Chapter 1: The Life and Death Formation (Prelude...)

  What's the point of hiding the plot?

  Liu Yun was lost in thought, unable to figure it out. He snapped back to reality from his doubts and began to size up the girl in front of him, who had a similarly petite build but an enchantingly seductive face.

  The girl looked no more than ten years old, wearing a red dress, with a curved knife hanging from her slender waist. Her skin was as white as snow, her eyes were bright and her teeth were white, her black hair was draped over her shoulders. What made Liu Yun even more surprised was that this little girl had quite a few... At this time, she was smiling at Liu Yun, her charming peach blossom-like eyes blinking lightly...

  Damn it, encountered two specific NPCs in one day, can buy lottery tickets now...

  Liu Yun An let out a bitter cry, her mind racing with thoughts of how to leave this place.

  "Sister, it's only been a few days since we last met, and you've already found someone to pair up with?" The girl curved her crescent moon-like eyes, sizing up Liu Yun, and chuckled: "Why not find someone with a bit more strength? This one is too weak."

  "Girl, don't talk nonsense! Uncle, I still have things to do, so I'll leave first!" Yulv Yun responded with a single word and then stepped away.

  But as soon as he left, a bright curved knife suddenly appeared and was placed on his neck.

  Ding! System: The affection level of specific NPC 'Gu Mei' towards you has dropped to 0. Please be careful, player.

  "Big brother, don't rush off! I still have a lot of things I want to talk to you about!"

  The ancient beauty twisted her waist, her pretty face flushed with red, and said with a bashful tone.

  This is terrible, dropping to 0, a certain NPC has already moved to kill the player... Liu Yun's cold sweat dripped down, his hand involuntarily reaching for his sword.

  Now, the only thing that can instantly kill an existence several levels higher than itself is the 'Ba Yu Li Hua Zhen' (Violent Rain Pear Blossom Needle).

  The CD of 'Audacious Sword' is up, but if you use Audacious Sword and miss, it's all over.

  "Older sister Gu, I beg of you to restrain yourself. Even if you don't care about your own dignity, at least think of Master!"

  Ling Leng Hong grasped the long sword and walked over slowly, his blood-red eyes filled with a terrifying killing intent.

  "Dignity? Ha! How ridiculous, does Gu Mei still need dignity?"

  Gu Mei smiled and immediately ran to Liu Yun, gave him a charming smile, put away the knife, opened her hands as if asking for a hug, and said: "Big brother, don't want that bad girl, okay? Gu Mei will be big brother's little sister, whatever big brother wants Gu Mei to do, Gu Mei will do it, okay? Big brother, hug me..."

  The sound is soft and gentle, charming and smooth, so pleasant to hear that people can't help but feel their hearts racing and their pores opening.

  This one mouthful is already too much for an ordinary player, who would still refuse?

  Ding! System: The specific NPC 'Gu Mei' has used her charm technique on you...

  Faintly, Liu Yun seemed to hear a system prompt, he secretly bit the tip of his tongue, his mind cleared up a bit, and with great difficulty squeezed out two words...

  "It's no use..."

  After hearing the ancient charm, his little face changed suddenly, and his arm was a bit stiff, but soon he burst out laughing, and the few green voices that came out of his laughter were very pleasant to hear.

  "Who would have thought that I, Gu Mei, couldn't even win in a fight with my junior sister for our master's favor, or for status, or for magical treasures... and now, not even in a fight over a man. Fine! Today, I'll kill Ling Hong, this cheap woman! I refuse to believe that I'm inferior to her in every way!"

  Gu Mei finished speaking, then drew out a curved knife and charged towards Ling Hong.

  Ling Leng Hong saw it and immediately drew his long sword from its scabbard, engaging in a fierce battle with Gu Mei.

  At their level of combat, Liu Yun couldn't participate even if she wanted to. What's more, this was a matter between NPCs - what business did a player have getting mixed up in it?

  Liu Yun shook his head and prepared to leave.

  Ding! System: Player 'Liu Yun' has received an optional quest.

  Ding! System: 1. Player 'Liu Yun' assisted Ling Leng Hong, and can obtain 300 points of favorability, as well as one Ling Leng Hong token.

  Ding! System: 2, Player 'Liu Yun' assists Gu Mei, can obtain 100 points of favorability, and can obtain one Gu Mei Token.

  Ding! System: 3, players can choose to leave and will not be penalized.

  A melodious voice echoed in Liu Yun's ears, like the rumble of spring thunder.

  Liu Yunwei's expression changed slightly, and his mind immediately calmed down.

  Get a token? Liu Yun still remembered that many players had dealt with specific NPCs before, and they usually got tokens from these specific NPCs. With these tokens, they could quickly contact these specific NPCs through the tokens and even ask them to kill people.

  Certain NPCs also possess growth potential, they are almost like 'players' within the world of Xuanjie.

  But these two people... how can I help? Neither side is easy to deal with.

  Liu Yun rubbed his chin, feeling a bit of a headache.

  "Stop!"

  Liu Yun tried shouting a sentence, but these two small-looking little girls were still fighting each other to the death.

  Rely on skills to break through? This is unrealistic. Against their level of existence, the current stage of one's own skills simply doesn't have any effect.

  Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Liu Yun.

  Hastily opening the package, she took out a lotus-like object. Liu Yun grasped it and shouted again: "Stop, or I'll activate this treasure!"

  Upon hearing Liu Yun's stern voice, the two girls couldn't help but steal a glance at each other, but it was only for an instant. The two of them suddenly turned pale and hastily separated.

