Volume 1, Chapter 181 – Achieved

Tianbai was squatting in the distance, staring at Shi Lan and the three demon kings, its heart full of dejection. How did it end up like this? It was clearly the first one to meet Shi Lan…

According to its original thoughts, it should have become Lord Demon Venerable’s trusted aide, then broken through the shackles of its bloodline, becoming a great demon, famous throughout the Demon Domain, stepping onto the peak of a demon’s life.

But now…

Shi Lan gave Tianbai a couple of assessing looks. Her heart stirred, and she took out the blood bead from earlier, walking toward Tianbai.

Seeing Shi Lan approach, Tianbai’s eyes lit up, its gaze burning with eagerness. Very sensibly, it opened its mouth and spat out a clump of essence blood.

Once the essence blood left its body, Tianbai’s spirit became a little listless, but the light in its eyes did not weaken in the slightest.

When she came up in front of Tianbai, Shi Lan raised her hand and placed the blood bead into its essence blood.

This blood bead had been formed by the three demon kings merging their essence blood through a secret art. It had already become something akin to a magic tool.

After a few breaths, Tianbai’s essence blood was absorbed by the blood bead, and between it and Shi Lan, a connection similar to the previous one was established.

So that’s how it is.

Shi Lan understood. Establishing a clan was nothing more than gathering those demon beasts of different bloodlines into a single whole. In the end, it was still the weak attaching themselves to the strong to seek protection.

Cangyue and the other two demon kings followed right behind Shi Lan. Seeing Shi Lan draw Tianbai into the clan, they said nothing.

Shi Lan was the clan leader. Which demon beast she accepted into the clan was entirely up to her.

“Clan leader, may I ask you to grant us our clan’s totem.” Cangyue said respectfully.

“What is a totem?”

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Shi Lan no longer tried to muddle through, and directly voiced her confusion.

Seeing that Shi Lan did not seem to know much about establishing a clan, Cangyue immediately began explaining what a totem was, along with some information related to forming a clan.

Demon beast clans were divided into two types. One was a clan of pure, shared bloodline and the same origin. The other was like Shi Lan and the others, a heterogeneous beast clan of differing bloodlines, gathered together to survive, or existing by attaching themselves to a great demon.

And the totem was the necessary symbol of this latter type of heterogeneous beast clan. It was the mark that distinguished a clan from wandering demon beasts, and was especially important.

This sort of totem was generally branded with the true form of the clan’s first clan leader.

After learning from Cangyue how to brand the totem, Shi Lan tightened her grip on the blood bead and focused her mind to sense it.

Very soon, a boundless blood-colored ocean appeared in her mind.

Shi Lan was human, so naturally she had no so-called true form. She couldn’t very well brand a human figure onto it. Although she had seen many demon beasts and could casually pick one, if those demon beasts’ appearances were turned into a totem and branded onto her body, it would really be a bit of an eyesore.

After thinking for a moment, Shi Lan’s mind moved slightly, and in the very center of the blood sea, she imprinted a green lotus.

Given the right chance, treasure herbs and spiritual materials could awaken and become demons. Using a green lotus as the totem was justifiable enough. Besides, among the spiritual materials she had come into contact with, only those few lotus plants were barely pleasing to the eye.

After branding the totem, Shi Lan felt a wave of warmth on her forearm. She lifted her sleeve and saw a green lotus imprinted along the side of her arm, lifelike and vivid.

This mark was not just as simple as a tattoo. Shi Lan could sense a faint, not very obvious power gathering upon it. This power was not demon power, and was worlds apart from true qi, but she could draw on this trace of power for her own use.

On Cangyue and the other demons’ bodies, green lotus marks also appeared one after another.

With the totem in place, the connection between Shi Lan and Cangyue’s group of demons became a little tighter, and she could erase the marks on their bodies with a single thought.

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Once the totem was settled, Cangyue drew three small portions of blood from that blood bead and handed them to the other two demon kings.

