Wang Weijun inwardly sighed. If only Mi Xiaojing didn't have that Mantra Banner within him, allowing his possession to succeed, all of this would have been his by now. What a pity, such a pity!
He had already abandoned the idea of possession, as the Mantra Banner was just too perverse. Wang Weijun had tried countless methods to break free, but to no avail. It was his nemesis, and even surviving was a stroke of luck.
Now, Wang Weijun had changed his approach. Possession was out of the question, hopeless. It was better to curry favor with Mi Xiaojing, to eventually become a Loose Immortal. But before that, he needed to use Mi Xiaojing's help to gather the necessary treasures and materials.
Becoming a Loose Immortal wasn't easy; it required a vast amount of precious materials and assistance. Without help, one would at least need to find an absolutely secret location.
The Elemental Infant of a Loose Immortal was like heavenly materials and Earth Treasures in the eyes of all cultivators, whether they were cultivators, demonic cultivators, or even high-level Evolutionary Immortals.
Any high-level cultivator would vie for such an Elemental Infant. Wang Weijun needed to find the safest method to become a Loose Immortal. Once successful, the world would be his oyster.
As for Mi Xiaojing, after spending so much time together, even someone like Wang Weijun, who wasn't exactly a good person, had developed some feelings. These feelings had grown over time, and perhaps in a few years, even if he could possess him, he would hesitate for a long time.
Of course, in the end, he would choose to possess, but with a tinge of regret. Wang Weijun's nature was that of a selfish person, and after being in the Cultivation World for so long, some traits were hard to change.
Soon, Mi Xiaojing, Yong Ji, and Thousand Poisons Qian returned to the manor. Yong Ji went off to cultivate, while Thousand Poisons Qian continued to stick with Mi Xiaojing.
Mi Xiaojing felt a headache coming on as he looked at Thousand Poisons Qian. He didn't know how to deal with him. With such strength, he was clingy and couldn't be beaten or scolded. At most, he could be sternly told to shut up, but anything harsher, Mi Xiaojing didn't dare to utter, considering Thousand Poisons Qian's status and power.
Thousand Poisons Qian sat down nonchalantly to cultivate, fully aware of Mi Xiaojing's gaze. In truth, he felt even more bitter. Who would want to follow a kid around? It was only out of desperation that he shamelessly tagged along, regretting it terribly. If he had known, he would have gone to another planet, anywhere but Cangmin Star.
Mi Xiaojing suddenly laughed.
Thousand Poisons Qian had been keeping an eye on Mi Xiaojing with his Divine Sense and noticed the laugh, which inexplicably sent a shiver down his spine, instinctively feeling something was amiss.
"Senior, senior!" Mi Xiaojing didn't know how else to address Thousand Poisons Qian, so he simply called him senior.
Thousand Poisons Qian said, "Young master, call me by my name from now on. My previous name was Thousand Sorrow!"
Sorrow? Pfft!
Mi Xiaojing burst out laughing. Thousand Poisons Qian, sorrow? He was the epitome of arrogance!
Thousand Poisons Qian reluctantly explained that Thousand Sorrow was his name during his Evolutionary Immortality phase, buried deep in his heart. After abandoning his sect, he changed his name to Thousand Poisons Qian.
After the explanation, Mi Xiaojing quickly understood that it was indeed a name fitting for someone pursuing Evolutionary Immortality. He nodded, "Alright, from now on, I'll call you Thousand Sorrow."
Mi Xiaojing didn't feel much about it; having a name to call him was enough. Thousand Sorrow and senior sounded similar enough that if he mumbled, outsiders would hear it as senior.
"Thousand Sorrow, I have a task for you."
Thousand Poisons Qian was taken aback. What? A task for him? Who did this kid think he was? Anger surged within him, but then suddenly, his entire body began to itch intensely. In just a few seconds, he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Hehe, young master, what's the task? Rest assured, leave it to me!"
Without even hearing what the task was, Thousand Poisons Qian hurriedly agreed, and the itching abruptly stopped. He breathed a sigh of relief, that was terrifying!
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Mi Xiaojing was pleased and said, "The task is simple, just to construct a Gathering Spirit Array. I need to convert some spiritual liquid."
Thousand Poisons Qian breathed another sigh of relief; the task was indeed easy, a piece of cake for him.
"Alright! Where should I build it? The Spiritual Qi here isn't abundant. If we construct a Gathering Spirit Array, it won't receive enough replenishment from the outside and will consume the Formation's own Spirit Stones."
What Thousand Poisons Qian meant was that such a Gathering Spirit Array would be costly to build without sufficient external replenishment, relying solely on Spirit Stones to maintain it, which was not cost-effective.
Mi Xiaojing said, "It's meant to use Spirit Stones for conversion. Go ahead and set up the Formation. You don't need to provide the Spirit Stones."
He was still quite generous, not making Thousand Poisons Qian pay for the Spirit Stones himself. Mi Xiaojing wasn't crafty enough to extort him outright.
Looking around, Mi Xiaojing pointed to a wooden hut with a roof but no walls and said, "Let's set it up here."
Thousand Poisons Qian had no conditions to negotiate. That bout of itching made it clear he had been warned, and he didn't dare to ask Mi Xiaojing for materials to set up the Formation. Extremely displeased but not daring to complain, he began to set up the Formation earnestly.
The Gathering Spirit Array was a common Formation in the Cultivation World. Any cultivator who reached a certain level would inevitably learn to set it up, even those with no interest in Formations, as it greatly benefited cultivation.
Thousand Poisons Qian worked quickly, having materials for setting up Formations on him. This type of Gathering Spirit Array was something he often set up in the wild, so for him, it wasn't a difficult task. In just over ten minutes, he had set up a decent Gathering Spirit Array.
Mi Xiaojing took out a cloth bag and said, "I'll provide the Spirit Stones, a total of thirty-six."
Thousand Poisons Qian took the bag, which was specially treated and popular in the Cultivation World for holding Spirit Stones.
"Thirty-six Spirit Stones might not be enough... Oh, they are!"
Thousand Poisons Qian opened the bag and realized these weren't ordinary Spirit Stones but rare high-grade Spirit Stones, thirty-six of them. He was stunned by the kid's wealth, but then it made sense, considering the two powerful experts he had encountered before. It was normal for Mi Xiaojing to be wealthy.
Thousand Poisons Qian didn't know that Luo Mei and Mi Youran had never given Mi Xiaojing any Spirit Stones, and they couldn't even acknowledge each other. These Spirit Stones were genuinely earned by Mi Xiaojing himself.
Embedding the thirty-six high-grade Spirit Stones into the Gathering Spirit Array, the Spiritual Qi instantly grew denser.
Remembering that Mi Xiaojing wanted spiritual liquid, Thousand Poisons Qian took out a large Jade Bottle, placed it on the ground, and began to cast Magical Techniques and Incantations to gather the spiritual liquid while activating the Gathering Spirit Array.
Gathering Water Technique!
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