How did a bastard like him become an immortal?

After Li Muyun and his companion passed through the dark door, they immediately found themselves in a bright and open space.

The streets were brightly lit, and all sorts of people wore different masks. The roadside was lined with stalls selling all kinds of magical artifacts, cultivation techniques, spiritual herbs, and talismans, a dazzling array that made one's eyes light up.

Wow! This place is really fun!

Shi Miaochan chattered excitedly, fluttering around the street like a butterfly.

Li Muyun also broadened his horizons. They even saw a golden pill that emitted a faint golden light, which was said to be the golden pill of a disciple personally taught by the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, and it was priced at a thousand spirit stones.

Li Muyun couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. A single spirit stone was worth a thousand gold pieces; a thousand spirit stones was something he couldn't even imagine.

Shi Miaochan was also quite surprised. She looked at the stall owner, who wore a faceless mask and had a slender but curvaceous figure, clearly a woman. "You dare to sell the Golden Elixir of a disciple of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain? Aren't you afraid those stinking Taoists will cause you trouble?"

The female stall owner said calmly, "If they dare to come, I don't mind putting a few more golden pills on my stall."

Shi Miaochan chuckled. Judging from her voice, this woman must be a young girl. Longhu Mountain was a renowned immortal cultivation sect in the Tang Dynasty, one of the Eight Great Xuanzong. This woman had quite the audacity.

"This ghost market is truly wondrous," Li Muyun chuckled. "I'm new to the path of cultivation; do you possess any suitable immortal techniques?"

The young female stall owner rummaged through the pile of broken iron pieces on the ground for a while, then her eyes lit up. She picked one out and tossed it to Li Muyun, saying, "There's a broken immortal technique inside this iron piece. If you like it, you can have it for 100 gold coins."

Li Muyun picked up the tattered piece of iron and frowned, saying, "Are you sure this piece of junk has some kind of magic? And you want a hundred gold pieces for it?"

The young female stall owner cleared her throat, seemingly a little embarrassed. "This magic scroll is damaged, and I can't guarantee whether the magic within it is still intact. However, many such damaged scrolls contain extraordinary magic. Want to take a gamble?"

Shi Miaochan blinked her big eyes with great interest and said, "This is so interesting! Let's make a bet!"

"That's a hundred gold coins! What if there's nothing inside? We'd be at a huge loss. A normal human-level immortal technique would only cost a hundred gold coins."

Li Muyun covered his face, thinking, "Only this princess would bet a hundred gold coins like that." With that, he tried to pull Shi Miaochan away.

The young female stall owner immediately stopped the two, "I haven't made any sales today either. If you really want it, it'll only cost fifty gold coins."

Li Muyun narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "Twenty gold coins. If you sell, we'll take it; if you don't, then forget it."

The young female stall owner hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright, twenty gold coins it is."

The wealthy young woman Shi Miaochan immediately opened her purse and gave twenty gold coins to the young stall owner. Li Muyun took the iron piece and began to examine it as well.

Generally, spells are stored in spell tablets. Spells and martial arts techniques are divided into five levels: human, spirit, god, immortal, and saint. Each level is further divided into three grades: upper, middle, and lower.

As long as there are spells in this magic scroll, twenty gold coins won't be a loss.

Li Muyun put away the iron piece; this place, a melting pot of all sorts of people, was not the place to check if someone possessed magical abilities.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a huge roar came from the street, which was in the direction of the entrance.

A brilliant golden light illuminated the street as if it were daytime, and bolts of lightning blasted the entrance to smithereens. The gatekeeper lay on the ground, his mouth smeared with blood and his body charred black.

Li Muyun and Shi Miaochan were also startled by this sudden change, and everyone in the ghost market looked towards the entrance. Only the young female stall owner's expression changed beneath her mask; she quietly covered the golden pill with a broken earthenware jar and hid it away.

Within the golden light stood a Taoist priest in a gray-blue robe. This priest had a baby face and smiled with narrowed eyes: "I am Zhao Huanjin, and I have come for my junior brother's golden elixir. Why should you stop me, benefactor? Besides, you cannot stop me."

"Zhao Huanjin, the Smiling Underworld King, one of the Celestial Master's ten disciples?!" The gatekeeper exclaimed in shock, his voice hoarse. "I am the guardian of this place; it is my duty. You from Longhu Mountain dare to come to the Ghost Market to steal Golden Elixir? Don't you know who is behind this Ghost Market?"

Zhao Huanjin smiled with narrowed eyes, his gaze sweeping across the street. When his eyes landed on the young girl's stall, his eyes snapped open, releasing a terrifying chill. "If the Ghost Market owner has something to say, he can go to the Celestial Master's Mansion and tell his teacher, if he has the guts!"

As he spoke, a terrifying golden light burst forth, and Zhao Huanjin appeared beside Li Muyun. Zhao Huanjin let out a low shout, and a bolt of heavenly lightning shot out from his palm, crackling and exploding as it struck the young female stall owner!

"Witch, where do you think you can escape to?"

The terrifying thunder made Li Muyun, who was standing close by, feel a chill run down his spine. He grabbed Shi Miaochan and pulled her back. Was this the thunder magic of the Celestial Master's Mansion?

The young stall owner snorted coldly, and a terrifying demonic power surged from her body, transforming into a golden bell that hummed as it blocked the lightning.

The thunder and the golden bell collided, producing a piercing explosion. The terrifying power instantly shattered the stall in front of the girl, cracking and scorching the ground. Moreover, the horrifying aftershocks spread outwards.

However, just as the aftershocks were about to spread, a golden light appeared. Zhao Huanjin actually used the golden light to envelop a five-meter radius around him and the girl stall owner, blocking all the lightning and aftershocks within the golden light to prevent harm to innocent people.

Shi Miaochan exclaimed excitedly, "This is the Golden Light Mantra and Thunder Magic of the Celestial Master's Mansion! It truly is a supreme immortal technique with endless wonders!"

This was the first time Li Muyun had witnessed a battle of such magnitude, and he secretly marveled at the power of immortals!

Just as the two were sighing, the young female stall owner suddenly yelled, "You stinky Taoist priest, let's just die together!"

As she spoke, a flash of light appeared in her hand, and cracks instantly appeared all over the golden bell. A huge amount of energy burst out from the shattered bell. She was about to self-destruct her magic weapon!

Zhao Huanjin's expression changed slightly, and he chanted loudly: "Heaven and Earth, the profound origin, the root of all Qi. Through countless eons of cultivation, I have proven my divine powers. Within and beyond the Three Realms, only the Dao is supreme. My body is enveloped in golden light! Rise!"

As he chanted, dazzling golden light burst forth from his body, enveloping him and the girl. The next moment, the golden light enveloped the two of them and flew into the sky, like a small sun. The small sun became more and more dazzling, and finally exploded with a bang!

"boom!"

The aftershocks of the explosion sent everyone tumbling backward, including Li Muyun and Shi Miaochan. Before Li Muyun could even recover, a pale golden bead flew towards him from the dust. Confused, Li Muyun raised his hand to block it, but the instant the golden bead touched his hand, it vanished as if it had merged into his skin...