Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 259 - 257 Nascent Soul Elderly Care
Chapter 259: Chapter 257: Nascent Soul Elderly Care
Chapter 259: Chapter 257: Nascent Soul Elderly Care
The sound of gears interlocking rang out, and Shen Luoyan and Long Xingtian, with Ning Daoran, ascended straight to the eighth floor of Slaying Immortal Tower in an antique-looking elevator.
The moment they stepped out of the elevator, a picture of strict prohibitions filled their view. The eighth floor was heavily guarded, with armored soldiers wielding pitch-black spears, and Golden Core cultivators lurking in the shadows to watch everything.
Ning Daoran was pleasantly surprised. As his gaze swept around, he saw that this eighth layer formed its own world. Two stone steles covered in vines stood tall, and on those stone steles were listed the Killer List and the Bounty List.
On the left stele, shrouded in blood-red evil Qi, names were listed from top to bottom. The name at the very top was Shen Luoyan’s, and surprisingly, Vice Tower Master Long Xingtian was only in the fourth place!
“Elder Zhang.”
Shen Luoyan approached a stone wall not far from the Bounty List, tapped it lightly with her knuckle, and said, “Stop sleeping, someone’s submitting a bounty.”
“Hum~~~”
Eventually, rustling sounds came from within the stone wall, and then layers of prohibitions began to unravel. A section of the wall shifted to reveal an extremely aged face—it was Elder Zhang, as referred to by Shen Luoyan.
Ning Daoran glanced over and immediately sensed the man’s aura, even without extending his Golden Core Divine Sense.
Nascent Soul Early Stage!
In a flash, all manner of thoughts ran wildly through Ning Daoran’s mind. Wasn’t it too pretentious for Slaying Immortal Tower to have a Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioner just to collect bounty submissions?
It was known that a Nascent Soul Early Stage patriarch could support a super sect comparable to the Ten Great Immortal Sects! The Jiuyun Sect, spanning both Qingzhou and Kuizhou states, only had a Golden Core Late Stage Jiuyun Shangren in residence!
Noticing Ning Daoran’s confusion, Shen Luoyan smiled faintly and telepathically said, “You may not know this, but Slaying Immortal Tower has branches all over the Eastern Wilderness Cultivation World, and it is connected to various sects and loose cultivators.
Elder Zhang was originally the deputy sect master of one of the Ten Great Sects and came to the Main Altar of Yizhou Town Immortal Tower to enjoy leisure after growing tired of mundane sect affairs.”
“Uh…”
Ning Daoran nodded. The cultivators and demon beasts on the Slaying Immortal Tower’s Bounty List were very powerful, and ordinary entries simply couldn’t make it onto the list, indicating how peaceful the job here was. It was likely that months or even half a year could pass without anyone claiming the bounty.
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“Kid, who are you?”
From within the stone wall, Elder Zhang squinted at Ning Daoran.
“Junior is the Independent Practitioner Jianjia.”
“Oh, so it’s you…”
After taking a look at Ning Daoran’s Identity jade token, Elder Zhang asked, “What have you brought?”
Ning Daoran handed over the head of the Shadow Wolf King.
“Oh?”
Elder Zhang showed a hint of surprise and said, “That demon wolf was notoriously cunning. I once chased after it for a while, but it always managed to slip away. It’s rather unexpected that it fell into your hands. How did you kill it?”
“Cough, cough…”
Shen Luoyan, standing nearby with arms crossed, coughed softly.
“Humph!”
Elder Zhang gave Ning Daoran an annoyed look and said, “The Tower Master really favors you. Could it be she’s taken a fancy to you? No, that’s not right. Back when I was young, I was much more handsome than you.”
Ning Daoran bowed with respect and replied, “It shows.”
Shen Luoyan rolled her eyes and said sternly, “Elder Zhang, get to your task. Too much idle talk!”
With a light snort, Elder Zhang took out a sliver of Divine Soul from within the Wolf King’s head and compared it with the Divine Soul Mark on the Bounty List, quickly confirmed the identity.
“Take it.”
Elder Zhang raised his hand, using a wisp of Nascent Soul Power to erase the Shadow Wolf King’s name from the Bounty List. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he tossed a Storage Bag to Ning Daoran. Inside the unassuming bag were a whopping fifty thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones!
“Many thanks, senior!”
Ning Daoran’s face lit up with delight as he tucked the Storage Bag into his chest.
‘Quite the money-grubber…’
Shen Luoyan watched on the side, somewhat speechlessly.
Long Xingtian smiled slightly; this youngster had some traits that reminded him of his younger days!
“Kid…”
From within the stone wall, Elder Zhang tossed a silver Token and said, “The Shadow Wolf King was ranked 24th on the Bounty List. By slaying it, you’ve gained enough status to join the ranks of Silver Killers. Here’s the Token, keep it safe and don’t let anyone steal it. While this silver Token might not be precious, it does represent the face of our Slaying Immortal Tower.”
“Thank you, senior!”
Ning Daoran secured the Silver Token.
“Whoosh!”
Elder Zhang closed the “service window”, rustling back to sleep.
Shen Luoyan rolled her eyes. If it weren’t for her turn to patrol this floor as Tower Master, she certainly wouldn’t want to put up with these peculiar old men.
…
Ning Daoran infused Mana into his Identity jade token and discovered that it now contained a score.
One thousand five hundred points.
Killing the Shadow Wolf King had earned him no small number of points.
With enough points, one could exchange for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and other opportunities needed from within Slaying Immortal Tower.
Inside the Jade Talisman, a whole array of treasures presented themselves at a glance.
Even the top-ranked item was the legendary Nascent Condensing Pill, which, however, required a whopping one hundred thousand points to exchange—essentially out of the question.
