Chapter 454: Chapter 454

Jiang Yuan made up an excuse and muddled through it; the good side was that he finally "revealed his true form" and got the long-desired roast chicken;

The bad side was that when Cang Rui, the current sect leader of the Cloud Concealment Sect, contacted him to inquire about progress, the little pup couldn’t give a clear answer.

He wanted to maintain the ancestral face within the sect, and was embarrassed to say he hadn’t found anything, so after a while of pondering, he mysteriously remarked, "Divine secrets cannot be divulged; just make sure to establish a good relationship with this person."

"As expected, the ancestor must have noticed something unusual!" Cang Rui received the reply and excitedly rushed to the back mountain to report the good news to his master.

The old man was overjoyed and instructed, "The heavens do not betray our sect! Hurry up and invite the best longevity altar to be enshrined in the Soul Peace Hall.

In this era of declining magical power, achieving ascension to immortality is increasingly difficult. Combining the sect’s strength to offer the longevity altar to pray, accumulate good fortune, dissolve misfortunes, and if it can aid in ascension, it will be a blessing for the Cloud Concealment Sect!"

"Yes!" Cang Rui accepted the task and hurried to contact the artifact refining master at Qingfeng Hall to craft the longevity altar. The source of thɪs content is novel·fiɾe·net

Meanwhile, completely unaware, Jiang Yuan finished a busy day. As night fell, it finally came time for the immortal jade exchange business at Wo Hu Temple Market to officially start!

"Mr. Jiang, I have something I’d like to discuss with you." Hu Jiu, who had spent a night familiarizing herself with the environment here, waved at him mischievously, her face full of excitement from the gossip she had uncovered.

Since the market had just opened and there were no customers yet, Jiang Yuan followed her through the mountain peak gate, standing in the spacious plaza without worrying about being overheard. Only then did she lean in and whisper in his ear, "Let me tell you a secret—the Pavilion Master Cang of Treasure Pavilion is actually a demon cultivator!"

What’s going on with you?! You’ve been at Treasure Pavilion for not even a full day, and you’ve already managed to gossip about someone’s background?

"It’s not from gossip." Hu Jiu mischievously covered her mouth and laughed, seeing him shocked, "Don’t you remember our Snow Mountain Fox Race’s talent? I sniffed it out!"

She felt quite smug inside. Back then, when the young gentleman wore a flawed black cloak, she found the opportunity to sniff out the corpse poison pill in his storage bag, giving her third sister a chance to encounter an adventure.

But this is something she wouldn’t tell the young gentleman.

"Last night, I temporarily stayed at Treasure Pavilion. I had nothing to do, so I wandered around to get familiar with the market environment. After the market closed at dawn, I was in the small room meditating and cultivating when suddenly I sniffed out a powerful demonic energy!"

The little fox spirit got more excited the more she gossiped, vividly describing, "You should remember the demon cultivator Qing Wu from the Cyan Fish Mountain Market, right? The demonic energy emitted was even stronger and more intense than his!

At that moment, I was terrified, but then I thought, since Qing Wu and others can be placed in Cyan Fish Mountain Market by the Demon Realm through inside agents of the Demon Realm Alliance, having demon cultivators hiding in Wo Hu Temple Market is what’s strange about it?

If there’s something unspeakable being plotted, the higher-level market must have more spies placed!"

Jiang Yuan looked at her with admiration, oh yes!

This little fox spirit might seem silly and scatterbrained at times, but once she starts gossiping, she becomes sharp. This is probably a special talent.

Just relying on the gossip she has experienced and heard, she can penetrate these secret ins and outs, indeed she has some real skills, truly deserving to be a fox spirit!

"Then how do you know that the demon cultivator is Pavilion Master Cang? There are quite a few people like the steward or the shop assistants in Treasure Pavilion."

"Hehe, that’s because my nose is sharp!" Hu Jiu took advantage of the situation, knowing that once she shared this piece of gossip, it would certainly make the young gentleman see her in a new light, giving her the capital to offer help and deepen their relationship.

"Honestly, Pavilion Master Cang was also extremely cautious for a demon cultivator. She definitely set multiple restrictions in her bedroom to prevent demonic energy from leaking, but even with a hundred precautions, there’s always a slip. The small room arranged for me happened to be right below her bedroom!

The extremely brief demonic energy leak I perceived also allowed me to smell her incense scent. Earlier, helping tidy up and prepare to open the shop, chatting with the steward and shop assistants revealed that they all live on the second floor and west side of the first floor;

Only the pavilion master resides in the most spacious east side third-floor bedroom while my temporarily arranged small room directly faces below her bedroom, aligning all the clues!

As a demon cultivator, she must seize every moment to cultivate, but she couldn’t absorb spiritual energy. So I surmised that such a brief demonic energy likely occurred when using an item containing demonic energy like the Yin Demon Pearl for cultivation, inadvertently discovered by me."

With talent skills and intelligence gathering, Jiang Yuan pondered and asked, "Since you discovered she’s a demon cultivator, what’s your plan?"

"Of course, make good relations with her." Hu Jiu blinked her pretty eyes, playfully replied, "She’s the pavilion master of Treasure Pavilion, has a broad network, and holds plenty of treasures.

Besides, demon cultivators aren’t necessarily all bad. She seems straightforward, a great hand at business, doesn’t mistreat her subordinates, she treats me well too, interacting for now—and if I find any new secrets, I’ll notify you, sir.

She covered her mouth and spoke quietly, "The money shop’s head shopkeeper next door is a dog demon, he’s admired Pavilion Master Cang for a long time, deeply devoted!

The shop assistant says he frequently visits Treasure Pavilion, ardently gifting Pavilion Master Cang various gifts. Our counter’s dedicated money shop accessory artifact was arranged by the dog demon to showcase his intentions!"

This is amazing; this little fox spirit is really something. She’s just arrived at Wo Hu Temple Market and has already dug up all this gossip.

"Your realm is still too low at the moment." He thought about it. Since Hu Jiu isn’t considered an outsider, might as well go together to the small courtyard, have a meal, and join her sister in cultivation—it might be more useful when her realm is higher.

The little fox was initially so excited that her tail shook, but upon hearing this, her fluffy tail drooped, thinking that she visited to confide in whispers all in hopes of building closer ties.

If they became dual cultivation partners, why fear a low realm? You’d be there for great support!

"How about this, at night, you exchange immortal jade at Treasure Pavilion, let’s trial the effect with a daily limit, and once the exchange is done, go off-duty and do as you please. When the market closes at dawn, you join me back at the small courtyard, spend the day with your sister, cultivate together, and as your realm advances, your sister will feel more at ease."

"Ah?! Really, truly?" Happiness came too suddenly, Hu Jiu’s furry large ears perked up and twitched, her voice trembling slightly, "Alright, alright! Then I’ll be troubling you in the future, sir!"

Hehehe, isn’t this exactly the "scheme achieved" then!

Not in vain I went to great lengths, methodically plotting step by step, finally securing a good position, and officially moving into the small courtyard!

But soon her radiant smile stiffed a bit—spending the day cultivating with her third sister in the small courtyard? Oh dear heavens, how’s she going to slack off and be sneaky?!