Chapter 172: The Follow-up

Chapter 172: The Follow-up

As I can see Tai Ye shuffle over to me, only one question comes to mind.

What type of complicated thing must have Gong found out that she couldnt send over to me through the mental connection?

Being out in the open, I feel unsure about the content that shes going to be showing to me out here.

Should we be having this done out here?

And I send that worry over to her.

She assures me its fine, as many other major players already know what shes going to openly reveal. She also hints that would be better for others to see the intelligence of the hero group. Raising my value up.

My favorite giant spider waddles over and even I consent to the concern she has that Gong was careful to not reveal over the connection.

She quickly moves extremely close to me (which honestly is a little frightening, as she is still an enormous spider). After making it so no one else can see, except the cultivator with his low-level spiritual sense, she makes a tiny web in the space between us.

Using this web and our connection, both Tai Ye and Gong essentially paint me a picture of the events that have occurred while Ive been gone.

After the alchemy Guild had discovered they had failed the assassination attempt, they collected more information on me. Part of that information was, of course, to find out the backing I had.

At the same time, big sis crane made her presence known and that she no longer would tolerate any other attempts on my life from them. Gong had felt suspicious about why this was allowed in the first place, but big sis crane wouldnt give a straight answer.

What she gave up to all parties involved is that everything but life was fair game. To be specific, if they want to interfere in other portions of my life, they could. Similar to the last young mans (that I helped cross the finish line) master, she stated that if I couldnt overcome something like this on my own, then I didnt deserve her protection.

From the little Gong could discern, its a test of sorts, to show Im worthy of Gongs affections. Just being able to survive an assassination attempt through indecipherable means allowed her to go this far in her eyes.

However, this doesnt mean other groups cant make attempts on my life. All the alchemy Guild has to do is set the stage for another group to take care of their problem for them. This sort of arrangement between big groups is common. Big sis crane believes her only job is to prevent the big groups from just killing me outright. Smaller groups are up to me to handle.

One other thing she did in my favor is that she wouldnt confirm or deny that the ability to come back from that assassination attempt was because of her intervention. She only hinted that I may have backing thats deeper than hers.

After hearing all of this from both of them, I cant help but rock back on my feet.

These are some huge developments. Especially to be walking into the sect with.

Im still fucked, though.

Im not seeing an easy way to get into the inner court.

While they werent sure what my spirit root actually was, they still were close enough to determine that an increase could stop me. This is obviously concerning on multiple levels. The only way I could increase my spirit route above that level, in such a short time, is to upgrade my healing aura to where it can actually optimize my body to the highest level.

What this would also do is allowing me to heal things that are outside the norm of my previous ability, such as mental issues.

This would take an enormous number of conditions to heal. Not nearly enough to make it in time.

And even if I raise my spirit root, Ill need a corresponding excuse on why it happened.

With that being all the revelations that she could gather for me, Tai Ye heads back to the rest of the group.

The last suggestion Gong gives is to be as open about the abilities I was willing to show as possible (within limits, of course).

Something Ive already been doing by making all the concoctions for others.

With that hint, she leaves me to consider my next steps.

Only one thought remains.

Messing with peoples profits and face is no joke