Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 908 - 807: I’m Responsible for Eating and Taking_2

The originally dense spiritual energy in the small courtyard intensified, forming a thick mist near the Furong Spirit Pool, with a faint sense of immortal energy flowing.

Tang Qin secretly lamented, as a ghost cultivator, she couldn't absorb or refine spiritual energy, which was a pity for such an excellent cultivation sanctuary.

No wonder Hu Zhile followed Mr. Jiang in less than half a year, cultivating at an incredible speed. At this rate, she would be catching up with and surpassing herself in no time!

"The Land of the Extreme North isn't too far. Pushing the immortal ship to its limits, we'll get there quickly. The scenery there is nice; when there's a chance, I'll take everyone to see it," Jiang Yuan replied with a smile, clicking to release Ling Di, the contracted pet.

Old Dog, upon landing, started grumbling, "What happened? Master, where did you just stuff me? How did you stuff me in? How did we get home so quickly? Where's the senior? Woof woof woof! What's that? Why is it bubbling with spiritual energy?"

"Notify the group that Yan Xuan has absorbed a lot of pure spiritual energy that it can't refine and will release some of it. Everyone can cultivate beside it; don't let this wealth benefit outsiders."

Jiang Yuan didn't answer a single question, leaving the notification task to Old Dog, and then opened the communication page to send a message to Cloud City's City Lord Yuan Man.

The current side quest could only be pushed by upgrading her Heart Mirror, and coincidentally, he'd gotten quite a lot of refining materials in the World Tree branch instance. As a reward, he needed City Lord Yuan to find Xuanyuan Yangguang's whereabouts.

Firstly, to learn more about the hidden past;

Secondly, to learn the complete version of Space Technique from him so that the plots obtained from the World Tree branch instance could be fused.

Since Xuanyuan Yangguang helped City Lord Yuan build Cloud City and specifically created an underground cave to produce an endless supply of herbs, he must have had a meticulous plan. The fact that City Lord Yuan has been adhering to the agreement to this day indicates that someone is receiving the vast amounts of spirit medicine.

Following the clues and system analysis, it might be possible to find Xuanyuan Yangguang's whereabouts; at the very least, even if only finding a place he temporarily stayed at, finding some leftover manuscripts would be enough.

Back then, a part of the Space Technique was obtained from a small space suppressing the stone tiger. As long as a way is found to locate the second half, this matter will be settled!

He was very much looking forward to what the synthesis of "My World" would be like and what its use would be.

The message was sent out not long ago when a buzzing sound was heard, and a new message popped up on the communication page.

[Yuan Man: Oh? Mr. Jiang, you found the materials to repair the Demon Mirror so quickly? It's indeed an unexpected surprise! However, you know, I've only just begun to reorganize the Underground City, and it will take a long time for the production of spirit medicine to recover. I'm afraid I can't produce an item for your trade at the moment.]

Jiang Yuan thought to himself that the herbs were currently not an option. But, sister, even if you can't come up with any reward, I still need to complete this side quest that I've been hanging onto for so long!

The reward of the special material gift box is still urgently needed, and the paper mill upgrade requires materials.

After some deliberation, he replied, "In this forging and repairing of the Demon Mirror, I'd like to trade for information regarding Xuanyuan Yangguang's whereabouts from City Lord Yuan. Would that be acceptable?"

[Yuan Man: But I really don't know the senior's whereabouts; I'm afraid Mr. Jiang will be disappointed.]

"City Lord Yuan, you've been abiding by the promise for years, sending the spirit medicine produced in the Underground City out without fail. I think it should have something to do with Senior Xuanyuan. Being able to introduce the cultivator receiving the goods could also work, as I have something important for which I need to find his whereabouts."

Upon receiving the message, Yuan Man couldn't help but show a wry smile. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

How she wished to know the benefactor's whereabouts!

Looking up at the barely usable Demon Mirror, she also wanted to restore its former glory.

After all, it was a divine artifact; if it could be repaired repeatedly by collecting various heavenly materials and earthly treasures, as Mr. Jiang said, it would surely be of great use. But how could repairing it be easy?

Leaving aside the consumption of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, even the cost of inviting Mr. Jiang to carry out the forging and repairing is far beyond what I can currently afford.

Though she proactively mentioned that only information was needed in exchange, first, she couldn't trace the clues to find Senior Xuanyuan; second, as a Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivator, she could already perceive the Dao of Heaven and Earth, and unequal transactions were not beneficial to her. It seems that a way must be found to trade.

