Chapter 332 Heaven and Earth: After Cai Molubai
walked out of the slaughterhouse, heavy snow had already begun to fall in the city. Zhou Lian was standing there barefoot, rubbing his hands, breathing heavily, and shivering. When he saw Chen Che, he immediately came up to him with a smile:
"Senior, now you're out. I wonder where you're going next?"
"To find a place to stay."
Chen Che glanced at the sky. While he was talking, heavy snow had already begun to fall.
Now that you are here, you can't just hang up the list and leave. Although the shopkeeper of Tu Lou did not know Wan Jia's identity, he revealed an extremely useful piece of information:
the other party was well-known in Faquan City.
If you take a walk around the city, you might be able to find out more information.
"If you want to stay temporarily, you have to go to Tianyuan Inn."
"If you want to have fun, go to Tianshang Renjian. If you want to buy property, you have to go to the City Affairs Office, which is the territory of the city lord. There are many dilapidated houses in the city, but most of the high-end villas have owners. If you want to buy one, you may have to wait for a while."
After that, Zhou Lian introduced the advantages and disadvantages of these places.
Chen Che originally had no plan to buy property here, in order to avoid being tracked down in the future. After hearing what the other party said, he lost all idea and decided to go to Tianyuan Inn after thinking about it.
On the way, I passed by Tianshang Renjian and unexpectedly met Lu Kai again.
Lu Kai was standing outside the door, looking at the brothel that reached up to the sky, and couldn't help but sigh:
"It's really a paradise on earth."
He thought it would be a place full of flowers, willows, and beautiful women. The drunkards were shouting and making obscene noises.
But I didn't expect that the whole building was elegant and noble, as if it was not stained by dust, and there was faint melodious and calming tunes coming from it. It doesn't look like a brothel, but more like a place for Buddhist or Taoist meditation.
Even the maids who received guests were dressed neatly, meticulously, and behaved in a dignified manner, just like the female cultivators from wealthy families.
The young man who led the way for him was introducing:
"Senior, in recent years, the most famous person here is Wan Suo. Not only is she a cultivator who has reached the great perfection of foundation building, I heard that she is also the leader of a clan. She started foundation building at the age of twenty-one, and she is not yet forty-six -" Considering
the three hundred years of life span for foundation building, being less than forty-six years old is no different from being sixteen.
"Is she willing to stay here?"
Lu Kai also asked what was in Chen Che's heart.
"Of course she didn't want to. When she was captured seven years ago, she tried to commit suicide several times. Later, she was trained by the mother in the building for half a year, and then she was allowed to leave after receiving customers for three years. But later, she became addicted to her and didn't want to leave--"
The young man smiled a smile that every man could understand, and continued, "Later, she became the most beautiful prostitute. Many customers fell
in love with her after coming once. Monks below the Foundation Establishment stage are not qualified to sit down and have a cup of tea with her. Look, she's out!"
As the young man pointed, Lu Kai looked up and Chen Che also looked over.
I saw a female cultivator in white palace dress walking past the window upstairs with a cold look on her face. A white silk ribbon was flying around her shoulders, and the aura of perfect foundation building was clearly revealed from her.
Even when she passed by the window and noticed that someone was watching her, she would turn around and walk away with a flick of her peripheral vision, as if she was treating the man as an ant.
"It's really unusual..."
Lu Kai was stunned and couldn't help clapping.
The huge contrast really gave people a desire to conquer, not to mention that the other party was a complete cultivator who had built a perfect foundation. He turned his head and saw Chen Che passing by. He immediately laughed twice, then bowed and said:
"Fellow Daoist, are you interested in going in and taking a look? I saw that shrinking..."
This kind of female cultivator has a very high level of cultivation and an extraordinary origin. Coupled with the twists and turns in her experience, it really makes people want to get to know her up close.
"No—"
Chen Che turned and left. He didn't want to be the same person.
