The Legendary Token

"Half-step Nascent Soul Realm?"

Lu Yang picked up the token; it looked older than him and Meng Jingzhou combined.

The term "half-step Nascent Soul Realm" sounds impressive, as it's similar to the Nascent Soul Realm, but isn't it ultimately still just the Golden Core stage?

With their combined combat strength, aside from their cultivation Nascent Soul Realm, all their indicators belong to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Even a Nascent Soul Realm would greet them politely as "Fellow Daoist." If it were someone without backbone, they might even call them "Senior." If it were someone who knew their identities, they might just yell "Give me your life!"

The treasures of the half-Nascent Soul Realm were of little use to them.

They didn't think much of those at the Spirit Transformation stage.

What is Lu Yang's identity? He's the young leader of the Heavenly Court Sect, a major shareholder of the barbecue restaurant, and holds the patent for flying cars. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's making a fortune every day.

Even a rich second-generation like Meng Jingzhou, who just loafs around and waits to die, isn't qualified to compare with him.

Meng Jingzhou also felt that the token was not very useful.

As the eldest young master of the Meng family, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call Meng Jingzhou the number one playboy in the world. Even the slightest thing he casually reveals can attract the attention of Spirit Transformation experts.

Even a lucky slacker like Lu Yang, who managed to snag a spot with the senior sister and the immortal fairy, isn't qualified to compare to him.

"Then thank you, clan chief."

The clan chief's offer is a kind gesture; it would be best to accept it.

If outsiders were to learn that the weak hydroxyl insect tribe possessed such a thing, it would bring utter destruction upon them.

"One more question: how did you know this was a treasure trove that could unlock the secrets of a half-step Nascent Soul Realm cultivator?"

"With this token is the corpse of a Demon Race. The flesh and blood of the corpse have been devoured by Demon Beast, leaving only a skeleton, a piece of paper, and this token. Our tribe was established on top of this skeleton."

"The paper, resembling a diary, explains the function of this token: it can open the entrance to the treasure trove. The owner of the treasure trove is a mixed-blood white snake named Ancestor White Sandalwood, but it doesn't specify the location of the treasure trove."

"So that's how it is."

The two didn't ask any further questions, indicating that the other party didn't know much about the token either.

Demon Beast are a rather special kind of existence among the Demon Race. They have pure bloodlines but low intelligence, or rather, they lack even the most basic spiritual intelligence. Since the power of the Demon Race is based on bloodlines, Demon Beast are often very powerful.

Lu Yang guessed that the cause of the intellectual disability was the problem of consanguineous marriage.

Marriages between people of three generations and five degrees of kinship are very common among the Demon Race. If this were in the Great Xia Dynasty, they wouldn't even be able to get a marriage certificate.

The two set off and met up with their third senior sister in the predetermined direction.

The two affixed Swiftness Talismans to their legs; these were valuable items exchanged in the Mission Hall and were highly sought after by the Ask Dao Sect Seeking Sect.

Since traveling can easily lead to trouble, the Divine Travel Talisman can help them escape trouble as quickly as possible and save their lives.

The Swift Travel Talisman is also an excellent tool for traveling.

The Swiftness Talisman, when placed on the calf, generates a propulsive force from its runes, propelling the wearer forward with ease and speed.

They raced at breakneck speed for a whole day, passing through many Foundation Establishment Demon Race tribes. The commotion they caused was so great that many Foundation Establishment elders came out to investigate. When they saw how fast the two were moving, they were so frightened that they quickly retreated to their lair.

This person's cultivation level is clearly higher than theirs. There are many arrogant individuals among the Demon Race. Just one glance from them is considered an insult, easily provoking their wrath and bringing about disaster.

This is bad, this is bad.

"Hmm? There are a lot of Demon Race here, but it doesn't look like a tribe. Is this the market that Grandpa Ba mentioned?"

The Demon Race has no towns, but they often need to exchange goods, so markets came into being.

Those who can open markets in the Demon Race are often local overlords with overwhelming power over the surrounding tribes. As for being good at social maneuvering and networking, that is secondary.

