Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

1383  From Now On, Our Shangguan Clan Will Control Our Own Destiny (2)

"Refuse?" Someone in the hall sneered.

"Would you still be part of the Shangguan Clan if you refused?"

"And what if I'm not?" Shangguan Qingsu's voice was icy.

That person laughed loudly, "If you're not, then it's simple, you won't be allowed into our clan's forbidden area. You understand that, right?"

Shangguan Qingsu was stunned.

If she could not enter the clan's forbidden area, she would not be able to suppress the curse, and everything would be ruined.

"How about it?" Shangguan Qicheng asked with a smile.

Seeing that Shangguan Qingsu did not respond, he said, "I know you're formidable and that we can't keep you here, but you're able to come and go not because you're powerful, but because we allow you to. In the future, the forbidden area won't be a place you can enter at will. Right now, you're impressive, but if you can't enter the forbidden area, you might not be so impressive in a few years. By then, we'll have caught up with you, and you know what the outcome will be."

Shangguan Qingsu frowned.

He was right. If the Shangguan clan did not let her in, she would not be able to enter.

" "It seems you've made preparations and broken our agreement," said Shangguan Qingsu as her face darkened.

Shangguan Qicheng shrugged. "You can think of it that way if you want. Right now, I just want an answer."

The hall fell silent.

In the end, Shangguan Qingsu turned around and left.

Shangguan Qicheng frowned, and the others surged forward to try and keep her there, but they were ultimately stopped.

Shangguan Qicheng knew they could not keep her here against her will.

Even if they could, it might not be useful.

She was part of the Great Thousand God Sect and had many spiritual avatars. The person here might just be one of those avatars.

"Should we let her leave just like that? Won't there be trouble later?" someone asked.

"No worries. We're ready. Tonight, we can turn the tables. Besides, Smiling San Sheng won't appear. Many people are waiting for him in the shadows. Even if he has become formidable now, he hasn't forgotten what happened. The current world isn't what it used to be. We have enough time," Shangguan Qicheng said confidently.

The others nodded and began preparing for the major event.

After leaving, Shangguan Qingsu let out a sigh of relief but felt troubled about what lay ahead.

The curse was due to appear next month.

If she could not enter the forbidden area, she would have to contact Smiling San Sheng directly.

But…

She had no way of contacting him.

Collaborating with the Shangguan Clan would certainly lead to a dead end.

For the moment, she could only take it one step at a time.

Back at her residence, she retreated to her secluded place and hoped Smiling San Sheng would appear.

But a month passed, and by the end of October, the familiar feeling returned.

She hoped nothing would go wrong, but it was only wishful thinking.

Her forehead changed, and an ominous aura spread from it.

The excruciating pain made her roll on the ground, and she fainted, only to wake up in pain repeatedly until a day had passed.

It had been a long time since she had experienced this kind of pain.

It felt a thousand times more agonizing than before.

She rested on the ground for three days before she recovered.

She investigated the Shangguan Clan, and she found they had not suffered any pain from the curse.

She returned to the secret room where Smiling San Sheng had appeared before. She thought about whether she should join the Shangguan Clan after all.

"Why is this happening?"

...

In the Heavenly Note Sect, October's heat was intense.

The environment had been disrupted.

What used to be a place of eternal spring had become like any other ordinary area.

Jiang Hao sat under the Immortal Peach Tree and looked up at the sky with a sigh.

He had not left the Cliff of Broken Hearts these few days and had been helping to rebuild the Spirit Herb Garden.

Although the exterior could be restored, the spirit fields required a long time to recover.

Fortunately, they had experience of tending the outer sect's Spirit Herb Garden and could slowly rebuild.

The Cliff of Broken Hearts still lacked a leader.

Neither the Cliff Master nor Senior Brother Bai Yi had returned.

Besides these minor things, Jiang Hao also had to deal with people targeting the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower.

