Banshee Family Training Record

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Nangong Wan glanced at the many Nascent Soul cultivators present, but said nothing. Instead, she turned to Ying Xuan and said, "You make the arrangements."

Having said that, her body transformed into a streak of light once more, heading towards the largest piece of the dead star's debris. Ying Xuan raised his head, full of ambition, and said in a deep voice, "I know what you're thinking, treating this as a chore, but listen to me, the debris of the dead star might also contain a great opportunity!"

"During the formation of the Death Star, it inevitably devoured and merged with many asteroids in space. In this process, rare mineral deposits were inevitably incorporated into it. The larger the fragment, the greater the probability of it containing treasures. Therefore, this war can not only exempt countries from their obligations, but also provide a good opportunity to enrich and strengthen their nations!"

He said, "Here, everyone gets what they deserve, first come, first served!"

Many Nascent Soul cultivators already knew about this information. Some who were interested in it were eager to try, while others thought the probability was too low and the risk too high, not worth the risk.

In short, Ying Xuan's words were nothing but nonsense to them.

Ying Xuan knew that this was not his true intention. He spoke these morally uplifting words with such a righteous air, but out of the corner of his eye, he was waiting for the Nascent Soul experts from the prestigious sects to leave as soon as possible.

Once they were all out of sight, a smile finally appeared on his lips, and he continued in a sanctimonious tone, "To improve efficiency, everyone should work in pairs and split up."

"But to ensure safety, I propose that the teams be formed in the 'experienced mentors' model. Cultivators with high cultivation and rich experience should take the initiative to team up with younger cultivators who lack experience, so as to help the latter quickly improve their experience."

As he spoke, he glanced around and asked, "Does anyone have any objections to this?"

No one had any objections. Jiang Qingke was accompanied by a young Nascent Soul cultivator from the Yan Kingdom on his journey to the heavens, while Lian Yanzhang was followed by a junior member of his own family.

Everyone paired up, and many cultivators from powerful nations quickly formed their teams. Only some Nascent Soul elders from prestigious sects and Nascent Soul cultivators from smaller nations remained unformed.

Yun Chu'an glanced around, hesitating about who he should team up with. Just then, Ying Xuan's gaze seemed to casually sweep over where he was.

Suddenly, Yun Chuan felt a sense of foreboding. The next moment, he saw Bai Wuan also looking over, his expression tense, seemingly lost in thought.

But Ying Xuan then shifted his gaze to the others, and based on their cultivation levels, slowly said, "Then how about this, Fellow Daoist Zhang and Fellow Daoist Wang, you two take charge of that direction, shall we?"

He pointed in a direction and then called out the names of two Nascent Soul cultivators. The two bowed slightly, indicating that it was feasible.

Then, he called out the names of several people and assigned them their respective tasks. Yun Chu'an's unease grew stronger, and in the end, only he and Bai Wu'an remained on the field.

"Bai Wu'an," Ying Xuan finally spoke, "You have fought in the heavens for many years and have the most practical experience. And coincidentally, among us Nascent Soul cultivators, only Fellow Daoist Yun from Jin is the youngest, has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage the shortest time, and lacks the most experience."

"So, you'll be the one to team up with him."

Upon hearing this, Yun Chu'an's expression immediately changed. Beside him, Jiang Qingke and Lian Yanzhang, who had already paired up with their respective compatriots, also changed their expressions.

Then Jiang Qingke stepped forward and said loudly, "This is not right! Fellow Daoist Yun should have never had any experience cooperating with Fellow Daoist Bai before. This arrangement is probably not appropriate."

Lian Yanzhang also said in a deep voice, "That's right! Moreover, in this situation, it would be better to let the remaining Nascent Soul cultivators form their own teams. This arrangement is putting the cart before the horse."

Both of them adopted a stance of direct confrontation with him, but upon hearing this, Ying Xuan suddenly frowned: "What do you mean? The arrangements have already been made. Protesting now will only waste more time." (The last part, "你咏有有咏想空你林在在没呢," is a nonsensical string of characters and doesn't translate directly. It's likely a result of OCR errors.)

Before Jiang Qingke could say anything more, Ying Xuan's voice began to carry the pressure of a Nascent Soul expert: "Hurry up and do it! The contamination from the fragments of the Death Star is spreading. Don't let this trivial matter delay the truly crucial matter!"

His command was delivered with unwavering righteousness. Jiang Qingke wanted to argue further, but Yun Chu'an gently patted his arm and whispered, "Don't worry, senior, I can take care of myself."

