Jiang Hao looked at the chicken thigh carefully.
He hadnāt seen the chicken, so he couldnāt tell what breed it was.
But if it had appeared here, it must have been raised by someone.
He hoped that the person would not come looking for him. Otherwise, it would be troublesome.
It was better to set the spirit beast and Xiao Li free so that he didnāt need to deal with things like these.
He needed to let them know not to mention his name if someone came looking for the chicken.
He was finally going to advance. It had been more than ten years.
He returned to his room and began to sort out the news he had received today.
What happened at the Great Thousand God Sect really surprised him.
There was no beef between him and the Great Thousand God Sect. However, Feng Hua belonged to that sect, and the stone tablet was also created by someone from there.
In addition, there was the matter of creating immortals. They were planning to kill people in the Dragon Cave to harness their cultivation.
That might easily create a huge commotion.
If he got too involved, it would affect him and the sect.
As for how long it would last, he did not know.
He had to seize the time to become stronger.
Jiang Hao noticed that Xiao Li and the beast had finished their food, but they still seemed to be hungry.
When the moon rose, Xiao Li went home.
The spirit beast was sleeping in front of the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower.
He seemed to be dreaming of a flying chicken.
Late at night, Jiang Hao listened to the chirping of the insects around him, and his mind became calm.
He had already prepared everything and was just waiting for the gathering to begin.
He didnāt know what information he could get from the gathering, but he just needed to maintain a good impression at the gathering.
Perhaps in a few years, he would not have to be so cautious all the time.
After becoming powerful, he would not have to worry about many things.
However, it was not that simple.
He had created a very mysterious person of himself. The recent events emphasized it even further.
He had borrowed Hong Yuyeās power many times to accomplish many things.
If he wanted to maintain the mysterious and powerful image he had built of himself, he needed to reach Hong Yuyeās cultivation realm.
At midnight, Jiang Hao entered the stone tablet.
He wanted to see what these people were doing and whether it would affect him.
Many things were happening overseas, so he had to pay attention to them.
However, nothing had happened in the North so far.
Maybe they just didnāt know about the events in the North because no one was from the North in the gathering. There was no way of knowing if something had indeed happened there.
After entering the public space, Jiang Hao took his usual seat.
The others also arrived one after another.
There were five people in total.
Senior Dan Yuan sat in the front as usual.
After greeting Senior Dan Yuan, they sat cross-legged on the floor.
Dan Yuan was the first to ask about their cultivation.
No one spoke.
āThen, letās talk about the matter at hand.ā Dan Yuan looked at Gui. āFriend Gui, are you ready? My people should arrive any moment.ā
āIām almost ready,ā said Gui. āI can head to the Heavenly Note Sect once I get the Sageās Pages. I just donāt know if Old Man Corpse Sea will have any effect on me.ā
There had been no news from the Heavenly Note Sect lately. Gui did not know what Old Man Corpse Sea had done, and how that would affect the rest of them.
āOld Man Corpse Sea has already entered the Lawless Tower,ā Jiang Hao said.
He was surprised that Senior Dan Yuan didnāt have a task this time.
They directly went ahead with the trading phase.
āHe is in the Lawless Tower?ā Gui was surprised. āHe went there willingly?ā
Jiang Hao didnāt explain. It would have been extremely difficult to capture him. But Old Man Corpse Sea had chosen to visit the Blood Pool and dug his own grave.
Gu Jin was not mentally stable.
It was surprising that Old Man Corpse Sea had survived after that attack.
āThe Sageās Pages are still with Jing?ā Dan Yuan asked.
He didnāt take Old Man Corpse Seaās matter to heart. He had done his best anyway.
āYes.ā Jiang Hao nodded.
āWhat price do I have to pay to see them?ā Dan Yuan asked.
Jiang Hao knew that it would be his people who would come for the pages.
āI havenāt thought of it yet. Iāll leave it for later.ā
Dan Yuan nodded.
Then, he looked at Gui.
āIāll give it to him when I meet him.ā
āWhat is the content of the pages?ā Liu asked curiously.
Gui looked at Xing.
āItās strange,ā said Xing helplessly.
āI saw the words, āHeaven rewards the diligentā¦ā or something along that line,ā said Gui.
āAnd then?ā Zhang was curious.
āI forgotā¦ā Gui was puzzled.
Jiang Hao was surprised. He felt the same way.
It was as if he had forgotten everything he had read in the Sageās Pages.
According to Hong Yuye, the pages had been taken away.
Everyone was surprised.
Before, they werenāt that curious about the pages, but nowā¦
They couldnāt remember anything.
However, they didnāt stall for long and continued the trade.
āFriend Jing, do you have any other plans for them?ā Zhang asked.
She was referring to the two people.
āAre they already at the academy?ā Jiang Hao asked.
Zhang nodded. āSheās working, and the child is studying in a school. But the injury to their spirit is great. Itāll take a lot of time and medicine to cure them.ā
Jiang Hao nodded. āThatās all from my side.ā
There was no need for him to do more.
They would work hard on their own. He just needed to give them a chance.
If they didnāt work hard even after being given the chance, then why bother with something more?
āThen, Iāll consider the deal as fulfilled,ā said Zhang. She looked at him.
She seemed to be waiting for confirmation.
āAlright.ā Jiang Hao nodded.
She had done well. This matter was bigger than him just cleaning those graves for her.
āFriend Jing, the things you wanted have been prepared,ā Liu said.
With the help of Senior Dan Yuan, Jiang Hao received the information on the stone slab.
He memorized it.
The gathering went on.
Xing looked at Liu.
āI need an overseas identity. Itās best if itās from the Heavenly Spirit Tribe.ā
āWhen do you want it?ā Liu asked.
āIn the next two years,ā Xing said.
Everyone knew that Xing was going overseas to do something important.
Liu thought for a moment and nodded.
After that, he asked Liu what he needed in exchange.
Liu asked for an unorthodox spell technique of the Bright Moon Sect. It was called the Light of Fireflies.
It was a spell that could accumulate strength.
Once they started accumulating, they couldnāt be used.
Only those who wanted to break through would need to accumulate so much strength.
The moment he used it, all the accumulated strength would run out instantly.
It was almost a waste to use it in that way.
Jiang Hao was a little tempted by the prospect of getting a new identity so easily.
He could have asked for a new identity when he went to the West.
Gu Jinās influence had been just too great.
He had the identity of Smiling San Sheng to use overseas. Perhaps he could use the new identity when he went to the East or North someday.
āI wonder if I can ask for the identity of someone in the immortal sectā¦ā