Exchange Platform

"Not someone from the imperial court?"

Everyone was stunned and looked at Luo Jun. Based on their previous analysis, besides the imperial court, who else would be so cruel to such a young girl?

Seeing their puzzled looks, Luo Jun chuckled, "Think about it carefully. The Sword Saint is just in Closed Door Cultivation, not dead. The final battle with the Heaven's Gate Sect Master is still over a month away. If you kill his precious disciple now, and in such a gruesome way, do you think the Sword Saint will let it go? When he emerges from seclusion and strikes at the Capital City, how many people can stop him? Unless the Emperor is tired of living, he's been living peacefully for over a decade. Why would he want to mess with such a living ancestor?"

"Even if the emperor really wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of this Princess, wouldn't it be better to wait until the Sword Saint and the Heaven's Gate Sect Master were both severely injured? If he makes a move now, wouldn't all the plans he made with the Heaven's Gate have been for nothing?"

"That makes sense..." Everyone nodded in agreement, and Li Xinyu's face lit up with joy. "So, we haven't offended the imperial court?"

Although Hundred Rivers Sect is ostensibly a martial arts sect, it is essentially an exploration organization sent by the Yuan Cultivation Society to the Martial World, and it still holds the official court of this world in great awe.

"Of course not!" Luo Jun said confidently. The reason he was so sure was only part of the reason he had just given. The more important evidence was the prompt message that had just run through his mind.

"The event 'Persuading the Sword Saint Sect's Disciple' was successful, granting 88 Basic Experience Points, Severity Coefficient three, and Experience Points points."

Congratulations on leveling up!

Perception: 152 points

"But there's one thing: Ying Er was most likely poisoned in Tongda Town ..." Li Xinyu reminded, "I'll arrange for someone to notify the sect. Everyone, please be extra careful tonight... Also, whose room was Ying Er lying in before? Don't let her stay there anymore. I'll have the manager get some white wine and vinegar to disinfect it, and also sprinkle some in the main hall..."

When people saw him, they all nodded and smiled at him, showing him great friendliness and respect.

"It's normal to feel weak after recovering from a serious illness..." Liu Moyean comforted him, "Let's change our route and head east tomorrow, instead of going to the Northern Desert."

I absolutely love this Double Insurance!

Luo Jun sighed inwardly and immediately added the twenty-five attribute points to the character panel.

Strength: 182 points

"The Hundred Rivers Sect truly possesses many miraculous methods..." Liu Moyean frowned slightly, "Not only the little roulette wheel that brought you back to life, but the other items brought up before also seem to have miraculous effects..."

The native inhabitants of the [Martial World] world had little knowledge of modern medicine, but the disciples of the Hundred Rivers Sect were extremely vigilant. Everyone immediately began to clean up.

"You've likely been targeted by the imperial court this time. It's not safe for the few of us to act alone. Let's return to the sect first, and then head north with Master and the other fellow Senior Brother. That way, we can look out for each other."

Skills: All Things are Dice, Intermediate Point Correction, Regret, More Opportunities (Level 1), Double Insurance.

"Wouldn't that mean taking a very long detour?"

First, extract the attributes!

The two White Dice were spun together, and one ended up with a six and the other with a ten!

"Huh? Why?" Ying Er asked curiously.

After a night's rest, Luo Jun felt refreshed and stretched as he left his room, where he happened to run into a classmate coming out of another room.

This made Luo Jun somewhat uncomfortable. As the only student in the group to be recommended for admission without examination, Luo Jun received a lot of preferential treatment because of his lowest academic level. Even when everyone stood up for him at dinner last night, it was only out of sympathy for the weak. But to be honest, most of his classmates thought that he was recommended for admission because of luck and connections, and they didn't really respect him.

"Wow, I feel like I've gained some weight..." Ying Er exclaimed in surprise.

Sensitivity: 154 points

Luck: Level 7

If Ying Er were to die here, it would have serious consequences. However, knowing Ying Er's background would have virtually no impact on him or the Hundred Rivers Sect. If the imperial court were truly interested in Ying Er, then knowing her background would definitely cause considerable trouble. With a coefficient of three, it's almost certain that it has nothing to do with the imperial court.

Tie Jingang frowned and asked, "Then who do you think poisoned me?"

