Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning-Chapter 222 - Assigning Tasks to the Flower Gardener

Chapter 222: Assigning Tasks to the Flower Gardener

In front of the pavilion, Bai Zhi stood with her head bowed, her clothes gently swaying, and her long hair by her ears slightly moving.

Facing the woman in the pavilion, she spoke respectfully.

“This man appears middle-aged and seems to be from the Corpse God Sect in the north, practicing the Nine Extremes Corpse Resolution Technique. Most of his cultivation has been absorbed by the Lawless Tower, but he still possesses the power of a Nascent Soul.”

“From what he revealed, he came for the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower, but the source of the information is unclear. He’s unwilling to speak further, claiming he will continue once he sees the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower.”

“Through certain methods, we can roughly confirm that his actions are not related to the Corpse God Sect. That’s all we have for now. Although he is severely injured, his overall strength has not weakened, so obtaining information from him is somewhat difficult.”

“Corpse God Sect? What’s his status?” Hong Yuye asked softly.

“Judging from the identity token in his storage treasure, he is a Teaching Elder,” Bai Zhi replied.

The fact that a Teaching Elder was powerful enough to require their Sect Master’s intervention worried Bai Zhi.

If a confrontation occurred, it would be extremely disadvantageous for them.

However, the north is too far from the south; to launch an attack, a significant amount of manpower and resources would be needed.

Unless someone capable of suppressing their Sect Master came.

If that were to happen, the Tianyin Sect would surely be no match.

But these were only her concerns, which she didn’t need to express to the Sect Master.

There was no need.

If the Sect Master cared, she wouldn’t have directly inflicted such heavy damage on the opponent.

“Any other gains?” Hong Yuye asked.

“We broke into his storage treasure and obtained some techniques, several magical treasures, many medicinal pills, and a box of strange seeds,” Bai Zhi continued with her head bowed.

“Overall, we’ve made a considerable gain. It also contains the first part of the ‘Nine Extremes Corpse Resolution Technique’.”

“Where are the seeds?” Hong Yuye asked.

Bai Zhi extended her hand, causing all the items to float in front of her.

A small box of seeds was sent out.

Taking the box, Hong Yuye slowly opened it to reveal twelve neatly arranged white seeds.

They resembled pebbles and carried a hint of vitality, yet they seemed to also bear an aura of death.

“Do you know how to plant them?” Hong Yuye asked as she closed the box.

“Not at the moment,” Bai Zhi shook her head.

She had asked around, but no one recognized them.

She could only report back for now. The other items had been identified, and it seemed this powerful individual was quite wealthy.

“Take them and distribute them,” Hong Yuye casually tossed the box out.

“One seed for each of the twelve meridians; let their Spiritual Medicine Gardens handle the planting. Whichever meridian succeeds first will receive the ‘Nine Extremes Corpse Resolution Technique.’ The person responsible for the successful cultivation will get the benefits of this plant for free.”

“Do the Sect Master know what this is?” Bai Zhi asked, puzzled as she caught the box.

Glancing through the “Nine Extremes Corpse Resolution Technique,” Hong Yuye said nonchalantly:

“Just plant them first.”

“Yes,” Bai Zhi nodded.

“Continue the interrogation. If he truly won’t speak, it doesn’t matter. He wanted to meet the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower, right?” Hong Yuye’s expression remained unchanged as she continued.

“Bring the one who cultivates the flowers to see him and see what he has to say.”

“Yes,” Bai Zhi nodded in agreement, then remembered something else and continued.

“Recently, I’ve noticed that Jiang Hao’s spiritual pet is training an outer disciple, teaching the ‘Star Moon Qi Cultivation Method’ from the Mingyue Sect. This confirms that the person who had contact with the Mingyue Sect is almost certainly someone behind Jiang Hao.”

It was speculation before, but now there’s concrete evidence.

However, this isn’t enough to label him a traitor; at most, he’s a suspect.

But he’s been suspect from the start, so the investigation has reached this point.

