Chapter 1297 1256: Hundred Flowers Gathering?

"You..." The old man's face changed dramatically as he stared at Chen Fei, "How can you... How is this possible? This is impossible..."

The old man from the Nine Nether Palace standing behind listened to Chen Fei's bizarre conversation with the old man, and was completely at a loss! Amidst this confusion, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of dread towards Chen Fei once again.

What kind of existence is the Hundred Knowledge Palace? To put it bluntly, even if all the forces in their Qiannan Ancient Kingdom combined, they wouldn't be worthy of being pressed by one of its fingers! So anyone who has ever come to the Hundred Knowledge Palace to buy information, as far as he has seen, all of them were cautious and trembling with fear, but now?

In his impression, other than Chen Fei, he had never seen another person in his lifetime who dared to speak like this to someone from the Hundred Knowledge Palace...

"Do you want the Yin-Summoning Chicken?" The old man looked grim and remained silent for a long time before finally shaking his head and giving in.

"What, can we exchange it now?" Chen Fei squinted his eyes slightly, as he expected.

The old man glanced at Chen Fei, then stood up like a stiff corpse and said slowly, "Follow me." Then, in the pitch-black area behind him, a door inexplicably appeared within everyone's perception. He gently pushed open that mysterious door and walked inside...

Seeing this, Chen Fei's eyes flickered, and he followed inside.

Behind him, the senior member of the Nine Nether Palace hesitated, "Mr. Chen, I, I..." Clearly, he wanted to go in, yet was somewhat afraid. His heart was anxious.

"Wait outside." Chen Fei said calmly, and immediately, everything before his eyes opened up suddenly. He arrived at a mysterious area.

It was a small courtyard, devoid of sunlight, yet there was a stream of—hard to name—chilly light flowing down from the sky, illuminating the ground, making it feel not warm, but deeply cold. A kind of bone-chilling cold from inside out...

"Why do you want the Yin River Scorpion?" Walking along the road, the old man's slow voice suddenly came from ahead.

"I owe them a favor. I promised to help transform one of their people into an Earth Corpse." Chen Fei replied nonchalantly as he walked.

"You can transform an Earth Corpse?" The old man's pupil-less eyes solidified again, then slightly shook, muttering quietly, "Indeed, since you even know about the Yin-Summoning Chicken, it's not strange that you know the method to transform a person into an Earth Corpse."

Chen Fei squinted and chuckled softly without saying a word. Seeing this, the old man also stopped talking and directly walked to a dark riverbank, where eerie chanting echoes continuously, like ghost wailing, very disturbing.

And in that shallow dark river, a scorpion missing a foot lazily lay on the riverbank, inhaling and exhaling dragon-like airflow, grayish and cold, causing Chen Fei's eyes to slightly fixate, murmuring, "Why has this Yin River Scorpion become like this? Missing a leg?"

"That's why I said the source of the goods has a problem. We have stopped this business in our Qiannan Ancient Kingdom branch for a long time." The old man replied expressionlessly.

Chen Fei frowned without speaking, instead heading straight to the dark river. Upon extending a hand, a roll of white airflow wrapped around the legless Yin River Scorpion, bringing it to his hand for a close inspection...

Soon, a hint of shock flickered across Chen Fei's eyes, "No way? Could this be..."

"What do you know?" Hearing Chen Fei's murmur, the old man's expression solidified, asking.

"Has something happened to the Yin River near that Ghost City?" Chen Fei didn't answer, his eyes still holding a trace of shock, murmuring to himself, questioning.

"How do you know?" The old man's face changed, "Indeed, something has gone wrong over there. How do you know about it?"

Even they, facing the change of the Ghost City Yin River, were clueless, without any leads, only forced to close this almost extortive business, reporting the issue to the headquarters... However, because their branch is so far from the headquarters, coming and going would take at least a few decades, so they have been patiently waiting till today...

Yet, now the old man never expected that a guy like Chen Fei, emerging from nowhere and completely unfamiliar, would be so familiar with the Ghost City and the Yin River!?

"Do you really know what caused the change in the Yin River?" The old man took a deep breath, asking.

Chen Fei glanced at him without speaking for a long time, finally slowly saying, "Can you give this Yin River Scorpion to me?"

"Give it to you?" The old man was stunned, his zombie-like eyes scanning Chen Fei's face for a long time before slowly lowering his head, staying silent, without refusal.

Chen Fei frowned and said, "I'll come back to find you in a while, then I'll go check the Yin River."

At this time, a faint sharpness flickered in the old man's eyes, and after a long silence, he slowly said, "Wait a moment..." As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and left.

