337: Chapter 289 337: Chapter 289 Luo Yaxuan and Lai Jianlin heard the news and thought it was even better that Jiang Tang was coming to Immortal Lord City.
They wouldn’t have to worry and take so many resources to meet with Jiang Tang, only to risk carrying Supreme Elixirs back.
The two of them relayed the message to their families, whose members began to speculate why Jiang Tang was coming to Immortal Lord City.
Clearly, it wasn’t for their two families; so who was so influential that they could bring a Great Power Holder of such high cultivation to this place?
Some clever person guessed, could it be that Jiang Tang was related to the Jiang Family of Immortal Lord City?
But no one had ever suggested that the two parties sharing the surname Jiang were connected.
The people of the Luo Family and the Lai Family began their preparations to welcome the arrival of the Supreme Alchemist.
If it were just a Supreme Alchemist, not a person of high cultivation, they wouldn’t be so excited.
The arrival of a Great Power Holder in their Immortal Lord City was undoubtedly an honor.
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In North City Immortal Sect, Jiang Tang left behind some Secret Manuals.
When he received the information from Luo Yaxuan and Lai Jianlin, he had just returned to the Holy Pavilion on North City Immortal Sect’s main street.
Yan Weiwei, learning that Jiang Tang was about to leave, said she wanted to come out with him.
Cai Xiangxiang also wanted to follow, but due to health reasons, she couldn’t, leaving her with a look of forlornness as she watched the departing figure of Jiang Tang with a heavy heart.
Reluctantly, Yan Weiwei had no choice.
The tasks Jiang Tang had to do weren’t ones she could always accompany him on; she had her own life’s aspirations.
She hoped to wait in North City Immortal Sect for Ye Tian’s return.
Jiang Tang had just arrived at the North City Immortal Sect’s store, Holy Pavilion, where the sign indicating business had ceased was still hung.
Outside the store, there were still many people of unknown character loitering conspicuously; were they just here for the Supreme Elixirs?
When Jiang Tang saw that the barriers spread around had not been broken, it meant that those people lacked the ability to break them.
He smirked confidently; his technique wasn’t something just anyone could undo—it was from an ancient secret manual.
Jiang Tang considered everything produced by the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space as a treasure, tailored perfectly for him.
Those who had attacked him days before were likely not just one group.
If they dared not attack North City Immortal Sect, would they wait for him again, only to attack when he was on the move?
Jiang Tang revealed an evilly charming smile; if anyone dared to come, he would release an avatar and let the Golden Crystal Elves from the space deal with them.
Jiang Tang opened the barrier, and when he entered the shop, the doors remained unhinged.
Sensing Jiang Tang’s return, the girls and boys, who had spent the days without him cultivating inside the shop,
had hardly spoken at all, apart from eating Bigu Pills and practicing.
It was as if they were all in seclusion together.
They avoided any substantial movement that might distract the others.
Other than cultivating, they were also vigilant; with Jiang Tang not in the shop, they could only watch out for themselves,
“Jiang Tang, did you find a beauty in North City Immortal Sect and got so entranced that you forgot to return?” The Dugu brothers were the first to speak up.
The girls looked at Jiang Tang with resentful eyes.
With no message in the last few days, nor any visit from him, being just one street away felt like thousands of miles.
They wondered whether Jiang Tang had forgotten them, leaving them in the cold for days.
“Roar, Jiang Tang, you’re back; now they’re all yours.
My duty here is done.”
Su Chang’an, the carefree young master, always came and went with ease.
Being stuck here for several days was irritating for him; if not for his brother, he would’ve been quite displeased.
His completion of the mission was his cue to exit; he wouldn’t hang around like the Dugu brothers, spending his days with a group of girls following Jiang Tang.
He wasn’t interested in being a third wheel, even though there were so many girls together with Jiang Tang, without any chance for a moment alone.
“Hmm, Lord Qianchen, where do you plan to go?”
“Jiang Tang, didn’t you say you wanted to open more branches?
I travel everywhere, which is perfect for handling that for you.”
“Oh, then you can send me information from every place you visit.”
“I’m just afraid that even if I give you the information, you won’t have time to respond.
