The eighth of November.
It was not even eight in the morning, and Jiang He woke up on his own just as the sun rose.
To tell the truth, Jiang He was a little surprised.
How long had it been since he went to bed at three or four in the morning, and only woke up at noon or in the afternoon? He did not sleep too early last night, but he actually woke up early on his own today?
After washing up, Jiang He went downstairs.
Boa Hancock and Sora were already awake, having just finished cleaning up the house.
"I'll prepare breakfast for you, Master."
Sora Hancock said charmingly, put on her apron and was about to head to the kitchen when Jiang He stopped her, smiling. "I don't have much of an appetite since it's still early in the morning, so you don't have to prepare breakfast today. I'm going overseas, so let's go together."
"I want to go too, Master!"
"We want to go too, Gramps!"
"Squawk, squawk …"
The two eagles were crying, and Dumbo quickly acted as translator, saying, "Master, they said that they want to go too."
"Go, all of you. I heard that there are many powerful ferocious overseas, and it's a good chance for you to practice in real combat." Jiang He smiled. "Go to my farm. I'll bring my farm with me."
Around twenty minutes past eight, Jiang He put away his farm and brought his family along, ready to leave.
Before he left, Jiang He sought out Duan Tianhe and told him, "Chief Duan, I've set up several arrays outside my house. It's very dangerous, so don't send anyone there unless it's urgent."
Duan Tianhe appeared somber and nodded in acknowledgment.
He realized with a start …
No wonder the nearby Yuan Qi was rioting last night. It seems that Jiang He's arrays were the cause.
After Jiang He left, Duan Tianhe promptly called for an emergency meeting to relay the news, and ordered his men to stand guard at the entrance of Jinyintan Village. It was to prevent average martial artists from visiting Jinyintan Village because of its reputation.
Meanwhile, Jiang He was with Wang Siyu.
After asking about Wang Siyu's cultivation progress, Jiang He took out dozens of initiation pellets and said, "These are the latest pellets developed by the Superpower Research Department. They open the orifices of the human body, improving cultivation speed and True Qi burst."
"Use these bottles of Origin Fluid for now."
"There are also five catties of melon seeds here …"
Jiang He stuffed her with a pile of items, guessing that they could improve her spirit to the level of rank-nine. She would ascend naturally once her cultivation was sufficient, and after she reached rank-nine, he would help her get some Sword Will Barrenwort and she would quickly reach full-fledged rank-nine.
"By the way, keep this jade talisman well."
In the end, Jiang He took out a jade charm and said, "I've set up an array to protect my house, and this jade charm won't trigger it. I'm going overseas for some business, and I'll be back in three days or a week at most."
Wang Siyu accepted the jade charm, stood on tiptoe and kissed Jiang He on the cheek, blushing and lowering her head shyly, "Be careful."
Laughing out loud, Jiang He gave Wang Siyu a pat on the head before taking to the skies and disappearing over the horizon.
He was already in the middle stage of the Primordial Spirit realm. With just a thought, he bolstered his body. Even though he did not push himself to his limits, his flying speed was still four times that of the speed of sound. In less than ten minutes, he arrived at the capital.
Once he reached the city, he first sought out Wang Hou.
Wang Hou was cultivating in the cultivation chamber at the moment. There were still threads of Daemonic Qi lingering over his body, and even his spirit was eroded by it. Shocked, Jiang He exclaimed, "The Amoxicillin Capsules and Bezoar Detox Pills I gave you didn't work?"
"They did."
Wang Hou flashed a pained smile. "If you didn't give me those spirit pellets and medicines, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to walk now."
"Are you hurt badly?"
Jiang He frowned and asked, "What actually happened?"
The divine-tier martial artist who gave him the mutated rice and the Mosquito Cutter did not mention that Wang Hou was hurt so badly … of course, it was possible that Wang Hou was hiding the truth on purpose and did not tell anyone.
Wang Hou said, "Before I went to Wanshou Palace, I found a disciple there and learned about the situation. I learned that the Mosquito Cutter left by the founding master of Wanshou Palace was placed under a big tree. Now, that tree has evolved into a floral spirit, and its strength is comparable to a pinnacle rank-eight martial artist."
"After I arrived at Wanshougong, I cut down the tree and took out the Mosquito Cutter … that's when I realized that the ancestral master of Wanshougong had left the Mosquito Cutter beneath the tree to subjugate the daemon in the Octagonal Well!"
Jiang He's gaze twitched as he mostly deduced what was going on. "It seems that Heavenly Master Xu did not kill the daemon back then, and instead subjugated it in the Octagonal Well, before setting up an array to aid the subjugation. The tree and the Mosquito Cutter must be the eye of the array, and cutting down the tree and taking away the Mosquito Cutter is equivalent to destroying the array, which is why the daemon in the Octagonal Well hurt you."
Guilt showed all over Wang Hou's face.
He said, "I later put the Mosquito Cutter back and reconnected the tree, but it's useless now."
