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1Chapter 277: An Upright and Noble Chef Who Is Separated from Vulgar Interest
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5The elusive key that hasn’t been found by Excavation Management for three years was actually located in the Western Continent!
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7Perhaps because there was no wall that separated areas in this world, or perhaps because recently the news that Spirit Sword Sect has been looking for information regarding Western Continent has spread like wildfire, or even perhaps in this world there would inevitably be very able people that were very good at treasure hunting that came to the same conclusion as the Eighth Elder… in short, the news about Western Continent has become the current hot topic in the immortal cultivation world.
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9Western Continent, the word western referred to the west direction. To the west of Nine Regions, across the Endless Sea, there was a land, which was the Western Continent. It was a foreign place for sure. The cultivators of Nine Regions first arrived at the Western Continent several tens of thousands of years ago. At that time, the cultivators from Nine Regions have just come out from a great catastrophic era. Travelling far to the west, they thought they could find a hidden land of peace and prosperity. However, what they saw was a desolate, barren land. The surrounding spiritual energy was very thin, without the law of the main path of immortal cultivation; towards immortal cultivators, it was simply a dangerous place. Feeling disappointed, they withdrew from that place and went back home. Except naming it Western Continent, they didn’t find anything.
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11Several thousand years passed by. When an oceanic ship came to the western coast of Nine Regions, the people of Nine Regions were amazed to find that a vigorous civilization has imperceptibly developed in the Western Continent. Then, along with the increasing contacts between the two continents, more and more Western Continent people came to the Nine Regions, increasing the people’s awareness beyond their initial barren place impression.
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13Nevertheless, until now, the Western Continent was still a mystery to most of the people of Nine Regions. In addition to knowing that there are different races and civilizations, the specific situation was still unknown. Many people from the Western Continent have come to Nine Regions, but most of them were merchant class or mercenary soldiers, and on the other hand, people native to the Nine Regions were usually unwilling to leave their hometown to travel to Western Continent. After all, although the civilization on the Western Continent was good, nothing beat the familiarness of one’s hometown.
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15Several thousand years ago, several enthusiastic immortal cultivator master and disciples went to the Western Continent and brought back the scriptures of the biggest religious doctrines in the Western Continent to Nine Regions. Not only this Western Continent religion flourished in the Nine Regions, it even brought the genuine seed of civilization of the Western Continent. Their heroic deeds of braving through countless dangerous difficulties in traveling to the west to bring back the scriptures were afterward compiled into a book, which was known as "Journey To The West". Unfortunately, a good thing doesn’t last forever. After they came back, they finally managed to establish a sect based on these scriptures.
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17Later on, the Big Brother with surname "Sun", who was the Great Elder of the Sect accidentally fire-deviated and had his primordial spirit scattered. Even though his Master used his skill to save him, his temperament suffered a huge change, becoming incurably retarded from the initial upright and outspoken. All day long he would preach out some sensational speech, such as the civilization that was developed in Nine Regions originally came from the Western Continent… and other such things. His image eventually fell in the eyes of the people, from the famous brilliant saint of war into the a joke of a saint. In the following period, the sect that was established with untold hardship by the master and disciples became largely forgotten. Thus, a good exchange opportunity between the east and west civilization came to a premature end.
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19In short, the Nine Regions’ people’s understanding about the west was still limited. Moreover, the contact between the two continents was also limited to businesses between several countries, while the countries and city-states within Western Continent were far more varied and numerous than Nine Regions, thus most of them remained mysterious. This time, it was speculated that the key to the group of immortal tombs was in the Western Continent. Before rushing off to Western Continent, however, naturally, they have to do some homework and preparation first. Suddenly, the books about Western Continent became all the rage in the Nine Regions, and the merchants that conducted business with the Western Continent have also become hot.
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21This boom lasted for months. Eventually, the Excavation Management, in the name of the committee, consolidated a team of more than ten people, with a crowd of followers, translators, and so on, around one hundred people, to find the key to the group of immortal tombs. At the same time, various sects, big and small, have also acted as soon as they heard this news, by organizing their own expeditionary force. After all, the key to the group of immortal tombs was very important, and the reward by Excavation Management for finding it was also exceptionally attractive.
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23Even the Five Uniques have also sent their own forces to try to get the key before the others, which would provide them greater persuasion power within the committee.
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25As for the Spirit Sword Sect, this personal force position landed on Wang Lu.
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27Of course, to be precise, Non-Phase Peak volunteered itself hard for this position.
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29At first, Sect Leader Feng Yin didn’t want Wang Lu to participate in this Western Continent expedition. During the last three years, Wang Lu has been consolidating his foundation, the crucial phase in preparing for the Jindan Stage. Moreover, Western Continent was also not a good place for cultivators, because the world’s main path and the rules were different.
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31Ordinary cultivators simply could not display their ability in the Western Continent; their cultivation base would be inadequate and unstable, even so much that their magical power would dangerously fell apart. Only when one advanced to Jindan Stage did the Nine Regions’ main path condense inside the Jade Mansion and different rules would not decrease one’s strength. This was the reason why nearly all the expeditionary forces sent by the Excavation Management and private forces of the sects were Jindan Stage or above; there was only a very miniscule amount of Xudan Stage.
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33Of course, Wang Lu’s foundation in immortal cultivation was very stable that even if he were still in Xudan Stage, his Jade Mansion would not collapse when entering the Western Continent. At most, his strength would just be limited. Nevertheless, since his cultivation base was advancing by leaps and bounds, suddenly changing the immortal cultivation environment was not a good thing.
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35However, Wang Wu proposed that having a wide variety of experience before him reaching Jindan Stage was a good thing for Wang Lu’s future immortal cultivation. Since she was Wang Lu’s Master, which made her the most authoritative person in regard to Wang Lu’s immortal cultivation, after quarreling with her, seeing that this seemed to be a serious proposal from her and did not stem from her usual lack of moral integrity, Feng Yin no longer insisted and acquiesced to her.
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39"Thus, you are in charge of going to the Western Continent to look for the key to the group of immortal tombs that are filled with immortal treasures, to enrich my Non-Phase Peak treasury."
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41"The key point is the last part right? Rest assured, I’m confident of my success."
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43Wang Wu was particularly surprised. "So confident? You know that this is the mystical Western Continent that we’re talking about right? Even the assembled talented teams that would be led by Senior Sect Leader, having the full support from their sects, none of them dares to say that they are certain about the outcome, so where did your confidence come from?"
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45Wang Lu laughed. "Those assemblages of talented heroes? I think they’re just a rabble army. As the Chairperson of the Excavation Management, Senior Uncle Feng Yin is a bit muddled. Although many are powerful in the team that he formed, they completely lack mutual understanding of each other, and many harbors hatred and desires for revenge. At the Western Continent, that unfamiliar place, it would be very good if they don’t end up killing each other. To hope that they would cooperate with each other with absolute sincerity is not realistic. I’m afraid this team could only display forty to fifty percent of their potential. Hehe, I heard that even Supreme Tian Yue is within the team, this makes me doubt the sincerity of Uncle Sect Leader in searching for the key."
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47Towards this, his Master smiled and said, "Then what about you? You’re just a Xudan cultivator, can you do better than them? Even if they only have their skill, it’s still far better than you."
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49"Tsk, so what if I’m just a Xudan? Aren’t you just a Jindan?"
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51"Hey, hey, I’m the number one Jindan in Nine Regions, you should speak to me with some respect."
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53"In short, this is a mission to find a thing, and not going to war, so what’s the use of having high cultivation base? If you want to look for something, you use your brain and not your fist… I think Uncle Sect Leader didn’t think too clearly about this. Instead of using an excellent shortcut, he bent on having a group of rabble as teammates and ignorant people as entourage."
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55"You mean, you have a shortcut?"
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57"Of course, just wait for the good news."
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61After the conversation with his Master, Wang Lu went straight to the Misty Peak Cafeteria.
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63Speaking about shortcut, wasn’t it obvious? Going westbound, the biggest problem was its unfamiliar-ness. Therefore, within the group of translators, those who acted as the guide was actually a group of Daoist Masters or Supreme who relied on brute force. Actually, when it came to the guide, there was already a readily available guide here.
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65Through years of day to day communication, Wang Lu was very clear that their Western Continent chef was not an ordinary person. Her speech and mannerism all reflected the characteristics of a member of the upper-class people in the Western Continent. When he occasionally talked in-depth with her, it was clear that she was experienced and knowledgeable.
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67These characteristics usually belonged to people with noble origin, far better than those so-called professional guides expensively hired by the Excavation Management from the west coast of Nine Regions. These guides were nothing more than locals who lived for a period of time on the eastern part of the Western Continent. Most of them were of civilian origin, which barely qualified them as part of the expeditionary team. If you want them to help find an item that has been lost for more than ten thousand years in the Western Continent, it would simply be indulging in fantasy.
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69After he entered the cafeteria, Wang Lu didn’t immediately get to the point. Instead, he ordered several dishes first and finished them all as fast as he could, making the chef smile before he cut to the chase.
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71"Aya, have you ever heard a treasure that could split the heaven and earth apart (epoch-creation) in your Western Continent?"
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73Aya blinked her pair of green eyes and said with a smile, "Of course, and there are many of them. Solely based on what I know, for the various ethnicities in the Western Continent, there are no less than a thousand of creation legends. Among which, for the objects that are used for that, there are nearly one hundred of them…"
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75Wang Lu said, "The more specific thing about it is, not only it has a genuine epoch-making ability, but it’s also, according to the standard here, an immortal treasure."
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77Aya said with amazement, "That’s some high requirement! Epoch-creation, but also immortal treasure… Then there’s only one that meets those requirements. As far as I know, Golden King’s Creation Sword is a genuine epoch-creation sword. Why? Do you want to find it?"
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79"Exactly. Actually, if possible, I wish that you, Aya, can go together with me."
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81Aya seemed quite surprised by Wang Lu’s invitation. "You want me to go with you? I’m afraid I can’t."
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83Wang Lu said with a smile, "Rest assured, this is a publicly funded travel with unlimited budget. All expense is paid for!"
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85Just as his voice fell, Aya’s face turned serious as she said, "I’m sorry, then I can’t do it even more."
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87"Excuse me?" Wang Lu curiously looked at Aya.
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89Aya sternly said, "I oppose using public money for private use."
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93In the face of Aya’s extremely righteous countenance, Wang Lu was stunned speechless.
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95"You, you say you’re opposed to using public money…"
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97Aya nodded. "From as small as a family to as big as a country, I always work according to the rules. As for public money, even a tiny bit of it I always deal with carefully and prudently, never arbitrarily spending them at will; this is my standard of conduct."
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99Wang Lu asked, "You actually can say these words righteously… all these years, have your Misty Peak cafeteria never taken any public banquet money?"
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101Aya’s voice became even more indifferent. "Never has, so no need to persuade me anymore. The cafeteria is closed now, please come back again tomorrow." At the end of her sentence, her voice has turned cold.
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103When he came out of Misty Peak cafeteria, Wang Lu finally scolded himself for being muddled.
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105With Aya’s craft, which braindead elder would want to spend public money to eat and drink in Misty Peak Cafeteria? And even if they don’t cherish the public money, they definitely cherish their own stomach!
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107Alas, no wonder Aya is angry. In the end, she is indeed a chef who is separated from vulgar interest.
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109But, the more you’re like that, the more I want you. Hehe, as a qualified chef, how can you shirk the heavy responsibility of saving the world?
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111Chapter 278: Even the Beloved Could Not Protect the Chef
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115"Master chef, I see that your head is big and neck thick, which are the best criteria for the candidate to search for the treasure in the west. Please accept this VIP meal ticket as well as the heavy responsibility of escorting me to the Western Continent and looking for the whereabouts of the key!"
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117"Go away."
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119To be able to make such a humble and unassuming chef say such straightforward words was indeed a skill. In the last couple of days, for the cultivators who occasionally passed through Misty Peak, the most common thing they saw was Wang Lu exuberantly entering Misty Peak Cafeteria with a face filled with hope and expectation, only to come out dispirited a moment later. For a couple of days, this has been the main joke of them.
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121Wang Lu has quite a resounding fame in Spirit Sword Mountain. His time on the mountain was only about thirteen years, but his cultivation base was already at middle-level Xudan, while his actual fighting ability has already reached Jindan, far above the cultivators of his peer; even many cultivators twenty or thirty years senior than him could only stare at him with wide eyes. However, the more surprising thing was his practical ability. Since his debut, he has established Wisdom Sect down the mountain, contended with the elite team from Ten Thousand Arts Sect, overthrown Beast Master School from Grand Cloud Mountain, exploited the Ancient Sword Tomb… any one of these was enough to make him famous. Right now, not to mention Spirit Sword Mountain, Wang Lu was even a well-known character within the Immortal Cultivation World of Nine Regions.
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123However, this seemingly omnipotent well-known figure has actually suffered several consecutive defeat in the Misty Peak Cafeteria, which greatly aroused people’s curiosity immediately. Unfortunately, all of the dialogue of Wang Lu and Aya was a secret. Although people were curious, they could only indulge themselves in the flight of fancy. For example, Wang Lu and Aya already have a secret relationship since way back. As early as ten years ago, Wang Lu has already fallen in love at first sight for Aya, and after several years of constant pursuit, he finally impressed her heart—otherwise, how do you explain why he frequently comes to Misty Peak Cafeteria to eat? But now, because discord, they broke up. Several times they negotiated about abortion, break up fees, and several other issues, but failed to come to an agreement. Wang Lu, who came from a poor and loser background, attempted to bribe her with meal tickets, which triggered a great indignation from Aya, thus things came to an impasse...
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125Such popular vulgar rumors gradually spread out in Spirit Sword Mountain. Although Wang Lu’s reputation was not at all bad, in time, a lot of people began to be skeptical. It was not that they did not trust Wang Lu’s moral character, but… it was said that the origin of such rumors was from Non-Phase Peak! This undoubtedly greatly aggravated the weight of the rumor.
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127At the same time, the fuming Wang Lu who was stopped by Aya for several days, did not have the time to care about some boring people slandering his behavior. Before Aya’s problem was not solved, he was not interested in other things.
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129These days, he has used various methods to probe her, and it was like she really has no intention to head West. Let alone heading West, she was not even willing to leave Spirit Sword Mountain. Nothing could move her, no matter what he said.
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131However, this was really odd. According to Wang Lu, Aya and Lady Boss were completely different. She was not a hikikomori who lives a reclusive life and withdrawn from social life. Although she was usually quite silent and indifferent in the Misty Peak Cafeteria, when he occasionally chat with her, he found out that her heroic woman spirit was something that was difficult to cover.
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133Such a character must definitely be a hero if placed outside, yet she contentedly chose to become a chef in the cafeteria—the crucial point here was that this was not her strong point.
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135"Aya, what exactly is your difficulty, why don’t you tell me? For many years, we have been fair-weather friends, do you think I will not help you?"
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137Towards this, Aya just indifferently smiled. "You have good intention, but if I do have some difficulties, before I came to the mountain, wouldn’t I have already asked for help from the Elders? Don’t talk about it anymore."
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139Without having any better idea, Wang Lu had to break the impasse. "Is it possible that old fart Sect Leader took you by force and impregnated you? Don’t worry, I will take revenge for you by putting laxative in his tea…"
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143He already didn’t know how many times she told him to go away. Fortunately, by the next day, when he entered the Misty Peak Cafeteria again, it was business as usual. However, the issue was still unresolvable, which unavoidably made him depressed. After pondering it over, Wang Lu decided to make his killer move.
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149The so-called killer move was naturally to seek help from an insider. The so-called knowing oneself and the enemy and you will be ever-victorious, obviously, there was a reason why Aya was so emotionally attached to the Misty Peak Cafeteria. With this reason unknown, Wang Lu was unable to apply his various methods. He had tried to Aya directly for several times, but she always rebuffed him, as for asking from the other Elders… the one he was most familiar was, after all, his Master.
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151"Hm, you finally know how to ask help from other people, don’t you always like to show off your prowess?"
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153Master has been waiting respectfully at Non-Phase Peak for this for quite a while.
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155"Aya’s problem is very simple, it’s not that she doesn’t want to go out, it’s just that she can’t."
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157"She can’t go out?" Wang Lu was so surprised that he directly jumped up from his chair. "Sure enough, that old fart Sect Leader indeed seized her by force, impregnated her, and now uses her son as a hostage!"
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159Wang Wu was stunned for a moment before praising her disciple. "Good idea! Tomorrow, I’ll spread out this rumor. If that old fart doesn’t give me a raise, I will not clarify."
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161"... Master, don’t create troubles if you don’t want trouble to trouble you, why don’t you understand."
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163Nevertheless, seeing that was how Wang Wu responded, Wang Lu also knew that his guess was miles away. "What exactly is her problem?"
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165"It’s a long story, where to begin?" Wang Wu lightly knocked the table with her knuckle while she thought about it, then she opened her mouth to ask, "You have known Aya for more than ten years, so you must know her quite well. What do you think about her character?"
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167Wang Lu thought for a moment. "Generally speaking, she’s honest, serious, humble and polite. She also has a strong sense of responsibility. Although I can see that she’s quite competitive, for some reason, she very much restrains it. In addition, when she talks to people, although not outwardly domineering, but to many of them, she was too calm and indifferent, as if she was all too familiar with the subject. Clearly, this is the response of someone who sits at the top, which makes people feel like she’s some kind of lord, master, or perhaps a monarch of a country… It’s hard to imagine what she is doing here as a part-time chef."
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169"Mm, your basic assumption is correct, she indeed comes from a monarch family… of course, now, it could only be called as a subjugated monarch family."
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171Wang Lu was startled. "Was it because she cooked for her own people?"
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173Wang Wu coldly looked at her disciple. "Why don’t you try to say that in front of her face."
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175"I still understand the truth of not looking for trouble if I don’t want to die. Please continue."
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177"Her country was torn apart, perished in the hands of the people. The reasons are too many, but her temper can be accounted for a large part, which you should be able to think about, so I don’t have to repeat them."
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179Wang Lu nodded, very clear that someone with a particularly serious temperament as Aya was not a good leader, particularly a leader of a country...
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181"But, exactly because of her temper that after her country was subjugated, she could not accept it. She placed all the blame on herself, and her remorse was really difficult to bear. There were many stories, but in short, in her dazed state, she heard a rumor that says, in the far Eastern continent, there’s a magical way to win every war."
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183A sure way to win every war? Wang Lu wrinkled his brows and then said, "Is it Kaigua?"
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185"... If you interrupt me again, I will stop. You and I are people of the Nine Regions, so we don’t care too much about this way to win every war, but for Aya, at that time, this is her only hope in the dark. Therefore, she tried her hardest to come to the east, just to seek for this way to win every war. However, during this period, she ran into my Heavenly Sword Hall Senior Brother, and under a chance coincidence, she now stays on the mountain."
