Mu Hanyan was speechless. Do you think I want to act like a fool? Isn’t this the rule of your Gao family’s black market?
In fact, this mask can't conceal the identity at all. Gao Weihu can easily find out if he wants to, so Mu Hanyan didn't hesitate and took off the mask directly.
"It's you!" Gao Weihu was slightly stunned when he saw Mu Hanyan's face.
"Manager Gao knows me?" Seeing Gao Weihu's stunned look, Mu Hanyan was also surprised.
"Master Chief Priest of Huayu Temple, although I have never met you, I have heard of your name for a long time. The sons of Master Long of Tianyang Temple and Master Ou of Lingyu Temple both suffered great losses at your hands. I heard that the bandit Xiang Qiuzhan, who even the five major temples were helpless against, was also defeated by you. However, the news has not been confirmed yet." Gao Weihu said calmly.
Mu Hanyan's eyes narrowed slightly. Long Wudang and Ou Mingzhi had suffered losses in Huayu City, and they must be embarrassed to spread the news. Because of her special status, she also ordered the priests and people of Huayu City not to spread the news. The superficial reason was to save face for Tianyang Temple and Lingyu Temple, but in the final analysis, she didn't want to attract too much attention from the outside world.
Therefore, not many people outside know about these things, but no one knows where Gao Weihu found out about them.
"Don't worry, Chief Priest Mu. I have no ill intentions. It's just my job to gather intelligence from all over the place for the family. I just happened to hear something about the Flower Rain Temple. We are partners after all. I may even buy a batch of five-colored soul beads from you. I will never harm you." Seeing the wariness in Mu Hanyan's eyes, Gao Weihu waved his hand and explained.
Mu Hanyan finally felt relieved. This wasn't surprising. Back then, even the most aristocratic families on the Holy Court Continent had spies and informants spread throughout the land. Their heads could stay at home, yet they were well-informed about world events. It seemed Fang Weihu had only heard a few rumors and didn't suspect her identity. Otherwise, even if he had the guts, he wouldn't have dared to cooperate with her.
"Manager Gao, what do you want so many five-colored soul beads for?" Mu Hanyan couldn't help but ask out of curiosity when Gao Weihu mentioned the purchase of five-colored soul beads again.
The auction of the 500 relic soul beads just now has caused quite a stir. It may not be so easy for Gao Weihu to sell the 500 soul beads in his hand. If he attracts the attention of the family and is accused of abusing his power for personal gain, he may have no place to stand in the Gao family.
"Half will be used to sell for money, and the other half will be used for training. I must improve my strength to that of a Divine Heart Priest within half a year." Gao Weihu did not hide anything and answered straightforwardly.
"Practice? Raise your cultivation to that of a Divine Heart Priest within half a year!" Mu Hanyan gave him a strange look.
If only half of it was used, breaking it down into smaller pieces, the risk would be much smaller. However, using half to cultivate, and wanting to raise his strength to that of a Divine Heart Priest within six months, was too extravagant.
She had previously tried to refine a five-colored soul bead and discovered that this relic soul bead was indeed a good thing. Using one was equivalent to half a year of normal practice. Because her strength was stuck at a bottleneck, this half-year of practice did not make her feel a significant improvement in strength, so she did not care much.
Later, however, she gradually discovered that while one Five-Colored Soul Orb was worth six months' worth and greatly beneficial for cultivation, it was not without its drawbacks. After all, it was formed from the souls of exotic beasts, and many of the animal's emotions and instincts contained within it were considered impurities for a priestess and must be eliminated, otherwise, over time, they would eventually lead to obsession.
The reason behind this is the same as why the animal bone relics in the Holy Court Continent cannot be used for cultivation and can only be used for refining medicine and weapons.
If the impurities contained in the relic soul bead are refined step by step, it will not have much impact on the cultivation level, but it will take a lot of time. Mu Hanyan calculated that one five-colored soul bead can be equivalent to half a year of cultivation, but for an ordinary priest, it will take almost two or three months to remove the impurities.
If you want to remove the impurities as quickly as possible, you must waste the spiritual power and divine power refined from the five-colored soul beads. The faster the speed, the greater the waste.
It is no wonder that the Temple of Life only distributes two relic soul beads to its chief priests every year, for fear of wasting more.
Gao Weihu wanted to rely on the five-colored soul beads to improve his strength to the Divine Heart Priest within half a year. I'm afraid that more than half of the more than 200 relic soul beads would be wasted. It's basically a waste of money.
"Having said that, I won't hide it from you anymore. Half a year from now, the Temple of Life will organize people to go hunting deep in the wilderness. I should be on the list. Unlike before, this hunt will most likely be to the Black Wood Prison. With my strength, I will not be able to come back alive if I don't prepare early. What's more, some people in the family don't want me to come back alive." Gao Weihu said here, with some anger in his eyes.
There has been no news yet about the Life Temple organizing people to go hunting in the Black Wood Prison in half a year, but Mu Hanyan is the master of a temple after all, so she will probably receive the news soon, so Gao Weihu did not hide it from her.
"So that's how it is." Mu Hanyan suddenly realized.
She had heard people talk about the Black Wood Prison before. It was said to be a gathering place for strange beasts deep in the wilderness. The beasts that lived there were extremely powerful and ferocious. Not to mention the priests of the gods, even the priests of the God's Heart would find it difficult to keep their lives if they went there.
Gao Weihu was the son of the right priest after all, but he was sent to the Black Wood Prison to die. This naturally involved the power struggle within the Gao family, and most likely it was fratricide.
Gao Weihu left his family and ran a black market business. Even though he had no merits, he had worked hard. However, he was sent to the Black Wood Prison to die. It would be strange if he was not angry.
In order to survive, he could only think of ways to improve his cultivation. No wonder he took the initiative to show goodwill to me. In the previous auctions, he even had the suspicion of being a traitor. In the final analysis, he was forced into a corner.
"Don't worry, Manager Gao. I do have some five-colored soul beads left. I'll keep them for you first. If they're not enough, just come to me." Mu Hanyan said.
Although she had seen many brothers turning against each other and killing each other in wealthy families, Mu Hanyan could never accept such a thing happening in the Mu family, and she also felt a little sympathy for Gao Weihu's experience.
Seeing that Gao Weihu was a trustworthy person, she didn't mind making friends with him. She wasn't planning to sell the remaining five-colored soul beads anyway. It was just a nice word, and she didn't lose anything.
"Thank you, Master Priest Mu. I, Gao Weihu, have made you my friend. If you need anything in the future, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I, Gao Weihu, will do it without hesitation." Gao Weihu bowed and spoke in a resounding voice. Perhaps because he was so heartbroken, even desperate, Mu Hanyan's words deeply moved him.
"By the way, I really want to ask Brother Gao for help with something?" When she said this, Mu Hanyan immediately thought of Long Wudang.
"Master Mu, please speak." Gao Weihu said.
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