256: Purple Light Spirit Eye

The world origin is the purest and most fundamental manifestation of life force and rules in a Realm, with mysterious and powerful uses.

If you knew the wondrous uses of the "world origin," you would likely find it difficult to resist its temptation.

Langgan Pavilion spares no cost to steal it; their schemes must be far-reaching.

You cannot help but feel a sliver of curiosity: what exactly are they trying to do by going through such great pains to steal the world origin?

Curiosity is one thing, but you are naturally not foolish enough to interfere with Langgan Pavilion's affairs.

You also have a faint feeling that behind many major events in the Immortal Domain, there is the shadow of Langgan Pavilion.

You even suspect that the mastermind who schemed against you last time is likely related to Langgan Pavilion.

"Young Master?" Lulu asked again.

Looking at the petite and lovely Lulu before you, a gentle smile appeared at the corners of your lips: "It is nothing, just that I have been a bit confused recently."

Lulu covered her lips and chuckled, snuggling intimately against your side. Her jade fingers traced circles on your chest, and her voice was coquettish: "Young Master Qin is in the prime of his youth, why do you speak such heavy words like those old Seniors?"

Hearing this, you could not help but sigh softly, a flash of realization crossing your eyes.

Having reached your Realm of cultivation, you have long understood—blindly secluding yourself for bitter cultivation has minimal effect.

True advancement lies in the comprehension of "Dao follows Nature."

Only by walking into the Mortal World, observing mountains and waters, experiencing the affairs of the world, and capturing that sliver of mystery amidst the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth, and then returning to a quiet room to settle your mind after having felt something, can you elevate your Dao practice and cultivation simultaneously.

If you lack that spark of Epiphany, even if you sit bitterly for a hundred years, it is ultimately like scooping the moon from the water, and it will be difficult to make any progress.

The most hateful thing is—your Comprehension Ability and Aptitude are not good!

You cannot help but sigh: "Though Aptitude may be dull, the will cannot be broken; diligent wings can cross a ten-thousand-foot cliff."

Seeing that your mood was so heavy, Lulu pointed to a blind man kneeling on the ground in the distance and whispered:

"Young Master, look at that person... His stepmother sold him to Duyan Tower for one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and later Young Master Jiang gouged out his eyes, but he seems completely indifferent."

You frowned slightly: "Even a tiger does not eat its cubs; this stepmother is truly unworthy of being a person!"

Lulu shook her head with a bitter smile: "Young Master only heard the first half. According to rumors, his pair of eyes are rare Purple Light Spirit Pupils, which are the main Materials for refining Magic Treasures like the Truth-Breaking Mirror, which is why this disaster was brought upon him."

Her tone turned to one of pity: "The most ironic thing is that although he possesses such Spirit Pupils, he himself has no Spiritual Root and cannot cultivate, ultimately suffering because of his own treasure."

"Does the Imperial Law Enforcement Agency of Tianyu City just sit by and do nothing?" you pressed.

"It is written in black and white, and on the surface, it is a transaction of mutual consent. Under what name would the Imperial Law Enforcement Agency intervene?" Lulu's expression dimmed, "Moreover, how could such things be rare in the Immortal Domain?"

You looked at her and said half-jokingly: "You... you wouldn't also have been forcibly sold to this Duyan Tower, would you?"

Hearing this, Lulu forced a bitter arc onto her lips: "My mother passed away early. After my father remarried, I was sold here by that woman for one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones..."

She lowered her eyes, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible:

"Thinking about it now, it is truly laughable. It turns out that I, as a person, am only worth one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

You have seen far too many situations like Lulu's.

Many children from ordinary Mortal families are tested for Spiritual Roots after reaching seven or eight years of age. As long as they are found to have Spiritual Roots, they are often sold to major powers.

After all, given the conditions of ordinary Mortal families, they cannot afford to nurture children with Spiritual Roots to cultivate.

Therefore, this is their most practical choice.

First, it can be exchanged for a not-insignificant amount of wealth.

Second, it can also seek a backer for the child.

You saw Lulu's expression become solemn, as if she had made some kind of decision, and she raised her head to look at you deeply.

Her eyes, which were originally smiling, were now glistening with water, and with cautious expectation and courage, she pleaded softly:

"Young Master... could you... could you redeem me?"

Fearing that you would refuse, she hurriedly added, her voice carrying an imperceptible tremor:

"It only takes one thousand Spirit Stones... just one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones is enough."

"I am willing to sign a soul contract, to be a slave or a maid, to serve the Young Master for a lifetime, with absolutely no disloyalty."

As she spoke, her fingertips unconsciously clenched her sleeves, "I only ask you... to pull me out of this endless abyss."

You frowned slightly upon hearing this.

You know well that this Duyan Tower is an industry of the Jiang Family, the richest in the Shattered Star Continent, and its background is quite deep.

More importantly, the Mysterious Immortal Palace will appear in a few years, and you are destined to leave this place; how should you settle her when the time comes?

Therefore, you asked in a deep voice: "You are currently only at the Qi Refining cultivation level, and you can at least receive protection at Duyan Tower; why are you determined to leave?"

A flash of fear crossed Lulu's eyes, and her voice lowered unconsciously: "Young Master, you do not know... the rules of Duyan Tower are that once we female cultivators make a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, we will be listed as goods for sale and become the exclusive Cauldron for certain people."

Her lips trembled slightly, and she continued: "Those buyers... do not treat us as human beings at all."

"They will use all kinds of sinister secret techniques to forcibly harvest our Qi, until our Foundation is completely drained."

"In the end... either our cultivation is completely ruined, or we die from exhaustion."

You raised your hand to interrupt her: "Very well, but I do not need an attendant; once you achieve a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, you may leave freely."

Lulu's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly with joy.

Subsequently, she called the shopkeeper of Duyan Tower—an old woman named Granny Xie, with a cultivation level at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Granny Xie walked up to you, her cold eyes looking you up and down, and said indifferently: "Are you... the one who wants to buy Lulu?"

You nodded indifferently: "That is correct."

Granny Xie waved her hand calmly: "Ten thousand Spirit Stones, do you have them?"

You smiled: "You only spent one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones to buy her. According to the rules... ten times the price for redemption... is it not one thousand? Why are you raising the price on the spot?"

"Lulu has already been eyed by someone, so the price is naturally different." Granny Xie said indifferently.

"Eyed by whom?" you asked.

"Venerable Zhiyuan!" Granny Xie paused, then continued, "However... as long as you can afford the price, Duyan Tower can naturally handle it for you."

Lulu, who was on the side, looked at you pleadingly, as if you were the only hope and that ray of light in her eyes.

You hesitated for a moment, then casually flicked your hand, tossing a bag of Spirit Stones over.

After Granny Xie took the Spirit Stones, she immediately smiled: "I could not tell, Fellow Daoist is young, yet can actually produce ten thousand Spirit Stones."

Having said that, she casually tossed a warm jade pendant and a yellowed contract to you.

That contract was indeed Lulu's Slave Contract, and the faint aura from when she pressed her fingerprint on it back then still remained.

The jade pendant was a simple tracking Magical Artifact, containing a wisp of faint Divine Thought connected to Lulu's Divine Soul, which could be used to sense her approximate location.

This is vastly different from those "Slave Contract" secret techniques that control life and death; it is merely an ordinary means used by powers to monitor the whereabouts of low-level servants.

However, for Lulu, who is only in the Qi Refinement Stage, having this item in hand is already enough to control her.