After leaving Lan Creek City, Jiang Yuechu traveled by fits and starts, crossing several territories.
At times, she vanished into deep mountains and ancient forests; at others, she mingled among the common folk in bustling towns.
It was not until the seventh day that she stopped atop an unnamed, perilous peak.
Strange rocks jutted across the summit, shrouded in swirling clouds.
Jiang Yuechu sat cross-legged atop a bluestone, waiting quietly.
Half an hour later.
Two streaks of light flew in from the horizon and crashed down onto the mountaintop.
The moment the two demons landed, the Demon King Qiankun hurried forward impatiently.
"Master, we got it."
With a sweep of its great hand, it presented a jade box glowing with a warm, lustrous sheen.
Jiang Yuechu raised a hand and laid it over the jade box, giving it a brief look.
"..."
She drew a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the excitement in her heart. Then she removed the merit from the jade box and sealed it away again within her own storage item.
Immediately after.
Before the Demon King Qiankun and the Tiger Mountain God could utter even half a word of nonsense, their bodies turned into two streaks of light and flew straight into the girl's body.
After putting away the two demons.
Jiang Yuechu did not linger for even a moment.
Golden light surged around her body as she transformed into a dark-gold rainbow and shot toward the distant horizon.
She could not afford to be careless.
For Peace Bank to dare release over ten thousand gui of merit so easily, it surely had iron-fisted means of tracking people down and capturing them.
Though the creatures in the illustrated record were basically impossible to select... it was better to steer carefully and sail for ten thousand years. The