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201: Chapter 191 201: Chapter 191 The poison gas in Immortal Venerable City had dissipated, and the people within the city woke up and could move about, searching for the one who had saved them.

People outside the city also sensed the change within; the gates of Immortal Venerable City were wide open.

Those who had previously escaped to take refuge outside now returned to the city.

After all, it was here they could find food—to many a destination of return, and for even more, a place where their belongings and homes were.

The streets began to bustle with activity.

Xuanyuan Mengting followed Jiang Tang, along with Su Chang’an, Yan Weiwei, Hua Sheng, and others.

They had witnessed Jiang Tang casting spells to save people.

Xuanyuan Jie, with some others, had burned the deceased.

He too now joined their group.

“Jiang Tang, where did you obtain these Detoxifying Spirit Flowers?”

The question Xuanyuan Mengting asked was one everyone wanted to know the answer to; all eyes were on Jiang Tang, hoping to hear the answer from his own lips.

Jiang Tang knew that whenever he brought out something valuable, it would catch people’s attention.

Previously, he had lacked the power to protect himself, but now, though not particularly strong, he had the ability to escape danger.

Of course, he would not foolishly divulge the secrets of his space.

After a moment of silence, under the curious gazes of the others, he lightly said,

“During a past training expedition, I encountered danger and fell into an unnamed underground space.

I found these flowers there.

The place was truly perilous, and I barely escaped with my life.”

Yan Weiwei and Su Chang’an, who knew of the danger Jiang Tang had faced, nodded in belief of his explanation upon hearing it.

However, many others did not believe him.

His story was vague, and to them, Jiang Tang was just a stranger they had met for the first time.

They thought he was hiding something, unwilling to share his secret.

Hua Sheng, who had met Jiang Tang and even contended with him in spells, knew his character.

He might be a bit arrogant and liked to win, but it was merely the vanity of someone from the lower echelons of the Cultivation World.

He was not a bad person.

From his selfless act of using the precious flowers to save people, it was clear he was someone worth befriending.

“Jiang Tang, it’s been over a month since we last saw you, and I thought you had gone missing.

You didn’t show up for the competition, and I thought you couldn’t outdo the others at the Immortal Sect and weren’t qualified to compete.

I never expected to find you in such a situation; it looks like your cultivation is beyond my understanding now.

Truly, those who survive great danger often come into good fortune.”

“Hua Sheng, indeed, I had just escaped from that place when I heard about the competition here.

I wanted to come and watch, but I arrived too late.”

“Jiang Tang, are you saying you were too late to save people or to compete?

The competition hasn’t started yet.

With this incident, it’s uncertain if it can continue, but it has shown that we, the people of the Cultivation World, can unite and cooperate in the face of adversity, which is a blessing in disguise.”

Hua Sheng, also young and highly competitive, as a healer, put aside his ego for the greater good to save lives.

His inner strength was formidable, and he didn’t truly believe himself when he said he felt no envy towards Jiang Tang.

Jiang Tang nodded after listening to Hua Sheng.

“Jiang Tang, can you tell us the location of your near-death experience?”

“Yes, tell us about the place where you faced danger before.”

The words spoken by Jiang Tang were met with skepticism from several people.

Those with a quick wit started to ponder another question.

Knowing where he met his demise, could they locate that secret space?

Searching for treasure while cultivating was essentially defying the heavens.

Xuanyuan Jie watched Jiang Tang intently, this young man around his age, merely a mortal newly introduced to the world, just a disciple of a first-tier Immortal Sect, whose name he had inquired about after learning about it from the people at the North City Immortal Sect.

Once knowing a bit about Jiang Tang’s background, if it were truly that servant disciple Jiang Tang, then for someone to have risen three big steps in a little over a month was something that not even they, the Ten Great Clans, could accomplish.

It had also taken him such a long time just to achieve his cultivation level, which was thanks to his family’s resources and heritage that made him an elite disciple.

Who wouldn’t want to be stronger?

The fiery gaze in Xuanyuan Jie’s eyes said it all, not to mention others who were eager to learn about treasure hunting.

The capability to decipher such spiritual flowers instilled a sense of vibrancy in people.

The aura of vitality in the air made one’s body feel extremely comfortable, as if it enhanced physique and purged impurities.

Earlier, while working, he couldn’t help but circulate his body’s cultivation technique to absorb this spiritual energy, feeling his body’s spiritual energy grow stronger, surpassing previous limits with rapid cultivation functionality.

“At the Liusha Sea City oasis ordeal, I was attacked and robbed, and I fell underground.

I’m not sure if it was the same underground area, but it felt like a Hell Palace down there, with demonic beasts, ghost cultivators, and the Red Sun.”

Jiang Tang’s half-truths, half-fabricated words left some listeners dubious, yet there were those who wanted to try it out, sneaking away one by one, flying out of Immortal Venerable City without a care for the competition.

“Jiang Tang, do you speak the truth?

Then can those spiritual flowers you’ve picked be turned into pills and given away or sold?”

Xuanyuan Jie wasn’t so foolish as to go treasure digging himself.

If he could buy what he needed with money, why expend the effort?

Upon hearing Xuanyuan Jie’s words, Jiang Tang felt this was the best opportunity to promote their Holy Pavilion.

He said to Xuanyuan Jie:

“As this fellow Daoist points out, the flowers are for sale, the pills will be for sale, and they will be auctioned or sold at the Holy Pavilion, which is a store opened by Lord Qianchen and myself.

Some of the treasures I found there will be on sale.”

Jiang Tang dared not to elaborate too clearly but simply mentioned that there were costly pills or spiritual flowers for sale, which already enticed those who had money yet yearned for treasures.

More people with plenty of wealth and a desire for more cultivation resources sought to surpass their current cultivation levels, and to do so, they must possess spiritual medicines that the common folk did not have.

“Where is this Holy Pavilion located?

We have not heard of such a store.

Can Jiang Tang clarify the address?

So that we can go and purchase?”

Xuanyuan Mengting voiced what others were thinking.

With countless medicinal stores in the cultivation world, big and small, they surely would have heard about any with treasures for sale, yet such an unknown store must be concealed somewhere.

“The Holy Pavilion is located on the main street of the North City Immortal Sect.

It may sound unfamiliar to you because this store opened just over a month ago.

After our ordeal at the Liusha Sea City oasis, the store’s management and operations have been handled by Brother Qian Chen and another shareholder, Ye Tian.”

Introducing these two individuals, one of whom was present, the crowd turned to Su Chang’an, wanting to hear if what was said was true.

With his warm face under the public’s scrutiny, Su Chang’an slowly stated, “Jiang Tang is right.

I am indeed one of the shareholders of that store.

The other shareholder, Ye Tian, is a genius in artifact refining, and he also supplies magical treasures for sale in the shop.”

“Jiang Tang is my junior brother from the North City Immortal Sect.

I can vouch for him.

I was aware when he set up the store, and we even thought he was dead, having gone to the Liusha Sea City oasis to look for him,” said Yan Weiwei as she stepped forward to speak, lending credibility to the matter.