Chapter 470 Plundering the Land
From the three thousand beads and stones that Zhong and Wu had collected, they each selected three hundred.
After selecting from the more than two thousand beads and stones sent by Wu Dongxiao, the couple each received three hundred.
That brings the total to six hundred.
Next, the two headed to the mountain peak of the 124th Palace.
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Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing hadn't gone out, and they hadn't expected their two uncles to send over the unused beads and stones so quickly.
The two brothers happened to be cultivating together, so they came over to greet them and then had tea together.
Wu Dongxiao asked curiously, "Uncle Zhong, Uncle, how many special items did you both get?"
Zhong Cai said with a grin, "Six hundred each for the two of us."
Wu Dongxiao was somewhat surprised: "Six hundred?"
Wu Shaogan nodded as well.
Wu Dongxiao was shocked: "So many!" He then asked curiously, "How much of what I took, did both of you uncles get?"
Zhong Cai laughed and said, "Three hundred each."
Wu Dongxiao's eyes widened in surprise.
What a coincidence!
Zhong Cai smiled and handed over a mustard seed bag, saying, "This contains the two thousand four hundred left by your uncle and me. You and Senior Brother Xuan can choose first. Then give it to me, and I'll take it to our two masters to choose from." He then took out another bag, "This is what's left for you. You can take it yourself."
Wu Dongxiao accepted them one by one.
The two bags of mustard seeds are not the same in shape, so they will not be confused.
Xuan Bing thanked the two of them.
Zhong Cai laughed and said, "Didn't Senior Brother Xuan also contribute to what Dong Xiao brought? No need to be polite, we can make up for each other's shortcomings."
Xuan Bing smiled too.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhong did not stay long; they left after finishing their tea.
Perhaps because practice makes perfect, it wasn't long before Wu Dongxiao sent over the remaining stones.
Zhong Cai counted them.
"Dongxiao should still have gotten 300, and Senior Brother Xuan should still have 270."
All they had left were nearly two thousand stone beads.
Zhong Cai pulled Wu Shaogan to his feet and said enthusiastically, "Let's go! Let's deliver this to our two masters!"
Wu Shaogan readily agreed.
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After the master and his disciples met again, Sang Yunchu called Jiang Chongguang over.
Jiang Chongguang arrived quickly.
Zhong Cai presented the bag of mustard seeds and explained it in detail.
Sang and Jiang listened very attentively, their expressions changing slightly from time to time.
Sang Yunchu exclaimed, "So this is what it means to have the qualifications to reach the Heavenly Realm."
Zhong Cai smiled and nodded: "I have a feeling that our whole family is secure in the future."
Sang Yunchu chuckled, gently tapped Zhong Cai's head with her finger, and said, "Don't let your guard down. Even the best qualifications require a lot of effort to turn into real strength. You need to pay close attention."
Zhong Cai immediately replied, "Yes, Master!"
Wu Shaogan added some of his and Zhong Cai's feelings when they were selecting the stone beads, emphasizing the differences between them.
Sang Jiang and the other woman listened carefully.
Then, the couple prepared to say goodbye.
But at this very moment, Wu Dongxiao arrived with the same thing and happened to run into Zhong and Wu.
Sang Yunchu was a little surprised, and after hearing Wu Dongxiao's purpose, she intentionally declined.
But Wu Dongxiao disagreed. He threw the things down and ran away immediately.
"Please choose one, my two grandmasters! I'm not giving them all, so don't be shy—"
Sang Yunchu: "..."
Seeing this, Zhong Cai was so amused that she almost fell over on Wu Shaogan.
Sang Yunchu's gaze turned towards them again.
Zhong Cai said with a smile, "Although we are not from the same faction, when you and Master Jiang were teaching Dongxiao, you didn't treat him as an outsider. Now that he wants to be filial to you two, you two shouldn't refuse him. It would be too formal."
