Chapter 90: – Half

"No, we're leaving. Senior, don't try to tempt me with external objects again." Jiang Yu promptly curbed her greed; the over twenty‑million low‑grade spirit stones the few of them dug up are enough for them to last a long time in Tianyuan.

Mainly because this area is near the deep sea, Jiang Tu has several times spotted high‑level Yao Race passing nearby, and no one can guarantee they won't suddenly discover the spirit ore.

"If you don't leave, the whole spirit stone mine will be yours." Xuantang Xingjun thought inwardly that he didn't want Jiang Yu to return now; the people he was waiting for hadn't arrived yet.

The more he urged, the more Jiang Yu felt she had to leave quickly, "I can't finish gathering them all."

By the time Jiang Yu found the ancient teleportation array he mentioned, it had already moved from late autumn into the twelfth month.

At this moment she stood on the edge of the deserted island, delighted to see no guards, and the next instant she was startled to see the suddenly appearing Xun Zhenjun.

Jiang Yu didn't even have time to retreat; she was blocked by Xun Zong Zhenjun and couldn't move at all.

He cast a barrier encircling the two, and said, "I'm looking for the Xuantang Elder Ancestor."

At this moment Jiang Yu, if she still didn't know that Xuantang Elder was up to tricks, would be a fool; it must be that senior brother Xing whose memory wasn't erased.

The Transformation stage indeed had good methods; she quietly steadied her breath, "Senior, wait a moment; I need to get something before I can summon the old man.

I'm sure you already know that he now has only a divine soul."

The person is inside the Dragon Pearl, but she carries the spirit sword on her back; she must release the person from the Dragon Pearl, yet she worries the two dragon treasures might fight Xuantang Elder.

Right now she cannot communicate with Jiang Tu, nor can she use divine‑soul communication, lest the Nascent Soul cultivator before her detects something.

Inside the Dragon Pearl, Ao Ze, whose Yao‑pill restriction has been lifted, clenched his fist and said, "Xuantang Elder, what do you mean?

You want to find this Xun‑surname person, seize the Dragon Pearl's space, and then imprison us, right?"

"Don't worry, without my permission he can't leave the Dragon Pearl." Jiang Tu glared at Xuantang Xingjun, "What secret method did you use to contact him?"

Xuantang Xingjun cleared his throat lightly, "Ahem, I have sworn a Heavenly Dao oath and will not reveal the secrets of space.

But now you must let me out, otherwise the other side will search souls.

Cultivators of the Eastern Continent have never minded what means they employ to achieve their goals."

Sure enough, Xun Fu Zhenjun, seeing Jiang Yu slowly sheath her sword, narrowed his eyes, "No tricks needed, this True Lord doesn't mind soul‑searching."

"You go out." Jiang Tu saw Jiang Yu's sword‑pushing hand emit a signal, and instantly pushed Xuantang Elder out of the Dragon Pearl.

The latter cooperated, spun on the spirit sword and appeared, "Are you a member of the Xun family or a descendant of Xun Jie?"

Xun Zong bowed and said, "I have met the Elder Ancestor; I, junior Xun Zong, have trained under the Xuan Du Sword Sect since childhood.

After my late father Xun Jie completed Foundation Establishment, he held a token, found the Xun family, and married my mother, who was the legitimate daughter of the Xun clan.

Yet both died before reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

I once followed my father in the Western Sea searching for the ancestor Xun Fu, but never found his exact whereabouts.

Recently I just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, learned that you appeared in the Cloud Mist Mountains, and therefore brought the golden register to search.

"No need to keep searching; Xun Fu has already broken the cycle of reincarnation, hand over the golden register." Xuantang Xingjun's soul lantern has been kept by him himself since the Transformation stage.

However, a fragment of his soul still remains in the family's golden register, and it is now necessary to retrieve it.

Xun Zong said nothing and handed over the golden register, "Sir, don't you intend to return to the Xun family?"

"I still have matters to attend to in another immortal realm.

Jiang Yu, hand over that bundle of fish tokens and the private residence token together for him to manage." Xuantang Xingjun knows the Xun family has changed their surname and now lives in seclusion, currently having two Nascent Soul cultivators.

Jiang Yu was startled, the promise not to say anything was untrustworthy, "You promised to give it to me and my senior brothers and sisters."