Lately, many had approached his courtyard, which meant that people knew the flower was with him and that the sect's defenses were lacking.

Stability would come only once the sect's structure was complete.

Recently, he had been paying more attention to the stone tablet. He saw that people were occasionally chatting there.

Gui said that she was traveling to the South and hoped to meet some powerful people.

Liu said that dragons had appeared overseas and were approaching the Abyss Sea. He also said that King Hai Luo of the Twelve Heavenly Kings had vanished. No one knew where he was.

Xing mentioned that the great fortune bearer of the Bright Moon sect refused to return. The stars meant that Moon Sect's great luck wouldn't come back, and the Clear Sky School's Shang An had also disappeared.

Jiang Hao thought about these things.

For example, he needed to deliver a message to the dragons but couldn't go overseas himself. "Looks like I'll have to ask Liu for help."

With that thought in mind, Jiang Hao continued reading the information about the Dew of the First Sun.

He had spent months researching and finally understood why Senior Dan Yuan had not provided extra information.

It was not just information but also the method to cultivate the Dew of the First Sun.

However, he could not comprehend it.

The process was complex and required a specific environment and technique.

 Knowing the cost, he realized it was better to buy the tea instead.

It was impossible to grow it, and the cost involved was very high.

If he did not prepare a specific environment, he would definitely lose money.

Spending One million, two hundred thousand spirit stones was not a loss.

If he could prepare the required materials and environment for cultivating the tea, he could benefit a lot.

"Perhaps I can find that person."

The one with the ancient stone—he had thought he would not need to seek them out again but to save money, it might be worth it.

He could not afford to keep buying things with his seven million, six hundred thousand spirit stones.

As Jiang Hao thought about this, he looked up at the sky.

Boom!

A massive force resounded above.

"Heavenly Note Sect, come out and face your death!"

Jiang Hao frowned. Then, he sensed a blade descending from the sky.

The power erupted and then vanished, and the sky returned to normal.

"Elder Baizhi's blade?" Jiang Hao was surprised. It seemed Elder Baizhi had grown much stronger through some fortuitous encounter.

"Is Junior Brother Jiang here?" asked a voice from outside.

Jiang Hao found the voice familiar. A moment later, he remembered.

It was Senior Sister Leng Tian.

Without hesitation, Jiang Hao walked out.

At that moment, Leng Tian, who was already in the late stage of the Golden Core Realm, stood outside.

The scar on her face was still there.

Her aura was weak. It seemed that she had suffered quite a few injuries.

"Senior Sister Leng, it's been too long," Jiang Hao said with a smile.

Leng Tian smiled awkwardly. "You're too polite."

"It's only appropriate," Jiang Hao said softly.

"Actually, I've come to see you about this," Leng Tian said as she handed him a box.

It was a talisman box.

The price of ordinary spiritual talismans was free, but this was different.

09:45

"Junior Brother, are you still interested?" Leng Tian sighed. "We also wanted to know what secrets the talisman holds, but our recent disaster left us heavily damaged, and we need spirit stones to recover."

Jiang Hao looked at the talisman and sighed with emotion.

This thing was not of much use to him because of his own strength.

But...

He could always make talismans and sell them.

The price of ordinary spiritual talismans was free, but this was different.

It could sell for a lot of spirit stones.

In the future, selling tea would require a lot of spirit stones, especially September Spring.

It had risen from thirty-eight thousand to forty-seven thousand.

It would keep increasing in the future.

He was stunned.

He had thought that the Great Era would only bring immortals, but who would have thought that there would be an increase in price for things too?

"Yes, I'm interested. What's your price?" he asked.

"Ten thousand spirit stones." Senior Sister Leng Tian asked.

Jiang Hao considered his cultivation and offered, "Hundred thousand spirit stones."

Senior Sister Leng Tian was stunned. "Is it really worth it?"

Jiang Hao nodded.

He nodded and realized that she had previously sold it at a significant loss.