Chapter 8: Oh no! Have I become the old man who sells cheats?

"What are you saying? How could Master dislike you? I don't like clingy people." Jiang Xun pinched Liu Ruoyun's cheek, which didn't have much meat on it, and smiled.

"Oh." Liu Ruoyun nodded, then left.

Watching Liu Ruoyun's departing back, Jiang Xun curled his lips, knowing she would not return.

This woman was merely flirtatious on the surface.

She practiced the Yang Spring Art, which transformed the true Qi within a man's body into spring water, purified it, and then absorbed it into her own body; to this day, she had never engaged in Dual Cultivation with anyone.

She hated men.

Yet she liked to tease Jiang Xun.

The voice that came through the Transmission Talisman just now was also just Liu Ruoyun teasing Jiang Xun.

An hour passed, and Jiang Xun had already returned to his room to cultivate, yet he did not see Liu Ruoyun return; Jiang Xun's prediction was indeed correct.

"Hoo..."

In the early morning, Jiang Xun exhaled a mouthful of thick, turbid Qi.

A Top-grade Spirit Stone was on his left, the Wall Mirror Jade Pendant on his right, and the Liu Hong Sword hovered in mid-air.

Jiang Xun's cultivation speed was fast enough to be hair-raising.

At this moment, Jiang Xun was inside the Wall Mirror Jade Pendant.

The surroundings were filled with dense Spirit Energy, a vast expanse of blue; Jiang Xun sat cross-legged on a circular stone platform, which had a radius of about five meters—it was quite large.

The stone platform was surrounded by a lake.

The lake seemed to be flowing, yet there was not a sound; within this entire space, apart from the sound of Jiang Xun's breathing, nothing could be heard.

As for how Jiang Xun got in, it was naturally by dripping blood to claim ownership.

Although Zhang Yuan possessed this Jade Pendant and was also a Child of Luck, he clearly had not yet discovered how to use it, not even having performed the blood-dripping ritual.

"Cultivate, cultivate, cultivate! All you know is to tell people to cultivate every single day! What time of the night is it even!" Just as Jiang Xun stood up, preparing to leave, a woman's voice unexpectedly came from the circular platform.

Jiang Xun looked up and saw a woman in white, possessing an immortal air, her long hair like a waterfall, wearing a jade hairpin; she looked like a girl of sixteen or seventeen, holding a long sword.

She was quite pretty.

The Jade Pendant at her waist let Jiang Xun see that she was a disciple of the Baiyun Sect.

Judging by her internal breath, she was only at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Realm.

"Eh? You... who are you?"

The girl also saw Jiang Xun at this moment.

Seeing Jiang Xun with his flowing white hair, holding a cane, dressed in a white robe, looking quite like an immortal, and possessing deep internal strength, with a sword emitting a red glow and a Top-grade Spirit Stone beside him, the girl's eyes widened.

Could this be an immortal?

"Senior, are you perhaps the immortal who resides in this Wall Mirror Jade Pendant?" After scrutinizing him, the girl cupped her hands and bowed, calling out in a respectful manner.

'Oh no! Have I become the old man who sells cheats?'

Hearing this, Jiang Xun felt a headache coming on.

Why was it that other transmigrators would encounter immortals upon obtaining such a Dharma Treasure and go on to cheat their way through life, while he, upon obtaining this treasure, had instead become the one selling the cheats!

【Ding, SSS-rank Daughter of Luck detected: Qin Miaoyin.】

【Return multiplier: 200 times!】

【Favorability toward host: 20.】

This twenty points of favorability must be because Qin Miaoyin thought Jiang Xun was an immortal and was somewhat excited.

"Senior?"

Seeing Jiang Xun not speaking, Qin Miaoyin tilted her head to look at him and called out softly.

"Cough, who are you?"

Since she was an SSS-rank Daughter of Luck, Jiang Xun was naturally willing to play along with her.

"I am a disciple of the Baiyun Sect, Qin Miaoyin. May I ask who you are, Senior? Why are you in this Wall Mirror Jade Pendant? And why have I never seen you before?"

