4: Chapter 4 There's Something Strange About This Fishpond

"System, recycle the monster cores for me."

[Ding-dong, recycling...]

[Low-grade monster core, 1 point...]

[Low-grade monster core, 1 point...]

[Low-grade monster core, 1 point...]

Kang Dalei: ????

Damn it, why are they all low-grade monster cores?

At the same time, Kang Dalei was on the official road, while Ruan Mi was on her way back to the Heavenly Demon Sect.

"Ruan Mi! Kang Dalei! You damn swindlers!"

The grudge between the two was now completely set.

For the one hundred monster cores, Kang Dalei had only received a total of 103 points; it could be said that they were all inferior goods used to pass as quality items.

"Fortunately, I'm clever, otherwise I would have been swindled by this bunch of liars."

Including the points from the last demon-slaying, Kang Dalei had obtained a total of 253 points.

With points in hand, the first thing to do was naturally to spend them.

"System, this master is rich now, bring out the best things in your shop for me."

[Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for reaching 200 points. Do you want to open the path to body refining?]

"Don't open it, quickly open the system shop for me, I want to buy equipment."

[Ding-dong, system error. Reissuing task. Congratulations to the host for reaching 200 points. Do you want to open the path to body refining? Reward: god sovereign jade marrow fluid.]

"Not opening it, don't try to swindle me." Kang Dalei's large, wise eyes flashed with a determined light.

He just wanted to spend; nothing else would work.

He wanted to buy equipment, top-tier equipment, and then go back to hack those big swindlers.

They even had the heart to swindle money from fellow workers; they were simply worse than beasts.

[Ding-dong, system error again. Reissuing task. Congratulations to the host for reaching 200 points. Do you want to open the path to body refining? Reward: god sovereign remains.]

"A person must have backbone; one should not bow down for three pecks of rice."

[Ding, don't force me to slap you.]

"But you all understand my situation, so activate it."

[Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for spending 200 points to open the path to body refining.]

[Please choose an item to purchase.]

[One body refining pavilion, price: 500 points.]

[Weapon rack, price: 100 points.]

[God Venerate barrier, price: 600 points.]

[Upgrade Death Fishing pond, price: 50 points.]

"Hahaha, hahaha."

Kang Dalei laughed loudly, but the two lines of clear tears that flowed down his cheeks unknowingly seemed to speak of his grievances.

This was all a trap, one layer after another. They wouldn't stop until they had squeezed the last bit of money out of the consumer's pocket.

"I, I choose to purchase the upgrade for the fish pond."

Kang Dalei gritted his teeth and said the final words.

[Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for spending 50 points to upgrade the fish pond. The fish pond can now be used by cultivators below the Tuotai Realm and below the fourth level of body refining to temper their muscles and bones. Remaining points: 3.]

"Damn it, don't let me see you again."

Along the way, Kang Dalei was filled with indignation.

The two hundred plus points he had just earned were gone in the blink of an eye.

Now he was still a useless bird at the second level of body refining.

"Hurry, Master Yao is starting to pray for blessings up ahead again."

"Hurry up, if we're late, there won't be any spots left."

"Master Yao has finally come, my son is saved."

Watching the nearby villagers walking forward excitedly, Kang Dalei, who was walking on the side of the road, also became interested.

He grabbed someone and asked:

"Brother, what happened up ahead?"

The young man looked at him with a shocked expression and said:

"You don't even know Master Yao?"

Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately surrounded Kang Dalei.

"This Master Yao's identity is quite extraordinary."

"It is said that Master Yao is a member of the God Venerate Family."

"They also say he came from Yuanchu Mountain."

"Master Yao treats illnesses and saves people; his methods are extremely brilliant."

Everyone chimed in, leaving Kang Dalei very confused.

However, he grasped a few key pieces of information.

Came from Yuanchu Mountain, God Venerate Family, brilliant methods, treats illnesses and saves people.

"Why the more I hear, the more it feels like... Holy crap, it's you guys!"

