After becoming invincible, start having fun in the world

Chapter 221 Rat Man

"So, she's not here to break off the engagement?"

In the Xiao family compound, Xiao Miao, who had just returned from training, had a complicated expression on his face: "So I must have wronged her. I will find a way to make it up to her."

"Well, actually, your father was quick to hide your divorce letter." Xiao Cheng added, "But compensation still needs to be done. Regardless of whether Huang Yingying was hurt or not, you are still from the Xiao family and represent the face of the Xiao family. You cannot lose as a gentleman."

"I understand, father. I'll find a way." Xiao Miao nodded and secretly added an item to the list of demands in his mind.

While searching for rare treasures, you can pay attention to other natural treasures.

If he remembered correctly, the martial arts that Huang Yingying practiced seemed to be of water attribute, and some water-related treasures were of great benefit to her.

"So, how do you plan to explain the matter of your Dantian to other people?" Xiao Miao's complicated expression now shifted to Xiao Cheng.

As soon as he caught his son, he understood the situation from the increased aura of the fourth level of Qi training in his body.

This kid actually repaired his Dantian without making any noise?
Although Xiao Miao explained to Xiao Cheng that he picked up a wild fruit while taking a walk in the back mountain, and after eating it, his damaged dantian was healed and his cultivation level increased at the same time.

But no one knows a son better than his father. To put it bluntly, Xiao Cheng knew what Xiao Miao was going to do just by sticking his butt out. From the boy's expression, he knew that he was not telling the truth.

Besides, how could Xiao Cheng not know whether the mountain he bought could produce rare treasures?

However, Xiao Cheng would not pursue the matter any further. The child is grown up and should have his own privacy. As long as he does not go astray, Xiao Cheng will support him.

It’s just that you “believe it” yourself, but people outside may not necessarily believe it.

"Forget it, let them be natural treasures." Xiao Cheng waved his hand and planned to go to the back mountain to make some arrangements to create the appearance of natural treasures having indeed been born there.

"Hehe." Xiao Miao scratched the back of his head.

His father saw something, but he really couldn't explain it clearly. After all, Master Chu Ke had seriously told him not to reveal his existence to anyone, as it would be dangerous to both himself and the person to whom it was revealed.

"Okay, being able to recover is a great thing. If you have any needs in cultivation, just tell your family and we will satisfy you." Xiao Cheng waved his hand and planned to tell the good news to the elders in his family, but he suddenly stopped halfway and turned back: "By the way, the girl from the Huang family is still living in the city. I heard that she is going to some strange fire secret realm. You can go and see her when you have time."

The secret realm of strange fire?

Xiao Miao recognized the key words and suddenly raised his head.

"Okay, by the way, father, what is the situation with the Strange Fire Secret Realm?"

"Oh, that's it. The Zhongzhou Dao League branch organized an event here to select young talents. They also invited families from several cities near us. Our city also has more than a dozen spots. If you want to go, I can help you get one."

"Thank you, father!" Xiao Miao hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

"Don't be happy too soon. You can't enter just because you have a spot. The tearing of the portal to this secret realm requires at least a fifth-level Qi training level to withstand. Time is running out." After saying that, Xiao Cheng left quickly without looking back.

"That's enough!" Xiao Miao clenched his fists, full of fighting spirit.

Isn't this a pillow for you when you're sleepy? I just needed a rare treasure, and there was a secret realm nearby where I could collect rare fire.

The next most important thing is to increase the speed of cultivation.

Xiao Miao immediately returned to his room, asked someone to bring him a few Qi Condensation Pills, and began to practice on the spot.

As for spirit stones, during the time when he was abandoned, as the son of the clan leader, his monthly salary in the clan did not change, so he had been saving it up. At least in the short term, he would not be short of spirit stones.

When all the conditions were met for a long time, Xiao Miao immediately began intensive training.

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Outside the city, there was a crowd of people near a huge rock.

Xiao Miao, wearing a conical hat, stepped forward and took a golden token on behalf of the Xiao family.

Four days passed in a flash during the training process. Now it is the last day before the secret realm is opened, and the admission permits, or tokens, have been issued one by one to those who have a quota.

