Trafford's Trading Club Chapter 1078: Chapter 122: There Is No Path to Immortality i

Chapter 1078: Chapter 122: There Is No Path to Immortality in This World (84) — Inside the Raxia

The Zhan Lu Sword cut through everything in its path, making the bat-Type Gaia appear like a stationary target before it.

When Da Zhe effortlessly cut down a bat-Type Gaia, he couldn’t help but pause due to the deep sense of incongruity.

However, Daoist Bai Jie and Wang Hu had no time to ponder Da Zhe’s issues—as soon as they sent off the Management Bureau and the group with Cang Jinshui, they were rushing to other places non-stop.

This time, Daoist Bai Jie mentioned the purchased service, and the main executor was clearly Da Zhe—what Daoist Bai Jie could afford wasn’t enough to require the boss to act personally.

Nonetheless, Da Zhe was incredibly efficient; for instance, he soon found several more survivors and sent them out one by one.

Nowadays, what they encountered was a member of the demon race.

This demon did not belong to the Four Spirits of Heaven Clan. It was a pheasant turned monster, claiming to be Dafi, always a lone wolf, yet not weak. As a senior powerful monster among demons, it survived the disaster due to its unique abilities.

Pheasant Demon Dafi, under Huang Baifu’s persuasion, easily agreed to leave through the safe exit from the Penglai Treasury.

“I didn’t expect so many to survive.”

After sending off this powerful demon, a faint smile of relief appeared on Daoist Bai Jie’s face—he had thought that besides the group, including himself and those with him at Ming Tus Mountain, no more would have survived.

“Besides Cang Jinshui and the others, only five were found later in total.” Wang Hu let out a bitter laugh at this point… He wasn’t sure about Daoist Bai Jie’s definition of ‘many’, only feeling that this ‘many’ was filled with bitterness.

“Daoist Baijie, there are no more assistance targets outside under the contract.” At this moment, Da Zhe suddenly came over, “Boss asked me to inform you that the rest are all over there.”

Da Zhe pointed towards the towering mountain ahead, “The boss is waiting for us there.”

Actually, Daoist Bai Jie was well aware that there might not be any more survivors left. After all, he was the one who personally buried those Taoists and monsters who had perished.

When the Jade Dragon Pillar relocated everyone to the Penglai Treasury back then, it was only a brief encounter, but Daoist Bai Jie already had a set number in mind. By paring those he personally buried, it wasn’t hard to calculate how many were left.

“No time to lose.”

Daoist Bai Jie didn’t allow himself time for melancholy and said solemnly, “Mister Da Zhe, let’s go meet Boss Luo.”

“OK.” Da Zhe nodded and was about to leave when he noticed Wang Hu suddenly frowned, looking a bit strange.

Curiously, Da Zhe asked, “Brother Wang Hu, what’s wrong?”

Wang Hu simply rubbed his stomach, then shook his head in confusion and said, “Nothing… maybe I’m just hungry.”

“Oh… I have some Vermilion Fruit here if you want to nibble on some?” Da Zhe blinked.

“No need.” Wang Hu shook his head, just feeling his stomach suddenly churn before settling back into calmness, “Business is more important.”

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Actually, according to the service content traded with the club, there was another option—they could wait until they found everyone and then send them out together.

But this idea was quickly dismissed by Daoist Bai Jie after encountering the group from the Management Bureau led by Ling Feng—the service content was to ensure the safe evacuation of the Dao and demon races from the Penglai Treasury, meaning that before evacuation, they would be in a state of safety.

Being with Boss Luo symbolized safety.

Unfortunately, despite the dangers of Penglai Treasury, it lived up to its name, a treasury—treasures everywhere. It’s indeed easy for a settled heart to start stirring up—Daoist Bai Jie couldn’t explain everything to everyone and could only send them off one by one as he saw them.

But in fact, some had guessed part of it and stayed behind.

For example, the alien woman named Jessica, and Yu Sanniang who had now taken the alias Qin Chuyu—they always stayed by Luo Qiu’s side.

When Daoist Bai Jie and Da Zhe had finished sending the scattered few survivors away and reunited with Luo Qiu, Jessica and Qin Chuyu were still there.

(As for Su Zijun… when Su Zijun left, Daoist Bai Jie and Wang Hu were not present, so they did not meet, and Daoist Bai Jie was unaware of Su Zijun’s existence.)

Regarding Jessica, the alien woman, Daoist Bai Jie indeed wanted to ask Luo Qiu how she might be part of China’s Dao and Demon Realms. But seeing that this Jessica seemed to have a close relationship with Boss Luo, he hesitated to inquire.

At least, from Daoist Bai Jie’s perspective, Jessica didn’t show much restraint when she spoke with Boss Luo… they seemed to have a pleasant conversation?