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In Zhong Cai's view, although in name Sang Jiang and his master were only Canglong's mentor, the lineage master of Lingxian Sect, and the hall master of the War God Hall, and the master that brat Dong Xiao worshipped had nothing to do with the two masters' factions, the brat was his and Lao Wu's nephew, and he and Lao Wu had a shallow kinship and regarded the two masters as their own fathers, so if we round it up... wouldn't the brat Dong Xiao be equivalent to the two masters' grandson?
They don't distinguish between teachers and students, but rather between relatives.
It's perfectly normal for a grandfather to carefully teach his grandson beforehand, and for the grandson to give his grandfather something nice as a token of respect.
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Because Zhong Cai didn't try to hide her emotions, Sang Yunchu and Jiang Chongguang both figured out what Zhong Cai was thinking and fell silent.
Then, Sang Yunchu shook his head and smiled, "Fine."
He looked in Jiang Chongguang's direction.
Jiang Chongguang nodded, showing a tacit understanding with Sang Yunchu.
There will be many more times when that kid needs help in the future, so they can take care of him in other ways.
Sang Yunchu tapped Zhong Cai's head with his fingers again.
"That kid's behavior, he learned it all from you, didn't he?"
Zhong Cai shook her head and dodged, saying with a bright smile, "It's my pet! It's perfectly normal for it to look like me!"
Sang Yunchu felt somewhat helpless, but the matter itself still made him very happy.
They are not only happy that the younger generation cares about them and is filial, but they are even happier that the younger generation never fights each other like fighting cocks over resources. Admittedly, this is also related to their strength, but more importantly, their relationship is truly natural and harmonious, and there has never been any discord.
Unlike other places, many fellow students and relatives, who seem to have a good relationship on a daily basis, still can't calmly divide the spoils when they encounter extremely valuable resources...
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Before long, Sang Yunchu and Jiang Chongguang had also finished their selections.
The two of them each received 520, which means that they each picked out exactly 260 from the ones given by Zhong Wu Fufu and Wu Xuan Shi Xiong.
This score is slightly lower than Xuanbing's, but it's still sufficient.
Of the remaining ones, one mustard seed bag was returned to Qianyuan Island, and the other was sent to Wu Dongxiao.
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A day later, Wu Dongxiao and Zhong Wu met in the Land of All Beings.
Wu Dongxiao arrived shortly after and, seeing this, immediately ran over, asking in surprise, "Why have you two uncles come over?"
Zhong Cai laughed and said, "Come and see if any other humans have discovered the qualification to reach the Heavenly Realm."
Wu Dongxiao nodded: "That's what I think too."
After learning the secret, everyone was busy with their own tasks and those of their close friends' tasks. Only after they finished were they reminded to go to the Land of All Beings to investigate the situation.
How many people have obtained the qualification to reach the heavens? And how many people know how to use the qualification to reach the heavens?
If there are people who don't know... would they put out the beads and stones they have for sale?
This made them quite concerned.
Wu Dongxiao and his two uncles had the same idea.
Zhong Cai patted Wu Dongxiao's head and said, "Let's split up and look for them."
Wu Dongxiao nodded and pointed to the left: "Shall I start from over there?"
Zhong Cai smiled and pulled Wu Shaogan to the right.
Both sides went into each shop one by one, searching for and purchasing resources while also listening to the conversations of other customers...
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Perhaps because they had obtained so many good things in the Starlight Secret Realm, not only did the Zhong and Wu couple quickly come over to restock after taking stock of the resources, but the other disciples did the same.
Therefore, these days, countless disciples like to go to the land of sentient beings. Every now and then, many living beings would pour into each shop.
Chung Tsai and Wu Shao-kan have extremely high standards now; they won't make a purchase unless the resource is exceptionally outstanding.
The two scanned every item to make sure they didn't miss anything.
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After visiting several shops, the two of them did not find any stone beads for sale.
The couple searched while communicating telepathically.
Zhong Cai showed a sigh.
It seems that someone else, like Dong Xiao, has discovered this secret.
Wu Shaogan nodded.
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It's not surprising that others have discovered it.
