Chapter 102: Chapter 84: This item is fated to be mine!_2
He turned his head toward the crowd of cultivators at the entrance of the passageway and said indifferently, “Same as before, all cultivators must pay with Spirit Stones to enter, one by one. Maintain good order…”
Upon hearing this, everyone was startled. They hadn’t expected that with Zhao Wuji gone, a more ruthless Evil Star had taken his place.
However, they were relieved that the price hadn’t increased. As long as they could harvest Spiritual Medicine in the middle of the small world, it wouldn’t be a loss; everyone let out a sigh of relief.
At that moment, Zhuang Guxue walked straight into the passageway and soon arrived in front of Lu Li.
She smiled sweetly, a picture of spring, “I don’t need to pay with Spirit Stones, do I?”
After speaking, she even winked playfully.
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Lu Li smiled slightly, “You must be joking, fellow Daoist. Be extremely cautious on your journey.”
Before, he had seen Zhuang Guxue preparing to assist him, and he saw potential in forming a deeper connection with her.
Zhuang Guxue gave a light smile and leaped toward the high platform.
Her white clothes fluttered in the air like drifting snow, and her three thousand strands of black hair hung to her waist, her demeanor exceptionally pure and unworldly, causing the surrounding people to take frequent glances.
Moments later, with a flash of light, Zhuang Guxue disappeared from their sight.
“Why does that person not need to pay with Spirit Stones to pass?”
At that time, a young man asked with a skeptical face.
The crowd of cultivators around him looked at the man as if he was a fool and moved away from him.
Lu Li paid no attention to the man and continued to block the passageway entrance, collecting tolls.
As more and more Spirit Stones entered his pocket, his mood was extremely uplifted; he was finally experiencing what it was like to be a scion of a major family.
By the time the last cultivator passed through the altar, Lu Li carefully checked his gains, which amounted to tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.
Adding to the cultivators he had slain before, his spoils of war were incredibly rich.
As Lu Li was tallying his Spiritual Objects, a few of the Lu Family’s Guest Elders were in a dire state in a forest.
Barely managing to gather together by using Communication Talismans, they had no harvest and were instead constantly pursued.
Had it not been for their considerable escape techniques, they would have long since perished at the hands of others.
“I wonder how Lu Li is doing right now. Given his cultivation level, he probably is only slightly stronger than us.”
“If I had known the competition would be this fierce, I wouldn’t have come inside…”
The people began to sigh with regret.
“Let’s find a place to hide for a few months. We’ll try our luck after everyone else has moved deeper into the middle section.”
One Guest Elder suggested.
The remaining two nodded in agreement.
After that, the air fell silent once more.
Thousands of miles away, in a cave, the people from the Wang Family hid inside, their expressions very grim.
“Alas… we didn’t harvest any Spiritual Medicine, and instead, we’ve been robbed by various cultivators…”
Their mood was very low, hiding in a hidden Array, not daring to venture out.
“It’s likely that the cultivators from the Lu and Lin Families are in the same predicament. This competition is just too fierce; we should just quietly wait for an opportunity to leave.”
A middle-aged man began comforting them.
Hearing that the other families were also facing difficulties, everyone suddenly felt a bit better.
In the following days, Lu Li continued to collect tolls at the entrance of the passageway.
After he vehemently dispatched a few brazen individuals, no one dared to challenge him anymore, and they all became much better behaved.
Some who couldn’t pay with Spirit Stones automatically turned back.
Of course, the mystery of the man who had unleashed the Copper Armor Corpse and was now collecting tolls at the entrance had already spread far and wide.
This individual had struck Zhao Wuji down with the might of thunder, astonishing countless cultivators. Unexpectedly, this time it turned out to be a fearsome new player.
They all speculated about the mystery man’s strength; with just a few moves, he had killed Zhao Wuji, probably not any weaker than Jiang Taixu.
Even the Spiritual Python of Lu Li gained quite a reputation, as countless cultivators became aware of the mysterious man’s beast nearing its Heavenly Tribulation, and all were extremely envious.
Some cultivators who had paid with Spirit Stones to pass were grinding their teeth and cursing loudly, wishing they could take his place.
But after a few challengers were brutally slain, they all gave up on such thoughts.
Those who wanted to pass all obediently paid with Spirit Stones.
