Chapter 55

Listening to the惨叫声, Lu Xiaodeng and Lu Yaohang cleared out the传送阵, then dragged all the晶果晶豆pouches to the side. The邪修bodies had already been cleared, and Qi Qi, extremely impatient, helped to open their袖中术, but unfortunately found nothing good, only a few阴魂法器.

Lu Yaohang was very fair, dividing the阴魂法器into two parts, giving one to Qi Qi, who had contributed the most. The other part was put into the鼎to supply the senior for replenishing his元神.

Qi Qi was very dissatisfied, always staring at the鼎, feeling there was something inside.

When they had almost finished clearing, Bai Zhen wiped his hands and came out, a satisfied smile on his face. He walked over and said, "We've already found out. A few days ago, they set their target here. Initially, their goal was to kill and seize souls. But they accidentally caught someone from here and learned that this was actually a灵聚地. So they decided to kill the people here and rob everything."

"Unexpectedly, we got here first," he smiled. If they had been a few hours late, they would have been the unlucky ones. This was just luck.

Lu Yaohang asked, "Did they reveal who was behind them?"

"Yes, they were led by a金丹邪修named Yuan Zhi. It's said their sect leader wanted a large number of souls, but for what, this person's cultivation was too low to know. The village massacres in Yandan State were all done by this person named Yuan Zhi. He has already revealed their hideout. We need to notify the sect immediately and have all the disciples outside come here. Especially since there is a金丹邪修, we must send a Daojun from the sect," Bai Zhen said.

"Right, we can't fight a金丹期邪修," Lu Yaohang wouldn't go alone, waiting for the experts to arrive.

Bai Zhen then said, "I'll modify the法阵first, send the晶果back to the sect, and then we'll go to the邪修hideout to check the situation. He wouldn't reveal the location of their sect, and when we used搜神, his soul scattered due to a restriction, so we didn't find out where their base was." After saying that, he started modifying the传送阵.

This传送阵couldn't transmit too far, only from the灵聚地cave to the Green Lake Village above. The two were separated by just a layer of ground, done to conceal the灵聚地. After all, the消耗of the传送阵was too great, even just a layer of soil cost a lot.

Bai Zhen wanted to modify this传送阵to one that went directly to the sect, but to save time, it could only transmit inanimate objects, not people. This would be faster and wouldn't take too long.

They weren't afraid of the place being discovered. The sect's传送阵was hidden deep in the mountain, and not inside the sect. It had many restrictions, and even if a元婴期cultivator forcibly transmitted there, they would only meet their end.

This kind of传送阵modification was something everyone in the Black Path Hall had to know. As long as they didn't have the stolen items on them, they couldn't be blamed. And if they died by accident, the sect's loss wouldn't be too great.

Bai Zhen brought a lot of tools, directly scraping off part of the传送阵pattern and carving new ones. He also changed the position for placing the晶果, quickly making the传送阵unrecognizable. Finally, he stood up, clapped his hands, and said, "Done, let's put all the pouches in."

Lu Xiaodeng also went over to help, moving the bags of晶果and晶豆into the传送阵. The晶果she had put in the鼎were already taken out, but the two she had hidden were still there. She was now extremely nervous, afraid Bai Zhen would notice. While moving the pouches, she kept glancing at him.

Seeing that all the pouches were almost moved, she sighed in relief. As long as these were sent away, she could say the two晶果were hers.

Suddenly, Bai Zhen's voice came from behind her, "Xiaodeng, you..."

"Ahh, I didn't take anything!" Lu Xiaodeng was scared out of her wits, quickly turning around and waving her hands, panicking.

Bai Zhen looked at her speechlessly. What had she taken to be so nervous?

Lu Xiaodeng was nervous because of Lu Yaohang. She was afraid Bai Zhen would think her senior sister and she had stolen the晶果. Seeing him staring at her, she stammered, "Sorry, I took two晶果and hid them. I'll return them now."

Just two晶果, Bai Zhen was speechless. He thought it was something serious. He said, "I was going to say, you can take a bag of晶果as our reward for completing the task."

"Really? Brother Bai, you're not tricking me, right?" Lu Xiaodeng's eyes widened, and after getting a positive answer, she quickly dragged a bag of晶果and happily threw it into the鼎. Now she was relieved. It was great to come out with her senior sister and earn some晶果.

