Trump Card

Wang Xuan sighed, "Old Zhong is truly a formidable figure. It's one thing to cause all sorts of trouble in the mortal world, but he even managed to sever the roots of the Transcendent Immortals. No one else can do that."

If the Transcendent Immortals knew what he had done, they would be ready to devour him alive.

Wang Xuan pondered that he would have a good talk with Zhong Cheng later to see if the Old Zhong family really had some Transcendent Immortals bones. These things were like "nuclear bombs," but they also contained infinitely vigorous life energy, which might be useful.

He was actually looking forward to it. If Old Zhong had also dug up the cave where the Red-clothed Demon Immortal had fallen into the mortal world, that would be wonderful. He would definitely want to exchange the Female Demon Immortal's immortal bones for his own!

Behind the behind the Great Curtain of the Earth Immortal City, everything was shrouded in mist, with magnificent mountains and rivers, Divine Bird flying and Auspicious Beast running, peaceful and serene, exuding a rich immortal aura.

The people in the Earth Immortal City were shocked, and exclamations of amazement filled the air. Was that the Immortal Realm? It was so exciting that it made them tremble and filled them with longing.

Wang Xuan and Old Chen looked at each other in silence. Little did they know that the Transcendent Immortals inside actually wanted to come out!

The altar in the center of the Earth Immortal City was gradually fading from view. The fading did not last long and would reappear in three days. This was merely to ignite everyone's spirits.

"I don't have enough Jade Talisman. I should compete for more and collect more!"

"Anyone willing to sell their Jade Talisman? I'm willing to pay a high price to buy them!"

Immediately, many extraordinary individuals in the Earth Immortal City were intrigued and began to devise solutions.

Only Wang Xuan was uncertain. He had enough jade Jade Talisman to be in first place, but he dared not face the Transcendent Immortals, as it was too dangerous for him.

One Red-clothed Demon Immortal is already terrifying enough. If a few true immortals were to appear and see through his true nature, discovering that he had already opened his Inner Scenery Realm, it would be absolutely fatal.

He realized that the Inner Scenery Realm he had opened during his mortal stage was too special; very few people in ancient times could do it.

He certainly didn't want to become the conduit for the return of the Transcendent Immortals!

Old Chen was also feeling uneasy, so he went directly to the White Peacock and asked it which immortals it had seen.

"Perhaps one or two of the more famous Transcendent Immortals will appear," the White Peacock replied.

Wang Xuan's heart skipped a beat. Would Zhang Daoling come out? Oh Old Zhang went behind the Great Curtain, he'd be in a huge pit too. It's best not to see him!

Anyway, Wang Xuan would never approach the Great Curtain in person. He handed over a bunch of Jade Talisman to Old Chen and asked him to find a way to claim the reward.

Old Chen was also in a bind. He knew that Wang Xuan was afraid that the Inner Scenery Realm would bring great disaster, while he was afraid of encountering the Red-clothed Demon Immortal. He had petted that white tiger and had even slashed at her many times with his sword. He was afraid of encountering this combination!

"It's not that coincidental. The curtain is boundless, and we don't even know how many great curtains there are. How could we possibly encounter them in deep space?" Wang Xuan comforted him.

"I'll find a spokesperson to accept the award on my behalf later." Old Chen was uneasy, unusually choosing to play it safe and not daring to call himself the cult leader anymore.

"Where's Old Song?" Old Chen asked, puzzled. Why was one of the Song-Zhong duo missing? He asked the Zhong siblings.

Zhong Cheng's eyes dimmed as he said, "Grandpa Song heard that one or two Jade Talisman could be exchanged for good fortune. He ignored my great-grandfather's advice and went out of the city, but he never came back."

"My great-grandfather killed those people to avenge Old Song," Zhong Qing said.

Wang Xuan and Old Chen sighed, "The Second Person New Star is dead just like that!"

Between the New Star and the Old Earth, there are only four extraordinary individuals. Old Song's fate was ultimately not strong enough.

Not long after, Wang Xuan was wandering around the Earth Immortal City when he unexpectedly saw Zhou Yun, who had actually... entered the Earth Immortal City.

Wang Xuan was immediately at a loss, and then he saw Zheng Rui, whose wrist was adorned with a string of beads inhabited by Female Daoist practitioner!

"Little Wang!" Zhou Yun exclaimed excitedly, waving at him.

Wang Xuan turned and ran, shouting in his heart, "Stop yelling! You didn't see me, and I didn't see you either!"

Ripples appeared on Zheng Rui's bracelet, and a blurry figure emerged. He smiled as he looked at Zheng Rui's back.

Wang Xuan's mental perception was incredibly sharp; he immediately felt a chill run down his spine. He "saw" the Female Daoist practitioner, who was stunningly beautiful, brushing her hair with her hand as she watched him leave.

