When "God" Decides To Start Over

The old man took the bag, opened it, and glanced inside. It was filled with demon cores from Frenzied Beasts, and there was even a Flowing Color Demon Core, which surprised him even more.

"Did you go down the mountain to hunt Frenzied Beasts?" the old man looked at Li Xiu and asked.

"Killed a few," Li Xiu nodded.

"What quality level is your Symbiotic Contract?" the old man asked again.

"Radiance E-Level," Li Xiu replied.

"Rare indeed," the old man nodded, glanced towards Chu Jun speaking with Qin Shi on the other side, and asked again, "How about him?"

"Radiance D-Level," Li Xiu answered truthfully.

The old man was somewhat surprised, as Radiance Symbiotic Contracts were indeed rare, but that wasn't what surprised him.

Those two Gate Guardian Beasts had at least Radiance C-Level strength; coupled with the ability to summon a Blood Moon, an ordinary Radiance C-Level might not survive there.

For a Radiance E-Level and a Radiance D-Level to come out alive, and even hunt Frenzied Beasts within half a day, was indeed unexpected.

"Do you have high-quality, high-level demon spirits?" the old man scrutinized Li Xiu's ring.

"Our highest level demon spirit is B-Level," Li Xiu replied.

"That's still quite rare," the old man sighed softly, "I would have liked to continue guarding the gate for you, but alas, I don't have the time."

Without waiting for Li Xiu to speak, the old man continued, "Which Commander's disciples are you two?"

"Are you referring to the Commander of the Longevity Association? We're not members of the Longevity Association," Li Xiu said.

"You're not members of the Longevity Association?" the old man was slightly taken aback and scrutinized Li Xiu up and down, evidently doubtful.

"My friend Chu Jun is a young master of the Chu Family in White Night City; I am the City Lord of the City of Light," Li Xiu saw through the old man's thoughts and introduced their identities.

"The Chu Family of White Night City; no wonder he hasn't joined the Longevity Association. However, it's quite curious that someone from the Chu family became a Trial Taker," the old man nodded and asked Li Xiu, "I've never heard of the City of Light."

"The City of Light used to be Zhongshan City..." Li Xiu explained the origin of the City of Light.

The old man was surprised, "That's even stranger; I've heard of Red Sand City Lord before. It's quite surprising he could accommodate you."

"I find it quite surprising too; I didn't expect Red Sand City Lord to be so accommodating," Li Xiu said with a smile, though he felt a bit confused inside. This old man seemed to be from Longevity Sky, yet he didn't know Red Sand City Lord was also from Longevity Sky. Longevity Sky truly is a mysterious organization, with members not recognizing each other internally.

But since the old man asked which Commander's disciple he was, he should know those commanders. How could he not recognize Red Sand City Lord?

"Are you really looking to buy the Golden Gate?" the old man suddenly asked.

"Yes," Li Xiu nodded.

"In that case, I have a favor to ask of you, a task that, if accomplished, will benefit you as well," the old man pondered as he spoke.

"If it's within our capabilities, we certainly won't disappoint you," Li Xiu said.

"You've been very cautious," the old man chuckled, "You haven't opened the door to the main hall in the temple, have you?"

"No," Li Xiu wasn't surprised at all, knowing the old man knew about the White Dog Jade Lamp. It wasn't surprising he knew there was an S-Class demon spirit within the main hall.

Probably the old man wanted to say, had they opened the door to the main hall, they likely wouldn't return.

"Inside the main hall, there's a very terrifying demon spirit. Even if you don't open the main hall's door, if the time is right, it will charge out, and you know very well what the consequences could be," the old man paused and then continued, "If you truly want to buy the Golden Gate, you must eliminate that demon spirit first. What I ask of you is to help me remove it, and it'll benefit you too."

"That's a good thing, but what can we offer with our limited strength?" Li Xiu pondered.

"In the temple, you might not be of much help, but outside is different. Your friend is an S-Class Magic Armor Master, and she can help quite a bit. You two can perform some auxiliary tasks," the old man glanced at Qin Shi wearing the demon armor in the distance.

"That demon spirit can come out?" Li Xiu was shocked.

"If it couldn't, where did those demon spirits on earth come from? That demon spirit is a bit different, not so easily charging out, but..." The old man seemed to recall something and didn't continue, "Anyway, I have a way to lure it out, but I need you to help me with some tasks. Are you willing?"

"Happy to oblige." If it was to go into the temple and kill that demon spirit, Li Xiu would not agree so easily with the old man.

But it was different outside; even if it was an S-Class demon spirit, with magic armor in hand, Li Xiu feared no demon spirit.

"Alright, rest assured, it involves only auxiliary tasks. You'll just follow my plan without actually fighting the demon spirit," the old man reassured Li Xiu.

"May I ask for your name?" Li Xiu still didn't know what the old man was called.

"Just call me Old Dao," the old man laughed.

Li Xiu initially wondered what the old man wanted them to do, only to find the old man took out a list instructing them to prepare everything on it for use when eliminating the demon spirit.

"Old Dao, are you asking us to run errands and buy stuff?" Li Xiu looked at the list and asked.

"Do you expect to fight the demon spirit? That wouldn't be helping; that'd be sending you to your deaths." Old Dao laughed, "Just prepare everything on the list and have your Magic Armor Master friend transport it over; that's already a great help."

An S-Class Magic Armor Master being used by Old Dao as a delivery person was a bit unexpected for Li Xiu.

He thought Old Dao needed the S-Class Magic Armor Master to help encircle and kill the demon spirit.

"What kind of demon spirit is he planning to kill that makes Old Dao not even regard an S-Class Magic Armor Master?" Li Xiu pondered internally.