Chapter 445: Chapter 421: Tragic! So I Was the Spy All Along

Wang Wu went into closed cultivation.

And it lasted for ten years straight!

Because he wanted to learn to comprehend and master the deployment of the Five Elements Breaking Array and the Five Elements Iron Prison Array.

These two Foundation Establishment Arrays, though Baiyu dismissed them as trivial, were actually ten times more complex than the Five Elements Spirit Array.

Wang Wu struggled just to memorize them on the spot, thanks to his Level 18 Spirit Essence; otherwise, he could barely remember even one.

During these ten years, he put everything else aside, ignored everything, and didn’t even have the time to attend to the Maximal Common Denominator Pill.

He couldn’t even afford to let out the Four Clowns, and even if he did, it wouldn’t matter as they, being Fake Primordial Spirits, had fallen out of pace.

“Truly exquisite! And this is just a Tier Two Foundation Establishment Array; it’s hard to imagine how complex a Tier Three Foundation Establishment Array would be!”

Wang Wu was deeply moved, but in reality, he was quite content. Many Loose Cultivators never even get a Tier One Foundation Establishment Array in their lifetime.

She Shoujiu and his group, they must be strong, yet they don’t even know the use of Foundation Establishment Arrays; this gap isn’t just losing at the starting line, it’s losing from the time of their ancestors.

Those Immortals with lifespans spanning tens of thousands of years, the monopoly of their class is intense.

No wonder whether it’s the Demon Race or the Human Race, in this outer Cultivation Realm, there’s no significant division, nor much conflict.

Truly, it doesn’t matter what race you belong to; all are mere beasts of burden.

The saying goes, intimacy doesn’t surpass class division!

“The Five Elements Iron Prison Array can be deployed on the Innate Five Demon Pills, and the Five Elements Breaking Array can be deployed on the Acquired Five Spirit Pills. One for offense and one for defense, truly marvelous!”

“But, should I continue to unravel that Blood Curse?”

Wang Wu pondered, because according to the Frost Monarch, the Blood Curse Celestial Punishment is tied to Daluo Golden Immortal, making it difficult for Elder Hui’s Level 27 Divine Calculation to predict.

This is quite a beneficial buff!

It can prevent others from maliciously deducing.

And most importantly, if he resolves the current Blood Curse, the Great Witch Priest of the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Race might seize the chance to reinstate the Blood Curse Celestial Punishment on him.

It seems the Blood Curse Celestial Punishment will become increasingly severe.

For instance, as a minor Earth Immortal now, the Blood Curse Celestial Punishment might be the most inferior version.

If he successfully breaks it once, the next version of the curse could be a plus-enhanced version.

In summary, this is undesirable.

“In that case, maintaining the status quo for now would be best, as the continued reinforcement of the Innate Bloodline Five Demon Pills is already strenuous with the current scarcity of Spiritual Qi.”

Wang Wu had to face the reality that with his increasing strength, further advancement became exceedingly challenging.

This time, it was all thanks to those five Cold-Crying Birds; it appeared that a single Cold-Crying Bird could supplement approximately 50 million points of Spiritual Energy, and there seemed to be other precious Power sources within them.

The advancement of Wang Wu’s five Demon Pills depended entirely on devouring and absorbing those two Cold-Crying Birds.

So, it might be better to focus all energy on the Acquired Spirit Pills, bypass the Blood Curse, yet still leverage the buff from the Blood Curse, extracting all residual value from it…

Of course, this doesn’t mean not capturing Cold-Crying Birds in the future, as they are indeed a highly efficient energy source!

“Hmm, seems like it’s already the Greater Cold seasonal change!”

Wang Wu’s eyes lit up, instantly teleporting atop the city wall, remembering the dense gatherings of Cold-calling Insects previously covering the walls, and occasional swarms, well, handfuls of Cold-Crying Birds fluttering in the sky.

Catching a few to bring back, wouldn’t that solve all problems effortlessly?

Wait, what’s going on!

Wang Wu was stunned, his eyes widening as even his Level 18 Spirit Essence activated, because outside it was unexpectedly calm, with sparse Azure Sea Cold Qi descending from the sky, through which distant mountains and the earth could be seen.

No sign of any Cold-calling Insects, let alone Cold-Crying Birds!

Could the Greater Cold seasonal change be ending?

Impossible!

The time shouldn’t be wrong.

Wang Wu glanced back at Dragon Head City, witnessing mortals and cultivators alike in high spirits, everything returning to normal.

Even the previously withered flowers, herbs, and trees in the city had commenced growing and blooming again, flourishing in lush green.

What happened?

Wang Wu hurriedly exited the city, teleporting a hundred thousand miles away, mystified that even the Hidden Origin Bell had returned to normal, no longer restricted, as if Baiyu had given up on healing, opting to lie flat.

So Wang Wu teleported back, finding She Shoujiu, who was stunned upon seeing him.

“Not to be rude, Xiong Xiong, what happened to you over recent years, why do you look like a ghost suffering from chronic illness, this appearance of being unable to supplement your deficiencies, oh dear, what a misery!”

“Stop babbling, I’m asking you, where’s the Azure Sea Cold Qi outside, isn’t it the Greater Cold period now?”

