Chapter 36 Summoning Dao Soldiers
Outside Qianqiao Town, there are small mountains and valleys.
"Old Wu! Hurry up, hurry up!"
"Yes! It's over there, let's go pick a couple!"
"Higher, hahaha!"
"Run that way! Xiao Qingyu is catching up!"
"Little Qingyu, don't stick your wings on my face, I'm going to be disfigured!"
In the empty valley, a handsome young man dressed in brocade robes was flying at great speed in mid-air, with a lively and pretty boy on his back, both wearing bright smiles.
Behind the two, a magnificent blue roc flew, its wingspan exceeding ten feet.
The Azure Roc was even faster; with a single flap of its wings, it appeared beside the two. Its azure feathers gently brushed against the boy's face, eliciting a chorus of squeaking cries from him.
On a protruding rock not far away, a small blue wolf lay lazily.
Its entire body was over three feet long, and its hair was already very long and incredibly smooth.
Every time the little wolf saw Qingpeng circling around the two people, it would suddenly stand up, raise its neck, and howl.
At the same time, Qingpeng would let out a clear cry, as if responding to the little wolf.
The entire valley was filled with cheerful laughter.
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After Wu Shaogan recovered his strength, the two of them, without prior arrangement, decided to take a day off to find a valley to fly around in.
Zhong Cai lay on Wu Shaogan's back and flew for more than an hour.
Wu Shaogan didn't feel tired at all, since A Cai was very light.
Having finally regained his strength, he was still in a state of excitement, with his internal energy flowing continuously.
At that moment, Qingpeng suddenly flew past from below.
Wu Shaogan stepped lightly and stood on Qingpeng's back.
The eagle flew by with a whoosh, carrying the two of them around the valley several times.
Whenever they passed the protruding rock, the little wolf would swiftly extend its paws and swipe at Qingpeng twice.
The roc cried out lightly and quickly, and in an instant it flew even further away.
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Over the past few days, Xiao Qingyu has grown into an adult.
Its strength has also increased again, reaching the seventh stage of the second tier.
However, adulthood is not the limit. As Xiao Qingyu's strength continues to improve, her size will continue to grow.
At that point, it can no longer be released on ordinary days and can only be stored in the altar—but on the surface, it still needs to be purchased until the peak of the Palace Building Realm and the Dao Palace Realm can also store living creatures.
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Xiao Qingyu's back is not broad enough yet, and Wu Shaogan can only barely stand on it.
After getting close to each other for a while, Wu Shaogan, carrying Zhong Cai on his back, took to the air again and chased after Qingpeng once more.
Zhong Cai leaned close to Wu Shaogan's ear and said happily, "Old Wu! I feel like I've gone back to the old days—" Before Wu Shaogan could respond, he shouted, "No! We're even better than before—!"
Wu Shaogan smiled and responded loudly, "That's right—"
The two flew around, sometimes up and sometimes down, and both were covered in sweat.
Wu Shaogan then carried Zhong Cai on his back and slowly landed.
Little Green Feather, carrying the little wolf in its mouth, landed and came to its masters' side.
Zhong Cai jumped off Wu Shaogan's back and busied herself stroking and rubbing him from all sides.
Wu Shaogan also rubbed the two rare beasts, sensing the solid muscles and surging power hidden beneath their fur, and felt very good.
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Zhong Cai finished kneading and turned to look at Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly.
Tall and elegant, with a refined and dignified air.
Zhong Cai smiled broadly.
Handsome, so handsome!
In both his past and present lives, he had never seen anyone more handsome or charismatic than his buddy.
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This time, the two did not bring Xiang Lin with them.
Xiang Lin is absolutely obedient to orders.
Although he didn't know that Wu Shaogan had fully recovered, the small mountains near the town were at most inhabited by second-tier savage beasts, which posed no danger to the crippled Wu Shaogan.
— Wu Shaogan had learned a secret technique for concealing one's qi in his early years, and after recovering, he quickly put it into practice.
That's why Xiang Lin didn't notice.
Apart from Zhong Cai, no one knew about Wu Shaogan's current situation.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan lay side by side on the grass at the bottom of the valley.
Without the pressure from qualifications and spirituality, both of them were in a very relaxed state of mind.
Zhong Cai said lazily, "You've been keeping that command platform hidden away. Now that it's been re-consecrated, shouldn't you use it?"
Wu Shaogan hummed in agreement: "I was thinking of recovering first and then conducting research, and now is the time."
