Chapter 711

Chapter 711: A New Mission

Shen Continent, Huaxia

Muse was now living as a wanderer, sleeping under bridges and in abandoned buildings with other homeless people every day. Sometimes he would collect some garbage to exchange for money or go to specific places to receive free food from charity organizations.

"Indeed, being a human beacon is great, especially in Huaxia where you can get free white rice."

On this day, Muse went to his usual spot to collect relief food, which was a boxed meal with a generous portion containing two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a drink.

Although this food didn’t have any special energy, it was rare in other places. Muse had spent many years in Jiabang and North Immortal Kingdom, where the economy was considered good globally, but the relief food there was definitely not at this level.

This made Muse couldn’t help but admire Huaxia, known as the most powerful country in the world. Even though they were constantly battling the monstrous tribes, they still had such strong economic conditions.

Muse looked around at the homeless people surrounding him. Most of them were physically healthy but simply didn’t want to work. The majority of them lacked Spiritual Roots, or their Spiritual Roots were poor, so they had given up on themselves. They felt it was better to live as a free homeless person rather than working just to survive, as they wouldn’t be better off anyway. Plus, they wouldn’t starve since there was relief food available.

Carrying the food, Muse returned to his makeshift home in the abandoned building and fed the stray cats and dogs there. He didn’t need this ordinary food at all; he only went for relief to maintain his current identity as a homeless person.

"Sleep, sleep, I have never been so free since I can remember."

Muse casually grabbed a blanket and lay down to sleep. He remembered that he had never been so relaxed since he can remember. He came from a good family and was wealthy, but his upbringing was strict, and he had to study various subjects from a young age.

As he grew up, he took over the family business, got married and had children. There was hardly any time to rest, as employees had weekends off, but bosses didn’t.

Later, he became a spy and was very cautious. He couldn’t even sleep peacefully, fearing that soldiers or police would appear before him when he opened his eyes. However, he now sealed his cultivation and lived as a wanderer for a long time, doing nothing all day.

"Hiss"

However, this time, Muse suddenly woke up from a short sleep. His head was throbbing as if it was about to explode. He held his head, trying to ease the pain by hitting the wall.

No matter what he did, it was of no use. He rolled on the floor in agony.

It wasn’t until half an hour later that the pain subsided. Muse lay on the ground, panting heavily, drenched in sweat. He dared not stay any longer, quickly releasing his sealed cultivation and using his mysterious light technique.

"Lord Demon King"

Muse tidied up his appearance, forced a smile, and said to the Heavenly Fox Demon King.

"Muse, you’ve been out of touch for a long time, why didn’t you reach out to me?"

"Sir, you have no idea how urgently Huaxia is looking for me now. I’m currently hiding my abilities and wandering like a beggar."

Muse quickly explained, he really used this trick to avoid being searched. If not, he would have been caught long ago.

"Alright, I don’t want to hear your excuses. I’m giving you a new task."

"Sir, go ahead."

"Find spiritual herbs, above sixth grade, with a medicine age of over a thousand years. The more, the better."

"Oh."

"Do I need to repeat myself?"

"Sir, this kind of magical medicine is extremely valuable. I am only at the Golden Core Period and also a wanted criminal, I cannot complete this."

"If I can’t complete it, then I will die, along with your family of one hundred and thirty-eight people."

"I can do it, I promise I can do it."

Muse quickly changed his mind, for the sake of his own life and his family’s lives, he had to agree.

"Alright then, this mission is for five years. If you can’t find a single magical medicine within five years, you will die, your family will die. The more magical medicines you find, the better your family will live."

"Within a month, I will provide you with the final route. People will come to help you, and a large sum of money will be given to you. If you complete this task perfectly, I will consider letting you go."

"Thank you, Demon King. I will do my best."

Muse said, and soon the Xuanguang Mirror ended.

"You scoundrel, if you give me a chance, and I catch that chance, I will destroy your Fox Clan."

