Bai Sha’s goal had been crystal clear from the very beginning: to obtain the Ancient Forbidden Artifact in Ding Lei’s possession.
Although she still didn’t know the specifics of that artifact, the mere fact that the Simulator craved it told Bai Sha that she absolutely had to acquire it.
But how could she snatch an Ancient Forbidden Artifact from the hands of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator?
Bai Sha already had an idea in mind. The first step was to go to the Friends Section in the communication interface and enter a name—Yu Ye.
After she found the name, Bai Sha directly sent a friend request, appending a note to the application: “I know the whereabouts of your daughter.”
This Yu Ye was none other than the father of the Purple Horn Electric Eel, Yu Manman!
In her last life, after learning that Yu Manman’s father was a Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator, Bai Sha had deliberately fished for detailed information about Yu Ye from Yu Manman—all for this very life.
The friend request was sent, but it didn’t get an immediate response.
Bai Sha didn’t mind and exited the Friends Section first. She then glanced at the Announcement Section and the Chat Section before entering the Announcement Section to have a look.
“Is official information always this dry?”
After skimming a few lines, she exited and entered the Chat Section.
—There’s a Thousand River Abyss Ruins in Sunlight Sea. Anyone going? Foundation Establishment and above, come.—
—Seeking to buy Snow Spirit Grass. Huge demand required. A commission has already been posted in the commission interface. The buying price is higher than the Dream Ruins’ purchase price.—
—Long Ling has been wanted for three years. She’s been active in Sunlight Sea the whole time, yet no one can catch her. Why is that? Isn’t she only at Foundation Establishment?—
—Everyone be careful! The Devil Cultivator Di Xuan has come to Sunlight Sea again. Don’t run into her, or you’re guaranteed to die!—
—From time to time, Human Cultivators come into the sea to hunt Demon Cultivators for materials. Is there no one who can do anything about this? Aren’t we Demon Cultivators living, breathing lives too?—
Her gaze swept over several posts in the Chat Section. Bai Sha clicked on one of them to check the replies.
“Human Cultivators have been treating us as materials for years, not just this one or that. If it could be solved, it would’ve been solved long ago.”
“The Demon Cultivator powerhouses all know about this issue, but the situation remains unchanged. Guess why?”
“Stop beating around the bush upstairs. The fact is, the Demon Cultivators are weak. Having a place to stand in the sea is already good enough. How dare we openly defy the Human Cultivators? As long as they don’t go too far, the Demon Cultivator powerhouses just turn a blind eye.”
“We’ve got it good compared to the Demon Cultivators on land, who are truly pitiful. They can only hide deep in the mountains and forests.”
“Anyway, if you can come to Sunlight Sea, come. Don’t stay in border seas near the mainland like the Eastern Sea. That’s like offering yourself up as materials and waiting for Human Cultivators to harvest you.”
“Sunlight Sea isn’t safe either. Just look at another post saying the Devil Cultivator Di Xuan has arrived. That Devil Maiden is genuinely terrifying.”
Reply after reply floated past Bai Sha’s eyes.
Reading them, she couldn’t help but feel a little conflicted inside.
The plight of the Demon Cultivators made her sigh, though she would never hate humans the way other Demon Cultivators did. After all, before transmigrating into this Cultivation World, she herself had been human.
After exiting that post, Bai Sha clicked on the one about the Devil Empress Di Xuan to read it.
Human cultivators were highly diverse. Common ones like the cultivators of the Wind-Thunder Observatory were Dao Cultivators. There were also Buddhist Cultivators, Ghost Cultivators, Devil Cultivators, and the like. Deep-seated grudges often existed between these groups.
Dao Cultivators and Buddhist Cultivators were considered the orthodox schools and occupied the Profound Verdant Continent. Ghost Cultivators and Devil Cultivators survived by the skin of their teeth, constantly hunted by Dao and Buddhist forces all over the continent.
The Devil Empress Di Xuan belonged to the Devil Cultivators, yet she was exceptionally high-profile. Clearly, she possessed the capital to back up such audacity.
Bai Sha opened the post just to see the excitement. After flipping through a few pages of replies, she exited.
Next, she clicked open one post after another in the Chat Section, rapidly expanding her understanding of the Cultivation World. What had once been a hazy picture of this world gradually became richer and clearer in her eyes.
After reading for a good while, Bai Sha exited the Chat Section, then exited the communication interface, and opened the commission interface.
The commission interface had two sections: Regular and Wanted.
The Regular Section contained normal commissions. Any Demon Cultivator in the Demon Alliance could post a commission, and they needed to offer Contribution Points as the reward. The moment a commission was posted, those points were temporarily deducted, so there was no need to worry about an employer trying to weasel out of payment after a commission was completed.
The Wanted Section contained warrants issued by the Demon Alliance itself—all official bounties targeting those who had offended the Alliance or harmed its interests.
Killing these wanted targets could earn huge Contribution Point rewards, so many decently skilled Demon Cultivators kept their eyes glued to the Wanted Section every day, searching for suitable prey.
Bai Sha entered the Wanted Section for a look, but once she saw that every wanted target was at least at the Foundation Establishment stage, she decisively backed out.
She then checked the Regular Section. This section of the commission interface was the primary way Demon Alliance members earned Contribution Points.
Collect materials.
Guard a Cave Abode.
Escort goods.
Protect a target.
Instruct in cultivation.
There were all kinds of commissions, though there were no assassination requests—likely forbidden.
After browsing a while, Bai Sha came to the sad realization that at her cultivation level, the only commissions she could take were some ore-mining ones.
“Early Qi Condensation… still not enough.”
She deeply understood just how weak she was. She might need to find a suitable place to properly focus on cultivation. The technique she possessed was at the Demon Core stage, and her cultivation speed was still much faster than with most other methods.
Just then, a notification drifted across her Dream Ruins Panel.
“Yu Ye has accepted your friend request.”
Bai Sha’s eyes brightened. She immediately exited the commission interface, entered the communication interface, and opened the Friends Section.
Inside the Friends Section, the two names Yin Sha and Yu Ye were displayed, and Yu Ye’s name was blinking—it meant a message had been sent over.
