Chapter 394: Bowing Down

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Jiang Hao looked at other people. They all had that trace of aura. The toxin of the Wind and Cold.

The poison was just difficult to detect.

If he wanted to remove it, it wasn’t very difficult. Even for someone at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, it was quite easy.

But he wanted to find the root cause of this ailment.

‘Yu Xuan… I don’t know which branch she’s from.’

“Senior Brother Jiang, what’s wrong with them?” Cheng Chou asked.

“Has anyone claimed they can cure them?” Jiang Hao asked.

“Cure them?” Cheng Chou thought about it. “I heard some seniors say that we should try to find someone from the Candlelight Pill Pavilion,” Cheng Chou said.

“Then go and give it a try.” Jiang Hao handed Cheng Chou five spirit stones. “If it doesn’t work, ask someone who has experience in this area.”

Cheng Chou nodded.

Finding the person should be relatively easy. The only difficulty was in what came after.

Given that the other person wanted to keep receiving spirit stones, their att.i.tude will undoubtedly be very unapproachable and arrogant.

They will expect the Cliff of Broken Hearts to beg for it.

Jiang Hao looked in the direction of the Lawless Tower and had a feeling that everything was troublesome within the sect.

However, he wasn’t in a hurry. He needed to find Qian Chen first.

If he was involved, then he might be the source of everything.

If Jiang Hao found the source, the others would behave. This way, it would be beneficial to everyone.

Back at the Spirit Herb Garden, Jiang Hao tended to the spirit herbs.

He observed some of the workers there.

However, this time was different from before. When the people saw him, they showed fear.

Jiang Hao knew this was due to the rumors.

‘Are they trying to get under my skin?’ Jiang Hao wondered.

However, he didn’t care about these people’s feelings. He just observed them.

Those people lowered their heads after a while. They were afraid he might attack them.

After making sure of their conditions, Jiang Hao frowned.

‘Most of them are affected. It seems that it won’t be long until no one is well enough to work at the Spirit Herb Garden. In that case, I either have to buy the antidote or recruit a new batch of workers. Once that’s done, the rumors will spread even further.’

Jiang Hao shook his head helplessly.

After that, he returned to his residence and began crafting talismans. He had acc.u.mulated quite a few talismans. He needed to sell them.

Three days later, Cheng Chou gathered the necessary information.

“After searching for a while, I heard that Sister Yu Xuan from the Candlelight Pill Pavilion can completely cure this type of illness. Some seniors told me about it when they saw me searching for a solution.”

“Hm… can you call her here?” Jiang Hao asked calmly.

The next day, Cheng Chou returned empty-handed.

“They said Sister Yu Xuan is doing her alchemy and won’t come out of seclusion until tomorrow.”

“Go tomorrow once again.”

On the second day, Cheng Chou returned alone yet again.

“Today, Senior Sister Yu Xuan said she’ll be discussing alchemy with other fellow disciples, so we’ll need to wait for two or three days.” Three days later, Cheng Chou went to get her again.

“They said I should come tomorrow.”

Cheng Chou was getting a bit annoyed, but there was nothing he could do.

The next day, Cheng Chou hesitated,

“What did she say?” asked Jiang Hao calmly.

“Senior Sister said my strength is inadequate to make decisions, so she asked you to come find her, Senior Brother Jiang. But not today… maybe tomorrow. She’s going to be doing her alchemy tonight,” said Cheng Chou hesitantly.

Jiang Hao nodded. In that case, he would pay her a visit.

The next day, Jiang Hao followed Cheng Chou to a courtyard.

However, from the others who were gathered there, he found out that Yu Xuan was busy, and they needed to come back tomorrow if they wanted to meet her.

Jiang Hao nodded.

Another day pa.s.sed, and Jiang Hao arrived at the courtyard again.

“Senior Sister just left to meet her friends.”

Jiang Hao left.

