Rules

Five avatar puppets fled in different directions.

The real Li Xuanxiao used an earth-escape technique, burrowing swiftly beneath the ground like a little mole.

He had to find somewhere to rest as soon as possible.

This perfect Golden Core would definitely draw the attention of many people.

He had probably already been targeted.

Li Xuanxiao kept digging downward at a slant.

He maintained his forward progress while ensuring sufficient depth.

The two puppets dug frantically.

Li Xuanxiao himself sat between the puppets and heavily closed his eyes.

He was simply too weak.

Before falling asleep, he ordered the puppets to slow their digging.

But not to stop. The puppets were to take turns working.

Then Li Xuanxiao adjusted his breathing rhythm, gradually relaxing as though he had entered a tranquil world cut off from the outside.

He sat there quietly, like a sleeping statue.

Yet beneath his seemingly calm exterior, a series of wondrous changes was taking place.

Li Xuanxiao's consciousness gradually sank into his body, carefully inspecting and repairing the meridians and acupoints damaged during his previous tribulation.

At the same time, he did not neglect the subtle changes in his surroundings, remaining vigilant toward the outside world at every moment.

His insights after transcending the tribulation were like a gentle breeze brushing softly across the depths of his heart, stirring ripples after ripples.

Drawn by that force, Li Xuanxiao could not help sinking into deeper contemplation.

He began recalling all the hardships, suffering, strange encounters, and fortuitous opportunities he had experienced since embarking upon the path of cultivation.

He savored the birth, death, reincarnation, impermanence, and shifting transformations of all things beneath heaven, pondering the true meaning and value of his existence in this vast universe...

And so, a full three months passed.

Only then did Li Xuanxiao awaken once more.

At the Golden Core Stage, cultivators fed on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and no longer needed the five grains.

Thus, even after going without food or drink for three months, Li Xuanxiao still felt utterly refreshed.

This feeling was incredible!!

After savoring it for a while, Li Xuanxiao finally remembered where he was.

Seeing him awaken, the two puppets both turned to look at him.

For some reason, at that moment, Li Xuanxiao actually sensed resentment from the two puppets.

(⊙o⊙)...

Sure enough, even puppets could not endure working overtime for too long.

Li Xuanxiao immediately withdrew them into his palm, and the two puppets reverted to little wooden figures.

Li Xuanxiao then broke out of the earth like a mole again.

The instant Li Xuanxiao poked his head out, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

He could not circulate spiritual power.

What was going on?

He hurriedly tried to burrow back underground, but he could no longer use the technique. Even pulling his entire body out of the earth was tremendously difficult.

Li Xuanxiao's forehead was covered in sweat. Only after exhausting the strength of nine oxen and two tigers did he finally wrench the rest of his body free from the ground.

He looked around, prepared for an attack.

But after waiting for quite a while, he saw no movement from the other side.

He seemed to be in a small town.

Just as Li Xuanxiao was puzzled, lines of text appeared out of thin air before him.

Luoshui Town Rules

Rule One: The town permits entry but not exit. You may not leave the town at will.

Rule Two: At night, there must be a candle beside you, and the candle must not be extinguished.

Rule Three: Red clothing is not permitted in Luoshui Town.

Rule Four: Within seven days, please find a suitable partner and hold a grand wedding under the witness of everyone.

If you think this book is good, please remember to add it to your bookshelf so you will not lose it next time.

Rule Five: New residents joining the town must report to the Government Office within three days.

Rule Six: Anyone who enters the Government Office will permanently lose their five senses.

Rule Seven: The Mountain God Temple is safe.

Rule Eight: There will be dangerous ferocious beasts within the Mountain God Temple.

Rule Nine: There are no constables in the town.

Rule Ten: People dressed in black are constables. You must listen to what constables say.

Rule Eleven: Town residents are not permitted to divulge information about the town.

"..."

The full eleven rules lingered for a moment before vanishing from his sight.

Where the hell had this brought him?

Was this still the Central Continent?

Li Xuanxiao sat down cross-legged where he stood and rested for a moment.

He quickly sorted out his thoughts.

It seemed he had accidentally entered some Blessed Land.

In truth, these so-called Blessed Lands were places where many Integrated Body Realm Cultivators had died.

These Integrated Body Realm Cultivators could already alter reality itself with their own will.

But the rules set by these Integrated Body Realm Cultivators could not be too unreasonable.

In other words, they could not violate reality too greatly.

After these Integrated Body Realm Cultivators died, their Main Bodies would become nourishment for the Heavenly Dao and ultimately dissipate into this world.

Many great cultivators were unwilling to die just like that, so they used their abilities to create rules.

They sealed off an area so their spiritual energy would not leak away.

At the same time, they trapped those who entered. The more people they trapped—

The stronger these Integrated Body Realm Cultivators would become. In the end, they might even achieve resurrection and awaken anew.

Yet at the same time, places trapped by Integrated Body Realm Cultivators were rich in spiritual energy.

They benefited cultivators' cultivation, which was why they were also called Blessed Lands.

Some bold cultivators would specifically seek out these rule-bound territories of Integrated Body Realm great cultivators.

Then they would charge in without hesitation, only for the final result to be a handful of yellow earth.

But if every Integrated Body Realm Cultivator did this, or if an Integrated Body Realm Cultivator backed by a powerful sect simply—

Upon death, chose some random city and used this method to revive, who knew how many innocent lives would be harmed.

Therefore, this method was expressly forbidden by the great immortal sects. Once discovered, the rules of that place would immediately be forcibly dispersed.

And the Integrated Body Realm Cultivator's soul would be scattered to the winds...

Luck had opened the door for luck—he was lucky all the way home.

Li Xuanxiao carefully recalled the rules from earlier.

There were many contradictions among them.

For example, Rule Five and Rule Six.

Rule Five required new residents who joined the town to report to the Government Office within three days.

But Rule Six said that anyone entering the Government Office would permanently lose their five senses.

Rule Nine said there were no constables in town.

Yet Rule Ten said that people wearing black were constables...

Seeing that night was drawing near—

Li Xuanxiao recalled what Rule Two had said: when night fell, he had to have a candle beside him.

He walked along the bluestone street. At this moment, the town was exceptionally quiet.

It was as though there were no traces of human life here at all.

Li Xuanxiao could not use his cultivation here, which made him uneasy.

Soon, he spotted an inn.

The inn was brightly lit. Seeing an unfamiliar face, the waiter lazily raised his eyes.

"Guest, are you staying the night?"

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