The Eight Sects Token?!"

Wu Luotian's eyes lit up. This was a token only found in the Four Pavilions of the world, and the Eight Sects within the Four Pavilions were now the renowned overlords of the Western Province. Although they were not the top powers in the Four Pavilions, they were a force to be reckoned with.

The Eight Sects had three requirements for selecting disciples:

First, the cultivation base of the disciples applying should be at least advanced to the Initial Stage of Reversal!

Second, they must be natives of the Western Province and not accept outsiders (unless personally selected by the eight sect masters, with the precondition that four of the eight sect masters agree)!

Third, in accordance with the first condition, the age of the candidates must be at least under twenty.

Only those who met all three requirements could be selected as disciples of the Eight Sects of the Western Province!

Due to the Capital incident, the selection of disciples by the Four Pavilions was extremely strict at present, but once becoming their disciples, they would definitely enjoy cultivation resources that even the clan disciples of the Western Province could not enjoy.

"I wonder if this Eight Sects Token has anything to do with that old beggar."

Wu Luotian pondered for a moment and then stored away the Mysterious Yang Token. This kind of thing was probably not ordinary, after all, it was a pass from the Western Province. He couldn't use it himself, but his son might need it in the future.

As he sorted through the bag, Wu Luotian also found hundreds of other types of pills. Although as the head of the Wu family he didn't lack these pills for enhancing his strength or healing injuries, most of what he brought were emergency supplies and not these pills.

"It's just right that I have reached the Borderless Realm now. These pills can help stabilize my strength."

Wu Luotian muttered to himself and then swallowed these pills in large quantities one by one. The chaotic pills quickly turned into a clear stream of chi that merged into his meridians.

"This is so comfortable."

After the chi entered his limbs and bones, his body felt extremely comfortable. He felt his cultivation base solidify, and a thick and colorful light shimmered on his skin, stabilizing him at the peak of the Borderless Realm. He faintly felt that he was about to break through the bottleneck of the Borderless Realm.

Rumble!

The spirit core suddenly began to vibrate violently, and the chi from the pills became the core's nourishment. Wu Luotian was dumbfounded. How could the spirit core of a Borderless Warrior be so domineering?!

"Damn it, is this spirit core like a bottomless pit? Have I not fed you enough with so much chi?!"

Just then, the noisy chirping of birds came from the sky. Wu Luotian looked up through the snow wall, feeling the vibration coming from afar, and his face changed!

"There's a group of people approaching here..."

Calculating the time, it had been almost three days and two nights since he escaped from the pursuit of the assassins. If those assassins hadn't returned as scheduled in these three days, it was certain that the Immortal Emperor would send more people to search. Perhaps these people...

Wu Luotian wasn't sure if those people were sent by the Immortal Emperor, but the arrival of unfriendly visitors, with owls patrolling the sky and spirit beasts searching on the ground, clearly indicated a large-scale search for something.

"Whether friend or foe, it's definitely not a good idea to go out at this moment."

Wu Luotian understood very well at this moment. By sticking his head to the ground, he could sense that those people were not too close. If he left now, he could avoid them in time.

It was also possible to hide here and evade them, but it was too dangerous!

Soon, Wu Luotian's expression became somewhat serious, but in a breath, he had made up his mind. After all, discretion is the better part of valor!

Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain, about twenty or thirty people had gathered, all wearing warrior suits. They all had a white-gold belt accessory tied around their waist, with a simple and round embroidered gold character: Wu!

This was the main force of the Central Plains Wu family, gathered here seemingly to find someone.

"A few days ago, a grand thief stole a secret treasure of the Wu family. It has been five days since then, and today the goal of the War Emperor is to search for this person. He quickly ordered us to gather here to search for the whereabouts of this thief."

A middle-aged man with black long hair, leading the group, spoke in a voice that seemed to resonate with every movement, and could be discerned to be at the mid-stage of the Borderless Realm from his aura.

"Adult, it seems that the Immortal Emperor has also sent people here!" A disciple of the Wu family came to report to Fang Ming.

Seeing the man's raised eyebrows, his expression puzzled.

"The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Immortal Emperor? What is he doing here?"

Following the direction the disciple pointed out, a group of seven people were walking slowly towards them.

"So it turns out that Captain Wu Shen's brother is here. Long time no see, how have you been recently?"

As the group approached, led by a man with a tiger-skin cloak, a man with a bearded face, resonating with the sound of drums, also at the late stage of the Borderless Realm, it seemed that their cultivation was quite profound as well.

Seeing this scene, Captain Wu Shen greeted him with a fist over thr heart and a smile.

"So it's Brother Guo Jing, you're here to help capture the culprit, right?"

This Guo Jing was the current manager of the Capital Trade Guard. Because of some feud over principles, he had been demoted to the War Emperor's family under the jurisdiction of the Work Department, and happened to be in charge of mining stones, which Wu Shen often mentioned to make him angry.

