113: An unexpected encounter with Yu Xian and Qin Shuang

After leaving the Auction House, Yin Duo asked quietly, "Revered Master, why didn't you just go straight to the Bishui Sect?"

In Yin Duo's view, a small Sect like the Bishui Sect had at most a few Core Formation experts overseeing it and was completely no match for her Revered Master.

"Little girl, we aren't from the Blood Cloud Sect now. We have to consider the consequences of everything we do," Jiang Yan said with a faint smile, his tone calm. "If you want to wipe out someone's Sect, you also need a justifiable reason. As long as he dares to bring people to steal our things, that gives us an opportunity to strike. At that point, even if we kill our way up to the Bishui Sect, they won't dare utter a peep."

"Moreover, with so many people present today and the Auction House staff as witnesses, if he dares to rob us, the news will spread. Even if he doesn't dare come then, he'll be laughed to death. So, we'll just wait to fight our way onto the Bishui Sect."

Hearing this, Yin Duo nodded, though she didn't fully understand. In her ingrained way of thinking, her first idea was always to rob. However, Jiang Yan's words today made her understand a different perspective.

"By the way, Revered Master, I still have over two hundred coffins here. Should I bring them?" Yin Duo asked.

Jiang Yan thought for a moment, then glanced in the direction of the Bishui Sect. "Bring them. We'll probably need them."

He used to think that after killing people, he could refine corpses on the spot. But ever since the experiments with Qin Tai and Chen Bufan failed, he stopped doing that sort of thing. After all, destroying something a second time yielded no experience.

Originally, he wanted to exploit a bug to farm experience, but after killing the corpse-transformed Qin Tai, there was no experience notification. So, this method of self-production and self-consumption could only end in failure.

Yin Duo nodded and continued asking, "Revered Master, should I call Senior Sister and Blood Disciple Su?"

"Let's wait until the trouble finds us first," Jiang Yan said as he led Yin Duo towards the Treasure Gathering Tower.

When Yin Duo followed Jiang Yan to the area selling Spirit Materials and Pill Furnaces, she asked somewhat puzzled, "Revered Master, do you want to learn Alchemy?"

In Yin Duo's mind, the Blood Cloud Sect had no such thing as Alchemy. Their so-called Medicinal Pills were either obtained through murder and robbery or bought from the neighboring pill district.

Jiang Yan explained with a smile, "You'll understand once you go to the Qingyun Sect. Moreover, these things are essential skills for any Disciple of the Mystic Gate."

Hearing that Jiang Yan also knew Alchemy, Yin Duo's eyes instantly lit up.

To be honest, she had always wanted to learn Alchemy and admired those Alchemists who could do it. After all, she was a money-grubber, and this highly profitable profession was like a walking little treasury.

Relying on his Pill Envoy abilities, Jiang Yan wandered around the Pill Furnace area and finally selected two different types of Pill Furnaces.

He then began purchasing various Foundation Establishment Spirit Materials. This round of purchases completely exhausted the money he had made from selling Magical Artifacts.

Just as the two were leaving the Treasure Gathering Tower, they ran into a familiar face.

"Huh... Jiang Yan?!" Qin Shuang exclaimed in shock.

"Senior Sister Qin!"

Jiang Yan was a bit dumbfounded. He never expected to encounter Qin Shuang in this place.

Before Qin Shuang could start questioning Jiang Yan, Yu Xian walked in. "Jiang Yan, what are you doing here?"

"Greetings, Senior Brother Yu," Jiang Yan said, clasping his fists in salute. "Revered Master sent me out to travel and gain experience. I never thought I'd run into you two here. What a coincidence."

Hearing it was Martial Uncle Li Yi's arrangement, Yu Xian and Qin Shuang nodded. They had no right to question the arrangements of their Sect's elders, but running into Jiang Yan here was fate.

Jiang Yan asked with a smile, "May I ask what brings Senior Brother Yu and Senior Sister Qin here?"

"We are following the Sect's orders to purchase Spirit Materials from various Treasure Gathering Towers," Yu Xian replied.

Hearing it was on the Sect's orders, Jiang Yan immediately thought of the matter of the Great Sect Secret Realm.

"Is it for the Great Sect Secret Realm?" Jiang Yan asked again.

"We're not too sure about that. Qin Shuang and I haven't reached Foundation Establishment yet, so we can't participate in the Great Sect Secret Realm. We can only run errands like this," Yu Xian answered.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan understood the general situation. He was actually very clear about the requirements for the Great Sect Secret Realm. However, what he never expected was that after two years, Yu Xian and Qin Shuang still hadn't achieved Foundation Establishment. This surprised him a little.

What Jiang Yan didn't know was that aside from him being abnormal, everyone else's Cultivation speed was perfectly normal.