Hearing the immortal speak, Qin Miaoyin asked hurriedly.

"I... this old man is merely a wisp of a remnant soul; I was previously reshaping my physical body and only today have I regained it."

Jiang Xun said, feigning depth.

"Heavens, residing here, you must be a person of great supernatural powers!"

Hearing this, Qin Miaoyin became even more enthusiastic, and her favorability even rose to 30; to Qin Miaoyin, this immortal was a heaven-sent opportunity!

She had also heard that some sect elders had the good fortune to receive guidance from high-level experts and had ascended to the heavens in one step!

This guidance from a high-level expert had finally come to her!

"Supernatural powers are not worth mentioning; this old man's cultivation is now less than one-tenth of what it was, merely at the Golden Core stage," Jiang Xun waved his hand and smiled.

"Less than one-tenth? Golden Core? Senior, then in the past..."

Qin Miaoyin stopped mid-sentence.

"A hero should not mention his past glory; let us not speak of it again."

Jiang Xun sighed and shook his head.

"Then, Senior, this sword, it feels like it has a very strong aura! It is not an ordinary object, is it?" Qin Miaoyin asked, looking at the Liu Hong Sword beside Jiang Xun.

Jiang Xun did not answer her question, but instead asked:

"Little friend, how did you enter this place?"

Could it be that there was more than one Wall Mirror Jade Pendant, and they were connected?

"How did I get in?" Qin Miaoyin was slightly stunned, then said: "I accidentally picked up a Jade Pendant, dripped blood to claim ownership, and while cultivating, I discovered Spirit Energy surging out; I used a wisp of Spirit Energy to explore, and then I entered this world."

"May I take a look at your Jade Pendant?" Jiang Xun reached out his hand and asked.

"... Oh, okay." Qin Miaoyin nodded, took the Jade Pendant from her bosom, and held it in both hands before Jiang Xun.

Jiang Xun took it and examined it carefully; it was exactly the same as his own, without the slightest difference.

"Senior... I wonder if I might have the fortune to receive a bit of guidance from you?"

Qin Miaoyin was silent for a moment, then looked at Jiang Xun tentatively and asked.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xun returned the Jade Pendant to Qin Miaoyin, then closed his eyes, assuming a profound air.

In reality, he was in the System Space, choosing between items in his Universe Bag to see what would be best to gift Qin Miaoyin.

A gift that could trigger a return was not something to be given away casually.

This item had to be given reasonably and logically, such as the Barrier-Breaking Pill needed by Gu Qing for her breakthrough at this moment, or the Fire Refining Bead given to Zhang Yuan for life-saving purposes.

Or, it had to be something where the recipient could accept the reason Jiang Xun gave, or internally acknowledge the item Jiang Xun provided.

For example, the Ziwei Soft Sword given to Ruo Lan, and the Great Restoration Pill forcibly fed to Tu Qing.

"Sigh." After a moment, Jiang Xun opened his eyes and sighed: "Very well, since I have met you here, young lady, it can be considered fate."

Upon hearing this, Qin Miaoyin became excited immediately.

"I see that you are currently at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, and you must be worried about how to break through to Foundation Establishment. I shall gift this Supreme Grade Foundation Establishment Pill to you; it can help you break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm."

As Jiang Xun spoke, he waved his hand, and a Supreme Grade Foundation Establishment Pill appeared out of thin air, floating in front of Qin Miaoyin.

Qin Miaoyin's eyes widened—a Supreme Grade Foundation Establishment Pill!

This was something even her master couldn't bear to give her!

Countless cultivators were stuck between Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment their entire lives, unable to break through until they died.

This Supreme Grade Foundation Establishment Pill was also a rare item.

She had not expected this immortal before her to actually gift her a Supreme Grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Really, for me?" Qin Miaoyin asked, pointing at herself in disbelief.

"Naturally." Jiang Xun nodded lightly.

"Then many thanks, Senior!" Qin Miaoyin was overjoyed, cupped her hands and shouted, then accepted the Supreme Grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

【Ding, Supreme Grade Foundation Establishment Pill gifted successfully!】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Top-grade Nascent Soul Pill!】