The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 750 - 417: Accident_2

Ning Xiaoxian ate a cherry, then placed a nut into the mouth of Qi Zai, who had transformed into the little bird Xiao Bai, and said lazily, "There will come such a day."

Those who were listening had their own thoughts. Xu Nongyou sneakily glanced at her and took out an elixir recipe from his embrace, saying, "This is a Soul Reviving Guide recipe that I have improved. Take a look at it."

She was delighted beyond expectation and, without playing coy, took it over and carefully examined it for a long time before exclaiming in surprise, "It can actually reduce the side effects from shortening one’s lifespan by fifteen years to eight years? Elder Xu, you are truly a talent!"

"Do I need your praise to know I’m a talent?" He said impatiently, "These past few days, little girl, you have been especially filial, with all the cooking and serving tea. Were you just hoping I would quickly bring out this recipe? I’ve set aside two ancient recipes from Hidden Stream to focus on the Soul Reviving Guide first!"

She did not argue and thanked him with a smile. Seeing his eyes glinting brightly at her, she had no choice but to take out two more elixir recipes from her embrace and said, "Here are two more recipes for you to look at, both with some peculiar effects."

"’Love Rejuvenation’? That’s a really unique name." Xu Nongyou scrutinized it for a few moments and said in surprise, "This... Is this a seductive fragrance?"

"That’s right." She nodded and explained, "I obtained the juice from an old osmanthus tree, which in its undiluted natural state is an extremely intense seductive fragrance, enough to lure even cultivators off their path. But diluted twenty times, it only has a mild stimulating effect. Apart from causing men and women who fancy each other to blush and become more affectionate, there are no other drawbacks. And the intriguing aspect of this substance is that it only takes effect after feelings arise. After adding some auxiliary ingredients, its potency is even greater."

Xu Nongyou stared in shock for a while, then finally shook his head and laughed, "Daring to show me a recipe for a seductive fragrance, perhaps you’re the only one in the world who would do so. Alright, alright, I will study it."

However, Ning Xiaoxian spoke earnestly, "Medicines are not inherently good or bad; it all depends on their use. If used well, this Love-saving Fragrance might add many happy couples to the world." The old osmanthus tree in Nian Family Village still had plenty of the seductive fragrance, and she had been considering whether or not to develop the "Love Rejuvenation" and sell it through the Pian State Bank. After all, though such pleasure products might sound not respectable, their annual transaction volume is astonishing enough to tempt even immortals.

If seeing the "Love Rejuvenation" recipe was somewhat laughable, Xu Nongyou’s expression changed drastically when he picked up the second recipe.

"You’ve even managed to obtain such an unorthodox Lifespan Extension Pill recipe!"

"Last year, I killed a cultivator on Kunlong Mountain who was using mortal lives to refine Lifespan Extension Pills, and this is the recipe I confiscated from him." She sincerely said, "Since elder, you like to collect recipes, I offer this one to you with both hands. It’s better to fall into your hands than into others."

Xu Nongyou was so taken with the recipe that he walked around outside holding it for several laps. She heard the old man murmuring to himself, now saying "Miracle Medicine," now saying "Violates Heaven and harms reason," as if he had hysteria, which made her smile. Xu Nongyou had stayed with her for two days, and luckily, the three-story building assigned to the dedicated Pill Masters of Hidden Stream was spacious enough; she gave him the room with the best lighting. Also fortunate was that the elder looked old enough and appeared aging on the outside, or else Changtian would not know how many jars of jealous vinegar he would have to down.

Even so, she could not run into the God Demon Prison within Xu Nongyou’s perception range, and hence Changtian had also been very unhappy these past two days!

While these few were leisurely enjoying themselves and hiding in their building in unity, there was tumultuous undercurrent within Hidden Stream and even greater disturbance outside. The reason was straightforward: the usually reclusive Hidden Stream had actually told the several major sects that had sent envoys for the ceremony a few days ago to straightforwardly return the envoys to us!

To be honest, if Ning Xiaoxian were to handle this, she would only secretly bind those envoys and interrogate them without causing such a commotion. Inside Hidden Stream, opinions were divided into two factions. Langya’s faction agreed with her view because Hidden Stream had the Rose Hall, which specialized in assassination and espionage; however, Jiu Mo’s faction insisted on "issuing ultimatums," arguing that after abducting two or three people, the other sects would still get the news and would rather make a clear stand from the beginning than be criticized later. After several rounds of discussion, Jiu Mo’s opinion prevailed, so in the end, Hidden Stream proceeded as they had wanted.

Hidden Stream was usually insular, and the bombing of the Immortal Plant Garden did not become known for several days. However, once this message reached the major sects, it was like a stone creating a thousand ripples. To be fair, although the Demon Sect Hidden Stream had a widespread reputation, it rarely ventured out of the Bashe Forest to bully others, and its means had always been merely a legend. So, when such a self-important and self-satisfied message was sent out, the few sects originally in good terms with it all changed their expressions and drove the messengers away.

What a joke, a grand Immortal Sect that established a lineage couldn’t protect its own disciples? If word got out, the sect would not be far from collapse, so they were dead set on holding onto their face. But Hidden Stream, which had always been domineering, would not care about their plight. Since you will not hand over the people, fine, then I will come and fetch them myself! 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Under Elder He’s suggestion, the first target Hidden Stream aimed to deal with was Bright Moon Sect, which was closest and had voiced the strongest opposition. This small sect had existed for only six hundred years, and its population was about eight thousand, making its stand through Artifact Refining and talisman making, never having witnessed Hidden Stream’s methods.

That morning, countless streaks of color flashed over the Snake Forest, as over seven hundred Hidden Stream demons assembled at the Forest Palace and then boarded a gigantic flying shuttle, headed straight for Bright Moon Sect. Such flying shuttles had not been seen in Nanshan State for nearly ten thousand years and only a few major sects like Hidden Stream and Fengtian Prefecture had a scant number of them. Most sects could only accommodate a few dozen people at most in their human-carrying magic tools. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to cast your vote for recommendation tickets and Monthly Tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)