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Chapter 1260: Chapter 961: Miss Hu Jiu’s Gossip News (3)

If one is moved, even if they pretend not to care with a cold face, Miss Hu Jiu can detect clues from minute expressions and eyes.

However, as she gazes at the young gentleman now, she disappointingly discovers that his sparkling eyes hold surprise, appreciation, and admiration, yet not a hint of love or affection.

It seems that there is still a long way to go; further cultivation is necessary!

Now she is much more mature and no longer stubbornly obsessed. She lowers her eyes to seriously discuss business, "Third Sister mentioned that sir wants to know some intelligence about the evil cultivators of the Leisure Sect. I met quite a few friends on Trapped Snake Island and heard a lot of gossip.

But after all, many are boastful words. I haven’t had the chance to verify them, so I can only provide relatively reliable information for sir’s reference."

Jiang Yuan poured a cup of spirit tea and pushed it forward, "Take a sip of tea to moisten your throat, Miss Hu Jiu. Feel free to tell. It doesn’t matter whether it’s gossip, as long as it’s related to the Leisure Sect."

"Rumors abound!" Miss Hu Jiu tilted her head slightly to think and began, "I once heard an assassin who claimed to be the Hunting Life Monarch mention that he was frequently employed by the evil cultivators of the Leisure Sect.

It is said that Leisure Sect members are strictly forbidden from killing each other.

They practice evil techniques that harm others, primarily through absorbing and refining essence, allowing their realms to improve quickly. Correspondingly, their bodies contain more essence than ordinary cultivators.

As a result, some evil cultivators covet the essence accumulated over the years by their fellow members yet cannot kill them. So they would employ the Hunting Life Monarch to lay an ambush, waiting for the target to die naturally, afterward refining and absorbing a large amount of unclaimed essence.

The Hunting Life Monarch had voluntarily mentioned a place called ’Immortal Peak.’ He said Leisure Sect members go there for pilgrimage or whatever, and it’s easy to set ambushes along the way."

She paused for a moment, sorting through the gossip she’d heard, and continued, "Regarding pilgrimage, it seems the Leisure Sect is not a native sect of the Wilderness World, but introduced from the Otherworld.

They claim the Sect Leader possesses a method allowing evil cultivators to successfully cross tribulations. If a member needs to cross tribulations, it must be reported layer by layer to the higher-ups, and the Protector will appear at an opportune time with an assisting array for the tribulation crossing.

As disciples grow in number, evil cultivators wantonly devour cultivators, their cultivation speed increasing rapidly, naturally leading to many evil cultivators needing to cross tribulations simultaneously.

How could the Protector possibly keep up? It’s impossible to specifically go and protect those insignificant lackeys. Hence, the so-called Holy Land—Immortal Peak—emerged.

Members who haven’t received any response from the Protectors must ’make pilgrimage’ to Immortal Peak if they need to cross tribulations, presumably doing so together. As for more specific information, it’s unavailable; the location of Immortal Peak..."

The little fox flicked a finger and took out an exquisite map from the storage bag. Unfolding it, clouds and mist swirl on the map with mini demon beasts galloping through the mountains and forests, utterly marvelous.

"Sir, please look; according to what the Hunting Life Monarch said, Immortal Peak should be in this area." She ran a finger over the mountainous region, and the map’s scenery seemed to come alive, standing half-transparent before them.

Amidst the lofty mountains and ridges, there are indeed many excellent places for ambushes and sneak attacks, but none of the peaks bear this name.

Based on her talent for gathering gossip, the little fox speculates, the so-called Immortal Peak is likely a small, independently-existing space. Unless you possess the identity of a Leisure Sect member, you cannot find the correct location even if you dig through the entire landscape.

Otherwise, the frequent tribulation crossings, even in such a remote area, would disturb passing cultivators, thereby exposing the place!