Demonic Demoness Training Project

"Next stop, Midstream, Eternal Night City. Please check your belongings and prepare to disembark. Please avoid crowding."

"Well, we've finally arrived. Let me see what's going on in the middle reaches."

Lu Li jumped off the bed, stretched, and walked out of the room. As soon as she stepped out, she felt a strong surge of spiritual energy from heaven and earth rushing towards her, its concentration at least ten times that of the downstream area.

"The spiritual energy in the middle reaches is also sweet, no wonder the overall strength of the middle reaches is so much higher than that of the lower reaches."

As Lu Li sighed in amazement, her small nostrils flared slightly as she frantically inhaled the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

But the spirit's next words shocked her greatly.

"Please note upon disembarking that spiritual energy is not a gift from heaven, but a product exclusively produced by the Spirit Realm. The spiritual energy of Eternal Night City has been purified by a grand array and is classified as commercial-grade spiritual energy. Please be mindful of your breathing and pay the spiritual energy fee promptly upon disembarking. You can also enjoy a 10% discount if you place an order now."

"What? You have to pay for spiritual energy? Does that mean I have to use spirit stones to buy spiritual energy from heaven and earth?"

Just as Lu Li was puzzled, Elder Duan said leisurely:

"That's natural. The purity of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is not high, but the quantity is large. Spirit stones are purer, but the quantity is limited. Most ordinary rogue cultivators are willing to use spirit stones to exchange for the full strength to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. In the middle level, using spirit stones to cultivate is a luxury."

"Oh, how come you know all this again?"

"I've been to Zhongyou before. I spent three to five years here years ago, so I know what I'm doing. Don't underestimate me. I've crossed more bridges than you've walked roads."

As he spoke, Duan Xuanyuan's tone was extremely smug.

Lu Li's cultivation level and mastery of the Puppet Dao are progressing by leaps and bounds, gradually catching up with her. Whenever she discovers that her disciple is inferior to her in some aspect, she always feels proud of herself.

"Alright, you're right."

"Everything here is clearly priced, even more so than downstream. Spirit stones in the midstream become midstream spirit stones, and their value will significantly depreciate. Although it's not as exaggerated as you've heard before, the same kind of spirit material will be much more expensive to buy in the midstream."

Chapter 260 You stinky out-of-towner

After disembarking from the Star Raft, the scene in Eternal Night City once again shocked Lu Li and Lu Ling, the siblings.

A rich spiritual energy wafted over, mixed with the exotic fragrance of pills and spiritual oils. The sweetness that Lu Li had noticed earlier was not an illusion, but the smell of pills.

Looking around, the streets were crowded with pedestrians, all of them looking hurried. They might not all be puppeteers, but they had all carried out different degrees of puppet road modifications.

Many of them were accompanied by puppets. These puppets were generally of low quality, including mortal puppets and first or second-level puppets, but the ownership rate was frighteningly high.

Looking around, there wasn't a single ordinary mortal among them.

It was nighttime, and there were no stars overhead. A colorful screen of spiritual energy stretched across the sky, carrying various advertisements that rushed towards us.

"Lingxi Sect authorized, high-concentration spiritual energy package, starting at just forty spirit stones per month!"

"Mo family mechanisms: if broken, we'll compensate; if blown up, we'll replace!"

"Cultivating immortality doesn't guarantee survival; all your efforts will be in vain. The Blood Mercury Sect's emergency treatment will arrive in half an incense stick's time!"

Lu Ling blinked, pointed to the Blood Mercury Sect's advertisement, and asked curiously:

"What is this, a treatment service?"

"Yes, those people are skilled in medicine. As long as you have a breath left, they can keep you hooked. The only problem is that they are a bit expensive. They are best at taking advantage of your serious injuries to charge exorbitant prices."

Moreover, within these flashy spiritual energy screens, there was also a fluctuation of divine thought that could attract the divine thoughts of passersby. Just one glance was enough to make it difficult for anyone to look away.

Beneath the star-shaped raft, several puppets moved back and forth, charging people they caught.

After paying forty spirit stones and buying the basic package, Lu Li left the crowd without stopping, her clear, mechanical eyes looking somewhat lost at that moment.

She had witnessed the prosperity and madness of the downstream area, but it paled in comparison to the City of Eternal Night.

For a moment, she felt like a country bumpkin.

The Blood Spirit River basin is a melting pot of people, with numerous powerful families and clans, as well as two super powers: the Spirit Tin Sect and the Blood Mercury Sect. Eternal Night City is located at the intersection of these two sects, making its commerce extremely developed.

Not only Lu Li, but Lu Ling was also somewhat bewildered:

"Sis, where do we go next?"

"Well, helping you rebuild your physical bodies won't be something that can be done overnight. Let's find a place to settle down first. Speaking of which, I still have this..."

Lu Li took out a token, which Mu Qingque had given her, saying that she could go to Lingxi Sect to find her when she came to Zhongyou in the future.

Time flew by, and she had indeed arrived in the middle reaches. However, there was still a long distance between Yongye City and Lingxi Sect. Lu Li was considering buying a Star Chariot to travel there when suddenly, she caught a glimpse of the words "Mo Family" on an advertisement, as if she remembered something.

