Chapter 350: Chapter 188: Wind and Cloud Immortal City Honored Guest Elder, Feng Jue’s Bounty Soars

When Heihe took out the Five Yin Gathering Evil Pearl, Wen Jiu’s eyes brightened. After a careful inspection, he finally confirmed that this was indeed the Five Yin Gathering Evil Pearl from the Demon Soul’s memories, and he couldn’t help but feel delighted.

A thousand years ago, a Heterodox Cultivator sect specializing in corpse cultivation emerged. Although they never produced a Heterodox Golden Core, they had profound insights into corpse nourishing.

This Five Yin Gathering Evil Pearl was crafted by an Artifact Refiner from their sect.

It is extremely effective for corpse nourishing.

For Corpse Cultivators, it is a rare and valuable corpse tool, more precious and priceless than Evil Yin Spiritual Medicine.

"Fellow Daoist Heihe is indeed a Golden Core True Inheritor." Such an item would be unattainable outside, even if one were to fight tooth and nail for it. Wen Jiu suddenly thought that joining Wind and Cloud Immortal City and signing a ten-year Spirit Contract might not be a bad idea.

"In my hands, this item would be like a pearl covered in dust, but in the hands of a fellow Daoist, it can be put to proper use." Seeing Wen Jiu’s obvious fondness for it, Heihe’s smile widened a bit more, thinking to himself that this item was indeed well chosen.

Unfortunately, he ultimately was not a Corpse Cultivator and could not immediately come up with many suitable items for Corpse Cultivators.

But fortunately, there is plenty of time in the future.

"Fellow Daoist, this is the Honored Guest Token of our Wind and Cloud Immortal City. Only Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators with deep potential, a Top-Grade Single-Attribute Spirit Root, and an Upper Grade Dao Foundation are eligible to receive it. You are the first to receive it at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment.

However, I’m sure you don’t care much for such vain titles, but there are two benefits I’m certain you’ll appreciate. One is that your name will no longer appear in the Left Sect Hundred Cultivators’ Record, meaning no outsiders can challenge you, allowing you a more stable cultivation journey.

The second is access to the Hidden Pavilion of Wind and Cloud Immortal City and the Little Demon Realm, where you can acquire items not available to the public, such as Tier Two Middle Grade and Top-grade Yin Evil Spirit Medicine. There are also some cultivation methods or high-tier talismans."

Heihe did not introduce the Five Yin Gathering Evil Pearl, as he believed Li Mu, being a Corpse Cultivator, would understand it better than he does, so he immediately presented the Honored Guest Token and spoke of the two benefits he thought would most interest Li Mu.

In his view, these two benefits would definitely appeal to Li Mu, which is why he spent over ten years accumulating contribution points to exchange for a Honored Guest Token. As long as Li Mu was satisfied, their relationship would naturally grow closer.

In the future, with Li Mu’s help in any matter, Heihe would be able to elevate his status within Wind and Cloud Immortal City, gaining more power in the process. With more power, the resources he could acquire would also increase accordingly.

With an abundance of resources, reaching the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment would be just around the corner.

In such a virtuous cycle, there would surely be a place for Li Mu as a future Vice City Lord of Wind and Cloud Immortal City.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Heihe." Wen Jiu raised his hand in gratitude. Even without the Five Yin Gathering Evil Pearl as a gift of thanks, the mere Honored Guest Token from Heihe was worthy of his sincere thanks.

Being able to peacefully nourish his corpses was the most comfortable thing for him. As for the resources in the Hidden Pavilion, it goes without saying; advanced resources in the outside world are strictly controlled, and one couldn’t obtain them without joining Wind and Cloud Immortal City or Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks.

For a Heterodox Cultivator, advanced resources are even more critical than for a Righteous Cultivator, given the limited space for the survival of Heterodox Cultivators. Consequently, for him, it was even more vital; daily settlements would not yield equipment drops.

"There’s no need to be so formal, but there is one thing to remind you of, Fellow Daoist. Although the Honored Guest Token protects you from outside disturbances, those in the Little Demon Realm can still challenge you."

"This is of no concern."

The rules in the Little Demon Realm stipulate that higher cultivation levels cannot challenge lower ones. Same-level challenges are no problem for him.

However, these words did give him a bit of a warning, especially since Feng Jue was now being watched by Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks.

Recently, Eastern Celestial City transmitted a secret message that the bounty on Feng Jue seemed to be on the rise.

The reason was unknown to Eastern Celestial City, but Wen Jiu was clear that it must be because of the External Foundation Establishment.

Thankfully, he was mentally prepared. It was only a matter of time before the matter of External Foundation Establishment was exposed, given that Three Life Gates were already aware, and Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks would certainly focus on him. Therefore, it was only a matter of time before Wind and Cloud Immortal City learned of it as well.

But thankfully, Wind and Cloud Immortal City would never turn him over, given the contention between the Righteous and Heterodox factions, and the Lord of Wind and Cloud Immortal City would rather see the Golden Core Ancestor of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks dead.

"Yet to have peace of mind and ensure self-preservation, I must quickly enhance my cultivation. Once the East Spring Undying Bone is upgraded to Tier Two Peak, comparable to Foundation Establishment Perfection Cultivators, I might not be able to defeat a Golden Core Cultivator, but escaping and starting anew under another alias would still be possible."

Wen Jiu thought to himself.

Heihe then mentioned the matter about the spy, specifically the seventh disciple of Pei Wuxing, Lord of Wind and Cloud Immortal City, Li Yue. On the day Heihe was exposed, Li Yue was already heartbroken and soul-destroyed by Heart-devouring Gu and Soul-devouring Gu.

Both types of Gu must be embedded into the body in advance, especially the Soul-devouring Gu, which requires fusion with the soul, an arduous process not accomplished overnight. This almost ruled out the possibility of Li Yue being framed.

Wen Jiu wasn’t surprised by this, but he was curious about what reaction Lord of Wind and Cloud Immortal City, Pei Wuxing, would have upon exiting seclusion.

After all, it was a direct disciple.

But curiosity was just that, and Wen Jiu couldn’t be bothered to ponder it. When the time came, he would ask Heihe for news, and if there was no news, he would pretend it was never a concern.

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After Heihe departed, Feng Jue seamlessly transitioned to visit.

There was no excessive inquiry into the matters related to the ten-year Spirit Contract; he merely informed about both himself and his fellow Corpse Cultivator being targeted by the higher-ups of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, though he also harbored certain worries.

Feng Jue feared being challenged.