145 A Happy Ending? (1/2)

Myriad Cauldron Sect

The aftermath of the herb gathering event was chaotic as Xin Pi had expected. Many survivors, who had encountered the dryad queen, complained to their masters that they had tricked them into the plane. Several orthodox sects' disciples and elders couldn't return.

Han Wenjie, Ju Shoufen, and Xin Pi had to make their appearance and declared – There was an accident in the plane this year as the dryad queen could neutralize the safety rules, which had been arranged by the Myriad Cauldron Sect.

The excuse couldn't appease the crowd. They still blamed everything on the alchemists. Fortunately, most organizations swallowed their pride and retreated as they weren't strong enough to wage war against the Myriad Cauldron Sect. Moreover, they still had to rely on them in the upcoming war with Wei Huang and his allies. It was not the time to fight with each other.

The Myriad Cauldron Sect's reputation took a hit after this incident. In the future, nobody would join their public event anymore. Only a few merchants would continue purchasing the sect's pills.

It would take a while before these alchemists could regain their fame and attract back customers.

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Meanwhile, Yu Shun was not satisfied with the result of his scheme. He pinpointed the location of Wei Yuan and Cao Mao for everybody, but nobody was smart enough to find them.

It was partly Yu Shun's fault as he forgot to update the current appearance of Cao Mao to the public. His incompetent subordinates' sketched portraits were the ones with silver long hair and a babyface. However, Cao Mao rolled around with his Mao Miaomiao's form, so everybody couldn't find him.

It took him a while before Yu Shun realized the mistake.

”Ah, shit. Come to think of it, those portraits are outdated. I need to revisit them and take Xu Miao's photos. Or, maybe I can send agents to take photos of those women and give them to Huangjin Sect or the Dong Clan. That fatty chancellor and those maniacs should be interested in those beauties.”

As Yu Shun was plotting how he could reveal Wei Yuan and Xu Miao's whereabouts to the world, his phone rang. Someone had called him.

The caller was one of Yu Shun's major customers, the crown prince, Liu Bian.

The prince was merely 8 years old. However, his intelligence and cultivation base surpassed someone his age. This meridian establishment realm youngster was the master of formations, traps, talismans, and arrays, who could easily defeat any 4th-stage expert without using a drop of essence.

Rumors said that the crown prince was the reincarnation of an ancient master. Some said that he was a supreme prodigy that only appeared once in a thousand years.

Despite the promising future and his status, the crown prince's hobby was nasty. He collected dead bodies and corpses.

The fat merchant was afraid and wary of this nasty prince. He didn't like it when the prince directly called him.

Reluctantly, Yu Shun picked up the call, ”What can I do for you, your highness?”

'I need you to investigate something for me.'

”Investigate?”

'There is an individual with the name, Xie Tian. I think he has just died recently. I want you to search for his dead body or his remains.'

”W-What? You want me to find a dead body!?”

'Exactly.'

”Y-Your Highness, I'm afraid that's not my area of expertise. I'm a merchant, not a grave robber.”

'Shut up and listen to what I say! You're not the only one I've called and commissioned with this task. I ordered the Mi Clan and the Zhou Clan the same thing I'm ordering you! The first one who can find me Xie Tian's corpse will be given 1,000 essence cores and a shadow element crystal!'

Yu Shun's face changed when he heard the bounty rewards. One essence core could be sold for a million refined stones, so 1,000 essence cores were a lot of money.

Furthermore, all orthodox and unorthodox sects would be willing to do anything to get their hands on any element crystal since it could give new power to their top disciples. Talented experts could easily comprehend a new element by studying an element crystal, which was the condensed power of elemental essence.

This deal was huge.

Yu Shun had to take a few seconds to calm his excitement.

”I'll do it.”

'Good. Be quick.'

The crown prince ended the call.

Yu Shun stared at his jade phone. Then, he turned to Yeet City.

”Hmm, fine. I'll deal with you later. I'll complete this stupid corpse digging task and use that brat's authority to hunt you down later, Xu Miao!”

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After the subdimension event, Cao Mao managed to return in one piece. He did not need to worry about the system's threatening time-limited quests anymore.

Yet, the tutorial quest wasn't over yet. The only task Cao Mao had to complete was the 9th mission, which forced him to master three core techniques.

Dual Flame

Vampiric Touch

Goose Tongue

The first two techniques were powerful and played an important role during the previous fight. However, Cao Mao was still confused about the last technique.

The technique scroll only gave him a vague training method. First, Cao Mao had to mingle with geese, mutated geese, and monster beast geese and listen to their honks.

The next day after Cao Mao's return, Jia Shan visited him to check his disciple's progress and his profits after the event.