Zhong Cai yawned: "Let's start later then, and see how lucky you are."
Wu Shaogan smiled and said, "I have a feeling that the probability of this thing producing something good is probably very low."
Zhong Cai said nonchalantly, "Even if they are all armored soldiers, it would be quite useful to cultivate a few of them to the peak of the Palace Opening stage. I just don't know what state your Dao soldiers would be in without consciousness. It would be great if they could be similar to puppets."
Wu Shaogan said, "It's probably similar to a puppet."
Zhong Caiyi laughed and thought so too.
As they talked, their heads touched without them even realizing it.
Zhong Cai pondered, "You've concealed your aura quite well now, but it's still only a third-tier secret technique. If you encounter someone using Suspended Illumination or Fusion, they might be able to see right through you... So, I have an idea."
Wu Shaogan then asked, "What idea?"
Zhong Cai: "I've been thinking about the shop we talked about opening before. We don't have enough resources right now, so opening a shop with too few items would be a bit pathetic. How about we just open a blind box shop instead?"
Wu Shaogan was taken aback and turned over.
"You mean, all the resources we draw are put into blind boxes, and whatever we get is what we get?" He suddenly understood Zhong Cai's unspoken meaning and said, "Then you and I go and buy blind boxes, and naturally we can draw treasures that can restore our aptitude."
Zhong Cai chuckled: "From now on, you can openly demonstrate your strength. And the fact that you can even provide resources like this is also a form of publicity for our shop."
Wu Shaogan curled the corners of his mouth: "The treasures that are unearthed are not necessarily soul essence and spiritual heart."
Zhong Cai smiled and said, "Just disguise yourself as one of the items in the Record of Rare Treasures."
Wu Shaogan praised, "Good idea."
Zhong Cai raised an eyebrow smugly: "Don't you even know who I am!"
Wu Shaogan gave a thumbs up.
The two laughed for a while.
Zhong Cai said, "We need to discuss the price range of different blind boxes and the probability of getting something good from them..."
Wu Shaogan pondered for a moment and said, "Blind box... what kind do you want to choose?"
Zhong Cai gestured and said, "Now, many shops just use boxes to store things. They're all the same size at the same price point. The cheaper ones are smaller, and the more expensive ones are bigger."
Wu Shaogan nodded.
Zhong Cai then said, "As for the quality... I've done the math, so I think it should be divided into four levels."
"As for what's in each blind box, it all depends on luck. Anyway, the best resource you can get from the cheapest blind box is level 2, the medium level is level 4, the high level is level 5, and the highest level is level 6."
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and reminded him, "Calculate the total cost of resources before making blind boxes."
Zhong Cai also laughed and said, "That's right! Anyway, if we make 10,000 low-level blind boxes, each costing one gold to open, the total value of the resources inside will only be five thousand gold. Moreover, 80% of the blind boxes will contain different amounts of silver, and the rest will contain more ordinary level one resources, then level one pills—the top-grade ones that I've refined. Finally, there will be level two resources."
Wu Shaogan nodded again.
The two then had another long discussion.
As they talked, amidst the beautiful scenery, the two gradually fell asleep.
Qingpeng and the little wolf lay on either side of them, their eyes half-closed, dozing off while keeping watch.
It wasn't until almost evening that Qingpeng let out a clear cry.
Zhong Cai rubbed her eyes and sat up.
Wu Shaogan glanced at the sky and said, "Let's go, it's time to go back."
Then, carrying Zhong Cai on his back, he soared into the air and gracefully flew out of the valley.
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The two walked back along the mountain path they had come from.
The little wolf followed closely behind them.
Qingpeng flew low around them.
Suddenly, the wolf cub let out a low growl and scratched at the ground with its claws, looking somewhat restless.
The little Qinghui is now a rare beast at the second tier, fifth stage, and its reaction clearly indicates that it has detected a threat.
Qingpeng spread its wings and looked into the forest on its right.
Wu Shaogan naturally sensed it as well, sniffed it lightly, and said, "Human blood."
Zhong Cai understood: "Is he dead?"
Wu Shaogan: "No."
Zhong Cai then gestured to the two rare beasts and ordered, "Go and take a look."
The wolf cub leaped out.
Qingpeng also roared away.
Zhong Cai looked at Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan understood and turned his back to Zhong Cai.
Zhong Cai immediately jumped up.
Then, Wu Shaogan carried Zhong Cai on his back and followed closely behind the two rare beasts.
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In the dense forest, a pale-faced boy was running wildly, covered in wounds and reeking of blood.
