I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 485 Surrounded by Wolves (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Before officially entering the secret realm, Jiang Yi went to the North-South General Store in Zhencheng.

In just three years, the shop became a hit, boosting business for the entire street. Jiang Yi thought she had gone to the wrong place, as she clearly remembered that the area had been very deserted before.

With the opening of the secret realm imminent, the shop was unusually crowded with customers, all of whom were cultivators from various sects and families preparing to enter the secret realm.

Shang Shixu was so busy she barely had time to breathe, and Xin Wushuang was dizzy from doing the accounting. Beside her was another woman with the same expressionless and unsmiling face, who helped her settle the bills for the customers. The two were like twin sisters.

That was Wanli's appearance after he transformed, and he also had some kind of magical artifact to conceal his demonic aura.

It's a pity that the insects of the Shang Dynasty cannot transform into human form, otherwise there would be another long-term worker.

After seeing the two customers off to the door, Shang Shixu saw Jiang Yi and could only give a wry smile, indicating that Jiang Yi should wait in the backyard, as there were still many customers in the shop.

"Shopkeeper, give me two more bottles of Rejuvenation and Rejuvenation Pills."

"coming!"

Shang Shixu went off to work again, and Jiang Yi went to the backyard by herself. The door to the alchemy room was tightly closed, and the aroma of alchemy mixed with the smell of cooking fires. Seeing how good the business was outside, Hong Li was afraid that the alchemy furnace was about to burn out.

Even after the shop closed in the evening, Hongli still hadn't come out of the alchemy room.

Xin Wushuang and Shang Shixu, their eyes vacant, drifted like ghosts to Jiang Yi and sat down at the table in the courtyard.

Wanli transformed back into a golden eagle and fell asleep standing on the tree. Xin Wushuang, who never bent over, was also exhausted and hunched over. "I used to sell pancakes at a stall with my family all day and I was never this tired."

Shang Shixu laughed until his facial muscles stiffened, "I could spend a month catching bugs in the deep mountains and it wouldn't be as hard as a single day of hard work here."

Jiang Yi smiled and poured tea for the two of them, "Are you satisfied with the wages Hong Li gave you?"

Mentioning this finally eased their expressions somewhat.

Hong Li wasn't a stingy fox. When business was good at the shop, she would raise their wages. So, over three years, Shang Shixu and Xin Wushuang actually saved up quite a few spirit stones.

"Tell me what you've gathered over this period of time," Jiang Yi asked Shang Shixu.

Over the past three years, Shang Shixu has released quite a few Gu, and has collected a lot of information, including many secrets that could kill people.

It's fortunate that Shang Shixu isn't Liu Taozhi, otherwise there would be many more best-selling novels on the market.

Shang Shixu said, "Regarding why the Northern Xuan Demon Clan is in the Thunder Pool Secret Realm, most of the explanations I've gathered are that they suddenly appeared in the secret realm. The previous batch of cultivators who entered the secret realm all said that at first they thought they were newly born demon beasts in the secret realm."

"During the battle, we found these monsters to be exceptionally difficult to deal with. They are highly intelligent and possess more spells than other monsters. The last group of people who entered the secret realm suffered heavy losses, with a higher casualty rate than ever before."

"Most of the surviving cultivators were groups of people who killed these demonic beasts together. Only after they killed them did they discover that these demonic beasts had demonic seeds in their dantian. They didn't know what they were or how to use them, so they sold them to Tongbao Tower."

Jiang Yi calculated the time, "In other words, the demons of Bei Xuan were likely trapped in the Thunder Pool Secret Realm not long after Bei Xuan left. If they were not captured, then the only possibility is a spatial rift."

Spatial rifts are completely unpredictable. Her master, Danxi, and mother, Jiang Yurong, also traveled directly to Floating Light Island from a spatial rift in Beixuan, which is located in the southwest, extremely far from Beixuan. Shang Shixu nodded, "What I'm worried about now is that last time they entered the Thunder Pool Secret Realm and discovered the existence of the Beixuan demon race, they didn't have enough time to investigate thoroughly. Will a high-level cultivator suppress their cultivation to go in and investigate this time?"

