Informing on Someone

Wang Mengde nodded. "Okay, I'll head over there right away."

He stood up, straightened his robes, and went out the door.

The streets of Rosy Cloud Island weren't crowded. The afternoon sun made the bluestone pavement slightly hot, and the sea breeze blew in from the direction of the pier, carrying a salty and humid smell.

The pavilion of Four Seas Fish Shop is located on the west side of Rosy Cloud Island, not far from Wang Mengde's residence.

Wang Mengde soon arrived at the Four Seas Fish Shop, a three-story wooden building that looked rather impressive among the surrounding low shops.

Wang Mengde pushed open the door and entered, a faint fishy smell mixed with the fragrance of spirit medicine wafted towards him.

Zhou Sihai was sitting behind the counter. When he saw him come in, he looked up with a smile, put down what he was doing, and came to greet him.

"My brother's here."

Wang Mengde nodded, and without further ado, took out fifty Silver-Scaled Thread Trout from his Storage Bag.

The silvery-white fish shimmered with a faint glow in the attic, neatly arranged on the counter, their scales full, their eyes clear, and their appearance excellent.

"Brother, I caught some Silver-Scaled Thread Trout, I brought them to you."

Zhou Sihai's eyes lit up. He leaned closer to take a look, picked up a piece, weighed it in his hand, and smelled it. He nodded repeatedly.

"So many Silver-Scaled Thread Trout, you're really amazing."

He took out a scale and weighed each item one by one, his movements swift and efficient.

Silver-Scaled Thread Trout are a high-quality second-tier Demon Fish found in the waters near Rosy Cloud Island. Their flesh is delicious and their spiritual energy is abundant, making them very popular among high-level cultivators.

On Zhou Sihai weighed the scales one by one, muttering the numbers to himself as he rapidly calculated with his hands.

After weighing the fifty fish, Zhou Sihai looked up and said, "A total of five hundred and eighty Spirit Stone."

As he spoke, Zhou Sihai counted out Spirit Stone from his Storage Bag and pushed them in front of Wang Mengde.

Wang Mengde put away the Spirit Stone, clasped his hands in thanks, and said, "Thank you very much, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Sihai glanced at the doorway, and after confirming that no one was there, he transmitted his voice, "Mengde, there's something I need to tell you. Ye Wuhen, an outer disciple of the Evergreen Sect, came to me a few days ago to inquire about you and even asked for your portrait. That person doesn't seem to have good intentions, so you should be careful."

Wang Mengde's smile froze slightly.

He respectfully clasped his hands in a fist and bowed deeply. "Thank you for telling me all this, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Sihai waved his hand and continued telepathically, "You taught me the Spirit Eye Technique without holding anything back, and you wouldn't even accept Spirit Stone in return."

After that, you sold all the Demon Fish you caught to me; I remember that favor.

You've offended someone, and I can't pretend I don't know.

Wang Mengde felt a warmth in his heart and asked in a low voice, "Brother Zhou, what is Ye Wuhen's background?"

Could you tell me more?

Zhou Sihai pondered for a moment, then transmitted his voice, "That Ye Wuhen is an outer disciple of the Evergreen Sect, with Three-Attribute Spirit Root and Eighth Layer of Qi Refinement of Qi Refining."

He is the cousin of Ye Wushuang, a prodigy in the inner sect of the Evergreen Sect. Although he is not as highly regarded as Ye Wushuang in the Ye family, he can still be considered a direct descendant.

"And," Zhou Sihai added, "He's also a spirit array master."

"Spirit Array Master?"

"Yes." Zhou Sihai nodded. "The opponent can use trapping formations and Concealment Array. If you offend them, you must be very careful when you go fishing at sea."

Wang Mengde remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

Trapping formation, Concealment Array.

The methods of array masters are indeed difficult to defend against.

But.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he calmed down.

Ye Wuhen to ambush him was simply to set up an array near Rosy Cloud Island, waiting for him to walk right into the trap when he went out to sea.

However, he had enough Spirit Stone and pills to cultivate for several years.

Then you can just wait patiently.

Wang Mengde sneered inwardly, but showed no sign of it on his face.

He clasped his hands in a fist salute again, his tone sincere. "Thank you, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Sihai waved his hand. "Between you and me, there's no need for such talk. Just be careful."

Wang Mengde nodded, turned and left the attic.

Stepping out of the fish market, a sea breeze greets you, carrying the chill of late autumn.

He slowly walked back along the cobblestone path, his mind racing.

The Ye Clan ranks among the top four in the Evergreen Sect. They are a genuine Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan, with three Foundation Establishment cultivators residing within the Lineage.

Despite having a powerful background, Zhou Sihai was far less Ye family. Yet, he secretly told Ye Wuhen about his inquiries.

This affection is not light.

This person is not bad.