"Heavenly Master Xu was a person from seventeen hundred years ago, and after such a long time, the base of the array is broken. In fact, even if you didn't cut down the tree or take away the Mosquito Cutter, the array would have broken on its own as time passed."
Jiang He then asked, "By the way, where is the daemon, Minister Wang?"
"It's still inside the Octagonal Well."
Wang Hou said. "It asked me to help it open the Octagonal Well and promised me many benefits, but I wouldn't listen, which is why it hurt me from afar."
Gasp!
Jiang He inhaled sharply and exclaimed in shock, "Hurting you from afar … that ability is no weaker than mine."
Wang Hou was dumbstruck.
What the hell.
His eyes widened as he studied Jiang He speechlessly, before quietly saying, "You … can hurt me from afar now?"
"It depends on the distance. If you and I are within fifty kilometers, it would be easy for me to maim you or kill you with a single strike, but it would be difficult if we are fifty kilometers apart." Jiang He had always been an honest person, and he was naturally telling the truth.
Wang Hou was left bewildered at once. He could feel his martial heart being hammered heavily.
Ignoring him, Jiang He mused to himself for a while before saying, "That daemon could hurt you from the Octagonal Well, so it would not lose out to Convergence-tier … moreover, it had been sealed for over a thousand years, and if it recovers to its peak, its ability would surpass Sufferance-tier and reach Mahayana-tier."
"Retribution? Mastery? "
Since Wang Hou was not too knowledgeable about such things, Jiang He explained patiently, "It's a categorization of cultivation tiers. I'm now a Yuan Spirit, and there's Convergence-tier above that, and Sufferance-tier above that, and Mahayana-tier … after mastery, one could become immortal."
Wang Hou's expression changed.
A daemon that was close to immortal?
The world would be in chaos if it was allowed to break free.
Still, Jiang He was unconcerned and smiled. "Don't worry, Minister Wang. Since it has yet to break free, it means that Class Two would not be able to break the Octagonal Well's seal for the time being. When I return from overseas, I'll head to Wanshou Palace at West Mountain and reinforce it with a dozen more arrays, delaying its escape by a few years. That way, it wouldn't be able to do much even if it escaped."
"You know arrays too?"
"Of course. As a cultivator, wouldn't I be a laughing stock if word got out that I don't know arrays?"
After leaving Wang Hou, Jiang He headed to the Superpower Research Department to look for Old Mu, who was delighted when he heard that Jiang He was going to help him capture a Feral King. "Don't worry, Mister Jiang. I'll gather the manpower at once and start making initiation pellets. Once the Feral King arrives, we would have enough essence and blood, and we could quickly make a batch of finished pellets."
Delight appeared on Jiang He's face.
He would only be motivated if he was rewarded.
Around ten o 'clock, Jiang He left Jingdu City and headed straight for the ocean. As for the specific direction … Jiang He did not pay attention. Earth was round anyway, and he could just fly around. Would he be afraid of getting lost with his current ability?
Still, he was not aware that just as he reached the skies above the vast ocean, many figures either riding clouds or flying swords landed in Jinyintan Village.
The Penglai Sect and the Ten Thousand Swords Sect had arrived.
"Father, Elders, Jiang He's house is just up ahead!"
Zhong Yue stepped forward and said, "Wait here for a moment. I'll knock on the door!"
He headed towards Jiang He's house with a smug look on his face.
Aren't you very awesome, Jiang He?
How dare you suppress me? Today, I'll let you know why flowers are red.
Even as he walked, he laughed loudly and coldly, saying, "Jiang He, get out here … eh?"
However, before he could finish his words, Zhong Yue's face changed drastically.
He felt an inexplicable sense of danger …
Nearby, Zhong Wanshan's expression dropped and he quickly cried out, "Be careful, Yue 'er …"
But it was already too late.
Ooom!
A flash abruptly erupted and engulfed Zhong Yue's body … and he disappeared without a trace in the next instant.
"An array!"
Someone cried out in surprise. It was the Fourth Elder of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, Zhong Wanshan's wife and Zhong Yue's mother. There was worry in her eyes as she stared at the sudden radiance of the array, frowning and exclaiming, "It's an array … Jiang He has put up an array to protect his house!"
Zhong Wanshan's wife was an expert in array formations. Although she was at the perfected Primordial Soul realm, no one in the Myriad Swords Sect dared to claim that they were better than her in terms of array formations, except for the reclusive Grand Supreme Elder.
Even so, she did not panic when she saw that her son was trapped in the array. Instead, she carefully used her divine mind to examine the place and sneered, "Jiang He is really extravagant to actually put up an illusory array here. Still, a mere illusory array wouldn't stop me. Everyone, please wait here for a moment while I break the array."
Brimming with confidence, she stepped inside the array.
Soon, the radiance of the array erupted with veins of radiance, and waves of reprimands could be heard.
Soon, the reprimands weakened until they disappeared without a trace. Zhong Wanshan's expression dropped, and he dashed towards the array with a whoosh …
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