Chapter 284: The Underworld
Jiang Jucai returned to his retreat cave, activated the protective formation, and took out a dark black iron token.

A wisp of divine consciousness sank into the earth, into the thick soil, and traveled deep into the earth.

The main means of communication in the cultivation world is the divine mind, and the divine mind transmission varies. For safety and long distances, objects are used to transmit, such as paper cranes, flying swords, imperial orders, etc. For speed, the divine mind is pulled out into a thread and communicated within a limited distance.

In most cases, the former is favored by many monks.

It does not require extremely high levels of cultivation to perform, nor does it require worrying about exposing one’s position through telepathic transmission.

Among the telepathic communications, flying is the fastest and earth escape is the stealthiest.

A quarter of an hour later, the black iron token emitted a dim light, and a ray of divine thought emanated from it.

“Hehehe… You still can’t sit still. One of my disciples has lost contact. It seems that you are really being targeted by the Zhenwu Palace.”

“It’s normal for evil cultivators to be killed when they are hiding in various places.”

“His soul tablet is still there, which means his three souls and six spirits are still there. As long as he is sent back to the Tao, someone will search his soul and restore him.”

Jiang Jucai frowned and said, “Didn’t you say that the disciples under your tutelage did not know the Jiang family and only used the Jiang family’s name to do evil?”

“That’s true, but Dao Zong is not stupid. Everything has a trace, and everything has a cause. You may be exposed.”

The cold divine thought seemed to have found Jiang Jucai’s weak spot, and he said with a smile, “Even if nothing happened to the Jiang family, why don’t you care? After so many years of worship, you should stop it, right? If Dao Zong really investigates, do you think they won’t be able to find out?”

“My Tianmo Sect didn’t disobey Dao Sect from the beginning, but I never thought that Dao Sect would actually investigate. Millions of Dao Sect disciples went to the mountains and the countryside, visited mortals, and went into farmers’ homes, every household.”

“Qingcang cannot achieve universal peace, and we cannot whitewash the prosperity of the world. Whether it is bitter or evil, the people have the final say. When hundreds of inspectors visit the countryside you don’t know, your cover-up will be useless.”

The cave fell into silence.

Jiang Jucai had a gloomy face, and his unconcealed expression was seen clearly by the elder of the Demon Sect who was in the Return to Void Stage and was hundreds of miles away. The corners of his dry mouth could not help but crack into a smile.

The Jiang family controls the Dan League, and as a sect that is regarded as an evil sect, what they lack most is not blood food, but elixirs and spirit stones.

No matter how good blood food is, it is not as good as elixir. Evil methods also require a certain degree of relaxation and tension, and the right amount is best. You can’t become an immortal just by eating people.

Qi, blood, soul, turbid qi and so on can only play a supporting role. Ultimately, everyone needs to refine qi and transform it into essence.

The Demon Sect is in urgent need of elixirs, especially after the disappearance of the reclusive alchemist in Huajianzhou, the evil cultivators hiding in the dark are even more lacking in elixirs.

Simply relying on wild medicinal herbs cannot satisfy everyone, and they cannot openly cultivate spiritual fields.

After a long while, Jiang Ju finally asked, “Can the Demon Sect help my Jiang family get through this?”

“No, if we had this ability we wouldn’t be hiding.”

The cold and gloomy mind is very honest, and because there is no need to lie, it can only exchange interests with smart people.

“But I can let you join the Heavenly Demon Sect, and I promise you a position as an elder.”

“What’s the price?”

“I need leaves from the Taixuan tea tree. I want three leaves.”

“This is the unique spiritual root of heaven and earth of the Yuqing sect. I can’t ask for it.”

“You begged for it. Do you think my Tianmo Sect is one of those small sects? Everyone in the world knows that the Yuqing Sect is behind your Jiang family.”

Otherwise, how could the Jiang family control the Dan League?

Even if we take the various alchemy sects into consideration and try to bring in a non-alchemy force to set up the scheme, we cannot really let an unknown cultivation family take charge.