As the saying goes, an old man bees astute; it was easy for Daoist Bai Jie to sense an unusual relationship between Jessica and Boss Luo… so he held back from asking about Jessica’s origins.

As for Qin Chuyu… well, as a Tianhu fox who had shed her demon identity through the club hundreds of years ago, she probably wouldn’t have any problems even without the services she purchased, right?

“Boss Luo.” At this moment, Daoist Bai Jie walked over quickly, “Is it true that no other survivors from the Dao and Demon Realms have been left outside?”

“Elder, shouldn’t you be more aware of this?” Luo Qiu replied with a smile.

Daoist Bai Jie knew that Luo Qiu was referring to the fact that he himself had buried the bodies of the elites from the Dao and Demon Realms… Daoist Bai Jie then sighed, “I heard from Mister Da Zhe that the remaining ones… are all in that mountain?”

“Hmm, virtually all of them.” Luo Qiu looked up.

At that moment, the earth suddenly started shaking—the view oscillated rapidly up and down due to the tremor—the huge mountain ahead, the rocks on its surface suddenly cracked, and rocks were falling from the mountain!

“What the heck…” Daoist Bai Jie was shocked… it felt as if something terrifying was brewing inside that mountain.

At the same time, in the sky, the clouds changed color as if a dragon was stirring within them.

“Elder, Da Zhe will continue to handle the rescue operations, rest assured.” At this moment, Luo Qiu suddenly said, “Forgive me for not acpanying you all the way.”

“Boss Luo?” Daoist Bai Jie quickly frowned.

But at this moment, Luo Qiu paid no heed, simply walking directly to Jessica and softly asking, “Will you follow Daoist Baijie or e with me?”

Faced with Luo Qiu’s words, Jessica was momentarily stunned, then immediately replied, “Of course, with you.”

Su Zijun’s requests for Jessica were minimal; just that she doesn’t die, as a locator… then Jessica figured, facing such a choice, Su Zijun would probably choose to go with Luo Qiu without hesitation.

“Ms. Jessica, please e this way.” The maid smiled slightly, looking at Jessica.

Then Luo Qiu turned to Qin Chuyu and asked, “Miss Qin, what about you?”

Qin Chuyu said nothing, instead simply walking directly towards the maid.

So Daoist Bai Jie and Luo Qiu parted ways once more.

A light shield enveloped Luo Qiu, You Ye, Jessica, and Qin Chuyu, whisking them away in an instant… towards the peak of the mountain.

“Centennial Tribulation Leader, though not knowing what’s happening, it feels like something is about to occur,” Wang Hu frowned at this moment, “What’s most important for us now is to evacuate everyone.”

“Indeed.” Daoist Bai Jie nodded, then looked at Da Zhe, “I’m counting on you, Mister Da Zhe.”

Da Zhe shrugged, “Nothing to count on or not, it’s just work… and we’re charging for it.”

Saying so, Da Zhe took the lead in heading forward, with Daoist Bai Jie and Wang Hu quickly following.

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In the Myriad Elements Pool.

The initially activated bat-Type Gaia was constantly monitoring the many surveillance screens in front of it—including the production progress of the Valkyrie-class Special bat Type Gaia being printed in the Myriad Elements Pool.

pletion: 78%

[Intruder detected]

This bat-Type Gaia simultaneously brought up four different screens—each screen displaying a different group of people…

On one screen, a sinister man was driving a chariot pulled by a black ox… it was none other than Xiao Shengmo.

On another screen, there was a group cautiously exploring their advance… they were from the Ming Tus Mountain expedition.

As for the third screen, it showed only a girl who was now appearing on the exterior of a colossal object buried deep underground—when the image focused on her, she was forcefully inserting her hand into the metallic surface and prying open the metal panels, intruding quite violently.

The fourth group was Jiang Zuo, Gongsun Wuwo, and a charming woman who had escaped from the protected space.

[Detection… Unauthenticated species… Eliminate]

[Raxia internal defense system, activate]

[Detection… Three registered purchasers… Scanning behavior… Purchasers demonstrating abnormal behavior… Advising…]

A newly printed batch of bat-Type Gaia did not exit through the breach, but instead charged through a metal door ahead.

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Gongsun Wuwo’s punch was terrifyingly powerful; with just one punch, he smashed through the metal wall obstructing the path forward—this even reminded Jiang Zuo of Huang Baifu’s fists.

He wondered how this Senior Gongsun Wuwo’s punches pared to those of Huang Baifu, who was reputed as the strongest tiger of the Four Spirits Clan.

“Ah… so satisfying!”

Gongsun Wuwo swung his arms and loosened his neck, causing his bones to crack, “Finally free from that damned place!”

Even so… shouldn’t randomly cause destruction, Senior!

Jiang Zuo internally sighed in exasperation—he finally realized these Seniors had rather unique logic and unpredictable nature; it seemed best to be cautious with his words.

