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Chapter 265: Fellow Daoist Xiao, I am here to discuss business with you

There are many coincidences in the world.

For example, someone may pick up money while walking on the street.

For example, Xiao Chen would pick up a storage ring while walking on the road.

Just as he came to the big hole that had been opened before and was about to return to the ground.

But he found that just a few days ago when he was concentrating on absorbing the evil spirit, several new blood-red vines were sent into the basin.

One of them fell right on the edge of the hole.

The pure white velvet had already transformed most of the vines into nutrients; even the robes were not spared.

Only a few broken pieces of spirit shield fragments and storage rings remained, which had not been decomposed until now due to the special material.

But it looks like it's already in danger, and it's probably just a matter of time.

Since it was already at his disposal, Xiao Chen naturally wouldn't waste it.

By the way, I picked up the storage ring.

At the same time, he was reminded of this and suddenly realized.

Since this is the core of the secret realm, there are definitely not only these two places where spiritual objects are transported here.

Of course, items such as storage rings or spiritual weapons may have been decomposed over a long period of time.

But there is one thing that cannot be easily decomposed.

That’s right, that’s the Yundao Crystal!

In other words, this should be the place in the entire secret realm where the crystal of the Dao is most likely to be found.

"Hiss~, I almost missed such a great opportunity!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen immediately became interested.

He reached out and pushed aside the lush white velvet on the ground, searching for the possible Dao crystal inside.

According to his estimation, it was now the end of the ninth day in the Cangran Secret Realm, and the tenth day was about to arrive.

That is to say, excluding the estimated error and the two hours that may be needed to return to the ground.

He should have about two to three hours left to search for the Yun Dao Crystal.

Although this amount of time is not much, this basin is not particularly large.

As long as Xiao Chen is quick, he will have enough time to flip through it.

It didn't take long before he caught a ball of fluff and felt that it seemed to contain some hard object.

He quickly opened it and saw that it was a Yundao crystal that was still intact.

“Sure enough, there is more!”

Seeing that his inference was correct, Xiao Chen became more motivated.

Soon the second and third were discovered.

Even in the other corner of the basin, a fourth Yundao crystal was found.

I don't know when it was sent here.

Many of the velvet fibers have completely stuck to the surface of the crystal and cannot be pulled away.

So Xiao Chen had to use spiritual fire to burn it directly, and only then was all the velvet cleaned away, revealing the crystal inside.

Then he breathed lightly, grasped his sleeve and wiped the crystal surface.

Then pick it up and hold it close to your eyes for a closer look.

Fortunately, the surface of this Yundao crystal is still smooth, without any cracks or holes.

Therefore, the mysterious runes sealed inside are also safe and sound.

"Alas, luckily we arrived in time. If the secret realm were to open next time, this crystal would be gone."

After confirming that the crystal was fine, Xiao Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

If we take this crystal of the Dao into account.

This time he harvested a total of seven Yun Dao crystals!

In other words, his harvest alone has surpassed the highest output in previous years mentioned in the booklet.

The main reason is that in this basin alone, he obtained a total of five Yundao crystals.

“What a great place!”

Xiao Chen put away the crystal with satisfaction and returned to the ground along the same route he came.

No new situations were encountered this time.

Besides, there is not much time left now, and even if there are other situations, he has no time to deal with them.

If he missed the opportunity to leave the secret realm, even if he could survive until the next secret realm opened, it would be equivalent to wasting a lot of time.

"Oh no, how did I get here?"

Halfway through the journey, Xiao Chen couldn't help feeling a little confused as he looked at the complicated tunnel in front of him that looked like a maze.

"Never mind, just go this way!"

Since it was difficult to tell, he simply chose a tunnel that sloped upwards.

Sure enough, after a quarter of an hour, I found that the road ahead had become a dead end.

But it doesn’t matter. Xiao Chen followed the previous method again, directly broke open the gray-brown old vine, and manually dug an exit for himself.

