Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Spirit Stones Surpass One Thousand

Night Patrol Department.

Li Ye sheathed his sword and landed, feeling jubilant.

The disciples from the Night Patrol Department passing by paid their respects one after another, but Li Ye ignored them, heading straight to Si Kongbai’s location.

Upon seeing Si Kongbai, he greeted obsequiously, "Subordinate greets Steward Sikong, congratulations on finally achieving your wish of solely managing the Night Patrol Department!"

"Don’t say this outside these doors," Si Kongbai instructed, though he seemed quite pleased.

Clearly.

This flattery hit the mark.

Li Ye smiled without speaking, understanding the silent agreement.

Si Kongbai continued, "I’ve called you back today for an important task that requires thorough investigation."

"I will do my utmost!"

Li Ye responded resolutely.

Si Kongbai candidly said, "Take your men and find a way to uncover the ghost cultivator who killed Fang Zheng and the others that day. There are only so many ghost cultivators on Feixian Peak, interrogate them one by one without leaving any stone unturned."

"Sir, didn’t you stop me from investigating before?" Li Ye was puzzled as to why Si Kongbai would be concerned about Fang Zheng and the others’ deaths.

Fang Zheng and the others should be as insignificant as feathers to him.

Not to mention placing importance.

Even if they died in front of him, he probably wouldn’t give them a second glance.

Si Kongbai said sternly, "Investigate as instructed, no more idle chatter... remember, this is an Elder’s order, investigate at all costs, and consider the consequences if you fail."

"Understood!"

Upon hearing it was an Elder’s order, Li Ye’s expression became serious.

Curiosity stirred in his heart, but he couldn’t fathom the reason, and his thoughts swiftly returned to Wen Jiu.

Si Kongbai seemed to detect Li Ye’s inner thoughts and warned, "Finding out the truth is a priority. If you use this chance to settle private vendettas and waste time on targeting Wen Jiu, find yourself a tree on Feixian Peak and hang yourself!"

"Understood."

Li Ye quickly forced a smile.

Despite his unwillingness, he had no choice but to comply.

Wen Jiu.

Consider yourself lucky!

...

Meanwhile.

Wen Jiu escorted his sister back to the Xu Family.

His intention for this trip was to make it known to the Xu Family that his sister was not without support.

But not entering yet.

Because entering requires waiting until the time he can converse on equal terms with the Xu Family.

Before leaving, Wen Jiu handed the Qi Cultivation Techniques looted from the Chen Family to his sister Wen Ya, along with ten Low-grade Spirit Stones.

The Chen Family’s Qi Cultivation Techniques were good, initially under the control of Feixian Peak; outsiders weren’t allowed to practice them, largely to ensure the Chen Family’s interests. But after their extermination, the techniques became entirely common, as long as no trades with mortals were involved, they could be gifted or sold.

Sister Wen Ya, like him, has inferior spirit roots.

No, it should be said, mortals who come to Feixian Peak at least have inferior spirit roots.

Those without spirit roots don’t even qualify to be servants at Feixian Peak.

Thus, sister Wen Ya’s basic cultivation is feasible, albeit slow. Even with spirit stones to aid, it may take up to two years. However, achieving Qi Cultivation First Layer offers a chance to escape servant status.

Of course.

Strictly speaking, servants are prohibited from cultivating.

Unless, like him, a direct relative becomes an apprentice disciple or disciple at Feixian Peak, then cultivation becomes a major crime.

Meanwhile, Wen Jiu deliberately had sister Wen Ya hold clothes while entering, with Wang Nian’s identity token placed on top.

It’s considered bluffing.

However, this tactic worked well.

Just as Wen Jiu expected, upon entering the Xu Family, Wen Ya quickly encountered Xu Family members, and Wang Nian’s token instantly caught their eyes, prompting the Xu Family, who usually ignored Wen Ya, to suddenly offer help carrying her clothes, being rather courteous.

...

A few days passed.

After accumulating fifty to sixty Tier-Entering Soul-Seizing Talismans, Wen Jiu set out early in the morning for Baihua Mountain Independent Practitioner Market.

A fifty-mile mountain path wasn’t too far nor too near. Without dense forest or demon beasts, a few Divine Movement Talismans could normally take half an hour.

But since the forest housed many demon beasts, and possibly lurking demons, Wen Jiu took an hour to arrive.

