Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 213

Chapter 213: The Female Demon: How Will You Thank Me?

After a while, Hong Yuye picked up the teacup and smelled it.

“Flower Thousand-Snow, it’s somewhat better than Snow After Spring and Red Sleeve Fragrance.”

Jiang Hao breathed a sigh of relief. Flower Thousand-Snow, two hundred spirit stones per mace, and he had prepared five maces in advance.

Only now was it being used.

Fortunately, there is no complaint.

At that moment, he heard Hong Yuye’s voice,

“Besides someone trying to take my flower, is there anything else?”

Hesitating, Jiang Hao still decided not to inform her of the Fairy Gui’s probing.

Such matters were a test for him, and Hong Yuye would not offer help.

He needed to find his own way to infiltrate the gathering, to blend in.

Being solitary, powerful, and mysterious was his current strategy.

As long as he could make them perceive him this way, things would go much smoother later on.

However, he couldn’t overshadow Dan Yuan and steal the limelight, as that would be extremely dangerous.

“There are no other important messages, but I have some speculations about the origins of a few individuals,” Jiang Hao said vaguely.

Hong Yuye was not interested.

After finishing her tea, she walked to the bathroom, glanced at the wooden tub for a moment, and then returned to the second-floor balcony.

Jiang Hao stood behind, not intending to go over, to prevent being pushed down.

“Is your poison cured?” Hong Yuye suddenly asked.

“Yes, thank you for the reminder, senior,” Jiang Hao nodded.

If he had discovered it only during his advancement, he wouldn’t have been so composed.

“So…” Hong Yuye turned to look at Jiang Hao and smiled.

“How will you thank me?”

This caught Jiang Hao off guard.

He hadn’t thought about such matters and was momentarily at a loss for words.

“In a while, I’ll come to bathe. Prepare the flower petals; I want Silver Moon petals.” Hong Yuye told Jiang Hao.

“Any problem with that?”

“Uh…” Jiang Hao was a bit worried for a moment.

He didn’t know how many spirit stones the Silver Moon petals would cost.

But as soon as he hesitated, an overwhelming aura pressed down on him.

“No problem,” he quickly replied.

“Good,” Hong Yuye smiled and disappeared in a red blur.

“If you’re not prepared, I’ll help you peel off a layer of skin.”

Watching her disappear, Jiang Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

But upon reflection, he realized he indeed hadn’t thought about a thank-you gift.

Hong Yuye’s dominance and indifference made him take things lightly as well.

With a sigh, he decided to inquire about the price of Silver Moon petals, hoping it wouldn’t be too outrageous.

…….

Xuelian Pavilion.

“Ten spirit stones?”

Hearing the price, Jiang Hao was quite surprised; it was so cheap. But soon, he realized he had misunderstood.

The guiding fairy kindly reminded him, “It’s per petal. We usually sell them in sets of ninety-nine.”

That would be nine hundred and ninety spirit stones.

“May I take a look at the petals?”

“Of course.”

The petals were snow-white, but not very large.

Jiang Hao gestured with his hand; it would take about nine petals to cover his palm.

To cover a wooden tub sparsely, it would take thirty to forty hands.

That is to say, it would require three thousand spirit stones.

Three thousand spirit stones compared to the poison warning seemed quite cheap.

But…

He had no spirit stones now.

After leaving Xuelian Pavilion, Jiang Hao planned to sell the talismans he had recently made.

Starting tomorrow, he would make more powerful talismans, which should bring in more profit.

He would first buy ninety-nine petals.

To prevent being caught off guard by the sudden appearance of Hong Yuye without any petals.

While setting up his stall, a Golden Core early-stage cultivator stood in front of Jiang Hao’s stall and carefully examined the talismans, asking:

“Do you have Hundred Thousand Divine Sword Talismans?”

“Not at the moment,” Jiang Hao shook his head in response.

“If you don’t have it, you don’t have it. Why say ‘not at the moment’?”

Duan Guan looked at Jiang Hao with an indifferent expression and said, “Late Foundation Establishment? No offense, but can you even draw a Hundred Thousand Divine Sword Talisman? Does ‘not at the moment’ mean you will have it later? When doing business, you should stick to the facts. Don’t aim too high and be full of yourself. Do you really think a Hundred Thousand Divine Sword Talisman is something a Late Foundation Establishment cultivator can make?”

Looking at the other person, Jiang Hao felt confused.

Was this intentional, or had he offended him?

Someone from Tianhuan Pavilion?

