Chapter 100: Chapter 99: Going to the Holy Land to Settle a Major Life Event

Once Chu Qing finished a set of the Forging Hammer Skill, her imposing aura vanished completely.

She then collapsed to the ground, her condition unknown.

Liuyue Xue immediately went over to check on her, then turned and shook her head at the others.

Mo Yan asked, "Is she beyond saving? Shouldn’t we try to resuscitate her? There might still be a chance."

Liuyue Xue: "..."

Chi Xue Child ignored Mo Yan and asked, "She’s okay, right?"

Liuyue Xue nodded.

Just then, Jiang Zuo asked, "Who posted the commission?"

Mo Yan raised her hand. "I did."

Jiang Zuo held out his hand. "One Fifth-Grade Spirit Stone."

This was the reward listed on the commission. Jiang Zuo wouldn’t raise the price, nor would he let it be haggled down.

Mo Yan: "..."

Then she looked at the others. "Don’t just stand there. Pool your money!"

Most of these people were from prominent sects, but they were all broke.

Scraping and scrounging, they only managed to come up with the equivalent of a Fourth-Grade Spirit Stone. In the end, it was Blade Master Hai Bian who directly produced a Fifth-Grade Spirit Stone. Otherwise, none of them would have been able to sleep soundly that night.

Xiao Xiaomo said awkwardly to Blade Master Hai Bian, "Um, once their parents get back, I’ll have them pay you back. I promise you’ll get it all."

The reward also included cash, but Mo Yan didn’t care about that. She was out of Spirit Stones, but she had more money than she knew what to do with—the kind of rich that didn’t need to be paid back.

At that moment, the Chu Qing on the ground regained consciousness. Though a bit dazed, he was able to speak.

"My sister, what happened to her?"

Mo Yan said, "Don’t worry. Your sister’s fine, so you won’t be getting beaten up for the time being."

This was truly good news. Chu Qing instantly relaxed. He had finally made it through.

Just then, Blade Master Hai Bian noticed a conflicted look on his friend’s face. He knew what he was thinking and turned to ask Jiang Zuo, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, what exactly happened here?"

Jiang Zuo, having accepted the Spirit Stone, replied coolly, "It’s just an inheritance trial."

Blade Master Hai Bian pressed, "But why would the inheritance involve such a trial? It feels a bit... improper. Besides, it’s just an ordinary Magical Treasure. Wouldn’t it be easy to lose or destroy?"

"How could anyone understand the logic of a lunatic?"

Er...

They were left speechless. After all, the Chu Qing before them was also a child with her own mental health problems.

But in a way, it was a blessing in disguise for her. Without guidance, her mental issues could have easily driven her to self-destruction—a very common occurrence.

Actually, this Chu Qing was incredibly lucky.

She had a brother with a special constitution. What was so special about it was that as long as he wasn’t beaten to death, he would always be fine.

Furthermore, every time he was severely injured, Chu Qing’s Cultivation would increase.

One needed to be beaten, and the other needed to do the beating. It was a perfect match.

The only thing Chu Qing—the brother—needed was a way to relieve stress, which was probably why he’d been made to attend school.

After all, school is incredibly stressful, and it’s a great way to build up one’s tolerance for pressure. Sometimes, getting beaten up might even feel like a relief in comparison.

In reality, almost none of these cultivators actually went to school.

For instance, Chi Xue Child, Liuyue Xue, and Demon Cultivator Mo Yan were all young. Normally, they would be at an age where they should be studying.

However, within their entire group, Chu Qing was likely the only one still attending school.

This made Jiang Zuo suddenly curious. ’Why did Su Qi go to school? Especially later, when we were pretty much living together. She shouldn’t have had any time for Cultivation.’

’And yet, Su Qi’s Cultivation is so high.’

’Did I marry a genius? Or has she been using me for Dual Cultivation?’ Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but wonder.

