Chapter 104: 104. Tong Tian City, the Former Yin Shang, 42K Seeking Subscriptions

"I and Senior Li have only met by chance; hasn't Colonel Si Tu been overestimating me?"

Wang Wu said, looking at the woman before him, he was irritated no matter how he looked at her.

Since that woman mooched a meal from him, Wang Wu's impression of her has grown worse and worse.

He already thought the woman was fake, as if she dealt with him wearing a mask. In the end, she also liked to take advantage of him, especially financially.

Wang Wu could not tolerate this, and it made him extremely angry.

Last night, Li Shangxuan had already heard from his disciple about Wang Wu's "demon cultivation" status, which made Li Shangxuan admire and appreciate Wang Wu even more.

As a demon cultivator, Wang Wu has to endure far more than ordinary true Dao cultivators.

Even those sword cultivators famed for difficulty face far fewer perils on the path of cultivation than demon cultivators.

Demon cultivation indeed has a low entry barrier, but a low barrier doesn't mean low difficulty. In other words, if you only want to "enter the path," the barrier and difficulty are indeed very low.

But this no longer applies once one reaches the True Realm level.

As one grows stronger, the corruption of demonic will within the body erodes the body and mind more severely.

How to suppress inner demons, how to overcome demonic will—these are issues all demon cultivators must face and consider as their strength continuously improves.

Yet Wang Wu, even so, still maintains such noble conduct. How could Li Shangxuan not admire and appreciate such a person?

"If you truly have any ideas about the Yin Shang Tong Tian City in Si Hun Shan, I am willing to lend you a hand."

At that moment, Li Shangxuan spoke.

"No, I don't really want to go," Wang Wu said, turning his head to glance at Li Shangxuan.

Then he looked at Si Tu Jin, asking with some confusion:

"I'm only a demon cultivator in the early True Realm, so why do you insist that I go with you to that Tong Tian City?"

"Because you're indeed familiar with that place, aren't you?" Si Tu Jin said with a smile.

"Why do you think so?"

Si Tu Jin pointed to the top of his own head; Wang Wu was startled, then realized something.

"That's an item from the third daughter's Yan Tomb of the Shang King, and if I recall correctly, it's the hairpin on her head." Si Tu Jin flew behind Wang Wu, examining the hairpin on his head.

"That woman was a true demon; after being sacrificed, Shang King Di Yi forcibly stripped her soul flesh with a spiritual artifact and held an Ascension Demon ceremony for her. She should have become a true demon by now."

"She was a late True Realm Demon General, and her father even performed an Ascension Demon ceremony for her; she is likely already transformed into a Demon General."

"Since you managed to obtain her hairpin, it shows that even that Heavenly Court Demon General probably couldn't deal with you, a member of the Extreme Heaven Vajra Sect, right?"

"Since you obtained her hairpin, it also indicates that you are probably not just an ordinary disciple within your sect, right?"

Seeing Wang Wu's increasingly indifferent expression, Si Tu Jin's smile grew more confident. "How about it?"

"What do you hope to obtain in the Tong Tian City?" Wang Wu asked expressionlessly. "The King's Ship? But that ship was already taken by Da Ji; what else can we get?"

"Hehe… Brother Wang, if you decide to cooperate with me, I could certainly share some information with you." Si Tu Jin circled Wang Wu again, saying as he turned:

"And I also believe that the benefits of this trip to Si Hun Shan will definitely satisfy you."

"What do you say?"

After speaking, Si Tu Jin stopped in front of Wang Wu, quietly awaiting his reply.

"I need time to consider," Wang Wu said expressionlessly after a moment.

"No problem," Si Tu Jin nodded. "But the time for consideration isn't unlimited; after all, Minor Cold is approaching. Our scheduled departure day is during Minor Cold."

Watching Si Tu Jin's departing back, Wang Wu remained silent.

"That's Si Tu Jin from the Si Tu family, right?"

The flying sword continued to descend; after it landed, Li Shangxuan asked Wang Wu.

"Yes."

"Your sect, Daoist friend Wang, is indeed powerful enough to slay a Demon General." Li Shangxuan glanced at the city and sighed appreciatively.

Then his gaze shifted to a spot in the city, continuing: "But that Si Tu family's young lady actually sharing such a good opportunity with you shows she values you."

After that, he changed the subject, asking Wang Wu: "By the way, Daoist friend, there's a murderous beast roaming the fields of this city; have you heard of it?"

"That one?" Wang Wu, naturally knowing who Li Shangxuan referred to, proceeded to recount the matter of Wu Lian to Li Shangxuan.

