White-Robed Chief

Yue Ru curtsied and left.

Chu Li picked up the silk bound books and read through them thoroughly with a contemplative look on his face.

The formations described in those few books were rather basic. They were also average and much simpler in comparison to the ones he had read before. If he read those books back then, it would not have been that hard to learn formations since he would have understood them very quickly.

Maha-Vairocana’s Immobility Scripture had indeed enhanced his intelligence. As he went through the books, he found it extremely easy to gain a thorough understanding of the contents at a glance. A sense of excitement began to stir within him as he felt an urge to go deeper into the study of formations.

However, he decided to suppress this urge and cultivate the Great Light Scripture first to avoid shocking everyone else.

As he continued to improve his Great Light Scripture cultivation, his Divine Light Body grew stronger too.

The Divine Light Body was profound, and most torso tuning techniques could hardly compare to it. As his Divine Light Body became stronger, the more his speed and strength increased. Therefore, he would be able to react faster and have a higher resistance to injury.

Early in the morning the next day, Yue Ru opened the door and entered his room with a lunchbox. When she opened it, there were a few exquisite-looking dishes inside.

Chu Li got off his bed and went to sit at the table. “Miss Yue Ru, you can just bring me food once every three days.”

“Young Master Zhao, are you cultivating some kind of secret skill that allows you not to feel hungry?”

“Whenever I cultivate, I meditate for three days,” Chu Li replied.

“Three days…” Yue Ru’s eyes gleamed. Then she smiled and said, “Sure, I’ll come by once every three days to bring you your meal, so that I won’t disturb you while you cultivate, Young Master Zhao.”

She secretly felt amazed at this. Zhao Dahe was truly a genius at cultivation after all and she had never heard of anyone capable of cultivating for three days at a time. Most people would usually cultivate two to three times a day and would not be able to cultivate for too long every single time.

Chu Li smiled. “These few books provide quite a good introduction to formations. I’ve finished reading them already.”

Yue Ru quickly recollected her thoughts as she asked with a smile, “Were you able to understand them?”

“Very clearly.” Chu Li nodded. “It was quite interesting. Are there any more complex ones?”

“You’ve understood them already?!” Yue Ru stared at him intently with her bright eyes.

Chu Li nodded and answered, “Yes. They shouldn’t be very difficult, right?”

“Alright then. These few books are for beginners, so they’re indeed easy to understand.” Yue Ru drew in a deep breath and suddenly gave him a sweet smile. “I’ll bring you a few more books later. Those will be slightly more complex.”

She had secretly decided to bring him a few complicated ones to knock him down a peg. This was too infuriating for her.

Chu Li replied, “Well then, thank you very much.”

“I’ll go and get them now.” Yue Ru served the dishes on the table and then left gracefully.

A few moments later, she returned to the room and took out three thick bound books from inside her sleeve before handing them to Chu Li. “This should take you a while to read, Young Master Zhao.”

“Hehe…” Chu Li seemed to be overcome with delight as his smile widened with excitement. “Thank you, Miss Yue Ru!”

Yue Ru noticed his impatience to read the books as he stopped himself from touching the books and forced himself to focus on eating instead. He scarfed down his food like a whirlwind sweeping away scattered clouds and practically inhaled all the dishes in a matter of minutes.

Yue Ru said nothing more as she tactfully cleaned up the utensils and left with the lunchbox.

Chu Li hurriedly opened the bound books and began reading them. From the simple Triple Sun Formation to the profound Minor Wondrous Light Formation, these were all ingenious.

However, he did not find the Wondrous Light Formation which Yue Ru had spoken of previously.

Still, Chu Li was already very satisfied since it had never occurred to him that he would be able to come across these formation codices. After all, formation codices were extremely rare in the Ji Dynasty; even one was hard to come by in the dynasty.

He read through them page by page and memorized the formations described in these three silk bound books as he planned to slowly study them later on. It would certainly take Chu Li quite some time to thoroughly understand them.

The study of formations was as intriguing as mathematics and had the potential to be very addicting. Thus, he enjoyed studying it very much.

Nonetheless, Chu Li used the rational side of his brain to rein himself in and reminded him to stop studying it further and focus on cultivating instead. His top priority at the moment was still his cultivation.

