Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 298

Chapter 298: Will Tianbei Mountain Come by Itself?

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At the edge of the Blood Tide Forest.

A man in a Taoist robe emerged from a spatial vortex.

He spat out blood, his face pale.

The aftermath of a Nascent Soul’s full power was enough to seriously injure him.

“Ye Dong? What’s he doing there?”

Bu Haicheng leaned against a tree, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

At this moment, he took out a spiritual herb and put it in his mouth.

Being heavily injured by a Nascent Soul, if he didn’t deal with it quickly, he might stay here forever.

And he knew Ye Dong well; once he was found, there was no doubt he would die.

He had just advanced to Golden Core and didn’t expect to encounter a Nascent Soul.

“How could this be? What’s he doing here? Is it also for that mine? Does he know what’s inside?”

After pondering for a moment, he felt it was impossible.

If he really knew, why would he go there alone?

That would mean not getting that thing.

At that moment, a light flashed from the jade pendant at his waist.

Without hesitation, Bu Haicheng activated the jade pendant immediately.

“How’s the situation with Junior Brother Bu?” a voice came from the jade pendant.

“Cough cough!”

After a heavy cough, Bu Haicheng said:

“I think I’ve found the mine. There’s Verdant Heart Ore there.”

“Verdant Heart Ore? That’s very likely it. We’re almost done here too, and we’ll be able to come over in a few days,” the voice from the jade pendant agreed.

“But there’s a problem,” Bu Haicheng said weakly:

“I’ve advanced to Golden Core and was planning to go check it out, but I found Ye Dong there. He seems to be interested in that mine too.”

“Ye Dong? How did he come here, did Junior Brother manage to escape?” the voice in the jade pendant was extremely surprised.

“By luck,” Bu Haicheng said.

“Alright, I’ll find someone to meet up with Junior Brother right away. A single Ye Dong might be troublesome, but he’s not a big concern. As long as no one in the Spirit Refining stage gets close, we should be fine.”

“We need to act quickly to avoid complications that come with delay. For someone of Ye Dong’s cultivation level to suddenly come to the Foundation Establishment area indicates that there’s something important enough for him to abandon Tianbei Mountain. This means there must be something we’re unaware of, and we need to act fast,” said the voice from the jade token, sounding somewhat grave.

“By the way, I heard some rumors before I came in,” Bu Haicheng said with concern.

“There are whispers that someone intends to ensure Ye Dong never leaves the Corpse Realm. Now that he’s here, it will surely attract even stronger individuals.”

“This is indeed troublesome. It seems we’ll need to find more people, but first, we need to know who’s out there. Maybe we can learn something from within their ranks,” the person on the other side of the jade token suggested.

Bu Haicheng fell silent for a moment before responding, “That should be easy; they’re selling ores. Just asking around should give us a rough idea.”

“Good. Wait for a couple of days, and I’ll have others come to meet you,” the voice concluded, and the jade token dimmed.

Leaning against a tree, Bu Haicheng gazed at the sky as if deep in thought.

Suddenly, he perked up.

“I remember seeing a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator when I passed by. Let’s see if we can determine his background; perhaps we can try to communicate with him.”

“In the place where Ye Dong is, other weaker individuals are merely hostages, which could be used to our advantage. Even if they can’t be used, they can be dealt with, but we must think carefully before acting to avoid startling the snake in the grass.”

……

At that moment, Jiang Hao looked into the distance, where the Corpse Realm’s Three Elements Formation seemed just within reach.

With a single step forward, he could proceed to the summoning location.

However, this gave him a feeling of luring someone into a trap, so he ignored it once again.

No matter what it was, he didn’t believe it would be good.

Even if it were a chance opportunity, what of it?

Was it better than mining and selling ores?

As for cultivation techniques, he had the Primordial Heart Sutra; for magical weapons, he had the Primordial Heavenly Saber and the Nine Rings of Heaven and Earth; and when it came to divine abilities, he had six.

