keen sense of smell, they began to carefully search around for anything that might have caused the explosion.

They did not miss any corner or any clue, trying to find the truth from the devastated ruins.

At the same time, the four strange beast kings also quietly returned to the flying boat.

Not only that, they also captured three Divine Transformation monks.

These three people were captured one after another by the four beast kings at the time of the explosion.

You know, only in the extremely chaotic moment of the explosion will these people's attention be completely distracted and their concentration become slackened, creating an opportunity for the four beast kings.

After the flying boat flew out to a location far away from the huge pit, it once again entered a giant cloud.

The huge clouds covered the sky and completely enveloped the flying boat, providing excellent concealment conditions for the flying boat.

Matthew then began to interrogate the three captured Divine Transformation monks one by one.

Matthew knew that these people would not easily tell the truth. They would definitely deny it in an attempt to conceal important information.

So, without any hesitation, he directly used the Heavenly Illusion Demon Eye on them.

While performing the Heavenly Illusion Demonic Pupils, Matthew was fully focused, continuously injecting his own magical power into his eyes.

A strange light flashed in his eyes for an instant, and then an invisible force slowly enveloped the three Divine Transformation monks.

The three gods transformed monks immediately fell into a painful struggle, their consciousness was disturbed by the power of the Heavenly Illusion Demon Pupil, all kinds of illusory scenes appeared in their minds, and their bodies trembled slightly because they could not withstand the impact of this power.

After nearly half a month of questioning, Matthew finally got some useful information from these three Divine Transformation monks.

At this moment, everyone gathered together in the cabin.

They sat around Matthew, their eyes full of anticipation, waiting earnestly for Matthew to tell them the results of his investigation.

Matthew stood up slowly, glanced at everyone, and then began to talk about the results of his investigation.

"I have almost finished questioning those three people. They are indeed the hidden Divine Transformation cultivators of the God-Slaying Temple, but their disguised identities are independent cultivators or supreme elders of other forces."

Matthew paused and continued, "The reason they are lurking around the mine is to protect it. Because down there is indeed the real headquarters of the God-Slaughtering Temple. The headquarters in public is just a cover, and its function is to attract independent cultivators or cultivators who were forced to abandon their own sects because of the God-Slaughtering Temple to go there."

At this point, Matthew paused, a thoughtful look on his face, and added: "As for why the God-Slaughtering Temple did this, the three of them are not very clear about the specific reasons. Although they are elders of the God-Slaughtering Temple, they still cannot touch the core matters."

After hearing what Matthew said, everyone nodded to show their understanding.

This is not much different from what Matthew had speculated before.

Matthew continued, "In addition, the Guiyi Society is also a force secretly supported by the Tushen Temple. The Tushen Temple wants to use the Guiyi Society to achieve some ulterior motives. However, Murong Zhiyuan is more ambitious. Although he still obeys the arrangements of the Tushen Temple on the surface, he has his own thoughts and plans in secret."

Matthew's gaze became more profound, and he continued, "Among the three people who were captured, one defected to Murong Zhiyuan. This person revealed some confidential information he knew to Murong Zhiyuan. This shows that Murong Zhiyuan is trying to strengthen his power through the Guiyi Society, so as to compete with the Tushen Temple."

Matthew looked very serious as he was telling the story.

Matthew spoke slowly, and at this moment a strange smile appeared on his face.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but feel puzzled and looked at Matthew, waiting for his explanation.

"What a coincidence, one of the three people who were captured was named Zhang Huaming." Matthew shook his head and smiled.

After finishing speaking, Matthew stopped smiling and continued, "During this period, the people from the God-Slaughtering Temple will definitely investigate the surrounding situation carefully. Moreover, the scope will only get larger and larger. It just so happens that after my previous conversation with Lay Buddhist Qinglian, she also gained some intelligence recently. Then we will go and meet up with Lay Buddhist Qinglian first, and we can temporarily avoid the investigation of the God-Slaughtering Temple."

After saying that, Matthew told Xingyan the location of Master Qinglian and asked her to control the flying boat.

Ten days later, the flying boat landed on top of a hill.

Mr. Qinglian had been waiting here long ago.

There was another person standing next to him, it was Wu Yanshuang who had already recovered.

When the woman saw Matthew, a complicated look appeared in her eyes.

Matthew, on the other hand, behaved very naturally, and did not show any abnormality towards Wu Yanshuang because of the previous painting and the words of Mr. Qinglian.

Wu Yanshuang was somewhat disappointed about this.

However, she didn't show it completely, just stood there and looked at Matthew from a distance.

Matthew was discussing things with Mr. Qinglian.

"Fellow Daoist Ma, I have indeed made some great progress recently on the matter you asked me to investigate. If you hadn't let me investigate, I really wouldn't have noticed it. We originally thought that the God-Slaughtering Temple established so many strongholds to facilitate the joint resistance against the demons at any time, but we thought too simply. After investigation, I found that the monks in those strongholds were frequently transferred. Moreover, many people have not appeared since they appeared for a period of time, and no one has seen them even at the headquarters of the God-Slaughtering Temple."

"The people who investigated originally thought that those people died in the battle. After all, the God-Slaughtering Temple often had large-scale battles with the demons, and it was normal for monks to be killed or injured. However, after an in-depth investigation, we found out that most of the monks who fought against the demons were monks who joined the God-Slaughtering Temple later and were used as cannon fodder. Their own people were at most in command, and very few of them were on the front line."