Jiang Jucai hesitated for a moment and said, “I can only ask for one leaf.”

“One leaf is not enough. One Jade Pure Black Leaf is produced every year. It is not particularly rare.”

“If you ask for more, people will get suspicious. Besides, the position of an elder is not enough.”

A cold and gloomy thought sneered, “I offer you the position of the Great Elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect. Do you dare to take it?”

“I dare.”

Jiang Jucai spoke in a calm tone. Although he was not a very powerful person, momentum was sometimes not entirely created by strength.

As the leader of the Alchemy Alliance and known as the richest man in the world, he has the capital to be on par with these giants of the demon world.

This is the power of Taoism, the authority of rules and order.

“As long as the Demon Sect gives me the position of Grand Elder, I can provide the Demon Sect with tens of millions of elixirs. The Dao Sect hasn’t found out about me yet. You know the style of Zhenwu Dangmo Tianzun. If there’s a problem, you can’t contact me now.”

“…”

Such courage and spirit actually silenced the person on the other side of the divine thought.

Because what Jiang Jucai said was exactly what they needed, but it was just so unexpected that they were at a loss.

“Let me think about it.”

The Demon Order lost its dim light, and the cave became quiet.

Jiang Jucai threw it aside casually. He did not practice as usual, but summoned Jiang Ning with a divine thought.

A young man in a fur coat strode in with a strange posture. He came to Jiang Jucai, who was sitting cross-legged on the jade platform, about ten feet away, bowed and said, “Second Ancestor, what do you want to talk to me about?”

“Come closer, why are you standing so far away?”

Jiang Jucai waved his hand, and Jiang Ning immediately walked up to him, knelt down under the jade platform, and asked his grandfather, who had watched him grow up, to stroke his head.

The devil in the outside world, the leader of the dandies, is just a child in front of Jiang Jucai.

The Jiang family has grown into a family of hundreds of thousands, most of whom are the offspring of Jiang Jucai’s marriages with various parties, but Jiang Ning’s lineage is the only one that has been passed down from generation to generation.

Because this was the child of a female disciple named Yuqing who he met in Dao Sect when he left the cultivation world.

At that time, the two of them were only at the foundation-building stage, and the female disciple Yuqing finally stopped at the Golden Core stage.

When there are too many people, the relationship will fade, so each generation has only one child, regardless of gender.

It’s the same whether you marry a wife or marry into the wife’s family.

“Xiao Ning, you are my most beloved great-grandson.”

“Grandpa, it’s the great-great-great-grandson.”

“Have you already had three?”

Jiang Jucai suddenly realized that since there was only one person in the lineage but no one was able to cultivate the golden elixir, it would be better to have more branches and leaves.

However, the elixir that can turn into a golden elixir is hard to come by. Back then, the immortal Qingcang gave one pill to his father for the sake of Master Wen.

Jiang Ning has a good aptitude for cultivation and may be able to produce a golden elixir.

Jiang Ning took the opportunity to beg again: “Second Grandfather, can you send me to Zhejian Mountain?”

“Because it was taught by the Sword Master himself?” Jiang Jucai saw through his thoughts and said with a smile, “You have been hanging around in brothels for so long and have had sex with many courtesans. There is no need to hang yourself on a tree.”

“Can it be the same? She is a fairy from heaven.” Jiang Ning’s voice rose, his eyes unable to hide the admiration, and he said: “My grandson knows that he cannot reach her height, so he does not ask to see her beauty, but only to follow her.”

“In my lifetime, Grandpa has only seen one person who can pull down a fairy from heaven, and that person is your Grandpa Wen. You don’t have to think about it, kid. Besides, practicing swordsmanship is equivalent to semi-renunciation, and many swordsmen never fall in love in their entire lives.”

Jiang Jucai looked at the young Jiang Ning, his eyes showing both kindness and a hint of sadness.

“Ning’er, if one day you were driven out of the Jiang family and lost all your power, what would you do?”

