Jiang Li threw the dead fish, which had already begun to stink, into a small river outside the Sutra Valley, and then found Yan Hong, who was stationed in the trading area.

I asked Yan Hong to ask his two disciples to go to Shengxian Pavilion again to buy some basic elixir and talisman paper that were not available in Cangjing Valley.

At the same time, find out the current situation of the albino scaly monster and the location of the scaly monster tribe at that time.

Jiang Li had no intention of testing the poison himself on the spiritual root seeds. He could only do this temporarily, putting the damaged and shriveled spiritual root seeds into the coffin and putting them aside.

Yan Hong still looks the same fat and silly as before, but his business is said to be doing well recently. He has gained some fame in the outer sect and started to have a stable income of spirit stones.

Although not much.

After readily agreeing to Jiang Li's request, Yan Hong suddenly pulled him aside and spoke softly in a serious tone.

"Jiang Li, did you and Yu Banxia get a lot of spirit stones during this mission?"

"It can't be considered a mission at all. There were some unexpected situations, and this is a reward from the sect."

Jiang Li said so.

After all, they received those spirit stones from the Outer Gate Affairs Hall and did not go through the process of the Outer Gate Task Area at all. It can be said that they were completely rewards from the sect.

As for that mission, it is hard to say whether they completed it or not.

"Alas, you were too careless. You were seen when you were collecting the spirit stones!"

Yan Hong's round face was squeezed together, looking very worried.

"So what if we're seen? There are so many people coming and going in the Outer Gate Affairs Hall every day. It's hard for us not to be seen."

Jiang Li acted as if he didn't care. It couldn't be that some Jindan boss needed these few hundred spirit stones from him to hunt him down.

"Alas, you don't know. Now the whole outer sect has spread the news that you are lucky enough to get a windfall of several thousand spirit stones. There are many people who are jealous."

After hearing what Yan Hong said, Jiang Li suddenly remembered that there seemed to be quite a few people talking about similar topics along the way just now, but he didn't pay attention to it at that time.

Now he was shocked. It had only been a few hours. How could such a small piece of news spread so quickly? "Jealous? We do have two thousand spirit stones in total, but what can they do to us? New disciples are protected by the sect in their first year."

Seeing that Jiang Li remained unmoved, Yan Hong became even more anxious.

"Why aren't you worried? For some unknown reason, two thousand new disciples suddenly joined the outer sect today. Many people said that we are already old disciples and the sect will no longer take extra care of us."

"And even if they don't dare to do it now, what about a year later? Won't we still have to stay outside the sect?"

Jiang Li then remembered that Yan Hong had not yet broken through the middle stage of Qi training.

For an ordinary high-grade spiritual root, staying in the outer sect for three to five years is normal. It is normal for him to have such worries now.

"I forgot to tell you, brother, I'm already in the middle stage of Qi training. I'll be accepted into the inner sect after the outer sect competition in two months. I'll protect you from now on."

Jiang Li revealed the fact that he had broken through to the middle stage of Qi training when he was out on a mission, so Yan Hong didn't know about it yet.

"Okay, okay, you protect me. From now on, you must be careful of this person. He just broke through to the late stage of Qi training recently and is worried about not having a target to collect head tax from. We are all... Wait, what did you just say?"

Yan Hong obviously didn't listen to what Jiang Li said at first. He was talking to himself before he suddenly reacted.

"You are in the middle stage of Qi training!? Do you have a top-grade spiritual root or do I have a top-grade spiritual root? I..."

Until Jiang Li left, Yan Hong was still standing there in disbelief, doubting his life. He even forgot the threat from a certain outer sect senior brother.

I think the blow of his friend getting top marks in the exam will make him work harder in his future training.

To be honest, Yan Hong's previous help saved Jiang Li a lot of trouble.

Jiang Li actually really hopes that Yan Hong can continue to help him in the future.

Even as a businessman, he doesn't need high cultivation and strength.

But just like in the previous life, every salesperson called himself a sales manager. Without a certain status, it is difficult for others to listen to you seriously.

Just like Fu Zhong of Shengxian Pavilion, he is in charge of basically all the big and small matters in the Dachongshan branch pavilion, and his management and operation are also excellent and sophisticated like a textbook, and Yan Hong talks about him every day to learn from and worship him.

However, because he is in the foundation-building stage, the highest he can be is a deacon, and it will never be his turn to be replaced like the head of a branch pavilion.

At the very least, Yan Hong has to reach the Jindan stage or something in the future, otherwise he won't be able to be a successful businessman.

As for the threat from so-and-so mentioned by Yan Hong, he really didn't take it seriously. If you want to cause trouble to him, you'd better see his taillights first.

What made him happy was that, in the end, Yan Hong did not ask him to borrow spirit stones.

Although this is not a big deal, it directly reflects Yan Hong's character.

He is now in the rising stage of development, and it is impossible for him not to need more spirit stones for circulation. Being able to resist the thought of taking a share of the pie is very important for their future relationship as friends.

. . . .

After leaving the trading area, Jiang Li went straight to the inner gate.

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After showing the token in his hand, Jiang Li went to the sect’s important Sutra Library again.

And this token was the instruction given to him by Elder Weng Sanqi.

It is said that it is related to the foundation of the sect and is an extremely rare opportunity.

Although all inner disciples will receive such a token when they first join the sect, it is only a one-time token. If they want to get it again, they can only accumulate a large amount of sect contribution points and then exchange it.

Jiang Li chose to give up joining the inner gate directly and instead chose such a token, in fact, also to enjoy this benefit again later.

Arriving at the Sutra Repository with ease, Elder Li was sitting at the door, holding a jar of wine and enjoying life.

"Elder Li."

Jiang Li stepped forward and bowed.

"Well, as usual, look for the techniques and spells, and choose for yourself when you go in."

The work attitude of Elder Li in the Sutra Library is always so unrestrained. He basically turned the Sutra Library into a buffet, and you can do whatever you want as long as you pay enough spirit stones.

"Elder, I want to go to the Sutra Hall!"

Jiang Li had another request this time. He opened his hand, placed the small token in his palm, and showed it to the other party.

Elder Li finally raised his drooping eyelids and looked at the token.

With a wave of his hand, the token automatically flew into the other party's hand. Elder Li used secret methods to carefully check it for a long time before nodding.

"Yes, it's the token of the Sutra Hall. Haha, you're lucky. It's rare for an outer disciple to get this thing. Come with me."

Elder Li had obviously long forgotten who Jiang Li was. After taking a look at his outer disciple uniform, he was a little surprised.

But he didn't say much. He took Jiang Li into the Sutra Library first, and then opened a hidden trapdoor, and a stone staircase appeared on the ground.

In the dim light, they made their way down.

As the depth increases, the air gradually takes on a smell of ancient times.

The stone walls of the passage were crisscrossed with sword marks and gullies, as if a great battle had once been fought here.

Finally, at the end of the passage, the view opened up again. With Jiang Li's eyesight, he could see a ruined hall standing in the wide underground space in the dim light of the night pearl.

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