280: Chapter 280 Heading to the Resource Exchange City

"Senior Li, it's about time. Let's go. Resource Exchange City is far from here; it will likely take quite a few days to arrive."

Tang Jin finished packing, and holding Tang Shuang's hand, he appeared before Mo Tianxiao's door to remind him.

Every piece of Void Land was incredibly vast. For instance, the Void Land of the Feather Spirit Star Domain was divided into four regions—East, West, South, and North—and the area of a single region alone was comparable to the entire Xuanhuang World.

Resource Exchange City was located at the center of these four regions. Its scale was equally impressive; according to Mo Tianxiao's understanding, although it was just a single city, it was large enough to rival the entire Demon State of the Xuanhuang World.

One could truly say that in this place, Saint Realm Experts were everywhere and Pseudo-Emperors were as common as dogs. While Saint Realm Experts and Pseudo-Emperors were considered powerful figures in the Void Land, their numbers were countless.

As for Cultivators below the Saint Realm, they were even more numerous than the hairs on an ox.

Mo Tianxiao pushed open the door and said with a smile, "Let's go."

As he spoke, he took out a medium-sized Flying Boat from his spatial ring, which then floated in mid-air.

"Come aboard; this will be faster."

Tang Jin lived in the southernmost part of the Southern Region of the Void Land. Even for a Saint Realm Expert traveling at full speed, it would take about a month to reach Resource Exchange City, let alone while bringing a little one along.

"Is this... a Supreme Treasure?"

It was Tang Jin's first time seeing a Magic Treasure above the Rank of a Sacred Artifact. His expression was somewhat excited as he carefully scrutinized the small Flying Boat, which looked like it could hold about a dozen people.

The power of Laws faintly flowed along the hull of the Flying Boat; one look was enough to tell it was a treasure above the Rank of a Sacred Artifact.

Previously, the members of the Shamo Clan who invaded the Xuanhuang World could each possess two Supreme Treasures, and Moke could even produce a High-Grade Supreme Treasure, all thanks to the Shamo Clan's deep foundations.

Above Sacred Artifacts are Supreme Treasures. Supreme Treasures are further divided into Ordinary Supreme Treasures, High-Grade Supreme Treasures, and Top-Grade Supreme Treasures. Generally, for a Palm Dao Realm Cultivator without a significant background, having one or two Ordinary Supreme Treasures is already considered quite good.

Although Mo Tianxiao had no background in this alien territory, he was no ordinary Palm Dao Realm Cultivator; he was an Emperor-Grade Artifact Refiner capable of forging Supreme Treasures.

He had scavenged many resources in the Xuanhuang World, and though they weren't much, they were enough for him to barely refine a High-Grade Supreme Treasure-Rank Flying Boat.

After all, resources in the Xuanhuang World were limited, and limited resources naturally had to be used for life-saving means; this Flying Boat was one of them.

"Senior Li, what kind of continent is the Spiritual Qi Continent exactly, to even have something like a Supreme Treasure? Could it be that the Spiritual Qi Continent is also a Top-Tier Lower Plane comparable to the Xuanhuang World, a Realm that once stepped into the cosmic starry sky?"

Tang Jin was shocked by Mo Tianxiao's display. How could a newly ascended Cultivator produce a Magic Treasure of the Supreme Treasure Rank?

Sacred Artifacts and saint-grade pills were one thing; while rare for a Top-Tier Lower Plane, they could still be produced. But to even have a Supreme Treasure... wasn't that a bit excessive?

Did Top-Tier Lower Planes really have it this good? Why wasn't he born in a Top-Tier Lower Plane instead of a Mid-Tier Lower Plane, barely breaking through to the Tribulation Crossing Realm before ascending to this godforsaken place?

Before ascending, he was a top Prodigy of his original world, the first Cultivator in thousands of years to break through to the Tribulation Crossing Realm. Yet, after ascending to this Void Land, Tribulation Crossing Realm Cultivators were everywhere, and even Cultivators above that Realm could be seen frequently.

This sense of falling from grace and becoming just another face in the crowd took him decades to recover from.

