The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 549 - 315 Labor Reform_2
Since she had this request, Ning Yu naturally complied, but felt somewhat reluctant to leave Ali. Unfortunately, the little girl formed from the essence of Gold had to be watched over in the God Demon Prison, and could not be taken away by Ning Yu. Right away, Tu Jin selected four demons from the God Demon Prison to serve as his guards. Since this trip to the Pian State Bank would inevitably require some display of force to intimidate people, three of these demons were simple-minded but physically strong, and the other one, with its true form being a weasel, was cunning and full of tricks. Initially, it took Ning Xiaoxian and Tu Jin a great deal of effort to capture it, and now it was managing properties for Ning Yu, probably giving headaches to others.
Apart from the bank contracts, Ning Yu also took with him the Miao Xiang Flower Ointment that Ning Xiaoxian had just formulated. This stuff, diluted with flower liquid from the Spiritual Spring at a ratio of one to a hundred, is called "Gathering Fragrance Dew," lasting longer than perfume, and the financial prospects must be promising. With Ning Yu’s capabilities, he would definitely find a way to open up a market in Pian State after establishing himself there. With him managing everything behind the scenes for Ning Xiaoxian, her money bag as a hands-off manager could finally puff up.
She had a premonition that there would be many occasions in the future that would necessitate the use of Spirit Stones.
This evening, suddenly a young deer bounced into the valley, and Tu Jin, sensing something, volunteered to exit the God Demon Prison. Indeed, the deer stopped in front of him, followed by a puff of black smoke emerging from all its orifices and being collected into Tu Jin’s palm.
As the black smoke left its body, the deer’s eyes slowly regained clarity, as if suddenly waking from a dream, and seeing many strangers in the valley, it hurriedly ran away.
This black smoke was obviously an avatar that Tu Jin had placed within a bandit, seemingly returning after gathering information. After leaving the bandit’s body, it jumped into the deer’s body and compelled it to run here, truly an undetectable Divine Skill. When the bandit awoke, he would not remember what had happened to him. This skill had been invaluable throughout their journey, often allowing Ning Xiaoxian and Tu Jin to catch cunning demons or cultivators off guard.
However, she wasn’t particularly pleased. Tu Jin’s skills were all inherited from Yin Jiu You; whatever Tu Jin could do, Yin Jiu You would only be more adept. Facing such an opponent, nobody could feel at ease. Since Yin Jiu You escaped from Yuhu Peak, an unspoken rivalry had formed with Changtian. Changtian speculated that after ten thousand years of Sealing, this guy’s soul power after leaving Yuhu Peak was at most comparable to Tu Jin’s current level. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
If Changtian escaped the God Demon Prison first, then Yin Jiu You would have a hard time. However, if Yin Jiu You gathered colossal soul power first, then Ning Xiaoxian and her group had to be extra cautious and vigilant to not expose any weaknesses. Although Yin Jiu You might still be unaware of the new master of the God Demon Prison.
That’s a digression. Tu Jin’s soul avatar brought back an important piece of information: the Tianlan Courtyard elder they had robbed possessed many valuable treasures in his Storage Ring, including a small mirror. The main reason Ning Xiaoxian and Qi Zai were pursued by Tianlan Courtyard was that this Immortal Sect’s Treasure of the Sect mysteriously disappeared, and the captured Old K Face had confessed that the treasure was a mirror called the Spectrum Mirror, an inadvertently forged Magic Artifact from the Middle Ages capable of detecting any anomalies in a person’s soul.
Over a month ago when Yin Jiu You and White Tiger escaped the suppression of Yuhu Peak, the Guangcheng Palace Master Nangong Zhen had sent people to borrow this mirror from Tianlan Courtyard to look for Yin Jiu You’s avatar. Sadly, this mirror had already disappeared, making Nangong Zhen’s plans fall through, and after he perished in a Heavenly Tribulation, Guangcheng Palace reluctantly opened its gates ten days later, allowing all guests to leave. Yin Jiu You, the ancestral master of soul cultivation and extremely elusive and cunning, his trace became even harder to detect once Guangcheng Palace reopened its gates.
Now, the mirror-like Magic Artifact carried by the inadvertently robbed Tianlan Courtyard elder was very likely to be this very Spectrum Mirror. If that was indeed the case, it indicates that Yin Jiu You’s power had planted a traitor within Tianlan Courtyard, who first stole the Array Eye jade of the Protective Sect Array, and then the Spectrum Mirror, making Ning Xiaoxian and Qi Zai the unlucky scapegoats. Apart from Tu Jin, who is also a Soul Cultivator, the only Magic Artifact that could reveal Yin Jiu You was originally never out of Tianlan Courtyard’s domain. Not until the news faded did this traitor, carrying the Spectrum Mirror, set off to join Yin Jiu You’s forces, but was unintentionally murdered!
Tu Jin sighed: "It’s a pity this spy died too early; if I could meticulously search his memories, I might have found out the whereabouts of Yin Jiu You’s subordinates."
Hearing this news, Ning Xiaoxian urged Qi Zai: "Hurry." The news of the spy’s death and the robbery of the Spectrum Mirror will eventually reach Yin Jiu You’s ears. This thing being his bane, he would certainly be anxious and would undoubtedly trace it here. What she needed to do was to get this mirror before Yin Jiu You!
Following Tu Jin’s guidance, they hurried to the location of the bandits. These guys, who changed locations after each attack, were of course no longer in that little village. They crossed over numerous mountain ranges, heading towards the pearl of the desert—Kashna City.
To the west of Zihaka Mountain foothills lies a vast expanse of desert, so broad that it stretches across an entire Great State. Even though Ning Xiaoxian was preoccupied, she couldn’t help but be captivated by the sight of the boundless yellow sands. This was her first sight of the desert, covered with fine and uniform sand grains, so pure in color without a single impurity.
Gazing down from the clouds, she could see two tornadoes wreaking havoc. This bizarre weather system moves even faster than humans, camels, and horses combined, which is why a merchant team simply took shelter under a sand dune, setting up large tents to fend off the sandstorm attack. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