A group of people sat in Mr. Qinglian's new cave, listening to him slowly telling the results of his investigation.

"Fellow Daoist, you should have found out the locations of those monks who disappeared inexplicably." Matthew asked calmly.

"That's right, those monks who disappeared inexplicably all went to the same place before they disappeared!" Master Qinglian nodded and said.

This time, without waiting for Matthew to ask, Qinglian Lay Buddhist continued, "That place is Beidou City!"

Hearing this, everyone present was slightly stunned.

Obviously, this answer was beyond all of their expectations.

"Beidou City, why is it here?" Matthew asked with a frown.

He also stayed in Beidou City for a few days, but did not find anything unusual.

"I also thought it was unlikely at first. I had been there many times and didn't find anything unusual about Beidou City. Later, I took Yan Shuang there again. I informed Ouyang Zhang in advance when I went there before. Even when you went there last time, I also said hello to Ouyang Zhang in advance."

"This time, we changed our appearances and sneaked into Beidou City. After a period of secret investigation, we found that the entire Beidou City was controlled by a mysterious organization, including Ouyang Zhang. The most important thing is that an extremely strange restriction was planted in their bodies. Even if we use dream-inducing or soul-searching techniques to investigate, we only get information that was arranged in advance. We have already captured several people and tried it."

"We suspect that Beidou City is just a cover-up. It is very likely that the headquarters of the Slaughter God Temple or an important stronghold is inside. There may be a teleportation array underneath, but there is an extremely powerful magic array underneath Beidou City all year round, so it is impossible to sneak in and investigate the real situation."

Seeing the puzzled expressions on Matthew and the others' faces, Qinglian Jushi did not keep them in suspense and continued to tell them in detail the intelligence he had gathered.

After Mr. Qinglian finished speaking, Matthew and Xingyan looked at each other, and then Xingyan began to tell what had happened in the mine during this period.

Of course, she didn't say that they were the ones who destroyed the mine, she just said that they happened to encounter a big explosion when they passed by.

What Xing Yan focused on was the people who flew out from the huge pit after the explosion, as well as the monks hiding around them.

She emphasized the person named Murong Zhiyuan.

After listening to Xing Yan's story, Qing Lian nodded slowly and said, "I didn't expect so many things to happen during this period. I have seen the man in the golden robe you mentioned once. He is one of the three deputy hall masters of the Tu Shen Temple. I don't know his real name, but everyone calls him Jin Guang Zhenren."

"Master Jin Guang is very low-key and rarely shows up. No one has ever seen him take action, and no one knows how strong he is. However, since he can sit in the position of deputy hall master, his strength must be strong. I didn't expect that he would hide under the mine. It's really surprising."

After sighing, Qinglian looked at Matthew and asked, "What are your plans next, fellow Daoist?"

"The human world today is like a huge whirlpool, and no one can stay out of it. Although I don't want to get involved in these things, if I don't make some preparations in advance, I may not even know how I died. Instead of waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative. I plan to go back to Beidou City to see what secrets there are. As for the huge pit, I won't go there for the time being. Who knows how many monks are hiding underneath." Matthew said, touching his chin with his eyes slightly turning.

After hearing what Matthew said, Mr. Qinglian nodded in agreement.

Everyone knows that in the current situation, it is impossible not to get involved.

Even though they are now Divine Transformation cultivators, they are still considered top-notch existences in the human world.

But even so, they still can't control their own destiny.

No one knows how many secrets are hidden behind this.

Just as Matthew said, if you don't take the initiative, you really won't even know how you died.

Mr. Qinglian naturally understood this point, which is why he took the initiative to contact Matthew. In addition to telling Matthew the results of his investigation, he also wanted to cooperate with Matthew.

At the very least, when working with Matthew, you don’t have to worry about those unnecessary things. Besides, Matthew has so many helpers around him and he also has certain strength.

"Yan Shuang and I have no sect or school, and we both deal with each other on our own. However, I have developed some informants of my own over the years, although they cannot be said to be very large. But they can investigate some things. If fellow Daoist does not mind that my forces are weak, we can cooperate." Mr. Qinglian took a deep breath and stated his purpose.

"Sure. I've had great pleasure working with you on previous occasions, and I trust you very much. Let's keep in close contact. If you need anything from me, just let me know."

Of course Matthew would not refuse such a thing, and he also wished more people could provide him with information.

Of course, first of all, this person must be trustworthy.

Although he had not had much contact with Mr. Qinglian, Matthew had great trust in his character.

"Xingyan, go and bring the person over." After Matthew finished speaking, he turned and looked at Xingyan.

Xing Yan immediately agreed and got up and left.

Mr. Qinglian looked at Xingyan who walked out with some curiosity, and was also wondering who Matthew brought back.

When Xing Yan carried an unconscious man into the cave, Wu Yanshuang, who had been standing motionless beside her, suddenly trembled.

Even the faint smile on Mr. Qinglian's face disappeared in an instant.

The two women looked at the man brought in by Xingyan with murderous eyes.

"Zhang Huaming!" Wu Yanshuang growled through gritted teeth.

If Matthew and the others hadn't been there, she would have probably pounced on him.

"What a coincidence, this person was affected in the previous mine explosion and was captured by me. He is useless to me, so just regard it as a token of sincerity in our cooperation this time." Matthew said with a smile.