There was no reason for a small leader who seemed to be in charge of a small scavenger camp to make things difficult for a young fellow who had just become Daozu and had no experience in treasure hunting.
There must be a reason why he would make things difficult for him.
What?
He was after Wu Dong, who was behind the young fellow.
From the way he addressed Wu Dong, Old Man Wu, it could be seen that he was a very experienced scavenger.
However, being experienced did not mean that he would be respected by others. Otherwise, the name Old Man Wu would become Old Wu.
Therefore, Young Master Sun and the others wanted to find a random reason to plunder an old man who was exceptionally experienced in scavenging.
Almost as soon as he communicated with Young Master Sun, Wu Dong felt that the other party had this intention, but he was powerless to resist.
It was normal to be powerless to resist, but what made him feel even more helpless was that he did not dare to tell the truth to Xie Tian.
Tell him that the other party did not have the intention to make things difficult for him, but was targeting him?
Wu Guang felt that unless he was an idiot, he would not say something that would not please both sides.
With this feeling of helplessness, he walked into the camp with Xie Tian.
As soon as he crossed the camp's gate, Xie Tian suddenly stopped and looked in a certain direction.
Wu Dong was stunned. He followed Xie Tian's line of sight and saw a statue that he was used to seeing.
"Xie Shao, that is the number one scavenger in the human-demon battlefield. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he is the ancestor of the scavenger world …"
Xie Tian nodded and continued to look at the statue that was carved very perfunctorily.
The statue was of an old man. His serene face revealed an awe-inspiring righteousness. It was impossible for Xie Tian to associate such a lowly thing as a scavenger.
In terms of the craftsmanship of the statue, it was a piece of work that would make him want to vomit.
However, it was this kind of work that not only completely blocked his inexplicable senses, but the moment he tried to forcefully break through the unknown force that blocked his senses, his Evil Heart began to beat rapidly.
Following the rapid advancement of his cultivation, he, who had become Daozu, would not have too much of an anomaly even if he were to face a half-step Equal to Heaven's Evil Heart.
Even when he was facing Mo Di, the abnormal beating of his evil heart was less than a third of what it was now.
"Could it be …"
Xie Tian fell into deep thought as he thought about one of his previous doubts.
"How should I address you, senior?"
At the mention of the statue, Wu Dong let out a deep sigh and shook his head. "This senior's name is Mo Du. It is said that his cultivation has already reached the Quasi-emperor level. He is also the number one scavenger in the Human-Demon Battlefield …"
No one knew where Mo Du had come from.
What was widely known was what he had done in the Human-Demon Battlefield.
From Wu Kuang, Xie Tian learned that this unknown quasi-Emperor had come to this place as soon as the Human-Demon Battlefield was created by the three factions …
However, he had not come to slay demons. Instead, he had come to find seriously injured and lost cultivators and bring them back to the Nine Heavens.
"Legend has it that he has saved many Great Emperors. In terms of merits, he may not even be as good as a Heaven's Equal cultivator. However, in terms of saving lives, no one under the Nine Heavens can surpass Senior Mo Du …"
It was because of Mo Du's actions that he had made an undeniable contribution to the Nine Heavens that scavengers had appeared in the Human-Demon Battlefield.
"At that time, the cultivators who entered the Human-Demon Battlefield to do such things because they worshiped Senior Mo Du were not called scavengers …"
Wu Dong sighed. "However, worship cannot be eaten. Perhaps it is also because living better can save more people, so the word 'scavengers' appeared."
Xie Tian nodded and said softly, "This is not a regression, but an improvement."
Wu Dong was astonished. "Xie Shao, y-you think so too?"
"Without the motivation of profit, it is almost impossible to make something continue and grow …" Xie Tian thought about his companions in the Kingdom of the Nine States and said with a smile, "That is almost impossible."
"Exactly!"
Wu Dong was a little excited, as if he had not expected Xie Tian to have such a positive opinion of scavengers. Suddenly, his eyes swiveled.