There is no praise or criticism for Lu Kai's behavior.
The so-called human world.
Practitioners originally came from mortals, and they do not practice the way of forgetting all emotions, so how can they avoid joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, and the seven emotions and six desires? If you really want to purify your mind and let go of everything, the most important thing you should let go of is the road before you.
Lu Kai stood in front of the building, looking at Chen Che who was leaving, gritted his teeth, and dived in.
Soon, they arrived at Tianyuan Inn.
It's called an inn.
It looks more like a huge and luxurious manor, surrounded by a high white rock wall that extends to both sides with seemingly no end.
Every few feet on the wall, there were runes swirling, turning into mist that covered the surrounding area.
In the very center of the high wall, a full-moon-shaped gate stood open.
Zhou Lian remained the same as before and did not step into it.
Obviously.
Although mortals and monks live together in Faquan City, there are obviously many places that are not accessible to mortals.
Inside the inn, however, there is a different kind of scenery.
What comes into view is a stretch of mountains and rivers, and a silver satin waterfall cascading down and landing on a large lake. Huge lotus leaves several meters in diameter were floating on the lake, and many rare and exotic animals were swimming around.
Sitting cross-legged on a lotus leaf was a man in his thirties in a gray robe.
He has a broad square face, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and looks very decent. But the narrow corners of the eyes give people a gloomy feeling.
Hearing someone coming in, he looked up and said sparingly:
"Daoyou, what's the matter?"
"Stay overnight."
The gray-robed man nodded slightly and said in a gentle voice:
"This inn has a total of 108 caves, divided into three levels of heaven, earth and man. The heavenly caves have the most abundant spiritual energy.
Even a golden elixir can live here! The Earth-level cave is on the edge of the spirit gathering array, but the price is also cheap. "
Whoosh" Before he finished speaking, Chen Che snapped his fingers and a storage ring flew away.
"The best location, live here for a month first--"
"Huh?"
The gray-robed man's face changed. This storage ring alone is worth nearly ten thousand, not to mention the tens of thousands of spirit stones inside.
I thought he was just an outsider monk, but I didn't expect him to be so generous.
"Okay, take this token and go to Room 27 of Tianzi—"
"Li'er!"
The gray-robed man smiled and clapped his hands. Immediately, a graceful female cultivator dressed innocently walked out from the lakeshore,
paddling a small boat to Chen Che, bowed gracefully first, and then said:
"Guest, please follow Li'er in."
The lake was as flat as a mirror, and the water was clear enough to see the bottom.
Occasionally, you can see a few red monster fish, either swimming under the lotus leaves or chasing and playing with the boats. There are also old turtles that are leisurely and draw their famous four legs.
Li'er, dressed in a light gauze and with two buns on her head, stood on the bow of the boat, shaking a bamboo pole, and in a flash she was several feet away.
He was humming a melodious tune, giving people the feeling of being in a water village in the south of the Yangtze River.
Half a cup of tea later, they reached the other side of the lake. Under Li'er's guidance, Chen Che came to a villa located in the southwest.
Outside the courtyard, there is a tablet engraved with six ancient characters: "Twenty-seven Rooms in Tianyuan".
"Sir, this is the place."
Li'er took out a jade key with a smile and said, "There is a soul-locking formation set up in the courtyard. The spiritual energy is much more abundant than that in the outside world—"
As he spoke, a thin layer of mist outside the courtyard quietly parted.
"Average."
Chen Che took a quick glance and commented silently.
Although the environment here is excellent, it is still not as good as Jinyun Valley. But going out is difficult and sometimes you can't force it. Just as he was about to step in, his footsteps suddenly paused. Seeing this, Li'er, who was originally elegant and indifferent, showed a hint of joy in her eyes.
She deliberately put on a pure and lovely look all the way here, actually to attract the other party's attention.