These beads and stones may seem ordinary, but since they come from the Starlight Secret Realm and were dropped during hunting, it's clear they are extraordinary. There will definitely be patient cultivators who keep trying to acquire them.
Once discovered, just as Zhong Wufu and Wu Dongxiao planned, the surplus resources that their own people could not use were to be handed over to the sect for classification, so that the Nirvana cultivators in the sect would have a greater chance of reaching the Heavenly Realm and making the sect's power stronger—all of which were undoubtedly related to the sect's deep feelings or inseparable interests.
But some disciples must feel that this is an opportunity they have obtained, and even if there are any left, they are unwilling to share them with others, because it is likely to create an enemy for themselves. Since it is a qualification that reaches the heavens, it can only be possessed by himself, and then he can dominate the world!
The beastmen are trying to break the shackles of bloodline, so they probably won't need their help. However, they are mostly regional overlords, and they might have had friendly relations with humans on their original continent. Perhaps they were already traded away by those humans? Even if they weren't traded away, the beastmen might not be willing to sell themselves to humans.
After all, even though they are all disciples and living beings in this world, humans and beastmen belong to two different races.
If humanity were to acquire too many Heavenly Qualifications, it would bring glory to humanity, and perhaps humanity would produce many more Heavenly Qualifications.
The Tongtian Realm poses a great threat to ninth-tier beast races. Even if the Land of All Beings is "peaceful," the rare beasts may not truly be at peace.
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Therefore, Mr. and Mrs. Zhong had already thought that even if they went to the land of sentient beings, they might not be able to buy much.
...Perhaps only those disciples who are still unclear about the situation have a chance of putting the stone beads on the shelves like other resources they are not sure about.
No matter what, we need to search them all before we can feel at ease.
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The couple "inspected" the shops one by one, only buying a few of the resources they needed.
Gradually, the two of them came across a small mountain of beads in a shop!
Hmm.
Zhong Cai leaned over and counted them; there were a total of 857!
But... why are there no stones?
Zhong Cai was somewhat puzzled.
He looked around and found that this was a shop for a ninth-tier rare beast.
Its power was so great that it couldn't possibly go into the secret realm, but its descendants did, bringing out these beads.
Zhong Cai thought for a moment.
[Old Wu, this seems to be... the territory of the Sea-Swallowing Whale.]
Wu Shaogan also remembered.
That's true.
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The sea whale is a very large and rare animal.
There was once a cultivator who discovered a huge deserted island at sea. He lived on the island for decades before realizing that he had been living on the back of a sea-swallowing whale.
Later, it was eaten by a whale.
This sea whale belongs to the category of rare marine creatures. Although it can use its own energy to lift itself up and roam the sky outside the sea, it is still more attached to the water. If it is in the range "outside the sea", it will be very agitated.
It loves to eat when it's in water, but its appetite decreases greatly once it's no longer surrounded by water.
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Zhong Cai stroked her chin and began to analyze.
After entering the secret realm, the Sea-Swallowing Whale, hovering in the "universe," doesn't like to eat much. However, due to its volatile nature, it likely occupies a territory, making the other disciples hesitant to underestimate it or approach too closely.
Even if a star beast were to touch it when it gets close, it would probably just charge at it and kill it, without even noticing whether or not stones would fall.
[After the enormous whirlpool appeared, the sea-swallowing whale entered the waters, a place it was accustomed to and found incredibly comfortable.]
When those ugly fish attack the sea-swallowing whale, they will be swallowed whole by the whale.
[Stones and beads are filled with all sorts of rules; a whale that swallows them would surely suffer from indigestion and then spit them out—]
When she got to this point, Zhong Cai choked up a little.
So... use your mouth...
Spit it out?
Seeing that Zhong Cai's face was a little pale, Wu Shaogan prepared to comfort him.
Zhong Cai gripped Wu Shaogan's hand tightly and said with difficulty, "I'm just thinking... now that we've finally come across this thing, should we buy it or not?"
Wu Shaogan didn't hesitate: "Buy it."
