After returning, Yin Sha first dragged Hong Xing and Hong Gang out from the area saturated with poison. Throughout this process, streaks of flowing light constantly flickered across the surface of her body, resisting the encroaching toxins.
After pulling Hong Xing and Hong Gang to a spot not far from Bai Sha, Yin Sha also settled down beside Bai Sha. The four Demon Cultivators now formed the four points of a square.
Then, with a surge of Demonic Power, an emerald-green bead flew out from Yin Sha’s forehead and hovered above the heads of the four Demon Cultivators. It showered down streams of clear radiance, rapidly dispelling the poison from within their bodies.
“This is…”
Bai Sha, whose poisoning was relatively mild, recovered first and looked up at the emerald-green bead.
Yin Sha offered an explanation: “This is my Magical Tool, the Purifying Heart Bead. I obtained it by chance; it has the ability to expel toxins.”
Normally, a Magical Tool specifically designed for detoxification was too niche. Its lack of general utility meant that if a Qi Condensation Stage Demon Cultivator could exchange Contribution Points for a Magical Tool in the Dream Ruins, this type would never be their first choice.
But Yin Sha had obtained this Purifying Heart Bead unexpectedly, so the situation was different.
She had considered selling it to exchange for a more versatile Magical Tool, but the Dream Ruins always had a relatively low purchase price for various items. Coupled with the fact that other Demon Cultivators had no interest in buying such a specialized Magical Tool, Yin Sha had no choice but to hold onto it.
What she had never expected was that this Magical Tool—once considered bland and tasteless, yet a pity to discard—would prove so crucial today.
With this Purifying Heart Bead, preserving the lives of everyone present wouldn’t be a problem.
Bai Sha’s eyes lit up. “Does that mean you can counter Mo Hen’s poison, Sister Yin Sha?”
“That’s true in principle, but the Purifying Heart Bead takes time to clear the toxins.” Yin Sha shook her head regretfully. “Mo Hen escaped. He still made off with the Fire Jade Stone for himself.”
She had indeed caught up to Mo Hen earlier, and a fight had ensued. But under the influence of the toxins Mo Hen released, she hadn’t been able to stop him. She could only watch helplessly as Mo Hen disappeared from sight, filled with bitter resentment.
“I see…”
Bai Sha couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret as well.
After all, if the Fire Jade Stone had been sold and divided equally, she would have received a share. But now, all of it was in Mo Hen’s possession.
“Damn it! That Mo Hen… he’s that kind of Demon Cultivator?” Hong Xing, having been treated by the Purifying Heart Bead, awoke from his stupor, gritting his teeth in fury.
“I’ll… I’ll beat him to death!” Hong Gang, also just waking, was equally enraged.
He tried to raise his pincers to give a resounding clack to express his anger, but his whole body felt weak and powerless. He barely lifted a pincer before it dropped back down.
A Fire Jade Stone, very likely worth fifteen thousand Contribution Points, had just vanished like that. The loss felt unbearable to all of them.
This also wasn’t something they could get the official Demon Alliance to intervene in. The Demon Alliance would never bother with such trivial matters. If they wanted revenge, they clearly had to rely on themselves.
“Mo Hen…” Yin Sha was also grinding her teeth. “If I ever see him again, I won’t let him get away.”
Bai Sha simply sighed.
Based on her experience from her first and second lives, Yin Sha had never, in the end, managed to do anything to Mo Hen.
A long while later, the Purifying Heart Bead successfully cleared the toxins from everyone’s bodies.
After retrieving the Purifying Heart Bead, Yin Sha said helplessly, “Regardless, let’s head back to the Seven-Colored Shell and hand in our commission.”
Hong Xing and Hong Gang nodded listlessly.
…
At the Seven-Colored Shell, it was still bustling with countless Demons coming and going.
When Bai Sha and the others swam back, their first instinct was to search through the Demon crowd, seemingly hoping to spot Mo Hen.
But unfortunately, after scanning the crowd several times, they couldn’t find any trace of Mo Hen. They could only enter the Seven-Colored Shell, their hearts filled with hatred and resentment.
“Affinities gather, affinities dissolve, affinities must run dry; dreams come, dreams go, dreams turn to naught!”
Bai Sha summoned the Dream Ruins, then opened the commission interface, switched to the general section, and selected ‘Submit Commission’.
Just as Bai Sha made her selection, a strange fluctuation emerged from the Dream Ruins panel before her, enveloping her entire body, including the sack of Water Jade Stones beside her.
In the next instant, the sack rapidly deflated—the Water Jade Stones inside had vanished without a trace.
“Spatial power?”
Bai Sha was somewhat surprised.
This level of power clearly far exceeded Bai Sha’s understanding. At the same time, it filled her with envy. Would she ever have the chance to reach such a level?
With the Simulator she possessed, she might genuinely have that opportunity.
But for that, she needed to increase the Simulation Count on the Simulator. Yet how exactly was she supposed to increase those counts? She was already down to just two…
After a brief moment of daze, Bai Sha shook her head to refocus. She checked the Contribution Points gained from the commission she’d just submitted—500 points.
Her very first earnings were 500 Contribution Points. For the vast majority of Qi Condensation Demon Cultivators, this was an extremely hard-won sum. It was clear that the commission to gather Water Jade Stones was indeed quite lucrative.
Bai Sha looked over the other commissions but couldn’t find any others with such a high cost-effectiveness ratio. The other commissions she was qualified to accept, which would take about a month, typically only yielded two or three hundred Contribution Points.
Exiting the commission interface, Bai Sha entered the trading interface to browse.
‘My Contribution Points are enough to buy a Spell, but not a Magical Tool. As for cultivation techniques, forget about it. An average Qi Condensation technique sells for around 1,000 Contribution Points. Foundation Establishment techniques average around 5,000, and Demon Core techniques are around 30,000…’
After a simple look at the trading interface, Bai Sha couldn’t help but think of the technique she was cultivating: the Raging Waves Art.
She couldn’t find this technique in the technique section. It seemed it wasn’t a publicly available method. But since it was a Demon Core-level technique, its price was likely around that range.
Just then, an idea struck her. She found the option to sell a technique in the technique section and decided to see if she could sell the Raging Waves Art.
This required describing the entire content of the Raging Waves Art, which the Dream Ruins would then verify to confirm if it was a complete technique.
Bai Sha had long since memorized every detail of the Raging Waves Art. She promptly described its entire contents and submitted it for review.
‘Review complete. This technique is confirmed to be a Demon Core-level technique. Value: 15,000 Contribution Points. Sell?’
That fast?
Seeing the information that floated up before her, Bai Sha was somewhat surprised.
Then her attention fixed on the purchase price, and her expression turned strange.
Demon Core-level techniques typically required 30,000 Contribution Points to purchase, but the sale price was only half… What a rip-off! The Dream Ruins was truly ruthless!
Select ‘Sell’.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Bai Sha sold it.
When she saw the balance of 15,500 Contribution Points appear on her Dream Ruins panel, Bai Sha couldn’t help but smile.
So earning Contribution Points was actually that easy?
Maybe in her next life… she could even sell it again?