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187"Wait a minute, there’s too much information missing here. Why did she stay on the mountain when she met the Heavenly Sword Hall Elder? Why didn’t she continue to find that way to win every war? Did the Elder tell her to stay here for one hundred years and only then will she be rewarded with the way to win every war? While during this period she is slowly enlightened and thus put down her burden, moving towards a new life? Even though she has a straightforward temper, she is not an idiot."
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189Upon hearing this, Wang Wu’s countenance turned slightly gloomier. "How could it be that easy? When my Senior Brother met her, she was already like a nearly dried oil lamp, and was only supported by her obsession. She has wandered around Nine Regions for many years, how could she not now that this way to win every war is completely false? When this hope disappeared, her body could not hold on anymore. When Senior Brother saw her, he could not help but sigh at her bitter life experience, thus, he brought her back to the mountain, helped her condense her soul using the Feng Shui line of Spirit Sword Mountain, which preserved her vitality. But… This is only a stopgap solution. Once she leaves Spirit Sword Mountain, she would immediately vanish into thin air."
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191Wang Lu was inexplicably surprised. "What the hell is this thing? What do you mean by vanish into thin air once she leaves the mountain?"
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193Wang Wu indifferently said, "What else but a departed soul?"
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195"Departed soul?" Although rationally, this was a logical answer to the previous clues, but he remembered that familiar voice and smiling face… hold on, the last part seemed wrong. In short, Wang Lu really can’t imagine that the heroic and vigorous young woman was actually a deceased person!
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197"Of course she’s not your common wandering soul and feral ghost. Have you ever seen a departed soul that really looks like a real person? She has heartbeats, warm body, shadow, and her own thoughts… she is the soul of the brave departed." Wang Wu sighed. "If while living, the deceased has exceptional meritorious deeds, revered by thousands upon thousands of people, upright and outspoken, with just and honorable temperament, after the death, it might become the soul of the brave departed. Of course, the common soul of the brave departed does not have the same level as her. The soul must be pure, and the desire to exist must be extremely strong. Furthermore, it must also have an incredibly powerful primordial spirit in addition to some extremely special conditions. If all of these conditions are met, only then would the soul of the brave departed be so vividly condensed."
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199Wang Lu nodded. "When a cultivator reaches Unity Stage, their primordial spirit and body can transform into each other. This means that before her death, Aya is an expert of Unity Stage?"
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201Speaking to this, Wang Lu was suddenly in awe.
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203"She was born in the Western Continent, the law there is different, so we can’t just simply convert what we have and theirs. But, in general, the difference should not be too much." Wang Wu said, "However, she witnessed her country perish and her people in a terrible situation, shaking her primordial spirit and thus it was powerless to transform, but this actually met a special circumstance, which can make her maintain her life for a bit longer. Simply speaking, it’s like Big Heart Demon Oath; she vowed that she has to do something first before her soul would scatter away."
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205Upon hearing this, Wang Lu was already clear about the ins and outs of the story. "It’s to find the way to win every war and recover her country. It’s just that when she wandered around Nine Regions, she gradually came to the realization there’s no such thing as a way to win every war, therefore her Big Heart Demon Oath slacked off, and thus it was difficult for her spirit of the brave departed to stay in condensed state. But then she ran into the Sect Elder which helped her solidify her physique through Feng Shui line and spells. But, in the meantime, she can’t be away from the mountain, right?"
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207Wang Wu said, "Besides, the elder has given her a great favor, so she's also staying here out of gratitude."
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209"Given her a great favor?"
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211With a face filled with compassion and pity, Wang Wu said, "Actually, it’s to invite her for a great banquet, which moved her to tears. She came to the Nine Regions using the body of the spirit of the brave departed. She wandered around for years alone and forsaken without ever having a hearty meal. That was the first time she tasted the real Nine Regions cuisine; pleasantly surprised, her soul almost flew away. Later on, she thought that she had received big kindness, thus she wanted to repay this kindness first before she can rest in peace. Unfortunately, there are not that many things that she can do on the mountain, yet her appetite was hard to satisfy; she ate quite a lot of stored grain on the Spirit Sword Mountain. Later on, feeling ashamed, she volunteered to take over the chef position on the Misty Peak cafeteria; she said that she could not receive people’s grace for no reason anymore, and at the same time, it would be more valuable if such delicious dishes could come out from her culinary skill. As a result… as you see, with her special physique, I think she would not be able to repay the favor forever."
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215"In short, the story behind Aya is more or less like this. If you can get the clue on how to liberate her, it could be considered as boundless beneficence." When it came to this, Wang Wu chuckled. "How about it, do you have the confidence to handle it?"
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217Wang Lu grunted. "After listening to such a story, do you think I can have a different answer?"
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219In the autumn of the year 6356, at Non-Phase Peak, Wang Lu silently vowed, determining to carry out a great plan.
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225    In Japan, hikikomori (Japanese: ひきこもり or 引き籠り, lit. "pulling inward, being confined", i.e., "acute social withdrawal") are reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement.
226    Kaigua - Originally used by computer game players, this term refers to using additional apps to help one excel at playing certain games. This practice is in fact cheating, therefore it's forbidden in online gaming. Now, the term is used in a more general sense to marvel at unbelievable feats, not necessarily scored by cheating. In this sense, the term has a touch of joking, as if saying someone is helped by a mysterious force.
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232Don’t be afraid, sister Aya, this professional adventurer is here to save you!
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234After hearing the story of Aya from his Master, Wang Lu made up his mind.
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236Of course, it was useless to have determination alone on this matter. Aya’s past bitter experience was not a secret to the top level group in Spirit Sword Mountain; besides Wang Wu, other Elders were also fundamentally aware of the inside story. Many were sympathetic to her, but no one had the ability to genuinely solve this difficult problem. Among them, there were Sect Leader Daoist Master Feng Yin who has an unparalleled divine ability, and also Wang Lu’s Master who in all aspects was above her disciple.
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238Although his Master did not say it, with Wang Lu’s understanding of her, if she really has a way, she would not just sit idly by—even if she blackmailed someone to ask for an exorbitantly high price and so on, she would not be completely indifferent. And since his Master didn’t do anything, it meant that she was powerless. Similarly, Sect Leader and the other Elders didn’t need to be mentioned.
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240So many people were powerless, what could Wang Lu possibly do?
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242Theoretically, this was a problem that was almost impossible to solve; at least it was equivalent to a Deity Stage level problem. For a mere Xudan Stage Wang Lu, the gap was simply a world’s apart. Technically, there was absolutely no room for leeway, but the matter was not entirely hopeless. Although seemingly whimsical, after listening to Aya’s origin, a flash of insight passed through his mind, which although faint, lit up the darkness.
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244Wang Lu was not a person that was absurdly blinded by self-confidence, no matter what he thought of his ideas or determination. In practice, he has always been extremely careful. After all, Aya’s situation was extraordinary. Currently, her life on this mountain was maintained at a delicate balance, but if Wang Lu recklessly acted, for example by arbitrarily bringing Aya down the mountain, once her soul flies away and scatters, that was a hundred live’s unredeemable act.
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246Therefore, before he really made his move, Wang Lu carefully considered all the factors once again, and then he carefully pondered about it in his bedroom, not going out for three full consecutive days.
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248After the third day, Wang Lu put a big pile of manuscript papers and then pushed the door with a smile full of confidence.
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250"Aya, I’m here again."
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252With a relaxed greeting, Wang Lu once again opened the Misty Peak cafeteria door. Seeing Wang Lu come in with a full of sincerity smile, Aya who has accustomed to seeing the winds and waves of life felt somewhat powerless.
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254"You? Not again."
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256Aya has mixed emotions for this young man who often spout out unconventional conversations. On one hand, Wang Lu has been continuously pestering her which has already gone beyond her endurance, however, after more than ten years of getting along, how could she not see his intention to help her? Although his way of doing it was difficult to accept, but… she had to endure this for some time more before he grew tired and give up, and then she could resume her peaceful life.
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258"Humph, this time, I come with a conviction of victory."
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260Upon hearing this, Aya could not help but feel a headache. Conviction of victory? I’m afraid it’s more like a falling moral integrity… The natural disposition of this kid Wang Lu is indeed not bad, but his crooked way of doing things are too many, which overwhelms people. His previous consecutive pestering has already made me physically and mentally exhausted. Now he says he has a conviction of victory? What kind of sorcery is this?
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262Suddenly, Aya felt as powerless as a long time ago, on top of that bleak sword mound, when she faced the scene of being deserted by friends and allies.
263
264However, a moment later, Aya was surprised to find that this time, Wang Lu was different. No longer he has that frivolity in the past, instead, now he was extremely serious.
265
266"Aya, this time, I come with a conviction of victory."
267
268The same words, yet the center of gravity actually fell on the word victory. Aya was startled. "You knew?"
269
270"Knowing oneself and others, one hundred battles one hundred victories, of course I should know about this."
271
272This was somewhat unexpected for Aya, after all, although her soul of the brave departed body was not a taboo, it was something that she could not conveniently preach about… However, if it was Wang Lu...
273
274"Now that you know about it, you can go back now."
275
276Once again, Wang Lu repeated the same words, "I come with a conviction of victory."
277
278"You…" Aya finally understood what Wang Lu wanted to say, thus she fell into silence, waiting for him to continue. Because Wang Lu didn’t seem to be joking, moreover, if he did joke about it, she would be very disappointed with him.
279
280"I have in me the way to win every war."
281
282"Ha!" Aya unconsciously exclaimed. She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She has come to the Nine Regions for so many years, and almost all of the people she met said otherwise: There is no way to win every war in this world. No one dared to boldly proclaim what Wang Lu just said. Certainly, she has heard similar words for several times, but all of those came from swindlers who harbored ulterior motives.
283
284Aya didn’t think Wang Lu was trying to scheme her or something like that, but after all, wasn’t she previously a monarch with magnificent armies? Yet the present Wang Lu has nothing. Did he say that just to comfort her?
285
286Haha, unfortunately, I don’t like other people’s sympathy or compassion, because it’s completely unnecessary.
287
288"No, I’m not playing a caring older sister game here. I really do have the way to win every war." Wang Lu repeated his own point of view, and then, with a smile, he looked at the increasingly serious Aya.
289
290"Before you start questioning, let me ask you a question first. In your opinion, if the way to win every war really exists, what could it be?"
291
292Upon hearing it, Aya could not help but become stunned. After pondering about it for a while, she said, "At the beginning, I thought it would be a book, something like a supremely profound Art of War as well as other mysterious Eastern magical arts. At that time, I heard that the people of Eastern Continent were very good at battle. A military campaign that would decide that fate of a country in my place would just be like fighting between villages in the East… But when I came here and saw it for myself, it was actually just too much of an exaggeration. The art of war in the Nine Regions does have its originality, but to say that it’s the way to win every war…"
293
294Wang Lu smiled. "Correct. How could there be a book that contains the way to win every war? If that book exists and is seen by the two opposing parties, wouldn’t that be a paradox?"
295
296Aya nodded in agreement. "Yes, I have witnessed a lot of wars between the people of the Nine Regions, but also people of the Western Continent. Some are splendid, some are stupid, but no matter how, the way to win the war for each war is different. That was when I began to doubt." Then she took the initiative to ask Wang Lu, "You see, if there really is a way to win every war, what could Nine Regions possibly be? I have thought earlier that if there’s such a way, then there should be a very strong empire in the Nine Regions that is capable of conquering everyone. I actually have seen a few of such countries in Nine Regions… but obviously, none of them have the way to win every war."
297
298"Of course they don’t, do they even deserve it? Even in Nine Regions, the way to win every war is very rare, how could it be spread in the world of mortals? Aya, you’ve got the wrong idea from the beginning, so of course you can’t find it. The way to win every war is neither a book nor word of mouth, nor is it an ordinary sight that can be seen at will in Nine Regions."
299
300"Then in your opinion, what is the real way to win every war?"
301
302Wang Lu said, "It’s very simple. Only people who previously triumphed in every battle could have the way to win in every battle. Or perhaps, the so-called way to triumph in every battle is the biography of a man who succeeded in every undertaking."
303
304Aya was stunned. "This reversing cause and effect words of yours completely does not make any sense."
305
306"No, this is the only correct point of view. Any theory must be tested in practice, so if there’s no man who succeed in every undertaking, then all of the boasted ways to win every war are false. This is not hard to understand, right? In fact, when you seek for that invincible country, wasn’t it based on this logic?"
307
308"So what?"
309
310"If you recognize this, then we can proceed to the next question. To find the way to win every war, you have to find a person who succeeds in every endeavor. And I happen to be a person that succeeds in every undertaking."
311
312"This…" The amount of information in those words was extremely large. Aya gawked for a moment before she broke into laughter. "You are a person who succeeds in every endeavor? Where did you get this idea?"
313
314"Let’s not talk about small-time endeavors, and just count on large-scale endeavors. Tell me, when have I ever lost? As long as I seriously want to fight, when did I not take the fight? Moreover, of all my adventures, which one did I not experience difficulty? If you were in my place, can you do better than me?"
315
316Aya was lost for words. Her life has been spectacular, and the storm of life that she has passed through was far more than what a young cultivator with thirteen years of cultivation ever experienced. However, to say that she could do better than Wang Lu… she was far from certain. Yet, for her to really admit that Wang Lu was a person who succeeds in every endeavor...
317
318"For example, if I challenge you to a fight now, you don’t have much of a chance."
319
320Wang Lu chuckled. "First of all, you are looking for a country level way to win all the war, rather than small-scale way to win all the war. Secondly, do you really want to fight me in a life and death fight?"
321
322Aya smiled. "Certainly not, but… in short, this succeed in every endeavor title that you give yourself seems to be unworthy."
323
324Wang Lu said, "To win in every war, one has to have an assurance of victory first, not fighting an uncertain battle. This is the basic skill of a wise man. If you only have a few personal bodyguards left, would you rush into the enemy’s magnificent army?"
325
326"Yes, and I would often win."
327
328"…"
329
330Aya smiled. "I know what you mean. Thank you for saying this, but…"
331
332Wang Lu didn’t want to hear it, so he immediately interrupted her, "Don’t jump to conclusions. I know that words cannot win the trust of people, but whether it’s true or not, at least it needs to be put in practice first before you can have the conclusion. It’s not you nor I who can decide whether I have the way to win every war or not. Only the fact counts. So, Aya, I ask you to witness it with your own eyes."
333
334"Witness it with my own eyes?"
335
336"Yes, please bear witness if I can succeed in every endeavor or not."
337
338"This…" Aya very much wanted to say, "I can’t even leave the mountain, so how can I witness you succeed in every endeavor? And what does it matter to me if you can succeed in every endeavor or not?"
339
340Wang Lu silently stood up, looked up towards the sky, and then said with a sinking voice, "I, Wang Lu, hereby swear that henceforth, I will advance bravely and win every war that I go through." After a pause, he continued, "and for Aya’s country, as long as it has yet to restore, I will not step into Jindan Stage."
341
342"You!" Incredibly surprised, Aya also stood up. An inconceivable look was reflected out of her deep green eyes.
343
344Wang Lu calmly turned around and smiled. "So, now can you follow me down the mountain to return to your country?"
345
346Chapter 280: The Annual Event on the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month
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348
349
350"Congratulations on your success in acquiring a gold level guide. Although there are already quite a lot of Western Continent people in Nine Regions, and many came from powerful families, but someone that is a better guide than Aya, I’m afraid it would be really hard to find. Before ascending the throne, she was a distinguished noblewoman. The queen has a broad vision and vast knowledge, moreover… because of her innate tendency, she has an unusual interest in treasure hunting, collection, and other aspects, which is renowned for everyone. Although she has been away from the Western Continent for nearly a century, but you don’t need someone to help you find the fashion of the holy land, but the legendary immortal treasure. As such, there’s no more suitable guide other than Aya."
351
352On top of Non-Phase Peak, Wang Wu sighed with emotion as she patted the shoulder of her disciple.
353
354It was indeed not easy to persuade Aya. In fact, many years ago, she has also thought of the method that Wang Lu thought out, but unfortunately, she did not have the capital to fulfill it. Although Aya has a prejudice side in her, she was not a stupid person. Trying to deceive her using sensationalism would only provoke her displeasure.
355
356The key problem of Aya was the way to win every war, so the most direct approach to convince her was to show the way to win every war. In the past, Wang Wu has also thought of this method, but unfortunately, she really couldn’t be like Wang Lu who fiercely patted himself on the chest and vowed to win every war, making his own life’s track record as the way to win every war.
357
358Although at that time she has already reached Jindan Stage, with the title of number one Jindan, but her cultivation base came from earlier time’s fiasco. Thus, she really didn’t have the qualification to call herself able to win in every endeavor. Similarly, the other elders were also so.
359
360Only Wang Lu alone, who started his debut with irresistible force, was the chosen one who could succeed in every endeavor. Only he has the qualification to boast of such a thing, has the qualification to bear the trust of Aya.
361
362"Heh, it’s not even close."
363
364Wang Lu picked up his teacup, which only has a shallow layer of tea in it, and swayed it for several times. "Aya’s trust in me is mostly on the same level as the tea in this cup. After all, she is an experienced and knowledgeable monarch, so it is impossible to persuade her in just one breath; I can only proceed gradually."
365
366"But somehow, she agreed to go down the mountain with you."
367
368"Mm, currently, right now, it is barely possible for her to survive leaving the support of this mountain’s Feng Shui line. But, it’s also limited to the bare minimum survival. Most of the time, she might not even be able to maintain her entity form. I must prove myself through many victories so that she can gradually restore the power of her soul of the brave departed. But this is not just a few days of work, therefore, for a long time, she probably can only maintain the feeble-grandma-that-needs-to-be-carried-away level of existence."
369
370"Speaking of this, I heard that in order to persuade her to go down the mountain, you vowed to not enter the Jindan Stage as long as her country has yet to be restored, is that right?"
371
372Wang Lu said, "What about it? It’s already my intention to postpone the Jindan Stage for a few years, so I just took this opportunity to raise Aya’s goodwill towards me. That girl usually can have a good conversation with anyone, but her innermost feeling is still very much closed to everyone, which makes it very difficult to raise her goodwill... Moreover, in this trip to the West, we would unavoidably have to deal with local forces. If we have a monarch with us, we can deal with them behind the scene much more conveniently."
373
374"That’s easy to say. Her country has been subjugated for a century, so to revive it is easier said than done."
375
376"That depends on what the standard of something can be called a country there, and in this, I have a bit of confidence. In fact, in my opinion, Aya is a type of person that is very easy to convince. She is very opinionated and has a strong sense of morality, which makes her very easy to manage."
