Chapter 573: The Challenge Hasn I t Started, but the Outcome is Set....
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gui left and took her entourage with her. Their whereabouts were unknown.
Jiang Hao never opened the box, and fortunately, his seniors didn’t ask him about it.
They knew he had a good relationship with Xuanyuan Tai.
Jiang Hao himself was on the suspect list, so this wasn’t anything out of the ordinary.
Suspicions were a daily occurrence.
At night, Jiang Hao returned to his house.
As soon as he sat down, the beast hopped over.
It held a golden ring and earnestly said, “Master, I have made an astonishing discovery.”
“An astonishing discovery?” Jiang Hao was surprised.
He couldn’t fathom what this astonishing discovery might be. “I found a woman asking about you in secret,” the beast said. “A woman?” Jiang Hao was curious. “Is she powerful?” The beast said seriously, “Don’t belittle the Lord Beast.”
“She didn’t discover you?” Jiang Hao asked again.
“My power of perception helped me,” the beast said proudly as it twirled its collar.
Jiang Hao lowered his head.
The beast had supernatural abilities to deceive perception, and it managed to evade many senses.
It couldn’t be bound by formations, but with sufficiently high cultivation, one could still detect it.
A Golden Core demon wasn’t invincible, and they wouldn’t even be able to penetrate the Heavenly Note Sect.
The person inquiring about him probably had a cultivation realm not exceeding Golden Core. Maybe they were in the late or peak stage.
It was highly possible it was someone from the Blackheaven Sect.
After instructing the beast to continue investigating, Jiang Hao asked about Lin Zhi and the others.
Lin Zhi was still at the mine. Though life was tough, he was being harassed less because not many people knew him.
As for his two friends, they hadn’t met yet.
Zhao Qingxue was fine. The spirit beast informed Lin Zhi about it.
This allowed him to concentrate on his training inside.
Chu Chuan was different. He was still challenging people everywhere. He kept losing. He occasionally challenged Xiao Li too.
Every time, he ended up searching the ground for his teeth.
Xiao Li was too heavy-handed.
Cheng Chou had successfully entered the middle stage of the Foundation
Establishment Realm. After Xiao Li knew about it, she advanced in one night.
Jiang Hao thought he could try splitting the fourth form of the Heavenly Blade.
After learning the Heaven Lock Technique, he had a better understanding of many other things. Perhaps in another two years, he could fully break down the fourth form of the Heavenly Blade.
After sending the beast away, Jiang Hao appraised the box and made sure there were no issues before slowly opening it.
She found a black folding fan. It was most likely the Thousand Faces Treasure Fan.
The Thousand Faces Treasure Fan was a type of transformation treasure. It could not only change its form but also alter the appearance of its owner.
The effect was exceptional. It could transform into various offensive treasures without losing its power.
Otherwise, why would the Blackheaven Sect value it so much?
After midnight, Jiang Hao appraised the treasure once more.
If he understood the method of refining, it could become a personal treasure.
Because time was short, he could only wait for another day to refine it.
Guarding the mountain gate really gave him no freedom.
The next day, at night, Jiang Hao began refining the Thousand Faces Treasure Fan.
When it was completely white, Jiang Hao established a connection with the fan. With a casual move, the fan fell into his hands.
Then, he slowly unfolded it.
Countless figures and numerous treasures appeared on top and quickly dissipated. In the end, some words were revealed: “All Things Return to One.” Closing the fan, Jiang Hao thought of the spirit sword and then applied it to the fan.
In an instant, the Thousand Faces Treasure Fan transformed into a spirit sword.
The spirit sword transformed into a half-moon.
He swung it, and it felt quite smooth. It was indeed not bad.
Finally, he thought about the Heavenly Blade. It was the most comfortable sword he had ever used.
However, the Thousand Faces Treasure Fan flickered and reverted to its fan appearance.
“You can’t even imitate the appearance of the Heavenly Blade?” Jiang Hao was surprised.
It seemed that the Heaven Blade’s appearance and patterns were truly extraordinary.
He tried the appearance-changing ability again and found the effect was indeed good. He couldn’t tell it was fake.
However, he could tell it was disguised.
That was sufficient. He had studied the nameless manual and the Heaven Lock Technique. He saw much more than an average person.
After putting away the Thousand Faces Treasure Fan, Jiang Hao felt that he was the “real” Smiling San Sheng now.
In the future, when going overseas, this identity would be quite convenient and would make it easier to interact with all things.
After completing all that, Jiang Hao went to the mountain gate.
As he passed by, he glanced at the Spirit Herb Garden and made sure everything was fine before flying away.
The following days were relatively calm.
However, there were too many people from the Blackheaven Sect. It made it easy to get in conflict with them.
Fortunately, there were no unreasonable people at the mountain gate.
Time passed and it was already mid-March.
The sect released a message, and the four individuals also received the details.
Jiang Hao initially thought this exchange had nothing to do with him, but after recalling several events involving him, he fell silent.
Five people from the Blackheaven Sect wanted to spar with him.
This was no time for subtlety. They had to be direct.
Moreover, they didn’t need his agreement. The sect had already accepted the challenge.
These few matches were unavoidable.
Fortunately, they were all at the early Golden Core Realm, so it wasn’t too dangerous.
‘They need to vent, and I can’t appear weak.’
After some hesitation, he decided to quickly win the first match and make the second one more challenging. He could scrape by in the third, tie in the fourth, and narrowly lose in the fifth.
This way, they would let go of their grudge, and they would also understand that he wasn’t easy to deal with.
All would be well.
“I also have one,” Nan Yushu said helplessly.
“I don’t.” Xia Cun sighed.
“Neltner do l,” Kong Hu said quite regrettullY.
Then, the three of them looked at Jiang Hao, who had to participate in five matches. That was quite a lot.
“Junior Brother, you won’t be able to come here at the beginning of next month,” Nan Yushu said.
“Once again, I end up causing trouble for you, Seniors,” Jiang Hao said apologetically.
“Haha, it’s nothing. Just remember to defeat them all. The Blackheaven Sect doesn’t take us seriously.” Xia Cun laughed.
He wasn’t joking.
Jiang Hao could really win five consecutive matches.
Before, he had faced seven people alone, which was extremely impressive.
“Senior Brother, you’re being too kind. Last time was just a fluke,” Jiang Hao said modestly.
The others didn’t say much. They just smiled.
Half a month later, in early April, Jiang Hao left the mountain gate and went to his master’s residence.
In the next few days, he needed to focus on accepting challenges.
After it was over, he would have to return to guard the mountain gate.
This period was very peaceful. Apart from the Blackheaven Sect coming to challenge people, no one disturbed him.
Hai Ming hadn’t visited for a long time, and Jiang Hao didn’t know what he was thinking.
It seemed like he had given up on advancing their relationship.
Gui hadn’t appeared either.
But compared to him, the situation was more complex within the sect.
While guarding the mountain gate, he saw many people sneaking in.
Some were following people from the Blackheaven Sect, and some were pretending to be the Heavenly Note Sect disciples.
The Fallen Immortal Clan was probably involved, and there would likely be conflicts in the future.
Jiang Hao saw Junior Brother Han Ming. When he arrived at his master’s house.
He now exuded a restrained aura and had deep, profound eyes.
“Junior Brother Han, you’ve grown fast,” Jiang Hao said in praise. Han Ming smiled. “Unlike you, Senior Brother, I don’t stay in one place.”
Jiang Hao smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.
They were soon called inside..