A fierce wind howled behind him, as a ferocious-looking beast relentlessly pursued him.
Strangely, the boy was clearly only at the third level of the Heavenly Guidance Realm, while the rare beast was at the second level, yet the rare beast had not caught up with him for a long time.
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Qingpeng and Xiaolang arrived nearby; one landed on a thick branch, and the other lay down next to it.
The two rare beasts stared intently at the second-tier blood-red giant tiger.
Zhong Cai, lying on Wu Shaogan's back, asked in surprise, "Huang Tao?"
Wu Shaogan's expression was subtle: "That blood tiger behind us seems to be playing cat and mouse."
Zhong Cai also noticed it.
Wu Shaogan said, "The Blood Tiger is bloodthirsty. It probably wants to wait until Huang Tao's blood boils to its limit before it devours him and enjoys a delicious meal." He paused and continued, "But now that Qingyu and Qinghui have arrived, it should have fled."
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Indeed, the moment Qingpeng and Xiaolang appeared, Xuehu had already noticed their presence.
Blood Tiger's strength is at the second tier, fifth stage, the same as Little Wolf, but he is no match for Azure Roc.
In this situation, the Blood Tiger should run away immediately. Even if it hasn't eaten the blood it was playing with, its own life is more important, isn't it?
But Blood Tiger became ferocious and leaped up, charging straight at Huang Tao!
The heavy, foul breath sprayed directly onto Huang Tao's neck, terrifying him to the point of dread. However, the intense pressure was terrifying, showing none of the previous indulgence. He was powerless to resist it, and his legs felt as if they were bound, unable to move.
Zhong Cai immediately ordered, "Qingyu, Qinghui, save them!"
Qingpeng and the little wolf pounced down from the tree branch in an instant!
The wolf cub bit into the blood tiger's flesh.
Qingpeng suddenly flapped its wings, causing the Blood Tiger to stumble and its jaws to shift, preventing it from actually biting off Huang Tao's neck.
Huang Tao reacted quickly, instinctively rolling several times until he crashed into a nearby tree and came to a stop.
Zhong Cai's lips twitched slightly.
Wu Shaogan carried Zhong Cai to Huang Tao's side.
Zhong Cai jumped down and asked, "Are you alright?"
Huang Tao was covered in cold sweat. After hearing voices, he looked up, panting.
I don't know him.
But that's not important.
Huang Tao struggled to sit up and said gratefully, "Thank you both for saving my life."
Zhong Cai said, "I know Huang Qing, it was just a casual thing."
Huang Tao was taken aback, then looked more closely at Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan, and suddenly exclaimed, "Brother Zhong, Brother Wu?"
Zhong Cai smiled and said, "It seems Brother Huang has mentioned us to you."
Huang Tao breathed a sigh of relief; it really was these two.
"Xia'er also mentioned it."
At this point, he naturally had nothing to worry about anymore. But when he saw the roc and wolf fighting the ferocious tiger, he couldn't help but sigh. No wonder he didn't care about the second-tier cultivation technique; the contracted beast he carried with him was already so powerful.
It seems that these two also have unusual backgrounds.
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With the combined attack of the two rare beasts, the Blood Tiger was quickly killed.
Qingpeng and Xiaolang naturally separated into two sides, cut open the blood tiger, and each of them selected the energy-rich parts to devour.
The scene was somewhat bloody.
Huang Tao dared not look in that direction again, and instead solemnly thanked the two of them once more.
Zhong Cai asked curiously, "How did you get all alone into this deep place?"
Huang Tao gave a wry smile: "How could I dare to come in alone? I was just really unlucky..."
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With the wedding approaching, Huang Tao only thought of finding some precious woods in the mountains so he could personally craft a dowry for his fiancée as a wedding gift.
But who could have imagined that the wood he had his eye on, which was clearly on the outskirts, would suddenly appear when he was cutting it down?
Huang Tao fled desperately, and was chased all the way into the woods.
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As he spoke, Huang Tao finally regained some strength and, enduring the pain, got up.
Wu Shaogan said, "That blood tiger behaved strangely just now; it must be someone else's contracted rare beast."
Huang Tao was startled.
Zhong Cai bluntly stated, "It's no coincidence; someone wants to kill you."
Huang Tao blurted out, "Kill me?!"
Zhong Cai said, "Report this matter when you get back. With your strength, it wouldn't have taken a second-tier Blood Tiger to kill you, but they still did, so there's probably something fishy going on."
