Intelligence on Ultimate Immortals
Hand gracefully over her mouth, Huai Beiya giggled. “Our company has branches all over Third Continent. We have details on everyone, but we couldn’t find out what your hometown is. Therefore, we theorised you came from Moyun Mountains as it is the only location we don’t have a branch at. Our Primordial Infant Realm scouts entered Forbidden Mountain and verified our speculation. With that said, we were surprised to learn how famous you were there.”
Lie Shang, rank thirty-nine, unknown origins.
Ximen Buxing, rank forty, Xie Bulao’s disciple, unorthodox sect’s Golden Boy and Jade Girl’s Golden Boy.
Cheng Yan, rank fifty, unknown origins.
Xiang Nan, rank seventy-six, unknown origins.
Lan Ling’er, rank eighty-one, unknown origins.
“You don’t have the origins, schools and weapons of numerous people. Your company wasn’t able to dig up anything, I assume?” Mu Yu asked, flummoxed as to why his seniors’ profiles were incomplete.
“We are still researching some ultimate immortals, but I believe we will complete their profiles soon.”
Within less than ten days of the rankings’ publication, Million Company already completed 80% of the profiles. Unlike in Mu Yu’s scenario, his seniors didn’t receive their spiritual tattoos with others around, so their identities were still shrouded in mystery. Judging from the company’s efficiency, it was only a matter of time before his seniors’ identities were revealed.
“Did you provide this information to all of the ranked individuals?” Mu Yu inquired.
“Of course not. We are a business. Information is paramount for businesses. ‘Information is wealth’ is our principle. We don’t give away free information to anyone. If an ultimate immortal found out they could purchase it from us, we would need to raise the price.”
Huai Beiya could tell Mu Yu didn’t like what their company did. After all, it felt the same as being spied on and becoming a tool for them to profit. Hence, she elaborated, “It is difficult for us to sell your information. As someone famous on Third Continent, it’s not hard for a random person to know about your recent activity. I decided to supply you with the information for free because of your rather special identity. If you want the remaining profiles, you can visit any of our branches and show them the jade piece.”
“I’m the only one who received a jade piece?”
“Every ultimate immortal is charged a different price. We have no means of completing the top twenty’s profiles at the moment; all we can offer is their name. Some, needless to say, are impossible to dig up anything on. As I mentioned earlier, we will soon complete the profiles.”
Obviously, the higher the target was ranked, the heftier the price they fetched. Bulk buying all ninety-nine ultimate immortals… let’s not go there. Million Company saw potential in Mu Yu. Hence, they decided to invest in him.
“You’re not worried one of us will try and acquire the information from your company via unpopular means?”
“Given how famous you all are, it’s only a matter of time before we find out what your specialities are. None of it is facts. It is but what you decide to show the public. We are merely compiling information; we’re being a news source that delivers it promptly, if you will. We are not interfering with your business, are we?”
What Huai Beiya didn’t say was that they dug up information that the ultimate immortals didn’t want people knowing, too. Obviously, they wouldn’t conspicuously sell that information. That sort of information was worth too much to provide Mu Yu.
Intelligence collection was a time-consuming job that required a lot of resources. That was doubly true for the ranking as it could’ve updated every minute. Once an ultimate immortal died, their profile wasn’t worth scrap. As such, the information Million Company collected ran the risk of netting a loss. Overall, nonetheless, they would always be in the green as they could raise the prices on others, and the demand was high.
“This one is grateful for the gift. May he ask if you have any other business?” Mu Yu asked, still quite annoyed.
“I shall not delay your business any further.” Huai Beiya left with a smile.
“I wish somebody would go put Million Company in its place.”
“How about you learn to stay off the radar?” Ku Mu scoffed.
“And you were saying you were a model, low-profile young man,” added Xiaoshuai.
“I swear I only ever wanted to be a modest, low-profile exemplary youth.”
“Let me see the piece of jade. Whoever created the formation for the jade piece knows their stuff,” said Ku Mu. He checked both sides of the jade piece then tossed it back. “Million Company has crossed the line this time. They sought the help of Formation Sect to manufacture the jade piece.”
“Is there something special about it?”
“And this is why you should’ve listened to me and studied formations properly. What a waste of all my knowledge.”
“What do you mean? You know how many times my formation knowledge saved me at Second Heaven?!”
“Your knowledge is embarrassing. You’re not even qualified to carry Formation Sect’s formation casters’ shoes.”
Formation casters were the worst opponents to go up against if one didn’t have a cultivation advantage. That being said, their biggest weakness was they were punching bags if they couldn’t seize victory quickly.
“What about you? How profound is your knowledge on formations?”
“Me? I could lead all of them by the nose at once. Only one of their members would worry me. There’s a formation masked in the piece of jade. If you’re as astute as you think you are, you’d notice the caster is quite good at their craft.”
Mu Yu flipped and turned the jade piece round and round.
“There’s no free lunch! Tell me again when you paid your dues? Formations are found en masse in the world of cultivation. The crest on your hand is Third Heaven Palace’s formation; it’s used to identify you.”
“I’ll learn. I’ll learn!” Mu Yu pinched his chin and grinned. “There’s a forest nearby called Setting Sun Fiend Forest. I want to pay it a visit.”
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