Ordinary person: What to do with unused treasures? (On Zhuanzhuan)

Chapter 45 Yuejing Imperial Palace

Yuejing was located on the southwest side of the imperial city where the royal family of the Yue Kingdom resided.

Layer upon layer of palace buildings are hidden by the surrounding lush bamboo forest. Deep in the bamboo forest... there is a very strange-looking palace, surrounded by guards on guard.

The Yue Kingdom's royal palace is so vast that it occupies almost one-fifth of the size of Yue capital. Many eunuchs and maids who live there year-round might get lost if they go to an unfamiliar palace.

late at night.

A tall figure dressed in a black robe walked out of the strange palace and slowly disappeared into the shade of the moonlit bamboo forest.

For a long time afterward, apart from the occasional chirping of insects, the area around the palace was eerily quiet.

After about half a cup of tea, the palace door suddenly opened a crack, revealing a shiny bald head...

"Tero~ Why bother with all this sneaking around?!"

The next moment, a helpless voice came from inside the palace gate.

"Brother Qingwen...we're just worried that Yellow Maple Valley will come knocking on our door!"

"Better safe than sorry!"

The bald, burly man said dismissively.

"It can't be that fast..."

"When this person was pulled out of the water by the sect's disciples, he had probably only been seriously injured and unconscious for a short time."

"Even if Huangfeng Valley were to discover this person's disappearance, it would probably take at least half a month! There's no need for this..."

"Moreover, this place is the residence of the mortal royal family. No matter how domineering the seven factions are, they wouldn't dare to cause trouble."

The temple door opened, and a middle-aged Taoist priest appeared.

"Is that so... Hehe."

The bald, burly man scratched his head, seemingly due to the effects of his cultivation techniques; his thinking was becoming increasingly sluggish.

"However, judging from this person's condition, it seems he has cultivated some kind of demonic art?"

"This person is actually a Foundation Establishment disciple of Yellow Maple Valley?! Could there be a mistake?!"

The bald, burly man spoke again.

"There's no mistake. At first, this person was dressed in rags, so you couldn't tell his background..."

"But this item in its storage bag is undeniably real!"

Qingwen took something out of his waist; it was the waist token of a disciple of Huangfeng Valley.

This item is extremely difficult to replicate, let alone ordinary rogue cultivators, even for the sects of the seven major sects of Yue Kingdom.

"What is this?"

The bald, burly man clearly did not recognize the token from Yellow Maple Valley.

"Any cultivator who joins the Yellow Maple Valley will receive this waist token, which serves as a kind of token."

"This thing seems to have some tracking capabilities. Did you think we just came out for some fresh air?!"

"Let's go, let's get rid of this thing first!"

"Yellow Maple Valley may not yet be aware of this person's disappearance, but to avoid any unforeseen complications, it's best to dispose of this person as soon as possible!"

Qingwen explained.

"Then... let's go!"

"However, Brother Qingwen, aren't you curious? Why would a Foundation Establishment cultivator from Yellow Maple Valley have marks on his body that are even more terrifying than demonic arts?!"

The burly man stepped out, but he didn't forget the doubts that had been lingering in his mind.

"Hehe~"

"Brother Tieluo!"

"You must have some misunderstanding about the seven schools of Yue...."

"These seven factions...they're not exactly good people!"

Qingwen spoke in a calm and serene tone, seemingly familiar with the practices of the seven factions of Yue.

"However, it's perfectly normal for you to think that way."

"After all, in the Yue Kingdom today, these seven sects are truly righteous sects..."

"But many years ago, before these seven factions rose to prominence, they were not the righteous figures who eliminated demons and protected the righteous path."

"even……"

"Several of the seven factions were originally branches of demonic sects!"

"Just like how the Moon-Covering Peak is to the Joyous Union Sect... and how the Spirit Beast Mountain is placed in relation to the Spirit Control Sect."

"Therefore, it is perfectly normal for these sects to appear righteous on the surface, but actually be somewhat filthy behind the scenes."

Qingwen then recounted the origins of the seven schools of Yue.

Although most of them lack concrete evidence, they have at least been recorded and passed down in some classic texts.

But Tie Luo, the bald, burly man, was thoroughly enjoying the listen.

They walked and talked for a while, and soon they arrived at the top of a secret passage. As their figures disappeared at the entrance of the passage, the sound grew fainter and fainter until it was barely audible.

Before long... the place returned to deathly silence. It seemed that there wasn't even a mosquito around the secret passage, which was extremely strange.

...Half a day later, as dawn broke.

Qingwen and Tieluo stood beside a large river shrouded in mist.

"thump"

A hard object enters the water, splashing up white spray.

"This item has already been thrown into the 'Grand Canal of Xianglu'..."

"Even if the people of Yellow Maple Valley track us down, it will probably take them a very long time to find us!"

"However, by then, the sect leader will probably have already successfully formed his core, so there's no need to worry too much about Huangfeng Valley coming after him."

"For a Foundation Establishment disciple, surely they'd mobilize a Nascent Soul stage expert from within the sect..."

Standing by the river, Qingwen seemed to be talking to himself.

Hehe~!

"Brother Qingwen, you're overthinking it. Even if Huangfeng Valley can detect that person's disappearance, how could they possibly trace it back to us?"

"You know, that person was someone I 'picked up' by my disciple, and he has absolutely no connection with me."

"and……"

"That disciple will never speak again. No matter how powerful Huangfeng Valley is, they can only trace it back to him at most."

"It's impossible to know; that person is in my Blood Prison."

The bald, burly man chuckled.

He clearly didn't believe that Huangfeng Valley could actually trace their origins back to them.

"That being said, cultivators have unpredictable methods, and Huangfeng Valley is, after all, a major sect with Nascent Soul cultivators."

"We still need to be extremely cautious!"

"Who knows if these prestigious sects have some special methods that allow them to find us out of nowhere."

Qingwen still believed in her own inner thoughts.

"Okay, okay~ whatever you say! Shall we go back now?"

"Although that person is seriously injured and unconscious, his condition is extremely strange. If he wakes up in the middle of the night, even with the restrictions in place, those few Qi Refining stage followers probably won't be his match."

"Iron said."

"Um……"

"Right! We need to speed up the selection of sacrifice victims!"

"Regardless of whether Huangfeng Valley will discover it, this heaven-sent opportunity is the best time for the sect leader to break through to the Core Formation stage!"

"If we miss this opportunity, who knows how long it will be before we find such an opportunity again?"

After Qingwen finished speaking, he led the way towards Yuejing.

"Hehe~ Don't worry! This is such a crucial matter concerning our future Core Formation, how could I, Old Luo, not take it seriously..."

"After I get back, I will inform my subordinates to send those rogue cultivators we captured to the Blood Prison as soon as possible. I guarantee that it won't interfere with the sect leader's important matter of forming his core."

Tielu pounded his chest loudly.

From their conversation, we can conclude that neither of them knew that their leader's Core Formation... did not require a large amount of 'blood food'.