"Indeed..." Ying Er said while teasing the rabbit, "I felt very strange when I woke up. Although the poison was cured, I felt very tired, as if I had just traveled all day on mountain roads... But according to what you said, Senior Sister, I had been lying down since I was poisoned..."

Severity Coefficient of three times is considered quite low. Considering the twelve-times Severity Coefficient used to save Ying Er, the final conclusion is:

As for the twelve times that Ying Er died... Luo Jun guessed that it was probably due to the Sword Saint's anger... Whether it was suspicion of the Hundred Rivers Sect or suspicion of the imperial court, if such Ascension Expert were to lose his temper, it would be a disaster for the entire Martial World.

Number of uses: 6/6

Seeing his attributes steadily increasing, Luo Jun's mouth practically stretched to the back of his head in a grin.

"Huh? Didn't you eat anything yesterday either?" Ying Er looked at the wilted vegetable leaves around the rabbit cage.

"For your safety, let's take a longer route." Liu Moyean patted her head. "Aren't you tired? Go get some rest..."

Level: 32 (216/3300)

"Yeah, it doesn't eat anything, I don't know how it grows," Liu Moyean complained as she made the bed.

Chips: 90

Leaving aside Luo Jun's secret delight, on the other side of the town, in the inn where the Sword Saint Sect was staying, in Liu Moyean and Ying Er's room, the little girl went straight to the rabbit cage as soon as she returned.

Spirit: 165 points

Early the next morning.

"Didn't you just mutter yesterday that the little rabbit might be sick...?" Liu Moyean slapped her forehead. "I almost forgot, you had amnesia for a day..."

The Main World is too safe; it's definitely faster to gain experience in this other world. I wonder how many levels I'll gain this time on my Martial World journey?

Although both attempts to avoid punishment failed, the experience gained from reviving Ying Er and persuading the Sword Saint Sect's disciples was considerable, allowing him to level up after a long time!

Item: Wealth Ring

Luo Jun shrugged and spread his hands. "I don't know... This girl is so annoying, maybe she offended some passing expert who might punish her... There are so many extraordinary people in the Martial World, who knows..."

With everything prepared, Luo Jun returned to his room and opened the panel of the Dice of Heavenly Secrets.

But their attitude today is clearly different from before...

Village Chief wondering what was going on, he ran into Tie Jingang. Luo Jun greeted him as "Martial Uncle," and Tie Jingang nodded, handing him a Qi Storage Spirit Stone: "It's fully charged."

Yesterday, to avoid arousing suspicion, Luo Jun activated the Wheel of Fate entirely using the energy of the Qi Storage Spirit Stone, and Tie Jingang promised to help him fill it with vital energy.

Luo Jun thanked him and accepted the item into the Hundred Treasure Box.

"This Spirit Stone is of good quality; you seem to have quite a few treasures," King Kong laughed. "Do you have any in a compartmentalized box?"

Luo Jun chuckled, "I have an even better expansion slot. I dare say that among these disciples, probably no one has more inventory slots than me..." After saying that, he thought to himself: You're the same too.

"Ha, quite confident." King Kong laughed. "I promised to give you a treasure yesterday. I'll apply for it with my superiors when I get back. You can tell me what you want. At the very least, I can apply for a Rare-level for you."

As for Noble Phantasms... Luo Jun doesn't lack Noble Phantasms, but the ones he can openly use are all junk he collected from the Savage Wilderness. They're either too low-grade and have useless effects, or they're consumables that have only been used once or twice... Ideally, he should have one that can comprehensively enhance his Combat Power, so that when he uses an ability that exceeds his current level, no one will suspect him.

"Isn't there anything that can boost attack and defense, increase speed, and also allow for ranged attacks?"

Tie Jingang, then gave him a look that was both amused and annoyed. "Do you think I'm a wish-granting machine? Where are you going to find such a comprehensive set of treasures... Wait, I think I saw something similar on the Exchange Platform that roughly matches your requirements..."

"There really is one?" Luo Jun asked in surprise.

"But that's an Epic Treasure Item..." Tie Jingang stroked his chin. "It's alright, I'll try my best to get it for you when we get back..."

The so-called Exchange Platform is actually an official website established by the Yuan Cultivation Society, which displays the magical artifacts collected from members of the Yuan Cultivation Society.

