Chapter 110: The Eldest Brother's Boundless Powers and Infinite Magic

The best way to deal with the enemy is to join them. Your current strength is weak; the first step to counter the Righteous Alliance should be to find a way to join the Azure Cloud Sect.

Mission reward: Ten bottles of Five Poisons Powder, potent enough to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Mission penalty: All the hair on your body will fall out.

Su Jian trusted that Ouyang Feng could make good use of these ten bottles of Five Poisons Powder.

Sending Ouyang Feng to the Azure Cloud Sect this time was a double insurance plan.

Ouyang Feng had already slain more than half of the Righteous Alliance cultivators he was tasked with.

Most were killed by the special Heavenly Star Thunder he sold to the other side during their last standoff with the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

Once Ouyang Feng reached a thousand kills, he would have completed his mission in this realm.

Su Jian was unsure if the Dog System would ignore the subsequent tasks he issued and simply send Ouyang Feng back to his original world.

But the Dog System probably wouldn’t stoop to such a tasteless move.

After more than half an hour passed, Ouyang Feng handed over the demon rat in his possession to the newly arrived player Mushroom.

The few remaining pieces of Mushroom’s spiritual energy battle armor were all damaged to varying degrees.

After stripping off the innermost piece of armor from Mushroom, Ouyang Feng hurriedly left.

Though the exact location of the Azure Cloud Sect was still unknown, as the foremost immortal sect of the Great Jin, finding it would be easy.

At that moment, watching Ouyang Feng vanish, Mushroom was left flustered in the wind.

“If you’re leaving, at least give me back my stuff!”

As for the storage ring he had dropped in the cave when he died earlier, it had been destroyed by the deadly formation.

He had already noticed this the last time he entered the cave.

“Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—do not underestimate a young man in poverty!”

That despicable Ouyang Feng was engraved in his memory!

One day when he rose again, he would surely slay that old scoundrel!

This was utterly outrageous!

He was undoubtedly the most miserable player in history—without exception.

Didn’t that deserve him some kind of award?

Damn it!

While Mushroom pondered, Su Jian swiftly arrived near the mysterious cave with the aid of a swift travel talisman.

The moment Mushroom saw Su Jian, his eyes lit up.

He immediately clung to Su Jian’s leg, holding the demon rat tightly with his other hand, tears streaming down his face as he pleaded, “Big brother, you have to help me! There’s a chosen one who’s utterly ruthless—a true cancer among our kind...”

Su Jian listened with a weary expression and rubbed his forehead.

Ouyang Feng must have gone mad from poverty, not sparing even low-grade Qi refining pills.

Su Jian waved his hand with a faint smile. “It’s just a few low-level pills. Little one, you needn’t be so dramatic. Help me with a task next, and I’ll fully compensate your losses.”

Mushroom blinked in surprise. “Big brother, please speak.”

Su Jian chuckled, “I heard there are opportunities hidden within this cave, but the dangers remain unknown. I’ll need you to investigate and clear them out.”

He then issued a task to Mushroom:

Agree to Su Jian’s request and explore the mysterious cave to identify dangers.

Mission reward: All items lost during this mission will be restored.

Mission penalty: Fifty years of lifespan deducted.

Mushroom’s lips twitched bitterly.

Was he just jumping from the frying pan into the fire?

This ridiculous mission was really tormenting him.

Fortunately, he could be resurrected; otherwise, he might as well have accepted death on the spot.

He mentally tallied that he had died four times in this wretched cave, each death a distinct experience.

“Big brother, catch the rat—I'm going in.”

Mushroom looked as if this was a life-or-death farewell as he handed over the struggling demon rat to Su Jian.

Su Jian was speechless.

Mushroom continued, “Big brother, I’m risking my life this time. If I’m lucky enough to come back alive, you mustn’t treat me unfairly!”

Su Jian smiled. This kid was even putting on an act for him?

He eyed him suspiciously. “You’re not an imposter, are you? All chosen ones are supposed to be immortal. You look exactly like a ghost wearing the skin of a chosen one. I’ll send you off to die all over again—you even dared to bring autumn wind to me.”

Mushroom made a pitiful face. “Big brother, it’s a misunderstanding.”

“Big brother’s powers are vast and boundless. Please verify my true form before acting. I will have no complaints!”

Su Jian didn’t bother arguing and took the demon rat from his hands, signaling Mushroom to enter the cave.

Mushroom forced a smile and assured him, “Big brother, watch closely. I will definitely deliver a safe and stable cave.”

Su Jian waved him off again, and Mushroom resolutely stepped into the cave.

He glanced disdainfully at the demon rat in his hand.

It seemed the creature had not fully transformed but had gained intelligence.

What a pity that Su Jian knew no soul-searching techniques.

Otherwise, he could have directly probed the demon rat’s memories to learn everything he wanted to know.

First: Why was the demon rat immune to the cave’s deadly formation?

Second: Why had the demon rat lived unharmed inside the cave for so long?

Mushroom had only casually moved about inside the cave and had died repeatedly.

Clearly, the demon rat harbored some secret.

Su Jian lifted the demon rat with a kindly expression. “Little one, can you satisfy my curiosity? If you cooperate, blink several times.”

The demon rat’s small eyes widened, and it struggled even more violently.

It was clear the creature was unwilling to cooperate.

“Smack!”

Su Jian tapped the rat’s head, and it obediently quieted down.

There was definitely something strange about this demon rat—an absolute key to the cave’s secrets.

But now that the cave’s formation was broken, whether the demon rat cooperated was no longer crucial.

After all, it was just a small demon that hadn’t even fully transformed.

Still, this little creature might prove useful later.

For now, it would be locked up.

Although Su Jian didn’t usually keep pets, it was probably no different than keeping a dog.

Once Mushroom returned, Su Jian planned to instruct him to fetch a refined iron cage from the blacksmith’s shop.

Besides, the demon rat couldn’t be kept inside the cave to avoid unforeseen complications.

Meanwhile, Mushroom began meticulously investigating the cave.

This time, he spared no corner, but he deliberately avoided the skeletal remains on the high platform.

Although resurrection was possible, recalling his previous deaths still sent chills down his spine.

The autumn moon shines long.