Chapter 97 The River God Festival Arrives

It was evening.

After much anticipation, the person finally appeared.

The Foundation Establishment Early Stage Senior that Xiao Qingzhu had mentioned finally arrived at Canglan Town.

Since one automatically unlocks the ability to 'Sword Flight' upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, the person's entrance was extremely high-profile.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he flew in on a sword, descending from the sky.

For the final few steps, he insisted on using spiritual power to cushion his feet, walking down slowly through the air step by step, creating a powerful visual impact of walking on thin air.

With that powerful fluctuation of spiritual power, the image of an elderly man radiating Immortal Qi, and the Demon Exorcism Bureau token tied to his waist...

It all left the crowd of Cultivators in utter shock.

They didn't understand why such a powerful Cultivator Senior would come to this remote little town.

Logically speaking.

With cultivation at the Foundation Establishment Realm, one could completely establish their own Sect.

There was no need to compete with juniors like them, who were only at the Qi Refinement Stage, for spots to enter a cultivation Sect.

As a big shot who had come from the Demon Exorcism Bureau in the capital, Xue Xu cast a few extra glances at these Loose Cultivators.

He intentionally released his spiritual power fluctuations just to avoid being hassled.

And to incidentally warn those blind fellows to put away any improper thoughts they might have.

Soon.

Xue Xu arrived at the designated meeting place.

No one dared to block his path; pedestrians all stepped aside voluntarily, saving him quite a bit of time.

Xiao Qingzhu had prepared a banquet at the highest-end restaurant, 'Waiting for Your Return,' to welcome this Senior.

The moment he saw the young girl, Xue Xu was shocked by the aura she exuded.

In the capital, who didn't know that among all the princes and princesses, the Ninth Princess had the worst aptitude?

Even after spending a vast amount of cultivation resources, she had barely managed to reach the second level of Qi Refining.

But the current situation seemed to overturn his perception.

"Your Highness Ninth Princess, may I ask what your current cultivation is..."

"Ninth Level of Qi Refining!"

Xiao Qingzhu smiled indifferently and admitted it openly.

There was no need to hide things like strength.

The stronger you are, the more others will respect and fear you.

If this were a script about the nine dragons competing for the throne, the stronger one's own strength and talent, the more followers one would have.

It's the same principle as investing; chase the rise, not the fall. Everyone likes potential stocks that can appreciate in value.

Upon actually hearing this, Xue Xu couldn't help but shrink his pupils slightly.

Such a young Ninth Level of Qi Refining Cultivator—surely she had a great chance of attempting the Foundation Establishment Realm?

Moreover, Xiao Qingzhu's spiritual power was normal, and her aura was pure.

It didn't look like she had used any crooked or Evil Path methods to raise her cultivation.

'In less than two years since being exiled,' what exactly had happened to the Ninth Princess?

Xue Xu didn't know, but his attitude became more respectful, and he reined in his arrogant demeanor.

Although he was a powerhouse in the Foundation Establishment Realm, he was only at the Early Stage. Just reaching this point had almost exhausted his lifelong talent and energy.

It could be said that this was his limit.

But Xiao Qingzhu was different.

Her future was promising; as long as no major accidents occurred, the Foundation Establishment Realm should be within her grasp.

She might even be able to break through to higher Realms in the future.

Xue Xu didn't mind befriending a powerful person in advance.

Who knows, he might even have to rely on Xiao Qingzhu's care in the future!

Xiao Qingzhu was adept at reading people, so she naturally noticed Xue Xu's subtle change and couldn't help but feel secretly pleased.

Back then, no one looked highly upon her, but she was the one who proved herself the most!

If there were no major changes, among all the princes and princesses, she was the one with the most powerful cultivation Realm!

Afterward.

The two discussed the matter of the great demon hiding within the Cang River.

They decided to set off early tomorrow morning to slay the great demon before the villagers began their sacrifice, breaking those improper and erroneous beliefs.

As for why they didn't slay it first and then inform them?

It could only be said that the people of this world were often 'ignorant,' and their prejudices were like a massive mountain.

They would only believe what they wanted to believe; some obsessions were deeply rooted and shockingly stubborn.

Even if evidence were placed right in front of them, they might not believe it, let alone being told after the fact.

Slaying the great demon in front of them might at least wake up some people who hadn't sunk too deep.

In short.

The Buddha saves those with affinity; save them if you can, and if you can't, it's their own fate.

Doing this much was already doing one's best.

After returning, Xiao Qingzhu told Mu An and the others about this matter.

Mu An didn't have many objections.

That was what they had intended to do anyway.

Because he had been drawing lotteries every day for the past few days, with ten draws at a time.

Although he used a special sacrificial drawing method to get a Gold item every time, he couldn't help but feel that the 'consumption' was a bit high!

And it was the kind where things only went out without anything coming in!

Regarding this, Mu An felt very troubled.

After all, this was a cultivation world.

Why was it so scarce in terms of resources?

He had been busy for several days and had only harvested a few Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

One had to know that if he used the specified currency of this world for the lottery, one time would cost ten High-Grade Spirit Stones, which was one hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!

Was he going to have to work for hundreds of years just to save up for one draw?

Thinking of this, Mu An almost laughed in anger.

And purchasing one employee contract required one hundred Top-Grade Spirit Stones, and the price would increase exponentially with subsequent purchases.

Currently, there were three 'hungry' Daughters of Destiny by his side, and Mu An didn't want to 'let them go,' hoping to catch them all.

After all.

How could he let a roasted duck that was already in his mouth fly away?

He hoped the great demon under the Cang River had some treasures hidden away tomorrow!

Otherwise, he might have to go rob those cultivation Sects.

As the saying goes.

A horse cannot grow fat without night grass.

Murder and arson lead to golden belts.

[Rob and run; anyway, I'm not a local, so even if I'm hunted down, I'm not afraid. I can return to the real world to lay low...]

The only worry was whether it would affect Xiao Qingzhu and the others.

They hadn't signed employee contracts yet, so if they died, they died; they couldn't use the revival coins Mu An had.

By the way.

Mu An's Gold reward for today was—[Gold - Come Over Here]

[Gold - Come Over Here]: After selecting a target (by beckoning with a finger), all existing hatred on the scene can be gathered onto them.

Including all kinds of damage, everything will actively track the target character until death.

Lasts for one hour, with a cooldown of 24 hours/use.

——————

Hmm, it's a divine skill purely for drawing aggro.

Perhaps it could have a good effect at certain times!

Mu An had a pile of Gold skills on him now; he wouldn't necessarily be able to use them every time, but one could only say 'having many skills is never a burden.'

But if he happened to use a certain Gold skill at the right moment, it would be a huge profit.

The next day, early morning.

Because of the arrival of the River God Festival, which had a hundred-year Legacy, the town was much livelier, and the foot traffic was higher.

Everywhere on the road, one could see villagers from nearby villages carrying various sacrificial offerings toward the Cang River, almost with the strength of the entire village—men, women, old, and young all joining in.

Many Cultivators also went to join in the bustle.

In the past, the recruitment days of the Qingyun Sect were staggered from the River God Festival.

Therefore, many people were not clear about the 'customs' here.

As 'insiders,' they didn't believe in any River God, and they could roughly guess the true identity of this so-called River God.

They said they were going to join in the bustle, but in reality, they wanted to try and find an Opportunity from it.