Four months later.
Xia Muge left the pass in the mountains near Jiangning City.
In these four months, he has been able to get infinitely close to the Nascent Soul Realm from the Golden Core Realm.
In addition, he has mastered many sword techniques.
He has also fully mastered spatial abilities and ice-attribute abilities.
In the previous world, Xia Muge acquired two superpowers, both of which were at a basic level. However, in this world, he unexpectedly discovered that even basic superpowers have the potential to grow.
As long as his mental strength is sufficient, that's fine.
The world of cultivators is not lacking in methods for cultivating spiritual power.
Xia Muge stretched and subconsciously rubbed his stomach.
Although a Golden Core cultivator no longer needs to eat, after four months without food, he still missed the food of the mortal world.
When he emerged from seclusion, news about the treasure-hunting beast had already caused quite a stir in Jiangning.
A divine-level elixir appeared at the Jiangning Auction.
Although the effects of this elixir are rather unorthodox, it is purely for maintaining youthful appearance.
However, for cultivators, no matter what type of elixir, reaching the divine quality means a complete transformation.
Its purpose is no longer to be taken orally, but to be studied.
The appearance of a divine-level elixir allows alchemists to study it and advance their alchemy skills to the next level.
The appearance of the divine-level elixir alarmed many alchemists.
Alchemists generally have many friends, and countless rogue cultivators and disciples of famous sects gather here, making even the Great Xia Dynasty feel immense pressure.
But most importantly, the treasure-hunting beast appeared.
Treasure-hunting beasts feed on treasures, but their lifespans are short. Ordinary cultivators cannot protect them or afford to raise them.
But it's different for sects.
Finding rare and precious materials by relying on treasure-hunting beasts is very meaningful for sects.
And the Great Xia was also attracted to it for this reason.
When Xia Muge arrived in Jiangning City, he heard that Xia Qingshuang, the third princess of the Great Xia Kingdom, had already arrived.
"Have you heard? The Third Princess has arrived in Jiangning City. She is the most beautiful woman in the Great Xia Kingdom."
On the street, he heard people whispering.
"That's right, whoever wins the favor of a beauty will never have to worry about anything in this life."
"It is said that the Third Princess offered 50,000 spirit stones as a reward for information on the treasure-hunting beast."
"If I had any news, I would have gone to find the treasure-hunting beast myself. Why would I ask for spirit stones myself?"
"Haha, even if you have a treasure-hunting beast, you still have to be able to guard it."
Treasure-hunting beasts are special life forms and cannot be stored in storage rings or other spatial items.
For ordinary cultivators, the treasure-hunting beast is something that is considered a crime even if one is innocent.
The reason the Third Princess dared to do this was naturally because the Great Xia Dynasty had the power to protect her and the treasure-hunting beast.
Of course, many independent cultivators also know that the treasure-hunting beast has nothing to do with them.
At most, they're just trying to see if they can take advantage of the situation.
After all, there are many disciples from major sects who have come here.
If these disciples were to fight, they might not be without a chance.
Just like in the story, wasn't it because of this that Xu Feng gained Xia Qingshuang's favor?
Xia Muge understood these people's desire to find bargains, and he was now thinking about finding bargains as well.
However, finding a bargain is not an easy task.
He saw Xu Feng.
Although the treasure-hunting beast appears a month later in the story, rumors about the divine pills are already rampant, and as the protagonist, he naturally wants both the pills and the treasure-hunting beast.
The treasure-hunting beasts are attracted by divine-grade pills, and nowadays, rogue cultivators are spending a lot of effort to find them, including Xu Feng.
Xia Muge's idea was simple: he wanted to follow Xia Qingshuang.
As the third princess of the royal family, Xia Qingshuang would naturally be surrounded by a large entourage when she went out, making her an easy target.
Soon, he met Xia Qingshuang in the city lord's mansion in Jiangning City.
Of course, Xia Muge infiltrated the area.
But then they saw Xia Qingshuang, dressed in red, standing high in the city lord's mansion, like a king looking down on his ministers.
She has a bright and striking appearance with deep-set features.
"She's a born princess," Xia Muge thought to herself.
Just as he was about to continue observing, he suddenly heard a shout: "Who's there!"
Xia Muge was discovered.
His ability to conceal his aura was still lacking, while Xia Qingshuang also had a highly skilled person by her side.
Xia Muge left without even thinking.
Xia Qingshuang did not chase after her.
After all, no one knows whether this is a deliberate ploy to lure the enemy away from their prey.
She turned around and looked at the other woman beside her: "Shuhua, who do you think did it?"
If Xia Muge were here, he would definitely exclaim in surprise.
Beside Xia Qingshuang stood another woman, who looked exactly like his wife from the previous world.
The woman known as Shuhua, with her eyes crinkling, said, "I don't know either."
She said, "In short, he probably isn't a good person."
Xia Qingshuang nodded: "I think so too."
She chuckled softly and said, "Whoever it is, if they want to take something from me, Xia Qingshuang, they'll have to see how tough their head is."
Xia Qingshuang has an exceptionally fiery temper.
Although she didn't send anyone to chase after Xia Muge, she was extremely annoyed by these rogue cultivators.
The selfishness and lawlessness of independent cultivators are well-known.
Nobody wants to deal with this kind of person.
Thinking of this, Xia Qingshuang felt it necessary to suggest to her father that the emperor restrict the activities of independent cultivators.
However, she didn't notice that Qin Shuhua's eyes were filled with a hint of sorrow.
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"That was close!"
Xia Muge couldn't help but complain, "Luckily I'm smart and alert, otherwise I probably would have been caught."
"But if that princess had a powerful ally by her side, why did she end up being ganged up on and beaten up?"
He remembered that in the story, Xia Qingshuang obtained the treasure-hunting beast and was then beaten up by a group of people.
However, the book does not mention whether Xia Qingshuang had any experts around her.
Perhaps it's gone, or perhaps it's dead.
The plot doesn't explain it clearly, but regardless of the possibility, it means that this operation to seize the treasure-hunting beast is not simple.
It is highly likely that experts at the Nascent Soul Realm or even the Divine Transformation Realm will be involved.
For cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, treasure-hunting beasts are actually superfluous, since those at the Nascent Soul stage already possess the ability to search for rare and precious materials.
Moreover, ordinary rare and precious materials are of little use to cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage, and even if a treasure-hunting beast can find rare and precious materials in extreme environments, it will be unable to lead the way.
Therefore, it is optional.
Xia Muge couldn't understand it at all.
However, he simply stopped thinking about it.
Just as he was pondering how to deal with the princess, he unexpectedly saw Xu Feng.
The next time he saw Xu Feng, Xu Feng was flirting with another woman.
This woman, though an insignificant supporting character, is the daughter of the city lord of Jiangning City.
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