The Fifth Elder gasped, just by this effect alone, it could be said that the Pure Yang True Fire ranked first among the 108 types of True Fire.
Each of the 108 types of True Fire had different functions. Some flames were weak and couldn’t even burn mortals, but they were quite effective in burning space. Some flames were powerful but difficult to control, prone to explosions. Some flames didn’t burn the flesh but only the soul. Due to these reasons, it was hard to rank the various True Fires.
But if you say your True Fire can enhance yang…
No one else would dare to say, but the Fifth Elder would vote for Pure Yang True Fire.
“I’ll study it and see if your Pure Yang True Fire can stabilize into a fire seed.”
“And your Three Flavors True Fire, I’ll study that too.”
The Fifth Elder took the True Fire from Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, trying to form a fire seed that could burn continuously.
Otherwise, they would need Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou to input spiritual energy to ignite the fire for future barbecues. What’s the use of an automatic barbecue rack then?
“The best way is to combine the two flames.” The Fifth Elder pondered, he didn’t expect to encounter such a challenge as soon as he arrived in Yanjiang County.
“Can two flames be combined?” Qin Yanyan asked in surprise, she had never heard of this theory before.
The Fifth Elder, without lifting his head, said, “Yes, in history, some people have combined two, three, or even more flames, thrown them at the enemy, and the power is astonishing. It’s a very effective way to challenge those above one’s level.”
“Alright, you all go out, I’ll study it myself.” The Fifth Elder drove the four of them out like shooing away chicks.
…
Three powerful cultivators arrived in Yanjiang County. They concealed their aura, blended in with the crowd, and disguised themselves as passing merchants.
“Sir, according to the map, this should be Yanjiang County.”
“Hmm, let’s find a place first.”
The three of them came to a private room in a restaurant, used a formation to shield detection, and then they took off their disguises.
The visitors were the Deputy Master of the Nine Nether Sect, Shi Huagu, and his two subordinates. One of them was the Divine Transformation stage cultivator who brought Shi Huagu the IOU from Qin Haoran, his surname was Huo, and his name was Divine Transformation.
His parents named him Huo Divine Transformation, hoping that he could cultivate to the Divine Transformation stage.
Shi Huagu lifted the curtain of the private room, and through the window, he could see the barbecue restaurant across the street, “Come Again Barbecue”.
It was now night, and the barbecue restaurant was bustling, with a long queue at the entrance.
“So many people?” Shi Huagu was surprised. Since the barbecue restaurant was a contact point for the Heavenly Court Sect, shouldn’t they keep a low profile?
Was it a reverse strategy, or was it a demonstration of the Heavenly Court Sect’s strength, not fearing detection by the righteous path?
He withdrew his gaze and looked at his two subordinates.
“The Sect Master has given me a task for this trip to Yanjiang County, which you should have guessed, is to investigate the depth of the Heavenly Court Sect. If there is a possibility of cooperation, I have the authority to act on behalf of the Sect Master and establish a cooperation agreement.”
“You two are my confidants, I trust you to handle this without any leaks.”
“Huo Divine Transformation, you were the first to contact the Heavenly Court Sect.”
“Zhou Shan, you are well-versed in ancient history and are the most knowledgeable about ancient history in our sect.”
“Sir, should we contact the Heavenly Court Sect now?”
Shi Huagu shook his head: “No rush, let’s observe for a while. You two investigate the background of this barbecue restaurant and see if there are any suspicious points.”
“Yes!”
The two of them said in unison and disappeared from the private room.
After a while, Shi Huagu walked out of the private room, and the waiter brought the bill: “Sir, your two friends have left, about the bill…”
Shi Huagu frowned, shouldn’t his subordinates be rushing to pay the bill for him?
…
During the investigation, Huo Divine Transformation casually asked, “Zhou Shan, everyone says you are the most knowledgeable about ancient history. Has there been any progress in the archaeological research on ancient history?”
Zhou Shan nodded, “There has been a major breakthrough, related to immortals.”
“What is it?”
Zhou Shan looked around mysteriously, seeing no one around, he whispered, “What I heard is a rumor, it may not be true.”
“Don’t worry, I can discern the truth.”
“In ancient times, there was an immortal named Ying Tianxian. He was romantic and left his seeds everywhere, impregnating countless women!”
Huo Divine Transformation leaned back slightly, “Really?!”
Zhou Shan continued, “According to my analysis, there is an 80% chance that this is true. Think about it, he is an immortal, at the end of his cultivation, he has nothing to do, having such a hobby is within reason.”
Huo Divine Transformation nodded, feeling that Zhou Shan’s analysis made sense, “No wonder everyone says you are the most knowledgeable about ancient history.”
“Where, where.” Zhou Shan modestly smiled.
“Let’s stop chatting and complete the task given by the sir first.”
…
“Sir, according to our investigation, there is indeed something wrong with this barbecue restaurant.”
“The owner of the ‘Come Again Barbecue’ is surnamed Lu, his real name is unknown, and the customers like to call him Manager Lu or Little Manager Lu.”
“Four months ago, Manager Lu took over this shop and opened a barbecue restaurant. Because of its delicious meat, tender and juicy, and the taste comparable to a spiritual chef, it has been widely praised.”
“If it were someone else, with such a booming business, they would have opened a chain store long ago, but this restaurant has never intended to open a branch.”
Shi Huagu nodded, “That’s reasonable, after all, this is a base of the Heavenly Court Sect. If the Heavenly Court Sect reappears in the world and blindly expands its stores, it would be putting the cart before the horse.”
“Also, the barbecue restaurant has a good relationship with the local government, often helping to catch fugitives. For this, the local government has given several banners.”
“By showing goodwill to the righteous path with a disguised identity, it can avoid a lot of trouble. The cultivators in Yanjiang County are generally not high-level, the highest is only at the Golden Elixir stage, they can’t see through the disguise of the Heavenly Court Sect.”
“We also found that all members of the former Immortal Sect’s Yanjiang branch had eaten at the barbecue restaurant.”
Stone Bone pondered, “It’s possible that the Heavenly Court Sect wanted to contact the higher-ups of the Immortal Sect through Yanjiang Gang, but before they could establish contact, they were wiped out by the Seek Tao Sect. What a pity.”
“According to our analysis, four months ago, the cultivation level that the owner of Little Lu’s shop displayed was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. We don’t know if it was a disguise or if he was indeed at the early stage of Foundation Establishment at that time, and only recently advanced to the Golden Elixir stage.”
“That’s not important.”
“The barbecue shop has been closed for three months and only reopened in the past half month, introducing a series of new products – the Virility Series. As soon as it was launched, it caused a sensation throughout the county.”
“Based on our investigation of the brothel, there has been a significant increase in customer flow. The virility-enhancing effects must be real.”
“The customers also reported that the taste of the barbecue shop has improved compared to three months ago.”
“It only reopened in the past half month? It seems that this is a temporary base. The Heavenly Court Sect must have reopened it to give us an opportunity to make contact.”
“Not telling us the real location of their base is a sign of their distrust in us.”
“No matter, since there are no suspicious points about the barbecue shop, let’s pay it a visit and see how deep the waters here are!”
(End of Chapter)