In the Jianghu, those who are lucky enough to break through to Innate often use it to make a living and exchange for benefits.

Correspondingly, there are also Mysterious Fire, Mysterious Gold, Mysterious Wood, and Mysterious Water.

This manor is considered a core place of the Xiang Family, offering such a place can actually represent the sincerity of the Xiang Family.

Of course, the Xiang Family has two more such manors.

Xiang Chunxiang stood behind Xu Guang, looking hesitant.

"Are you really not going to take office first?"

Xu Guang was noncommittal and just asked.

"How is the preparation for the Celestial Register auction going?"

He hadn't expected his renown to be so prominent. Originally, he planned to hold an auction to establish his footing, but the events since entering the city made him smell something wrong behind the scenes,

He felt as if he had been swept into a vortex that could not be clearly explained.

With this in mind, he changed the public auction to secret inquiries.

He let Xiang Chunxiang openly inquire with several major forces like the Taiyi Alliance, as he was unfamiliar with this place, and had Ou Nanyu secretly check if the underworld experts could offer a higher price.

He only wanted spirit crystals.

He calculated that if General Wei inherited a Fourth-Grade Celestial Register, using three hundred spirit crystals, he should be able to successfully inherit to the Fifth Grade.

Once he got the spirit crystals, he would head directly to Jiufeng Mountain to lay low.

He heard something, that is, apart from the steward of Jiufeng Mountain being the Wine Daoist, a peak of Sixth Grade, the rest are all Fifth-Grade experts!

And the reason Jiufeng Mountain is like this is just because Southern Sichuan is very close to Mingjiang Prefecture, and ninety miles across the river from the city is Mingjiang Prefecture.

In such a situation, as someone who 'just' broke through a Little Innate, it's better to lay low in the sect.

Especially the notoriety that made his scalp tingle after entering the city—almost even ten-year-old children knew he killed an Innate expert of the Celestial Destiny Sect...

Putting himself in the position of the Celestial Destiny Sect.

This is a blatant slap in the face!

Let's not talk about anything else; wouldn't the people of the Celestial Destiny Sect desperately try to kill him?

It's like he's been put on a spit to roast!

Anyway, the Wine Daoist promised that as long as he was willing, he could join Jiufeng Mountain.

He decided not to take up the steward position for now and go to Jiufeng Mountain to become an apprentice, laying low until he could match Fifth Grade.

Once his strength was sufficient, he would return to Chuannan Prefecture with a heavy blow. He wanted to see who was secretly fanning the flames, using him as bait to catch fish!

Jiufeng Mountain is located between the two prefectures, sixty miles from Chuannan Prefecture. By going to Jiufeng Mountain, the distance is close, and he can also investigate secretly who is behind the manipulation of public opinion against him.

He didn't believe it, no matter what kind of scheme, would anyone dare to scheme against him at Jiufeng Mountain?

Does Jiufeng Mountain have no dignity?

However, before that, he needed to find out which master at Jiufeng Mountain was best to their disciples.

He wanted a protective background too!

...

The next day.

Xiang Chunxiang brought a familiar face, Tang Yuming from Jiufeng Mountain.

The person who had previously sent a letter to Shen Muyu.

Seeing the other party again, Xu Guang could easily feel the Horizontal Pressure taking effect.

The person who was once unfathomable, at this moment, was just a passerby.

Tang Yuming also became a bit more respectful upon seeing Xu Guang.

"Brother Xu, I just heard from Junior Brother Xiang that you've arrived. I hope you've been well."

Xu Guang smiled and returned the courtesy.

Tang Yuming quickly stated his purpose, "I heard Brother Xu has a Seventh Grade Heaven Talisman that you intend to sell?"

Xu Guang nodded, "Brother Tang is interested?"

"Indeed I'm interested. I collected some spirit crystals with my master, but I'm not sure if they are enough."

Xu Guang did not ask about the spirit crystals but instead asked, "Brother Tang, who is your master?"

A master who could gather spirit crystals for a disciple was certainly a good one.

Tang Yuming knew Xu Guang came to Southern Sichuan at the invitation of Jiufeng Mountain, so he didn't hide it, smiling, "He is Master Fuqing, the head of the Wanhua Institute."

Master, a term for Fifth-Grade experts.

Jiufeng Mountain, as the dominant sect in Zuo Chuan, never lacks experts above Fifth Grade in the sect.

Among the heads of the Ninth Institute, more than half were peak Fifth-Grade experts.

The son of the Xiang Family apprenticed under Master Qingfeng of the Wanhua Institute.

"Does Master Fuqing have any intention of taking on new disciples?"

Tang Yuming's expression suddenly became strange.

I came to buy a Celestial Talisman from you, and you have designs on my master?

"I... don't know."

Xu Guang nodded.

In the end, Tang Yuming offered a price of a hundred and eighty spirit crystals.

As he said, there were instances of Celestial Register auctions in the underworld of Chuannan Prefecture. Seventh Grade Celestial Registers were rare, but there had been some, and the price at the time was one hundred and eighty spirit crystals.

Xu Guang was somewhat disappointed, but Tang Yuming's offer was currently the highest.

With that in mind, he immediately agreed.

Cash and goods exchanged.

Tang Yuming, in the end, thought for a moment before speaking, "If Brother Xu is truly interested in apprenticing with my master, perhaps I can provide some help."

He still wanted to form a good bond with Xu Guang.

After all, Xu Guang had a close relationship with Junior Sister Shen...

Sending a letter is indeed sometimes a reflection of a close relationship, at least in Tang Yuming's view.

...

That same night, Xu Guang directly had people harvest all newly grown Horn Flower Wood in the manor and fled overnight!

As for Wu Fengqin and the others, they remained in the manor to wait; after all, he was now also an elder of the Xiang Family, and the Xiang Family would not mistreat their own.

The many forces planning to use Xu Guang as bait to lure out the Celestial Destiny Sect's monstrosities were extremely surprised.

Which steward is so timid? He didn't even take office and just decided to flee?

Does this person want to save face?

But there was nothing to say. The person was just a grassroots figure from the Jianghu. Having a chance to apprentice somewhere, no matter where, made sense.

For now, this matter had to be postponed. Let's first see Xu Guang's apprenticeship situation at Jiufeng Mountain.

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