War with Azure Heaven Mountain

[Lie Beast Rabbit: Has developed rudimentary intelligence, foundation establishment early stage. Possesses a hidden, deeper Lie Beast bloodline. Feed it one hundred spirit stones a day, and after forty-nine days, its hidden bloodline can be unlocked further. Feeding it spirit stones daily increases its affection toward you. It currently feels terrified of you.]

"There's more?"

Jiang Hao exclaimed as he looked at the appraisal result.

For a moment, he was very curious how many times this bloodline could be unlocked.

But this time, feeding it would cost one hundred spirit stones a day.

Subsequent rounds would probably cost even more. It took two rounds of feeding to obtain a golden legendary drop, and he could hardly afford it.

One hundred a day meant forty-nine hundred spirit stones over forty-nine days.

He would have to make Golden Core-level talismans for that. That was rather troublesome.

Besides, reliably earning one hundred a day would not be easy.

If he stopped midway, it would all go to waste, so he could only set this aside.

Once he had saved enough spirit stones, he would string Rabbit up again.

For now, he would let it roam freely.

At the moment, Rabbit was still learning to walk in the courtyard. Having awakened its intelligence while hanging there, it had almost forgotten how to walk.

"Come here," Jiang Hao said softly.

Rabbit turned to glance at Jiang Hao, then came trembling over to him.

"You can understand what I'm saying, right?" Jiang Hao asked.

After Rabbit nodded, he pointed at the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower and said:

"Don't touch that flower, and don't touch the other spirit herbs without permission either. Apart from that, you can roam freely."

Rabbit stared at the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower for a long while, then nodded to show it understood.

Hoping it really had understood, Jiang Hao did not linger any longer and headed to the Spirit Medicine Garden.

These past two months had been peaceful. Things had been just as peaceful before, though he had accumulated cultivation a little slowly.

But the precious thing was that he was safe.

He wanted to live this sort of quiet life, growing stronger bit by bit without getting too deeply entangled.

If the Heavenly Sound Sect grew powerful, his own standing would rise with the tide.

If the Heavenly Sound Sect was destroyed, after doing all he could, he would still be able to find an opportunity to clear his name.

As for now...

He was already in the sights of various sects, and clearing his name in the future would be fraught with difficulties.

He could only strive to survive and grow stronger as quickly as possible.

He not only had to be stronger than the undercover agents around him, but stronger than that woman too.

Then he should be safe.

But he had to take it one step at a time. Right now, he needed to earn some spirit stones.

The Spirit Medicine Garden.

Jiang Hao received an order and noticed that many of the herbs were for healing injuries.

"I heard the sect has started fighting Azure Heaven Mountain," Cheng Chou explained beside Jiang Hao.

"Is it a large-scale operation?" Jiang Hao asked.

He had not left Heartbreak Cliff lately, and neither his master nor his senior fellow disciples had come to ask him to do anything, so he knew very little about these matters.

"It seems pretty large. Our sect has mobilized a lot of people, as though we intend to conquer Azure Heaven Mountain.

"They have plenty of people there too. Most of those who went to discuss the Dao haven't left.

"That's why they need large quantities of spirit herbs to support them," Cheng Chou explained.

Jiang Hao furrowed his brows. He knew there had been friction with Azure Heaven Mountain.

Han Ming had gone out to gain experience several months ago. Jiang Hao had thought this would just be another period of friction.

He had not expected them to break into outright fighting.

They were so far away that he could not sense anything from here.

Still, he did not understand why he had not been sent out. In matters like this, every disciple was duty-bound to serve.

Though he did not want to go, if the order really came, he would have no choice.

Is it because of the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower, or because my name is still on the Law Enforcement Peak's list? Jiang Hao considered it.

He felt it was probably because his name was still on the Law Enforcement Peak's list.

If he was an undercover agent, once he went out, he might leak information to the other side.

It would be better to keep him confined within the sect.

"Go prepare these. Be quick." Jiang Hao handed the order to Cheng Chou.

"Yes," Cheng Chou replied at once.

Afterward, Jiang Hao asked around about the fighting.

For now, the Heavenly Sound Sect still held the advantage. That was what the front lines reported.

Cheng Chou even found a moment to ask whether he wanted to go.

Jiang Hao merely shook his head, without mentioning that he was on the Law Enforcement Peak's list.

Cheng Chou also said that many people had gone, hoping to snatch up some good things and even use this opportunity to advance further.

It was not impossible to become an inner sect disciple or a true disciple.

Jiang Hao offered no comment on that. Everyone had different ideas.

He preferred a little more stability.

Over the next few days, Jiang Hao helped in the Spirit Medicine Garden, occasionally going out to sell Myriad Sword Talismans, Pain Relief Talismans, and Focus Talismans.

In seven days, his spirit stones passed the three-hundred mark.

That far exceeded his past earnings, probably because of the fighting with Azure Heaven Mountain.

The ones that sold were all attack talismans, and many people asked about defensive talismans too.

Unfortunately, he had none.

His healing ones were also too ordinary.

Otherwise, he could have earned even more spirit stones.

These past few days, Rabbit had followed him to the Spirit Medicine Garden. Under Jiang Hao's warning, it did not dare run wild there.

But being home alone was too boring, so it often came over to play.

After several visits proved trouble-free, Jiang Hao simply ignored it.

Today, Jiang Hao came to the Spirit Medicine Garden to collect bubbles as usual.

Only this time, he noticed a group of strangers in the Spirit Medicine Garden.

"We've been short-handed lately, so the Snow Lotus Pavilion sent people to help," Cheng Chou explained.

Jiang Hao nodded almost imperceptibly, then looked around.

Soon, he noticed something amiss.

In the spirit field in the middle, a man seemed to be burying something.

Jiang Hao strode forward, drew the Half-Moon Blade, and pressed it against the back of the man's hand as he said coldly:

"What are you doing?"

Cheng Chou immediately backed away at the sight. Rabbit, which had just come in, blinked, not quite understanding.

The others also began backing away.

Everyone knew Jiang Hao was an inner sect disciple, but they also knew what sort of person he was.

He never deliberately made things difficult for anyone.

For him to suddenly draw a blade meant something was wrong.