Qin Shuang glanced at Yin Duo and asked with a smile, "Junior Brother, is this your Dao Companion?"

Yin Duo's face flushed red upon hearing this, but before she could explain, Jiang Yan spoke up, "Senior Sister, don't misunderstand. She's a friend I met during my travels. In a few days, I'll be taking them back to the Sect."

Yu Xian's expression showed some shock because he heard the word "them."

"Junior Brother Jiang, you're something else. You've met quite a few female Cultivators during your travels," Yu Xian praised.

Jiang Yan was speechless. He understood the subtext of Yu Xian's words perfectly but didn't explain. After all, he couldn't tell Yu Xian and the others about his undercover mission.

"Senior Brother Yu, Senior Sister Qin, you go ahead and purchase your Spirit Materials. We won't delay you any further," Jiang Yan said, clasping his fists.

"Alright, then we'll catch up properly back at the Sect," Yu Xian said, also clasping his fists, before leading Qin Shuang towards the Spirit Materials area.

"Revered Master, are they your Senior Brother and Senior Sister?" Yin Duo asked.

"Senior Brother and Senior Sister from the same Sect, but not under the same Revered Master," Jiang Yan explained.

"Oh, I thought it was like ours," Yin Duo said.

"My Revered Master only has me as his Closed-Door Disciple. After you all enter the Sect, I'll have Revered Master send you to Martial Uncle Murong," Jiang Yan said with a smile.

"Is that Martial Uncle Murong very powerful?" Yin Duo asked.

"Yes, very strong, stronger than the four Peak Masters," Jiang Yan said, thinking for a moment and emphasizing his tone. "And he's also a Sword Cultivator who has entered the Realm."

Hearing that her future Revered Master would be so formidable, Yin Duo felt a bit surprised. She truly couldn't imagine what she would become after going to the Qingyun Sect.

When the two returned to the inn, Lü Yue looked Jiang Yan up and down and said with a smile, "Why are you pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger again?"

"What do you mean?" Jiang Yan was covered in question marks.

"Your Cultivation base!" Lü Yue's expression was odd, her tone playful. "Hiding your Cultivation base, isn't that your usual tactic?"

Jiang Yan was speechless. Did he want to hide his Cultivation base?

Obviously, it wasn't that he wanted to hide his Cultivation base. It was because he cursed the Heavenly Dao, and it struck him with a lightning bolt, Sealing his Cultivation base.

But there was obviously no way to say that. After all, no one would believe it if he told them.

"You guessed it. You're really something," Jiang Yan said, giving Lü Yue a thumbs-up.

"Of course. Just look at who I am," Lü Yue said proudly.

Jiang Yan smiled and didn't continue the banter, asking directly, "How is Qingyan?"

"Blood Son is perfectly normal," Lü Yue replied.

Jiang Yan nodded. "That's good. Once I finish handling matters here, we'll return to the Qingyun Sect."

"You haven't finished handling matters yet?" Lü Yue looked at Jiang Yan in confusion.

The impression Jiang Yan gave her was that of a decisive and swift person, someone who wouldn't even hesitate to kill.

So why was he handling things so slowly this time?

Seeing Lü Yue's puzzled expression, Jiang Yan smiled and patted Yin Duo. "You explain it to her. I'm going back to my room first."

Yin Duo nodded and immediately began recounting what happened at the Auction House.

Upon hearing that a Bishui Sect Disciple had provoked Jiang Yan, Lü Yue felt speechless. She thought that Disciple must have had his brain squeezed by a door. Why provoke a god of slaughter for no reason? Wasn't he afraid of dragging his entire Sect into a sea of fire?

The scene of Jiang Yan blowing up the Blood Cloud Sect was still vivid in her memory. Moreover, she was the one who personally placed those Talismans.

That scene was something she never wanted to see again. It was too terrifying. Disciples who didn't even know what was happening were blown to smithereens. Even the screams and cries of agony made her shiver just thinking about that image. It was simply a Hell without respite!

Jiang Yan didn't know about the psychological trauma he had inflicted on Lü Yue. He was currently practicing cleaning Spirit Materials.

Although he couldn't perform Alchemy for now, these Spirit Materials still needed to be cleaned in advance. Otherwise, when the time came to refine pills, he'd have to clean them on the spot, which would be too troublesome.

As he cleaned, evening soon arrived.

Just as he was packing the Spirit Materials into his Storage Pouch, the downstairs of the inn suddenly became noisy. Immediately after, the Shop Assistant ran frantically to his door.

*Knock knock knock...*

The Shop Assistant knocked on the door, his voice panicked. "Honored guest, there's a group of Bishui Sect Disciples downstairs saying they're looking for you."

"Alright, I understand!"