Spirit Stones Exceed One Thousand

Night Patrol Division.

Li Ye landed with his sword sheathed, his mood exceptionally good.

The Night Patrol Division disciples passing by saluted him one after another, but Li Ye ignored them all and headed straight for Si Kongbai's location.

Upon seeing Si Kongbai, he bowed obsequiously and said, "Your subordinate greets Steward Sikong. Congratulations, my lord, on finally achieving your wish and taking sole control of the Night Patrol Division!"

"Once these words leave this room, do not speak them again," Si Kongbai cautioned, though his face was full of satisfaction.

It was very clear.

This flattering remark had hit the mark.

Li Ye smiled without speaking, a silent understanding passing between them.

Si Kongbai continued, "I recalled you today because there is a very important matter that requires your investigation. You must get to the bottom of it."

"Your subordinate will do their utmost!"

Li Ye responded with firm resolve.

Si Kongbai stated directly, "Take your people and find a way to locate the Ghost Cultivators who killed Fang Zheng and the other two that day. There are only so many Ghost Cultivators on Flying Immortal Peak; question them one by one meticulously, without any omissions."

"My lord, didn't you tell me not to investigate this before?" Li Ye was somewhat confused. Why would Si Kongbai care about the deaths of Fang Zheng and the other two?

Fang Zheng and the other two should have been as insignificant as a feather to him.

Let alone paying attention to them.

Even if they died right in front of him, he probably wouldn't have even glanced their way.

Si Kongbai said gravely, "If I tell you to investigate, then investigate. Stop with the nonsense... Remember, this is an instruction from the Elder. Investigate at all costs. If you cannot find them, think about the consequences yourself."

"Understood!"

Upon hearing it was an Elder's order, Li Ye's expression turned serious.

A hint of curiosity arose in his heart, but he couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it, and his thoughts immediately returned to Wen Jiu.

Si Kongbai seemed to notice Li Ye's little scheme and quickly warned him, "Investigating the truth is paramount. If you take this opportunity to settle a personal score and target that Wen Jiu, delaying the investigation, you can go hang yourself from a tree on Flying Immortal Peak!"

"Your subordinate understands."

Li Ye quickly forced a smile.

Even though his heart was filled with a thousand unwilling thoughts, he could only obey.

Wen Jiu.

Consider yourself lucky, kid!

At the same time.

Wen Jiu sent his sister back to the Xu Family.

This trip, he had also deliberately shown his face, the purpose being to let the Xu Family know that his sister was not without support.

But he didn't enter the house.

Because entering the house would have to wait a while longer.

He had to wait until he could speak to the Xu Family as an equal.

Before leaving, Wen Jiu gave his sister, Wen Ya, the Qi Refining Cultivation Method he had obtained from the Chen Family, and added ten Low-grade Spirit Stones.

The Chen Family's Qi Refining Cultivation Method was good. It was originally under the control of Flying Immortal Peak, and people outside the Chen Family were not allowed to cultivate it. The purpose was multifaceted, the most important being to protect the Chen Family's interests. However, after the recent clan annihilation battle, the Chen Family's cultivation method had completely become a circulating commodity. As long as it was not traded with mortals, it could be given away or sold.

His sister, Wen Ya, like him, had inferior Spiritual Roots.

No, to be precise, even the mortals who came to Flying Immortal Peak had at least inferior Spiritual Roots.

Those without Spiritual Roots didn't even have the qualification to come to Flying Immortal Peak to be a handyman.

Therefore, his sister Wen Ya could still manage basic cultivation, it would just be slower. Even with the assistance of Spirit Stones, it would likely take two years. However, if she could reach Qi Refining Layer One, she would have the chance to shed her handyman status in the future.

Of course.

Strictly speaking, handymen were not allowed to cultivate.

Unless, like him, a direct relative became a probationary disciple or a disciple of Flying Immortal Peak, otherwise, cultivation was a serious crime.

At the same time, Wen Jiu also deliberately let his sister Wen Ya carry the clothes inside, placing Wang Nian's identity token on top of the clothes.

It was a bit of "borrowing a tiger's might."

But this tactic would be very effective.

Just as Wen Jiu predicted, after Wen Ya entered the Xu Family, she quickly ran into members of the Xu Family. Wang Nian's token easily caught their eyes, so the Xu Family members, who usually couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Wen Ya, surprisingly came forward to help carry the clothes, acting quite solicitously.

A few more days passed in the blink of an eye.

After accumulating another forty to fifty entry-level Soul Seizing Talismans, Wen Jiu headed to the Baihua Mountain rogue cultivator market early one morning.

Fifty miles of mountain road, not far if you can fly, not close if you can't. Without dense forests and Yao Beasts, it would normally take half an hour to reach using a few Swiftness Talismans.

