Seeing these words, Ma Yufei was initially confused, but soon his face showed an expression of amazement.
Sitting on a giant bird to go deep into the mountains to take a look?
How brave must one be to have such an idea?
After a moment of reflection, Ma Yufei hesitated, but ultimately decided not to leave for now and instead stayed to wait for Zhao Ya.
After all, going back alone on the first day after coming out would be a bit unreasonable.
Fearing that a Flying Exotic Beast might appear at the peak, Ma Yufei descended to the base of the mountain and set up camp in a flat and open area.
While Ma Yufei was setting up camp waiting for Zhao Ya, Zhao Ya was standing on a big tree observing the distant manor.
This manor covered a vast area with many buildings, but due to the distance, it was impossible to see the situation of the people inside clearly.
Zhao Ya took out some jerky he carried with him, tossed it into his mouth, and slowly chewed.
There was still some time before it got dark, just enough to rest and recharge.
In the mountains, it always gets dark early; once the sunlight was blocked by the peaks, night fell almost instantly.
By this time, Zhao Ya had also made all preparations, activated the Spirit Turtle Hibernation Technique, and then moved like a ghost toward the manor.
The infiltration was unexpectedly smooth since the manor didn’t even have any guards.
Perhaps the Beast Taming Sect was overly confident.
After all, this was a secluded deep forest; besides venomous creatures, fierce beasts, and powerful Exotic Beasts, there was hardly a person in sight. How could anyone secretly infiltrate?
Zhao Ya easily reached the depths of the manor and only then did he encounter his first person.
This person was holding a wine pot, humming a tune, and staggering along the road.
Zhao Ya’s eyes lit up because this person’s strength wasn’t high, at most around the Third or Fourth Realm, and he was alone. It was perfect for capturing as a source of information.
So Zhao Ya quietly followed along; the person was unaware and occasionally lifted the wine pot to take a couple of swigs.
But when he reached a corner, a hand suddenly attacked from behind, grabbed his neck, and dragged him into the corner.
The force was so strong that the person didn’t even have time to struggle and was almost choked unconscious.
Once they were in the corner, Zhao Ya coldly said, "Answer my questions; if you make any noise, I’ll break your neck. Understand?"
The man frantically blinked, signaling that he understood.
Only then did Zhao Ya slightly loosen his grip.
The man gasped heavily, not daring to cough, for fear of having his neck broken by the cold and stern man in front of him.
"What is this place?"
"In... In reply to the lord, this is... a base of the Beast Taming Sect."
"Oh? Just one base? Are there other bases?" Zhao Ya keenly captured the most useful information.
"Yes... but I don’t know where the other bases are; I’m just a miscellaneous laborer feeding the Exotic Beasts." The man said nervously.
Zhao Ya’s tone softened slightly, "What is your name?"
"My name is Yu Bo; people call me Old Taro. Hero, I really haven’t done anything bad, please don’t kill me."
"Whether you live or die isn’t up to your words; I ask you, what is this base used for, who is in charge, and what is the cultivation level of the strongest person here?" Zhao Ya asked in a low voice while vigilantly observing the surroundings.
Yu Bo didn’t conceal anything, "This place is under the Beast Taming Sect, used specifically for feeding Exotic Beasts. The one in charge is Elder Wan Zhen, and he’s the strongest here, at least at the Meridian Opening Realm."
Zhao Ya’s heart sank slightly.
As expected.
In a sect of the Beast Taming Sect’s stature, even an ordinary elder is at the Meridian Opening Realm.
This alone shows how terrifyingly powerful the Beast Taming Sect is.
"Is it just him?"
"He also has a female disciple with quite remarkable strength, but..."
"But what?"
"But the two, though calling themselves master and apprentice, actually live as husband and wife." Yu Bo said.
Zhao Ya wasn’t very surprised.
After all, to these Demon Sect people, values like propriety and honor are nonsense. Killing is just a trivial matter, let alone marrying a female disciple.
"Where do they live, and besides this pair, how many others are there?"
"They live in the small building at the core, and besides them, there are disciples maintaining order and us laborers."
Zhao Ya asked again in detail and intentionally reordered the sequence. After confirming that Yu Bo wasn’t lying, Zhao Ya knocked him unconscious and left him tucked in a corner.
Such small fry, whether killed or not, doesn’t matter. The key is this Elder Wan Zhen of the Beast Taming Sect, and his female disciple.
If these two aren’t eliminated, Zhao Ya’s idea to dig up the Eastern King’s Legacy is destined to remain a dream.
However, there is some good news.
At least from Yu Bo’s words, Zhao Ya can confirm that the Beast Taming Sect likely doesn’t know about the treasure buried here.
Otherwise, they would never use such an important place to feed Exotic Beasts.
Zhao Ya calmed his slightly agitated thoughts, then with a flash of his figure, quietly made his way toward the small building at the center.
Although he had the Spirit Turtle Hibernation Technique to assist him, Zhao Ya dared not let his guard down in the slightest.