"Sis, do you still remember Mo Shuhan?"

"Mo Shuhan? Who's that? Is she the woman you've been seeing outside, sister?"

Lu Li rolled her eyes. She should be the one saying this. It was clearly Lu Ling who found her a little Daoist partner outside. Four years have passed since they parted ways in Fengxiang City.

At that time, the two major wars had not yet officially begun. Fearing being affected by the war, the current head of the Mo family transferred all of the Mo family's property and members to Zhongyou.

In retrospect, the choice made by the Mo family patriarch at the time was undoubtedly quite wise. Now, the White Moon Palace is about to be defeated and affected by the war, and countless families will be purged after the war.

Lu Li could never forget that the other party had lent her four hundred spirit stones, and to this day, she still had no chance to repay them.

Lu Li wasn't sure if the Mohist school mentioned in the advertisement was the same one that was downstream back then.

The Mohist school has considerable influence in the downstream sector, but it is extremely difficult for them to survive in the midstream. Judging from the location of this Mohist advertisement sandwiched between two super sects, if it is indeed the downstream Mohist school, they seem to be doing quite well.

If I remember correctly, Mo Shuhan was also sent to Lingxi Sect back then. Now that Lu Li is unfamiliar with the place, if we can get in touch with him, it will save us a lot of trouble.

Incidentally, I also repaid the favor of four hundred spirit stones from back then.

After making up her mind, Lu Li followed the address on the advertisement and found the Mo family's mechanical shop.

She was greeted by a waiter with a metal bandage around his chin. Lu Li subtly inquired about the Mo family's situation. Upon hearing this, the waiter's expression immediately changed, becoming contemptuous.

"That's a branch of our midstream Mohist school. What, sir, are you a refugee here?"

"Uh, huh?"

Although the downstream battle was no secret, Lu Li never expected that the other party, who was at least a shop assistant, would speak so directly.

Seemingly noticing Lu Li's confusion, Duan Xuanyuan explained:

"Just as you downstream people discriminated against the children of the middle reaches, you will also be discriminated against when you come to the middle reaches. I estimate that there must have been quite a few people fleeing to the middle reaches in the past year, so it is normal that you are not welcomed."

Immigrants have always been unwelcome, especially large-scale immigration during wartime. On this land where every inch of land is precious, every additional person brings more competitive pressure.

Given the differences in customs, habits, and values, it's perfectly normal for people from downstream areas to be bullied when they come to the middle reaches.

"I think I should get to know your young lady, Mo Shuhan."

Upon hearing the name Mo Shuhan, the waiter's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and then smiled:

"Tch, there are plenty of people who know Miss Mo Shuhan. In the Lingxi Sect these days, who doesn't know my young lady? In just four years, my young lady has advanced from the Puppet Master Realm all the way to the Spirit Pivot Realm. She's not only beautiful, but she's also been accepted as a closed-door disciple by the elders of the Lingxi Sect. What kind of relative are you to try and curry favor with Miss Mo?"

"We're not really relatives, but we'd say we're friends."

"Oh, my friend, well..."

These days, quite a few people have come to curry favor with the Mo family, most of them being distant relatives with whom they have no real connection. Lu Li, however, claims to be a friend of the young lady.

Although he didn't quite believe it, just to be on the safe side, he slightly suppressed the contempt on his face, but still looked down on it in his heart.

"What a coincidence! She just left the city two days ago. I heard she took on a mission from her sect to wipe out the demonic cultivators. She's heading east of the city."

Upon hearing this, Lu Li's heart tightened. She had assassinated the leader of a prestigious sect, which, in a worldly sense, could be considered as fleeing a demonic cultivator...

"Demonic cultivators? What kind of demonic cultivators?"

"That's a rogue cultivator who went mad with his cultivation. He lost control of Xuan Shu and developed hysteria, killing fifty people in a row. Sigh, I suggest you wait for the young lady to return in the city. It's too chaotic outside the city."

"Okay, thank you."

"Hey, hey, where are you going? I haven't finished yet. That demonic cultivator is a Spirit Pivot Realm cultivator. You stinky outsider... cough, I mean, if you really are Miss's friend, then don't go and cause trouble."

Chapter 261 Reuniting with an Old Friend

Outside the City of Eternal Night, at Yellow Wind Ridge.

The setting sun casts a golden glow, while sandstorms rage across the sky.

The man wore mechanical arm armor, his aura was powerful yet extremely chaotic, like a raging lion. His left eye was bloodshot, and he held a huge rock that could be seen anywhere on the sand behind him, as if he were protecting a priceless treasure.

Standing opposite him were five disciples of the Lingxi Sect, dressed in standard mechanical armor, who slowly surrounded the man from four directions.

Among them were four Open Source Realm cultivators, led by a female disciple of the Spirit Pivot Realm. She was beautiful with delicate features, and despite wearing heavy standard armor, her slender figure was still undeniable.

It was none other than Mo Shuhan.