But because there were many Yao Beasts in the forest, and even potential Demonic Beasts, it took Wen Jiu an hour to arrive.

After arriving at Baihua Mountain Market, Wen Jiu changed his clothes and also dressed the Black Zombie in a black robe to conceal it.

Just as he had seen on the map before, the Baihua Mountain trading market had rogue cultivators, as well as cultivators with fierce auras, and disciples from Flying Immortal Peak and other peaks. It was a place that was chaotic yet orderly.

It was worth mentioning that there were quite a few mortals in this market, which was completely different from Flying Immortal Peak.

Although there were only three to five thousand cultivators, the number of mortals was several times that of the cultivators. However, they were all mortals without Spiritual Roots.

Many were mortals with dreams of cultivating, and some, after seeing immortals, could never go back. They were unwilling to accept their fate yet held onto a sliver of hope, so they mingled in this market, willing to be driven by cultivators.

Upon entering the trading market, Wen Jiu felt even more deeply the difference between sect cultivators and rogue cultivators.

Sect cultivators were too easy to identify on the road; even if they disguised themselves, they were still the same because their eyes were too clear.

Even if they had some schemes, compared to those rogue cultivators and bandit cultivators with sharp, sinister eyes hiding countless schemes, sect cultivators were as pure as white lotuses. However, sect cultivators generally had stronger auras than rogue cultivators.

After all, good cultivation methods, techniques, cultivation resources, and even spiritual veins and spiritual mines were all controlled by the sects.

Rogue cultivators were cultivators struggling to survive under the sects, and their Spiritual Roots were also generally low, the kind who might only reach Qi Refining Layer One or Two after half a lifetime of effort.

Soon.

Wen Jiu saw a familiar sight.

Gathering Righteousness Hall!

Gathering Righteousness Hall was one of the most luxurious businesses in the Baihua Mountain trading market, with a constant stream of rogue cultivators coming and going.

Unlike in the sect, in this Baihua Mountain rogue cultivator market, Gathering Righteousness Hall was like a major power.

The rogue cultivators coming and going were all respectful.

Wen Jiu casually found a mortal and inquired about the Baihua Mountain rogue cultivator market. Afterward, he prepared to sell all the Soul Seizing Talismans to a business that opposed Gathering Righteousness Hall, under the guise of a rogue cultivator.

With the Blood Corpse Escape and Three Rivers Ghost Concealment, Wen Jiu was not afraid of being targeted, so he sold all the Soul Seizing Talismans after entering the shop.

Over 130 first-grade Soul Seizing Talismans were sold for a total of 283 Low-grade Spirit Stones, a considerable income.

Thus, Wen Jiu could be considered to have mastered a skill for survival in this cultivation world, and he would no longer need to borrow Spirit Stones from others.

Before leaving, the shop owner kept trying to recruit Wen Jiu, as Yin Talisman Masters who could draw Soul Seizing Talismans were extremely rare.

And if they were also rogue cultivators, then there were even fewer.

To Wen Jiu's surprise, the shop's manager even offered an exorbitant price of thirty Low-grade Spirit Stones per month.

This was fifteen times the salary of the Night Patrol Division!

He also promised ten concubines with Spiritual Roots and excellent appearances!

To be honest.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted.

But Wen Jiu knew that if such a business was willing to give you so much, they would definitely want to earn back ten or even a hundred times that amount from you.

If you couldn't create that much value, then today's flattery would turn into tomorrow's sharpening of knives.

So Wen Jiu directly refused.

Following that, Wen Jiu went to Gathering Righteousness Hall again and sold all three first-grade low-grade Magic Tools he had obtained previously, along with ordinary Qi Refining Cultivation Methods and techniques, for a total of 376 Low-grade Spirit Stones.

At this point.

Wen Jiu's Spirit Stones in his Storage Bag officially broke through a thousand, totaling over 1,100.

Not only was it enough to craft a first-grade mid-grade Corpse Raising Coffin, but he could also afford Demonic Beasts and Three Fiends items to start raising Three Fiends Walking Corpses.

Continuing to wander around Baihua Mountain Market, Wen Jiu also inquired about Blood Fiend Crystals and Heavenly Fiend Water. Upon learning that they were not available at Baihua Mountain Market, Wen Jiu decided to go to Tianyin City to check the situation.

Tianyin City was a hundred li away from Baihua Mountain Market, not too far.

Just as Wen Jiu had predicted, his two rounds of selling spoils immediately attracted quite a few people to follow him.

As soon as he left the trading market, more than a dozen bandit cultivators followed him.

Wen Jiu couldn't be bothered to deal with them, so he directly used Blood Corpse Escape to leave, and then used the Swiftness Talisman to head towards Tianyin City.

According to the records in the Three Fiends Corpse Raising Method, today was the second day the trading ground was open, and it would close after midnight tomorrow.

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