Chapter 1752 - 1737: Seeking the Dao at Five Immortals Hall

A few years ago, when Ye Zhen was newly appointed as the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy of the West Patrol, Xio Qiangu wanted to give Ye Zhen a show of strength to deal with him.

That conflict allowed Ye Zhen to take the opportunity to plant a mole within the West Patrol Office.

This person is none other than the Junior Director of the Inner Affairs Bureau, Ma Yuanjin.

The mole of Ma Yuanjin is extremely important; to prevent being discovered, Ye Zhen has hardly utilized him over the years.

He only instructed the Junior Director, Ma Yuanjin, that if Xio Qiangu truly intended to deal with Ye Zhen, he must find a way to notify him.

However, it was never put to use.

This Ma Yuanjin did not disappoint Ye Zhen. Not long after Ye Zhen severely injured the Chief of the Inner Affairs Bureau five years ago, Ma Yuanjin was appointed as the Chief by Xio Qiangu.

Over a month had passed since the five-year appointment, yet there was no movement from Xio Qiangu. To prevent any unexpected events, or perhaps a major move by Xio Qiangu, Ye Zhen secretly contacted Ma Yuanjin to check on any developments or actions from Xio Qiangu.

But the answer Ma Yuanjin gave surprised Ye Zhen slightly.

In fact, just as the five-year term ended, Chii Jingshan, who had been publicly reprimanded and forced to kneel by Ye Zhen years ago, could not wait to recommend to Xio Qiangu to deal with Ye Zhen and target him as the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy.

However, Xio Qiangu’s reply to Chii Jingshan was somewhat unexpected.

Xio Qiangu said that as the five-year term just ended, Ye Zhen will definitely be on full alert, fully prepared to respond to any potential challenges from them.

Therefore, making a move now has a low chance of success.

Hence, they would temporarily hold off and wait for Ye Zhen to lower his guard before striking.

This answer left Ye Zhen quite surprised.

Is this the reason for the current calm?

Ye Zhen believed Ma Yuanjin wouldn’t dare to deceive him, but it was hard to say whether this could be a feint by Xio Qiangu, a strategic ploy to let such information slip on purpose?

Perhaps, once Ye Zhen and his people relaxed slightly after receiving this news, Xio Qiangu would strike suddenly.

Thus, Ye Zhen remained vigilant.

But soon, Ye Zhen realized that it’s unreasonable to always be on the defense.

The entire North Sea County was on high alert—such a situation couldn’t last for long.

Otherwise, even if Ye Zhen didn’t tire, the officials below could not last long.

Continuous high alert would gradually turn into a numbness, leading to the opposite effect.

So, half a month later, Ye Zhen quietly lifted the high alert within and outside North Sea County, but maintained a relaxed exterior with a guarded interior.

Ye Zhen pondered that if Xio Qiangu really wanted to get him, it would probably involve professional duties, integrity, communication of intelligence, and such.

He cautioned the mid and senior-level officials to be alert in these areas.

Moreover, in Ye Zhen’s view, staying in North Sea County indefinitely was not feasible, and Xio Qiangu was currently his direct superior.

Xio Qiangu could make trouble for Ye Zhen at any time.

Ye Zhen couldn’t stay in North Sea County forever.

Especially since Ye Zhen’s cultivation was currently stuck at the Dark Palace Realm, unable to break through, which was a significant problem he needed to solve quickly.

Otherwise, his cultivation couldn’t improve for a day, remaining stagnant.

Only by achieving a certain level of cultivation and combat power could he establish some deterrence.

The issue of breaking through the cultivation barrier was most urgent.

After much thought, Ye Zhen finally contacted Mountain God Yi Xun of the Five Immortals Heavenly Destiny Hall.

Yi Xun had a reputable lineage with rich experience, and was trustworthy, so Ye Zhen specifically sought his advice on this problem.

Ye Zhen contacted Mountain God Yi Xun through a small Communication Transfer Formation.

Upon learning of Ye Zhen’s issue, Mountain God Yi Xun was utterly astonished.

He stated that in his many years of cultivation, he had encountered all kinds of deviations and strange phenomena, but something like Ye Zhen’s, where his Divine Soul Cultivation was too high and his Primordial Spirit too strong, preventing the formation of the Dark Palace, was a first.

If Ye Zhen’s former opponents knew about this, they would likely stomp and curse in frustration—this was too tricky a situation.

However, Mountain God Yi Xun was secretly amazed, wondering how Ye Zhen cultivated such an unconventional cultivation.

The Primordial Spirit of a Dao Realm Expert with a cultivation of the Ninth Stage of Divine Communication Realm, this was simply...

This left Ye Zhen even more frustrated.

If even Mountain God Yi Xun had never heard of this, does that mean there was no hope for Ye Zhen with Mountain God Yi Xun either?

Despite his disappointment, Mountain God Yi Xun did not immediately turn Ye Zhen away. He wanted to meet Ye Zhen personally; only by directly examining Ye Zhen’s situation could he determine a solution.

A few days later, Ye Zhen secretly left North Sea County and headed to Five Immortals Island.

Only two months had passed, but under the influence of the Time Order of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, aside from Ye Zhen wasting most of his time, others had undergone full two years of intense cultivation.

The Sky Wing Three Saints had raised their cultivation to varying levels between the early to late Fifth Stage of the Dark Palace Realm, even the little cat had broken through to the mid Sixth Stage of the Dark Palace Realm.

This level of advancement signified a 10% increase in the little cat’s speed and sustained flight capability.

It only took Ye Zhen three days to arrive at Five Immortals Island and meet the long-awaited Mountain God Yi Xun.

Without much ado, Ye Zhen attempted another breakthrough to the Dark Palace Realm in front of Mountain God Yi Xun.

The result was no surprise, he failed again!

However, Mountain God Yi Xun frowned with a wry smile, "Count Ye, my apologies, this situation is unprecedented. Today is the first time I have encountered it, and there is no immediate solution."

Although prepared mentally, Ye Zhen was still extremely disappointed.

"Is there no solution?" Could it be that his cultivation would eternally be trapped at the Peak of the Ninth Stage of the Divine Communication Realm?

Mountain God Yi Xun could see Ye Zhen’s urgency and quickly said, "Count Ye, don’t be anxious, while I have no solution, my master is hundreds of times more knowledgeable and experienced, there might be a way to resolve this.

Moreover, Count Ye, don’t forget, the divine power of our Tianyun Hall’s Heavenly Fortune Technique might not only solve the problem but also provide a correct path to a solution."

Hearing this, Ye Zhen felt a little reassured.

Although with just the word ’South,’ Ye Zhen hadn’t found Caiyi yet, mainly due to being too occupied recently to make time.

But the ’South’ written by the Grand Venerable of Tianyun Hall was indeed intriguing.

Mountain God Yi Xun hurried to Tianyun Hall to meet his master and seek help regarding this matter.

About two hours later, Mountain God Yi Xun returned. Seeing his relaxed expression, Ye Zhen was intrigued and asked, "Great Deacon Yi, have you found a solution?"

Mountain God Yi Xun nodded lightly, "Indeed, there is a solution."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen was overjoyed!