Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning

Chapter 254: A Battle for Fame

After the confrontation, Jiang Hao continued his routine of leaving early and returning late.

He was waiting for the people from the Hall of Enforcement to come looking for him; it was surprising that they hadn’t come in three days.

No matter how lacking those two might be, their talent is evident.

Having been severely injured by me, it’s impossible for their lineage not to take some action.

However, since that incident, everyone else has become completely quiet.

They show respect, self-discipline, and avoid causing trouble for anyone else.

Jiang Hao had some realization; these people had never really seen the world.

They dare not fight each other and lack the ruthlessness in their character.

Some are a disgrace to the Demon Sect.

Jiang Hao always remembered how Wen Qi at Hengliu Waterfall was rendered speechless by Ye Shan.

As equals in talent and realm, someone with the self-awareness of the Demon Sect should have taken action long ago.

“In a few more days, I’ll have to return to help the peach tree undergo Nirvana.”

Leaving the Spiritual Medicine Garden, Jiang Hao began to ponder the Nirvana process.

This time was different from the others because he urgently needed the third purple bubble to gain new divine powers.

Before he even left Duanqing Cliff, he saw Liu Xingchen.

“You’ve finally arrived.”

Jiang Hao was prepared in his mind, but he didn’t know how many spirit stones he would need to compensate.

If it exceeded two thousand, it would be difficult.

If it exceeded three thousand, he would have to sell spirit talismans again in the next few days.

Nirvana required fourteen thousand, and currently, he had seventeen thousand.

If it exceeded three thousand, he wouldn’t be able to undergo Nirvana.

“Junior Brother doesn’t seem surprised to see me,” Liu Xingchen said with a smile as he approached.

“Senior Brother is joking,” Jiang Hao replied politely.

“It seems Junior Brother is well aware of the consequences of his actions,” Liu Xingchen said with a smile, then shook his head.

“But this time, Junior Brother seems to have guessed wrong.”

“Wrong?” Jiang Hao was somewhat surprised.

Was it more serious than I expected?

“Does Junior Brother think it’s serious or not?” Liu Xingchen teased.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Hao said, “Since Senior Brother came alone, it should not be serious.”

“Haha,” Liu Xingchen laughed.

“Indeed, it’s not serious, in fact, there’s no issue at all.”

“No issue?” Jiang Hao was somewhat surprised.

“Yes, the people from Bingyue Valley indeed planned to teach Junior Brother a lesson and then have Junior Brother compensate with five hundred spirit stones. This is a matter between the two lineages, and the Hall of Enforcement was only involved as an observer. They had no intention of speaking up. So our people also thought you would be targeted and then compensate with five hundred spirit stones,” Liu Xingchen said, slightly surprised.

“But your master refused, simply sending back a message. ‘Are the defeated at the same or even lower level even worthy of demanding compensation?’ And then the talks broke down.”

“Talks broke down?” Jiang Hao was astonished.

If talks broke down, it meant no more discussion, ready for a fight at any time.

“Yes, this time Duanqing Cliff is protecting you, but it’s also deserved. With such high achievements, what are a few people from Bingyue Valley?”

Liu Xingchen said with a light laugh, “Moreover, you were already on the Hall of Enforcement’s list, so our intervention would lead to the same outcome of being on the list. So this time, Junior Brother doesn’t need to pay any price. The only trouble is, peers from Bingyue Valley are very likely to challenge you. For the sake of face and to please those two, someone will make a move.”

Jiang Hao suddenly realized that achievements were indeed valuable; as long as he had achievements, many things would be much easier.

Even if the other party was a genius, they wouldn’t dare to go too far.

Initially, when the Hall of Enforcement captured him, they had to process it beforehand, and without concrete evidence, they had to release him immediately.

This time was similar; the achievement of the Corpse Realm Flower was on him.

With his master being the biggest beneficiary, it would be unreasonable not to protect him.

However, regarding challenges...

