Chapter 1015: 陰氣蔬菜

Given the foundation of the Jiangshan Yipin Tower, it's impossible they wouldn't have any means to eliminate an enemy, right? Why did they just use a single strike with the power of a Five-Aperture Nascent Soul and call it a day?

The Tower Master ignored him, coldly staring at the Grand Yin Sect Master: "Do you wish to continue?" The Grand Yin Sect Master, eyeing Jiang Fan warily, immediately retreated to maintain his distance.

The technique that immobilized souls was truly too strange! And that fifteen-thousand-zhang Immortal Blade that could cleave through his Yin energy—was that not a joke?

*That* was called the Immortal Blade?

Gritting his teeth in frustration, he leaped to Feng Yuanzong's side, grabbed him, and swiftly retreated. Before leaving, he glared fiercely at Jiang Fan: "Tyrant, was it? I'll remember you!"

Jiang Fan scoffed, "Tower Master, let's pursue him. This is letting him off too easily; we should at least cripple him!"

The Jiangshan Yipin Tower Master looked at Jiang Fan with slight confusion. "Why do I feel like you're more enraged than I am?" He hadn't even intended to fight the Grand Yin Sect Master to the death. Yet, this "Tyrant" was shouting for blood, as if they had an immense grudge.

Jiang Fan's expression stiffened for a moment. He quickly explained, "Didn't I see the Tower Master being disadvantaged? I just got carried away, a little too excited."

The Jiangshan Yipin Tower Master didn't dwell on it, showing a look of relief. He said, "I owe you a great deal this time. Otherwise, I would have been forced to use some deadly moves. That would have escalated the treasure dispute into a vendetta."

Jiang Fan understood his intention. Competing for treasure was a matter of individual ability; even if there was a temporary conflict, there was always a chance to move past it later. But if someone died, it would become a blood feud.

Furthermore, both their identities were sensitive, each representing a sect. If either died, it would inevitably spark antagonism between the two major sects, leading to greater casualties. Therefore, both parties held back, refraining from using lethal moves. This was also why the Jiangshan Yipin Tower Master didn't take the opportunity to kill him.

Jiang Fan, resigned, said, "I understand. Our Jiangshan Yipin Tower is a commercial alliance. We prioritize harmony in all matters."

His intervention this time was sufficient. Injuring the Grand Yin Sect Master was like collecting a bit of interest.

The Jiangshan Yipin Tower Master smiled and nodded, saying, "Hand over your token."

Puzzled, Jiang Fan handed over the Tyrant Token.

The Tower Master took out his own token, used its sharp corner to engrave a few strokes onto the Tyrant Token, then bit his finger and infused a drop of essence blood into it.

"From now on, you are the Vice Tower Master of the Jiangshan Yipin Tower, capable of accepting higher-authority missions. These include missions issued by the Seven Great Sect Leaders of the Three Divine Sects, and even those from the Three Venerables and the One Bodhisattva."

Hearing the latter, Jiang Fan's heart stirred. The rewards for bounties issued by such beings were undoubtedly extremely generous.

"Furthermore, I don't like owing favors. What do you want?"

Jiang Fan had experienced the benefits of the Tower Master's favors before, so he immediately blurted out, "I want a Jade Paper Heavenly Scroll."

The corner of the Jiangshan Yipin Tower Master's mouth twitched. "You certainly know how to pick!" He had only just acquired one, and it hadn't even 'warmed up' yet, and this kid already wanted it?

"Giving you the Jade Paper Heavenly Scroll isn't realistic, but I can let you view its contents."

Jiang Fan's face lit up with joy. Remembering the content was fine, as long as he could silently recite it regularly afterward. "That works, that works too!"

The Jiangshan Yipin Tower Master almost laughed in exasperation. This kid was making an outrageous demand. If he could get a whole one, he'd profit, but just getting the content wasn't a loss either.

"You really are a natural at business," he said grumpily, taking out the Jade Paper Heavenly Scroll.

