Chapter 13 This sword is terrible, it seems I've been tricked!

Bai finished her food in a few bites, then reached out her little paws and hooked them around Bai Shu's clothes, indicating that she wanted to go out for a stroll.

Bai Shu and Aunt Wu had also heard the news. They had just discussed it and decided to return to the tribe early the next morning.

Only tonight was a free night, allowing her to take her little one out for a stroll. She greeted Aunt Pang and the others, then carried Bai out of the inn.

"You're always running around after you've eaten your fill; you never have a moment to rest. Tell me, where do you want to go?"

Bai also stretched out his claws, pointing at the tall archway of the night market in the distance.

Bai Shu carried her and strode towards the night market, scolding her as he said, "You little rascal, you just want to squander the spirit stones you earned today, don't you? The spirit stones are for your friends. If any of them are lucky enough to be accepted into a sect, we'll prepare some spirit stones for them to have on their side, so they can have a better foothold in the sect."

"You hunted this black-scaled dragon. If they truly attain immortality in the future, they will have to remember your kindness. After your mother is gone, someone will take care of you."

Bai tilted her little head back and gently nuzzled her neck, whispering, "Mother won't be gone. I don't need anyone else to take care of me. I can take care of myself and Mother too."

Bai Shu couldn't resist that sweet, childlike voice. He had to steel himself and set aside a few spirit stones to buy his little one some things she liked.

The two quickly entered the night market, which was not as noisy as the outside world. The vendors were all quietly tending to their stalls.

The stall had all sorts of strange and unusual items, including unknown stones covered in mud that looked like they had just been dug out of the ground, and magical treasures that gleamed with a precious light and looked extremely powerful.

Of course, as for whether the items are genuine or fake, it's up to everyone to distinguish for themselves. If you buy a fake, you can't blame anyone else.

Bai also leaned on her mother's shoulder, staring intently at each stall. When they passed a stall in the center next to a stone pillar, she tugged at Bai Shu's clothes.

Bai Shu stopped in his tracks, pausing in front of the stall, his gaze sweeping over the items on it.

The stall was filled with talismans, several longswords that gleamed under the candlelight, a few black iron pieces, and some rusty longswords.

She casually picked up a longsword, and the moment she drew it, there was a clear "clang" sound. The snow-white blade was drawn from its sheath, its edge gleaming coldly. The sword's sound was crisp and clear; it was indeed a fine sword.

"This sword..."

Before Bai Shu could finish speaking, the stall owner stretched out a palm and demanded an exorbitant sum: "Five thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"Hmm! A fine sword..." Bai Shu responded casually, gently sheathing the longsword and placing it back on the stall.

She was afraid that if she moved too much, she might damage the precious longsword and the stall owner would make her pay for it.

Seeing her like this, the stall owner sneered and pointed to the pile of broken copper and scrap iron, saying, "If you are short of money, you can take a look at these. They are cheap, only ten spirit stones."

Bai nestled in Bai Shu's arms, her little paws tucked under her body and gently scratching her arm. She turned her head, gesturing for her mother to look at the pieces of iron on the ground.

Bai Shu picked up the few black iron pieces and examined them in his hand. The iron pieces looked thin, but they were quite heavy. They gleamed faintly under the candlelight, and even...faded a little when held in his hand.

She wiped the black stains off her hands, somewhat speechless. The aging process was so crude; it probably wouldn't even fool a smart child.

On this Kunxu Continent, there is always a group of passionate young people who grow up listening to all sorts of legendary stories, fantasizing that they too will have some kind of adventure like the protagonists in those stories.

The most widely circulated story is that of the first sect leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Legend has it that she bought a rusty, broken sword at a stall during her first travels.

Who knew that after that broken sword came into her hands, it would instantly become an unparalleled divine weapon. The first sect leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect wielded this divine weapon and overwhelmed all the geniuses of the Wilderness State, killing anyone who stood in her way, thus establishing her infamous and ruthless reputation.

There were also young men who were being chased by their enemies and, with nowhere else to go, jumped off a cliff, only to find themselves in the secluded cave of an ancient master, where they were fortunate enough to receive his inheritance.

These stories are so familiar they're almost tiresome, yet every child is drawn to them.

My own kid... right now he's staring at this piece of junk with his eyes shining!

"Are you going to buy it or not? If not, put it down and don't block my business." The stall owner saw Bai Shu staring intently at the piece of iron and worried that she might have figured something out, so he urged her on.

Bai Shu snapped out of her daze, held up a finger and waved it in front of the stall owner, "I'll take this low-grade spirit stone."