Xin Wushuang nodded in agreement, "That's highly likely."

Before Jiang Yi could speak, Shang Shixu's expression became more serious. "There's another piece of information I got from a distinguished guest at Tongbao Tower. When my Gu was lurking on him, I overheard a conversation between two elders at Tongbao Tower in Zhencheng. It was only a sentence or two, but the gist of it was that Tongbao Tower also wanted to send people into the Thunder Pool Secret Realm to collect a batch of demon seeds for refining weapons."

Jiang Yi frowned. "I remember my master telling me that Bei Xuan has always strictly controlled demon species and never allowed them to fall into places outside Bei Xuan. Therefore, there are no magical artifacts or treasures made from demon species outside the country."

Xin Wushuang added, "The demon seed refining process allows magical artifacts and treasures to possess multiple magical powers, making them indeed stronger than the magical artifacts commonly found in the Eastern Continent."

Jiang Yi sighed, "So those Northern Xuan demons in the Thunder Pool Secret Realm are a piece of fat meat, surrounded by wolves, and now everyone wants to take a bite."

Shang Shixu pondered, "If we can get Lei Ji Sect to assist Cang Ling Sect in bringing out the Northern Xuan Demon Clan through normal negotiations, that would be the best outcome."

Jiang Yi smiled bitterly, "Last time, Yuan Shu Xingjun of Taichu Sword Sect helped us ask Qian Tian Sect for the demon-controlling inheritance and cultivators of the various sects in Beixuan, which already gave Cangling Sect a lot of face. But Qian Tian Sect still didn't behave. Even if I use Chonghe Daojun's name this time, they won't cooperate. I can't really invite Chonghe Daojun here."

Xin Wushuang agreed, "If we don't have the ability to handle our own problems, the three major sword sects will abandon us sooner or later."

Shang Shixu said, "But from Lei Jizong's perspective, if we do this now, it's like stealing things from their secret realm. We have no legitimate reason to do so, and if we are discovered, we will have no grounds to defend ourselves."

Jiang Yi nodded, "Junior Brother Shang is right. I also have this concern. I will contact True Venerable Youying later. Since my identity is special, True Venerable Youying and I will visit you. True Venerable Jue Mingzi will assist you in secret."

"I'm here today mainly to discuss with you how to bring all the Northern Xuan Demon Clan members out once we find them, and how to safely transfer them all..."

Jiang Yi spoke, and the two listened. Shang Shixu occasionally offered his opinions and ideas, while Xin Wushuang remained mostly silent, occasionally offering insightful observations.

Years of experience have made both of them more profound and cautious in their actions and thoughts.

In the end, the basic plan was finalized. Shang Shixu also gave Jiang Yi a map of the Thunder Pool Secret Realm that he had explored. On the day they entered the secret realm, they would be in different camps and would definitely enter in different batches.

No one knows where they will be teleported to; they can only rely on the undetectable nature of the business timeline to locate each other and meet at the agreed-upon location.

When Jiang Yi left, Hong Li was still diligently refining pills. The little one was quite hardworking when it came to making money.

It wasn't until the next morning that Hongli dragged her tired body out of the alchemy room, rubbing her bruised eyes.

As soon as she opened the door, she stepped on a piece of paper with only one word on it.

it is good!
Hongli beamed with joy when she saw that it was Jiang Yi's handwriting.

"No, no, now that I've got the strange fire, that wicked woman will definitely try to extort a lot of spirit stones from me. I'm not tired, I can keep refining!"

Hong Li grabbed a handful of pills and swallowed them. Before she could even step out of the pill room, she turned back into the room, slammed the door shut, and continued refining pills.

　See you tomorrow~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)