Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

If Liang Zhan successfully reaches General Tier, he plans to entrust him with the Eighteen Arhats, Four Great Vajra, and Buddha Tower from the Abyss to guard this place. In this way, ordinary King Tier creatures would pose no threat to the stronghold.

"Yes!"

After Liang Zhan agreed, Chu Xiu did not linger any longer. His figure flickered, and with a few steps, he arrived at the pre-arranged trading location.

Qin Xiang had been waiting for a long time.

"Thank you, senior, for helping the junior safeguard civilization."

Upon meeting, Chu Xiu gave a bow.

Qin Xiang waved his hand with a smile: "This is nothing, my superior originally assigned me to be responsible for the development of this place."

Chu Xiu bowed again to express his gratitude: "Senior, you must have paid a significant price to gather so many Awakened, and I am immensely grateful. Is there anything I could help with?"

Everyone knows that the fact that the Corpse Demon World is about to be engulfed again greatly increases the danger here. Allowing those Awakened to return to the Corpse Demon World, the government must have offered additional rewards.

Qin Xiang said with a laugh: "You don’t need to worry about this. The government has allocated tens of billions of civilization development funds for you and has only spent less than two billion so far. More supplies will continue to arrive."

"Spirit Plant Array, Mountain Defense Array, fully automated defense system, early warning system, and many other useful auxiliary Awakened can be deployed, but there’s just not enough space."

Qin Xiang hinted with his words.

Chu Xiu scratched his head embarrassedly, but Qin Xiang just smiled slightly without saying more. He handed him a slip of paper: "These are the talents I have selected recently, each capable of providing significant assistance in civilization development. The installation of the arrays and modern facilities requires them."

"The government has already negotiated terms with them. You can provide them with an Anchor Point at any time and use any legal means to ensure they use the Anchor Point themselves."

"Moreover, we will purchase the Anchor Point you provide for five hundred million Huaxia Coin."

Hearing this, Chu Xiu felt truly embarrassed. If the government wasn’t playing any tricks, it truly evidenced their wholehearted cultivation of him.

"Alright, let’s continue with our previous transaction."

Seeing Chu Xiu receiving the slip, Qin Xiang said.

Chu Xiu didn’t say much more, bringing out the prepared items and swiftly completing the transaction.

Once his power level reached Level 9, the share of Cause and Effect Points he could exchange experienced a leap since Level 9 represented the level of a Heroic Spirit!

The exchange quota for Level 9 is 176,800 points. Chu Xiu could exchange three instances at once, totaling five hundred and thirty thousand Cause and Effect Points!

This allowed him to exchange all the unnecessary equipment he had stockpiled before and various items like the Directed Deep Dive Scroll, Hand of Deprivation, and Old Remains.

Of course, these were relatively low-quality. The advanced legendary Hand of Deprivation and elite leader-level Old Remains, he naturally kept.

In the end, he earned nearly four hundred thousand Cause and Effect Points, once again maximizing the exchange quota.

With another large influx of Cause and Effect Points, Chu Xiu felt elated, preparing to leave after giving thanks.

But just then, Qin Xiang suddenly called out to him: "Chen Ce, was the black mist that appeared during the Abyss invasion two days ago your doing?"

Chu Xiu paused, not hiding anything, and said frankly: "Senior, that was a new General Tier lineage I unlocked."

Qin Xiang laughed: "It’s so powerful, must be of high quality."

Chu Xiu, somewhat "bashful," said: "The trial rewarded quite a few Cause and Effect Points, so I immediately completed the lineage, hence its power."

Qin Xiang nodded: "Your talent is remarkable. Keep it up, and you will undoubtedly become a pillar of Huaxia in the future."

"My mentor entrusted me with a question for you."

"He asks: If, on the day of the Abyss invasion, it required your personal presence to prevent a disaster, would you intervene?"

With Qin Xiang’s inquiry, Chu Xiu fell silent.

After a long time, he took a deep breath and smiled wryly: "Senior, to be honest, I really don’t know. I have always placed my own life and safety first, not playing the hero. At most, I help others as long as it doesn’t affect me. That’s my current mindset."

