Don't Cause Trouble Chapter 42: Divine Fall Stage

Huang Erqian stayed silent, clearly still hesitating.

Ye Su suddenly said, "Those three sword cultivators beside me earlier, they're direct disciples of the Sword Sect."

"The Sword Sect?" Huang Erqian’s interest was clearly piqued. He stepped a bit closer and lowered his voice, asking, "Is Qianji Sect connected to the Sword Sect now?"

Ye Su raised her eyebrows slightly and began to paint a grand picture. "You’ve seen my talismans and magical tools. Aren’t they better than what others have? If you miss this chance, it won’t be easy to join Qianji Sect in the future."

Huang Erqian had been navigating the cultivation world for years—he wasn’t going to fall for a few smooth words. But after staring at her for a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Wendong Materials has nothing left to lose. I agree."

The two of them spent a bit of time drafting a contract. From that moment on, Wendong Materials officially became a supplier under Qianji Sect.

"We’ll deliver a batch of talisman guns in a few days," Ye Su said.

"Alright. I’ll distribute the talisman spray gun among the talisman cultivators," Huang Erqian replied, a spark of energy lighting up his thin face. "Although Nascent Soul level talisman cultivators won’t use them, there are countless cultivators below Nascent Soul stage. This thing will sell like crazy."

"Why don’t talisman cultivators above Nascent Soul use them?" Ye Su frowned and asked.

Huang Erqian paused, confused. "You’re a talisman cultivator asking me that?" Had he been tricked?

"I taught myself talismans. I don’t know much about the profession itself," Ye Su said sincerely.

Huang Erqian: "…"

After a moment of silence, he explained, "Once a talisman master reaches the Nascent Soul stage, they no longer need talisman paper as a medium. They can use pure spiritual energy to connect with the will of the heavens and draw talismans directly."

So that’s how it worked. Ye Su found herself interested in meeting a truly powerful talisman master.

"I also have some beast materials I want to sell."

Huang Erqian immediately rubbed his hands together. "Sure, I’ll take whatever you’ve got."

Ye Su glanced around. "This place is a bit small."

"Let’s go to the backyard," Huang Erqian said, quickly leading the way.

As soon as they arrived, Ye Su took out various beast corpses she’d collected, startling Huang Erqian.

"Why so many unprocessed monster corpses? I don’t even have enough hands to deal with all this!" Huang Erqian was shocked by the sight. "Did you wipe out all the beasts in the secret realm? Sword Sect cultivators really are ruthless."

Ye Su didn’t bother explaining. She just helped Huang Erqian strip all the useful materials from the monsters.

"When these are sold, should I deliver the profit share directly to Qianji Sect?" Huang Erqian asked.

"Yes," Ye Su nodded, then added, "Do you have any spatial pouches for sale? I need one."

"Qiankun bag? I’ve got some." Huang Erqian ran to the front of the shop, rummaged through some boxes, and came back with a stack. "Here, take one—my treat. If you hadn’t helped today, I’d be here forever trying to sort all this."

Ye Su accepted it without hesitation. Once that little junior brother of hers woke up, she planned to give him one as compensation.

……

Because of the contract signing, Ye Su sent a message to her sect leader master after returning. Zhang Fengfeng didn’t mind—he had already given up on caring.

"Do whatever you want," Zhang Fengfeng waved it off. "Yi Xuan sent me a message a few days ago. He looked pretty miserable."

"Miserable?" Ye Su had just come out of the secret realm and hadn’t been in touch with Yi Xuan.

Zhang Fengfeng stroked his beard. "His face was covered in bruises, but I noticed the gloom in his eyes had lifted quite a bit. That sword cultivator master of his is better than me."

Ye Su thought of Xin Shenzi, who constantly said "this old man" and had a hot temper with a blunt personality. She laughed, "Junior brother cares too much about appearances. Xin Shenzi is the perfect cure for that."

"Be careful out there," Zhang Fengfeng reminded her. After a moment, he asked again, "Fushi hasn’t caused any trouble, has he?"

