My dreams can simulate the future.

Chapter 68 Factional Infighting

The figure that appeared in front of the speedboat was a middle-aged cultivator dressed in a silver robe.

At this moment, Li Wusheng also caught up.

Upon seeing the visitor, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother Chu."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, his face full of arrogance: "Uncle Liang ordered me to come and meet you. You used the Crimson Thunder Pearl to ask for help, and my Golden Scale Market also sent people to help."

According to the sect rules, junior brother, you need to go to the Jinlinfang Market Town Guard Office and report the details of this matter.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen felt a little uneasy.

"This man's surname is Chu. His attitude towards Li Wusheng is so bad, and his face is full of arrogance. He is most likely a member of the Chu family, a direct descendant."

And that Uncle Liang, Liang is one of the three major surnames of the direct lineage, so he should also be a member of the direct lineage.

"As a disciple of the hall master, Senior Brother Zhao couldn't even qualify for the Foundation Establishment stage. This shows how severely the direct line faction is suppressing him."

As an outsider recommended by Senior Brother Zhao, I'm bound to face hostility. It seems Jinlin Market isn't a good place for me.

"Fortunately, this is a dream, so I can go in and take a look."

With this in mind, Jiang Chen felt relieved and decided to explore the Golden Scale Market, this den of dragons and tigers.

An hour and a half later, an extremely wide body of water appeared ahead, more than twenty miles wide; this was the Golden Scale River.

In the Jinlin River, there is an island about three miles in circumference, on which there is a small town.

The city wall was extremely high, reaching over ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), and one could vaguely see that it was covered with large defensive magical artifacts such as heavy crossbows.

Although he had never seen it, Jiang Chen had heard of it countless times. This was the famous Golden Scale Market.

Unlike Blackstone Mountain Market, Golden Scale Market mainly serves as a defensive fortress for the Golden Cauldron Sect. Although there are Core Formation cultivators stationed there, business is not very good.

The shuttle boat docked at a small pier, and then Jiang Chen and his group followed the cultivator surnamed Chu to a large courtyard in the center of the town.

The main building of the compound is a palace-style building, and an elderly man with white hair sits in the main seat inside.

This person's aura was much stronger than the black-robed Foundation Establishment cultivator he had encountered before, but it wasn't to the point of overwhelming him.

Presumably, this person is also a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The cultivator surnamed Chu cupped his hands and said, "Senior Brother Liang, Junior Brother Li from the Guard Hall brought a rogue cultivator recommended by the Black Stone Mountain Market to join the sect. On the way, they were ambushed by the rogue cultivator, which is why they released the Crimson Thunder Pearl to ask for help."

The old man surnamed Liang glanced at Li Wusheng and said, "The people of the Guard Hall are becoming more and more incompetent. They can't even deal with rogue cultivators."

By the way, I heard that bastard Zhao Changzhou is also in Blackstone Mountain Market. The person he recommended should be here too, right?

"Which of you was recommended by Zhao Changzhou?"

Knowing he couldn't avoid it, Jiang Chen stepped forward directly: "Replying to senior, I was recommended by Steward Zhao Changzhou."

The old man glanced at him sideways and snorted coldly, "As expected of someone from Blackstone Mountain Market, you even have the air of a country bumpkin."

After saying that, she glanced at Li Wusheng, who was standing to the side, seemingly unintentionally.

He then continued, "That bastard Zhao Changzhou is notorious for his disrespect for superiors. You were recommended by him, so he's probably not a good person either."

"I'll stay in Jinlin Market for a few years to temper my temperament before reporting to the mountain gate."

Upon hearing this, Li Wusheng broke his silence.

His eyes flashed with cold light as he stared intently at the old man surnamed Liang: "It is my duty to escort these junior brothers to the mountain gate to report for duty, and it is also a task given to me by my master."

"If you want to detain someone, you can. Just write a note in your name explaining the reason for the detention, and leave your spirit aura. I'll take it to the Guardian Hall for filing."