When Cultivators participate in Chaos Mission, they receive treasure rewards, but these treasures may not be suitable for them. Therefore, Cultivators often trade treasures with each other, which has eventually formed an industry, with even specialized merchants reselling various treasures.

Initially, people accepted the existence of these merchants. After all, Cultivators were relatively rare, scattered all over the South Sea. Those looking for markets might not find suitable buyers, and those wanting to buy things might not find the goods they wanted. The appearance of these merchants facilitated transactions, and people were happy to let them earn less profit.

But as the saying goes, where there is profit, there is exploitation. Over time, these merchants actually joined forces, formed capital, and began to manipulate the market, buying low and selling high... And trying to bypass the merchants' market and find buyers and sellers on your own was too inefficient. You know, a suitable treasure might save your life in the next mission or adventure, so you can't afford to waste time. So even though everyone disapproved of the merchants' actions, they could only let them exploit them.

Ultimately, it was the Yuan Cultivation Society stepped in to regulate the market and establish a new Exchange Platform system.

All Cultivators registered with the Yuan Cultivation Society can sell any unwanted magical artifacts directly to the Yuan Cultivation Society.

As an official organization, the Yuan Cultivation Society's capital was naturally incomparable to that of merchants. In addition, its prices were relatively fair and its transactions were more convenient, so it quickly gained popularity among Cultivators.

To prevent people from hoarding goods and disrupting the market by taking advantage of the platform, the Yuan Cultivation Society Association has also canceled the cash purchase option. To Exchange Platform, one must use merit points.

Simply put, if you sell your treasure to the platform, the platform will give you money. However, if you want to buy treasures from the platform, you can't use money. You must use the merits of the Yuan Cultivation Society.

There are many ways to gain merit. Every Cultivators registered with the Yuan Cultivation Society has a merit account. Students can gain merit by participating in campus activities and receiving awards; bounty hunters gain merit while capturing wanted criminals; explorers gain merit for their meritorious service in exploring other worlds; participating in Chaos Mission and obtaining important intelligence, such as finding the weakness of a powerful being from another world through a battle with its projection, can also earn merit; one can even donate magical artifacts to the platform and gain corresponding merit... Of course, this is essentially equivalent to selling to the platform, but to prevent people from hoarding magical artifacts using merit, the number of magical artifacts that each person can donate each month is limited.

In short, the emergence of the Exchange Platform greatly reduced the importance of merchants, while simultaneously collecting a large number of magical artifacts, stimulating Cultivators ' enthusiasm for contributing to the association, and attracting a large number of hidden Rogue Cultivator to register with the official platform. It can be said to have killed four birds with one stone.

Of course, merchants didn't disappear entirely. After all, the Yuan Cultivation Society still buys magical artifacts, and their evaluations are relatively conservative. Although the prices they offer aren't low, not everyone is satisfied. For example, some magical artifacts with unique effects are useless to most people, but if you find the right buyer, they can sell for several times or even ten times the price. Selling them to the official platform won't yield a high valuation, so finding a buyer yourself is more cost-effective.

Therefore, merchants began to go underground, and various black markets and auctions emerged accordingly.

Luo Jun, a newbie who had only been registered for a few months, naturally didn't have any merit points... He did remember some of them when he helped capture Gong Shiyue, but although Gong Shiyue was chosen by the Hell Creek Family with a high price, she hadn't committed any major offenses in Zhendan, so the bounty wasn't high. The pitiful merit points he got from assisting in the capture were barely enough to exchange for a Common-level treasure.

Of course, according to Tie Jingang, Luo Jun's performance last night was enough to earn him credit, but he was still far from being able to exchange for Epic Treasure Item. However, since Teacher Tie had spoken, he would definitely find a way. If all else failed, Luo Jun could ask Old Deng... no, I mean, his respected Master for help.

"Then thank you very much, Martial Uncle!"

As they spoke, the two arrived at the backyard, where most of the students were already prepared. Upon seeing them, even more students noticed them and immediately surrounded them.

"What are you doing...?" Luo Jun was startled by the commotion, but then he heard his classmates clamoring for answers.

"Junior Brother Luo, did you finally figure it out? How did that girl from the Sword Saint Sect get poisoned?"

