bookbashuk Chapter 265 Hidden Dangers
Chapter 265 Hidden Dangers
The original meaning of "picking flowers" is a fondness for saying: "Read this book!"
"Diyuan Zhongru..."
Li Yan was slightly taken aback, but immediately understood the other party's intention.
It's simply to prepare for the upcoming battle.
Earthly Essence is truly precious. The incident at Yanxing Market made it known to everyone in the cultivation world of Zhao, and even sects from neighboring Chu, Wu, and Yue came to inquire about it.
Although most major sects would have some of this item stored up, who would complain about having too much of such a good thing?
To be honest, if Master Xuanhao hadn't personally handed this to him, he would never have imagined that his family would possess such a treasure.
"This is a matter of great importance...please allow me some time to consider it."
Li Yanhui was somewhat troubled. The Earth Origin Essence was too precious, and even True Person Xuanhao didn't have much. He had only given him six drops before entering the secret realm. Zhang Lingyu and he himself each took one drop, leaving only four drops.
As for the remaining four drops, they will naturally be used in the Heavenly Mystery Hall and the Spirit Puppet Hall, where they can be used to fight for treasures or save lives at crucial moments.
"I should have kept quiet."
If he hadn't been afraid that the two people from Jiugong Mountain would escape while he was away, he would never have given the Earth Origin Bell to them.
Now look what's happened, they've been targeted.
Seeing the other person's hesitant expression, Zhang Lingyu sighed inwardly, "It seems there's no chance."
He had no complaints whatsoever. If he were Li Yanhui, he would probably have rejected the other party outright without hesitation.
As for the reason... well, there isn't one.
Even a single drop of Earth Origin Essence is extremely precious; how could a first-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator possibly offer more?
Despite his disappointment, he still longed for the product. The feeling after taking it was simply too wonderful. Of course, the enjoyment was one aspect, but the effects were truly remarkable.
With this item, there might be a chance to compete for the Golden Elixir.
"Once we've left the ruins, I must use the intelligence system to investigate further..."
"This item is precious. Brother Li already showed me an immense kindness by giving me just one drop. I think we should let this matter rest."
Seeing Zhang Lingyu give up, Li Yanhui subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. He was about to clasp his hands in apology, but then he thought that he would still need the other party's help. If he had a drop of Earth Essence Milk, he might be able to get a lot of benefits.
After all, other cultivators don't have such good stuff. If they have more than half the mana of others, it's no wonder they have a higher win rate.
He rummaged through his storage bag, took out a jade bottle, and handed it over, gritting his teeth as he said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, since our two families are related by marriage, there's no question of exchanging anything. You've helped me so much today... I have no way to repay you."
"Before entering, the Master gave me four drops. After deducting the one drop each of us took, only two drops remained. Now, I'll give one drop to you, fellow Daoist, hoping that our two families will work together in the future!"
Although I lied, it was a last resort.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist. Please rest assured, I will do my best from now on!" Zhang Lingyu hadn't held out much hope, but the other party still took out a drop without asking for anything in return, and his face immediately lit up with joy.
Although I suspect the other party may have more than that left, giving them even a drop is more than enough. It wouldn't look good if I pressed them for more information.
"Since we agreed to exchange, we cannot accept your gifts for nothing. Please accept these."
Under Zhang Lingyu's repeated insistence, Li Yanhui had no choice but to symbolically accept some of the spiritual items.
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Five days passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, the group did not go anywhere, but instead focused on healing and recuperating under the cover of the formation.
Zhang Lingyu's injuries were not serious, and he had mostly recovered in two days. As for the remaining internal injuries, they could not be healed in just a few days and would have to be dealt with after returning to the family.
Fortunately, it did not have a significant impact on the upcoming battle.
As for the rest of the time, he sorted through Huang Yunshan and Du Yongyi's storage bags. Although they were direct descendants of the Golden Core Immortal Clan, the two of them did not bring much with them on this trip, presumably most of it was left in the family.
After calculating the number of spirit stones, it totaled only about ten thousand, most of which were obtained from other cultivators.
There were quite a few pills, mostly for healing injuries and restoring magical power.
There weren't many talismans, most of which were obtained from Du Yongyi. It makes sense, considering Zhang Lingyu's overwhelming number of talismans; even if Huang Yunshan had any, he would have used them all up.
The only thing worth mentioning is the ritual implements.
Five top-grade Foundation Establishment level magical artifacts, six high-grade magical artifacts, six mid-grade magical artifacts, and twelve low-grade magical artifacts...
The quality of magical artifacts is more important than their quantity. Huang Yunshan possessed three top-grade magical artifacts: the first was the Mind-Capturing Bell, the second was the small bowl containing the Bone-Corroding Foul Spring, and the third was a small shield, but unfortunately, the shield was shattered when it defended against his attack.
To his surprise, the Xuan spear was only a high-grade Foundation Establishment weapon.
He wasn't afraid of what spiritual materials were needed; the key was that repairing this bowl would most likely require some kind of blood sacrifice. Although he wasn't a great philanthropist, he couldn't bring himself to slaughter mortals or cultivators.
As for selling it to others... that would probably lead to some heinous act.
Furthermore, if this item were sold and the Huang family discovered it and traced it back to its source, the consequences would be unimaginable. For now, it can only gather dust in a storage bag.
Fortunately, the Mind-Controlling Bell was not damaged much, and of the three, this instrument was the most precious.
It was, after all, a magical artifact that the Huang family ancestors had refined into a magic weapon.
It's said to be a top-grade Foundation Establishment item, but it's actually long past the top-grade category. Now, with Zhang Lingyu's divine sense, its power will reach a whole new level!
"This is the ultimate weapon!"
Once Zhang Lingyu activates this artifact, other late-stage and peak Foundation Establishment cultivators will definitely be significantly affected, which will greatly help in the competition for the passage token and even in the subsequent battles in the Spirit Puppet Hall.
Actually, there was a little twist in the refining process. As we all know, magical artifacts usually have the soul imprint of a cultivator. If the owner is not dead, then it is very difficult for others to refine the artifact.
The difficulty of refining depends not only on the power of the artifact itself, but also on the strength of the cultivator. Of course, if the cultivator perishes, the difficulty of refining will gradually decrease as the time of the master's death decreases.
Huang Yunshan's death should have made it easy for Zhang Lingyu to refine the Soul-Capturing Bell, but he encountered considerable difficulty. There were two soul imprints on it, with the last one being very deeply hidden.
One of them is very easy to refine, so it naturally belongs to Huang Yunshan.
As for the more difficult and deeply hidden one... it's not hard to guess that it was left by that Golden Core cultivator from the Huang family.
None of those who can achieve the Golden Core stage are simple individuals. Once Huang Yunshan dies, the Huang family's Golden Core cultivators can easily find the murderer based on this mark.
If Zhang Lingyu hadn't possessed such powerful divine sense that he wouldn't have been able to detect it at all, he would have been terrified and immediately examined everything he had obtained.
Fortunately, it's only found on the Mind-Controlling Bell.
He hadn't forgotten the safety of Lin Qing and his wife either. There were Golden Core cultivators in Jiugong Mountain, and those two were the other party's personal disciples.
After some investigation, they indeed found two more. The couple were naturally flustered and repeatedly thanked Zhang Lingyu for his caution.
So in the remaining three days, he did nothing but rely on his powerful divine sense to spend two full days cleaning up the soul imprint.
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