377
378The smile on her Master grew even thicker. "It seems like you already have a solution even to the hardest question. Then I only have one question left."
379
380"Sure, ask away."
381
382Wang Lu seemed very patient with his Master’s constant questioning. After all, his Master had provided him with a very important background information, which made him able to persuade Aya.
383
384"When is your wedding party so that I can toast you a drink?"
385
386"Puff!"
387
388Wang Wu calmly launched her sword light using her primordial spirit to block the spraying tea. "Really? You’ve been drinking that tea for so long, but only now you spurt it out? Don’t you think that’s disgusting?"
389
390"You’re the one disgusting here! Toast a drink your ass!"
391
392Wang Wu said with a smile, "So you never thought about it? Although Aya’s seniority is a bit higher than you, height a bit short, figure a bit tiny, cook a bit abysmal, but you can’t deny that she’s still a rare beautiful girl. Moreover, she has vast experience, noble identity, and is powerful… The most important thing is that she has the body of the soul of the brave departed, meaning that you don’t need to worry about pregnancy, so what else is not to like about her?"
393
394"I will remember to say these words of yours to Aya. In this mountain, she has the support of the mountain’s Feng Shui line, so she should be able to display a near Deity Stage power. I wish you good luck Master."
395
396"... Humph, do you think I’m afraid of you? Big deal, I’ll just go down the mountain. But seriously, you’re not a teenager anymore and could even be said to have reached adulthood, so you should carefully think about this big life’s decision." Wang Wu lifted up the teacup to her lips and then lightly said, "You can’t stay single forever you know? The way I see it, although there are many beautiful girls around you, the one that is really your match is perhaps only Aya. Liu Li is like your younger sister, Bai Shixuan is more like your daughter, and we don’t need to say about Zhu Shiyao…"
397
398Wang Lu shook his head. "Give me a break, Aya and I are not a match at all, the two of us could never have a future." After thinking for a moment, he added, "At most, we can only we be friends with benefits."
399
400Wang Wu was stunned for a moment, and then she could not help but smile. "You’re really looking for trouble here."
401
402"What?" Wang Lu frowned, and then his heart was moved. He immediately turned his head back and saw Aya was carrying a mealbox, agile-ly standing behind him, with an indifferent face that was increasingly turned indignant.
403
404Then, a faint voice slipped through her pair of pale lips, "Friends with benefits?"
405
406"..." Wang Lu thought for a moment. In a twinkling of an eye, hundreds of possible explanation already flashed through his mind, but seeing those pair of clear green eyes of Aya, all of his justification and lies failed to pass through his mouth.
407
408That being the case, he might as well be honest about it.
409
410"Don’t you want to come in, girl?"
411
412The next moment, all of the assorted dishes in that mealbox came right at his face.
413
414—
415
416It has been a month since Wang Lu’s uneven team left Spirit Sword Mountain.
417
418The structure of the team was not complicated. Wang Lu as the team leader, Aya as the guide, while Liu Li, Bai Shixuan, and Quan Zouhua were team members. Initially, they also considered asking Big Sister Zhu Shiyao to join their team. Unfortunately, she was already called out by her Master Feng Yin to be a member of the Excavation Management expeditionary force to the West. As for other people like Yue Xinyao, Wen Bao, and the others, although their cultivation base has also advanced greatly in these past years, but because of the different immortal cultivation law that governed the two continents, immortal cultivators that have yet to reach Jindan Stage would be greatly suppressed. Only Wang Lu and the other Successor Disciples have the guts to take this risk.
419
420During this one month, the team used most of the time to prepare various materials under the direction of Aya. The team collected many rare treasures of the Nine Regions, as much as possible, just in case. At the same time, their trip to Western Continent has already been fully planned.
421
422"If you want to find the immortal treasure, the first stop should be at the Golden King’s Treasure-House. According to legend, it has a collection of treasures from all over the world; but later on, it continues to dwindle. The legendary treasures in many stories are actually coming from the collection of Golden King. Of course, this legend is just an exaggeration, after all, solely on the numbers of inherited immortal treasures in the Nine Regions alone, they are no less than that of Golden King's. However, Golden King’s Treasure-House has always had a peculiar nature, which is its ability to converge all of the world’s ownerless treasures. Any treasure, once separated from its Master, is likely to be summoned by the Golden King’s Treasure-House to appear inside there.
423
424"Whoa, that seems awesome."
425
426"But the Golden King himself has been dead for a long time, and the Treasure-House itself is precisely an ownerless object. Thus, there would be a lot of people going to the Treasure-House to dig up the inexhaustible treasure. In my lifetime, the Treasure-House is in the area called Taobao."
427
428"…"
429
430"Oh right, according to the western continent calendar, the eleventh day of the eleventh month each year is the day where the Treasure-House of Golden King will open more widely, meaning that the chance to find treasures will improve a lot."
431
432"... I believe more people would instead lose their fortune there."
433
434"Of course, although the Treasure-House is ownerless, it still has its guardians. At the same time, all of those who died in the Treasure-House would then become the guardians of the Treasure-House. Therefore, every year on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, when a large number of treasures are excavated, there would also be a large number of adventurers who stay forever in that Treasure-House. Speaking of which, that’s a bit like the immortal tomb that you’re trying to dig up."
435
436"It can clearly be seen that no matter whether it’s the East or the West, there are always some senseless people. So, do you think the key to the group of immortal treasures is probably hidden in that Golden King’s Treasure-House?"
437
438"Yes, because I know that based on your description, the treasure that you are looking for is the Golden King’s Sword. That sword is not originated from Western Continent at all, and is likely to be hidden deep inside the Treasure-House. At the same time, even if it’s not the Golden King’s Sword—because of the difference in the time period, then, as far as I know, it would still be likely to appear in the Treasure-House."
439
440"That’s a very logical reasoning, then let’s go straight to Taobao!"
441
442—
443
444With Aya there with them, they did not doubt the accuracy of her opinion. As a monarch of a (former) country in the Western Continent, her knowledge about Western Continent was far superior to that of average men. For example, many people in the Western Continent indeed knew about the existence of the Golden King’s Treasure House, but the principle behind the Treasure-House was still little known, not to mention the Golden King’s Sword.
445
446In fact, the Excavation Management team didn’t put too much importance on the Golden King’s Treasure-House because it seemed to them that the Golden King’s Treasure-House was merely a heritage that has been excavated for years, thus it didn’t have too much value anymore. The planned first stop of the Excavation Management Team was at the Intellectual City, the Capital of the Dragon Country in the Western Continent, where they were hoping that they could find clues in the Library of Inexhaustible Secret that contained eighty percent of the knowledge in the continent. Only then would they advance according to the clues.
447
448"Intellectual City is indeed a really good choice, but too much knowledge would only increase the difficulty of filtering. If we have to find the necessary information there, I’m afraid it would take a very long time… Of course, if we don’t get the result that we want at our first stop, then we may have to go to the Intellectual City."
449
450"Rest assured, I have a hunch that this thing would not be too troublesome. The thing that we want is definitely at our first stop. No, I expect it would be even more than that."
451
452...
453
454    Literally to dig for treasure. Taobao here is referencing to Chinese online shopping website with the same name, which is similar to eBay, Amazon, and Rakuten, which is operated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang by Alibaba Group.
455    Referencing to Chinese Singles' Day or Guanggun Jie is an entertainment festival famous among young Mainland Chinese people, to celebrate the fact that they are proud of being single. The date, November 11th (11/11), is chosen because the number "1" resembles an individual that is alone. The event is not an officially recognised public holiday, but as an official national festival, it has become the largest offline and online shopping day in the world.
456
457Chapter 281: Graceful Steps upon the Wave, the Lamp Oil Is Completely Dried Up
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459
460
461"Oh, it’s a lot more prosperous here than the last time I came. Mm, the change is simply tremendous."
462
463In a spacious road, Aya, who was dressed in a gray cloak, was surprised to see the high rise buildings on both sides of the road and the bustling traffic.
464
465Today, she, Wang Lu and the other team members arrived at the westernmost place in the Nine Regions, a city called Sky Road. Everywhere around them was a bustling scene.
466
467"This is one of the trade hubs between the East and the West, moreover, it’s a newly built port city, so naturally, there would be new developments everyday. When you came here a hundred years ago, it has just been built, not much bigger than a small fishing village, but now it’s a major city with population in millions."
468
469Not only this place was flourishing, the more impressive thing was, the atmosphere here was quite open to cultural mixing. The culture of the two continents grew along with the trade, and the people became intermixed. Thereupon, all kinds of cultural crystallization grew ever brighter.
470
471Unfortunately, the team did not have much time to stay to enjoy the scenery because Wang Lu’s schedule was very tight. The team rushed along the main avenue of the Sky Road City because they wanted to catch a fleet of merchant ships of Mysterious Sky Mansion that was about to set sail for the Western Continent.
472
473Around half of the trade between the Nine Regions and Western Continent was controlled by the Mysterious Sky Mansion and the banner of their chamber of commerce. After all, only a huge colossus like Mysterious Sky Mansion has enough resources and manpower to organize the trade across the continent. The seizing-life fog and endless sea monsters were things that ordinary chamber of commerce absolutely could not deal with.
474
475Through the years of relationship between Wisdom Sect and Mysterious Sky Mansion, Wang Lu successfully managed to make a contact with the branch of the Mysterious Sky Mansion at the Sky Road City and agreed on the time to board their merchant ship that would set sail to the West. This merchant fleet would only sail two or three times per year, and it would take several months if they missed this time’s opportunity. In addition to the Mysterious Sky Mansion fleet, obviously, there were many other cargo ships, but the security and other issues were hard to maintain there.
476
477Through contact details sent out by Mysterious Sky Mansion, Wang Lu and his teammates found the leader of the fleet at the dock, ready to set sail. However, as the law very familiar to any veteran adventurer said: In any adventure, dealing with emergencies would use up most of the time. Wang Lu and his team just happened to meet that emergency situation.
478
479"In simple terms, you want to increase the initial price? The initial price of one thousand spirit stones couldn’t get us in anymore."
480
481On the pier, Wang Lu smiled slightly before the warm and humid sea breeze, but there was no warmth in that smile.
482
483Standing in front of Wang Lu was a tall, burly, darkened-red skinned middle-aged man dressed in luxurious clothing, which was exactly the person in charge of the fleet, Nie Yang (Ocean whisperer). As the vice leader of the Mysterious Sky Mansion branch of Sky Road City, Nie Yang has a considerably high status in the Sky Road City. At the same time, he also has a quite respectable cultivation base. Whenever ordinary cultivators met him, they would all act differential. However, right now, being coldly looked at by Wang Lu, he could not help but break into cold sweat as his heart palpitated madly.
484
485"The initial price is… perhaps not wrong." In the end, Nie Yang was a seasoned man, thus, after calming himself, he began to explain, "But we are forced to do this by the circumstances. Recently, the endless sea is having a great change, which increases the risk of sailing through. To cope with the risk, the fleet has made a massive arrangement, including increasing the cost of sailing. The original one thousand spirit stones agreement is not enough anymore, so I have to be bluntly honest here… in short, the price of three thousand spirit stones is still not enough to cover the cost."
486
487Wang Lu had no intention of calculating the cost of the sail, but just coldly smiled. "If this East-West trade has no risk, do you think you would be here in charge of this? You are a businessman, so you should know about the spirit of keeping the contract agreement."
488
489Nie Yang said, "The contract also stipulates that provides that there’s a force majeure, we have the right to adjust the price."
490
491"Yeah, sure, and the definition of what constitutes a force majeure is also according to your interpretation."
492
493Nie Yang replied, "Please believe that we are absolutely not trying to blackmail you guys here, but our hands are forced. Moreover, the reputation of our Mysterious Sky Mansion is also on the line. If not for the previous fleet that set off from Western Mausoleum port some time ago that sparked up monstrous waves in the endless sea, we wouldn’t have done this. In fact, there are not that many fleets that are willing to set sail now."
494
495Seeing that Nie Yang refused to budge from raising the price three times as much as the initial price, Wang Lu deeply wrinkled his brows.
496
497He certainly did not care about those thousands of spirit stones. Perhaps for ordinary cultivators, it was a huge sum of money, but his wealth was already difficult to count, a few thousand or even tens of thousands of spirit stones were just a drop in the bucket to him. However, he did not like to be forced to pay the increased price. However, Nie Yang’s price increase also made sense...
498
499"If it’s difficult, let’s just take another ship."
500
501During the ensuing silence, a girl in a gray robe who stood behind Wang Lu softly said.
502
503Wang Lu shook his head. "The Endless Sea is vast and boundless. moreover, countless changes could happen at any time, so if there’s no skilled fleet guide, it would be very difficult to cross the sea."
504
505The girl said, "It’s not that hard. I have come across the sea from the West alone, and at that time, I didn’t find the right fleet."
506
507Wang Lu was surprised. "Crossing the sea alone? Did you swim here?"
508
509The girl replied, "My spirit is blessed, so I am able to walk freely on the water. Of course, there were occasional big waves and storms, which were troublesome. But generally speaking, as long as I walk in the Eastern direction, I will eventually reach my destination."
510
511"..." Wang Lu inwardly sighed, no wonder after you reached Nine Regions, before long you became like a dried lamp, you really f*cking deserved it!
512
513Wang Lu had nothing to say. While Nie Yang, upon hearing the girl’s words, inwardly thought otherwise, so he tried to persuade them, "Indeed, a brilliant cultivator could fly over a long time period, but even if we don’t take the maritime direction into consideration, giant creatures that lie dormant in the ocean are no small matters. Legend has it that even a Yuanying Stage cultivator could not resist them. If you meet the sea monsters without taking a fleet, they would certainly put you in so much trouble."
514
515Wang Lu was very curious about this, so he asked, "Aya, have you ever been attacked by sea monsters on your journey here?"
516
517"Of course, and they were all repelled by me. But, they were indeed strong, so sometimes they did give me trouble."
518
519When Aya crossed the sea, theoretically, she still had the strength near the Unity Stage cultivator, thus, for creatures that could give her trouble, Wang Lu and his team could not deal with head-on, so...
520
521"Let’s aboard then." Wang Lu finally shrugged.
522
523—
524
525After paying the first half of the price, Wang Lu and others boarded the fleet. The head of the fleet, Nie Yang, personally led them into five superior rooms on the pilot ship. The rooms of Wang Lu and his teammates were especially furnished with luxurious decoration and wide space. Their rooms nearly occupied almost an entire floor of the huge pilot ship. That floor only has six rooms, of which, five were used by Wang Lu’s team, leaving only one empty room. In fact, this was also the main reason for a large amount of boarding price, otherwise, how could mere several travelers be charged with several thousand spirit stones?
526
527Soon after the fleet sailed, Nie Yang diligently found Wang Lu. On one hand, he busily professed his apology, and on the other, introduced a special neighbor to them.
528
529On this floor, besides Wang Lu and his team, there was only one other passenger, which was the person behind Nie Yang.
530
531"This is our navigator, Ayun." Nie Yang said with a warm smile and then pushed the girl he mentioned about forward. "She is our greatest security measure in sailing to the Western Continent."
532
533Wang Lu was a bit surprised to look at the girl named Ayun, who seemed to be around thirteen to fourteen years old and also of mixed race. Her features have both the characteristics of East and West Continent. The girl has as-long-as-cloud hair, and pale and rosy skin, completely unlike the sunburnt characteristics of coastal people. At the same time, the girl’s attire was obviously luxurious—a spotless finest silk that was woven into a short one piece skirt, wrapping her delicately shaped body. Her bare limbs were freely exposed while each of her wrists and ankles wore precious jade bracelets. On her delicate neck were two strings of necklaces. One was a string of neat and clean shells, and the other was one huge and perfectly round pearl. Within most of these trivial pieces of jewelry contained vague immortal spiritual energy breath, which was absolutely beyond the use of the world of mortals.
534
535Wang Lu earnestly looked at the young girl. At the same time, the girl also raised her eyes and looked at Wang Lu; the former nodded slightly to the latter, with calm and natural stance, completely unlike a thirteen or fourteen years old young girl who was ignorant of worldly affairs. During that nod, Wang Lu caught with his eyes what seemed to be several pieces of scale thing behind the girl’s ears.
536
537Noticing Wang Lu’s eyes, Nie Yang smiled and explained, "Ayun is a member of the sea tribe, the most professional navigator on the Endless Sea."
538
539"Sea tribe?"
540
541"Yes. Legend has it that they were born from the Endless Sea. They have a unique perception and affinity towards the big waves and treacherous ocean. As we all know, the Endless Sea is unpredictable, even the most seasoned sailor can hardly predict what will happen in the next moment. However, the sea-tribe people are acutely aware of the change in the ocean and can make early warning ahead of time. Similarly, the ferocious beasts that live in the sea usually do not attack ships that have sea-tribe in it. So, as long as the ship has a navigator from the sea-tribe, the risk of sailing through the Endless Sea goes down by ninety percent. Of course, with such a skill, naturally, the price is exceedingly high. Don’t think that she’s defenseless and frail, if you want her to act, without this number, it’s impossible."
542
543Nie Yang stretched out his palm twice, gesturing the amount of ten thousand spirit stones.
544
545Wang Lu nodded in acknowledgement. Nie Yang brought Ayun to introduce her to them to explain the reason for the high price.
546
547Generally speaking, in one voyage, it was already a very good result if a ship could have as much as tens of thousands of spirit stones as a profit; this was a risky business after all. While a girl of sea-tribe could have ten thousand spirit stones as payment, knowledge was indeed power.
548
549Nie Yang patted the girl Ayun on the shoulder, and then sighed with emotion. "In ordinary circumstances, we will not ask someone from sea-tribe people to be the navigator. But a while ago, during their voyage, the fleet from the Western Mausoleum port encountered a sea beast. That fleet carried a lot of powerful cultivators, and they relied on their strong power to fight against the sea beast, instead of acting according to the custom, which was to give an offering. As a result… alas, they annihilated the sea beast like bandits, but this also caused the wrath of the fierce beasts in the sea. After that fleet passed, that whole piece of Endless Sea became restless. Three ships have been attacked and annihilated by the angry sea beasts. Now, without someone from the sea-tribe as a navigator, no one dares to go to the sea."
550
551Wang Lu waved his hand. "Okay, I get it. We’ve already paid the first half of the deal, are you afraid we’re not going to pay after we arrived at our destination? Rest assured, we don’t like to renege on our contract, and will not arbitrarily use force majeure to modify the contract."
552
553Nie Yang naturally was forced to smile again and again before leaving with Ayun a moment later.
554
555Watching the exquisite figure of Ayun who gradually walked away, Wang Lu inwardly sighed.
