Five Nascent Soul Cultivators Couldn't Even Scrape Together a Million Spirit Stones
After waiting for so many days, a fish finally took the bait.
Little B, it's time for your Performance Assessment review!
Lu Ping chose B.
[You chose B.]
[Faced with the encirclement of five Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivators, a look of extreme terror appeared on your face.]
"What are you trying to do? I'm warning you, I have some valuable treasure in my possession!"
[You shout as you move closer to the wall.]
[The leader raised his hand and unleashed a black beam of light, heading straight for your face.]
[The other four also attacked simultaneously, using poisonous mist, flying swords, fire snakes, and ice spears to block your escape routes from different directions.]
[They are clearly repeat offenders, aiming for a fatal blow and giving their prey no chance to retaliate.]
[Just as the five Law Techniques were about to strike, you frantically pulled out at least a hundred Talisman from your Storage Ring and threw them around.]
"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"
[You're spouting lines that have absolutely no power, and you look like a rich kid cornered against a wall, desperately waving money around to protect himself.]
Upon seeing this, the five Nascent Soul Cultivators all showed a hint of disdain.
[In their eyes, these people who rely on Talisman to intimidate others are typical good-for-nothings who have no real skills and only depend on the influence of their elders.]
However, the mocking smiles on their faces froze the next moment.
[The hundreds of Talisman instantly detonated, emitting a crimson light that spread throughout the narrow alley.]
[No skill involved, just pure firepower coverage.]
[The flames instantly engulfed the entire alley.]
[To be absolutely sure, you also added a Fire-Separation Magic Talisman to everyone among this pile of Southern Bright Evil-Burning Talisman.]
[The five Nascent Soul Cultivators didn't even have time to utter a scream before their protective aura shattered like glass, and their physical bodies turned to ash.]
[As the firelight faded, only five lonely Storage Rings remained, lying on the ground in the alley.]
[You floated in mid-air, feigning a few heavy breaths, before slowly flying down to collect the five Storage Rings.]
"Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts; the ancients were right."
[You eagerly probed the identities of these five Nascent Soul True Lords with your Divine Sense.]
[A moment later, your face darkened.]
These five poor bastards!
[The five Storage Rings contained a large quantity of high-grade materials. However, the total Spirit Stones the five people possessed was less than one million!]
You couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of filth on the spot.
[Pah, you're the real paupers! Five Nascent Soul Middle Stage can't even scrape together a million Spirit Stones, and you dare to try and rob people?]
[This is utterly corrupting the industry! It's an insult to the ancient and glorious profession of "robber"!]
Over the next five days, the atmosphere in the city grew increasingly tense.
[However, your feat of "annihilating five bandits with one talisman" still spread, and no one was willing to serve as your transport team anymore.]
Five days before the Auction began, the cultivators of the Mystic Nether Pavilion finally made a major move.
Squads of black-armored Guards escorted the Array Masters out of the pavilion and began setting up Formation Technique along the Main Streets.
[You stand Gathering Immortals Tower, watching them drive the Formation Flags into the ground one by one.]
An invisible force field rapidly spread outwards from the Mystic Nether Pavilion.
[The Disarm Armor and Push Mountains Formation.]
[The area covered by the Formation Technique, just as you remember, encompasses several streets surrounding the Mystic Nether Pavilion, forming an absolute "safe zone".]
Fighting is prohibited within the formation.
[And Gathering Immortals Tower happens to be located just outside the edge of this safe zone.]
Countless Rogue Cultivators flocked to the districts covered by the Formation Technique, even sleeping on the streets was better than living in constant fear outside.
[For a time, the area inside the Formation Technique was overflowing with people, while the Formation Technique outside appeared increasingly desolate and dangerous.]
Finally, the day before the Auction arrived.
[You sit in Room Number One of Heaven at Gathering Immortals Tower, a newly forged token between your fingers.]
[This is a whitelisted cheat for the "Disarm Armor and Push Mountains Formation" that was developed in the last simulation.]
[With this, you can attack freely within this Formation Technique.]
You put it away carefully, then turned your gaze to the window.
[Just then, a huge shadow appeared above Doushu City.]
A heavy, jet-black Flying Boat pierced through the clouds and slowly landed in the inner courtyard of the Mystic Nether Pavilion.
Your eyes flickered slightly.
[A very important reason you've come to Doushu City is to settle your Gu Wusuan. Also, please fill your Storage Ring.]
[Those five Nascent Soul poor bastards... never mind, poor bastards don't laugh at other poor bastards.]
[Now, the old friend has finally arrived.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Let's wait and see, then participate in tomorrow's auction.]
[B: A nighttime infiltration of the Mystic Nether Pavilion, where Gu Wusuan ahead of time.]
[C: You invited Gu Wusuan to Room Number One of Heaven, and immediately set up eighteen soundproof Restriction. You ripped off your shirt, grinning maliciously as you pinned Gu Wusuan against the wall, your fingers lingering suggestively on his withered back: "Steward Gu, last time you insisted I help you cultivate, today the tables have turned, it's your turn to help me cultivate! Let me see if you're developing normally!... Listen to me, let me see..."]
When Lu Ping saw Little C, a scene flashed through his mind.
No, Brother Jie! No, Brother Jie!
Ah, Lu Ping felt he needed to gouge out his own eyeballs and wash them.
Lu Ping quickly chose A.
[You chose A.]
Nothing was said that night.
[The next day, you took the anonymous invitation and headed to the Mystic Nether Pavilion's Auction.]
[At the entrance to the venue, a large crowd had gathered, but was stopped by several black-armored Guards, forming several long queues.]
The first step was surprisingly capital verification.
"Senior, according to the rules, you need to exchange for a 'Qi-Congealing Pill' as proof of entry."
[A Deacon spoke expressionlessly to a Nascent Soul Cultivator standing in front of you.]
"What? This piece of thousand-year-old black iron is worth at least five hundred Spirit Stones outside, and you're only giving it to me in exchange for twenty Qi-Congealing Pills?"
The Nascent Soul Cultivator looked on incredulously.
[A Qi-Congealing Pill, containing the Spiritual Qi of twenty Low-Grade Spirit Stones, is worth one hundred Spirit Stones in the Azure Dragon Domain. Here, however, it is priced at only twenty Spirit Stones per pill.]
The Deacon gave a professional smile, but his tone was cold.
"Senior can try other places, but whether you can get twenty coins, I can't say for sure."
The Nascent Soul Cultivator's expression froze for a moment, but he ultimately gritted his teeth and pinched his nose to exchange the items.
[You witness this scene and understand.]
In the Domain of Chaos Spirit Stones are extremely scarce, Spiritual Qi Pills are the true hard currency.
[The Mystic Nether Pavilion's move is tantamount to forcibly unifying the currency of the market into Pills, which they can control.]
[Then it's your turn.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: When in Rome, do as the Romans do; exchange your resources for Qi-Congealing Pills.]
[B: How could a second-generation immortal tolerate such humiliation? He casually tossed out Qi-Gathering Pills and Qi-Consolidating Pills, blinding them on the spot.]
[C: You flew into a rage, slapped the Deacon across the face with a large slap, ripped open his shirt and grinned maliciously: "Verify credentials? You dare to verify my credentials?! Open your dog eyes and see clearly, my dad is Li Gang! Believe it or not, I can use a Sound Transmission Talisman to have the Mystic Nether Pavilion demolished and rebuilt into the 'Sunshine Bathhouse,' so you'll be bending over picking up soap every day..."]