Serpent Ancestor

Wang Zhen, of course, knew that Xu Hei was joking, but such a response truly surprised him.

”This kid knows Tianji Shangren and has even dealt with him, aware of that old man’s abilities...” Wang Zhen mused.

...

Xu Hei had five hundred contribution points left, so he took a trip to the neighboring Scripture Repository.

The Scripture Repository sold cultivation techniques, spell jade slips, the six arts of cultivation, and even strange tales unrelated to cultivation, including unofficial histories.

Some of these unofficial histories were worth three hundred contribution points, though no one knew what content they held.

Xu Hei wasn’t interested in cultivation techniques or spells; instead, those strange tales easily piqued his interest.

”The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Fragment), describing the types of exotic beasts from ancient times, most of which are now extinct.” Xu Hei picked up a small booklet.

A seemingly ordinary book, with no spiritual power fluctuations, was priced at three hundred contribution points!

Yet Xu Hei was very interested. He picked up the Classic of Mountains and Seas and left directly.The elder guarding the pavilion was a white-haired monkey, unlike Octopus Brother, this monkey was silent, with vacant eyes and heavy dark circles.

Even when exchanging the Classic of Mountains and Seas for Xu Hei, it completed the action mechanically.

”Thank you, may I know this senior’s esteemed surname?” Xu Hei asked in the same manner.

The white-haired monkey completely ignored him, remaining motionless like a statue.

Knowing that this monkey couldn’t communicate, Xu Hei left directly.

With the remaining two hundred contribution points, Xu Hei didn’t waste them. He went to the neighboring cultivation island, which had accelerated cultivation rooms, simulated combat rooms, pill refining, and formation deduction rooms, all available as long as you had contribution points.

However, on this island, there was no elder guarding the pavilion. You only needed to insert a token into a slot to automatically activate the functions.

Xu Hei arrived in front of a cave dwelling, with a plaque that read: ”Accelerated Cultivation Room, Grade C, three times time acceleration, consuming one hundred contribution points per day.”

Xu Hei inserted his token, and the door automatically opened.

The internal environment was no different from the outside, except that three days inside equaled one day outside.

Xu Hei had encountered similar functions in the Five Elemental Secret Realm of Wuyou City, where one month outside equaled one year inside.

Clearly, this was a replication of the Wuyou City secret realm.

”First, I’ll refine the magical treasure, then review the Dragon Tail Swing,” Xu Hei thought to himself.

...

At night, in front of the Treasure Pavilion.

Octopus Brother Wang Zhen sorted through the magical treasures he had acquired during the day, estimating their prices, planning to put them on the shelves in the Treasure Pavilion.

This was his daily task. For any magical treasure, he only needed a glance to estimate its price, with a hundred years of experience.

Just then, a carrier pigeon flew over, whispering something in his ear.

”Sea Commerce Guild? Stolen goods?”

Wang Zhen showed a contemplative smile, saying, ”So, all the magical treasures Xu Hei sold to me are stolen goods.”

”That’s right. According to the higher-ups, they plan to crack down and confiscate all his illegally obtained contribution points!” the pigeon said.

Three thousand three hundred contribution points, all confiscated!

This meant Xu Hei’s contribution points would turn negative, and he would have to return the three treasures he had purchased earlier.

”Is this really the higher-ups’ intention?” Wang Zhen asked meaningfully.

”It is indeed the arrangement from above,” the pigeon nodded.

Wang Zhen pondered for a moment, exhaling a puff of smoke.

If it were an ordinary newcomer, he would have followed orders, as he had no personal connection. But considering Xu Hei had given him a spirit medicine, he thought that kid was quite to his liking.

”Which higher-up arranged this? Let them come and tell me themselves! Ridiculous!” Wang Zhen waved his tentacles impatiently.

The pigeon remained silent.

This pigeon was also a schemer, immediately sensing Wang Zhen’s unusual attitude. It nodded and flew away.

...

Outside the Enforcement Hall of the Whale Lineage.

”Yuan Hua, you’ve been in the team for ten years, and for such a trivial matter, you got detained for fifteen days. Aren’t you ashamed? It cost me fifteen hundred contribution points to get you out!”

”Captain, I know I was wrong!”

Blue Frog hung his head, standing before a tiger shark that was scolding him non-stop.

According to regulations, he would be detained for half a month, missing the next mission.

But everywhere, personal connections mattered. The captain of the team had good relations with the Enforcement Hall, so spending some contribution points could get someone out early.

But it couldn’t spare him from a scolding.

Blue Frog could only keep his head down, admitting his mistake, and promising to repay the contribution points.

”By the way, what made you think of recruiting a white snake? No other team went, only you. Didn’t you find it odd?” the tiger shark asked.

Blue Frog lowered his head, honestly recounting the events.

In fact, he didn’t know Xu Bai, nor did he know she was in the third team.

It was purely because a newcomer phoenix bird kept praising Xu Bai’s unparalleled medical skills and expressing admiration, wishing she could join the first team.

Hearing this, Blue Frog casually inquired and immediately learned all about Xu Bai, finding it reasonable, which led him to recruit her.

”Phoenix bird? Are you talking about our team’s newcomer, Yue Ying?” the tiger shark asked.

”Yes, it seems to be her!” Blue Frog nodded.

”Oh?” The tiger shark mused, ”I have a good impression of that bird, speaks nicely, and many old team members like her.”

At this point, the tiger shark suddenly fell silent.

...

Xu Hei took only one day to refine all the magical treasures, spent another two days familiarizing himself with their functions, and even managed to refine over a hundred metal puppets.

By now, only one day had passed in the outside world.

Xu Hei’s contribution points were down to the last hundred.

”Since there’s no one overseeing this place, can I try using the old Flood Dragon’s token?” Xu Hei’s eyes flickered.

Previously, in the Treasure Pavilion, he hadn’t used the old Flood Dragon’s token, fearing it would draw too much attention.

But on the cultivation island, with no one watching, everyone was silently cultivating, and no one was constantly monitoring him, he could take the opportunity to try.

Xu Hei immediately left the cultivation room, took out his token, and then walked towards the depths of the cultivation island.

Before long, he arrived in front of a tall tower, with the words: Simulated Combat Tower.

He had heard of this tower, which could perfectly simulate your cultivation, spells, and even magical treasures. In the tower, even if you were injured or died, your body outside would remain unaffected.

The only trouble was that using it once cost three thousand contribution points, a hefty sum.

Many demonic beasts saved up contribution points for a year just to use it once.

Of course, the gains from a life-and-death battle were extraordinary.

Xu Hei took a deep breath, took out Elder Mo’s token, and inserted it into the slot on the door.

”Buzz!”

In an instant, a light enveloped Xu Hei, and his figure disappeared, appearing inside the tower. Xu Hei began to observe the internal environment.

This was the first floor, pitch black with no light, and a female voice devoid of emotion echoed from the sky: ”Welcome back to the Simulated Combat Tower, esteemed five-star client, Mo Xuan!”