"Top-tier Earth and Wood Qi?"
Jiang Tian was slightly startled, his eyes flickering. He'd been worrying about where to find the remaining top-tier True Qi he needed, and now, unexpectedly, he had a lead.
Wood, Earth, and Metal—those were the three he was still missing.
And this little traitor had both Earth and Wood.
Even better, this person was connected to Han Qianchen.
No matter what, he had to take this mission.
"I'll take it," Jiang Tian said crisply.
Still, he had some doubts. After a pause, he asked, "It's only one Qi Gathering disciple. Why do we need a Beast Taming Sect disciple to work with us? Is this person strong?"
"Not particularly." Xu Buyu shook his head and patiently explained, "It's because this person defected from the Beast Taming Sect. He avoided their territory and wants to take a detour through our Heavenly Fire Sect's lands on his way to the White Lotus Sect."
"Although our Heavenly Fire Sect is allied with the Beast Taming Sect, we can't let them operate on our turf alone. We're mainly there to assist—and keep an eye on them."
"I see." Jiang Tian nodded thoughtfully.
"Funny how things work out," Mu Sining chimed in. "The place where we're meeting up with the Beast Taming Sect is none other than Blackwater County."
Jiang Tian's fingers paused slightly.
Blackwater County...
Come to think of it, it had been more than ten days since he'd left Blackwater County. Ten days wasn't especially long, but it wasn't short, either.
Blackwater County.
The county yamen's main hall.
County Magistrate Fang Ping had gathered the martial arts hall masters and all the prominent figures of Blackwater County.
In just over ten days, the balance of power in Blackwater County had been turned upside down.
First, the thousand-household military