After finishing all this, the three demon kings each returned to their own territories.

Shi Lan put the blood bead away, patted Tianbai’s head lightly to signal it to go rest and recover, then returned to the cave.

Shi Lan sat down on the ground, took out the Purple Clouds Lotus, plucked a petal, split it into three portions, and sent one of them into her mouth.

After all, the Purple Clouds Lotus was a fourth-grade treasure medicine that only Heavenly Astral Realm experts could fully withstand. Shi Lan naturally had to be a bit cautious. She was no longer that hotheaded fool from before who knew nothing.

Once the lotus petal entered her mouth, it turned into a stream of clear energy, like jade liquor, sliding down her throat and straight into her organs.

The medicinal power of a fourth-grade treasure medicine was far too strong for an Earth Fiend Realm martial artist. Even just a small piece of petal was somewhat strenuous for Shi Lan’s current body to digest.

But its medicinal effects were indeed immediate.

Compared to blood and flesh essence, treasure medicines like the Purple Clouds Lotus made the growth of one’s cultivation all the more obvious.

The surging true qi in Shi Lan’s body, vast like a river, began to soar rapidly once the medicinal power dispersed.

The Yuqing Creation Art circulated without pause. After her true qi flowed through a few cycles, it had increased by a noticeable margin. Shi Lan did not stop at all and immediately began to冲窍, attacking the apertures.

Several of the apertures in Shi Lan’s left leg had already been opened. The apertures at the sole of her foot and the back of her foot were all connected. Next came the “Kunlun Aperture” between her ankle and Achilles tendon…

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【Congratulations to the Host for completing the reputation mission “Make a Name for Yourself”.】

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【Time taken to complete the mission: at 4:30 on the thirteenth day of the seventh month.】

【Evaluation: Excellent.】

【Mission rewards are being issued.】

【Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one intermediate lottery chance and ten basic lottery chances.】

【The Host has accumulated one hundred thousand reputation points. The reputation exchange module is now unlocked.】

The string of notification sounds jolted Shi Lan out of her cultivation, leaving her full of astonishment.

One hundred thousand reputation points had already been reached?!

Shi Lan immediately stopped cultivating and opened her attribute panel.

Host: Shi Lan

Cultivation: mid Earth Fiend Realm

Aptitude: 9 (Innate spiritual body, seen only once in a thousand years.)

Cultivation Arts: Yuqing Creation Art (second layer), Vajra Divine Fist (mastery), Jade Tempering Art (eighth level)

Divine Abilities: Heaven’s Eye Qi-Sight (three stars), Black Domain (seven stars)

Strength Evaluation: has achieved minor success

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Reputation: 115,980 (renowned throughout the region)

【Exchange】

Staring at the skyrocketing reputation value that had surged past one hundred ten thousand and was still climbing madly, Shi Lan remained dazed for a long time.

Had she… become famous?

Below the reputation line, an extra “Exchange” button had appeared.

Once she came back to her senses, Shi Lan tapped it. What entered her sight was a row of descriptions:

【One thousand reputation points can be exchanged for one basic lottery chance.】

【One hundred thousand reputation points can be exchanged for one intermediate lottery chance.】

【Ten million reputation points can be exchanged for one advanced lottery chance.】

【One billion reputation points can be exchanged for one ultimate lottery chance.】

Reputation points could be exchanged for lottery chances, and the required reputation multiplied a hundredfold with each increase in lottery tier.

This barrage of prompts left Shi Lan somewhat startled, yet also brought out a few hints of delight.

Setting aside the rewards from the reputation mission, the reputation points that had been completely useless all this time finally had a use. That alone was enough to put her in a very good mood.

After pondering for a while, Shi Lan took the blood bead out from her Qiankun Bracelet. She was in the Demon Domain; the only thing that could have caused such a huge surge in her reputation points was most likely that clan she had just founded less than two days ago.