There were sisters in Tianyuan who were favored by a guest and taken away from Faquan City. She went directly from being a Qi-chaining maid to becoming the matriarch of a clan, and even eventually became a foundation-building cultivator. She reached heaven in one step. Now, is it her turn to have such great fortune?
Unexpectedly, the other party just paused for a moment and then stepped into the courtyard. As the door closed, his figure completely disappeared.
Li'er was stunned for a moment, but without showing any complaints, he rowed the boat away.
There are so many guests in Tianyuan Inn, and it's only a matter of time before she is noticed by some monks.
When she returned to the center of the lake, she found that there was another guest. However, before she could get close, the voice of the gray-robed man came: "Li'er, go back. I'll call you when there's something--" "
.--Yes."
"Yes, a cultivator with a sword case and a mask just moved in. He also lives in the Tianzi Villa, and his spending is more generous than ordinary people."
Seeing Li'er leave, the gray-robed man raised his hand to set up a silent barrier, and then looked at the three or four people in front of him again,
frowned slightly, and said:
"This kind of guests are generally not easy to mess with. How dare you target him?"
"He just paid 400,000 spirit stones in the slaughter house and prepared to hunt Wanjia. Moreover, after paying so many spirit stones, he can still afford to stay in the Tianyuan Inn. I estimate that he has at least hundreds of thousands of spirit stones on him.
,
One of them bowed and saw Jin Wu's eyes shrink. The several great cultivators present showed a matter-of-fact look, because when they learned about this, they also showed the same expression:
"Brother Jin, this is a big deal. You just need to give us the traces of his comings and goings, and you can get 10% of the profit for free. Why not do it?"
"Okay, but if something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with me."
Jin Wu did not hesitate.
"We know the rules--"
They bowed and exchanged a few words before leaving.
As soon as these people left, another group of people came in and found Jin Wu.
Although the people coming here are different, their meanings are roughly the same.
After sending the other party away, Jin Wu retracted his gaze and glanced at a villa on the other side of the lake. He slowly shook his head: "Don't show off your wealth. You are the one who revealed it, so you can't blame others--"
"It seems that many people are eyeing me--"
Inside the villa, Chen Che played with the tea bowl in his hand, chuckled and shook his head.
Not long after leaving the Slaughter House, he discovered that several foundation-building masters were following him. They were all monks drinking in the slaughterhouse.
It was obvious that the financial strength he showed when the results were announced before had finally made people concerned.
but.
This is also normal. After all, in the Tulou, the life of a Jindan can be purchased for 300,000 spirit stones.
Faced with such a huge temptation, there will always be people who take risks.
However, if these people dare to attack him intentionally, don't blame him for being cruel and ruthless.
Chapter 333 The Second Jindan Beside Wan Jia
On the second day, the heavy snow not only did not stop, but it got heavier.
Chen Che had just walked out of the villa.
Jin Wu was still sitting cross-legged on the lotus platform. After seeing Chen Che, he even bowed solemnly, as if the matter of selling the news had nothing to do with him.
"Senior."
Outside the inn, Zhou Lian was still guarding the door.
"You kept watch all night?"
Chen Che was quite surprised when he saw the other person's pale and haggard face.
"I don't know when you will go out, and I'm worried that you may be inconvenienced, so I have been guarding here."
Although there is a formation outside the inn to block the wind and snow, it is still a tough job for a mortal, let alone a child of seven or eight years old. Overnight, he would wake up at the slightest movement, for fear of missing anything.
He has a good character, but as to whether I can bring him back to Jinyun Valley, I still need to take another look at him.
Chen Che looked straight ahead, "I heard that Wan Jia has property here, take me to have a look."
"Yes."
Although Zhou Lian was young, he knew a lot about what was going on in the city. He stepped forward to lead the way and introduced,
"There are a total of seven shops under Wan Jia's name, covering martial arts, elixirs, spiritual weapons, spiritual beasts, and materials. The things in the shops are of extremely high quality, there are few second-level items, and most of them are third-level items."
