Chapter 303: Willing to Spend Money for One’s Own Life
Ye Guancang heard this.
He was somewhat surprised: “You can’t see it?”
Because of Shen Hai’an’s special ability, he possessed a capability others lacked.
He could perceive what had happened through certain battlefield traces.
The weaker the strength, the more information he could see.
Although not a complete picture, it was enough to discern some things.
But Shen Hai’an couldn’t see anything this time.
“It’s too chaotic,” Shen Hai’an nodded, the auras were mottled and disordered, as if deliberately interfering with his perception: “I can only sense that the aura of the Evil Spirit Technique was broken off here.”
Ye Guancang mused: “Ever since you came to Longshuang Great Marsh, your condition seems to have declined a bit.”
Shen Hai’an paused, then pondered: “Perhaps it’s because I’ve frequently seen prophetic visions this time.”
However, it’s been alright these past few days.
There was only an anomaly during the first two days of arriving at Longshuang Great Marsh.
Ye Guancang looked at him carefully: “Will it affect your cultivation?”
Shen Hai’an shook his head: “It’s fine.”
Ye Guancang nodded, extended a finger to trace the ground, and a faint glow emerged from his fingertip.
Ye Guancang took a closer look and was also slightly surprised: “The aura of the Evil Spirit Technique disappeared so thoroughly? That Golden Core Stage cultivator who made the move is not simple.”
Generally speaking, as long as a cultivator is killed, there are ways to sense the aura of their death.
The aura disappeared so cleanly.
Initially, he thought it was just a passing cultivator who happened to deal with a cultivator practicing the Evil Spirit Technique, but now Ye Guancang suddenly felt that things might not be so simple.
An Evil Spirit Technique, and such profound magic used to conceal it after its demise?
Unless this battle held a secret unknown to others.
He followed the gaze and saw the traces of Sky Sound Grass being picked on the cliff face.
“Sky Sound Grass…” Ye Guancang narrowed his eyes: “How peculiar, there’s still wild Sky Sound Grass in Longshuang Great Marsh that hasn’t been discovered.”
Shen Hai’an also saw the Sky Sound Grass, and a thoughtful expression quickly flashed across his slightly stunned face: “Indeed, with wild Sky Sound Grass, didn’t the people of Xuanwu City find any traces?”
Traces of high-grade spirit herbs can indeed appear in the wild, but from appearance to maturity, Sky Sound Grass requires at least three years.
In these three years, have the other Sects in Longshuang Great Marsh not discovered this wild Sky Sound Grass?
With countless cultivators passing through Longshuang Great Marsh, once a high-grade spirit herb is discovered, it would only benefit Xuanwu City…
This is no ordinary spirit herb.
A spirit herb capable of helping a Late Foundation Establishment Stage disciple to safely reach the Golden Core Stage is a hot commodity everywhere.
Ye Guancang suddenly chuckled: “How interesting, it seems someone used this Sky Sound Grass as bait.”
Shen Hai’an turned his head to look at Ye Guancang: “You mean it’s related to the cultivator practicing the Evil Spirit Technique?”
Ye Guancang shook his head: “I don’t know, we’ll know when we encounter them.”
They were a step too late, the Sky Sound Grass was gone, and the demonic cultivator might also be dead.
It was temporarily impossible to ascertain what had happened.
***
Song Jiulai hid the Sky Sound Grass in the Sect Warehouse.
She also muttered somewhat: “It takes three years for this Sky Sound Grass to appear and mature, could such an ordinary disciple have discovered it?”
That canyon wasn’t exactly a hidden place.
System: “It’s fine, what you get is yours.”
Song Jiulai flicked her finger: “You’re right, even if there were other accidents, I still got this Sky Sound Grass.”
Besides, the System has identified it, and spirit herbs that are fine are indeed fine.
If this Sky Sound Grass was intentionally placed…
Song Jiulai narrowed her eyes, her current cultivation level was already at its peak of caution.
If she were still targeted after this, she could only take it one step at a time.
She found a place, opened a new Cave Mansion, and changed her appearance.
This time, Song Jiulai created a very ordinary face, just ordinary, not striking, and not ugly.
In any case, it was forgettable, the kind of face you’d forget the moment you saw it in a crowd.
With her speed, she could quickly gather Spirit Materials. After completing this month’s requirements for Guanhai Sect, she would find a place to diligently hunt Demonic Beasts and cultivate her techniques.
A few days later, the System informed her of something.
“There is indeed a problem with our cultivation technique. Han Tian and the others, when they combine their different techniques, there is a certain reaction, a formation segment guided by Spiritual Energy.”
Song Jiulai’s eyes lit up: “I guessed correctly?”
System: “Unfortunately, we don’t know what it is. With their current strength, the formation breaks in an instant, and it’s incomplete. I suspect that the subsequent mid-to-high-level stages might have complete formation incantations. This is a Great Formation hidden within these cultivation techniques.”
A formation that can use several Ancient Cultivation Techniques as a disguise is likely an Ancient Great Formation.
The power of an Ancient Great Formation should not be underestimated.
It’s a pity that the current strength of Players is too low to discern what kind of formation it is.
Song Jiulai knew that the System would not give her useless things.
Song Jiulai murmured: “It seems Players need to work harder.”
Even if they could see that a formation was hidden within now, they wouldn’t be able to execute it.
For the next period, Song Jiulai cultivated and worked in Longshuang Great Marsh.
Until half a month before the Myriad Immortal Sect Selection Competition, Song Jiulai, following the System’s instructions, created a clone outside.
When her consciousness appeared in a Puppet Body, the feeling was quite marvelous.
She could feel her consciousness possessing the puppet, yet still maintaining a synchronized connection with her main body.
And the Puppet Body she created this time was a girl who looked playful, lively, and somewhat cute.
Her Character Creation skill had improved once again!
This time, she planned to adopt a more lively personality.
She was tired of pretending in front of Players every day.
The clone received the System’s Soul Cultivation Method and only practiced a few basic Cultivation Technique Incantations.
Practicing an Ice Blade Cultivation Technique sufficient to handle all situations was enough.
After cultivating in the Cave Mansion for a few days and confirming that the clone had stabilized at the Early Qi Condensation Stage, Song Jiulai left the Cave Mansion and headed for Xuanwu City.
She first used her original identity to restore her cultivation to Mid Foundation Establishment Stage and took a Teleportation Array to Azure Shadow Sect.
Upon arriving at Azure Shadow Sect, she would separate from the clone, letting the clone enter the city alone from outside, thus allowing her to go through the process of temporary residency.
This was a bit troublesome, but a Mid Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator who could produce a High-grade Spirit Stone wouldn’t attract too much attention.
After all this was done, she would return to Longshuang Great Marsh.
No one would ever know that she had left a clone in Azure Shadow Sect to participate in the upcoming Myriad Immortal Sect Selection Competition.
Even the System sighed: “You are particularly willing to spend money when it comes to your own life.”
The two Teleportation Arrays and two High-grade Spirit Stones for this round trip were a significant expenditure.
Song Jiulai’s heart was also bleeding: “That’s why I must enter the Myriad Immortal Sect this time, otherwise, just the Spirit Stones alone would give me a cerebral hemorrhage.”
