The 28th Return (Second Update Seeking Recommendation Votes)

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  "Why is there always a sense of foreboding in my heart?" Captain Takayama said suddenly. The three members of the Blue Dragon Squad had been together for some time, but he couldn't shake off the feeling of unease.

  "Captain, don't worry. If things didn't go smoothly, the jade plate should have been broken by now. Since it's still intact, everything must be going well." A law enforcement officer stepped forward and said.

  "Ah, I hope so." The unease in Takayama's heart was hard to shake off.

  "Or we wait for them here?" another law enforcement team member said.

  "Alright, let's wait for a while." Gaoshan looked at the jade plate in his hand. On the plate, three red dots remained stationary where the yellow cloud rose.

  "Hmm, this Lan Wenhao is indeed the older brother of Lan Wenxiu, and this Captain Gao Shan is also the older brother of that Gao Yuan. Why don't we take advantage of this opportunity to kill him off as well?"

  After controlling Li Qiang and Zhang Ming with the Great Puppet Technique, Jiang He's divine sense was strengthened again, and he also obtained some memories of the two. He knew that these law enforcement team members had just returned from their training and had not yet returned to the Tianfeng Sect. They didn't know much information, so he could pretend to be a good friend of Gao Yuan and kill him at close range.

  It wasn't until I communicated with the two of them that I realized Gaoshan, although he was in the later stages of foundation building, had strength close to that of a Golden Core cultivator. Moreover, his hands held a sixth-grade spiritual artifact. When it came to actual combat, he wasn't inferior to an ordinary early-stage Golden Core expert.

  After some thought, Jiang He finally decided not to take the risk. Turning to the two of them, he said: "When you return, don't reveal my existence. If there's an opportunity, let all the disciples of the law enforcement team cultivate this small puppet technique."

  "Yes, master." Zhang Ming and Li Qiang, who were controlled by the puppet technique, had been given a lifelong vow of slavery and loyalty to their master by Jiang He. Now they actively helped Jiang He plan and scheme.

  "Master, these are the two storage bags we just captured. Would you like to pick one first?" Li Qiang said respectfully.

  These two storage bags, including the blue waterproof storage bag, need to be brought back to avoid suspicion in the high mountains. However, the items inside the storage bags can be selected.

  "Hmm, okay, let me see if there's a suitable pill." Jiang He nodded and took over Ding Zhongren's storage bag.

  "So many elixirs, could it be that Ding Zhongren's old mother was an alchemist?" Jiang He's divine sense invaded Ding Zhongren's storage bag and immediately discovered a large number of elixir bottles.

  "This is the Yuanqi Dan, a bottle of this size can provide me with enough spiritual energy to cultivate until the foundation period. This is the Guiyuan Dan, a pill that replenishes essence and blood, what is this?"

  A whole bottle of foundation pills! A full twenty grains! It's too excessive! How can he have so many foundation pills? The preciousness of the foundation pill is clear to Jiang and Xin. One grain of foundation pill can increase the chances of a cultivator breaking through to the foundation stage by one or two percent. With so many foundation pills, even a pig at the 13th layer of Qi Refining could advance to the Foundation Stage.

  Moreover, the three pellets of Bi Xin Dan, this is a spiritual elixir that can stabilize one's mind and repel distracting thoughts. Having it in the later stages of foundation building can also greatly increase the chances of breaking through to the Golden Elixir stage! That Ding Zhong Ren actually has such an against-the-heavens elixir! It's truly inconceivable!

  Jiang He was shocked and excited at the same time, now all of these were going to be his. Apart from these elixirs, what remained were some mineral deposits, medicinal materials, spirit symbols, and a second-grade flying sword, which Jiang He had no interest in. After sweeping away all the elixirs, he tossed the storage bag to Zhang Ming.

  "Ah, master, we each have a Star Moon Grass that can condense spiritual thoughts. Please accept it." Zhang Ming said as he and Li Qiang each took out a small grass with silver light radiating from it. The slender stem had four red leaves on top.

  Jiang He asked: "Xing Yue Cao, how is it taken?"

  "Just swallow it orally, take one piece at a time, and when you first eat it down, your brain will have severe pain," Zhang Ming explained.

  "En... Alright. I accept." Jiang He nodded and said.

