Bronze Token, Entering the Spirit Realm Again (2-in-1)

"So fast?" Everyone except Li Shuyi was surprised.

Chen Guowei: "In the last interdimensional world, you were only at level 4... How come you're about to reach level 5 now?"

Bai Xiaowen nodded. "The Spirit Realm Ticket we obtained from the Trial Space are valid for ten days. Shu Yi and I will make preparations, and we'll head to the Spirit Realm in ten days. During this time, everyone should continue training as usual."

Everyone was astonished by Bai Xiaowen's leveling speed, especially Intermediate Awakened like Han Xu. They were used to leveling up only once every few planes, so Bai Xiaowen's rocket-like speed of leveling up only once per plane was simply astonishing.

Li Shuyi wasn't so surprised. She knew very well what Bai Xiaowen had experienced in the Kane Plane during her month there. Her own combat experience was also close to level 5, and she estimated that she could level up after completing just one or two missions in the Spirit Realm.

For the next ten days, Bai Xiaowen focused her main energy on preparation.

On one hand, there was the promotion of the Super God Potion Shop's Young Pharmacist Master," and Bai Xiaowen cooperated by filming two short videos of him making medicine. After post-production editing, Bai Xiaowen discovered that his merely standard medicine-making process had been edited to look like that of a true master, flowing smoothly and exquisitely, even the action of shaking the test tube was as imposing as the God of Gamblers shaking dice...

Of course, the real skill was behind the scenes. Bai Xiaowen produced more than a dozen bottles of Perfect Grade Enhancement Potion, each with a purity of over 95%.

These Perfect-Tier Enhancement Potion, along with the stock that Bai Xiaowen had made for himself last time, were all auctioned off at the Super God Potion Shop.

Bai Xiaowen also prepared three new bottles of supplies for himself, all of them first-tier level 10 Enhancement Potion, corresponding to strength, agility, and constitution respectively.

The reason for creating new stock and auctioning off the existing stock is mainly due to the shelf life of Enhancement Potion. Enhancement Potion made in the Earth Plane have a shelf life ranging from six months to a year. After the expiration date, the Enhancement Potion are unusable and must be destroyed.

Of course, Bai Xiaowen's spare stock usually has a shelf life of two or three months, which will be stated when the auction is held, so it's not considered a scam.

Bai Xiaowen's reputation as a young pharmacist master was gradually spreading, and he even received an invitation from the CS Potioners Association) to attend the latest China Potioners Summit. Of course, Bai Xiaowen put it on hold for now; who knows if he'll have time then...

Zhang Bo manages the virtual store part-time and is responsible for shipping, so he's getting the hang of it. Bai Xiaowen transfers a batch of goods from the territory and stores them in the guild warehouse. Zhang Bo's daily work involves logging in to get orders, picking up the goods from Li Beihai, and then shipping them to the Jinghai City branch of the Virtual Battle Platform, which takes several hours.

Compared to the Psionic Points earned, this part-time job is undoubtedly quite easy and enjoyable, at least it doesn't require going to the Wilderness Zone or the Spirit Realm to fight for your life.

Inside the restaurant of the Super God Guild Building.

Li Beihai and his wife, along with their four children, Xiao Jun, Sister Zheng, and others, sat together for a meal.

"Are you leaving right after dinner?" Sister Zheng asked.

Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly. "I already told my fans during last night's live stream. I'll enter the Spirit Realm after lunch today."

Li Ma: "You've only been back from the Spirit Realm for less than two months... Why are you in such a rush! Sigh, can't you just rest properly?"

The two aunts chimed in irresponsibly, "That's right, that's right."

Li Beihai adopted the airs of the head of the family. "What do you know? It's a good thing that the child wants to improve."

Li Ma glanced at Li Beihai. Li Beihai coughed, then changed his tone and instructed:

"However, Little Bai, you must also be careful. Before you complete the main quest and obtain the qualification to return at any time, try to avoid those high-risk side quests... even if your progress is slower, it's okay..."

Bai Xiaowen smiled bitterly to himself. Many side quests have fleeting opportunities to trigger. If he followed Li Beihai's advice, he would probably only be able to complete one main quest per trip to the Spirit Realm. What benefits would that bring?

However, Bai Xiaowen understood the concerns of Li Beihai and his wife, and nodded, saying, "I understand. I won't do tasks I'm not confident about."

Li Shuyi stroked the Eaglet perched on the table with a hint of reluctance. "Dad, Mom, I'll have to ask you to take care of these two little ones Yi-Yi and Er-Er, again."