"That's because the other party is also a Jindan Zhenren - some people speculate that this is what he got from hunting monks outside, and the several shops in the city are where he settles his accounts."
Zhou Lian said, secretly observing Chen Che's reaction.
"Take me there."
Chen Che noticed the other party's little action, but didn't care at all.
"Yes."
Zhou Lian nodded quickly.
He just mentioned that the other party was a Jindan Zhenren, intending to imply that the other party should not be provoked.
But I didn't expect that the other party was not moved at all.
With a sigh, he could only step forward to lead the way.
Wanjia's shop is very straightforward, with the words "Wanjia Shop" directly hung on the wall. If it is elixir, there will be a picture of elixir pills. If it is a spiritual weapon, it would be easier to distinguish if it has the pattern of a sword. No wonder the owner of the butcher shop said that the other party was quite famous.
As for the things in the shop, they were indeed just as Zhou Lian had said, of good quality and clearly marked with prices. The maids and servants were all hospitable and did not look down on others.
After walking around the spiritual weapon shop, Chen Che didn't find any excuse to make trouble, so he turned around and went to the medicine shop.
"Fellow Daoist, what a coincidence, we meet again. Are you here to buy elixirs as well? I heard that this shop has a good reputation, and it is said that there is a Jindan Zhenren behind it."
Unexpectedly, I met Lu Kai again in the elixir shop, and he greeted me with a bow.
In such a big city like Faquan, it is really not easy to meet the same person for several consecutive days. If Chen Che hadn't known that he had stayed at the Paradise Inn yesterday, he would have thought that the other party was following him.
"Really?"
Chen Che raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Of course. Our boss is Master Wan Jia. His reputation is a guarantee."
The owner of the pill shop took over the conversation and reached out to take a bottle of pills that Chen Che pointed to from the counter:
"This is a third-level lower-grade Tiantai Pill. It is a top-grade pill for nourishing the body and expelling the poison in the body. It is made from the placenta of the "Sky Cloud Leopard" and dozens of rare medicinal materials. The difficulty of refining is not small.
" "If the customer feels that it is difficult to form a pill, buy one to nourish the body and cleanse the meridians. It can at least increase the chance of forming a pill by half." The
shopkeeper introduced it without refusing Chen Che's request to take a look, but he didn't let the pill leave his palm.
It's not that I'm afraid that someone will take it and run away, but I'm afraid that someone will tamper with it. This is just like a jade transaction. You have to put it on the table first before
I can take it. If it falls or gets bumped, no one can explain it.
There is also such a rule in Jinyun Valley.
but.
It was obvious that Chen Che was looking for trouble, and he was also an alchemist, so it was very easy for him to do something wrong. The main and auxiliary ingredients in the elixir complement each other, and the medicinal materials also complement and restrain each other. The slightest mistake will produce a deadly poison.
He scraped off a piece of powder, took it in his mouth, and spat it out:
"It's poisonous!"
When these words came out, not only Lu Kai was stunned, but many monks in the shop also looked over in surprise.
There were even monks who came over.
"Impossible."
The shopkeeper defended himself while scraping off a little powder and swallowing it into his mouth. Suddenly, an abnormal yellow gas appeared on his face.
When everyone saw it, their eyes fixed. Without waiting for Chen Che to speak, he swallowed the pill in one gulp and grinned:
"Guest, you just said that the pill was poisonous, why didn't I know that?"
As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes slightly and sent a message: "If you dare to say a word more, be careful that you won't be able to leave Faquan City in this lifetime..."
But as soon as his true energy moved, blood immediately flowed down his nose.
This scene immediately caused the faces of several senior repairmen who had gathered around to change drastically.
Judging from the aura emitted by the shopkeeper, he was at least a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building. However, after taking the elixir, he felt as if the poison had penetrated into his bones in just half a breath. How deadly was this poison?
