Chapter 476: Searching - 476
Zhu Yi and Zhou Fan discussed a lot of the possibilities. Most likely, there were some areas in the world with higher Qi density. They could be secretly occupied by the sects around the world. Still, it would be surprising if that was the truth and Zhu Yi did not know.
He first decided to go towards the Writing sect. Perhaps he could get some info from Wen Si. He flew very quickly, as expected of someone at the 6th level of the nascent soul realm.
He soon arrived at the Writing sect. A core formation realm cultivator came up and the same situation as last time repeated. For Zhu Yi, more than a thousand years had passed. However, for those in the Writing sect, it had only been a little more than 200 years.
Zhu Yi explained that he was here to meet Wen Si, and the man led him to the same building as before.
As soon as Zhu Yi saw Wen Si, he could tell that he was deep in the Core Formation realm. Wen Si spoke to him naturally.
"Hello! You've entered the nascent soul realm? Congrats. We haven't talked since the inheritance. I was wondering why you hadn't found me."
Zhu Yi paused. He felt a sense of horror. Whatever was happening, it was far beyond his understanding. He instantly decided to hold all questions. It didn't feel safe here. Zhou Fan also became serious.
"Hello Wen Si. We meet again. You too have progressed."
"Indeed. My talent is not too bad."
"But, Wen Si, how did you do so well with the Qi density in this world?"
Wen Si paused. He stopped moving completely. Not even his heart was beating. It was as if time had been stopped.
Zhu Yi felt another sense of horror.
After a full minute, Wen Si showed a confused look. "What did you say just now? I don't think I quite heard it."
Zhu Yi did not dare say anything else. "I asked how you've been living."
Wen Si smiled. "I've been doing great."
"That's good. Actually, I've just remembered that I have some business to attend to. Later."
Much to Wen Si's confusion, Zhu Yi turned around and left. He soon flew out of the Writing sect. Once he was out of their sight, he immediately flew as fast as he could.
He only stopped after an entire day had passed.
He looked at Zhou Fan. He had experienced true fear today.
"Something horrifying is happening in this world. It has to do with changing memories, so someone extremely powerful must be involved. In order to successfully reach the soul formation realm, you need to find a place with a higher density of Qi, but I don't think you can get involved with such a thing." Zhou Fan said.
Zhu Yi agreed completely. Whatever was happening was something beyond his understanding. "But, what else is there to do?"
Zhou Fan also had this question. They both thought long and hard on this matter.
They said ideas to each other, but hardly anything was even slightly feasible.
Even after multiple days passed, they could think of nothing. Demonic methods, arrays, using the river of cultivation, etc, everything just seemed impossible or so highly unlikely and dangerous that it was not worth considering.
"I think we need more information. Everything we can try to do now is impossible." Zhou Fan eventually said.
Zhu Yi nodded.
He began to travel around the world.
As he did so, Zhou Fan thought. His number one idea had been an array that could solve the Qi density issue. Unfortunately, even ignoring Zhu Yi's horrible array talent, he simply did not have the cultivation to set up such an array.
And, even if there was a nascent soul realm array that could do so, it would not be very effective. It would use up more spirit stones than it was worth for a tiny increase. And, once again, doing that was already impossible.
Zhou Fan wished that Zhu Yi was born in the great world. Rather, it would be better if he had at least been born in an area with greater Qi density.
Zhu Yi, though fast, moved around the world slowly. Every village or city he came across, he would try to find rumors or stories that foretold of special places.
Upon hearing them, he would go and look for them, but never find them. Then, he would continue to the next place.
No matter how small the hope was, Zhu Yi tried it. There was no other option.
Like this, Zhu Yi moved around for 50 years years.
One day, he came upon a small village. It was independent from any nation or higher organization. It was in the middle of nowhere.
Zhu Yi did not even understand how it was formed. Still, no matter how low the possibility, Zhu Yi walked around.
Night fell, and a group of kids gathered around a campfire. An elder held a book and told them a story.
"Long ago, there was a man named Chen Jie…"
It was a classic fairytale involving Chen Jie. While it was surprising that such a random and small place knew about his existence, it was not anything too abnormal.
However, as Zhu Yi listened, he heard a detail that had never been mentioned.
"It is said that Chen Jie built the White Palace over a legendary spring of Qi. This spring allowed him to cultivate faster, propelling him forward…"
Zhu Yi's eyes widened. If this was true, then it was exactly what he needed.
He listened to the rest of the story, but nothing else seemed abnormal.
Zhu Yi thought about everything, and decided to take the risk of entering White Palace city. Otherwise, he would probably end up dead regardless.
Zhu Yi flew towards White Palace City for the first time in a long, long time.
He had never thought that he would return. He stood outside it, but did not enter. First, he needed a stealth technique.
