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Chapter 226 Small Team Building

Chapter 226: Chapter 226 Small Team Building

Old friend?!

The two people and one hawk in the courtyard simultaneously turned to look at Bai Yunqi, all secretly wondering what kind of old friend would make him afraid to meet now.

Bai Yunqi wasn’t to be outdone, glaring back at them one by one, "Though I follow the Venerable Family, have the finest incense and constant supply of Elixirs, I was once a Great Demon after all. Reducing myself to a Family Immortal... is that glamorous?"

No, you’re just a contract pet, not a Family Immortal, Jiang Yuan silently corrected in his mind.

He tried to understand a little more, it was probably like the huge gap of a billionaire falling to the point of having to become a Security Guard. If the other person happened to be a powerful beauty with whom he had some past, it indeed wasn’t the best time to meet.

"Master, if we’re going to the Netherworld, what should I prepare?" Wan Mingchuan was thrilled at the thought of seeing his grandpa face to face again, "Is the Netherworld full of ghosts? Do we need to use Soul Emergence to leave the body at home? Can a Teleportation Scroll take us all there without getting lost midway?"

"If you have questions, ask your Dragon Brother. I need to quickly finish my tasks, then head to the Marketplace Money Shop to exchange for some Cold Crystal Jade, and we’ll head to the Netherworld together," Jiang Yuan looked at the system’s new order notifications, thinking, I’ve never been there, how would I know so much.

Needing to both collect workshop products and add new materials, while also having to prepare dinner for everyone, once done with this wave of tasks, it’d be the first time I’d take the entire courtyard on a team-building trip to a new map.

He really couldn’t imagine what the Netherworld was like, didn’t know if the world people go to after death in the real world connects with the Netherworld here in the Wilderness, and was equally unsure of how much it resembled the fantastical Netherworlds in film.

Wan Mingchuan indeed pestered Bai Yunqi with questions, while only Yun Mo shrank back a little fearfully, possessing a deep-seated fear of the Netherworld.

There was the echo of a ghost cultivator he encountered while wandering years ago, threatening to drag him to Hell, resonating in his mind. The risks in the Netherworld he would soon face weren’t something a small cultivator at the Foundation Establishment realm, who hadn’t even mastered the Transformation Technique, could handle. Yun Mo was feeling very apprehensive.

If a real fight broke out, not only would he be of no help, but also require White Senior and Mister’s protection, which he found quite disgraceful.

"Sir, I..." Yun Mo raised his wing and said softly, "I’ll stay behind; I can’t quite overcome my fear of a place like the Netherworld. Besides... I need to seize the time to cultivate; Little Mingchuan is almost succeeding in Foundation Establishment, and I’m still some way from breaking through."

Since it wasn’t a formal group event, Jiang Yuan couldn’t really force anyone, so he nodded right away, "Alright, you stay here and house-sit. We’ll try to be back as soon as possible."

Yun Mo secretly sighed with relief, feeling much more at ease. Staying in the Spiritual Energy-filled, quiet, and peaceful little courtyard gave him a sense of security. As for the Netherworld, he would consider experiencing it after succeeding in his cultivation.

"Buzz buzz!"

While Jiang Yuan was busy sorting out various workshops, the Communication Stone suddenly alerted him of a new message.

This thing functioned much like a cellphone, able to send and receive voice messages and video calls. His system interface was more modernized, so busy-handed as he was, he listened to the message sent by Hu Zhile.

"Great, she voluntarily severed her ties with the Yin Mountain corpse; our courtyard really needs a multi-talented individual like her!" Jiang Yuan looked at the pile of Funeral Flower Incense Sticks made in the Storage Box, thinking that once the sales channels opened, they would definitely be a hugely profitable product, unrestricted both in the real world and when using Gold Coins here.

Since he had planned on going to the Netherworld later anyway, he replied to Hu Zhile, arranging to meet up in Black Water City.

Once everything was settled, it was already past eight in the evening. The three stood in the courtyard, Bai Yunqi taking out the Scroll to prepare for teleportation.

Wan Mingchuan, flushed with excitement, waved to Yun Mo, who was staying behind, "Brother Mo, I’ll bring you back some Netherworld specialties!"

"No need, no need; just watch out for your safety." Yun Mo’s face went pale instantly at the thought of him really bringing back a little ghost, hurriedly flapping his wings to urge, "Sir, the book says ’little ghosts are hard to deal with,’ make sure you watch Little Mingchuan closely, don’t let him get entangled by a little ghost!"

Bai Yunqi lazily joked, "If a pretty little ghost really does cling to him, we’ll just leave it in the Netherworld to accompany grandpa."

Watching them disappear, Yun Mo felt a bit down again.

No matter what, Wan Mingchuan at least had a grandpa to meet in the Netherworld; his own family and friends were all gone, utterly vanished without even a memory...

"Sigh, what cultivation technique suits me? When will I find it, so my cultivation speed can quicken?" He raised his head to gaze at the starry sky of the Wilderness, the rather large old eagle squatted by the Spirit Pool, sighing deeply.

On the other side, Wan Mingchuan couldn’t help but exclaim, "Master! Master, they are all..."

While still dizzy from the sensation of instant teleportation, he discovered himself surrounded by ghosts, a bustle of ghost shadows was everywhere. Even though the street was lively, bustling with noise and excitement, it couldn’t dispel that chilling Yin energy, making him shiver involuntarily.

"In the city of the Netherworld, naturally, they’re all ghosts." Bai Yunqi restrained his aura as he surveyed their surroundings, lamenting, "In a blink of an eye, so many years have passed, and Black Water City has changed."

Wan Mingchuan moved closer to his master, his curiosity about the new world evidently diminished by more than half.

"There are plenty of long-lived ghosts, but ghost cultivators..." Jiang Yuan was also curiously examining the new map, and from what he could see, the system analysis detailed how many years the ghosts on the bustling, shadow-filled street had been dead, yet there wasn’t a single ghost cultivator in sight.

"In the Netherworld, only Ghost Messengers and Yin Messengers are the legitimate ghost cultivators. The others who cultivate on their own and find their own paths are afraid to freely reveal themselves in the cities. They typically conceal their aura and gather in the Ghost Market." Bai Yunqi led the way after determining the direction, speaking in a low voice, "If it’s convenient, we should visit the Ghost Market too; to make Lotus Peak invincible, we need to find even better Arrays."

After weaving through various streets, the three finally stopped in front of a beautiful courtyard in the style of a siheyuan.

A row of red lanterns cast a rosy glow on the grand gate under the dim sky. Raising his head to gaze at the stunning, dreamlike big house, something he hadn’t even dared to dream of, Wan Mingchuan felt a bit emotional, "Grandpa couldn’t enjoy life while alive, but at least he can live in a big house now!"

He stepped forward to knock on the door, intending to give his grandpa a surprise.

Indeed, when Wan An, thinking it was another Yin Messenger knocking, opened the door with a smile, he froze instantly upon seeing his grandson, tears in his eyes, "Mingchuan, what’re you doing here? Did something happen?"

[Trigger Side Quest: The Mystery of Wan Mingchuan’s Background]

[Beloved disciple Wan Mingchuan has no blood relation to Wan An, find clues to help him uncover the mystery of his ancestry]

[Quest: Find the specific location where Wan An found the baby. Reward: Building Materials Gift Pack +1]

The moment they reunited with Wan An, the system displayed the side quest details. After reading it, Jiang Yuan found it a bit odd; could the disciple’s lineage be so important? Could he really be the chosen one so often seen in novels?