Giving

(TN: as you may have noticed, I've changed the way I translate it into a simpler but I think more impact full text. Please let me know hat you think)

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The two of them exchanged communication talismans.

"Back to the topic just now. Since you have such a position in the sect, help me take a look and see if these people have been revived." Liu Ping said and conjured a seal.

Light and shadows appeared and condensed into the cultivators who were killed by the wraths.

"It's them … I'll remember it. When do you want an answer?" Li Zhangxue asked.

"As soon as possible." Liu Ping said.

"Is it related to the situation of this world?" She asked.

"Yes." He said.

"Then I'll go now." Li Zhangxue said and was about to stand up.

"Wait."

"What else do you want to tell me?"

"Nothing. Do you still have spirit stones?" Liu Ping asked.

Li Zhangxue was slightly stunned. She took a small storage bag from her waist and placed it in front of Liu Ping.

"This is all the spirit stones I have. If you want …" Liu Ping did not wait for her to finish. He stretched out his hand and the storage bag flew into his palm.

"Thirty thousand spirit stones? What a loss. Forget it. It seems that spirit stones are more valuable now … "

Liu Ping kept the storage bag and threw a sword to her.

It was a long sword that was a few inches shorter, delicate and slender.

"The parting sorrow! Our sect's divine weapon. "Li Zhangxue caressed the long sword. There was a hint of excitement in her expression.

Liu Ping said, "I'll accept your spirit stones. Take this sword as a gift."

Li Zhangxue was stunned.

Divine weapons have always been priceless.

No matter how many spirit stones or treasures you have, you can't buy a divine weapon.

"Why?" She asked.

"I pretended to be you and tricked your Eldest Senior Brother. If he's still alive, he'll definitely come to take revenge on you. Your cultivation will increase by one level and with two swords in hand, you won't have to be afraid of him." Liu Ping said.

"I see." Li Zhangxue said.

Eldest Senior Brother was a Divine Transformation cultivator and had specially set up this trap to target Li Zhangxue.

So she had to have the ability to protect herself!

Both Liu Ping and Li Zhangxue knew this clearly in their hearts.

With that, the two of them fell into silence.

Liu Ping thought for a while and said, "Once there's news about the matter I asked of you, immediately send me a message."

"Alright, where are you going now?" Li Zhangxue asked.

"I should go back." Liu Ping stood up and said.

"Back to that town?"

"Yes." Liu Ping nodded at Li Zhangxue, turned around, and quickly disappeared into the forest.

After he left for a while, Li Zhangxue slowly stood up.

"You're willing to give me the divine sword just for thirty thousand spirit stones?"

"I'm not a fool. Everything you did was to help me … and not like Eldest Senior Brother …" Li Zhangxue stared blankly at the direction where Liu Ping disappeared.

She stood in place for a long time before she took out a Message Talisman and spoke into it, "Senior Martial Sister, don't make a fuss. Help me find a few jade slips for dual cultivation."

"… Please help me pick the best ones." After she finished speaking, the Message Talisman immediately turned into a flame and flew away.

On the other side.

Liu Ping circled around the forest and found a secluded place. Once again, he activated Pervets Clothing.

He sat down cross-legged, casually took out a pill and placed it in his mouth. Then, he began to cultivate.

Since he didn't know if the "Crawling Lord of Nightmares" would return, he didn't plan to return to Dark Mist Town immediately.

Cultivation.

Cultivation was the foundation of everything.

Golden Core was only the beginning.

After all, countless Secret Techniques and combat techniques required a large amount of spirit energy to be used.

The night was long.

Time trickled by.

At a certain point.

Lines of burning text suddenly appeared in the void of space:

[Attention.]

[After a quarter of an hour, the Realm of Life and the Realm of Death will be separated.] Liu Ping opened his eyes.

Almost tangible spirit energy erupted from his body, then returned to his body after a few breaths.

He was still at Golden Core early stage, but his foundation was becoming more and more solid. He could break through at any time.

— — -he was originally a genius. After his fate was changed, all of his body's problems disappeared. This kind of cultivation speed could only be considered normal.

He stood up and ran in the direction of Dark Mist Town.

A few minutes later.

The forest in front of him became sparse. He could gradually see the outline of the wilderness.

Suddenly.

An extremely soft sound came into his ears.

Liu Ping abruptly stepped on a tree branch and stopped in place.

He pretended to listen carefully, then secretly released his inner sight to scan the area.

"What's that sound? Who's there? "While speaking, he leaned towards a large tree on the left in front of him.

The tree trembled for a few seconds.

Very quickly, a face protruded from the tree bark in front of Liu Ping.

"Save … me …" the face stared straight at Liu Ping, then scanned him from top to bottom with a hesitant gaze.

