174: Heaven is unjust

More than fifty storage rings floated in the air, instantly drawing many greedy gazes.

These are storage rings from Domain Realm Practitioners; they must contain good things!

Lu Yuan scanned the mentors of Pengcheng University.

"I don't care what's inside the storage rings; everyone picks one, and it's all up to luck," Lu Yuan said.

"Those with good luck can show off however they want, and those with bad luck shouldn't complain!"

As soon as he said this, everyone expressed their acceptance.

"Good."

Vice Principal Zhan ShouZheng looked at Lu Yuan with admiration.

His biggest concern was uneven distribution.

In the No Mans Land, uneven distribution leading to animosity was all too common.

Of course, since everyone was from Pengcheng University, animosity would definitely not arise.

But if the distribution was uneven, it would still cause discomfort.

Lu Yuan's method perfectly solved this problem, ensuring absolute fairness!

Four Saint Realm storage rings were chosen first.

"Who goes first?" Lu Yuan scanned the two Vice Principals and Fu Dechang.

"Whatever, it's all about luck anyway."

Zhan ShouZheng said indifferently, raising his hand and taking one.

Liu Ruixiang and Fu Dechang also chose one, and the last one fell into Lu Yuan's hand.

No one had any objections to Lu Yuan getting a Saint Realm storage ring.

After all, Lu Yuan played a huge role in this battle!

Next was the selection of Domain Realm storage rings, and thirty mentors began making their choices.

Everyone was very tacit, not showing off or revealing what was inside their storage rings.

"What about the rest?" Zhan ShouZheng asked.

Twelve storage rings remained!

"Give them to Principal Lu," Fu Dechang said.

Lu Yuan's identity was special; he was both the Principal of Pengcheng University and a partner in the Cangqiong Chamber of Commerce.

Coupled with his performance and proposed distribution plan, Fu Dechang felt it was reasonable to give them to Lu Yuan.

"I have no objection," Zhan ShouZheng agreed.

"The four of us will each pick three more."

Lu Yuan shook his head, sticking to his distribution philosophy.

Seeing this, Zhan ShouZheng did not retort.

The spoils were divided amidst laughter!

"This is great, it's a pity Old Wang didn't come, he could've gotten one too!" The mentors discussed amongst themselves.

Although Pengcheng University offered corresponding remuneration to its mentors, some mentors found the No Mans Land too arduous and didn't come.

If they had known there were Domain Realm storage rings to claim, they would probably be filled with regret.

"More Practitioners from the Great Shun Dynasty!" Zhan ShouZheng looked at the two Saint Realm corpses.

Under normal circumstances, the Yuan family couldn't contend with them. Zhan ShouZheng alone, being at the Peak of the Saint Entry Realm, could deal with Yuan Yongfeng and Yuan Tianqi.

What surprised Zhan ShouZheng was that Yuan Yongfeng dared to collude with the Great Shun Dynasty.

This was a capital offense!

"With two Saint Realm powerhouses dead, and so many Domain Realm Practitioners, the Great Shun Dynasty probably can't take it either."

Lu Yuan said after checking the storage rings.

He had obtained a total of four.

Inside, there were large quantities of demon crystals and monster coress, including those from the Domain Realm and Saint Realm.

There were also two high-grade spirit tools, and as many as seven or eight mid-grade spirit tools!

In addition, there was a Thunder Attribute Forbidden Curse, but he already had World-Slaying Thunder.

Having one more was merely better than nothing.

When the Great Shun Dynasty was mentioned, Fu Dechang joined the conversation.

"It's a pity we didn't leave any alive, otherwise we might have been able to interrogate them," Fu Dechang said with regret.

In that situation, he didn't have time to think; he just wanted to quickly kill all those Ancient Professionals.

Otherwise, it would have been him who died!

And the Cangqiong Chamber of Commerce, being strongly supported by Huaxia, naturally sided with The Authorities.

Mentioning survivors, Lu Yuan remembered.

"There's one Ancient Professional who didn't die," Lu Yuan said.

"Who?"

In the large pit ten miles away, Mu Zhihong, with all four limbs broken, looked up at the sky.

"I was lucky to survive."

Lu Yuan stood before Mu Zhihong.

"You're also lucky you weren't bitten to death by a passing fierce beast."