An hour later.

"Bang~!"

Suddenly, a muffled sound was heard from beneath the ground somewhere in the secret realm.

"Boom!"

Immediately afterwards, a fist came out directly.

Then he punched her with his iron fists, creating a hole about a foot big.

"Hmph, it's just an underground maze, nothing more than that."

Xiao Chen crawled out of the big hole with mud on his head and performed a water therapy on himself.

Now when he uses these little spells, not only are they more powerful, but he can also control them with ease.

He used his spiritual sense to control the water flow to sweep from head to toe, cleaning away all the dust on his body.

No one could tell that he had just dug the soil.

"Hey, why does the sky seem to be glowing green?"

Xiao Chen looked up to confirm the time and saw a light green light shining above the secret realm.

Looking closely, it was indeed a talisman formation.

However, the spiritual light on the rune was already extremely weak at this time, and it looked like it would collapse on its own in just one or two hours at most.

"Hiss~, why did this secret realm end so quickly?"

Xiao Chen felt that he must have calculated the time correctly, which meant that this secret realm only lasted for the shortest period of time.

He immediately took out the Cang Ran secret order from the Hanhai Ring: "Fortunately, I got out in time!"

If I had come out two hours later, I would probably have missed the chance to leave.

As the secret order appeared, the talisman formation in the sky immediately responded.

There was a flash of emerald green light, and that familiar feeling of dizziness came over me again.

After another dizzying moment, Xiao Chen returned to Cangran Island.

It was not until he stood firmly that he began to feel that his internal organs were churning and seemed about to be dislocated.

Fortunately, as a physical cultivator, his lungs and intestines have been strengthened, so he can still withstand it.

However, not every cultivator practices body training.

There was a flash of light ahead, and another monk appeared.

"Wow~!"

He staggered on the ground, and finally his legs gave way and he knelt on the ground. He couldn't help but vomit green bile on the spot.

"Alas, another greedy one."

A cultivator nearby shook his head slightly: "The later we come out, the more unstable the talisman formation will be, and the more severe the spatial dizziness will be. Why do we have to be greedy for that little time?"

He was different. He left the secret realm early at the beginning.

However, the monks on the ground pretended not to hear anything.

He ventured into the secret realm and stayed there for two more hours, thus picking up extra spiritual herbs worth tens of thousands of spirit stones.

In comparison, it doesn't matter if you make a fool of yourself in front of a large group of people waiting outside.

Unlike when the secret realm was opened before, there were only a few independent cultivators selling talismans and information on the island.

At this time, Cangran Island was filled with a large number of merchants and representatives of various forces.

They all want to purchase the spiritual objects that the monks have harvested in the secret realm.

Especially the lucky ones who obtained the Yundao Crystal are the envy of everyone after each secret realm ends.

Because of the competition among people, each crystal of the Dao can often be sold at a high price of hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.

It is for this reason that many monks stay to watch.

There were even some independent cultivators who came specially to watch the fun.

Although Cangran Island cannot be said to be crowded with people, it is definitely very lively.

"My two fellow Daoists, the Feiye Chamber of Commerce is willing to offer 600,000 Spirit Stones. You can pay it all in one lump sum on the spot. It's guaranteed to be the most sincere price!"

"Three hundred thousand spirit stones, plus a custom-made spirit tool, and we can sign a spirit contract. There will be no deception."

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, I've been waiting for three hours, and finally I've seen you!"

Ok?
Xiao Chen was walking out when he suddenly saw a young man in a navy blue gown running towards him excitedly.

"I was saying that I was one of the first group to come out of the secret realm, so why haven't I seen you guys?"

"I almost thought I had missed it."

The young man looked very excited, staring at him with shining eyes, as if he had seen the God of Wealth.

But the problem is that Xiao Chen doesn’t know the other person at all.

He asked curiously, "Um, fellow Taoist, what do you want to talk to me about?"