“I’ll take ten Healing Talismans and ten Hundred Thousand Swords Talismans,” Duan Guan said, throwing down six hundred spirit stones, picking up the talismans, and turning to leave.

He didn’t want to stay with Jiang Hao any longer.

Seeing the other person leave, Jiang Hao couldn’t help but lament that this was a big customer.

It seemed there was no enmity between them.

In the end, he took out six Healing Talismans and six Hundred Thousand Swords Talismans and continued to set up his stall.

He still had about ten talismans left, but they were not easy to sell, so he displayed them little by little.

After a long time, he only sold five talismans.

He collected a total of seven hundred and fifty spirit stones.

He was two hundred short of buying the petals.

One more day like this would be enough.

On the way back, Jiang Hao happened to meet Liu Xingchen.

“Junior Brother, long time no see.”

The other party took the initiative to greet him.

“It’s been a while since I saw Senior Brother,” Jiang Hao replied politely.

“I’ve been busy recently because of the Tiansheng Sect. Fortunately, the Tiansheng Sect has been killing and capturing traitors who leaked information. The Hall of Merits has also calculated the top ten contributors this time, and here I must congratulate Junior Brother for not making it into the top ten again,” Liu Xingchen said with a smile.

Jiang Hao replied awkwardly:

“Senior Brother is joking; last time was an accident.”

“However, Junior Brother’s contribution is not small, venturing into the Demon Cavern’s interior, even without success, you still earned quite a few merits. You should be able to exchange them for some spirit stones. But this time, I did notice someone in the top ten who I had been paying attention to,” Liu Xingchen said slowly as he walked.

“Do you remember Bai Ye, Junior Brother?”

“I remember,” Jiang Hao replied calmly, his expression unchanged.

“Bai Ye was very low-key before, but he became active during the Tiansheng Sect’s attack, and his contribution soared into the top five. And I’ve also found out his cultivation level, Late Nascent Soul. Looking at his momentum, he seems to be chasing the position of the chief tenth disciple,” Liu Xingchen said admiringly.

Late Nascent Soul, two realms away, Jiang Hao lowered his eyes, thinking that he would have to wait a while longer.

That’s fine.

Now that the other party is in the top five in contributions, even just seriously injuring him would be troublesome.

Wait a few years, after the contributions have passed, then make a move on him.

By then, he should also be at Late Nascent Soul.

Having merits is troublesome; back when he was in the top ten, even the Hall of Enforcement had to face immense pressure to investigate him.

Now with Bai Ye in the top five, the consequences of making a move against him are unimaginable.

For a moment, Jiang Hao realized that the rules of the Tianyin Sect could protect him but also restrict his actions against others.

However, one thing must be kept in mind: he must not let Bai Ye become one of the chief ten disciples.

Otherwise, he would be even harder to deal with.

“Late Nascent Soul is enough to chase the position of the chief tenth disciple?” Jiang Hao asked curiously.

He remembered that the tenth should be Man Long.

This was the only chief ten disciple he knew; he didn’t know any of the others.

He had even rarely heard of them.

“In theory, it’s enough, but in reality, it’s not,” Liu Xingchen said with a sigh.

“The chief tenth disciple, Man Long, is now at Nascent Soul completion. It was Junior Brother who helped him, allowing him to capture Xuanyuan Tai. With enough merits, he got what he needed and reached Nascent Soul completion in one fell swoop. So now, to chase the position of the chief tenth disciple, one needs Nascent Soul completion. Although merits add points, strength is the most important. Bai Ye is probably older than Man Long, so he is at a disadvantage. However, I heard he is also close to his promotion time, and once he reaches Nascent Soul completion, then he will have a chance.”

“The tenth disciple has reached the late Nascent Soul stage? What about the first disciple?” Jiang Hao was somewhat surprised.

The top ten disciples were incredibly strong.

“The first one is said to be a Senior Sister from Baiyue Lake, and she should no longer be in the Spirit Refining stage,” Liu Xingchen remarked with a sigh.

Jiang Hao couldn’t believe it.

“The gap between the top ten disciples is that big?”

Liu Xingchen smiled and said, “Sometimes the first one is far ahead. It’s a pity my strength isn’t enough, otherwise, I’d also like to chase after the position of the top ten disciples. It’s said that there are many privileges. You might even get personal guidance from the sect leader.”

Being one of the top ten disciples is quite eye-catching, but if you can get there normally, there won’t be too much trouble in the sect.

Jiang Hao pondered for a moment and felt it was somewhat difficult.