Wang Wu asked in a deep voice.

“Yes, according to the usual pattern, it is indeed the major cold solar term now, but starting from ten years ago, the Azure Sea Cold Qi has been continuously decreasing. Now, the Hidden Element Jade Talisman doesn’t even report the cold level, because it doesn’t even count as Level 1. As long as mortals are a bit braver, they can leave the city. What’s happening?”

She Shoujiu looked perplexed.

But Wang Wu had no mood to explain, it’s over, it’s over, the free lunch is gone.

“Oh well, nothing much, let’s continue, everything as usual. From now on, Dragon Head City is our home.”

“No, what’s really happening? You seem a bit off.”

“It’s right to feel off, let it be. In the future, don’t have too much ambition and desire. Stay in Dragon Head City as a Hidden Element Steward, okay?”

Wang Wu deliberately said a few more words, important things should be said three times.

Even though he didn’t know, it didn’t mean he didn’t understand. She Shoujiu still had ambitions, which was understandable, but, but, the waters of the Cultivation Realm are really too deep.

Instead of struggling in vain, it might be better to live honestly under the wings of the Hidden Origin Association.

Anyway, Wang Wu didn’t have any grand ambitions anymore, he couldn’t even bother to go to the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear Race to ask for an explanation or justice.

It’s meaningless.

Everything can wait until becoming a Taiyi True Immortal.

“What’s really wrong with you? You’re speaking so strangely. What ambition and desire? Aren’t we currently following your lead?” She Shoujiu asked curiously.

“Nothing, just feeling a bit emotional. Alright, you’re in charge of the outside matters, call me if there’s anything.”

With that said, Wang Wu directly teleported back to his cave abode inside the Hidden Origin Bell, he didn’t even want to visit Madam Yu, he wanted to forget everything.

“Calm down, I can now fully reflect on the entire event from a higher plane, from a broader perspective.”

Wang Wu sat cross-legged because by now, there were too many doubts.

For instance, why Baiyu broke through the defense and even involved Elder Hui, Black Emperor, Frost Monarch in the espionage incident.

For instance, when it was clearly minor cold, yet the Azure Sea Cold Qi spiked.

It’s supposed to be major cold, but outside, it was just shy of the bright spring, a strange occurrence.

For instance, why did Frost Monarch keep probing, even after Black Emperor checked his Five Demon Pills and Five Spirit Pills, going so far as to drug him to try to coax out his heart’s secret.

All these seem to point to him being the spy in the enemy espionage incident.

But is he the spy?

Of course not, he hadn’t done anything, met no one, from head to toe, he merely caught eight Cold-Crying Birds!

Yes, the Cold-Crying Birds!

This thing, initially described by Baiyu as akin to grasshoppers or mice, directly misled him.

He even ignored this thing’s preciousness himself.

Are Cold-Crying Birds precious?

Not precious?

Removing so much of the blood curse laid by the great witch priest of the Mang Mountain Ancient Bear, which even Elder Hui was helpless against, could this be ordinary?

And thinking further, the precious material Baiyu refined for his master Frost Monarch might just require the Cold-Crying Birds.

“Actually, Cold-Crying Birds aren’t plenty, but there are many Cold-calling Insects!”

Wang Wu recalled carefully.

Yes, there were truly too many Cold-calling Insects, crawling, adhering to the city walls, occasionally caught by the strong wind, seemingly dancing, sometimes mistakenly thought to be Cold-Crying Birds.

But the real Cold-Crying Birds seemed very few, and every time he appeared, he’d get spotted by these Cold-Crying Birds.

“So, could it be that just because I caught eight Cold-Crying Birds, such a big commotion was stirred? Am I the spy myself!”

When Wang Wu finally reached this conclusion, he was utterly shocked.

And then broke into a cold sweat.

Then, he immediately realized, although he was now free from suspicion, as long as he showed the slightest flaw, this event would immediately reveal the truth of him being the spy.

“It’s too much of a trap. Fortunately, I concocted the Maximal Common Denominator Pill, which helped me dodge this calamity, or not necessarily a calamity, as once confirmed, Elder Hui would surely protect me. But then, I would completely offend the Frost Monarch’s faction, and all secrets would be exposed. Although that doesn’t seem bad either, learning with skills, selling to the emperor!”

“Unfortunately, there’s no chance now. Even if I find Elder Hui to tell the truth, it would be meaningless. He would only think I’m playing him. Moreover, the rift is made, saying more is useless. It’s better to go along with the mistake.”

“But from now on, I can only rely on the blood curse and Maximal Common Denominator Pill to hide my identity. If I want to do anything stimulating, I’ll need a new identity.”

“The identity of Wang Zhige, let it docilely stay in Dragon Head City as a peaceful, marginal little figure.”

At this thought, Wang Wu smiled silently, feeling it wasn’t so bad.

“Then, shall I set up a Five Elements Breaking Array first?”

Wang Wu felt a burning excitement inside, but soon calmed down. He had to repair all the internal injuries on the Acquired Five Spirit Pills, years of studying those two Foundation Establishment Arrays day and night had lowered the quality of those five Spirit Pills, reducing lifespan by several hundred years.

So, there’s no more time to delay.

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