A Mortal's Journey: Starting as the Young Master of Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 22 Mo Wu, the Loose Cultivator

Twelve years later, Wen Tianren once again stepped out of the cultivation chamber.

As soon as they appeared, Qingyu, dressed in black, greeted them with delight.

"Young Master, you've emerged from seclusion! Congratulations on your mastery of your skills!" Qingyu's eyes shone brightly, her tone filled with joy.

Qingyu had already successfully formed her core five years ago, and at this time she was already a cultivator in the early stage of core formation.

Wen Tianren looked at her, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes.

"Qingyu, you're not bad either. It's a pity you didn't get the complete Phoenix Sword Manual when you escaped from Holy Demon Island. But it's alright, I'll ask my master's wife for it when I see her in the future."

At that time, Qingyu was only a nominal disciple, so naturally he did not master the entire Luanfeng Sword Technique, and there were no records of the cultivation methods after the Nascent Soul stage.

Wen Tianren had previously wanted to give Qingyu a different cultivation method.

However, Qingyu herself was more interested in sword techniques like the Luanfeng Sword Manual, which was also a very famous Baibi Mountain inherited technique in the Chaotic Star Sea.

None of the cultivation techniques Wen Tianren had collected were more suitable for her.

Therefore, Wen Tianren did not insist. In his opinion, he could ask Madam Wen for the complete cultivation manual at the Void Heaven Palace.

Qingyu lowered her eyes and said softly, "Young master, there's no need for that. I can switch to another cultivation technique. With your current status, if you encounter your master, she might capture you and take you back to Holy Demon Island."

Wen Tianren waved his hand, indicating that Qingyu didn't need to say anything more.

Others may not know, but he doesn't know either.

His master's wife, like him, wanted to escape the control of the Six Paths Supreme Saint, and he had something she couldn't refuse, so he wasn't afraid she wouldn't help him in the end.

"I know what I'm doing. By the way, what about the spirit stones that Miaoyin Sect has been sending over these past few days?" During Wen Tianren's seclusion, Qingyu was in charge of trading with the people from Miaoyin Sect.

Qingyu handed over several storage bags and then said, "These were sent by Ziling. After Ziling sent them last time, she said she would stay in the Holy Mountain Cave to cultivate in seclusion and would not return to Miaoyin Sect for the time being. She will send Right Envoy Zhuo later."

When Qingyu mentioned the name "Ziling," her tone paused slightly, and the last syllable of her voice trailed off for a moment.

She harbored some resentment towards Zi Ling. While she was in seclusion, her young master gained a concubine, and not just any concubine, but Zi Ling, the most beautiful woman in the Chaotic Star Sea.

In her heart, she was already Wen Tianren's woman.

However, Zi Ling came later and became Wen Tianren's concubine first, which made her feel somewhat unbalanced.

However, having spent so many years by Wen Tianren's side as his sword-wielding maid, she never voiced these feelings, but she was always a little jealous.

Wen Tianren was incredibly perceptive; he immediately noticed the faint, almost imperceptible sour feeling.

He understood, a slight smile playing on his lips. Suddenly, he stepped forward, wrapped his arm around Qingyu's slender waist, and pulled her into his embrace.

"Um?"

Caught off guard, Qingyu froze, her cool cheeks instantly flushing crimson, even the tips of her ears turning a rosy hue, breathtakingly beautiful.

"What's wrong?"

Wen Tianren lowered his head and whispered in her ear, his breath warm: "Jealous?"

Qingyu's eyelashes trembled slightly, her voice barely audible: "...No."

He chuckled softly, his voice even gentler: "Still saying no? Qingyu, no one can replace you in my heart. You've always been by my side, you know everything about me, and you're my woman too. When I break through to the Nascent Soul stage, I'll need you to help me cultivate."

Because Qingyu also practiced the Dianfeng Peiyuan Gong, Wen Tianren did not take her primordial yin.

On the contrary, Zi Ling, after being taken as a concubine and having her own magic weapon refined, had a sexual encounter with him.

