I used folk talismans to ward off the evil spirit.

Chapter 31 First Visit to Qingzhu Temple, Maoshan Sect's Secret Medicine

Jiang Jun secretly observed Qin Jun for a few days and didn't see him do anything out of line in his room. Occasionally, colleagues from the Department of Supernatural Affairs would come to his door, so he held back for the time being.

At this point, a month and a half had passed since he last attended a folk exchanging meeting with ghost tamers.

He was temporarily stuck at the peak of the Spirit Connection Realm and unable to cultivate to the Fusion Realm, so he wanted to attend another exchange meeting to see if he could trade for cultivation techniques to help him advance further.

He made a special trip to the antique street and learned that the next exchange meeting had been moved to Qingzhu Temple.

"What a coincidence!" Jiang Jun raised an eyebrow, noted the time, and arrived at the meeting on time.

This time, he still used the eerie human skin to conceal his presence, but replaced the Black Cat Sheriff mask with the Nuo mask of the Three Altars Sea Gathering God.

The ancient Nuo mask exudes a fierce aura, distinguishing it from the naive image of the previous one.

Qingzhu Temple is located in Cangyun District, on the summit of Xiaozhu Peak, the second highest peak in Qingjiang.

Although it wasn't a particularly popular place of worship in the past, there were still quite a few tourists who came to climb the mountain and enjoy the scenery.

As news of the demolition dispute between Qinglong Group and Qingzhu Temple spread, local residents and tourists, unwilling to cause trouble for no reason, gradually visited less and less.

Qinglong Group is the business front of Qinglong Society, mainly engaged in real estate and other businesses, and is a major taxpayer in Qingjiang City.

This time, the exchange meeting, which was ostensibly a folk gathering but was actually organized by the Department of the Supernatural, was held here, which may well be a way of putting the Azure Dragon Society in a negative light.

Ignoring the details, Jiang Jun showed the Taoist priests the strange object and verified the identity of the person controlling it before successfully entering Qingzhu Temple.

The main hall of Qingzhu Temple enshrines the Three Pure Ones, and behind them, separated by a wall, is a statue of the Three Mao True Lords.

He followed the local custom and burned incense and made offerings in turn, but he did not sense any sacred aura. It was as if these were just wooden carvings and clay sculptures, without any divine power.

"That's true." He shook his head. "If these gods and Buddhas truly exist, they could easily destroy this mere Abyss of Ghosts. Why would any monsters appear in the world?"

Jiang Jun walked through the hall and arrived at the back courtyard of Qingzhu Temple. Greeting him there was Lin Dingxuan, whom he hadn't seen for over a month: "Greetings, Your Excellency! Please follow me!"

Jiang Jun did not acknowledge him, but followed him into the lecture hall where the exchange meeting was being held.

At the head of the table, Old Huang sat in the center, with Lin Zhengyang to his left, and the person on his right surprised Jiang Jun—it was Zhou Hu from the Azure Dragon Society.

Clearly, because Lin Zhengyang reported the Ghostly Cult's conspiracy, the Qingjiang City Supernatural Affairs Bureau was indebted to him and thus mediated between the two families.

The other organizers of the exchange sat below them in order. Further down were the actual folk exorcists who had come to exchange ideas.

After chatting for a while with people they knew and people they didn't know, the exchange meeting officially began.

As usual, Lao Huang shared a few pieces of information first.

The Blood Demon Organization's three branches in North China, Northeast China, and Northwest China were wiped out by the Divine Bureau, and the three extraordinary avatars of the fifth-level demonic cultivator "Blood God Venerable" were destroyed.

The headquarters of the Five Gu Cult was breached by Longhu Mountain, and the third-level evil cultivator "Ghost Gu Lady" escaped with serious injuries.

The leader of the Maoshan Sect, "Master Leiming," went to work at the Bureau of Divine Mysteries and switched to cultivating the "Three Souls and Seven Spirits Technique." Within three months, he broke through three barriers and advanced to the Three Spirits Realm.

#The development of the eerie world in western Sichuan is progressing smoothly, with some folk masters of eerie arts gaining opportunities and advancing to the extraordinary realm.

Jiang Jun carefully considered these messages and quickly understood the signal released by the Department of Divine Mysteries.

First, unclear connections with cult organizations will not end well.

Secondly, by following the Department of the Supernatural, one can hope to achieve extraordinary status.

Third, Qingzhu Temple has regained its support, and other forces can no longer bully it at will.

'As expected, in the cultivation world of China, the Department of Divine Wonders is indeed a powerful force...' he thought to himself, beginning to look forward to the upcoming exchanges.

This time, Lao Huang did not take out any items to exchange, leaving the home field to Lin Zhengyang.

"I'm shameless enough to throw out a brick to attract jade." He took out three exquisite porcelain bottles and lined them up in front of him.