Before I leave, you must give me more supreme elixirs.
Who knows, I might open a branch far away and then it’ll be difficult to ask for resources from you.”
“Alright, these resources are for you.
Haha, I’ll be waiting for news from Brother Qianchen,” Jiang Tang said as he took out goods produced from his Spirit Field Space during this period as well as pills crafted by his avatar.
This storage bag was quite large and could hold a lot.
“Good, then wait for my good news!”
Su Chang’an placed the storage bag into his storage ring.
With his current level of cultivation, he couldn’t claim that no one would kill for treasure, and he wasn’t so confident that he could fend off a siege by others.
This time, before preparing to leave the shop, Su Chang’an changed into a different set of clothes and disguised himself to look like a regular clerk—just an ordinary person.
He completely concealed his cultivation.
When he walked out of the shop and sensed many people paying attention to him and some following him as he moved, he felt certain that his disguise was the right choice.
He was keen to see who would dare provoke him.
Su Chang’an left in such an unruffled manner, leaving Jiang Tang to only flash his most perfect smile and apologize to the ladies.
“Jiang Tang, you’re so heartless, just leaving us behind.”
“Jiang Tang, what exactly have you been up to these days?”
“Jiang Tang, did Yan Weiwei introduce you to some beauties?
No beauty has kept you so delighted at the North City Immortal Sect that you’re loath to think of home.”
One after another, the beauties looked at him with resentful eyes, and their complaints were actually just because they’ve been missing this man so much over the past few days.
The Dugu brothers stood to one side, watching Jiang Tang deal with so many women so skillfully, feeling a bit of admiration for his style.
Why can’t they learn it?
Logically speaking, their charm isn’t bad either.
Could it be that no one sees their merits?
Could it be that staying beside Jiang Tang, they’ve become mere foil, and no beauties have noticed their merits?
The Dugu brothers had their thoughts but lacked Su Chang’an’s effortless departure.
Su Chang’an could leave so freely because his cultivation was so high that he could travel anywhere.
But they had other thoughts; staying by Jiang Tang’s side might keep them from the eyes of beauties, but none of that was as crucial as improving their own cultivation.
Having followed Jiang Tang for just ten to eight days, drinking his wine and tea had improved their cultivation.
They too desired supreme elixirs, and even though their family had also acquired some, the family’s elixirs wouldn’t be distributed to them.
In this moment, the Dugu brothers, following Jiang Tang, were like loyal little followers, yet quite willingly so.
Who can blame them with their lower levels of cultivation, still needing a boost from others?
After mingling briefly with the beauties, people started to walk into the shop that Jiang Tang had opened despite having put up a Closed for Business sign; still, some couldn’t resist coming in to inquire.
“Ah, dear customers, the Closed for Business sign is still up outside, why have you walked in?”
Although the shop had ceased operations, there were still attendants present—they hadn’t left the shop and, being cultivators themselves, had effectively taken a few days off to meditate and cultivate.
“What kind of business do you run here?
You don’t serve customers who come?
How many days has your shop been closed already?”
“We have all come to buy things, to bring you business, and you don’t want it?”
“I heard your master has good items for sale.
Have your master come out and see to us!”
One after another, the impolite remarks came, but of course, the attendants had no authority to comply with their demands.
“Sorry, but our shop is still closed for the day.
As for when it will reopen, we’ll sell items then.
Our master does have good items for sale, but not in this shop.”
The attendant’s words only increased the dissatisfaction among the people present, who were restrained only by fear of the master’s cultivation level.
Seeing the attendant being so unaccommodating, and with the master not appearing, they decided to lure him out themselves.
“You’re just an attendant; we won’t trouble you.
Get someone who can speak with authority!”
“This…, the master said he won’t sell expensive items in this shop, so we don’t have those goods.”
The people immediately understood what the attendant meant.
Everyone knew that their master was a supreme alchemist, and an alchemist surely had sufficient resources on hand—they were after the master himself.
“Jiang Tang, are you playing the turtle, hiding from us?”
Some resorted to provocative tactics; an offense in words could potentially earn them a harsh lesson, but for the sake of supreme elixirs, they were ready to risk it.