Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: The Prodigy Disciple

Jiang Hao understood what Liu Xingchen meant.

Sect tasks usually involved traveling with others, which he couldn’t refuse, and such opportunities would definitely be exploited.

Once he encountered people from Tianhuan Pavilion, no, it was certain he would encounter them.

Then it would be dangerous.

Fortunately, there was still some time, and as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, those accompanying him should also be at the Foundation Establishment level.

At most late-stage Foundation Establishment, the likelihood of perfection was slim.

As long as he advanced to the late stage in these few months, he would be much safer.

【Name: Jiang Hao】

【Age: 19】

【Cultivation: Mid-stage Foundation Establishment】

【Cultivation Techniques: Tianyin Hundred Revolutions, Primordial Heart Sutra】

【Divine Abilities: Nine Revolutions Death Replacement (unique), Daily Appraisal, Clear Heart and Pure Mind】

【Vital Energy: 49/100 (can be cultivated)】

【Cultivation: 50/100 (can be cultivated)】

【Divine Abilities: 0/3 (cannot be acquired)】

‘Only halfway there, advancing will take quite some time.’

‘I need to find ways to cultivate more spiritual herbs, which makes it easier to obtain blue bubbles.’

In the Lingyao Valley of Duanqing Cliff, there weren’t many fine spiritual herbs, and most importantly, they didn’t require much care.

Waiting for them to mature took too long.

‘Are there any precious and difficult-to-cultivate herbs that require daily care?’

That way, he could get more bubbles.

And advancing would become easier.

Especially after obtaining a Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower, his speed of accumulating cultivation had never been faster.

Although the level of danger had also increased sharply, he had gained a lot of good things, which were well worth it.

Primordial Heart Sutra, the art of concealment, Nine Heavens Set, daily blue bubbles.

It was like having three sources of income, but the downside was the high risk of dying without a place to be buried.

Because he would have to offend either Elder Bai Zhi or that woman.

“By the way, does Senior Brother know when the tasks will be assigned?” Jiang Hao tentatively asked.

“It’s not something I should say, but Junior Brother has indeed been treated unfairly,” Liu Xingchen hesitated before saying,

“At most three months, at least two.”

After saying this, he added,

“Actually, there are two ways to get out of this predicament. One is to avoid Tianhuan Pavilion; given enough time, there should be no problem, especially if that person finds a new charming body. The second is to demonstrate your value, so that your master will protect you at all costs. Then the person from Tianhuan Pavilion will weigh the pros and cons, and the matter will be reduced to something minor.”

“However, the second way is too difficult. I heard that Duanqing Cliff recently accepted a disciple with exceptional talent. Does Junior Brother know about this?”

Jiang Hao shook his head; he was unaware.

But neither path was easy.

For now, he could only choose the first option; the second was unlikely, as he didn’t dare to show that kind of value.

And such value would take time to demonstrate.

What he lacked now was time.

Two to three months would be enough for him to advance to late-stage Foundation Establishment.

Of course, that was assuming he could successfully advance upon reaching a full hundred.

As for Duanqing Cliff accepting a disciple with exceptional talent, he didn’t care much, as there was no enmity between them.

He just needed to go about his business as usual.

“Does Senior Brother know the approximate cultivation level of the team leader this time?” Jiang Hao asked again.

“It should be late-stage Foundation Establishment, but be prepared for surprises. If there’s a surprise, it could be Golden Core perfection,” Liu Xingchen said.

Jiang Hao was surprised; the other was willing to tell him everything, which also suggested that the team might have been decided.

Not to mention perfection, even dealing with late-stage would be difficult for him.

And it could easily expose his cultivation level.

‘Let’s see how far I can advance; if I can find suitable spiritual herbs, maybe there’s a chance to reach perfection,’ Jiang Hao thought to himself.

Before Liu Xingchen left, he told Jiang Hao that the day the person from Tianhuan Pavilion stopped caring would be the day he was free from the suspicion of being a traitor.

Watching him leave, Jiang Hao couldn’t help but feel grateful; Liu Xingchen had been too good to him.

The appearance of the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower had improved his situation quite a bit.

Because he had offended Tianhuan Pavilion, he didn’t dare to get too close to people he knew from before, but being labeled a traitor meant he had no such concerns.

Everyone is using each other.

“Two months, sixty days, a little bit of cultivation each day, is only enough for one practice session. I need to make some money to buy spiritual medicine seeds.”

This was the only thing he could think of, as the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower had given him a taste of success.

But now he didn’t have many spirit stones, and he had only earned a little over ninety recently.

Buying two stacks of better talisman materials would almost deplete his funds.

One stack could be used to make ten attempts.

If one talisman is successful, it could sell for twenty spirit stones.

With just one success from a stack, he could break even, but… the success rate was not high. If his cultivation was strong enough, the success rate would improve.

The rest depended on repeatedly practicing with a clear and calm mind to increase the success rate.

…….

The next day.

At the entrance of the Spiritual Medicine Garden.

Jiang Hao saw a young man, about the same age as himself, perhaps even younger.

He was neatly dressed, proper and conventional, with a trace of youthful naivety still on his face.

Standing beside him was a middle-aged man.

It was Jiang Hao’s master, the Duanqing Cliff’s master, Ku Wuchang.

Seeing this, he strode forward respectfully and said,

“Disciple greets Master.”

Upon seeing Jiang Hao, Ku Wuchang’s face was expressionless.

He seemed to be pondering something, and finally, he just raised his eyebrows and said to Jiang Hao.

“You’ve come at the right time, show your Junior Brother around the Spiritual Medicine Garden.”

“He’s new here and not very familiar with it.”

“Yes,” Jiang Hao nodded in agreement.

He was almost solely in charge of the garden, so it was only natural for him to be asked.

As for whether his master was just now contemplating the matter of a thousand spirit stones, he didn’t care.

He just needed to focus on surviving; he didn’t dare to hope for more.

Within the Demon Sect, not being backstabbed was already fortunate enough.

One must see the situation clearly.

“My surname is Jiang, full name Jiang Hao, and I’m currently helping out in the Spiritual Medicine Garden.”

After his master left, Jiang Hao introduced himself.

He knew that this was the genius disciple mentioned by Liu Xingchen.

At the early stage of Foundation Establishment and only eighteen or nineteen years old, if judged solely by talent, he was indeed impressive.

Out of curiosity, he activated his divine ability to appraise him.