His eyes flashed with a cold light as he lowered his voice: "Bai Wu'an thought he could easily defeat me, but he has completely overestimated his own strength."

Jiang Qingke lowered his head, gritting his teeth inwardly. Suddenly, he reached out and placed a jade pendant in Yun Chu'an's palm, whispering, "Don't panic. There's a Nascent Soul expert here. No matter how far you run, as long as you can withstand his first attack, he can't do anything to you!"

"If they dare to act rashly, the only one who will be despised by the righteous sects is their Qin state!"

Beside him, Lian Yanzhang pondered for a moment, then stepped forward and placed an iron plaque in his hand, whispering, "Bai Wu'an is the most outstanding pillar of the Qin state. His strength is unmatched by others. Even among the Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the entire Central Plains, he belongs to the top group."

"Be careful. If he really has bad intentions, don't try to fight back when you encounter problems. Call for help immediately. As long as you are safe and sound, that's our victory!"

Yun Chu'an nodded slightly and accepted them all. Not far away, Bai Wu'an slowly approached, but he also had a tense expression, as if he was quite unwilling.

Over there, Ying Xuan seemed completely oblivious to the reluctance on Bai Wu'an's face, and continued, "Remember, Bai Zhuguo, you must take good care of the newcomer. In the future, Fellow Daoist Yun will surely become another pillar of strength for our Central Plains in the fight against evil."

Bai Wu'an lowered his head, as if to hide his gaze: "Yes!"

Then, he glanced coldly at Yun Chu'an and said, "Let's go, Fellow Daoist Yun..."

"Let's go."

After saying that, he took the lead and flew into the distance. Yun Chu'an was not afraid of him at all. He transformed into a streak of light and quickly followed, flying into the distance with him.

The two sped towards a remote place in the distance, and in the blink of an eye, they had crossed nearly a thousand miles.

Throughout the journey, Bai Wu'an kept his head down and remained silent, as if a murderous intent was brewing in the air. Yun Chu'an estimated in his mind that at this distance, if Bai Wu'an dared to make a move, not only should he be able to exchange a few blows with him now, but even if he couldn't win, the shockwaves he would generate would be enough to attract others.

Therefore, this guy probably won't make a move directly.

Is there some kind of ambush?

He wasn't sure, but he secretly became more vigilant. The two continued forward, and ahead of them, a large, dark red fragment of the Death Star, about a kilometer long, was floating and suspended in the vacuum.

Chapter 805 The Dragon King of the West Sea Has Arrived

Above it, numerous worm-like, disgusting demons were vying to corrode and devour the dark red rocks and soil on the fragments of the Death Star, absorbing everything that contained energy—which, of course, was harmful to cultivators—into their bodies to strengthen themselves.

Some of the worms were even tearing each other apart and devouring each other, with only one goal: to evolve as quickly as possible.

Bai Wu'an raised his sword and said, "Fellow Daoist Yun, let's make our move!"

Yun Chu'an looked around and felt that there didn't seem to be any ambush here. After all, the Death Star had just been shattered, and these fragments should have fallen randomly. It was unlikely that anyone would be lying in ambush here.

But based on basic vigilance, he was still wary of Bai Wu'an, and drew his Guan Dao, which glowed with a golden light.

Then he saw Bai Wu'an shout loudly and charge forward!

The spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from his body were restrained and steady. Every time he swung his longsword, he could accurately and precisely kill swarms of worm-like demons, minimizing waste.

The solid sword energy made Yun Chu'an's eyes slightly serious. He could sense that Bai Wu'an had clearly made a significant progress compared to the cat-and-mouse game he played high in the sky back then.

Without hesitation, he summoned golden divine lightning, striking the massive fragment of the Death Star. Each bolt of lightning stirred up a cloud of blackish-red mist, while a thick, ominous aura gradually dissipated, leaving nothing behind. (The last sentence appears to be unrelated and possibly a fragment from another text.)

Bai Wu'an turned his head and glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, his heart moved.

The two didn't say much, but each exerted their strength, and soon the huge fragment of the Death Star was completely destroyed. At the very core of it, a strange, crimson substance shaped like a square brick gradually appeared.

A glint flashed in Bai Wu'an's eyes, and Yun Chu'an also recognized what it was: "Star-Silent Heavy Soil?"

Stardust and Heavy Earth are rare substances formed after stars in space burn out, collapse, and condense.