At that moment, Mo Yan said pitifully, "My Profound Iron Wood is ruined."

That was only to be expected. During the most critical part, there was basically no forging to speak of. It would have been truly strange if a proper Profound Iron Sword had still come out of it.

Jiang Zuo tossed a Second-Grade Spirit Stone to her. As far as he was concerned, it was just a prop he had used for the job.

Mo Yan, of course, accepted it with delight. Her group was truly desperate for Spirit Stones.

Afterward, Jiang Zuo asked, "Do you all still remember the entrance and exit of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion?"

Blade Master Hai Bian immediately piped up, "You mean that Secret Realm from last time?"

Jiang Zuo nodded.

Xiao Xiaomo immediately said, "We remember! And we even marked it on a map."

Jiang Zuo glanced at them. ’So these three from the Perception Department aren’t entirely useless. They actually knew to mark the location.’

"Did you bring the map with you?"

Chen Yi took out a spherical projector. "I have it."

A map then appeared on the wall, showing two markers that were quite far apart.

While the others couldn’t make sense of it, Jiang Zuo mentally connected the two markers to the suburban forest park, forming what looked like a right-angled triangle.

’A triangle.’ This was good news for Jiang Zuo. ’If it had just been a straight line, this would have been a real headache.’

"Can you expand it to a world map?" Jiang Zuo asked Chen Yi.

"No problem."

A world map then appeared right in front of Jiang Zuo. Chen Yi added, "I can also convert it into a globe if you need."

Jiang Zuo glanced at the projector. ’This thing is pretty handy.’ He then nodded. "Show me."

A globe then appeared before Jiang Zuo, instantly transforming the flat map into a three-dimensional one.

Jiang Zuo studied the two points for a long time before finally locking his gaze on a particular mountain range.

His calculations placed it somewhere near the mountain range, but he couldn’t determine a more specific location.

’Even though a mountain range is ridiculously large, this is enough,’ he thought. ’The spring erupts for about ten days, which gives me nine days to pinpoint its location. Retrieving the treasure itself will only take half a day.’

’So, I need to raise my Cultivation now. Even if I can’t break through to Tier Two, I need to get to around 1.7.’

’Judging by the distance, I have about half a month.’

’Reaching Tier Two in half a month... theoretically, it shouldn’t be too hard.’

With that decided, Jiang Zuo prepared to leave. There was nothing left for him here.

He had originally considered buying some medicine from Liuyue Xue, but seeing that she only communicated by typing, Jiang Zuo abandoned the thought.

’I’ll just bring it up in the group chat later,’ he decided.

As Jiang Zuo walked out, Chi Xue Child followed close behind.

Chi Xue Child was still gnawing on a popsicle. Jiang Zuo had no intention of looking back, but Chi Xue Child knew that this man was completely clueless when it came to social graces.

So he ran up to get in front of Jiang Zuo and asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you free sometime in the next month?"

Without even thinking, Jiang Zuo replied, "No."

Chi Xue Child: "..."

’As expected,’ he thought. ’Someone with no social skills is refreshingly direct when rejecting people.’

"Fellow Daoist, it’s like this. The Holy Land is holding an event, and my master, taking pity on me for being single for over a decade, told me to go participate. He wants me to sort out the ’major life event,’ if you know what I mean."

"You know, ninety percent of the people at the Holy Land are Fairies. You can bump into anyone and she’ll be a heavenly beauty..."

Jiang Zuo looked at Chi Xue Child. "And your senior brothers? None of them are single?"

"They still are," Chi Xue Child blurted out before realizing his slip of the tongue. He quickly corrected himself, "No, that’s not it! They already have their hearts set on someone, so it wouldn’t be appropriate for them to go."

Because it involved the Holy Land, Jiang Zuo asked, "What do you want from me?"

"To make a splash! I’ll just hang around you and bask in some of your reflected glory. Once your name gets out there, the Fairies will surely flock to us in droves."