Hearing Elder Gou say he had a piece of news for him, Lu Ming looked at him in confusion.
Right then, a voice transmission entered his ears.
“Near Black Fiend City, the All Beings Equal secret realm, which only opens once every ten thousand years, is about to open.”
Hearing this, Lu Ming was rather puzzled. He hadn't expected such a thing.
But what kind of place was this All Beings Equal secret realm? How did it make everyone equal?
Just then, Elder Gou's voice transmission continued:
“This All Beings Equal secret realm will fix and unify everyone's cultivation at the same realm.”
Lu Ming looked at Elder Gou in confusion. “By suppressing cultivation?”
Elder Gou shook his head, then nodded.
This action instantly left Lu Ming dazed. What did that mean?
“The reason the All Beings Equal secret realm is called that is because it doesn't just suppress cultivation—it also raises it...”
“What do you mean?”
Lu Ming looked at Elder Gou with some surprise.
He had only ever heard of secret realms that suppressed cultivation. This was his first time hearing of one that could raise it.
Just then, Elder Gou's voice transmission continued:
“Once inside the All Beings Equal secret realm, the cultivation of everyone who enters will be locked at the Nascent Soul stage...”
As Elder Gou explained further, Lu Ming gained a basic understanding of this All Beings Equal secret realm.
The main feature of this secret realm was absolute equality—high cultivations were suppressed, and low cultivations were elevated.
Even if someone at the Qi Refining stage entered, they would be boosted to the Nascent Soul stage. Conversely, even a Mahayana stage cultivator would be suppressed to the Nascent Soul stage...
Most importantly, the secret realm contained not only countless immortal herbs, spiritual medicines, and rare forging materials, but also the breakthrough grass that drove everyone mad. This breakthrough grass could elevate a cultivator's cultivation by a whole major realm, regardless of their current level, and it had absolutely no side effects.
This was precisely what drove many high-level cultivators crazy. After all, the further along a cultivator was, the harder it became to make progress.
For example, a Unity-stage cultivator who wanted to reach the Mahayana stage would have to expend an unimaginable amount of natural treasures and time.
Even then, success was not guaranteed. Yet, the breakthrough grass was just that overbearing and miraculous—it granted a direct breakthrough.
As for whether the breakthrough grass could directly elevate someone from the Mahayana stage to ascension into the Immortal Realm, no one knew.
This was because, according to the records of the Xuantian Continent, no Mahayana cultivator had ever tried it.
As Lu Ming left the black market, his mind was still occupied with thoughts of the All Beings Equal secret realm.
“Boss, are we going to enter this All Beings Equal secret realm?” Big Yellow communicated with Lu Ming through its divine sense.
Lu Ming hesitated for a moment, then replied: “Let's wait here for now; Third Junior Brother might show up too. According to Elder Gou, many demonic cultivators from the Eastern and Northern Provinces will gather here, and high-level cultivators from the Central Province might even show up.”
Big Yellow nodded in agreement, content to follow its boss's lead.
“Hmm?”
Just then, Lu Ming frowned. He spotted a familiar figure—Diao San.
However, the man's current situation didn't seem good. He was being dragged into an alleyway.
Without wasting any words, Lu Ming immediately pulled on a hood. Seeing this, Big Yellow quickly followed suit and slipped one over its head as well.
“Senior, please, can you return the recovery pills from my storage bag to me?” Diao San, his face deathly pale, was hugging the thigh of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, begging desperately.
The Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator's pale face was filled with impatience.
“Kid, let go! Don't think that just because killing is forbidden in Black Fiend City, I won't actually dare to kill you. At worst, I'll just pay a fine!” With that, the Foundation Establishment cultivator kicked Diao San away.
“Senior, I beg of you! My younger brother is still waiting for those pills to save his life!”
Splat...
Just as Diao San had lost all hope, a spray of warm blood splattered onto his face.
Diao San stared blankly. The fierce and malicious Foundation Establishment cultivator had already collapsed before him.
Looking up, he saw two hooded figures standing in front of him. They looked somewhat familiar.
Before he could speak, a flurry of footsteps echoed nearby.
“Hey, you two killed someone. Are you going to pay with your lives, or pay a fine?” Two Foundation Establishment cultivators wearing the uniform of the Black Fiend City guards rushed over.
First, they snatched up the dead cultivator's storage bag. Then, they drew their spirit swords and pointed them at Lu Ming and Big Yellow.
“How many spirit stones?” Lu Ming asked directly.
“For a Foundation Establishment cultivator, two thousand spirit stones,” one of the guards replied, glancing at the corpse on the ground.
Without hesitation, Lu Ming retrieved two thousand one hundred spirit stones from his storage bag.
Seeing the spirit stones radiating spiritual energy on the ground, the two guards exchanged a look. They immediately sheathed their spirit swords and scooped up the spirit stones from the ground.
This young hero was truly generous. This was exactly the kind of person they liked most.
After all, they only needed to hand over two thousand spirit stones to the city. The extra one hundred spirit stones could go straight into their own pockets.
“Young hero, this is our Black Fiend City's buy-five-get-one-free killing coupon.” With that, one of the guards handed a token directly to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming took the token. On one side was the emblem of Black Fiend City, and on the other, the words “Buy Five, Get One Free” were written.
Lu Ming's mouth twitched. They could do this?
In his previous life, he had only seen discounts for shopping, dining, and other various things. He truly hadn't expected that killing people in the cultivation world would come with discounts too.
Big Yellow's eyes rolled as well. It was a real eye-opener. Spirit stones were indeed wonderful things; it would have to work hard to make money in the future.
Seeing Lu Ming accept the token, the two guards were delighted.
“Young hero, if you want to kill anyone or any beasts in the future, we hope you'll try your best to do it in the sector we brothers are in charge of... We'll make things convenient for you then,” one of the guards pitched with a warm smile, showing none of his previous grim majesty.
Lu Ming was shocked once more. “Uh, sure...”
“Then we won't disturb you any longer, young hero. Please, carry on...” With that, the two guards swept up the corpse and vanished from before them.
“Thank you, Seniors, for saving my life,” Diao San hurriedly thanked them. The moment Lu Ming had spoken earlier, Diao San had recognized his voice.
However, since Lu Ming had been talking with the guards, he hadn't wanted to interrupt.
“What happened to you?” Lu Ming asked, looking at the injured Diao San.
Diao San's expression darkened. He looked at Lu Ming, but still spoke up: “Please, Senior, save my younger brother. If you can give me a recovery pill, I will definitely repay you...”
The dead cultivator's storage bag had been taken by the guards, and he had no recovery pills left. At this moment, he could only beg Lu Ming and hope for the best.
“Lead the way. I'll go take a look with you.”
Hearing Lu Ming agree, Diao San was overjoyed. “Thank you, Senior! Thank you, Senior!”
Soon, Lu Ming and Big Yellow followed Diao San to his residence.
...
Boom...
Ye Fan walked out of the alchemy room with a gloomy face.
What kind of joke was this? He actually didn't know how to perform alchemy anymore.
Back when he was an Immortal Emperor several lifetimes ago, his alchemy skills had been excellent. Yet now, he had somehow lost the ability entirely.
Could rebirth have side effects?
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