Huang Tao's heart sank.
Indeed, why would you need a second-tier rare beast to kill him? Just a cultivator at the fifth or sixth level of the Heavenly Guidance Realm would be enough to ensure his survival!
After thinking about it for a while, Huang Tao suddenly felt a sense of fear.
Zhong Cai waved her hand: "Alright, there's no use in thinking about it. Go back first."
Huang Tao understood that these two wanted to take him along, and he became even more grateful.
Zhong Cai walked beside Wu Shaogan.
The two rare beasts finished eating and walked to either side.
Huang Tao immediately felt a great sense of security, and his wildly beating heart gradually calmed down.
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As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, Huang Tao bid farewell to the two men.
In his view, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan had done him a great favor, and if there was any conspiracy behind it, he would stay away from them to avoid implicating them.
Seeing this, Zhong Cai raised an eyebrow and said, "He's actually a pretty nice guy."
Wu Shaogan chuckled and flicked Zhong Cai's wrist.
Zhong Cai was just joking, but Huang Tao's willingness to do so shows he has good character.
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The two didn't pay much attention to the matter. After dinner, they went to the cultivation room together.
Wu Shaogan released the command platform.
Zhong Cai silently took out a pocket.
The two of them walked up to the platform and stood in front of the dent.
Without hesitation, Zhong Cai poured the entire bag of one hundred mysterious pearls into the pit.
After he finished pouring, he quickly sat down next to Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan was sitting on the stone seat, on the side of the big drum.
Zhong Cai asked nervously, "Old Wu, shall we begin?"
Wu Shaogan replied, "Begin."
The next moment, Wu Shaogan struck the big drum heavily!
The sound of drums reverberated and spread outwards.
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Beating the drum to signal the start of the battle.
With a heavy blow, all the Xuan Pearls thrown into the pit were consumed, and Dao Soldiers were summoned.
A single tap summons the creature only once.
A series of light taps will cause the drum to beat several times, summoning the user several times.
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Both of them knew that the chance of getting a high-quality Dao soldier when summoning generals was very low, so they didn't plan to summon them one by one, but instead summoned a hundred in a row!
Zhong Cai stared at the black fire and said with great interest, "I did a ten-pull in one go, yours must be a hundred-pull."
Wu Shaogan said, "Indeed, a hundred consecutive wins."
Zhong Cai deliberately sighed, "It's a pity there's no guarantee of a minimum return."
Wu Shaogan couldn't help but smile.
In the brief exchange between the two, the black fire in the crater began to boil.
Soon, rings of gray mist began to swirl around the black fire, constantly rotating around it.
With each rotation, a figure appears within the black flames.
The figure moved with light steps, and once it appeared, it stepped out and stood on one side of the pit.
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"One, two... five, ten..."
Before long, a dozen tall Taoist soldiers clad in iron armor stood by the pit.
More and more Taoist soldiers continued to emerge, standing together in dense clusters.
Zhong Cai stared intently, her expression somewhat strange.
All the Taoist soldiers looked exactly the same at first glance, and it was impossible to tell whether they were male or female.
They were completely covered in iron armor, and even wore helmets to cover their faces.
To date, none of them have ever carried a mount, and very few have carried weapons.
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In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a hundred Dao soldiers had already crowded the vicinity of the pit.
Zhong Cai was a little shocked: "Old Wu, your drop rate is way too low..."
Wu Shaogan glanced at the Taoist soldiers and quickly discerned their auras.
"There are 65 armored soldiers on the eighth floor of the Heavenly Guidance; 24 on the ninth floor; 7 on the tenth floor; and 4 on the eleventh floor."
In other words, forget about special Dao soldiers; there aren't even ordinary armored soldiers at the peak of the Heavenly Guidance realm.
Zhong Cai counted them once and muttered, "Only one of them has a mount, and it's an armored horse. The eight that carry weapons are all standard short swords, first-grade low-level Xuan weapons."
The two exchanged a glance.
Overall, compared to the altar on Zhongcai's side, it's a complete rip-off.
Wu Shaogan glanced at the soldiers again and pointed out an armored soldier—the only one from the eleventh level of the Heavenly Guidance Realm who was carrying a short sword.
Zhong Cai understood: "Preparing to synthesize?"
Wu Shaogan nodded and said, "At most, the current command platform can only accommodate two hundred people."
Zhong Cai agreed: "Their potential is not high, so there is no need to cultivate them."
The two wanted to continue their selection of generals, and after combining their forces, they could move aside a little.
