Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 381

Chapter 381: Going Undercover

Regardless, he could be sure of one thing from Hua Le—that Xuanyuan Tai still needed him.

Before, it was Xuanyuan Tai who needed him unilaterally.

Now, both parties wanted to gain something from each other.

With this certainty, everything else would be much easier.

The key was to let the other party approach him without leaving any traces, thus gaining the initiative.

And to avoid being noticed by others.

After all, it was the other party who insisted on teaching him, not him seeking to learn. There was a fundamental difference.

For now, he would just help out here and see who the senior that those people cared about was.

Was it a sect elder or someone else?

Besides that, he could also read some books.

Oh right, he forgot to ask about the time.

“When?”

Hua Le pondered for a moment and said, “Morning, afternoon, or evening, you must choose one time to come. As for the reward, if you do well, it will be calculated based on the spirit stones from your sect’s resources. Fifty spirit stones for Foundation Establishment completion per month, twenty for Foundation Establishment early stage.”

Fairy Mian Lian pursed her lips; because of her cultivation level, she earned much less. But she didn’t come here for the spirit stones.

As long as she could enter, it was a gain, and twenty was already an extraordinary amount.

Where else could she take on tasks that paid so many spirit stones?

“This is if you do well,” Hua Le Fairy turned back to look at the two, emphasizing her tone.

“If you do poorly, you get nothing.”

Jiang Hao nodded.

He should do very well.

After all, the other party was also worried he wouldn’t come.

They continued forward, entering various formations, and finally arrived at a huge library.

There were many books here. Not just paper books, but also stone tablets and white jade.

Jiang Hao saw many people copying and others organizing and placing books.

“You’re new here, so your task is simple: arrange the books over there by category. When arranging, you need to activate the formation with spiritual energy. Once done, you can leave on your own or stay to see what others are doing. Every month we will rotate one or two people; there are more than a dozen people here, and you might be rotated in,” Hua Le said before leaving on her own.

Jiang Hao and Fairy Mian Lian approached the bookshelf, which held many books.

On the shelves, there were corresponding names.

“It doesn’t seem like much,”

Fairy Mian Lian said, then she looked at Jiang Hao, “Are you from Duanqing Cliff?”

“Yes,” Jiang Hao nodded.

“I’m from Bingyue Valley, I just entered the inner sect not long ago. I heard there’s an old senior here, do you know him, Senior Brother?” Fairy Mian Lian asked.

“I don’t know, I’m not very familiar with this place,” Jiang Hao shook his head.

He realized that the merit requirement was just written casually.

This Junior Sister didn’t seem like someone with merits at all.

“There seem to be quite a few people here; I think we should bring something for them another day to help us find our way,” Fairy Mian Lian suggested.

Jiang Hao placed a book on the shelf and then activated it with spiritual energy.

He found that this place had high requirements for controlling spiritual energy.

“Did Junior Sister come for that senior?” he asked while picking up another book.

“Yes.”

Fairy Mian Lian nodded, also picking up a book to place, “I heard that senior can see through people’s flaws at a glance, and getting his guidance can save years or even decades of detours.”

She began to activate the formation with spiritual energy but couldn’t manage to do it.

However, Jiang Hao had done it effortlessly, which made her think it should be easy.

She finally understood why Foundation Establishment completion was paid so many spirit stones.

He had placed three books while she hadn’t managed to place even one.

If she didn’t try harder, she might have to leave next month.

Jiang Hao didn’t have any other ideas; he just needed to come and do his work every day.

Afterwards, he would occasionally read books, especially those he couldn’t understand, to show his frustration.

Then he would wait for someone to approach him.

It’s unlikely that Hua Le would come looking for him, but it’s hard to say about others.

The sect’s recruitment wasn’t very strict, so it wasn’t difficult for some people to infiltrate.

This was the case with every sect. Besides infiltration, there were also visits.

As long as there wasn’t a deadly feud between sects, interests could override past conflicts.

Sometimes, even with a deadly feud, interests could still prevail.

Therefore, it wasn’t impossible for Xuantian Sect to visit Tianyin Sect for the sake of benefits.

However, Tianyin Sect’s recent aggressive actions would surely make other sects wary, leading to excessive mutual distrust and making cooperation difficult.

“Senior Brother, why is it so easy for you to activate the formation?” Fairy Mian Lian asked curiously.

“High cultivation should do the trick,” Jiang Hao replied.

High cultivation wasn’t enough; one also needed to be able to control spiritual energy.

Not just normal control but more meticulous control.

There was no need to hide this fact; it was a display of his current strength and wasn’t excessive.

In the evening, he put all the books back in their places.

Mian Lian had already collapsed on the ground.

Jiang Hao casually picked up some books nearby to read.

They were all understandable biographies, which was just right to broaden his knowledge.

After finishing one book and noticing it was getting late, he left to go back to making talismans to earn spirit medicine.

……

The next day at Xuantian Sect.

Xuanyuan Tai received a message.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly; he had finally made contact.

After so many years of waiting, the moment had come.

“But I still don’t know what he wants. Spirit stones? Elixirs? Cultivation methods? Magical treasures?”

He wasn’t sure.

Firstly, he didn’t know whether the Tianyin Demon knew the secret of the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower seeds.

If she did, she would understand Jiang Hao’s value.

In that case, Jiang Hao probably wouldn’t lack ordinary items.

“But from the message sent back by Hua Le, it seems that Tianyin Sect doesn’t value him much, as if they don’t know his worth. Is it really ignorance or are they keeping Jiang Hao in the dark about his own value? If it’s the latter, it’s beneficial for me because it would be easy to persuade him.”

“Ordinary items might not interest him, and possessing them could be troublesome. What could he take that would definitely not be discovered by others?”

Looking at the message sent by Hua Le, he noticed that Jiang Hao had been reading books in the Scripture Pavilion recently.

There were books from different regions there, written in vastly different languages.

“Find a book that compiles various languages, preferably one with a hidden secret, and let him discover it. As long as it piques his interest, the problem will be easy to solve. Then, with the addition of some spirit stones, magical treasures, and cultivation methods, he won’t be able to refuse to help. Moreover, I just need to enter Tianyin Sect under a pseudonym, claiming to help plant a seed.”

The more Xuanyuan Tai thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Now the issue was finding the right book and how to make him accidentally discover the secret.

If successful and he deciphers it too slowly, then Xuanyuan Tai could intervene.

“Now I just need one more person.”

At that moment, Xuanyuan He ran over.

“Senior Brother, I found a method in a book that says using a growth-promoting formation and adding spirit blood might help germinate seeds that are difficult to sprout.”

“I’ve tried it; it doesn’t work.”

Xuanyuan Tai looked at the woman in front of him and said seriously, “Junior Sister, I’ve found a way, and now I need your help.”