Seeing her unusually happy, Bai Zhen said to Lu Yaohang, "She's so easily satisfied. If I'm not mistaken, you seem to have earned quite a few晶果. Do you usually withhold them from her and not give her any?"

Lu Yaohang said matter-of-factly, "Why should I give her晶果? She doesn't leave the sect, and she doesn't spend them. The first time she got a晶豆, I traded it for a colored river stone. If I gave her晶果, she might trade them for a pile of junk. It's better not to carry any."

"Little Sister Lu, you're so straightforward about this. That was in the past. Now she might not be so easily tricked. Even if she's not a cultivator, she should have some晶果for emergencies," Bai Zhen looked at her in surprise. Even a晶豆had to be tricked, how poor were they back then?

"Do you not believe me?" Lu Yaohang sneered, then picked up a bag of晶豆from the传送阵and walked to Lu Xiaodeng, saying, "Xiaodeng, do you want to trade your晶果for晶豆?"

Lu Xiaodeng asked, puzzled, "Why, Senior Sister, do you need to buy something?"

"No, I'm thinking about what you might want to buy. Last time, you saw a beautiful lantern in Luxing City that cost three晶豆. The pearl-colored ball I gave you cost five晶豆. These things you like only accept晶豆. If you use晶果, they can't make change and won't sell to you," Lu Yaohang said seriously, as if it was a good deal.

"It seems they do only accept晶豆, and not much," Lu Xiaodeng thought, remembering that these small items were indeed bought with晶豆. The vendors probably never owned a晶果and couldn't sell to her with it.

If she gave them for free, they would lose out, maybe even go hungry. Thinking of this, she nodded, "Okay, I'll trade with Senior Sister. This full bag of晶豆can buy me a lot of things to fill my room."

When Lu Yaohang returned with the晶果, Bai Zhen sincerely admired, "You're ruthless. She trusts you so much, yet you still trick her. You pamper and trick her, and when she travels alone, she'll surely be taken advantage of."

"I'll always protect her. How could I let her travel alone? She's not a cultivator," Lu Yaohang said indifferently. Even if she gave her countless benefits, she wouldn't let Xiaodeng travel alone, and there was no need for her to go out.

After that, Bai Zhen put the晶簇and晶髓into the阵, then triggered it with his spiritual power. All the items disappeared in a flash of light, transmitted back to the sect's hidden place.

Next, he took out his sword and destroyed the传送阵, reducing several key parts to powder, making it impossible to reassemble.

"Finding the邪修and completing our task are two separate tasks. The notifications must be separate. Don't combine the邪修information with the晶果to save time. Remember, you'll often go out, and I'll be your guide, teaching you many things to be cautious about," Bai Zhen seriously transmitted to Lu Yaohang. From now on, he would teach her many things to be cautious about.

Then he took out a map and injected spiritual power into it, briefly explaining the邪修location. In five hours, the echo stone stored in the sect would repeat his words.

"I wasn't informed of this beforehand. Whether to join the Black Path Hall, I need to consider. The risk is too high, and there's no significant benefit. It seems like a bad deal," Lu Yaohang hadn't agreed to join. She was only temporarily assigned a task by the sect leader and knew nothing about the Black Path Hall.

Bai Zhen smiled, "You followed me on an extra task just because of a word, proving you're suited for this life. It's a natural feeling."

"Troublesome," Lu Yaohang coldly responded.

Lu Xiaodeng, having counted the晶豆, excitedly shouted, "Done, can we go now? I can't wait to go to the nearest city to buy things. This time, I want to buy a kite made of demon beast material. It will last a long time and fly very high."

"Let's go. We'll first go to the邪修hideout to keep watch," Bai Zhen nodded, leading them out through the entrance, removing the light screen formed by the talisman, and letting the lake water flood the灵聚地. He then cut the stone wall with his sword, causing it to collapse and cover the dug-out cave.

After everything was done, the three left the desolate Green Lake Village, flying out of the barren desert.

Two days later, Lu Xiaodeng, thinking they would soon go to the city to buy things, watched as Lu Yaohang chose a forest and started digging a large pit, feeling very wronged and repeatedly muttering, "Why, why bury me alive?"

Lu Yaohang, annoyed by her whining, turned back and coldly said, "Who said I'm burying you alive? I'm just digging a flat entrance to a cave."