Chapter 558

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The old demons who were usually fierce and ambitious were trembling, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Nascent Soul monsters, rarely seen in the past, couldn't be met even in several years, yet this time they not only met one, but two at once.

"This token is yours, right?" Lu Yang asked casually, swinging the rope attached to the token in circles.

"It is... no, no, no, it is yours, my lord!"

"I heard the token can open a treasure vault. Is it true or false? What did you hide in there?" Meng Jingzhou was curious; with such a big commotion, there must be good things.

"It is true. In the treasure vault are the cultivation insights I wrote, as well as the materials needed for the next breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage."

Ever since the token was lost, Ancestor Bai Tan had secretly spread information, using profit to tempt others into helping him find the token.

"Just this?"

Cultivation insights from a half-step Nascent Soul stage cultivator were on several bookshelves in the Congwendao Sect's Scripture Library, free to read. Insights from a half-baked cultivator like Ancestor Bai Tan weren't even qualified to be placed on the shelves.

As for the materials needed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, that was even more irrelevant.

Shattering the Golden Core to form a Nascent Soul—what materials are needed for that? The Congwendao Sect didn't have such a tradition.

"My, my lord, I really didn't know your identity. If I had known, even if I had ten thousand guts, I wouldn't have dared to do this!" Ancestor Bai Tan felt like dying, banging his head violently, wishing he could knock his head off.

Other old demons followed suit, banging their heads to show loyalty.

To be honest, Lu Yang and his companion hadn't seen such a scene since they started their journey.

It felt great.

The Immortal Fairy popped up, seizing the opportunity to let Lu Yang broaden his horizons: "Hey, this is nothing. Back when I was traveling incognito, I often encountered such things."

"Generally speaking, first the other party would see I wasn't easy to bully and would bring out their backer, saying how powerful their backer was. After I defeated their backer, they would bring out their backer's backer. This would repeat over and over. Finally, the big backer would appear, and passersby would often introduce them, saying they were a subordinate's subordinate of one of the people under Ying Tian Xian, possessing immense power and able to reach the Immortals directly."

"Then the big backer would see me and stutter, saying things like, 'It, it's you,' 'I had eyes but failed to see, please forgive me, Immortal,' 'Spare this little one this once.' They would slap their own mouths while banging their heads violently, wishing they could crack the planet. Sometimes they would even kill their own kin to show righteousness, slaughtering the person who caused the trouble."

"When the big backer banged their head, others would follow, a whole crowd, a sea of people; it was quite spectacular."

"Finally, I would give punishments based on the severity of their crimes. Sometimes I would kill them directly, sometimes I would sever their foundation, or other punishments."

"It's a pity, your cultivation isn't high enough yet, so you can't see that kind of scene." The Immortal Fairy tutted, feeling regret for Lu Yang; this was a treatment only Immortals could enjoy.

Lu Yang looked at the mental space that had turned into a tropical rainforest, feeling very helpless.

After arriving in the Demon Domain, the Immortal Fairy had fittingly transformed the pink mental space. Giant trees rose from the ground, lush and green. She often slept on the trees and never fell off.

Now she had built a swing, wearing footed tights while swinging, her crystal-clear little feet swaying back and forth.

"Then, Fairy, what about when you encountered those who picked fights before you became an Immortal?"

"That generally developed in two situations."

"Which two situations?"

"One is that the other party's cultivation was higher than mine, and I couldn't beat them for the time being, so I could only run."

"The other is that although the other party's cultivation was inferior to mine, I would always be chased by coincidence."

"Sometimes there were many people chasing me, and they would often fight among themselves. I encountered this two or three times. They surrounded me, blocking all directions. I couldn't escape, and they would have a dispute over who would kill me, so they started fighting, and I would take advantage of the chaos to run away."

Lu Yang: "..."

Fairy, your experiences are bizarre enough.

"How should we deal with this bunch of old demons?" Meng Jingzhou asked in a low voice.

This bunch of old demons acted ruthlessly and surely had blood on their hands; according to the laws of the Great Xia, they would all be sentenced to death.

But this was the Demon Domain, and the atmosphere of the Demon Domain was like this. They couldn't enforce cross-regional jurisdiction and forcefully apply the Great Xia laws to them; the sect's law enforcement power wasn't used like that.

Furthermore, if they killed them all, the territories they governed would fall into chaos, and war would inevitably break out, causing many innocent demons to die.

Suddenly, a gorgeous snake pattern flashed on Ancestor Bai Tan's forehead, projecting a spiritual sense projection. The projection vibrated, knocking unconscious all the demons except Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

A gorgeously decorated white snake appeared, looking much younger than Ancestor Bai Tan and with more vigorous vitality.

"Who are you?"

"I am Bai Gu of the White Snake tribe. I have met the two fellow Daoists. This Bai Tan is one of my clones. I originally intended to reclaim this clone after he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage to help me ascend to the Spirit Transformation stage. It seems Bai Tan encountered a life-threatening situation, which is why he activated the mark I left behind."

"I ask the two fellow Daoists to spare Bai Tan's life. As a reward, I will gift this fragment to the two fellow Daoists!"

Lu Yang had heard of this cultivation method: refining a clone, where the results of the clone's cultivation would be fed back to the main body. Female cultivators who practiced the Joyous Art would also use this method to impersonate twins, which could both increase intimacy and improve cultivation speed.

"What is this?"

"Legend has it that there are three such fragments in total. Together, they are the key to a secret realm. Unfortunately, I have never found the other two. I see that the two fellow Daoists have deep fortune and will surely achieve great things; you will certainly be able to find the other two fragments."

Before Lu Yang and his companion could reply, they saw a mark flash on the forehead of the green-faced tiger, projecting a spiritual sense projection.

A variegated tiger with two wings appeared. Seeing the green-faced tiger fall into a coma, its face was ferocious, clearly frightened.

It looked around and saw Lu Yang, his companion, and Bai Gu, cupping its hands and saying: "I am a deacon of the Qiongqi tribe. This is my unfilial son. I don't know what he did to annoy the two of you, but please show mercy and spare his life."

"As a reward, this fragment will be gifted to the two of you."

"Legend has it that this fragment is the key to opening a Spirit Transformation-level secret realm. Unfortunately, for so many years, I have never found the remaining fragments. May I use this fragment to exchange for my son's life?"

A flame mark flickered on the Blazing Lion's forehead. An old lion whose eyelids could barely open saw that the most outstanding descendant of his tribe was unconscious and knew this was the work of Lu Yang and his companion.

He was the ancestor of the Blazing Lion tribe, and the Blazing Lion was the descendant he valued most, which was why he supported him in becoming the tribe leader.

He couldn't watch the Blazing Lion be killed.

The old lion took out a fragment.

"This is a fragment I obtained by chance. Collecting three fragments can form the key to a Spirit Transformation-level secret realm. I wonder if it can exchange for his life?"

Lu Yang: "..."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

"Why don't you three see if the fragments in your hands can be put together?"

The second update is at eleven o'clock (if possible)

(End of chapter)