Chapter 817: Bound to the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 818: Cannon Fodder A in the Xuanhuan World (38)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

The glowing token's surface began to change, the patterns on it slowly shifting until the surrounding light faded, revealing a new side.

System:...

How strange, could the token be a key to opening some secret realm? How could there be such a change.

Shen Yao's token was a genuine one taken from the Sima Clan's secret realm; although she had left a counterfeit inside, seeing the token's change now, she estimated the Sima Clan should also realize what they held was a fake.

Indeed

On the Sima Clan's side, the confidant who came over furiously smashed the token in his hand.

Hmph!

Useless trash, incapable of success but full of failure!

Cooperating with demons without keeping an eye out, now it's fine, nothing left at all, truly a case of the chicken flying and the eggs breaking.

The Xuan Yuan Clan's people couldn't help but smile gleefully, verbally urging Sima Sir to calm down, calm down, the demon was still a major hidden danger not yet dealt with, how could he be so flustered, while in their hearts they wished to put their hands on their hips like a petty person, after all, the Sima Clan didn't have many such tokens, losing one was one less, and once they reached the secret realm, the Xuan Yuan Clan would definitely have the advantage.

"Sima Sir"

The Meng Clan Head who had woken up hiding in the back had his confidant find the Sima Clan's person in charge.

Knowing this wasn't the time for nonsense, the Meng Clan Head simply offered the token in his arms, saying his life was saved by the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan, now he had nothing left, only these two tokens, hoping the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan could understand.

The Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan:...

They could understand, but they didn't know how the Meng Clan obtained the tokens; this thing wasn't easy to get, besides the demons' hands, the rest relied on luck, the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan had prepared for years for the tokens and only had a few, yet now the Meng Clan produced two at once, tsk, could it be the Meng Clan had other tokens on them?

One couldn't blame the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan for thinking so, after all, the tokens concerned the secrets of resurrection and longevity, that was the most mysterious and most yearned-for place.

'Immortal Ascension Platform'

System:... Huh?

What Immortal Ascension Platform?

'This token, the place it can go to, is called the Immortal Ascension Platform in legends.'

The front of the token was inscribed with the two characters Immortal Ascension, while the back depicted an immortal palace; just observing with the eyes one could feel the ethereal immortal path.

The System searched its memory for information about the Immortal Ascension Platform, and finally it suddenly realized, 'It is a mysterious legend from ten thousand years ago.'

The Immortal Ascension Platform is a place where one can become an immortal; finding this place allows one to be free from the interference of lifespan and leave this world to go to the true Immortal Realm.

It's just that this world's development encountered a change, and the Immortal Ascension Platform disappeared along with the great war of destruction ten thousand years ago.

Nowadays, to seek the Immortal Ascension Platform, one must rely on the method from ten thousand years ago.'

The token is the key to entering the Immortal Ascension Platform, and the method from ten thousand years ago could only be known by the living beings of that time; the demon happened to come from ten thousand years ago, and the demon was wholeheartedly intent on resurrection.

Tsk

'Host, I suspect the cooperation between the demon and the Sima Clan is a trap.'

The Sima Clan surely knew the demon's situation long ago, deliberately tying the demon to Jin Jue City, deliberately allowing the parasite to pollute the west of Central State, deliberately letting the demon reach today, and their purpose was the legendary Immortal Ascension Platform.

Hiss

The Sima Clan is truly so sinister, and to achieve their goal they use any means; for the Jiuzhou Continent to have such a great clan existing is truly the misfortune of ordinary people.

'Not only the Sima Clan, but also the Xuan Yuan Clan,' Shen Yao said Central State was the Xuan Yuan Clan's own territory; the Sima Clan being able to quietly enter and do these things might be a play put on with the Xuan Yuan Clan, and even the conflict between the two sides might just be a show.

Everyone only knew what they should know, but from the perspective of a bystander, many things couldn't be explained clearly.

In Shen Yao's view from transmigrating through so many worlds, everyone here was not simple, including the demon within the City Lord's Mansion.

It was just mutual scheming, and finally seeing who could win with superior skill.

'Host, is the City Lord Fan of Lian Tang City looking for this Immortal Ascension Platform?'

The System thought of the Fan Family that hadn't appeared for a while, and thought to itself that the token Lu Yan gave outside the Lian Tang Secret Realm might be a substitute for the token in the Host's hand.

'Possible, but that token's permission isn't as high as the one in my hand.'

Most likely what they find is a fake Immortal Ascension Platform; such a place couldn't be found so easily, otherwise the Xuan Yuan Clan and Sima Clan wouldn't have spent years and even paid the price of several cities to set up this game.