He also had the Universe in the Palm technique, the Seven Stars Seal technique, the Merge with Light and Blend with Dust movement technique, and the Heavenly Saber Seven Forms saber technique.

For concealment, he had an nameless secret manual. Although it was a bit monotonous, he lacked nothing.

If he needed anything else, he could still obtain it slowly in the future.

The Primordial Heart Sutra technique had further stages, and he could continue to add more divine abilities and magical weapons later.

Why take risks now?

There was no need, and it could easily put him in danger.

He was doing well in the Foundation Establishment area, where he could grow stronger and make money.

It could be said to be the greatest opportunity.

Afterward, he stopped pondering and began to tend to the spiritual medicines, as two people had not yet returned, and he was still unsure of the month’s earnings.

In the evening, Fairy Xia Dong and Murong Qingqing returned.

The group sat together and calculated the total earnings.

In the end, Jiang Hao received two thousand one hundred and sixty, which was a bit less than expected.

“The issue is that we didn’t sell much, and even though we offered low prices, they ran out of spirit stones. So we need to find more buyers,” Gu Wen said with a sense of helplessness.

Indeed, those in the Foundation Establishment stage didn’t have many spirit stones.

“If a large number of Golden Core cultivators entered, it would be easier to handle. As long as they’re not here to snatch the Foundation Establishment opportunities, we could try to trade with them,” Ding Yu suggested.

“But why would normal Golden Core cultivators come this way?” Murong Qingqing asked.

“If there’s something extraordinary here, perhaps we could lure them over,” Xia Dong proposed.

“Something extraordinary?” Gu Wen suddenly thought of something and chuckled.

“Indeed, there is one thing.”

“What is it?” Jiang Hao inquired.

“Tianbei Mountain,” Gu Wen joked.

“Tianbei Mountain is known to move. If it came to the Blood Tide Forest, the nearby Golden Core cultivators would definitely come over, and then we could easily sell the ores.”

“Then why don’t we go to Tianbei Mountain ourselves?” Murong Qingqing asked.

“We could go up and sell the ores at the same time,” Ding Yu said.

“Stop dreaming. Let’s be realistic. I’ve never heard of Tianbei Mountain coming to the Blood Tide Forest,” Xia Dong brought them back to reality.

The group laughed it off, not taking it seriously. Everyone knew such a thing was unlikely.

Jiang Hao sighed.

It was indeed troublesome not being able to sell easily.

Taking the ores back could work, but it would take a long time to sell them.

Having so many ores meant having a large amount of spirit stones.

Selling too much could lead to problems.

If a Nascent Soul Senior Brother or Senior Sister came to borrow some spirit stones, claiming they could be approached for help in the future, should he lend them?

What if a Spirit Refining Senior Brother or Senior Sister came “borrowing” some while masked?

Right now, his talisman refining was just a small earning, so no one paid much attention.

Can possessing ores really be the same?

That’s like having tens of thousands of spirit stones on the move.

What does that mean?

Richer than a Nascent Soul.

Suddenly, Jiang Hao realized that mining in the corpse realm could be quite profitable.

He didn’t know if he would still have the chance to come here next time.

“There’s no rush, take it slow,” the Taoist Shang’an comforted him.

“If it really comes down to it, just take the ores back with you. Over time, you’ll be able to sell it off safely.”

Hearing this, Jiang Hao turned his attention to Taoist Shang’an.

A Nascent Soul at full completion should have quite a few spirit stones, right?

If he could get Taoist Shang’an to take the share of the ores that was allocated to him, would that be possible?

He hesitated for a moment before asking.

“Sure,” Taoist Shang’an agreed directly.

“But the price has to be lower, of course. That’s assuming we can’t get out in the end. I don’t have many spirit stones myself.”

Gu Wen: “…”

Is that possible?

He’s really easy to talk to, and Jiang Hao was also surprised.

But with the assurance of profit, he too breathed a sigh of relief.

He could continue mining.

After dark, he and Taoist Shang’an walked further inside.

“Senior, do you know about the dangers here?” Jiang Hao asked.