Ning Daoran looked through the list and eventually settled on an item.
It was a blood-red Demon Core, rich with Demon Qi, much more potent than any he had seen before!
Fourth-tier Middle Grade, Tiger King Core!
This was a genuine Nascent Soul Middle Stage Demon Beast’s core!
Coincidentally, if he wanted to successfully refine the Third-tier top-grade Flowing Fire Demon God Array, he needed a Nascent Soul core at the Array Eye or its power would be greatly reduced!
Even using a core from a Golden Core Late Stage Demon Beast as a substitute wouldn’t be able to unleash the full power of the Flowing Fire Demon God Array!
That Fourth-tier Middle Grade Demon Core could be exchanged for ten thousand points.
A considerable, but not unattainable, sum.
Ning Daoran took a deep breath. On his first day at Slaying Immortal Tower, he already had a goal in mind.
He then began to check the names on the Bounty List, preparing for future point-scoring ventures.
“Hm?”
When he looked up, a highly familiar name caught his eye on the Bounty List.
Long Zhuojun, ranked at 36th, just slightly below the Shadow Wolf King, but not by much.
“Tower Master.”
Ning Daoran stated indifferently, “The White Dragon City Lord, Long Zhuojun is also on the Bounty List?”
“Exactly.”
Shen Luoyan hooked her lips up slightly, “Does it surprise you? Long Zhuojun is a scheming character who has offended many. It’s no wonder that his name appears on the list.”
She turned to Ning Daoran and asked, “Interested?”
“Not yet, it’s not the time.”
Ning Daoran knew very well that he still had to stay in the White Dragon Immortal City for a few more years to gather more True Blood Pills and earn more Spirit Stones to build a solid foundation for his future of “Four Seas as Home”.
Moreover, Long Zhuojun was always holed up in the city, surrounded by his followers, and as a Late-stage Baodan Martial Artist with an extremely resilient body, such individuals were not easily killed.
“Tower Master, it’s not that Long Zhuojun is particularly strong, but many Gold Medal Killers in Slaying Immortal Tower, including those at the Nascent Soul Stage, have failed to kill him. I’m quite puzzled by this.”
“It’s simple.”
Shen Luoyan chuckled lightly, “Long Zhuojun plays both sides of the law and has wide connections. It’s easy to kill Long Zhuojun, but the trouble that follows could be endless. Most of our Tower’s Gold Medal Killers could kill him for sure, but many have to consider the welfare of their descendants to prevent retaliation.
Secondly, you’ve seen it yourself—the Tower is full of masters, but each has grown quite old and can’t be bothered to vie for a spot on the rankings. Even if they could kill Long Zhuojun, they’d rather sit back, drink tea, and enjoy their remaining days. Plus, as the Lord of White Dragon City with many underlings, Long Zhuojun isn’t so easy to kill.”
“Understood.”
Ning Daoran nodded, then his gaze landed on a particular entry in the Bounty List.
The Green-maned Demon Wolf, Third-tier Middle-level, often lurking in the depths of the White Pine Forest within White Dragon City’s territory. The bounty offered was ten thousand Spirit Stones and five hundred points.
“This…”
Ning Daoran pointed and a trace of Evergreen Technique Power landed on the Green-maned Demon Wolf’s name. Instantly, a beam of light poured back toward the silver Token in his chest.
Was that how a mission was accepted?
Ning Daoran pulled out the killer’s Silver, and after channeling Mana into it, indeed, the aura and frequently visited locations of the Green-maned Demon Wolf appeared—very detailed.
Such bounties were likely beneath the notice of Slaying Immortal Tower’s Nascent Soul stage old monsters, and the Golden Core assassins might not necessarily be up for the job, as a Third-tier Middle-level Demon Beast could go toe-to-toe with a Human Clan Golden Core Late Stage Practitioner!
Right away, Ning Daoran’s face lit up with excitement. Accepting a task and earning points and Spirit Stones afterward—this was all too familiar for this gaming enthusiast.
Upon seeing Ning Daoran’s face, Shen Luoyan too brightened up. Slaying Immortal Tower, having been dubbed the “Nascent Soul Elderly Care” for too long, hadn’t seen anyone proactively take on missions to clear out these intermediate-level tasks for ages!
“Tower Master, might I take a quick leave and return soon?”
“Mm.”
Shen Luoyan yawned lazily, “You are now a Silver Killer of our Slaying Immortal Tower. Do as you please; there’s no need to notify me. Since everything here is settled, I’m going to catch up on sleep.”
Saying that, Shen Luoyan turned and floated towards the top floor to sleep.
Long Xingtian too bid farewell and soon departed.
…
Ning Daoran drifted away from Slaying Immortal Tower.
As he neared the outer perimeter of the great Array’s prohibitions, his waist’s Identity jade token glowed faintly, and the Array sensed it, opening a small gap for Ning Daoran to leave.
A breath flickered atop an ancient tree—a Slaying Immortal Tower expert stationed to watch over the prohibitions, Golden Core Late Stage!
Unbelievable, Golden Core Late Stage, and they’re only guarding the gate of Slaying Immortal Tower?
Ning Daoran spun around, with the Unmoving Ming King Divine Technique surging, and in a turn, he transformed into a golden Tunneling light, vanishing into the dense forest where few ventured.
At dawn, just as sunrise was about to break, a figure returned to Slaying Immortal Tower; it was Ning Daoran, disguised as the Independent Practitioner Jianjia. In his right hand, he carried a blood-stained Azure Dragon Spear, and in his left, a blood-stained head of a demon wolf.
On the eighth floor of Slaying Immortal Tower, when he knocked on the stone wall “service window,” he almost thought he saw a golden question mark hovering above Elder Zhang’s impatient old face.