At this moment the System suddenly reminded the Host not to keep observing the token in her hand; the demon in the City Lord's Mansion moved again!

This time the demon activated the array it had set up beforehand; when a huge circular formation disk phantom appeared in midair, everyone looked up in unison.

Arrays set up everywhere in the southeast, northwest, and all directions appeared one after another, illuminated by lights of different colors.

The Sima Clan's person in charge waved his hand to order everyone to retreat, the Xuan Yuan Clan followed closely behind, and the surrounding forces of all sizes also followed them; in the blink of an eye, an empty space appeared outside the City Lord's Mansion.

Jin Jue, as a Gold Jade Rat, also wanted to run, but it was already the demon's two-five-son, so it could only shrink its body and hide in front of the City Lord's Mansion gate, silently praying in its heart not to be implicated.

The majestic energy surged into these five arrays from all directions as if it were free.

The demon rose into the air, half landing in the center of the array; the parasite mother body that had retreated to the City Lord's Mansion obediently sent its jointed limbs into the array, and then the four directions of the circular array emitted a white beam, with the swiftness of thunder too fast to cover one's ears, indirectly reaching the four directions.

"Roar!"

The parasite mother body emitted an uncomfortable noise; Shen Yao's side was fine, she just frowned, but on the other side, the main forces of the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan had been thrown into chaos, and were ambushed again by the parasite child bodies hiding in the dark.

Helplessly, the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan could only continue to contract their formation.

Naturally, those small and medium forces of Jin Jue City were the ones on the outermost edge; they had no say to begin with, and understood nothing of what was happening before them, confusedly brought over as cannon fodder, and confusedly dying directly.

By now their minds were already muddled, confusedly commanded by the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan; after going back and forth like this several times, they were basically all dead.

The Meng Clan Head and the Meng Clan members who escaped calamity thanks to the two tokens:...

Indeed, strength is the hard truth; never touch what doesn't belong to you, that is not only stupid but also foolish; if the Meng Clan could preserve themselves in this calamity here, from now on they would firmly guard Qing Zhou and never come out again.

The Meng Clan Head's thoughts were known only to himself, no one else noticed, just like Shen Yao hiding in the dark watching the spectacle, others didn't know of her existence.

The wedding guests were still waiting, watching helplessly as the demon activated the array, watching helplessly as the demon drained the energy inside and outside Jin Jue City, until the array beneath the demon's feet took physical form, and the parasitic host providing support lost its vitality—an ancient, towering bronze gate appeared above the array.

As this bronze gate appeared, the token in Shen Yao's hand glowed once more.

The soft green light seemed to guide Shen Yao; in the void, a voice invited her, promising that stepping through the door would grant her everything she desired.

Shen Yao:...

Oh ho.

Playing this big?

Everything she desired—her ambition was not small; not even the World Consciousness could satisfy her, and she thought she could achieve it all based on an Immortal Ascension Platform she hadn't even seen yet?

'Host, these are all lies!' the system began shouting, like an old mother worried sick, afraid her child would be deceived.

'Don't worry, don't I know?' Shen Yao speechlessly put the token into her sleeve, thinking to herself that she had encountered such petty tricks countless times.

Tsk tsk tsk.

It was still unknown whether the Immortal Ascension Platform was real or fake, and the situation inside was likely not what the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan wanted; even the demon didn't know what was inside the bronze gate—could this be some earth-shattering conspiracy?

Just as Shen Yao was lost in thought, the demon suddenly gave an evil, charming smile, saying it had long known these people's purpose—they were merely nourishment for the Immortal Ascension Platform. If the platform could truly make one an immortal, why was there a calamity ten thousand years ago? 'If you are not afraid of death, feel free to enter.'

As the words fell, the demon raised a hand and pushed open this bronze gate that looked extremely heavy, then flashed inside.

The people around:...

No one moved, until several more people flew out from the City Lord's Mansion and entered the bronze gate, only to be directly pulverized and fall to the ground because they had no tokens; only then did the Xuan Yuan Clan and Sima Clan decide to join forces.

When the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan came, they had brought all the tokens with them, never expecting to use them so quickly—also unexpected.

They prioritized their own confidants for manpower, while also giving a few slots to other forces, including the Meng Family, which had provided two tokens.

The Meng Family's clan head waved his hand in refusal, smiling bitterly as he explained that he was severely injured, and the others in the Meng Family had little strength; entering would only drag down the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan. Rather than that, they might as well stay outside.

'Meng Elder, truly not considering?'

'Please forgive me, Sima Sir, Xuan Yuan Sir. I am old and advanced in years, and my family has no outstanding disciples of top sects. Staying outside is also out of selfishness.'

The Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan:...

Fine. Since the words were put so frankly, if they called more people in, it would seem as if they had some ulterior motive.

Anyway, they didn't need much cannon fodder, and the Immortal Ascension Platform offered great benefits. Compared to letting others share the benefits, the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan were more willing to enjoy everything alone.

Quickly organizing the manpower in the team and selecting outstanding individuals from among them, the Sima Clan and Xuan Yuan Clan marched mightily into the bronze gate.

The system began urging the host: 'Aren't we entering?' This was not the host's style.

'Enter, but we need to wait a bit longer,' Shen Yao put on an unhurried appearance, even having the leisure to secretly pull Jin Jue at the City Lord's Mansion doorway into her concealment array.

Jin Jue:...?

Opening his eyes, he found himself in a different place, and a mysterious woman appeared beside him; Jin Jue was directly stunned.

This, this this this.

'City Lord Jin Jue, you don't recognize me?' They had conducted transactions before. Although the content of the transactions need not be mentioned, the Jin Yu Shu Clan had escaped everything largely thanks to Shen Yao selling information in advance.

Jin Jue shook his little head. 'Immortal Maiden, why have you come?'

Jin Jue felt Shen Yao was truly an immortal maiden, because she knew everything.

'Me? I'm just here to join the liveliness. City Lord Jin Jue doesn't seem to be doing well,' Shen Yao chose to half-squat so her eyes were level with Jin Jue's. 'Without City Lord Jin Jue, the Jin Yu Shu Clan would not have a good time.'

After all, the Jin Yu Shu Clan's abilities were too heaven-defying. Previously, no one targeted the Jin Yu Shu Clan simply because the clan had City Lord Jin Jue's presence. Now that Jin Jue was trapped in Jin Jue City and had not returned to the Jin Yu Shu Clan for a long time, it would undoubtedly send a signal to everyone that the Jin Yu Shu Clan had lost its backing and protection, and could be manipulated at will.

Jin Jue sighed. 'Immortal Maiden, I don't even know if I can still live?'

The demon had left a forbidden restriction inside it; if Jin Jue was disobedient, he would suffer backlash. In his current state, it was absolutely impossible for him to go find his clansmen.

A pair of round, glistening eyes looked pitifully at Shen Yao before him. Jin Jue simply opened his mouth to ask for help—whether it worked or not, he had to try.

What if?

There really was such a 'what if,' but Shen Yao wanted all the mineral deposits of Jin Jue City, and in passing, had Jin Jue draw out the distribution of these jade stone mines for her.

Jin Jue:... Ah?

'Immortal Maiden, just these?' Actually, there were still many jade stones in the private treasury behind his City Lord's Mansion. When the clansmen left, they took some; he ate some; and when the demon came, everything was handed over.

However, the demon had not stayed at the City Lord's Mansion for long. It had only just created this door. While drawing the jade stone mines inside and outside Jin Jue City for Shen Yao, Jin Jue warned her to be extra careful when taking them, as many had arrays set up, and some arrays could be described as capable of destroying heaven and earth.

'Immortal Maiden, what else do you want?' Jin Jue was very discerning of the times in this regard, thinking to himself that as a strange beast, he didn't need to consider so much. As long as he could survive and preserve the freedom and inheritance of the Jin Yu Shu Clan, there was hope no matter how bitter the days ahead.

Shen Yao smiled and raised her eyebrows. 'No need for anything else. The restriction on your body is easy to resolve.'

'I'll take care of it for you here, and then you find your own opportunity to leave Jin Jue City.'

'As for where to go? That's up to you. If you have nowhere to go, go to Lian Tang City or Yuan City.' These were places she mentioned casually, and she didn't expect Jin Jue to actually go.

The art on her hand sank into Jin Jue's body. In a moment, she drew out a mass of pitch-black mist. In fact, this was not mist at all, but a forbidden restriction charm composed of black insects.

Tsk.

It seemed the demon was indeed a genuine living being from ten thousand years ago, using methods that were too ancient.

It was just that the current world was not quite right, and things had gone awry. Otherwise, with the demon's methods, it couldn't have pulled this off.

It was like new-model phones replacing old-model phones. New-model phones were definitely easier to use; old-model phones were thick and heavy and lacked intelligence. Who would like to carry a brick when going out?

'Alright, you stay here. The concealment array can hold for three days.'

As long as he left within three days, Jin Jue would not be exposed.

Shen Yao finished speaking, stood up to move her body, then raised her hand and cast an art. This time, when she appeared again, she was back in the small courtyard room where she stayed.