Grinding to Martial Emperor from the Border Army

Chapter 275: Chapter 181: Unification of the World and a New World

Their clothes weren’t exactly bad, but they were far from good.

Although they had a faint Spiritual Power emanating from them, suggesting they weren’t ordinary clothes, they were torn in many places.

Xiao Hua looked a little better, but Xiao Gu was much more haggard.

After Lu Yuan and his group finished registering, Xiao Hua came over as soon as they left the line, wrapping her arm around Lu Yuan’s and refusing to let go.

"What’s the situation here?" Lu Yuan turned his head and asked Xiao Gu.

"It’s a long story. Let’s walk and talk," Xiao Gu said with a wry smile, then led the way.

As they walked, he began to explain the situation to Lu Yuan.

It turned out this place wasn’t exactly the Upper Realm, though in a real sense, it could be considered as such. The Human Race was not the only one living here; there was also the Demon Race and many other powerful races.

The Human Race was not the strongest here and even had many natural enemies.

Faced with such threats, the Human Emperor of that era had no choice but to migrate a portion of the weaker humans to many smaller worlds.

He also set up Teleportation Arrays. Only experts whose strength met the standard could be transported to this world. This was the only way to ensure more of their people survived.

Otherwise, humans who couldn’t advance their cultivation would simply be unable to survive in this world.

They couldn’t even protect themselves.

Even reaching Void Shattering was just meeting the minimum standard.

As for the family members they brought along, they could generally only stay in the living areas. The moment they stepped out of the settlement, they would likely become prey in an instant. Even with a Void Breaking expert accompanying them, it would be impossible to guarantee their safety.

So, anyone below the Void Breaking realm was, for all intents and purposes, pure prey. Lu Yuan finally understood why the migration had been necessary.

After hearing Xiao Gu’s explanation, Lu Yuan took a deep breath. ’This is more or less what I expected.’

Next, they arrived at a settlement outside the city. Many low-slung houses were built along the base of the city wall, each inscribed with talismans.

Every single brick and stone shimmered with a faint glow.

Xiao Gu said softly, "This is basically a shantytown for newly arrived people. As long as you work in the city for three months, you can get a house. It’s not too harsh."

"I’m working in the Spirit Crystal Mine right now. I can earn three Spirit Crystals a month, which can buy thirty Spirit Cleansing Pills. The Spiritual Qi here is dense, but it’s too volatile."

"It’s said that before your cultivation reaches the Immortal Realm, you must take a Spirit Cleansing Pill every day to maintain normal practice."

"This is especially true for those below the Void Breaking realm. You absolutely have to take one daily, or your body won’t be able to withstand the violent energy."

After he finished speaking, he led Lu Yuan into an alley.

At that moment, Lu Yuan clearly felt Xiao Hua press closer to him.

Xiao Gu also grew vigilant and said in a low voice, "Hundreds of thousands of new Loose Cultivators who arrived within the last century live outside the city. We not only have to guard against the Demon Race that attacks at night, but we also have to be careful of raids from these nearby Loose Cultivators."

"Fights break out almost every day. A month ago, Mangu Hun was attacked and injured in the middle of the night. His body was pinned to the inside of his house with a long saber. If we hadn’t arrived in time, he would probably be dead. He still hasn’t found his attacker."

"This city is in the Void Spirit Realm of Dongsheng Ling Province, which is Evergreen Sect territory. It’s said that a Great Demon is entrenched here, so powerful that even the Evergreen Sect has to give it a wide berth and doesn’t dare to confront it head-on."

"So, you must be careful whenever you go out from now on."

Lu Yuan nodded. This kind of life was not unfamiliar to him; after all, he had clawed his way up from the bottom before.

’It’s just that the nobles of Great Qin and the others who ascended from my world are probably in for a rough time.’

’They were born into wealth and privilege, with all sorts of resources at their fingertips since childhood.’

’Now, suddenly thrown into this world to start from the bottom, they probably won’t be able to adapt.’

You could tell just by looking at Xiao Gu’s condition.

His past six months hadn’t been easy.

"Mm," Lu Yuan nodded.

Then, Xiao Gu stopped outside a courtyard and handed a medicine vial to Lu Yuan. "Here are ten Spirit Cleansing Pills. Take them for now. Find a job as soon as you can to earn Spirit Crystals and buy Elixirs, or your body won’t be able to take it. Hu’Er, Hongling, and your mother’s cultivation levels are too low to help."

"The Spirit Crystals your mother-in-law earns are barely enough for herself and Hu’Er, so the burden of supporting the family falls to you."

"Sigh, if I had known, I wouldn’t have brought that little brat of mine. Now I have to work myself to the bone every day just to feed him."

A wry smile appeared on Lu Yuan’s lips.

"Yuan, this is where we live now. Four rooms. It took my mother three months of work to get them assigned to us."

Xiao Hua said softly.

Lu Yuan nodded and said to Xiao Gu, "Uncle, come in and sit for a while."

"Ah, no need. I just took some time off to come pick you up. I can’t be away from the Spirit Crystal Mine for long. Let’s get together tonight. The others are living in this alley too."

"I saw the Yong Emperor the other day... no, he should be called Zhao Li now. There are no more emperors. Here, everyone has to start over from scratch."

"Remember to be careful at night."

After saying this, Xiao Gu hurriedly left.

After he disappeared from the end of the street, Xiao Hua said softly, "Don’t mind him. Uncle is having a hard time, too. I don’t know how long he had to beg the mine supervisor just to get permission to come out this time."

"If I’d known it would be like this, I would’ve preferred not to have come."

Her voice was clearly filled with regret.

But Lu Yuan said gently, "It’s different. Our original world was too small; we had already hit the ceiling. If we had stayed, we could only have waited to grow old and die."

"Now that we’re here, it’s like the saying goes: the vast sky is for the birds to fly, the wide ocean for the fish to leap. There’s no longer a limit. As long as your talent is strong enough and you work hard enough, there’s a chance to become Immortal."

"Yuan, you’ve just arrived, you don’t know. Becoming Immortal isn’t as simple as you imagine. It’s truly, truly difficult. You can’t even find one Immortal in the entire Evergreen Sect."

Surprise flashed in Lu Yuan’s eyes, but he quickly calmed down.

He looked at Xiao Hua and said, "Trust me. Our days won’t be like this for long."

With that, he pushed open the gate and walked into the courtyard.

There were four rooms. The one in the middle was the living room, to the left was a slightly larger bedroom, and to the right were two smaller bedrooms.

The courtyard wasn’t large, but it had a certain delicate charm.

A peach tree grew in the center.

Xiao Hua said softly, "We’ll have to make do here for now. It’s a bit cramped, but at least it’s built with Talisman Bricks and reinforced with talismans. The Demon Race can’t break in."

"Otherwise, it would be very dangerous at night."

Lu Yuan nodded.

After entering the house, he first settled in his mother and Zhou Hongling, then asked, "Where is your mother?"

"She just found a job recently, refining Cloud Brocade. She can earn one Spirit Crystal every ten days. She probably won’t be back until tonight," Xiao Hua whispered.

"I see."

Lu Yuan nodded.

The house wasn’t large. Lu Yuan’s mother and Xiao Hua’s mother took the two small bedrooms on the right.

He and the two women would be staying in the large bedroom on the left.

Lu Yuan hadn’t expected he’d be able to enjoy the bliss of having two beautiful partners so easily.

After the family had settled in, Lu Yuan returned to the bedroom and opened his system panel.