At this moment, he was really a little numb. The curtain appeared, and the Female Daoist practitioner from the pre-Qin period appeared here. This was going to be a bombshell!

In the Earth Immortal City, many extraordinary beings were horrified. That alien demon was on the run? In an instant, their gazes towards Zhou Yun changed. Another Great Demon from another realm had arrived? It scared away the previous demon!

Old Chen ran after him too.

"Old Chen, I've decided to go outside the city to pick some local specialties and not stay in the city anymore." Wang Xuan planned to lay low for a while.

"I'll go too!" Old Chen was also a little flustered. He was no stranger to Female Daoist practitioner; they had once kept him awake for days and nights.

Wang Xuan shook his head. "What are you going out for? A bunch of Jade Talisman are priceless. We have to get our hands on this fortune, and then we'll divide it up properly."

He had promised Qin Cheng that after returning from the secret place, he would treat him to chicken stew with Golden Mushroom and garlic Mountain Snail, as he planned to collect these incredibly valuable "local specialties".

He had come into contact with and even eaten Golden Mushroom, but he had never seen Mountain Snail before, mainly because its value was too astonishing!

Mountain Snail, which live in mountain rocks, are rare treasures. If you catch one, dry it, grind it into powder, and take one qian (approximately 3 grams) a day for half a month, it can extend your life by five years.

The fact that eating just a little bit can Extend Life by five years is enough to demonstrate what an amazing spiritual creature it is. The leaders of top conglomerates are willing to pay a huge price for it.

Wang Xuan left the city that day, but after wandering around for a long time, he didn't even see a trace of the Mountain Snail.

Not long after, he returned to the city and discussed it with Old Chen. They decided that they could go and take over the "legacy" left in the city by Mu Xue, Yuan Kun, Ou Yuxuan and others.

Because after killing those people, they didn't see anything of value on them; they had obviously left everything in the city.

However, they learned with great regret that the belongings left behind by the deceased had been taken away by the enforcers on the orders of the White Peacock.

"Anyone who wants the Jade Talisman can exchange it for Mountain Snail!" Wang Xuan avoided Zheng Rui and Zhou Yun, intending to make a deal with extraordinary individuals in the city.

Many people were envious, knowing he had many Jade Talisman, but in the end no one took out the Mountain Snail.

Wang Xuan realized that the Mountain Snail was indeed incredibly valuable and extremely rare, something that so many extraordinary individuals had failed to obtain.

Golden Mushroom, Earth Marrow, purple peaches, Spirit Nurturing Lotus... He collected several kinds of spiritual herbs, enough to take back as "local specialties" as gifts, and enough to help mortals break through their cultivation levels!

The next morning, Wang Xuan went to the Silver Bee again, took a quick look, and then decisively ran away, because Silver Bee were appearing in the abandoned old nest area at the bottom!

Fortunately, he had packed royal jelly and mixed it into the Earth Immortal Spring water; otherwise, he would have missed out on this opportunity.

At noon, he returned to the Earth Immortal City. Someone found him, somewhat frightened and apprehensive. It was Supernatural Practitioner from the Heluo Star. In the end, he took out some Mountain Snail the size of a baby's fist. They were all crystal clear like jade, with a mysterious glow, even the flesh was like that, and they had a fragrant smell.

Six Mountain Snail are indeed incredibly valuable, a rare delicacy, but the amount is too small to treat Qin Cheng to garlic-flavored Mountain Snail and to bring some "wild game" for my parents to try.

Wang Xuan promised him four Jade Talisman, saying he wanted to dig deeper if he told him the location of the collection.

Before leaving, he wanted to make a "big purchase" and collect a large quantity of local specialties from the secret region.

"That Stone Mountain is very dangerous, guarded by several extraordinary giant snakes. Mountain Snail are rare and precious spiritual objects no matter where they are. Adding some when refining medicine can double its medicinal properties."

Finally, Wang Xuan set off, deciding to dig into that mountain and collect a basket of Mountain Snail to take back. He believed that this would be enough to extend the lives of those around him by five years.

Old Chen wasn't idle either; he was looking for a proxy to represent his interests. He initially set his sights on Little Zhong and Zhong Cheng, and later set his sights on Zhou Yun.

At the same time, he exchanged scriptures with people from the three Supernatural Planet of Yuhua, Euler, and Heluo, and comprehended their cultivation secrets.

In the afternoon, Wang Xuan went to the mountainous area a hundred miles away and saw the Stone Mountain in the distance. There really was a giant serpent coiled on it.

Four large snakes, their bodies thicker than a bathtub. The largest one had a head as big as a small car, and its body was covered in bright red scales, making it look like a highly venomous snake.

There are many small holes on the Stone Mountain, which seem to have been drilled out by Mountain Snail, and they do indeed exude a faint spiritual aura.

