"Master, I've placed one hundred portions of high-grade fierce beast blood in the usual spot. Besides that, there are also several hundred portions of mid-grade fierce beast blood..."
Xiao Bai's young voice echoed in Ye Ningze's mind.
Ye Ningze waved his hand and said, "You handle that. I called you here for something else!"
Previously, due to cultivation needs, Ye Ningze had arranged for Xiao Bai to hunt in the nearby demon beast forest. Now, it seemed Xiao Bai was quite dedicated to hunting.
"What is it, please instruct me, Master."
"Do you remember my sister, Ye Yuhan? The transit base where she is located is facing an attack from fierce beasts. Go and bring her back."
After a pause, Ye Ningze continued.
"Also, bring her master back. After all, she has been a teacher to my sister, and I don't want to owe anyone a favor."
"Understood!" Xiao Bai nodded obediently.
Before departing, Xiao Bai asked Ye Ningze again if others at the transit base needed to be protected besides Ye Yuhan and her master. Ye Ningze directly refused.
"No need to bother. Just bring my sister and her master back safely!"
It wasn't that he was heartless, but he simply couldn't manage everyone. Even within his capabilities, Ye Ningze had no intention of interfering in such matters. The reason was simple: if Ye Ningze's subordinates' strength was only at this level, and their vital forces were limited, they wouldn't be able to deal with the endless stream of demon beasts. Moreover, Ye Ningze's purpose this time was to bring his sister back, and he didn't want Ye Yuhan to have any problems. Outsiders might see Ye Ningze as cruel, but it was unavoidable. He wasn't a living Buddha who granted every wish.
"Don't worry, Master!"
With those words, Xiao Bai, carrying the trembling Li Mingbo and another person on its back, transformed into a streak of light and quickly disappeared into the horizon.
Watching the direction Xiao Bai had disappeared, Ye Ningze began to ponder the next steps. After sending Xiao Bai off, he returned to his room to continue cultivating. However, before that, he dispatched the Rainbow Horse. The Light Chasing Silver Dragon Leopard had been sent to pick up his sister. As his only flying mount at this stage, Ye Ningze would not easily dispatch it unless it was a critical moment. The Rainbow Horse's mission this time was to scout those two mysterious bases.
Cultivation passed quickly, and fifteen days flashed by. On this very day, the Rainbow Horse finally returned to the Sun Base.
"Master, I've thoroughly scouted those two bases. One is called Shangchang Base, and the other is called Xiachang Base. The strongest individuals in both bases are at the intermediate King stage. Among them, the intermediate King in Shangchang Base is stronger and detected my presence."
"You were discovered?" Ye Ningze sounded somewhat surprised. After all, the Rainbow Horse possessed a top-tier bloodline, something even the Light Chasing Silver Dragon Leopard couldn't match. The Light Chasing Silver Dragon Leopard was not only a high-grade fierce beast but also possessed an S-class speed talent. The Rainbow Horse, however, had an SS-class speed talent, equivalent to a super top-tier speed talent. To date, Ye Ningze only had an S-class speed talent, but the actual speed he could unleash had long surpassed Mach 100. Ye Ningze didn't know the Rainbow Horse's precise speed, only that it was definitely not slower than him. Furthermore, his Mach 100 was his limit speed and couldn't be sustained for long. The Rainbow Horse was different. At times, Ye Ningze even suspected that the Rainbow Horse was created by the Creator specifically for transportation.
"I recall that the Rainbow Horse species can travel for hundreds of days continuously without fatigue. Why were you discovered by a mere King?" Ye Ningze voiced his doubts.
The Rainbow Horse then began to explain. "Although the King of Shangchang Base is only at the intermediate stage, he has awakened some kind of perception-based talent. As long as one approaches him within a certain distance, he can accurately pinpoint your location, no matter how fast you are..."
"Perception-based special talent?" Hearing the Rainbow Horse's words, Ye Ningze's brow furrowed slightly. He had been in this world for some time, and this was the first time he had heard of a perception-based talent. Of course, compared to the unfamiliar perception talent, Ye Ningze leaned more towards a mental talent.
"Could it be that the King of Shangchang Base possesses a mental talent? If that's the case, it might not be so easy to gain control over these two bases." Ye Ningze suddenly felt a sense of difficulty.
"Mental talents are extremely rare. Once awakened, if one doesn't perish prematurely, they are bound to achieve great fame in the future." However, these were words spoken by Su Xiangyang, and Ye Ningze wasn't certain of their veracity. If Su Xiangyang was telling him the truth, then the King of Shangchang Base likely wasn't a carrier of a mental talent. After all, the awakening of mental talents was related to genes! Throughout human history, only a few individuals had awakened mental talents, and all of them were well-documented. Ye Ningze had previously consulted the epics when he was cultivating at Qingcheng Base, so he knew precisely who had awakened mental talents. Among these individuals, Ye Ningze didn't recall anyone from Shangchang Base...
"Perhaps it's not a mental talent, but rather a formation or a Yuan weapon that senses aura," the Rainbow Horse seemed to have heard Ye Ningze's thoughts, and its voice reached his mind.
"Something that senses aura from the outside?" Hearing the Rainbow Horse's words, Ye Ningze couldn't help but be taken aback. He had previously learned about formations that sensed aura, and most defensive formations possessed this function. However, Yuan weapons that sensed aura were very rare. Yuan weapons in this world, regardless of their level, were primarily used to enhance the user's attack power or defensive capabilities. Some rare Yuan weapons could even boost the user's mental power. But no matter what kind of Yuan weapon it was, it couldn't enhance the user's perception.
"The primary function of Yuan weapons is to enhance the user's strength, but the amplification is based on the user's inherent attributes. In other words, if a martial artist doesn't have a mental talent, no matter how much a Yuan weapon amplifies mental aspects, it won't manifest in that martial artist..." Ye Ningze began to recall the Yuan weapon courses he had studied at Qingcheng Base Academy.
"There's something fishy about this!"
"Don't worry, Master. Although the King of Shangchang Base discovered me, I quickly left his perception range, so he won't know where I came from!" the Rainbow Horse reassured him.
"Understood. We'll discuss this after my sister returns."
After the Rainbow Horse delivered this information to Ye Ningze, it prepared to return to the demon beast forest to continue its patrol.