He is so open and aboveboard, so he shouldn't be a robbery cultivator, right?
"Hey hey hey!"

The young man in the gown scratched his head and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, I saw you at the Tinglang Island auction before."

"Spending a fortune to win the A-class box!"

"Later, I went to Honghua Island and witnessed your elegance..."

Xiao Chen couldn't help but interrupt his introduction: "Well, I have something urgent to deal with. Why don't we get straight to the point and talk about the matter directly."

The young man in the gown nodded quickly: "Oh, okay."

Then he carefully took out a crystal from his arms and said, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, I'm here to discuss business with you."

"I got this with great difficulty in the Cangran Secret Realm."

He gestured to those around him, "They all wanted to buy it, but I didn't sell it. I kept it for you, Fellow Daoist Xiao."

The young man did not lie.

He did notice at the auction that Xiao Chen was spending money like water and was extremely generous.

That guy doesn't even treat spirit stones as money.

So he was indeed waiting outside on purpose, wanting to sell this Yun Dao Crystal at a high price.

He thought clearly that it would be better for him to bargain with those big forces or chambers of commerce.

It would be better to come directly to Xiao Chen.

Judging from this gentleman's temper, he will definitely not be vague about the spirit stones.

"Oh? Talking about business?"

Xiao Chen was a little surprised.

I really didn't expect that there would be an unexpected gain.

After listening to the other party's description, especially the naked look in his eyes, he probably guessed the other party's intention.

So he asked with some curiosity: "How many spirit stones do you want to sell?" If the price is not exaggerated, he really doesn't mind buying a few more Yundao crystals.

As everyone knows, this thing is also useful for Yuanying Zhenjun.

There have always been cultivators who feel that they lack Yun Dao Crystals, and no one has ever complained that they have too many Yun Dao Crystals.

In particular, Xiao Chen still has enough purple gold Bodhi to maximize the effect of the Yun Dao Crystal.

Therefore, the more the better.

"Hey hey hey."

The young man in the robe laughed again, stretched out his right hand, and raised his index finger: "One million spirit stones!"

"I believe that for Fellow Daoist Xiao, this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket."

He was obviously a little excited, so when he shouted out the price, his voice unconsciously became much louder.

There were many cultivators watching the fun around, and they recognized Xiao Chen and were paying attention to this side.

Hearing the high offer of one million, the other monks immediately turned around to look, wanting to know what was going on.

One of them quietly inquired, "Friend Zhang, you are well-informed. Do you know who that person is? How dare he ask for such a high price?"

Fellow Daoist Zhang, who was standing next to him, took a look and said, "He doesn't look familiar. He must be a descendant of a small family."

Hearing this, the man immediately sneered: "No wonder you don't understand the market."

"The most expensive Yun Dao crystal before only sold for 800,000 yuan each, and that was a special case."

"He's asking for a million just by asking. He's just dreaming."

However, Fellow Daoist Zhang beside him shook his head slightly: "Fellow Daoist He, that's not necessarily true. Do you know who the person in front of him is?"

As the two were talking, they heard a new sound coming from the distance.

"The Crystal of the Dao is not worth one million spirit stones."

Xiao Chen shook his head slightly, then changed the subject: "But it depends on the situation."

He deliberately raised his voice: "My elders are practicing the Way of Wood, and this thing seems to be a good gift."

"One million is one million!"

"If any fellow Daoist has extra Dao Crystals, please come to me."

The young man in the gown had already revealed a look of disappointment when he heard the first sentence, thinking that there was no hope.

Unexpectedly, there was a sudden turn of events and Xiao Chen actually agreed to his offer.

He immediately stretched out his arm excitedly and pushed the Yundao Crystal in his hand forward again.

It almost reached into Xiao Chen's arms.

It seemed that the two of them actually reached a deal on the spot.

Especially the young man, after handing over the storage ring, was so excited that his mouth almost stretched to his ears.

