Who let him join the Sword Sect?!-Chapter 781 - 400: Fuji and the Baby Fall into the Water, Who Do You Save First?

When Xiangxiang looked towards the direction of the wasteland, Xiaoxuan connected to the Stone Man network and entered wisdom mode.

At this moment, she stood beside Lily with an intelligent expression, looking towards the direction of the Moon Pool through the Fuji Brand periscope.

"By the way, Lily, what did you throw into that pool?"

Although the Sun and Moon Pool is uniquely picturesque, there are no Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within, and the chilly water, aside from causing diarrhea and sickness if drunk, has nothing peculiar about it.

Most of these wonders at the border of Jing State are like this, merely sights to behold, without much substance.

Xiaoxuan couldn't figure out what type of treasure placed here wouldn't seem out of place.

Facing Xiaoxuan's question, Lily replied, "I just threw a stone."

Xiaoxuan, "A stone?"

Lily explained with an air of inevitability.

"Yes, just a stone.

"Think about it, though the Sun and Moon Pool is rarely visited, you never know if some outsider with a full belly might come here to stroll and appreciate the scenery."

"The pool isn't deep; if I throw something too conspicuous in, and it gets picked up by someone, wouldn't I be at a total loss."

Lily fiddled with a small walnut, "Moreover, if that fellow borrowed by the 06 Star God is a local from Jing State, upon seeing ginseng growing in that shabby pool, with his cautious nature, he'd probably turn and run immediately.

"Then asking Fuji and Big Head to capture him would just cause more trouble."

"So, I placed this at the lake bottom."

Lily searched for a long time and finally found a picture in her messy album.

The photo seemed to be taken by an employee at Fried Shide. The item was dark black and placed on a red velvet cushion, appearing to be an ordinary black stone, yet it inexplicably gave off a sense of value.

And perhaps because it's also a stone, Xiaoxuan thought this stone looked rather cool.

"This stone is so odd, where did you pick it up from?" Xiaoxuan, the stone collector, asked curiously.

Lily, "I didn't pick it up; it was an unsold auction item."

Since Fried Shide reopened, business has been booming more and more each day.

After all, recently, almost all cultivators from East Continent had a trip to the Northern Territory Wall.

Besides the gains at the Northern Territory, during their journeys there and back, numerous fascinating adventures occurred.

Those cultivators who had lucky encounters and reaped substantial gains were eagerly waiting for Fried Shide to reopen to cash out the items they didn't need or whose origins were unknown, hoping to sell at a good price.

This black stone belonged to such a category.

Lily, "This stone was picked up by a Talisman Cultivator in Chang State, its material is just ordinary stone, and there are no traces of refining, but inexplicably, it looks valuable; even just seeing the picture gives this feeling."

Xiaoxuan, "So mysterious?"

Lily nodded, "Yes, exactly mysterious. It has a sort of ability to alter perception; even Mahayana Cultivators are subtly influenced by it, albeit very weakly."

"Such a precious item, you also use it to lure? As a Stone Girl, she found it hard to comprehend Lily's wasteful behavior.

"Don't worry, that stone is quite large, I just cut off a small piece from it; if you want to study it, take your time with it when we get back."

Lily produced her plan document.

"The stone's impact on people changes with its size; the one I threw in the lake is very small, only affecting those who are near."

"Plus, I have set up a Fuji test by the pool to ensure unrelated individuals won't touch this stone."

"Therefore, only those who receive the intelligence broadcast can discover this stone."

"How about that, isn't my plan flawless?" Lily boasted confidently.

As the two were about to continue discussing the stone, Fuji's voice echoed over their heads, interrupting their conversation.

"Someone's coming." Fuji's head seeped through the top of the cave and fell down, landing in Lily's arms.

Already used to it, Lily tossed Fuji's head away, leaned over the periscope, and saw in the distance a middle-aged man with a red nose hovering around controlling his sword.

Lily, "Huh? This seems to be Sect Leader Qi Lin from Wine Sword Sect, is that him?"

"Unclear." Xiangxiang drifted over, "Rumor has it that this Sect Leader Qi is deeply concerned with the world and holds the Central Continent ancestral land in high regard, even building the sect on the Central Continent border, so maybe he's just patrolling as usual."

Xiangxiang recalled the intelligence collected by Zhendong Trading Company.

Lily, "No matter, let's activate the Fuji test first."

...

By the Moon Pool.

The water shimmered, and from behind a big rock within the woods by the pool came occasional light laughter.

The girl Fuji stationed here for the test, having waited for so long, had begun feeling bored.

To pass the time, she picked out three pieces from herself, intending to play a few rounds of Mahjong, but whether due to technique issues or other reasons, these three Fuji pieces seemed rather dumb.

Unable to play Mahjong, clueless at card games, while capable of playing Beast Chess, Gobang, and Chinese Checkers, due to the lack of intelligence, girl Fuji and her pieces played somewhat nonsensically.

"You lose, my elephant just used Thunder Strike to crush your Brain Tiger, now skip your turn, I Self-Draw with a Gang, activate skill, Five-in-a-Row!" The poorly taught young Fuji slapped the elephant piece on the ground.

Girl Fuji, "..."

Forget it, let's play rock-paper-scissors.

She reached over, grabbed the pieces in the East Wind and West Wind positions, stuffed them back into her body, leaving only the dumbest piece opposite her.