…

A week later in the early evening when lanterns are first lit, the Phoenix Goddess Brothel seemed livelier than usual. Silk and bamboo music interlaced with the sound of singing echoed endlessly through the brothel.

A valiant-looking middle-aged man entered the Phoenix Goddess Brothel.

He had a squarish face, large ears, and a piercing gaze. He exuded such a natural air of dignity and power that one could easily tell he had been holding a superior position for a long time. Upon entering the building, he immediately requested to meet Miss Yue Ru.

The servant was quick-witted and did not dare to treat him with the slightest disrespect, so he quickly led the man to one of the rooms on the second floor.

Miss Yue Ru gracefully entered his room. Her expression changed slightly when she saw this man but then a sweet smile promptly appeared on her face. “Greetings, sir. Is this your first time visiting the Phoenix Goddess Brothel?”

The man waved a hand and said, “My surname is Tan. I’m Tan Jin, an elder of the White Tiger Sect.”

“You’re Elder Tan. I’m sorry I didn’t recognize you.” Yue Ru gave a curtsy.

Tan Jin asked, “You must be a Tian Luo Sect disciple, right?”

Yue Ru nodded. “Elder Tan, I’m indeed a disciple of the Tian Luo Sect. May I know what business has brought Elder Tan here?”

“Who’s your master?”

“My master is Bai Feng.”

Tan Jin’s eyebrows twitched uneasily at the name. Then he slowly said, “I haven’t seen Elder Bai for the past few years. Has she been well?”

“Master is healthy as always,” Yue Ru answered.

Tan Jin replied, “Since we’re all on the same side, I won’t beat around the bush any longer. Zhao Dahe has visited the Phoenix Goddess Brothel, hasn’t he?”

“Yes.” Yue Ru nodded. “I was the one who attended to him.”

“Ever since he entered the Phoenix Goddess Brothel, he has gone missing.” Tan Jin studied her intently with bright eyes as though he could see through her heart.

Yue Ru appeared shocked. “Gone missing? Elder Tan, you can’t be thinking that we’ve killed him, right?”

Tan Jin answered, “If your sect has killed Zhao Dahe, the White Tiger Sect would be very grateful.”

“We wanted to kill him too, but unfortunately, we weren’t capable of that.” Yue Ru shook her head and said regretfully, “He’s certainly a formidable figure. We’ve used the Musical Assassination Technique on him but in the end, his impressive willpower blocked our Musical Assassination Technique from harming him.”

“Humph!” Tan Jin smiled coldly. “He’s really difficult to deal with!”

Yue Ru continued, “However, he didn’t start a fight and left at once. I’m not sure where he went after that. Could he have run away?”

Tan Jin shook his head. “He’s still in Gale City.”

“If it were me, I would’ve run away a long time ago and returned to the Great Light Peak.” Yue Ru frowned and muttered, “Why would he still stay here?”

“He wants to re-establish the Radiance Clan, so he won’t run away,” Tan Jin replied. “He should be hiding somewhere in the city.”

Yue Ru shook her head and responded, “The White Tiger Sect has so many agents around here, so as long as he doesn’t leave the city, you’ll definitely be able to find him. I can’t believe he’s such a powerful character. I thought he was just a fanatic back then!”

“We’ll find him sooner or later!” Tan Jin said. “I’m just wondering if someone had intentionally hidden him away.”

As he spoke, his piercing gaze swept over Yue Ru.

Yue Ru responded, “Who in Gale City would be so bold as to hide a person who’s being hunted down by the White Tiger Sect?”

“If I find out who has been protecting him from us, I will show them no mercy and wipe out their entire sect!” Tan Jin threatened coldly.

He continued to examine Yue Ru’s expression.

Yue Ru feigned ignorance and chuckled. “I’d also like to know who could be so bold.”

“Humph, there are always people who don’t fear death,” Tan Jin replied and laughed impassively.

Yue Ru nodded lightly.

“In that case, never mind then.” Tan Jin rose to his feet and dusted his clothes before he said, “If you receive any news about him, you can inform me at any time.”

“Will do.” Yue Ru nodded.

As she watched Tan Jin leave, the sweet smile on Yue Ru’s face slowly froze. She bit on her red lip as her hands, which had been clutching firmly at the corner of her sleeves, came into view. The veins in her pale white hands were clearly visible and looked as if they were about to pop out of her skin.