Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 565: The Legendary Command Token

“Half-Step Nascent Soul Stage?”

Lu Yang picked up the token. It looked older than he and Meng Jingzhou combined.

The term “Half-Step Nascent Soul” sounds intimidating, just like the real Nascent Soul Stage, but when you get down to it, isn’t it still just the Golden Core Stage? With the combat prowess of us brothers, aside from our cultivation realm not being Nascent Soul, all our other metrics belong to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Any random Nascent Soul cultivator who met them would have to address them politely as “fellow Daoists.” If it were someone without a backbone, their calling the two “Senior” wasn’t out of the question. And if it were someone who knew their true identities, the other party shouting “Give me your life!” wasn’t entirely impossible.

A Half-Step Nascent Soul cultivator’s treasure is truly a chicken rib to us—hardly worth any value.

Even Divine Transfiguration cultivators’ treasures held little appeal to them.

What is my status? I, Lu Yang, am the Heavenly Court Creed’s Young Creed Leader, major shareholder of One More Time Barbeque Shop, and owner of the flying carriage patent. It’s no exaggeration to say I earn buckets of gold daily.

Even a freeloading second-generation rich kid like Meng Jingzhou isn’t qualified to compare with me.

Meng Jingzhou also felt the token was of little use.

I, Meng Jingzhou, am the Meng Family’s Eldest Young Master. It’s not an exaggeration to say I’m the number one prodigal wastrel in the world. Even the slightest thing that slips from my hand could spark a fierce competition among Divine Transfiguration experts.

Even a hustler like Lu Yang, who just got lucky by attaching himself to Big Senior Sister and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, isn’t qualified to compare with me.

“In that case, thank you, Chieftain.”

It’s best to accept the tribe chieftain’s kind gesture. If outsiders learn that a weak tribe like the Qiang Insect Tribe possesses such an item, it would bring catastrophic disaster upon them.

“If I may ask, how did you know this could open a Half-Step Nascent Soul’s hidden treasure site?”

“The corpse of a demon was found beside this token. The corpse’s flesh had been gnawed clean by demon beasts, leaving only a skeleton, a piece of paper, and this token. Our tribe was built right above this skeleton.

“The paper was similar to a diary. It stated the function of this token—to open the entrance to the hidden treasure site—and that the treasure site’s owner is a mixed-blood white snake named Old Ancestor Bai Tan. However, it did not specify the treasure site’s location.”

“I see.” The two didn’t ask further. It seemed the other party didn’t know much about the token.

Demon beasts were a special existence among demons. They possessed pure bloodlines but low intelligence, or rather, they lacked even basic sentience. Since the power of demons was rooted in bloodlines, these demon beasts were often incredibly powerful.

Lu Yang suspected the reason for their low intelligence was inbreeding. Marriage between three generations or five degrees of kinship was extremely common among demons. On the other hand, they wouldn’t even be able to obtain a marriage certificate in Great Xia.

The two set off, heading in the planned direction to meet up with Third Senior Sister Gan Tian.

They stuck Divine Travel Talismans to their legs. These were useful items they had exchanged for at the Great Mission Hall, highly popular among disciples of the Dao-Seeking Sect. As venturing outside could easily attract trouble, the Divine Travel Talismans could help them quickly escape dangerous situations and preserve their lives.

Setting that aside, Divine Travel Talismans were unmatched for expediting travel on the road. When pasted on the calves, the Divine Travel Talismans’ power generated a propulsive force, pushing the user forward, saving them the effort while accelerating their speed.

Running at extreme speed for a full day, they passed many Foundation Establishment demon tribes along the way. The commotion they caused was so great that many old Foundation Establishment demons came out to investigate. Upon seeing their divine speed, they hurriedly hid back in their lairs.

A glimpse was enough to discern that the two were of a higher cultivation. The demon race had many arrogant individuals; merely glancing at them could be viewed as an insult, easily provoking thunderous rage and inviting calamity.

Not good, not good.

“Hmm? There are so many demons here, but it doesn’t look like a tribe. Is this the marketplace Grandpa Ba mentioned?”

The demon race had no cities, but they often needed to exchange goods, leading to the birth of marketplaces. Those capable of setting up a marketplace in the Demon Region were often hegemons of their region, wielding absolute power over the surrounding tribes. As for being charming, resourceful, and socially adept, that was secondary.