However, he felt fortunate that he was at least born in a Mid-Tier Lower Plane. Cultivators who ascended from Low-Rank Lower Planes only had cultivation bases at the Nascent Soul Realm. One could say that, aside from those born in the Void Land, these Nascent Soul Realm Ascenders were the bottom tier of the Void Land.

"I'm not sure. The Spiritual Qi Continent revered spiritual power, and there indeed were once experts of the Entering the Dao Realm."

"However, for unknown reasons, as far back as tens of thousands of years ago, the spiritual power of the Spiritual Qi Continent began to dry up. Gradually, there were no more Entering the Dao Cultivators, and it became a lower plane."

Mo Tianxiao spoke without a hint of guilt.

Currently, the Xuanhuang World seemed to be targeted by the alien races. He absolutely could not tell anyone that he was a Cultivator from the Xuanhuang World; otherwise, he would likely invite trouble, and with bad luck, his life might even be in danger.

"This must be the cycle of Karma and Reincarnation. No world remains powerful forever. Perhaps the Canglan Continent I was on also had Entering the Dao Realm experts hundreds of thousands of years ago."

Tang Jin sighed with emotion.

They couldn't control the environment they were born into and could only rely on themselves to defy heaven and change their fate. Of all the Cultivators who ascended from the lower planes to the Void Land, which one hadn't defied heaven to change their destiny?

"Uncle Li, are you very powerful?"

On the way to Resource Exchange City aboard the Flying Boat, Tang Shuang watched as the surroundings quickly blurred. Her large eyes were full of curiosity as she asked a casual question.

Mo Tianxiao looked at the little girl and smiled. "Uncle can't be considered powerful."

Tang Shuang pouted. "Uncle is lying. Daddy calls Uncle 'Senior,' so Uncle must be stronger than Daddy. Shuanger won't be fooled."

"Shuanger, don't be rude." Tang Jin quickly pulled Tang Shuang back, telling her not to speak recklessly, while apologizing to Mo Tianxiao. "Please don't take Shuanger's words to heart, Senior. She's still young and doesn't know better."

"It's fine." Mo Tianxiao waved his hand with a smile; he had always been very tolerant of children.

Seeing that Mo Tianxiao wasn't angry, Tang Shuang widened her large eyes and said pitifully, "Uncle, I know you're very amazing. Can you help me find my mommy? I haven't seen her for a whole year."

Her soft, milky voice carried a hint of pleading, and combined with her teary-eyed look, even a great Devil Head like Mo Tianxiao was momentarily stunned.

Tang Jin's expression changed, and his face instantly darkened. "Tang Shuang, I told you, your mother is in secluded cultivation. When she's finished, she'll naturally come back."

"Hmph! You're always lying. I'm not talking to Daddy anymore!"

Tang Shuang let go of his hand, pouted, and angrily ran into a room on the Flying Boat, slamming the door shut with a "bang."

Seeing this, a look of helplessness and guilt appeared on Tang Jin's face.

Mo Tianxiao sensed there might be more to the story and asked casually, "Did something happen to little Shuanger's mother? If it's inconvenient to say, then never mind."

Tang Jin sighed. "There's nothing inconvenient. A year ago, Shuanger's mother and I went to a High-Tier Lower Plane to look for resources. We were unfortunately ambushed by the alien races who went with us. In the end, at the critical moment, she sacrificed herself to create a path for me to escape."

"Shuanger is still young; I want to wait until she's a bit older before telling her the truth."

Hearing this, Mo Tianxiao offered his condolences. "I'm sorry for your loss."

After all, this was alien territory. In the eyes of the alien races, the Human Race were objects that could be bullied at will.

It was no wonder Tang Jin no longer chose to go to the lower planes to find resources and instead became a guide for Ascenders.

"Now, my only wish is to raise Shuanger safely. I hope she can eventually leave the Feather Spirit Star Domain and go to a Star Domain ruled by the Human Race to live."

"Unfortunately, that thought is too naive..."

Tang Jin gave a self-deprecating smile.

To travel to another Star Domain relying on one's own power, one would need a cultivation base at least above the Dao Attainment Realm. Could he reach such a Realm in his lifetime?

"One should have dreams; what if they come true?" Mo Tianxiao comforted him.

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