"Good, well done." After hearing Wang Wu's account, Li Shangxuan nodded repeatedly. "The monster's nature was rather pure, but it's a pity it met such an end—truly lamentable."

After speaking, Li Shangxuan bowed to Wang Wu. "I will stay in this city for a while; if you, Daoist friend, intend to challenge that Si Tu family's young lady, I will also ascend the mountain with you."

"When the time comes, everything I obtain, I will give to you, Daoist friend."

"This…"

Before Wang Wu could say anything, Li Shangxuan cut him off: "Daoist friend, you saved Qing Er once and spared my wayward disciple's life. Whatever the case, consider this my reward."

"Fine." Wang Wu nodded. "But I might not agree to that woman either; Senior Li, you needn't worry about it."

"Of course."

Afterwards, the two bid farewell. Wang Wu returned to the Wang Clan, without reporting to Li Yuan; Li Yuan should have already received the notice.

"Wu Lang, do you intend to agree?"

That night, two hours after Wang Lan completely lost consciousness, in the spherical fortress, Wang Wu lay on the bed, with Zi Yuan leaning on his shoulder, asking Wang Wu.

"What do you think?" Wang Wu looked at her.

"I don't know what their goals are, but if we go, I should then know," Zi Yuan said.

"Combined with this spherical fortress, if there's something Wu Lang needs more, I can rely on this fortress to get ahead of them and pocket the items."

"Or we should first improve this fortress," Wang Wu said after thinking for a while.

"Hmm." Zi Yuan nodded, then her gaze narrowed slightly as she crawled to…

"Wu Lang, now it's your turn…"

Time fast‑forwarded a few days.

By ordering online, Wang Wu gave his spherical fortress a complete upgrade.

Speaking of it, Wang Wu now knows why he has to pay ten times the tariff when buying camping gear, but not when upgrading.

There isn't even a few‑tens‑percent tariff; it's the pure original price.

The reason is that this thing has a lot of upgrade options, and they're truly not cheap.

If he wants to upgrade to the latest camping‑house roof configuration, it costs 100,000 Yun Guang Coins; adding the Spherical Fortress's base price makes it 150,000, which is only 30,000 more.

It doesn't seem expensive; in fact it isn't, and it's quite a bargain.

But another problem arises: even if you buy the newest top‑spec camping house, it still isn't truly a "top spec".

If you want a genuinely top‑spec camping house, the costs become enormous; it's not something you can snag for just a few hundred thousand.

As for the upgrade Wang Wu did these past days, it merely expanded the area from 500 to 1,200 square meters, raised the floors to five, and added some systems and functions, especially a "Children Outdoor Safety Assurance Function".

In addition, the fortress's defensive and concealment performance was upgraded, and its speed was boosted.

All in all, Wang Wu spent 80,000; it was originally 89,000, but he got a discount down to 88,000.

The money was indeed a lot, but after seeing the freshly renewed interior of the Spherical Fortress, Wang Wu felt the expense was truly worth it.

The first floor was completely remodeled into a "cave dwelling" that fits this world's aesthetic, while the second through fifth floors are extra "secret spaces". Without Wang Wu, the parent, granting permission, visitors cannot go down.

At the same time, each floor's height was increased from the previous ten meters to twenty meters.

Of course, the most important: the teleportation range was raised from fifty kilometers to three hundred kilometers.

Upgrading doesn't necessarily require sending the item back to the factory; on‑site remote upgrades are possible, but they cost extra.

Wang Wu didn't include this part in the upgrade cost; the price isn't cheap—full two thousand.

After upgrading the Spherical Fortress, Wang Wu felt confident about going to Si Hun Shan.

So, at this point he found Si Tu Jin.

"I agree."

In Fangyi Hall, while scrambling with Si Tu Jin for the pastries on the table, Wang Wu said to Si Tu Jin.

Si Tu Jin said nothing, only staring at the pastries with a wary expression.

"I said I agree."

Wang Wu repeated it.

She still didn't move.

"Ah, Senior Li Shangxuan." At that moment, Wang Wu, who was about to say something else, froze, then spoke toward the back of Si Tu Jin.

The next second, when Si Tu Jin turned her head and realized it was a trap, she suddenly looked at the plate and found the pastries had already vanished.

Although the cooperation talks went very smoothly and pleasantly, for the whole next day Si Tu Jin's face stayed terrifyingly dark.

Time flew, and soon it was the Minor Cold period.

That means the harshest days of winter are about to begin.

Temperature plummeted to minus twenty‑to‑thirty degrees, even though this is the south. A terrifying chill pervaded the air, and just inhaling it made the lungs feel as if pierced by steel needles.

