Chapter 302: Can’t See What Happened

"Senior Brother, maybe we should just let it go!"

The female cultivator in the trio of Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators shouted to her senior brother through gritted teeth.

"Let it go? We were the ones who found it! That’s a Heavenly Sound Grass! A Third-stage Heavenly Sound Grass infused with Dragon Breath Spirit!"

Her senior brother’s eyes were bloodshot.

And the other male cultivator was in the same state.

Neither of them wanted to give up.

"But there’s something very wrong with that Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and that female cultivator who can use the Lotus Birth Kill must be from a Major Sect," the female cultivator said hesitantly. "Shouldn’t we return to Xuanwu City and report this? If we don’t report the appearance of the Evil Spirit Technique here, we’ll probably be in a lot of trouble. Besides, it wasn’t long ago that a Demon Cultivator attacked the mining quarry!"

If the three of them focused on running,

judging by the way Min Liyang’s attention was completely fixed on Song Jiulai, they could escape.

The allure of the Heavenly Sound Grass was great, but they had to consider whether they would live long enough to claim it.

The group watched the frenzied Min Liyang. Their Spiritual Energy was nearly depleted, and even if they had Medicine Pills in their bags, how many times could Third-stage Elixir Pills replenish them?

The more expensive the Elixir Pills, the less they could afford them.

Seeing Min Liyang on the verge of another rampage, the three of them gritted their teeth in hesitation and finally decided, "Forget it!"

They had no choice but to return to Xuanwu City and report what they’d seen.

Once Song Jiulai confirmed the trio was a safe distance away, she glanced at the crazed Min Liyang and directly took out the Prosperous Scenery Tower.

The moment the Magic Treasure descended, Song Jiulai decided not to waste another ounce of energy.

’I may be a wanted woman right now, but even if other Cultivators see me use the Prosperous Scenery Tower, it’s just a matter of changing my face later.’

The main reason she’d waited for the three to leave before making her move was that dealing with four people at once would have been difficult.

Min Liyang, however, hadn’t expected Song Jiulai to be so decisive, and this Prosperous Scenery Tower was bizarre.

By the time he realized what was happening, he wanted to resist, but Song Jiulai gave him no chance.

She brandished her Moonlight Long Sword to interrupt his movements and forcibly trapped Min Liyang inside.

Having done all this, Song Jiulai let out a soft breath and took out a Fourth-rank Qi Replenishing Pill to recover.

’This is some real progress!’

’My Spiritual Energy pool, expanded several times over at Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, wasn’t trained in vain. I fought for so long before needing to take a pill.’

’Back in the day, I would’ve been popping pills like crazy by now.’

Inside the Prosperous Scenery Tower, no matter how sinister Min Liyang’s Evil Spirit Technique was, it was no match for the Black Demon Seal and the Moonlight Long Sword.

Attacked on two fronts, the already irrational Min Liyang was directly slain by Song Jiulai.

He died in a state of disbelief.

He couldn’t believe that Song Jiulai, who had just been barely holding her own against him, had suddenly activated her cheat mode.

There were now four corpses inside the Prosperous Scenery Tower. With Song Jiulai’s current cultivation, she couldn’t yet burn them completely without leaving a trace.

She planned to find a very distant place to dispose of their ashes.

That way, even if something was discovered, no one would know it was her.

Emerging from the Prosperous Scenery Tower, Song Jiulai looked toward the Heavenly Sound Grass on the canyon cliff.

The demon beast guarding the Heavenly Sound Grass had probably been dealt with long ago. Song Jiulai had her system help her bypass the surveillance of the Sea View Sect’s sigil and successfully pocketed the Third-stage Heavenly Sound Grass infused with Dragon Breath Spirit.

"S-Senior..."

A timid voice came from the side.

It was the Late-stage Qi Refining Cultivator who had been hiding from the very beginning.

She wore a simple white robe, had a plain face, and possessed a pitiful, damsel-in-distress air about her.

System: "What are you going to do now?"

Song Jiulai walked over, and before she could say a word, the female cultivator dropped to her knees in fear.

