214: Chapter 214: Even from a distance, it's enough to steal your soul!

Lin Potian cupped his hands and replied, "Lord Cao, we are the Prodigies of Great Yan. Information on the major forces in the Central Continent has been a mandatory subject for us since childhood, so naturally, we know it like the back of our hands."

"Great, that's good to hear."

Cao Kun snapped his fingers in satisfaction and pointed at the two blank Jade Slips in Murong Xue's hands.

"Then compile a list of all the famous Prodigies from the various Holy Lands and top-tier forces of the Central Continent entering the Divine Ruins this time, and record them into the Jade Slips."

"Names, cultivation levels, and what Magic Treasures they might be carrying—write it down in as much detail as possible."

Murong Xue held the Jade Slips, her expression shifting from shock to confusion.

Lin Potian stepped forward, unable to resist asking a question:

"Lord Cao, if I may be so bold."

"Didn't we enter the Divine Ruins to find Opportunities and Heavenly Dao Luck?"

"Why do you need these names? What are you planning to do?"

Cao Kun glanced at him.

"Work hard to find Opportunities myself?"

He asked back in a tone that suggested the answer was obvious.

"How exhausting would that be?"

"Isn't it faster to just rob them?"

"Think about it. Among those entering this time, who isn't a favored child of heaven meticulously cultivated by a major force?"

"Who doesn't have a few signature Magic Treasures on them? Or tens of thousands of Top-Grade Spirit Stones?"

"Instead of laboriously flipping over rocks to find treasures in this ghostly place, it's faster to just collect 'tolls' from these fat sheep. This is called resource integration, understand?"

He wagged his finger and added with a straight face.

"So, these two Jade Slips shall be called the Fat Sheep Registration Manual."

A light breeze blew past.

The thirteen Prodigies looked at each other in dismay.

They felt as if their lifetime of moral cultivation had been eaten by a dog at this very moment.

Standing at the back of the group, Empress Yue Chan had originally been observing the surrounding terrain.

When she heard the words 'Fat Sheep Registration Manual,' her vision went dark.

Liu Rumeng, on the other hand, was unfazed and even chimed in to urge them on.

"What are you dazed for? The Master told you to write, so hurry up and write!"

Murong Xue was the quickest to react.

"...Taichu Holy Land."

She sent her Divine Sense into the Jade Slip and began recording.

"Among the core Prodigies known to have entered the Divine Ruins from the Taichu Holy Land, the foremost is Senior Brother Head Disciple, with a Peak Void Refining cultivation..."

"This person is the number one of the younger generation in the Taichu Holy Land, and his strength is unfathomable."

"Next is Second Senior Sister Second Senior Sister Bai Suyin, at the Peak of Late Stage Void Refining..."

She spoke as she carved the characters.

Seeing Murong Xue take the lead, the other Prodigies could only gather around to add their information.

Cao Kun leaned against a rock, listening to the group report intelligence in a cacophony of voices, occasionally interjecting.

"Wait, you said Ye Qingyun of the Myriad Sword Sect has three Top-Grade Spirit Treasure swords on him?"

"Yes, Lord Cao."

"Mhm." Cao Kun nodded. "Mark it down as a key target and add an asterisk."

"...What does adding an asterisk mean?" that Prodigy asked weakly.

"It means the things on him are worth me personally going to collect."

"..."

Another silence ensued.

Cao Kun was completely oblivious to the massive psychological shadow he was casting over the future pillars of Great Yan, and continued to ask with great interest:

"What about those from the Tianji Pavilion? Are they rich?"

"The Tianji Pavilion... is one of the wealthiest Sects in the Central Continent. Their Disciples are always extravagant when they travel."

"Excellent, add an asterisk to them too."

Lin Potian finally couldn't take it anymore and blurted out:

"Lord Cao, please forgive my bluntness."

"Did we come to the Divine Ruins... to find Opportunities, or to commit robbery?"

Cao Kun looked at him with a serious expression.

"Is there a difference?"

Lin Potian opened his mouth, only to find that he actually couldn't refute this logic.

Cao Kun looked at them as if it were only natural.