Since opening their eyes, the two Eaglet have entered a period of rapid development, growing bigger every day, and their downy bodies are gradually growing stiff feathers. Now they are already twenty or thirty centimeters long, about the same length as an eagle from another dimension that has not mutated, and they can already see a bit of the characteristics of a bird of prey.

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi discussed it and named the two Eaglet Yi-Yi and Er-Er. Yi-Yi was Li Shuyi's name, Er-Er was Bai Xiaowen's name.

After ten days of careful feeding by Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi, Yi-Yi Er-Er has become quite familiar with its owner and has remembered its scent.

Moreover, before they opened their eyes, the two Eaglet had been cared for by Li Beihai Li Beihai his wife, and they vaguely remembered their presence. During Bai Xiaowen and his companion's adventures in the Spirit Realm, Li Beihai and his wife were undoubtedly the most suitable caregivers.

"Do you know which dimension we're going to enter this time?" Li Beihai asked again, taking the Eaglet.

Bai Xiaowen took out the Spirit Realm Ticket he obtained from the end of the Trial Space, a Bronze Tier ghost face statue. "This Spirit Realm Ticket is called ' Blue Ghost Bronze Token.' I don't know what kind of plane world it will lead to. Judging from its Bronze Tier appearance and the carving style... I guess it will probably be an ancient China plane."

"Then you must be careful. Ancient China worlds are generally quite difficult," Li Beihai said.

The reason is simple: the scale of ancient China wars was too large! Compared to the feudal lords of ancient China who often commanded tens of thousands of armored soldiers and hundreds of thousands of followers, the daimyo of ancient Japan were at most village chiefs or town mayors, and the wars between duchies and kingdoms in medieval Europe were on the scale of villages and tribes.

In addition, according to experts, the difficulty of a plane is also related to the "degree of historical dissemination". The more widely the history corresponding to a certain plane is circulated on Earth, the higher the difficulty of that plane world will generally be.

In ancient China, scholars were treated with special privileges and always valued writing. They produced numerous historical and literary works. In addition to the Twenty-Four Histories, there are countless unofficial histories and miscellaneous records from almost every historical period. These circulated among the China, who make up more than one-fifth of the world's population, so their "historical circulation" was naturally very high.

Experts who agree with this view often cite the Three Kingdoms Plane World as an example.

Because of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and numerous Three Kingdoms -themed games, almost every China person can recall a couple of stories like "The Empty City Stratagem" and "Zhou Yu's Three Provocations." This has led to the creation of Three Kingdoms Plane World with a plethora of Lord Tier generals and even more challenging hidden characters.

This is also the source of Li Beihai's statement that "the ancient China is not easy to navigate."

Xiao Jun tugged at Bai Xiaowen's sleeve, looking at Bai Xiaowen with some concern, unsure of what to say.

Bai Xiaowen smiled and patted Xiao Jun's hair, then said to everyone in the restaurant, "Don't worry. I'll be careful."

Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi checked their equipment and props one last time before choosing to use the "Blue Ghost Bronze Token." The token emitted a blue light that enveloped the two of them.

"The holder of the Spirit Realm Ticket has been detected to be in a permanent party."

"Your teammates will use this ticket to enter the dimensional world with you for free. All quests triggered thereafter will be considered team quests. Enter now?"

"Enter!"

The azure light engulfed the two, and when it dissipated, the spot where they had been standing was now empty.

"Matching different dimensional worlds... Match successful!"

"Personal data scanned, currently in queue, please wait..."

"Entering a different dimension..."

"The emperor guards the nation's gates, the monarch dies for the state."

"No ceding of territory, no submission, no marriage alliances, no tribute..."

"The Ming Dynasty entered the era of the Jiajing Emperor's reign."

"A riot of flowers and a blazing fire—a prosperous era conceals hidden dangers..."

"The Tatars are harassing the Northern Frontier, while the Japanese are wreaking havoc in the southeast..."

"Internal strife has drained the empire's vitality, while regional princes are seizing fertile lands..."

"If I cannot live to eat from five tripods, then I shall surely be cooked in five tripods in death!"

"A real man will never be idle in his life!"

The scene before him froze, Bai Xiaowen found himself in a small room, a stench of decay filling his nostrils.

To Bai Xiaowen's surprise, there were two other people in the small room besides him and Li Shuyi.

This is the preparation area before the awakened ones truly enter the Spirit Realm Plane; it's essentially a safe zone. Outsiders appearing here...

