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The Eerie Immortal Path: Begin by Devouring Fairy Flesh-Chapter 58 – Contact Benjamin Qiao in Human Emperor City
Not long after, the children each took their positions and began working fervently.
Brandon Jiang, Elizabeth Chun, and Barbara Xia stood to the side, carefully supervising the children.
During this time, the latter explained to Brandon Jiang the various standards for evaluating the quality of talisman materials.
"Junior Sister Brandon, most talisman materials are easy to distinguish between good and bad, but there's one exception: talisman sand."
Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia explained:
"After talisman sand is produced, the good and bad are mixed together. For us Qi Refining disciples to select the good ones, we need a special tool called the Treasure Dropping Sieve."
"The Treasure Dropping Sieve can sift out the good talisman sand, leaving the inferior sand on top. It's an indispensable tool for us to select talisman sand."
As they spoke, they took out a sieve-like tool and showed it to Brandon Jiang.
Brandon Jiang was no stranger to this tool; it was always present when filtering the impurities from talisman sand.
He gazed at the sieve, a bold idea forming in his mind.
Immediately, Brandon Jiang put on an interested expression and said, "So this tool is so magical. Can I give it a try?"
Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia didn't think much of it and handed the Treasure Dropping Sieve to Brandon Jiang. After all, it was a tool given by Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix, not theirs, so it didn't matter who used it.
Brandon Jiang played with the Treasure Dropping Sieve for a long time before reluctantly saying, "This is indeed a good tool. Senior Sisters, can I take over the task of selecting talisman sand? I want to use this Treasure Dropping Sieve more."
Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia found it odd. What was so fun about this? Brandon Jiang was really childish and playful.
But since Brandon Jiang had just helped them vent their anger, they naturally wouldn't refuse her on such a small matter. They casually said, "Junior Sister Brandon, if you want to use it, go ahead. Just don't break it."
Brandon Jiang immediately showed an excited expression and said, "Thank you, Senior Sisters!"
He then put the Treasure Dropping Sieve into his arms, feeling a bit excited.
He had been worrying about how to collect the "Everyone Like Dragon Golden Thunder Sand," and now, it seemed like a pillow had been delivered just when he needed it.
This Treasure Dropping Sieve could sift out good gold sand. If he could find a way to tamper with it and keep some of the good gold sand, wouldn't he be able to steal a large amount of gold sand without anyone knowing?
As for how to tamper with it, that wasn't Brandon Jiang's concern. He would directly find Patricia Qing later. With her fifth-level Foundation Establishment cultivation, it shouldn't be difficult for her to do this.
With the Treasure Dropping Sieve, Brandon Jiang felt a sudden sense of relief.
In the following time, the children each did their jobs without any trouble, and Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix finished her lecture as usual.
After arranging the tasks and watching Dorothy Lin go to clean the mountain path, Brandon Jiang prepared to leave.
At this moment, Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia called out to Brandon Jiang:
"Junior Sister Brandon, don't leave yet. There's something we need to do ourselves. We'll take you to get familiar with it."
Brandon Jiang was slightly stunned but immediately nodded and followed them.
They arrived at a storeroom filled with sacrificial furnaces for Qi Refining, weighing thousands of pounds.
From the aura they emitted, they had all been Qi Refining cultivators in their previous lives, but these furnaces were all scraps.
Brandon Jiang, who had seen a lot, still felt uncomfortable seeing this "sea of people" and couldn't help but ask:
"Senior Sisters, what are these for?"
Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia explained:
"Previously, when Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix made the Dragon Thunder True Talisman, she consumed half the power and soul of a late Foundation Establishment prisoner. These scraps are collected to replenish his energy."
"The prisoner is seriously injured. Without some nutrition, he can't recover on his own. We have to extract some Qi Refining level power and fortune every day to feed him."
"This task is very troublesome. With you joining, Junior Sister Brandon, we can have some relief."
Upon hearing this, Brandon Jiang's eyes lit up.
The late Foundation Establishment prisoner they mentioned was undoubtedly the man from Human Emperor City.
He had been worrying about how to approach that man, and now, Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia were feeding him every day.
And now, he was also one of the feeders, able to easily approach the man.
However, Brandon Jiang quickly became puzzled. Didn't the man say he wouldn't absorb others' power? Would he be willing to take the power and fortune from these sacrificial furnaces?
But no matter what, he had to see the man first.
Thinking of this, Brandon Jiang calmly said, "Senior Sisters, wait a moment. I'll help."
He then helped Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia put the sacrificial furnaces into storage bags, and the three of them left the storeroom and entered a heavily guarded underground prison.
Brandon Jiang walked through the cold, dark underground passage, observing his surroundings. A stench and an indescribable strange smell filled the air.
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He held his breath and followed Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia to the end of the passage.
There, a man with his shoulder blades hooked, his limbs tightly bound by black iron chains, appeared before Brandon Jiang.
It was the cultivator from Human Emperor City that Brandon Jiang had seen before.
His spirit was still low, and the half of his body that had been reduced to bones had grown some internal organs and flesh, making him look even more gruesome.
"Benjamin Qiao!"
Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia held storage bags and spoke in unison:
"Hurry up and absorb the power and fortune, and grow some more flesh!"
The man from Human Emperor City, named Benjamin Qiao, struggled to open his eyes, glanced at them, and then closed them again.
This made Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia very angry, and they cursed in unison:
"You're refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit! Don't think that fasting will work!"
"Your power is precious and very important to Senior Sister Heavenly Phoenix. If you don't eat, don't blame us for using severe punishment!"
As they spoke, they pulled a lever.
In the next moment, bolts of lightning appeared out of nowhere in the prison, striking Benjamin Qiao and leaving scorch marks on his body.
Benjamin Qiao let out a muffled groan but still gritted his teeth and remained silent.
"What a tough guy! Let's see how long you can hold out!"
Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia sneered and pulled the lever again, making the lightning in the prison even more terrifying, almost engulfing Benjamin Qiao.
But even after half an hour of continuous torture, Benjamin Qiao remained motionless, while Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia stomped their feet in anger outside!
"This Benjamin Qiao is too arrogant! He's determined to die!"
"The punishment is so severe, why won't he absorb the power and fortune? Shouldn't this be a rare treat for him?"
"Evil cultivators from Human Emperor City are troublesome. If this doesn't work, we'll have to cut his meridians and force the power and fortune into him, but that would greatly reduce the effect."
Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia discussed and decided on a new strategy.
Just as they were about to execute it, Brandon Jiang suddenly spoke up:
"Senior Sisters, let me try. I'm good at persuasion; maybe I can convince him."
Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia shook their heads and said:
"Junior Sister Brandon, you're too naive. Evil cultivators from Human Emperor City are stubborn. Benjamin Qiao isn't the first. Reasoning with them is like playing the lute to a cow."
But Brandon Jiang insisted:
"Let me try. There's no harm in it, and it might work."
Seeing Brandon Jiang's determination, the two women nodded:
"Alright, we'll leave first. If you encounter any trouble, just call us."
Brandon Jiang nodded and smiled:
"Don't worry, Senior Sisters. I'll be careful."
After Elizabeth Chun and Barbara Xia left, Brandon Jiang looked at the lightning-scorched Benjamin Qiao and solemnly said:
"Benjamin Qiao, let's talk."