Jiao Wuyu and Li Youzhu came here to receive the compensation for collaborating with the Xi Rong forces.

After all, the reward for being a spy for the Xi Rong Divine Craftsman and digging their own Dragon Race ancestral grave had not been fulfilled yet.

The Legendary Eye Squad told them: Come to the East Sea Royal City for a meeting, and they will receive the reward they desire!

And back then, the reward they wanted was: to meet their daughter who was within the Xi Rong forces.

However, the Xi Rong forces generously proposed: they could help Li Youzhu awaken!

Li Youzhu's bottleneck for the second awakening is higher and more difficult to break through, which has been affecting him...

It was precisely these two conditions that made them hard to refuse.

Previously, the Xi Rong Divine Craftsman had been too busy, politely declined their request for an exchange, and only now sent a message indicating that he was ready to complete the transaction.

So.

They came.

To meet their daughter.

But now, at a glance, the entire Bone Demon Royal City exudes warmth.

Jiao Wuyu, as one of the Sea Race born in the East Sea, felt quite curious about this scene of vibrant festivities.

"Perhaps, even if it's not for a transaction, coming here for a stroll is indeed excellent." Jiao Wuyu showed a radiant smile, "Over a hundred years, the two of us have explored too many secret realms, adventured, and improved our combat power. Resting here is indeed a good relaxation."

She, in the One Heart Realm, has been busy cultivating and plundering resources, as each Heart Acupoint's small realm requires a considerable amount of resources.

They saw that on the streets, people not only used magic coins but also tear stones for payment.

And in the distance, newly opened sales points had already begun selling soul-calling banners.

The speed was quite fast.

However, for that Hongmeng, fast was normal; the previous sales meeting had already displayed the creation of lower-grade magical artifacts, and soul-calling banners were, to begin with, lower-grade magical artifacts.

Now mass production and sale were quite justified.

Soon, they saw several children at the forefront of the queue, loudly shouting, using the soul-calling banners as nets, shaking them a few times in the air.

"Let's go, Baby Shark, let's catch jellyfish ghosts!"

"Little Sea Grass, where are there jellyfish?"

"Yes, at that jellyfish restaurant in the north of the city; from their kitchen, sometimes weak jellyfish escape, and if we catch them in the soul-calling banners, we can sell them as materials!"

...

Several children in the food chain, sea grass, sharks, shells...different races, playing together, ran off happily!

For them, it was a game and also a way to lighten the family's burden.

Jiao Wuyu watched these children, showing a bit of tenderness, "Unexpectedly, our Sea Race children also have entertainment activities, living quite joyfully."

She had never believed in such a scene.

Children in the food chain sitting together chatting, playing, doing games, collectively talking about their loyalty to the Bone King and the great dream of building a home.

"Back then, if our son had grown up and not died young, he would be as lively as them." Li Youzhu showed an expression of reflection.

Back then, a ghost, a half-dead Jiao, being able to reproduce was already a miracle; early death was normal.

Whether it was the eldest son or the second daughter they came to see now, they both died prematurely.

However, the eldest son didn't even leave any embers.

Soon, the couple arrived at a restaurant's secret compartment, ordered dishes, dismissed the waiter, and chatted while eating.

After quite a while.

The door suddenly opened, and four people walked in from outside.

The representative figure of the Xi Rong forces, the Sword Fairy.

And a mysterious Ghost King, Sun Moon Su Yuniang.

Also, a girl wearing a manor crown named Gao? No, it's Xu Huan's master! If their friend Xu Huan were here, he would surely be overjoyed.

The last one was their daughter.

"Mother!!" Ning Jiaojiao ran over joyfully.

"Already half-awakened?" Jiao Wuyu hugged her daughter, affectionately and gently, "You have suffered over the past hundred years."

"I haven't suffered; Sister Yuniang has been very good to me." Ning Jiaojiao said, "We fish every day."

Jiao Wuyu glanced at Su Yuniang, "Thank you for taking care of my daughter."

It seemed there was a divine technique to conceal breath, similar to Hidden Soil or a similar concealment ability.

Clearly a Two-Phase Realm level, yet it exerted a powerful oppressive feeling on her as a Ghost King with an Immortal Spirit Root in the One Heart Realm.

She appeared not to be simple.

The Ghost King's spiritual root might be a Yin and Yang Cycle, or even a Five Elements Cycle...

The Xirong Divine Craftsman indeed hides terrifying depths and technology.

Even casually pulling one out poses a great threat to her.

"And this one is..." Li Youzhu turned to Gao.