It is extremely rare because most stars, after burning out, often do not collapse sufficiently to complete the final qualitative change and thus cannot reach this most extreme state.

It also has countless uses, such as constructing secret realms or feeding the Xuanhuang Mother Beast, etc., which can all be a considerable fortune.

In this respect, they are quite lucky; they have only just started work and have already made such a considerable profit.

Yun Chu'an's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to confront Bai Wu'an from a distance: "Senior, how should this piece of Star Desolate Soil be divided?"

Looking at this rare and priceless treasure, a glint of greed flashed in Bai Wu'an's eyes. However, remembering the king's instructions to him before he came, he gritted his teeth and finally suppressed his greed.

Never mind, my secret realm is full of treasures, I don't need this.

After convincing himself in this way, he finally spoke up: "Let's split it 40/60, you get 60% and I get 40%."

Yun Chu'an's expression changed immediately: "Ah?"

This didn't seem like a profit-sharing arrangement intended for a double-cross, unless he was trying to lull his guard down. But after careful observation, Yun Chu'an suddenly felt that this person didn't seem to have any intention of killing him, which made him wonder if he had other motives?

For a moment, he had a playful expression, but he didn't approach the piece of the Death Star fragment. He just stared at it warily.

Bai Wu'an also knew that if he didn't make things clear, Yun Chu'an would never feel comfortable accepting 60% of the Star Silence Soil.

So he said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Yun should have heard the saying, 'There are no eternal enemies or eternal friends. Times will eventually change, and past friends may become present enemies.'"

"The same principle applies on the other hand. Fellow Daoist Yun, this is an experiment. If you are not satisfied, you can divide it yourself."

After saying that, he turned his face away, unwilling to look at him again.

Immediately, Yun Chu'an's expression became subtle, and it was clear that he harbored deep resentment because he had been tricked into serving in the high heavens.

However, there was still a force pressing down on him, demanding that he reconcile with it, leaving him no choice but to act in this way.

Is it the King of Qin?

Is he trying to win me over, so he's offering me concessions?

In that case...

Yun Chu'an's eyes darted around, and he stepped forward, suddenly taking all of the Starry Sky Soil into his pocket.

This stuff is extremely dense; a speck of soil the size of a fingernail would weigh as much as Mount Tai. Fortunately, the storage bags in the cultivation world are equally unreasonable, making it incredibly easy to contain it.

Sensing that he was about to take it all for himself, Bai Wu'an suddenly turned around, his expression changing: "You—"

Yun Chu'an smiled lightly: "If it weren't for good luck, I would have been a corpse in Senior Bai's hidden world long ago, chasing after me back then."

"You think you can convince me to completely abandon my hatred and join hands with Qin with just a few words? Ha, there's no such thing as a free lunch."

After saying that, he turned around and sped away into the distance: "It's not too late to discuss this matter later. As for now, Senior Bai, you should focus on cleaning up the pollution!"

His voice faded into the distance. Bai Wu'an gritted his teeth, a surge of anger rising in his chest, making him clench his fists.

In the end, however, he suppressed the anger that was about to surge forth, snorted coldly, and leaped into the distance, following Yun Chu'an as they sped away.

The two flew for a while and soon arrived at a hazy, illusory place. Here, several huge fragments of the dead star, varying in size but thousands of meters in length, floated scattered about. On them were many extraterrestrial demons of various shapes, some of which had begun to form cocoons and undergo monstrous evolution.

Clearly, dealing with all of these things would be troublesome, but that wasn't Yun Chu'an's focus. He looked at the hazy, semi-transparent barrier ahead, his expression shifting, and he couldn't help but ask, "What's that?"

Bai Wu'an said, "That is our Central Plains Heaven-Protecting Array, the boundary between the Central Plains and the Western Sea. The two sides are isolated from each other, the purpose of which is to deal with the troubles they create themselves, so that they do not end up in the other side's territory."

"but……"

As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the barrier in front of him, and said, "The arrival of this Death Star is not a problem caused by us, but rather the work of extraterrestrial demons."

"If that ominous star were to deviate even slightly, that would be something the cultivators of the Western Sea should be dealing with, so..."

He glanced at the troublesome large fragments, then at Yun Chu'an, and said, "How about we join forces to open this barrier and send these fragments over?"

"After all, such a public disaster should be borne by everyone. It's not entirely fair that only the cultivators from the Central Plains are here to fight the enemy."

He tempted her with a seemingly plausible reason, but Yun Chu'an was not fooled.