"Go and take a look."

The Demon Race Clan Marketplace is also something new.

The market is filled with transformed Demon Beast. According to the Immortal Fairy, this is one of the standards of measurement used by the Five Immortals in High Antiquity —communication in human form.

The Demon Race is diverse, ranging from the giant Kunpeng, which can be hundreds or thousands of miles long, to smaller creatures like the Golden Crow and Jade Rabbit. Not to mention that they have no hands or feet, and their habits of clothing, food, housing, and transportation are all different. When Demon Race are mixed together, this problem becomes even more pronounced, and in High Antiquity times, their size and appearance caused much controversy.

Later, the Five Immortals ruled the world and established the concept of putting people first. Different Demon Race gathered together and all had to transform into human form.

The five immortals disappeared one after another, but their influence continues to this day.

Transformation doesn't mean completely turning into human form. With the Qilin Immortal as an example, many Demon Race retain a part of their race when they transform. For example, rabbits retain their ears when they transform, and cats retain their tails, and so on.

There were also fully transformed Demon Beast, so Lu Yang and his companion were not conspicuous in the market.

"Take a look! Master Golden Monkey's Dryness Pill, five hundred Spirit Stone per pill!"

"What?! It's actually a pill from Master Golden Monkey! Master Golden Monkey is a Foundation Establishment level alchemy master with a one-third success rate!"

"The swords and staffs forged by the Copper Rhinoceros Tribe are of guaranteed quality, and the more you buy, the more discounts you get! Furthermore, the Copper Rhinoceros Tribe chief himself crafted a magical Law Treasure; with it, even a Qi Refining Stage 8 early-stage cultivator might be able to defeat Qi Refining Stage 9 early-stage cultivator!"

"What? Such a huge improvement! It's a whole level higher than what I've achieved!"

Lu Yang: "..."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

Is this some kind of run-down market? What kind of junk is this? A one-third success rate? If this happened on Elixir Cauldron Peak, the Seventh Elder would beat you to death.

There was also Law Treasure crafted by the chieftain of the Copper Rhinoceros tribe, riddled with impurities and flaws, which even Lu Yang, who knew nothing about crafting, could forge a better one.

"There aren't many experts in this market; a bunch of Qi Refining stage cultivators, and the occasional Foundation Establishment Realm."

Both of them were experienced in combat; they could roughly judge the cultivation level of the Demon Race just by glancing at them and observing their walking and breathing patterns.

"Forget it, there should be a pawn shop here. Let's just sell the token."

The two found a pawnshop in the most bustling part of the market.

The pawnshop rarely opened, but when it did, it could feed the pawnbroker for half a year. The young servant was bored and dozing off. He had a large horn on his head, like that of a water buffalo.

He hasn't received any good goods in the past two months; they're all worthless trinkets. The boss has gone inside to sleep.

"Hey buddy, help us figure out how much this token is worth."

Lu Yang took out the token from his pocket and handed it to the waiter.

The waiter initially didn't pay attention, glancing at it casually, but then his eyes were glued to the token, unable to look away.

"This... this..."

Upon seeing the token, the man's heart skipped a beat.

If it really is that legendary treasure, then we'll be rich!

Judging from Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou's indifferent reactions, they probably don't know its value.

He quickly summoned his boss, who was lying in bed asleep.

Upon hearing the employee's description, the boss suddenly sat up in bed.

If it's genuine, then their pawnshop wouldn't need to open for business for ten years!

The boss's race was unknown; he had a single white horn on his head and snake scales on his neck, perhaps a hybrid Demon Race.

The boss's hands trembled the moment he saw the token, and he almost dropped it.

This is actually the treasure token of the famous White Sandalwood Ancestor!

This is none other than the legendary Ancestor Bai Tan, who was only half a step away from reaching the Nascent Soul Realm stage!

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou's eyes twitched slightly. Why did their reactions make it seem like Ancestor Bai Tan wasn't just a half-step Nascent Soul Realm, but a half-step Tribulation Transcendence cultivator?

The second update will be at 11 PM (I'll try).