Four years have passed, and the shy little girl has blossomed into a graceful young woman.

Despite having only been a disciple for four years and coming from a humble background, her cultivation progressed rapidly, making her one of the most outstanding young talents. Her beauty also attracted countless suitors.

At this moment, her gaze was calm as she said:

"Jiang Kuangren, surrender now! You're surrounded!"

"Lingxi Sect, you filthy Lingxi Sect! You call yourselves a righteous sect, yet you dare to lay a hand on my junior sister? You'll have to step over my dead body first!"

Another Lingxi Sect disciple directly shattered the man's illusions:

"Junior sister? You've already killed your junior sister with your own hands. That thing behind you is clearly a rock!"

"No—! You can't lie to me! She, she's right behind me, she's not dead, she's holding my hand right now."

As he spoke, Jiang Kuangren exerted a slight force with his mechanical arm armor, his five fingers easily gripping the crack in the rock, as if he had actually grasped something.

"Don't speak later, and don't provoke him any further. Hush, this guy has completely gone mad. That double-arm armor is a second-hand fourth-level artifact, which is extremely difficult to deal with. This is the culprit behind his madness. You use the array plate given by the elder to guard the outside, and I will go in to deal with him."

The four agreed and each took out an array plate, poured spiritual power into it, and a beam of orange-yellow light shot out from it, covering an area of ​​a hundred miles.

This is a four-stage power-enhancing artifact—the [Thousand-Pound Plate]!

After use, it can not only deploy a magic array to restrict the enemy's escape, but also apply immense gravity to a specific target, thereby greatly slowing down its movement speed.

On Mo Shuhan's side, three emerald green puppets were released. These puppets were over eight feet tall, with arms shaped like crossbows and claws covering the muzzle. They looked heroic and extraordinary, like a god of war descending to earth.

"Wow, it's actually the Mo family's limited edition third-tier puppet [Mo Xia Type C]! I finally saved up enough spirit stones to buy one, but it's sold out."

"That's right. Our Senior Sister Mo is a young lady from a branch of the Mo family. I heard from others that Senior Sister Mo participated in the research and development of this type of puppet."

"Hmm, three-turn puppets, mass production, I really can't even imagine it."

The midstream forces imposed a technological and resource blockade on the downstream. The most typical example is the limited sale of third-tier spirit cores, which has led to the stagnation of downstream puppetry technology and created a significant gap between the midstream and downstream in puppetry development.

A third-level puppet is equivalent to the combat power of the Spirit Pivot Realm. In the lower ranks, it can serve as a sect elder, but some large families in the middle ranks can achieve a certain degree of mass production, which is something that the lower ranks would not even dare to dream of.

If there's any downside, it's the price. Both the cost and the selling price are very high. If measured against the terrifying prices in the mid-range market, a complete three-stage puppet costs anywhere from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, far exceeding puppets of the same stage.

Mo Shuhan started with three third-stage puppets. While the disciples were envious, they were also secretly relieved, knowing that the sect mission was definitely going to be a sure thing.

These puppets had no spirits; they were all personally manipulated by Mo Shuhan using his divine sense. The three puppets surrounded Jiang Kuangren from different directions and engaged him in battle.

Jiang Kuangren was suppressed by the magic array, making it extremely difficult for him to move. Although he was holding a fourth-level automaton, he was still worried and was determined to protect the stone behind him at all costs.

In addition, the three puppets themselves were quite powerful, and Mo Shuhan controlled them extremely well. She could multitask and make the three puppets cooperate with each other. Therefore, Jiang Kuangren quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

At this moment, Yan Ou stepped forward and fired a command arrow from his crossbow, which struck Jiang Kuangren squarely in the chest. Jiang Kuangren was sent flying uncontrollably and crashed heavily into the rocks behind him.

boom!

The boulder shattered instantly upon impact.

As the dust settled, Jiang Kuangren got up from the sand, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked up to see the rubble all over the ground. His pupils immediately contracted.

To outsiders, these might just be rubble, but to him, they became his junior sister's corpse.

His junior sister just died from sitting on his butt!

"No!"

The man roared and howled, his eyes dimming as if his heart had turned to ashes, but a moment later, they burst forth with a fierce light again.

"It's all your fault! You cold-hearted people, I'll make you pay with your lives!"

The man let out a long howl, and his aura surged. Mo Shuhan knew something was wrong and hurriedly manipulated the puppet to retreat, but Jiang Kuangren, in his rage, was even faster. He rushed forward and grabbed one of the puppets by the neck.

With a crisp snap, the four-rotor mechanical arm armor exerted its force and actually ripped the puppet's head off!

Previously, that stone was both a concern and a constraint for him. Now that his junior sister is dead, Jiang Kuangren has completely entered a state of ruthlessness, sparing no expense and disregarding the consequences, launching an attack on Mo Shuhan like a madman.

With one of the three puppets lost, the remaining two could not hold on and quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

The situation instantly reversed. The opponent seized the opportunity, took three quick steps, and flew forward, quickly arriving in front of Mo Shuhan and throwing a punch at her.

boom!