Cultivation is just so scientific!

He is at the late stage of the Golden Core, whether in realm or spirit, he is much stronger than Ren Xiao, allowing him to forcibly invade using 'Telepathy.'

"So, it was indeed the news about the Grotto Heaven that got leaked!" He shook his head and murmured to himself after a short while.

Under the influence of 'Telepathy', Ren Xiao's eyes were dull, his mind under the control of 'Telepathy.'

Li Yuanba used 'Telepathy' to erase the memory of Ren Xiao's interrogation, then tossed Ren Xiao into a spatial bag meant for pets.

He then looked at another target, this time the Heavenly Inquiry Sect cultivators tracked by the drone satellite system numbered six, with three relatively close to him.

In the subsequent time, he captured two more Heavenly Inquiry Sect cultivators, and didn't pursue the three that were farther away.

He hurried towards the stronghold on Yongle Island, arriving there within the mission's 24-hour time frame.

"Yuan Ba, why are you here?" Ancestor Lu looked at Li Yuanba before him, thinking Yuan Ba misunderstood the task, and couldn't help but ask.

He knew Li Yuanba hadn't contacted the intelligence department, which was understandable; cultivators could be in cultivation or delayed by other matters, and the task couldn't be completed in a short time.

"Greetings, master ancestor, I am here to submit my task!" Li Yuanba handed over a pet bag and said.

"Did you encounter them?" Ancestor Lu didn't doubt Li Yuanba's combat ability, he was just amazed by Li Yuanba's luck in having Heavenly Inquiry Sect cultivators deliver themselves.

But when he released three Golden Core cultivators from the pet bag, his expression turned a bit surprised.

"How did you capture them in such a short time?" He couldn't believe it was luck anymore; capturing one might be luck, but capturing three was surely not.

These cultivators had infiltrated inland separately, and the secret techniques they used were entirely different from those on the Beishu Continent, making it extremely difficult for the Beishu Continent forces to detect their whereabouts.

"Master Ancestor, this is the map they carried with them. These intelligence forces marked are their targets; they were probably going to purchase intelligence. After capturing one, I obtained the map and, based on its indications, found the other two!" Li Yuanba explained with a smile.

His explanation was indeed a reverse deduction based on the result, even though he obtained the map and deduced the targets of the intelligence personnel, it was still not easy to find them quickly.

"Haha, Yuan Ba, you still give me face, come with me!" Ancestor Lu laughed and said to Li Yuanba.

The three immobile Heavenly Inquiry Sect cultivators floated up, led by Ancestor Lu, flying off the peak.

Once outside the peak, other Nascent Soul Ancestors noticed, one after another coming to Ancestor Lu's side.

"Was this done by Li Yuanba?" Elder Zuo glanced at the three Heavenly Inquiry Sect cultivators and then at Li Yuanba, asking Ancestor Lu.

If not for the Shushan Sect having a genius Alchemy Master like Li Shiming, he would have been envious of Ancestor Lu for having such a good disciple, and the Senluo Sect for having such an excellent disciple.

He wasn't too envious, but other Nascent Soul Ancestors certainly were, especially Venerable Huike of Qianye Temple.

In Venerable Huike's heart, the more brilliant Li Yuanba's performance, the more it proved he was a reincarnation of a Buddhist deity.

Such a reincarnation of a Buddhist deity, yet unable to remain within the Buddhist sect, made his heart ache immensely.

Ancestor Lu brought the three Heavenly Inquiry Sect cultivators to Ancestor Lan of the Yin Yang Sect, among all the major sects, Ancestor Lan's Yin Yang Sect was known for their interrogation abilities.

Ancestor Lan's spiritual power was stronger than other Nascent Soul Ancestors, and she had also cultivated the art of charm, making it extremely easy to extract information from cultivators in realms far lower than hers.

Sure enough, when Ancestor Lan intervened, the three Heavenly Inquiry Sect cultivators confessed everything they could and couldn't say.

"The Skywalk Trading Company might as well be a sieve; even such information could get leaked!" Ancestor Lu couldn't help but angrily comment upon hearing the interrogation results.

