Chapter 2012

It was a street that stretched for hundreds of kilometers from south to north. There were shops and stalls everywhere.

The sky was always gray, and most of the buildings on the street were dark in color. The cultivators who came and went had all kinds of strange appearances, and most of them had a fiendish aura.

Gu Chen and the Great Prophet appeared in a corner of the street. They both wore masks and walked along with the crowd. No one paid much attention to them.

"If the Old Man guessed correctly, this is Nether Parade Street, right?"

Asked the Great Prophet as he looked at the bustling street.

"Great Prophet, you have a good eye." Gu Chen did not deny it.

"Nether Parade Street is the largest Divine Tour Market in the Dark World. It's said that countless illegal transactions take place here every day, and the rules of the Nine Major Dao Courts are useless here.

"It's said that it's very difficult to obtain Divine Travel Pearls to enter this place. Every time a Divine Travel Pearl appears in the black market of the Dao World, it will be immediately snatched up. The two Divine Travel Pearls we're using are worth two cities, right? "

The Great Prophet estimated as he looked at the stalls on both sides of the street.

These stalls sold all kinds of things, including rare birds and beasts, as well as natural treasures. Most of them were treasures that could not see the light of day.

Of course, these treasures were only illusions. If one really wanted to buy them, they would have to negotiate with the stall owner and use other methods to make the transaction in reality.

"These two Divine Travel Pearls belong to the Orochi Saint."

"The Orochi Saint has been visiting Nether Parade Street for a long time, and he can be considered a regular here. He met Mourning Yan here, and the two of them made a deal. He helped the Heaven and Earth Association transport the Kan Water Ghost Lotuses from the Moon Nation's borders, and Mourning Yan rewarded him."

Gu Chen explained. The Great Prophet did not seem surprised. He stroked his beard and said, "If the Old Man guessed correctly, the Orochi Saint must not have known that he was dealing with the Heaven and Earth Association's way of doing things, right?"

"That's right. The Orochi Saint did not know who he was dealing with, nor was he interested in it. It was pure luck that we were able to find this clue. "

"In that case, how are you going to continue your investigation with just these two Divine Travel Pearls?"

"According to Ye Wunian, the Heaven and Earth Association has been conducting a lot of shady transactions through Mourning Yan's identity as a middleman in the world of darkness."

"There was no way to find the source of these transactions before, but now that I think about it, all the transactions were born in this Nether Wandering Realm."

"Since the Heaven and Earth Meeting conducted their transactions here, and the scale of the transaction isn't small, there will definitely be some traces left behind. It won't be difficult for us to find a breakthrough."

Gu Chen spoke his mind honestly.

"That's easy for you to say. Anyone in the Divine Ascension World can disguise themselves at will, not to mention that the Divine Ascension Beads on the Nether Street don't have any restrictions on who they can be, making this place even more chaotic."

"As long as the Qiankun Association has the intention, it's not difficult for them to hide their identity. Moreover, after the incident in the Moon Nation, the clue of the Kan Water Ghost Lotus has probably been completely cut off by them."

The Great Prophet shook his head. Even though the threshold to enter the Ghost Parade Street was high, the number of cultivators here had become as vast as the ocean after a long period of development.

In addition, the cultivators here might have come from the various mountains and seas of the Primordial Dao World. Under the restrictions of the region, it was even more difficult to investigate them.

There might be hundreds of thousands of transactions in the Nether Wandering Realm every day. According to Gu Chen, how much time and effort would that take?

"That's why I asked you to come here, Great Prophet. I want to know how far you've investigated the Qiankun Association."

The corners of Gu Chen's mouth curled up. Since he had already lured the Great Prophet here, there was no need to hide his true intentions.

This old fellow had found the Qiankun Association's refinery in the Moon Nation one step ahead of him, and the process of the Kan Water Ghost Lotus's transfer was within his grasp.

After that, although they had reached a consensus with Zuo Chunqiu, Gu Chen did not think that the Great Prophet would give up on his investigation.

This could be seen from the fact that he had given him the Kan Water Ghost Lotus. This old fellow clearly had the same thoughts as him, but he always liked to be secretive.

"The Old Man doesn't know as much as you think."

The Great Prophet shook his head and said with a solemn expression, "There's only a name. Do you want it?"

"Speak."

"Wan Fu!"

"What's so special about this person?" Gu Chen frowned slightly.

"It's true that the Old Man tracked the whereabouts of the Kan Water Ghost Lotus, but the Qiankun Association is also extraordinarily cautious."

"That batch of Kan Water Ghost Lotus wasn't transferred to its final destination. Instead, it was destroyed by the Qiankun Association along the way."

"The Old Man only managed to steal one Kan Water Ghost Lotus before destroying it. It's the one he gave you."

"As for the name 'Wan Fu', it's a name that the Qiankun Association cultivator in charge of transporting the Kan Water Ghost Lotus mentioned by chance before he received the order to destroy it. This person seems to play an important role in the Qiankun Association's trade chain."

The Great Prophet explained the ins and outs of the matter. Upon hearing this, Gu Chen sank into deep thought.

"This name is enough. Perhaps we can find some information about this person in this Ghost Parade. It's much better than searching for a needle in a haystack."

After snapping out of his daze, Gu Chen nodded.

"How do you plan on investigating?" the Great Prophet asked curiously.

Gu Chen smiled but didn't say anything. He quickened his pace and soon led the Great Prophet to a shop.

The signboard at the entrance of the shop had the words "Bai Xiao Zhai" written on it. Gu Chen stepped inside.

The decorations inside the shop were very simple. Aside from an old man sitting cross-legged on a cushion, there were only three large and small rows of bookshelves.

"How is it? Did the goods I asked for arrive? "

Gu Chen looked at the old man and asked. Obviously, this wasn't his first time here.

The old man glanced at him before getting up and walking to the bookshelf in the back. After searching for a while, he took out a jade slip and handed it to Gu Chen.

"The goods arrived a long time ago. You never came to collect them, so I thought you didn't want them anymore," the old man said.

His expression was very cold, without the slightest bit of hospitality one would expect from a guest.

Gu Chen opened the jade slip in his hand. The jade slip immediately turned into a beam of Soul Light and entered his mind.

Everything in the Divine Ascension World was illusory. This jade slip recorded information, and this was a shop that specialized in selling information.

Closing his eyes, Gu Chen silently digested the information in his mind. When he opened his eyes again, he had a thoughtful look on his face.

"Very good, the content is very detailed. I'm very satisfied."

"I have another name here. I want you to help me investigate it again."

Gu Chen said to the old man.

"Alright, the payment will be settled according to the old rules. As soon as we receive the Dao Crystal, we'll help you investigate it. What's the name? "

The old man from the Bai Xiao Zhai said expressionlessly.

"Wan Fu," Gu Chen replied.

The old man nodded and remembered it.

Then, Gu Chen left the Bai Xiao Zhai. The Great Prophet who had been watching from the side stroked his beard and asked, "Is this shop reliable?"