Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 566 - 290、Transaction with Red Dust Pavilion_2

"This should suffice to attest to Xu Mou’s sincerity," Xu Xing added.

As he finished speaking, the expressions of Dai Ji and Lady Han in the room were distinctly different. The former was proud, while the latter was uneasy.

The Cultivation World is inherently cruel—a place where the strong prey on the weak, and the weak must cling to the strong to survive.

Although Xu Xing’s words might have sounded disrespectful towards Dai Ji, once she became his concubine, her power would be inextricably linked with his. The stronger Xu Xing grew, the happier she would be.

"This... Our Sect..."

Cold sweat beaded on Lady Han’s forehead. A deficit of two hundred million Spirit Shells in the pavilion’s coffers meant difficult days ahead for her in the Red Dust Pavilion.

"How about this," Xu Xing glanced at Lady Han, whose expression was conflicted, and proactively suggested, "Let’s say my Butian Sect discovered a Demon Lair. This Demon Lair..."

The Demon Lair at Qingli Ridge in the Northern Wilderness was currently the Butian Sect’s foremost problem. While useless to Righteous Monks, it was an invaluable treasure to demonic cultivators, who would risk death to seize it.

Given this, why not pass this trouble to the Red Dust Pavilion...

Although the cultivators of the Red Dust Pavilion did not practice demonic techniques, the Pavilion itself was neither entirely righteous nor evil. Its members had explored the path of dual cultivation not only with Righteous Monks.

The difference between Freelance Cultivators and sects lies precisely here. Sects accumulated resources and had far more ways to earn them than Freelance Cultivators, who relied on their various Immortal Cultivation Arts.

"Is it the Demon Lair in Qingli Ridge?" Lady Han lifted her Qiufu, a glimmer of joy in her eyes, and quickly replied.

She hadn’t expected such a dark situation to suddenly brighten.

"However, two hundred million Spirit Shells... that’s too little. The Demon Lair is worth far more..."

"If I handle this well, I can not only help Master Xu gain more resources but also absolve myself of blame..."

Lady Han’s mind raced as she began to plan how to gain some benefits from this.

"Of course, I can draft up a plan for Master Xu right now; we don’t need to disturb the Ancestor at this moment..."

After a moment of thought, Lady Han collected herself. Seeing Xu Xing’s calm expression, she recalled something and quickly gave her assurance.

"This is my means of communication."

"Once Master Xu leaves the token, he can take Junior and leave."

She removed a jade pendant from her waist, activated it with a technique, and sent it to Xu Xing.

"Very well..."

"I hope Lady Han won’t play any tricks. Otherwise, with Xu Mou’s methods, the Red Dust Pavilion might not remain unscathed..."

Xu Xing nodded, took out the Sect Leader’s token from his Storage Bag, and tossed it to Lady Han. He then cast a warning glance at her and spoke.

Although the Sect Leader’s token was his personal token and keepsake, if Lady Han were to use it for coercion later, he would have a strong excuse. His recent severe injury and unconsciousness would serve as a good reason. A mere token wouldn’t be enough to doom him.

After settling matters with Lady Han, Xu Xing encountered no obstacles and easily led Dai Ji out of the Qiming Kingdom’s Capital.

"Master Xu, where will we go next? The Nanhua Sect? Or the North Wilderness?"

Aloft on a cloud, Dai Ji steered their Escaping Light southeast. She glanced back at Xu Xing, who was cross-legged, ostensibly "recovering from his injuries," and asked cautiously.

The southeast direction led to the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, one of the Ten Great Upper Sects.

Going to the Flying Feather Immortal Palace, wouldn’t that be walking into a trap? If they met Chi Yuan, Xu Xing might escape with his Divine Powers, but her own chances were uncertain.

"This time, Xu Mou abducted you. Even if Chi Yuan seeks retribution, he won’t trouble you, a Pride of Heaven of the Red Dust Pavilion..."

"Otherwise, why would Xu Mou have insisted that Lady Han acknowledge this as an abduction, rather than you willingly accompanying me..."

Xu Xing opened his eyes, retracted the Spirit Pearl—now reduced to whitish-gray ash—into his Storage Bag, stood up, walked to Dai Ji’s side, and said softly.

"The Demon Lair..."

"Though it’s a difficult matter for us on the Righteous Path, if there were no benefits, why would Lady Han agree so easily?"

He took hold of Dai Ji’s soft, boneless hand and placed it in his own.

"Husband..."

