Regarding this matter, he could actually go to the Enforcement Hall in the Evil God District. Those three young masters from powerful families represented the three most powerful clans within the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect. Building a good relationship with them would bring endless benefits.
Especially since he already had a good starting point. If nothing else, Zhuo Shouqing would certainly be willing to give him a leg up. Zuoqiu Ming helping him obtain the Demon Embryo Secret Curse had already shown an attitude of investment.
Now that Su Yulong had fallen, the obstacle to him changing allegiance was gone. Going with the flow would definitely allow him to enter Zuoqiu Ming's faction.
But the problem lay right here. Among these three young masters, he had always presented himself as under Zhuo Shouqing. He couldn't casually pledge his loyalty to another.
Moreover, before the Demon Embryo Secret Curse was complete, Zuoqiu Ming's investment in him likely stopped here. The correct course of action was to seek him out *after* breaking through to Foundation Establishment in the future; he would definitely secure a good position.
To maximize the benefits from this channel, using it in the future was best.
For now, he could only put in the hard work himself, running around more and gathering more information, which would also sharpen his judgment of the sect's internal situation.
This search lasted half a month.
Concurrently, since he wanted to take on the Cold Blood Peak's slave-catching missions, he couldn't afford to shed his identity as a disciple of this peak. Therefore, the best choice for a Foundation Establishment recommender would be someone from this very peak.
After searching high and low, Wang Yu concluded that there were only two suitable candidates he was willing to trust:
1. **Yan Ling:** She had just returned to the sect and was currently recruiting followers. Now was a suitable time to pledge allegiance. However, considering his potential future alignment with Zuoqiu Ming, it wasn't entirely appropriate.
2. **Tanai Chan:** She was the first Foundation Establishment cultivator Wang Yu had met. Both interactions had concluded satisfactorily, making her trustworthy. But her status as a human slave was very sensitive, and she had previously ordered him not to contact her again.
If he didn't choose one of these two as his recommender and went with another Foundation Establishment cultivator, he was honestly worried his spirit stones would be swallowed with nothing to show for it.
The recommendation fee was as high as ten thousand spirit stones, essentially buying contribution points. This path was usually taken by late Qi Refining rogue cultivators joining from outside. He didn't want to waste time on contribution point missions, so this was his only viable path.
"What a headache~"
Inside his cave dwelling, Wang Yu reclined on a couch, his legs propped on a low table, cradling a small fox with snow-white fur and pink, slit-pupiled eyes. It was no longer than his forearm, its ears drooping, the corners of its mouth curved upwards. It was adorable, with a hint of a comical smile, making him unable to resist picking it up and taking a deep sniff.
The little fox was the Snow Jade Fox. Demonic beasts, unless of a special breed, had intelligence roughly equivalent to a three-year-old child during the first tier and didn't retain clear memories. Only when they became powerful would they possess human-like intelligence. Reaching the fourth tier, comparable to a human Nascent Soul, would allow them to take human form.
Therefore, in front of the Snow Jade Fox, Wang Yu didn't mind showing his more childlike side. They say a man remains a boy at heart until death. In his previous life, he had been a promising youth living in peaceful times. After transmigrating to this cultivation world, he'd lived sixteen years as a young master. It wasn't until he was abducted and brought to the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect that he truly began to change.
After all, living to thirty twice was completely different, mentally, from living to sixty once. His body was young, so his mindset was naturally youthful too. For instance, Wang Yu was now 32, but his appearance was almost unchanged from when he was 20. Without taking a Youth Preservation Pill, he wouldn't start aging until around 70.
Right now, pressing the Snow Jade Fox's belly against his face and rubbing vigorously, accompanied by its sharp, protesting cries and struggles, gradually released his pent-up frustration. He abruptly stood up from his languid pose.
"Tanai Chan. You're the one."
Tossing the Snow Jade Fox into the spirit beast pouch, Wang Yu set off immediately.
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A little less than an hour later.
Evil God District, Tanai Medicinal Garden.
*Knock, knock, knock—*
He rapped the knocker, shaped like an inverted bat holding a ring. He could sense that familiar Foundation Establishment aura inside, though there seemed to be another, slightly weaker aura present as well.
"It's you?"
A familiar voice sounded by his ear, tinged with some surprise. She had clearly detected his cultivation level. As expected of an alchemist, her spiritual sense was much stronger than an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator's. After all, even inactive, the Night Concealment Charm helped conceal his aura, sounds, and cultivation level.
After waiting a moment and hearing nothing further, he mustered his courage.
"This lowly Wang has a matter and seeks an audience with Senior Tanai."
Another long pause.
Suddenly, the small side door next to the main gate opened. Hearing the noise, Wang Yu hurried over.
Since he could get an audience, he was confident he could achieve his goal.
Once he entered the familiar medicinal garden, beneath the wind chimes and drifting gauze of the breeze hall, sat a woman with an impressive bust, peerless beauty, and eyes cold and sharp as an iceberg. The white, lotus-leaf-shaped, hollowed-out skirt draped down from both sides of her full, ample thighs, revealing a pair of long, crystalline legs pressed tightly together. Ornamental metal rings were wound around her calves up to just below her knees, carved with intricate rose patterns.
A little girl with white hair sat on Tanai Chan's lap, blinking her large eyes at him and waving.
"Do you remember me? Yu Tangtang!"
So it was her. Wang Yu certainly remembered. He had met this Yu Tangtang, who appeared five or six years old, many years ago. According to her, she was the offspring of the sect-guarding Demonic Flood Dragon. Tanai Chan's change in attitude was clearly because of Yu Tangtang.
His mind racing, Wang Yu quickly called out:
"Sister Tangtang, I am Wang Yu. Long time no see."
"Hehe." Yu Tangtang squirmed out of Tanai Chan's embrace and rushed over excitedly. "You *do* remember me!"
However, Wang Yu keenly noticed that when Yu Tangtang expressed familiarity, the coldness in Tanai Chan's eyes intensified, spreading and filling with hostility towards him.
So, it seemed his previous guess was correct.
The relationship between the two was that of human slave and master!
"Hey, Wang Yu, why are you here? Did you take another garden maintenance mission?"
"No." Wang Yu shook his head. "I wish to request Senior Tanai to act as my recommender, to recommend me for promotion to Inner Sect disciple."
Upon hearing this, Tanai Chan refused outright.
"Impossible. Leave."
"Ten thousand spirit stones," Wang Yu countered.
"I said no."
"Is there no room for discussion?"
"None."
"Very well, then." Wang Yu shrugged and turned to leave.
However, Yu Tangtang grabbed his hand, her voice somewhat urgent. "You can't leave!"
Wang Yu understood perfectly. His real purpose in seeking out Tanai Chan was another goal entirely: Yu Tangtang herself! The key, naturally, was that third-tier Flood Dragon inner core. This item would definitely be of great use to Yu Tangtang, another flood dragon, far more important than Wang Yu using it as a Core Formation spiritual treasure. Having taken body refinement secret medicines infused with the core's power for years, he carried a trace of its aura. Yu Tangtang had detected it, and his goal was achieved.
If he could offer it in a trade with her—exchanging it for a second-tier Foundation Establishment spiritual treasure, plus other rare materials, with the added condition of Tanai Chan recommending him for the Inner Sect and allowing him to take Cold Blood Peak's slave-catching missions, etc.—while he might take a slight loss on the core's inherent value, successfully accomplishing all his plans would mean he actually came out ahead.
**(End of Chapter)**