“I have never received a challenge,” Jiang Hao said, quite curious.

“That remains to be seen, but this matter itself is not big. Even if no one protected you, in the end, perhaps you would only need to compensate with one or two hundred spirit stones. Other consequences would happen whether you compensate or not. And Bingyue Valley doesn’t have only two disciples, so it couldn’t get too serious. I’ve even investigated, and there are quite a few people who say Junior Brother did well,” Liu Xingchen said.

Jiang Hao had some understanding of those two people’s characters; it was normal for many to dislike them.

That no one had taken action until now was surprising to him.

Perhaps it was because of their good talent. People with such talent, as long as they don’t die, will go far in the future.

Many people are not confident, so they dare not act.

Later, Liu Xingchen went to the mines again, tirelessly pursuing new remnant souls.

Currently, he was in a state of two powers intertwining, waiting for the third power to emerge, which might signal the time for the decisive battle.

It was uncertain who would be the final winner.

After stabilizing for a while, Jiang Hao planned to look around to search for traces of Bai Ye.

The main purpose this time was to find Bai Ye or something related to him.

It would be best if he could meet him in person.

Arriving at Xiling Mountain, he found that Ye Shan and her companion had already returned.

Their injuries were completely healed, but Wan Xi was quite disheveled, having encountered something unknown.

Both of them lowered their heads upon seeing Jiang Hao, not daring to make eye contact.

Jiang Hao’s ruthless decisiveness and strong power had thoroughly intimidated them.

At first, they thought they had isolated Jiang Hao, but now they suddenly realized that it was Jiang Hao who looked down upon the nine of them.

Now, whenever Jiang Hao speaks, they all listen carefully because they never know when Jiang Hao might draw his sword.

The speed of his action makes everyone feel a faint pain in their necks.

As soon as Wan Xi arrived, she transplanted the spiritual medicine to one side, not daring to water it even a bit more than necessary for fear of affecting Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao’s attitude towards these people remained the same: calm and polite.

However, it was also from this day that he began to wander around because the spiritual medicine was about to mature.

He was much faster than others.

As for whether anyone dared to tamper with his spiritual medicine while he was away, he didn’t care at all.

So far, no one dared to do so, but if someone did, that would be another matter.

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Soon, the third month arrived. Jiang Hao’s spiritual medicine had fully matured, and now he was just waiting for the mission deadline.

During this time, he observed the surroundings for a long time and discovered many spiritual medicines, both from the Candlelight Alchemy Court lineage and the Hundred Bones Forest lineage.

Jiang Hao would occasionally appraise the spiritual medicines of the Hundred Bones Forest lineage to see if they involved Bai Ye’s techniques.

Unfortunately, so far, he had not seen such spiritual medicines.

It’s worth mentioning that during this period, he heard some news.

Han Ming had taken on many challenges for him.

Most of the opponents were in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Being in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, Han Ming couldn’t gain any advantage in the fights and often faced severe injuries.

However, he was able to unleash powerful strength each time, and in the previous seven battles, he had three wins and four losses.

In the eighth battle, he achieved a breakthrough to the late stage of Foundation Establishment amidst severe injuries, and thereafter, he advanced triumphantly.

He became famous in one battle.

At this point, he stood out among the countless Foundation Establishment disciples.

Even when occasionally meeting Senior Brother Mu Qi, he couldn’t help but praise him, saying that Junior Brother Han had the makings of a chief.

With talent like Ye Shan and others appearing weak as if they had only average talent, indeed, Han Ming was extraordinary; not just anyone with good talent could reach the late stage of Foundation Establishment at twenty-three.

Putting these thoughts aside, Jiang Hao sat at the location of the spiritual field, contemplating when to help the Divine Peach Tree undergo nirvana.

It was already mid-November.

Nirvana could not be delayed.

“I’ll go back early today and help it undergo nirvana.”

Success in nirvana meant that in six days, he would witness new divine powers.