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The Eerie Immortal Path: Begin by Devouring Fairy Flesh-Chapter 63 – Benjamin Qiao, speak up! Dark Child of Human Emperor City!
Afterward, Brandon Jiang, Elizabeth Chun, and Barbara Xia assigned the final tasks to the children and announced that the mountain would be sealed for several months. The children dispatched from outside were sent back to await further news.
Upon hearing this significant news, reactions were mixed.
The happiest among them was undoubtedly Dorothy Lin.
She had been forced by Brandon Jiang to sweep all the roads of Purple Lotus Peak for over a month.
During this time, she had no sleep, no time for cultivation, no time for study, and not even time to eat!
The suffering she endured in this month was almost more than all the hardships she had faced in the past decade combined!
And now, she was finally free!
"Brandon Jiang, just you wait!"
"The next time we meet, I will make you regret everything you've done to me!"
Dorothy Lin glared at Brandon Jiang, who was giving orders ahead, gritting her teeth in anger.
The children quickly finished their tasks, those who needed to leave left, and those who needed to rest went to rest.
Brandon Jiang and Elizabeth Chun, along with Barbara Xia, went to handle tasks that required their personal attention.
For instance, feeding Benjamin Qiao in Human Emperor City.
Brandon Jiang knew that this would be his last chance to see Benjamin Qiao for several months.
Whether he could extract the location of Human Emperor City from him depended on today!
In the prison, after more than a month of recovery, Benjamin Qiao's half-paralyzed body had improved significantly, no longer as grotesque as before.
However, to feed him spiritual energy, his meridians were specially exposed.
While the three of them were feeding him spiritual energy, Brandon Jiang used the Daoist Art of 'Binding Sound into a Thread' to transmit a message to Benjamin Qiao:
"Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix is in seclusion. I will leave Purple Lotus Peak tomorrow, and I might be assigned an extra task after passing ten A-grade evaluations. If you have anything to say, now is the time."
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Benjamin Qiao glanced at Brandon Jiang, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly transmitted a message back:
"You've communicated with me a lot during this time, and I've tested you many times. No matter how I look at it, you seem to be a person genuinely inclined towards the righteous path. I sincerely want to guide you onto the right path."
"In that case, I will tell you the location of the branch city of Human Emperor City."
Brandon Jiang's spirits lifted.
Could it be that his month-long efforts of soft persuasion had finally paid off, earning Benjamin Qiao's complete trust?!
He quickly transmitted back:
"Please, do tell."
Benjamin Qiao replied:
"To the east of the Heavenly Lotus Sect, there is a place called Green Fox Mountain. To outsiders, this mountain appears barren, but in reality, it's an illusion. Within the illusion lies the branch city of Human Emperor City."
"Heavenly Lotus Sect's east, Green Fox Mountain."
Brandon Jiang repeated the name, feeling increasingly joyful.
Finally! He finally knew the true location of Human Emperor City. As long as he found an opportunity to go there, he could escape his suffering and become a true cultivator!
Thinking of this, Brandon Jiang was overjoyed and quickly transmitted back:
"Thank you, Senior Qiao."
Sensing the increasing gratitude and respect in Brandon Jiang's tone, Benjamin Qiao's expression became somewhat complicated. He transmitted back:
"The place I mentioned earlier was a lie. Green Fox Mountain is just a barren land."
"This was my final test for you, and you passed perfectly. Perhaps I should truly trust you and give you a real chance to go to Human Emperor City."
Brandon Jiang was slightly taken aback but did not get angry at being deceived. Instead, he humbly said:
"I understand your concerns, Senior. If you are willing to give me this chance, it would be great. Even if you don't, you are not at fault."
After another moment of silence, Benjamin Qiao finally transmitted back:
"Still to the east of the Heavenly Lotus Sect, go to a place called Spirit Wave City and find a woman named Lisa Chen."
"She is an undercover agent of our branch city, much smarter than I am."
"When you meet her, tell her I sent you. She will set up numerous tests for you. If you can pass them, you will be able to enter the real branch city of Human Emperor City."