Then, the token distributor with the words "Dao Meng" embroidered on his sleeve took a step back and explained the rules in a voice that was amplified by spiritual energy.

"This secret realm is a test and assessment of the young generation of the immortal cultivation world by the Dao Alliance. You can regard it as a free opportunity to increase your own foundation and fight for it."

"But that is why we will test the bone age of everyone who participates in the battle for the secret realm. Those who are eighteen years old or above are not eligible to participate in the competition."

After this was said, no one around said anything unfair. After all, it was not the first time that the Taoist Alliance had conducted a similar test, and the rules had long been known to everyone.

"Secondly, there are the requirements for cultivation: the minimum cannot be lower than the fifth level of Qi training, and there is no upper limit! As long as the bone age meets the requirements, it is allowed."

"Finally, here are the most important and special rules."

"According to our Dao League's preliminary investigation, there are several points in this secret realm where [strange fires may exist]. We call them Strange Fire Points. The locations of Strange Fire Points will appear on the map we drew for you. Please see the token for details."

Hearing this, everyone looked at the tokens in their hands, and Xiao Miao was no exception.

He tried to channel a bit of spiritual energy into it, and the next moment a virtual map appeared.

Judging from the description, this secret realm seems to be a sect from ancient times. After experiencing an unknown history, it turned into a world in the cracks of space, forming this secret realm.

The entire map is divided into north at the top, south at the bottom, west on the left and east on the right. The buildings are generally distributed in a triangle, with fewer buildings as you go north.

At the northernmost end is the sect's [Main Hall], with a golden flame on it, symbolizing that this is one of the strange fire points.

A little further south are three branch temples, named [Heavenly Temple], [Earthly Temple], and [Human Temple]. There is also a sign of a strange fire point on the Heavenly Temple.

Continuing south, there are the [Alchemy Hall], [Beast Taming Hall] and [Medicine Garden]. There is also a golden symbol on the [Medicine Garden], but it is not a flame, but the shape of a herb.

Continuing down, there are scattered caves and mountains without any signs.

"I believe everyone has seen the symbol of the strange fire point, but now someone will ask, what is the golden herb symbol?"

"That's not a strange herb site, but a location where our Dao Alliance is exploring that may reveal high-quality spiritual medicines. Their rarity may be even higher than that of strange fire."

"Secondly, there is a high concentration of spiritual energy at these golden marking points, which means that the closer you are to the golden markings, the more likely it is that the treasures that appear will be better."

Xiao Miao looked at the positions of these symbols and understood something in his mind.

The three gold marks were all located far apart, which was equivalent to drawing another distorted triangle within the triangle formed by the buildings on the entire map, plus the uncertainty of the location of the strange fire.
Perhaps in this secret treasure hunt, not only those with high cultivation can find good things, there is also a certain element of luck involved.

Moreover, the portal to the secret realm will teleport people separately, and you don’t know whether you will be close to or far from the gold mark, so luck becomes more important.

Xiao Miao was still thinking, and the person on the stage continued: "The last and most important rule." "Personal belongings are not allowed to be brought into this secret realm."

"what?!"

"Then how do we fight?"

"Isn't this embarrassing? I practice swordsmanship, and you want me to fight with others with bare hands? This is not fair!"

The crowd in the audience suddenly became excited.

"Quiet, quiet!" The Dao League member pressed his palms together: "Please calm down and listen to me."

"The Dao League's rules don't actually forbid you from bringing equipment in."

"Because the Dao Alliance considers that there may be extremely wealthy people among you. Just by spending money to buy some powerful equipment, you will gain rewards that are not in line with your own strength in this secret realm. This will not serve the purpose of training."

"Therefore, our Dao League will provide some equipment with smaller differences for sale. This is the equipment you will carry with you after entering the secret realm."

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The corners of Xiao Miao's mouth twitched.

Isn’t this all about making money?

If you are afraid that some players will spend money, so you buy all the equipment together, then why don't you lower the level of those with high cultivation and let them enter together?
After all, having money is also part of strength.

But it is still understandable. After all, the Taoist Alliance took the initiative to provide them with the secret realm for training, and whatever they bring out will be considered theirs.