Zhong Cai looked up at Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan smiled gently and said, "Just consider it a test of willpower. Besides, A Cai is even willing to process the intestines of some creatures for medicine. This thing is not something we have to eat, it's just something we have to spit out. It's cleaned up after all, so it's really nothing."
...To be honest, Wu Shaogan was much cleaner than Zhong Cai, but when this happened, he still prioritized comforting Zhong Cai.
Furthermore, this statement is true.
It was spat out by the orcs, not by humans... Actually, it doesn't feel too bad.
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Zhong Cai patted her forehead, realizing she had been a bit dramatic before.
He immediately made a move and bought all the beads!
In any case, this will definitely generate a lot more usable Heavenly Qualifications!
Wu Shaogan led Zhong Cai by the hand and they walked together toward the next shop.
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After searching through ten or eight houses each time, the Zhong-Wu couple would finally find some stones or beads.
Because they acted separately, and Wu Dongxiao's side also conducted a thorough search, even fewer "fish" escaped the net.
However, little by little, after the couple had explored the entire Land of All Beings, they had collected more than five thousand beads and stones.
It's not even as much as the total amount they and Wu Dongxiao obtained in the secret realm.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
Zhong Cai knew that the protagonists were different.
From the vague information we've heard, we know that the chances of these beads and stones falling are extremely small. Many powerful cultivators have slaughtered countless people, and in the end, they can only obtain a little over a thousand or a few hundred.
Very few.
It's quite impressive that they can still dig up this many now.
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Zhong Wufu and Wu Dongxiao met in front of the two halls.
Wu Dongxiao immediately leaned over and asked, "Uncles, how much did you get?"
Zhong Cai whispered, "Five thousand one hundred and twenty-nine."
Wu Dongxiao looked surprised.
Zhong Cai asked again, "What's wrong?"
Wu Dongxiao said sincerely, "You two uncles are amazing. I thought I had found enough."
Zhong Cai became curious: "How much do you have?"
Wu Dongxiao said, "Five thousand and sixty-seven."
Zhong Cai exclaimed "Whoa!"
Surprisingly, they actually gained more than the "protagonist" this time.
Wu Dongxiao didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Because he had always lived in the "shadow" of his two uncles, he was no longer surprised by their good fortune and his own misfortune.
There is no danger in the Land of All Living Beings, so his two uncles are definitely luckier than him.
Wu Dongxiao felt a pang of emotion.
He already knew from the strategist that he was the protagonist, but he was still a bit worse than his two uncles.
The two uncles should be the main characters...
Wu Dongxiao thought about it again and realized that wasn't right either.
Stories in storybooks are always full of ups and downs.
Compared to his two uncles' lives, his life was only somewhat similar to his youngest uncle's at the very beginning. After his youngest uncle married Uncle Zhong, everything went smoothly without any ups and downs.
So, it seems quite normal that he, who is so unlucky and always surrounded by enemies, becomes the protagonist.
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Wu Dongxiao learned some information in the Land of All Beings.
Strangely enough, although Mr. and Mrs. Zhong carefully examined the messages along the way, they were always trivial details and had nothing to do with the qualifications to reach the heavens.
But after Wu Dongxiao walked around for a while, he heard quite a lot.
Wu Dongxiao said, "It seems that originally few disciples discovered what the Tongtian qualification was, but someone leaked the news, and it spread throughout the Land of All Beings, making many disciples aware that it was related to the bead and stone."
“A while ago, when we were still making our selections, some conflicts broke out in the Land of All Beings, but we didn’t actually fight because of the rules.”
"It is said that before that, many shops sold beads and stones, but many humans quickly put them away afterward. Those that were still selling them were either shops that didn't come at the time or were out of the loop, or shops that didn't care."
"But because this thing is so popular, the price is very high, and some even have tricky conditions that make it difficult for other disciples to buy it."
"I encountered quite a few problems when I started..."
Zhong Cai nodded.
Indeed, he found the beads and stones to be quite expensive when he was buying them.
Although there were only five thousand, he spent an enormous amount of Xuan Stones. In fact, many places refused to accept Xuan Stones at all, and he had to exchange precious resources for them several times.
