On the list, Hei Yan saw a name similar in pronunciation to Lu Yu—Lu Yu.

Of course, the major sects didn't treat the Divine Weapon Pavilion's disciple list for the Weapon Master Secret Realm as the full scope of their investigation. After all, if a disciple had a talent comparable to the Sword God, the Divine Weapon Pavilion would have already hidden them, and their name wouldn't appear on the list at all.

It was also possible they were secretly sent into the Weapon Master Secret Realm.

Take Chu Tiange for example; the Chu Royal Mansion rarely participated in the Weapon Master Secret Realm. This year, Chu Tiange needed to awaken his bloodline, requiring the pressure from powerful beings, so the Chu Royal Mansion managed to obtain a Jade Talisman for transport to the Weapon Master Secret Realm.

For powers like the Divine Weapon Pavilion and the Chu Royal Mansion, the number of entries they receive after the Weapon Master Secret Realm concludes each year isn't fixed. They can acquire more slots at any time.

There's a significant likelihood that the Divine Weapon Pavilion secretly obtained a Jade Talisman from elsewhere to conceal the identity of the peerless genius.

Hei Yan shook his head, recalling that the disciple was initially only in the Qi Cultivation stage, whereas the current Lu Yu, judging from Yan Cheng's attitude, was evidently a Qi Sea realm Martial Cultivator.

No matter how exceptional a martial cultivator is, it's impossible to transition from Qi Cultivation to Qi Sea realm Martial Cultivator within a month or two.

Hei Yan himself had only cultivated to the sixth level of the Qi Manipulation Realm. Compared to ordinary martial cultivators, his cultivation speed was already astonishing.

This was also due to the many martial insights and cultivation revelations he gained in the Weapon Master Secret Realm, becoming a top disciple of the Yama Sect, obtaining a vast amount of cultivation resources.

Both talent and cultivation resources are indispensable.

"Brother Lu, I have other areas to inspect; let's talk another day," Yan Cheng said.

"See you another day," Lu Yu replied, though inwardly he had no desire for such a future meeting with Yan Cheng.

After looking around Sanshi Village, Yan Cheng and Hei Yan left. Originally, Yan Cheng intended to squeeze some toll from the village but refrained from doing so in front of Lu Yu.

After all, he wanted to recruit Lu Yu, so he had to portray the image of a just Inspector.

Nonetheless, upon their departure, the village chief of Sanshi Village respectfully offered some native Spirit Stones as a token of gratitude for Yan Cheng's visit.

The village chief understood that while Yan Cheng could refrain from asking for gifts, he himself couldn't not give them. Otherwise, if Sanshi Village needed aid next time, the other might refuse to come, or intentionally delay their arrival.

The ones to suffer would only be Sanshi Village, not Yan Cheng.

After all, Yan Cheng was an official of the Great Zhou Dynasty, eating from the government's coffers, and naturally far nobler than the village chief, who held a nominal position.

Sanshi Village was but one of hundreds of small villages near An Nan City, where a few disappearing was not uncommon.

It sounded cruel, but that was the reality.

Once Yan Cheng received the gifts from the Sanshi Village chief, he was very pleased, assuring that next time they called for help, he would come immediately.

The village chief of Sanshi Village breathed a sigh of relief.

A short distance from Sanshi Village, Yan Cheng looked at the gifts, roughly equivalent to 300 Spirit Stones.

However, these were all native Spirit Stones, not suitable for direct trade, though still useful for personal absorption and cultivation.

Hei Yan silently watched Yan Cheng claim the gifts entirely for himself. He didn't mind such a trivial amount and was merely accompanying Yan Cheng on a minor task.

The Yama Sect was responsible for overseeing the Nanfu Province and had much closer ties with the government than other province sects. The Yama Sect needed to have a certain number of disciples and elders in governmental positions in Nanfu Province each year, as part of their quota.

After the two left, Lu Yu found a place to take out the Immortal's Guidance Map on his own.

A month had passed, and the Immortal's Guidance Map could be used again. He thought about the grassy map and opened the Immortal's Guidance Map, seeing a direction towards the three landmarks on the grassy map.

Putting away the Immortal's Guidance Map, Lu Yu looked into the distance, where it was far from Sanshi Village.

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