Ye Su shook her head. "Aside from being lazy, not really."

Mentioning You Fushi reminded her—he still hadn’t woken up, and she wasn’t sure why.

"Well, that’s enough chatting. I have to teach class," said Zhang Fengfeng, who was responsible for lecturing all of Qianji Sect’s disciples.

Ye Su ended the message and turned to head to You Fushi’s room.

Inside, Ming Liu Sha and Xiyu were playing chess at a table. Xia Er stood beside them watching. As for the little junior brother still unconscious, he was lying on the bed.

"This is how you’re taking care of him?" Ye Su’s eyes fell on the junior brother in bed. "…Who did this?"

You Fushi’s eyes were covered with a strip of white cloth, leaving only his smooth forehead and chin visible.

The two who had been playing chess—Ming Liu Sha and Xiyu—immediately pointed at Xia Er, who was standing.

"Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Sister!" Xia Er cried out in shock. "It was your idea! You said we should cover his eyes in case he wakes up and sees us!"

"Enough," Ye Su said as she shooed all three out. "Take everything with you."

"Yes… Senior… Sister," Ming Liu Sha drawled slowly, though he was quick to pack up the chess set.

All three dashed out of the room like a gust of wind.

Ye Su pulled over a chair and sat beside the bed. She gently removed the cloth from You Fushi’s eyes and placed her fingers on his wrist, channeling spiritual energy to check for any abnormalities in his spiritual core—but once her energy entered, it completely lost contact.

Strange.

She sat in thought for a while, then pulled out a few mid-grade spirit stones from her spatial pouch and placed them into You Fushi’s hand. The moment she activated them, he absorbed them all completely.

So… he’d run out of spiritual energy?

Ye Su gave him a few more stones, but he still didn’t wake up.

At that moment, Xu Chengyu stood outside and knocked on the door.

"Come in," Ye Su turned and called.

"He still hasn’t woken up?" Xu Chengyu asked as he looked at You Fushi lying in bed.

Ye Su shook her head. "Brother Xu, is there something you need?"

Xu Chengyu replied, "This afternoon, I sent messages to several Grand Elders from the Sword Sect, asking about the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect during the Divine Fall period. One of them replied."

In the long history of the cultivation world, the Divine Fall period is the major dividing line.

It’s said that before the Divine Fall, many cultivators across the Floating World Continent succeeded in overcoming tribulation and becoming gods. But after the fall of the gods, spiritual energy in the realm began to thin, and no new gods have emerged since. Now, one can only become a god by ascending through tribulation and leaving the mortal realm.

"What did he say?" Ye Su asked.

"The Grand Elder said the Vajra Monk from Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect has always carried a square, all-jade Kṣitigarbha staff with three tiers of white jade lotus bases. He’d never heard of one with a black jade lotus," Xu Chengyu said, then asked, "Are you sure you didn’t remember it wrong?"

Ye Su never forgot anything.

She raised her eyes. "Maybe I did. I think I read about it in a book a long time ago. It might be a fake made by some evil cultivator."

Xu Chengyu seemed to believe her. "If you get the chance, you should show the staff to someone from Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect."

"I will when the time comes," Ye Su nodded.

"Oh, right." Xu Chengyu took out two demon cores from his spatial pouch and handed them to Ye Su. "These are from the Horned Roc and the Smoke Alligator. You really helped out in the secret realm. I’m keeping the third core—Junior Sister Zhou needs it."

Ye Su hadn’t expected him to share two of the cores, but she accepted. "Alright."

"I won’t disturb you further," Xu Chengyu stood, straightened his robe, and turned to leave.

Ye Su looked down at the two demon cores in her hand—one gold and one gray. These were extremely beneficial to cultivators. Some even hunted demon beasts solely to obtain their cores for cultivation.

…A demon?

Ye Su picked up the golden demon core and placed it in You Fushi’s hand, then sat nearby to wait.

Sure enough, within moments, the demon core had been completely absorbed.

Ye Su: "…"