Jiang Ning noticed something was wrong, raised his head and frowned, and asked, “Grandpa, what happened?”

“Grandpa has committed a crime. He will be executed soon for colluding with evil cultivators.”

Jiang Jucai covered his open mouth to prevent him from making any sound until Jiang Ning was able to control his emotions.

He said tremblingly: “Grandpa, let’s escape.”

“I can’t escape, no matter where I go, and I don’t plan to escape. I will reap what I sow, and I still have the responsibility.” Jiang Jucai shook his head. He was not afraid of the impending death, but he was very heartbroken for Jiang Ning in front of him.

“But you, I’m afraid you won’t live well after Grandpa is gone. You are my direct bloodline, and the next three generations will be monitored by Dao Sect. In order to protect themselves, the Jiang family will also cut off ties with you.”

“Are you afraid?”

Jiang Ning’s eyes were full of confusion, but he still nodded firmly and said, “For the sake of the family, I will leave on my own.”

“Good good!”

Jiang Jucai patted his shoulder and took out an ancient book from his arms, the title of which was “Daozang Yuqing Dongxuan Chapter Thirty-Seven Volumes”.

Any sect with a long history has many powerful people and a vast heritage, so when compiling the heritage, a number will be used as a prefix.

This is a martial art that was gifted to the Jiang family by a powerful figure from the Yuqing Sect, who allowed the Jiang family to pass it on to future generations.

“The Dao Sect has strict laws and regulations, but it never commits crimes together. Never enter the evil ways, or they will always be rats in the gutter.”

“In the future, you must avoid doing evil, do more good deeds, and strive to obtain Dao Zong’s special pardon.”

“In the future, there is no need to have only one child. It is okay if you don’t have any children.”

“Grandpa is sorry for you, sorry for you.”

A large hand stroked Jiang Ning’s head. His eyelids felt as if they were weighed by a thousand pounds, and he fell asleep unknowingly.

Jiang Jucai placed him on the jade table, took a deep look at him, then stood up and left the cave.

Outside, a Jiang family Jindan cultivator had been waiting for a long time and said, “Master, there is news about the matter you just asked me to contact Yuqing Sect.”

“What do you say over there?”

“The Yuqing Sect said that the Taixuan tea trees are growing well this year, and they charge us one thousand high-quality spirit stones for each leaf.”

“How much money is left in the treasury?”

“Three hundred thousand high-grade spiritual stones.”

Outsiders know nothing about the Jiang family’s wealth. If we only consider spirit stones, they are richer than most second-rate sects.

The first-rate sects all control the spiritual roots of heaven and earth, which are in themselves of immeasurable value. Just picking some of them at random can yield huge amounts of spiritual stones.

These spiritual roots of heaven and earth are called spiritual wealth, and those spiritual stones are called dead wealth.

“Take ten thousand and give it to Yuqing Sect. I want ten pieces.”

“Yes.”
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Thousands of miles outside Danqingzhou, there is a dark cave.

An old Taoist priest who looked like a mummy was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with bottles and jars around him filled with blood, flesh, and internal organs. Those organs seemed to be still alive and kept beating.

The internal organs are arranged according to the five elements, and the skin, bones, tendons and marrow are arranged according to the circulation of the meridians.

A ray of divine thought flew over and turned into a projection of the spirit, crawling on the ground.

“Your Majesty, the Jiang family fell into a trap. They were frightened by the Zhenwu Palace and finally agreed to join our Demon Sect. But the head of the Jiang family has a condition. He needs the position of the Grand Elder, and he said that he can provide my sect with tens of millions of elixirs.”

“If he wants it, just give him an identity.”

In the clay jar made of mud, a voice came out of a mouth. It was a male voice, warm and pleasant. Just by hearing the sound, a handsome and elegant young man emerged in one’s mind.

“However, Dao Sect has been very active recently and has attacked Buddhism, killing almost half of the Bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism. You should keep a low profile.”

“As ordered.”

