Chapter 219 Obtaining News



"Leia, your mark is gone..."

The mark that denoted her as the descendant of the Spirit Clan was nowhere to be seen. Duncan hadn't noticed it till now. He didn't know when it disappeared, but there was no trace of it on Leia's back currently.

"What?" Leia asked in confusion.

"Your mark. The one that was on your back that caused such a fuss in the auction house. It is gone. There is no trace of it," Duncan said solemnly causing Leia to turn around and look at him in bewilderment.

"What do you mean?"

"You don't have the mark anymore, Leia. It has vanished as if it hadn't been present before at all. Your back is plain apart from the bruises you have all over your body," Duncan said furrowing his brows.

"So?"

"I don't know much about it. I too heard about it for the first time in the auction house. Do you have any knowledge regarding it? Has your father said anything about it?"

"No, my father never even cared much. Even I didn't care much about it until someone from the auction house identified it. I don't know anything about it either," Leia frowned.

"Are you sure you always had that mark? What if the auction house put it on you to increase the price?" Duncan asked a little confused about the disappearance of the mark.

"No, I have always had it. I just didn't know what it was or care much about it," Leia replied with a frown. "Do you think it is important?"

"I don't know," Duncan sighed. "You said you felt different, right? What did you mean by it?"

"I don't know exactly. I felt as if something had changed while I washed my back. I thought it was the bruises at first. But, it somehow didn't feel like they were the reason. That's why I asked you to check."

"Hmmm, do you feel something is different with your body?"

"Apart from some pain, I don't feel any different either. Considering what you did last night, some pain is to be expected," Leia said a little embarrassedly.

Duncan coughed not knowing how to respond to Leia's words.

"Don't worry about it," Duncan hastily replied. "I have some medicinal pills. If you take them, those bruises will fade away quickly. As for that mark, let me see if I can find some information regarding them. Here, take this," Duncan handed her a small portion of the medicinal pill he had.

Looking at the small portion Leia didn't have much confidence in Duncan's words. She didn't care about the bruises much. But, she couldn't bring herself to believe that this small portion could cure them all. Despite her skepticism, she readily took it and ingested it,

"The pill is for cultivators. The power inside it is really strong for mortals like you. Unfortunately, I don't have any pills that mortals can consume. This is the weakest pill I have. Anyway, the medicinal effect will be reduced and I am sure you will be able to cope with it," Duncan explained looking at her skepticism.

"You recuperate for now. I will head out and see if I can find any information on your mark. I somehow feel that its disappearance is significant," Duncan said and gestured for her to go recuperate.

Leia obediently followed his instructions and sat on the nearby futon to recuperate. By now, the medicinal energy in the pill had begun to spread. She could feel its tyrannical nature. Her initial skepticism turned to seriousness and she concentrated on refining it.

Duncan watched her refine the medical energy in the portion of the pill he gave her for a while to ensure that nothing untoward happened. Once he confirmed that Leia was fine, his thoughts turned towards the disappearance of the mark.

Duncan's suspicion regarding the disappearance of the mark being significant wasn't a random guess. He had his reasons for it as well.

Last night, while coupling with Leia, he had used the <Coiling Dragon Sutra> that he hadn't used for a while. When he last used the <Coiling Dragon Sutra>, he had yet to embark on cultivation. This was the first time he used it after he began his cultivation.

The effects of the <Coiling Dragon Sutra> were very profound. The differences between the effects in the two different usages were really startling. Moreover, now that he had embarked on cultivation, Duncan could feel that the <Coiling Dragon Sutra> wasn't some ordinary technique.n0veluSb.c0m

The profoundness in the scripture really astounded Duncan. This was the first time he actually noticed that the <Coiling Dragon Sutra> was different from the one in his thoughts. Until now, he hadn't paid much attention to it.

After his coupling with Leia ended, he had been immersed in meditation trying to feel out the improved effects of the <Coiling Dragon Sutra>. He could feel that his body had strengthened considerably after last night.

