Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World-Chapter 1305: The Man Who Vanished

Just as she was considering her next move, an unexpected visitor arrived the very next day.

In reality, Amalia and Kenny Lin had long forgotten about this person—Bhoj Shankar.

He was actually the Crimson Snake Emperor’s brother-in-law.

The Shankar family was a prestigious noble family in the Crimson Moon Dynasty, aligned with the Crimson Snake Emperor, which allowed them to control one-fifth of the Crimson Moon Dynasty’s economy.

After Amalia and Kenny Lin left that day, Bhoj had immediately sent people to investigate their identities.

His instincts had proven correct—if he had acted impulsively out of humiliation and clashed with them back then, he wouldn’t be standing here today.

He was a businessman, and what he valued most was profit.

Unlike the Crimson Moon Dynasty, his stance was more flexible.

As long as they didn’t threaten the Crimson Moon Dynasty, he was willing to cooperate.

Because of this, Bhoj leveraged his influence to investigate the servant Amalia was looking for.

His efforts paid off—he managed to uncover a clue.

"Ms. Immortal, to be honest, investigating a cultivator is much harder than investigating an ordinary person. Although the number of cultivators is limited, if they truly wish to hide, they can escape even the most sophisticated surveillance."

Bhoj sighed.

If it weren’t for Amalia and Kenny Lin’s identities, he wouldn’t have gone to such great lengths to track down someone from over thirty years ago.

"As long as your information is useful, I won’t let you go unrewarded," Amalia promised.

"You’ll definitely be satisfied with what I’m about to tell you," Bhoj said with a smile. "This man’s real name is Santiago Támara. I had my people go through all the registered cultivators from thirty years ago, filtering those who came from the Erythar Star System. Then, through an elimination process, we ruled out many who didn’t match the criteria, ultimately narrowing it down to fewer than ten thousand people."

Only someone like Bhoj could access such precise data.

A lesser family wouldn’t have been able to accomplish this.

"I then tracked their movements over the years and used the O.P.D.S to conduct the most detailed facial analysis and simulations. After further narrowing it down, I reduced the pool to fewer than a hundred people."

This was the advantage of advanced technology.

In this information age, due to the threat of the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth, the Crimson Moon Dynasty had enforced strict surveillance measures.

Only in remote planets did undocumented people exist, but cultivators couldn’t afford to stay in such places—unless they had given up on cultivation entirely.

Without the desire to grow stronger, they wouldn’t need to visit places frequented by cultivators.

But once they did, they needed a registered ID.

A newcomer to the Pleiades Star System, without any connections, couldn’t have avoided registration.

Bhoj confirmed this and was finally able to pinpoint a single person.

"Santiago Támara, upon arriving in the Pleiades Star System over thirty years ago, made a big scene searching for the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth. That left traces behind."

"And then?" Amalia had already guessed—back then, Santiago Támara had been expelled from the Vanquez family.

Seeking out the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth was likely his way of taking revenge.

"The Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth isn’t so easy to find. If it were, Pleiadian Ascendancy would have raided their headquarters long ago. Naturally, he couldn’t locate the people he was looking for."

Bhoj had initially worried that Santiago Támara was someone adept at hiding and that he might not be able to track him down.

Fortunately, the man hadn’t been that careful; otherwise, even Bhoj wouldn’t have found him.

"Santiago Támara later claimed to have discovered a heaven-defying treasure, hoping to lure the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth out. However, the cult likely suspected it was a trap set by the Crimson Moon Dynasty, so they never made contact. Growing impatient, Santiago Támara began approaching various cultivators. Then, about six months later, he suddenly vanished."

Bhoj observed Amalia and Kenny Lin’s expressions.

Seeing no reaction, he continued.

"I found out that before his disappearance, someone contacted him and took him away. That person was on the Crimson Moon Dynasty’s wanted list—a known member of the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth. After that, Santiago Támara was never seen again. I suspect he either died or joined the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth. Following this lead, I eventually identified a suspected cult member who could be him."

"And?" Amalia’s cold, striking features were as hard as frost.

She hadn’t expected that he would actually join the Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth.

After all, his cultivation had been crippled back then.

The Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth was full of ruthless fanatics—would they really allow a crippled man to join?

Unless Santiago Támara still had some value to them.

"Since joining the cult, he has remained highly secretive, rarely taking on missions, and has almost no interactions with other cult members..."

Amalia nodded. "The Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth once said that the extermination of the Vanquez family was personally ordered by their leader. None of the cult members had ever seen Santiago Támara. If he really is in the cult, then he must hold a high position and only report directly to the leader."

Bhoj nodded as well. "That was my exact thought. The Holy Gate of the Heaven and the Earth abandoned their headquarters and fled. It’s highly likely their leader took Santiago Támara with him."

Amalia took a deep breath. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

Let them run.

Now that she knew where to look, she no longer needed to search blindly.

She tossed a bottle of pills to Bhoj.

Since he had no cultivation and, at his age, wasn’t suited for starting one, he might as well extend his lifespan with some medicinal aid.

"These pills will preserve your appearance and extend your lifespan for over a hundred years."