Upon hearing this, the old man surnamed Liang's expression immediately changed.

If he dares to write this note, it would be interfering with the official duties of the Guard Hall.

This is wartime, and most of the Guardian Hall's experts are risking their lives on Changyuan Mountain. But precisely because of this, the Guardian Hall's status is higher than ever before.

If anyone provokes the Guardian Hall at this time, and a disturbance is caused on Changyuan Mountain, demanding severe punishment for the provocateur, even a Core Formation cultivator cannot bear such a heavy burden.

The old man surnamed Liang picked up a pipe from the side, took a few deep drags, and then said, "Since your Guard Hall doesn't appreciate kindness, then forget it."

Tell me, what danger did you encounter this time, and how did you handle it?

Li Wusheng briefly recounted what had happened.

Finally, he said, "All of this is evidenced by the photographic beads on the ship."

After listening, the old man surnamed Liang's expression suddenly changed. He stared at Jiang Chen, his eyes no longer filled with naked contempt, but with some apprehension.

"You're just a Qi Refining cultivator, it's one thing to have a second-grade array diagram, but you even have an array-breaking bead."

This is a prohibited item; private possession is forbidden within the jurisdiction of the Golden Cauldron Sect.

"You possess the Formation-Breaking Pearl; could it be that you're colluding with evil cultivators, attempting to infiltrate my Golden Cauldron Sect and spy on its secrets?"

"This person is highly suspicious. I must detain him in Jinlin Market and await the handling of the Enforcement Hall."

Li Wusheng glanced at him: "If you want to take away the person I'm escorting, you'd better ask my Guard Hall if they agree."

You bunch of idiots, you have the best resources in the sect, but you do nothing and spend all your time suppressing us disciples who are willing to risk our lives for the sect.

Do you really think we're made of clay, afraid to confront you directly?

"Either you release him, or we'll have a fight right here and now. If you have the guts, kill me!"

After saying that, he took out a jade talisman and sent out a message.

Upon seeing this, the elderly man surnamed Liang broke out in a cold sweat.

"Li Wusheng's message must be addressed to the head of the guards. If that person goes berserk, even my master can't protect me."

This has blown up; how are we going to handle this?

Just then, the cultivator surnamed Chu immediately spoke up to smooth things over: "Senior Brother Liang, Junior Brother Li, you are all fellow disciples, why be so tense?"

"How about this, you wait here at Jinlin Market for a while. I'll send a message to the Enforcement Hall and have them bring the Inquiry Talisman to investigate."

If this young friend Jiang is alright, then Senior Brother Liang will offer some compensation. What do you think?

Anyway, it's only about 300 miles away, and the cultivators from the Enforcement Hall can get here within two hours.

"If you personally supervise from the side, aren't you afraid there won't be any problems? What do you think?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Wusheng nodded: "Then that's settled. If Junior Brother Jiang is alright, it won't be something that can be resolved with just a little compensation."

I will ask my master to return personally and have a good talk with the people from your Trade Hall.

Seeing that Li Wusheng had given in, Jiang Chen immediately ended the simulation.

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Back to reality, it is now the hour of You (5-7 PM), and there are still fifteen days and one night before we officially board the ship to head to the Jin Ding Zong mountain gate.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but curse inwardly: "The factional infighting in the Golden Cauldron Sect is even more serious than I imagined."

Because I was recommended by Manager Zhao, I'm being targeted like this. I thought I was safe after escaping the Black Stone Society's pursuit, but little did I know an even greater crisis was yet to come.

"The matter of the Formation-Breaking Pearl is indeed quite troublesome. This thing poses a great threat to the Golden Cauldron Sect's assets."

Classifying it as a contraband wouldn't be wrong. If I take out the Breaking Formation Pearl, those bastards from the direct lineage will have a reason to cause me trouble.

"But without the array-breaking bead, I couldn't break the Black Stone Society's array. I wouldn't even make it to Golden Scale Market before I died."