The Nine Demons had drained Zhu Fengxian dry and were waiting to drain Sun Lingbo as well, but they hadn't anticipated that Shi Longgu would spare the latter. Unwilling to give up, the Nine Demons sought to subtly influence Shi Longgu's mind.

While the devils were stirring their thoughts, Shi Feiyang had already sensed it from afar. A powerful Divine Thought pressed down on the Nine Demons across the void, as heavy as Mount Taishan atop them. The Nine Demons quickly retracted their malicious intent and put on smiling faces and gentle tones. After Shi Longgu ascended, they guided her direction from the side and soon arrived at the Mingyu Immortal Market in Tianjin.

Upon seeing Shi Feiyang again, Shi Longgu was somewhat excited and approached to offer greetings, "Junior pays her respects to Master Shi."

Shi Feiyang smiled warmly, as comforting as a spring breeze, "I've summoned you here because I've opened a Sword Immortal market. Your mother's Sacrificial Refinement of the Flying Needle was peerless. If you refine and sell needles here, not only can you focus and refine your spirit during the Artifact Refining process, but you can also accumulate resources for your Cultivation. These will come in handy when you seek to avoid tribulations and preserve your life in the future."

Shi Longgu replied with a hint of shyness, "I will follow Master Shi's instructions."

Shi Feiyang hesitated, then decided to tell her about the incident he encountered on the way.

Shi Longgu was surprised, "How can Master know so clearly, as if he had witnessed it firsthand?"

Shi Feiyang laughed, "The Nine Child Mother Sky Demon was by your side at the time. I can borrow their Divine Skills, their eyes are my eyes, and what they see is equivalent to what I see."

Shi Longgu didn't expect the Heavenly Demon Secret Skill to be so magical. After a pause, she said, "I've already forced Sun Lingbo to swear an oath that he won't tell anyone about this."

"He just said he wouldn't tell the people of the Huashan Sect, but did he say he wouldn't tell everyone? If he goes back and tells the people of the Wutai Sect, isn't it the same as telling the Huashan Sect? However, you don't need to worry about this. The Fiery Fire Ancestor of the Huashan Sect can also deduce the Heaven's Secret, even if no one tells him. He can infer afterwards exactly how Zhu Fengxian died at your hands."

Shi Longgu began to worry, "Then... what should I..."

Immediately, she knelt on one knee in salute, "I implore Master to show mercy to my lonely and helpless self and provide protection..."

She hadn't thought much about it; just the thought of staying close to Shi Feiyang and seeing him often was enough to satisfy her heart.

Shi Feiyang smiled, "As long as you stay in my Immortal Market, no one can touch you."

He then took Shi Longgu to the North City and let her choose a courtyard for herself.

As they walked, they encountered the last four of the 'Four Women' from Wudang, returning from the East Market with a huge assortment of various Treasure Beads, chattering and giggling.

Shi Longgu looked at them, her face showing a hint of hatred.

Shi Feiyang asked, "Do you hate them?"

Shi Longgu nodded vigorously, "That old hag from Huashan humiliated my mother like that, we are irreconcilable! What's more, she pretended to return the Magical Treasure afterwards, leaving behind nine Mysterious Lady Needles without mentioning it, and even secretly keeping my mother's Mountain Treasure, the Nine Revolutions Wheel! Bah! Does she even deserve to be considered a part of the Mysterious Sect?"

Shi Feiyang then asked her, "Don't you hate that old nun for killing your mother?"

Shi Longgu was stunned, then shook her head, "My mother sought Soldier Disintegration to avoid her tribulation and voluntarily challenged her to a swordfight, wanting to die by her sword."

"That's right, your mother was faced with an inevitable tribulation and had to undergo Soldier Disintegration. She coveted someone who had seven freshly refined Green Bull Swords and needed their help. If she had simply asked straightforwardly, that would have been fine, but instead, she used the Mysterious Lady Needle and Red Mist Flag to torment their disciple nearly to death.

If I were that old nun, I wouldn't be able to swallow this insult and would certainly make sure your mother was dealt with! I might not even allow her the chance to undergo Soldier Disintegration, and I would make sure she perished under the Heavenly Tribulation! It was only because the old nun was too kindhearted that she forgave your mother in the end and gave her a proper send-off."

Hearing the latter part of his explanation, Shi Longgu's expression turned serious. She remembered the sight of him harnessing the Demon Embryo within her in that cave long ago. Demons were terrifying beings, yet Master Shi was a being even demons feared. She had been fixated on his handsome appearance and pleasant voice, longing to see him again, but had subconsciously neglected his ruthlessness.

Seeing her pale face, Shi Feiyang realized he had frightened her and comforted her with a smile, "Do you think what I said makes sense?"