Wang Mengde silently remembered Zhou Sihai's kindness.

Wang Mengde did not go straight home, but instead went to the Hundred Herbs Hall.

First, they ordered five doses of the Tendon-Strengthening Meridian-Opening Soup, spirit medicine.

Having discovered that the Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Technique could rapidly enhance the intense Yang energy contained within spiritual power, he needed to shift his daily cultivation focus to the Thunder Tempering Body Formula.

He devoted himself to practicing the Thunder Tempering Body Formula every day, rapidly accumulating the fiery power within his spiritual energy.

Then, by practicing dual cultivation every three months, one can quickly increase their Spirit Power Cultivation.

It can not only rapidly improve Physical Body Cultivation, but also enhance Spirit Power Cultivation even faster.

A win-win situation.

Afterwards, he also bought an Appearance-Preserving Pill for Lin Xiaowan.

When Wang Mengde returned to the attic, Lin Xiaowan was washing the silver scales he had left behind in the courtyard.

Hearing the door open, she turned around with a smile on her face.

You're back?

"Hmm." Wang Mengde walked over, took out the small porcelain bottle from his Storage Bag, and handed it to her.

"Your Appearance-Preserving Pill."

Lin Xiaowan stood up abruptly and quickly wiped her hands clean.

He then reached out and took the porcelain bottle, his fingers trembling slightly, and carefully uncorked it. A delicate, sweet fragrance wafted out of the bottle.

A pill the size of a longan lay quietly at the bottom of the bottle, its entire body pure white, with a faint spiritual light flowing across its surface.

"Go and take the Appearance-Preserving Pill right away."

"Mmm." He nodded vigorously, clutched the porcelain bottle tightly in his hand, and ran back to his room.

Wang Mengde returned to his quiet room.

Wang Mengde sat cross-legged on the futon, took out a Spirit Stone from his Storage Bag, held one in each hand, and began his cultivation for the day.

Although relying on the Thunder Tempering Body Formula can greatly increase the fiery power in the Luan-Phoenix Harmony Formula, a single dual cultivation session can quickly boost one's cultivation level.

However, daily practice should not be neglected.

If it can improve my cultivation level even a little, then I will.

The path of spiritual cultivation is always about accumulating little by little, like building a tower from grains of sand.

[The Luan-Phoenix Harmony Formula +1]

[Spirit Power Cultivation +1]

In the days that followed, Wang Mengde completely entered a cultivation frenzy.

During the day, he practiced the Thunder Tempering Body Formula.

In the evenings, I practice the Luan-Phoenix Harmony Formula and Law Technique.

Two months later.

Quiet room.

Wang Mengde finished a full week of cultivation.

Divine perception.

[Spirit Power Cultivation: Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement (1020/3200)]

In just over two months, his spiritual power proficiency increased by sixty-two points.

This number left Wang Mengde somewhat helpless.

With his Five-Element Spirit Root, even cultivating with Spirit Stone would be very slow.

With mixed Spirit Root, his efficiency in absorbing Spiritual Qi is far inferior to that of cultivators with Three-Element Spirit Root or Four-Element Spirit Root. When the same amount of Spirit Stone is used, others can gain a significant amount of spiritual energy, while he can only gain a small amount.

He took too much of the Essence-Nourishing Pill, and now it has no effect at all.

The pills are still useful for cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining, but once they reach the Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement, their effects are almost negligible, and eating them is no different from eating candy.

The effects of dual cultivation with Lin Xiaowan were also quite mediocre.

Mortal women inherently possess no spiritual power, and the slight yin-yang fusion resulting from dual cultivation is woefully inadequate for his current cultivation level.

If one relies entirely on Spirit Stone for cultivation, then at this speed...

It takes nearly six years to advance one's cultivation level from the Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement Refining to the Seventh-Level Qi Refinement.

To quickly improve one's cultivation level, one must rely on elixirs and dual cultivation.

One Seven-Pattern Spirit-Nurturing Pill is equivalent to several months of arduous cultivation. If one could obtain ten pills, one could save several years of time.

As for dual cultivation, Qingyue inquired at the Evergreen Sect but couldn't find any body-tempering Cultivation Method that accumulate Yin-Nature Power.

Wang Mengde sensed the intense heat within his spiritual power.

More than two months have passed.

The spiritual energy was already extremely hot.

However, it was slightly lower than he had expected.

Because once the heat reaches a certain level, the growth rate decreases significantly.

Cultivating the Thunder Tempering Body Formula can no longer increase the intense yang energy within one's spiritual power.

Practicing the Phoenix Harmony Resonance Art will continue to increase the heat within one's spiritual energy, but the speed of this process will also slow down considerably.

Wang Mengde made a rough estimate.

The best results are achieved when practicing with a female cultivator who has mastered the Bent Phoenix Harmony Resonance Art once every fifty days or so.