After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 87 Borrowing Spiritual Energy

Manager Hu and Zhao Shen stepped into the left area, counting one, two, three, four, five by feeling the ground under their feet.

They stopped walking on the sixth one.

Hu Guan first sensed the surge of spiritual energy here and found that it was indeed not the result of one person cultivating, so his expression darkened.

Just then, his communication talisman made some noise, but Steward Hu did not check it immediately. Instead, he stepped to the left.

After stepping inside, he took out a black cone-shaped object, infused it with spiritual energy, and then threw it to the ground.

The moment it landed, the surrounding fog was slowly blown away, and without its obstruction, its true form was finally revealed.

This black cone is specifically designed for the Nine Nether Spring. The Nine Nether Spring is often obscured by the spring mist, making it difficult to see what's inside. However, using the black cone can dispel the mist.

The disciples here often use black cones when patrolling and cleaning. Where there are black cones, there will be no more fog, and things will return to normal only after they are put away.

Each black cone can disperse fog over a range that is exactly the size of an area, which is also the standard for dividing the thirty-two areas of the Nine Nether Springs.

However, the materials used for the black cones are quite special, making it difficult to produce as many as thirty-two. This makes it impossible to keep the area fog-free at all times, so they can only be taken out when needed.

Once his vision was no longer obstructed, Steward Hu fixed his gaze ahead, narrowed his eyes slightly, and spoke with a hint of anger in his voice—

"What a courage!"

Rewinding to a few breaths earlier, within area six—

Mo Jiuwei had just woken up and felt refreshed, as if she had just taken a nice bath and felt incredibly relaxed.

But before she could even savor it, she suddenly became stern—

[Oh no, someone's coming!]

[This person's cultivation is quite high, actually reaching the Dao Integration stage? It seems he's one of the top figures in the entire sect.]

Why did even someone like this get involved? Did we give ourselves away in some way?

【let me see……】

The members of the Immortal Sect opened their eyes one after another, all of them looking surprised.

how so!
It would be best to hide in the immortal abode first.

[So that's how it is. There's a spirit mirror here that can investigate at any time. It seems the noise from our cultivation aroused the supervisor's suspicion.]

Mo Jiuwei already knew the general situation.

If that's the case, then simply hiding in the immortal abode probably won't be enough; a reasonable explanation for this situation is needed...

Time shifts to the moment when Steward Hu enters the sixth area and uses the black cone to dispel the surrounding fog—

"What a courage!"

With a shout of anger, Liu Feng hurriedly got up and said in a flustered manner, "Who are you, senior?"

Manager Hu ignored his question and instead pointed to several talismans laid out on the ground—

"What are you doing?"

Liu Feng touched his nose sheepishly and gave a dry laugh, "I just thought the spiritual energy here was so strong that I wanted to store some spiritual energy in my spirit-gathering talisman..."

The spirit-gathering talismans are all of low quality, but they are only half-finished products. At this moment, they are absorbing the spiritual energy in the air.

Once it has absorbed enough, it will become the finished product.

When Steward Hu arrived, he saw this scene: a person sitting cross-legged in the middle, surrounded by talismans, some of which seemed to have been replenished with spiritual energy, and he was taking new ones out of his robes to replace them—

What a mess!
Manager Hu was so angry he almost laughed. This person not only came to the Nine Nether Spring himself, but also brought these things with him, and even wanted to use the spiritual energy of the Nine Nether Spring to nurture them—what audacity!
"This is a place for cultivation, not for you to make talismans!" Manager Hu scolded unhappily. "If everyone were like you, what would become of our Nine Nether Spring?"

Liu Feng grinned. "Yes, I'm really sorry, but I come from a small sect and have never seen such rich spiritual energy before. I was thinking that if I missed this opportunity, I would never have another chance. I really couldn't bear to miss it... Of course, if your sect explicitly forbids doing this, then I will keep it."

Manager Hu was taken aback.

It's explicitly prohibited... but there really isn't one.

The disciples who came were all outstanding individuals, and those who had reached this point were almost all financially secure and would not do something so shameful.

Moreover, even if someone really wanted to use the spiritual energy here to replenish their talismans, there would only be one or two, unlike this person who set up such a large area!
However, Steward Hu couldn't bring himself to utter the words of rebuke.

Liu Feng was not a member of the Qingyue Sect, and the reason he was able to come was because of the sect's compensation to them.

Since it's compensation, if we cause him trouble over such a "trivial matter," it seems that our kindness will turn into enmity instead of gratitude.

If it's only for these two days, then it seems like it wouldn't hurt to just bear with it...

Besides, there's really no explicit prohibition against such behavior here. If this person causes trouble, then we'll be in the wrong.

Thinking about it this way, Manager Hu's anger subsided considerably.

"How many days are you going to cultivate here?" he asked.

"I'll be here for the next two days, and my junior apprentice will be here for the next two days," Liu Feng replied.

So it's four days.

Fine, then I'll put up with them for four days.

Manager Hu's gaze swept over the items on the ground, and he couldn't help but twitch his lips. "You're a talisman master? Did you make these unfinished talismans?"

"It was made by my junior brother, but he didn't finish it. Luckily, I had a part of it with me..." Liu Feng seemed a little embarrassed.

"Fine, do it if you want."

Manager Hu was too lazy to say anything more. He flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Zhao Shen behind him quickly put away the black cone, then gave Liu Feng a strange look before chasing after Steward Hu and leaving.

Let alone those in charge, even he had never seen such a petty person trying to take advantage of others.

They actually used half-finished talismans to borrow the spiritual energy of the Qingyue Sect to complete the production. It's so outrageous that it's unbelievable!

Is this how small sects operate now? No wonder their disciples look down on other sects and minor factions!
"Manager Hu, is there a problem inside?"

Upon seeing Steward Hu bring Zhao Shen out, the guards who were standing watch here hurriedly asked...

"It's alright, you can continue guarding."

Manager Hu waved his hand.

"Yes."

Manager Hu walked a few steps away before realizing that his communication talisman had just made a sound, so he took a look.

The message was sent by one of his own disciples.

"Manager Hu, the spiritual energy in the sixth area has just undergone a brief change; it seems the intensity of the surge of spiritual energy has weakened somewhat."

Manager Hu didn't take it seriously, assuming that Liu Feng had caused the change when he replaced the talisman. "Hmm, I know, it's nothing, don't worry about it."

(End of this chapter)