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Chapter 485 The "Praise to Death" Strategy

The male cultivator at the Golden Core stage then smiled and said:

"Everyone, if you want to know what happens next, you'll have to spend some spirit stones. Fellow Daoist Wan has worked very hard to gather information, using a lot of connections and relationships, all of which require spirit stones to cultivate. You see..."

Immediately, some cultivators started to jeer:

"Tsk, so it was all for earning spirit stones!"

Some cultivators, eager to get firsthand information, asked directly:

“Fellow Daoist, if you can guarantee the information is true, I will take this spirit stone.”

The male cultivator at the Golden Core stage said with absolute certainty:
"The news is absolutely true. Fellow Daoist Wan, the 'Know-It-All,' is not a name given for nothing. He would never ruin his own reputation."

"Okay, name your price, I'll buy this information jade slip."

"Fellow Daoist, you're generous! One hundred low-grade spirit stones per share. I only have twenty shares left, so once they're gone, they're gone!"

Seeing that the time was almost right, the male cultivator in the Golden Core stage immediately took out twenty cyan jade slips from his storage bag. These jade slips were sealed, and if the person who set the seal did not unlock it, the information inside would be automatically destroyed if the jade slip was forcibly opened. This was very common in the cultivation world and was mostly used for daily transactions.

"Give me one!"

"These are spirit stones, give them to me first!"

"And I!"

There were quite a few people who wanted to get firsthand information. Even knowing that they might be scammed, some people were still willing to pay spirit stones. In no time, the Golden Core cultivator was surrounded. In a short while, all twenty information jade slips were sold out. When someone else wanted to buy them, the cultivator said they were all gone and then gracefully disappeared from the spot.

Zhang Lingrui and Lin Keyang, who had just left the Wei residence, also witnessed the Golden Core cultivator's outrageous actions. After exchanging a glance, Zhang Lingrui flashed forward and blocked the Golden Core cultivator's path.
"Young friend, I am very interested in your information jade slip. Do you have any extras that you could sell me?"

The male cultivator at the Golden Core stage was startled by the sudden appearance of the person. Hearing the person claim to be "this humble one," and seeing the robes of the Haoran Sect on the person's body, his legs went weak. He hurriedly pulled a jade slip from his storage bag, presented it with both hands, and respectfully said:

"Senior, there's no need for such formalities. This is something I kept for myself, and I'm giving it to you as a gift."

Zhang Lingrui used his spiritual power to draw the jade slip into his hand, scanned it with his divine sense, and read through its contents. He then raised an eyebrow and said:
"I didn't expect this 'know-it-all' to be quite capable, as 60% of the information was accurate. However, he exaggerated Ranxi's role in it too much, giving the impression of 'praising her to death.' This is not good. Revise it before selling it, understand?"

Upon hearing this, the male cultivator at the Golden Core stage felt a pang of unease and immediately lowered his head in response:

"Yes, I've made note of it."

"Tell Wan Bowen that if you're going to release information, be truthful and don't become a weapon in someone else's hands. The evil cultivators want to make a comeback, and it's not appropriate to stir up internal strife between different regions right now. Don't end up destroying yourselves."

"Yes! Yes! I've got it. I'll definitely pass on your words, senior. I'll go and retrieve the jade slips that were just sold and explain the situation."

The male cultivator in the Golden Core stage lowered his head even further.

"Hmph, you're smart."

When the Golden Core cultivator looked up again, there was no one in front of him. He wiped the sweat from his brow and immediately went back to retrieve the message jade slip.

Lin Keyang said to Zhang Lingrui, who flashed back to his side, "It's done."

"Hmm, that message jade slip is quite interesting. It actually attributed all the credit for the battle of the Mountain and River Scroll to Ran Xi. This is blatant 'praise to kill'. We cultivators who survived the Mountain and River Scroll know very well that Ran Xi did deserve the most credit for persevering to the end, but the fallen cultivators also deserve credit."

However, in the eyes of some cultivators, this is a disguised way of erasing the achievements of those fallen cultivators. What will their fellow disciples, clansmen, and relatives think? This tactic is truly vicious.

Lin Keyang frowned and said:

“This matter is indeed strange. We’ve only been back for a short time, and this news has already reached the Western Regions. I wonder who leaked it. That ‘know-it-all’ has no ability to get close to us Nascent Soul cultivators. What is his source of information? And who told him to sell this information?”

Zhang Lingrui, too lazy to think it through, replied directly:

“Let the sect deal with this kind of brain-taxing matter. Let’s go to the Feng family first, finish dealing with the matter that Ranxi asked us to handle, and then send this jade slip back to the sect.”

"As long as Ranxi and I are around, you won't want to use your brain at all."

Lin Keyang glared at the other party helplessly, then slipped into the shop owned by the Feng family.

Feng Jiaqing never expected to meet two Nascent Soul Venerables from the Haoran Sect. He politely invited Ran Yang and Ran Rui into the inner hall reception room before inquiring about Ran Xi's situation.

Although he had heard many rumors about the Five Domains Grand Competition, he couldn't tell the truth from the falsehoods. He was also worried about Yunxi's situation, so he had been keeping an eye on the movements of the Haoran Sect. When he learned that the cultivators who participated in the competition had returned to the sect, he waited for Yunxi's message talisman every day. However, he didn't expect to receive two big shots instead.

When he learned that Ranxi had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, Feng Jiaqing's face showed both relief and worry. He had learned from the two Venerables that the only way for them to survive out of the Mountain and River Scroll was to reach the Nascent Soul stage. Even though he had not experienced it himself, he could imagine the dangers involved. A slight mistake could destroy their entire path to immortality.

"Don't worry, Ranxi is not injured. She has also won honor for the sect in this competition. These are the things she asked us to bring to you. She also asked us to tell you to move the Feng family to Haoran City as soon as possible, not to be stingy with resources, and to nurture the younger generation."

The five realms are currently unstable, and evil cultivators are showing signs of making a comeback. You must prepare in advance.

"Thank you both for coming in person."

Feng Jiaqing accepted the storage ring, cupped his hands in thanks,
Yunxi herself had survived a near-death experience, yet she still didn't forget to give back to the Feng family, which made Feng Jiaqing very gratified.

The Feng family now holds a place in Haoran City. Previously, the Feng patriarch sent a group of outstanding body cultivators, which improved the overall strength of the Feng family. What they need to do is develop in a low-key manner, work hard to cultivate disciples, and stand firmly behind Yunxi when she confronts the evil cultivators.

Seeing that the Feng family members were reasonable and wouldn't cause trouble for Ranxi, Ranyang and Ranrui quickly returned to their sect.

The first thing the two did upon returning to their sect was to see Sect Leader Yu Geng.

Yu Geng was surprised that the two had returned, and immediately stood up and said:
"You two venerable ones, is there something important to discuss?"

Ran Yang nodded and pushed a jade slip in front of Yu Geng, saying:

"Ranrui and I originally planned to replenish our resources in Haoran City before leaving, but we unexpectedly discovered that some cultivators were selling information jade slips. Sixty percent of the information in the jade slips was true, and the remaining forty percent was marked as speculation, but it excessively exaggerated Ranxi's contributions. There must be something wrong with this."

Yu Geng, as the sect leader, knew where the problem lay after reading the contents of the message jade slip: someone was deliberately trying to "praise" Ran Xi to her death.

"Thank you both for coming back to remind me. Ranxi has always been low-key, and the sect respects her wishes. But I didn't expect that someone would make a fuss over something as small as this. It seems that the image-recording jade you brought back should come in handy."

(End of this chapter)