"Of course." Xuantang Xingjun twirled his mustache three times.

Jiang Yu understood instantly, touched the storage bag three times, and Jiang Tu, in sync, produced thirty cloth bundles for her.

He added, "Ask whether Jiang Bai is a disciple of the Xuan Du Sword Sect."

Jiang Yu sent a bundle of fish tokens through the air to Xun Zong, "Senior, may I ask whether the esteemed Jiang Bai of your sect is present in the sect?

I have once received his help and have always wanted to thank him in person."

"Jiang Bai, he hasn't returned for a long time; when and where have you seen him?" Xun Zong glanced at the number of items in the cloth bag and thought privately how to ask.

Jiang Yu saw his motion, weighed her words and said plainly, "Five years ago, on Tianyuan Continent.

This time I'm returning, I can tell him the location of the ancient teleportation array; I believe he can come back quickly."

Unexpectedly, Xun Zong immediately produced a Tai Chi fish token, "Give him this piece; if it works, he can use it to return."

Then he said to Xuantang Xingjun, "Elder Ancestor, the Min family says Xun Fu's ancestor took half the fish tokens, misleading my Xun family, right?"

"Ha, what do you think? Don't let them say it again and still count the money.

These fish tokens should not be given to the Xun family or Min clan juniors; you may take them to the Sword Sect and give them to anyone at will."

"The remainder I will take as a favor; it's time to let people from other immortal realms join in." Xuantang Xingjun's main target, the Cloud Mist Sect, could not obtain it, and northern sects such as Ten Thousand Immortals and Mo Yue also could not hope to get it.

Xun Zong shook his head, "I don't ask for much; retrieving half that my master ancestor left is enough.

In that case, it's also a favor; hopefully in the future I can invite someone to duel Uncle Feng with me."

Jiang Tu, angry inside the Dragon Pearl, "He still knows how to take advantage; he did nothing yet got half."

Xuantang Xingjun also wore a cold face, "Are you questioning me?"

"I dare not; I can, for this young friend, quickly open the entry passage.

You should know that with her array‑breaking, it takes at least five days, and in recent years the joint merchant guild's trips to Tianyuan have increased.

Another batch of goods is to be delivered soon; in two days people will arrive here." As soon as Xun Zong finished speaking, his divine sense, which constantly guarded a radius of two hundred li, detected someone approaching, "Someone's coming."

Xuantang Xingjun turned and vanished into the spirit sword, and Jiang Yu swiftly threw the sword into the Dragon Pearl space.

The newcomer immediately sensed Xun Zong's barrier and sped over, "Amitabha, so it's Daoist Xun here."

Jiang Yu once again saw the young monk, standing behind the speaking elder monk, nodding and smiling at her.

Xun Zong Zhenjun returned the greeting, "Master Liao Wu, are you heading back to Tianyuan Continent?"

Master Liao Wu pressed the evasion light, "Exactly, gathering a hundred spirit stones is hard; if we don't leave now, we'll run out again.

Are you, fellow Daoist, also planning to go to Tianyuan? We could form a team.

"Master Liao Wu? You are the Nascent Soul Master of Great Enlightenment Temple." Jiang Yu has memorized the names of all Nascent Soul cultivators on Tianyuan Continent.

Liao Wu just asked, "Who are you?", and Xun Zong said, "More people are coming; this time it's a patrol from the Demon Moon Sect and the Demon Flame Sect."

If we run into them, those who insist on private teleportation will have to leave most of their fortune behind.

Before he finished speaking, Thus: Xuantang Xingjun already asked Jiang Yu for another ten fish tokens, and sent a voice message: "Xun Zong, go hold them off for a moment."

The little girl gives you ten; that's exactly half per person.

Xun Zong took the cloth sack handed over by Jiang Yu, flew to intercept, and said, "You all enter the teleportation array and leave as quickly as possible."

Jiang Yu quickly followed to the array dispelling gate and said to Liao Wu, "Master, I am a junior disciple of the Heaven Origin Grand Void Sect, Jiang Yu."

I wonder if I may borrow your light and walk together with you?

Over there, two Demon Sect Nascent Souls tried to cross past Xun Zong, but Xun Zong blocked them, eyes ready to act.