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Chapter 63: Black Wind Mountain Bounty

"Oh?

“What’s new?

"Isn't this related to me again?"

Song Jie blinked his eyes. His past experience made him feel a little unsure.

Li Caiwei covered her mouth and chuckled, "There is indeed a topic related to Brother Song.

“In recent days, many cultivators in Xinyue Market have been discussing your decision to give up joining Danding Sect.

“Also, you obtained the recipes for the Rejuvenation Pill and the Soul-Restoring Pill from the Danding Sect. Most of the cultivators who have been in the Hundred Thousand Mountains for many years have shown interest in this.

"However, the new things I want to talk about have nothing to do with you, Brother Song."

Hearing Li Caiwei say so confidently that the new thing had nothing to do with him, Song Jie immediately felt relieved, but at the same time he also felt a little curious.

"I wonder what's new?"

"Brother Song, do you still remember that the brother of Nie Yixiong, the leader of Black Wind Mountain, was killed in Xinyuefang Market?"

"Of course I remember... Is the new thing related to this?" Song Jie's heart skipped a beat, and he asked suspiciously, "Have you found clues to the murderer?"

Li Caiwei shook her head and said, "There is no clue about the murderer, but that is precisely why we have not found the murderer.

"Two days ago, Black Wind Mountain issued a bounty order!"

"Bounty?" Song Jie showed a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Li Caiwei nodded and said, "Yes, if anyone can provide effective clues, they will be rewarded with 500 spirit stones.

“And anyone who can directly identify the murderer will be rewarded with one thousand spirit stones.

“Moreover, anyone who provides effective clues or directly identifies the murderer will receive a Black Wind Order.

"Those who hold the Black Wind Order will be spared from being robbed if they encounter the Black Wind Mountain's robbery cultivators in the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

"This reward is quite generous." Song Jie couldn't help but smack his lips.

One thousand spirit stones...If I identify myself, can I go and claim the prize?
He would probably be hacked to death.

This suicidal thought flashed through Song Jie's mind, but he immediately extinguished it.

Li Caiwei nodded and said, "Yes, after the bounty was issued, many monks went to the scene in the past two days to try to find some clues."

"If it were so easy to find clues, Black Wind Mountain would not have issued a bounty." Song Jie shook his head.

He was not optimistic about the monks who went to look for clues.

Because the only clue he left at the scene might be the marks left by his fingering.

Black Wind Mountain must have already grasped this clue.

There are so many cultivators in Xinyuefang City, and there must be many who are good at finger techniques.

And every day many monks from other places come to Xinyue Market.

Black Wind Mountain probably also cannot confirm whether the murderer is a cultivator living in Xinyuefang City or a cultivator from other places.

Besides, he was just a small cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining Stage, and also an alchemist, so he probably wouldn't be suspected by anyone.

So many days have passed, and the cultivators from Black Wind Mountain have not come to cause trouble for him, which also confirms this inference.

Therefore, although Song Jie felt a little uneasy about the bounty order just now, after sorting out his thoughts, he felt that there was no need to worry too much.

The only thing he had to worry about was that someone witnessed the fight between him and Nie Yixiong's brother that day.

As long as no one witnessed it, there was nothing to worry about.

As for whether someone secretly witnessed all this that day, it was not something Song Jie could control.

I can only think about how to deal with this situation after I go back. Song Jie thought about it and said:

“I’m thinking about a question, is there really any cultivator who dares to go to Black Wind Mountain to receive the award?

"Given the behavior of the Black Wind Mountain robbers, it is very likely that they will not even be able to return after they go there."

Li Caiwei shook her head and said, "That won't happen, even though almost all the robbery cultivators in Black Wind Mountain are notorious.

“But they are not completely dishonest. At least when it comes to bounties, they won’t cheat anyone.

“Black Wind Mountain had issued several bounty notices before, and some brave monks completed the tasks listed in the bounty notices.

“I did receive the reward from Black Wind Mountain, and returned safely.

“So when it comes to the bounty order, Black Wind Mountain will still abide by its integrity.

"Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many monks going to the scene of the incident to look for clues in the past two days."

"So that's how it is." Song Jie nodded thoughtfully, and then thought of the Black Wind Order that Li Caiwei had mentioned earlier.

He remembered that when he was touching the corpse, he found a token made of fine iron, with the words "Black Wind" written on one side.

Could it be that the token is the Black Wind Order?
As for some information about Black Wind Mountain, since the original owner seldom communicated with others on a daily basis, Song Jie was unable to find much information from the inherited memories.

Then he asked again: "I wonder what the Black Wind Order is?"

Li Caiwei answered patiently: "The Black Wind Order is the identity token of the Black Wind Mountain robbery cultivators.

“Every Tribulation Cultivator in Black Wind Mountain carries a Black Wind Token.

“Black Wind Mountain is different from other forces. Its management is loose and it does not require all robbery cultivators to settle down in the mountain.

"And for a cultivator who is awarded the Black Wind Order, it is equivalent to being recognized by Black Wind Mountain, allowing him to become a member of Black Wind Mountain."

At this point, Li Caiwei suddenly lowered her voice and whispered, "In fact, there are many robbery cultivators from the Black Wind Mountain living in our Xinyuefang City.

“It’s just that there are cultivators from the three major families in the market town, so those Black Wind Mountain robbery cultivators don’t dare to cause trouble on weekdays, and most of them live a peaceful life.

“Issuing Black Wind Orders to monks who complete bounty missions is actually a way for Black Wind Mountain to develop its power.

“A cultivator who holds the Black Wind Order, even if he is not a Tribulation Cultivator now, may very likely become one in the future.

"As long as they are trapped in a desperate situation, Black Wind Mountain will be their last and only choice."

"Black Wind Mountain's move is really brilliant. Invisibly, it has planted a seed in the hearts of those cultivators. We just need to wait quietly for the seed to take root and sprout."

Song Jie couldn't help but sigh.

The monks who were able to complete the bounty order must have some extraordinary qualities.

Moreover, most of these cultivators are highly skilled and courageous, making them very suitable for developing into Tribulation Cultivators.

The Black Wind Mountain's method of developing its power in this way is indeed brilliant.

Some cultivators with weak wills, holding a Black Wind Order, can easily become disaster cultivators when they encounter difficulties.

Even a cultivator with a strong will has a great chance of embarking on the path of robbery cultivation when he is at his wits' end.

This reminded Song Jie of a famous book he had read before traveling through time, Water Margin.

Even if those monks are not in a desperate situation, Black Wind Mountain can secretly help them become desperate.

In the end, he had no choice but to join Black Wind Mountain and become a Tribulation Cultivator.

Therefore, on the surface, this Black Wind Order seems to provide a kind of protection to those monks who have completed the bounty mission.

It can protect them from being robbed when they encounter the robbers from Black Wind Mountain.

In fact, it is a catalyst that urges them to embark on the path of catastrophe cultivation.

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(End of this chapter)