Chapter 477: Meeting Again - 477
Zhu Yi formed a time bubble and practiced a stealth technique under Zhou Fan's guidance. He spent a year within the time bubble, and a little more than 2 months passed outside.
Although he wasn't very talented when it came to stealth techniques, he still had Zhou Fan's guidance. His mastery was very high and, unless someone was seriously observing White Palace City, he would be able to freely enter and exit.
He did not know if there was some sort of array set up or how much White Palace City was actually valued, but he could only hope that it was not valued too greatly.
Zhu Yi activated the stealth technique and stepped forward. His stealth technique was a very basic one, albeit highly powerful since it was made by Zhou Fan.
Zhu Yi's body did not change, but his presence lowered until he could walk directly in front of someone without being noticed. As long as he was not being searched for, it was unlikely that he would be found.
He stepped into White Palace City without any issue. Although his speed could be great, he took it slow in order to avoid attracting any attention.
Still, his slow was very fast, and it wasn't long before he arrived at a blocked off area. Beyond this was the White Palace. Nobody was around him despite being in the very center of the city.
After all, nobody could even get too close to it.
Zhu Yi took one last glance around him and dug into the ground using Qi. Above him, the ground repaired itself as if nothing had happened.
Zhu Yi quickly dug 100 feet down before moving in the direction of the White Palace.
He looked at Zhou Fan with worry, but Zhou Fan could not help him here. It was a single chance. Zhu Yi's life depended on whether or not he could reach the White Palace, or rather, what was under it.
As he moved forward, he suddenly saw a blue light. The dirt in front of him was cleared and a cave appeared. It was a rather small cave. Half of it had a gray, stone ground, while the other half was occupied by a blue spring. As Zhu Yi breathed in, he felt that the Qi around him was much denser.
He stepped forward and entered the cave.
"So it was true." He mumbled as he started at the spring of Qi.
"It was." A familiar voice said behind him.
Zhu Yi jumped. He turned around and saw Chen Jie.
Zhu Yi's eyes widened. "Are you..?"
Before he finished, Chen Jie spoke. "Like in the inheritance, I am a projection of Chen Jie. I have his power when he was in the void traversing realm."
Zhu Yi felt as if all hope was extinguished. "So, are you going to kill me?"
There was a reason why nobody could enter the White Palace after so long, and it wasn't because the sects of the world had some sort of honor or respect for Chen Jie. It was because they couldn't enter even if they wanted to.
"It depends. Give me a reason why I shouldn't." Chen Jie said.
He seemed ordinary, like when Zhu Yi first saw him in the inheritance.
Zhu Yi thought for a moment before answering. "Because I have no hope to reach another realm regardless if I cant use this spring. Something is wrong with this world, and I want to figure it out."
Chen Jie turned his head. "What exactly is wrong with this world?"
He seemed genuinely curious. Although Zhu Yi did not want to say anything about it in fear of being killed, his life was in Chen Jie's hands.
He told him about his meetings with Wen Si, as well as the changes in his cultivation and the issue with his memories.
Chen Jie's brows furrowed. "It wasn't like this when I was here. If what you say is true, then there is something wrong with this world indeed."
"Was the Qi density lowered in your time as well?" Zhu Yi asked.
Chen Jie looked at him with suspicion. "How do you know about that?"
Zhu Yi realized that he had made a mistake. Normally, a person in this world shouldn't know about such a thing, especially someone not part of any sect.
"I learned about it from someone I met in the inheritance. The same Wen Si I told you about."
Chen Jie nodded. "Yes. That child. I remember him now. In my time, the Qi of this world was around two sevenths of the outside universe."
"Two sevenths? It's a tenth now." Zhu Yi said.
Chen Jie nodded. "Well, there is a reason why the Qi here is lowered, but you don't need that information right now. As for why it lowered farther, I suppose someone got greedy."
Finishing his sentence, Qi began to move around Chen Jie. Suddenly, he looked at Zhu Yi in confusion.
"What do you mean a tenth? Although it is lowered more, it is a seventh of the outside universe now. Where did you get your information?" Chen Jie asked.
Zhu Yi turned and looked at his shoulder.
"Say it was from an untrustworthy source."
Zhu Yi did as Zhou Fan said.
Zhou Fan was able to come to a conclusion through Chen Jie's words. The outside universe now had seven tenths of the Qi it had before he left. A lot more could be inferred from that, but Zhou Fan did not mention anything to Zhu Yi. It did not matter even if he did.
Chen Jie shook his head. "Anyway, we should focus on the main point. If everything is as you say and memories are being tampered with, then I need to entrust you with a message. In return, you can cultivate here."
Zhu Yi nodded without hesitation.
Chen Jie spoke seriously. "Go to the World Tree and find the rule enforcement office. Inform them that memories are being tempered with in square 16, the four element gathering."
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