The four of them stared at each other, awkward for a moment.

The Heavenly Demon Sect trio, two of them, plus another one who was his cellmate from last night, a member of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

"Why is it you guys?"

"Kang Dalei, it's you again, you pervert, you swindler."

The moment Ruan Mi saw Kang Dalei, she immediately turned red with anger.

Without any hesitation, she aimed her monster core cannon directly at Kang Dalei.

He swindled her out of one hundred monster cores and still dared to show up; did he really think the Heavenly Demon Sect trio was made of clay?

Kang Dalei also didn't expect to meet them in the Death Fishing Village. He hesitated for half a second, then turned and ran.

All three were in the Tuotai Realm; as a cannon fodder at the second level of body refining, it was better to slip away first.

Seeing him about to run, Ruan Mi jumped and blocked his retreat.

"Swindler, you even dared to swindle me. Today, you will die right here!"

monster core cannon!

The demon-slaying blade appeared in Kang Dalei's hand, and he swung it several times towards Ruan Mi.

Mentioning this, Kang Dalei got angry.

"You unscrupulous merchant, you still have the nerve to bring it up? You gave me inferior goods to pass as quality items, and I haven't even asked you for a refund yet."

"Refund?" Ruan Mi was stunned, but instantly let out a heavy cold snort.

"You are truly shameless. You swindled our things, and you still ask us for money?"

"Cut the crap, let's fight!"

Kang Dalei gripped the demon-slaying blade, assuming a stance of fighting to the death.

However, the half-step backward exposed his true thoughts.

It wasn't that he was cowardly; it was just that a good man doesn't fight with women, otherwise, people would say he won unfairly.

He turned, without any hesitation, as if he had made a certain decision, and ran grandly, freely, and spectacularly.

"Bastard, you stop right there for this lady!"

"Stop? You tell me to stop, and I stop? How embarrassing would that be for me?"

Kang Dalei pursed his lips, looking completely shameless.

Behind him, Ruan Mi was so angry that her small chest heaved up and down continuously, and she breathed heavily.

"Pervert, swindler, coward, today I must break your three legs!"

"Three legs? I'm afraid you can't bear to." Kang Dalei said smugly while running.

Little did he know, a conspiracy was quietly descending upon Dongning Prefecture.

The two of them chased and fled, soon arriving at Kang Dalei's dilapidated Fishing Village.

Returning to the Fishing Village, Kang Dalei had to hide in the fish pond immediately.

Now that the fish pond had been upgraded by the system, the black water was even more overbearing.

Kang Dalei had only stayed for a few minutes, and he was already sweating profusely.

Ruan Mi, who was following behind, saw him dive into the fish pond headfirst. She stood on the bank, shook her feet, gritted her teeth, stamped her foot, and jumped in after him.

The two sides fought for a while in the black water of the fish pond.

But as their movements accelerated, the speed at which the black water tempered their muscles and bones also increased accordingly.

[Ding-dong, peak of second level of body refining.]

[Ding-dong, early stage of third level of body refining.]

[Ding-dong, middle stage of third level of body refining.]

Because Ruan Mi was currently only at the early stage of the Tuotai Realm, soaking in the fish pond also strengthened her.

[Early stage of Tuotai Realm.]

[Middle stage of Tuotai Realm.]

Feeling the changes in their bodies, the two actually chose to stop fighting simultaneously.

"This fish pond is strange." Ruan Mi said in surprise.

Kang Dalei, on the other hand, desperately absorbed the black water, wanting to break through to the third level of body refining and shake off the Heavenly Demon Sect.

But after all, the time was too short, especially for body refining, which requires time to polish.

After fiddling for a while, his realm didn't improve at all, and it even allowed Ruan Mi, who was watching from the side, to see the clues.

"You seem to know this fish pond very well."

Kang Dalei's expression changed, and he turned to run, but this time Ruan Mi seemed to have anticipated it. The moment he moved, she grabbed him directly.

"You brat, you really do have secrets."