Seeing this, Dai Ji’s expression softened. She naturally settled into Xu Xing’s lap and sweetly called, "Husband."

She pondered this carefully. Following Xu Xing’s reasoning, she realized his earlier words were indeed true. While the Demon Lair was detrimental to the Righteous Path, selling it to demonic cultivators wasn’t necessarily a risk-free, high-profit venture either. Besides, if Xu Xing hadn’t truly considered her, he could have just taken the two hundred million Spirit Shells. Why waste words on her and Lady Han?

"We are going southeast because Xu Mou knows of a Teleportation Array that leads to another state..."

Xu Xing’s gaze flickered a few times as he shared some of his future plans.

Taking Dai Ji from the Red Dust Pavilion served two purposes. Besides not wanting Dai Ji to die because of this, Xu Xing also wanted to use this incident to announce to the world that he, Xu Xing, was still alive and had escaped Chi Yuan’s grasp. The Red Dust Pavilion might grit its teeth and accept the loss of two hundred million Spirit Shells. But Dai Ji was different. Although not worth two hundred million Spirit Shells, her fame had been widely spread by the Red Dust Pavilion, known throughout the land. The matter of Dai Ji’s abduction... would be hard to hide even if they tried. Once this was accomplished, the Butian Sect would have no worries about its rear and could continue its development in the Northern Wilderness.

"Were you testing me, Husband?" Dai Ji, being intelligent, detected a hint of probing in Xu Xing’s words. She grasped Xu Xing’s large hand and sighed softly, "I am already your woman now, Husband. How could I betray you?"

"This time, Dai Ji willingly follows Husband; it was not a forced abduction..." she said seriously.

Becoming Xu Xing’s concubine had been somewhat arbitrary... but most marriages in the world were like this. Couples often married without ever meeting, by their parents’ order and the matchmaker’s arrangement, thereafter living respectfully together...

"As long as Husband does not forsake me, I will not forsake Husband..." Dai Ji said urgently.

"Your words..."

"Are rather similar to an old acquaintance of Xu Mou."

Hearing Dai Ji’s words, Xu Xing gradually let go of some of his frivolous feelings towards her.

He removed his hand from Dai Ji, nodded, and replied, "Although Xu Mou can be calculating, Xu Mou is also a person who values sentiment..."

"As long as Immortal Lady Dai Ji does nothing to wrong Xu Mou, Xu Mou is not one to betray his concubines..."

Hearing this, Dai Ji’s anxious heart gradually settled.

Ordinary people face many constraints. But Xu Xing, standing at the apex of the Cultivation World, would not. As long as he kept his word, her life would be secure. This was also why she dared to align herself with a powerful person like Xu Xing.

After this "heart-to-heart" with Dai Ji, Xu Xing did not linger. After some thought, he flicked his sleeve, employed the Fire Cloud Escape technique, and began to rush Dai Ji towards Wangchuan Sea at full speed.

Having reached the Nascent Soul Stage in cultivation, and with combat strength ranking first below the Nascent Soul Stage... The Cross-State Teleportation Array connecting the two states was no longer a fatal secret to Xu Xing. Now, he wanted to maximize the benefits of this Cross-State Teleportation Array, and a helper was indispensable. Wu Miao’s cultivation was too weak; she had only recently reached the Dao Pill Realm. Zuoqiu Ying had too many entangling interests and, being only a Dao Pill Daoist, couldn’t offer much help. Dai Ji... became the most suitable candidate. Her cultivation, background, and worldly wisdom all made Dai Ji extremely suitable to manage trade and intelligence between the two states.

If their bond was based merely on emotion, Xu Xing would still worry about Dai Ji’s betrayal... But with such enormous benefits involved, Xu Xing couldn’t imagine Dai Ji remaining loyal enough to the Red Dust Pavilion to forsake them.

As for cultivation methods... he wasn’t lacking Nascent Soul Level Cultivation Methods.

"You are Xu Mou’s concubine. Aside from making a Heart Demon Oath and a Dao Oath to keep secrets..."

"Nothing else is necessary."

More than ten days later, upon reaching the cave where the Cross-State Teleportation Array was located, Xu Xing glanced at Dai Ji, who was following him, and said in a deep voice.

The Heart Demon Oath and Dao Oath were merely common secrecy measures used by Righteous Path sects. The Demon Way, however, was far more ruthless, often extracting a strand of a cultivator’s Divine Soul to create Divine Soul Cards.