Chapter 512 - 225: If You Dare to Kill Me, You Will Offend Young Master Dai
Chapter 512: Chapter 225: If You Dare to Kill Me, You Will Offend Young Master Dai
Moreover, more than half had been left behind in the side halls at the rear of the Traveling Palace.
Many other Cultivators were also attacked, just as Xiao Chen’s group had run into the Huo Family.
There were truly not many people left who had made it this far, and just gathering the Tokens was no simple task.
"Let me open another one and see."
To verify his suspicions, Xiao Chen opened another small room. This time, however, it was even more absurd—completely empty.
’Good grief. So that’s the game, alternating between something and nothing.’
He continued on to the next room.
’Huh? There’s a direct reward?’
In this room sat a small, low table of pear wood, carved with a cloud pattern.
On the table was a tray, and on it sat a bright red Spirit Fruit.
Unfortunately, after so much time, only its outward appearance remained.
As soon as the door opened, it quickly began to discolor, crumbling into a small pile of black, foul-smelling dust.
’Wait a minute, what exactly is this place for?’
At first, Xiao Chen had thought this was another area for storing important Tokens, but now it seemed to be something different.
Suddenly, a gentle female voice sounded from outside.
"Look, there are a lot of rooms over there too. Shanshan, take half our people and search that area for Celestial Star Orders. Don’t rush, and be careful of the puppets here."
It was immediately followed by a crisp reply: "Yes, Rong. Leave it to me."
’Celestial Star Order?’
Xiao Chen immediately thought of the mysterious Token he had found earlier. ’Such a simple and crude naming convention.’
’By that logic, does that mean those Treasure Pearls are called Celestial Star Pearls?’
’Then again, it might just be a temporary name the Cultivators made up. A name is just a label, anyway.’
’As long as your companions understand what you’re talking about while exploring the Relic, that’s all that matters.’
He turned and walked out of the small room, coming face-to-face with three female Cultivators in long dresses walking side-by-side toward him.
They each wore a Sachet with a matching design at their waists, clearly identifying them as being from the Celestial Sound Sect.
’If even they are turning back to search for Celestial Star Orders, then these Tokens must be important for some reason.’
"Who’s there?"
The leading female Cultivator in the yellow dress immediately gave Xiao Chen a wary look.
She was so vigilant mainly because, inside the Relic, it wasn’t unheard of for Sect Disciples from Major Sects to disappear without a trace.
This was especially true now, when everyone was split up searching for resources, a time that called for extra caution.
After all, some Loose Cultivators were exceptionally powerful, and incidents like that had happened many times before.
But perhaps because he was alone, the leading female Cultivator in yellow relaxed her guard, her expression visibly easing.
She asked softly, "Fellow Daoist, there’s no need to be nervous. We’re disciples from the Celestial Sound Sect."
"Are you alone? Perhaps we could make a deal?"
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’Compared to the Yin Corpse Sect, the Celestial Sound Sect certainly seems to act more in line with the Righteous Dao.’
’For instance, introducing themselves right off the bat implies, ’We’re from one of the Renowned and Righteous Sects, we don’t normally cause trouble, so there’s no need for you to be afraid, Fellow Daoist.’’
’At the same time, it could be interpreted as her using her sect’s name to guarantee the deal she was proposing.’
’Of course, from another perspective, it could also be a veiled threat, using their background to intimidate. It all depends on how the listener chooses to take it.’
Xiao Chen certainly wasn’t one to be intimidated by threats. "Oh? And what kind of deal would that be? Do tell, Fellow Daoist."
His gaze swept over the three female Cultivators before him.
’Judging by their dress, they all had rather nice figures.’
’Ahem. Of course, that’s not the main point. After all, you rarely see overweight Cultivators.’
’The few you do encounter usually have a specific reason, like practicing some bizarre Cultivation Technique.’
’The important thing was that their Cultivation levels all seemed to be around the Golden Core Middle Stage, which meant they posed no threat to him.’
’That being the case, there was no harm in hearing what this so-called ’deal’ was all about.’
"It’s quite simple, really. We’re looking for Celestial Star Orders. They’re Tokens about this big."
The yellow-robed female Cultivator took out a hand-drawn sketch. "If you’ve seen or happen to have a Token like this, Fellow Daoist, we’re willing to purchase it for a high price."
"If you don’t want Spirit Stones, we can also trade other items for it."
The Token in the drawing was practically identical to the one Xiao Chen had found earlier, aside from the different Ancient Spirit Language script.
"That’s a shame. I haven’t seen a Token like that."
He shook his head, his tone carrying just the right amount of regret.
"It’s alright. These Tokens are hard to find."
The yellow-robed female Cultivator smiled faintly and put away the sketch. "If you happen to find one later, Fellow Daoist, feel free to find us again to make a trade. Or you can approach any of our other sisters; that would be fine too."
"Well, we’ll get back to searching for Tokens then. We’ll let you get back to your business, Fellow Daoist."
With that, she led her two junior sect sisters to a nearby room and they began working together to break its Restriction.
’Hm? That’s it? They’re just leaving?’
He was a little surprised that the encounter hadn’t devolved into a forceful robbery.
’Weren’t there rumors that the Celestial Sound Sect was quite aggressive?’
’They didn’t seem very fierce.’
’Of course, there was nothing wrong with a little harmony.’
So, Xiao Chen put some distance between them and went back to exploring the small rooms.
’It seemed that even if you went to the core area, you’d have to turn back to collect these Tokens. That most likely meant both the Celestial Star Orders and the Celestial Star Pearls were key items.’
’In that case, he might as well gather all the Tokens here first before heading to the core area. It would save him from having to run back and forth.’
「A day passed in the blink of an eye.」
After opening another thirty rooms, Xiao Chen had started to figure out a pattern.
The rooms could be broadly divided into three categories.
The first category was the rarest and contained a Mechanical Puppet carrying a Celestial Star Order.
Excluding the very first one, in the following thirty-two rooms he had opened, he had surprisingly found only one more Celestial Star Order.