Chapter 309: Chapter 308: In His Previous Life, When He Bought Things, They Wouldn’t Even Take His Money

Jiang Zuo stood there, as if everything that had just happened was hardly worth a mention.

Even the person hiding in the shadows was stunned.

’This person... he actually broke free of my restraints.’

"What is the meaning of this, fellow Daoist?" The voice echoed, but its owner remained unseen.

Jiang Zuo said calmly, "I just felt they deserved to die."

At this, Chaos also roared, as if ready to lunge forward and crush the hidden person at any moment.

The other party was silent for a moment before finally saying, "Since Chaos has acknowledged a master, we will not press the matter. I hope you will leave as soon as possible, fellow Daoist."

The moment his voice faded, the other Demon Cultivators departed, taking everything with them.

The old man, hovering between life and death, was taken away along with Leng Qi.

Jiang Zuo paid them no mind.

’I’m not stupid. I’d have to be an idiot to press my advantage now.’

Then, Jiang Zuo looked into the distance and shook his head. ’Unless a Tier Nine appears, no one can be absolutely certain of defeating Chaos.’

’That must be why that person agreed to let me leave.’

As for Tier Eight Inquirers, they were also exceedingly rare and wouldn’t just show up at a time like this.

Even that old man was merely a Tier Eight, with a long road ahead of him before reaching the Inquiry stage.

But even so, people of his caliber rarely appeared in the world.

Tier Seven Daoists were more numerous, but still not a common sight.

Generally, experts of such power had a certain degree of fame; someone would always recognize them.

Only a very few chose to remain in the shadows.

Once they became Tier Seven Daoists, they would choose to walk their own path, either by traveling the world or entering seclusion, rarely appearing before others.

Jian Shisan was one such person.

If it hadn’t been for his aunt, barely anyone in the entire Holy Land would have recognized Jian Shisan.

At Tier Seven, he wouldn’t have unleashed that famed sword strike in the Holy Land, and after successfully Entering Dao elsewhere, he would not have returned.

Perhaps much later, after his Dao reached Great Success and he achieved the Supreme realm, he might have returned to take a look.

Jiang Zuo didn’t go back for Su Qi and the others, as he had just seen them escape on a Soft Cloud.

So, Jiang Zuo also rode Chaos on his way back.

Chaos was countless times faster than the Soft Cloud.

Before long, Jiang Zuo was nearing his destination. Just as he was about to arrive, however, Chaos sent him a message, indicating it had to return.

The Summoning’s duration was over.

Since that was the case, Jiang Zuo said nothing and simply allowed Chaos to depart.

’Next time... never mind. It seems I won’t be seeing Chaos again anytime soon.’

The Chaos he had summoned wasn’t its true body at all.

’I wonder if people like Jingyue can still summon its true body.’

If he couldn’t summon the true body, Jiang Zuo would have no way of controlling Chaos.

After reaching a road, Jiang Zuo hailed a car.

He had already put away the Mist and the Battle Spirit Stele; he needed to find a place nearby to level up.

"Hey pal, looking to hitch a ride?" a young driver suddenly asked.

Jiang Zuo glanced at him, then tossed him a First-Grade Spirit Stone. "Outside Jiang City."

The driver was stunned for a moment, then said, "After you, fellow Daoist."

Yes, the young driver was a Tier Two Cultivator. Jiang Zuo naturally gave priority to hailing such a car, knowing at least that the driver wouldn’t refuse him.

Ordinary people would get worried if you paid them too much.

Soon, Jiang Zuo was in the passenger seat. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to sit in the back, but two people were already there.

Two Fairies, no less.

They didn’t pay much attention to Jiang Zuo getting in the car.

Instead, they continued their own conversation. "I heard the climate and Spiritual Qi in Baili Valley have changed so drastically that Spirit Medicines can no longer be grown properly."

"I know, right? Otherwise, they wouldn’t have sent us to check it out. But we’re just here to see what’s going on. Even if we find the source of the problem, it’s not something we can handle.

After all, even the seniors from Baili Valley are helpless."

Jiang Zuo had no interest in the conversation behind him.

The driver, however, turned to Jiang Zuo curiously. "Which sect are you from, fellow Daoist?"

"A Loose Cultivator," Jiang Zuo replied without turning his head.

"A Loose Cultivator, huh? Does that mean you’re with the Tianhe Group? Most Loose Cultivators in Jiang City, nine times out of ten, work for the Tianhe Group."

Jiang Zuo didn’t answer. The man asked too many questions.

Jiang Zuo’s silence didn’t seem to bother the man. He continued, "Oh, by the way, we’re not actually planning on entering the city. Hmm, we’ll be stopping a bit far from it. That’s not a problem for you, is it, fellow Daoist?"

Only then did Jiang Zuo nod.

He had been planning to find a place outside to level up anyway. Doing it at home was out of the question.

’If I burn down the house, Su Qi will get angry.’

’Her anger itself is a small matter, but the things she does when she’s angry are not.’

Jiang Zuo remembered Su Qi had always been a bit violent, even as a child. She hit especially hard. That time he’d ended up with shattered bones all over his body, she hadn’t even seemed worried about traumatizing him.

’What ordinary person could withstand such torment?’

’But Su Qi was furious back then. She probably wasn’t thinking straight.’

’Either that, or she was just narcissistic enough to think her good looks and charm could erase any trauma.’

’Hmm, she might have a point there.’

Jiang Zuo remembered that ever since he started liking Su Qi, just the sight of her was enough to heal anything.

Until the divorce, when he had buried all those feelings.

Yet even after burying those feelings, Jiang Zuo found he couldn’t accept any other woman.

Beautiful women were nothing more than skeletons in his eyes.

"Do you know anyone from Baili Valley, fellow Daoist? If you’re free, you could come check it out with us," the man said again.

Jiang Zuo shook his head but said nothing.

’Truthfully, I don’t know anyone there. In fact, I’ve never even heard of this so-called Baili Valley.’

When it came to Spirit Medicines, Jiang Zuo only knew of one Sect—the Celestial Spirit Nine Peaks, which was arguably the largest source of Spirit Medicines in the Cultivation Realm.

Jiang Zuo had been there before. Back then, he had actually planned to buy them.

But they refused to take his money for anything. In those days, he never needed money to obtain whatever he lacked.

’I was more naive when I was young. Now, I’d at least leave something in return.’

He might not have had many Spirit Stones, but he possessed countless treasures.

’The concept of Spirit Stones was truly unimportant in my past life.’

It seemed he’d never had a single opportunity to spend Spirit Stones.

After saying it was a pity, the young Cultivator moved on to other topics.

Jiang Zuo had already stopped listening, tuning everything out.

But the man didn’t mind in the slightest and continued to talk, seemingly to himself.

Even the two in the back couldn’t take it anymore. "Senior Brother Qian Xie, could you please stop talking? We’re still trying to do our research."

"My dear Junior Sisters, you do your research, and I’ll do my talking," Qian Xie said. "We’re not talking about the same thing, so how could I be affecting you? I don’t feel like you’re affecting me."

"..."

This was why they didn’t want to engage with their Senior Brother at all. It was all just useless nonsense.

It was painful even trying to ignore him.

After a long while, the car stopped at the foot of a mountain forest.

Qian Xie and the others got out, and Jiang Zuo naturally did as well.

Qian Xie started to say his goodbyes. "Fellow Daoist, if I get the chance, I’ll give you another ride—"

Before he could finish, Jiang Zuo turned and walked away.

"That fellow Daoist sure is impatient. Junior Sisters, wouldn’t you say—"

By then, his two Junior Sisters were already gone.

"..."