Jiang Fan took it with both hands and immediately memorized it silently. He instantly felt a warmth in his soul, and a sense of transformation. If he were to also silently recite the previous one for a while, he feared his soul power might reach that of a Four-Aperture Nascent Soul.

"Alright, thank you, Tower Master." Jiang Fan returned the Jade Paper Heavenly Scroll.

The Tower Master nodded and asked, "Are you also going to the Fire Worship Sect? Do you have a Sacred Fire Token?"

Jiang Fan was just feeling troubled. Understanding the implied meaning, he asked, "Does the Tower Master have extra?"

The Tower Master smiled slightly. "Is there anything our Jiangshan Yipin Tower can't acquire? Do you want one?"

"Yes."

"One grain of Time-Space Dust."

Jiang Fan's eyes widened. "Tower Master, we just faced life and death together; do we really need to be so particular?"

The Tower Master chuckled. "Do you know why I avoid owing favors? It's to prevent people from freeloading. If you don't want to trade, then forget it, Vice Tower Master Gu, let's go." He then ascended with Gu Xin'er, disappearing into the clouds.

Jiang Fan grumbled, "Using Time-Space Dust for a broken token? What was he thinking? Is it so hard for me to get one? At worst, I'll go find Fairy Qianlan and call her 'Madam Pavilion Master' a few times; can she really resist not giving it to me? As for Time-Space Dust, he definitely wouldn't trade it away again. As long as the Evil Crow Venerable wasn't completely dead, he wouldn't allow Time-Space Dust to appear on the market. In the future, if any life-extending items appeared, he would seize them, absolutely preventing them from falling into the Evil Crow Venerable's hands. In short, let him slowly rot away."

Back on the cloud, Hua Wuying recoiled, maintaining her distance from him.

Jiang Fan sniffed himself. "Am I also suffering from the Five Decays of Heavenly Beings?"

Hua Wuying shook her head. "No, I'm thinking about my own life. The further away I am from you, the longer I should live." Just moments before, she had been praising Jiang Fan for hiding when trouble arose. The next moment, Jiang Fan was raising his Immortal Blade, howling as he charged at the Grand Yin Sect Master! Was he truly not afraid of being refined into a Nascent Soul Yin Corpse by the Grand Yin Sect Master?

Just then, Hua Wuying's communication jade pendant chimed. She opened it, a joyful expression on her face, and said, "Senior, it's a message from friends who arrived at the Fire Worship Sect earlier. They're telling us to hurry over. They said the Fire Worship Sect is very lively right now; it's rare for disciples of major divine sects to gather in one place. Everyone is exchanging items, taking what they need, to the point where it's formed a small marketplace."

Jiang Fan was surprised. It was likely that the news of the Ancient Giant's arrival in three months had spread, causing widespread panic. Everyone was consciously searching for the resources they needed.

"Senior, should we go too? Perhaps we can find some good things there?"

Jiang Fan was unenthusiastic. He already had plenty of items on him. But then he reconsidered: he actually was missing a few things. Namely, the high-grade spirit stones required for teleportation arrays, and the extremely valuable, though currently unknown in purpose, supreme-grade spirit stones.

He could sell some items, exchange them for low-grade spirit stones, and then try to condense those into high-grade ones. But what could he sell? Many of the items on him were not meant to see the light of day.

Suddenly, he remembered something. He looked at Huaxin, who was comfortably lying on a chair, sleeping, inside the Ghost Crystal. Immediately, he had an idea.

This fellow absolutely refused to teach him the Hellish script. So, he'd make her a little anxious! He'd sell her rations, which were the Yin-energy vegetables cultivated by Asura King Ayu. He'd see if that made her anxious, so she wouldn't always think he had no leverage over her.

He just didn't know if the disciples of Taicang Great State would have any need for something used exclusively by creatures from the Hell Realm. If worst came to worst, he could sell them cheaply, or even give them away for free!

At the Fire Worship Sect, Fairy Qianlan stood in the main hall with a troubled expression. Before her sat a dark-skinned middle-aged man, who frowned slightly and said, "When you went to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, did you truly not bring back anything containing Yin energy from the underground world?"