Several days later.
Lu Li tallied his gains; his Storage Bag was now filled with Spirit Stones, a total of one hundred thousand pieces, it seemed that he had gathered part of what he needed to upgrade his spirit field.
Seeing that no one else was coming, probably because the news had spread, he no longer waited and leaped swiftly towards the high platform above.
The howling wind tugged at his robes, producing a fierce sound. A spontaneous sense of unrestrained pride rose within him.
As he had just stood in the center of the high platform, the jade pillars around him emitted a glowing light, and then he disappeared from his original spot.
Lu Li only felt a blur before his eyes, and the scene before him changed.
Looking up, he saw a vast grassland ahead, where many animals were foraging, and the Spiritual Energy in the air was somewhat denser.
After carefully comparing his location with the map he had on him, he finally determined his whereabouts.
However, the central altar was located in the Valley of Broken Souls, and the opening was not for another three months, so there was no need to hurry.
Lu Li steered his tunneling light and slowly flew towards the front.
Not far from this place was the Ice Spirit Pond, which was rumored to have been a site where Cultivators had once collected Purple Sun Ginseng; it might be worth checking out.
He thought to himself.
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As time slowly passed, several days later.
Outside a lush valley, a man dressed in a white robe, with an extraordinary demeanor, arrived.
It was Lu Li, who had traveled for several days to reach this place.
“This place is the Ice Spirit Pond.”
Lu Li, looking at the valley ahead of him, leaped forward and flew towards the valley.
The valley was not large, surrounded by mountains, and everywhere ancient trees grew, with countless leaves intertwined, creating an almost sky-obscuring canopy.
The Ice Spirit Pond was right at the center of this valley.
As soon as Lu Li flew into the valley, he felt a chill.
He also heard various sounds of birds and insects in his ears.
He carefully explored ahead, and after several hours, he suddenly felt a wave of mana fluctuate.
“Everyone, put in a bit more effort, this Silver Python is almost done for!”
At that moment, a robust voice sounded.
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Lu Li concealed his breath and moved to an edge area, only to see that eight Qi Refinement Perfection Cultivators had a massive silver python firmly trapped in the center of an array.
No matter how the python struck against the array, it could never break through. Instead, its own energy began to get disordered.
The array, after shaking violently, became stable again.
The python let out a piteous howl, which contained a hint of “Dragon Seed”, and then a smaller-sized python emerged from the Cold Pond, its eyes filled with distress.
“It seems this python has quite a deep foundation, it must have cultivated here for hundreds of years. If not for the small world’s restrictions, it might have already transformed into a Dragon Seed.”
Lu Li thought to himself.
“Ha ha… This python is about to transform into a Dragon Seed. Kill this beast, refine a trace of Dragon Blood from it, and the rewards will be significant.”
A middle-aged man said excitedly.
If it weren’t for their luck in catching the python after giving birth, they wouldn’t have had such an easy time.
At this moment, Lu Li slowly stepped forward and said indifferently,
“This creature is fated to me, you all should quickly retreat.”
The group also noticed the intrusion of a Cultivator, their faces showing alarm.
Upon hearing his words, everyone was enraged.
They had spent a great deal of effort trapping this Spiritual Python, and now someone just appeared out of nowhere claiming to be fated to it. Did they think their Magic Artifacts couldn’t be wielded?
“Seeking death, who do you think you are, to have a fate with you?”
Lu Li’s face was innocent as he directly released the Iron Pillar, “This Spiritual Python in the array is the brother of my spirit beast, if that’s not fate, then what is?”
His tone was tinged with mockery.
The people saw a snow-white and majestic python suddenly appear in the open space, its appearance quite extraordinary.
“Another near-evolved Dragon Seed?”
The middle-aged man looked at Lu Li in shock, sensing Iron Pillar’s extremely formidable presence, and felt a chill in his heart.
The group looked to the middle-aged man, their expressions somewhat ugly. They had expended much mana, and facing another Spiritual Python was unlikely now.
“Go!”
The middle-aged man struggled to utter a single word.
After saying this, he turned around and left.
He knew the story of the brother Python was completely fabricated, but he had no choice but to bow his head.
The group packed up their Magic Artifacts and followed the middle-aged man, flying off into the distance with faces of unwillingness.