"Would you like to take a detoxification pill?"
a waiter asked in a low voice.
"Bullshit, I'm not poisoned--"
the shopkeeper slammed the table and yelled, but now blood gushed out of his mouth. Before he could finish his words, he collapsed in public. The shop assistant sniffed his breath and found that his pulse and heartbeat were still there, but his cultivation had drained away like water.
"This--"
"How many breaths? Six breaths--this shopkeeper is in the stage of building the foundation."
The customers in the store were all trembling with fear.
If it were them, they would probably suffer the same fate.
Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. In just a moment, the shop was surrounded by passers-by, and some people were pointing and talking inside the shop.
"Fellow Daoist, it's a good thing you were alert, otherwise the outcome would be terrible." Lu Kai turned his head and glanced at Chen Che, his tone of relief, "I didn't expect that such a big shop would have such a mistake—"
Without paying any attention to him, Chen Che stood in the store, glanced at the unconscious shopkeeper, and said bluntly:
"The Wanjia Pill Shop has caused such a big thing. If I bought this pill and ate it, who would be responsible? Let someone who has a say come out—."
"It's me."
Before he finished speaking, a waiter had already invited a middle-aged man with a murderous aura. He glanced at everyone indifferently, and finally warned Chen Che:
"What does the matter in our shop have to do with you? This is because something went wrong in the cultivation of our own shopkeeper, which resulted in the complete loss of his cultivation. Why does he need to explain it to someone like you?"
After saying that.
He bowed and said loudly to everyone:
"Please go back, everyone. The shopkeeper is not feeling well today and cannot do business. Please come back another day."
"See you out--"
Those who were watching were all foundation-building cultivators, and there were many people who were afraid that the world would not be in chaos. But if someone familiar with the person gently pulls him or whispers something in a low voice, the person who is about to add fuel to the fire will immediately become terrified and leave the shop obediently.
No matter how brave they are, they dare not challenge a Jindan.
In just a blink of an eye, everyone in the shop left.
Only then did the middle-aged man look at Chen Che deeply and said with a smile:
"Do you want to explain anything else?"
Chen Che glanced at the other person, turned around and left the shop.
"Save, save me—."
In the closed shop, the shopkeeper who woke up after being fed the detoxification pill, pulled the middle-aged man's trouser legs: "Second owner, my cultivation, my cultivation is gone—"
"Save you?"
Looking at the shopkeeper who was like mud, Bai Shibao sneered:
"Under my nose, someone actually tampered with the pills, and caused such a big thing to happen in the shop..."
"Ah?"
The shopkeeper looked up, his face blank.
"The boss's name has been put on the slaughter list. I asked someone and he said it was a foreign cultivator carrying a sword case, wearing a hat and a mask. If I'm not mistaken, it's the man just now. He's suspected to have reached the great perfection of the foundation-building stage..."
Bai Shibao put his hands behind his back and alerted the shopkeeper:
"The other party used the boss's name first, and relied on the fact that Faquan City doesn't allow any action. They came here on purpose. You, a loser, knew that the boss was on the list, but you didn't have any vigilance. What crime should you be charged for?"
"I, I..."
The shopkeeper's face was pale, and he could only laugh bitterly and said, "Considering that I have worked for the boss for many years, even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. Please give me a way out-."
"What's the point of keeping a useless person alive? Take him out of the city and bury him."
Bai Shibao sat down, picked up the tea bowl, and did not forget to instruct:
"Take action after we get out of the city."
Several waiters immediately dragged the muddy shopkeeper, stuffed him into the box and left the city.
After the shop was empty, Bai Shibao sneered,
"Dare to challenge the emperor? Let me see how brave you are."
"Bai Shibao, you didn't expect that there is a golden elixir behind Wan Jia?"
Looking at the closed door of the elixir shop behind him, Chen Che's heart moved. What's interesting is that while he left a mark of spiritual consciousness on the other person, he also left a mark on himself.
