txolops Chapter 42 The Last Day, The Gathering
Chapter 42 The Last Day, The Gathering
Ding! As the system notification sounded, all summoned spirits were successfully captured, and this unique "Summoned Spirit Kindergarten" experience officially came to an end.
The five returned to the villa and released all the summoned spirit cubs with a wave of their hands. The once quiet courtyard instantly became lively as everyone began to discuss the final fate of these little guys.
Han Xiaoliu, who wanted the flower fairy, was initially disappointed because he was temporarily unable to form a contract with her due to level restrictions and had to reluctantly give her away to Han Li.
Seeing this, the green bubble was overjoyed, its body bubbling with happiness. It eagerly led the flower fairy to Han Li, its two round paws urging incessantly, "Quickly, form a contract! Quickly, form a contract!"
Seeing the flower fairy obediently standing in front of Han Li, Green Bubble's round face showed a "fatherly" expression of relief.
It first raised the corners of its mouth smugly, its small, beady eyes narrowing into slits, as if looking at the intern it had just recruited into the company.
Then, it struck a pose of commanding the world, pointing its chubby fingers at the flower fairy, its eyes revealing a sly satisfaction that said, "From now on, you're my little brother, and chores like sweeping and carrying mines will be yours."
That smug yet inexplicably endearing look on his face seemed to say, "Look, this is the empire I conquered for you."
The next person to feel regret was Han Baibai.
Upon learning that the sea worm and the sea turtle were the only two mounts here that could carry people in flight, her eyes lit up, and she and Daya each took one of the two rare summoned spirits.
Han Baibai made a contract with a sea caterpillar that could fly through the clouds, while Da Ya obtained a giant sea turtle that could escape into the water.
This also allowed Han Baibai to max out the number of summoned spirit contracts.
At level 21, she has already contracted three summoned spirits: a purple boar, a white jade spider, and a sea caterpillar. If she wants to contract the mighty tiger, she will have to wait until level 30 to obtain another contract slot.
Ultimately, the tiger naturally fell into Yu Niangzi's hands and became her second summoned spirit.
All four wild boars fell into Han Xiaoliu's hands.
In pursuit of the ultimate cultivation speed, he decisively chose to form a contract with a blue mutated wild boar that could provide him with food and shelter.
As for the pink and adorable wild boar, Han Xiaoliu decided to have his daughter Han Baibai take it back to her mother.
His mind was racing with calculations: he planned to have Dong Xuan'er open several more branches in Tiannan to trade goods between the two places with him, and he had to arrange for her to enter the Dream World, which was part of his future business empire.
As for the ordinary wild boar, Han Li and Han Xiaoliu were both very interested in this "bug-level" summoning spirit that allowed ordinary people to cultivate directly.
However, since Han Li needed to go into seclusion to recover his cultivation, this arduous "test" task could only be handed over to Han Xiaoliu.
Finally, only the Goat-Headed Monster remained as a summoned spirit. Han Xiaoliu gestured to Han Baibai to put it into his belt.
Han Xiaoliu plans to use this summoned spirit to find himself a high-level fighter. Not only can it help him level up in the Dream World, but it can also help him maintain order at his shop in the Chaotic Star Sea and act as its face.
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"Ding! The Dreamy Three Realms will close in twelve hours. Please prepare accordingly."
Finally, it's the last day!
I wonder how well they've prepared!
Han Xiaoliu sat in Jianye City, his divine sense scanning back and forth between the two teleportation points like a radar.
Today is the day I've agreed to meet with Bajie, Jiu Mei, and the others. I wonder how many medicinal herbs, spiritual plants, and monster resources these little guys will bring me.
"Hua Hua is here." Bubble, with its sharp eyes, saw Hua Hua flying from the direction of Chang'an City and quickly reminded Han Xiaoliu.
Han Xiaoliu turned around and saw Huahua fluttering its wings, rushing excitedly toward them.
"Boss! Flower is here! Flower brought you lots of good things!" The flower fairy danced around Han Xiaoliu twice, and finally landed lightly on Han Xiaoliu's head. After settling down, she proudly patted the storage bag at her waist, indicating that she was full of sincerity.
Before long, Pigsy, Ninth Sister, Tiger, Goat-Headed Monster, Giant Turtle, and Sea Caterpillar, along with two gang-summoned spirits, White Jade Spiders, entered Jianye City one after another.
At the entrance of the mall shop, the group of summoned spirits that Han Xiaoliu had personally raised, along with the rare summoned spirits from his own gang's territory, exchanged all the spiritual herbs and plants they had collected on a daily basis, as well as the precious resources such as bones and furs left behind by their clan members after killing monsters, for Yin De (virtuous merit).
More than twenty bulging storage bags were exchanged for less than 20,000 units of Yin Virtue from Han Xiaoliu. This made Han Xiaoliu overjoyed. If these resources fell into the outside world, they would be priceless treasures, but now that they were in his hands, they were endless wealth.
