A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

Zhou An didn't care and simply lay down on the hard bed and closed his eyes to rest.

This place truly lacks everything. If Zhou An hadn't had the twelve talismans, he probably would have died here tonight.

"The Ninth Forbidden Zone?" Zhou An murmured to himself, then drifted off to sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door: "Old Ben, Old Ben, open the door quickly, something's wrong."

Zhou An instantly regained his senses, and then immediately went to the door and opened it.

The moment the door opened, soft light flooded in.

"Old Ben, something's up." The evil entity said immediately after entering.

"What's going on? Don't rush, tell me slowly," Zhou An reassured him.

“There’s a caravan five kilometers away, and they’re heading this way,” the evil entity said.

"A caravan? A mysterious caravan?" Zhou An frowned.

"No, it's not eerie. There are no eerie things in the darkness, only evil spirits."

"It's a human caravan, about twenty people in total, with five cargo wagons and one passenger wagon." The malevolent entity had clearly gathered information before coming.

"Human caravans? Didn't those monsters tear them apart?" Zhou An asked in confusion.

The evil entity shook its head: "There was a lamp on their carriage, and the light enveloped the carriage, blocking those evil spirits."

"A lamp? Interesting." Zhou An's interest was immediately piqued.

He immediately with a thought, he directly retracted the evil and benevolent aspects of his body back into his own.

This caravan may know more information than the village does.

Their destination is here, and Zhou An only needs to wait for them here.

……

The Li family mountain team took a full hour to walk five kilometers.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they entered the area protected by the fire.

Even the glowing lights were suppressed by this soft light.

"We've finally arrived. We're safe now."

"Quickly, blow out the ghost lamp to save fire!" a middle-aged man who looked like a butler shouted hurriedly.

Immediately, someone climbed onto the carriage and blew out the ghost lamp.

“Uncle An, this watchtower is so bright, there must be a keeper. Let’s go and meet him. After all, this is someone else’s territory,” a woman in a white dress said slowly.

“Miss, you are right. This is the first time our Li's Trading Company has traveled this route. We want to meet them.”

“We’ll inevitably have to deal with the tower keeper here in the future,” Uncle An nodded slightly.

Uncle An turned to look around: "Don't rush to rest, all of you. Drive the carriage to the watchtower and set up camp."

"Yes," the caravan members replied in unison.

"Guard Liu, please come with me and Miss to see the tower keeper." Uncle An then looked at a man holding a long spear.

"Yes, Butler An." Guard Liu nodded, then called five guards to follow Uncle An and the woman toward the watchtower.

When Li Wan'er arrived at the tower, she gave Butler An a wink.

The latter immediately stepped forward and knocked on the door, "Knock knock knock!"

"Our Li family caravan has come to seek protection under this fire. We beg the tower keeper to grant us this favor."

Squeak!

The heavy iron gate slowly opened, and Zhou An walked out.

"The Li family caravan?" Zhou An looked at everyone, his gaze finally settling on Li Wan'er's face.

Li Wan'er was extremely beautiful, with bright eyes, white teeth, and cherry lips; she had the appearance of a lady from a prominent family.

"This humble woman is Li Wan'er from the Li Family Merchant Caravan. I am acquaintance of this young master."

"We encountered too many strange creatures while passing through this place, so we came here to seek protection."

"Don't worry, young master, we will follow the rules. Our caravan consists of twenty-three people and we have a total of twenty-three fire seeds," Li Wan'er said slowly.

As soon as Li Wan'er finished speaking, Steward An took out a cloth bag and handed it directly to Zhou An.

Seeing this, Zhou An said nothing, reached out and took the bag, opened it, and took out one of the tinder.

[Tier 1 Demon Seed]: A demon seed conceived within the body of a Tier 1 evil spirit. After being devoured, it can transform into a demon. When burned using special methods, it can resist attacks from demons.

Upon seeing this, Zhou An raised an eyebrow. So this was the seed of fire, and it was even gestated within the body of an evil spirit.

This means that after killing the evil spirit, you can obtain the ghost seed.

But it's completely different from the flame on the watchtower.

The fire in the watchtower was indeed a fire, but the fire given by Li Wan'er was called a "ghost seed."

