Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 70

Chapter 70: I Want Something Tacky

“What kind of reward would Junior Brother like?”

When Jiang Hao arrived, this was the soul-searching question posed by Mu Qi.

Jiang Hao wanted to ask for something tacky, but instead, he said against his true desire.

“It’s all up to Senior Brother.”

“Junior Brother seems too disinterested. You’ll be at a loss,” Mu Qi said with a smile, shaking his head.

That was a kind word, and Jiang Hao remained silent.

His lack of desire was just to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Apart from spirit stones, he didn’t lack cultivation resources.

As long as he could mine and take care of the Spiritual Medicine Garden, that was enough.

But asking for mining as a reward didn’t seem quite right.

Even now, he couldn’t enter the mines; they needed time to recover.

“In my rewards, there’s a Golden Core stage pill. Technically, half of it belongs to Junior Brother, but a pill can’t be divided, and giving this pill to Junior Brother might not be beneficial.”

“So, how about I buy it at a market price that’s 10% higher and convert it into spirit stones for Junior Brother?” Mu Qi proposed.

Holding a Golden Core pill during the Foundation Establishment stage indeed wasn’t good.

Although Jiang Hao had reached Golden Core, he couldn’t show it, so between the pill and spirit stones, he naturally preferred spirit stones.

“Okay,” he agreed without hesitation.

“Seems like Junior Brother prefers spirit stones,” Mu Qi deduced from Jiang Hao’s response, and continued.

“This pill is called the Golden Morning Pill, not particularly expensive; the market price is between nine hundred to a thousand spirit stones. I’ll buy it for eleven hundred and cash out six hundred spirit stones for Junior Brother.”

“Plus, I received five hundred spirit stones, and I’ll give Junior Brother two hundred and fifty. That makes a total of eight hundred and fifty.”

Saying this, Mu Qi handed Jiang Hao eight hundred and fifty spirit stones, then took out a bottle of pills,

“This is the Purging Clear Pill, it can neutralize many poisons. I’ll give Junior Brother five out of the ten pills. They’re not cheap outside. Oh, and there’s a spirit sword, suitable for the Foundation Establishment stage, I’ll just give it to Junior Brother.”

The Purging Clear Pill was valuable, and Jiang Hao naturally accepted it.

He already had one or two of these pills, priced between seventy to a hundred, quite expensive.

He had been worried about poisoning, so he always kept one or two on hand just in case.

Then his gaze fell on the spirit sword, and after hesitating, he tried to ask:

“Can Senior Brother convert it into spirit stones?”

Hearing this, Mu Qi laughed heartily.

“It seems Junior Brother really likes spirit stones. This spirit sword has a good appearance and craftsmanship, the market price is roughly a little over a thousand. I’ll give Junior Brother one thousand.”

In the end, Jiang Hao received one thousand eight hundred and fifty spirit stones, and with his own three hundred or so, he had roughly twenty-two hundred.

A fortune indeed.

He had never seen so many spirit stones.

He could finally buy a better saber and tea leaves.

The Primordial Heavenly Saber was too remarkable; he dared not use it as a common sidearm.

However, he couldn’t help but admire Mu Qi; the Golden Core rewards were much better than his Foundation Establishment ones.

If it were his task, he wouldn’t even get a third of that.

If he didn’t know that the Senior Brother in front of him was so generous because of an ancient inheritance, Jiang Hao would suspect another undercover.

But being involved with the Tiansheng Sect’s candidate for Saintess also had its impact.

He would have to be more cautious in the future.

“In a few months, the sect’s competition will start. Junior Brother should prepare early,” Mu Qi kindly reminded.

Jiang Hao was somewhat puzzled, what competition?

“We snatched quite a few good things from Tianqing Mountain, and the sect is allocating some to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul disciples.”

“They’re letting people from the three realms compete, and it seems only the top five will get the really good stuff,” Mu Qi explained when he saw Jiang Hao’s confusion.

Hearing this, Jiang Hao lost interest; he wouldn’t participate.

However, the words that followed from Mu Qi made him realize he had no choice but to participate.

“Junior Brother has made great contributions at the mine this time and will directly participate in the final competition. Originally, each lineage was to select one or two people. Now, Junior Brother will directly enter the competition among the twelve main lineages.”

“Don’t worry, it’s one or two people per stage, so there won’t be any skipping of ranks. Of course, if you’re confident, you can challenge higher ranks.”

After Mu Qi left, Jiang Hao sighed, pondering how he would lose when the time came.

The merits he earned at Xuantian Sect had not brought him any benefits, only troubles.

Not only had he caught the attention of the Xuantian Sect, but he had also nearly been removed from the Hall of Enforcement’s list.

Now, he had to participate in the competition.

“I wonder what the reward is.”

Out of curiosity, he inquired about it. By noon, Cheng Chou from the Spiritual Medicine Garden brought him the list of treasures.

“They’ve only settled on the Foundation Establishment rewards for now; the higher ones are not out yet,” said Cheng Chou.

Afterward, he found the rabbit and felt that staying with the rabbit was more interesting.

Jiang Hao opened the list and checked it. There were five items in total.

The first was the Nine Suns Saber, forged from Nine Suns True Fire Stone, compatible with all techniques, and possessing astonishing power with an attached true fire attack, suitable for all cultivators below the Return to Void stage.

Upon reading the description, Jiang Hao’s first thought was that the blade was very expensive.

Suitable for all cultivators below the Return to Void stage meant that even Nascent Soul cultivators could use it fully, and even those at the Return to Void stage could manage it.

If sold, it would fetch an astronomical price.

Jiang Hao wanted it, but he felt it was unlikely.

The second item was a technique manual, the Tianchen Spirit Technique, which was for training the spirit sea.

The third was a spell technique, the Nine Suns Detachment Fire Technique, capable of summoning a sea of fire and exploding to injure enemies, possessing the power to challenge higher ranks, extremely terrifying.

The fourth was a robe that allowed one to stand in the air, impervious to water and fire, and could resist attacks from a higher cultivation level when powered by one’s own strength.

Aside from the blade, Jiang Hao didn’t care much for these items. He had the Nine Heavens Battle Armor for defense, he wasn’t interested in fire spells, and the spirit technique seemed superfluous since he could gather spirit energy every day.

Then he looked at the last item.

The description of the fifth item made Jiang Hao feel curious: a seed with remarkable spiritual energy, carrying it could enhance cultivation speed and also had a focusing effect.