THE CULTIVATION OF BESIDE DEVIL CULTIVATOR
197: Unable to Defend Himself
“There are others?!” Yue You was a bit surprised. “Is that Ye Ji?”
“You Ji? He was only at the early stages of the Golden Core Realm. He was unable to solve this problem,” Cheng Ran said. “The demon guards at the source are all at the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm. Some were even at the early stages of the Primordial Spirit Realm. How could someone in the early stages of the Golden Core Realm do it?”
“If not Ye Ji or Senior Brother Ning Xuan, then who did it?”
Cheng Ran frowned. “It's hard to say. Someone entered the house and killed the demons that were there. Ning Xuan and the others had only discovered the source after one day.”
Cheng Ran shrugged his shoulders. “It's just a rumor. It's hard to say what's right and what's wrong. There were also guards in the Primordial Spirit Realm. Other than Ning Xuan, no one else was strong enough to resolve the matter unless a few other seniors helped. But I've never heard of anyone trying to claim credit for it. After all, it was difficult to say for sure because none of us witnessed the situation ourselves. It was also possible that someone had a grudge against Ning Xuan and deliberately spread the rumors. The Hall of Merit did not say anything, so it seemed like the information might be genuine. But who wants to give up fame or profit after doing the job?”
Cheng Ran laughed.
'Someone who doesn't want to claim any compliments...' Yue You thought about it.
However, when he thought about how some of the demon guards were in the Primordial Soul Realm, he shook his head. There was no way Jiang Hao could fight demons in that cultivation realm.
Yue You felt that Zheng Shijiu and Xin Yuyue had influenced her thinking. However, their words remained in his mind.
After leaving the Devil's Nest, Jiang Hao did not rush back. Instead, he went to the Law Enforcement Hall to report the end of his mission.
He received a hundred spirit stones and robes. It was an ordinary and cheap robe. It might cost 289 spirit stones in the market.
'I received quite a lot this time,' thought Jiang Hao. ‘If I am in the Golden Core
Geez, I will receive at least a thousand spirit stones.'
Jiang Hao recalled that Mu Qi had received over three thousand spirit stones on his last mission. However, he was at the late stage of the Golden Core Realm at that moment.
Jiang Hao put away the spirit stone. He wanted to buy a Golden Core Collar for spirit beasts. Changing the collar at all times is more expensive.
"Three thousand?!"
Jiang Hao was a little surprised. It was extremely expensive to buy a Golden Core Collar! If he spent that much money on a necklace, he would only have eight thousand spirit stones.
In a few months, the Peach Peach Tree will grow and bear fruit again. He would need ten thousand more spirit stones.
He thought about Ye Ji. He should have taken his storage treasure before he fell.
He bought the collar for 2,850 spirit stones.
After that, he bought some talisman-making materials. He was planning on making talismans to obtain more spirit stones. He needed to gather another ten thousand spirit stones at the end of the year, just in case.
If the Eternal Peach Tree needed more than ten thousand spirit stones, he would probably just give up. He would only prioritize spirit beasts because it would give him golden bubbles.
'I wonder what I'll get this time.'
Jiang Hao walked towards the Heartbroken Cliff. In the middle of the road, he heard a commotion. Sounds like some people are arguing.
He decided to ignore it until he heard a familiar voice.
“No, it's not me! I didn't steal your stuff!”
Jiang Hao approached them to take a look. A few outer sect disciples ganged up on a young boy and beat him up.
That boy was Lin Zhi. Senior Brother Zheng had mentioned it in the Demon Nest.
“Still lying? You dare to steal our items just because you are friends with two very talented people? You have courage!”
The one who shouted was an adult man at the third stage Life Blood Refinement realm. He kicked Lin Zhi's head.
“This time you have to compensate us with spirit stones. At least five spirit stones. No less than that.”
“I didn't steal anything,” said Lin Zhi while covering her head with her hands.
Others punched and kicked him.
“Just because you know two very talented people, you underestimated us? They had not even advanced in their cultivation! Besides, why do they care about you? Who would want to hang out with someone like you who can't develop even after a year? They will feel humiliated even if associated with you! You are not worthy!”
“Why are you talking to him? He stole our stuff! Tell him to pay us back first,” said someone else.
They were looking for Lin Zhi. They found six spirit stones in his storage treasure.
“You are quite rich,” said the man in the third stage Life Blood Refining Realm while grinning.
He found a small bag in Lin Zhi's pocket. The words in the bag read, “Aman and Healthy.”
"What's this?" ask the man.
"That's mine! Please..it's just the protective talisman my mother gave me,” Lin Zhi said as she tried to get it back.
“This trash is a protective talisman?” The man threw his bag into the forest.
"NO! Please.” Lin Zhi pleads.
The moment the man threw his bag, the bag changed direction in the middle of the road and flew right into Jiang Hao's hands.
Jiang Hao had been observing the commotion for quite some time but did not interfere. He looked at the outer sect disciple. Their clothes were different from Jiang Hao's. That indicates a status difference.
Others looked frightened when they saw him.
“Greetings, S-senior.”
"abandoning. Now,” said Jiang Hao.
A group of people immediately fled the scene.
Jiang Hao sighed inwardly. 'Six spirit stones…'
That was probably Lin Zhi's entire savings over the past year. The outer sect disciples only received one spirit stone per month. Six spirit stones was a considerable amount.
Jiang Hao was the same as Lin Zhi, only he did not keep his spirit stones. He had spent everything to increase his cultivation.
Only when his cultivation increased was he safe from the interference of others.
Jiang Hao always lowered his head and focused on his cultivation. The worst thing he suffered was being beaten up by others because they could not take his spirit stones because he did not have them.
However, he had stayed with Qi Yang for quite some time, and no one dared to beat him up afterwards.
Lin Zhi's situation became even more complicated. He's an easy target.
Jiang Hao looked at Lin Zhi. He noticed something strange.
He had six spirit stones, which meant he might have already advanced to the first stage of the Life Blood Refinement Realm for at least six months. Why was his strength inferior to someone in the first stage? There was something strange about his body.
“How long have you been in the first stage of the Life Blood Refinement Realm?” Jiang Hao walked up to Lin Zhi and handed the protective talisman to her.
“Eight.. eight months,” says Lin Zhi.
'Eight months?'
Jiang Hao felt something was strange. He brought Lin Zhi back because he thought he was weird. He had not been able to judge her well because he rarely met her.
He activated his Daily Assessment ability and applied it to Lin Zhi..