"But... seeing a city about to fall, thinking of millions about to perish, I hesitated. Perhaps there are things that only when they happen can you know your choice."

Chu Xiu’s words brought a smile to Qin Xiang’s face: "That’s enough. This is enough."

"Huaxia has never lacked heroes, but not only those who sacrifice themselves are heroes, not only the brave and talented are heroes. As long as these millions of ordinary people live well and follow the law, they are all heroes of Huaxia!"

"The government is willing to fund and support you, not to save a certain number of people or expecting a return on some day. As long as you’re willing to do your duties, that’s enough."

With that, Qin Xiang waved his hand, and two small spheres flew towards Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu caught them. These two spheres were only the size of a baby’s fist—one dark red, the other deep black.

"Senior, this is..."

"This is a gift from my teacher," Qin Xiang smiled. "During the Abyss invasion, the blood and divine soul of all creatures were extracted by my teacher—these are the two spheres before you."

"You need a large amount of blood and divine soul to cultivate those summons, right? You suffered greatly during the trial; these can help you repair."

"My teacher is very pleased with your actions, so consider this your reward."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu couldn’t hide his joy.

In fact, his previous response was just prepared in advance for potential questions from the other party; he hadn’t expected to get an unexpected surprise.

"Thank you, senior." Chu Xiu thanked him and took the spheres.

Afterward, he didn’t linger any longer, disappearing into the Corpse Demon World.

The next day, Chu Xiu boarded a plane bound for Shanghai.

Due to the incident with the Abyss invasion, he realized that small cities like Jiang City were too dangerous, so he simply decided to take his parents to Shanghai under the guise of a vacation.

"Ah Chu, you took leave after only half a month; isn’t that inappropriate? And Shanghai is considered a big city even among the Inner City, where did you get the money?" Chu’s mother expressed her concern.

"Mom, don’t overthink it. Just enjoy yourself," Chu Xiu chuckled, "Our factory had a bit of bad luck. An Abyssal Monster’s corpse damaged the machinery, so production is halted these few days. As for money, your son earned hundreds of thousands just from government subsidies working in the Abyss."

"You should save that," Chu’s mother continued grumbling, "A trip to Shanghai costs nearly a hundred thousand just for the round-trip tickets. Isn’t that a waste? You’ll need money for buying a house and getting married."

"Don’t worry, mom. Your son’s future salary won’t be low," Chu Xiu laughed.

Chu’s father nodded: "Since we’re out to have fun, don’t fret over money. Otherwise, spending it without enjoying it would be more of a waste."

Seeing both of them speak, Chu’s mother sighed softly, saying no more.

Looking at the wrinkles on his mother’s face, Chu Xiu thought that now with money, he could buy a house in Shanghai and bring his parents over. This way, he wouldn’t have to worry about safety and could explore the Abyss with peace of mind.

He also considered arranging the medicine for Chu’s father’s limb regeneration and artifacts to extend his parents’ lifespan.

These things he remembered and hadn’t forgotten.

But not right now.

A Warrior Tier Awakened suddenly splurging would draw too much attention.

"It won’t be long. Once they’ve eased their investigation on me, no one would be too idle. The Abyss is full of opportunities, and an Awakened suddenly getting rich is perfectly normal."

With these thoughts, Chu Xiu slowly closed his eyes.

After a day and night of flying, the plane finally approached its destination, and through the window, a massive sci-fi city appeared before Chu Xiu’s eyes.

Skyscrapers clustered together, flying trains weaving between them, a defensive array covering the entire city, security robots visible everywhere...

If Jiang City still held some resemblance to the past, then as a metropolitan city of the Inner City, Shanghai was completely a city one would only find in science fiction novels! It completely matched Chu Xiu’s fantasy of the year 2067!

Not just sci-fi, but a fusion of sci-fi and fantasy!

"So this is Shanghai." Watching the scene before him, Chu Xiu’s eyes revealed a longing.

"Buzz—"

Amid the loud noise, both "Chu Xiu" and "Qin Yu" disembarked from the plane. After exchanging a smile, they went their separate ways.

Days later, the day for the annual auction at Shanghai’s auction house finally arrived.