"The secret journey is coming to an end. It's time for the final big purchase. I'll treat Qin Cheng and Qing Han to a meal later."

He wondered when Zhao Qinghan and Wu Yin would be able to leave the Immortal Lords' Cave Mansion, and whether the old fox would keep his promise to send them into outer space.

Suddenly, Wang Xuan sensed that something was extremely wrong. A chill ran down his spine as his powerful super-sensory perception detected the unusual aura.

Danger!

Extreme danger was approaching. His hair stood on end, and he felt a sense of horror. Without thinking, he quickly retreated and fled into the distance in an instant.

However, in the mountains behind them, more than a dozen figures blocked their way. In front of them, flying swords hovered in the air, Silver Knife were suspended, and sharp spears the length of chopsticks slithered in mid-air like snakes!

This is a group of Sword Cultivator. Although some of their weapons are not entirely swords, they are all methods of controlling objects with their minds. All of these people are at the Herb Gathering Realm.

Wang Xuan was greatly shocked. He had almost wiped out all the herb-gathering level enemies in the Earth Immortal City. There weren't that many people in total. They were all unfamiliar faces. Where did they come from?

He had contacted all the extraordinary individuals in the Earth Immortal City over the past two days, and he had never seen this group of people before.

Now this group of people no longer concealed their auras, all revealing powerful killing intent. None of them were weak; most of them were late-stage or even peak-stage herb gatherers!

Moreover, they are all quite old, and even those who take good care of themselves have graying temples.

Some of the older men had white hair and beards, and sharp eyes, like hawks eyeing their prey. They regarded Wang Xuan as a dead man, with flying swords swirling in front of them, like golden dragons roaring and clanging.

"You killed my Mu Xue, Xue'er, I've come to avenge you!"

"Jiang Xuan, Xiao Xuan, you died a terrible death. You were shattered alive and killed in the mountains. There wasn't even a complete body left!"

Some people growled, revealing strong hostility. But most others remained indifferent, focusing solely on the attack without much facial expression.

Here are Jiang Xuan and Mu Xue's relatives, as well as a group of herb-gathering experts who came with them to take action!

How did they get here? Did they arrive from Yuhua Star on short notice? Wang Xuan felt a chill run down his spine. He knew things were terrible; he was facing a life-or-death crisis.

From another direction, the forest burst open, and a group of people walked indifferently. The leader was tall, about two and a half meters, with his upper body bare and his bronze skin shimmering like metal in the sunlight.

"The Heluo Star has come to exterminate the alien demons. The secret realm belongs to the Yuhua, Euler, and Heluo Three Stars. We absolutely will not allow any aliens to descend here. Kill every single one of them, annihilate them all!"

Most of these people follow the path of body refinement, and there are many powerful individuals like Yuan Kun who cultivate Immortal Body, but they are all at the level of herb gathering and are very strong.

"Ora!" Thunder roared and flames swirled in the nearby mountains and forests, and terrifying energy surged. A group of people emerged, and without a doubt, they were experts from the Oula Star.

"I'd like to know, did you just arrive from your home planet?" Wang Xuan asked in a deep voice.

He was surrounded by three forces; it was a deadly trap!

Wang Xuan sighed. He had been careless. He thought that after killing all the powerful opponents in the Earth Immortal City, no one could threaten him anymore. How could he have expected that more than forty people would come at once!

They were all experts in the late stages of herb gathering, a highly targeted group of killers who had come specifically from three Supernatural Planet to eliminate him and Old Chen.

"Heh, I was the one who went to deliver the message. There are wormholes between the secret realm and the three Supernatural Planet. There are people guarding the other side all year round. I told them that alien demons have occupied our secret realm and are ruthlessly reaping the disciples of our race. We cannot tolerate you!"

A humanoid creature nearly three meters tall emerged, covered in long black hair, with emerald green eyes, looking like a monster!

He is the leader of the Mountain God Clan and the enforcer of the Secret Realm. Some people deliberately left behind by the three Supernatural Planet evolved into the Mountain God Clan in the Secret Realm.

"Slay the aliens! This secret realm must not be allowed to be touched by any foreign race!"

"Anyone from beyond this realm who dares to set foot here must die. This is our secret realm, the garden of Transcendent Immortals. All the creation belongs to us, and has nothing to do with the demons from beyond this realm!"

Several powerful herb gatherers shouted, shaking the entire mountain forest.

In the distance, several large snakes on the Stone Mountain were so frightened that they slithered into their burrows and fled. Even powerful snakes like them were terrified.

With over forty powerful herb gatherers at the late stage joining forces, how many of their peers could withstand them?

Moreover, Wang Xuan is currently only at the Burning Lamp level. The fact that he can contend with someone of this level is already amazing enough, extraordinary, and awe-inspiring.

