Fragments

The once formidable and powerful old monsters trembled with fear, not daring to even breathe loudly.

In the past, it was rare to see Nascent Soul monsters, and we wouldn't see them for years at a time. But this time, we not only saw them, but we saw two of them at once.

"Is this token yours?" Lu Yang asked casually, swinging the string attached to the token around.

"It's... no, it's yours, sir!"

"I heard that the token can open a treasure trove. Is that true? What did you hide?" Meng Jingzhou asked curiously. With such a grand display, there must be something good inside.

"It's true. The treasure trove contains my cultivation notes and materials I'll need for my next attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm."

Since the token was lost, Patriarch Bai Tan has been secretly spreading information and offering incentives to others to help him find the token.

That's it?

The cultivation insights of a half-step Nascent Soul Realm cultivator are available on several bookshelves in the Ask Dao Sect Scripture Depository's Scripture Pavilion; feel free to browse them. Even a half-baked cultivation insight like that of Old Ancestor Bai Tan wouldn't qualify for a place on the bookshelf.

As for the materials needed to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, that doesn't matter at all.

What materials are needed to shatter the core and form a nascent soul? Ask Dao Sect Seeking Sect doesn't have that tradition.

"My lord, I really didn't know your identity! If I had known, I wouldn't have dared to do this even if I had ten thousand lives!" Old Ancestor Bai Tan felt like he wanted to die. He kowtowed repeatedly, wishing he could knock his head off.

The other old demons followed suit, kowtowing to show their loyalty.

To be honest, Lu Yang and his companion had never seen anything like this since their debut.

That felt great.

The Immortal Fairy popped up, seizing the opportunity to broaden Lu Yang's horizons. "Hey, this is nothing. Back when I was traveling incognito, I often encountered things like this."

"Generally speaking, first, when the other party sees that I am not easy to bully, they will bring up their backers, saying how powerful their backers are. After I defeat their backers, they will bring up their backers' backers. This process is repeated over and over until the final big backer appears. Passersby often introduce him, saying that he is a subordinate of one of Ying Tianxian's subordinates, with immense power and influence, and can directly communicate with immortals."

"Then when my powerful backer saw me, he would stammer, 'It's you, it' 'I was blind, please forgive me, immortal,' 'Please forgive me this time,' and so on. He would slap himself hard while kowtowing, as if he wanted to smash the planet to pieces. Sometimes he would even kill the troublemakers, even if it meant betraying his own family."

"When the powerful figure kowtowed, everyone else followed suit, creating a huge, bustling crowd—it was quite a sight."

"Finally, I punish them according to the severity of their crimes; sometimes I kill them outright, sometimes I cut off their foundations, or I impose other punishments."

"It's a pity, your cultivation level isn't high enough yet, so you won't be able to witness that scene," the Immortal Fairy clicked her tongue, feeling sorry for Lu Yang, as this was a privilege only immortals could enjoy.

Lu Yang looked at the mental space that had turned into a tropical rainforest and felt quite helpless.

After arriving in the Demon Realm, the Immortal Fairy aptly transformed her pink spiritual space into a giant tree that rose from the ground, its branches and leaves lush and verdant. She often slept on the tree and never fell down.

Now she's built a swing, wearing footed socks, and swinging on it, her delicate little feet bobbing back and forth.

"What troublemakers did you encounter before you became an immortal, fairy?"

"That will generally develop in two ways."

Which two situations?

"One possibility is that the opponent's cultivation level is higher than mine, and I can't defeat them for the time being, so I can only run away."

"Another possibility is that although the opponent's cultivation level is lower than mine, I will always be hunted down by fortuitous opportunity."

"Sometimes, when there are too many people chasing me, they often fight. I've encountered this two or three times. They surrounded me, blocking me from all sides, and I couldn't escape. They argued about who should kill me, and a fight broke out. I took advantage of the chaos to escape."

Lu Yang: "..."

Fairy, your experience is quite bizarre.

"What should we do with these old devils?" Meng Jingzhou asked in a low voice.

These old monsters are ruthless and their hands are certainly stained with blood; according to the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty, they should all be sentenced to death.

But this is the Demon Realm, and this is how things are here. They can't just cross over and impose the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty on them. That's not how the Immortal Sect uses its law enforcement power.

Furthermore, if they were all killed, their territories would fall into chaos, inevitably leading to war and the deaths of many innocent Demon Race.

Suddenly, the magnificent snake pattern between the eyebrows of the White Sandalwood Ancestor flashed, projecting a Divine Sense projection. The Divine Sense projection vibrated, stunning all the demons except Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

A magnificent white snake appeared, looking much younger and more vigorous than the White Sandalwood Ancestor.

"Who are you?"

"I am Bai Gu of the White Serpent Clan. I greet you both. This Bai Tan is an avatar of mine. I originally intended to retrieve this avatar after he broke through to the Nascent Soul Nascent Soul Realm, so that he could help me advance to the Spirit Transformation stage. It seems that Bai Tan encountered a life-threatening situation, which is why he activated the mark I left behind."

"I beg you two to spare Bai Tan's life. In return, this fragment is a gift to you both!"

Lu Yang had heard of this cultivation method: creating a clone, and the clone's cultivation progress would be fed back to the original body. Female cultivators practicing the Harmony Technique would also use this method to impersonate twins, which would both increase the fun and improve the cultivation speed.

What is this?

"Legend has it that there are three pieces of this fragment, which together form the key to a secret realm. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find the other two pieces. I see that you two fellow Daoists are blessed with great fortune and will surely achieve great things. You will definitely find the other two fragments."

Before Lu Yang and the other could reply, a mark flashed between the eyebrows of the blue-faced tiger, projecting Divine Sense projection.

A two-winged, striped tiger appeared, and seeing the blue-faced tiger unconscious, its face contorted in a ferocious expression, it was clearly terrified.

He looked around and saw Lu Yang and the other two, as well as the skeleton. He clasped his hands and said, "I am a steward of the Qiongqi clan. This is an unfilial son. I don't know what he did to offend you two. Please be merciful and spare his life."

"In return, this fragment will be given to the two of you."

"Legend has it that this fragment is the key to unlocking the Spirit Transformation level secret realm, but unfortunately, I haven't found the remaining fragment all these years. Would you mind trading this fragment for my son's life?"

The Fiery Lion's brow was marked with a flickering flame. The old lion, whose eyelids were almost too heavy to keep open, saw the most outstanding descendant of the clan fall into a coma and knew that it was Lu Yang and his companion who were responsible.

He was the ancestor of the Mad Lion clan, and the Blazing Mad Lion was his most favored descendant, which is why he supported him to become the clan leader.

He couldn't just stand by and watch the Fiery Lion be killed.

The old lion pulled out a fragment.

"This is a fragment I obtained by chance. Collecting three fragments can form the key to Spirit Transformation level secret realm. I wonder if it can save his life?"

Lu Yang: "..."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

"Why don't the three of you see if you can put the pieces together?"

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