He then spent an unusual half-month without cultivating, accompanying Zi Ling on a leisurely stroll through Tianxing City.

Qingyu was about to collapse into Wen Tianren's arms, and she only murmured an "Mmm" in response to his words.

Wen Tianren was not telling the truth, of course. In this world, he would never reveal his biggest secret to anyone.

What Qingyu knew wasn't the most important thing to him.

After coaxing Qingyu, Wen Tianren then used his Transformation Technique to subtly change his facial features and aura, becoming gentle and refined, before heading down the mountain.

"The Profound Yin Scripture of this Profound Bone Old Demon is indeed impressive. Although its power is not as terrifying as the Six Extremes True Demon Art, these secret techniques are indeed unique."

Wen Tianren found these practical secret methods in the Xuan Yin Jing extremely useful.

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Tianxing City Market was bustling with activity.

Wen Tianren walked slowly into a main street, his gaze falling on a three-story pavilion in front of him—a vermilion plaque with gold lettering, bearing three large characters written in a flamboyant style: Star Dust Pavilion.

Star Dust Pavilion is a shop directly under the Star Palace, with multiple branches in Tianxing City. It has an excellent reputation and its prices are reasonable.

Many cultivators who hunt demons in the outer seas have a habit of coming here to sell the demon core resources they have after returning to Tianxing City.

The pavilion was a head taller than the surrounding shops, and cultivators came and went in an endless stream, including many Core Formation cultivators.

Wen Tianren glanced at it casually, then stepped inside.

The first floor of the attic was quite large, measuring about thirty or forty feet in length and width.

Four or five handsome young servants at the Qi Refining stage were pointing out various items on the shelves around the shop to a few customers, explaining them at length.

As soon as Fang entered, a servant boy approached with a smile, seemingly wanting to greet him.

"Step aside, I'll take care of Senior Jiang."

A middle-aged man in a white robe was sitting leisurely in a chair in a corner of the hall, sipping a pot of fragrant tea.

Upon seeing that it was Wen Tianren, he immediately put down his teacup with a look of surprise, hurriedly stopped the servant who wanted to come forward, and went forward to serve him himself.

Then he straightened his clothes, walked over a few steps, bowed to Wen Tianren, and his face was full of respectful smiles:

"Senior Jiang hasn't graced our shop with his presence for a long time. I thought you had gone elsewhere and wouldn't be coming back."

"I wonder what Senior Jiang desires this time, or perhaps he wishes to sell some kind of formation? Would you please follow me to the third floor to discuss this further?"

Jiang Qing is one of Wen Tianren's aliases, which is also the identity of the face he is currently wearing.

On the surface, he was a Core Formation cultivator who was proficient in formations. Many of the formations he had tested before were sold by Star Dust Pavilion, which also helped him collect some rare spiritual materials.

"Manager Wu is too kind. My skills are really nothing compared to the vast Star Pavilion. I was hunting demons in the outer sea before and only returned to Tianxing City today. So, I came to your Star Pavilion as soon as I got back."

The middle-aged man smiled and greeted Wen Tianren. At the same time, he secretly transmitted his voice to another servant, plotting something.

Wen Tianren saw all of this, but he didn't point it out. He also wanted to see what tricks the Star Pavilion was up to.

Wen Tianren wasn't worried about ordinary murders and robberies. Not only was he confident in his own strength, but in Tianxing City, there weren't many people who dared to make a move here.

As for his identity being exposed, Wen Tianren was confident that even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to detect.

The seven or eight cultivators who were shopping on the ground floor were surprised to see that Wu, the manager of the Star Pavilion, was calling them "senior" and treating them with such courtesy.

Knowing that Wen Tianren was a powerful Core Formation expert, everyone looked at him with envy as he went upstairs, fantasizing that they could have such treatment one day.

The third floor of the Star Pavilion is different from the ground floor, and appears very elegant.

