Acquiring the Storage Treasure made Jiang Man feel more like a Golden Core Ancestor.

He put everything inside all at once: books, Elixirs, the Spiritual Source, the Spirit Sword, the Magic Robe, and the Spirit Beast Egg.

The only things he didn’t put inside were Meng Qiewei’s name and the Evil God Statue.

Those two were dangerous, so it was better to leave them for Old Huang to watch over.

He then tested it and found he could retrieve his Spirit Sword in an instant.

Finally, no more worrying about forgetting his Spirit Sword and being unable to use Sword Flight.

What happened last time, when he nearly fell to his death, would never happen again.

"You’d best be careful when putting the Spirit Beast Egg in there. It might die inside," the Old Yellow Ox suddenly interjected.

Hearing this, Jiang Man turned to the Old Yellow Ox and said, "Old Huang, you can talk?"

"Watching you just now reminded me of your childhood," the Old Yellow Ox said casually.

’He’s calling me an idiot again, isn’t he?’ Jiang Man realized.

He then asked about the Storage Treasure.

"They used to be very common, but then some things happened, and Storage Treasures made with the old technology became useless. Yours is the most primitive kind, but it’s still relatively stable," the Old Yellow Ox continued. "However, it’s best not to put things with a life force, like a Spirit Beast Egg, inside. A Storage Treasure doesn’t shrink items; it seals them within a compressed space. Living things will be crushed by the pressure of the Spiritual Qi.

"Besides, a Storage Treasure of this level can’t hold living things to begin with.

"Just think of it as living things suffocating easily inside.

"You even have to be careful with living plants.

"If the Spirit Beast Egg were to hatch, you wouldn’t be able to put the creature inside anyway."

Primitive, ordinary—Jiang Man didn’t care about any of that. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Old Huang, do you have one?"

The Old Yellow Ox said calmly, "In the past, I wouldn’t have even bothered to pick one up if it were thrown at my feet."

Jiang Man pressed on, "Do you have one now?"

The Old Yellow Ox went back to eating grass, ignoring Jiang Man.

It had thought for a moment that Jiang Man had matured, but it seemed he was as childish as ever.

"Old Huang, if I put you inside, would you suffocate?" Jiang Man asked curiously. "If we’re ever discovered, you can just take a deep breath and hop into the Storage Treasure. I’ll fly us away with Sword Control."

After a pause, Jiang Man added, "And if you ever have to run for it, remember to take me with you."

The Old Yellow Ox just kept its head down, single-mindedly eating grass.

Jiang Man didn’t mind, instead marveling at his haul for the day.

After a moment, he brought up the Evil God.

The Evil God’s subordinates had been trying to harm him lately.

It gave him a sense of impending danger.

The Old Yellow Ox said offhandedly, "You’re afraid of them?"

"I’m not really afraid, but I am curious about the Cultivation levels of the Evil God’s subordinates," Jiang Man said.

"That Evil God is dead. It’s highly unlikely his subordinates have surpassed the Golden Core realm. Even if a few have, they are extremely rare, and they wouldn’t dare make a move on you," the Old Yellow Ox stated.

Jiang Man understood. If they made a move on him, the Sect would find them.

But it was still dangerous. What if his opponent decided to act recklessly?

"Senior, do I still have any protection on me?" Jiang Man asked.

"Your wife is a peerless expert. Go ask her for one," the Old Yellow Ox said.

"I still think you’re more powerful, Senior," Jiang Man said with a completely straight face.

The Old Yellow Ox glanced at Jiang Man, said nothing, and went back to eating grass.

’No refusal means he agreed.’

Afterward, Jiang Man took out the Wind-Collecting Technique.

He asked the Old Yellow Ox for guidance.

He had a trip to make in August and would need this.

He was going to Luoyun City to complete a mission and would also preside over the assessments there.

He would be taking over Senior Sister Yu’s old job, and he wanted to experience what it felt like to decide everyone’s fate.

Since he was going back anyway, he might as well get something done.

However, before Jiang Man could start studying it, he saw Fang Yong approaching.

He didn’t even have to ask; the man was here to deliver Spiritual Source.

Sure enough, Fang Yong gave him sixty thousand Spiritual Source.

"This much?" Jiang Man was baffled. ’I didn’t write down that many people in my little book, so how did it get as high as sixty thousand?’

And that sixty thousand was after taking a cut.

Fang Yong himself must have taken another thirty or forty thousand.

"That’s right. Some people weren’t on your list," Fang Yong explained.

He then told him about Xiang Liang and the others.

Jiang Man sighed. There were still plenty of good people in the world.

"How much did they give?" Jiang Man asked.

"Sixteen thousand each," Fang Yong replied.

Jiang Man sighed again. ’A Golden Core price for a Golden Core problem, indeed.’

But even all of that added together didn’t amount to this much.

"Some people came to me wanting to buy information about you," Fang Yong said after a moment of thought. "They mostly asked about your cultivation partner. I could only say that you married a mysterious Fairy.

"It’s unlikely you married into her family.

"They also asked what type of women you like.

"Since I couldn’t answer that, I just told them you like women like your cultivation partner."

Jiang Man was stunned.

’Fang Yong is pretty quick on his feet. I’ll use that answer next time someone asks me,’ he thought.

"Someone also wanted to buy the itinerary for your Golden Core mission from me," Fang Yong said curiously. "Should I sell it?"

"Sell it," Jiang Man nodded. "I’m heading to Luoyun City in August to complete the mission."

Fang Yong nodded, already thinking about how to price the information.

Just knowing it was in August was precise enough; the exact date couldn’t be revealed, of course.

That would be dangerous.

However, he still reminded Jiang Man that many women would likely try to connect with him.

Once he got involved, especially if a child came into the picture, things would be difficult to resolve.

Jiang Man nodded at this.

He definitely needed to be on guard against something like that.

Although he had no such intentions himself, that didn’t mean he was infallible.

There were always traps that could make him suffer a loss.

A young Unparalleled Celestial Pride was not invincible.

Jiang Man then asked Fang Yong how he had gotten into the Sixth Courtyard earlier.

He had seen Fang Yong there during his advancement.

"I knelt before your Instructor, and she agreed," Fang Yong said calmly, telling the plain truth.

Jiang Man was stunned for a moment. "For real?"