The people watching nearby all widened their eyes.

Many independent cultivators were so jealous that their eyes turned red, and they only hated that the one who got the million spirit stones was not themselves.

The manager of Feiye Chamber of Commerce shook his head slightly, but felt relieved.

Under normal circumstances, if you fail to obtain the Yun Dao Crystal, even if you are not scolded when you return, you will definitely be attacked behind your back by several opponents.

But it doesn't matter now.

If such an incident happened, it cannot be said that he was incompetent.

There were only one or two Yun Dao crystals that had leaked out, and they were snatched away by someone else at a high price of millions. What could he do?

Fellow Daoist He, who had secretly mocked the young man in the gown before, now widened his eyes.

He immediately looked to the side and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, please tell me quickly, who exactly is that buyer?"

Fellow Daoist Zhang beside him smiled slightly: "This matter has to start from the auction a month ago..."

Similar conversations were taking place simultaneously in several other places around here.

The monks who had participated in the auction before took the initiative to introduce Xiao Chen's deeds to their companions.

Then it caused more people to be shocked.

Even a Tiangang Sect disciple standing nearby felt a little regretful.

If he had known that he could exchange it for so many spirit stones, he would have rather not reported it to the sect and just kept it quietly.

Unfortunately, for safety reasons, he pretended to stay and watch the fun as soon as he left the secret realm. In fact, he used his flying sword to transmit messages to his fellow sect members, so it was not easy to conceal the truth.

I could only watch Xiao Chen's departing back with regret, feeling very sad.

An hour later.

On a deserted island in Tingtao Sea, Xiao Chen set up a defensive formation.

Then he took out the two storage rings he picked up from the basin and began to break the restrictions on them.

"Oh, that's interesting!"

As soon as he started, he found that the restrictions in the two rings looked simple, but were actually linked together.

It is not one of those cheap common ones, but a high-end storage ring that is almost equivalent to the Hanhai Ring, and is extremely difficult to crack.

But this is actually a good thing for him.

The storage ring is so advanced, so the things inside it must not be too bad.

Therefore, Xiao Chen was even a little bit expectant, hoping that there would be some useful spiritual objects in it.

Because the restrictions were complicated, it took him a full eight hours to finally deal with the restrictions.

As usual, he first used his spiritual sense to count the number of spirit stones.

Because the cultivators who entered the Cangran Secret Realm all came from good backgrounds.

Therefore, they do not need to spend spirit stones in advance to improve their combat effectiveness as much as possible like independent cultivators.

Therefore, Xiao Chen found a total of 635,000 spirit stones in the two storage rings.

And one thousand and fifty medium-grade spirit stones packed in a small box.

In other words, each person carries an average of 370,000 spirit stones with them.

Although it may not seem like much compared to special cases like Xiao Chen, in fact, for ordinary Jindan cultivators, this is already a huge amount of money.

You know, spirit stones are cash.

Next were a few gold talismans, a dozen fine defensive talismans, and four spare spiritual weapons.

Xiao Chen directly put all these things into the miscellaneous ring and prepared to sell them.

Then there were a bunch of small jade bottles containing different elixirs.

As disciples of a large sect, the elixirs they carry with them are also unusual.

They are two bottles of Ten Treasures Bu Tian Dan for healing wounds and five bottles of Qinglian Hui Yuan Dan for quickly restoring true essence.

A bottle of Huanglong Detoxification Pill used to fight toxins, and a can of Xianzhi Detoxification Cream made into a plaster form.

But there is no elixir that can help speed up cultivation.

Speaking of which, disciples of large sects or descendants of large families seem to be very taboo about this aspect.

Xiao Chen had asked about this before, but there was no definite answer.

There are only rumors that if the cultivator has never taken any cultivation-related elixirs in the past.

Then when you use the elixir for the first time in the future, the actual effect will be better and it will be easier to complete the breakthrough in one go.