  "Master, there's only a month left before the once-in-a-decade Sect Disciples' Martial Arts Assembly. Will you be participating, Master?" Zhang Ming asked.

  "Is the Sect Disciples' Martial Arts Assembly restricted in any way?" Jiang's heart skipped a beat as he suddenly thought of Zhang Ziyang, his senior fellow disciple who was known as one of the top ten young experts in the sect.

  "All disciples of Tianfeng Sect who are in the foundation-building period or below can participate, but each person can only participate twice. The first-place disciple in the martial arts assembly will be able to cultivate the sect's supreme mental method "Fengxiang Jiutian", the second-place disciple will be able to enter the sect's library for three days and choose any one of the sect's treasured books or skills, and the third-place disciple will receive a fourth-grade spiritual instrument."

  Apart from that, the top five disciples can also go to the small world opened up by the joint efforts of the Sect's Supreme Elder and others to cultivate. The density of spiritual energy in this small world is at least a hundred times that of the Spiritual Realm!

  Zhang Ming introduced seriously. Jiang He was overjoyed and laughed, "Really? Such a generous reward? Then I must participate! Alright, I'll hurry back as soon as possible. You guys go ahead and meet up with Gao Shan and the others first, so as not to arouse their suspicion."

  "Yes, master." After they finished speaking, they took the three corpses of Lan Wenjian, Ding Zhongren and Ding Nancheng to join Yu Pan Shang Gao Shan and others.

  After the dust settled, Jiang He only noticed that in the ruins of Jiuxiao City's inner city, there was actually another living person. It was Ye Heyun, who had also been taken advantage of by Ding Zhongren, but she was now dressed and helping her mother get dressed as well. The entire process was carried out calmly, without any signs of panic, as if she had become numb from the massive changes that had occurred.

  Jiang let out a sigh, unsure if what he had done was right or wrong. Although he had eliminated Ding Zhong, he had also caused so many people to die with him.

  If it were to happen again, would I still do the same? Jiang He asked himself this question, and in the end, he found that if it were to happen again, he would still do the same. With his heart now at peace, he moved swiftly and flew towards the house he had bought in Jiuxiao City.

  First, he took out three Yuanqi Dan. The Yuanqi Dan is almost equivalent to the solidification of the gaseous heavenly and earthly spiritual energy, and it has been compressed. The refining principle of this Yuanqi Dan is relatively simple, as long as one's cultivation reaches the Golden Elixir stage, they can refine Yuanqi Dan, but the quality of those refined by different people also differs.

  The three Yuanqi Dans in Jiang He's hand had a dense and even distribution of spiritual energy, with the internal spiritual energy moving about vigorously. It was clearly a top-grade Yuanqi Dan. Upon seeing these Yuanqi Dans, Jiang He finally understood why Ding Zhong could be so infatuated with women yet still cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage - it was all thanks to the power of dan medicine.

  After taking the Dan medicine, Jiang He absorbed all the yuanqi contained in it, and his cultivation recovered to the 12th layer of the Refining Qi stage. Moreover, there was a subtle sign of breaking through to the 13th layer of the Refining Qi stage. Jiang He was overjoyed in his heart, but he didn't rush to break through at this moment, planning to wait until the sect's disciple competition before making a breakthrough.

  This time's battle, Jiang He's greatest gain was a deeper understanding of the runes, knowing the relationship between the spirit symbols and the runes. As for recovering the indestructible electric rune, he now had a foundation in his heart.

  Jiang He stayed in the Jiuxiao City for a few more days, and when he was about to leave, the little girl Tang Xiaobian from next door came knocking. It turned out that her parents had been beheaded by bandits who broke into their room at the inn. The news was devastating, and the little girl cried until she became a tearful person. In the end, she thought of Jiang He. Jiang He had no choice but to find Sheng Shiming again and entrust the little girl to him. Moreover, since he had borrowed two seventh-level talismans from him before, Jiang He also owed him a favor that was not small.

  After arranging for Tang Xiaobu, Jiang He finally had to take action and return to Tianfeng Sect.

  It's been three years since I left the Tianfeng Sect. Those hatreds seem to have faded, but when Jiang He's footsteps stepped onto Qiyun Mountain again, those past insults, killings, and hatreds reappeared before his eyes. At this time, Jiang He already had the ability to control his own destiny.

  I'm back again. Looking down at Mount Qi Yun, Jiang He said softly.