556
557The fleet that departed from Western Mausoleum port… who else but the Excavation Management Team? The team that was led by Daoist Master Feng Yin was especially luxurious, nicknamed the Dream Team, but in the end, it was just a wet dream team! At the front, they kept playing cool, but they left behind a mess that implicated many people!
558
559I only hope this additional two thousand spirit stones are worth it.
560
561…
562
563    also means ejaculation team
564
565Chapter 282: Aya, Do You Value Your Lover over Your Friend
566
567
568
569The days on the sea were free and comfortable.
570
571According to the scheduled voyage, Wang Lu and the others would be on the sea for about one month before arriving at the harbor on the Western Continent. This was already quite fast. If there was no navigation from Ayun of Sea-Tribe in order to ensure safety, the fleet would likely spend more time on the ocean to find a safe route.
572
573Most of their time on the ocean was spent in leisure. After leaving Nine Regions, the surrounding spiritual energy gradually changed, which made it difficult to support the several people’s immortal cultivation need. Although it didn’t cause them to lose their cultivation base, it did make it difficult to meditate to improve their cultivation. Thus, in addition to the occasional simple practice of swordsmanship, they spent most of their time in leisure.
574
575Life on the sea was very new for several of them. And considering that it was highly likely that they would face arduous tests after arriving at the Western Continent, they might as well take this opportunity to relax their body and mind. Among them, Liu Li was the happiest. Since childhood, she grew up on the Spirit Sword Mountain in the Blue River Region, thus has never seen the sea. And for her simple mind, not only the Endless Sea was not boring, but it also contained endless fun. Everyday, they would see her running around on the deck, and sometimes flying on her sword to brave the winds and waves not far away from the fleet. As for Bai Shixuan and Quan Zouhua, most of the time they spent their days sleeping in their respective room. Perhaps the body of immortal beast could not adapt to the change in the continent law as fast as a human, so it took some time for them to recuperate.
576
577As for Aya, she has a strong interest in Ayun of Sea-Tribe. Oftentimes, she would take the initiative to strike up a conversation, inquiring about all kinds of stories and anecdotes about Sea-Tribe people. Unfortunately, Ayun’s reaction was very cold. Most of the time, she would just close herself inside her room. When occasionally she came out for fresh air, she remained cold and indifferent to the others.
578
579After being rebuffed for several times, Aya tried to suppress her curiosity with her will, but eventually, it was unbearable to her, which made her particularly uncomfortable. From the side, Wang Lu looked at her with interest, shook his head and then said to her, "You’re asking the wrong way, no wonder she doesn’t respond to your questions."
580
581Aya earnestly recalled, "Did I ever ask in any impolite way? I’m sorry, I don’t know much about the Sea-Tribe."
582
583Wang Lu said, "I will give you a demonstration so you will know the difference."
584
585Then, Wang Lu and Aya came to Ayun’s cabin and gently knocked on the door. After opening the door, the Sea-Tribe girl stood at the door while coldly looking at Wang Lu, with eyes asking what do you want.
586
587Wang Lu said with a smile, "I want to ask you some questions. One answer is worth one hundred spirit stones. Are you interested?"
588
589Ayun thought for a moment, stood aside and invited them to the room, "Please come in."
590
591Outside the room, Aya didn’t know whether to laugh or cry while inwardly asking herself whether she should feel depressed or be at awe.
592
593Wang Lu threw a mustard seed bag filled with thousands of spirit stones to Aya. "Now you can ask her whatever you want. I’m going to look for air on the deck."
594
595A few hours later, Aya brought back the completely empty mustard seed bag to the deck and approached Wang Lu.
596
597"Thank you."
598
599"Your welcome."
600
601The two people stood silently on the deck for a while before Aya smiled and asked, "Do you know a lot about Sea-Tribe people?"
602
603Wang Lu shrugged. "How could I? This is the first time I saw a living Sea-Tribe person."
604
605Aya asked, "So, you are very good at judging a person?"
606
607Wang Lu nodded. "Judging a person? Not bad." Then he looked at Aya and said, "A cup, am I right?"
608
609"…"
610
611Were it not that her state was still unstable, Aya would’ve certainly fought it out with him.
612
613Nevertheless, Aya was still furious. Her face was unusually gloomy, and hidden underneath, a storm was brewing. However, at this time, Aya suddenly seemed surprised. "Huh!?"
614
615While she was still puzzled, a barefooted girl ran towards the deck, panting, with confused and uncertain complexion.
616
617Wang Lu reached out and greeted her, "Ayun?"
618
619However, Ayun completely ignored Wang Lu as she ran straight to the edge of the ship. Both of her hands were holding on the rail. Standing tiptoed to let her upper body as high as possible, she gazed at the faraway spot on the Endless Sea. From her expression, it was obvious that she was completely scared.
620
621With his eyes, Wang Lu saw nothing out of the ordinary on the left side of the pilot vessel. Warm sunlight sprinkled on the sea as if they were a layer of gold.
622
623"Is this… a strange urge to defecate?"
624
625Aya took half a step forward and patted Wang Lu on the shoulder. She then said with a sinking voice, "Be careful, something is coming."
626
627A moment later, even the fleet head Nie Yang also came up and anxiously asked, "Ayun, what’s the matter? Is something happens?"
628
629Ayun turned her head. With tears in his eyes, the young girl nodded, and then shook her head, but no one knew what it meant.
630
631But then, even without her explanation, everyone realized that they were facing imminent disaster.
632
633The calm sea rose without warning, as if a towering mountain had risen from a flat land. A shady black dome rose abruptly on one side of the ship’s rail. The next moment, the rising sea turned into a waterfall, falling along the edge of the surface of the dome, revealing a ferocious behemoth monster.
634
635It was an incalculably large sea animal, with a round head, hard outer shell, and ash-black surface. Below the head was about ten tentacles, each was more than thirty meters long. Along with the appearance of the giant creature, its tentacles flapped on the surface of the sea and stirred up stormy waves, demonstrating its monstrous strength. One touch from one of its tentacles was enough to crash this pilot ship into pieces.
636
637"My god… that’s one giant octopus!"
638
639Seeing this amazing giant, Wang Lu was also shocked and involuntarily gulped down his saliva. Crisis could appear anywhere on the Endless Sea, was a sentence that he was already tired of hearing when he was still on the Nine Regions, but when he actually met with one, it was still a horrendous shock to him.
640
641"Sea beast, it’s a sea beast!"
642
643Before long, the whole fleet went into panic. Flustered, the sailors continued to scream out one after the other. The fleet quickly went out of control. The initially neatly arranged formation of ships quickly scattered.
644
645Looking at the sea beast that blotted out the sky in the distant surface, Nie Yang’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and his jaw almost fell to the deck.
646
647"Ayun, what’s going on here?"
648
649Ayun looked around in panic, obviously, she also didn’t expect an uninvited guest to appear in this supposedly peaceful route. As a member of the Sea-Tribe, she had performed a basic induction of everything in and on the sea before she went out on a voyage, and during the journey, she also communicated with the creatures in the sea, to choose a peaceful route to advance while avoiding hostile sea beasts and storm covered area.
650
651And just half a day ago, she had just completed another round of induction, confirming that there was no sea beast that was wandering around near them. Why did such a big guy suddenly come! For a common Sea-Tribe people, they might never meet such a thing even once in their entire life!
652
653At this time, all of the fleet crew felt a cold, icy chill that came from the bottom of their heart, which could freeze all of them. The next moment, a thundering roar swept everyone.
654
655Blood immediately flowed out of the ears of many sailors with ordinary mortal physique, knocking them unconscious. Even Nie Yang was internally shocked that he couldn’t help but scream out.
656
657Wang Lu and the rest of his team of course were not injured. However, upon hearing that roar, Wang Lu could not help but frown, for he felt that it was not a simple roar, but the sea beast was trying to tell them something?
658
659"It said that it smelled our scent from miles away so it came immediately. It also said that it has been waiting for this moment for a long time."
660
661Bai Shixuan’s voice faintly sounded through primordial spirit to translate it for him. Wang Lu was amazed. "Little Bai, you understand what it says?"
662
663"It’s probably a beast reasoning." Bai Shixuan somewhat self-deprecatingly said, "It seems like it wants to take revenge."
664
665"The hell, when did we tie enmity with him? Is it because we just ate mustard octopus at lunch?"
666
667At the same time, Ayun, who was holding on the rail on the other side of the ship suddenly moved. Although the girl’s face fluctuated between red and white, obviously she was also badly affected by the roar, but she successfully resisted it. Standing firm, she strangely looked at Wang Lu and the others, and then forcefully tried to get off the rail, seemingly wanted to jump over the ship into the sea.
668
669Aya’s reaction was the fastest. She stepped forward, held the girl down and then warned, "It’s more dangerous down there! We will do our best to protect you here!"
670
671Ayun struggled, trying to get close to the side of the ship while screaming, "Let go! Let go of me!"
672
673"Calm down!" Aya firmly held Ayun in place. Despite now she was less than one in ten thousand her original strength, she could still hold an ordinary girl down with ease, no matter how hard Ayun struggled.
674
675"What are you doing?" Nie Yang, who just managed to get back his composure, exclaimed, "Let her go! Otherwise, we’re all going to die!"
676
677"What!"
678
679At this time, after saying its piece, the sea beast was now coming at them at full speed, creating monstrous waves on its path. Nie Yang panicked and said, "Let her go! Or we’re all going to die! She is the most important sacrificial offering to quell the anger of the sea god!"
680
681"Sacrificial offering?"
682
683No matter whether Aya, Wang Lu, or Bai Shixuan, they were not stupid so they immediately understood Nie Yang’s explanation.
684
685No wonder… No wonder the price for one Sea-Tribe people was so high! No wonder the girl was dressed like someone that was about to be buried… It turned out that, beyond the navigation duty, the Sea-Tribe people was used as the last insurance of the fleet. In the event of encountering a disaster, like Sea-Beast attack or storm, the Sea-Tribe could sacrifice themselves as a sacrificial offering to the Endless Sea, to quell that wrath of the sea!
686
687"The Sea-Tribe people are already well aware of this before going out into the sea. If you stop her, it would only implicate everyone, even Ayun herself would be ashamed. Let go of her, before it’s too late!" Nie Yang yelled, making his final effort.
688
689However, Aya’s mind has already been set. Through primordial spirit, she talked to Wang Lu, "Wang Lu, help me. Save her."
690
691Wang Lu was surprised. "Help you save her?" He then pointed at the sea beast gigantic octopus. "Are you saying you want me to pick a fight against that thing?"
692
693After a pause, Wang Lu continued, "Don’t be such a holy mother here. Although Ayun is indeed very pitiful, this is her duty that she is well aware of and accepted. Everyone will die in the end, don’t take her responsibility…"
694
695Aya said, "This is not taking away her responsibility, this sea beast is coming for me. When I crossed the Endless Sea a century ago, I met with it and dealt it a heavy loss. Now it wants to take revenge."
696
697"…"
698
699"Ayun is this generation’s most outstanding Sea-Tribe member. Her perception and navigation skill is second to none. This time, if not for me, she wouldn’t have encountered this sea beast. I’m the one to blame here, so it’s my duty-bound to save her, but I know that my strength is not enough."
700
701Wang Lu was startled. "Aya, are you valuing your lover more than your friend? Ayun doesn’t deserve to die, but I do?"
702
703Aya hurriedly explained, "I know that this Sea Beast couldn’t stop you because you have been preparing for this journey on the mountain for so long. Although there must be a price, but… I’m begging you."
704
705Wang Lu helplessly said with a wry smile, "Since you’ve said that, then I’ll go."
706
707"After all, I’ve already promised you to always succeed in every endeavor. Consider this my first endeavor."
708
709Aya nodded. "Thank you. Although I only have meager strength, I will do my best to fight together with you!"
710
711"Together with me? There’s no need." With that, he cut off their primordial spirit communication link. At this time, the Sea Beast has already arrived near the pilot ship, roaring.
712
713Then Wang Lu leisurely reached out something from his mustard seed bag and tossed it towards the sky.
714
715It was Spirit Sword Heavenly Talisman, yet significantly different than ordinary Heavenly Talisman. In the air, the heavenly talisman shone, and a white figure appeared from the light. The next moment, a layer of emerald green light covered the entire pilot ship. The giant beast crashed into the green light and was bounced back, crashing into the ocean like it was a mountain.
716
717"Tsk, it hasn’t been that long since you went down the mountain, yet you have already called out for my help. Little Lu, are you okay?"
718
719There was a part concerned and a part joking in that voice. Who else if not Wang Wu?
720
721Chapter 283: Eat First Or...
722
723
724
725The Transformed Spirit Sword Heavenly Talisman, which created the reverse transfer effect, was one of Wang Lu’s most powerful cards. The Spirit Sword Heavenly Talisman didn’t bind him but his beloved Master. In the event of danger, his Master’s preserved magical power in the talisman would be used to activate the talisman and transfer her here.
726
727Generally speaking, most of the sects’ elite disciples would have this kind of life-saving method, which would call the elders of their sect at the critical moment. However, once they left Nine Regions, these magical talismans would lose their effectiveness because of the change in the continent law. Only a top-level prop like Spirit Sword Heavenly Talisman could ignore the change in the continent law.
728
729However, according to his master’s opinion, because she had tampered the talisman, the transmission effect was not permanent. At most, he could only draw her Master her for the time to brew tea. And because the law on the Endless Sea was ever changing, the effect was shortened even more.
730
731Nevertheless, although the time was short, it was enough for her to deal with this mighty giant beast. Although Non-Phase Method was notoriously good at defense but bad at offense, people familiar with Wang Wu certainly knew that this common sense was completely invalid when it came to her.
732
733This time’s fight was extremely shocking. In just a few breaths time, Wang Wu tightly wrapped this revenge-seeking angry octopus with her emerald green sword light and pulled it back with her to the Non-Phase Peak through the channel opened by the Spirit Sword Heavenly Talisman, leaving only her stringy hearty laughter which reverberated on the Endless Sea.
734
735"Hahahaha!"
736
737—
738
739"Alas."
740
741After watching his master’s figure disappear through the transmission channel opened by the Spirit Sword Heavenly Talisman, Wang Lu took a deep sigh.
742
743Standing beside him, Aya who was still shocked about what just happened, was silent for quite a while before reacting. She asked, "What’s the matter? Why are you sighing?"
744
745"I’m worried about my Master."
746
747Aya was even more curious. "Worry about your Master? Just now, she obviously occupied overwhelming superiority, not to mention that now she has returned to her home Spirit Sword Mountain, so there’s no danger at all."
748
749Wang Lu said, "I am worried that by bringing back such a huge octopus with big tentacles into the mountain, a woman with a bottomless pit of desire and who has been single for over one hundred years like her would do something unspeakable that offends the public morale and thus ruin the reputation of my Spirit Sword Sect."
750
751"... Your mind itself is already hurting the reputation of Spirit Sword Sect!"
752
753Aya was driven beyond the limit that she could bear. However, she quickly thought of something. "Is that heavenly talisman worth a lot that you feel sorry for it?"
754
755Wang Lu shrugged. "It’s not bad, if I want, I can sell it for several hundred thousand spirit stones."
756
757Not only Aya was inwardly surprised by this remark, even the nearby Nie Yang exclaimed, "Several hundred thousand spirit stones!? And you spent it just like that?"
758
759The value of this whole fleet was nothing more than several hundred thousand spirit stones. After all, the fleet itself was still stuck in the mortal world’s level, which was a huge difference to the Mysterious Sky Mansion’s top rank immortal level giant ship… Wang Lu’s use of Spirit Sword Heavenly Talisman was equal to letting the fleet vanish into thin air!
760
761Thinking to this, Nie Yang bitterly said, "This is… too wasteful."
762
763"Wasteful?" Wang Lu keenly captured the meaning behind Nie Yang’s words, and his brows could not help but frown.
764
765Looking at Ayun who has just narrowly escaped from the death, Nie Yang shook his head. "Sir, your heart is filled with kindness, so you can’t bear to see Ayun buried in the sea. Such compassion is indeed impressive, but the fate of the Sea-Tribe is indeed so. Even if she escapes this time, one day, eventually, she would still walk on the same path. The lives of the hundreds of thousands of Sea-Tribe people are like this, risking their lives for it. Can you, sir, be so generous as to save them every time? Alas, although what I say sounds cruel, but this moves of yours, Sir, doesn’t really mean anything."
766
767Wang Lu chuckled. "The beauty of being rich is that you can always spend money to do meaningless things. Conversely, if you can’t spend money to do meaningless things, can you be called a rich person?"
768
769Nie Yang gawked for quite some time and then somewhat sighed with emotion and kept his silence. Wang Lu, however, looked at Aya and meaningfully asked, "People with money does so, so does people with power, don’t you think? If you have power and money but can’t do things that seem meaningless to other people, what’s the use of having money and power in the first place?"
770
771Aya disagreed, "That’s just needlessly showing off and being wasteful, definitely not the right way. In fact, in any continent, there’s no custom that advocates being wasteful."
772
773"Hehe, you’re too naive."
774
775"Naive?" Aya sneered, she even felt disdain to refute it.
776
777Despite the enormous setback, she was, after all, a proud monarch. Naive? Wang Lu didn’t even qualify to give her evaluation!
778
779However, Wang Lu also didn’t intend to say anything. Seeing that Aya already ignored him, he also didn’t speak.
780
781After a moment, Aya asked Nie Yang, "Since we have repulsed that sea beast, will it give you trouble in the future?"
782
783Nie Yang replied, "There would be no future trouble. That gigantic octopus was obviously acting alone, so no one would avenge it even if we kill it. That day, the sea beast that the fleet from Western Mausoleum port killed is a sea beast race, which provoked the wrath of the sea god. At worst, we would just stay at the Western Continent port for a while and return after the calm has returned."
784
785"Mm, then it’s good that this won’t give you trouble in the future." Aya finally put down the worry in her heart.
786
787During her speech, although she didn’t state it clearly, but her somewhat indeterminate figure gradually solidified.
788
789—
790
791After that encounter, the voyage was rather uneventful. Ayun was a near perfect navigator, directing the ships away from any risk on Endless Sea. Finally, the fleet safely arrived at the destination, the east coast port city of Western Continent. Nie Yang led the fleet to unload at the port, while Wang Lu and the others landed ashore, ready to start a new adventure.
792
793Before parting, Ayun took off her two strings of necklaces and respectively donated them to Wang Lu and Aya. As the more expensive one, the pearl was given to Aya, while the shell necklace to Wang Lu. It was clear that the girl, though taciturn, knew exactly who gave her own life back.
794
795Initially, Aya insisted not to accept it, after all, the giant octopus came to take revenge on her. However, Ayun was unusually firm, and she even kowtowed to her nonstop on the ground. Finally, Aya made a concession to divide the pearl necklace into two halves and just took a half, and Ayun could only reluctantly nod.
