Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 91

Chapter 91: Watching the True Dragon Possess

For half a year, Jiang Hao stayed at Duanqing Cliff, but he still kept an eye on Liu Xingchen.

It’s just that there had been no news of him for a long time.

Not just Liu Xingchen, even that woman hadn’t appeared.

It was good that he used this time to cultivate his character and temper his mind.

Of course, because of the last appraisal, he was also worried about Liu Xingchen.

But he could never bring himself to speak up and remind him, and now seeing him again, he immediately noticed something was wrong.

Through the nameless secret manual, he faintly sensed a special aura in Liu Xingchen, extremely subtle.

Perhaps it was dragon qi.

‘Has the possession succeeded? Or is it about to succeed?’

Without hesitation, he initiated the appraisal.

【Liu Xingchen: A true disciple of the Haotian Sect, born with the aura of Dragon Slaughter, Golden Core at full completion, undercover at Tianyin Sect’s Enforcement Peak. He is bored watching the True Dragon’s remnant soul slowly trying to possess him, the cautious demeanor of the other party makes him even more bored. He befriends you to get closer to the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower and to watch the unfolding drama, taking the opportunity to enjoy the show. He has a considerable interest in you.】

Jiang Hao: “…”

No, what’s going on?

Seeing the results of this appraisal, the usually calm Jiang Hao was momentarily taken aback.

He even doubted whether he was hallucinating.

Bored watching the True Dragon’s remnant soul slowly trying to possess oneself?

Would a normal person be bored to this extent?

Jiang Hao couldn’t help but admire the quality of a true disciple of the Haotian Sect.

Though, he had only seen one so far, so he didn’t know if this was common in the Haotian Sect.

‘As a disciple of the Demon Sect, seeing a disciple of the Immortal Sect so remarkable puts a lot of pressure on me.’

Fortunately, Liu Xingchen poses no threat to him for the time being, otherwise, he would truly be restless.

This appraisal also made him realize that his previous worries were somewhat superfluous.

He should worry about himself instead.

Half a year had passed, and the rumors had mostly subsided; if someone was going to cause trouble, they probably would have done so by now.

However, there has been no reaction from the Tiansheng Sect so far, and it’s unclear whether they have given up or if Senior Sister Ming Yi has dealt with them.

“Junior Brother seems to have become more composed after not seeing you for several months,” Liu Xingchen said with a smile.

“You flatter me, Senior Brother,” Jiang Hao replied with a clasped fist and a polite bow.

After exchanging greetings, the two of them walked together towards the Spiritual Medicine Garden.

A rabbit hopped ahead of them, occasionally catching fish by the stream.

It played but did not fall behind.

“Junior Brother’s rabbit is surprisingly intelligent. It’s rare to see such intelligence in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment,” Liu Xingchen couldn’t help but praise.

Normally, spirit beasts at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment would either just be beginning to show intelligence or not have it developed at all.

And those that possess such intelligence in their youth are usually beyond the Foundation Establishment stage when they are born.

So it’s indeed rare for it to be so intelligent yet still so weak.

Jiang Hao could only sigh in response.

“It easily gets me into trouble.”

“Junior Brother seems to have been quite leisurely lately. It’s been half a year since the Tianqing Mountain incident. Now everyone is wrapping things up, and it won’t be long before the Xuantian Sect might come to negotiate. Do you know about this?” Liu Xingchen asked, looking at Jiang Hao.

“I haven’t heard anyone mention it,” Jiang Hao replied honestly, shaking his head.

But he knew that this matter could have a significant impact on him, and he wasn’t sure what kind of trouble it might bring.

As the one ranked tenth in merit, he would inevitably be entangled with Xuanyuan Tai.

When the time comes, he might indeed be pushed to the forefront to take the blame, just as some people have said.

“Then Junior Brother should pay attention in the coming days. People from the Xuantian Sect, Fenglei Sect, and Luoxia Sect might all come calling,” Liu Xingchen said calmly.