However, no matter how powerful he is right now, he absolutely cannot withstand the encirclement and attack of so many herb-gathering level experts. If he were to confront them head-on, he would be crushed into dust without any suspense!

Wang Xuan held a thumb-length Ascension Divine Bamboo stick in his left hand, which carried the scent of the Earth Immortal Spring and royal jelly.

This is a wondrous artifact belonging to the Transcendent Immortals behind the Great Curtain. It was given to him by the White Tiger True Immortal, who instructed him to find an opportunity to insert it into... "Wang Xuan's " body.

He would never do that in his lifetime, so after washing it clean, he kept this divine object, crafted by the Transcendent Immortals, in the Blessed Land Fragment.

If he really had no other choice, he wanted to sacrifice this thing now and see what would happen.

However, he really didn't want to activate it; the Red-clothed Demon Immortal was too terrifying!

"Kill!" a group of people shouted, going all out and giving Wang Xuan no chance. They wanted to cripple him as soon as possible, interrogate him about the specific situation in the alien realm, and then cut him into a thousand pieces.

"You dare kill my Xue'er? You can't pay with ten of your worthless lives!" an Old Woman roared, tears streaming down her face.

Wang Xuan desperately dodged, but streaks of sword light flashed past, shredding the spot where he had just stood and tearing the entire earth apart, creating a huge black crater.

"Foreigner, you can't ease the pain and hatred in my heart even if you die a hundred times. My Yuxuan died too tragically. I will slowly torture you to death, let you live for a hundred days, and rip a piece of your flesh out every day!"

Then someone growled, filled with hatred.

Wang Xuan wanted to ask them, "Is only your disciple precious? Don't other people's lives matter? Why is it that only your descendants can kill others, but can't be killed?"

The forest exploded, and in one fell swoop, Wang Xuan was covered in blood. Under the pursuit and interception of dozens of experts, his body was torn apart, with a bloody hole in his chest and charred wounds from lightning strikes on his back, all of which exposed the bone.

He was in dire straits. It had only just begun, and he had already been severely injured. If he were to be attacked twice more, he would surely die.

For a fleeting moment, he really wanted to activate the Ascension Divine Bamboo, but he ultimately restrained himself. Summoning the Red-clothed Demon Immortal was worse than dying here in battle.

At this moment, Wang Xuan's gaze was piercing. He knew he wasn't without a way out, but he had to find that feeling, activate his Super-Sense, and even his divine perception!

Boom!

Many beams of light flew in, six or seven of which were sword beams that pierced through Wang Xuan. Many of his bones were broken, and several pieces of his flesh were cut off. He had never been so miserable.

These people wanted to cripple him, depose him, and then force him to abdicate.

Wang Xuan roared, frantically circulating his mental energy. Several strange phenomena intertwined and merged together, and then he felt as if his brain was about to explode.

Ultimately, under immense external pressure and in the final desperate situation, he triggered his Super-Sense —the first time he had achieved this under deliberate guidance!

Boom!

The Inner Scenery Realm opened, and his spirit entered it. Endless Mysterious Factor surged and spread throughout the forest, like a heavy snowfall. The rich Active Factor overwhelmed his physical body.

"What is that? The legendary Inner Scenery Realm?!" Someone with keen perception immediately discerned the truth.

In the Inner Scenery Realm, Wang Xuan tried to activate the artifact, a supreme treasure taken from the Inner Scenery Treasure at the edge of the secret land. Transcendent Immortals had fought to the point of madness for it. The Female Daoist practitioner from the pre-Qin period and the Red-clothed Demon Immortal had both fought against the Transcendent Immortals for it, and the two of them had also clashed!

Wang Xuan sensed that this treasure, after being nurtured in his Inner Scenery Realm for many days, had become different, and when he tried to communicate with it... he felt a connection!

"How could that be? He opened Inner Scenery Realm? How old is he?!"

"This... he has only just stepped into the Supernatural Domain, and this Great Realm is not enough to open Inner Scenery Realm!"

A group of people were shocked.

However, they did not retreat; their killing intent intensified.

"When!"

Inner Scenery Realm, the lid of the object moved, and Wang Xuan "moved" it. At the same time, he also learned what the object was.

"What's the point of opening my own Inner Scenery Realm? Today, let's settle scores and fight to the death!" he roared, seething with rage. To him, the people outside moved slowly and spoke almost haltingly, while his thoughts within his Inner Scenery Realm moved at an unbelievable speed. He tried to activate the treasure's lid to kill his enemy!

Thanks to: Ziyue V, Go Beyond the Deep Space, Red Haired Rabbit, Destiny Flows★Waiting in the Mortal World, Then Let's Bubble, Just Passing By dee, Yoko Takayama, Freed123.

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