#306 - Chaos Originium
Jun Wuxie looked at the old man in front of him, who looked like nothing more than a swindler.
How could such a person trigger a hidden quest for him?
He hesitated for a moment before choosing to accept.
“Still breastfeeding at ten, you have accepted the Spirit Void hidden quest: An Old Man’s Obsession.”
The heavenly voice echoed in his mind.
At that moment, he saw the old man's eyes suddenly become eager, and he pulled him towards a house on the side of the street.
This house looked very dilapidated, with many worm-eaten holes visible in the doors and windows.
The inside of the house was simple but spacious, with a small yard.
In the yard was an old locust tree, half of its trunk dead, and withered leaves fluttered in the wind.
In the corner of the yard was a stove with two old, broken pots.
“Little friend,” the old man said, rinsing rice in the pot while looking at the top of his head, “The aura of decay gathers but does not dissipate above your head. If I'm not mistaken, you will soon face a bloody disaster, a great tribulation is coming.”
“Old man, are you a fortune-telling immortal?”
Jun Wuxie listened to these words, looking at his unfathomable appearance, and became even more suspicious.
This routine was too much like a swindler's, could he really be a con artist?
“Little friend doesn’t believe me?” The old man didn’t mind. He put the lid on the pot, went to a pile of wood, grabbed an old wood-chopping knife, and with a snap, split a piece of wood in half, saying, “Little friend’s tribulation comes from the outside world, it’s near, not far away…”
Jun Wuxie was shocked when he heard this.
He was indeed in trouble recently. The Soul Hunting Hall, Holy Gate, Sky Opening Sword Sect, and Black Demon Sect were plotting to trap and kill him.
“My daughter has been missing for many years, her fate unknown, but I can feel that she is still alive in this world. Little friend, if you can help me find my daughter, I will resolve this tribulation for you, how about it?”
At this moment, a crisp sound rang in Jun Wuxie's mind, and the heavenly voice sounded: “Triggered Spirit Void Hidden Quest: An Old Man’s Obsession, First Stage.”
Jun Wuxie immediately checked his sea of consciousness, the Spirit Void Privilege page.
Under the quest “An Old Man’s Obsession,” a line of text appeared: Find the old man’s missing daughter.
Quest Reward: 500 Spirit Void Points.
He was immediately shocked!
He couldn't believe that the Spirit Void Point reward was as high as 500?
With so many Spirit Void Points, he could not only exchange them for a World Tree seed, but also use them to irrigate it, helping it regain its vitality!
Spirit Void Points were something he desperately needed.
This hidden quest was only the first stage, yet it had such a high reward!
After a brief shock and excitement, he calmed down.
With a reward of 500 Spirit Void Points, he could imagine that this quest would definitely not be easy to complete.
It was too early to be excited.
“Old man, how will you help me resolve it?”
Although he had already seen the reward given by the Order Manager, it seemed that the old man in front of him would also give a reward.
“If you can help me find my daughter, I will use this as a reward.”
The old man stopped chopping wood, and a stone magically appeared in his hand.
The moment this stone appeared, a wisp of chaotic aura instantly permeated the entire courtyard.
Jun Wuxie's pupils shrank violently!
The fist-sized stone flowed with chaotic energy, and its surface was interwoven with natural traces of chaos.
His martial intent perception could clearly feel the chaotic source energy inside the stone, causing a rapid burning sensation and slight tingling in his spine, connecting to the tailbone, as if something was starting to grow.
“This… this is…”
Jun Wuxie was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
How could this old man, who looked like he was only at the Houtian realm and had little lifespan left, possess such a thing?
“Little friend, you will definitely be able to find my daughter, right?”
The old man looked at him hopefully.
“I will do my best!”
Jun Wuxie took a deep breath, looking at the chaotic source stone, his eyes almost turning red!
The reaction of the chaotic primal bone in his body told him that this chaotic source stone was of great use to him, and could help the chaotic primal bone regenerate quickly!
“Old man, can you tell me about your daughter’s information? Otherwise, in this vast world, I have no clue, and it will be difficult.”
“Search in the areas above the Star River Region, take this thing with you, it may be helpful to you.”
The old man handed him a silver longevity lock.
Jun Wuxie was stunned. Wasn't this the kind of thing that babies wore around their necks?
Could this be something his daughter used when she was little?
“Is there nothing else?”
“Nothing else.”
The old man shook his head and sighed.
Jun Wuxie was speechless. How was he supposed to find her with just this? It was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
“Old man, aren’t you afraid that I’ll just snatch the stone in your hand and run away?”
He said casually.
The old man glanced at him, picked up a pile of chopped wood and walked towards the woodshed. The moment he pushed open the door, Jun Wuxie's pupils shrank violently, and all the hairs on his body stood on end.
Inside the woodshed, more than a dozen mummified corpses were hanging, their bodies black, but not decayed. The battle armor on their bodies had not yet decayed, and the engraved runes could still be clearly seen.
The old man turned his head, grinned at him, revealing a mouthful of snow-white teeth that didn't match his age, and said, “If that’s the case, little friend, our fate will be over.”
The muscles on Jun Wuxie’s round face twitched fiercely.
“Little friend, don’t be afraid, why don’t you stay and have a meal? I’ll cook some cured meat for you to try.”
Cured meat?
When Jun Wuxie heard this, and looked at the mummified corpses in the woodshed, his stomach churned, and he almost threw up his overnight meal.
“Old man, you can eat it yourself, I’m leaving first! Remember your promise, you can’t go back on your word when the time comes!”
He turned around and left, not wanting to stay here for even a second.
The entire courtyard seemed to be filled with a gloomy and terrifying aura, making him feel uncomfortable all over.
Just who was that old man?
There were more than a dozen mummified corpses hidden in the house!
What kind of quest did the Order Manager have him accept?
Judging from those mummified corpses, that old man was definitely not a good person, he was simply a pervert!
“Huh? That’s not right!”
After Jun Wuxie left the old man's residence, he thought about it and suddenly realized a problem.
Wasn’t this the Spirit Void Realm?
Weren’t the creatures in the Spirit Void Realm not supposed to truly die?
Then, what was the matter with the mummified corpses in the old man’s woodshed?
Also, his daughter had been missing for many years, shouldn’t he be looking for her in the outside world? How could he be sure that she was in the Spirit Void Realm?
Who could stay in the Spirit Void Realm for many years?
“Order Manager, please, is the information that the old man provided me incorrect?”
“Still breastfeeding at ten, the information is correct, all quest information is true.”
“Then what about the mummified corpses in his house? Didn’t you say that the creatures in the Spirit Void Realm wouldn’t truly die?”
“Still breastfeeding at ten, nothing is absolute.”
Jun Wuxie: …
He continued to ask, but the heavenly voice no longer responded to him.
“It seems that I need to be careful in the future…”
He realized that in this Spirit Void Realm, he couldn’t rely on the fact that he wouldn’t die and act recklessly. Being too reckless might cost him his life.
Some people here possessed special means that could completely kill people!
Like that old man who looked like he was only at the peak of the Houtian realm, but was actually unfathomable!