"Hey, what are you doing here if you can't even come up with ten low-grade spirit stones?" the stall owner said irritably. "I'm not selling, I'm not selling. One low-grade spirit stone isn't even enough to cover my stall fee."

"Fine, what can I do when my kid likes it?" Bai Shu sighed. "Ten low-grade spirit stones it is."

After saying that, Bai Shu took out ten low-grade spirit stones and handed them to the shopkeeper. He then grabbed the few pieces of iron, stood up, and prepared to leave.

When the stall owner saw that she had grabbed all the iron pieces, he became furious and shouted, "Ten low-grade spirit stones can only buy one iron piece. Give me back the rest!"

With a "clatter," Bai Shu decisively threw the iron sheet back onto the stall, saying, "Then I don't want it anymore, give me back my spirit stones."

The stall owner gripped the spirit stone tightly, showing no intention of letting go. "Small business, no returns or exchanges."

Bai Shu remained calm and said slowly, "If you don't return my spirit stones, I'll go find the person in charge."

She knew that there were people specifically assigned to maintain order at the night market.

The stall owner, feigning helplessness, picked up the few scraps of iron and handed them to Bai Zhu: "Oh well, I guess I'm just unlucky. You can take the stuff."

Bai immediately stretched out his claws and grabbed the few pieces of broken iron into his arms.

"I don't know what you saw in this thing, it's ten spirit stones for Baihua's mother." Bai Shu laughed and scolded, then picked her up and left the stall.

The stall owner squinted his triangular eyes until Bai Shu's figure disappeared into the crowd, then pulled out a handful of black iron sheets from his dirty cloth bag and threw them on the stall.

He hummed a little tune as he walked away, sat down cross-legged, and leisurely twirled the spirit stone in his hand.

"Hey, you bastard, how many suckers have you gotten tonight?" the stall owner next to him asked, peeking out.

The triangular-eyed stall owner grinned from ear to ear, stretched out his hand, and waved his five fingers in the air, drawing envious exclamations of admiration from the person next to him.

After leaving the stall, Bai Shu carried Bai Ye and continued strolling through the night market. Seeing that her attention was completely drawn to that broken piece of metal, she lowered her voice and asked, "Don't you want to stroll around anymore?"

Bai nodded perfunctorily, her entire attention was drawn to the piece of metal, and she had no time to pay attention to her mother.

"Let's go back to the inn. Your mother's arms are sore from carrying you, you little chubby boy, all this way," Bai Shu teased her, turning her feet and walking towards the inn.

The mother and daughter returned to the inn. Bai Shu asked for some hot water, and after giving Bai Ye a bath, he put her on the bed before taking off his own clothes and getting into the bathtub to soak.

Bai sat cross-legged on the bed, her paws gripping the small metal pieces. She had been studying these things all the way here, but hadn't figured them out.

Unfortunately, the next part of the plot hasn't been unlocked yet, and she can't see what use this thing is.

"Xiao Wang, could you scan this for me? What's it for? Is it some kind of treasure map? Or some kind of peerless martial arts technique? Or perhaps the key to some mysterious inheritance?"

Xiao Wang: ......

You'll find out when the story unlocks tomorrow, won't you?

"I'm just curious; the desire for knowledge drives human progress."

But you are no longer human.

"You talk too much, you little bastard."

Don't call me a little bastard.

"I'll call you that, I'll call you that, you little bastard, you little bastard!"

[I'll give you an electric shock.]

"Come on, electrocute me." Bai Ye wasn't intimidated at all, and the cat grinned wickedly.

"If you weren't so cute, you'd be beaten to death in three chapters." Xiao Wang complained to her while silently opening the scanner and scanning the few pieces of black iron.

【Ah, it can't be scanned. According to Xiao Wang's database, there's an 89% chance that the protagonist's blood will be needed to break the seal. Do you want to give it a try?】

Bai also held up the black metal piece and gestured it a few times on his paws, asking somewhat worriedly, "Am I going to become the first protagonist to die from tetanus?"

[No way, Ah can survive over a thousand chapters, he's tough as nails, who can outlive you?]

Bai thought about it and realized it made sense. She was the main character, so what was there to be afraid of about tetanus? With a determined look, she grabbed the metal plate and slashed it across her tender pink skin.

Crimson blood instantly oozed out, dripping onto the metal plate. No miracle occurred; the blood didn't even seep into the metal.

Bai Ye: ...Oh no, it seems I've been tricked!

