In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 167, The Darkest Thing is Under the Lamp, Lucky Coins

Above the Phantom Butterfly Clan.

Zhou Yu smiled brightly.

"Captain, thank you."

"?"

Lin Ran was puzzled and didn't understand.

"What's going on?"

Zhou Yu shook her head: "It's alright."

"?"

Lin Ran was a little confused, but it probably wasn't something very important, otherwise Zhou Yu would definitely have mentioned it.

He shifted his focus, opened his hand, and a ball of golden blood appeared in his palm.

"I just killed the chieftain of the Illusionary Butterfly Clan, and a fifth-tier Lion King Clan member. I've already smashed its corpse; only this blood remains. See if you can find the Lion King Clan's ancestral land?"

"I'll give it a try."

Zhou Yu received the golden blood, and spiritual energy, sometimes silver, sometimes black, and sometimes gray, appeared at her fingertips.

These spiritual energies coalesced into lines, extending from his fingertips into his bloodstream.

The golden blood boiled instantly, like water being poured into a hot oil pan, and looked like it was about to explode.

Lin Ran acted quickly, pressing down with one hand, and the volatile golden blood instantly became docile, enduring Zhou Yu's wanton examination.

Dozens of spiritual energy threads circled around several times, finally leaving only one spiritual energy thread behind.

Zhou Yu cast hand seals, his ten fingers dancing and leaving afterimages. Every second, more than a dozen hand seals rushed into the golden blood and disappeared.

After hundreds of hand seals, the golden blood changed, its volume shrank, its essence condensed, and finally it became a special symbol.

Zhou Yu exhaled.

"It's done. Using this curse, we can find the locations of the other Lion Kings. As long as their strength does not exceed that of the deceased Lion Kings, they cannot escape the location."

"Alright, let's go somewhere else first, digest our gains, and then head to the Lion King's territory."

Lin Ran nodded and led the two away from the Illusionary Butterfly Ancestral Land.

……

About half a day after Lin Ran and the other two left, distorted ripples suddenly appeared in the void above the Phantom Butterfly Clan's territory, and then several humanoid creatures emerged from them.

As more than a dozen alien races emerged from the vortex, their expressions changed drastically upon seeing the corpses of the Illusionary Butterfly Clan members lying below.

Among the alien races that arrived were also members of the Illusion Butterfly Clan. The moment they saw their ancestral land, they clutched their heads and screamed in agony. A silver mark appeared between their brows, and their aura and vitality rapidly weakened as they plummeted straight down from the sky.

With a final thud, it fell to the ground, its life force extinguished!

The alien races fell silent upon witnessing this scene.

An invisible spiritual force was released, scanning back and forth in the air, attempting to find the murderer who killed the Illusionary Butterfly Clan.

However, after dozens of investigations, some alien races became suspicious.

"Could it be some kind of poison? That only works on the Illusion Butterfly Clan, which is why we're unharmed?"

"Perhaps it's not just poison."

A sixth-tier alien being grabbed the corpse of the Illusionary Butterfly Clan from a distance, but upon closer inspection, found nothing resembling poison.

"It's not poison. The body wasn't damaged, and there's no remnant of the soul. Perhaps it's some kind of method targeting the soul."

Another sixth-tier player asked, "Why is it only the Illusionary Butterfly Clan that's in trouble?"

"Perhaps it's a curse originating from their bloodline. There are still some Phantom Butterfly Clan members in the city. If we gather them together and examine them, we'll know."

"That works. Let's search it first, just in case we miss anything."

The powerful alien races reached a consensus and then dispersed to search for the remaining resources of the Illusionary Butterfly Clan.

After searching, they found little of value, as Lin Ran and Tianyan had already scanned the area.

Soon, the various alien races gathered.

The sixth-order alien shook its head.

"No clues found, let's head back to the city."

……

Inside a city of alien races.

Lin Ran and the other two returned to the three-story building.

Zhou Yu checked the methods she had set up before leaving and was somewhat surprised.

"The alien race didn't break in."

"Maybe it was just good luck."

The spirit looked left and right, no longer afraid, and even somewhat excited.

Lin Ran walked to the corner and picked up a brownish-yellow coin.

After wiping off the surface, a dull, dark gold color is revealed.

This is a semi-rule item he created by activating the properties of the earth's spiritual energy—Lucky Coin.

Wherever it is, good fortune will always accompany you.

Because he did not create the complete form, luck is consumed whenever misfortune is banished, and the intensity of misfortune can be inferred from the color.

The gold in this lucky coin has almost completely disappeared, meaning that if they had returned any later, the three-story building would have been found to be suspicious, leading to the discovery of some clues.

Lin Ran held the gold coin and infused it with earth spiritual energy, restoring its luster.

Then it was handed to Zhou Yu.

"What is this?"

Zhou Yu was curious. Holding the lucky gold coin, she felt very comfortable and reluctant to put it down.

Lin Ran made a second piece, intending to give it to the Spirit Lord, and explained at the same time:

"Lucky coins, when carried, can increase your luck attribute. The degree to which the color darkens indicates the amount of bad luck that is mitigated."

"Is this why we were so lucky?"

Zhou Yu suddenly realized, and her gaze towards Lin Ran changed completely.

Even such an ethereal attribute can be materialized into a tangible existence; no wonder she has always been her captain.

Lin Ran nodded.

"right."

"Captain, do I have one?"

The Spirit Lord approached curiously. Having grasped the essence, she could sense the benefits of the lucky coins more clearly.

Lin Ran: "It's being made now, you'll have to wait a bit."

The Spirit Lord obediently knelt to the side and said, "Okay."

Soon, the lucky coins were completed.

It appears to be twice the diameter and twice the thickness of a normal coin, with a fine, raised pattern along the edge.

Both the front and back are blurry, and it's impossible to see what the pattern is.

"Give."

"It seems like something's missing?"

The Spirit Master took it and keenly sensed that there was something wrong with the lucky coin.

Lin Ran nodded.

"This is not a complete lucky coin; it's just a duplicated consumable. A complete coin will not be consumed, and there is only one of each."

"Oh, I see."

The spirit master understood and carefully put away the gold coins.

"Captain, where do we go next?"

"Go to the Lion King's Clan."

As Lin Ran spoke, she walked to the door and looked up at the sky.

The rules intertwined, the slowly moving network, were reflected in his vision.

Zhou Yu moved to her side:

"Shouldn't we kill the remaining Phantom Butterfly Clan members?"

"There are rules in the city, and there are also sixth-tier alien races. Making a move in the city would violate the rules, and it would be difficult to escape."

"It's relatively safe here. Let's use the gift from the Sky Eye first, and then set off."

Zhou Yu nodded: "Okay."

The Spirit Master said, "Captain, I think I can break through, but the process might cause a lot of noise."

"Then you go first, I'll cover for you."

"it is good."

The Spirit Lord immediately sat cross-legged in mid-air. After calming his thoughts, he communicated with the golden light in his spiritual space. Immediately, a huge power surged into his body, urging his origin to evolve. At the same time, invisible fluctuations spread outwards.

With a wave of his hand, Lin Ran conjured four layers of barriers—earth, fire, wind, and water—that completely sealed off the fluctuations within, preventing any leakage.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu decided to wait until the Spirit Lord had completed his breakthrough before using it.

Meanwhile, in the city center.

The alien race that went to investigate the situation of the Illusionary Butterfly Clan has returned.

"Capture all the Illusionary Butterfly Clan members in the city."

(End of this chapter)