The south is this cold; Wang Wu already can't imagine how much colder the north would be at this time.

Yao Qing and Li Shangxuan are both Zhou people; the Zhou ancestral lands are in the north, and both were born there.

According to them, in winter people stop going out even before Minor Cold; once Light Snow begins, they no longer leave home.

Outside He Dong Xian a strangely shaped "ship" was parked, twenty meters long and five meters wide. Locally, this thing is called a "Flying Shuttle".

It looks like a submarine—a triangular‑prism submarine—with no propeller or engine exhaust at the rear, only a device resembling a light grille.

This "submarine" has side‑opening doors; the main door slides down from the top, revealing a simple step.

Si Tu Jin took Wang Wu, Li Shangxuan, Yao Qing, and a tall skinny cultivator onto the Flying Shuttle.

There were quite a few people on the Flying Shuttle, sixteen in total, and their auras were extremely strong.

Among them were several cultivators whose auras were like Li Shangxuan's.

Only Yao Qing, Wang Wu, and Si Tu Jin were the weakest three among this group of cultivators, all in True Realm. Wang Wu was last, Yao Qing second‑last, and Si Tu Jin third‑last.

Including Wang Wu's party, not counting the pilots, there were twenty people in the Flying Shuttle's space.

"Isn't that Sword Palace master Li Shangxuan?"

Just after Wang Wu's group entered the Flying Shuttle, a bizarre, yin‑yang voice sounded from the rear of the Shuttle.

"Hmph."

Li Shangxuan glanced at the other side and let out a cold snort.

"Deputy General Zhong, Li Shangxuan is also an honored guest; let's set aside the outside grudges for now," Si Tu Jin said, looking at the heavily made‑up man with a flower on his head at the rear of the Flying Shuttle.

It wasn't feminine makeup, but it was clearly unflattering. The man's looks weren't ugly, yet his makeup certainly deducted many points.

Wang Wu only glanced that way and then stopped paying attention, but Deputy General Zhong seemed quite interested in Wang Wu.

"Ah, so this is the demonic cultivator that Colonel Si Tu mentioned? Indeed he has a celestial‑human bearing. Colonel Si Tu even thinks of such good things about him—does she have a crush on the kid?"

He kept appraising Wang Wu, saying to Si Tu Jin.

"His sect can even slay demonic generals, and the hairpin of the third female of the Di Yi's Yan is on her head; why do you think he can't come?" Si Tu Jin glanced that way and said.

"And that hairpin is still on him."

Immediately, Deputy General Zhong fell silent.

Wang Wu had no intention of joining the conversation; he found a spot on the Flying Shuttle, sat down, and began to close his eyes to rest.

Mainly to continue securing himself.

【Shan Ding Dong Yaoguai: Master, master, master, the "One‑Heart Unity" you mentioned—does it really work?】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: This is already your tenth time asking, my good disciple, can't you trust your master, me?】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: Then tell me, what benefit does your death bring to your master, me? You tell me, what benefit does your death bring to me?】

【Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: And haven't you already tried it?】

【Shan Ding Dong Yaoguai: Alright, master, it's my fault, master】

Your red envelope (1000 Yun Guang coins) has been received by Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le (*mutual).

Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: Sigh, but I can understand. After all, having lived in a civilized society before, suddenly ending up in such a cruel place, lacking a sense of security is also normal.

Bo Sheng Gui Bi Ni Ma Si Le: But it's okay, you must remember, you always have me, your master, as a strong backing.

Mountain‑top Cave Monster: Thank you, master.

After ending the chat with his master, Wang Wu lay on the Flying Shuttle's recliner, letting out a breath in great comfort.

But at that moment, Zi Yuan's voice suddenly sounded beside his ear: "Wu Lang, that coffin behind us seems to belong to our Great Commerce Royal Family."

"Hmm?" Wang Wu opened his eyes and immediately turned his head toward the rear.

That object was not in this room, but behind the wall of this room. He hadn't activated his Heavenly Demon Eye, so he couldn't see it.

"Brother Wang, what are you looking at?"

At that moment, Si Tu Jin's voice sounded beside Wang Wu's ear; Wang Wu turned his head back, closed his eyes again, and ignored her.

Li Shangxuan also turned his head to look at that moment; at first glance he saw nothing either. Until he looked again carefully, then suddenly turned back, looking at Si Tu Jin:

"Wu Geng?" his complexion changed, "You… are crazy!???"

Si Tu Jin laughed, "Senior Li only just discovered it; I am rather surprised."

At this time, the Flying Shuttle had already taken off, heading toward Si Hun Shan.

(End of chapter)