However, due to the high level of his spiritual awareness, the other party did not notice it.
"It seems that Wan Jia's background is even stronger than I thought. Maybe he knows Wan Jia's identity."
Muttering to himself, Chen Che walked out of the pill shop
and then went to several other shops under the other party's name, but they were all closed. Obviously, he knew that I was going to cause trouble, so he closed the door on purpose.
"What is the origin of this Bai Shibao?"
Chen Che looked at Zhou Lian.
"Senior, I don't know about this. I only know that he is the second owner of Wanjia Shop. When Wanjia is not around, he is in charge of everything. He was able to form the elixir thanks to Fang Jia, and Wanjia also trusts him very much. "This person seems to be a beastmaster, with five or six monsters under his command. But I heard this from other people, so it may not be accurate."
Chen Che nodded slightly. This information was useless.
He did not force it. It was not easy to find out the information about a Jindan Zhenren. Most of these were public information.
However, this trip did find a goal.
All you have to do next is keep an eye on the opponent.
Chapter 334: The Heart of Tao is Obscured by Dust
"I have to be in seclusion for a month and I can't spare time. Here is a second-level mid-grade spiritual sword. Please find a store to sell it for me. Take a spiritual stone as payment for running errands."
Chen Che pulled out a flying sword from the sword box and handed it over.
"Ah, this - Senior, that's too much."
"Of course there are conditions."
Chen Che put his hands behind his back and said lightly, "If I haven't come out of seclusion, you can wait for me outside the inn."
Yes, he was moved by sympathy.
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the saying goes, you can tell a person's future at the age of three and his character at the age of seven. Zhou Lian has a tenacious character, and such people are often just one opportunity away.
A second-grade mid-quality spiritual sword, worth about two to three thousand spirit stones, was a test for him.
If Zhou Lian can resist the temptation and truly keep his promise, then there would be no harm in taking him back to Jinyun Valley. It was so much better than being a homeless person in the city.
Of course, it doesn't matter even if the other party takes the flying sword and leaves, or chooses to give up without waiting for you.
Killing is prohibited in Faquan City. As long as the other party hides in the city, he will not be killed.
With the money from this flying sword, I can become a cultivator in the future.
However, this life-changing opportunity was lost.
"Yes."
Zhou Lian naturally had no idea what he was facing, and he nodded heavily holding the spirit stone.
After sending Zhou Lian away, Chen Che had no plans to go to Tianshang Renjian for fun, but instead leisurely walked into Tianyuan Inn.
No matter how noble those female nuns appear to be, they are still covered in filth.
Jin Wu was sitting on a lotus leaf, and when he saw him, he still bowed as if nothing had happened, and even said with a smile: "That beggar is so lucky that he has caught the Taoist's attention. An opportunity is in front of him, and I wonder if he can grasp it."
"It's a matter of time and fate."
Chen Che said indifferently.
"As the saying goes, the Tao cannot be passed on lightly. Your Taoism must be extraordinary."
Jin Wu actually nodded in approval. "If the Taoism is passed on too easily, these mortals will not cherish it. I've also heard that some cultivators will even set up three disasters and nine difficulties if they want to recruit disciples. Only after they have overcome them will they pass on the Taoism--" "
If it is obtained by someone with evil intentions, maybe the moment the other person learns it, he will betray his teacher and ancestors."
At this point, a cunning flashed across Jin Wu's eyes. "However, Taoism is too generous. He gave me a second-level spirit sword in one move. It will take me at least a year and a half to earn these here. I'm really envious."
"Taoism has an extraordinary origin. Could it be that you are from a big family? Or--"
"Don't ask if you shouldn't ask."
Chen Che interrupted the other party before he finished speaking and stepped onto the boat.
"I am sorry for being so presumptuous."
Jin Wu was stunned for a moment, but did not get angry. Instead, he bowed and apologized: "Don't take it to heart, fellow Daoist."
