A Task to Make Connections

Five months later, Shen Ge returned to Lifeng City, enjoying a leisurely journey.

Shen Ge randomly picked a restaurant, went inside, ordered a few jugs of spirit wine and some snacks, and then began to wait.

Sure enough, a short while later, a woman wearing a light green dress and with long hair reaching her waist walked over and sat down in front of Shen Ge.

"Fellow Daoist, you certainly have a good interest."

Shen Ge glanced at her and chuckled, "I can't help it. I almost lost my life this time. Now that I'm safe, I have to enjoy the pleasures of being alive."

"I'm sorry to trouble you, fellow Daoist. This meal is on me."

"Thank you very much." Shen Ge nodded and stood up to pour the woman a glass of wine.

The woman took the wine glass, took a small sip, then put it down, her eyes showing a hint of urgency as she asked, "Fellow Daoist, about this matter..."

"Don't worry." Shen Ge put down his wine cup and then took out a jade box. "We didn't catch the Luan Bird, but I have some Luan Bird blood here. You should be able to use this, right?"

The woman looked at the box, a hint of disappointment flashing across her face. What she wanted was Luan Bird, but this Luan Bird blood... Oh well, although it didn't meet her expectations, it was still usable.

After adjusting her mindset, the woman smiled slightly and said to Shen Ge, "In that case, fellow Daoist, the reward will have to be reduced."

Shen Ge smiled dismissively, "That's normal. After all, I didn't fully complete your request, so a reduction in payment is to be expected. I just wonder how much Miss Kong Yan is prepared to offer?"

Kong Yan calmly stated a number. "Five thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone plus that piece of Black Rock Iron."

"Why did you cut it in half? Oh well, half it is then." Shen Ge shook his head and gave a wry smile, "Miss Kong Yan, I've lost a fortune doing business with you this time."

"Alright then, I'll add another two thousand for your travel expenses," Kong Yan said.

Shen Ge's eyes lit up immediately. He hadn't expected that he would get two thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone just for complaining. This woman was indeed from a big Lineage; she was really generous.

"Then thank you very much, Miss Kong Yan." Shen Ge raised his glass in a toast, then pushed the box over.

Just as Kong Yan was about to hand over the payment, a voice suddenly rang out. "Sister, are you stupid and have too much money?! How can this thing be worth so many High-Grade Spirit Stone!"

A young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes walked over and grabbed Kong Yan's hand, his eyes glaring angrily at Shen Ge.

Shen Ge watched this scene without saying anything, only slightly raising the corners of her mouth, and took back the jade box that she had pushed over earlier.

"Kong Xin!" Kong Yan called out in a low voice, then broke free from the hand that was being held, grabbed Kong Xin's hand in return, and threw him out of the window.

"I'm your older sister, your own sister! An elder sister is like a mother! If you say another word to me, believe me, I'll beat you up in front of all these outsiders!"

Then Kong Yan turned to Shen Ge, smiled apologetically, and handed over the agreed-upon reward: "Fellow Daoist, I'm sorry, my younger brother is still a bit underdeveloped, please don't take it to heart."

Looking at the Storage Bag in front of him, Shen Ge smiled kindly, took the Storage Bag, and said, "Miss Kong Yan, you're being too kind. Your brother is right. These things of mine really aren't worth that many Spirit Stone on the market. He was just thinking of you."

"Miss Kong Yan, these are your things, please keep them safe."

Kong Yan opened the jade box and glanced inside, completely unconcerned that the contents had revealed their aura and attracted envy.

That makes sense, though. Lifeng City is Kong Household territory, and the Kong Household is deeply rooted in this area. There are really not many people who dare to rob the Kong Household in the street.

With just one glance, a hint of joy flashed in Kong Yan's eyes; the quality of these few clusters of Luan Bird blood was unexpectedly good.

Just then, a figure flashed into view. It was Kong Xin, who had just been thrown out by Kong Yan. He had returned and just happened to see Shen Ge putting away the Storage Bag. This scene made him furious.

Just as he was about to cause trouble, a slender hand appeared beside his ear without him even noticing.

"Aren't you ashamed enough already?"

"Sister, let me go! I'm going to get your things back!" Kong Xin shouted defiantly.

"Shut up, come back with me." A hint of displeasure flashed between Kong Yan's brows, and she then cast a Sealing Technique and dragged Kong Xin away from the restaurant.

Shen Ge found it amusing, but also felt a little longing; such pure kinship was truly rare in the cultivation Immortal Realm.

After they left, several faint gazes appeared around him. Shen Ge knew that some restless people were watching him, but they were just small fry and not worth paying attention to.

Over the years, Shen Ge has made his fortune thanks to these people, so how could he possibly stop him?

After finishing his wine, Shen Ge left the restaurant. However, he did not leave the city. Instead, he went to a shop and bought some healing pills and cultivation pills.

However, most of them were healing pills. As for those for cultivation, Shen Ge didn't buy many. After all, all medicines have some degree of toxicity, and the toxicity of these pills that enhance cultivation is not easy to neutralize. Shen Ge didn't want these toxic pills to pollute his foundation.

Shen Ge spent half of the seven thousand High-Grade Spirit Stone in one go, which shows how quickly Spirit Stone are used.

After wandering around for a while and finding nothing of interest, Shen Ge walked straight out of the city gate and left Lifeng City.

On a small hill ten thousand miles away from Lifeng City, Shen Ge looked behind him with a slight smile, summoned a phantom, and then disappeared.

Before long, seven streaks of light flew rapidly from the distant horizon, and within ten breaths they had covered an unknown distance and surrounded Shen Ge on the mountaintop.

As a formation took shape, a hooded man in black chuckled, "Fellow Daoist, we only seek wealth and have no intention of taking lives. Now that we're in this Giant Demon Formation, you'd better cooperate."

Hiding in the shadows, Shen Ge observed these people and secretly pondered: three Nascent Soul Late Stage and four Nascent Soul Middle Stage —there were quite a few of them, and they were going to be a tough opponent.

But it's not like it's impossible to chew.

Having made up his mind, Shen Ge no longer hesitated and directly activated the array that had been set up beforehand.

In the air, seeing that the person on the mountaintop did not answer, the seven people who were about to make a move suddenly changed their expressions drastically.

"Oh no, it's a formation!"

"Damn it, they actually ambushed us!"

The three Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators evaded the formation with a swift movement, and the Nascent Soul Middle Stage also managed to escape the area by luck. However, the other three were not so lucky and were directly trapped by the formation.

The Nascent Soul Middle Stage looked at his three trapped companions, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes.

But before he could be happy for long, a black Sword Qi pierced through his body.

He glanced at the large hole in his chest with some surprise, then quickly flew towards the three Nascent Soul Late Stage.

"Help me!"