Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 28

Chapter 28: An Unexpected Event

After setting up the basic formation, Jiang Hao left the courtyard.

Because of the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower, he couldn’t ask others to help look after his spiritual herbs.

He was worried about problems.

Not just with the flower, but with people too.

Theft by the guards, or being killed by someone.

In short, this courtyard was always being watched, and the moment he left, someone might try something.

“I wonder if that woman will come. If she thinks I’ve run away, will she take the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower?”

After a moment, Jiang Hao stopped dwelling on it because that woman was a big fish, and Elder Bai Zhi was surely making moves too.

He should just hope for the best.

At this moment, he checked his cultivation level and vital energy on the panel.

【Vital Energy: 56/100 (can be cultivated)】

【Cultivation: 61/100 (can be cultivated)】

“More than half. I wonder if there’s a chance to save up to a hundred. If there is, I’ll need a quiet environment to advance.”

This was his last trump card.

About to leave Duanqing Cliff, Jiang Hao went to his master’s residence.

Unfortunately, his master was not there.

He had come to say goodbye.

After a short while, he arrived at the foot of the Enforcement Peak.

“Junior Brother, are you setting off?”

At this moment, Liu Xingchen approached.

“Senior Brother, good morning,” Jiang Hao replied politely.

He suddenly felt amused; it seemed like all the undercover agents were concerned about him now.

They probably all wanted him to come back alive, though he didn’t know why.

“Junior Brother, your situation isn’t very good,” Liu Xingchen said as he walked beside Jiang Hao.

They headed towards the sect’s mission gathering place.

“I’ve seen the list; the strongest is at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and there’s another at the late stage of Foundation Establishment who doesn’t get along with Tianhuan Pavilion. This should be a good thing for me,” Jiang Hao said.

“Mm, the people originally fixed by Tianhuan Pavilion were indeed one at the mid-stage and one at the late stage, but an unexpected event occurred,” Liu Xingchen sighed.

“Did they change people?” Jiang Hao asked in surprise.

“They didn’t change,” Liu Xingchen shook his head, then said:

“They advanced.”

Hearing this, Jiang Hao was stunned, feeling that the trouble had just increased.

Only now did he remember the four words on the note ‘close to breakthrough’—both people had these words.

So, the original mid-stage Foundation Establishment and late-stage Foundation Establishment had become late-stage Foundation Establishment and complete-stage Foundation Establishment?

Now it was dangerous.

“Thank you for the warning, Senior Brother,” Jiang Hao immediately expressed his gratitude.

Liu Xingchen nodded and then said no more, going off in another direction.

“I need to find a way to quickly accumulate enough cultivation and vital energy, then try to break through.”

Jiang Hao thought to himself.

……

Upon arriving at the mission assembly area, Jiang Hao saw four people.

A cold and elegant woman in white, a fierce man in black with a tyrannical look in his eyes.

Opposite them stood a man in white holding a paper fan, looking gentle and refined, with a woman in blue by his side holding a long sword, provocatively looking at the two in front of her.

Tianhuan Pavilion’s Qing Xue, Tianhuan Pavilion’s Lou Feng, Bingyue Valley’s Zheng Shijiu, and Leihuo Peak’s Xin Yuyue.

Although these four didn’t get along, Jiang Hao didn’t think he could befriend Zheng Shijiu and the other either.

When he appeared, all four of them looked over.

Some appraised, some scorned, some were mocking.

Facing these gazes, Jiang Hao walked over and politely said.

“Greetings to Senior Brother and Senior Sister, sorry for being late.”

Actually, it was the four of them who had arrived too early.

“You’re not late; you’re just in time,” Tianhuan Pavilion’s Lou Feng said with a smile in his eyes.

It seemed like he had been waiting for this day for a long time.

“Then let’s set off,” Bingyue Valley’s Zheng Shijiu spoke.

“Indeed, I feel sick staying with people from Tianhuan Pavilion for too long,” Leihuo Peak’s Xin Yuyue said with disdain.

Jiang Hao nodded slightly without speaking.

‘The two from Tianhuan Pavilion have concealed their cultivation. They haven’t shown their new realm.’

Jiang Hao, who had some understanding of the Nameless Secret Manual, could now see that these two were hiding their cultivation levels.

For safety’s sake, he decided to appraise Tianhuan Pavilion’s Qing Xue.

【Qing Xue: Disciple of Tianyin Sect’s Tianhuan Pavilion, Foundation Establishment complete stage, harbors deep hatred for you due to infatuation with her master.】 )

Jiang Hao: “…”

Crazy.

That was all Jiang Hao could think.

In the Demon Sect, it’s abnormal not to have abnormal disciples.

By noon, they had arrived at the entrance to the Demon Cavern.

The Demon Cavern is located at the center of the Tianyin Sect’s lake.

It is a world unto itself, vast and expansive. Since the entrance is within the sect’s territory, the interior is also considered part of the sect’s domain.

“Most of the demons inside are at the early and middle stages of Foundation Establishment. Since that’s the case, let’s split up and act independently,” said Qing Xue from Tianhuan Pavilion with a cold voice.

Hearing this, Lou Feng nodded in agreement.

“I concur.”

“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Zheng Shijiu from Bingyue Valley shook his head and said.

“At the beginning, there are many demons. Together, we have enough attack power, not to mention that we can look out for each other in case of trouble. Once we split up, if we encounter the rare late-stage Foundation Establishment or complete-stage demons, it’s basically a dead end. Splitting up as soon as we enter is tantamount to seeking death.”

“I agree with Senior Brother Zheng,” Xin Yuyue from Leihuo Peak added.

“I also agree with Senior Brother Zheng,” Jiang Hao said without any pretense.

At this time, he must stick with the group. Otherwise, he wouldn’t stand a chance against a complete-stage Foundation Establishment opponent.

He came prepared, and so did the opponent.

“Then let’s clear out most of them before splitting up to pursue the isolated demons,” Qing Xue said coldly, staring at Zheng Shijiu.

Jiang Hao could clearly sense her displeasure, but now was not the time to worry about that.

He needed time, and he needed to clear out the demons.