The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 58: Strike first to gain the upper hand

Three months later, Jiang Yuan and Qing He returned to Wanmiaoxuan, bringing with them a new bottle of Foundation Establishment Pills and dozens of bottles of Tier 3 pills.

Qinghe took out the VIP card. Jiang Yuan noticed that Ye Lao's expression had changed and immediately became alert. Had he finally failed to get away with it?

Jiang Yuan tugged at Qinghe, not mentioning that he had any pills to sell, but only that he wanted to buy some herbs.

Old Master Ye admired this young man from the bottom of his heart, so naturally he wouldn't really hand them over to Zhang Xuanyong. Pretending that nothing had happened, he personally took care of the herbs and even packed an extra bag of commonly used medicinal materials, which were not the ones Jiang Yuan wanted to buy.

Jiang Yuan recognized the herb immediately: "Wang Bu Liu Xing" (a type of herb). He quickly fled for his life!

As soon as Jiang Yuan stepped outside, he discovered that there were four Golden Core cultivators in front of Wanmiaoxuan, all of whom were disguised and acting suspiciously.

So he sent a message to Qinghe, saying that there might be trouble later.

This wasn't Wan Miaoxuan's idea; otherwise, Elder Ye wouldn't have given a warning in secret.

Jiang Yuan naturally dared not leave Shennong Peak immediately. Shennong Peak Immortal City was ostensibly a neutral zone, and no sect would easily reveal their identity to openly arrest people.

But building a new foundation is no small matter, and they will definitely not let it go.

Jiang Yuan pretended to be calm and took Qinghe to a teahouse or tavern, where they could find out anything. He wanted to get to the bottom of things first.

The four early-stage Golden Core cultivators from the Taiyi Sect and the Laoshan Dao Sect were all skilled at observation and quickly realized that Jiang Yuan and Qing He had altered their appearances, and that Qing He had even concealed her cultivation level.

However, they didn't take one of them, who was in the early stage of Foundation Establishment and the other in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, seriously. Instead, the two sects were wary of each other.

In the past few months, they have investigated almost every rogue cultivator who came to Shennong Peak to sell pills, and even searched the souls of two female cultivators.

This market is so big, with hundreds of people coming and going every day, we simply can't keep up, so we have to be a bit rough around the edges.

Wan Miaoxuan was naturally very dissatisfied, as he knew that if this continued, he would be unable to do business.

Jiang Yuan went to the teahouse, where several waiters made no attempt to hide their intentions and deliberately encouraged the diners to talk loudly about how recently someone had been robbing alchemists, and that a few months ago, Mo Qiuren, the Northwest Alchemy King, and Zhang Xuanyong, the Laoshan Alchemy King, had gotten into a fight in the Wanmiaoxuan Alchemy Room.

"Two major companies are actually eyeing it; luckily, they don't get along!"

Jiang Yuan and Qing He stayed in Shennongding Immortal City for three days. Even though they left the city in broad daylight, they still sensed that they were being watched.

Even at the late Foundation Establishment stage, the gap between him and a Golden Core cultivator is simply too great, and cannot be bridged by combat skills alone. If Jiang Yuan were alone, he would still have the confidence to fight, but with Qing He by his side, he really doesn't know what the outcome would be.

If it falls into their hands, they will search your soul if you don't hand over the pill formula, and they will probably kill you to silence you if you do hand it over. There's nothing more to say now.

Liu Cunyi, a Golden Core cultivator from the Taiyi Sect, had been doing this dirty work for several months and was thoroughly fed up with it.

Those two people entered Wanmiaoxuan's alchemy room, but instead of buying pills, they bought some herbs. They must also be alchemists. A routine interrogation will suffice.

Liu Cunyi appeared and stood in front of Jiang Yuanqinghe, asking, "Are you alchemists?"

Without a reply, Liu Cunyi suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

A Golden Core cultivator from the Laoshan Dao Sect, who was following not far behind, was also startled. His instinctive reaction was that some Nascent Soul expert had made a move, as he couldn't replicate that icy aura.

Liu Cunyi never expected the two Foundation Establishment cultivators to suddenly attack, and instinctively generated a fire-type shield to resist the cold air.

He immediately regretted it. Seven red lotus flowers were scattered in front of him. At that moment, Liu Cunyi was filled with great fear, knowing that he would surely die if he were blown up by these red lotus flowers.

As Liu Cunyi retreated rapidly, he pulled out his magic weapon to protect himself, but he was still a fraction too late. The terrifying red lotus did not burst open, but an ice flower appeared on his chest instead.

He was, after all, a Golden Core cultivator. His protective magic treasure withstood the explosion of ice flowers, and he was not injured in the chest, but his hands and feet were hit by ice spikes.