  "Torrential rain, pear flower needle?"

  An ancient charm stirred in her heart, her enchanting eyes widened, and her expression began to be on guard.

  "How did you manage to obtain this?! This is a treasured artifact refined by the Ghost Clan's utmost effort, its power is astonishing!!" Even Lian Ling'er couldn't help but be shocked.

  A disposable treasure, 'Ba Yu Li Hua Zhen', its power is even comparable to that of a primary-grade earth treasure. Twelve steel needles with the attribute of breaking through defenses all pierced into one person's body, and even a fifth-level existence must be extremely cautious.

  "You know this thing, that's great, I'm afraid you won't be convinced!" Liu Yun nodded and said: "You two are fellow disciples, how can you kill each other? No matter what grievances you have between you, I think it's better to sit down and talk calmly!"

  "Sister, are you still saying we're not close?" Gu Mei shot a glance at Ling Leng and coldly smiled.

  Ling Hong's face was cold and expressionless, but a complex glint flashed in his crimson eyes.

  "Since you have the Stormy Rain Needles, I'll spare your life today, but don't think this is over, my disciple. Our matter has just begun!"

  She smiled lightly and took small steps towards the door, passing by Liu Yun. Her slightly cold face suddenly turned around, revealing a lovely and moving expression. She said with a smile: "Big brother, you have to wait for me too, I'll come find you!!"

  After finishing speaking, Gu Mei flashed and suddenly disappeared.

  Ding! System: The affection level of the specific NPC 'Gu Mei' towards you has dropped to -100. She now has the power to kill you, please be cautious.

  Ding! System: Specific NPC 'Ling Leng Hong' affection towards you has risen to 300, obtained one Ling Leng Hong Token.

  The system's voice echoed.

  Liu Yun was still in a daze, turned his head around, but saw Ling Hong had somehow appeared in front of him. One of her slender hands held an ancient bronze token, which she handed to Liu Yun...

  "Take this, if your senior sister gives you trouble, use this token to notify me and I'll come to help you..."

  Ling Leng Hong shook her head and said faintly, with a few inexplicable blushes on her face...

  Emerging from the underground world, Liu Yun's heart was filled with emotions.

  Ling Cold Red obtained the Water Fire Crystal Stone and left directly, only giving him a token. This trip was quite eventful, rich and interesting, and the treasures gained were not few, it was worth the trip.

  However, after leaving the underground world, Liu Yun's mind began to shift from treasure hunting to leveling up.

  No strength, encountering this specific NPC is quite struggling, which is not good, let alone now that the player's strength has generally improved, and some primary copies have been opened. The cultivation is still not enough, and it is not possible to enter the most basic copy yet.

  The next copy with demand should be at least a second-level human cultivation base.

  Liu Yun returned to Wangshu City and found the largest auction trading center in the city.

  Many players have entered Wangshu City, and it's still bustling with activity. Most of them are first-level heaven-grade players, occasionally you can see second-level human-grade masters, the ranking list has already appeared second-level earth-grade existence, but their names are hidden, not to be underestimated.

  Liu Yun walked up to the window selling magic treasures and took out the Tian Huo staff.

  "Sir, what price range would you like?"

  The NPC service lady on the other side of the window said in a sweet and beautiful voice, "The magic treasures hanging here are all for sale to players. Of course, the price is set by themselves, and they also need to collect handling fees."

  "What is the price range of a weapon at the current stage of the Law Enforcement level?" asked Liu Yun.

  "Just a moment, please!" said the waitress, and then hastily turned over some account books on the table.

  "There has been 1 'Fajier' level Xianling weapon sold in the past month, priced at 1 copper. The consignor is Yu Huang and the buyer is Shuo Ye. This item was a designated purchase! Others cannot participate!"

  Liu Yun was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

  Specifying purchase? And it's even 1 copper? This is basically sending to Shuo Ye, the auction house is connected, almost all of Shenzhou's auction racks are shared, that is to say, if a northerner consigns an item, a southerner can also buy it.

  Yu Huang probably also used the night market, just for convenience, and used a consignment shop to trade things, anyway, the price of 1 copper, the handling fee is almost cheaper than the postage.

  "Excuse me, sir, what price are you looking to set for your treasure 'Turbid Flame Cane'?"

  The waitress saw Liu Yun deep in thought and reminded her again.

  "Wait!"

  Just then, a slightly urgent voice came out.

  Liu Yun didn't pay attention, but the owner of the voice quickly ran to Liu Yun's side.

  Liu Yun was stunned, but saw a face covered in hair, with a sturdy body like a bear-like creature... To be precise, it was a person standing in front of him.

  What's astonishing and unexpected is that this creature is actually wearing a Xian Lingzhe's robe!!!!!

  Such a fierce person is actually a fairy?

  Liu Yun opened her astonished eyes, staring at this robust man, and racked her brains to recall memories from the past. A person as robust as him should have left some impression.

  Wait...

  Liu Yun suddenly thought of a small but famous force in his previous life - the deputy force of the scattered forces, Bai Yezhu.

  As for him, Liu Yun had only heard of him and hadn't seen him before, but his image seemed to be very similar to the one in front of her.

  "Brother, wait a minute, don't put that stick away, I want it!"

  The sturdy man said hastily.

  "How much will you pay?"

  "This... 10 taels of white silver!" The robust man said hesitantly after a moment.

  "Trouble me for 10 gold!"

  Liu Yun turned his head and pushed the Flaming Fire Law Stick towards the window.

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