Li'er heard the conversation and learned what happened outside the inn. He was immediately agitated. She shook the bamboo pole vigorously, hummed a little tune, and sent him back to the villa without waiting for a word.
When he left holding the bamboo pole, there was a hint of loss in his eyes.
On his way back, he happened to see Jin Wu releasing a paper crane. Without saying anything, he left again on the bamboo pole.
"All these are displayed vividly in Faquan City.
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Chen Che turned his wrist.
In the next month, he will stay in the city to monitor Bai Shibao.
No matter whether Wan Jia's identity can be investigated, he will leave this place. Of course, it would be even better if Bai Shibao could be lured out of Faquan City. Since the other party dared to hire someone to kill him, he would have to pay a price.
Killing Bai Shibao is also like cutting off an arm of Wan Jia.
"The sword pill and the Nine Changes Spirit Flame Art can both expose the identity - it seems that I can only rely on this sword box."
Chen Che did not expect that this sword box specially used to hide the identity would come in handy soon:
"Use a pseudonym, just like opening a small account. Even if Wan Jia wants to investigate in the future, he can't find me -"
For the next period of time, Chen Che did not leave the house. He was either practicing or refining the sword box.
For him who has the sword ball.
It is not difficult to master this sword box. In fact, thanks to his vast spiritual awareness, it is even simpler. Because cultivators of the same level have limited spiritual awareness, they are unable to control each flying sword in a timely and accurate manner.
Because the swords in the sword box are of different qualities and grades, it is impossible to achieve the same integrated state as the sword pill.
Once you focus on something, you will be distracted.
This is also the disadvantage of the sword box.
As for the city, it was still as peaceful as before, and hanging the golden elixir in the slaughterhouse was not a big deal. Every day there are people who come to Faquan City to seek refuge, and there are also monks who come to seek revenge.
After selling the flying sword, Zhou Lian stayed in front of the inn, holding a bag of spirit stones and looking at the door every day, waiting for Chen Che's figure.
With the arrival of the coldest days of winter, breath turns to mist and water turns to ice in Faquan City.
As for Wanjia Shop, it opened the next day with a new shopkeeper. The previous shopkeeper disappeared without a trace. Those who knew the truth about the poisoning of the former shopkeeper were all very secretive about it.
However, its customer flow is more than half less than before.
Bai Shibao lives a secluded life and rarely shows up, which is in line with the behavior of a Jindan.
However, the several groups of people who had been staring at him since the massacre in the building seemed to have discovered a new target and gradually retreated. Now only the last group was left, constantly communicating with Jinwu Paper Crane to confirm whether he was still in Tianyuan Inn.
Lu Kai, who I met outside the city, was hanging out in Tianshang Renjian and the "Jucai Tower" every day. The Jucai Building was naturally a gathering place for gamblers, and they gambled not only with mortal dice and Pai Gow, but also with elixirs, flying swords, and arenas. Lu Kai was lucky and won several games in a row, and for a while he became a big celebrity in various treasuries.
During this period.
When Chen Che used his spiritual sense to spy on Faquan City, he accidentally touched another huge spiritual sense. He didn't know who the other party was, but there was no doubt that the other party's spiritual sense level was even stronger than his own.
After half an incense stick of fighting, Chen Che finally got rid of the opponent.
"There really are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Faquan City!"
Chen Che let out a long sigh and then opened his eyes.
"Is it the seventh level, or the eighth level? His spiritual sense is almost twice as strong as mine - and, they are not the three city lords, but the city lord's subordinates? - It seems that we have to be more careful and not provoke these beings, so as to avoid more cause and effect."
After this incident, Chen Che no longer covered Faquan City with his spiritual sense all day long. He just stared at Bai Shibao's movements and
occasionally paid attention to the traces of Jin Wu and Tu Lou's killers.
As for Lu Kai, he went from prosperity to decline in just a few days.
