Everyone departed from the sect on their separate beasts with Wu Tian being in the lead.

The journey was long and they had to stop midway once as they camped for the night. ​​

They set up a camp that was big enough to accommodate all 5 of them.

They stayed the night in the camp and resumed their journey the next morning.

After traveling for one more day, they finally reached the Estie Kingdom.

They all entered the Royal City. They were wearing normal clothes and not their sect uniforms as they had to do some survey about what the mission actually entailed and why the Min Clan betrayed the Mighty Demon Sect.

They all went to a hotel and booked 5 rooms for themselves to stay in during their stay in the kingdom.

Sitting inside one of those rooms, they discussed their plan.

"I'll go do some research first to see if the Herini Sect's disciples are in the Min Clan or not. Then we can come up with the plan about what to do next," Wu Tian said

"Is there really a need for that? Just go there and kill them. So what if a few disciples will be there? We can take care of them," Zi Zhenfeng responded.

"I'm just thinking of ways to complete the mission more effectively. There's no need to use the brute force without knowing anything. I'll tell you what I find and then we will decide when and how to attack. You guys can travel to the city and try to gain information on your own as well. Just don't stay together to bring suspicions on yourself," Wu Tian told him before he left the room.

Everyone else left as well and got to work. While the girls decided to stick together, Xu Ming and Zi Zhenfeng went their different ways.

Xu Ming went to the market first. He still had 4 gold coins on him that he had received the first time he went out on a mission.

He wanted to explore the market to try his luck and to see if he could find the Yellow Nature Fruit.

Xu Ming roamed through the crowded markets. He even asked strangers and shopkeepers along the way if anyone had seen a Yellow Nature Fruit, but the answer he received was a no every time.

Xu Ming was casually strolling through the market when he saw a small stall that was selling necklaces, bracelets, and a few other accessories.

He walked up to the stall and started observing the accessories.

What truly attracted his attention was a small necklace that looked similar to the necklace his mother was in.

He picked up the necklace and started observing it before he shook his head in disappointment. Although the necklace looked similar, it wasn't the same. It looked only 90 percent similar and it also didn't have any special energy inside it that the other necklace had.

"How much is this necklace worth?" He asked the stall owner who was a middle-aged woman.

"1 gold coin!" The woman replied.

Although she was previously selling the necklace for only 2 silver coins, she inflated the price as she saw a rich looking person that was interested in it.

"Alright. I'm taking it," Xu Ming told her as he took the necklace and gave her a gold coin. He didn't haggle over the price and left.

'When I meet that girl, I can give this necklace to her in exchange for the real necklace if she likes it so much,' He thought.

Xu Ming was walking on the street when he heard a voice.

'Come on, Young Master Min! You've been selected as a disciple of the prestigious Herini Sect. There should definitely be a party!"

Xu Ming turned back towards the direction that voice came from and saw a boy talking to a young blonde boy.

From their words, Xu Ming understood that the boy was someone from the Min Clan.

'He became a disciple of the sect, which shouldn't be shocking considering that they betrayed the Mighty Demon Sect for the Herini Sect,' Xu Ming thought.

"Alright. This Young Master is happy today. I'll give you a treat. Drink as much as you want!" The blonde boy said, smilingly.

"Thank you, Young Master," Min Gu said with a prideful smile. They entered the bar.

Xu Ming followed after them and entered the bar as well.

He saw on a table that was near Min Gu but still acted as if he was a stranger. He didn't even look toward Min Gu and just used his physical senses to hear his words.

"Brother Min, I don't understand one thing. How did you get selected though? The entrance exams are later this year. Why would they go out of their way to select you?"

"Hahaha, there's nothing difficult for our Min Clan. We haven't gained our reputation in the city for nothing. The Herini Sect and my Min Clan are really close. Of course, they allowed me to become their disciple. That's not all, we also have 2 Peak Spirit Establishment Realm cultivators from the Herini Sect residing in our sect right now," Min Gu said as he laughed out loud.

"The disciples of the Herini Sect are staying in your sect? I never knew that the Min Clan was so great. I feel like a frog at the bottom of the well. I'm so glad that I decided to become your follower," the boy responded with an almost fawning expression.

"Hahaha, yeah. Our Clan is on our way to becoming one of the strongest clans in our kingdom. Our rise is imminent," Min Gu said with a grin on his face.

"Oh, right. There is a news story going around that the Herini Sect disciples killed an evil cultivator of the Mighty Demon Sect. The Herini Sect is so great," the boy told Min Gu.

"It's the truth, but what you don't know is that our Clan also had a hand in it. They wouldn't be able to do anything if we hadn't helped them," Min Gu replied.

"Really? That's so amazing," the boy said.

"Can you tell me what actually happened?" he asked Min Gu.

"I can't talk about that as it involves some sensitive matters. Just drink, don't talk about something else," Min Gu said as he picked up the glass and started drinking.

Xu Ming stood up and left the bar. He got the information he needed and now he knew how many disciples of the Herini Sect they had. He even found out their strength which didn't worry him as he was now a Gold Core Realm cultivator.

Xu Ming strolled through the market for the rest of the day hoping to find something useful, but he didn't see anything that he needed. He walked back when it started getting dark.

Xu Ming walked back to the hotel and entered the room that they had decided to meet in. The others were already there by now.

"Alright. Now that we're all here, we can talk about what we found out. You two can go first," Wu Tian told the girls.

"We couldn't find anything useful other than some basic information about the Min Clan. We did confirm that their Clan Master is a 7th stage Spirit Establishment Realm cultivator," The girls replied.

"Zhenfeng, what did you find?" Wu Tian asked.

"I did find out that a member of the Min Clan has become the disciple of the Herini Sect which is quite odd as this is not the time they recruit people," Zi Zhenfeng said.

"That's right. I discovered something similar. I also found out that there are Herini Sect disciples inside the Clan, but I couldn't discover more," Wu Tian said.

"Xu Ming, you?" He asked Xu Ming.

"I got some information as well. It is true that the Min Clan Members helped catch the Envoy of the Mighty Demon Sect. They also got the position for their member in the sect because of that. There might be even more rewards that I don't know about. As for the disciples, there are 2 disciples of the Herini Sect in the Min Clan. Both of them are at the Peak Spirit Establishment Realm," Xu Ming replied.

"What the...! How did you get so much information?" Zi Zhenfeng asked in shock.

"I saw the Min Clan member that was selected for the sect. He was bragging about it in the bar," Xu Ming replied.

"Incredible. Your information should be really useful, but this also highlights our problem. The Herini Sect disciples are Peak Spirit Establishment Realm cultivators whereas Zi Zhenfeng and I are only at the 8th stage of Spirit Establishment Realm. We can't finish this mission without getting the cultivators out of the clan for some time. Any plans?" Wu Tian asked.

"I have a plan. But this plan will be dangerous and might cause someone to lose their life as well," Zi Zhenfeng suggested.

"What plan?" Wu Tian asked in curiosity.