Yet explaining too much seemed like making excuses; after thinking it over, she had to invite the other party to Cloud City for a face-to-face discussion.

Mr. Jiang took away the Vermilion Bird, carefully protected by Senior Xuanyuan. Now, he was eager to find his whereabouts, which must matter to the Wilderness World, and I was duty-bound, so I'll personally take him on a trip!

Waiting for the reply to meet, Jiang Yuan was impatient.

First, he completed several new charitable orders, earning a wave of urgently needed faith value; he also ensured that Yan Xuan's condition was fine, and finally used a teleportation scroll to directly reach the Cloud Prairie, entering Cloud City.

Miss Hu Jiu, with the natural attraction of her charm technique, had already turned the small shop into a scenic spot of Cloud City.

Busy with side quests, he only glanced from afar.

It was bustling with crowds; he just didn't know whether Yuan Man kept her around to continue probing the underground cave staff or to test some other demon cultivator.

Anyway, the Immortal Jade exchange at the Treasure Pavilion of Wo Hu Temple Market every evening was not affected, with Hu Zhile handling the collection of Spirit Stones and delivering Immortal Jade. The little fox never made any mistakes, so Jiang Yuan didn't bother to ask too much.

"Mr. Jiang, how have you been lately?" Yuan Man saw the graceful youth from afar and waved with a smile, "Every time you come to Cloud City, it's in such a hurry. Do you have time to stay a while today?"

Upon arriving at the appointed place, Jiang Yuan heard the spirited greeting; he squinted slightly and noticed through the system identification that it was no wonder she was so rare and lively—she was buzzed from drinking!

She had encountered a forceful deprivation of Life Origin during Tribulation Crossing; her condition was initially not good, and thinking a little laboriously drained her greatly.

Since obtaining spiritual wine from the brewery, Yuan Man would sip a little now and then to refresh herself. Today, having decided to personally escort the spirit medicine, she thought to drink a couple of extra glasses to keep her spirits up, not expecting to be slightly drunk due to low alcohol tolerance.

"We need to wait a little, so let's have a chat," Yuan Man waved her hand and gestured to the street-side tea stall, "Don't worry; I set up a barrier, so no one can hear us."

Jiang Yuan hadn't even had a chance to open his mouth when she took out the extremely broken Demon Mirror, with a faint helplessness on her slightly flushed face, "Not afraid to be laughed at, I'm a failure of a City Lord, only providing some shelter to my kin.

Pennilessly rattling, unable to improve the living conditions of the city; with no force to rely on, facing ambushes even as a Tribulation Crossing cultivator, nearly running out of lifespan.

It's fortunate to have a divine artifact, yet for so many years in my possession, it couldn't even be repaired. Thinking back, it seems that since being ambushed, I've had a streak of bad luck, terrible to the extreme!"

It turned out mighty cultivators spoke more when drunk; Jiang Yuan found her quite amusing now, less like an aloof City Lord, more like a mildly vexed young lady, thus comforted with a smile, "As the saying goes, after difficulty comes ease, City Lord Yuan's streak of bad luck is over. The culprits are caught, and part of your lifespan restored; things will only get better!"

After all, the system issued a special side quest for me to fully support this once Daughter of Fortune in reclaiming everything she lost; what's there to worry about?

"Then I'll take your auspicious words!" Yuan Man sighed deeply, "I really want to repair the Demon Mirror, yet I honestly don't know Senior Xuanyuan's whereabouts.

I thought, rather than talking for ages, why not let you see firsthand; you'd know this path doesn't work, and we could discuss trading for something else. For instance... without violating the Dao, I could be on call as a bodyguard for Mr. Jiang, how about that?"

Jiang Yuan: ???

Indeed, even great powerhouses have whimsical thoughts when drunk; how did she come up with the idea of being a bodyguard... hey? Bodyguard?!

His eyes suddenly lit up—running the World Tree branch instance could form a team to escort, and Yan Xuan needs to navigate the Extreme North Secret Realm, likely without time to join;

Old Dog's combat power had yet to be tested;

If he could persuade this one, or rather, invite her to volunteer as a bodyguard, wouldn't the speed of clearing instances increase exponentially?

"Great! I'm in need of a bodyguard!" Jiang Yuan agreed readily, "However, City Lord Yuan must be mentally prepared, as the things I need your help with involve a lot of eerie issues, which might be somewhat dangerous."