Muse was very angry in his heart. Last time, when he met the Aurora Demon King, he took a big risk and barely escaped. Now, he was being asked to do an even more dangerous task. It felt like he was being pushed to his limits.

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"Boss."

"Boss."

After recovering his strength, Muse gathered his most trusted followers. When he saw that only two people had come, Muse looked pained.

"Just the two of you left?"

"Yes, everyone else is gone."

"Over a hundred of them… sigh."

With a long sigh, Muse remembered that over a hundred people had come with him to Shen Continent, but now only two remained.

"Boss, what’s the task this time? The final hidden line has been activated, and many people are expected to come in."

"It seems that some Demon King from above is about to break through. Let’s find some spiritual medicine."

"Find spiritual medicine? What kind of spiritual medicine do we need?"

"Above sixth rank, over a thousand years old, quantity unlimited."

"····"

The two fell silent immediately, wondering if they could find this type of spiritual medicine.

"You know how difficult this task is now, right?"

"Boss, if I die, please take care of my family."

"Nonsense, I can’t even take care of my own family. Stay alive, there are new people coming in. Let them be the cannon fodder, you all stay alive."

Muse said. Let’s not say such discouraging words, as they can really lower morale.

A month later, Muse received both troops and funds from Fangzhang Continent. While the funds were in hand, the troops were hesitant to enter Huaxia, so they could only manage looser areas.

Figuring out how to arrange these people became Muse’s top challenge. In their line of work, having more people isn’t always better.

"Let’s split into different groups. Some people can stay in the Alliance of Five Nations, while others can go to the western Shen Continent where there might be more opportunities. As for Huaxia, let’s hold off for now and handle things ourselves."

Muse quickly made a decision. Most of these people were inexperienced, and bringing them to Huaxia would only cause trouble. Now that he had funds, it would be better to recruit new members on his own.

"Boss, this is a map showing the distribution of spiritual mountains around the world. Almost every spiritual mountain already has an owner, except for some areas in conflict. Penglai has been abandoned, Ying Continent is too far away from our mission area."

"In Shen Continent, the most precious lands are in the east, especially in Huaxia where the highest-ranked Alchemists reside and where the most rare herbs are gathered. Our best opportunities lie there."

"Do we have specific information about these rare herbs?"

"According to some public sources, there is quite a lot of information available, especially from some long-standing families. They have a clear advantage in spiritual energy recovery, and many intelligent individuals among them. Several families have reserves of rare herbs, enough to fulfill our needs."

"These families are very difficult to deal with, right?"

"Yes, after recovering spiritual energy, these families’ strength grows quickly. They have a big advantage compared to ordinary people, especially those who own land. Most of them have their own Spiritual Herb Garden, but they are very strict in guarding it. They have armed robots to watch over it, and even the cultivators are very strong. Having a golden core in Huaxia is no longer rare."

"That’s right, having a golden core is not rare anymore."

Muse said. In Huaxia, since Ning Li first broke through to Nascent Soul, there have been three more breakthroughs, making a total of four Nascent Soul cultivators. The number of golden cores is not disclosed, but there are speculations online that there could be over four figures of golden cores in Huaxia.

But Muse believes there are more. With billions of people in Huaxia and such vast territory and abundant resources, it is unlikely that there are only four figures of golden cores.

"Boss, what should we plan?"

"With the little money we have, we can’t buy spiritual herbs, and no one is selling them. We need to come up with a plan. It’s best to control some long-standing but weak forces, gain some public identities, so that we can operate more freely."

"Boss, Huaxia is chasing us very closely."

"I’ll take care of this, I’ll find a way."

Muse said that even though there are many advanced cultivators in Huaxia who are hard to deceive with even the best Disguise Skill, he still felt there was a chance.

"Let’s first establish a suitable dharma body, then we can plan. We have five years for this mission, so we have time to prepare slowly."

Muse was unsure for a moment and decided to take it step by step, focusing on getting a legal identity first.