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Wu Shaogan had the selected armored soldiers stand on the small stone platform in the depression and gave the command to "assemble".
The armored soldier stood proudly amidst the black flames.
In the next instant, the other armored soldiers rushed forward one after another, all rushing towards that armored soldier!
Zhong Cai watched this scene with curiosity.
Each time an armored soldier plunges into the flames, it turns into a gray dot of light that adheres to the surface of the selected armored soldier.
Soon, all the materials of the armored soldier turned into specks of light, scattered and attached to the armored soldier.
The mount also merges with its rider.
The next moment, the light spot disappeared into the armored soldier.
The armored soldier made a "crackling" sound.
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Zhong Cai became nervous again, grabbed Wu Shaogan's arm and asked, "Old Wu, do you think it can succeed?"
Wu Shaogan patted him reassuringly without saying anything—it really was hard to say.
The synthesis process takes only about a dozen breaths, which is very short.
The armored soldiers began to sway, and the swaying became increasingly violent.
Suddenly, a loud bang came from his body!
With a loud crash, the armored soldiers collapsed in disarray.
The scattered parts were engulfed by the black flames, and in an instant, the whole thing was gone.
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Zhong Cai: "..."
Wu Shaogan put his arm around Zhong Cai and patted him reassuringly.
Undoubtedly, the synthesis failed.
Zhong Cai: "One hundred Xuanzhu pearls, wasted."
Wu Shao had a meal.
Zhong Cai cried out, "It hurts so much!"
Wu Shaogan hesitated before speaking, "How about we postpone the general selection?"
After yelling, Zhong Cai gritted her teeth and said:
"Order! Why aren't you ordering!"
"Keep going, I have plenty of Xuanzhu, I refuse to believe I can't pick a good one!"
"After I finish clicking, I'm going to synthesize it. Today I'm determined to get one with high potential!"
Wu Shaogan rubbed Zhong Cai's face and said, "Just look at the quality of these ironclad soldiers, and you'll know it's difficult to synthesize bronze-armored soldiers. Didn't you say that even if they were all ironclad soldiers, it would be good to infuse a few of them with the power of the peak of the Palace Realm?"
Zhong Cai remembered what she had said and immediately calmed down. She scratched her face a little embarrassedly and coughed lightly, saying, "I was just having bad luck. I got a little carried away."
Wu Shaogan couldn't help but chuckle, and pulled his head over to rub it.
Zhong Cai shook his head back and forth, then took out several small bags, each containing one hundred Xuanzhu.
Then, he grabbed handfuls of the Xuanzhu pearls and threw them into the pit, making a crackling sound.
Wu Shaogan sounded another heavy drumbeat.
The process of summoning the generals was exactly the same as before; countless soldiers emerged from the pit and appeared one after another on the summoning platform...
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Zhong Cai is now more relaxed, resting her chin on her hand as she looks around.
"Forty...fifty..."
Soon the number exceeded one hundred, and the soldiers that appeared were always armored soldiers.
Slightly better than before, there are now five armored soldiers with mounts, and more than twenty with weapons—all of them are standard short swords.
Zhong Cai pouted: "There probably won't be any surprises this time..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the black flames suddenly surged even more violently.
The clouds that once swirled around the flames were no longer gray, but a deep blue.
Zhong Cai's eyes lit up.
Wu Shaogan also looked over, somewhat expectant.
In the next instant, a Dao soldier clad in dark bronze armor appeared from the black flames. He was a size larger than the iron-armored soldier, and although the bronze armor was dark in color, it seemed to carry an ancient and desolate feeling as if it came from the beginning of time.
The bronze-armored soldiers came out, their faces still covered by helmets, making it impossible to tell whether they were male or female.
His aura had reached the seventh level of the Palace Opening Realm!
Zhong Cai cheered, "I drew a bronze-armored soldier! And a level seven one at that! My luck isn't too bad!"
Wu Shaogan smiled and caught Zhong Cai as he lunged at him, giving him a tight hug.
Armored soldiers continued to emerge from the black fire, but their quality remained low.
However, obtaining the Bronze Armor Soldier means having the potential to reach the peak of the Suspended Illumination Realm—which would make one another being similar to the Azure Sky Puppet.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan continuously threw in the Xuanzhu and beat the drum to signal the generals.
A total of one thousand Dao soldiers were summoned.
Whenever the soldiers crowded together, Wu Shaogan would try to synthesize them using armored soldiers.
...and most of them still failed.