Looking at the mountain of supplies before him, Han Xiaoliu felt an indescribable surge of joy, as if he could hear the crisp sound of gold coins falling into his pocket:
"We've struck gold! We've struck gold! This is an absolute slam!"
Han Xiaoliu suppressed the wildly upward curve of his lips, his mind already in a frenzy of exclamation: "This isn't just supplies, this is a walking spirit stone mine! Before, cultivating immortality meant gruelingly searching for herbs and killing to steal treasures, but now? Ha, I've activated an 'infinite resource cheat'! This feels like finding max-level divine gear right after leaving the newbie village, or stepping in dog poop and inheriting the entire cultivation world's fortune! What top sects, what aristocratic families, they're all little brothers in front of my 'money power'! Is this the legendary 'getting stronger with every breath'? No, this is practically spirit stones exploding with every breath! Awesome! So awesome! This overwhelming wealth has finally come my way!"
Han Xiaoliu's eyebrows shot up, his mouth stretched to his ears, and he excitedly waved his hand, calling out loudly, "Today is a joyous day! Let's go home—and have a party!"
As soon as Chef Huahua arrived home, she went straight to the stove and got busy. As the last spiritual dish was served, the aroma filled the air, making everyone's mouths water.
Everyone sat around the table, toasting and exchanging drinks. After a few rounds of drinks, the atmosphere gradually became more pleasant.
After a hearty meal and drinks, the traditional activity is singing and dancing.
As the bonfire blazed and music filled the air, people swayed to the rhythm, their laughter echoing throughout the room.
In the corner, two little girls huddled together, their eyes wide open, filled with curiosity and timidity.
They had never seen such a lively scene before, and were momentarily at a loss for what to do, even holding their breath for fear of disturbing the jubilant atmosphere.
At first, they just huddled in a corner, their faces slightly flushed, their fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of their clothes, their eyes darting away, not daring to look directly at the people around them.
But as the music became more and more cheerful, and laughter came one after another, their tense shoulders gradually relaxed, and the corners of their mouths unconsciously turned up.
Someone handed them a string of candied hawthorns. The little girls timidly took them, took a bite, and the sweetness exploded on their tongues. Their eyes lit up instantly.
Then, Hua Hua pulled them by the hand and joined them in the dance. They stumbled a few steps at first, which made everyone laugh, but they also laughed out loud. Their faces turned even redder, but they no longer backed down.
Gradually, they began to sway gently to the rhythm, their little feet tapping quietly. One of the bolder ones even imitated Han Xiaoliu, clumsily turning around, her skirt fluttering like a little butterfly learning to fly.
By the end, they were completely immersed in the moment. One of them jumped around imitating Han Xiaoliu's movements, waving her arms exaggeratedly. The other held Huahua's hand and hummed along to the melody, laughing so hard she almost fell over, even though she was off-key.
In the firelight, their little faces were rosy, and their eyes sparkled with a light they had never seen before, as if the whole world had become bright and warm.
At that moment, the restraint vanished, leaving only pure joy blooming in their hearts—they were no longer bystanders, but the most moving scenery in this carnival.
The forbidden area of the Hehuan Sect on the southern continent.
The news of Han Baibai's complete disappearance was like a boulder thrown into stagnant water, instantly creating a huge uproar within the sect. However, the only ones truly anxious were Dong Xuan'er and the usually carefree and unrestrained Ancestor Yunlu.
When Ancestor Yunlu arrived at Tingfeng Garden at breakneck speed, she was met with a closed door. Outside the courtyard, several maids were being frantically pushed back by an invisible spiritual force, their faces ashen and trembling.
"What happened?" Yunlu stopped, and the pink flower rain surrounding her slowly dissipated, revealing an extremely handsome face that also had a touch of effeminate and eerie beauty.
"Reporting to...Reporting to the Ancestor," a maid said in a trembling voice, "After Uncle Dong returned, her face was terribly gloomy. She questioned us in detail about all the strange things that happened before Miss disappeared, and then she drove us all out, and...she also activated the 'Fallen Petal Spirit-Sealing Array,' strictly prohibiting anyone from approaching."
Yunlu frowned slightly, a fierce glint flashing in his narrow phoenix eyes. He said no more, his figure flickered as he tried to force his way in, but he paused slightly when he touched the array's light barrier.
"Hmph, this girl is quite cautious."
He did not force his way in. Instead, he took a deep breath and completely suppressed the mid-stage Nascent Soul aura that terrified cultivators in the southern region. Instead, he transformed it into a wisp of extremely fine divine sense, which silently seeped into the gaps in the formation like a gossamer thread.
When he probed the room with his divine sense, he was surprised to find that there were actually two auras inside!