727: Chapter 483 727: Chapter 483 He never expected that going out on a mission would change his life forever.
The Magical Treasures he kept finding in the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space were now displayed to the outside world.
He went out to sell herbs, hoping to earn some money, but instead, he attracted unwanted attention.
Eventually, it was the coveted sword and then the Spiritual Fire that made him a target.
He was hunted for miles by those who killed for treasure, and he would have died from his severe injuries if not for the pet by his side and the protection of the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space.
Thus, he learned a lesson: when one’s abilities are weak in the Cultivation World, one should not reveal too many secrets.
For instance, no matter how many times one’s life is taken at the mountain of treasures, one would never understand why!
This harsh lesson was also a blessing in disguise, for he acquired the Magical Treasures of the Hell Palace and secret manuals, and the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space underwent significant changes.
These changes allowed him to improve his abilities more rapidly, continuously enhancing his skills and discovering Spirit Grass, which then enhanced his Alchemy Skill.
By leveraging the Star-absorbing Spell produced by the space, his cultivation advanced at a miraculous speed.
The manuals he had collected when he was less powerful had been destroyed in the blast that wounded him so severely, along with all his Magical Treasures and manuals.
The abilities he cultivated were etched into his memory, and later on, more formidable Magical Treasures and Flying Artifacts emerged from the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space.
Jiang Tang took many blank Jade Slips from the space and copied onto them the Cultivation Techniques and Spells he had practiced when his abilities were weaker, especially the manuals that appeared in the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space.
He copied an abundance of techniques and spells, including the Five Elements Spell, spells for the five types of Spiritual Roots, and various other techniques onto the Jade Slips.
Initially, he silently copied everything onto the Jade Slips, then stored them all in a Storage Bag.
These were the abilities he had learned before his severe injuries.
Before reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining, these Cultivation Spells could be used to teach the children.
As for the future, there would always be more ways to nurture talents.
Jiang Tang handed the Storage Bag over to Xuanyuan Mengting, instructing her to cultivate each boy and girl according to their abilities.
Some boys and girls had Spiritual Roots, but only the wealthy families had the resources to infuse their children with Spiritual Energy.
For children born into poverty, their Spiritual Energy had yet to be infused, and they had not yet learned any Cultivation Techniques.
Among these girls, aside from Su Feifei and Hua Xian’er who were busy continuing to refine Pills,
The other seven girls, regardless of what abilities they were studying, set everything aside for the moment.
Instead, they used their own Spiritual Roots to seek out boys and girls with the same roots and taught them using the Jade Slips Jiang Tang had copied.
The girls, who had been practicing cultivation from their families, compared their family’s techniques and spells with those copied by Jiang Tang when their abilities were still weak.
To their surprise, they found Jiang Tang’s techniques and spells were superior.
These were the same techniques and spells Jiang Tang had earlier provided for those without Spiritual Roots to practice cultivation.
Their families did not possess such methods, which explained the remarkable speed of Jiang Tang’s cultivation and the vast wealth of talents he possessed.
This was what the girls desired to learn, marking their first endeavors as teachers.
Though they were not taking on formal disciples, they were on a mission, and in their free time, they willingly taught these children.
They put forth effort to nurture new talents for the Saint Sect’s future.
The girls longed to do more for Jiang Tang when they saw how well-behaved these youngsters were.
They grew fond of the children; initially, they only intended to casually help teach them.
Eventually, once they brought the children back to the base, they would hand over their teaching responsibilities.
However, as they spent time with the children, they came to love them.
Without realizing it, they pondered if they could officially take on disciples given their current ability to travel.
Now, embracing the idea of taking on disciples, they taught the children even more earnestly.
Whether the children had already infused with energy or had never practiced cultivation, they all needed to learn techniques anew.
Seeing that the techniques were provided by the Saint Master himself, the children were thrilled.
They dreamed that one day they could become as formidable as their teachers, as mighty as the Saint Master.
Then, they too could go out and fight the wicked, combat human traffickers,
And no longer be anyone’s prey.
After learning, they could return home and bring honor to their ancestors.
Jiang Tang watched the beautiful women by his side, who were either practicing alchemy or teaching the children.
He seemed at leisure, as if watching the children practice their skills.
His Divine Sense was divided into two parts: one to observe the movements within the Magical Treasure City and the queen’s actions,
and the other to watch the submarines, keeping an eye on what General Maria was up to.
In the city, after the queen’s anger subsided, she then issued a summoning order.
The brightest and most distinguished men and women, the highest authority figures in the city with prominent noses, all made their way to the queen’s palace.
The rest gathered outside the palace.
The entire city was lively only around the queen’s palace and its surroundings.
With the queen yet to speak, everyone waited quietly.
Some of the less capable Duty Performers in the city continued with their original tasks, providing services.
The queen’s sudden summons brought some people inside and outside the palace, delivering water and food to them.
The queen sat on her high Dragon Throne, and other high-ranking Capable Beings entitled to enter the palace had their own seats, waiting for the queen to speak.
When everyone entered, they all bowed to the queen.
The queen looked at these people as if she was angry with them, her expression was just so irritated.
Most ministers were women, and the ones with the highest abilities were, surprisingly, all women.
Those who came up with food and drink were all attendants resembling men.
Within the great hall, there were only three men—two, to be exact.
Jiang Tang thus observed that in this beastly beauty camp, women held the highest status, and the only men of somewhat high status were the queen’s brothers.
Jiang Tang listened to their conversations, talking about how the children—boys and girls—collected in his name for the queen’s cultivation had disappeared.
As they talked and grew angry, both men and women transformed into various beast-like faces, though their bodies remained the same.
Jiang Tang found it puzzling, for the Blood Clan could take on human form.
In fact, during battles, they appeared as beasts with human bodies.
The Blood Clan’s people were different in temperament, kind and evil alike!
Although they all had the heads of beasts on human bodies, the Cultivation Techniques they practiced differed.
From their language, Jiang Tang learned that the queen had someone impersonate him to collect these children for cultivation.
This meant the children from Ancient Xia Country were to become cultivation resources for others, like Spirit Grass or Pills, their essence siphoned away, perhaps to die just like that.
Jiang Tang needed to verify whether the children they had transported back had died or not.
These children must be in the queen’s palace; he had to find out.
As Jiang Tang listened to their conversation, he also observed the queen’s bedroom for any possible secret mechanisms or underground chambers.
Whether the city had prisons was also of concern, as wicked people engaged in wicked deeds, meaning those they imprisoned were likely the good ones.
Or perhaps they were captured to be used as pawns for some other purpose.
Jiang Tang noticed some of the task performers seemed dazed, as if devoid of independent thought.
It was as if a Curse had been cast on them, robbing them of their will, their minds filled only with tasks and commands.
They lived like robots or Puppets, serving the people within the city.
Jiang Tang tried to break the Curse on these less capable individuals, but found that he couldn’t yet decipher such spells.
Helpless, Jiang Tang could only continue his search throughout the city.
Below the queen’s bedroom, he discovered a large room with a passage leading to the outside.
Inside the room were dozens of children, around five to eight years old.
The children were dirty, and the room had an odor.
This room had no toilet, so whatever the children ate or drank, they also relieved themselves right there.
It was unknown how long these children had been locked up.
There was only one window in the basement, barred with iron, the sole source of ventilation.