At this time, there were a total of three bronze-armored soldiers and ninety-eight iron-armored soldiers remaining on the command platform.
It is obvious that only two bronze armored soldiers were actually drawn, and after nine attempts, only one attempt was successful.
Zhong Cai selected eight soldiers from all the armored soldiers who carried both mounts and weapons, and then added ten Xuanzhu pearls to them.
Ten more armored soldiers were selected by Wu Shaogan.
Unsurprisingly, they were all ordinary armored soldiers, which, together with the others, made up a total of one hundred.
Wu Shaogan synthesized it again.
Surprisingly, it succeeded this time!
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The two busied themselves feeding the Dao soldiers.
Each armored soldier needs to be fed one Mystic Pearl to reach its maximum potential; each bronze-armored soldier needs between one thousand and five thousand Mystic Pearls to reach its maximum potential.
When they had spent all the money they needed, the foundation they possessed was already at the peak of four Suspended Illumination Realms and the peak of eight Palace-Opening Realms!
Zhong Cai let out a breath and reported, "In total, it cost nearly ten thousand Xuanzhu."
Wu Shaogan smiled.
With such a foundation, they have already formed a considerable force.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but sigh, "The Zhong family only has three people at the Suspended Illumination Realm. Our top combat strength has already surpassed that of the Zhong family."
Wu Shaogan nodded slightly.
Zhong Cai's eyebrows shot up: "In a while, we might even catch up with the Wu family!"
Wu Shaogan said softly, "Yes."
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Just as the two were diligently training their troops, Huang Tao returned to the Huang family and reported the matter to his clan.
As for how he was saved, he only told the head of the family and the elders whom the head of the family trusted.
The head of the Huang family sighed, "Strange."
Ultimately, the Huang family was only a minor figure in Qianqiao Town; in the vast world, they were no different from tiny ants.
Others in the town might be a bit ignorant, but the head of the Huang family recognized Wu Shaogan from his son Huang Qing's description after learning about his son's extraordinary opportunity.
The Huang family head guessed that the young master, whose talents had been crippled, might have felt oppressed in the family, so he took his male wife away from Kunyun City and went to live in seclusion in their peaceful little town.
The young master should still be able to use the strength of the peak of the Heavenly Guidance Realm, coupled with the ability to challenge opponents of higher levels, making him one of the top figures in Qianqiao Town.
Living here, he can certainly relax a lot.
This makes it easy to understand why the two of them were accompanied by second-tier contracted rare beasts.
It's easier to understand why they look down on second-tier inheritance.
Even though Wu Shaogan has lost his qualifications, his insight remains. The Huang family head dares not underestimate the advice given by such a person.
The Huang family head decisively said, "Report it to the city lord's mansion."
The other clan elders discussed it in hushed tones and all agreed with the Huang family head's proposal.
—The second-order Heaven-Slaying Spell is a huge joke.
The head of the Huang family did not expose Wu Shaogan's background.
When reporting it, just say that the matter is too strange and you dare not hide it.
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The Liu family's backyard.
The people living here are relatives of the Liu family—they came to celebrate Liu Xia'er's upcoming marriage.
Inside a house, a kind-looking middle-aged woman frowned, revealing a hint of malice.
Blood Tiger is dead?!
In this run-down little place, who has the ability to kill her Blood Tiger?
The woman felt a pang of heartache and immediately became alert.
She is indeed a relative of the Liu family, but she is also a disciple of the Lingyi Sect.
The sect is very secretive, but it is very wealthy. When recruiting members, they do not look at their qualifications, but only whether they are ruthless enough and have the ability to obtain the blood of lovers.
The woman was merely a Yellow-rank cultivator, but after being recommended by a friend to join the Lingyi Sect, she immediately obtained a Tier 1 Blood Tiger. Afterwards, she made many contributions without revealing any trace of herself, and the sect bestowed upon her abundant resources.
She herself had poor aptitude and slow progress, so she helped Blood Tiger quickly break through to the middle stage of the second tier and become her backer.
The woman usually behaved very well and lived not far from Qianqiao Town, so she was naturally invited.
Upon arrival, the woman had barely met Liu Xia'er when the copper bell given to her by the sect began to tremble slightly.
This means that Liu Xia'er's constitution is suitable for receiving lover's blood.
The woman had only come to offer a favor, disguised as an ordinary cultivator, but unexpectedly made this discovery. Upon learning that Liu Xia'er's marriage wasn't a simple political arrangement, but rather that she and Huang Tao were mutually in love, she was overjoyed!