— — -it's the Eldest Brother.

Li Zhangxue's Eldest Brother!

But compared to his previous high-spirited self, he was clearly at the end of his rope.

"… Treant? Are you a Treant? "Liu Ping cautiously asked.

The face struggled as if it wanted to come out from the tree, but couldn't do so.

He breathed heavily, then spoke tiredly: "No, fellow Dao seeker, I'm trapped inside this tree, please lend me a hand, I'll definitely — —" his voice stopped abruptly.

In front of him, Liu Ping took out his double-barreled shotgun and spoke impatiently: "So it's you cultivators again, come, I'll send you on your way" seeing the double-barreled shotgun, the face's eyes showed a desire to live.

As if he had gotten some hope, he laughed loudly: "Ahahaha, that's great, so it's one of us — — listen carefully, your Dark Mist Town's bartender is receptionist 03687, and the Night Watchers' leader is Karadur, right?"

He's a person from the Realm of Life!

Liu Ping calmed himself down and put the double-barreled shotgun down.

— — -in truth, when night falls, everyone in Dark Mist Town will wear the clothes of the cultivation world, and Eldest Brother has only seen 'Li Zhangxue', never me.

So when he saw me just now, his first reaction was' I'm a cultivator '.

Then, he showed hesitation, struggled for his life, and only called out for help when he had no other choice. This is because — — he knows the rules of the cultivation world very well.

— — -when you meet a fellow Dao seeker you don't know, instead of helping him, you might as well kill him and steal his treasure.

Because you don't know what kind of hidden intentions or what they might be hiding.

If you save him and he recovers, he might kill you right away, that wouldn't be worth it.

But since he has the title of 'Spirit Hunter', he's not a cultivator.

And because of that, It was now that Liu Ping took out his double-barreled shotgun.

Sure enough, as soon as it was taken out, he was overjoyed.

"How do you know so much about our Dark Mist Town?" Liu Ping was surprised.

"Of course it's because we're on the same side. Little brother, hurry up. We'll know when we meet everyone. Hurry up and cut down this tree. Take me to Dark Mist Town" the other party urged.

"Alright, since you know everything" Liu Ping said.

He didn't have any handy tools, so he simply used the gun in his hand to shoot at the tree roots a few times. Then, he threw a few punches, and the tree broke just like that.

Liu Ping carried the tree and ran towards Dark Mist Town.

Time was indeed tight this time and he could not delay any longer. Liu Ping ran with all his might and finally made it back to Dark Mist Town in the last few minutes.

"Huff … Huff …" He was covered in sweat as he placed the tree in the middle of a broken wall.

By now, the entire Dark Mist Town had been razed to the ground. As far as the eye could see, not a single building was left standing.

"What do we do now?" Liu Ping asked.

"The only thing we can do is to wait. Wait for time to pass and for day to come," the face on the tree said.

Liu Ping sat down on another pile of bricks and asked curiously, "Brother, how did you turn into a tree?"

"It's a long story, and it's a secret. If you know, you might be executed" the face said.

Liu Ping was shocked and quickly waved his hand. "Then I don't want to know." "Hmm, that's right" the face said with satisfaction.

It looked at Liu Ping and thought for a while. "You must be a Night's Watchman. How old are you?"

"Nineteen, almost twenty," Liu Ping said.

"To be a Night's Watchman at such a young age, you're not simple. Where are you from?"

"The wilderness, Orchid Valley. Our valley was swallowed by the World of Death, and I'm the only one who came back alive."

"How lucky, what abilities do you have?"

"My intuition is very accurate in battle, and it's also very accurate in the face of death."

The face smiled and said, "Those who can survive in the wilderness must have the intuition of a wild beast. You're a good example of that." At this moment, a ray of light appeared in the sky and gradually spread out in the darkness.

Dawn had finally arrived.

Almost in an instant, all the darkness quickly faded away and disappeared completely.

The sky slowly brightened.

The wind of the wilderness brought with it a damp smell.

The world became brighter.

Liu Ping sighed emotionally: "It's good to be alive."

"That's right, we're finally back alive" the face also sighed emotionally.

"But none of my companions showed up, they're all dead." Liu Ping appeared sorrowful.

The face looked at him.

19 years old … with incredible intuition, and a better survival ability than most people.

At the moment when he was about to be taken away by the World of Death, he still managed to save him.

"Listen up, kid. You've saved my life. Very soon, I'll let you know just how important it is to save me" the face said.

"What are you talking about?" Liu Ping didn't understand.

The face opened its mouth and spat out a card.

The card depicted a burning temple, which was filled with strange non-human creatures. These creatures sat in front of a scale, their eyes fixed on the two ends of the scale.