Chapter 145: Speaking Fees
In an unknown location, shrouded in thick fog, figures could be vaguely seen.
Like ghosts, their forms flickered as the light distorted.
“They were discovered by people from the Myriad Immortal Sect so quickly? Impossible!”
“Aren’t we near Cave Demon Valley? I checked, and it’s not even a place guarded by the Myriad Immortal Sect. Why were we discovered?”
“Even if we were discovered, the Myriad Immortal Sect wouldn’t have a way to deal with the fragments!”
“Heavenly Father Dao Venerable, damn it! The fruit was plucked before it even ripened. What do we do?”
“Let’s avoid this place for now and guard the other fragments!”
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The System said the Sect was really close to collapsing. Song Jiulai didn’t hesitate for long; after dealing with the rift, she teleported back to the Sect.
At this moment, the battle in Wang’an County was raging.
Players like Mu Qiu began to arrive one after another, and the disciples of the Flying Sparrow Sect also returned in full.
However, six Tier 3 Demonic Beasts were not easy to deal with. Su Huanli was holding off two by herself and was still in a stalemate. The highest combat power of the Flying Sparrow Sect was still at the Cave Demon Valley trading post and couldn’t return easily.
Su Huanli used a long-handled axe-shaped Magic Treasure to heavily wound a Nine Nether Eating Spider.
She was fighting with her hands tied. Dealing with Tier 3 Demonic Beasts at the Foundation Establishment Stage wasn’t difficult.
The difficulty was that the battle here was too small. These Tier 3 Demonic Beasts refused to leave the vicinity of Wang’an County. The Nine Nether Eating Spider would also spawn smaller spiders. Su Huanli could handle it, but other Cultivators fighting other Demonic Beasts nearby would easily fall victim.
Until Song Jiulai appeared, three Palm Thunders struck simultaneously, directly causing the remaining Nine Nether Eating Spider to spark and convulse.
She dared to fight a Nine Nether Eating Spider at the Mid Qi Condensation Stage, let alone now.
She had also mastered the secret to quickly casting multiple Palm Thunders, which was simply to cast them faster.
It wasn’t true multi-target casting.
Single-target attacks were still more effective normally.
“Senior Sister?”
Su Huanli was startled by the three Palm Thunders and looked up to see Song Jiulai flying in the air.
“You’re back?” Su Huanli was initially happy to see Song Jiulai, but then she sensed Song Jiulai’s aura and became suspicious, “Huh? Your aura… why has it become Early Qi Stage?”
How could someone at Early Qi Stage have the ability to fight a Nine Nether Eating Spider?
This was the new function that had just been activated. Song Jiulai could now confirm her ability to hide her Cultivation, making it impossible for anyone to see through it.
However, since it could only be changed once a year, she could either completely hide it or lower her Cultivation.
It would be strange for her to hide as a Mortal among Cultivators, so she simply hid herself as Early Qi Stage.
As for those who knew her and were confused?
“I got lucky and found a Magic Treasure. Below the Golden Core Stage, it can conceal one’s Cultivation and aura as Early Qi Stage, but that’s its only function. I’m a Sect Master, after all. I need to maintain some mystery in front of my disciples.”
Su Huanli understood immediately, “So that’s how it is.”
The Yunzhou Continent always had all sorts of strange and peculiar Magic Treasures, so she wasn’t surprised.
Song Jiulai also didn’t mention her successful Foundation Establishment for the time being. Even though her relationship with Su Huanli was good, it wasn’t to the point where Song Jiulai could carelessly reveal everything about herself.
She didn’t say much more, only stating, “Senior Sister, I’ll help you deal with these!”
Dealing with Tier 3 Demonic Beasts was too simple for her.
With Song Jiulai’s addition, the entire battle situation was greatly reversed.
Su Huanli breathed a sigh of relief, “Your disciples are all very capable.”
She had never seen such bloodthirsty disciples.
Everyone had different personalities; some were naturally timid and fearful.
The Flying Sparrow Sect had disciples hiding and afraid to come out, while almost all of the Longevity Sect disciples who could show their faces were on the battlefield.
Even those who were afraid to fight helped clear corpses. After filling their Mustard Seed Bags, they quickly ran back to get more.
Not a single person was hiding in the back like a turtle.
Nonsense. The Sect Master paid for the medicine, and they got Points for killing Demonic Beasts. Of course, they would be enthusiastic!
Song Jiulai’s heart was bleeding, but she maintained a calm facade and praised them, “Yes, they are very brave.”
Zhou Xiao, carrying her exhaustion, and Honghuang, among others, forcefully divided several battlefields.
The Tier 2 Demonic Beasts were too dense. They blasted a bloody path with Palm Thunders.
Disciples from the Flying Sparrow Sect also helped from behind.
Dividing the battlefield indeed had benefits. The Tier 2 Demonic Beasts charged twice more, but because they were forcefully separated into parts and not crammed together, and Song Jiulai promptly paid to replenish the Pills, they fought on through sheer consumption of medicine. Both the Longevity Sect and the Flying Sparrow Sect tenaciously held their ground.
For the first time, Zhou Xiao felt so tired in the Game that she could barely keep her eyes open. She needed to log off and rest.
“Isn’t that the Sect Master?”
Since she hadn’t seen the Sect Master in a long time, Zhou Xiao wasn’t entirely sure.
The Sect Master rarely returned.
It was basically certain that she had gone out to farm.
“It seems like it…”
Honghuang sighed, “I’m so sleepy.”
This sleepiness was caused by continuously consuming medicine and having their Spiritual Energy depleted several times.
It was mental fatigue.
After all, they weren’t made of iron.
Everything felt so real in the Game; it would probably be worse after logging off.
Zhou Xiao blinked, “Just hold on a little longer. Once the Sect Master returns, it’ll be over soon.”
Even though they didn’t know the Sect Master’s strength, they felt that the Sect Master would definitely have a solution.
The Demonic Beasts would be killed off one by one, but their medicine was also depleted.
Even the pharmacies in the county town couldn’t supply them anymore.
This battle alone depleted a month’s worth of stock from the Wang’an County pharmacies.
They only restocked once a month.
Furthermore, they wouldn’t donate anything without payment. The Flying Sparrow Sect and the Players kept buying.
After all, the pharmacy owner was a Rogue Cultivator. If something happened, they could just run. It was impossible to expect them to donate supplies just because of a war.
Through this incident, the Players realized that capitalists were also evil in the Game and declared that the Sect must build its own internal pharmacy.
They also needed to hoard medicine and supplies!
Otherwise, how could they feel secure?
However, the battle wasn’t completely over yet, and the Players were all lost in thought.
Zhou Xiao murmured, “Han Tian, that useless piece of trash…”
He hadn’t even returned yet, and the battle was almost over.
Han Tian and the others were still on their way back on foot.
Suddenly, Zhou Xiao and the others heard a System Sound Transmission.
【Ding, the Sect’s Sound Transmission function is now open. Players can transmit messages to designated targets for one Point per message, and ten Points per message sent on the Sect internal channel （. Voice or text is not restricted ）. 】
【Players can choose whether to automatically receive messages. 】
Zhou Xiao was dumbfounded, “Damn dog planner, they’re charging money for sound transmission messages?”
Song Jiulai, still in the midst of battle, sneezed.
She stated matter-of-factly to the System, “Are you kidding? If we don’t charge, won’t there be hundreds of ducks quacking in there all day? I can’t stand that.”
The difference between text and voice.
Voice messages are sent directly into one’s ear.
Text messages appear as a transparent chat box in front of you, where you can see others’ messages.
Players can choose to block reception, and the messages will not appear.