796
797After saying goodbye to Ayun, Wang Lu’s team entered the port city, Deep Earth City.
798
799As one of the trade hubs between the East and Western Continent, Deep Earth City was no less bustling as Sky Road City. The city also has high rise buildings, and the western unique cultural custom was a feast for their eyes.
800
801However, what really mattered was the Western Continent law. For the natives of the Western Continent, this so-called ‘law’ was colorless and invisible, moistening things silently. However, for cultivators of Nine Regions, this extremely different law than that of Nine Regions was particularly uncomfortable.
802
803It was as if creatures that were accustomed to running on land were suddenly thrown into the sea, or fish in the water being dragged ashore. The great change in the environment was simply suffocating.
804
805This was the wall of law that prevented most of the cultivators from going to the west. Cultivators with cultivation base below that of Jindan Stage could hardly pass through the wall of law, making them unable to display their magical abilities, and even their physical strength would be greatly reduced. During this period, it would be very difficult for them to cultivate.
806
807Generally speaking, only cultivators of Jindan Stage or above could maintain their cultivation base after crossing the Endless Sea. Because when cultivators reached Jindan Stage, their golden cores could congeal the model of the immortal cultivation main path, and unify it with their Jade Mansion, like a thousand of small worlds that grew and multiply without end, not needing to draw support from the outside world anymore. Nevertheless, even if one were a Jindan, if the foundation were not enough, it would still be weakened by the wall of law.
808
809Only Yuanying, Deity, and above cultivators could completely ignore the influence of the wall of law. Because at those stages, cultivators would have a greater understanding and blending ability, that even in the strange environment, they could also, through their own ability, deduce and adapt to the new law.
810
811Among Wang Lu’s team, only Bai Shixuan could barely be called as Jindan Stage. Wang Lu and Liu Li were still stuck at Xudan Stage. However, as Successor Disciples of Spirit Sword Sect, they have deep foundations. Thus, they could ignore the wall of law. In particular, Liu Li’s adaptation was the fastest. Shortly after they disembarked, she gradually adapted to the law of the Western Continent; although her flying swords were somewhat stagnated and erratic, but basically, she could arbitrarily let them fly on their side.
812
813Wang Lu’s cultivation was Non-Phase Method, with introverted magical power, not showing the mountain and not revealing the water. Walking through Deep Earth City, he looked calm and composed. Only occasionally would he stop half a step and adjust his breathing.
814
815"According to Master, there is no harm in experiencing more laws while the Golden Core has yet to form. However, to persist in cultivating under the suppression of Western Continent law would give me twice the result with half the effort."
816
817Upon listening to this, Aya, who walked side by side with Wang Lu ahead of the others, couldn’t help but nod. "You are indeed much more than what your effort appears to be, no wonder you could have such achievements after cultivating for only more than a dozen years."
818
819Wang Lu said, "Genius is ninety-nine percent IQ plus one percent inspiration… hey, there seems to be no hard work in that formula?"
820
821Aya could not help but laugh.
822
823Wang Lu said, "Looks like you’re in a good condition?"
824
825"Of course. After all, this is the land where I’m most familiar with. Here, I can feel my strength slowly restored." Aya closed her eyes, clenched her fists, and softly said, "I’m back."
826
827Wang Lu was surprised for a moment, and then wrinkled his brows. "Then you want to eat first, or eat me first?"
828
829"…"
830
831—
832
833Led by Aya the local guide, at the Deep Earth City, the team found a small family shop front, but hidden inside was a mysterious shop. According to Aya’s introduction, this was a branch of an extensive secret chamber of commerce in the Eastern part of the Western Continent. Relying on her special official seal, she obtained the trust of the shop owner and saw a special purchase list in the basement. After that, Wang Lu bought a high-end carriage with a large number of gold and other hard currencies that he prepared in the Nine Regions. The carriage was pulled by nightmare beast with several pedals that have amazing speed as if they were flying. In addition, inside the compartment was also transformed by the Western magic spells into a very broad space, which was as equally good as Wang Lu’s custom-made Cloud Wave 2000.
834
835The carriage was purchased to facilitate the travel. On the Western Continent, many magical treasures and magical tools refined on the Nine Regions were difficult to use. Moreover, in order not to attract attention, it was best to play the role of local traveler.
836
837After coming out of the shop, the team boarded the carriage and left the city heading west. According to the plan, they would take a short stay in the next city before directly going straight to Taobao.
838
839…
840
841    hiding the key facts
842
843Chapter 284: People Seething with Anger at Aya Are Everywhere
844
845
846
847Two amazingly spirited steeds of nightmarish beast pulled a sleek, luxurious carriage, moving along the smooth, clean road outside Deep Earth City straight towards the largest trade capital of the Eastern Kingdom.
848
849Despite the vastness of Eastern Kingdom, the nightmarish beast could run like they were flying. Before half a day, they would pass through a thousand miles distance to arrive at the capital city. At the scheduled time, the people inside the carriage would make their final preparation towards the famous historical remain on the Western Continent.
850
851Generally speaking, even though the eastern part of the Western Continent was relatively affluent, such a vehicle was rarely seen. The two nightmarish steed that pulled the carriage were extraordinary, and the carriage on top of the wheels that vaguely emitted thunder and lightning even more expressed the extraordinary life of its Master. Usually, only the Master of such large cities could have such a carriage. Despite the fact that the carriage traveled lightly, without any escort, even when moving through the wilderness, few people dared to intercept it.
852
853The eastern part of Western Continent, with its rich resource and booming trade, was much better than the western part, and thus, the crackdown on crime was even more severe. In particular, the administrator of each city was close with each other, so once anyone offended any senior or high ranking official, they would be hunted down like rats.
854
855Wang Lu buying the carriage was exactly to avoid trouble.
856
857Nevertheless, perhaps they were doomed to take a few setbacks before success. Shortly after the carriage left the Deep Earth City, they met a gang of robbers.
858
859Since they dared to attack the carriage pulled by the nightmarish beast, the strength of the robbers was naturally extraordinary. Before the passenger inside the carriage could react, the sky suddenly turned blood-red and the open road before them was filled with red mist. However, on mid-air above them, ten shadowy silhouettes quietly floated, occupying a commanding position.
860
861The next moment, lightning flashed and thunder rolled. Red lightning fell from the sky and struck the roof of the carriage. The strange animal statue on the roof was disintegrated and torn apart, while the body of the carriage violently shook.
862
863Inside the compartment, Wang Lu and the others were surprised, the ambush was quick and ruthless! That red lightning had destroyed the protective statue of the carriage, meaning that the power was almost as much as… in Nine Regions term, it would be like a full strike from Jindan Stage Xiao Ming!
864
865Although the carriage was a luxurious vehicle, it was not made for combat. The number of protective statues on the roof was only three and could not be regenerated. Wang Lu looked up and saw that the stormy cloud up in the sky not only did not dissipate, it became denser instead. And after that red lightning strike, light blood red rain began to drop, freely contaminating the surrounding. Even only by visual observation alone, one could see how brilliant this method was.
866
867It was really difficult to imagine that they merely encountered some random robbers.
868
869Wang Lu was inwardly surprised and said, "Aya, are they also your personal old enemy? How many people have grievances with you in the past that your enemies appear everywhere? Even the sea beast is your enemy!"
870
871Aya, who was also surprised, was tongue-tied upon hearing Wang Lu’s question. Only a while later could she retort, "It’s not me!"
872
873"It’s exactly you! Don’t quibble with me! If not you, do you think I can have enemies here?"
874
875It was very difficult for Aya to argue. "But, I don’t know those people!"
876
877"That’s exactly because in the past, you’ve killed their parents, now their children and grandchildren are looking for revenge!"
878
879"This…" Aya was stunned, and then she actually began to earnestly ponder. In those days, when she went on campaigns in four directions, even though it was in the spirit of righteousness, the killings of the innocent could not be avoided, could it be… ah wrong, my country is far away on the west. Who could possibly have such a foresight to travel from afar and set up an ambush here to take revenge on her?
880
881"It’s really not me!"
882
883Seeing that Aya was about to get angry, Wang Lu beckoned with his hand. "Forget it, it doesn’t matter. In any case, they came here to kill us, so we can’t just stand idly by and be slaughtered. Aya, watch me take care of them."
884
885While speaking, Wang Lu beckoned Liu Li and the others to get out of the compartment together with him.
886
887At this time, the third statue has been broken by the lightning. The fourth lightning was brewing and might strike them at any time. When Wang Lu opened the carriage door and leaned out, the blood rain immediately dripped on him, and when he took his first step, he felt as if his body suddenly sank; the Void Core in his Jade Mansion violently shook as if it was about to fall apart.
888
889"What?"
890
891At the same time, Liu Li also exclaimed, "Magical power is a little disobedient!"
892
893"Is this… law suppression?" Aya, as the last one to come out, was the keenest, so she immediately said, "Through special means, these people use the Western Continent law to suppress you! They are deliberately targeting the cultivators of Nine Regions!"
894
895Aya was indeed worthy to be a former monarch, her reaction was fast and accurate. In just a few words, she has already pointed out the truth. As a matter of fact, this group of robbers indeed specifically targeted the cultivators of Nine Regions.
896
897Just as Aya said these, a person in mid-air exclaimed in surprise. "Oh? They also have a local with them?"
898
899That person was saying in the common language of the eastern part of the Western Continent. Wang Lu and the others have done their homework, so they understood what he said.
900
901Another person in mid-air commented, "Humph, so what if they have a local? Since she has come along with these yellow-skinned monkeys, she is obviously not a good thing. Looks like she doesn’t have strength either, so just kill her with the rest."
902
903"Hehe, this time we catch a big fish. These people are not strong, but they’re rich. We’re definitely going to make a fortune."
904
905"Killing these yellow-skinned monkeys are indeed a shortcut to get rich. Although their actual strength is good, with this roll of bloodstained scroll, we can unmask and expose them. Hehe, those five hundred magic coins are indeed worth it!"
906
907Upon hearing these few words, Wang Lu could not help but wrinkle his brows.
908
909There were people in the Western Continent who specifically targeted cultivators of Nine Regions? They even developed this kind of bloodstained scroll that used the law on the Western Continent to suppress the Nine Regions cultivators! This kind of suppression did not have any effect on the natives of Western Continent, but very lethal to local people of Nine Regions. Even those Daoist Masters of Jindan Stage who already condensed the main path, once affected by the bloodstained scroll, their heart’s dao would be defenseless and their cultivation base would be washed away.
910
911Perhaps… only those of Yuanying, Deity and above could disregard the law and still display their strength.
912
913However, most of the cultivators from Nine Regions that came to the West were just Jindan. In addition to Feng Yin, within the dream team, the majority of teams formed by various sects, only one or two were Yuanying. If they encountered this kind of bloodstained scroll, most likely that they could not withstand it.
914
915Wang Lu couldn’t help but sigh with emotion, there were indeed capable people everywhere in Western Continent. This bloodstained scroll was something that had never been heard before, so obviously, this thing was developed by some genius Alchemists and spread around when a large number of Nine Regions cultivators entered the Western Continent. The price of five hundred magic coins itself was inexpensive; according to purchasing power estimation, it was around five hundred spirit stones, which compared to robbing and killing a group of Nine Regions cultivator, was simply a drop in the bucket, extremely cheap!
916
917The strength of the ten people in mid-air was not weak. According to the standard of Western Continent, although each of them has a different profession, all of them were masters in their respective profession. If they were in Nine Regions, they would be at Xudan and Jindan Stages.
918
919With the cooperation of these ten people, plus the bloodstained scroll, let alone Wang Lu and his team, even if there were a Yuanying Stage Elder and several Jindan, they would still meet a dead end.
920
921"Move!"
922
923A man that seemed like the leader shouted and swooped down; a pair of pale golden wing glittered on his back.
924
925The man was the captain of these amateur bandit adventurers. His level awas great sword master, expert in charge and break through enemy’s line. Seeing that their captain has made his move, several other team members followed suit. Suddenly, it was as if a dark cloud has covered over them—the bandit’s power and momentum were astonishing.
926
927For a common group of Nine Regions cultivators, being charged through like that, they would immediately break ranks and be slaughtered. However, this time, the bandits unfortunately met the wrong group.
928
929Wang Lu and Liu Li were indeed affected by the bloodstained scroll, but, there was a real killer in their team.
930
931"Ridiculous, want to rely on numbers to deal with us? See how I’m going to let loose my dog! Huahua, eat him!"
932
933As soon as his voice fell, a thunder-like roar exploded and a gray shadow suddenly expanded into a giant, its two rows of teeth sharp as knife flashed brightly in front of the crowd.
934
935The next moment, the several bandits who dove down suddenly felt as if they were one person less. In their horror, they looked at each other.
936
937"C-Captain!"
938
939The momentum of the diving bandits came to an abrupt halt, stopping in mid-air. There were six people that dove down, and all of them were melee fighters. Originally, victory was already within their grasp, but when that gray shadow flashed, the captain that rushed in front of them vanished into thin air!
940
941Looking intently again, they saw on the ground, a giant dog was chewing on a body, blood and pieces of flesh overflowing through the gap between its teeth and to the ground.
942
943A moment later, the giant dog spat out a round object, which was the head of the captain!
944
945"Captain!"
946
947Several people stared at each other with eyes bulged wide. As a Captain with great sword master level, in a melee fight, he was always an invincible meat grinder, but unexpectedly, just now, he was chewed and swallowed by the strange animal without even struggling!
948
949Damn, these yellow-skinned monkeys of Nine Regions and their spirit beast should’ve been affected by the bloodstained scroll, making them powerless to resist their attack.
950
951Unbeknown to them, this raging beast was actually a native of Western Continent, and under the bloodstained scroll effect of the Western Continent law, its strength would only grow even more!
952
953Moreover, Fenrir was most adept in close combat. In the legend, even gods did not dare to be too close to Fenrir.
954
955Under the panic-stricken eyes of these several sword masters, the dog has completely chewed and swallowed the captain’s body. It then grinned and jumped into the air once again, continuing the fight. It was very fast; before they could react, one of them was already swallowed by it, completely powerless to resist. The others tried to fight back, but none of their weapons were able to cut through its thick fur.
956
957It was a one-sided massacre.
958
959"Aa! Help me!"
960
961One of the sword masters yelled, screaming for help. Just now, he had tried to dodge, but was too late, and thus the dog bit off his arm. Realizing that the dog was absolutely unequaled in close quarters, right now, only their magician, priest, spirit master, and other long-range fighters could barely cope with it.
962
963These long-range fighters naturally would not stand idly by. Each of them unleashed their magical ability. Some condensed out red lighting from the sky, some drew their bow and nocked arrow that converged supernatural power, and some read aloud hymn to invite the wrath of god.
964
965If these long-range attacks met their target, even if Quan Zouhua were an immortal beast, it would not be able to withstand them. After all, its cultivation time and growth were still very little.
966
967However, at this time, a clear woman voice’s leisurely floated through everyone’s heart.
968
969Although these masters didn’t understand the language used by the woman, they inexplicably understood its meaning.
970
971"Mm, I’ve already understood the law of this land."
972
973The white-clad woman floated forward, stretched out a piece of thick glowing brown soil and isolated all of the attacks from above.
974
975"Mother Earth’s eyes are watching us."
976
977The next moment, the woman flipped out her other hand towards the sky, and then, from the hollow of her palm, symbolizing the destruction, the rolling thunder roared out.
978
979"The elemental force will destroy you."
980
981Chapter 285: Beware of Your Back
982
983
984
985The angry roaring thunder from Bai Shixuan’s hand blossomed out and turned into a raging storm in the sky, which enveloped the four long-range attackers in the sky.
986
987The four long-range attackers were not weak, but no one suspected that, after being suppressed by the bloodstained scroll, this group of eastern cultivators could still have some resistance. Therefore, they simply didn’t prepare any kind of protection for themselves and just used all of their power to attack. This time, when they were being counterattacked, they were completely unprepared. Moreover, what appalled them greatly was the way Bai Shixuan counterattacked.
988
989It was not at all the means of eastern cultivators in any way. These days, they have already intercepted quite a few of these eastern cultivators, some resulted in victory, while others in defeat. But, in any case, the means of the eastern cultivators were completely different than that of Western Continent magic. Although eastern cultivators could also call out lightning, it would not be like this; the storm of lightning would not be filled with thick elemental force, this was clearly...
990
991"Damn it, how could it be an elemental shaman? Moreover, it's a high order shaman!"
992
993The magician flusteredly and exasperatedly clenched his magic wand as the magic reservoir within his body channeled out power to prop up a simple but thick protective insulation shield. Not until he staked all the power that he could draw from his magic reservoir did the shield finally manage to cut off all the lightning energy. However, his companion has no such good fortune. The archer has no self-defense ability. Although the magician and the priest have the ability to defend themselves from the elemental force, they have no spare time to look after the archer. He was completely defenseless, and could only strive hard to flap his wings behind his back to retreat. However, the moment his wings flapped, the electric current has already run through his torso, thus he screamed out and fell.
994
995The other spirit master did not escape either. The summoning technique that she excelled at required time to perform, but what she lacked was exactly the time. The magician and the priest were too busy to protect themselves and the prop that she carried along wasn’t enough to completely resist the lightning storm of Bai Shixuan. After struggling for a moment, it completely disintegrated. The spirit master was finally swallowed by the lightning.
996
997"Aka, help me!"
998
999Along with the pitiful scream, the spirit master vanished in a puff of smoke. The one named Aka that she called out just before she died was currently holding the magic wand, doing everything he could to ease the shock to his magic reservoir. He didn’t even dare to say half a word for fear that he would suffer the countershock, his magic reservoir burst, and thus die an unfortunate death.
1000
1001However, as one of the team’s only two members who could add protection and buff to his other teammates, he did not make the situation worse.
1002
1003When the lightning storm subsided, this ten person team has already lost more than half of its members. The magician who was barely able to float in midair felt dizzy and could hardly believe what he saw. Although they did not dare call themselves influential figures, they were accustomed to winds and waves. Several years ago, they even dared to go treasure hunting at the dragon cave, however, unexpectedly, they suffered total defeat here.
1004
1005But, at least I’m still alive… the magician Aka pulled himself together and then glanced at the priest of holy light religion beside him. They were the only two in their team who still have energy left and hadn’t been thoroughly fallen in the battle. They looked at each other and, as if by prior agreement, an idea simultaneously formed in their mind: if they wanted to escape, now was the time.
1006
1007Years of tacit understanding made words unnecessary for them. The priest immediately overdrafted his faith to release two holy shields for both of them. Then, the magician stimulated his magic reservoir to add a pair of wings for everyone to fly away.
