Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 74 Listen to the Heart
In Shanyan City, Xu Xuan chatted with Yang Yuanyi for a long time, and finally brought up the serious matter, wanting to ask about the whereabouts of the martial arts.

Xu Xuan did not ask directly, but said:

"Fellow Daoist Yuanyi, is there any place in Shanyan City where we can exchange information and scriptures?"

"I recently acquired some low-grade skills that are of little use, and I'd like to exchange them with others."

Yang Yuanyi pondered for a while, then slowly told the location.

"If you want to exchange information and find some secret techniques, it's best to go to Tingxin Pavilion in the north of the city."

"However, this place is not under the jurisdiction of Fire Crow. It belongs to White Fox Hill. I am busy with my affairs here and I am afraid I cannot accompany you."

Xu Xuan stood up and thanked him, saying softly:

"That's fine, I can go by myself. Daoist friend, you have things to attend to, so don't bother me."

After saying this, Xu Xuan was about to leave. Yang Yuanyi followed him to see him off and said with a smile:
"Fellow Daoist, just head north and you will see this Tingxin Pavilion. Reveal your identity and someone will come to greet you."

Xu Xuan thanked him and left Shanyan City, riding the wind to the north.

Heading north, after flying for several hours, they saw a plain with a pavilion in the middle, a hundred feet high, shining brightly, and many monsters coming and going.

When Xu Xuan landed, he saw the words "Listen to the Heart" on the treasure pavilion, and he knew he had come to the right place, so he went straight in.

The pavilion was extremely spacious, with many monsters coming and going, which formed a contrast with the previous deserted Shanxian City, making Xu Xuan sigh a little.

There are many nobles coming and going here. Xu Xuan went inside and temporarily covered the black Yin scales on his neck so as not to attract attention.

In the treasure pavilion, there are many women with fox ears and fox tails, wearing plain white silk skirts, walking around and guiding the monsters.

As soon as Xu Xuan entered, a fox girl came forward and asked with a faint smile:
"My name is Su Lan. May I know your name?"

The other party was not very old, and her cultivation level was only the sixth level of Qi Refining. She had snow-white hair, cherry-red eyes, and her ears drooped slightly, unlike the upright ears of other fox girls.

"My name is Mu Youdu."

Xu Xuan looked around and saw a golden plaque in the center with some words written on it. He was quite curious and asked:

"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Su Lan, what is the purpose of that golden list in the middle?"

Su Lan heard this and said softly:

"This is the [Observing the Zhoutian Ranking]. It's located here. If you want to buy or sell spiritual objects, exchange information, or even buy someone's life, you can post a notice here. You just have to pay a fee."

"The immortal way's method of transmitting sound over a thousand miles has failed. We demons rely on the [Dongyuan], so information can be transmitted much faster. I don't know what you need, and I, Tingxin Pavilion, will do my best to meet it."

Xu Xuan came closer and whispered:
"I want to exchange some secret techniques. I wonder if your pavilion can help me?"

When Su Lan heard this, his cherry-red pupils turned, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked over.

"Which Taoist sect do you want to find? What grade do you want? There are many scriptures circulating here. It depends on what you have."

Seeing that the other party was quite confident, Xu Xuan asked:

"Is there any technique for the 'Yun Tu' technique, preferably one of the fourth rank or higher?"

Su Lan smiled lightly and led Xu Xuan to the second floor. There were fewer monsters coming and going here, but most of them had high cultivation levels. Xu Xuan even saw quite a few foundation-building monsters.

Walking forward, he came to a secluded room where scriptures were stored. On it were two characters written in ink: "Thousand Words".

A white-haired old man was sitting cross-legged in front of the door, propping up his head and dozing with his eyes closed.

Su Lan stepped forward and said in a low, respectful voice:
"Senior Yuan Gong, someone is coming."

The white-haired old man finally woke up and looked at the two demons. When he saw that it was Su Lan, a smile appeared on his face.

