The purple token, like a purple flame, pulsed repeatedly in Chen Xiao's hand.
At this moment, the token in Chen Xiao's hand became the sole focus of attention in the world.
Chen Xiao was merely a cultivator, and his knowledge and experience were no match for those of true immortals who had lived for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. Chen Xiao could not recognize the Purple Heaven Token, but which of the immortals around him was not a person of great knowledge?
At this moment, the immortals looked at Chen Xiao with awe, and some even couldn't help but bow and scrape before him. Back then, Wu Wo and Liang Shang had obeyed Chen Xiao Chen Xiao because he possessed the Purple Heaven Token.
"You... you... you actually have the Purple Heaven Token?"
The young lady in red was stunned. After a moment, she spoke weakly, "Hmm, I have the Purple Heaven Token... How about I give you a discount and charge you five, no, eight Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill?"
The young lady in red gestured with her hands in the air for a while before speaking, clearly indicating that she had already regarded Chen Xiao as a big "fat" sheep.
Chen Xiao only came to his senses slightly after hearing the words of the young lady in red.
" Little Seven, this friendship is etched in Chen Xiao's heart and will never be forgotten."
Chen Xiao slowly let out a sigh of relief, then carefully placed the token between his chest and his heart.
"Who exactly are you, and why are you making things difficult for me here?"
After putting away the Purple Heaven Token, Chen Xiao looked at the young lady in red and asked seriously.
"I am Xu Miao, the Grand Steward of the Gate of Red Capital!"
Upon hearing Chen Xiao's words, the young lady in red, Xu Miao, immediately puffed out her already developed breasts and proudly introduced herself.
"The Grand Steward of the City Gates?"
Upon hearing Xu Miao's self-introduction, Chen Xiao, Chen Tiannan, Yue Tan, and Lou Yu exchanged bewildered glances, unsure how to respond. They had never heard of the position of Grand Steward of the City Gate before.
"Hmph, I'm going to settle this with you today! If you don't give me eight more Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill, I won't let you into the city!"
With Xu Miao of his chest, Xu Miao spoke arrogantly.
"Oh?" Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow and retorted, "If I give you eight Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill, what benefit would I gain? Just an identity seal?"
Chen Xiao had already guessed most of the identity of this "city gate chief steward." The master of the Xuhe Realm was surnamed Xu, and this Xu Miao might have a great relationship with the master of the Xuhe Realm.
Therefore, Chen Xiao did not intend to confront this seemingly arrogant but actually naive little girl head-on. Xu Miao was different from Nangong Tingxue. Nangong Tingxue was cunning and scheming, but she lacked experience, which was why Chen Xiao had always suppressed her.
However, this Xu Miao reveals a naive and innocent heart, simply seeking to achieve a goal through the most direct and simple methods. This is a kind of frankness; otherwise, how could she have fabricated an identity seal to obtain the Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill from Chen Xiao?
More importantly, if it were someone with even a little bit of cunning, upon seeing the Purple Heaven Token in Chen Xiao's hand, even if they didn't immediately retreat, they would desperately try to get close to Chen Xiao and establish a connection with him. They wouldn't act like she did.
Therefore, although Xu Miao is making things difficult for Chen Xiao in every way, Chen Xiao does not have any ill feelings towards her. On the contrary, he associates her with his deceased sister Chen Yao.
"Benefits... hmm, let me think..."
Xu Miao was slightly taken aback by Chen Xiao's words. Then, she scratched the back of her head and said, "How about this, you give me a hundred Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill, and I'll give you something good."
Suddenly, Xu Miao voice transmitted itself to Chen Xiao.
"What good stuff?"
Chen Xiao was taken aback. He subconsciously looked around and found that the people who had been watching had already dispersed. Clearly, neither Chen Xiao nor Xu Miao were people that ordinary immortals could provoke. So they all left or entered the city.
" The Cloud-Touching Talisman!"
Xu Miao winked at Chen Xiao and transmitted her voice. Although Chen Xiao couldn't see Xu Miao's expression through the veil, he could imagine what kind of look this young lady was wearing.
What is the Cloud-Touching Talisman?
Chen Xiao relayed the question telepathically.
"You're so stupid! You don't even know this!" Xu Miao grumbled and transmitted his voice, "The formation that covers the entire city is called the Cloud-Touching Array, and this Cloud-Touching Talisman is evolved from the Cloud-Touching Array. If you wear the Cloud-Touching Talisman, no matter how much you bully people in the city, the Cloud-Touching Array won't attack you."
Upon hearing the Xu Miao mention of time travel, Chen Xiao's eyes lit up. He immediately transmitted his voice, "How about I give you two hundred Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill exchange for two Cloud-Touching Talisman?"
"Dream on!"
Upon hearing Chen Xiao's telepathic message, Xu Miao immediately shook her head. "I only have two on me, and I'm keeping one for myself. However, if you're willing to give me five hundred Heavenly Mystery Spirit Stone, I'll give you my one too."
The Xu Miao voice could no longer conceal the triumphant tone of his scheming.
Without a word, Chen Xiao took out a Storage Ring and tossed it to Xu Miao. Xu Miao probed the Storage Ring with his divine sense, then smiled and tossed a Storage Ring to Chen Xiao as well.
After doing all this, Xu Miao was so excited she almost jumped up. Then she skipped and hopped, ready to run back to the city.
"Miss Xu Miao, may I ask how the Lord of the Realm is doing?"
Suddenly, Chen Xiao asked again via telepathy.
"My grandfather is doing well."