But he still had to remind, “Um, Senior Gongsun… shouldn’t we keep a low profile? If we attract Gaia, it could get messy!”

Unexpectedly, Gongsun Wuwo laughed heartily, “Kid, you might not know? Those Gaia were mostly wiped out by Taibai back in the day; this place is practically deserted!”

Jiang Zuo had to remind him again, “But… the Myriad Elements Pool is currently printing Gaia, no idea how many have been made by now!”

“No worries, no worries!” Gongsun Wuwo simply smiled, “Their attacks are scary, but they’re actually not sturdy, unless they’re the big ones, otherwise, ordinary ones are just fodder!”

“Those big ones?” Jiang Zuo was taken aback—after leaving the protected space, he couldn’t know the state inside the Pool of Ten Thousand Elements room.

“I think they’re called something Valk-something class? Too plicated to remember!”

“Ha…”

But sometimes, bad luck strikes unpredictably—a Gaia suddenly appeared before Jiang Zuo.

[Detected]

Seeing the bat-Type Gaia floating in the passage, Gongsun Wuwo frowned.

[Warning, dear purchaser, please return to the protected space to ensure safety]

Jiang Zuo instinctively looked at Gongsun Wuwo and the charming woman beside him, they appeared unmoved by Gaia’s warning.

[Warning, dear purchaser, please return to the protected space to ensure safety]

“Sure!”

Gongsun Wuwo nodded expressionlessly, surprisingly agreeing, and then walked towards the Gaia, saying, “Lead the way, I forgot how to get back.”

[Confirmed]

However, at the moment Gaia turned, Gongsun Wuwo suddenly burst out, smashing his fist into the bat-Type Gaia’s back of the head—the punch was indeed powerful, shattering that Gaia’s head instantly.

With its head blasted, the Gaia’s body exploded, whipping up a gust in the passage.

At this moment, Gongsun Wuwo turned, laughing heartily, “See! I told you, easy to take down!”

“Wow… amazing.” Jiang Zuo swallowed nervously.

Damn it… so shameless!

[Warning, dear purchaser, cease illegal destructive actions and return to the protected space… Otherwise, you will be deemed a criminal, purchaser status revoked, and subject to elimination]

Yet another Gaia suddenly flew into the passage—not just one but followed by two more, totaling three!

[Warning…]

“Damn annoying!” But before Gaia could finish its warning, Gongsun Wuwo violently twisted its head off!

He tossed the severed Gaia head to the ground, then sneered, “I finally got out, I definitely won’t go back to that damn place… you puppets, all die for me!!”

Facing Gongsun Wuwo’s punch, the remaining two Gaia instantly reacted, entering bat mode—the passage instantly became a fierce battlefield.

“Don’t worry too much, Wuwo is just a brute, the kind who doesn’t think where punches solve everything.” The charming woman smiled at the worried Jiang Zuo, “Besides, don’t you think this is a great opportunity?”

“Op- Opportunity?” Jiang Zuo was startled.

The charming woman smiled gently, “This place is essentially managed by these Gaia. Back then, Taibai caused quite a stir, putting this place in stasis. Indeed, the so-called Myriad Elements can endlessly produce Gaia, but it also takes time—and most importantly, it’s operated by the one you accidentally activated, meaning if this particular Gaia is destroyed, the puppets won’t continue production.”

“Then… then what?” Jiang Zuo suddenly realized what the charming woman meant.

She squinted her eyes, “Isn’t it obvious? We’ve been trapped here, while outside five hundred years have passed… five hundred years, it’s such a loss, naturally we’ll reclaim our dues with interest.”

“Senior, I just feel things can’t be so simple…” Jiang Zuo shook his head.

He didn’t know whether this woman and Gongsun Wuwo’s confidence came from their strong capabilities or from knowing something, but Jiang Zuo could sense the gap between this place and outside civilization; he couldn’t believe this place was so simple to only have a broken AI managing.

“As they say, fortune favors the bold.” The charming woman suddenly said, “The higher the risk, the higher the return. Young one, if this place were so easily conquered, it wouldn’t be valuable.”

“Though that’s true…” Jiang Zuo frowned, “But I feel that such recklessness goes against our cultivators’ true nature… the Taoists shouldn’t have such a reckless quest for wealth mindset? Staying cautious, isn’t it better?”

“Young one, what are you talking about?” At this moment, Gongsun Wuwo turned around.

It was unknown when the battle had ended.

Gongsun Wuwo held two Gaia heads, one in each hand, sneering, “Did you get something wrong? Back in the day, we were reviled as Devil Heads!”

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Inside the Myriad Elements Pool, four giant printing arms were frantically operating.

The object being printed stood at a height of seven meters.

Valkyrie-class Special bat-Type Gaia.

pletion: 87%