Two beautiful female doctors were waiting at the door. As soon as Manager Wu brought the guests in, they immediately brewed a pot of fine tea.

"After Wen Tianren sat down, Manager Wu immediately introduced him with a smile."

"Senior Jiang, please have a taste. This is Cloud Mist Spirit Tea, which our pavilion recently acquired at great expense. It is a spirit tea grown on the high ground of the Holy Mountain, and it has a unique flavor."

Wen Tianren gently stroked the tea with his right hand, picked up the spirit tea, and slowly took a sip.

Indeed, its fragrance is refreshing and invigorating; upon tasting it, one feels a sweet sensation in the mouth, followed by a warm current flowing to the lower abdomen.

"As expected, this is different from ordinary spiritual tea. Only your Star Pavilion could obtain spiritual tea from this sacred mountain."

"These are the array formations I've refined over the years. Manager Wu, you'll have to give me a good price. Also, regarding the array formation manuals I asked your esteemed establishment to collect, is there any news on them?"

This Cloud Mist Spirit Tea might be somewhat useful to ordinary Core Formation cultivators, but it wouldn't be of much use to Wen Tianren.

After taking a sip, he flicked his sleeve across the table, and several array plates shimmering with spiritual light appeared out of thin air on the table.

"The Reversed Five Elements Formation, the Yin-Yang Soul-Locking Formation, and the Myriad Streams Returning to Nothingness Formation!" The middle-aged man observed the formation plates on the table, becoming increasingly alarmed with each look.

To be able to manage the Star Pavilion with only Foundation Establishment cultivation, one's vision and knowledge are naturally quite impressive.

He immediately recognized the array formations that Wen Tianren had taken out.

But this only made him more alarmed.

Not to mention the Inverted Five Elements Formation, also known as the "Minor Forbidden Formation," a famous formation in the cultivation world.

The Myriad Streams Return to the Void Formation is a powerful formation for dealing with alien sea monsters, capable of drawing upon the power of seawater within a radius of several miles.

Even seventh-tier sea monsters would have their strength reduced by several percent within this formation, making it highly sought after by cultivators who hunt monsters in the Chaotic Star Sea.

Manager Wu thought to himself, "It seems that Senior Jiang's mastery of formations has truly improved by leaps and bounds. No wonder Senior Mo has been looking for him."

After a moment, the middle-aged man suppressed his surprise and replied, "Senior Jiang, these are the array formation manuals you instructed our organization to collect, along with these spirit stones and materials. I wonder if we could exchange them for these array formations?"

As he spoke, the middle-aged man handed over several jade slips and a storage bag.

Wen Tianren merely glanced at the spirit stones and materials in the storage bag.

Then, he probed the jade slip with his divine sense and found that many of the array formations recorded inside were ones he had never seen before.

"make a deal!"

Wen Tianren was very satisfied with the transaction and put the jade slips into his storage bag.

He then took out the array flags and the method of setting up the array and handed them to the middle-aged man.

"Now that the transaction is complete, I shall take my leave. I hope that next time I visit, your esteemed establishment can provide me with some more texts on formations."

After Wen Tianren finished speaking, he got up to leave.

"Senior Jiang, please wait..."

"Brother Jiang, don't be in such a hurry. I have a big business deal to do with you." Suddenly, a hearty laugh came from outside the door.

A middle-aged man in his forties pushed open the door and walked in. He had dark skin, thick eyebrows, and big eyes, and looked extremely rugged.

"Brother Mo? Could it be that the person Manager Wu sent to inform you just now was Brother Mo? I have been at sea for some time now. I wonder what brings you to me, Brother Mo, going to all this trouble?"

This burly man was named Mo Wu, a well-known Core Formation cultivator in this market.

He possessed mid-stage Core Formation cultivation and was known for his generosity. Many cultivators were on good terms with him. Wen Tianren had previously traded several formations with him under this identity, and they had a good relationship.

However, Wen Tianren was curious as to why Mo Wu had gone to such lengths to find him.