Upon arriving at Baihua Mountain Market, Wen Jiu changed his clothes and had Black Corpse wear a black robe as camouflage.

Just like he saw on the map, Baihua Mountain Trading Market had loose cultivators, aggressive tribulation cultivators, disciples from Feixian Peak, and other peaks, creating a chaotic yet orderly place.

Noteworthy, the market had many mortals, a stark contrast to Feixian Peak.

Though only three to five thousand cultivators, mortal numbers exceeded cultivators multiple times, being mostly spirit root-less mortals.

Many chased the dream of cultivation, others couldn’t return after witnessing immortals, could not accept their fate yet clung to a sliver of hope, blending into the market, willingly driven by cultivators.

Upon entering the trading market, Wen Jiu sensed the distinction between sect cultivators and loose cultivators.

Identifying sect cultivators on the road was too easy; even in disguise, they stood out, due to their clear eyes.

Despite having some tricks, compared to those sharp-eyed, scheming loose and tribulation cultivators, sect cultivators appeared pure like white lilies. Sect cultivators typically exhibited stronger auras than loose cultivators.

After all, superior cultivation techniques, spells, resources, and even spirit veins and ores were controlled by sects.

Loose cultivators struggled to survive below sects, and their spirit roots were generally low, often taking decades to reach Qi Cultivation First or Second Layers.

Swiftly.

Wen Jiu spotted something familiar.

Ju Yitang!

Within Baihua Mountain Trading Market, Ju Yitang was one of the most luxurious trading houses, with constant flux of loose cultivators.

Dissimilar to sects, in Baihua Mountain Independent Practitioner Market, Ju Yitang resembled a dominant force.

Loose cultivators coming and going showed utmost respect.

Wen Jiu casually found a mortal, learned about Baihua Mountain Independent Practitioner Market, then prepared to sell all Soul-Seizing Talismans to a trading house opposing Ju Yitang.

With the Blood Corpse Escape and Three Rivers Ghost Concealment, Wen Jiu wasn’t afraid of being targeted, so he sold all Soul-Seizing Talismans upon entering.

Over 130 Tier-Entering Soul-Seizing Talismans were sold for a total of 283 Low-grade Spirit Stones, quite a handsome profit.

Thus, Wen Jiu mastered a livelihood skill within the cultivation realm, now he no longer needed to borrow spirit stones.

Before leaving, the trading house owner tried to recruit Wen Jiu, simply because Yin Talisman Masters who can draw Soul-Seizing Talismans are extremely rare.

Even more rare were those who possessed loose cultivator status.

Surprisingly, the trading house’s steward even offered a staggering 30 Low-grade Spirit Stones per month.

It was fifteen times the Night Patrol Department salary!

Additionally, they promised ten beautiful concubines with spirit roots!

Frankly.

He was tempted.

But Wen Jiu knew that such trading houses offer a lot because they intend to earn tenfold or hundredfold from you.

If you fail to generate such value, today’s polite smiles would become tomorrow’s sharpening knives.

Thus, Wen Jiu promptly declined.

Following that, Wen Jiu arrived at Ju Yitang to sell the three pieces of Tier One Lower-grade Spiritual Artifact and ordinary Qi Cultivation Techniques and spells acquired earlier, receiving 376 Low-grade Spirit Stones in total.

Now.

The spirit stones in Wen Jiu’s storage bag officially exceeded a thousand, totaling over eleven hundred.

Not only enough to craft a Tier One Middle Grade Corpse Nurturing Coffin, but also allowed purchasing demons and Three Evils Objects to start nurturing Three Evil Corpses.

After roaming Baihua Mountain Market again, Wen Jiu inquired about Blood Evil Crystals and Celestial Killing Water, found none at Baihua Mountain Market, and prepared to check Celestial Sound City.

Celestial Sound City lies a hundred miles from Baihua Mountain Market, not too far.

As Wen Jiu anticipated, his two waves of selling spoils instantly attracted numerous followers.

Upon exiting the trading market, dozens of tribulation cultivators followed him.

Wen Jiu ignored them, escaped using Blood Corpse Escape, then activated Divine Movement Talisman heading towards Celestial Sound City.

According to Three Evils Corpse Nurturing Technique records, today is the second day of the trading location’s opening, and it will close after midnight tomorrow.

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