"Besides, I'm too big of a target; it's more dangerous for you to follow me."

"After you finish compiling the list, split into several groups and scatter to explore."

"If you find a fat sheep, message me immediately. You don't need to worry about the rest; I'll go collect personally."

Murong Xue handed over the completed Jade Slip and asked.

"Lord Cao, then what about our own Luck and Opportunities?"

"If you run into them, just take them. No one's stopping you."

Cao Kun took the Jade Slip and patted her shoulder.

"Don't worry. You help me keep watch; I'll eat the meat, and you'll drink the soup. Everyone gets a share."

Murong Xue's mouth twitched.

What a 'meat and soup' deal.

She really wanted to ask: with your style of plucking feathers from a passing goose and slapping even a passing dog, are you sure you'll leave any soup for us?!

But remembering the painful memory of being pinned across his lap and spanked in the Martial Arts Space a few days ago...

Forget it, she couldn't ask; it was too embarrassing.

Moreover, standing next to Cao Kun now, she felt as if the sensory memory on her bottom was acting up, and she reflexively took half a step back.

Cao Kun noticed her small movement, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"What are you all standing around for?"

"Scatter!"

The thirteen Great Yan Prodigies looked at each other.

They quickly split into four small teams, each chose a direction, and swiftly flew away.

Thus began their glorious careers as radars.

...

After the four groups of Prodigies dispersed, only Cao Kun, Liu Rumeng, and Empress Yue Chan remained on the crimson earth.

Cao Kun flipped through the two Jade Slips in his hand, becoming more satisfied the more he looked.

The amount of information was large and very detailed.

As expected of the Prodigies meticulously trained by Great Yan; they knew the details of the various Central Continent forces like their own family treasures.

"Master, you don't really plan to... rob all these people, do you?"

Liu Rumeng leaned over, peeked curiously at the Jade Slip, and asked with a mix of excitement and worry.

"Little girl, how are you talking? What do you mean 'rob'?"

Cao Kun looked full of righteousness.

"That is called upholding justice for heaven, robbing the rich to help the poor, and helping them resolve their Karma and Karmic Obstructions in advance!"

Empress Yue Chan rolled her eyes grandly and sneered coldly from behind:

"Help the poor? Every major force in these Divine Ruins is as rich as a nation. Whose poverty are you going to relieve?"

Cao Kun turned around and pointed at his own nose as if it were obvious:

"Mine, of course!"

"Look at how poor I am; I didn't even bring a decent Flying Boat for travel. Shouldn't I be the one receiving relief?"

Empress Yue Chan was so choked by Cao Kun's brazenly shameless remarks that she couldn't respond for a long time.

If it weren't for the national fortune of Great Yan, why would she, a dignified Empress, stand together with such a bandit!

Just as Cao Kun intended to take a stroll nearby.

To see if he could catch a couple of lost fat sheep to test the waters.

The originally gray sky was quickly shrouded by a layer of eerie dark purple.

*Step... Step...*

In the Void Realm, a pair of fair and slender legs stepped out first.

Immediately after, a woman stepped through the void, walking out from the rolling purple mist with a swaying posture.

She wore a light, thin gauze dress of dark purple.

The exaggerated deep V-neck plunged directly to her heart.

She possessed peerless beauty and was full of charm.

Every part of her exuded a noble air and coquettishness unique to high-level female cultivators.

"So fragrant..."

Under the gauze veil, a pair of narrow and charming phoenix eyes stared unblinkingly at Cao Kun.

"From so far away... you're about to hook my soul away..."

The woman's slender fingers slid all the way down along her high chest.

Her delicate body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Middle Stage Body Integration?!"

Empress Yue Chan cried out in alarm.

"This is impossible! Why hasn't the Heavenly Dao Law suppressed her cultivation?!"

One must know that under the rules of the heavenly dao golden list, anyone entering the Divine Ruins, no matter how strong they are outside, can only exert strength at the Peak of Void Refining!

Even Empress Yue Chan herself could only use spiritual power at the Peak of Void Refining right now.

But the Middle Stage Body Integration pressure from this woman before them was completely unhindered, as if she were in her full prime!

Feng Jiuyou