As a cultivator, Duncan knew how hard it was to improve one's body. The effect produced by the <Coiling Dragon Sutra> was very remarkable. He never thought that the random sutra that the gap-toothed old geezer gave him would be so profound.

Among the techniques he cultivated, only the new and improved version of his cultivation technique was as profound as the <Coiling Dragon Sutra>. It let him know that the origin of this technique was indeed extraordinary.

So, Duncan had been trying to figure out the changes within his body until Leia woke up. Now that other surprising phenomena had appeared, Duncan wasn't willing to dismiss it easily.

He wanted to know why the mark on Leia's back vanished.

Taking a deep breath, Duncan walked out of his residence with a new destination in his mind. If anyone had information regarding the descendants of the Spirit Clan and their mark, then it would be the Blue Wind Society Hall. Duncan headed towards the Blue Wind Society Hall seeking answers regarding the bizarre disappearance of the mark.

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Duncan entered the Dark Star City branch of the Blue Wind Society Hall with the wolf mask on his face.

This was the first time he had stepped into a branch of Blue Wind Society Hall. As early as when he was a mortal looking for information regarding cultivation, Duncan had wanted to step into the Blue Wind Society Hall seeking knowledge.

Now, one year has gone by and he has embarked on his cultivation journey as well. This time, when he entered the Blue Wind Society Hall, he was at the peak of the Spirit Sea realm. A marked difference between then and now.

The layout of every branch of Blue Wind Society Hall was the same. Each branch had seven floors. There will be five floors dedicated to serving customers normally. On the ground floor, mortals and Qi Gathering cultivators will be served. The first floor is the location where Spirit Sea realm cultivators and Violet Palace realm cultivators gathered.

The above three floors were further divided to serve cultivators who were in the transformational stages of cultivation. Golden Hall, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul level cultivators were respectively served on the third, fourth, and fifth floors of every branch.

The sixth floor was reserved for Ascendant Beings and esteemed VIPs who were personally invited by the Blue Wind Society Hall. As for the seventh floor, the qualification required to be served on that level still remained a mystery to the general public.

On each floor, there were several sections dedicated to particular kinds of requests. Intelligence, Weapons, Pills, Formations, Bounties, and various other sections were portioned off to make a customer feel comfortable.

Duncan walked into the Blue Wind Society Hall and climbed up the stairs to the first floor. The moment he neared the stairs, he could feel a spiritual sense sweeping past him trying to determine his cultivation level. Duncan frowned slightly but didn't do anything else.

While such a blatant sweep was rude, he understood the necessity for it. Duncan idly wondered how they would deal with cultivators who practiced techniques that allowed them to hide their cultivation levels. But, he chucked away that thought and walked up to the teller at the intelligence section.

"Welcome, what kind of intelligence do you need?" the teller asked briskly.

His tone was neither subservient nor overbearing. It was businesslike. Duncan didn't mind it. He looked around to ensure that no one was near him and whispered his request to the teller.

"I need all the information that is available on the descendants of the Spirit Clan," Duncan said in an equally brisk tone.

The teller's eyebrow rose, but he didn't comment. He nodded his head and busied himself with something behind the counter. Five minutes later, he looked up and addressed Duncan.

"Basic information regarding the Spirit Clan and its descendants would amount up to 300 spirit stones. If you need further information that is only known to various clans, the price would rise up to 500 spirit stones. Anything that is not within the scope will cost you 1000 spirit stones," the teller quoted his price frankly.

Duncan frowned as he contemplated on what level of information he required. The basic information would be worthless. So, he didn't even think about it. He was stuck between enquiring about the information that is known only to clans and asking for more specific information.

Deciding to first check out the information that the clans knew about the descendants of the Spirit Clan, Duncan forked out 500 spirit stones immediately and requested them.

If he couldn't find the information he needed within the information that was provided, then he could choose the final option. The teller nodded and once more busied himself for a bit.

After a few minutes, the teller delivered a jade slip to Duncan. It was the kind of jade slip that would destroy itself after a single use. Duncan collected the jade slip and walked towards a private booth present near the counter.

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