Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 361

Chapter 361: An Impromptu Gathering

The next day, in the courtyard, Jiang Hao noticed vibrations in the stone slab.

It turned out that a gathering was set to commence at midnight tonight.

“So soon? Another gathering?”

“An impromptu gathering?”

Jiang Hao was surprised to see these words; this was his first impromptu gathering.

“I wonder what it could be about?”

At this moment, Jiang Hao took out the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead.

He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt the bead becoming more active.

After wiping off the dirt, he inspected it closely but didn’t notice any reaction.

Hesitating, he decided to initiate an appraisal.

【Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead: A fortune-based artifact, sealed by the Universe in the Palm, will automatically break free from the seal in 45 years. If no one suppresses it, the aura of misfortune will gradually spread, bringing calamity to all living beings and leaving corpses everywhere. Under this seal, the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead can suppress curses.】

“45 years? That doesn’t seem right.”

Jiang Hao frowned, as it should be around fifty-one years.

Why had it suddenly decreased by five or six years?

Without further hesitation, Jiang Hao used the Universe in the Palm again, hoping he had simply remembered incorrectly.

After observing for a long while and ensuring there were no issues, he put the item away.

However, the fact that no bubbles had appeared in the mud that had been there for so long suggested that artifacts sealed by the Universe in the Palm couldn’t produce bubbles.

After all, they were free of any impurities.

Fortunately, he still had the sub-ring and the Heavenly Saber to continue his experiments.

……

Midnight arrived.

Jiang Hao entered the stone slab.

This time, when he arrived, everyone was already in place.

After greeting Senior Dan Yuan, everyone sat down cross-legged.

Facing the three people beside him, Jiang Hao noticed “Liu” and “Xing” looking somewhat puzzled.

Only “Gui” seemed preoccupied with something.

Although their faces were not clear, their emotions were somewhat discernible.

‘Could this gathering be related to Fairy Gui?’ Jiang Hao speculated.

Senior Dan Yuan didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point:

“This gathering was called because our friend Gui has made a discovery.”

Everyone turned their attention to Fairy Gui.

“I found traces of fortune near the Tianyin Sect, but it seems someone has already beaten me to it,” Fairy Gui said.

For a moment, both Xing and Liu looked towards Jiang Hao, as if they also thought he was nearby.

“It wasn’t me,” Jiang Hao said in a deep voice.

He hadn’t gone looking for it; doing so would only bring trouble.

Thus, he had left it alone.

Moreover, venturing out was dangerous.

It could easily lead to being discovered by others, and then he would have to go to the Enforcement Peak to take on a mission.

“Did you discover anything else?” Liu asked.

Otherwise, there would be no need for an impromptu gathering.

“Yes, I sensed a calamitous curse within the fortune, a very special one that even I dared not touch recklessly,” Fairy Gui recalled and continued.

“It seems that the curse has tainted the fortune there, and then I heard those people say someone had used the traces of fortune. So, I have a disturbing suspicion.”

“Someone used the traces of fortune to find the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead?” Senior Dan Yuan asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Jiang Hao was startled, recalling the changes in the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead.

It seemed that what Fairy Gui was saying could be true.

“Yes,” Fairy Gui nodded and said:

“That kind of calamity could possibly come from the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead. The reason that person is still alive is that the traces of fortune shielded them from the backlash.”

“The traces of fortune indeed have a certain chance of shielding someone from the backlash, but completely avoiding it is extremely difficult. Only someone prepared to die would attempt such a thing. Do we know who it is?”

“Mu Qiu, that’s what I heard,” Fairy Gui said.

Everyone understood.

Mu Qiu, one of the names on the overseas list targeting the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead.

It seemed they were indeed after the bead.

Jiang Hao felt a sense of crisis.

Not only because someone might soon find their way to him but also because the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead could potentially break its seal under their provocation.

If the seal were to break, he would be the first to die.

Then the entire Tianyin Sect, followed by Youyun Prefecture, and the whole southern region.

No wonder an impromptu gathering was called; this was a major issue affecting them all.

And it was the first time they were so close to the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead.

“Is the location in the southern Tianyin Sect?” Xing suddenly asked.

Fairy Gui nodded.

“Good,” Xing nodded.

“It just so happens that people from the Mingyue Sect have gone to the south. If they get the message, they should head to the Tianyin Sect in advance. It’s just uncertain when the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead will erupt.”

“Merely that isn’t enough; we need to be prepared to send a message to the Immortal Gates,” Dan Yuan said, looking at everyone.

“Anyone who makes contact can ask me for a message.”

“There’s a problem, we’re not sure if the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead will actually erupt. It would be hard for them to believe such a message,” Liu asked.

Jiang Hao lowered his gaze, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke in a low voice.

“If a disaster is about to erupt, I might sense it.”

The others looked over in surprise, but no one asked any further questions.

The gathering ended after some discussion, still centered around the Heavenly Extreme Cality Bead.

On the balcony, Jiang Hao took out the bead to observe it.

It was indeed very stable now. However, any external stimulus could cause fluctuations and potentially break the seal.

Reflecting on it, he realized that if someone had initially used traces of fate to search for it, he would have been in real danger.

Now, sealing it once a day gave him some breathing space.

“It should still be given to Hong Yuye. I’ll send it over next time.”

This object was indeed dangerous for someone of his cultivation level to carry.

Putting away the bead, Jiang Hao began to face the problem head-on.

“People from the Mingyue Sect will probably come to the Tianyin Sect in advance. Although the person coming may not be useful, they have a powerful backing. Over at Haotian Sect, there’s Liu Xingchen, who should be able to pass on the message. But there’s no one who can save me. I can indeed sense in advance if a disaster is about to erupt, but once I inform others, destruction will greet me. That’s why I don’t want it to happen.”

“I need to become stronger first, so even if someone comes looking for me, I can make them give up on searching for the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead.”

For safety, he took out a Heaven Concealing Talisman, which could hide him for a few days.

Although he didn’t know if it would be effective, delaying even for a few days was worth it.

If he could escape, he would want to leave this place immediately.

Unfortunately, going anywhere with the Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead was futile.

Even without the bead, it was useless because of the immense karma between him and the bead; once unsealed, death was still certain.

……

In a certain forest, a frail man furrowed his brow.

“I could sense it just now, so why has it disappeared? It’s fine, I can wait.”

His eyes carried a hint of red light, albeit very faint.

He sat in the forest, looking at the moonlight.

“Did you find it?” Mu Qiu came over and asked.

“The trace is lost; it’s been obscured, but it’s close, I feel it’s about to appear. It would be even better if we could get closer to that direction,” the man said, pointing towards the Tianyin Sect.

“Tianyin Sect? Good, we’ll find a reason to go in a few days. How confident are you?” Mu Qiu asked.

“Thirty percent, there’s a thirty percent chance of drawing forth the disaster,” the frail man replied.