He lost several games in a row, and in the end, not only lost all the money he brought from his family to buy elixirs, but also lost his own talismans and spiritual weapons. In the end, he even tried to cheat and denied it, but was thrown into the street by the people from Jucai Building.
"You're responsible for the consequences of your own actions."
Knowing what happened to the other party, Chen Che slowly shook his head.
certainly.
There is a possibility that he was set up by someone, but this has nothing to do with him. It was because Lu Kai's own heart of Taoism was clouded that he was easily deceived.
In the blink of an eye, several days passed, and the one-month deadline that Chen Che set for himself was getting closer and closer. During this period, Bai Shibao also came into contact with some people, but they were all foundation-building cultivators, and they did not mention "Wan Jia" in their conversations.
"It seems that Wan Jia is indeed not in Faquan City and we don't know how many years it will take for him to come back. There is no need to continue waiting. He left the shop. Where is he going? Jindan? Another Jindan?"
Just as Chen Che was about to retract his spiritual consciousness, Bai Shibao suddenly left the shop. He even realized that two Jindans were coming back on the road and greeted each other. Out of caution, Chen Che withdrew his spiritual sense immediately.
"Where is he going? Is he going to do something important?
However
, Chen Che soon realized that his guess was wrong, because many cultivators in the city followed his direction and headed towards a place called "Qianyuan Hall".
However, when he released his spiritual sense again, before he got close, he was blocked by the formation.
After a moment.
Chen Che arrived in front of Qianyuan Hall.
"Is this an auction house?"
After a moment's hesitation, Chen Che walked in.
However, he did not arrive too late, but the Qianyuan Hall was already crowded. Looking around carefully, there were at least four to five hundred people,
most of them sitting on cushions in the hall. Some sit alone, some gather in groups of three or four.
In the center, there is a clear pool of water with a jade lotus leaf about ten feet in diameter floating on the water.
There were many exquisitely decorated private rooms on both sides of the hall. All those walking up the stairs were Jindan Zhenren. Chen Che sensed that Bai Shibao was in one of the private rooms. However, there seemed to be a formation covering the box, and the marks of spiritual consciousness appeared intermittently.
"Since I'm here—"
After confirming Bai Shibao's location, Chen Che found a random seat and sat down.
Before leaving, it wouldn't be a bad idea to see the auction in Faquan City. If possible, I could give Bai Shibao a little more trouble...
"Ding! Ding! Ding!"
After three huge bell sounds, the auction began.
The temple door was still open to facilitate the entry of late-arriving monks, but also to allow monks to leave at will.
"My fellow Taoists and seniors, I am Yu Zhiyuan, the host of this auction."
At this time, a skinny old man in a red robe landed on the lotus leaf.
"Your last name is Yu?"
Chen Che raised his eyebrows slightly.
It is said that all the Yu people in Faquan City are descendants of the city lord. It seems that this auction house should also be the property of the city lord.
"There are a total of 121 items for sale in this auction, and every fellow Taoist and senior can bid. However, in order to ensure fair bidding, any form of suppression is prohibited in the auction, and violators will be directly expelled from Faquan City--"
Yu Zhiyuan's slightly domineering voice gently spread throughout the hall.
Everyone couldn't help but stare in amazement.
Among them, many are evil cultivators who have come here to seek refuge. Once they are driven out of Faquan City, they will be doomed.
"Let's not waste any more time, the auction will officially begin!"
Yu Zhiyuan just finished speaking.
A graceful female cultivator, holding a square brocade box in her hand, came to the lotus platform. As the brocade box opened, a pill about the size of a grain of rice was revealed, emitting a golden light.
In an instant, hundreds of foundation-building cultivators in the hall couldn't help but hold their breath, and even Chen Che's eyes were focused.
Seemingly very satisfied with the monks' reactions, Yu Zhiyuan twitched his lips slightly and said softly,
"The first item for sale: Qingxu Guiyuan Pill!"