1008
1009It was their only chance. The ferocious beast was being entangled by the surviving two melee fighters. Although it had the upper hand, it has received some wounds from the explosion of their teammates just before dying. While the terrifying high-level shaman was currently unable to do anything due to overexertion after releasing the previous lightning storm, the several others should still be affected by the bloodstained scroll, so they couldn’t possibly have any means for long range attack, and thus were not a cause for concern.
1010
1011It was just that… what in the hell, how could these eastern people have the means of the western people? If they knew that this group of people have a beast that could not be restricted by the bloodstained scroll and a high order elemental shaman, they would’ve at least took precautions ahead of time and didn’t have to lose half of their people as soon as they met face to face.
1012
1013That grand wizard who sold them the bloodstained scroll declared that as long as they didn’t provoke the legendary level eastern cultivator, the bloodstained scroll was enough to sweep everything. But now, it seemed like that wasn’t the case at all.
1014
1015With a strong sense of confusion and anger, the magician Aka began to flap his wings, which pushed him up higher and farther away. While flying, he began to calculate on how he would take his revenge. As the brain within the team, he didn’t have to always charge ahead like the team leader, but when the captain fell, he was duty bound to take revenge.
1016
1017On strength alone, these group of eastern cultivators was not that strong. Their team’s failure lied in their team being caught unprepared. As long as he escaped and rallied some several high-level fighters with equal strength, they would be able to make preparation to overcome the opponent. After all, among the opponent, only a person and a beast could threaten them. At that time… he would exert the pain that he received now ten times as much back to these eastern people!
1018
1019However, just when the magician secretly swore, a cold voice seeped into his ears.
1020
1021"After offending this abbot, you still want to escape?"
1022
1023The magician was surprised; he did not have the luxury to ponder where this voice came from, but instead immediately flapped his wings as hard as he could, crazily trying to fly away as far as possible. However, just as his wings flapped twice, he found something strange. The bloody cloud over their head seemed to be a bit different than the beginning. Unbeknown to him, the light bloody rain has already stopped.
1024
1025Was the effect of the bloodstained scroll already over? No, it shouldn’t be. It has only been less than a third of the time!
1026
1027"Aka, we seem to be trapped. My connection with the holy light is cut off!"
1028
1029The priest sounded alarmed. As a nearly-reaching high order profession, the priest’s soul has already long been inseparably linked with the sea of holy light that he believed in, yet this time, he felt that this connection has been interrupted! Fortunately, this was not the first time for him; when he entered some special space, the link might be interrupted. However, the problem was… when did he enter this special space?
1030
1031"Aka, what’s going on here?"
1032
1033The magician’s face looked gloomy. He had already wielded his wand to release several magic spells to probe their surrounding but to no avail. He coldly said, "We are trapped. This is similar to our labyrinth technique magic. This is not the space where we were before."
1034
1035After saying that, he turned around and looked down at the ground.
1036
1037The original neat stone path and tranquil landscape were gone, replaced by a stretch of devastated ground. An untold number of broken swords stood erect like tombstones on the ground. The sky over their head was still red, yet unlike the terrifying bloody color of the bloodstained scroll, the red here appeared more heroic.
1038
1039For sure, this was not the original space.
1040
1041"Welcome to my world. Hey, it’s really not easy to launch the original magical ability in Western Continent, but, you do have a similar method here, so, in the end, I found it ."
1042
1043At this time, Wang Lu was completely different from his state of being suppressed by the bloodstained scroll, that his magical power could not be freely used. Among the forest of broken swords, he calmly walked. Each step trod right on the gap between these countless broken swords. The broken sword forest itself trembled along with his step, seemingly indicating their submission.
1044
1045Having overwhelming superiority, Wang Lu didn’t rush to make his move. It seemed like he just wanted to keep the opposite party here.
1046
1047The magician Aka’s mind was like a whirlwind. The other side said that they have a similar method, that in the end, he finally found it. What does this mean? Could it be...
1048
1049Aka was, after all, well informed and knowledgeable, so he quickly thought out a possible reason: Universal law, cultivation transformation!
1050
1051Although it was inconceivable, it was the only possibility. The so-called universal law referred to the law of the Nine Regions and Western Continent, which although both have a lot of differences, were still similar at some points. For example, a piece of ripe apple that fell on the ground. High above the sky, it would be weightless, but deep in the ocean, it would be ten times as heavy… Although there were many differences in nuances, but on the more powerful individual, the differences were significant. For example, the eastern cultivation paid particular attention to the comprehension of the 'main path', and the brilliant cultivators would blend the surrounding 'main path' into their own Jade Mansion. However, powerful individuals in the Western Continent didn’t have this unified concept, leading to many strange paths (fighter, magician, priest, shaman, while in the east there are only cultivators), not so unified as the Nine Regions.
1052
1053With such a huge difference like that, once one embarked on another continent, one was likely to be suppressed by the law, and have their cultivation base scattered. Therefore, in spite the more frequent exchanges between the two continents over the past thousands of years, the high-order professions were very cautious in their exchange.
1054
1055However, thousands of years ago, when the first intense clash between the Eastern and Western civilization happened, some great sages pointed out that within the complex representation, the two continents have a lot of things in common. As long as one grasped these universal points, it was possible to achieve cultivation transformation, breaking through the wall of law. Of course, this required exceptional perception. Rumor has it that in the first war between east and west, once there was a brilliant sword cultivator from Nine Regions who, after landing on the Western Continent, turned into a Western Continent’s great sword saint that killed people everywhere, completely ignoring the differences in law. Similarly, there was also a mage from Western Continent who left for Nine Regions and later comprehended the immortal path.
1056
1057However, these were just rumors recorded in the history book, so the authenticity was very much in suspect. In fact, many powerful individuals have died in the foreign land, but none were able to comprehend the law and successfully transform their cultivation or profession, only a few with low cultivation base get it. The higher the cultivation base, the more difficult it was to transform to high order professions; despite the distance to the legendary level was still extremely far away, it was still very difficult to transform.
1058
1059But now, just before Aka’s eyes, this profession from Nine Regions, in just a few moments, actually comprehended the law and achieved cultivation transformation? Was this a miracle?
1060
1061In fact, it wasn’t so much that Wang Lu actually comprehended the law in just a few moments and broke the wall of law. It was just that, he had gradually made contact with the law of Western Continent while he was crossing the Endless Sea. When he went ashore, he continued to take the opportunity to cultivate, trying to look for the principle of the law of the Western Continent, and combined it with his Non-Phase Method. One of the most important characteristics of Non-Phase Method was its adaptability. Before long, Non-Phase Method began to make a bond with the law of the Western Continent. When the bloodstained scroll fell upon them, fully suppressing him with the law of Western Continent, it became his opportunity for a breakthrough.
1062
1063At this time, the magician Aka was also pondering about the broken sword world and concluded that it was not at all identical with their labyrinth technique, and the difficulty to break it was significantly higher. However, since the opposite party didn’t immediately make the move to kill them, it meant that there was still room for mediation. Thus, he might as well try to delay while at the same time launch his magic spell to try to crack this broken sword world.
1064
1065If this was made using the eastern spell means, then he couldn’t help but be powerless. But, if this was a Western Continent local magic art… perhaps, he might still have a chance to survive!
1066
1067Therefore, he immediately opened his mouth to try to delay the time. However, just as the words reached the tip of his tongue, a piece of coldness crept into his back. A sword has actually pierced through his chest.
1068
1069It was as if the shield that was provided to him by the priest didn’t exist at all!
1070
1071Feeling that his life was rapidly slipping away from him, the magician tried as hard as he could to turn his head and saw a cherubic smile. Unbeknownst to him, an elegant and stunning girl had appeared behind him. Her right hand was slowly pulling back an ancient sword from the Nine Regions. The sword actually wasn’t stained by the blood in the slightest.
1072
1073"Beware of your back."
1074
1075Chapter 286: Fight for You, My Queen
1076
1077
1078
1079"How about it?"
1080
1081After withdrawing his original magical ability, Wang Lu completely ignored the magician and the priest who crashed to the ground from mid-air, but just smiled and talked to Aya beside him.
1082
1083Aya said, "Very powerful, you always give me a pleasant surprise."
1084
1085For Aya, the demise of this team of adventurers was not surprising. Even though their bloodstained scroll was a novel thing and their power was really astonishing under its effect, however, if Wang Lu couldn’t handle such a crisis, he would not be Wang Lu that she was familiar with.
1086
1087However, even so, Aya didn’t think that Wang Lu and the others would use the most direct method to solve the problem: Universal law, cultivation transformation!
1088
1089The prowess of demon wolf Fenrir was not a surprise, after all, it was indigenous to Western Continent. It was just that, for some unknown reasons, it came to Nine Regions. And because it has been there for quite a long time, it could be regarded as having two homes. Bai Shixuan herself has an origin as a mountain spirit, thus she has a deep perception of the mountains and the earth. Moreover, immortal beast could communicate with spirits and has a perception that was often stronger than the complex mind of humankind. However, Wang Lu and Liu Li actually managed to solidly come to realization of the law of the Western Continent and immediately apply it.
1090
1091Was cultivation transformation difficult? Not necessarily. Aya herself, with her legendary level profession, managed to complete the cultivation transformation in Nine Regions; from a Knight King to the path of Sword Cultivation of Nine Regions. Although she seldom has a fight during her time in Nine Regions, people of Spirit Sword Mountain was very clear, if she went all out, her strength would be equal to that of a supreme of Unity Stage—of course, while her spirit of the braved departed body was not yet whole, if she went all out, that would be tantamount to suicide.
1092
1093However, Aya spent a whole ten years to complete the cultivation transformation. Of course, this relatively long time was due to her high cultivation base. However, Wang Lu just needed a short few days (This included their time when they sailed near the Western Continent) to comprehend the law. It was indeed admirable.
1094
1095While she was emotionally moved, she suddenly felt that her spirit of the brave departed body solidified a bit, which startled her.
1096
1097Obviously, this was because her trust in Wang Lu has increased by several points. Her feeling about his claim to win every war strengthened, thus her soul of the brave departed body became more stable.
1098
1099Hm, if this goes on, maybe one day… But then she remembered about her vanquished country, which made her unable to see any hope.
1100
1101However, that was not the thing that she should dwell on right now, for the time being… let’s see where Wang Lu this kid is going first.
1102
1103Upon hearing Aya’s praise, Wang Lu smiled and placed his right-hand fist on his left chest. "It is all for you, my Queen."
1104
1105Aya was startled. Looking at the familiar courtesy, in a trance, she seemed to return to one hundred years ago. She stood inside her palace hall while being surrounded by ministers and courtiers, which was really dazzling. Her majestic and steel-like Knights of the Round Table smoothly went everywhere unhindered. Talented and handsome people gathered from all over the country and enthusiastically pledged eternal loyalty to their king.
1106
1107However, in just a moment, that scene was restrained by the woman’s iron will. Aya nodded and corrected him, "Your posture is correct, but strictly speaking, I am not a Queen."
1108
1109Not a Queen? Wang Lu was a bit in doubt. Before departure, he had issued a pledge to help Aya get back her country, so naturally, he needed to check the relevant information. The information in Nine Regions was limited, but Aya’s former name Knight King was indeed quite illustrious, so it was still somewhat written down in the related historical record of Western Continent. How could she not be a Queen? Could it be because...
1110
1111After thinking about it, Wang Lu tried to comfort her, "Don’t belittle yourself like that, although you’re just A Cup, you have a good looking face! So don’t refuse if other people call you Queen."
1112
1113"You…" Although Aya has always been known for her tolerance, humility, and other virtues, at this time, she suddenly felt that occasionally slaughtering people in the open was quite good.
1114
1115However, since this was related to her Kingdom’s reputation, she earnestly explained, "When I have still reigned over my Kingdom, I did not present myself as a woman. Except for a few people, most people didn’t even know that I am a female."
1116
1117This, was of course, to maintain the dignity of the sovereign king. If Aya has another profession, then it wouldn’t have mattered whether she was a female or not. But, with her delicate body, she actually took the path of the most fiercest knight. Perhaps in the folktale, a maiden knight might be a legend, but ultimately, it was not as good in terms of oppressive power compared to a male.
1118
1119However, as soon as she said it, Aya immediately realized that it would only worsen the situation. Sure enough, she immediately saw that Wang Lu looked at her with even more sympathy.
1120
1121"So, no one actually knew it? I can understand your pain, you have my deep sympathy."
1122
1123"Deep sympathy your ass!" Aya was so angry that she felt the knightly spirit that she had preserved for many years has been insulted. If this were a century ago, this would’ve ended in a duel.
1124
1125However, this time, it was too late for her to do anything, because when she was about to give Wang Lu her piece of mind, there came another group of uninvited guests.
1126
1127This time, it was a team of horse riders, knights clad in silvery armor, looking very menacing. Aya, whose strength has been unceasingly restored since she landed on the Western Continent, could not help but turn cold upon seeing the appearance of this group of knights.
1128
1129These people were quite good, each of them would soon be promoted to the high-order profession. If used the standard of Nine Regions, they were around Xudan Stage. Their outfits and steeds were extraordinary. If put on the battlefield, perhaps even tens of thousands of soldiers would be routed by them.
1130
1131Even in her Kingdom, which was widely known for producing an abundance of excellent knights, but if they were to square off against these personal guards of the Master of the Deep Earth City, she wouldn’t have the confidence that her knights would win.
1132
1133When Aya saw the two knights wearing beige robe who rode in the back of the others, she was even more certain of her own conjecture. Because that was the specialty of Deep Earth City, Deep Earth Guardian, with their whole body clad in heavy armor that could link with the ground to borrow the power of the earth. These two people’s strength was not inferior to the combined strength of the more than ten people ahead of them, and they ought to be the left and right hand man of the Master of the city.
1134
1135The mounts of the team of knights were divine. In just a short moment, they have already rushed in front of them. The knight at the front cast a glance at Wang Lu and the others, but when he saw the bloody battlefield next to the carriage, he couldn’t help but wrinkle his brows and snapped out.
1136
1137"What’s going on here, tell me the truth?"
1138
1139This bad attitude triggered a reaction from Wang Lu who sneered, "I, your father, have killed people, and it’s none of your business!"
1140
1141"Presumptuous!" one of the knights shouted and the others drew out their swords, preparing to deal with force.
1142
1143As the main guardian of the Master of the city, most of them have wealth of experience, thus, upon seeing the bloody scene, how could they not see the cause of the matter?
1144
1145As an important trade hub between east and west, Deep Earth City has received many cultivators from Nine Regions in recent months, and… the robbery and killing of Nine Regions people were not uncommon. It first originated from the nearby even larger port city of Permanent Summer and gradually spread to Deep Earth City. At the moment, it was clear that the bandits failed to kill their target and were killed instead.
1146
1147Looking from the situation at the scene, these Nine Regions cultivators were ambushed on the road—in fact, most of the recent killings were also out in the open. However, these people have a special means so that they didn’t repeat the mistake of others. On the contrary, it was the ambushers who were killed instead. Thus, it was reasonable to say that they were the victim here.
1148
1149However, at present, the team of knights really couldn’t muster up the feeling of sympathy for the victim. Their faces were gloomy, especially after hearing the response from Wang Lu. They glared at him, wishing that they could help the ambushers and capture these Nine Regions cultivators.
1150
1151When the situation was tense, from the rear of the team of knights, one of the Deep Earth guardians said, "We are the main guard of the Master of the Deep Earth City. We discovered signs of fierce battle outside the city, so we came here to investigate."
1152
1153Seeing that this Deep Earth Guardian has a friendly attitude, Wang Lu also put up a smiling face. "Oh, so it is your jurisdiction, I understand, you guys are actually really fast."
1154
1155That Deep Earth Guardian nodded. "For any big fights within a certain distance of Deep Earth City, we will be the first one to know. Especially for the situation like now."
1156
1157Wang Lu said, "Oh, I understand. You guys have worked hard then, Very well, goodbye."
1158
1159With that, he turned around, wanting to board the carriage.
1160
1161"Freeze, who told you to leave?"
1162
1163The silver-armored knight captain snapped. "You think you can just go like that after killing so many people?"
1164
1165Wang Lu turned around. "What? Are you going to avenge this gang of robbers? When did Deep Earth City start to collude with the robbers?"
1166
1167"Shut up! Even if you are a barbarian from a different continent, you ought to know that you should obey the law of the land. In accordance with the regulations, any occurrence of homicide, regardless whether you are the murderer or the victim, must be investigated by Deep Earth City!"
1168
1169"Oh, whoever it is must be investigated? What if it’s your dad?"
1170
1171"You!"
1172
1173Seeing that no one would want to budge even an inch, and at any time the fight could erupt, that Deep Earth Guardian hurriedly said, "The reason for this rule is to enable us to grasp more information, to better maintain the security in order to avoid more murders from happening. I hope we can obtain your understanding and cooperation."
1174
1175Seeing that Wang Lu and his team didn’t give any reaction, obviously unwilling to cooperate, that Deep Earth Guardian said, "Recently, the ambushes of Nine Regions cultivators by several adventurers has aroused the attention of many nearby city masters. And our Deep Earth City Master once said that if some people could help him solve this matter, he would give his utmost gratitude. He said that most the Nine Regions cultivators that traveled to Western Continent in recent months came here for a treasure. And the most famous place to look for treasures in Western Continent is Taobao City. In his younger years, the Master of Deep Earth City had once taken his chance in experiencing Taobao City. Thus, his experience and harvest will certainly give you help."
1176
1177Wang Lu was inwardly moved.
1178
1179In general sense, he, of course, didn’t care about receiving gratitude or thanks. As the successor disciple of one of the Five Uniques, what treasure that couldn’t he get? However, if it was about information regarding Taobao City… that might be worth paying attention to.
1180
1181"Very well, lead the way."
1182
1183That Deep Earth Guardian was immediately relieved. If they clashed with this group of Nine Regions cultivators, the outcome would be difficult to say, and the City Master would surely be furious.
1184
1185—
1186
1187When Wang Lu agreed to go back with the Deep Earth Knights for investigation, the others naturally didn’t object or say anything. The Knights’ Captain was still sullen, as if his father had been slain. Along the way, the Deep Earth Guardian explained to Wang Lu.
1188
1189"Please do not mind his attitude, sir. Sometimes ago, because the Nine Regions cultivators have been frequently ambushed, one of your powerful people lashed out at innocent people, massacring tens of thousands of civilian and military of Storm Wind City. As it happens, the captain’s family is in Storm Wind City, so towards your Nine Regions people, he inevitably…"
1190
1191Upon hearing this, Wang Lu was inwardly horrified, massacring civilians?
1192
1193Chapter 287: Holy Light Religion
1194
1195
1196
1197Massacring civilians?
1198
1199Wang Lu was inwardly horrified, but then he thought that the key to the group of immortal tombs was too precious for everyone that, although the elite sects have obviously screened their members who came to the Western Continent, among those second and third-rate sects, there were bound to be crooks among honest folks. Thus, the occurrence of low-quality events was only to be expected.