The Beishu Continent was too weak; even the Skywalk Trading Company caused significant trouble for them. Faced with both the Skywalk Trading Company and the Heavenly Inquiry Sect, they could only choose to cooperate with one; if the Skywalk Trading Company cooperated with the Heavenly Inquiry Sect, the Beishu Continent would be in serious trouble.

"It is still uncertain if, besides the Heavenly Inquiry Sect, any other forces are aware of the Grotto Heaven matter?" Elder Zuo expressed his greatest concern.

Already challenging to handle now, any additional forces would make it near impossible for the Beishu Continent to protect itself.

"Hand them over to Senior Jin; we need to maintain a cooperative stance with Senior Jin!" Ancestor Lou voiced.

He emphasized his tone, and the others understood what it implied, that it was a facade.

"Send them over, it will display our control over the continent!" Ancestor Lu said with a smile.

"Yes, the Heavenly Inquiry Sect just sent people out, and we've captured three in return!" Elder Zuo nodded.

The Nascent Soul Ancestors cast appreciative looks at Li Yuanba, as he had taken on a joint task for the six major sects.

"Send them over now!" Ancestor Lou checked the time and said.

The sooner they were sent over, the more it would demonstrate the control of the six major sects, encouraging Elder Jin Kai to consider collaboration for the Grotto Heaven, rather than opting for the equally external Heavenly Inquiry Sect.

"Yuan Ba, go rest first!" Ancestor Lu instructed Li Yuanba.

Then six Nascent Soul Ancestors set off together, taking the three Heavenly Inquiry Sect cultivators towards Yongle Island.

The involvement of six Nascent Soul Ancestors was necessitated by the weakness of Beishu Continent's Nascent Soul Ancestors; despite having a cooperative relationship with the Skywalk Trading Company, they dared not slack off.

Regarding their own safety, no amount of caution was too much.

Elder Jin Kai was indeed taken aback when he saw the three captured Heavenly Inquiry Sect cultivators, and after using the Soul Search Technique himself to examine their memories, he understood the difficulty of capturing three Heavenly Inquiry Sect cultivators within a short time.

He discovered from their soul-searched memories that these three were trained by the Heavenly Inquiry Sect for intelligence gathering.

This type of highly specialized cultivator won't have significant combat prowess, but their stealth techniques and self-preservation abilities were top-notch among the Golden Core Stage.

It was impossible for Nascent Soul Ancestors to have captured these intelligence personnel, even if they did, capturing one would not be difficult, yet capturing three spread across three different directions within 24 hours would be exceedingly hard.

From the memories of the three intelligence officers, one was caught by Li Yuanba, the other two didn't even know who captured them before being knocked unconscious.

He gained a new appreciation for the six major sects' intelligence capabilities; if they could quickly discover such professional intelligence personnel troublesome to deal with externally, who else could he cooperate with over investigating the Grotto Heaven, besides the six major sects?

In his opinion, if the six major sects couldn't investigate it, other forces would find it even more challenging.

In the following days, based on the map delivered by Li Yuanba and its analysis, more intelligence officers from the Heavenly Inquiry Sect were apprehended.

However, these intelligence officers held low value, and thereafter, the six major sects' tasks changed from captures to exterminate.

Li Yuanba returned to Jieshan City, browsing through the space rings of the three cultivators.

Judging from the spiritual objects inside the space rings, Heavenly Inquiry Sect's conditions were much better than the six major sects' cultivators.

One space ring alone contained four bottles of Third Grade Cultivation Assistance Spirit Pills, totaling thirty-seven pills, and the other two space rings had roughly the same quantity of Third Grade Cultivation Assistance Spirit Pills.

Few Golden Core cultivators within the six major sects could enjoy such resources.

According to his interrogation, the three Golden Core cultivators were not priority cultivation targets of the Heavenly Inquiry Sect, just ordinary Golden Core cultivators with strong specialization.

Yet even such ordinary Golden Core cultivators received resources almost comparable to the key nurtured cultivators of the six major sects.

This starkly illustrated the disparity between the six major sects and the Heavenly Inquiry Sect, with resource differences resulting in a massive gap in the strength of their cultivators.