If Gou Cheng becomes the Dao Ancestor, the monkey will come to become his disciple.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Chuan realized that he couldn't just passively deal with the situation; he had to take the initiative.

He then took out the black seed from his storage bag.

Despite trying every possible method, nothing unusual was detected; it was just a mysterious seed with weak vitality.

"Isn't it because of the seeds?"

"However, even so, these seeds cannot be kept."

Jiang Chuan's heart stirred, and a fireball appeared in his palm. He then decisively blasted it into the black seed.

The expected scenario did not occur.

Under the terrifying fireball attack, the black seed remained completely unchanged, without even a trace.

"...Huh, this temperature, high enough to melt steel, can't even melt a single seed?"

He didn't believe in superstitions.

He then took out a high-grade magic weapon, a flying sword. Guided by his spiritual sense and fueled by his magic power, the sword blade gleamed coldly, spewing forth sword light. In an instant, it transformed into a stream of light and struck the black seed with all its might.

The result caused Jiang Chuan's pupils to shrink, his expression one of shock and surprise.

"It's still completely undamaged... could it really be a treasure?"

With his Qi Refining Ninth Level strength, he could easily kill a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator by wielding a high-grade magic weapon flying sword. If the opponent remained completely still, even an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator might not be able to withstand it.

Although he had reached the perfection level in cultivating the Vajra Body, his physical defense was not up to that level.

But this mysterious seed can.

This is enough to show that this seed is not simple.

"Even ordinary second-tier seeds wouldn't be this hard, right? Could it be a third-tier, or even fourth-tier seed?"

Jiang Chuan's face lit up with joy. High-grade spiritual herb seeds are quite valuable; this one seed alone is worth at least tens or hundreds of spirit stones.

He had some doubts in his heart.

If Xu Mu and Su Qing were truly preparing to deal with him, would they need to go to such lengths?

If that's the case...

Their acting skills are just too good!

Even the Oscar-winning actors of their past lives couldn't compare to their acting skills.

"Could it be that I'm overthinking things and misunderstanding her?"

Jiang Chuan's expression shifted uncertainly. After a moment, he finally came up with a solution that satisfied both sides.

"I'll go test the waters tonight!"

Jiang Chuan then looked at the black seeds on the ground.

With a thought, he captured it, examined it carefully, and then solemnly placed it into a jade box, followed by four spirit stones.

The life force within this black seed is already very weak, and it is unknown when it will completely perish. The spiritual power in the spirit stone can nourish it and prolong its life for a while, giving him the opportunity to find a way to revive it.

Then, he took out a mid-grade first-level talisman called "Spirit Sealing Talisman" and affixed it to the jade box to prevent the loss of spiritual energy.

When midnight arrived,

Jiang Chuan activated the "Illusionary Word Secret," transforming into Xu Mu's appearance.

Looking at the young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes in the mirror, who resembled him perfectly, Jiang Chuan nodded in satisfaction.

In this way, even if something unexpected happens, they can shift the blame and muddy the waters.

Look, look,

Suddenly, a dynamic image flashed into his mind.

"My wife, don't turn around—it's me, Xu Mu!"

He shook his head, banishing the inappropriate thoughts from his mind, packed his valuables, and prepared to run away at any moment, clutching a high-grade magic weapon flying sword in his hand.

Jiang Chuan concealed his aura and activated the "Travel Secret Technique," appearing as a ghost in the pitch-black night as he drifted towards the spirit field next door where Su Qing was located.

The spiritual fields in the Dingzi area cover a vast area. Because the spiritual veins are scattered, the spiritual fields are also scattered among the mountains. Each spiritual field is as large as ten or more acres and as small as one or two acres.

Like the spiritual field he rented himself, it was the smallest kind.

A hundred meters is covered in a moment.

Jiang Chuan arrived at the wooden house in the spirit field where Su Qing was, and hid in a hollow in the earth. He surveyed the surroundings; it was a deserted night, pitch black, and he found nothing amiss.

He immediately released his "spiritual sense" and slowly probed into the other party's wooden house, carefully examining the surroundings to ensure that he did not overlook any suspicious points.

When his spiritual sense easily entered the wooden house, he saw a scene that made his blood boil.

In the wooden house,

The lights were dim, and the candles hissed as they burned.

Su Qing was bathing naked in a wooden tub, her beautiful hair flowing freely. A deep sorrow was still visible in her eyes...

"Holy crap, don't look!"

Jiang Chuan gasped inwardly, but his spiritual sense remained fixed on Su Qing's mature, voluptuous, and alluring body, showing no sign of moving away.

He came to investigate secrets. If he gives up because of a body, he would be a fool and will suffer a great loss sooner or later.

Besides, what's the harm in taking a look? It won't cost us anything.

"...Wait, something's not right."

After carefully examining Su Qing's body from top to bottom several times, Jiang Chuan suddenly discovered a blind spot.

"Why doesn't she possess any cultivation?"

"Still just an ordinary mortal?"

Because he had come to the world of cultivation, he mostly encountered cultivators, so he never thought about it in that way, and he never imagined that Su Qing would be a mortal woman.

Although the Qi Refining stage is only the lowest level of cultivator, it still carries a hint of immortality, making them completely different from mortals. Saying they are two different species is a bit of an exaggeration, but the difference is still worlds apart.

More than a year ago, Xu Mu and his family of three came to visit him.

Including Su Qing's visit today,

He didn't even bother to check the other party's cultivation level.

Because using "spiritual sense" allows one to penetrate ordinary clothing, it's equivalent to having "X-ray vision." Using spiritual sense to investigate rashly is an extremely serious act of provocation.

"Unless, the opponent has concealed their cultivation level, is far stronger than me, and their concealment technique far surpasses the Illusionary Character Secret I created..."

Jiang Chuan had some doubts.

Seeing that Su Qing was completely unaware of his spiritual probe and was still washing her body, Jiang Chuan withdrew his spiritual sense and began to search the wooden house.

Soon, he discovered something unusual inside the house.

Memorial tablet.

One big and one small.

The larger one is inscribed with the name "Xu Mu," while the smaller one is inscribed with the name "Xu Qing" below the larger one.

In front of the memorial tablet, there was an incense burner with several sticks of incense burning inside...

Seeing this scene,

Jiang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, a huge weight lifted from his heart. All these circumstances indicated that the other party seemed to have no ill intentions.

"I think I'm overthinking things; I'm getting a bit too easily frightened."

Jiang Chuan was about to withdraw his spiritual sense and leave when

Suddenly, he heard a low sobbing sound coming from the wooden tub.

Jiang Chuan looked at Su Qing, who was sobbing softly in the wooden tub, his face slightly flushed, and he looked somewhat embarrassed.

At the same time, I have some doubts.

Why is the other person crying?

but,

Jiang Chuan has never been very curious, especially about things outside of himself; he has absolutely no interest in them.

He glanced at Su Qing again, memorized her appearance, and then simply turned and left...

After Jiang Chuan left,

Su Qing, who was sobbing softly, suddenly frowned in confusion, looked out the window, and blushed.

She sensed that someone had just been there.

"Who...is it?"