“There’s nothing wrong with the spirit herbs; they really are Pandan plant and Heavenly Heart Herb. Both of these spirit herbs are worth at least eight or nine million divine roots in total. These tea leaves themselves are probably worth a million divine roots!”
Gu Mu worked in the Earth Emanations Pavilion Luo Clan for many years so he was very familiar with all the different types of spirit herbs. He studied the herbs closely before he drew the conclusion. Jiang Yi’s eyes were twinkling. Disciples of great family clans were really very generous with their gifts. All of these added together would be almost ten million divine roots in total.
“Ten million divine roots?”
Jiang Yi thought about this for a while and then his entire body stiffened. In a low voice, he said, “Gu Mu, what do you think of us selling these things? Didn’t you say that we would need ten million divine roots to get to Saint Spirit Domain? These things are worth almost as much.”
“…”
A few black lines appeared on Gu Mu’s forehead. Awkwardly, he said, “Lord, these things are very rare. If you go and sell them, you would probably only get five million divine roots in Demon-Killing Pavilion. If you sell them on the black market, you would only sell them at such a high price in Crazed God Castle. However, Jiutian Ze will soon hear about it. If that happens and he gets angry, who would dare to buy these items from you?
“What’s more, Lord, even if you have divine roots, it would not be easy for you to obtain these things. These are all up to luck. You should refine them on your own. Refine those herbs, and your soul spirit would be at least enter the peak-stage God General Realm.”
“I can only sell them for five million divine roots in Demon-Killing Pavilion?”
Jiang Yi rubbed his nose. The Demon-Killing Pavilion’s market was bad indeed. However, officials normally did only offer such low prices. Otherwise, there would be no need for the black market to exist. Would he return to the Crazed God Castle to sell his items after cheating the Crazed God Castle? Jiang Yi decided to let it go. There was no point disturbing the situation any further since he already won.
He pondered deeply for several moments, deciding not to give up yet. He stepped forward and said, “Apart from the Crazed God Castle, is there any other big black market?
“What do you think?”
Gu Mu asked Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi suddenly realized something: Jiutian Wu had been working in the backstage for the Crazed God Castle all this time. Why would he allow another black market to exist? Even if there had been other markets in the past, they must all have been destroyed by now.
“Nevermind; I’ll refine them on my own.”
Jiang Yi was so frustrated that he wanted to give up. It would really be troublesome for him if he offended great family clans. It would be difficult for him to head down to the black market to buy anything he wanted, for example. He definitely would not be able to send troops to lockdown Crazed God Castle forever, after all. It would be such a silly thing to do. It would cause everyone to ignore him like the plague in the future.
Shh-shh-shh!
At that moment, they heard hurried footsteps from outside. Xiao Leng took big strides into the hall and said in a low voice, “The Xiao Clan has sent news; it must be quite reliable. Tens of formidable martial artists from Demon-Killing Pavilion’s Branch Pavilions have been activated throughout Blue Eagle Prefecture to hunt down and get rid of evil spirits. Jiang Yi, if you want to accept that mission, we must set off immediately. What’s more, we have to depend on our luck. If other people go and register before us, we’ll be wasting our time.”
“Go!”
Jiang Yi had been waiting for Xiao Leng’s update. Once he got Xiao Leng’s confirmation, he immediately shouted, “Commander Liu, gather four peak-stage God King Commanders to come along with me.”
Commander Liu walked inside and asked hesitantly, “Lord, you just had a dispute with Young Master Jiutian. I don’t think you should leave Divine Eagle City. If they hire killers… why not let Xiao Leng go by himself? Otherwise, you could get those four great commanders to go with you to complete your mission.
“No way!”
Jiang Yi answered decisively. “I must go this time. Xuanyuan Lingyan is going to cause trouble for me. If I don’t go to Spiraling Clouds Mountain, Xuanyuan Lingyan will not give me my battle merits. She might even report me.”
Xiao Leng and Commander Liu sighed softly. Why did Jiang Yi have so many enemies? After thinking for a while, Commander Liu still could not relax. He said, “How about we all go with you? If there are more people with you, at least they would think twice before doing anything rash.”
“That won’t work either!”