1200
1201After all, the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals couldn’t possibly maintain law and order in this foreign Western Continent. Moreover, this place also didn’t have the terror of calamity lightnings from the Ninth Heaven. Thus, killing and burning, the plight of the people and other important matters could be brushed aside. They completely were not affected by the cause and effect of the Nine Regions, no consequences for their actions at all.
1202
1203Could the Western Continent people also organize a group to go to Nine Regions for revenge?
1204
1205From the first contact between the eastern and western civilization, similar things have happened, it was just that a massacre of this level was really rare. Even if the Western Continent didn’t have the calamity lightnings, but after they returned to the Nine Regions, were they not afraid of the Demon Heart calamity? Or were there demon sect people that joined the fray?
1206
1207When he thought about it, Wang Lu couldn’t help but feel that this lowered the limit of where Nine Regions people could stoop to. Although his Spirit Sword Sect has never been an order maintainer in the Nine Regions, after encountering this kind of thing, Wang Lu couldn’t completely stand idly by. But, he needed to clarify things first.
1208
1209Tsk, massacre, this is something that is rarely seen in Nine Regions, yet this actually happens in Western Continent!
1210
1211"Therefore, please forgive him for his rudeness. After the Storm Wind City incident, the perception of the people in the nearby cities about the natives of Nine Regions are quite extreme. Thus, their aggressive attitude is really hard to avoid…"
1212
1213Although the initial exchange with the knights was unpleasant, along the way to Deep Earth City, the Deep Earth Guardian repeatedly apologized to Wang Lu, which made it really hard for him to get angry. Before long, the group returned to Deep Earth City and met the Master of Deep Earth City in a thick fort, Sir Haddock.
1214
1215Haddock was a standard official knight of the Western Continent. From the several wrinkles that have chiseled in that meticulous face, he looked about forty to fifty years old. Yet, his trim and neat beard, short hair, and sparkling eyes showed that he still had great energy.
1216
1217When he met them, he only wore casual clothing. In addition to the decorative sword on his waist, there was no armor or other equipment. Yet, Wang Lu still felt that his presence had brought him formidable pressure. This Master of Deep Earth City was at least a high order profession. Moreover, he was also quite strong in that high order profession category. He was even stronger than the whole main guardians combined.
1218
1219However, this was also the norm among the city-states on the Eastern part of the Western Continent. Most high order professions were inextricably linked with the common people. The Master of the city-state or even the ruler of a country was usually a high order or even legendary profession. This was very different from the separation of immortal cultivation world and mortal world in the Nine Regions. Thus, when he met Sir Haddock, Wang Lu was not surprised at his strength.
1220
1221But when this knight opened his mouth, Wang Lu was indeed startled.
1222
1223"Everyone, I already know what happened to you."
1224
1225These words were spoken in fluent Nine Regions language. In contrast, even Aya who lived in Nine Regions for decades, still has some accent when speaking.
1226
1227Seeing the surprised face of Wang Lu and the others, Sir Haddock patiently explained, "I found out that when dealing with your Nine Regions people, if I speak with some Nine Regions words, I always get unexpected concessions. Your emphasis on cultural identity is much higher than ours. Later on, it turned out that apart from being a knight, I was also gifted with innate talent in language."
1228
1229As a trade hub, the matter regarding trade between the two continents was of utmost important to Deep Earth City. Although Sir Haddock was a high order profession, he was also the Master of the City. Thus, he conscientiously studied the language of Nine Regions.
1230
1231After a moment of digressing, Sir Haddock said, "I believed that on your way here, my men have told you about the situation. In the recent months, solely on the Deep Earth City territory alone, there have been more than twenty Nine Regions cultivators that have been killed. In fact, only the few of you managed to survive. This situation has seriously affected the order within the Deep Earth City, but Deep Earth City alone is not enough to solve this problem. I will need more help. Of course, I will not let you do things for nothing."
1232
1233Sir Haddock went straight to the point, not wasting time for small talks.
1234
1235That being the case, Wang Lu also cut to the chase and said, "You are the Master of Deep Earth City, with power controlling a large amount of area, how could you not able to solve the security problem in your own territory?"
1236
1237Haddock said, "If this is only a matter within Deep Earth City territory, I naturally can solve it. But there’s a deeper power behind this. I am sure you can also guess that the bloodstained scroll is not something that ordinary people can make."
1238
1239Wang Lu replied, "Yes, it looks like some forces are trying to target our Nine Regions people. Sir, do you know something about this?"
1240
1241"The origins of the bloodstained scroll is mysterious, and there are not many conclusive clues… Half a month ago, my men infiltrated one of these bandit adventurer groups and met with a scroll merchant. A scroll that can suppress Nine Regions cultivators can be bought by mere five hundred magic coins. The price is incredibly cheap."
1242
1243For low order professions, five hundred magic coins per scroll were indeed expensive, but for high order professions, it was nothing. If by using the bloodstained scroll they successfully kill the Nine Regions people, the harvest would be ten to twenty times as much, so naturally, many would be attracted to this.
1244
1245However, Wang Lu had a hands-on experience with how overbearing the bloodstained scroll was. The means to use the Western Continent law to suppress the Nine Regions people were not something that five hundred magic coins could buy. At least in Nine Regions, with Wang Lu’s current cultivation base, he didn’t expect to be able to manipulate the world’s main path. Only the elders of Heavenly Sword Hall have this ability; they could manufacture a scroll, but it would cost more than a thousand spirit stones.
1246
1247Since five hundred magic coins are five hundred spirit stones, then the bloodstained scroll was basically sold at a loss.
1248
1249"They should not want to expose their existence," Wang Lu speculated, "so they use the scroll to attract the neutral adventurers to ambush the Nine Regions people while they just hide behind the scenes. But what are the benefits of doing so? Moreover, if the Nine Regions people are successfully killed, the loot would be owned by those adventurers, while they can’t even get their capital in selling the scrolls back."
1250
1251Haddock said, "At first, I was also confused. In general, there are only two kinds of people who are willing to do so. The first one is the extremists who hate everything about Nine Regions. But in recent years, these extremists are increasingly rare. Moreover, if they do things, they would not hide their accomplishments. Instead, they would want people to witness their deeds, so that more people know about their ideas. The other one is a certain evil god follower; they try to please their god through certain rituals. However, there are also many things that do not make sense with this. It wasn’t until ten days ago that I realized I was confused; I actually didn’t notice the more obvious clues."
1252
1253Wang Lu asked, "And that is?"
1254
1255With a wry smile, Sir Haddock took a report book from his desk. "This is the latest data of the trade between our people. Over the last few days, the trade has actually fallen over seventy percent! Apart from the situation in the Endless Sea, the biggest reason is the rapid deterioration of law and order in Deep Earth City. So many merchants and cultivators of Nine Regions are very uneasy. Although the storm on the Endless Sea has yet to subside, many people have decided to return to Nine Regions. Likewise, many people have also migrated to the inland area in the west, where there has never been a killing of Nine Regions people.
1256
1257Wang Lu froze for a moment, and then he said with a smile, "So innocent bystanders are also affected?"
1258
1259"In short, I suspect that this behind the scene people are trying to incite disharmony on the relationship between Nine Regions people and our Deep Earth City. In fact, this is not only happening in our Deep Earth City, almost all of our eastern City States have encountered a similar situation. Even if the incident did not happen within their territory, it happens near enough that the panic effect is still the same."
1260
1261Wang Lu asked, "That being the case, who can benefit from this? What are your eastern City States’ old enemies?"
1262
1263"Our eastern City States are generally dependent on trade, doing business to make friends. We generally are not trying to make enemies with other people. But… speaking of enemies, we indeed do have." Haddock pondered for a moment and then said, "Have you ever heard of Holy Light Religion?"
1264
1265Wang Lu thought for a moment. "Is it some kind of welfare organization that specializes in the study of the inside of women’s skirt?"
1266
1267Haddock gawked for a long time before helplessly explaining, "The Holy Light Religion is the largest religious organization on the Western Continent. Their power is mainly concentrated in the western part area. They believe in Holy Light. Generally speaking, they are an upright organization, however, in recent years, they have shown a very strong aggression, and they have no tolerance for mercy for the heretics. In order to expand their influence and power, they committed all sorts of crimes. Those who could be conquered by force are conquered in the name of holy war. If not, they would carry all sorts of means to destroy it from within. For example, this bloodstained scroll is very likely to be made by them. On the understanding and manipulation of the continent law, no one is better than Holy Light Religion. At the same time, they have also been trying to annex the Eastern Kingdom, they merely failed at doing so."
1268
1269"So that’s why. Since you have pinpointed the real culprit, why don’t you immediately unite the Eastern Kingdom and the various city-states, forming an allied army and roast those Holy Light believers on stakes and so on."
1270
1271Haddock said, "The power of the Holy Light Religion is too strong, we can’t spare our force except for defense. It is to court death if we take the initiative to attack. On the surface, solely on the legendary level alone, they have five of them, far above that of the Eastern Kingdom."
1272
1273"Five legendary level people? Tsk, tsk." Wang Lu repeatedly shook his head. If converted to Nine Regions term, legendary level was equal to supreme of peak Deity Stage, or even Unity Stage. A religious organization with five legendary level people, it was basically the Five Uniques of Union of Ten Thousand Immortals! To provoke such an opponent, wouldn’t that be looking for bad luck?
1274
1275"Incidentally," Sir Haddock continued, "Your destination, Taobao City, is one of the holy places of Holy Light Religion, with strict management and rule...Therefore, for all of you, clashing with Holy Light Religion is all but inevitable."
1276
1277What the! Aya never said this thing!
1278
1279Aya also frowned. "Is there such a thing? More than a century ago, Taobao City is still governed by the League of Nations, when did it become the holy place of Holy Light Religion?"
1280
1281Haddock replied, "Eighty years ago, the current pope received an oracle, saying that Taobao City is the Holy Place of Holy Light Religion and then dispatched a group of Holy Light Knights to attack and take over Taobao City."
1282
1283"…"
1284
1285Chapter 288: I Am Going to Become Golden Kingsman
1286
1287
1288
1289According to the Master of Deep Earth City, Sir Haddock, Holy Light Religion has become an obstacle that could not be circumvented by Wang Lu and his team.
1290
1291In addition to the bloodstained scroll incident, they have also occupied Taobao City, posing as its Master. In recent decades, it was actually only after Holy Light Religion managed to occupy Taobao City did they become the most powerful organization in the whole continent. Prior to that, their influence was restricted only in one country.
1292
1293"There is no doubt they have received great benefits in Taobao City. Rumor has it that someone in Holy Light Religion has been recognized by Golden King’s Treasure House as something akin to an administrator. Although it could not arbitrarily call out treasures at will, the jurisdiction is still very alarming."
1294
1295Wang Lu asked, "Did the other forces just let them occupy Taobao City like that?"
1296
1297Haddock lightly said, "They certainly not, but each of them has been beaten back so they could do nothing."
1298
1299Although what Sir Haddock said seemed to be an understatement, Wang Lu could imagine how bloody the battles were. Certainly, Holy Light Religion has sacrificed so much to occupy Taobao City, so of course, they would never let that place go.
1300
1301However, Wang Lu’s purpose was not to occupy Golden King’s Treasure House—obtaining the key alone was enough for him. Thus, he didn’t need to have a life and death struggle against Holy Light Religion. The only issue was, would Holy Light Religion allow Wang Lu and the others to take away the immortal treasure level key from the Golden King’s Treasure House that they considered as exclusive property?
1302
1303In view of the present situation, it was clear that Holy Light Religion simply wanted to get rid of the Nine Regions cultivators as quick as possible.
1304
1305"Holy Light Religion does not deliberately target Nine Regions. But, in their opinion, the people of Nine Regions are undoubtedly heathens and infidels. And for Holy Light Religion, putting infidels on stakes as sacrifices are perfectly justified. They call it purification."
1306
1307Wang Lu sneeringly said, "Is that the kind of purification of ‘big fish eat small fish while small fish eat small shrimp’?"
1308
1309Sir Haddock said, "In the teaching of Holy Light Religion, the world is filthy and filled with sin, and can only be saved if one is converted to Holy Light. As for the way of conversion, kneeling down and bowing politely is one way, being burned at a stake is also a way… In any case, to achieve your goal, you will inevitably have to deal with the Holy Light Religion." After a pause, that middle-aged-looking Knight also said, "Of course, the strength of your several people is not enough to face off against such a colossus like the Holy Light Religion, but your sect certainly can."
1310
1311Wang Lu was curious. "Do you know my sect?"
1312
1313Sir Haddock explained, "I certainly don’t know, but at least I know that for a Nine Regions cultivator as young as you who, in Western Continent term, haven’t crossed the threshold of high order profession yet can understand the universal law and achieve cultivation transformation, your background is definitely not ordinary."
1314
1315Wang Lu smiled, thinking that Sir Haddock was indeed worthy to be the Master of the city. Although he came from the Knight profession, he relied more on the mind rather than the physical strength of the body.
1316
1317"Sir, do you want to use the strength of my sect to confront the Holy Light Religion?"
1318
1319Haddock said, "I definitely don’t want to gain something without risking anything of my own, but rather making the best of a new opportunity. The Holy Light Religion is our common enemy, so of course, collaboration to defeat the enemy is better. Your sect definitely has formidable strength in Nine Regions, but here, you lack the local support. And although we have all kinds of favorable conditions here in Western Continent, our strength is not powerful enough. This means that we can make up for each other’s flaws, so why not cooperate? Of course, I know that this matter might not be decided by you, but I hope you can pass on my sincerity… Not only me and Deep Earth City, but this is also the common will of the more than thirty City-States in the Eastern Kingdom."
1320
1321Wang Lu nodded, acknowledging that Haddock’s argument was indeed very persuasive.
1322
1323The support of local forces in Western Continent was undoubtedly very useful. However, if the price of this were to offend the Holy Light Religions who has astonishing power, it would be too big. Moreover, Wang Lu was very clear that Spirit Sword Sect, or even the Five Uniques did not have the interest in investing a lot of energy in the Western Continent.
1324
1325After all, this was not Nine Regions, and did not have the world’s main path of the Nine Regions. This could be a very great place for experiential learning, but this was not home, and never will be. Therefore, they just needed to put on the cool eye of a bystander towards all kinds of dispute in Western Continent. There was no need at all to be somebody else’s powerful cat’s-paw.
1326
1327Haddock’s idea was good, but he was seeing things through rose-tinted glasses.
1328
1329Nevertheless, the idea of joining forces was not wrong.
1330
1331"It would be very difficult to persuade the sect. But, is there a need for the sect elders to be involved in little things like this?"
1332
1333Seeing that Sir Haddock slightly wrinkled his brows, Wang Lu smiled and then explained, "Taobao City has now become one of the important foundations of Holy Light Religion. But, the sovereignty over Taobao City, on the one hand, enabled them to dominate the others, while on the other hand, approved by the Golden King’s Treasure House. However, the latter is not without the possibility of wavering."
1334
1335Sir Haddock’s brows furrowed even tighter. "I’m sorry, I don’t understand what you mean."
1336
1337"In short, I am going to make Golden King’s Treasure House no longer acknowledge them. The inheritance left by Golden King has its own rules, thus, for Holy Light Religion to become its administrator, they must have pleased the Treasure House. Hence, as long as I can do better than them, wouldn’t I have the opportunity to win the position of the administrator? It is rumored that the thing that Golden King like to do the most is to let his warriors compete for reward; he is a kind of king that extremely encourages competition. This means that the Holy Light Religion administrator position is not hereditary."
1338
1339Haddock repeatedly nodded. "Yes, that is indeed the truth. But to take the administrator position is easier said than done. Before Holy Light Religion, for years, no one can unify Taobao City and gain the recognition from Golden King’s Treasure House…"
1340
1341Wang Lu lightly interrupted, "That’s because I’m not here yet."
1342
1343—
1344
1345After the third day, Wang Lu and his team embarked from Deep Earth City. During this period, Sir Haddock, the Master of Deep Earth City, accepted Wang Lu’s proposal and cooperated with the implementation of Wang Lu’s special operation.
1346
1347Sneak into Taobao City and subvert the authority of Holy Light Religion of the holy place.
1348
1349Describing the battle plan in a single sentence was almost a joke. But, Wang Lu was very insistent, to the point of being stubborn. Moreover, Sir Haddock also didn’t want to offend a young genius from Nine Regions. Not to mention that during these three days, Wang Lu has also demonstrated his prowess.
1350
1351Perhaps on the point of view of level, he hovered on the level just before Jindan, which was the threshold before becoming high order profession. And before Jindan, he has yet to congeal the world’s main path of Nine Regions into his body, thus the power that he could display in Western Continent was after all limited. For the cultivation transformation itself, the conversion rate was also not one hundred percent.
1352
1353But even so, he was still strong. Even when Sir Haddock personally made his move to test him out, he was still helpless to do anything to Wang Lu.
1354
1355As the Master of Deep Earth City, Sir Haddock was also a first-rate powerhouse among the thirty-six City-States of the Eastern Kingdom. Although he was still far from the level of legend, a common high order profession would not stand three or four moves from him. With his formidable physical strength of heavenly knight, a single sword swing would have a sword momentum powerful enough to destroy a city. Whether it was a magician’s strange spell, spirit master’s precious beast, or the elemental power of a shaman… all were cut through by his sword swing.
1356
1357Using the standard of Nine Regions, he would be an expert of Yuanying Stage, more precisely, middle-level Yuanying.
1358
1359However, even such a master was helpless when Wang Lu launched his original magical ability. Although not defeated, he also could do anything to Wang Lu. Wang Lu’s attack and defense were inherently intertwined. And although his past training made him more inclined towards defense, he was actually able to continuously weaken and disrupt the opponent by means of the power of broken swords, rendering Sir Haddock, with his absolute power, incapable of making his move. Once, Sir Haddock managed to make a direct clash, only to discover that his Great Earth Sword, that he most proud of, was unable to disintegrate Wang Lu’s three feet sword defense. Instead, the rebound shock made his arm tingle with numbness...
1360
1361The single fight resulted in a draw, but when Wang Lu teamed up with another of his teammates, whether it was with Liu Li, Bai Shixuan, or Quan Zouhua… they quickly gained an overwhelming advantage, causing Sir Haddock to throw in the towel...
1362
1363In fact, in theory, if Sir Haddock’s fighting ability was ten, then in his peak, Wang Lu would be eight or nine, while the others were not stronger than Wang Lu. If two people cooperated, at most, they would barely be able to suppress Haddock. After all, fighting power was not a simple addition.
1364
1365In the actual combat, that overwhelming advantage naturally came from Wang Lu, the conductor who grasped the flow and intricacy of the fight.
