Chapter 567: Fragment

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The formidable ancient demons, who usually commanded the winds and clouds, were now trembling with fear, not even daring to breathe too loudly.

Nascent Soul monsters, rarely seen once in a long while in the past, had not been encountered for years, yet this time they had actually not only seen them, but had seen two of them at once.

"This token is yours, isn't it?" Lu Yang idly swung the cord of the token in circles, asking nonchalantly.

"It is... No, no, no, it belongs to you, My Lord!"

"I heard that the token can open a treasure trove, is that true or false? What did you hide in there?" Meng Jingzhou was curious; with such a grand commotion, there ought to be some good things.

"It is true. Inside the treasure trove are the cultivation insights written by this humble one, along with the materials needed for the next attempt to breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage."

Ever since the token was lost, Ancestor Bai Tan had secretly spread rumors, using benefits as a lure to get others to help him find it.

"Just that?"

The Library of the Ask the Dao Sect had several bookshelves full of cultivation insights for the half-step Nascent Soul stage, free to read at will. A half-baked cultivation insight like Ancestor Bai Tan's was not even qualified to be placed on those shelves.

As for the materials used to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, they mattered even less.

Breaking the core to form the soul did not require any special materials; the Ask the Dao Sect did not even have such a tradition.

"M-My Lord, this humble one truly did not know your identity. If I had known, even with ten thousand times more courage, I wouldn't have dared to act like this!" Ancestor Bai Tan felt like dying, kowtowing vigorously with loud thuds, wishing he could knock his own head off.

The other ancient demons followed his example, kowtowing to show their loyalty.

To be honest, the duo of Lu Yang had never seen such a spectacle since making their debut.

It felt truly exhilarating.

The Immortal Fairy poked her head out, seizing the opportunity to broaden Lu Yang's horizons: "Eh, this is nothing. Back when this Celestial undertook incognito tours in the past, I frequently encountered this sort of thing."

"Generally speaking, first the opponent would see that I wasn't easy to bully, so they would bring out their backer, talking about how powerful the backer was. When the backer was defeated by me, they would bring out the backer's backer, and so on, back and forth. When the ultimate backer appeared, bystanders would often introduce him, saying he was a subordinate of a subordinate of one of the Celestials like Ying Tian, possessing immense power that could lead straight to the Immortals."

"Then the ultimate backer, upon seeing me, would stammer and say, 'It-It's you,' 'This humble one had eyes but failed to see, please forgive me, Immortal,' 'Spare this lowly one just this once,' and the like, slapping their own mouths vigorously while kowtowing madly, wishing they could shatter the planet with their foreheads. Sometimes they would even destroy their own kin for the greater good, slaughtering the troublemaker."

"When the ultimate backer kowtowed, everyone else would follow suit, a massive crowd gathering like a mountain and an ocean, a truly magnificent sight."

"In the end, I would mete out punishment based on the nature of their offenses—sometimes executing them directly, sometimes severing their cultivation foundations, or giving other punishments."

"What a pity, your current cultivation level is still insufficient to witness that kind of scene." The Immortal Fairy smacked her lips, feeling regretful on Lu Yang's behalf, as this was a privilege only Immortals could enjoy.

Lu Yang looked at his spiritual space, which had transformed into a tropical rainforest, feeling utterly helpless.

Since arriving in the Demon Domain, the Immortal Fairy had, quite fittingly, given the pink spiritual space a complete makeover. Giant trees rose abruptly from the ground, thick with leaves and luxuriantly green. She often lay on the trees to sleep without ever falling off.

Right now, she had set up a swing, wearing stirrup socks while swinging back and forth, her translucent little feet swaying gently.

"Then, Fairy, what about before you became an Immortal, when you encountered those who picked fights?"

"Well, that would generally develop into two scenarios."

"Which two scenarios?"

"One was when the opponent's cultivation was higher than mine and I couldn't beat them for the moment, so I could only run."

"The other was that although the opponent's cultivation was inferior to mine, I would always find myself being hunted down by some twist of fate."

"Sometimes, when there were too many pursuers, they would often end up fighting among themselves. This Celestial encountered it two or three times. They surrounded this Celestial, blocking every direction so that I couldn't escape, but they fell into a dispute over who should be the one to kill me and started fighting each other, allowing this Celestial to escape amidst the chaos."

Lu Yang: "..."

Fairy, your experiences are bizarre enough.

"How do we handle this bunch of ancient demons?" Meng Jingzhou asked in a low voice.

This gang of ancient demons acted ruthlessly and certainly had blood on their hands; according to the laws of the Great Xia, they would all face the death penalty.

But this was the Demon Domain, and the atmosphere of the Demon Domain was just like this. They couldn't practice cross-regional jurisdiction and force the laws of the Great Xia onto their heads; the enforcement power of the immortal sect wasn't meant to be used that way.

Furthermore, if they killed them all, the territories under their jurisdiction would fall into chaos, inevitably leading to warfare and the deaths of many innocent demons.

Suddenly, a magnificent snake pattern flashed between Ancestor Bai Tan's brows, projecting a divine sense projection. The divine sense projection vibrated, knocking unconscious all the demons except for Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

An ornately decorated white snake appeared, looking much younger than Ancestor Bai Tan, with far more vigorous vitality.

"Who are you?"

"This humble one is Bai Gu of the White Snake Clan, greetings to the two fellow daoists. This Bai Tan is merely a clone of mine. Originally, I intended to reclaim this clone after he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage to assist me in rising to the Soul Formation stage. It seems Bai Tan encountered a life-threatening danger, which triggered the mark I left behind."

"I ask that the two fellow daoists spare Bai Tan's life. In return, this fragment is gifted to you two!"

Lu Yang had heard of this method of cultivation: refining a clone, where the fruits of the clone's cultivation would all be fed back to the main body. Female cultivators who practiced the art of dual cultivation would even use this method to pose as twins, which could both add flavor to life and increase the speed of cultivation.

"What is this object?"

"Legend has it that there are three pieces of this fragment in total. Put together, they form the key to a secret realm. Unfortunately, I have never been able to find the other two pieces. I perceive that the two fellow daoists possess deep fortunes and are bound for great achievements, so you will surely find the remaining two fragments."

Before Lu Yang and his companion could reply, a mark also flashed between the brows of the green-faced fierce tiger, projecting a divine sense projection.

A multicolored fierce tiger with two wings appeared. Seeing the green-faced fierce tiger fallen unconscious, his face contorted with ferocity, clearly startled.

He looked around, saw Lu Yang's group and Bai Gu, and cupped his hands: "This humble one is a deacon of the Qiongqi Clan, and this is my unfilial son. I do not know how he provoked the two of you, but please stay your hands and spare his life."

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

"Legend has it that this fragment is the key to opening a Soul Formation-grade secret realm. Unfortunately, for so many years, I have not found the remaining fragments. May I use this fragment to exchange for my son's life?"

The flame imprint between the brows of the Blazing Wild Lion flickered. An old lion, whose eyelids could barely stay open, saw the most outstanding descendant of the clan unconscious and knew that this was the work of Lu Yang and his companion.

He was the ancestor of the Wild Lion Clan, and the Blazing Wild Lion was the junior he favored the most, which was why he had supported him to become the clan chief.

He could not watch idly as the Blazing Wild Lion was killed.

The old lion pulled out a fragment.

"This is a fragment I obtained by chance. Gathering three fragments can form the key to a Soul Formation-grade secret realm. I wonder if it can be exchanged for his life?"

Lu Yang: "..."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

"Why don't the three of you check if the fragments in your hands can be put together?"

The second update will be at eleven o'clock (as much as possible)

(End of this chapter)