"I have a guess, do you think it could be an allergic reaction? That's why even though everyone else eats and lives together, she's fine but others are affected..."

"You're kidding me... There's no such thing as an allergic reaction. If you ask me, it was someone from Southern Borderlands who poisoned her. That girl must have offended some powerful figure in the south who uses Gu poison..."

"I wonder if it was one of their fellow disciples who did it? Especially that Liu Moyean, who looks innocent, maybe she's secretly jealous that her junior sister is favored by the Master more, and she planned to shift the blame to our Hundred Rivers Sect next time she tried to harm her, but she failed!"

"What kind of melodramatic plot is this? You've been watching too many palace dramas..."

"Who among us do you think is right?"

Luo Jun was completely bewildered. So these guys hadn't slept all night; they were analyzing the case?

Come to think of it, this was just a trivial incident in Luo Jun's eyes, who had weathered many storms. But these students, although their cultivation levels were higher than his, were mostly visiting this other world for the first time, and their very first stop was this story involving Jianghu feuds, power struggles, sectarian conflicts, and so on. How could they not be excited...?

But why are they all discussing this with me?

Luo Jun glanced at Tie Jingang beside him. Teacher Tie smiled and patted his head, "Although you're not very strong, you're still smart enough!"

Oh... Luo Jun understands. His analysis of last night's events left a deep impression on everyone. Faced with such a sudden turn of events, most students were still in a daze. Luo Jun not only used his silver tongue to uncover the secrets of the Sword Saint Sect, but also analyzed that this matter had nothing to do with the imperial court, reassuring everyone. Throughout the entire process, he even subtly overshadowed Teacher Tie and several Senior Brother and sisters, becoming everyone's pillar of support...

Although Luo Jun didn't think these analyses were anything special—after all, his own intelligence was only one aspect, and he mainly relied on the clues from the dice—others didn't know that he now appeared to be the team's strategist... oops, I mean, the mastermind.

But he had to admit that this feeling of being the center of attention was something he had never experienced before in many years, and it felt pretty good...

Thinking of this, Luo Jun smiled slightly and spread his hands, "I don't have any surveillance, who knows what the Sword Saint Sect has been through along the way... But no matter how they were poisoned, it's none of our business."

"Did you hear what Luo Jun said!" Tie Jingang clapped his hands. "When you're out in the martial world, there are dangers everywhere. Don't meddle in other people's business. Finish your own mission first! What does the Sword Saint Sect's feud have to do with you? Stop gossiping!"

"Furthermore, I want to emphasize one more point: no one is allowed to divulge anything about what happened last night, especially regarding Ying Er's background! This not only concerns the Sword Saint Sect, but also ourselves. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" everyone replied.

Tie Jingang nodded. "Alright, let's pack our luggage, prepare the carriage, and get ready to depart!"

The students immediately got to work, and after everything was ready, they left the inn with their carriages and goods, departing Tongda Town through the south gate.

Shortly after the escort team left Tongda Town, a girl's scream suddenly came from the second floor of an inn on the north side of the town.

"Aaaaaah!"

"It's Junior Sister!" Wu Xiong and the others who lived downstairs were shocked. They rushed upstairs, broke down the door, and then saw a scene that made their scalp tingle.

Liu Moyean stood in the middle of the house, holding the Crimson Flame Sword that glowed red, her expression solemn, while Ying Er hid behind her in fear.

Before the two stood a monster covered in festering sores, tumors, and twisted limbs. It was about the height of a person, with sharp incisors protruding from its festering mouth, and two long ears on its head.

"What kind of monster is this?!" Wu Xiong and the others were startled and were about to go in to help when they heard Liu Moyean shout, "Don't come any closer! This monster is covered in Corpse Poison and is extremely dangerous!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the monster lunged at the two of them after it died. Liu Moyean frowned, and the Crimson Flame Sword in his hand transformed into a red light, severing the monster's head. The huge body fell to the ground, and the head rolled to Liu Moyean. There were still burn marks at the severed neck, emitting a pungent, burnt smell.

The group breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, but suddenly, the monster, now only a head, opened its mouth and bit at Liu Moyean's calf!

ps. Let's have a little blast tomorrowヾ(@^▽^@)ノ

(End of this chapter)