Xiuxian: I have an inventory

"I and the Jiang family's shopkeeper Hong. When I was in the Qi Refining Stage, he helped me a lot."

Xiao Changqing said openly.

Now that True Man Blood Crow is dead and the Song family is destroyed, the biggest threat to him in Liyang Immortal City no longer exists.

So even if his vest falls off and is exposed, there is nothing to worry about.

It will not implicate the Jiang and Mu families.

Even if someone finds out that he is Xiao Changqing from Nanshanfang in the southwest, he is nothing to be afraid of given his current identity and strength.

Baihua Valley and Luoxia Sect no longer pose a threat to him.

What's more, the Jiang family and the Luoxia Sect are mortal enemies.

"So that's how it is. Then it's settled. When I go back, I will divide one-third of the Song family's assets to the Jiang family." Gu Zongyuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

"One third is so much? Can the Jiang family afford it with their current strength?" Xiao Changqing was a little surprised.

One third of the Song family, plus the original assets of the Jiang family, would probably allow the Jiang family to rank directly in the top five.

"The Jiang family's own foundation is still far from enough. But behind the Jiang family is my eldest brother Zuo Zhenren, and it seems that he has some connection with Senior Brother Guangqin. Now you, Brother Bai, are backing the Jiang family. The Jiang family's backing is too strong! Even compared to the Lei family, it is not much worse. There is no problem in taking over this industry." Gu Zongyuan said.

A fake Dan Zhenren, a Jindan Zhenren, and Xiao Changqing, a mysterious existence who is suspected to be in the middle stage of Jindan!

If we really compare the backers, the Lei family is even weaker!
After all, the Lei family also has a Jindan ancestor and two Jiadan masters.

But the ancestor of the Lei family doesn’t have much time left, and he only has a few more years to live.

You never know when he will pass away.

"In that case, let's do this." Xiao Changqing nodded.

He knew that the person behind the Jiang family was Zuo Zichun, a master of the fake elixir realm and the eldest disciple of Master Li Yang, but he did not expect that he was also connected to Master Guangqin.

Before, after the auction, things weren't so pleasant between him and Master Guangqin.

But in order to help the Jiang family, it doesn’t matter.

Anyway, this doesn't mean that he has to deal with Master Guangqin, nor does it mean that the two of them are on the same side.

He doesn't need to care about who has the backing of the Jiang family.

He was simply repaying some of the kindness that Manager Hong had shown him in the past.

Just as Gu Zongyuan was about to leave, he suddenly stopped and patted his head: "There is one more thing, I almost forgot. Brother Bai, aren't you concerned about the case of the foundation-building cultivator named Cui from Jinxiufang who died suddenly at home, along with his concubine and maidservants who died in a miserable way..."

Xiao Changqing nodded.

This happened before they left the city to hunt down the Puppet Evil King.

Three foundation-building monks teamed up to go out on an adventure to seek opportunities.

As a result, the three of them did gain a lot and seemed to have obtained treasures, but after returning, the two foundation-building monks from Li Yang Xian City were suspected to be haunted by evil spirits.

Among them, Cui, who was building a foundation, lived in Jinxiufang and was a neighbor of Xiao Changqing. After hiring a fake Dan monk to help exorcise evil spirits, he still died an untimely death.

"The whereabouts of the third foundation-building cultivator who went on the expedition with them have been traced. He is lucky because he has a treasure that can suppress evil spirits, so he is still alive. Of course, the situation is not optimistic. He took the initiative to come to Liyang Immortal City two days ago to seek a solution, and that's when we found him."

"It can be confirmed that this was done by evil spirits."

"According to the survivor's description, they met a woman in white who was good at playing musical instruments and had a very sad and beautiful singing voice. When the three of them entered the ruins cave, they saw the woman playing the piano and singing, and they thought that someone had got there first and was here to explore for treasures like them. After the song, the woman suddenly raised her head, revealing a pale but beautiful face, which was even more beautiful than the three most beautiful courtesans in Liyang Immortal City. However, the surviving cultivators could not remember exactly what she looked like, they only remembered that she was very stunning at the time..."

"Just when the three of them wanted to go forward and say hello, the woman suddenly disappeared, making them feel like they were dreaming. The woman, the singing, and the piano music were all illusions..."

"After searching everywhere, the three of them found no trace of the woman..."

"The three of them put it aside for the time being and ignored it."

"But they didn't expect that after they came back, they were all haunted by nightmares. The woman in white who was good at music would appear in their dreams every night."

"But unlike the incomparable beauty she had when I first saw her in the ruins, in my dream, this woman's delicate face had become rotten and decayed, extremely terrifying..."

"Later, even when they were awake during the day, the image of the woman and her sad singing would appear in their minds, making them unable to sleep or eat, and becoming irritable..."