Liu Cunyi unleashed his magical power, intending to teach the two arrogant Foundation Establishment juniors opposite him a lesson. Before he could even unleash his lightning bolt, two Taoist priests suddenly appeared beside him and pinned his hands down. Talisman warriors? When did he use talismans?
Liu Cunyi could sense that this talisman warrior was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, but his lightning magic hand seals had already been interrupted. He had no choice but to shake his hands to get rid of the talisman warrior's entanglement. But in that instant, his hands were entangled by thorns again.

In the blink of an eye, Liu Cunyi was controlled by the two juniors. The thorns were obviously poisonous, so he had to use his inner energy to resist.

Jiang Yuan and Qing He didn't stop at all, and they flew past Liu Cunyi to the left and right and escaped.

The Golden Core cultivators from Laoshan who followed were just there to observe. They had been doing this for the past few days, avoiding any conflict with the other side. Whenever the other side captured an alchemist for interrogation, they would send someone to observe, so as not to let the other side gain the upper hand.

However, the fact that two Foundation Establishment juniors could defeat the Golden Core cultivator of the Taiyi Sect in the blink of an eye greatly shocked the Golden Core cultivator of Laoshan.

After hesitating for a couple of breaths, Laoshan Jindan finally decided to go and see if Liu Cunyi was dead.

Liu Cunyi's feet were frozen, his hands were wrapped in thorns, and seven red lotus flowers floated around him, drifting gently, which was quite beautiful. There were also two talismans that had exhausted their magic power and drifted to the ground.

Liu Cunyi was numb and unable to speak, but at least a surge of true energy protected his heart meridian. His eyes pleaded for the Laoshan Golden Elixir to save his life.

They had been secretly competing for months, but it was all due to orders from their respective sects. They had no hatred for each other and couldn't bear to see the other die like that.

Laoshan Jindan wanted to get closer to see how to save the person, but the red lotus suddenly exploded.

There was no time to unleash the magic weapon. The water shield instinctively protected the body, but the Laoshan Golden Elixir was blasted several feet away, its entire body charred black, spitting blood and fainting.

Liu Cunyi was reduced to nothing but ashes, which flew everywhere.

The loud noise traveled for dozens of miles, and many people in Shennongding Immortal City heard it. The other two Taiyi Sect members and Laoshan Golden Core cultivators had already sensed that something had happened to their fellow disciples, and they arrived at the scene in just a few leaps.

Liu Cunyi is gone, and even his body cannot be found. The Laoshan Golden Elixir is like a pile of rotten flesh, dark and oozing blood.

The Nascent Soul cultivator from Wanmiaoxuan also came out to check. Seeing the terrible state of the situation, he had no choice but to intervene and save the life of the Golden Core cultivator from Laoshan. However, his cultivation level would likely plummet.

The Nascent Soul cultivator naturally sensed that two people were desperately trying to escape, but he was too lazy to care. The entire Wanmiaoxuan sect was already extremely dissatisfied with the actions of the Taiyi Sect and the Laoshan Dao Sect, so it was better to avoid trouble.

Jiang Yuan fled thirty miles in one breath, and hurriedly asked Qing He to take out the VIP plaque of Wanmiaoxuan, and then used his magic to grind it into powder.

Afterwards, the two changed their appearance and attire again, disguised themselves as ordinary people and mingled with a caravan, slowly traveling towards Yangzhou for two months.

Upon arriving in Yangzhou, Jiang Yuan and Qing He did not appear; they merely secretly observed the condition of the two elders of the Guan family.

Old Master Guan adopted several of his servants surnamed Guan as his godsons, helping them to start their own families and build their own careers, thus transforming the family into a large and prosperous household.

With five million in savings as a base, and by doing some small business, as long as they don't squander the money, they can always make a living.

Jiang Yuan was cautious the whole way, and only dared to come to Yangzhou to take a look after confirming that no one was following him. Even then, he was still not very at ease, so he continued to disguise himself as an ordinary person and only turned back to escape back to the Five Ridges Cave after reaching Lingnan.

Jiang Yuan made up his mind that even if he had to stay behind closed doors and cultivate diligently, he would not leave until he had formed his Golden Core.

The method of making money with the new foundation pill failed, and other good products dared not be shown off, only to be tested by time.

Although Lao Lu didn't know what trouble the two had gotten into outside, he could tell from their expressions that it certainly wasn't anything good.

After Guan returned, he strengthened the restrictions on the cave dwelling and kept the doors tightly shut, never venturing out again.

Having gained so much from Jiangyuan, Lao Lu took out all 50,000 spirit stones he had saved and gave them to Qinghe.

“Master’s cultivation level is not as high as yours yet, so it is only right that you help your disciple with his cultivation.”

Qinghe couldn't refuse, so she thanked her master and happily accepted the gift.

(End of this chapter)