Chapter 1283: Goodbye, Wish Paper

"Are they looking for me?" Jiang Fan's mouth twitched. "Madam, you certainly know how to pick!"

He cautiously asked, "Senior, my cultivation in the lightning path might not be sufficient for the task."

"No, yours is perfectly adequate!" Venerable Qianjiao did not conceal the truth. "Our Hunyuan Prefecture needs to go to the Celestial Realm to retrieve a precious corpse. Due to certain reasons, lightning path divine abilities are required to suppress the surrounding evil energy."

"Your lightning path divine abilities are completely sufficient. If you are willing to assist us, our Wenhua Academy will naturally not let you work in vain."

The Celestial Realm? Jiang Fan immediately refused, saying, "My cultivation is weak, and I would only hinder you, senior."

He was, after all, personally named by the Giant Emperor of the Central Tribe. He wasn't sure if Wang Chongxiao had also impersonated his appearance, in addition to his name. If his appearance was also faked, going there would be walking straight into a trap.

Venerable Qianjiao showed no surprise. Not to mention Nascent Soul cultivators, even their Soul Transformation Venerables feared going to the Celestial Realm.

"There's no need to be afraid. The Dean of our Wenhua Academy will accompany us on this trip. He is a Human Supremacy who has experienced the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, so your safety is assured."

Jiang Fan was startled. Five Decays of Heaven and Man? This person was undoubtedly the strongest in Hunyuan Prefecture.

Still, Jiang Fan felt it was too risky. "Senior, I..."

Seeing Jiang Fan about to decline again, a flicker of displeasure crossed Venerable Qianjiao's brow! She, a Venerable in the Second Decay of Heaven and Man, was being repeatedly refused by a junior she had assigned a task to! Any other Nascent Soul cultivator would have long seized the opportunity to forge a connection with her.

"Enough! You are to go!" Venerable Qianjiao, growing impatient, took out three pieces of red paper and said, "After the task is completed, these three wish papers will be yours!"

Jiang Fan froze; he was all too familiar with this red paper! That day, while racing against the Five-Star Giant King, he had personally witnessed Venerable Zixiao use this paper to perform 'words become law' and teleport eighty thousand miles. Gu Xin'er had also given him a wish paper, which, once activated, commanded the Cold Mountain Giant King to hold the Sky-Slaying Furnace, ultimately leading to his demise. It was truly miraculous! Jiang Fan remembered it vividly. He had always wanted to acquire more of these papers. Unexpectedly, Venerable Qianjiao was offering three at once!

He was somewhat tempted and asked, "Venerable, is the corpse far from the Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar?"

Venerable Qianjiao replied, "If it were far, we wouldn't be going."

Jiang Fan stared at the three wish papers for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I accept."

"However, I'm concerned that once we are in the Celestial Realm, the ancient giants might target me, so I'd like to disguise myself. Please grant me permission, senior." He wasn't really concerned about the ancient giants.

He was afraid of being recognized by Venerable Qianjiao's precious son! Venerable Qianjiao nodded without a second thought. Although in her eyes, a minor figure like Jiang Fan couldn't possibly be remembered by ancient giants, and his worry was unfounded, she didn't care about such trivial matters. She casually put the three wish papers back into her sleeve and said, "As you wish."

Having received permission, Jiang Fan immediately took out the human-skin mask and put it on. In the next moment, he transformed into a clean-shaven, well-featured middle-aged scholar with a fair complexion. Not only did his appearance and physique change significantly, but even his cultivation was concealed, becoming unfathomable. A hint of surprise appeared in Venerable Qianjiao's eyes: "What a powerful human-skin mask; I couldn't even detect anything amiss." A flicker of desire appeared in her eyes but quickly vanished. This was a disguise mask for men, and she would have almost no occasion to use it. Moreover, she still needed Jiang Fan's help now. There was no reason to snatch his magic artifact. Jiang Fan breathed a sigh of relief. Even a Venerable couldn't see through it?

That was excellent!

"Senior, shall we go now?"

Venerable Qianjiao said, "Come with me first. I still have something to finish." She lifted Jiang Fan and nearly teleported them to the square in front of the market.

Seven powerful cultivators of the Five-Aperture Nascent Soul stage were gathered in the square. A person who appeared to be a market manager stepped forward to greet them, saying, "Venerable, all the Five-Aperture Nascent Soul cultivators in the city are here." Venerable Qianjiao nodded slightly.

She scanned the area but found no other Five-Aperture Nascent Soul cultivators. "Lin'er, is that scoundrel inside?" The mischievous child, who had been waiting in the square, shook his head and grumbled, "No." "He's very young, much younger than Mother." Venerable Qianjiao looked at the seven Five-Aperture Nascent Soul cultivators before her; the youngest was over thirty, older than her. This did not match the description at all. "Then how on earth...? Did he sneak away before the market was sealed off?" Venerable Qianjiao scoffed, her pretty face showing murderous intent. "He's lucky! If I catch him, I'll cut out his tongue!"

The mischievous child wasn't having it. He stomped his foot and declared, "No! I want to catch him now! He bullied me! I'm going to beat him up badly! I'll do this to him, and this!" He grabbed a small clay figure, twisted off its arms, then its legs, and finally its head. Venerable Qianjiao gently said, "Lin'er, be good. Go back first, and Mother will figure out a way to find this person for you." The child lay on the ground and started rolling, wailing, "No! I want him now! I want him!"

Jiang Fan's mouth twitched. *You little brat, still thinking of revenge? I'm standing right in front of you! This fellow was so spoiled it was unbearable; he really needed a good lesson!*

Changing his gaze, Jiang Fan said, "Senior, why don't I try to coax him?" Venerable Qianjiao spoiled her child too much and couldn't easily pacify him. She said, "You can try. Just get him to obey and go back." Jiang Fan replied, "It'll be harder to coax him with you nearby. Venerable, please step back a bit with everyone else. I'll try to soothe him alone." Venerable Qianjiao nodded.

Anyway, she could watch from a distance and teleport over if anything happened. She immediately stepped back and dismissed the people nearby. Jiang Fan crouched in front of the tantrum-throwing child, met his gaze, and activated his Silent Meditation technique: "Young master, would you like a fun toy from Uncle?" The child paused, clearly not understanding how a voice had appeared in his mind.

He scratched his head, shifted his gaze to Jiang Fan, and sneered, "I don't want it. What good could a poor wretch like you give me?" Jiang Fan's anger flared, but he still smiled. "This toy of mine is quite powerful, you know."

He took out the bronze formation plate and activated it. A formation appeared. Before the mischievous child could understand, Jiang Fan took out the Formation-Breaker Hammer and gently tapped it on the core of the formation. The formation instantly broke open. Jiang Fan held up the Formation-Breaker Hammer: "Do you see? This small hammer can break open any formation with just one strike."

The child's eyes immediately widened. He reached out to grab it, saying, "Fun, fun! Give it to me quickly! Let me play with it too." Jiang Fan transmitted mentally, "I can't give it to you in front of your mother; she'll take it back. When your mother isn't around, I'll secretly give it to you."

His father and mother are reluctant to discipline him, aren't they? Then I'll just give the Formation-Breaker Hammer to this mischievous child. That Wenhua Academy must have many restrictions, right? Let the child tap them all, preferably destroying some important restriction and causing a major disaster. We'll see if those two can continue to tolerate and not discipline him then, or if they'll deliver a male-and-female joint beating!