A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

Once his arm recovers, he could lure out a wave of level nine parasitic insects and wipe them out.

"Yes, Master." Zhou An replied and then walked forward.

Before long, Zhou An arrived in front of Zhang Xun and grabbed his wrist.

At this moment, Zhang Xun released all his divine senses, carefully observing his own body and Zhou An's body.

The next second, he sensed an extremely peculiar power, seemingly like the power of rules.

This power instantly merged into his body and then converged in his right arm.

The bone pierced through the healed skin in an instant, and blood splattered out.

Subsequently, flesh and blood, and meridians grew wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a few breaths, a fair and strong arm grew out.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Xun's pupils contracted sharply: "This... my hand... has grown back."

"Moreover... the strength of my arm and my physical body is almost exactly the same, there is no difference."

"Perfectly adapted, without any discomfort at all. Your healing ability doesn't seem like healing."

"It was as if the power of the rules directly reshaped time, restoring my physical condition to its peak."

Upon hearing this, Zhou An was somewhat surprised. Zhang Xun was indeed formidable, having immediately grasped the power of the horse talisman.

However, Zhou An could not offer an explanation, and simply said, "Master, I have successfully completed my mission and restored your arm."

"Okay. Okay, okay, hahaha!"

"Not only did it heal my arm, but it also restored the hidden injuries I had suffered in the past, as well as the loss of my essence." Zhang Xun laughed loudly.

It can be said that Zhang Xun's strength has now recovered to its peak, and because all his hidden injuries have been healed, his strength may even improve further.

"Zhou An, you truly deserve to be called the most promising disciple in the history of our Holy Spirit Sect." Zhang Xun found Zhou An more and more pleasing to the eye.

Li Zhan, who was standing to the side, also had a smile on his face.

But upon hearing Zhang Xun's words, he froze on the spot, and then his expression turned serious.

"Master Zhang, you said Zhou An is the most promising disciple in the history of your Holy Spirit Sect. What do you mean by that? Zhou An is from our mountain city."

Zhang Xun suppressed his smile, then looked at Li Zhan without saying a word.

Sun He, who was standing to the side, spoke up: "Minister Li, Zhou An is a disciple of our Holy Spirit Sect."

"Oh, no, it should be the Faceless Deacon. He even saved Deacon Zhao Kong."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhan frowned: "Zhou An, you are from my mountain city, how could you possibly be a deacon of the Holy Spirit Cult?"

Zhou An said somewhat embarrassedly, "Minister Li, I'm sorry, not long after I joined the Tianheng Division, the Left Envoy came to my door, and I became the Faceless Deacon of the Holy Spirit Cult."

Li Zhan's expression was terrifyingly gloomy.

But soon Li Zhan thought of something else and seized on a problem in Zhou An's words.

He quickly said, "Wait, you mean you joined the Tianheng Division first, and then became a deacon of the Holy Spirit Cult?"

Zhou An nodded: "That's right."

“In that case, Master Zhang, Zhou An is naturally a member of my Mountain City and my Tianheng Division.”

“Besides, Zhou An grew up in our mountain city, so there’s a proper order to things,” Li Zhan said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Sun He frowned.

Zhang Xun, however, remained expressionless, showing no change whatsoever.

“Zhou An is now a deacon of my Holy Spirit Cult, so naturally he will not return to the mountain city,” Sun He said in a deep voice.

"Whether you return to Shancheng or not is not up to you," Li Zhan said coldly.

“Zhou An, we have now helped the sect leader recover his arm, and the spirit-parasitic worm has also been brought. You will return to the mountain city with me immediately.” Li Zhan came to Zhou An’s side.

Upon seeing this, Zhou An shook his head: "Minister Li, I'm sorry, but I want to resolve the threat of the parasitic insects."

"The mountain city is now peaceful, so it makes no difference whether I am here or not."

"I want to stay in Flying Snow City, stay in the Holy Spirit Cult, because this is the greatest force against the Parasitic Worms."

Upon hearing Zhou An's words, Li Zhan gritted his teeth and said, "Zhou An, you can deal with the parasitic insects just as well if you return to the mountain city."

"We will give you our greatest support and the best resources."

Zhou An shook his head again: "Minister Li, rest assured, Shancheng will always be my home. If Shancheng is in trouble in the future, I will definitely go there."

Chapter 180 Retire in a Mountain City!

"Holy Spirit Cult, you're really something, you've lured away the pride of our mountain city."

“Zhang Xun, I am indeed no match for you. I will leave and return to Shancheng, but the next one to come will surely be our city lord.”

After saying this, Li Zhan turned and left.

Seeing this, Zhou An quickly stopped Li Zhan: "Minister Li, there's no need to make things so unpleasant."

