Ch. 1093 - Elder Zhou Qiu, Many Doubts
Following Miss Jing into the courtyard, Xu Zimo glanced around.
The place wasn’t particularly large.
Two quiet little houses stood to the side, with a Yin-Yang disc set in the center of the courtyard.
Around the yard, five trees had been planted, each positioned according to the five elements, metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
These trees seemed specially cultivated; Xu Zimo had never seen their like before.
The moment he stepped into the courtyard, he frowned slightly.
It felt as though a few invisible threads reached out toward him, wrapping faintly around his limbs.
If he hadn’t been carefully attuned, he might not have noticed them at all.
They had no real effect on him, but the sensation still made him vaguely uncomfortable.
“Don’t mind it,” Miss Jing said with a smile. “This whole courtyard is covered by my master’s Celestial Mechanism Formation. Everyone who steps inside is linked by the threads of fate. It won’t harm you, and it’s not aimed specifically at you.”
Xu Zimo nodded and walked deeper into the yard.
At the far end stood a small pavilion.
Gongyang Ce sat on a stone stool, placing the jar of Immortal Brew at his side. He then patted the stone table before him and said, “Jing, come here.”
Miss Jing smiled at Xu Zimo and moved to stand behind her master.
“I already know your origins,” Gongyang Ce said slowly, fixing Xu Zimo with his gaze. “I cannot help you. But for the sake of the Immortal Brew, I’ll let you make another request, and I’ll do my best to assist.”
“I only want news of the Xuanyuan Clan,” Xu Zimo replied, shaking his head. “You have old ties to the Xuanyuan Clan?”
Gongyang Ce shook his head lightly.
“It’s not that I don’t want to help you, it’s that my ability is insufficient. Even I cannot divine their whereabouts.”
Xu Zimo’s brows furrowed tightly. He turned slightly, looking toward Miss Jing.
“Master, isn’t your Celestial Mechanism Art supposed to foretell everything under heaven?” she asked.
“Before leaving, the Grand-Pivot Emperor disrupted the clan’s fate lines. Now the threads of destiny are in chaos, I cannot trace their position,” Gongyang Ce explained with a shake of his head.
Without the Grand-Pivot Emperor, the clan was no longer as powerful. But they still held the Grand-Pivot God-Sword, ranked third among the Grand Thousand Treasures of the world.
Everyone understood the principle of a man’s wealth being his downfall. Naturally, the Xuanyuan clan would not be easy to find.
“You must have a way, don’t you?” Xu Zimo pressed.
“I do, but why should I help you?” Gongyang Ce countered. “You should know, my price is very high. A single jar of Immortal Brew is hardly enough.”
“In the end, it’s just about interest and profit. What’s your condition?” Xu Zimo said evenly.
The bustle of the world was nothing more than the exchange of benefits. Everyone knew that truth.
“You couldn’t accomplish it even if I told you,” Gongyang Ce said.
“Don’t bother trying to provoke me. Whether I can or not is for me to decide,” Xu Zimo replied.
“The Celestial Mechanism Art I cultivate is incomplete,” Gongyang Ce said after a pause. “It lacks the final chapter. If you can obtain it for me, I will make an exception and help you once.