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Chapter 1241: Chapter 9: Shou Zhe Obtains the True Method! Lici Returns to Her Country_4 Chapter 1241: Chapter 9: Shou Zhe Obtains the True Method! Lici Returns to Her Country_4 Wang Shouzhe pondered briefly before saying, “I once teamed up with the head of the Longzuo Academy to excavate a Blood Nest Base, and I’ve heard of the Blood Venerate, but didn’t know he was a True Immortal.”

“During the later periods of the Divine Martial Dynasty, the world was chaotic, and all sorts of demons and spirits emerged — among them, the ten fiercest were dubbed as the ‘Top Ten Most Wanted Criminals.’ The Blood Venerate was one of those ten and wreaked havoc for over three thousand years before being exterminated,” Jiang Zhencang explained, “Yet even so, in our era, there are still occasions where a Blood Nest Base is discovered. Imagine just how wild he must have been?”

“However, although the Blood Venerate’s thinking was radical, he indeed was a presence with terrifying power and means, equipped with an acumen and wisdom that are unreachable by ordinary people. When he hit a bottleneck in his practice of the Gu Emperor Way, seeing no way forward, he assumed it was a lack of innate talent. Through his own study, he merged the Gu Emperor Way with his bloodline talent to create a type of Bridal Clothes Blood Gu capable of harnessing Bloodline Power.”

“It was also by using this that he was able to ascend as a True Immortal.”

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“According to historical records, the Blood Venerate and his lair have been exterminated. But rumors persist that such a formidable person would have more than one lair. Shouzhe, if you can locate the hidden lair of the Blood Venerate, you might find some unused advanced Bridal Clothes Blood Gu that could potentially solve Ningxi’s troubles,” Jiang Zhencang speculated, weaving possibilities that sounded even more unreliable than asking a True Immortal for help.

This caused Wang Shouzhe’s eyebrows to furrow. By all accounts, Jiang Zhencang wasn’t someone to speak without basis.

Without any clues, looking for a possibly non-existent relic from a hundred thousand years ago? How unreliable would that be? Even if there might be a chance, how low would that probability be?

He must have some information and clues for speaking of such things.

Sure enough.

Jiang Zhencang laughed and said, “Speaking of which, it’s quite coincidental. Since the establishment of Lingyun Holy Ground just seven or eight thousand years ago, a total of eighteen remnants of Blood Nest Ruins have been unearthed, including one by you, Shouzhe.”

“Considering that the Divine Martial Dynasty had already cleared and struck at many Blood Nest Bases, it’s unlikely that many survived. Thus, excavating so many Blood Nest Ruins within such a short period in the Dagan Realm is obviously unlikely.”

“Therefore, we have summarized and organized the scattered bits of information obtained from the divisions of Blood Nest Bases. We found that in the Dagan Realm, to be precise, in a yet-to-be-tamed land, there might be a Blood Nest Base of the lair level.”

During the conversation, Jiang Zhencang handed Wang Shouzhe a piece of compiled intelligence: “The Blood Nests generated by the Blood Nest Base have mediocre usefulness to our Holy Land and are only suitable for encouraging criminals in the Cannon Fodder Camp at the foreign battlefield. Shouzhe, you may allocate some of your efforts to explore this, and if benefits are gained, share a portion with the Holy Land and incorporate the materials into the Holy Land Sutra Library.”

“Also, be extra cautious about keeping your actions secret and ensure these items do not flow to the Demonic Dynasty. They tend to use such items unscrupulously, which is far more potent than when used by our Holy Land.

“Thank you, Sacred Master Jiang.” Wang Shouzhe stood up, bowed deeply in thanks, and said earnestly, “Once the hidden lair of the Blood Venerate is discovered, our Wang family will invite members of the Holy Land to join us, never monopolizing the find.”

“There’s no need to be so formal; I trust your character, Shouzhe,” Jiang Zhencang said with a smile. “But this relic might only possibly exist. Perhaps this lair had already been eradicated during the Divine Martial Dynasty’s time. Even if it still exists, it may not be easy to find.”

Indeed, if it were easy to find, the Holy Land would have excavated it themselves long ago, even if the overall utility was somewhat unimpressive.

It was precisely because the Lingyun Holy Ground had little interest in this uncertain profit that they delegated this “dirty and tiring” job to the Wang family.