“How about this, I will still be a member of the Tianheng Division of the Mountain City. I will just hold the title and wait until I have dealt with the parasitic insects before I go back to the Mountain City to retire.”

“That would be good.” Li Zhan was delighted upon hearing this, but he didn’t show it on his face.

"Then it's settled. There's no need to trouble Brother Lei to come over," Zhang Xun said with a faint smile.

"Minister Li, rest assured, I mean what I say," Zhou An said again.

"Hmm." Li Zhan nodded slowly.

"In any case, I won't stay here any longer. I also need to inform the City Lord about this matter." After saying goodbye, Li Zhan left the City Lord's Mansion directly.

Zhou An watched Li Zhan leave.

"Zhou An, it must have been quite an achievement to bring you to this Flying Snow City," Sun He said with a smile.

Zhou An shrugged: "These are not important. What is important is, Master, when will you be able to distinguish level nine parasites?"

As he spoke, Zhou An's gaze fell on Zhang Xun in front of him.

"Hehe, don't worry, with these two level-nine parasitic insects, it will be done in a week at most," Zhang Xun said with a light laugh.

“A week… the parasitic insects pose too great a threat to humanity; we must not let the news leak out,” Zhou An added.

"Don't worry, Zhou An, we are the Holy Spirit Cult, and our mission is to exterminate all parasitic insects," Sun Heping said, patting his chest.

"Alright, now that we've finished talking about business, it's time for your reward."

"Speak, what do you want?" Zhang Xun said with a faint smile.

Zhou An was stunned when he heard this. Why did they all like me to make requests so much?

Zhou An is only at level five, and he knows very little about the rare and precious materials in this world.

He doesn't really need cultivation techniques or anything like that.

"My Lord, I need precious rare and precious materials." Zhou An simply said it like that.

"Oh? It seems you had this planned all along when you came to Flying Snow City."

"Perfect timing! The Frost Spirit Fruits from our Flying Snow City ripened a few years ago, and I still have one left."

"Sun He, take Zhou An to the treasure vault and give him the Frost Spirit Fruit."

"At the same time, let him choose four kinds of rare and precious materials from the treasure vault." As soon as Zhang Xun finished speaking, he took off his waist token and tossed it lightly.

The waist token transformed into a streak of light and appeared in Sun He's hand.

"Yes, Master." Sun He took the waist token and immediately replied.

Then he took Zhou An to the treasure vault.

"Go in and choose for yourself. The Treasure Vault's AI will tell you the uses of these rare and precious materials."

"After you've made your selection, you can come right out. I'll have someone waiting for you here."

"I have important matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now." Sun He handed the waist token to Zhou An.

"Alright, Your Excellency, please go ahead and attend to your business," Zhou An said with a faint smile.

"No need to call me 'sir' anymore. I reckon your position will be promoted soon. Just call me Brother Sun, or Lao He, either is fine," Sun He said with a smile.

"Okay, Brother Sun."

After watching Sun He leave, Zhou An went directly into the treasure vault.

The treasure vault here is quite different from the secret vault of the Tianheng Division.

The secret vault of the Heavenly Stele is completely invisible to you; it can only be accessed through data from the intelligent AI, and once the selection is complete, it will be delivered to you.

Here, all the rare and precious materials were presented to Zhou An.

You can see rows and rows of glazed pillars in front of you, crisscrossing and neatly arranged.

On the glass pillars were placed rare and precious materials.

These rare and precious materials were all suspended above the glass pillars, emitting a shimmering glow.

There is also a light shield on top, strictly protecting the rare and precious materials.

It can not only prevent others from taking away rare and precious materials, but also seal all their spiritual power to prevent the loss of medicinal properties.

Zhou An arrived at the nearest glazed pillar.

When Zhou An gets close, he can see the names and effects of rare and precious materials displayed on the glazed pillar.

This is a black, apple-shaped, rare and precious material.

[Black Soul Fruit]: A third-tier rare and precious material. Consuming it can enhance one's spiritual power. It is ineffective against those above level five.

"Good heavens, a third-tier rare treasure is actually useful for both fourth and fifth-tier treasures."

"With so many rare and precious materials, the Holy Spirit Cult is truly wealthy," Zhou An exclaimed.

"Hello, esteemed Mr. Zhou An, I am Baoku Intelligent AI, Xiao Bao. It's a pleasure to meet you." A cloud the size of a washbasin descended from the sky and appeared in front of Zhou An.

This cloud has a somewhat anime-like appearance, because you can clearly see that there are actually eyes and a mouth on the cloud.

"Hello Xiaobao, it's nice to meet you too." Zhou An greeted him in return.