The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 754 - 419 Fame, This Kind of Thing_2

"The devil hides in the details," she said with a smile to Xu Nongyou. She got the Demon Soldiers to taste this sweetness, associating it with elixirs and herself. The effects were clearly visible; her residence began to receive frequent visitors, as everyone wanted to connect with a capable Pill Master. Not to mention the demons who used her Spiritual Medicine and came to her door with gifts to express their gratitude, even the ordinary demon crowd smiling and nodding at her in the streets became more frequent.

Not long after, even the sullen Elder He, burdened with heavy thoughts, had no choice but to visit her and request her to share the elixir recipes with other Pill Masters. Normally, this would be taboo in the Alchemy Dao, but this was Hidden Stream, and a war was going on outside, everything had to make way for the battle. She did not dwell on this and straightforwardly brought out seven or eight recipes, each highly practical. Most full-time Pill Masters secretly admired her generosity; how many could selflessly share their exclusive formulas?

In fact, Ning Xiaoxian wasn’t bothered because she was being generous with others’ resources.

Xu Nongyou’s current situation was quite awkward. As a pure Human living deeply within Hidden Stream, he was reluctant to openly assist Hidden Stream, fearing future criticism and not being able to overcome his inner Heart Demon. However, as his proficiency in Alchemy Dao grew and his understanding of the phrase "a healer’s heart" deepened, he couldn’t bear to see all the injured and not help them.

So, the old man thought of a compromise: he gave his improved elixir recipes to Ning Xiaoxian, taking a roundabout way to save lives. This was both a "gift to a friend," not contradicting his stance as a Human, and fulfilled the healer’s duty. For Ning Xiaoxian, this was like using someone else’s resources to boost her reputation; how could she resist?

Thus, her reputation in Hidden Stream climbed another level.

Meanwhile, within Hidden Stream, whispers began to spread. Initially as quiet as a mosquito’s buzz, they soon spread like wildfire. The message was simple: Jiumo Sect Leader must be held responsible for all the troubles Hidden Stream currently faces.

Don’t believe it? The Dragon Elephant Fruit was nearing maturity when Lord Jiu Mo, on a whim, invited outsiders to the ceremony, which led to subsequent troubles in the garden; hadn’t the Immortal Plant Garden been assigned to Lord Jiu Mo’s faction only about three hundred years ago? And just in such a short peaceful time, an explosion occurred that hadn’t been seen in thousands of years! As the battles progressed, the news of the explosion in the Immortal Plant Garden within Hidden Stream spread widely, at least throughout the entire Northwest Region of the Immortal Sects. For the typically prideful Hidden Stream, this was a disgrace spanning the entire western part of the Southern Continent.

Not to mention the loss of the "Dragon Transformation Technique" manuscript from Lord Ba Snake due to this incident. Had the explosion not diverted the Sect’s attention, how could such a precious manuscript have gone missing?

The subsequent battles became even more ludicrous. Jiumo Sect Leader actually insisted on using military force to compel other Immortal Sects to hand over the envoys who entered the Immortal Plant Garden that day—a truly bad move! If they had followed Lord Langya’s plan to secretly abduct the envoys, even if the other Sects demanded accountability later, Hidden Stream could have feigned ignorance and denied everything, right? Sending a large army only forced the opposition to react strongly.

Hindsight is a costly thing. In the end, it was the higher-ups of Hidden Stream who made this decision. Yet human nature is so mysterious; when faced with problems, one can’t help but think, "If we hadn’t been so aggressive back then, things might have been different."

The funniest thing was, if Lord Jiu Mo had insisted on the idea to the end, everyone would have stuck with it, considering how all the demons in the mountains fought ten times their own number. However, after suppressing two Immortal Sects, she wavered, and even sent people to abduct the envoys from the Immortal Sect, choosing the moment when the Northwest Alliance was just forming and looking to establish dominance! Using both overt and covert tactics, if the opposition from Northwest Alliance didn’t engage Hidden Stream in several hard battles, they would barely have any face left.

Although the demons of Hidden Stream were not afraid of death, they didn’t want to die in vain. If the fierce battles had continued, Jiu Mo could have suppressed the negative voices using strict measures, accusing them of demoralizing the troops. However, three days ago, the battles between Hidden Stream and the Human Clan Immortal Sects entered a brief lull. The reason was simple: Hidden Stream had captured a senior elder from Tianya Sea Pavilion, who was responsible for deploying explosive poisons, achieving their goal and naturally no longer desiring conflict; meanwhile, the Northwest Alliance realized that fighting in Hidden Stream’s home grounds was too disadvantageous, with the enemy resting and backed by the logistical support of the Ba Snake Mountain Range, endless like swarming locusts. If the fight continued, such recklessness could not be afforded.

During this ceasefire, which lasted at least three days, both sides rested while dealing with the mountain of accumulated tasks. Amidst this, a discordant voice quietly emerged within Hidden Stream, perfectly timed. Jiu Mo, having risen to the position of Sect Leader, was certainly no fool. Piecing together this series of events, she could see an invisible Black Hand targeting Hidden Stream and her, leading her to immediately issue a strict order to thoroughly investigate the origins of these rumors. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)