Chapter 188

"Senior, what is this?"

"While checking the items dropped by the three members of the Wang family, Lu Xun discovered a black token."

"The back of the token bears some mysterious patterns, while the front has the character 'Saint'."

"The token looks fairly normal, but for some reason Lu Xun always feels it's somewhat abnormal."

"'Saint... this is the Saint Demon Token!'"

"Murong Zhan recognized the token and said in a solemn voice."

"'Saint Demon Token? Demon Sect!!!?'"

"Lu Xun reacted."

"In the decades before the High Martial Era descended, Lan Xing was once in great chaos, with countries even losing control to some extent."

"During that era, Lan Xing underwent massive changes, comparable to an apocalypse for ordinary people."

"Furthermore, with the emergence of supernatural powers, many powerful cultivators inevitably grew arrogant, treating human lives as worthless."

"The harsh environment and the threat of survival crisis also led many to enhance their strength through evil means."

"Under such circumstances, many demon cultivators and evil cultivators naturally arose."

"Even in the West, black magic once flourished."

"These demon cultivators even once established some demonic forces, which is the Demon Sect."

"But as order on Lan Xing gradually recovered, the various nations gradually gained control and launched a war against demon cultivators."

"This war lasted for a considerable time."

"At first, demon cultivators even held the advantage."

"Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao does not tolerate demon cultivators; the fifth and sixth realm heavenly tribulations eliminated many demon cultivators."

"As more and more orthodox cultivators broke through the fifth and sixth realms, the balance of war began to tilt."

"Demon cultivators were largely wiped out."

"The surviving demon cultivators changed their appearance and went into hiding."

"They knew there was no future for them on Lan Xing, so when they reached an Ancient Road Node on Lan Xing, they often chose to massacre a small nation before seeking refuge with the demon race."

"In recent years, demon cultivators have become increasingly rare, and their activities are hardly seen."

"But this does not mean they do not exist,"

"Demon cultivators still exist."

"The threat posed by these guys is no less than that of alien beings."

"No matter how powerful alien beings are, they are ultimately different from humans."

"They, however, are different; they hide among humans and usually appear completely normal."

"Who knows when they might suddenly strike, turning an entire city's population into vengeful spirits."

"'Exactly, it's the Demon Sect; this Wang Feng is indeed colluding with demon cultivators.'"

"Murong Zhan now fully believes Murong Tian's words."

"'No wonder.'"

"The Wang family has been keeping an eye on Murong Wan, which makes sense."

"Previously, it was Wang Yuanjie, that scumbag, who was watching Murong Wan."

"Now, a demon cultivator has set its sights on Murong Wan, and Wang Feng likely made some kind of deal with that demon cultivator."

"Demon cultivators don't act themselves because tracking a person on an Ancient Road Node is not easy."

"The Wang family is colluding with Murong Tian, from whom they can obtain information."

"'Senior, what practical uses does the Saint Demon Token have? Can we use it to track demon cultivators?'"

"Lu Xun asked."

"'I don't know the specific uses either, but tracking probably won't work; demon cultivators wouldn't leave such a loophole. You can ask the great beings at Beidou University; they should know better.'"

"Murong Zhan said."

"Although he recognizes the Saint Demon Token, he doesn't know its specific uses."

"After all, he is not a member of the Demon Sect."

"Lu Xun put the Saint Demon Token away."

"The three members of the Wang family still carry a lot of stuff, with dozens of units of light and dark energy."

"Besides that, they also have some dark energy cards, adding up to several tens of units of dark energy."

"This Wang family is really wealthy."

"Ordinary fifth-realm families don't have as much money as they do."

"After all, the family members' cultivation also requires dark energy."

"In that light, their banditry is hardly insignificant."

"Lu Xun originally intended to give some of these things to Murong Zhan and the others, but Murong Zhan refused anything, so Lu Xun kept everything for himself."

"'Let's go.'"

"'Mm.'"

"Next, it's just a matter of returning."

"In the Spirit Realm, the passage back appears once a week, each appearance lasting only a short time; to get back, one must arrive in advance."

"Lu Xun's Heavenly Dao Talisman, however, is not limited by time or place; it can open a passage anywhere."

"Lu Xun led several people there."

"Along the way, they also encountered many attacks from stellar void alien species and a wave of alien beings."

Lu Xun naturally wouldn't be polite; he directly dealt with the foreign race.

"Someone."