“By the way, that outer disciple has been stuck at the Qi Refining first level for over two years. If this continues, there’s a chance he might be expelled from the sect. Should we keep him to continue the investigation?” Bai Zhi asked.

With Lin Zhi around, they could easily learn more.

“Let them handle the Duanqing Cliff matter themselves,” Hong Yuye said offhandedly.

Bai Zhi nodded, understanding.

After delegating a few more tasks, she left.

What followed was how to arrange for Jiang Hao to meet with the Corpse God Sect.

.......

For seven consecutive days.

Jiang Hao crafted three Heavenly Secret Concealment Talismans, each with a duration of three days.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to make them stronger, but his current strength only allowed for three days.

Moreover, he estimated that the maximum duration might be thirty days.

“What’s the use of this?”

Jiang Hao looked at the talisman and sighed.

To be able to go out for three days?

It wasn’t very useful, even for the matter of the Fairy Gui.

If the location was close, he could send the rabbit or Xiao Li, but what if it was far?

They couldn’t reach it in ten days or half a month, and if the location changed, they wouldn’t be able to inform him.

Having something as extraordinary as the Nine Rings of Heaven and Earth in his possession, yet it was of no use.

After tidying up, Jiang Hao went to the courtyard and sat on a wooden chair, casually playing with the other rings.

With the Nine Rings of Heaven and Earth and the Heavenly Secret Concealment Talismans, he could seriously consider the request from Xiao Li’s grandparents.

To go or not to go.

He didn’t want to go by nature.

For Xiao Li, he initially just wanted to look after her because he brought her in.

To prevent any trouble from falling on his head.

And bringing her back was just because she was a dragon and her family couldn’t afford to keep her.

It was out of a bit of kindness.

Sending her back was the same.

But now it was different; the elders’ attitude was clear—they wanted to entrust her to him.

This would make Xiao Li’s relationship with him much closer, which was quite troublesome.

It wasn’t that he was worried about anything else; he just feared that if Xiao Li got into trouble, she would mention his name.

This wouldn’t be conducive to releasing her in the future.

So, not go?

Jiang Hao fell into deep thought.

“Master?”

The rabbit stood on the wooden chair, not knowing when it had arrived, and stared at the golden ring in Jiang Hao’s hand.

“Do you have so many of these? Give me one. All my friends on the road know that Lord Rabbit suits this better than anyone else.”

“Don’t you have a collar?” Jiang Hao asked.

“A collar is a collar, a golden ring is a golden ring, they’re different,” the rabbit said.

“What’s the difference?” Jiang Hao asked casually.

“With a collar, others know I’m a rabbit raised by the master. With a golden ring, others know I’ve received the master’s affection. So it’s different. Master, give me one,” the rabbit said with a hopeful face.

Jiang Hao glanced at the rabbit and hesitated for a moment but still threw out a golden ring.

Never mind, it might be useful in the future.

The rabbit caught the golden ring and became excited, playing with it before exclaiming.

“Master, do I look like a great demon?”

I think you’re close to the day of your release, Jiang Hao thought as he collected the bubble and stood up to leave, ignoring the rabbit beside him.

Whether to go to Xiao Li’s place still requires some consideration.

It’s highly likely that he will go.

As long as the Heavenly Secret Concealment Talisman can really block others from prying.

.......

In a short while, Jiang Hao arrived at the Spiritual Medicine Garden and found many unfamiliar cultivators gathered here.

Not only Golden Core cultivators but there were also several Nascent Soul ones.

“What’s going on?”

Jiang Hao looked bewildered.

It didn’t seem to be bad news; judging from the atmosphere, everyone appeared eager to try something.

Moreover, these people were all disciples of Duanqing Cliff.

Either from the inner sect or true disciples.

It’s a pity that the rabbit didn’t come with him because it needed to refine the golden ring; otherwise, he could have had the rabbit recognize these people.

“Senior Brother Jiang.” Cheng Chou came over.

“Why are there so many inner sect and true disciples here?” Jiang Hao asked calmly.