"Guo Jing, it seems like you're fed up with life!"

Suddenly, Wu Shen's gaze became particularly sharp, then glared at the other.

Although the Immortal Emperor's power couldn't be compared with the Wu family, the Immortal Emperor's strength was not inferior to the War Emperor's, so he wasn't afraid!

"Huh, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

This Guo Jing was not like Wu Shen, he raised the issue to a level of wanting to kill each other with a single sentence.

Whoosh!

At this moment, both sides drew their swords, tensions rising and on the brink of erupting!

Although Guo Jing had fewer people on his side, they were all members of the Land Trade Guard, known as the strongest armed escort in the continent, with strength surpassing the Nine-Hearts level, far above the few miscellaneous soldiers led by Wu Shen. However, overall, the strengths of the two sides were still equal, with one side outnumbering the other, and the other side having more quality, it was hard to say who would win in a real fight.

"Wu Shen, we didn't come here to fight this time, and besides, our family head also has some respect for the Immortal Emperor. If we trigger a conflict here, it would be a matter of minutes for the Immortal Emperor to know and for your head to be rolling!"

"What did you say?!" Wu Shen was shocked by Guo Jing's contemptuous words.

"Would the War Emperor really get mad at his father, the Immortal Emperor, for your sake? Sir, you must think twice!"

Even Wu Shen's confidants by his side whispered in his ear, making him break out in a cold sweat, and he quickly calmed down, almost falling for Guo Jing's trick.

"Hmph, I won't argue with scoundrels like you today!"

Wu Shen waved his sleeves, about to lead his people into the depths of the mountains.

"Hold on!" Guo Jing stopped Wu Shen again.

He had no choice but to stop, turn around, and stare angrily.

"What tricks are you playing now?! I spared you today, do you want to push your luck?"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Guo Jing put on a smiley face, without the previous tense atmosphere, and approached Wu Shen with a smile.

"Wu Shen, I was too impulsive just now, and I shouldn't have insulted you. It's my fault. Here, accept this as an apology from me."

Wu Shen was a bit stunned by Guo Jing's sudden change of attitude, wondering what game this guy was playing.

"It's nothing, I'm not a petty person, let's just forget that it happened."

Unable to figure out what fish Guo Jing was really trying to hook in his murky waters, Wu Shen could only pretend to be magnanimous and let the matter pass.

But then Guo Jing took out a bag of gold coins, around a few dozen, and handed them to Wu Shen.

"Just now, I was too impulsive, this is my way of apologizing to you, Brother Wu Shen."

"This..."

Looking at the bag of gold coins received in his hand and recalling Guo Jing's attitude earlier, this was a 180-degree change!

"This is a token of my brother's goodwill, Brother Wu Shen, you must accept it, and in the future, please speak well of me in front of the War Emperor!"

The flattery was obvious, originally a bribery tactic for a leader within a family, Guo Jing now managed to bring this tactic here with full force, showing dedication to the act.

Guo Jing's men also didn't understand what had gotten into Guo Jing, who had been angry just a moment ago, and now he was all smiles, ingratiating himself with Wu Shen.

And Wu Shen was totally confused, but replied in agreement, patting his chest.

"If you need anything in the future, just come find me directly, Brother Wu Shen, I will definitely help you with whatever I can!"

Upon hearing this from Wu Shen, Guo Jing smiled broadly.

"There is a favor Brother Wu Shen can help me with right now."

Suddenly, Wu Shen's throat tightened, looking at Guo Jing's fake smile, realizing that this guy had just set him up!

"I am tracking a Wu family renegade who has escaped from the Immortal Emperor. Although he is from a branch of the family, he has done something against our main family, so I was ordered to come and search for him. However, this mountainous area is vast, and the seven people I brought cannot possibly find this person in a short time. I came here in a hurry, never expected things to be so troublesome. Now I want to use Brother Wu Shen's owl and spirit sniffs to help me search for this person."

Guo Jing revealed his purpose this time, without any concealment.

"...This time, I am also searching in the mountains for a thief who stole a sacred treasure from my branch of the family. I can't lend you the owl and spirit sniffs."

After hesitating for a moment, Wu Shen made an apologetic expression. This trip was to search for a powerful person, missing an owl or spirit sniff would mean missing out on a helping hand and an opportunity for timely rescue in these vast mountains!

"No need to lend them to us, we just need to accompany a few of them. Once the spirit sniffs and owl detect traces of suspects, we will go and investigate."

Guo Jing smiled, knowing that they could easily follow the Fang family's people and reduce the difficulty.

"That shouldn't be a problem." After a moment of contemplation, Wu Shen nodded.

"I wonder who the person you are looking for is?"

A smirk played across Guo Jing's lips, his expression dark.

"The head of the branch family of the Wu family - Wu Luotian!"