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“Alright, you can set up camp outside.” Zhou An put away the strange seed and nodded slightly.

"Thank you, young master."

"May I ask your honorable name, young master?" Li Wan'er smiled slightly.

"Zhou!" Zhou An said, then turned and went back.

Li Wan'er was stunned for a moment, but didn't say anything.

The group then set up camp near the tower.

But soon, they faced a problem.

After setting up camp, the natural next step was to cook a meal.

Cooking requires fire, and fire needs firewood to burn.

Within a kilometer of the boundary, there was no vegetation whatsoever, let alone firewood.

“Miss, I saw a lot of firewood piled up in that tower earlier. Why don’t we go and ask that person to buy some?” Uncle An suggested.

"Okay, let's go buy some. We can pay a higher price." Li Wan'er nodded and said.

Uncle An responded and quickly went to the door, knocking again.

"What is it?" Zhou An opened the door and looked at Uncle An's face.

“Young Master Zhou, our convoy wants to cook a meal, but there is no firewood within a kilometer radius.”

"So we want to buy some firewood, and we'll pay three times the price." Uncle An held up three fingers.

"Buy firewood? Heh." Zhou An chuckled.

Upon seeing this, Uncle An frowned slightly, seemingly thinking that Zhou An wanted to raise the price.

He was about to speak when Zhou An spoke first: "I can give you firewood for free."

"However, I grew up in a nearby village and have never been outside. I'm very curious about the outside world. Can you tell me about it?"

Uncle An was stunned when he heard this. He really didn't expect the request to be so simple.

“Of course.” Uncle An smiled.

Uncle An quickly called over a few men, who then carried a lot of firewood out of the house.

“Young Master Zhou, my young lady invites you to dine with us. If there’s anything you’d like to know, she’ll tell you.” Uncle An approached Zhou An once again.

"It's an honor." Zhou An smiled slightly and followed Uncle An out.

Before long, Zhou An arrived at a tent.

I must say, this tent is quite luxurious, with tables, chairs, beds, and everything else you could need.

Even the floor was covered with a carpet.

Soon, only Li Wan'er and Zhou An, along with a maid who was responsible for pouring tea, remained in the tent.

"Young Master Zhou, please have some tea." Li Wan'er gestured for him to have some.

Zhou An picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "Miss Li, aren't you afraid I'll lose my temper and go berserk just by inviting me into the tent like this?"

Suddenly, a laugh came from the side; it was the maid who was pouring tea.

Li Wan'er immediately looked at the maid.

"Miss, I'm sorry, I just couldn't help it," A-Yue quickly apologized.

Li Wan'er withdrew her gaze and looked at Zhou An with a slight smile: "Young Master Zhou, although I am just a woman, I have also practiced martial arts and am a martial artist in the Bone Refining Realm."

"I observe that Young Master Zhou's internal energy and blood are not strong, only at the level of an ordinary person. I can easily defeat you with both hands."

Zhou An didn't take it seriously at all, but a thought stirred in his heart.

The martial artist has reached the Bone Refining Realm; it seems that the cultivation system of this world is martial arts.

"Martial artist? What's that? I hope you can tell me, Miss." Zhou An asked curiously.

Li Wan'er immediately said, "Martial artists are based on cultivating their own qi and blood. They cultivate qi and blood techniques. Once they sense their own qi and blood, they can become martial artists."

Li Wan'er immediately informed Zhou An about the matter concerning martial arts practitioners.

However, only four realms were mentioned.

These are the Body Tempering Realm, Bone Refining Realm, Meridian Opening Realm, and True Essence Realm.

Li Wan'er didn't bother to talk to Zhou An about anything further.

However, as briefly mentioned, high-level martial artists possess immense power, capable of moving mountains and filling seas.

Zhou An guessed that it probably corresponded to the strange levels of strength from one to nine.

Zhou An then subtly inquired about his location, country, and the various factions surrounding him.

Li Wan'er did not refuse and answered Zhou An's questions one by one.

This place belongs to Xiaoyuan Village, under the jurisdiction of Yuanling County, Yuanzhou Prefecture, Great Xia Kingdom.