Jiang Yi waved his hand. “According to the Earth Emanations Laws—each time I go out, I can only bring four people at most. If I bring any more, people who harbor ill intentions might report me. Don’t worry, Old Liu. Jiutian Ze surrendered so absolutely this time. I don’t think he will do anything rash. At least, he wouldn’t for a while. Old Xiao, let’s go!”
Jiang Yi charged out at top speed. Both Xiao Leng and Commander Liu had no other choice. The former followed him closely while the latter went to arrange for the four strongest Earth Emanations Army commanders to follow Jiang Yi.
By the time Jiang Yi arrived at the city plaza, the four commanders were already sprinting towards him. These were soldiers of the Earth Emanations Army; they did not use their powers and only obeyed the instructions of the City Lord. Jiang Yi led the group into the Teleportation Formation and then headed straight for the boundaries of Blue Eagle City, to a city called Yellow Sand City.
The distance that they had to teleport this time was too great. They needed to teleport at least hundreds of times. Jiang Yi was doing quite badly. There was very little time so he did not want to waste too much time resting. All he could do was grit his teeth and only stop for breaks when his soul spirit felt like it was on the brink of breaking to pieces. He did not even bother going to inns to rest. Instead, he rested right on the city plazas.
The good thing was that Jiang Yi had been making use of soul spirit immortal herbs, which strengthened his soul spirit in recent times. Each time, he was able to teleport seventeen or eighteen times in a row. After four to six hours of rest, he would be ready to go again.
“Let’s rest for a while. Jiang Yi, refine the Heavenly Heart Herb. There is no way we can continue like this. We are moving too slowly.”
After teleporting tens of times, Xiao Leng finally gave Jiang Yi strong instructions. He sent a voice transmission to Jiang Yi, saying: “The Heavenly Heart Herb is milder. You would only need to spend some time refining it before it takes effect. Your soul spirit will slowly become stronger. It won’t affect our progress.”
“Alright!”
Jiang Yi was already having a headache thinking about this. Teleporting hundreds of times would cost him his life.
On the spot, they found an inn. Under Xiao Leng’s guidance, they spent an entire day refining the Heavenly Heart Herb. The Heavenly Heart Herb was easy to refine. Jiang Yi’s soul spirit became a lot stronger in a very short time. A huge, green body of gas also appeared inside his spiritual consciousness and surrounded his soul spirit, which constantly absorbed the gas.
“Go!”
Jiang Yi opened his eyes and immediately felt much more refreshed. He only felt like collapsing after they teleported thirty times in a row. Moreover, his soul spirit was getting stronger by the minute. Each time they teleported, he could hang on for more times in a row.
After seven Lower-Domain days, Jiang Yi finally stood in a huge city. Through the protective layer above him, Jiang Yi saw yellow sand floating all over the sky. He shook his head and smiled bitterly. They were finally at Yellow Sand City.
“I’ll take a break. Old Xiao, please go and get a detailed update!”
Jiang Yi led the group to an inn and instructed Xiao Leng to find out more information. A board lathered is half-shaved. If he acted rashly without getting a clear picture of the situation, he would be making a wasted trip.
Xiao Leng was one of the top formidable artists of the Xiao Clan. Even the City Lord of Yellow Sand City would have to kneel down if he met Xiao Leng. It would be way too easy for the latter to find out more information about this city.
Just as Jiang Yi and company finished a pot of tea, Xiao Leng returned. However, his expression was terrible. He sent a voice transmission to Jiang Yi: “At least a hundred of Demon-Killing Battle God from your Demon-Killing Pavilion have come. All of them are here looking for the Poison Spirit. What’s more, the great family clans of Yellow Sand Prefecture have also sent some of their best disciples here and are offering a high reward for this mission. At this moment, I think formidable martial artists are aplenty on Spiraling Clouds Mountain…”
“Yellow Sand Prefecture has sent formidable martial artists, too?”
Jiang Yi’s expression darkened. The situation was a mess. If an assassin joined the crowd, he might perish at Spiraling Clouds Mountain. However, if he did not go there and someone spying on him reported him, even if Xiao Leng did manage to kill the Poison Spirit; Xuanyuan Lingyan can deny Jiang Yi his battle merits. If someone did report him, he might even be chased out of Demon-Killing Pavilion.
“Go!”
For the sake of the forty thousand battle merits, Jiang Yi was going all out. If he feared this and that, he could forget about getting anything done. Then, he could grow old and die in Divine Eagle City.