"So it's Su Lan who's here. What kind of martial arts is this distinguished guest looking for?"

Su Lan took a step forward, his drooping fox ears trembling, and whispered:
"This person is looking for a technique called 'Yun Tu'. Is there any that can be found in the Thousand Words Pavilion?"

Mr. Yuan stood up, looked at Xu Xuan for a few times, turned and went into the room, searched for a while, and took out a yellow Taoist book.

"This is the 'Guiyou Yang Xiang Jing', a fourth-grade technique from the 'Yun Tu' path. The immortal foundation achieved through cultivation is the 'Cang Fen Tai', which is neither male nor female. It can dissolve water and fire, absorb and refine the pure and the turbid, and has many magical uses."

Yuan Gong looked over, his gaze lingering on Xu Xuan's neck, then he asked with a smile:
"What do you want to exchange for it?"

Xu Xuan was quite interested in this technique and said in a deep voice:

"I wonder what your pavilion needs?"

Su Lan stepped forward and said softly:

"Fellow Daoist Youdu can exchange it for an equivalent technique or secret art, or even an ancient book of little use, but it must be sufficiently rare and ancient, and approved by my master, before it will be acceptable."

"As for the magical instruments and spiritual objects of this world, we do not accept any of them."

This was quite interesting and made Xu Xuan fall into deep thought. He now had many skills and secret techniques, but it was difficult for him to use them because his origins were not clean enough.

The "True Method of Observing Poisons and Holding Gu" contains a fifth-grade immortal foundation technique, not to mention the "Wonderful Gu and Witch Talk" and "General Record of Fire Poison", which are all ancient and rare scriptures.

But if he acted rashly, it might attract Wu Huang's attention, so he had to give up.

Xu Xuan immediately turned his attention to Tian Tuo and asked in his mind, "Do you have any hidden techniques or secrets? Take one out quickly so I can handle this emergency."

Tian Tuo's voice sounded, and he said with a smile:

"Yes, I do, but if you want, I have to give you one-third of the annual output of the Youzhi Pearls from that pearl-diving ground."

Xu Xuan thought for a while, and finally sighed:
"If you want it, take it. It's a no-cost business anyway. I'm just giving you something useful."

Tiantuo laughed strangely, and a scripture appeared in Xu Xuan's mind.

"【Xiao Qian Heart Seal】, "Wen You" is a fourth-grade spell that involves the manipulation of spiritual consciousness."

"I swallowed those Nether Consciousness Pearls and only then did I remember this spell when I saw the token."

Tiantuo spoke in a deep voice, roughly explaining the purpose of this spell.

This spell specializes in the manipulation of spiritual consciousness. It can differentiate the seal of one's mind in the sea of consciousness, concentrate the mind, stop distracting thoughts, and make the cultivator forget himself.

Xu Xuan got the magic, looked at the Hun Huang Dao Shu again, and said in a deep voice:
"I have a fourth-grade spell called 'Wen You' here. I wonder if I can exchange it for it."

Su Lan, who was standing by, stepped forward with a somewhat surprised tone and looked towards Qianyan Pavilion.

"Fellow Daoist, you can expend some spiritual consciousness to manifest the scripture. If it is truly from the 'Wenyou' sect, it is very rare, so you can naturally exchange it."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xuan used his spiritual consciousness to manifest a jade slip in his hand and handed it to Su Lan.

Su Lan did not open it, but sent it into Qianyan Pavilion.

A bright blue flame ignited from the pavilion, floating in the air. The flame changed and turned into a pair of eyes. The jade slip unfolded by itself. The eyes looked for a while and seemed very satisfied.

The green flame transformed into a fox head, which swallowed the jade slip in one gulp and disappeared.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Gong handed the book to Xu Xuan and said with a smile:
"My master is very satisfied. You can take this book away with you."

Xu Xuan took it, flipped through it, and seeing that there was nothing wrong with the book, he wanted to leave.

Su Lan sent Xu Xuan out, leaving only Mr. Yuan here. The white-haired old man looked at Xu Xuan in the distance with a complicated expression.