After arriving, Lu Xun found other humans.

They hid well, likely fearing discovery by otherworldly beings.

In the Spirit Realm, there have been cases where otherworldly beings got the passage location and then ambushed people there.

Lu Xun and the others also hid themselves.

He wondered if the Wang family head who had escaped would come.

One day later, when the passage appeared, the Wang family head still did not show up.

This guy is very cautious; probably afraid Lu Xun would block him here, so he didn't dare appear.

"Let's go."

Seeing that, Lu Xun didn't linger; he and the others took out their passage permits.

Upon activation, several rays of rosy light shot out from the passage, enveloping everyone and bringing them into it.

"Lu Xun, go attend to your business; I'll handle the rest, and I'll safely send the in-laws back to Rong Cheng."

At the starting point of the Rainbow Bridge, on that huge platform, Qin Baoshan said.

Everyone has already returned here.

"Lu Xun, I entrust Wan'er to you; if anything comes up, just tell me, even if it means going through knives and fire, this old bone of mine will not shirk duty."

"Don't worry, senior; my aunt will follow me, not a single hair will be lost."

"Good, good, Wan'er, in the Spirit Realm you must listen to Lu Xun; don't be willful."

"Understood, Father."

After Murong Zhan gave Murong Wan many instructions, he and Qin Baoshan and his son boarded a flying vessel and left.

Lu Xun had originally offered to send them back to Rong Cheng, but they refused, fearing to delay his time.

The team went from six people to three.

Lu Xun gave Murong Wan a faint smile: "Let's go, aunt."

"Aunt, being with Lu Xun is quite fun."

Chu Youqing linked arms with Murong Wan.

Together, they resembled a pair of lovely sisters.

Lu Xun didn't rush to step onto the Rainbow Bridge again; instead, he walked toward the rear of the platform.

There were many buildings there.

Inside the buildings, many cultivators were active, including some who hadn't obtained passage permits, as well as numerous merchants.

After a week, some cultivators had already returned from various Spirit Realms.

The things they brought back, if they had no use for them, were often disposed of in these buildings, then they bought what they needed to strengthen themselves.

Here one can buy firsthand goods.

Items that end up on the surface of Lan Xing often have been marked up by those merchants, making their prices much higher than on Lan Xing itself.

Lu Xun wanted to see if he could find some alchemy ingredients.

"Indeed there are."

Upon searching, Lu Xun indeed found some needed alchemy ingredients.

Without a word, he bought them all outright.

Lan Xing has so many cultivators that even without the Heaven's Eye, the base number here means many good things are still found.

After purchasing the materials, Lu Xun went to another building.

This is a place for buying and selling information.

Inside, one can purchase detailed information that cultivators have uncovered in various Spirit Realms.

The earlier official overview was merely a brief introduction.

Specifically, what each Spirit Realm contains still requires cultivators to explore themselves.

Lu Xun, being wealthy and bold, directly bundled all the information together.

Information-type goods are special because once bought, they can be resold.

To prevent that, all information is uniformly purchased and sold by the authorities, priced low, high volume low margin.

Buyers must swear on their Dao heart not to conduct large-scale dissemination.

This ensures the sellers' interests.

In this building, the main activity is swearing on one's Dao heart; after the oath, one can trade various information on the official platform.

Lu Xun can also put up any information he has for sale.

There are also some extremely rare pieces of information, such as where unusually precious heavenly-earthly spiritual treasures can be found, but because it's too dangerous, the cultivators who discover them cannot obtain them.

Such information is usually sold to only one person, and at an extremely high price.

Besides this platform, there are also dedicated team-forming platforms and rescue platforms.

For example, if a cultivator cannot obtain a heavenly-earthly spiritual treasure, they can set a clear price and seek aid from a stronger cultivator, offering dark energy or a profit split.

All of this needs to be done on Lan Xing.

Because the Spirit Realms at the ancient road nodes have no signal.

"Are you Lu Xun?"

Lu Xun had just finished buying things when a figure descended from the sky and landed before him.

Lu Xun's gaze swept over the Beidou Hall emblem on the other's robe, and he asked: "Indeed, who are you?"

"I am Zhu Liguo, an attendant of the Beidou Hall; I've been waiting for you here for several days. This is the Heartstone Sword, containing a sword aura of Elder Fu; Elder Fu entrusted me to give it to you for self-defense."

Attendant Zhu handed over a stone.

Sword Heart Stone!