So the woman planned to kill Huang Tao with a blood tiger before the two got married.
Blood Tiger relentlessly pursues Huang Tao, both to make Huang Tao's blood boil and taste better, and to extract Huang Tao's heart while he is still alive—he came to find a gift for his lover, but died in despair, and at that moment his heart's blood was a kind of lover's blood.
When news of Huang Tao's death spreads, everyone will know that Huang Tao was devoured by wild animals while searching for wood, and Liu Xia'er will naturally feel guilty and pained as a result.
Then, the woman would comfort Liu Xia'er with a gentle demeanor and, when the time was right, suggest taking her out for a walk to clear her mind.
Once she leaves, Liu Xia'er will naturally be sent to the Lingyi Sect and will never appear again.
The woman herself could simply discard her current identity, have her "ashes" sent back, and then change into another identity to go to a more distant place.
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No matter how well planned, an unexpected event still occurred.
Despite her fear, the woman dared not leave rashly. As usual, she mingled among the other relatives of the Liu family, waiting for Liu Xia'er's wedding ceremony.
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Qianqiao Town is one of the towns under the jurisdiction of Huxing City, which is a level 5 city and has a city lord surnamed Xiao.
After receiving the report from the Huang family head, Lord Xiao did not ignore it.
Because the Huang family head made it clear that the Blood Tiger was a contracted rare beast, and that Huang Tao himself was ordinary and could not possibly have such an enemy.
Although Lord Xiao did not think it was a big problem, he still sent his guards to investigate.
Upon investigation, Lord Xiao discovered something amiss.
The area under the jurisdiction of a level-five city is very large. The larger county towns are not unusual, but in the more remote areas, many cultivators have either died or gone missing.
It's normal for cultivators to have a high mortality rate, and it's also normal for some to go missing. But it's very strange if the dead and missing cultivators often have beloved lovers, and it's always the case that one of the lovers is missing or mutilated, while the other has disappeared without a trace...
Such incidents occur hundreds of times every year within the jurisdiction of Huxingcheng alone.
Although the jurisdictions of other cities have not been thoroughly investigated, there seem to be some clues.
Most of them are independent practitioners, and they are often mixed up with other groups. If you don't investigate and analyze carefully, it's easy to get confused.
Lord Xiao did not hesitate.
He quickly summoned several families and sects in charge of Huxing City and instructed them to distribute the orders to various counties and towns—each force should pay close attention to similar situations.
Lord Xiao also notified the lords of nearby and other cities.
And when other factions discovered that their people were in similar situations, they naturally became more vigilant...
·
Huang Tao and Liu Xiaer got married smoothly.
Nothing unexpected happened with the wedding, and Huang Tao and Liu Xia'er had no idea that they almost fell into that tragedy.
The Huang family head did receive a response from the city lord's mansion and learned of the perilous nature of the matter.
In any case, the Huang family escaped unscathed.
Not long after, Huang Qing and Wu Youbai got married.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were invited over and brought a gift that was similar to that of the other guests.
·
Some time later, a small shop opened quietly on a street in Huxing City.
The shop was very simple, and the doors were always wide open, day and night.
Passersby can easily spot the large shelves and several simple long tables inside if they glance over.
However, in this vast level-five city, many shops open every day, while many others fall into ruin.
Naturally, this shop didn't attract much attention.
·
Two days later.
A young girl in a red dress walked gracefully down the street with several servants.
She was in a bad mood and was complaining to the pretty maid on her right: "There's so little ointment in Lanxiu Pavilion! I rushed over there so urgently, but I still couldn't buy any!"
"It's fine normally, but that little brat from the Wei family actually beat me to it! By the time it's Sister Qiu's birthday, won't I look several times more haggard than him? He'll laugh at me to death!"
The pretty maidservant comforted her softly, "Miss, don't worry. Young Master Wei's looks are certainly no match for yours."
The girl in the red dress frowned, still not happy—that Wei Jian must have taken a fancy to Sister Qiu, that's why he had to take advantage of her beauty!
Thinking this, the girl in the red dress quickened her pace.
Seeing that she was still angry, the pretty maid glanced around and suddenly spotted something. She quickly grabbed the girl in the red dress and coaxed, "Miss, don't be angry. There's a newly opened shop over there that looks interesting. Why don't we go take a look?"
The girl in the red dress was quite considerate of her confidante, and actually looked over when she heard this.
Upon closer inspection...
Blind box shop?