After hearing this, Brandon Jiang's heart skipped a beat. This time, Benjamin Qiao directly mentioned a place and a person, so it shouldn't be a lie.
All he needed to do was find a way to leave the Heavenly Lotus Sect, go to Spirit Wave City, find Lisa Chen, and pass her tests.
He respectfully thanked Benjamin Qiao, finished feeding him, and left the dungeon with Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia. They then returned to Green Lotus Peak to report Sandra Ye's seclusion to Patricia Qing.
"Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix is in seclusion? It seems her mastery of talisman arts will improve significantly."
Upon hearing this news, Patricia Qing muttered to herself, feeling somewhat relieved.
Fortunately, Sandra Ye had refined another Dragon Thunder Talisman a few days ago, allowing her to complete her collection of 'Everyone Like Dragon Golden Thunder Sand.' Otherwise, Sandra Ye's seclusion would have left her worrying about the Gold Sand for a long time.
As for Brandon Jiang...
Although Sandra Ye was in seclusion, she would come out in a few months, so Brandon Jiang had to stay and continue to steal benefits from Sandra Ye for her.
She looked at Brandon Jiang and said:
"Since Senior Sister Ye is in seclusion, you should return to alchemy class."
"Take this time to cultivate well. You've been stuck at the fourth level of Qi Refining for almost a month now; it's time to make some progress."
"Alright."
Brandon Jiang nodded and then said:
"But breaking through from the fourth to the fifth level of Qi Refining is too difficult. I feel it will take some more time."
Patricia Qing frowned, somewhat displeased.
But considering Brandon Jiang's importance, she still said:
"Before I go into seclusion to break through, I will help you one more time! If you still can't break through, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Now go."
"Yes."
Brandon Jiang responded and left Patricia Qing's residence.
He said he couldn't break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining in a short time, but that was a deliberate lie.
In fact, he had already stopped advancing his cultivation. If he wanted to break through, he could do so within a day or two of full cultivation.
But the problem was, he didn't have any captives above the fifth level of Qi Refining!
Based on his analysis, after breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, he might not be able to satisfy those illusions with cultivators of the same level. He would need cultivators at the sixth level of Qi Refining.
But the cheapest sixth-level Qi Refining cultivators cost around 300,000 mortals. Unless he sold the Golden Sun Sword bestowed by Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix, he couldn't gather such a large sum of money.
Therefore, Brandon Jiang could only delay, continuously consolidating his cultivation and strengthening his foundation, not daring to advance further.
But the day of breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining would come sooner or later, and he had to find a way to face it.
He hoped that Patricia Qing's promise to help him one more time would truly be helpful.
At dawn, Brandon Jiang went to the alchemy hall for class. The disciples under Patricia Qing's tutelage greeted him respectfully upon his arrival.
To outsiders, Brandon Jiang was a favored disciple of both Patricia Qing and Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix. With ample resources and decent aptitude, he was destined to become a significant figure in the Foundation Establishment stage. Naturally, no one dared to slight or offend him.
After the class ended, Brandon Jiang, who performed averagely, received an A-grade evaluation from Patricia Qing, sparking a round of discussion among the disciples.
The next day, another A-grade evaluation.
The third day, another A-grade evaluation.
The fourth day, another A-grade evaluation.
After receiving A-grade evaluations every day, Brandon Jiang finally understood that Patricia Qing's way of helping him was to let him accumulate ten A-grade evaluations to earn an extra reward.
This made Brandon Jiang both surprised and delighted.
He had initially planned to accumulate ten A-grade evaluations to get an extra reward task and leave the Heavenly Lotus Sect to investigate Human Emperor City.
He thought this plan would take some time to realize, but unexpectedly, Patricia Qing had inadvertently given him a significant boost.
Finally, on the ninth day, after the class ended, Brandon Jiang received another A-grade evaluation. Combined with a previous A-grade evaluation, he had accumulated ten A-grade evaluations.
The extra reward or reward task was now open to him!