"These are the secret medicines of the Maoshan Sect: the Three Treasures Pill, the Three Harmony Powder, and the Three Refining Paste. They correspond to the three realms of spiritual communication, fusion, and refining cultivation, respectively. The amount is enough for each of the three realms of cultivators to use for three months."

Old Huang was slightly surprised: "Fellow Daoist is quite generous. But the share of this secret medicine that your Green Bamboo Temple receives is probably not much, is it?"

Lin Zhengyang nodded slightly: "Indeed, not many. Fortunately, my Qingzhu Temple doesn't have many disciples, so what's left is enough."

Seeing the doubts on many people's faces, Old Huang explained in detail: "Thirty years before the arrival of the Abyss of Ghosts, the Maoshan Sect held the reins of the cultivation world. The secret medicines they refined were unparalleled in the first three realms, and their quality even surpassed that of the secret medicines of the Divine Mystery Bureau."

"It is said that the Maoshan Sect was able to stand out from the crowd with its many experts in the Refining Realm precisely because of this secret medicine..."

Upon hearing this, the folk demon-controlling practitioners present even quickened their breathing.

But when Lin Zhengyang explained the trade objective, everyone abandoned their idea: "We need to exchange for a treasure that can improve the quality of the monsters. It needs to be effective on elite-level monsters. The highest bidder wins."

"You might as well just say so and ask for the elite-grade Azure Carp Mystic Stone instead," Zhou Hu said in a muffled voice.

Jiang Jun was slightly tempted, but didn't immediately make an offer: he had no shortage of strange stones, but he wanted to see how the market was first.

Wearing a Sichuan opera mask, Old Man Qian took out five elite-grade strange stones: "Master Lin, these can be exchanged for Three-Refined Ointment with a premium. Do you want to exchange them?"

Lin Zhengyang shook his head and did not respond.

He had deliberately tied the three together; if they were separated, the Three Treasures Pill and the Three Harmony Powder would definitely not be able to be exchanged for an elite-level Mystic Stone.

A monster tamer dressed as Spider-Man pulls out a test tube from somewhere, inside which a ghostly blue reagent wriggles.

"This is the essence of the strange creatures refined by the Star River Federation. Its effect is equivalent to five strange stones, but there is a bonus for the first use, making it equivalent to six."

Old Huang glanced at him: "You seem to have connections in the Star River Federation?"

Spider-Man's voice was deep and serious: "The goods were declared to the Customs Inspection Team of the Department of Supernatural Affairs, so they are legal and compliant. As for how I got them, I have no comment."

Lin Zhengyang was somewhat tempted. He looked around and asked, "Is anyone else bidding higher?"

Elite-grade Mystic Stones are both rare and consumable; perhaps everyone present has one or two. But it's not easy to come up with five or six at once, and using them to exchange for medicine at a premium doesn't seem worthwhile.

Seeing the awkward silence, Lin Zhengyang was slightly disappointed, but then he tried to reach a deal: "Since that's the case, then..."

"Wait!" Jiang Jun raised his hand to interrupt, taking out seven elite-grade strange stones from his robes, displaying an air of wealth. "I want the Maoshan secret medicine."

At that moment, he clearly sensed that the divine senses of many people present were circling over him.

However, he was not afraid of his identity being exposed.

After completing his spiritual cultivation, "Gui Buxu" further enhanced his ability to suppress objects, and was now able to conceal his aura from ordinary people.

With the addition of the five-colored stones and strange objects, his aura became unpredictable, and ordinary cultivators at the Refinement Realm could not see through it at all.

Lin Zhengyang smiled and looked at "Spider-Man": "Sir, are you willing to raise the price?"

Spider-Man thought for a moment: "I'm out of treasures that can upgrade the quality of monsters. But I do have a few other elite-level monsters; I wonder if they could be included as a bonus?"

Lin Zhengyang shook his head: "Our sect doesn't have many disciples, so we don't lack strange items to use." He then looked at Jiang Jun, "Let's trade according to your price."

In this way, Jiang Jun successfully exchanged seven elite-level strange stones for the Maoshan Sect's secret medicine.

"Spider-Man" was somewhat disappointed and was about to take the test tube back when Jiang Jun said, "My friend, I'm very interested in the advanced technology of the Star River Federation. I'd like to exchange it for seven Mystic Stones at a premium. Would you agree?"

Upon hearing this, all eyes in the room turned to Jiang Jun, with a subtle undertone.

Just then, Old Huang's aura surged, causing many people to hold their breath: "Fair trade, mutual consent, I hope everyone will not break the rules..."

After a while, his aura suddenly dissipated.

Only the heavy breathing could be heard throughout the lecture hall.

Jiang Jun, seemingly oblivious, looked at "Spider-Man": "Friend, wanna switch?"

Spider-Man nodded emphatically: "Change!"