The girl in the red dress was a little confused. What are blind boxes?
But precisely because she was confused, the girl in the red dress became interested and stepped into the shop.
However, the moment she entered, her expression suddenly changed.
—What happened? She can't use her profound energy!
·
The girl in the red dress was named Li Xiaowei. She was only at the fifth level of the Heavenly Guidance Realm. When she realized that the Xuan Qi in her body was no longer flowing, she felt a sense of panic.
Fortunately, Li Xiaowei quickly realized that she had experienced the same suppressive force when she entered the clan's ancestral hall. It was said to be due to the defensive array plate—only the defense here was even stronger than that of the Li family's ancestral hall, which suppressed her instantly and made her panic.
Li Xiaowei cleared her throat and asked, "Is the shopkeeper here?"
The shop was wide open and transparent, so there shouldn't be any malicious intent. Once Li Xiaowei realized this, she wasn't afraid anymore, and her interest in the shop grew even stronger.
The servants who came in with her were initially terrified, but seeing that Li Xiaowei was relaxed, they quickly calmed down as well.
At this moment, a puppet dressed in brown clothes emerged from around the corner behind the long table.
Yes, a puppet.
His movements were natural, but his expression was stiff, making him instantly recognizable.
Li Xiaowei was startled!
The shopkeeper is actually a level two puppet?
Their strength is considerable.
The level-two puppet spoke stiffly.
"This shop is a blind box shop, and there are four types of blind boxes available for sale."
"Low-level... Intermediate-level... High-level... Top-level..."
Li Xiaowei listened with great interest.
So that's how you open blind boxes.
It's basically gambling on luck to find a bargain.
·
Li Xiaowei knew that the puppet was not human, so she naturally didn't argue with it and directly stated her demands.
"I'll start with a basic blind box."
As she spoke, she took out a gold coin and slapped it onto the long table.
The brown-clad puppet took out a mustard seed bag and said, "Please use your mind to draw it out."
Li Xiaowei then focused her thoughts into the mustard seed bag, which was indeed filled with countless blind boxes, at least tens of thousands of them.
She bit her lower lip, unsure of which to choose.
Finally, Li Xiaowei made a snap decision—it's all about luck anyway, so whatever!
So, guided by her thoughts, a blind box suddenly appeared on the long table.
A grayish-black box, about the size of a palm.
It looks exactly like the kind of freebie she got when she bought jewelry at the store.
The brown-clad puppet said, "Low-level blind boxes must be opened in the small shop."
Li Xiaowei didn't seem to care much about that, and opened the box with some curiosity.
Inside the box, a talisman gleamed brightly.
Li Xiaowei picked it up and looked at it, a happy smile on her face: "A top-grade level one Swiftness Talisman! I've made a profit."
This kind of talisman sells for 170 silver coins in the merchant's shop, and she made a net profit of 70 silver coins.
Of course, for Li Xiaowei, this amount of money was nothing, but she had made money, and at this moment, she was in an extremely good mood!
The pretty maidservant was relieved to see her mistress smiling again.
·
Li Xiaowei was very excited and said generously, "Five more—no, ten more blind boxes!"
She was allowed to choose the brown-clad puppet herself.
Li Xiaowei's mind rummaged through the mustard seed bag, looking at each one as if it contained something good.
It took her the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before she finally made her choice.
But this time, Li Xiaowei's luck seemed to be bad. Eight out of ten blind boxes cost different amounts of money, and she didn't even break even.
The remaining two blind boxes.
Inside the blind box was a low-grade Qi-replenishing pill.
Li Xiaowei did the math and found that she broke even.
The last blind box contained a Tier 1 rare beast egg—a relatively rare bird, worth at least three gold coins.
Li Xiaowei was shocked: "You even have rare animal eggs in this blind box!"
The brown-clad puppet replied coldly, "Yes."
Li Xiaowei: "..."
Next, Li Xiaowei took out all her pocket money.
I spent a total of eighty gold coins on blind boxes.
But luck won't always be on Lai Siu-wai's side.
After spending all her money and opening all the blind boxes, Li Xiaowei realized that the total value of the resources she had actually obtained was only about twenty gold coins.
However, Li Xiaowei did not regret it.
Because when she opened the blind box, she actually got a mid-grade Jade Complexion Pill.
This is a pill that can keep a cultivator at the Heavenly Guidance Realm looking their best! A mid-grade one can last a whole year!
What about the beauty cream that I couldn't buy before?
Jade Complexion Pill is the best!
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