The projection of the distraction disappeared, but the devil’s cave was not calm, and the internal organs were still beating.

“Amitabha, it seems that the donor has a connection with my Buddha.”

In the shadows, a graceful figure emerged. Her body was not made of a single piece of silk or satin, her face had no mouth, nose or eyes, and there was a Buddha’s image behind her.

Nitan opened and closed his mouth: “I never thought that my demon cave would welcome the real Buddha. I wonder what your name is.”

“This seat is really like this.”

The female Buddha clasped her palms together and uttered the Buddha’s name that had been banished from Buddhism.

Zhenru died, but Mo did not die, so she naturally became a Buddha.
“What is the purpose of the Buddha’s visit here?”

“Consecrate you.”

“Confer the title of Immortal on me? Hahahaha, you are a half-crippled Buddha, how can you be qualified to confer the title of Immortal on me?”

Nitan couldn’t stop laughing and said sarcastically, “If you were still a Buddha demon, I would still respect you. Now you are not even a Buddha.”

The female Buddha turned her hand and a small flag appeared, on which were written three words “Dangzhong Mountain”.

“The Holy Lord has said that the Heavenly Demon Demon Immortal Tulei will be crowned the Western Ghost Emperor.”

The laughter stopped abruptly, and Ni Tan remained silent for a long time. When he heard the word “Saint”, his words became polite.

“I am free to do whatever I want and do not like to be bound. I am afraid that I will disappoint the Saint’s kindness.”

His becoming an immortal was almost a foregone conclusion. The purpose of becoming an immortal was to achieve longevity and transcendence.

If he entered the underworld and was bound by the laws of heaven and earth, wouldn’t he have become an immortal in vain?
–
Ten days later, a stream of light pierced through the void and flew like a silver spear, stopping at the Jiang family’s residence. Due to the movement of the void, the silver surface appeared to be red hot.

The cabin opened, and a True Lord from the Yuqing Sect flew down on a sword.

Jiang Jucai had been waiting for a long time with a Qiankun bag containing 100,000 high-quality spirit stones. The two sides bowed to each other and then checked each other’s money and belongings.

When the Jade Purity Sect’s True Lord saw that there were one hundred more high-grade spirit stones inside, he immediately smiled and said, “Master Jiang is indeed a straightforward person. If you have any problems in the future, just come to me.”

“I’m afraid that fellow Taoist will refuse to see me when the time comes.”

“Even if you have fallen into the devil’s way and are imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, I will still bring you a pot of good wine.”

“Then Jiang would like to thank you, fellow Taoist.”

Upon hearing this, a trace of suspicion flashed in the eyes of the True Lord of Yuqing Sect. He pretended to laugh, moved closer to Jiang Jucai and slapped him on the shoulder. A stream of energy entered his meridians and was immediately bounced out.

The breath is peaceful and mysterious, there is no problem.

“Master Jiang is quite funny.”

Afterwards, Yuqing Sect’s True Lord boarded a flying shuttle and set off to leave the Jiang family’s ancestral land. He was carrying a huge sum of money with him. If he was robbed, he would have to work for a thousand years for nothing to pay it back.

Jiang Jucai returned to the cave, first passed the evidence to Zhenwu Palace, and then picked up the token of Tianmo Sect to make contact.

“Everything is ready, let’s meet at a certain place.”

“How could it be so fast?”

“I have my own connections.”

The other side was silent for a while, then said: “Tomorrow you set out from Jiang’s house and fly southeast. I will tell you where you are when you get there.”

“it is good.”

The telepathic communication was disconnected.

Jiang Jucai closed his eyes to rest and did not open them until the next morning. He got up and flew away from home.

A cultivator from the Jiang family sent a voice message to ask behind him, but got no answer.

In the Jade Pavilion, Chi Yuzi was pressing Gu Wen’s feet and asked, “Is it time to close the net?”

Gu Wen closed his eyes and replied: “One True Lord Fanxu is not enough.”

(End of this chapter)