Chapter 5141 — The Advantages of the Primordial Spirit
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"No," Jing Taiyang and the others all shook their heads in unison. Spirit jade was simply too rare a thing in the ancient minor jianghu. Even a prodigy like Leng Leng, who was so prized by her sect, owned only a single piece. As for ordinary disciples like themselves, they could never get their hands on any in the normal course of things, and those who carried a piece on their person were fewer still.
"Uh..." Brother Dafeng was struck speechless for a moment. Wei Zhao had never mentioned this to him. Without spirit jade, the teleportation array could not be activated—did that mean they had come all this way for nothing?
But just then, Dr. Glasses walked straight over. With a flick of his black robe, he actually produced an entire small pouch of spirit jade.
Brother Dafeng merely gaped, but Jing Taiyang and the rest swallowed hard in unison. Never in their lives had they seen so much spirit jade. This Black-Clad Mystery Man truly was rolling in wealth!
Little did they know, supplies could be teleported back and forth between the Central Headquarters and Cloud Terrace Island, and spirit jade was available there in whatever quantity one wished. Moreover, Dr. Glasses had made preparations well before this operation ever began.
"What are you standing there gaping for? Let's go," Dr. Glasses said, glancing at them in urging.
Brother Dafeng and Jing Taiyang's group hurried into the teleportation array. With a flash of white light, they were instantly transported to the relay point. Since every ancient sect had its own designated islet, the islet where the array was located stood utterly deserted at this moment, with not a single soul in sight.
"Black-Clad Mystery Man, what do we do next? We're not going to march right up and openly challenge those ancient alliance experts, are we?" Brother Dafeng could not help asking. True, he was Wei Zhao's inside man, but those ancient alliance experts did not know that. If a fight broke out and he lost his life, what then? The handful of people the Center had brought would not even fill the gaps between the enemy's teeth...
"Of course not. Are you stupid?" Dr. Glasses snorted, then said in a low voice, "This place isn't big, but since it's an archipelago, we can surely find somewhere a bit more secluded to hide ourselves, investigate the situation, and wait for the right moment to act."
"With so many of us?" Brother Dafeng grimaced. One or two would be easy enough—you could just duck into any little grove on any little islet. But right now there were seventeen of them in all, and ancient alliance experts were everywhere around them. How easy could it be to hide completely from their eyes and ears?
"Who said they need to hide too? The only ones who need to hide are you and me. Have you forgotten that Jing Taiyang and the others were ancient alliance people to begin with? What would they need to hide for?" Dr. Glasses chuckled.
"But there's still a flaw, isn't there? For instance, since they had no spirit jade, how could they have teleported in on their own?" These days Brother Dafeng had grown quite adept at playing the mole at the Central Headquarters. He was clearly far more meticulous and thorough in his thinking now; in the past he would never have been this careful.
"That is indeed a flaw, but it doesn't matter. So long as we act cautiously, a little fudging will get us through. At worst, we can claim they had hidden away a bit of spirit jade all along. Even if someone with a suspicious mind notices, the most they'll do is find it strange—there won't be any real problem." Dr. Glasses paused, then instructed them all, "But you must remember this: once you're back, keep contact with your former fellow disciples to a minimum. Listen more, speak less. Once you've investigated the affairs of your respective sects, come report to us. Understand?"
"Understood!" Jing Taiyang and the others answered in unison.