"He's a major criminal held by the court, but we brought him out." The Sword Fairy said directly, "The Sect Leader of the One Heart Realm of the Ancient Holy Land from 300,000 years ago, he's now one of our tributors."

The skull from the mine was also retrieved from the manor not long ago.

After all, the magic copper ore in Gao's skull had served the blacksmiths for so long, it was time for freedom. The low-level resource of magic copper ore was no longer of much use.

Gao smiled, "Hello, I'm only here as a bodyguard to protect the Sword Fairy, just a member of the old era."

Li Youzhu nodded.

This One Heart Realm is quite weak, feeble!

After being imprisoned as a mineral resource for so long, continuously extracting her essence, her undying nature has been reduced to the extreme, nearly dying of old age.

If not for her disciple in Continent City awakening earlier and embedding the Three Flowers of the Ghost King into Gao before dying, she might already be on the verge of death.

Li Youzhu knew this one had stories, and if Xu Huan knew, he would definitely rush to meet his mentor, but who doesn't have stories?

Gao's matters are irrelevant to him, nor is he interested.

Just a retired One Heart Realm's combat power, though not dead, not far from it.

"Thank you for taking care of our daughter," Li Youzhu thanked again. "Can we take our daughter back for a while?"

Sun Moon Su Yuniang shook her head, "She has already joined our force, you should know, this is the best choice for her. She is now half-awakened, and we are preparing for her awakening as the Ancestral Dragon of the line."

Li Youzhu was silent for a moment, "I understand, joining Xirong is indeed a choice countless powerhouses across the Nine-State crave."

The Sword Fairy said, "The second reward is your awakening... Here, this is a token from our Xirong Manor Master for you."

A coin was tossed over.

Li Youzhu instinctively caught it.

Ning Zheng, far away at Sword Casting Manor, silently set up a Qi Fortune gambling table.

[Li Youzhu Awakening: 3,000,000]

Ning Zheng's eyebrows raised.

Much lower than expected, even lower than the average of 5,000,000 for Ghost King awakenings.

However, upon careful consideration, it made sense because he was already stuck at the last step, so naturally, the Qi Fortune value needed is very low.

The second reason is.

Because Li Youzhu's background is very low.

No matter how brilliant or smart he is, his spiritual root for cultivation is also the Middle Grade Blood Separation Flower.

This indirectly proves that in the Nine-State Four Seas, there are many gifted and smart people, but if you are born lowly, without inheritance, and start with a garbage spiritual root, your future will be very difficult.

How much can Li Youzhu, a Ghost King with a Middle Grade spiritual root, possibly need?

It's certainly not like Sun Moon Su Yuniang with a cheat-based Seven Colors spiritual root, needing as much as 30,000,000.

But Ning Zheng did not look down on Li Youzhu because of this Qi Fortune value, "It's nothing more than a lowly background, but after becoming a Ghost King, there is once more a chance to reshape the spiritual root, enough to soar to great heights... In storybooks, he would be a protagonist of a mortal stream."

The Ghost King is one of the channels for all the bottom cultivators to soar to great heights and cross social classes.

A loud crash resounded.

[-3,000,000 Qi Fortune Value]

A vast aura suddenly enveloped Li Youzhu.

Jiao Wuyu, who was already prepared, immediately cast a spell, a transparent protective shield guarding the compartment, isolating external aura.

Awakening in the Bone Demon Royal City is bound to bring about many incidents.

Especially with their relatively sensitive identities, her Jiao Wuyu is the Ancestral Dragon of this generation in the Dragon Race.

Jiao Wuyu silently watched this scene, "He truly has the ability to awaken, although guessing it after Xirong Manor Master's own awakening... but this seemingly ordinary magic coin looks nothing special."

She racked her brains but couldn't figure out any principle.

She could only attribute it to the other's mystery and might, whose technology was several levels ahead of the era.

"Alright, our transaction is over," Sun Moon Su Yuniang said blandly, "Next is time for family reunion for your family of three, you can tour the Bone Demon Royal City, enjoy family happiness."

"However, I hope you continue to cooperate with us."

"How to cooperate?" Jiao Wuyu asked.

"Become one of the external tribution forces of our Xirong," Sun Moon Su Yuniang said, "We are about to emerge, and our emergence will bring a great upheaval to the entire era."

"And the upheaval is this."

She tossed over a brand-new version of the magic coin, a fully formed new-style magic coin they've integrated these days.

Li Youzhu looked at the magic coin for a moment, his whole face instantly revealing a shocked expression, "This magic coin??"