Xu Miao voice echoed in Chen Xiao's mind, but her figure had already vanished.
"Well, you may enter the city now. I'll give you the identity seal when I have time."
Xu Miao voice also drifted over.
Chen Xiao: "..."
"Just as I thought... I never expected her to be the granddaughter of the Lord of the Xuhe Realm... Wait, what?!"
At that moment, Chen Xiao froze, looking incredulously in the direction where Xu Miao had left.
"Xiao'er, what's wrong? Have you taken a fancy to her?"
At that moment, Chen Tiannan's teasing voice came over.
"Hmm..."
Chen Xiao looked embarrassed. "Father, don't joke around. He can Xuhe Realm Lord, but I, your son, am not worthy of such an honor."
"Father, let's hurry into the city."
As he spoke, Chen Xiao crushed the Storage Ring and obtained two crimson talismans from it.
Chen Xiao reached out and slapped a talisman into Lou Yu's body. Lou Yu had the strongest cultivation, so it was safest to have him handle anything that happened.
Chen Xiao did not use the other Cloud-Touching Talisman, but instead stored it in the Golden Immortal Kingdom.
Upon hearing Chen Xiao's words, the group of four quickly entered the city.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Xiao found an inn, booked four rooms, and then went straight inside to cultivate in seclusion.
Chen Tiannan, Lou Yu, Yue Tan, who were left behind, looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
"What the hell is going on? What exactly is that Xu Miao trying to do? Why do I gain merit by giving her the Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill?"
The inns in Red Capital are equipped with defensive formations, Spirit Gathering Formation, and isolation formations, ensuring absolute privacy for guests. Chen Xiao's breakthrough in cultivation here wouldn't cause any disturbance at all.
Just after Chen Xiao "handed over" the five hundred Heavenly Mystery Spirit Pill to Xu Miao, the Merit Treasure Tree actually obtained a wisp of merit from the void, which instantly transformed into merit power.
If Chen Xiao hadn't been suppressing himself the whole time, he probably would have broken through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage right there at the city gate.
While in Moon City, Chen Xiao used the pressure of the High Immortal to accelerate the circulation of his true essence, absorbing the Spiritual Qi provided by Jinjin, reaching the peak of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage stage and the eighth stage of the Red Cloud Realm of the Nine Heavens Thunder Virtue Universal Transformation Art.
Now, having gained this wisp of merit, Chen Xiao's cultivation level instantly broke through.
A series of booming thunderclaps reverberated within Chen Xiao's body. The Ninth Transformation of the Nine Heavens Thunder Virtue Universal Transformation Art Red Cloud Realm, Crimson Cloud Realm, had reached its peak!
Within Chen Xiao's Dantian, a tremendous change was taking place, with streaks of crimson lightning, as thick as an arm, flashing and filling the entire Dantian.
Chen Xiao's Nascent Soul, with one hand supporting the Merit Treasure Tree that had grown even taller, stood amidst the raging thunder and lightning, its feet resting on crimson clouds, and beams of crimson light continuously shooting out from its eyes.
At this moment, the true essence within Chen Xiao's body also began to undergo earth-shattering changes. The true essence cultivated from the Nine Heavens Thunder Virtue Universal Transformation Art was golden yellow, but now it had turned into a purplish-gold color.
Moreover, the purple-gold true essence seemed to be bolts of purple-gold lightning, carrying boundless power, surging and roaring endlessly within Chen Xiao's meridians.
Crimson Cloud Great Completion, Nine Heavens Thunder Virtue First Realm Great Perfection!
Strands of crimson clouds seeped from Chen Xiao's Dantian, swirling around his body. At this moment, Chen Xiao was able to fully control all the wonders of the crimson clouds.
The first stage of Crimson Cloud is about concealment—concealing one's aura, cultivation level, and even physical appearance.
"Huh? I didn't know it could be like that..."
Chen Xiao's heart stirred slightly. He had already discovered that once his cultivation reached the Great Perfection of the Crimson Cloud Realm, he could share his Crimson Cloud with the Tribulation Disciple he had recruited in the Red Cloud Realm.
Since the Crimson Cloud is shared by the Tribulation Disciple, these Tribulation Disciple can also use the Crimson Cloud to take charge of the Heavenly Tribulation and control the Heavenly Punishment in their place.
The existence of the Tribulation Disciple is to manage the heavenly tribulation on behalf of the Tribulation Master, but previously, Chen Xiao's Crimson Cloud was not yet perfected and could not be shared with the Tribulation Disciple, so the Tribulation Disciple could not control the heavenly tribulation.
But things are different now.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, and two beams of crimson lightning shot out from them, shattering a table in front of him into pieces.
" Nascent Soul Late Stage... I wonder how strong I am now?"
Chen Xiao stood up and clenched his fist.
"Among cultivators, I may be considered a venerable one, but in the immortal world, it's best to remain low-key and patient."
Chen Xiao shook his head, and then a flash of red light appeared in his hand, and the Cloud-Touching Talisman appeared in his hand.
" The Cloud-Touching Talisman? A talisman derived from the Cloud-Touching Array? Hmph, I, Chen Xiao, inherited the Dao lineage of the Talisman Treasure Immortal and am the Talisman Dao Supreme of the Glazed Heaven. If I cannot even break this small Cloud-Touching Talisman, then I truly am unworthy of this title."
Chen Xiao grinned, a sinister smile spreading across his face.
Sigh, I'm ashamed... I've been gritting my teeth and writing this until now, and July is already half asleep. I need to give everyone an explanation, but I'm really too embarrassed to say anything more.