From inside the pavilion, Yu Xuan watched Jiang Hao leave with a cold smile. “Junior Sister, did you see that? That is how someone looks when you know their weakness. He has no choice but to come and wait here for me day after day. Let’s see how many spirit stones he is willing to spend.”

Yi Lian was a little worried. “Won’t that make him hold a grudge against you?”

“So? What does it matter?” Yu Xuan scoffed. “He is only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm.”

“I don’t know… I feel like he is not as simple as he appears to be. When he attacked me, he was ruthless,” said Yi Lian.

“Ruthless? There are plenty of people like that here. What makes him so special?” Yu Xuan looked amused. “Moreover, it was Senior Brother Qian Chen who thought of this plan for us. He supports us. He is only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Do you think he’s stronger than Senior

Brother Qian Chen?”

“What if he doesn’t care about ordinary non-cultivators and just lets them die?” Yi Lian asked.

Yu Xuan smiled. “Everyone says he’s a righteous person. People like that are the most easily burdened by their reputation. For us, killing ordinary people doesn’t weigh on our hearts at all. It doesn’t matter to us. Even if he doesn’t care, we have our own ways. When the time comes, whether it’s ordinary people or fellow disciples, they will all accuse him. Every death will be attributed to his anger and impulsiveness. In the end, even if he’s not that kind of person, he’ll become one. No one will listen to his explanations. No one will believe him. His path within the sect will become incredibly difficult. Furthermore, if he doesn’t do anything to solve this, the Spirit Herb Garden will face problems. By then, no one knows what kind of punishment he’ll receive.”

“Then, will he be forced into a corner?” asked Yi Lian with worry.

“What does it matter? He doesn’t know about the poison I administered. Even if he knew, what could he do? With my Golden Core Realm and successful foundation building, he can’t do anything to me. I hope he takes action against me. This way, he’ll surely die.” Yu Xuan sneered.

Suddenly, she thought of something. “I suddenly came up with an idea. I’ll have him prepare spirit stones and then tell him that I’ll be going out in three to five days. If he can’t gather them during this time, he should wait for my return to solve the problem. If he manages to gather them early, I’ll tell him that I left ahead of time. Let’s see what he will do then…

On Jiang Hao’s third visit, he still didn’t see her.

However, Yu Xuan had set a condition.

“Senior Sister Yu Xuan says that she is aware of the problem you face. The matter is very complex. Please gather five hundred spirit stones within five days, and she will personally come to you to help you. However, she is going out after five days, so if you can’t gather the spirit stones during that time, you’ll have to wait till her return.”

“Five hundred?” Cheng Chou couldn’t believe it.

Five hundred spirit stones were a year’s worth of sect resources.

Who could come up with that in such a short time?

“Yes. Senior Sister Yu Xuan is a Golden Core Alchemist. She earns more from her work. She’s giving you her time,” said another disciple.

‘Golden Core Alchemist…’

Cheng Chou was speechless. It took a huge price to hire a Golden Core Alchemist.

Jiang Hao nodded. “Alright.”

After that, he left.

But he didn’t go to gather the spirit stones. Instead, he kept an eye on Yu Xuan’s residence.

Five days later, he didn’t go to the Candlelight Pill Pavilion. Yu Xuan didn’t leave the sect either.

Jiang Hao had no choice but to visit her again.

This time, the disciples informed him that Yu Xuan had gone out, and they didn’t know when she would be back.

“Toying with someone in the Foundation Establishment Realm is quite entertaining.” Yu Xuan laughed.

“Let’s drag this out for a couple more months. When the people from the Spirit Herb Garden fall one by one and no one can handle it, he will become anxious. At that time, it won’t be just five hundred, it will be eight hundred or a thousand spirit stones. If he can’t afford it, we’ll be generous and charge him five hundred, and he can pay the rest slowly.”

However, the next day she received a task from Senior Brother Qian Chen and actually had to go out.

She sighed. ‘I really have to go out for real this time.’

She would be setting out at night..