As Gu Zongyuan told the story, the course of events slowly came to light.

The horror of evil is about to emerge.

Being able to kill three Foundation Establishment cultivators is not a remarkable skill.

But the fact that it had been entangled with the three foundation-building monks in such a strange way for such a long time afterwards was extremely terrifying.

Even a Jindan Zhenren does not have such incredible means.

Xiao Changqing possesses a soul that surpasses that of ordinary mid-stage Jindan cultivators. He has a killing move called Nightmare Technique, but he can only use it in person to make the enemy fall into a nightmare illusion, instead of following the enemy like a maggot gnawing at his bones, eating away at the opponent's energy and spirit bit by bit.

"The place where this evil spirit appeared is more than a thousand miles away from Yangxian City, so there is no need to worry too much."

"I have had people investigate the entire process. Apart from these three people, there have been no other similar incidents of evil spirits harming people."

"But it is better to be prepared. Brother Bai, you can ask your two concubines to stock up on some evil-repelling talismans and other evil-repelling items recently. This will be very effective in restraining evil spirits. As for you, brother Bai, your soul is so powerful that ordinary evil spirits will have to avoid you when they see you. There is no danger." Gu Zongyuan said.

Evil spirits, although they are not the same as spiritual attacks.

But according to some classics in the world of immortal cultivation that have been passed down to this day, in addition to treasures that can ward off evil spirits such as the evil-breaking talisman, a strong soul is also one of the best ways to restrain evil spirits.

"Thank you, Brother Gu, for the reminder." Xiao Changqing felt a little relieved.

It seems that no matter where the evil spirits come from, they will be restrained by items such as evil-breaking talismans.

Even though this evil spirit was much more powerful than the one that had entangled Ruan Qingzhu's son Ruan Bufan in Nanshanfang, it did not deviate from this rule.

Even the half-human, half-evil creature Mu Renjie was seriously injured because Xiao Changqing used dozens of evil-breaking talismans and calming talismans in one breath.

No matter how terrifying or strange the evil spirit is, as long as it has flaws and can be avoided or even killed, it will not be so scary.

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After Gu Zongyuan left, Xiao Changqing went into seclusion again and began to make puppets. The third-level middle-grade skills made him a little obsessed with it, and he even reduced the number of times he asked the Lin sisters to serve him on weekdays.

In the month since he received the inheritance, he has successfully refined two second-grade top-quality puppets. There were no accidents, the process was very smooth, and the quality of the finished puppets was also very high.

The skills extracted by the system really seemed like what Xiao Changqing had acquired through decades of hard practice. Even though he had just started, he would not feel unfamiliar with them.

Therefore, Xiao Changqing is confident that he can refine a third-level puppet.

A second-grade top-quality puppet is a treasure that can be auctioned once every ten years in Liyang Fairy City.

Under normal circumstances, a second-grade top-quality puppet is equivalent to the combat power of a late-stage foundation-building puppet.

The combat power of those in the late stage of foundation building is not weak in Liyang Immortal City, and is already among the top senior levels.

After all, the total number of Jindan and Jiadan Zhenren in Liyang Fairy City is no more than a hundred.

If it were taken to other remote markets or small foundation-building families, the second-grade top-quality puppet would be an unparalleled killing weapon, enough to allow a foundation-building family to dominate.

"Once I refine the third-level puppet, I will have more ways to protect myself. In the future, when I am in the stage of forming a pill, or when I am weak, I will also have a guardian angel."

Xiao Changqing is in high spirits and is very concerned about the puppet.

Being a casual cultivator has many advantages, such as being able to come and go freely and having fewer worries, but it also has disadvantages.

When working alone, there will always be times when you can't handle everything.

Just like when he left Nanshanfang, he performed the Dragon Roar Technique, and his mind and spirit fell into a weak period. If he did not have a strong means to protect himself, it would be quite dangerous.

For example, when he forms the core in the future, if he chooses to rent a third-order spiritual vein in Liyang Immortal City to break through, perhaps it will be better. After all, he has established a firm foothold in Liyang Immortal City, and the rules in Liyang Immortal City have been strict over the years, and there has never been an incident of harming a foundation-building cultivator's core formation for no reason.

But if you go to other immortal cities to borrow spiritual veins to form pills, you have to be on guard against someone taking advantage of you when you are forming the pill.

The third-level puppet is crucial at these times.

The Lin sisters Xiao Changqing are trustworthy, but both sisters are too weak. Even the elder sister Lin Ziyu, who has a higher cultivation level, needs two or three years of accumulation to reach the foundation-building stage, and it is still unknown whether she can cross the threshold of foundation-building.

Wow!
As the thought came to his mind, pieces of third-level materials in the storage bag appeared in the training room.