In other words, he had enough good stuff on hand to meet the shop's requirements every time.
There were several other places where he made large purchases... because the beads and stones were hidden in obscure corners, and it seemed that no one else noticed them when they came in. Only he and Lao Wu noticed them, which allowed them to buy them successfully.
These places are actually cheaper.
Perhaps it's because the owners of these shops just happened to avoid the previous incident.
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Zhong Cai also told Wu Dongxiao about these things.
Wu Dongxiao nodded and said, "It's about the same on my end."
He doesn't actually spend a lot of money, but he often encounters particularly tricky and strange conditions, which he happens to be able to meet in order to obtain the goods.
Moreover, he also encountered many others who had not received any information and whose beads and stones were hidden very well.
All things considered, Wu Dongxiao consumed far fewer resources than Zhong Cai did... but was also far more troublesome.
The merchants he encountered were quite bizarre.
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Zhong Cai found it somewhat amusing upon hearing this.
It's hard to say which is more cost-effective.
But thinking about it, it's probably about the same.
After all, for Zhong Cai, it's better to spend money than to be harassed.
For Wu Dongxiao, his family's wealth wasn't substantial enough, so he had to save money. He considered keeping odd or unusual items as useless and prioritized saving money.
Both sides were fairly satisfied.
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What happened next was just a repeat of what had happened before.
Zhong Wufu and Wu Xuan, fellow disciples, were both selected for new Tongtian qualifications.
They each got about five hundred from both sides.
In this way, they each had over a thousand qualifications to reach the Heavenly Realm.
Then it was Sang and Jiang's turn to make their selections, and they also had a very fruitful harvest.
At this moment, after greeting the Zhong couple, Wu Dongxiao took the initiative to meet Lou Chuan, acting as a "vanguard".
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Lou Chuan was playing chess with Xiao Zinuo.
When they get together, playing cards is a very pleasant activity.
Lou Chuan was somewhat surprised to hear that it was Wu Dongxiao who had come to see him.
In Lou Chuan's view, he had only met Wu Dongxiao a few times. He would occasionally encourage Wu Dongxiao when he achieved something remarkable, or he would give him some encouragement when they met and Wu Dongxiao sent him resources after he had exhausted his resources...
etc.
It seems like we're already quite familiar with each other.
Lou Chuan let Wu Dongxiao in.
He then learned from Wu Dongxiao that he had obtained some very precious things during one of his training trips.
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Wu Dongxiao, of course, would not say that he obtained it in some secret realm of the Land of All Living Beings, but instead attributed it all to his previous unfortunate encounter.
He said that among these strange encounters, he obtained this thing, but he didn't know what it was.
It wasn't until many years of research that they suddenly realized it was such a precious treasure!
After Wu Dongxiao selected the stones that he could use, he felt that the sect had treated him very well and wanted to repay them. So he brought those stone beads with him, hoping that the sect could examine them and then he could sell them to the sect.
When speaking to outsiders, Wu Dongxiao always speaks very politely.
Lou Chuan's pupils dilated frequently as he listened to Wu Dongxiao's narration.
Xiao Zinuo was also caught off guard.
However, after exchanging a glance, their eyes brightened.
If that's true—
Their Lingxian Sect and War God Hall will surely develop their power even faster!
The Xiao and Lou couple were very concerned about their respective forces and devoted a lot of effort to them. Compared to many other lineage masters and hall masters, their feelings for their respective forces were much deeper.
At the same time, the couple has a very deep affection for each other.
Although the two are still very young, if they do not enter the Tongtian realm, they will only have a few thousand years left to stay together.
Even though Lou Chuan was already at the peak of Nirvana, he couldn't guarantee that he could reach the heavens.
But now, the two have heard that there is something containing rules!
If it's true, they can rely on their own accumulated knowledge to obtain what suits them, giving them a greater chance of entering the Heavenly Realm!
The two took a deep breath and spoke solemnly.
"Then let's try it as you say."
"We'll go first."
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