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Chapter 1146: Chapter 1042: Rumor
As Li Zhirui stepped out of the Teleportation Array, from the corner of his eye he caught sight of several cultivators with expressions of shock and anger. They were activating an obviously high-grade talisman as they flew off toward the distance, as if some major event had occurred.
’Have they discovered the secret base that I have already looted completely?’
A tense feeling arose in Li Zhirui’s heart, yet his face remained calm and impassive.
On further thought, it seemed quite normal; after all, entering the Secret Realm after a few hundred years, one would certainly check on the growth status of the Spiritual Objects, for either harvesting or replanting.
Perhaps they had discovered it long ago, but in order not to arouse the suspicion of the cultivators, they did not activate the Teleportation Array in advance, waiting instead until today.
However, they must have spoken to those cultivators guarding the Formation, because when Li Zhirui entered the Formation, he keenly felt some probing gazes and the breath of Spirit Beasts.
Li Zhirui did not continue to ponder this matter. After all, it was impossible to find out it was his doing, unless they captured all the cultivators who entered the Secret Realm! And interrogated them one by one.
But to make such a fanfare, wouldn’t that be openly telling all the cultivators that there was a huge secret hidden here? It seemed that those major powers would not make such a foolish move.
After entering the Secret Realm and digging out two-tenths of the Essence of the Five Elements from those tens of thousands of high-grade Spiritual Objects, Li Zhirui handed them to the cultivators guarding the Formation and then headed to the Immortal City closest to the Thousand Islands Secret Realm to wait for the Secret Realm to open the next day.
What he did not know was that the exposure of the secret base and the complete looting of the Spiritual Objects had caused a great uproar among the various major powers.
"Who did this?! Why did no one discover this matter?"
Those were tens of thousands of high-grade Spiritual Objects. Even as Individual Immortals, they felt distressed.
"Reporting to the Elder, after the incident in the Five-colored Secret Realm, we immediately strengthened the alert and arranged a large number of Spirit Beasts and surveillance means around the Teleportation Array. Those audacious cultivators will definitely not escape!" said a Great Vehicle Cultivator, quickly bending in response.
They unanimously believed it was the work of a group, because a normal cultivator could not possibly carry tens of thousands of empty Jade Boxes and tens of thousands of Spirit Sealing Talismans. Moreover, according to the investigation, the disturbed Spirit Soil had all been dug up within two days.
Such a large-scale theft of Spiritual Objects would be very easy to trace even if they were divided among many people!
Furthermore, with the rare and rarely seen Thousand Spindled Blossom, they definitely could not escape the Secret Realm.
"Hmph!"
One of the Elders snorted coldly and said, "They are indeed audacious, but definitely not fools! If they dared to take away all the Spiritual Objects, then they must not be afraid of being discovered. Perhaps they have already left the Secret Realm by now."
The Great Vehicle Cultivators, upon hearing this, broke out in a cold sweat, as they indeed had not considered this.
"Alright, let’s think about how to deal with the upcoming situation," said the Sect Leader, seated at the head.
"Has Inquiry Master Uncle figured anything out with his calculations?" he asked.
"No, Master Uncle said that the person’s destiny is obscured by a thick fog, and he is unable to dispel it."
Another Elder said, "Sect Leader, do you think it’s possible that one of those newly emergent forces in the Immortal Realm is behind this?"
They vaguely knew a bit of relevant information, or rather, many forces had some intelligence, just not accurate enough, nor could they find any evidence.
They wanted to join in, but were rejected by the existing powers because no one wanted their own gains to decrease.
Perhaps out of resentment, they secretly made their move.
And this time, it just so happened that they discovered it.
This reasoning seemed quite plausible, and it could explain many things quite clearly.
"But they should not possess the strength to elude Inquiry Master Uncle who employs the Heavenly Chapter Nine Calculations, right?"
This was the Sect’s millennially inherited divine treasure of fate, along with the Human Immortal of Great Ability who specialized in the art of deduction. It was impossible for those newly-ascended Individual Immortals to obscure their destiny from him.
"Go ask the other powers if they have deduced any intelligence," the Sect Leader said with a frown. If that was the case, those capable of such a feat could only be forces of the same tier, or perhaps a force that had come into lucky possession of a treasure capable of concealing its destiny.
But they could never have imagined that the one who had taken those tens of thousands of Spiritual Objects was merely an Integration Cultivator, as insignificant as an ant!
As the major powers were frequently contacting each other due to the loss of the Spiritual Objects and making inquiries, the ’culprit’ had already entered another Secret Realm.
"There’s a large secret base within the Five-colored Secret Realm, so could there also be one in the Thousand Islands Secret Realm?"
In that instant, a hint of greed arose in Li Zhirui’s heart.
But he soon calmed down, knowing that with the recent incident, the major powers would surely strengthen their defenses, and greed could easily put him in danger.
Besides, Li Zhirui did not know the location of the secret base. The last time he had simply been lucky to come across it; otherwise, it would have been impossible to find.
If he spent months searching, he might end up with nothing in the end.
After dismissing the thought, Li Zhirui honestly began searching for Spiritual Objects.
The Thousand Islands Secret Realm was like a vast ocean, with numerous islands scattered throughout it. Each island might harbor some precious Spiritual Object, or it could be the lair of a ferocious Devil Beast.
The most dangerous were the seas themselves! Home to many Devil Beasts, including the existence of eighth-grade Great Devils.
But they also nurtured many Spiritual Objects, which were more numerous and abundant than those on the islands!