“Let’s check it out.”

The demon race’s marketplace—this is also something new.

The marketplace was filled with shapeshifted demon beasts. According to the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, this was one of the standardization measures implemented by the Five Ancient Immortals—using human form for interaction.

The demon race varied greatly. The large ones, like the Kunpeng fish-bird, could be hundreds of li long, while others were small, like the Jinwu Golden Crows or Jade Rabbits. Not to mention some had no hands or feet, and their habits for clothing, eating, living, and traveling differed. When diverse demons mingled, these issues were magnified, leading to many disputes over size and appearance in ancient times.

Later, the Five Immortals governed the world, establishing a human-centric principle. Whenever different demon races gathered, they were to assume human form. While the Five Immortals had vanished one after another, their influence persisted to this day.

Shapeshifting wasn’t about taking on a complete human form. With the Qilin Immortal as an example, many demons retained traits of their race when transforming, like rabbits keeping their ears, cats keeping their tails, and so on.

There were also fully shapeshifted demon beasts, so Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou didn’t stand out in the marketplace.

“Come take a look! Arid Qi Pills refined by Master Golden Monkey; five hundred spirit stones each!”

“What? They’re Master Golden Monkey’s pills? Master Golden Monkey is a great Foundation Establishment pill-concocting master with a one-third success rate!”

“Sabers and staffs forged by the Bronze Rhino Tribe! Quality guaranteed! Buy more, save more—bulk purchase discounts available! We even have magical treasures personally refined by the Bronze Rhino Tribe Chieftain! Wield one, and a Basic Level Eight Qi Training cultivator might defeat a Basic Level Nine Qi Training cultivator!”

“What? Such a massive improvement? That’s enough to bridge an entire level!”

Lu Yang, “...”

Meng Jingzhou, “...”

What kind of shoddy wet market is this? What junk are they selling? A one-third success rate? If this were at the Pill Cauldron Peak, Seventh Elder would have beaten them to death.

And magical treasures refined by the Bronze Rhino Tribe Chieftain? They’re riddled with impurities and flaws. Even Lu Yang, who doesn’t understand artifact refinement, could craft a better one.

“There aren’t any experts in this marketplace. It’s a bunch of Qi Training cultivators and the few occasional Foundation Establishment cultivators.”

With the duo’s rich combat experience, a brief glance was sufficient for them to roughly gauge the demons’ cultivation levels from their gait and breathing.

“Never mind. This place should have a pawnshop. Let’s just sell the command token.”

The two found a pawnshop in the most bustling area.

The pawnshop rarely opened for business, but when it did, the profit could sustain it for half a year. The servant boy was bored out of his mind, dozing off. On his head were two big horns that resembled a water buffalo’s. He hadn’t received any valuable items in these two months, just worthless trinkets. The boss had even gone inside to sleep.

“Hey lad, help us see how much this command token can sell for.” Lu Yang took out the token from the front of his robe and handed it to the shop assistant.

The shop assistant was initially indifferent, sweeping a cursory glance over it. But then, his eyes seemed glued to the token, unable to move away.

“This...this...” Upon examining the token, his heart missed half a beat.

If this is truly that legendary treasure, we would make a fortune!

Noticing Lu Yang’s and Meng Jingzhou’s bland reactions, he reckoned they didn’t recognize its value. He quickly called for the boss, who had been lying around asleep.

Hearing the shop assistant’s description, the boss shot up from his bed.

If this is the real thing, we wouldn’t have to open for business for ten years!

It was unclear what race the boss belonged to. He had a single pure white horn on his head and snake scales on his neck; perhaps he was a mixed-blood demon.

The moment he laid eyes upon the command token, his hands trembled, nearly dropping it.

This is actually the famous treasure token of Old Ancestor Bai Tan!

It’s the legendary Old Ancestor Bai Tan, who was only half a step away from the Nascent Soul Stage!

Lu Yang’s and Meng Jingzhou’s eyelids twitched slightly.

Why are they reacting as if Old Ancestor Bai Tan isn’t at the Half-Step Nascent Soul Stage but the Half-Step Transcendent Tribulation Stage?