My Wife Might Be a Saintess-Chapter 35 - 34: Who Says You Can’t Rob?

There weren’t many people in the forest park at noon. Jiang Zuo headed for the lake, where the entrance was located.

Jiang Zuo didn’t know if the fox had stumbled upon the entrance by accident or had created it.

But with its strength, that would have been impossible, unless it had help from an external force.

By the lake, Jiang Zuo saw a hundred-year-old banyan tree.

Jiang Zuo walked over to the banyan tree, found a comfortable spot, and leaned against it.

This was how he had entered in his previous life, and it was the only way he could enter now. His Cultivation was too weak to force his way in. Besides, entering from this spot was the best option.

At the very least, he hadn’t run into any trouble that time, and it had taken him directly to his destination.

Jiang Zuo checked the time. It was about right.

Sure enough, the environment suddenly shifted, and Jiang Zuo was instantly pulled into the periphery of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion.

He found himself sitting on the edge of a cliff, just inches from falling off.

Jiang Zuo then got up and leaped off. The cliff seemed bottomless, but there was actually a cushioning Array below, so the fall wasn’t fatal.

When he landed, Jiang Zuo saw a cave.

It gave him the distinct feeling that some Supreme Martial Arts was about to be discovered.

He’d had the same feeling back then, thinking he would learn some Supreme Martial Arts and fight his way back out.

Unfortunately, things didn’t go as he’d wished.

Jiang Zuo walked inside. In truth, there was nothing in the cave but two Arrays—the very same ones he had used to cultivate the Innate Chaotic Qi.

This was a Grand Array, and the resources were exceptionally abundant. If he had been able to withstand it back then, achieving the Innate Three Qi would have been possible.

However, Jiang Zuo couldn’t enter now, because this Array was a key—the key to the true Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion.

Once he entered, he would be forced to journey through the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion all over again, which connected directly to the Ancient Battlefield. There would be no escape.

Jiang Zuo had no intention of wasting time, so he took out Cold Moon and destroyed the Array.

After utterly destroying the entire Array, he let out a sigh of relief. ’At least no troublesome person will emerge from here in the future.’

Now he could get down to business. Finding the fox was one thing, but he was also here to look for Spirit Medicine.

Given the conditions in the periphery of the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion, if he was lucky, he could definitely gather the Five Elements Power and the Essence of Sun and Moon.

Then, he could attempt to advance to the Innate Three Qi.

So, he was dead set on gathering them.

Jiang Zuo didn’t know if he was lucky, but he was an expert at finding things.

Jiang Zuo then left the cliff and headed in the direction of a river.

He was only halfway there when he stopped.

He noticed signs of digging on the ground. The soil was fresh, which meant it had been disturbed only moments ago.

’Someone here? Or is it that fox?’

Jiang Zuo wasn’t sure, but he knew he had to be on guard.

Jiang Zuo quickly hid himself. He needed to observe his surroundings.

Before long, Jiang Zuo discovered many disturbed patches of earth, all showing traces of Spirit Grass.

’It can’t be the fox,’ Jiang Zuo thought. ’There are too many spots. No matter how fast that fox is, it couldn’t have done all this. So, there are other people here?’

Jiang Zuo wasn’t too surprised to find other people. After all, he hadn’t lingered here in his past life.

But based on his observations, there were likely quite a few of them.

This was going to be a headache.

Then, Jiang Zuo heard the sounds of a battle and quickly moved toward the source. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

It was a man and a woman, fighting a Water Python.

"Junior Sister, I’ll hold it off! You go get the flower!"

"Alright!"

The senior brother drew his sword and managed to hold back the Water Python, while the woman made a beeline for the small island in the middle of the lake.

Jiang Zuo looked toward the center of the lake and was taken aback. ’The Ice Crystal Wood Lotus? What incredible luck. A pity they’re so stupid.’

No sooner had Jiang Zuo finished his thought than a scream came from the small island. "Ah! Senior Brother, save me!"

