252: Flip the table

White Immortal was truly shocked by Jiang Ning.

This was no longer just about stealing the Prefect of Yunhai's Incense.

This was about completely uprooting the Prefect of Yunhai's 'foundation'!

Not only the Prefect of Yunhai, but all Cultivators who practiced the Incense Dao would be impacted!

This was no small matter!

This was going to offend all Cultivators of the Incense Dao!

White Immortal hesitated slightly.

He had initially wanted to cling to a powerful figure, hoping Jiang Ning would also cultivate the Incense Dao.

This was because he wanted to be an 'Immortal Emissary'.

If Jiang Ning had many followers, then he, a minor Immortal accompanying a true Immortal, would also benefit and be worshipped.

The scraps from a wealthy family's table were better than a grand meal from a commoner's home.

White Immortal had always had this plan.

This was the 'experience' he had summarized from his previous attempt at stealing Incense, which led to his imprisonment.

Wasn't he just lacking a backer or a powerful figure?

If he had a 'powerful figure', could the Yunjian County Magistrate have caught him last time?

But now, White Immortal wavered.

"Immortal Venerable, by doing this, aren't you forcing Cultivators of the Incense Dao to their deaths? This is tantamount to severing the Dao of Incense Dao Cultivators in one fell swoop!"

Jiang Ning said seriously, "Is there no other way to absorb Incense apart from this method? The Incense Dao should develop, not limit itself here.

Everyone should compete on service, not disregard human lives."

As an Earthling, Jiang Ning was too good at 'competing'.

White Immortal didn't understand what 'competing' meant, but he found the statement quite profound and silently memorized it to use when showing off to others in the future.

But this path was too perilous.

White Immortal's eyes darted around, then he smiled and said, "Immortal Venerable is right! If Immortal Venerable has any arrangements, just leave them to me!"

He believed that Jiang Ning would surely fail; such an 'outlandish' plan would undoubtedly falter halfway.

He just needed to 'make a quick buck' and then run away.

Jiang Ning saw through White Immortal's little scheme.

He didn't point it out.

As long as he worked now, that was enough.

Future matters could be dealt with in the future, taking one step at a time; starting was the most important.

"I will first go and disperse the plague Qi in this area to prevent the situation from rapidly worsening, then I will look for a medicinal formula and purchase some Spiritual Plant seeds.

By then, I will give you a task."

White Immortal said with a beaming smile, "As you command, Immortal Venerable!"

...

After disguising himself, Jiang Ning flew directly out of Yunjian County.

What could there be in a place suffering from famine?

He went directly to Yunhai Prefecture City.

However, to save time, Jiang Ning still needed to take the teleportation array from the county town to Yunhai Prefecture City.

Along the way, Jiang Ning couldn't count how many times he had disguised himself.

He only felt that this world seemed to be against him.

Jiang Ning smiled.

He first sold some Medicinal Pills he had for Spirit Stones; this area was more developed, and some Medicinal Pills that sold for ten Medium Grade Spirit Stones in the Xuanhuang Domain could only fetch one Medium Grade Spirit Stone here.

Fortunately, relatively speaking, Spiritual Plants and medicinal ingredients were also very cheap.

Jiang Ning thought for a moment.

Perhaps when he had enough money, he could directly purchase all the ingredients for the Nascent Soul Tribulation Pill here, refine it, and then go back to 'repay his debts'.

"Actually, if I were familiar with the route, I have a Small World, I could totally run back and forth, reselling Medicinal Pills!"

Jiang Ning chuckled.

He was just thinking about it; he wouldn't actually do it.

But if he sold this channel to the Yingtong Merchant Guild, they should be willing to pay a high price for it.

"Perhaps, when I can open up Space, create a Space Channel, and then charge a fee, it should be very profitable."

Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation—if one could master one of these four, they would be rolling in wealth.

Refining Medicinal Pills was already second nature to Jiang Ning.

He refined only third-grade Medicinal Pills.

And they were early-stage third-grade Medicinal Pills, otherwise, it would attract too much attention.

The next day.

Jiang Ning, with enough Spirit Stones, headed to the teleportation array.

It was a wondrous experience.

After paying one High-Grade Spirit Stone, Jiang Ning, guided by a beautiful maid, boarded a 'ship'.

This ship was similar to a spirit boat, but its material was better.

Jiang Ning touched it and could feel its 'hardness' was comparable to a fifth-grade Spiritual Artifact.

No wonder, even if Space was made orderly by powerful individuals, entering Space was not something ordinary materials could withstand.

After boarding the spirit boat, Jiang Ning took a look.

At this moment, several Cultivators were already standing on the deck, mostly at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

He hadn't expected such a small Yunjian County to have so many Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

If it weren't for the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty's profound foundation, even if the County Magistrate was the strongest combatant, it would be difficult to manage.

Jiang Ning found a spot and stood there.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, everyone had arrived.

This small, steamboat-like 'Space spirit boat' officially began its operation.

The array on the spirit boat activated, protecting everyone inside the spirit boat.

The teleportation array almost simultaneously activated.

A huge pillar of light appeared, tearing Space apart, and a black rift emerged.

"Everyone! Depart!"

The person piloting the spirit boat shouted, his voice wrapped in Spiritual Qi, and activated the spirit boat's energy System.

This small Space spirit boat ascended on the spot.

Until it was level with the black hole.

Then.

Boom—

Jiang Ning saw the other Cultivators covering their ears.

Some Cultivators complained:

"Damn it, my ears are going to be shattered!"

"Couldn't they have warned us?"

"Such incredible speed!"

...

The person controlling the Space spirit boat smiled and ignored them.

Jiang Ning recalled the scene just now.

After the sudden burst of energy, the instantaneous extreme speed could reach the full flight speed of a Nascent Soul Cultivator!

No wonder there was such a loud sonic boom.

After entering Space.

The surroundings were a deep black, a terrifying darkness, like being surrounded by bottomless holes.

Not just Jiang Ning, many people were looking at their surroundings.

Such a sight made them feel 'novel'.

Jiang Ning cultivated the Space Law, and looking at this Space, he sighed, if he had entered such a Space back then, with the dao leaf, he could have moved freely within Space.

At this moment, the person in control of the Space spirit boat loudly warned, "The barrier only protects what is within its range. If you extend your hand or step out of the barrier, and are torn apart by the power of Space, you do so at your own risk!"

The warning significantly reduced everyone's curiosity.

Someone pulled out a first-grade axe from his Storage Pouch and threw it outside.

Instantly, the axe was torn to shreds.

Everyone was greatly frightened.

They were not Body Cultivators, nor did they use Spiritual Qi to protect their bodies; in terms of physical strength alone, they were not as 'hard' as this first-grade axe.

The two teleportation arrays served as vertices, with different trajectories.

Following the trajectory for about a quarter of an hour.

Everyone on the Space spirit boat only felt the spirit boat shake a few times.

Blinding light suddenly assailed them, forcing everyone to squint.

The sight before them astonished everyone.

The person piloting the spirit boat loudly announced:

"Everyone, we have arrived! Please disembark as quickly as possible!"