Pretend Gu Yuan walked out of the Jade Cauldron Tower and swaggered out of the Jade Bright Immortal Pavilion as if nothing had happened.

Not long after pretend Gu Yuan left, two figures sneaked out with a hint of stealth, also leaving the Jade Bright Immortal Pavilion.

Soon after, the real Gu Yuan also exited the city.

However, he used the Mirror Flower Water Moon Divine Techniques, rendering his presence invisible, completely unnoticed by anyone.

As he passed by, even the magical detection artifact held by the cultivator at the gate did not react at all.

...

Gu Yuan condensed a cloud and stepped on it, flying high in the sky.

His speed appeared sluggish, not exactly like a turtle crawling, but certainly not fast.

Yet he seemed quite content, unconcerned.

"Damn it, why is this kid flying so slow? Junior Brother, should we make our move now?"

"Don't rush, let's wait a bit longer, until he's further away."

"But this kid's speed is so slow, at this rate, it'll take half an hour to fly a hundred miles!"

The two following behind him were somewhat frustrated.

The distance from the Qiongming Market was too close; there were always people coming and going, not an ideal moment for action.

Otherwise, alerting the patrol within the Qiongming Market was minor; exposing their young master's matters, or worse, implicating him, would be life-threatening!

At the very least, they had to wait until they were a hundred miles away from the Qiongming Market to act.

The two were both loose cultivators, practicing somewhat sinister techniques, making them hot-tempered and ruthless, with strange appearances—one fat and tall, the other skinny and short.

Over time, they were known as the "Double Ghosts of West Mountain".

The fat and tall one was called Greedy Ghost, the short and thin one, Black-skinned Ghost.

Despite their sinister names and appearances—one with pale, waxy skin, like a bloated floating corpse soaked for too long, and the other dark, skinny, and short, resembling charred skin stretched over dry bones—

Calling them ugly was a compliment.

Though their appearances were vicious and hideous, their cultivation was formidable; both were seasoned Celestial Human Realm cultivators, even the slightly weaker Black-skinned Ghost was in the mid-stage Celestial Human Realm.

Their cultivation techniques were unique, and when cooperating, their divine techniques' powers multiplied several folds.

A recently advanced Celestial Human Realm cultivator like Gu Yuan was naturally not their concern.

Not wanting to ruin their young master's grand plan, they grudgingly followed Gu Yuan with reluctant patience.

...

Meanwhile, as soon as the real Gu Yuan exited the city, he used his fastest Sword Escape, reaching a mountain valley within a mere tea's time.

Once he brought down the sword light and revealed himself,

Whoosh!

A swift white shadow darted towards Gu Yuan at incredible speed.

Yet, facing this sudden turn of events, Gu Yuan was not alarmed but delighted, standing still.

The white shadow quickly landed on Gu Yuan's shoulder, revealing its form.

It was a fluffy, snow-white mouse, Gu Yuan's spirit beast Ah Huang, a small Treasure Hunting Mouse with the bloodline of Ancient Exotic Beast!

At this moment, Ah Huang looked unchanged from half a year ago, still a small Treasure Hunting Mouse the size of a fist, but as its owner, Gu Yuan knew Ah Huang's transformation.

[Small Treasure Hunting Mouse (Red)]

Description: An exotic mouse with the Treasure Hunting Mouse bloodline from ancient times, capable of treasure seeking, loves collecting artifacts, possessing an extraordinary perception for treasure! Despite its small, cute appearance, it is highly intelligent, moves in mysterious ways, and is exceptionally "dangerous". Whatever it targets is destined to be lost!

Evolving to "Treasure Hunting Mouse" requires maturing the Small Treasure Hunting Mouse and consuming 6800 Dao Rhyme Points!

Status: Normal

Phase: Growth Stage (39%)

...

At this moment, Ah Huang had reached nearly half of its Growth Stage.

Though it appeared unchanged, Gu Yuan could sense the hidden power within its small body.

The speed Ah Huang just displayed was surprising.

Such speed was on par with his Sword Escape.

Indeed, this exotic mouse with the Treasure Hunting Mouse bloodline not only possessed treasure-hunting talent but also excelled in escape, beyond ordinary cultivators' reach.

However, Gu Yuan understood gains come with losses; the Treasure Hunting Mouse was not proficient in Attacking Divine Techniques, thus excelling in other aspects.

Actually, Ah Huang's rapid growth stemmed from its talent for small treasure hunting.

In the Yunmeng Mountain Range, disregarding other possibilities, there was certainly an abundance of Spirit Medicine and exotic flowers.

Ah Huang naturally consumed many rare Spirit Medicines.

Squeak, squeak, squeak! Squeak, squeak, squeak!

Ah Huang, thrilled, jumped around Gu Yuan, occasionally rubbing against his cheeks affectionately.

"Alright, alright, it's been a while since we met, I know you missed me, so here's something tasty for you."

Gu Yuan relaxed slightly; having such a fluffy creature thinking of him was comforting.

Thus, Gu Yuan took out a faint green Spirit Feeding Pill from his storage pouch.

As soon as it was out, a light waft of exotic fragrance spread.

Squeak!

The scent excited Ah Huang further, its eyes gleaming, eagerly accepting the Spirit Feeding Pill, clutching the pill larger than its head with its claws, gnawing delightedly.

Gu Yuan wasn't surprised by Ah Huang's reaction.

This Spirit Feeding Pill was a special concoction he made, hardly a true elixir, better described as a pill.

But this Spirit Feeding Pill was incredibly alluring to Demon Beasts, delightful in taste.

When Demon Beasts caught its scent, they became as excited as a lecher seeing a beauty, a starving ghost seeing food, eager to devour it.

However, the Spirit Feeding Pill greatly benefited Demon Beasts, enhancing their growth speed.

Gnawing away several Spirit Feeding Pills, Ah Huang was satisfied, then spat out a ball of white light.

The white light rapidly expanded and landed on the ground.

When the white light dissipated, a pile of various Spirit Medicines appeared.

Sparkling with Spiritual Light, their fragrance filled the air.

These Spirit Medicines were those Ah Huang gathered over the past half year in the Yunmeng Mountain Range.

Most of what it found was either eaten by itself or by Big Mouth, Awuwu, Big Ao and others.

The remaining ones were these.

"Well done."

Gu Yuan nodded approvingly.

As an Alchemy Master, his keen eye easily assessed the quality of these Spirit Medicines.

Even the least among them matched the eighth-grade Spirit Medicine Yellow Spirit of five hundred years.

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