Wait a minute, where is my master?

The Lustful Evil Spirit felt aggrieved.

"Is this Taoist really a man?"

And what kind of monstrous strength is this, to blow her up with a single punch!

Fortunately, they, the Evil Spirits, were born from the Seven Emotions and Seven Evils Refining God Formation. Otherwise, by now, she would probably have returned to the heavens and the earth.

At this moment, the Lustful Evil Spirit stood in the center of the great hall, with the head of a fox and the body of a human, staring at a chair inside the hall.

This was her true appearance; the imposing face was merely an illusion, created in secret admiration of someone she adored.

...

...

After Jin Xu exploded the brave-looking woman with a punch, he wanted to find another person to inquire about the situation.

However, the beasts that those women had transformed into all burrowed into the fog beside the path and disappeared without a trace.

He had no choice but to continue deeper into the garden with Little White.

Along the way, both of them were quite worried about Little Yu.

"I wonder how Little Yu is doing."

She and Yu Yaoer often frolicked together without a care; they had a good relationship.

The Taoist, however, said nothing but also secretly worried in his heart.

The two of them passed through a corridor and came in front of a pavilion, only to spot a familiar face.

"Xu Qian?"

At this moment, Xu Qian was sprawled on a pile of Spirit Stones, continuously stuffing the stones in front of him into his embrace.

He was also muttering meaninglessly to himself.

"They're all mine, hahaha, all mine, with these Spirit Stones I can bribe my way up to Sixth-Grade, and I can buy a decent Crossing Tribulation treasure for my master! Hahaha!"

He kept repeating these meaningless actions even as the Taoist and Little White approached him.

Jin Xu saw clearly that the moment those Spirit Stones entered his embrace, they would dissipate into purple mist.

"Temple master, what's happening to him?"

Little White asked.

The Taoist thought to himself, who should I ask if you're asking me? His understanding of the Cultivation World might be even less than Xu Qian's.

At that time, Jin Xu missed Little Fish Demon immensely; if she were here, she might have been able to answer their questions.

"I don't know either, but let's knock him out first. We can't just leave him like this."

The Taoist signaled Little White to take action.

"Gentlemen, your friend has already obtained what he wanted, how can you bear to interfere with that?" A voice laced with temptation rang out.

An unattractive man with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks appeared beside them at some point.

"Come on, tell me what you desire, and I will make your wishes come true!"

Purple mist rose around the man, caressing Jin Xu and Little White as it passed by.

Immediately after, a long spear materialized in front of Little White. It was a symbol of the ruler of Demon Country, as well as a powerful Immortal Treasure.

A look of longing appeared in Little White's eyes, and he reached out to grasp the spear shaft.

And in front of Jin Xu...

He dumbfoundedly watched as a piece of paper appeared before him.

He picked it up and looked at it.

"..."

A Tsinghua University diploma?

Are you poking fun at me?!

He was already annoyed that he couldn't return to his studies.

The Taoist had intended to ask the man what exactly was going on.

But now he couldn't stand it any longer!

His fist shot forward, and the pointed-mouth, monkey-cheeked man exploded into a cloud of smoke, dissipating on the spot.

Jin Xu found that infusing his fist with Golden spiritual power was quite effective. If the Hand Palm Thunder was considered an area attack, then this punch should count as a single-target attack.

...

Inside the great hall

The Lustful Evil Spirit was about to wake up her sleeping leader to ask him to avenge her when suddenly a wisp of mist appeared beside her.

The mist gathered.

And out of it formed a man with the head of a rat and the body of a human.

"Oh, you stinky rat, you've been sent over here too?"

The greed evil spirit didn't pay attention to her mockery but instead walked to the seat and respectfully bowed.

...

"Do you suspect that this might be some kind of formation that agitates people's emotions?"

Jin Xu looked at Xu Qian, seated on the soft couch, and asked.

"Yes, from when I... cough... from when I was first lured by the beauty as soon as I entered, to the sudden surge of greed for spirit stones just now, I suspect it is so."

Xu Qian's face was slightly embarrassed; through the recent exchange, he already knew.

He suddenly woke from being lost in the beauty because all those people had gone to watch Jin Xu.

He felt sad inside, and when he lifted his head to see Jin Xu's face, damn it, he felt even sadder.

Unaware of Xu Qian's rich emotional drama, the taoist thought about what Little White had told him earlier and somewhat agreed with his speculation.

But why wasn't he affected?

He believed his heart was as still as water, with not a single stir of emotion.

If he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't dwell on it. The pressing matter was to find Little Fish Demon.

Xu Qian had just taken care of his unlucky subordinate's corpse.

The taoist felt a pang of regret at the sight of the mummified corpse's condition, it seemed he had been too confident.

He had dared to come in because he thought it would be safe for the two women following him. However, upon entering, they were immediately separated.

"Let's go, I need to find my demon servant first," Jin Xu said seriously.

The group of three exited the room and continued deeper into the garden.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

They arrived at a lush and verdant garden.

"This is the treasure belonging to the third young master of the Song family!" Under a large tree, Xu Qian found a broken small jade axe, precisely described to him by that beautiful woman before entering.

"I'm afraid the odds are not good."

Jin Xu frowned and said.

Just then, rustling sounds came from a large tree, and whoosh, a dried up corpse dropped down from the tree.

"It's that profligate son from the Song family."

Xu Qian spoke out to explain, recognizing the person from a portrait. "He must have died not too long ago since his Life Lamp was still lit before we came in."

The taoist ignored him and instead looked up, frowning, staring at the spot on the treetop where the corpse had been thrown from.

"Temple master, people are over there."

Little White called out as a reminder.

"..."

This time I must learn the art of exploring with spiritual sense!

The taoist resolved to himself.

In front of them now appeared a woman with the head of a snake, her cold vertical pupils staring at them, and from time to time, she flicked out a pink tongue.

"Snake demon, have you seen a woman wearing a gold and red gauze dress?"

The taoist enquired.

Xu Qian thought to himself, who would answer you with that kind of question.

"Ha, you mean that fish demon, right? She's been sent to my second brother's place; by now, she's probably stewed into fish soup."

The snake-headed woman's voice was hoarse and chilling, sending shivers down one's spine.

Er, she actually responded.

Upon hearing the words from the woman in front, before Jin Xu could take action, Little White dashed out first. The pink little fist headed straight for the snake head and hammered down.

The woman dodged backward, avoiding the strike, and from her snake mouth sprayed out a thick blue smoke that spread throughout the entire garden.

Fearing Little White might be in danger, Jin Xu's golden spiritual power spread out, searching for the two of them.

Xu Qian, seeing the blue smoke filling the air, quickly sealed his mouth and nose.

But it was useless; the smoke targeted spiritual sense, and without having attained Nascent Soul, his spiritual sense was like an open door, letting anyone in and out.

Having inhaled the blue smoke, Xu Qian turned to look at Jin Xu's face beside him.

The more he looked, the more jealousy he felt.

"Why, why does he look good and have higher cultivation, why is he younger than me, why did all those women go to watch him while throwing me to the ground!"

Xu Qian was burning with envy and turned around!

He rushed towards a large tree and, in the last moments of clarity, knocked himself unconscious.

No other way, just play dumb.

ps: In the future, I might not update in advance but will stick to the predetermined times of 9 a.m. and 12 noon. This way, I can spend more time to polish the text and provide everyone with a better reading experience.