Although the Three Sincerity Sect was a small sect whose Daoist scriptures were incomplete, missing many powerful methods for combat, divination, and subduing demons and monsters, its spells for invoking blessings, averting calamity, soothing the mind, and stabilizing the soul had survived fully intact.
Thus, most of its disciples traveled throughout the Northeast Three Provinces, invoking blessings for impoverished commoners in exchange for a little incense money.
Seeing how candid He Xiangu was, Cui Jiuyang stopped beating around the bush and asked directly, "He Xiangu, there is something I don't understand. Lately, quite a few demons and fellow practitioners seem to have gathered in Changchun City, all sorts of people mixed together. Do you know why they have all come here?"
He Xiangu hesitated a moment before slowly replying, "I usually keep to myself, focused entirely on suppressing that Wealth God’s Remnant Soul. I rarely speak with fellow practitioners, and have even fewer dealings with demons. However, while traveling some time ago, I happened to hear rumors that a numinous treasure might soon emerge here in Changchun City."
"Word of this has spread everywhere in the jianghu, among orthodox cultivators, unorthodox practitioners, and even the Demon Realm."
He Xiangu paused, then continued. Although she had no desire to compete for any numinous treasure, the matter had spread so widely throughout the jianghu that she had heard plenty of related rumors even without wishing to.
"They say this numinous treasure was left behind by Hu Third Great-Grandfather, one of the Five Immortals Beyond the Pass, before he ascended. However, he possessed many extraordinary treasures back then, so no one knows which one is about to emerge."
After saying this, He Xiangu noticed Cui Jiuyang's brows lift slightly, as though he was quite interested in the numinous treasure. She could not help