Yet, Wang Shouzhe knew that this was essentially a huge opportunity being tossed his way. Blood Gu, such an item, would yield far greater benefits in the hands of the Wang family than in the Demonic Dynasty.

Moreover, this Blood Venerate lair was also crucial for Ningxi’s future, and Wang Shouzhe naturally took it very seriously.

Subsequently.

Wang Shouzhe first organized the intelligence and made some arrangements before he delegated the investigation tasks.

And he stayed temporarily at the Holy Ground to receive the inheritance of the “Emerald Emperor’s True Method.”

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Time flew by.

In the sky over the prairie of Southern Desert County.

A cloud ray flying boat gracefully flapped its wings, sailing through the blue sky and white clouds.

After a prolonged journey, the cloud ray flying boat finally reached [East Qian Country].

At that instant, Master Yao Chengchao, who was in charge of all operations on this cloud ray flying boat, suddenly shed tears of excitement like “escaping from hell.”

He had it tough!

This journey was one of the three “unbearable air disasters” Wang Shouzhe had experienced in his life.

No, this time it could even be said to be the foremost of the three “unbearable air disasters.”

The previous two were, respectively, the “Sudden Energy Eruption Air Disaster of the Divine Martial Ruins” and the “Five Little Wolf Cubs Chaotic Riot on the Yunyang Flying Boat.”

But this time, the “Return of Witch Wang Licui Air Disaster” completely demolished Yao Chengchao’s will.

Among his business associates, Yao had always been known as “Rapid Knife Yao.” It wasn’t that he drew his blade quickly, but that he was fast and ruthless in business.

In monopolistic and irreplaceable dealings, his heart had always been “black.”

However, this time, he was utterly defeated by Wang Licui.

It started when his portly shopkeeper sold a contract for three servings of regular food packs at a price of a thousand Immortal Crystals per person. Yao Chengchao saw it as nothing too problematic, as it was simply too greed-driven, and he had begrudgingly praised the oafish shopkeeper he disliked.

Yet, two months after the Yunyang Flying Boat had set off, somewhere in the vast Western Wind Ocean.

All the regular food on the ship had been eaten?

Then Wang Licui brought out the tickets and contract, under the “mockery” of Enlightened One Yunyang and the scarred Jiang Xingyuan and others, Yao Chengchao had no choice but to reluctantly bring out the precious Spirit Food to cover daily consumption.

But in just over a month, that too was consumed.

Despite all his great abilities, Yao Chengchao couldn’t conjure up food. Was he supposed to hunt Dragon Whales in the Western Wind Ocean? Hunting Dragon Whales wasn’t such an easy task, was it?

Many people couldn’t even catch fish daily and had to rely on plucking wild vegetables to barely maintain their dignity.

Normally, a professional Dragon Whale hunting team, with experience, equipment, and gear, would be lucky to catch one in over a decade!

And then, at this time.

Wang Licui and two others stated they had brought many reserves of food, high-level Spirit Meat and Spirit Rice! They could sell them to Yao’s Air Transport at a high price to alleviate the embarrassing situation of the food shortage on the flying boat.

This was utterly ridiculous, wasn’t it?

So Yao’s Air Transport would buy their reserve food at high prices, then provide it to them to eat for free…

Yet, they complained of hunger daily, accusing Yao’s Air Transport of breaching the contract every day. Gong Yang Ce and Jiang Xingyuan, along with other passengers, also joined in the ruckus.

Although Yao’s knife was fast, they were extremely particular about the spirit of the contract.

Yao Chengchao had no choice but to accept Wang Licui’s even faster knife.

As the days slowly passed, the reserves of Wang Licui and the others dwindled, and as the simple principle of supply and demand dictated, the knife got faster and faster.

Each and every day, they carved a large chunk out of Yao Chengchao, the cuts getting increasingly fierce and ruthless.

This continuous and escalating harm drove Yao Chengchao toward collapse.

Until at last, upon settling accounts…

He was to work for Wang Licui for free for a hundred years! An entire century, damn Wang family, could it be that you’re the bane of my life?

And Jiang Xingyuan was no good either, he showed his ‘concern’ for Yao Chengchao every day.

“Ah, Young Master Yao, you’re the most trustworthy person I’ve ever seen, I salute you.”

“Crying isn’t a sin, a man reaches a place of heartache.”

“Fear not the losses of today, for tomorrow your good name will be praised far and wide.”

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