What a joke! He has no idea about the complex relationships between the two worlds. Now he's recklessly destroying the barrier between them. Who knows what kind of risks are hidden behind this, or what kind of mess he'll make?

He wouldn't do such a thing, giving others a handle to use against him for no reason.

“No need,” he said. “It’s better for us to handle our own affairs. Besides, eliminating these demons will also give us valuable experience.”

As he spoke, golden lightning crackled around his body, and he charged forward, brandishing his Guan Dao. Bai Wu'an watched him from behind, recalling how he had just monopolized all that Starless Heavy Soil, leaving him nothing, and guessed that Bai Wu'an had no intention of cooperating with him.

This guy……

For a moment, he was filled with resentment, but he remained calm, drew his sword and stepped forward to join him in destroying the remnants of the dead star and eliminating the demons that parasitized and entrenched on it.

Just as Bai Wu'an had predicted, even though both of them possessed the strength of the late Nascent Soul stage, it was still an extremely difficult battle.

After all, due to the barrier, more than a dozen huge fragments have accumulated here, and many of the demons on them have completed their abnormal evolution, developing into more powerful beings. Several of them have the strength of the Nascent Soul stage and can pose a substantial threat to them.

Moreover, the two who were fighting together couldn't trust each other, let alone have any tacit cooperation. As a result, they fought each other separately, so they could only fight and retreat, which was very dangerous. It took them most of the day to finally purify all the fragments and almost wipe out the evil spirits.

"call……"

After the battle, Bai Wu'an was panting heavily, his hair sticking to his sweaty forehead in clumps, and his sleeves were stained with dirt, making him look rather disheveled.

His spiritual energy was almost completely depleted, and he had little desire to continue fighting. He was also quite agitated. At this moment, his eyes were fixed on the last, larger fragment of the dead star, hoping that it might contain some valuable mineral deposits.

There wasn't anything valuable in the fragments that had already been broken down and purified. If there were anything of value in this, then all his hard work wouldn't have been in vain.

Then he saw Yun Chu'an summon golden divine lightning, which struck the massive, kilometer-long fragment. Black and red smoke billowed from it, eventually dissipating, but nothing was revealed until it completely vanished.

In an instant, Bai Wu'an felt a surge of anger and glared coldly at Yun Chu'an, as if questioning him why he hadn't taken his advice earlier, resulting in all that trouble and all his hopes being dashed.

Yun Chu'an, however, didn't seem to mind. He clapped his hands, his face beaming, "Okay, things are done here. Let's go back!"

Without any regard for Bai Wu'an's feelings, his body transformed into a streak of light and returned to where they had met. Bai Wu'an gritted his teeth inwardly, then his body also transformed into a streak of light and sped off to catch up with him.

The two returned quickly. There were already some Nascent Soul cultivators who had returned and were meditating and cultivating high in the sky to replenish their spiritual energy. Others were quietly exchanging experiences in dealing with various evil spirits and reflecting on their lessons learned.

Bai Wu'an showed no intention of communicating with Yun Chu'an. He found a place to meditate and cultivate until a familiar fluctuation of spiritual energy suddenly came from him.

King Ying Xuan of Qin has returned.

Bai Wu'an suddenly opened his eyes, straightened up, looked at his lord, and bowed slightly: "Your Majesty!"

Ying Xuan was also quite exhausted; he was about to face an even more powerful demon. However, he was still relatively relaxed and cheerful at the moment. He walked up to Bai Wu'an and asked in a low voice, "How did things go?"

Bai Wu'an said, "It's not going very smoothly. Yun Chu'an is very uncooperative."

He then recounted the events that had just occurred to Ying Xuan in detail, concluding, "So, even something as mutually beneficial and purely for the sake of convenience, he's unwilling to do with me. Your Majesty, I feel that it's impossible for us to clear up the misunderstanding and rebuild mutual trust."

Upon hearing this, Ying Xuan frowned, his heart sinking slightly.

But then he said in a low voice, "That's alright, Wu'an, listen to me: Yun Chu'an's refusal to shift the blame eastward and cause trouble for the Western Sea isn't necessarily because he doesn't trust you; it's also possible that it's because of this..."

As he spoke, he glanced at something not far away and then whispered, "Try to sense that area carefully."

Bai Wu'an was slightly taken aback. He held his breath, concentrated his attention, and extended his spiritual sense a thousand miles into the distance to carefully investigate each detail.

Upon sensing a certain presence, his expression suddenly changed: "The Dragon King of the West Sea?!"