Chapter 536 - 295: Bai Family Ancestor Makes a Move (2)

Chapter 536: Chapter 295: Bai Family Ancestor Makes a Move (2)

Fang Yong understood his own situation. He also understood how terrifying it would be if he drew attention.

So, he needed to hide.

By hiding at the bottom of the ranks in his small courtyard.

This was the safest way.

But he was already caught in a vortex. If something really happened to Jiang Man...

...he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to escape the consequences.

After all, he was the one who had sold all the information.

"I went to the Outer Sect. Your sesame cake shop is doing quite well. They’ve even started selling soy milk," Fang Yong said.

Hearing this, Jiang Man thought for a moment, then took out the Flying Sword issued by the Inner Sect and said, "Young Master Fang, if you have a moment, please help me give this to Old Chang. He has to rent from someone, so he might as well rent from me. Tell him to pay me in Spiritual Source."

Fang Yong was silent for a moment. "He’s renting mine right now."

Jiang Man: "..."

In the end, Fang Yong left without taking Jiang Man’s Flying Sword with him.

Jiang Man couldn’t figure it out for the life of him. ’How did Young Master Fang manage to get his hands on two Spirit Swords?’

"The one he’s using is much lower quality than yours. When his Spirit Sword breaks, you can rent yours to him," the Old Yellow Ox said reassuringly.

Jiang Man was silent for a moment before saying, "Old Huang, you don’t have to comfort me."

After that, he planned to start his Cultivation.

But just as he began to circulate his energy, a power suddenly throbbed throughout his body. The Nine-star Primordial Spirit Technique began to pulse wildly.

The Primordial Spirit within him burst into light, as if it had encountered a terrifyingly powerful enemy.

In the next instant, his Primordial Spirit trembled and locked onto a position behind him and to his right.

Without the slightest hesitation, he activated the Celestial Essence Skill, unleashing the full power of Immovable as a Mountain.

Then, he threw a punch behind him.

BOOM!

The punch landed squarely on something solid.

BANG!

Jiang Man stumbled back two steps.

His opponent was also forced back.

Only then did Jiang Man see a figure in white.

He couldn’t see the man’s face clearly.

The man seemed somewhat surprised. "Mid-stage, huh?"

Then, the figure dissipated on the spot.

Jiang Man frowned. "Senior, who was that? It’s the first time I’ve ever felt my entire body tremble like this."

"It was as if every inch of my skin was telling me he was dangerous—so dangerous that I needed to flee immediately."

"And what’s more, I didn’t sense the slightest hint of killing intent or malice from him."

"It was as if he could exert such terrifying pressure on me just by passing by."

"Primordial Spirit Cultivation," the Old Yellow Ox said.

Hearing this, Jiang Man fell silent for a moment.

If it had been someone with a Returning Void Cultivation, Jiang Man would have simply marveled at the terrifying power of that Realm.

But Primordial Spirit...

Because certain circumstances limited some people to only a Primordial Spirit Cultivation.

For example, Meng Qiewei and Qing Dai.

And for another, the Bai Family Ancestor.

"Could it be him?" Jiang Man asked.

’It was him, most likely.’

The man had targeted him because of the Ji Family rumors, coming to test him.

He would probably also test Ji Meng to find out if she was truly Meng Qiewei.

Simple and crude.

Completely dishonorable.

Just then, the two people from the Ji Family finally reacted and rushed over.

Jiang Man, however, headed for Ji Meng’s residence.

When he arrived, he found the place was already in ruins.

However, Ji Meng and Qing Dai were standing off to the side. Aside from Qing Dai being a little dirty, they seemed fine.

"Miss Ji Meng, are you all right?" Jiang Man asked.

"I’m fine. What brings Young Master Jiang over?" Ji Meng asked.

Jiang Man told her what had happened.

Ji Meng said curiously, "That sounds pretty dangerous for you. If your Magical Treasure had been triggered, wouldn’t you have had to go to the Ji Family?"

Jiang Man asked, "And what about you, Miss Ji Meng?"

Ji Meng said with a grin, "Of course I’m here waiting for you to come back. I still have to attend classes every day and learn Magic Skills."

After that, Ji Meng asked Jiang Man what he was going to do.

The enemy seemed to be hiding in the shadows.

Jiang Man took out his Task Token and said, "Go on a mission."

After exchanging a few more words with Ji Meng, Jiang Man left.

He needed to prepare to start the mission.

The one who came was a clone of the Bai Family Ancestor. Heaven knows what he was trying to find out.

If his next move was more ruthless, he wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

He had to lie low for a bit.

「Elsewhere.」

True Master Tai Hua sat in the main hall, his feeling of unease growing more and more distinct.

’I have to leave. I have to go right now.’

Especially since he had already heard news about that person from the Bai Family.

After a brief hesitation, he sent it to Zui Fusheng.

Then he left ahead of time.

Before leaving, he received a message from Zui Fusheng.

It was the second half.