"Senior, I was just passing through when I happened to discover this Heavenly Sound Grass. They captured me and wanted to use me as bait to lure out the demon beast near it, but who knew that Demon Cultivator would show up..."

Song Jiulai clicked her tongue inwardly. In a cold, impatient voice, she said, "Get up and talk."

In truth, she wasn’t used to people kneeling to her.

’I’m from modern society, after all. Having someone kneel to me—it’ll shorten my lifespan.’

’If you have a problem with me, we can just fight it out!’

The female cultivator quickly stood up, not daring to disobey. She spoke in a low, trembling voice, "Senior, my-my name is Zhuoxi, a disciple of the Yuchuan Sect."

The reason she was so scared was simple: she was afraid Song Jiulai would kill her.

’Yuchuan Sect... A Sect I’ve never heard of.’

Song Jiulai walked over. To Zhuoxi’s terrified gaze, she held out her hand. "Give me your Heart Blood."

Zhuoxi froze for a moment, but then, not daring to object, she reached for her chest. A drop of faintly glowing blood emerged.

She had handed over a drop of her Heart Blood.

On the Yunzhou Continent, Heart Blood was another way to control people.

However, it was usually used by those with high cultivation to control those with low cultivation.

Heart Blood was a vital essence for every Cultivator. Not only could it be used to influence and control them, but giving away too much would result in a loss of cultivation.

Song Jiulai had used it once before, but that was to form a Heavenly Dao Contract, so it had no negative effect on her.

Song Jiulai wasn’t worried about what Zhuoxi might say—after all, she could just change her face and become impossible to find—but this was a precaution.

She couldn’t become a bloodthirsty person who killed everyone she met.

But she also knew the rules of this world.

Song Jiulai placed the drop of Heart Blood into the Sect warehouse.

This was because the blood had another function: if she controlled it while nearby, the female cultivator might be able to sense it.

Placing it in the Sect warehouse would sever that connection.

Sure enough, when Zhuoxi felt nothing after Song Jiulai took her Heart Blood, she was visibly stunned.

Having done all this, Song Jiulai left the area directly.

Having given up her Heart Blood, Zhuoxi naturally knew what she could and couldn’t say.

After Song Jiulai left, Zhuoxi stood silently in place for three seconds, then flew off in the opposite direction of Xuanwu City.

It seemed she knew that if she were caught by the three Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators from before, she likely wouldn’t survive either.

With both the Demon Cultivator and Song Jiulai gone, and the Heavenly Sound Grass missing, she would naturally become the unlucky target for the three frustrated Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators to vent their anger on.

Song Jiulai withdrew her Divine Sense.

She touched her face. "What a pity. I felt like I did a pretty good job creating this face, and now I have to change it again."

System: "It doesn’t have to be that much trouble. She won’t dare tell anyone, and the other three Cultivators didn’t see what you used to kill that man. It’s just one Heavenly Sound Grass. At most, Xuanwu City will look for the Demon Cultivator. If they can’t find him, they might even assume you were killed by him. Are they really going to launch a massive manhunt for you over a single Third-tier spiritual grass?"

Song Jiulai said worriedly, "I’m just being extra cautious, aren’t I? What’s our motto? Survive by laying low!"

Song Jiulai thought about the Demon Cultivator’s appearance and grimaced. "Damn it, I need to hurry up and refine their corpses. Otherwise, I feel like they’re polluting my Magic Treasure!"

An hour after Song Jiulai left, traces of other Cultivators appeared in the same spot.

"It’s the Evil Spirit Technique," Shen Hai’an said, looking at his companion, Ye Guancang. "The cultivation level was Late-stage Foundation Establishment, but the trail goes cold here."

Ye Guancang crossed his arms. "A Late-stage Foundation Establishment practitioner of the Evil Spirit Technique? That’s not something someone in the Foundation Establishment Stage can handle. It looks like a Golden Core Stage expert stepped in."

Shen Hai’an closed his eyes, channeling his Spiritual Energy. Suddenly, he opened them again in confusion.

"The auras are so chaotic. I can’t see what exactly happened."