"I agree, Stormtower is the strongest intelligence network in the God Realm right now. If we ask them for help, it should make finding her much easier. The only issue is whether they’ll actually take the job—Stormtower does accept commissions, but they’ll still refuse if it’s too tough." Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable said.
"It’s not that difficult a task, really. Besides, I’ve always had a decent relationship with Stormtower. Worst case, I’ll just ask Lena for help—she’d definitely be willing." Evan Chu said.
"Suit yourself, but you’d better not expose your identity or you’ll be in trouble. Every faction has spies from other sects, and if word gets out, the consequences will be ugly. Not to mention Skysoar Sect and Drifting Cloud Guild are still hunting for you everywhere.
A lot of people still think you’re hiding inside Rainbow Court’s guardian array, but the moment you show your face, someone will recognize you. Right now, you’re basically a celebrity in the God Realm—everyone’s talking about you. It was because of you that Skysoar Sect and Rainbow Court went to war." Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable said.
"I’ve already thought of that. In a bit, I’ll disguise myself as a middle‑aged man—no one will suspect a thing. Besides, once I get to Stormtower, I’ll go straight to Master Wan to discuss it. That won’t attract too much attention, so there’s no need to worry." Evan Chu laughed.
Evan Chu was pretty skilled at disguise techniques now. After all, several of his women were masters of disguise, so he’d picked up quite a bit. Soon, a middle‑aged man with a full beard appeared before Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable.
"Let’s go, old bro!" Evan Chu lowered his voice, sounding even more like a middle‑aged man. Outsiders wouldn’t have a clue who he really was.
Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable glanced at Evan Chu’s new look and laughed, "Lin Feng, your disguise technique is top‑notch! Did Elena teach you? Her disguise skills are some of the best in the God Realm."
Evan Chu laughed, "Let’s go. I had more than one teacher, so don’t bother guessing."
With that, the two of them shot off toward Stormtower at high speed. The wind roared past their ears as they flew, both moving incredibly fast. Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable wanted to test Evan Chu’s flying speed, so he grinned and said:
"Lin Feng, how about we see who’s faster? Let your old bro check out your current strength!"
"You’re a late-stage God‑Venerable, you know. Aren’t you even a little embarrassed saying that? But if you want to race, let’s race. Just so we’re clear—you can only use up to eighty percent of your speed. If you go all out, I don’t stand a chance," Evan Chu said.
"Eighty percent it is. I want to see if your speed can really match my eighty percent!" Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable replied.
The two instantly accelerated, leaving two streaks of cyan light flashing through the air. Both unleashed their wind element to the fullest—after Evan Chu’s breakthrough, his wind-movement technique was even stronger, and activating it now felt completely natural, like a fish in water.
Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable hadn’t expected Evan Chu’s speed to be this insane. He’d only been using fifty percent speed before, but now even sixty percent wasn’t enough to keep up—he had to use eighty percent just to stay even.
At this speed, barely anyone in the God Realm could match them—not even most sect masters of the top powers. And Evan Chu was only mid God‑Emperor! If he reached mid or late God‑Venerable, no one in the realm would be faster.
"Old bro, your speed’s just so‑so! Maybe you should go all out, so you don’t make excuses later about holding back!" Evan Chu called back to Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable.
"Don’t regret it!" Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable shot back. He really did want to knock Evan Chu down a peg, so he sped up even more, quickly pulling even with Evan Chu.
"Time to show you my real speed!" Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable laughed, quickly overtaking Evan Chu and waiting for him several hundred meters ahead.
Evan Chu knew there was no way he could surpass him now—unless he pushed his wind-movement art to the fourth tier and reached the early God‑Venerable Realm. But those things couldn’t be rushed, especially with elemental crystals; it was best to let things happen naturally.
"You win, old bro. Let’s slow down a bit—this kind of speed is too freakish, people might start suspecting something. Also, I have an important question for you. I meant to ask Elena back in the Timewheel Bracelet, but I forgot." Evan Chu said.
Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable instantly slowed down, flying side by side with Evan Chu again. "What kind of mysterious question is it, if even you don’t know the answer?"
"You remember the last auction, right? I got the Ethereal Divine Shuttle, but it seems like I can’t use it. Do you know what’s up with that?" Evan Chu asked.
"Can’t use it? How’s that possible? The Ethereal Divine Shuttle is the top spatial artifact in the God Realm. But now, it’s basically a half‑finished product—the artifact spirit is gone, so it can only travel around the God Realm. If you want to use it, you have to break the restriction on it first." Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable explained.
"Restriction? There’s a restriction on it? I had no idea. Without the artifact spirit, isn’t it just junk? Sure, it can fly anywhere in the God Realm, but that’s not much use to me. I mainly wanted it to travel back to the Immortal Realm and lower worlds, to see my friends and family after reincarnating." Evan Chu said.
"Everyone knows there’s a restriction on the Ethereal Divine Shuttle. Otherwise, why would anyone auction it off so easily? The restriction’s insanely complicated, supposedly set by the artifact spirit itself—no one can break it. That’s why they put it up for auction. If anyone could unlock it, the Ethereal Divine Shuttle would instantly become the number‑one life‑saving artifact, and the price would skyrocket." Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable said.
"So that’s how it is. Looks like I’ll have to find the artifact spirit. My Frostbane Divine Sword doesn’t have an artifact spirit either—maybe it’s worth trying my luck in that place. When the time comes, old bro, you’re coming with me!" Evan Chu laughed.
"No way! Not going, even if you beat me up! That place is freaky—some people spend months inside and nothing happens, but others go crazy as soon as they enter. It’s insanely dangerous, full of artifact spirits with brutal attack power. If you’re not a God‑Venerable, you’d better stay far away."
"Back then, I went in with Frostbane. If he hadn’t saved me, I’d have died there. You have no idea how deadly that place is—once you awaken Frostbane’s memories, you’ll understand." Blue‑Shade God‑Venerable said.
Evan Chu didn’t say anything more, but in his heart he was already planning to go there someday. For now, he needed to sort out Elena’s situation and find the Pestbane Divine Flower first…