"After a Forbidden Curse is cast, no fierce beast dares to approach within twenty miles, unless it's a Saint Realm Demon King," Mu Zhihong said calmly.

"Who is he?"

Zhan ShouZheng, who had followed, asked.

Upon learning that Mu Zhihong was an Ancient Professional and his surname was Mu,

Lu Yuan and Zhan ShouZheng immediately realized that Mu Zhihong was a member of the imperial family.

Mu was the imperial surname in the Great Shun Dynasty!

"Thanks to His Majesty's favor, he changed my surname. My original name was Liu Zhihong."

"Then you must be highly regarded."

Lu Yuan looked at Mu Zhihong.

To have the Emperor of the Great Shun Dynasty personally change his surname proved that Mu Zhihong was no simple person.

Indeed, the Mu Zhihong before them was the Left Vice Minister of War of the Great Shun Dynasty!

The Left Vice Minister was a third-rank official, not necessarily all-powerful, but still very impressive.

"Forty-three years old?!"

Hearing Lu Yuan say Mu Zhihong was forty-three years old, Zhan ShouZheng was stunned.

The white-haired, half-buried Mu Zhihong before him was actually younger than him!

"This isn't right," Fu Dechang said suspiciously.

Take him, a Saint Realm four-star, for example; he was in his fifties but looked like he was in his early forties.

Saint Realm Practitioners living to one hundred and fifty or sixty years old was not a problem.

Of course, that was assuming a natural death. How was Mu Zhihong's situation the opposite?

"I am a Dark Attribute Professional," Mu Zhihong said.

"Oh, then never mind."

Fu Dechang suddenly understood.

"Lu Yuan, I can answer all your questions." Mu Zhihong's eyes were full of longing.

"Provided you tell me the secret to longevity for Dark Attributes!"

Lu Yuan: "..."

Here we go again!

The key was that he really didn't know; if he did, he would have told Mu Zhihong long ago.

"You're already on the verge of death, why be so persistent?" Lu Yuan was puzzled.

Even if he knew, what then? Did Mu Zhihong still want to live?

"My... our Liu family is a Dark Attribute family. My great-grandfather, grandfather, and father spent their entire lives searching for the secret to longevity for Dark Attribute Professionals."

Mu Zhihong said.

"They all failed. I have no descendants, and I don't want to die with regrets."

Dark Attribute family!

Lu Yuan knew the reason for Mu Zhihong's persistence.

A so-called Dark Attribute family, as the name suggests, was a family where all members were Dark Attribute Professionals.

"I really don't know," Lu Yuan shook his head.

"No, you do!"

Mu Zhihong's chest heaved violently as he gasped for breath.

"I awakened my Dark Attribute at eighteen and broke through to the Law Realm at twenty-seven. I wouldn't say I was a dragon among men, but I was considered a genius." Mu Zhihong's eyes were bloodshot.

"However, after breaking through to the Law Realm, I found that I was no different from a eunuch; my body became weaker and weaker, and at forty, I looked like a centenarian!"

Mu Zhihong closed his eyes and shed tears.

"You cannot imagine this pain. My realm was getting higher and higher, but my lifespan was decreasing."

"Then what's the point of me becoming a Practitioner, what's the meaning?!" Mu Zhihong cursed the heavens for being unfair.

"This..."

Fu Dechang somewhat understood the reason for Mu Zhihong's obsession.

Regarding the special circumstances of Dark Attribute Professionals, many experts believed that heaven was fair.

Dark Attributes were invincible at the same realm, but the price was that they couldn't obtain a long lifespan like other Practitioners.

"The Imperial Advisor told me that Puppet Masters can solve this problem!" Mu Zhihong stared at Lu Yuan with fervent eyes.

The Imperial Advisor of the Great Shun Dynasty again!

Lu Yuan thought.

The prophecy of the five young people also came from the Imperial Advisor's mouth.

"I am indeed a Puppet Master, but I really don't..." Lu Yuan's words were cut short by Fu Dechang.

"Is it an illusion? Why do I feel like he's gotten younger!"

Fu Dechang let out a soft exclamation.

In just this short amount of time.

Mu Zhihong, lying in the large pit with a head full of white hair, had slightly fewer wrinkles on his face, which had been like tree bark.

Connecting this to Mu Zhihong's words, Fu Dechang and Zhan ShouZheng looked at Lu Yuan.

"Lu Yuan, is it because of you?"