"D- Xie Shao, forgive me for asking …"
"Hmm?"
"Could it be that you are also a worshiper of Senior Mo Du and want to become a scavenger because of him?"
Xie Tian did not immediately reply.
In his eyes, Mo Du's statue was extremely crude, and he could not relate it to scavengers.
What he could connect with was a kind of power that he couldn't explain clearly.
"Perhaps it's because of the existence of this force that this camp, which is full of loopholes, can remain safe …"
In order to prove his point, Xie Tian asked another question, "Does Senior Mo Du's statue only appear in scavenger camps?"
Wu Dong faltered momentarily before a wry smile appeared on his face.
"How could that be? After such a long time, Senior Mo Du can only live as a legend. To put it bluntly, Senior Mo Du's charisma is nowhere near as attractive as picking up a treasure from the Human Demon Battlefield. This is reality …"
"So only this camp has a statue of Senior Mo Du?"
Wu Dong nodded and sighed. "Even this statue is something I inherited from my master … Oh, my master has already passed on to the Dao. As for where this statue came from, I don't know …"
Xie Tian made his way to the statue and memorized Mo Du's appearance before returning to his cave abode with Wu Dong.
The camp was small, so the quality of the cave abode was naturally not very high. It was only a place for scavengers to rest.
"Xie Shao, these are the items for you."
Wu Dong respectfully handed over a storage ring that he had picked up. Then, he took out his own items and explained how to use them to Xie Tian.
Not long after, Wu Dong finished his introduction. Xie Tian took out a ruler treasure and asked, "What does this Mo Du Ruler have to do with Senior Mo Du?"
"Reporting to Xie Shao, this Mo Du Ruler is a treasure that Senior used."
Wu Dong's face was full of praise.
"This treasure is used to search for people. Although the chances of success are greatly reduced due to the interference of the Human Demon Battlefield's aura, there is at least a ten to twenty percent chance of finding heavily injured soldiers. Otherwise, us scavengers would have to rely on luck to pick up heavily injured soldiers."
"Searching for people …"
Xie Tian murmured.
He knew that the people Wu Dong was referring to were heavily injured soldiers.
However, he was not sure what kind of principle gave the Mo Du Ruler a unique ability to search for injured soldiers.
Among all the treasures, this was the only one that interested Xie Tian. As for the other treasures, most of them were treasures that helped scavengers survive. Their grades were not high.
As for the previously mentioned modification of these treasures according to his own method, Xie Tian had also learned a lot.
These modifications that were very useful to other scavengers were not essential to him.
Then, Wu Dong poured out all of his scavenging experience that he would never divulge to others.
At this moment, his attitude had already been determined. No matter what this non-mainstream young master wanted to do, all he had to do was to help wholeheartedly and not to hold him back …
"Maybe, this is where this old man Wu's opportunity lies …"
Just as Wu Dong was happily thinking, the cave abode's door disappeared with a loud bang.
Then, the light in front of the two dimmed, and Young Master Sun and his group appeared in front of them again.
But this time, there was one more person.
This person was the heavily injured soldier that Wu Dong had carried back.
"Let me introduce …"
Young Master Sun pointed at the soldier that was being carefully supported by his subordinates and sneered.
"Hunyuan Immortal Sect's inner disciple, Young Master Xun Song, half a step away from Heaven's Equal. This time, he killed dozens of Demon Captains … Old Wu, who gave you the courage to covet Young Master Xun's things?"
Wu Dong said subconsciously, "I …"
Slap!
Young Master Sun slapped Wu Dong hard, sending him flying into the cave abode's wall. He said coldly, "Luckily, Young Master Xun is magnanimous and handed over the things! In the future, when you go out and do things, you better keep your eyes open. If there's a next time … hmph! Young Master Xun, you see … "
Receiving the treasures that Wu Dong offered with trembling hands, Young Master Xun glanced at Wu Dong and Xie Tian, and said expressionlessly that scared Wu Dong out of his wits.
"There should be one thing missing."
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