After hesitating, Jiang Hao still asked in confusion.

“Normally speaking, I, being only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, couldn’t possibly stop Xuanyuan Tai. Why would they target me? Shouldn’t they be more concerned with Senior Brother Man Long?”

Liu Xingchen chuckled and said,

“Man Long is the tenth chief disciple, and targeting him would bring a lot of trouble.”

So they are looking for someone easier to bully so that everyone can save face?

Jiang Hao sighed inwardly.

It seemed as if everyone had tacitly agreed to this.

“This matter is actually quite complicated, and it may not necessarily involve Junior Brother, but you should still be prepared,” Liu Xingchen reassured him before continuing.

“However, Junior Brother really should be careful about the cooperation with the Hundred Bones Forest for the spiritual medicines. I heard they have quite a few spiritual medicines working with your Spiritual Medicine Garden. It should be a true disciple from Duanqing Cliff who took on the task.”

“Is there a problem with the spiritual medicines?” Jiang Hao asked, concerned.

“It’s unlikely because after the incident with the bone flower, a true disciple from Hundred Bones Forest died. This was a big blow to the people of Hundred Bones Forest, and no one dares to produce problematic spiritual medicines at this critical juncture. But just because the spiritual medicines are fine doesn’t mean there’s no problem,” Liu Xingchen looked around and whispered:

“Has Junior Brother ever heard of Bai Ye?”

“Bai Ye?” Jiang Hao was startled, but he kept his composure.

“I’ve never heard of him.”

“That’s normal, after all, Bai Ye is reclusive, and even I rarely hear news of him. But it’s not good to be on his radar,” Liu Xingchen said with some trepidation:

“This person is extremely talented, strong in cultivation, and equally adept in other areas, especially in the understanding and application of spiritual medicines. He can trap people without them realizing it.”

“This Senior Brother is targeting me?” Jiang Hao’s heart sank.

He knew that Bai Ye was no ordinary person; the nutrient beads alone were proof.

In the past six months, he had almost used up all the nutrient beads, applying them to the soil in his yard.

Fortunately, he had the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower, which allowed him to attribute all the oddities to it.

He also didn’t dare to carry the nutrient beads with him all the time; it was too dangerous.

The Enforcement Peak wouldn’t investigate again, but he was worried that if someone became suspicious of him, they might tamper with his storage magic treasure.

Not daring to kill didn’t mean they wouldn’t dare to steal.

In fact, after this incident, he wanted to find a storage magic treasure that he could hide to guard against all dangers.

“There’s a high possibility, so after Hundred Bones Forest starts cooperating with you, Junior Brother should be extra cautious,” Liu Xingchen warned.

“How strong is Senior Brother Bai Ye?” Jiang Hao asked the question he had been wanting to know.

“Very strong, stronger than me,” Liu Xingchen fell silent for a moment, as if contemplating, before continuing.

“Although he’s not one of the chief ten disciples, his talent and achievements are not much less.”

Jiang Hao fell silent.

Being stronger than Liu Xingchen meant that he was not at the Golden Core stage.

Being close to the chief ten disciples meant he was only slightly weaker than Man Long.

He was indeed someone Jiang Hao couldn’t afford to provoke.

As someone who had worked his way up from the outer sect, Jiang Hao was well aware of his own limitations.

“Junior Brother doesn’t need to worry too much. You’re connected to several traitors, so you’re not in danger of losing your life,” Liu Xingchen said with a smile.

Hearing this, Jiang Hao felt it was quite absurd that his safety depended entirely on those deceased traitors.

“By the way, there will be another sect mission soon,” Liu Xingchen said, seeing Jiang Hao’s surprise.

“Doesn’t Junior Brother know that it’s been a year and a half since the last one? Although your name is on the list this time, it’s different from the last; it’s just some simple tasks. For example, selecting new disciples.”

Selecting new disciples?

Jiang Hao mused inwardly about the kind of people who would join the Demon Sect.