Although this news is not true, it sounds reasonable.

After all, for some cultivators with outstanding talents, their cultivation speed is very fast even if they don’t use elixirs.

Unfortunately, Xiao Chen wanted the elixir that could speed up his cultivation the most, and was not interested in anything else.

Then there are two small battle flags.

They even look somewhat similar, both are palm-sized, and the patterns on them are almost the same, only the colors are different.

Xiao Chen had seen this thing before at the Tingtaohai auction.

If I remember correctly, the auctioneer also specifically introduced that it was carefully crafted by a golden arhat from the Lotus Temple.

Their function is not to set up formations, but to interfere with and break illusions.

It is said that it has a very good counter effect on most common illusion arrays.

Speaking of countermeasures, Xiao Chen also found a special bronze mirror in one of the storage rings.

This bronze mirror has a nice name - Ink and Washi.

When a monk observes himself in a bronze mirror, he normally sees himself in black and white, like an ink painting.

However, if he has a tracking mark left by the enemy.

Including sensory tokens, special fragrances, spiritual marks... and other means of pursuit.

Then different colored threads will appear in the ink to remind the monk that he is being targeted.

The only problem is that it only serves as a reminder and cannot directly deal with the enemy's pursuit methods.

"Interesting, look at me first."

Xiao Chen raised the ink mirror and looked at himself.

Unfortunately, no tracking marks left by Jie Xiu were found on his body.

Although there was no bronze mirror in the other storage ring, it contained a bottle of Qingfeng Xichen Dew.

Its function is also to counter tracking.

The main difference is that only after using Qingfeng Xichen Lu can you reversely infer whether you are being tracked based on whether it has taken effect.

"Isn't this a coincidence?"

Xiao Chen immediately thought that if he used the Ink Mirror with the Qingfeng Xichen Dew, wouldn’t that be a perfect complement?

"Wait, this doesn't seem like a coincidence."

He suddenly realized that these things were actually items used to improve the monks' ability to survive.

Counter toxins, counter illusions, counter tracking.

When it comes to saving their lives, the disciples of the large sects have made quite thorough preparations.

Fortunately, Xiao Chen has the divine veil, which can directly make him immune to toxins and illusions, so he doesn't have to worry about these two problems anymore.

In addition, his escape speed is far ahead of that of other cultivators of the same level.

As long as you are not being hunted by Yuanying Zhenjun, you don’t even have to worry about the enemy tracking you, because they can’t catch up with you anyway.

Besides, if they really catch up, it’s not certain who will suffer.

In addition, there is a set of talisman drawing tools, two spiritual objects and two special letters in the storage ring.

It was a complete set of extremely luxurious talisman-drawing instruments.

The reason why it is called luxurious is that there are five talisman pens alone, and there are also three types of talisman paper and talisman ink made of different materials.

Even an exquisite talisman table was specially prepared.

It can be said that in terms of external objects, it has basically been maxed out.

"Tsk, there are so many things prepared. I wonder how many spirit stones they can sell for."

Xiao Chen has never come into contact with these things before, so it is difficult for him to estimate the price.

But I think it will be more valuable than ordinary scattered tools.

As for those two spiritual objects, they are also not simple.

The former is the fang from some kind of Nascent Soul monster.

Although Xiao Chen couldn't recognize the species, he was sure that the pressure that belonged to a Nascent Soul demon beast was there.

The latter also came from the fourth-grade spiritual tea sold at the Tingtaohai auction not long ago - the Six-Leaf Nourishing Tea.

It is said that long-term use can slowly nourish the spirit.

“This is good stuff!”

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up. To be honest, he had only recently discovered that the star core he obtained on Tianxing Island could actually be recharged.

I originally said that if I had the chance, I should collect some related spiritual objects.

I didn't expect to see the Six-Leaf Nourishing Tea when I turned around.

"Very good. Once the power in the star core is exhausted, use this to replenish it!"

(End of this chapter)