A bright blue spiritual fire ignited beside his shoulder, transforming into a narrow fox pupil, and a woman's voice was heard.

"How is it? Have you figured out where it came from?"

Yuan Gong shook his head slightly and said:
"The bloodline is indeed correct, and Fire Crow values it highly. Since Ming Yuntian hasn't issued any order yet, then we'll take it seriously."

"When the Dragon Son of the East China Sea died, the Dragon King patrolled the sea, capturing and killing immortal cultivators, stained the inner sea with blood. Now, no one dares to offend this unlucky person and go looking for dragons. This Green Flood Dragon is safe now."

The woman's voice was slow for a moment, and she asked in a low voice:

"As for the matter of [Surge Tribulation Heaven], White Paper Blessed Land has not issued any instructions to you. Are you really not planning anything?"

Yuan Gong's face became blurred, white mist floated, ink rhymes flowed, and he transformed into the appearance of a monkey, and said with a smile:
"It's not from a pool of ink. It's not my place to worry about this. My Lord is watching another show right now."

"But you, after all these years of practicing calligraphy, have you developed any magical powers?"

The Jiqing Spiritual Fire vibrated and gradually turned into a book, which began to turn pages by itself, and the woman's voice was heard.

"I'm still missing a volume of 'The Mysterious Discussions of the Celestial Demons'. I went to the North Sea to ask for it, but Senior Kuilong is in seclusion, seeking the position of 'Thunderbolt', so I can't see him. This is the only celestial demon in the world, and I think this magical power will be difficult to cultivate."

"In the past, Lord Tiantuo was extremely talented and willing to help the younger generation. Shaoyang Heavenly Palace even sent out celestial envoys to help him ascend to heaven. If he were still alive, this matter wouldn't be so troublesome."

When Yuan Gong thought about this, a trace of regret appeared on his face, and he only said softly:
"I heard that the Song family's demon refining tower was broken, I wonder..."

The woman's voice rang out again, mixed with regret and fear, and she said softly:
"Don't think about it. Back then, the master's soul was destroyed, and his family heritage was dragged into the Buddha's land. What remained were the evil creatures that were transformed and suppressed by the Li Kingdom."

"Since there's no movement from the Hanging Temple, it means the last bit of residue has been refined. That great Bodhisattva must be feeling much more at ease."

Mr. Yuan stopped talking, stood up and stretched his body. The white air around him gradually condensed and turned into an ancient bronze sword, ringing loudly.
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Xu Xuan left Tingxin Pavilion, found a ferry, and then returned directly to Luo Qing's body.

After regaining consciousness and calming his mind, Xu Xuan stood up and flipped his hand to reveal a token.

Yu Youling, now that this item is being sacrificed in the real world, this token seems more and more illusory, almost transparent.

Xu Xuan put it away. These were the coordinates leading to the pearl-fishing ground. Now he could just wait for the harvest.

"The Ghostly Consciousness Beads can increase spiritual consciousness. At current production rates, we can harvest approximately one hundred Ghostly Blue Beads and three Silver-White Beads per year. Three years of production is enough to support a disciple at the Qi Refining stage in spiritual cultivation."

Xu Xuan has already exhausted Mr. Zhang's savings over the years, and now he can only wait for the harvest from the pearl-diving grounds.

He flipped his hand and took out a dark blue bead. This object was invisible and intangible, and could only be lifted by spiritual consciousness. Sure enough, it could be brought out of the cave.

"I'm afraid these Purple Mansion Immortal Sects all have similar spiritual objects to cultivate their disciples. It's impossible that only monsters have them."

Putting these things aside for the moment, he took out a pen and paper and wrote down the skills in detail in his memory.

"Guiyou Yangxiangjing", the fourth-grade "Yuntu" technique.

"Its nature is like a goat, carrying its fetus underground. It takes a pot and buries it deep, drawing on the [energy hidden in the deep earth]."

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