The senior brother was horrified. He looked over and saw that his junior sister had touched the Ice Crystal Wood Lotus. Her hand was starting to freeze over, and the ice was spreading relentlessly up her arm.

The senior brother wanted to rush to her aid, but he was currently pinned down by the Water Python.

At that moment, Jiang Zuo stepped out from his hiding place. He wanted that Ice Crystal Wood Lotus too.

The Ice Crystal Wood Lotus was a source of water-type energy.

In fact, it was one of the finest.

The man saw Jiang Zuo and immediately shouted, "Fellow Daoist, please help my junior sister! We will reward you handsomely!"

Jiang Zuo spared him a single glance before heading straight for the Ice Crystal Wood Lotus.

Since the Ice Crystal Wood Lotus was on a small island in the lake, Jiang Zuo had to walk across the water’s surface.

For someone with a 1.3 Cultivation, walking on water wasn’t difficult. It was a perfectly normal skill to have.

Jiang Zuo stopped in front of the Ice Crystal Wood Lotus. The plant had the ability to freeze its surroundings; touching it with insufficient Cultivation was simply courting death.

The soil in which the Ice Crystal Wood Lotus was rooted was also special. There were two ways to harvest it. The first was to have a Cultivation powerful enough to ignore the freezing effect.

The second was to dig it up, soil and all, and take the entire package.

Jiang Zuo, without a doubt, chose the latter.

He simply dug up a large chunk of earth, burying the Ice Crystal Wood Lotus within it.

Then, he stuffed the entire clod into a bag to carry away.

As a result of Jiang Zuo’s actions, the woman was saved.

Jiang Zuo ignored her and turned to leave. But before he could take two steps, the woman blocked his path with her sword. "We found that flower! What gives you the right to just take it?"

Jiang Zuo looked at the woman with surprise and couldn’t help but ask, "Are you an idiot?"

The woman looked at Jiang Zuo with contempt. "You’re the idiot! My senior brother has already dealt with that Water Python. We both have a 1.5 Cultivation. You’re just a 1.3. Do you really think you can escape from us?"

Jiang Zuo paused. ’She has a point, I guess. Her logic is flawless.’

"So, you’re planning to rob me?" Jiang Zuo asked, looking at the woman. Her senior brother had come over by this point.

As for the Water Python, it had already fled.

The senior brother looked at Jiang Zuo, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "May I ask your school, Fellow Daoist?"

"Loose Cultivator," Jiang Zuo replied, not in any hurry to act.

"I am Wen Xin, and this is my junior sister, Ruan Yuhong. We’re actually Loose Cultivators as well. Thank you for your help just now, Fellow Daoist. We don’t want the flower. I have two Spirit Stones here..."

Before he could finish, Jiang Zuo cut him off. "Not robbing me? Then I’m leaving."

The words caught in Wen Xin’s throat.

Then Jiang Zuo turned and walked away.

Ruan Yuhong cursed angrily, "Senior Brother, why are you being such a wimp? That flower is worth a lot! If you won’t take it, I will!"

"Junior Sister, he saved your life! You can’t..."

"I can’t what? Can’t you be a little tougher? The Cultivation Realm is survival of the fittest! Honest people like you don’t belong here. Go be a useless pushover by yourself!" With that, she took off after Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo hadn’t gone far. He’d seen how naively honest Wen Xin was and couldn’t be bothered with him.

Now that someone who actually understood the laws of survival had appeared, Jiang Zuo didn’t mind teaching her a lesson.

"Stop! Leave the flower!" Ruan Yuhong was already launching her attack at Jiang Zuo.

But before Jiang Zuo could act, Wen Xin intercepted Ruan Yuhong.

"Junior Sister, you can’t attack him!"

"Senior Brother, you’re too naive. So naive it’s laughable—laughably stupid! In here, whatever you can get your hands on is yours."

"Who made the rule that you can’t just take things from others?"