Chapter 450: The Corpse Collector

When things are calm, he still deliberately returns to the Bounty Office to look for any news about the Rainfall World, while continuing to report to the authorities that the Rainfall World has fallen to the Demon Realm's army.

It was just as Elder Xulián was at a loss that Sanmu Daoren took the assignment.

More than two years have passed since Sanmu Daoren left the Rainfall World, so the situation there has surely changed, but after searching all of Green Forest Guard City, there is probably no one who knows the Rainfall World better than Sanmu Daoren.

Only after the two met did they realize they already knew each other; Xulián still held a deep impression of this Division‑Body‑stage plantation cultivator, and Sanmu Daoren needed no reminder—Elder Xulián was his lifesaver!

Seeing Sanmu Daoren again, Xulián thought he had left the plantation, but after asking learned he was still one of their own. After a detailed discussion, Elder Xulián passed the information on to Wei Yuning.

That evening, Wei Yuning returned to the outer district again and spoke face‑to‑face with Sanmu Daoren.

From Sanmu Daoren's mouth, Wei Yuning carefully learned about the situation in the Rainfall World and became intensely interested in that world.

According to Sanmu Daoren, there are countless varieties of plants; locals regularly use over a hundred kinds of spices, whose flavors vary endlessly, but their basic function is to dispel internal dampness, mainly spicy. Besides the common ones, there are many other seasoning plants rarely used, and only Qiao Mu, the wood‑type cultivator, would care about them.

The two talked until late night, and Wei Yuning finally stated his purpose: "I need someone to retrieve the corpse of the Blood Sky Demon; Sanmu Daoist, would you be willing to go to the Rainfall World?"

Sanmu Daoren was stunned, and after a long pause asked, "Is the Blood Sky Demon really dead?"

"Even if not dead, it's near death; I have reliable information!" Wei Yuning could not reveal details and could only say so.

"Besides the Blood Sky Demon's corpse, please also bring back a batch of Rainfall World plant seeds, especially those that can be paired with food. When the matter is settled, I'll give you a house in Green Forest Guard City worth no less than twenty thousand low‑grade celestial stones!" Seeing Sanmu Daoren still hesitating, Wei Yuning quoted the final bottom price outright.

Sanmu Daoren's eyes instantly turned green; he gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and said, "Lord Wei, I'll do it. I also want to return to see the Patriarch and my fellow sect brothers; I don't even know how many of them are still alive." By the end, the weather‑worn Sanmu Daoren's voice choked with emotion.

The Rainfall World is a minor world; its top master is the Fire Worship Sect Patriarch, who is only at the late Division‑Body stage. Sanmu Daoren is the second strongest after the Patriarch. If nothing goes wrong, a Blood Sky Demon of Great Luo Golden Immortal rank could easily slay every creature in the Rainfall World.

However, wise demonic cultivators would not act so, because among the sources of demonic cultivation, aside from a few native Demon Realm monsters, the rest originate from the beings of the Light Clan; even minor demons need to attach to such beings to gain true combat power.

Under normal circumstances, a great demon treats beings as farmed livestock, selecting suitable ones to transform into powerful demons, and cultivators are the best source of demons; if a cultivator voluntarily switches to demonic cultivation it's even better, and even if unwilling, they can be turned into higher‑rank Blue Corpse Demons.

In short, although the chance is slim, as long as the Blood Sky Demon dies, Qiao Mu still has a minuscule chance of rescuing his fellow sect members.

With sufficient funds, traveling via teleportation array and riding an Immortal Shuttle from Green Forest Guard City to the Rainfall World takes only thirty days.

Wei Yuning and Sanmu Daoren agreed that forty days later, Sanmu Daoren would go to the Blood Sky Demon's location to steal the corpse.

Under the lure of a heavy reward and various other factors, Sanmu Daoren didn't want to linger a moment; taking advantage of Green Forest Guard City's characteristic dim yellow night, he headed to the Starry Sky Teleportation Array on Changyin Avenue and rushed to the Rainfall World.

After arranging the corpse‑retriever, Wei Yuning discussed further with Yan Mo who came upon hearing the news; the rest was just to wait.

The next day, Wei Yuning used the Flying Bird Messenger to contact Qiu Hu, mentioning the Illusion Cinema matter.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Hu immediately became anxious; she had witnessed the allure of the illusion and knew it was a sure‑profit venture. Although the Qin families of Inner City and Shangguo District share the surname Qin, they have no contact and no economic ties, so she would rather have Wei Yuning borrow money from the clan to open the Illusion Cinema than let him hand the cinema's operation directly to the Inner City Qin family.

If Wei Yuning insists on doing it that way, the Qin family of Shangguo District would also have to build a cinema in this district.

Seeing the Flying Bird Messenger shuttle messages as if for free, Wei Yuning realized that constructing a cinema isn't complicated; the complexity lies in the underlying profit relationships.

After a long silence, Qiu Hu sent another message: "Junior brother Yuning, since this illusion centers on you, and I and that senior Feng He… are your Dao companions, why not just treat it as your enterprise? The Qin families of Shangguo District and Inner City can split some profit; they're all our own people and will surely look after your affairs!"

They say girls are extroverted; Wei Yuning didn't believe it before, but now he does, and even a female immortal can't escape this rule.

Wei Yuning hurriedly contacted Xue Duoduo again; apart from a single "hmph," the reply contained no further words.

After handing the matter over to the business‑savvy Xue Duoduo, Wei Yuning became a hands‑off manager. Aside from cultivation, he resumed studying various spice pairings.

In his view, other ways to make money are unstable; only cuisine is indispensable to all beings. Although the illusion can be hugely profitable, for the vast majority of ordinary residents of Eternal Immortal City it is an unattainable luxury, and once the novelty fades, long‑term profit is uncertain.

Moreover, filming with Retaining Image Stones isn't a high‑tech craft; once cinemas become popular, a flood of people will enter the field, and after competition intensifies, their financial and material resources certainly cannot match true large immortal sects or wealthy conglomerates. Currently they merely enjoy early‑stage bonuses, so long‑term planning must be cautious.

Possessing the Heavenly Nasal Passage, his ability to craft food ingredients is hard for outsiders to imitate, especially since he also has the off‑beat Dao technique "Perfect Simulation," so food‑ingredient production is his core technology.

At the same time, the success of his ice cream sparked more ideas; perhaps beyond restaurants, he could enter the Immortal City's food industry, such as the food packs that cultivators carry on outings.

Another three days passed.

That afternoon, Wei Yuning was mixing spices in the newly built workshop of his outer‑district residence when Tu Jiao, Kong Guan, and Qiang Du arrived unannounced.