Seeing this situation, Chen Fei didn't say anything, understanding that the other party was probably going back to report and seek opinion.

Such as this, after about half a day, the elder finally returned, but he brought Chen Fei neither good nor bad news. He could take the Yin River Scorpion, but within three months, he must fulfill his promise and take a look at the Yin River side of Ghost City.

"Within three months?" Chen Fei frowned. If there was only three months' time, he might have to spend more time here.

Then Chen Fei shook his head, nodded, and decided to deal with the matter at hand first. He said, "But... wait, help me check some information first, regarding the Flower God Sect of the Inner Region, an elder named Nine Wild Serpent Madam, and a saintess named Pei Wanning. I want detailed information on all of them recently."

"Flower God Sect? Got it..." The elder nodded and left again.

This time, it took less than half an hour for the elder to return again, with two glowing scrolls in hand. Chen Fei walked over and received the two scrolls, opened them, and began to read carefully... However, it wasn't long before his brow furrowed.

"Hundred Flowers Gathering? What's this?" His tone took on a deepness, asking coldly.

"It's one of the methods the Flower God Sect uses to attract strong individuals."

The elder seemed familiar with what the 'Hundred Flowers Gathering' was, speaking slowly with a slight disdain, "Every thirty years, the Flower God Sect leads its subordinate forces, presenting ninety-nine young, beautiful, captivating female cultivators... They outwardly claim to seek a worthy match, willing and consensual, but in reality, these women are just puppets, tools! Unless a person who is weak in power wants to take them away, without depleting half of their life's savings, it's absolutely impossible..."

"Then what about the three Great Saintesses of the Flower God Sect? What is this?" Chen Fei interrupted him, asking again in a displeased tone.

"Three Great Saintesses?" The elder raised his eyelids slightly, speaking slowly, "Haha, putting it nicely, they are saintesses. Putting it less nicely, they're like the top courtesans... this Flower God Sect's Hundred Flowers Gathering often attracts the attention of some Mystic Heaven Position Kings, and by that time, these so-called three Great Saintesses will be the trump card used to 'attack' and attract them!"

"Crack!" With a fierce grip, Chen Fei crushed the two scrolls in his hands, which then shattered and fell to the ground.

"When is this Hundred Flowers Gathering?" Chen Fei narrowed his eyes coldly, asking. He had already decided that if the timing conflicted, if it was too tight, even temporarily breaching the agreement, he would abandon his business with the Nine Nether Palace and head to the Flower God Sect first.

Pei Wanning was his woman, how could he allow others to lay hands on her?

According to the information on the scroll, Pei Wanning was currently one of the three Great Saintesses of the Flower God Sect!

"After a year from now." The elder quietly glanced at Chen Fei, seemingly guessing something, said.

"A year and a half?" Chen Fei's eyes flickered, followed by silence. It's not little time, but it's not much either...

"The Flower God Sect is located in Chaos Capital, Tianye Plains. If you want to go there, normally the only way is to pass directly through the territory of the Wang Clan. And usually, doing so will take half a year! However, if you encounter any troubles along the way, if someone starts watching you..." At this point, the elder's eyes flickered slightly, and his pupils dimly said, "Then whether a year and a half is enough, will really be hard to say!"

Chen Fei glanced up at him coldly, "What exactly are you trying to say!?"

"Haha." The elder chuckled lightly, saying, "We have a Teleportation Formation that leads directly to Chaos Capital. You help us check out Yin River in Ghost City, regardless of whether you can solve the problem, afterward, we'll let you use the Teleportation Formation to go, how about it?"

"Agreed!" Chen Fei's eyes flashed with sharp light, and he immediately nodded.

Crossing the Qiannan Ancient Kingdom Wang Clan's territory, he could do, but it just so happens that his current situation is not suitable.

The previous matter, the Relics of Heavenly Origin Sect, Yee Hua Pill King's legacy, directly resulted in the big figures from two or three royal mansions of the Inner Region probably keeping an eye on him now.

Under such circumstances, if he tried to penetrate the enemy camp and cross through, the chanceless possibility is far too low! What time does he have for accidents now?

"I'll take the Yin River Scorpion away. I'll come to see you again later."

Then Chen Fei directly took the legless Yin River Scorpion and left.

Seeing Chen Fei take the item and leave, the elder's eyes flickered, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately shook his head, not stopping him. Just a Yin River Scorpion, they at Hundred Knowledge Palace can afford the loss.

Moreover, he truly does not believe anyone would be foolish enough to dare deceive Hundred Knowledge Palace...