1366
1367With that in mind, Sir Haddock finally approved his plan.
1368
1369"Individual fighting ability is fundamental, but not the key to victory. I am a professional adventurer, passing through layers upon layers of dangerous obstacles, and using limited strength is my genuinely unique skill."
1370
1371After acknowledging Wang Lu’s ability, Sir Haddock sent one of his deputies, Cliff, to travel together with Wang Lu.
1372
1373He was a diminutive nightwalker—a high order profession in thief profession, who has accompanied Sir Haddock for many years, and once even explored the Golden King’s Treasure House together and assisted him in obtaining a crucial treasure, so that Haddock would later establish City State on the east coast and become the master of millions.
1374
1375In terms of experience in the exploration of the Treasure House, he was almost equal to Sir Haddock. Sending him to be with Wang Lu showed how important Wang Lu was to Sir Haddock. At the same time, he also let them use a carriage marked with Deep Earth City symbol.
1376
1377With the backing of the Master of Deep Earth City, no longer they encountered any trouble on the road. Not only the prestige of the Master of Deep Earth City was enough to deter the small-time bandits, everyone knew that intercepting foreigners from Nine Regions was one thing, but provoking the people of the Eastern City States was another matter entirely.
1378
1379Half a month later, the carriage of the Master of Deep Earth City, carrying Wang Lu and his team, has crossed the Eastern City States, west into the central region of the Continent, and arrived outside Taobao City.
1380
1381Taobao City was the paradise for the Western Continent’s adventurers. The ruin of the Golden King’s Treasure House was at its center, which, after thousands of years, has formed a huge City-State, with countless large and small towns and villages in its surrounding area. But all of these existed to serve the towering and imposing city at the center—Taobao City.
1382
1383It was a city that was far more magnificent than imagined. In contrast, the Deep Earth City, which was the result of decades of hard work of Sir Haddock and has occupied the position of one of the trade hubs between continents, was incomparably small. The city population was probably around several millions! Previously, Taobao City has no single ruler. It was governed separately by several countries, which made it seem scattered and in disorder. Now, after being ruled by Holy Light Religion, it actually gave off an astonishing amount of pressure.
1384
1385Standing before the city gate, Wang Lu seemed to see the endless sea of holy light...
1386
1387And standing above that sea of holy light was the even higher Golden King's Treasure House.
1388
1389In his ear, it was as if he heard the laughter of this ancient king.
1390
1391"Bastards, want my treasures? Then come and get it, I have put all my treasures in the King’s Treasure House!"
1392
1393Chapter 289: Keep Me, Feed Me, Please Me
1394
1395
1396
1397As the Deep Earth City Master’s carriage rushed outside Taobao City, Cliff began to earnestly brief Wang Lu about Taobao City.
1398
1399"The core of Taobao City is the Treasure House of the Golden King. Within city walls, all of the city’s facilities are built around treasure house’s treasure exploration and manufacturing. The city itself is built so huge and magnificently because the entrance to the treasure house is not just one, but nearly infinite. Moreover, they are scattered over hundreds of miles of the surrounding area, and without a trace. At first, people would even find the entrance to the treasure house in a boulder or an ancient tree. Then, gradually, people began to mark and organize these entrances. And then, in order to unify the management, they had this city."
1400
1401Wang Lu asked, "The entrances are scattered? Would they lead to the same place?"
1402
1403"No, they are not. The inner structure of the King’s Treasure House is very mysterious, which divide into many large and small independent space. Each entrance corresponds to a space, but the correspondence relation is not fixed. Even in the same entrance, if entered at different times, might lead to different spaces. However, according to today’s knowledge of the treasure room, the traces exist, and the treasure house’s space is not unlimited, the number should be in the millions. Lastly, the corresponding relation between the entrance and the treasure house’s space is not completely random. In general, the millions of treasure house’s space can be divided into nine layers. The hidden treasures on each level and the test difficulty is roughly equal, and would progress the higher the level. The entrance in Taobao City thus can only lead to a fixed level of the treasure house’s space."
1404
1405Wang Lu nodded, expressing his understanding. "The same entrance, even if leads to different space, but the level is fixed."
1406
1407Cliff said, "In the first and second level of the nine level of the King’s Treasure house, there’s only ordinary silver and gold jewelry, but progressively, in the third and fourth level, precious treasures would appear, which is enough for the average adventurers. From the fifth level and up, however, the treasures would be even more extraordinary that high order profession would be moved. My master, Sir Haddock, got the Deep Earth Seal exactly on the sixth level, which he used to establish his own City State."
1408
1409Wang Lu gently sighed. Deep Earth Seal? Used by Haddock to establish a City State? In accordance with the strength of that knight, it was probably a middle-rank spiritual treasure. When they exchanged moves in Deep Earth City, Wang Lu didn’t see him use it. Obviously, this was a life and death kind of treasure, so he would not let people easily see it. However, if spiritual treasures were in the sixth level, then what would be in the seventh, eighth, and ninth floor?
1410
1411Golden King was indeed worthy to be the most ancient King in the Western Continent. Not only he ruled his country for as long as thousands of years, but he also left behind innumerable epics and legends. Until his life was exhausted and kingdom fell apart, his influence still was passed on forever.
1412
1413Although both were Kings, and in the past, Aya was also illustriously known as the Knight King, moreover, her strength has also reached the legendary level, but compared to Golden King, even the prideful Aya acknowledged her inferiority.
1414
1415However, no matter how magical the legend of Golden King was, no matter how illustrious his Treasure House was… after all, they all happened several thousand years in the past. The group of immortal tombs was supposed to be built around sixteen thousand years ago, as a matter of fact, the time difference was off, but… Wang Lu had a strong hunch that the key of that group of immortal tombs was here.
1416
1417In his days, the power and prestige of Golden King shocked the world, with great ambition and grandiose plan. Was it possible that he never set his sight across the Endless Sea, never increased his experience by going to Nine Regions… was it possible?
1418
1419For the time being, the links between the two were still unknown. However, as long as he went deep into the Treasure House, Wang Lu believed that he certainly could find the answer.
1420
1421And according to his strategy ability… he ought to start from the sixth level.
1422
1423Cliff knitted his brows and said, "I’m afraid you can’t. Right now level three and up entrances are largely under the control of Holy Light Religion. To enter the King’s Treasure House, you must register your name to them first. But if you want to enter the fifth level or above, you must have the approval of the local Holy Light Bishop here. In our history, it is basically impossible to pass the approval process, you can’t even pass the registering process. Above the seventh level is not even open to the outsiders."
1424
1425"And then?"
1426
1427Cliff said, "No ruler can perfectly control every corner of his territory. Although Taobao City is the Holy Place of Holy Light Religion, because the city is so huge, there will always be corners that are beyond their reach. Although level three and up entrances are within their control, the first and second level entrances are too scattered to manage. These entrances are now mostly under the control of the Brotherhood."
1428
1429"Brotherhood?"
1430
1431Cliff explained, "The ruler of the underground world."
1432
1433"Oh? There is actually an underground world in a Holy Place of Holy Light Religion?"
1434
1435Cliff faintly smiled. "No matter how bright the sunlight, it can not penetrate the ground. Somewhere someplace, there would always be light and shadow."
1436
1437Wang Lu said, "You are a Nightwalker, so you should have a connection with this Brotherhood."
1438
1439Cliff said, "Yes. That’s why master sent me here. I can contact the Brotherhood to help you qualify for admission. But, my connection ends here, the Brotherhood is not going to offend the Holy Light Religion for you. Simply speaking, do not trust them."
1440
1441Wang Lu nodded while inwardly saying I actually don’t trust you.
1442
1443"The Brotherhood only controls the first and second level entrances to the Treasure House, but the space in the Treasure House is not entirely isolated. If you achieve an amazing result in a trial on a certain space on a level, you can enter the next level. Theoretically, if you can continue to pass test after test, you can continuously advance from the first level to the ninth level in one go… Certainly, it’s difficult to do this from the low level. As far as I know, crossing through levels like this can only take you to, at most, sixth level, and the treasure that you want is at least at the seventh layer. However, since master said that you are a professional adventurer, you should not care about this difficulty, right?"
1444
1445Wang Lu lightly nodded. "Of course I don’t care. Crossing through level after level until all is clear… a professional adventure very much like this kind of winning in a row kind of game."
1446
1447"Good. Since you are that confident, I’ll take you to the Brotherhood."
1448
1449—
1450
1451After entering Taobao City, the carriage passed through the city in low key. They even hid the symbol of Deep Earth City. The city was filled with patrolling Holy Light Knights and Holy Light Priests, and the symbol of Deep Earth City would only cause them trouble.
1452
1453Under the guidance of Cliff, they came to a shabby tavern. Taobao City attracted treasure hunters and adventurers from all over the continent, thus, taverns, bathhouses, and other services thrived in this city. However, this tavern was dilapidated and deserted, which seemed out of place.
1454
1455Wang Lu and his teammates went into the tavern with Cliff. Inside, in addition to the scruffy bartender behind the bar, there were only two or three bored brawnies on the scene. When they saw Wang Lu and the others came in, they didn’t even lift their eyelids.
1456
1457Cliff quietly made hand gestures in front of his chest and said in a whisper, "Let the shadow shelter us."
1458
1459That bartender suddenly turned serious. "Night traveler from the East? What are you doing here?"
1460
1461"We want to enter the King’s Treasure House, second level."
1462
1463The bartender looked at his companion and saw the Eastern faces of Wang Lu and the others. Inwardly, he understood, but he didn’t say many words. He just nodded. "Sure. Do you know the rules?"
1464
1465Cliff said, "Of course. There’s no free lunch in this world after all."
1466
1467Obviously, to enter the King’s Treasure House through entrances controlled by the Brotherhood, they needed to negotiate the entrance fee first.
1468
1469The bartender asked again, "Buyout or split?"
1470
1471Cliff turned back and waited for Wang Lu’s decision.
1472
1473"Wait. Buyout or split? What does that mean?"
1474
1475Cliff explained, "Split means the Brotherhood must receive a proportional commission to any harvest in a range of twenty to fifty percent. While another one is Buyout, which there are two kinds. One is a one-time payment of entrance fee. After paying it, you will not have anything to do with the Brotherhood anymore. The other one is time billing. You will be charged according to the time you used in the Treasure House; it has no relation to any treasure that you obtain. Generally speaking, if you are confident with your own strength, you may want to consider Buyout. But if you want safety, Split is more secure."
1476
1477"... Very well, the service charge is quite user-friendly. But what if people die there?"
1478
1479The bartender gloomily smiled. "We don’t accept dead people’s money."
1480
1481In other words, if the adventurer were to die inside the treasure house, the Brotherhood would have no harvest at all. But since they also didn’t spend any capital, they lose nothing.
1482
1483"In your case, if it’s split, we will charge you forty percent."
1484
1485Cliff exclaimed, "That’s so high!"
1486
1487"A group of Eastern cultivators want to treasure hunt in Taobao City can only go through us, Brotherhood. We have no reason to be unreasonable. If not for the sake of the Nightwalker, we would charge you fifty percent instead."
1488
1489The bartender continued, "If it’s buyout, we will charge you with magic coin, two hundred an hour, or one thousand for the whole night."
1490
1491Wang Lu was surprised. "Wait a minute. This charging logic is very weird!"
1492
1493"Sorry, it’s the one-time payment… not the whole night… Forgive me, I’ve been on duty on the bathhouse for the last few months." The bartender patted his bald head. "In short, that’s the price. Which one do you want to choose?"
1494
1495"Of course it’s for the whole night… ah, wrong, it’s the one-time payment!"
1496
1497"Heh, one-time payment? It seems like you want to pass those tests in a row? Well, good luck Easterners."
1498
1499The smile of the bartender seemed to harbor evil intention. This was actually the most effective way to choose the price of the Brotherhood. Two hundred an hour and one thousand for a one-time payment. Which meant that one has to stay inside the Treasure House for five hours to be cost-effective. However, the tests on the first and second level were not that complex. In general, one only needed one or two hours to pass it. If one chose the one-time payment, one ought to have the confidence to obtain extremely excellent evaluation on the first and second level, so that the Treasure House would open to even higher levels and so on.
1500
1501However, according to the Brotherhood’s years of experience, the possibility to obtain an even higher level pass… heh, tonight, they really won big time!
1502
1503——
1504
1505Before long, lead by Brotherhood people, the team saw the entrance to the Treasure House in the underground wine cellar below the tavern, which was a giant wooden barrel. Once the lid was opened, what they saw was a void—a deep vortex that slowly rotated.
1506
1507Behind this vortex was a narrow and deep corridor, walled on both sides by neat stonewalls. A torch was illuminated at the front, but after that, it was only darkness.
1508
1509Seeing this scene, Cliff said, "‘Meeting an enemy on a narrow path’ test? Your luck is indeed good."
1510
1511"Meeting an enemy on a narrow path?"
1512
1513Cliff explained, "At the end of this corridor, there would be a gold defender. The strength is approximately equivalent to a newly entered high order profession. As long as you can defeat the defender, you will pass the test and smoothly continue to the next level. This belongs to the relatively straightforward treasure house space. It is very suitable for a treasure seeker with formidable fighting power like you."
1514
1515"Is it really that simple?"
1516
1517"The first two levels of test are merely small fry level, so of course, it’s simple. The genuinely complex space will start at the fourth level."
1518
1519The group was walking down the corridor while Cliff gave his explanation. As soon as Cliff’s voice fell, they saw a glittering figure appear in front of them. It was a tall and sturdy, hill-like giant dressed in heavy golden armor and armed with two huge battle axes. The imposing manner was astonishing.
1520
1521It was indeed as Cliff said, a high order profession, one that could break any powerful army. However, in Wang Lu and other people’s eyes, it was but an oversized wooden stake.
1522
1523After all, this was just the second level, so there should be no difficulty at all.
1524
1525However, just as Wang Lu and his team were ready to make their move, from the end of the corridor suddenly came an arrogant laughter.
1526
1527"Hahaha, are these the bastards who overestimate themselves in charging through my treasure house?"
1528
1529Sh*t! What the hell is that?
1530
1531Cliff somewhat nervously said, "This is the illusion of the Golden King. It is everywhere in the treasure house, but not often encountered. However, every encounter means that something unexpected will happen. Sometimes, the adventurer could fall into a disaster, sometimes, there would be additional requirements in treasure hunting, and sometimes, it’s a straightforward reward; disaster and happiness is difficult to predict. But in short, we must comply with his will, because this is his treasure house!"
1532
1533Wang Lu said, "Simply speaking, this is the publisher’s random event?"
1534
1535Upon saying this, the golden guardian at the end of the corridor uttered a roar. Red mist suddenly appeared all over his body. His strength has actually soared a notch!
1536
1537"Oh, the monster is going berserk? Does this mean falling into a disaster? What an unfriendly publisher."
1538
1539The next moment, Golden King’s laughter reverberated inside the corridor. "Bastards, do your best to please me!"
1540
1541Bastards?
1542
1543Wang Lu frowned and touched his chin. "Want me to please you?" He then lifted his head, took a step forward, and launched his original magical ability—the broken sword world, which has already been adapted to the condition of the Western Continent, was expanded to accommodate the entire passage.
1544
1545Upon looking at the scarlet world around him, the golden guardian who guarded this passage was somewhat puzzled. He was just the second lowest level guard in Golden King’s Treasure House, so even if his power was stimulated by the will of the Golden King, he still has insufficient wisdom to understand this change. If it were a guard from the higher level of treasure house, he would never allow himself be pulled into this restrictive realm.
1546
1547This golden guardian, however, instinctively felt that the young man in front of him possessed an enormous threat, thus needed to be taken out with all his power. He held his two giant battle axes crisscrossed in front of his chest because he felt the young man before him was good at defense but bad at offense.
1548
1549The next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his back. The heavy armor was pierced through by a sharp object, and a piece of white sword has come out through his chest.
1550
1551"Watch your back."
1552
1553At the last moment right before he fell into an endless darkness, he heard the innocent voice of a pure maiden.
1554
1555Cliff who watched the entire scene from the side was surprised and at a loss for words. "T-That’s it?"
1556
1557In his view, this golden defender was not weak, especially after he was stimulated by the will of the Golden King, making him more powerful. Although this was still the second level, his strength was comparable to the guardian on the third or fourth level. He expected they would struggle for a bit, or even the adventure might end here, but he never expected...
1558
1559Thinking of the figure of Liu Li who mysteriously appeared and disappeared, as a Nightwalker, he was a bit terrified.
1560
1561However, dispatching the golden defender did not mean that it was the end. Since the Golden King’s illusion has appeared, they must heed the instructions of Golden King on what to do next.
1562
1563However, after waiting for a long time, even after the golden guardian has already turned into a handful of fine sand, his shining armor and flesh all decayed, Golden King’s voice didn’t resound, and the end of the channel was still closed. Whether they have to leave or go to the next level remained a mystery.
1564
1565"What’s going on here?" Wang Lu asked impatiently.
1566
1567Cliff wryly smiled and shook his head. The Golden King’s illusion was really rare. He and Sir Haddock had once tried their luck in Taobao City for hundreds of times, yet only met that illusion one time. That was on the sixth level where his master Sir Haddock obtained the Golden King’s appreciation and thus rewarded with a Deep Earth Seal; only then Deep Earth City could be established… However, the whole process was inexplicable to him. His understanding of Golden King’s illusion also only came from the exchanges with the other adventurers.
1568
1569He really could not help them in explaining this situation.
1570
1571After thinking about it, Cliff speculated. "Just now, Golden King wants us to please him… perhaps he is not satisfied with our performance?"
1572
1573Wang Lu angrily said, "He’s not satisfied with that one shot kill? Does he want us to strip that guardian naked and humiliate his body?"
1574
1575Cliff was surprised. "How could you say such blasphemous words here!?"
1576
1577Wang Lu peevishly said, "So does it mean he looks down on ‘one shot kill’ move? What’s wrong with being quick?"
1578
1579"I think…"
1580
1581"He isn’t satisfied with this, he isn’t satisfied with that, why is he so much hard to please? Wouldn’t looking to be pleased means looking for a good time?" With that, Wang Lu fiercely yelled, "Little girl, make this uncle happy!"
1582
1583Just as Cliff’s eyes were about to pop out after being scared to death by Wang Lu, Golden King’s voice surged up once more.
1584
1585"Hahahaha! What an interesting little bastard. Come on then, go to the deeper part of the treasure house, let me see what you will get! If you can make me satisfied, I will spare you for being impudent!"
1586
1587With that, the sand that was originally the golden guardian gradually condensed into a giant gold brick—the reward for passing the test, as well as a shiny gold key. At the same time, a door appeared at the other end of the corridor.
1588
1589The door to the third level of treasure house.