Chapter 202

Xiaomai: "How amazing!"

Kikyo: "I actually like Inuyasha, a half-demon? This can't be real!"

Xiaomai: "Whether it's true or not, I don't know—but in the anime, it's exactly like this. Young Lady Kikyo was an early dog lover!"

Su Xiao: "Young Lady Kikyo, do you believe now? The 【red packet】 contains some gold—it should help you discern the truth."

Kikyo: "Let me calm down."

Warring States.

Kaede Village.

"A chat group connecting all worlds?"

Kikyo the shrine maiden, clad in her shrine maiden robes, fluttered in the wind, revealing her exquisite figure; her lovely face bore sorrow, still filled with doubt.

She clicked the red packet, and the next moment, a small pouch of gold appeared out of thin air and fell to the ground.

"It's real gold, not a demon's illusion."

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In this era, demons run rampant.

Some demons often transform stones, bones, and similar objects into gold to deceive mortals.

Mortals find it impossible to distinguish such tricks.

But for a shrine maiden wielding exorcism power, such tricks are far too crude.

Demon energy—Kikyo could tell true from false with just one glance.

"Could it really be that I'll fall in love with a half-demon in the future?!"

"Impossible!"

She put away the gold and opened the chat group store, instantly dazzled by the sheer volume of items.

"So many powerful things—but I can't afford any of them."

【Ding, the Shikon no Tama is worth 1000 points. Sell it?】

"No sale!"

Kikyo tried it, then finally put the Shikon no Tama away again.

This item was entrusted to her for safekeeping; unless she had absolutely no other choice, she would never consider using it.

Shenshou Valley.

"These elixirs are fine!"

Using ripened spiritual herbs to exchange for some points, she bought one Baicao Jin Dan; Han Paopao immediately cut off a tiny piece and gave it to a rat to test its effects.

The rat not only suffered no harm—it became lively and energetic, its strength significantly increased, and its gaze turned sharp and alert.

"Try it—this elixir can be exchanged for so many spiritual herbs; it must be extraordinary."

She found an open space and swallowed the elixir.

The next instant, a gentle yet potent medicinal force spread through her.

Qi Refining fourth layer… fifth layer… Qi Refining sixth layer…

Han Paopao's Changchun Art was incomplete; by the end, the technique simply couldn't process that much medicinal force.

Fortunately, the medicinal force was extremely mild—without any cultivation technique, it still pushed his strength to a terrifying level.

Qi Refining twelfth layer.

"This…" Inner-viewing his dantian, Han Paopao discovered lingering medicinal force still swirling within it, "Incredible—no wonder it sells for 150 points."

"But it's worth every bit—just one elixir saved me countless years of hard work. If I brewed it myself, I'd probably need ten or even a hundred times more spiritual herbs to reach this level."

Han Paopao felt the power coursing through his body and realized he had encountered a great opportunity—far more terrifying than the Little Green Bottle.

"By the way, Physician Mo intends to possess me—I must prepare. I need to buy a cultivation technique for the Immortal Martial Path; this doesn't require a specific spiritual root. I need several elixirs, a Sword of Evil-Slaying…."

"Counting it all up, I'll need at least 200,000 points in the short term."

"But with the Little Green Bottle, nothing's a problem."

Before this, Han Paopao had ripened spiritual herbs but no market for them, so he dared not reveal them—only cautiously turned them into elixirs.

Now that he had the chat group, what did he have to fear?

Look—the store even has cultivation techniques for immortality!

He opened the chat group.

Han Paopao: "That was close—I just swallowed an elixir and shot straight to Qi Refining twelfth layer, and there's still leftover medicinal force. Luckily, the elixir was mild, so no problems arose."

Su Xiao: "Whoa, you already got the complete Qi Refining technique?"

Han Paopao: "That's exactly why it was dangerous—I didn't have any technique at all! That medicinal force just blasted me straight to Qi Refining peak."

Su Xiao: "..."

Ye Hei: "This has never happened before. Everyone usually buys a technique before they start cultivating. No one imagined you'd cultivate without buying one. Luckily, the Dao Lord's elixirs are extraordinary—no issues occurred."

Su Xiao: "I'll remind new members from now on."

Han Paopao: "It's not really anyone's fault—I was too reckless. By the way, any technique recommendations?"

Ye Hei: "I recommend refining the Primordial Heavenly Embryo. Your spiritual root is poor, right? With the Primordial Heavenly Embryo, your talent can't possibly remain weak."

Han Paopao: "Brother Ye, do you think I can afford that? For now, I won't even think about refining that body type."

Su Xiao: "Ask our Taixuan Brother—he's the one to answer this. @Zhang Taixuan"

Ye Hei: "True. All techniques were created by the Dao Lord—he's the one with the most authority on this."

Zhang Taixuan: "I recommend the Primordial Pure Yang Art. This technique comes with a sword art—you can easily pass as a sword cultivator. In the cultivation world, using techniques like Dragon God Art would draw too much attention. Your power is still weak—don't do it early on."

Han Paopao: "Thank you, Dao Lord. Your words suit me perfectly—the less noticeable, the better!"

Su Xiao: "This advice makes sense—your world isn't simple at all. If you draw attention with something too unusual, you might awaken some ancient monsters."

Su Xiao: "Wow, Brother Pao is going to cultivate—doesn't that mean he'll become invincible soon, and won't need to cower like in the original story anymore?"

Han Pao: "Brother Pao? What kind of name is that!"

Han Pao: "Actually, even if I become invincible, I don't plan to draw attention. Better to quietly grow spiritual herbs, trade them for cultivation points, and focus on my cultivation."

Han Pao: "The outside world is far too dangerous. By the way, once I have the funds, I'll buy a Heaven Cave and hide away."

Su Xiao: "Oh no, Han Pao is even more reclusive than in the original story."

Ye Hei: "No, he's just revealing his true nature. In the original story, if not for the need for various spiritual herbs, Han Pao would've sealed himself away until the end of time."

Han Pao: "You understand me, Brother Ye! Alright, I'm off to grow herbs—I'll sell them, but it'll barely cover the first two volumes of the technique. I'm still short on elixirs!"

Han Pao: "Everyone, farewell."

Lin Fengjiao: "This is what a cultivator is like? I didn't expect it to be so different from my imagination."

Yue Buqun: "Indeed different. I didn't expect the cultivation world to be full of deceit and treachery."

Ye Hei: "It's perfectly normal. Unless it's classical xianxia, most are just kill, kill, kill—fighting over resources."