Misery: There is a pawn shop here

Chapter 109 Re-attack on Fengyun Mountain

The void shifted, the heavens and earth seemed to turn upside down. Yan Qingcheng felt swirling clouds beneath her feet, and as her black hair brushed against her face, she suddenly felt dizzy. Her slender fingers gripped her skirt tightly, and she heard as if a thousand bells were ringing in unison. When her toes touched the ground, she was greeted by a scene of exquisite flowers and jade-like grasses in full bloom, and the green phoenix trees casting misty shadows.

Looking back, I saw that Yuan'er had run away and was hugging a woman, and the two of them were talking about something.

“That’s Yuan’er’s birth mother. You can call her Third Mother. She was a white ape before, but she has now completely transformed.” Li Xuanxiao noticed Yan Qingcheng’s curious gaze and said.

"Yes, I understand." Yan Qingcheng nodded, then turned around to observe her surroundings. The garden was full of life, but the warm sun hung in the sky without any birds chirping, and the gentle breeze carried a chilling frost. This strange atmosphere, where reality and illusion intertwined, sent a chill down one's spine, making it indescribably eerie.

"This place is a pawnshop, a separate space in the Bitter Realm. It may seem similar, but it is quite different. You can talk to Third Sister for more details. She will guide you. You will work with her to be in charge of cleaning and daily tidying up the pawnshop."

"Yes." Yan Qingcheng curtsied, the pearl hairpin in her dark blue hair trembling slightly. She quietly surveyed this world: a winding corridor stretched into the clouds, bronze bells on the eaves jingled without wind, and in the distance, bronze beasts perched on the eaves of pavilions, the luminous pearls in their mouths glowing with a ghostly blue phosphorescence. It was clearly a human courtyard, yet it was also mysterious and enigmatic.

Although Li Xuanxiao and Yuan'er had briefly told her about the pawnshop on the way to the Sin Pit, she was still somewhat shocked and flustered when she actually saw it with her own eyes. Li Xuanxiao didn't mind, because Yan Qingcheng was, after all, just a sheltered young lady. Even though she was well-educated and reasonable, it would still take her some time to truly accept such things.

As for if she ever wants to leave, Li Xuanxiao will go with her.

At this moment, sensing Li Xuanxiao's return, Deng Jiuwu and Bei Chenyin arrived together. They were both somewhat surprised when they saw Yan Qingcheng, but then looked away.

"Shopkeeper, the transaction of exchanging Dongfang Dingli's sword for Chuan Yuxiao has been completed," Bei Chenyin said first.

As one of the five members of the Prajna Sea, Dongfang Dingli was a notorious swordsman in the Northern Martial World, so Bei Chenyin was naturally familiar with him. However, he was also somewhat surprised that Dongfang Dingli's sword was worth the cost of the Otherworld Demon Realm abandoning part of its plans for the transaction. But as curious as he was, he would not ask any more questions. The pawnshop employees should naturally refrain from having any unnecessary curiosity.

Then Deng Jiuwu followed up by saying, "The Jade Cloud has now been returned to the righteous path, and half of the treasures of the Thousand Evil Cave have been collected. The items have been counted and compiled by Bai Sanniang and me. Please review them, Manager."

As they spoke, Deng Jiuwu presented the neatly organized ledger. Li Xuanxiao didn't even glance at it, simply putting the ledger away. The items were in the pawnshop, and he could easily check them with a single thought, so there was no need for such trouble.

With half of the treasures from the Thousand Evil Cave now stored away, not only have the lost ingots been replenished, but the opening of the realm passage is also just one step away.

The existence of the Eye of Anuruddha was something he deliberately created...

One side attacks, the other defends. In the struggle for the Eye of Anaru, both the righteous path and the otherworldly demon realm will inevitably come to Youjian Pawnshop. This will also become the opportunity for Youjian Pawnshop to open the next path to the next realm.

After all, the pawnshop has been doing business in the realm of suffering for too long, and there are still some customers in other realms.

It's just unknown what kind of situation this next route will bring.

…… ……

"Thank you all for your help this time."

In the Realm of Nothingness, a Taoist priest dressed in white robes with black and white hair was thanking Mu Shaoai, Jianzi Xianji and others. He was the Taoist cultivator who had escaped from the Xuanzong seal earlier, one of the six strings of the Xuanzong, Nianzheng Xuandao Jiufangchi.

Beside Jiu Fangchi was Chuan Yuxiao, who had been rescued by the righteous path through a series of transactions, sacrificing half of Qin Jiaxian's treasures from the Thousand Evil Cave. Although the Otherworld Demon Realm had sent him back, Chuan Yuxiao had suffered a lot of torture from the Otherworld Demon Realm. One of his hands was broken, and all his skills were completely destroyed. He also had countless internal injuries. Everyone was furious, but they all knew that this was not the time to act rashly.

Jiu Fangchi visited the Realm of Nothingness for two reasons: firstly, to bring back Chuan Yuxiao and express his gratitude to the righteous path; and secondly, to discuss future strategies with the righteous path members.

"This time it was all thanks to Qin Jiaxian's sacrifice," Mu Shaoai said leisurely. "What we did was not much."

"Qin Jiaxian? If we meet again another day, Jiu Fangchi will definitely express his sincere gratitude."

Qin Jiaxian and his two companions spent most of their time gathering information about the martial world and rarely stayed in one place for long. Therefore, they were not in the Realm of Nothingness. Meanwhile, Tianxian Daozang had also left due to his own personal matters. In addition, Fojian Fenshuo had left to search for Analuyan, and Aoxiao Hongchen had been captured. The righteous side's fighting strength was temporarily stretched thin, so returning to Xuanzong was now an urgent matter.

"After returning Chuan Yuxiao, the Otherworld Demon Realm set up three passes on Fengyun Mountain, clearly a plan to surround and ambush them. It seems they are very determined to prevent us from exploring Xuanzong again," said Jianzi Xianji.

"I am ashamed. The Bitter Realm has already suffered many casualties in its fight against the demonic calamity, and yet I have suffered even more. Alas." Jiu Fangchi sighed deeply.

Mu Shaoai quickly stopped him, saying, "Don't do that. The Otherworld Demon Realm is coming with great force. Whether it's the Bitter Realm or the Dao Realm, we should unite to deal with this powerful enemy. Although our forces are scattered, we still have enough strength if we go to the Holy Domain for help. You can hold off the three gatekeepers outside while Jiu Fangchi and I go inside to help the other cultivators of the Xuan Sect escape."

“That’s all we can do for now.” Jianzi Xianji nodded and said, “The Otherworld Demon Realm has set up three trials so clearly, the guardians of those trials must be extraordinary. It’s going to be another tough battle.”

Mu Shaoai also said, "The demon swordsman who fought us earlier was extremely skilled with his swordsmanship and was indeed a difficult opponent. However, this time we only restrained him rather than fought to the death, so it should be fine."

“In that case, I will return now to inform my fellow cultivators and prepare for tomorrow’s battle. The Nine Directions Sect and the Xuan Sect will remember your kindness and repay you with all our might.”

"You're too kind, Daoist. We're all comrades fighting against the Demon Realm," Jianzi Xianji said calmly, flicking his whisk.

“What Jianzi said is correct,” Mu Shaoai agreed from the side.

Jiu Fangchi thanked him repeatedly, and then left the Realm of Nothingness with Chuan Yuxiao to prepare for the next battle. After some discussion, Jianzi and Mu Shaoai also agreed that one of them would go to Wuyutian and the other to the Holy Domain to seek help for the battle to come.

(End of this chapter)