Undeterred, she tried several different pieces of metal. Finally, the last piece of metal changed the moment it came into contact with the blood droplet.

The moment the black iron sheet absorbed the blood droplets, it burst forth with dazzling light.

Bai instinctively raised her paw to cover her eyes, and when she opened them again, she saw a blinding red light fly into her brow.

A deafening boom resounded in her mind, and Bai was struck dumb, her body stiffening. The scene before her rapidly changed; she seemed to have arrived at an ancient battlefield.

The sky was fiery red, as if flames were burning.

A colossal divine bird circled in the air, its outstretched wings obscuring the entire sky, each feather shimmering with crimson firelight.

With a flap of its wings, thousands of streams of fire crashed to the ground like meteorites from outer space, carrying an aura of world destruction.

Large swathes of mountains collapsed, the earth cracked open, and lava flowed out in torrents.

The massive Xuanwu lay on the ground, its head drooping limply in the lava pool. Cracks covered its thick shell, as if it had suffered a fatal attack.

"roar!!!"

The familiar roar of a tiger caught Bai Ye's attention. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a white tiger's agile figure leaping through the sea of ​​fire in the center of the battlefield, fighting against a dark shadow whose face was not visible.

But now its snow-white fur was soaked in blood, and its body, which looked as smooth as if it had been created by a god, was covered with wounds, each one so deep that the bone was visible.

On the other side of the sky, a massive blue-green dragon was coiled up. Its scales were shattered, revealing a bloody and mangled body. A piece of its horn was broken off, and blood kept flowing from its mouth and nose. Its body swayed unsteadily in the air, barely clinging to life.

Above them, a colossal tree, reaching from heaven to earth, spread its canopy, obscuring the sky and the sun.

Each of its leaves is like a continent in itself, teeming with all kinds of living beings.

Endless shadows and countless creatures clashed on the leaves of the giant tree.

The entire world echoed with the wails of living beings.

The rain poured down, and Bai wiped the raindrops from his face. His palms were covered in bright red blood—not rain, but the blood rain shed by the creatures in the sky.

With a deafening roar, an extremely dazzling burst of light erupted from the sky. The light, like a meteorite impact, carried a world-destroying force and struck the White Tiger.

Blood, flesh, and shattered bones flew through the air. The white tiger's body was nearly shattered by this attack, almost breaking in two. It fell from the sky and landed right in front of Bai Ye.

It was panting heavily, its chest heaving rapidly, blood gushing out. Suddenly, its eyes, which seemed to be cast in gold, turned its head and looked in the direction where Bai Ye was.

Bai stared blankly at the white tiger, understanding the emotion in its eyes—it was sad.

She turned and looked in the direction the white tiger was looking, but it was nothingness.

The World Tree stood in that void, its towering branches broken in two, as if snapped by some immense force. The broken ends were jagged, and golden sap flowed out, like the blood of the World Tree.

At this moment, only the crown of the World Tree floats in the air; the branches and roots that sustained its life have vanished, seemingly swallowed by the void.

"What are you looking at?" Bai asked.

Those enormous golden eyes were like a golden ocean. Their sharp gaze pierced through illusion, meeting the gaze of Bai from another dimension.

The moment his gaze met that one, an immense pressure washed over him. Bai felt as if a nuclear bomb had exploded in his mind, and his consciousness and body were almost annihilated under that gaze.

"Ugh!" Bai also spat out a mouthful of blood. At the critical moment, the little green sprout sprouted again, its light flowing, saving her life.

The scene before him shifted rapidly, and Bai felt himself falling at high speed until he landed on the bed.

She was breathing heavily, her eyes filled with fear and sorrow, though she didn't know why she was so sad.

Perhaps it's out of sorrow for those who fought to the death.

Despite the commotion she was making, Bai Shu seemed oblivious, continuing to focus intently on her bath, the sound of water splashing loudly throughout the room.

"Aye, what's wrong? What happened? Why did you suddenly vomit blood?" Xiao Wang's series of concerned questions echoed in Bai Ye's mind.

Bai wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, took a breath, and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."

Are you really okay? You even coughed up blood.

"I'm really fine, I just watched a super awesome, explosive, and cool movie."

Bai closed her eyes and looked at the cultivation manual in her mind that radiated golden light and contained the inscription "Fragment of the Great Creation Scripture".

An uncontrollable smile spread across her face: "I think I got a great deal."

A note from the author:

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[Dog head][Dog head][Dog head] I also want to see a super cool and explosive blockbuster, but unfortunately only Yezai can see it.