The value of a secret realm is not low, and it is acceptable for the Taoist Alliance to recover some blood, so everyone present accepted this "rule" after being speechless for a while.

However, corresponding problems also arise, that is, how to find a balance between [equipment expenditure] and [secret realm income] so as not to incur losses while also not causing yourself to be defeated by others due to poor equipment.

As a list of equipment was sent to everyone's tokens, the host ended the reading of the rules and everyone went home.

You just need to decide on the equipment before 12 o'clock tonight, and then you can bring all the spirit stones to collect the equipment of your choice at the entrance of the secret realm tomorrow morning.

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After returning to the Xiao family, Xiao Miao fell headfirst onto his bed and began to check the equipment list.

"Oh my god, this Taoist Alliance is really shady. A gold silk Taoist robe that sells for 100 low-grade spirit stones in Lingyi Pavilion is only sold for 500 here?"

"I take back what I said before."

However, as a wealthy dog ​​owner among wealthy dog ​​owners, Xiao Miao, although he complained, was still prepared to choose the best.

The entire purchase is divided into five major categories, namely: [Defense Gear] [Storage Ring] [Weapons] [Consumables] [Items].

Because the space in the storage ring is limited, when purchasing consumables and props, you also need to pay attention to leaving space for the things you will gain when entering the secret realm later.

Xiao Miao showed a distressed expression.

Equipment distribution was not a big problem for Xiao Miao. What worried him was something else - his cultivation.

After five days of practice, he finally reached the eighth level of Qi training on the last day, far surpassing his previous level.

But such cultivation level is obviously not enough in that secret realm. Just among the people gathered outside the city gate this morning, Xiao Miao saw people in the early stage of foundation building, and there were quite a few of them.

I heard that Huang Yingying, whom I had never met before, was also in the early stage of foundation building, and the senior brother Yu Yifan from Lanshan Sect suddenly had an epiphany the day before yesterday. Although his cultivation level did not improve, his sword intent reached a higher level.

How could a man at the eighth level of Qi training fight against this?
"Master, what should I do?"

"What's wrong?" Chu Ke flew out of the broken talisman, and Xiao Miao told him what had happened and his worries.

"This one." Zuko touched his chin and then stretched out a finger: "Hey!"

"Have you ever heard of that, Super Rat Man?"

"What is that? A rat man?" Xiao Miao was confused: "Is this some kind of magical beast?"

"That's not what the monster meant. Come, lean over and listen to me."

"There are two meanings of the so-called rat. One is the rat in the gutter, which goes to dark corners to steal food. The other is the rat with red eyes, which hides in tricky dark corners and waits for fat prey to pass by and then attacks them unexpectedly."

"And what you have to do is imitate these mice."

Xiao Miao's eyes suddenly turned contemptuous: "Master, you want me, a talented young man from the Xiao family, to become a sewer rat?"

"What? Is there a problem? Your cultivation level is not up to par with the opponent."

"If the difference in cultivation level is not that great, you can still fight, and maybe you can break through and kill him in the middle of the battle. But you are a big realm away, and the other person's fart can destroy you. How can you fight? If you don't want to be a rat, what good food do you want to eat?"

".That makes sense."

Xiao Miao's desire and shame began to struggle.

"Look at this." Chu Ke clicked on the map: "There is a rule for you to leave the secret realm. You must leave through a special space crack."

"Then you can hide on the road that these points must pass through and catch them off guard."

"Although it sounds a bit dirty, after all, compared to the rats that eat leftovers, you still need to fight. In the end, it all depends on your personal ability. Doesn't it sound much better?"

"Besides, all is fair in war, and wisdom is also a manifestation of strength."

Chu Ke was like Xiao Miao's inner demon, and began to persuade him in his ear.

In the end, Xiao Miao's desire completely overwhelmed his shame.

Yes, after all, how many opportunities is shame worth?
In the world of cultivating immortals, only the strong are respected. Once you become powerful, there will always be great scholars who will debate for you!
After figuring everything out, Xiao Miao's gaze gradually became determined.

"It seems you have figured it out." Chu Ke showed a teachable expression and stroked his non-existent beard: "But there is one last point."

"If you get into trouble in the future, just don't tell your master about it."

(End of this chapter)