Chapter 419: A Visit

Chapter 419: Chapter 318: A Visit

It was autumn.

The rice was already ripe.

Han Yuan walked with the Orange Cat along a country path, vast fields of golden rice stretching out before them.

Many farmers in conical hats toiled under the hot sun, bustling between the fields and constantly reaping the rice stalks.

“Looks like the harvest is pretty good this year.”

Han Yuan said with a slight smile.

“Meow~ With the resurgence of Spiritual Qi, the harvest for these plants will naturally get better and better,”

the Orange Cat said.

“That’s true…”

Han Yuan nodded.

The eruption of Spiritual Qi was indeed a good thing for plants.

Even in a place like Demon Cave Ridge, the vegetation was becoming increasingly lush.

“Meow… Aren’t you supposed to be going to the Great Li Capital?”

“Why did we come to a place like this?”

the Orange Cat asked curiously.

They had left the Great Demon Palace nearly a month ago.

They were only about fifty li from the Great Li Capital.

For Han Yuan, he could cover that distance in the time it takes an incense stick to burn if he just picked up the pace a little.

But Han Yuan, who had been rushing this whole time, had suddenly stopped and come to an extremely remote mountain villa. The Orange Cat found this very confusing.

“I’m here to see someone,”

Han Yuan said softly.

He had only felt the Broken Jade Pendant grow warm when he arrived here.

In other words, there must be members of the Profound Celestial Alliance active nearby.

And they probably wanted to communicate with him.

“Alright.”

The Orange Cat stuck out its tongue.

After walking past the country path, Han Yuan saw a lone, large tree in the distance.

Beneath the large tree, a tall figure was gazing in his direction.

It was Yan Qingyu.

“What are you doing here?”

Yan Qingyu looked at Han Yuan, a trace of doubt on her face.

She too had felt the disturbance from her Jade Pendant on the way and had deliberately stopped here to wait.

“For the same reason as you, of course,”

Han Yuan said with a slight smile.

Yan Qingyu said, “We were the ones who passed the intel about the Immortal Sect Organization’s unusual movements in the Great Li Dynasty to the Celestial Net Department.”

Han Yuan was taken aback. He genuinely hadn’t known; he had assumed the Celestial Net Department had discovered the information on its own.

He never would have thought it was the Profound Celestial Alliance that had passed it to the Celestial Net Department.

But when it came to understanding the Immortal Sect Organization, the Profound Celestial Alliance was indeed far more knowledgeable than the Celestial Net Department.

He pondered for a moment before asking, “Miss Yan, have you figured out why the Immortal Sect is gathering in the Great Li Capital?”

Yan Qingyu said softly, “Do you remember what Situ Hui said before he died?”

Han Yuan immediately recalled it and said in shock, “Could that Nautical Chart be in the Great Li Capital?!”

Before he died, Situ Hui had said the Immortal Sect Organization was searching for the Nautical Chart that recorded the location of the Immortal Sect.

If that Nautical Chart had appeared in the Great Li Capital, it would explain everything.

Yan Qingyu said softly, “From the looks of it, that seems to be the case.”

“But as for the specific details… no one can say for sure.”

“We don’t know where the Nautical Chart is, either.”

“The Great Li Royal Family and the Celestial Net Department are also searching for the whereabouts of that Nautical Chart.”

Han Yuan mused for a moment, then said, “So, now it’s a matter of who can find the Nautical Chart first.”

Yan Qingyu nodded. “Yes, you can understand it that way.”

“Which means the Great Li Capital is going to be extremely dangerous.”

Han Yuan smiled. “No matter how dangerous, I’m still going.”

“Hearing you say that, I’m now even more certain that Wooden Snake will show up.”

Ignoring whatever grudge he had with Wooden Snake, Yan Qingyu said, “If you discover anything in the Great Li Capital, you can contact me.”

“Of course, if we find any clues, we’ll notify you as well.”

‘Isn’t this just information sharing…?’

Han Yuan agreed without much thought and asked, “How many people from the Profound Celestial Alliance have come this time?”

Yan Qingyu didn’t hide anything. “Everyone who was active in the Great Li Dynasty region has come. I can’t tell you the exact number.”

“But Li Baozhou isn’t here… He’s tying up the Nether Dragon to prevent it from coming.”

Han Yuan nodded lightly.

Yan Qingyu had only come to communicate with Han Yuan. Having said her piece, she left immediately.

Han Yuan remained where he was, lost in thought.

Although it was just a brief conversation with Yan Qingyu, he had learned quite a lot.

‘The Nether Dragon is being held up by Li Baozhou… and I took care of Situ Hui.’

‘Of the Immortal Sect’s Twelve High Priests, only ten can come to the Great Li Capital.’

‘Although these ten High Priests are stronger than ordinary Divine Sea Realm masters, what kind of place is the Great Li Capital? It’s a land of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There’s no telling how many old monsters are there.’

‘On top of that, there are masters like me who have been invited to the Capital.’

‘Even if the Immortal Sect Organization can cooperate with the Source Evil Seed, they don’t have the upper hand in terms of sheer power.’

‘I’d like to see just what kind of storm they can stir up in the Great Li Capital.’

Han Yuan muttered to himself, then took the Orange Cat and shot directly toward the Great Li Capital.

…

The Great Li Capital was arguably the most magnificent city Han Yuan had ever seen.

Upon entering, he saw incredibly wide roads and rows upon rows of shops and buildings, with ancient structures occasionally visible among them.

This was a bustling, prosperous city with an extremely developed commercial district, yet it was also steeped in ancient culture and history.

Here, one rarely saw vagrants or beggars; most people were well-dressed with rosy complexions.

Han Yuan strolled casually through the bustling streets, occasionally buying some snacks and treats.

The Orange Cat, in particular, ate until its belly was about to burst.

It wasn’t until the afternoon that Han Yuan casually found an inn to stay at.

“If I’d known there was so much good food here, we would’ve come sooner.”