Inside there is also a strand of Fu Xue's sword qi.

Lu Xun took it over: 'Thank you.'

Are you Murong Wan?

After handing over the sword heart stone, Steward Zhu again looked toward Murong Wan.

I am.

Murong Wan said.

This sword heart stone was given to you by Elder Fu Yue; inside it also contains a strand of her sword qi, but sword heart stones of rank six and above are extremely rare, so this sword qi is only at the peak of the Six Realms.

Steward Zhu again handed over a sword heart stone.

Fu Yue also sent her a sword heart stone!

After thanking, Murong Wan took it over.

These are two Northern Dipper Tokens; if you encounter danger in the Spirit Realm, you can call for help through them, and as long as there are cultivators of the Northern Dipper Hall nearby, they will not stand idly by.

After handing over the sword heart stones, Steward Zhu again gave each of them a Northern Dipper Token.

"Senior, can you get in touch with Elder Fu Xue?"

Lu Xun received the Beidou Command and asked.

Going to a too-high-level Spirit Realm is not a good idea for Lu Xun to go alone.

Powerful astral alien species often guard the spiritual items beside them; even if Lu Xun finds them, he cannot get his hands on them.

If we could find Fu Xue to accompany us, there would be no problem.

Not possible now; that requires Elder Fu Xue to come back first.

Steward Zhu said.

Alright.

Then it's fine.

Lu Xun sent a message to Fu Xue; Fu Xue should be able to see it when she returns.

All right, you two, take care.

Steward Zhu did not linger and left this place.

Wow, now we're set; we have a big killer in our hands.

Chu Youqing exclaimed joyfully.

Two Sword Heart Stones mean two attacks at the peak of the Six Realms.

One can imagine how precious this is.

Having a mentor makes all the difference.

Lu Xun thought.

Of course, the premise is that this mentor must be responsible.

Some mentors are just mentors and won't give students too many good things.

Like some ordinary Five Realm mentors, they themselves don't have many good things, so where would they get anything to give students?

Mentors like Fu Yue and Fu Xue are rare to encounter.

They used to never accept disciples.

Chu Youqing's mentor Qin Xinyue actually gave her an assassin's dagger, which is quite good for her.

Sword Heart Stone.

Lu Xun picked up the Sword Heart Stone, examined it, and then put it away.

This Sword Heart Stone is definitely very rare; otherwise Fu Xue wouldn't have not sent it before.

The attacks of martial cultivators differ from those of immortal cultivators and mages, because they are too violent and rely more on the martial cultivator themselves, making them inherently difficult to store.

Among these, magic is the easiest to store.

Some magic rings can store magic within them.

Immortal cultivators' techniques can also be stored using special items, so they can be triggered when needed.

For example, talismans of grade five and above actually amount to storing the attacks of immortal cultivators.

Producing such talismans requires the cooperation of immortal cultivators at the Five Realms or above, taking considerable time, so the price is naturally high.

Of course, if there is a skilled talisman maker, they can produce grade-five talismans without needing a Five Realms immortal cultivator, relying solely on high proficiency in talisman crafting.

Such talismans are actually more expensive, and they place extremely high demands on the talisman maker's cultivation.

Martial cultivators, on the other hand,

The sword qi and true intent of martial cultivators are not easy to store.

If the storage medium is not good enough, it might even harm the user.

This Sword Heart Stone should be a relatively good storage medium.

No matter how you say it,

The Sword Heart Stones that Fu Yue and Fu Xue sent out this time have given Lu Xun and Murong Wan each a killer's dagger.

Lu Xun, which Spirit Realm should we go to next?

Chu Youqing asked.

Let me look... this one will do.

Lu Xun selected a five-star-rated Spirit Realm.

At this stage, going to a six-star-rated Spirit Realm is too dangerous.

Inside, there are many Six Realms astral alien species, and there will also be Five and Six Realms beings active within.

Five-star rating, just right.

Even if there are a large number of Fifth Realm inside, Lu Xun is not afraid.

After obtaining two Sword Heart Stones, Lu Xun has no more reservations.

「Good. 」

Chu Youqing and Murong Wan had no objections.

「Let's go! 」

「Mm! 」

He brought the two girls to the side of the Rainbow Bridge.

After choosing the Spirit Realm, Lu Xun took Chu Youqing's hand with his left hand, and without hesitation grabbed Murong Wan's hand with his right hand, and together they entered the Rainbow Bridge.