Bai Xiaowen quickly guessed and tentatively asked, "An Awakened One?"

The two men were slightly taken aback and looked at Bai Xiaowen. One of the young men, who was carrying a longbow, nodded.

Li Shuyi silently approached Bai Xiaowen. Knowing the enemy was neither friend nor foe, she remained ready for battle at any moment.

The young man with the longbow smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. Judging from what you just said, you must be an Awakened One from China, right? Me too. We're all China, it's fate that we met here."

Bai Xiaowen's expression relaxed slightly. In the Spirit Realm Plane, being matched with a fellow countryman was obviously more reassuring than being matched with a foreign awakened one.

The four people in the small room exchanged a few words and introduced themselves.

The young man carrying a longbow is named Zhao Zhixiong. He is a rising star trained by the only A-rank Guild in the Taiwan Base City — the Boutu Guild. He is now a Level 5 Awakener. The person next to him is Elite Awakened the same guild named Tai Shuisheng. He is also Level 5 and has a good relationship with Zhao Zhixiong. They entered this "Jiajing Plane World" together through Temporary Team-Building Item.

It is worth mentioning that Zhao Zhixiong is Hero Class Awakener, and is quite famous throughout Taiwan.

It should be noted that Taiwan had already returned to China in the early stages of the Psychic Energy Era.

"Alright, everyone, let's work together. More people means more strength. If a treasure chest drops, we'll distribute the loot according to the Kill Contribution system. Is that alright?" Zhao Zhixiong said.

Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly.

"Let's analyze our entry identity first," Zhao Zhixiong said, glancing at the tattered homespun clothes that the Spirit Realm Rules automatically assigned. "My entry identity is that of a farmer from Fujian Province in Great Ming Dynasty, named... Zhao Xiong, note the 'Xiong' in 'Panda.' I'm registered with the government, not an unregistered resident. This should be the treatment for a D-Tier Spirit Realm Ticket."

Tai Shuisheng: "I'm from the same village as Brother Zhixiong. My official name is Shuisheng."

Bai Xiaowen's official registered name is Bai Wen, which is the same as the alias he came up with in the Three Kingdoms World. However, the advantage is that the government has a record of him, so once he makes a name for himself, his background can be traced and his identity can be proven.

Li Shuyi's registered name is still Li Yi, and she is from the same village as "Bai Wen," that's all.

"Judging from everyone's identities, we should be in southern Huaxia Country. During the Jiajing era, there were events involving opposing factions in southern Huaxia Country, which was probably the invasion of the Japanese." Zhao Zhixiong stroked his chin and said.

Bai Xiaowen nodded. He could feel the small room shaking slightly. Having experienced the pirate instance, he quickly associated it with a sea ship.

In other words, the four people were in one cabin.

At this moment, the Spirit Realm Rules issued a notification:

"Please leave the preparation area within ten seconds...10 seconds."

"Please leave the preparation area within ten seconds...9 seconds."

The screen was flooded with notifications about the Spirit Realm Rules.

Zhao Zhixiong shrugged and said, "Although I'd like to analyze and discuss this further, let's leave the safe zone first! We can exchange skill information later..."

The door to the small room was closed, and it was even locked.

Tai Shuisheng said, "I'll do it!" He shrugged and shoved the door open with a crack, letting in a gust of moist sea breeze that slightly dispersed the stench in the room.

The four rushed out of the small room and came outside the cabin.

Shouts, the clash of swords, the whistling of arrows piercing the air...

A battle was taking place right before our eyes!

Both sides in the battle were dressed in tattered clothes, leaping and bounding like monkeys atop the swaying ships. Every now and then, someone would be stabbed or stabbed, clutching their stomach and falling into the sea.

After a moment of surprise, Zhao Zhixiong said in a low voice, "This naval battle is a bit confusing. We're currently in the lower deck. Let's move upwards first, and whoever attacks us, we'll fight them."

Tai Shuisheng took off a heavy steel shield and led the way. Bai Xiaowen then realized that Tai Shuisheng, who was unremarkable in appearance and even a bit thin, seemed to have outstanding strength. Judging from his bulky shield, he was probably good at defense.

Li Shuyi whispered to Bai Xiaowen through the Team Channel, "This guy named Zhao Zhixiong seems a bit overwhelmed with commanding."

Having experienced the treatment of Bai Xiaowen as the team's brain, Li Da Mei Nu (Li Da Mei Nu) began to look down on Zhao Zhixiong, who, despite not understanding the situation, quickly assumed the role of commander.