Mysterious mirror hanging high

"Yu Ze, don't you like collecting this kind of antique calligraphy and paintings? Can this spiritual painting open the door?" Song Qingya asked in a serious voice.

"One look fake."

Song Yu didn't even think about it and said bluntly: "If this painting is real, I will take off my head and give it to the seller as a chamber pot."

"What do you mean?" Jing Yu looked at it intently for a few seconds. Although he was not very knowledgeable about calligraphy and painting, the scene when Lu Yingzhao preached was still vivid in his mind. There was no problem with every detail of this spiritual painting. How could Song Yu know that it must be a fake?

Song Yu said slowly, "The Golden Elixir Dharma Assembly held by the Mysterious Thunder Sword Immortal Lu Yingzhao must have taken place five hundred and twenty years ago. Back then, the young Sword Immortal Lu was preaching in Qingyun Immortal City on the Celestial Continent. This event can be considered a turning point in the surge of geniuses in the Celestial Continent over the past few hundred years, and it also has a place in the clan histories and faction histories of many immortal clans."

"This painting, [Mysterious Thunder Sword Immortal's Teachings], was created by a spiritual painter at the Foundation Establishment stage. The painting used was just ordinary spiritual silk. Even if it had been properly maintained, it would have become mottled after five hundred years of erosion. It would not have been as radiant as it is now."

“But it’s an old thing.”

Song Yu hesitated and said, "The painting is made of [Heavenly Silk], the scroll is made of [Tongxuan Wood], and the spiritual ink used is the finest [Illusionary Colorful Ink]... Even the painting techniques are advanced techniques that can only be mastered by Jindan spiritual painters!"

"I suspect that shortly after that foundation-building spiritual painter drew this picture on the spot, a Jindan Zhenren copied it from the original."

"Although the material cost is far higher than the original, and even the technique is far superior to the original... the meaning is completely different."

“A fake is still a fake, no matter how much better it is.”

"Of course, whether it's an original or a fake, it only has commemorative significance. There's no special mystery in it. It's a very good collection. The price is only about a hundred spirit stones at most. Any more than that and it's not worth it."

Song Qingya's eyes were blazing: "One hundred spirit stones!"

Song Yuze and Jing Yu were both startled, especially Song Yuze, who said anxiously, "Second Young Master, our family's influence is shrinking now, and we need to be frugal. This isn't the way to spend spirit stones..."

"I'll buy it with my own spirit stones." Song Qingya said lightly.

"Qingya, are you friends with this young Sword Immortal Lu?" Jing Yu asked curiously. Even a real old acquaintance like him didn't take action, so why should Song Qingya, a small foundation-building cultivator who had nothing to do with Lu Yingzhao, be so anxious?

"Qingya is a sword cultivator. Back then, Sword Immortal Lu killed Gui Daoming with a single strike at Tianjin Peak, attracting the attention of all True Lords. Which new sword cultivator wouldn't take Sword Immortal Lu as a role model?"

Song Qingya smiled and said, "It's rare to come across a painting like this. I'll take it home and frame it."

This painting was originally for pure collection purposes and was a fake, so naturally not many people competed with Song Qingya for it, and he bought it for one hundred spirit stones.

In the last moments of Houtu Sect, Jing Yu had vaguely heard several True Lords openly discussing the deeds of "Little Sword Immortal Lu", but it had always been unclear. Now that Song Qingya mentioned the matter again, it aroused his curiosity. He simply separated a part of his spiritual power to explore the [Spiritual Stone Embryo] and searched for various deeds about Lu Yingzhao.

"Can't find it?"

Jing Yu frowned, the key words were blocked.

No wonder he couldn't find any information about Lu Yingzhao in [Tianmingfang] before. It seemed that Yun Xuance and others had erased all traces of it in advance.

"Fellow Daoist Bai Xiao!" Jing Yu immediately contacted Bai Xiao.

[Bai Xiao]: "I'm here, Fellow Daoist Yiyuan. What news are you looking for?"

Jing Yu was surprised by Bai Xiao's quick response and wondered, "Bai Xiao seems to have nothing else to do all day long. She just spends her days in Tianmingfang and Taixu Illusion Realm. Doesn't she practice?"

"Daoyou Baixiao's response was really quick."

Bai Xiao sent a smiling face and said, "It can't be helped. Recently, Tianminglou has grown rapidly and absorbed many new members. I have to take care of all kinds of information, so I just stay here full-time... Recently, I was planning to study the secret technique of splitting the soul, to see if I can separate a soul and let it reside here permanently."

Jing Yu nodded and said, "I came here to inquire about the news about [Mysterious Thunder Sword Immortal] Lu Yingzhao."

Bai Xiao: "Oh? Based on the four levels of [Heaven], [Earth], [Xuan], and [Huang], Little Sword Immortal Lu is a [Heaven] level character. Almost all the information about her is [Heaven] or [Earth] level. I wonder which story you're asking about?"

"A hundred years ago, the story of [Tianjin Peak]."

[Bai Xiao]: "The battle at Tianjin Peak? [Lu Jianxian causes a disturbance at the Tianfeng Banquet]?"

"This battle has attracted worldwide attention. It should be world-renowned, but because it involved many Nascent Soul True Lords, it was intentionally covered up. In reality, aside from the sword cultivators who paid excessive attention to this matter, most cultivators were unaware of it. Even if they did know, they inevitably spread rumors and didn't understand the true situation."

"This anecdote is Earth-level, so it's not cheap. Fellow Daoist Yiyuan, do you intend to pay with information or exchange it for spiritual objects?"

Jing Yu was surprised, "Wasn't it possible to exchange information before? Now it can be exchanged for physical delivery?"

Bai Xiao smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but a few days ago, the owner of the Fulu Tower discovered a Heaven-Swallowing Blessed Land, which can release countless Storage Bags that float in the vast universe. All you have to do is tell me the location, and a nearby Storage Bag will float there, descend into the world, and deliver the spiritual object you want to hand over."

"Anything new?"

Jing Yu muttered, "How many spirit stones are there for Earth-level information?"

"I only accept spiritual objects, not spiritual stones. Since you are a regular customer, an object of equal value to a Jindan spiritual object will be enough."

Jing Yu was shocked. "So expensive? The cheapest Jindan spiritual item would cost at least a thousand spirit stones. Your business is really lucrative."

Bai Xiao said, "This business can't be done without sufficient sources of information. Besides, a lot of information becomes worthless once it's leaked. It's just a one-time deal."

"That's Earth-level news that's been around for a hundred years and has lost all its timeliness. If it's the latest news that happened less than a month ago, it would fetch an exorbitant price."

"Okay, I'll buy it." Jing Yu happened to have a Jindan spiritual item [Tian Jing Shui] that he didn't need, so he simply bought it based on the information.

[Bai Xiao]: "That's great. We're regular customers, so I'm not afraid of you refusing to pay. Do you want to hear the full story?"

Jing Yu was distracted for a moment, glancing at the auction that was still going on. It still had three or four days to go before it ended, so he was naturally in no hurry. "Please tell me more, fellow Daoist."

"This matter has to start from the civil strife of the [Ghost-Training Sect] hundreds of years ago..."