Xiao Changqing checked them one by one to make sure nothing was missed.

"Open construction!"

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Jiang family.

As Jiang Canghai, the head of the Jiang family, followed Li Yang Immortal's eldest disciple Zuo Zichun, Zuo Zhenren, to the southwestern border of Dayu's immortal cultivation world, the Jiang family became much more low-key.

The head of the family left, and the biggest backer behind him also left. The title of the Jiang family as one of the top ten families is completely undeserved.

Therefore, the disciples of the Jiang family are not so confident when they are outside and tend to be much more low-key.

As for the Jiang family's business, it was not affected too much.

After all, although there is no third-level talisman master like Jiang Canghai in charge, the Jiang family still has several second-level talisman masters like Hong Jiantao, and there are even more first-level talisman masters.

The Jiang family still firmly controls more than half of the talisman market in Liyang Xiancheng, and the monthly profit is still not to be underestimated.

Under such circumstances, naturally other forces would become restless and covet the Jiang family's fat piece of meat.

The City Lord's Mansion will remember that Jiang Canghai, the head of the Jiang family, volunteered to fight on the front line and made contributions, but other forces will not recognize it.

Most forces only recognize one standard: the weak will be beaten.

Jiang Canghai is not here, and Jiang family's backer Zuo Zichun is not here either. That's a good time to poach people!
After all, the Jiang family is one of the top ten families, and no one dares to attack directly unless there are special circumstances. But no one can control normal competition such as poaching and stealing business.

In the past few months, the Jiang family's talisman masters have been poached one after another, and their business has been secretly suppressed by several companies, leaving them in a dilemma.

Especially in the past half month, the Song family, which ranked at the top of the top ten families, was destroyed, leaving many channels and interests vacant. Other families with stable status frantically took this opportunity to make a fortune and expand the scale of their family industries. The Jiang family not only could not intervene, but could only watch other families eat meat and have their mouths full of oil, while they had to continue to "bleed".

Invisibly, the Jiang family feels like they are about to become the second Song family!
At this time, Hong Jiantao had no choice but to use the "magic trick" that Jiang Canghai left for him before he left, and asked for help from Master Guangqin.

When Master Zuo took Jiang Canghai away to the southwest battlefield, he arranged a retreat for the Jiang family. If the Jiang family encountered troubles that they could not solve, they could go to his junior brother Master Guangqin for help before they returned.

A few days ago, Hong Jiantao found the cave of Master Guangqin and handed in a visiting card, but he didn't even see Master Guangqin. Even though he explained his identity and purpose and mentioned Zuo Zichun, Master Guangqin didn't meet him in person. He just asked his servant to reply that he would ask about the matter when he was free and asked Hong Jiantao to go back and wait for news.

Hong Jiantao had no choice but to ask to see Master Guangqin. He didn't have such a big face. If Master Guangqin was upset, the Jiang family would be in real trouble!
Hong Jiantao returned to the Jiang family with worry, thinking that this matter might not be good.

The attitude of Master Guangqin was much colder than he had imagined. He didn't know whether it was because Master Zuo didn't say hello or because the relationship between the two was not good enough. Master Guangqin just agreed casually and had no intention of really taking care of the Jiang family.

After waiting for several days, Hong Jiantao still didn't get any good news.

While several families were encroaching on the Song family's leaked industries, they were also taking the opportunity to attack the weak Jiang family, and the situation of the Jiang family was still getting worse.

"It seems that Master Guangqin can no longer be relied upon." Hong Jiantao frowned, and a thought suddenly emerged in his mind.

Now the Jiang family is not completely desperate, there is another way!
But Hong Jiantao didn’t really want to do it. Even when he asked Master Guangqin for help, he was still reluctant to do it.

"In the end, can we only ask Xiao Changqing, the former little guy, for help?" Hong Jiantao sighed.

He asked Xiao Changqing for help not because he couldn't lose face, but because he didn't want to repay the favor.

But with Xiao Changqing's current status and strength, he can single-handedly fight against two fake Dan Zhenren, and is on good terms with the commander of Li Yang Wei. It is rumored that the death of Xue Ya Zhenren and the expulsion of the Song family are all related to him!
If Xiao Changqing is willing to help, the Jiang family’s troubles will naturally be solved.

Even Xiao Changqing is qualified to be the Jiang family's backer!
"There's really no other way. This is the only way..."

Hong Jiantao quickly made up his mind.

He is not a pedantic person. If he has to do something he doesn't want to do, he will break his own principles.

After all, it is easy to tell which is more important, one's own principles or the survival of the Jiang family.

What Hong Jiantao never expected was that just as he was about to visit Xiao Changqing for help, the crisis of the Jiang family took a turn for the better... (End of this chapter)