Shi Longgu bit her lip and replied weakly, "Master's words certainly make sense, but she shouldn't have kept my Nine Revolutions Wheel, right?"

"Your mother harmed her disciple and still sought her assistance to undergo Soldier Disintegration; wasn't it right to offer something in return as an apology?"

Shi Longgu realized she was at fault and stopped retorting, grunting sullenly.

"Besides, that Nine Revolutions Wheel wasn't taken by that old nun."

"It wasn't taken by the thieving nun?" Shi Longgu was stunned, then glanced at the corner of the street at the Four Women of Wudang, "So it was their senior sister, Zhang Jinwen, who took it."

"Neither did she. Your mother's Nine Revolutions Wheel fell into the hands of Yin Sutang."

"Ah?" Shi Longgu couldn't believe it, "How could that be? Immortal Yin, she and my mother were close friends..."

"Before your mother died, did you ever see her?"

Shi Longgu was taken aback, then shook her head: "I really haven't met her. When she was close to my mother, I wasn't even born yet. At that time, she was still with the Kunlun Sect..."

"Yin Sutang was entrusted by Cang Lingzi to assist your mother, just in case! Later on, what she told you contained nine parts truth and one part lie. Once she saw the treasures your mother left behind, she got greedy, took a Nine Revolutions Wheel, and went to reforge and rename it after changing its appearance."

After listening, Shi Longgu's eyebrows flew up in anger: "This pair of master and disciple, both are despicable wretches! They actually stole my mother's treasure!"

Then she remembered that Yin Sutang was originally an elder of the Kunlun Sect with advanced swordsmanship and knew she was no match for her. She weakly pleaded with Shi Feiyang to help her retrieve her mother's belongings.

Shi Feiyang said, "You yourself must go to get your things back. You've been spoiling yourself too much in the past, and you've been too lazy to practice. You've put all your thoughts elsewhere, leading to shallow Dao Level and weak mana. From now on, you should cultivate diligently while staying with me, and you're not allowed to mess around with others.

"Having gone through the Demon Tribulation last time, as long as you can be resolute and truly devote yourself to cultivating your mother's Daoist Techniques, you'll make rapid progress in no more than ten years. By then, with the Magical Treasures your mother left you, all skillfully cultivated, dealing with someone like Yin Sutang will be no issue."

Although Yin Sutang is an elder of the Kunlun Sect, her spirit is not vigorous, and she contains too much yin residue. She is far from the current Shi Longgu. Having cultivated for many years, her mana is strong but limited. After being expelled from the sect by several elders of Kunlun, she spent much of her efforts on other things, almost ceasing to advance. If Shi Longgu can control herself, surpassing her is just a matter of time.

Shi Feiyang took her to pick out a residence, naming it "Divine Needle Tribulation," specially for selling all kinds of Flying Needles.

He also gave her a Furnace of Eight Trigrams and two thousand jin of refined coal.

Looking at the enormous bronze furnace, Shi Longgu felt a hint of fear: "Although I have the Secret Manuals my mother left behind, I have never even refined a single needle..."

"Everything is hard at the beginning. Your mother protected you too well in the past. She's gone now, and you must rely on yourself."

His words made Shi Longgu's eyes redden, and she nodded, "Master Shi's reprimand is right."

Suddenly she felt that standing beside Shi Feiyang, she felt especially at ease. She used to rely on her mother, then her husband, and when she was alone in the gloomy and dark cave, she felt particularly lonely and helpless... Now she had someone to rely on once again.

After her mother passed, she has been cultivating in the mountains and hardly walked the mortal realm, her hands barely holding any gold and silver.

Shi Feiyang then said, "You should sell your mother's Heavenly Plague Ball to me, how about one million Dragon Coins as the price?"

The Golden Needle Saint Mother also had a Heavenly Plague Ball. Shi Longgu did not like it much, and she didn't know whether a million Dragon Coins were high or low. Since Shi Feiyang wanted it, she took it out and handed it over.

Shi Feiyang took the Heavenly Plague Ball, it would be of great use to him in the future, but in Shi Longgu's hands, it was a menace, and one careless moment could lead to a catastrophe.

In fact, the Golden Needle Saint Mother was also a first-class expert at the level of the Two Old Immortals, with hundreds of years of Dao Level, and the artifacts she refined were of quite good quality. Honestly, it was worth more than a million Dragon Coins.

But among her numerous treasures, the Heavenly Plague Ball ranked lower. Its main property was for large-scale harm to ordinary people and many creatures, having limited effects against those in immortal cultivation, and a million Dragon Coins would hardly find a buyer.

For Shi Feiyang, it was also a gain, as collecting hundreds of years of plague aura was truly a task not worth the extensive efforts...

No sooner had he settled Shi Longgu than he suddenly sensed a rapidly approaching Fire Cloud from the west—the people from the Huashan Sect had arrived!

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