With that, he no longer hesitated.

He departed at an extremely high speed.

He didn’t dare to linger any longer in the Wuyun Sect, this place of trouble.

But he still had a sense of unease and couldn’t pinpoint its source.

But he was certain of one thing.

Sooner or later, something was going to happen to the Wuyun Sect.

Someone of his level would be dragged into it, and this wasn’t the kind of crisis that came from an external invasion.

Instead, it was the kind of crisis that came from being on a certain list.

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「Outer Sect Sesame Cake Shop.」

The man in white popped the last piece of his sesame cake into his mouth and said with a smile, "I’ve more or less confirmed it."

Song Qing asked curiously, "Confirmed whether there’s a grudge or not?"

"Those I have a grudge against, I still have a grudge against. Those I must kill, I will still kill. The rest is not urgent." The man in white looked at Song Qing and said, "The outside world is still interesting. Using the real to muddle the fake... Although there’s no proof, a person’s character doesn’t change."

"That gives me even more reason to kill her."

As he spoke, the man in white stood up. "You all should be careful, too. I’m afraid your boss is quite good at stirring up trouble. You might not even live to see the end of your normal, hard-knock life."

He paused, then spoke again. "The soy milk was good this time. The sesame cake was a bit lacking, though. Not made with enough care."

"So, this one’s on the house, sir?" Song Qing asked tentatively.

The man in white shook his head. "No need for that. It’s a small business."

Then, the man in white prepared to leave.

Song Qing hesitated for a moment, then quickly asked, "What’s your name, sir?"

’If he could just get a name, he could inform Jiang Man.’

’He didn’t know what this man’s deal was, but he felt something was strange.’

’Informing him in advance would definitely be a good thing.’

The man in white glanced back at Song Qing. "My surname is Bai. I used to be a teacher. You can call me Mr. Bai."

With that, he turned and left.

’Song Qing silently committed the name to memory.’

He then watched the man leave.

When the figure disappeared, a hint of confusion appeared in Song Qing’s eyes.

He remembered Mr. Bai coming for a sesame cake and saying it wasn’t made with enough care.

And some small talk, but he couldn’t recall the specifics.

He shook his head and didn’t think much of it.

However, when he made his next sesame cake, he put a little more thought into it.

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「Jiang Man’s Courtyard.」

He asked with some concern, "Senior, what do you think the Bai Family Ancestor thinks of me now?"

"He sees you as his enemy’s husband," the Old Yellow Ox said casually.

"Will he kill me?" Jiang Man asked.

"What do you think?" the Old Yellow Ox asked.

Jiang Man laughed. "It doesn’t matter. The spotlight of Zui Fusheng is destined to fall on him, so it’s only right that he’d want to kill me."

"Youthful bravado?" the Old Yellow Ox asked while munching on grass. "What are you going to do now?"

Jiang Man said seriously, "Of course I’m going to the Secret Realm to hide from the Bai Family Ancestor. I can’t beat him. Besides, my wife was attacked. They don’t look like pushovers, so they’re definitely going to fight back. If I stay here, I’ll only get in the way of their counterattack."

"You seem dead set on it, but your mission looks problematic too," the Old Yellow Ox reminded him.

"I may not be able to beat the Bai Family Ancestor, but you think I can’t beat them?" Jiang Man said dismissively.

’The only trouble now is that I don’t have enough Elixirs or Cultivation Skills.’

’As for Magic Skills...’

’Learning Magic Skills would be useless against the Bai Family Ancestor anyway.’

’What he needed to learn was the Evil God’s Technique.’

’Because he couldn’t possibly kill the man using his own identity.’

’That would be a genuine death sentence.’

’He could only let Zui Fusheng make the move.’

’I wonder how many Elixirs Ji Shoumo and the others can give me.’ Jiang Man immediately went to find them.

"Body Refining, Spirit, and Cultivation... you want Elixirs for all three types?" Ji Shoumo was silent for a moment. "How many do you want?"

"The more, the better," Jiang Man said immediately. "I’m clearly being targeted right now. To better protect me, you should give me more Elixirs so I can get stronger faster."

"Then I’ll be better able to handle things."

"Your strategy was right. That person thought I was at the Early Stage of Primordial Spirit, but he didn’t expect me to be at the Mid-stage."

"It proves you’re doing a good job protecting me."

Ji Chenfeng hesitated, then said, "You’re going to complete a mission, but you’re also going to cultivate without rest?"

"What else?" Jiang Man looked at him. "Of course I’m going to cultivate secretly where you can’t see me. Otherwise, while you’re all secretly cultivating and getting stronger where I can’t see, wouldn’t I be getting weaker by standing still?"

"Lately, you’ve been watching me cultivate. You only feel that I’ve gotten stronger, but have you not felt the gap in our Cultivation closing?"

"And if the gap is closing, doesn’t that mean you’re getting weaker?"

Ji Chenfeng looked at the man before him and felt like he was a nightmare.

One he could never shake off.