Chapter 39: Li Bai, at your service

"Junior brother is joking, a mere trifle of a name is not worth mentioning. May I ask if you are a disciple of the Yanyue Sect, and if you, like Liu, have come for that wicked Zhang Si?"

Liu Jing cupped his hands in return and asked again.

"Exactly. I did not expect Senior Brother Liu to have come for this villain as well. That evil cultivator is truly cunning; I have been tracking him for several months and only just learned he was in the vicinity of this Shuangjiang Cheng, so I came specifically to investigate. Unfortunately, there are no clues."

Seeing the situation clearly, Yan Taibai's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly explained.

Although he was only ten years old, his figure was no different from that of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old youth.

Coupled with the top-tier magical tool given to him by the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect, the Hundred Phases Phantom Mask, it was enough to ensure Liu Jing could not see any issues.

It was just that time was an issue, but fortunately, since it was simply worn on the face, it only required a little maintenance with True Essence Magic Power.

After all, Liu Jing was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, so he did not need to pour in all his True Essence Magic Power to maintain its operation.

"Liu has also been tracking him for a long time, but has not found any clues."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jing sighed softly and said,

"Senior Brother Liu, please take a seat first; you and I should discuss this matter properly."

"Good, that is only right."

"Junior brother, to have successfully reached Foundation Establishment at such a young age, why has Liu Jing never heard your name?"

Liu Jing nodded slightly and continued to ask.

Yan Taibai was too young; to reach Foundation Establishment at fifteen or sixteen, someone of that age should be somewhat famous across the entire Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom.

And yet he had never seen Yan Taibai, which was not right.

It made him unable to help but feel suspicious about Yan Taibai's identity.

To avoid any accidents.

"I have been cultivating in the sect all along, and only just reached Foundation Establishment, so I came out of the mountains prepared to Slay Demons and Eliminate Devils. This first target is this wicked Zhang Si. I have long heard that Senior Brother Liu hates evil as if it were an enemy, and seeing you now, it is truly well-deserved."

Yan Taibai casually found an excuse and explained.

"So that is how it is. May I ask junior brother's name?"

At this moment, there was not much of a smile left on Liu Jing's face, and he asked for Yan Taibai's name again. He did not pay any attention to Yan Taibai's words of praise.

"I am Li Bai."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai directly chose a name he had already thought of.

Li Bai, it suited him quite well.

After all, his own name also contained the two characters "Taibai".

"So it is Junior Brother Li. I wonder if Junior Brother Li has ever seen your sect's Junior Brother Yan Taibai?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jing's eyes rolled, and he asked tentatively.

Liu Jing's ears had grown calluses from hearing the name Yan Taibai during this period.

Even his master, Li Huayuan, had mentioned the three words "Yan Taibai" many times.

He said that the Yanyue Sect and the Yan Family Fortress were truly lucky, especially the Yan Family Fortress, which would surely flourish in time and might even become the "Eighth Sect" of the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World.

Under these circumstances, Liu Jing naturally understood what Yan Taibai had to face, so he became curious about Yan Taibai.

Especially when he saw that the "Li Bai" before him was also so young, he could not help but ask.

"Why, does Senior Brother Liu happen to be an old acquaintance of Junior Brother Yan Taibai?"

As he spoke, a wisp of "Geng Metal True Qi" appeared on the index finger of Yan Taibai's right hand.

If Liu Jing showed even a hint of something being wrong, he would not show mercy.

It was just that he was also somewhat surprised to have encountered a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Liu Jing so quickly.

Regardless of Liu Jing's motives, he had always been Slaying Demons and Eliminating Devils within the borders of the Yue Kingdom, and for that alone, he was quite admirable.

"Not exactly, it is just that I have heard too much about this Junior Brother Yan Taibai lately."

Liu Jing shook his head, but then, a look of joy appeared on his refined face.

"Senior Brother Liu is too kind. Let us first discuss the matter of this wicked evil cultivator Zhang Si."

Yan Taibai returned to the main topic.

With Liu Jing here, he could count as having an extra helper.

A Qi Refining thirteenth-level cultivator, no matter how powerful, could not possibly be a match for two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"I heard he has a close friend named Luo Xiang..."

After Liu Jing sat down, he stated the intelligence he had gathered one by one.

In a remote and slightly gloomy courtyard in Shuanghe City.

"Sihe, why do I feel a bit uneasy? When are we leaving this Shuanghe City?"

The person speaking was a thin and tall middle-aged man.

It was precisely the Luo Xiang that Liu Jing had mentioned.

"Don't be in a hurry yet. The hundred-year-old Yellow Blood Lotus from the Zhang family's ancestral heritage has not been obtained. As long as I get that Hundred-Year Yellow Blood Lotus and refine the Blood Jade Pill, I will definitely be able to take a step further. Foundation Establishment is impossible, but the Qi Refining thirteenth-level Great Perfection is still hopeful. By then, we will head to the Li Dao Sect, one of the three great demonic sects of Yuanwu Country. With Qi Refining thirteenth-level Great Perfection, we will definitely be able to join their sect."

"You should know clearly that to reach Foundation Establishment, one must join these sects to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill; otherwise, after a hundred years, one cannot escape the fate of dying of old age and passing away."

The other middle-aged man, with a sinister face and full of baleful aura, said coldly.

"Mm! Brother Si is right. Then when are we going to the Zhang family?"

The thin and tall middle-aged man asked again.

"Tonight. We can have a good time again then. After all, this Zhang family is a great clan in Shuanghe City, and the few young ladies in the manor are peerlessly beautiful..."

And the two of them did not know that at this moment, two distinguished guests had arrived at the Zhang family, a great clan of Shuanghe City.

"This old man, Zhang Erhe, pays respects to the two Immortal Master lords!"

Facing the two Immortal Masters, even Zhang Erhe, the number one person in Shuanghe City, did not dare to be the least bit negligent; instead, he felt quite honored, though he did not know the purpose of their visit.

"We heard your mansion possesses a Hundred-Year Yellow Blood Lotus Seed; is it true?"

Liu Jing glanced at Yan Taibai, who was sipping tea with great interest, and asked with a smile on his face.

After some analysis with Yan Taibai, he concluded that Zhang Si had committed so many tragic crimes just to gather the ingredients to refine the Li Dao Sect's medicinal pill, the "Blood Jade Pill."

And this Hundred-Year Yellow Blood Lotus Seed was the most important medicinal ingredient.

The two of them had also managed to pry this information out of Zhang Erhe's son while at a restaurant.

After obtaining this news, they immediately rushed to the Zhang Mansion.

"Reporting to the two Immortal Masters, it is true. If the two Immortal Masters desire it, this old man will personally retrieve it right now and offer it to the two Immortal Masters."

Hearing this, Zhang Erhe was shocked; so many years had passed since that matter, so how could anyone still know about it, and to think it was two Immortal Masters at that.

Therefore, he did not hesitate in the slightest and intended to "part with wealth to avoid disaster."

"Good, then we shall trouble you."

Before Liu Jing could refuse, Yan Taibai set down his teacup and agreed first.

After all, this Hundred-Year Yellow Blood Lotus was also somewhat useful for cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage, so he naturally could not miss out on it.

After all, they had saved people, an entire family at that; asking for some compensation was not excessive, right!

Seeing this, Liu Jing smiled helplessly and did not say anything more.

"Very well, please wait a moment, my lords Immortal Masters, this old man will go retrieve it now."

Hearing this, Zhang Erhe, who had already intended to "part with wealth to avoid disaster," immediately agreed without any hesitation.

(End of this chapter)