bookbashuk Chapter 163 Soul-Devouring Vine, Tense Atmosphere
Chapter 163 Soul-Devouring Vine, Tense Atmosphere
'The Mysterious Female Mother Stone...'
Zhang Lingyu squinted at the jade box in the other person's hand. This thing was quite good among Golden Core spiritual items. It could not only help cultivators form their core, but also help early and mid-stage Golden Core cultivators improve their cultivation.
"It seems that this Earthly Stalactite has found a home."
"Yes, all the important people are here, do you think we can afford to fail?"
"Tch, if I were to go out and come back, it's hard to say who would have this treasure!"
People around them pointed and whispered, while others stared longingly, seemingly wanting to catch a glimpse of the spirit.
Xiao Yuan smiled broadly, ignoring the idle chatter around him. Seeing the other person struggling, he became even happier.
He was happy for himself.
Xiao Yuan is now only half a step away from the Golden Core stage. If he wanted to, he could immediately trigger a heavenly tribulation. However, even as the head manager of Mingguang Tower, his success rate in surviving the tribulation was only 60% to 70%.
Therefore, for the past two years, I have been using all kinds of connections to search for spiritual objects that can assist in the Golden Core stage.
The appearance of the Earthly Essence Stalactite filled him with ecstatic joy.
If one takes a drop when undergoing a tribulation of lightning, their magical power will be immediately replenished, allowing them to pass through safely.
"Fellow Daoist, have you made up your mind?"
Xiao Yuan gave a forced smile. In his view, the other party was already quite swayed, and a few more words of persuasion would surely make him relent. So he pretended to put the jade box away and then said:
"Fellow Daoist, it's not that my Mingguang Tower lacks Earth Origin Stalactites. Since you don't want to exchange them, then forget it."
"No, no, no, I'll change it, but I need to inspect the goods first."
Upon hearing that the exchange was not possible, the man became somewhat anxious for the first time and immediately waved his hand. Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Xiao Yuan reluctantly handed over the jade box.
"Fellow Daoist, please don't be in such a hurry. Why don't you take a look at this spiritual object of mine?"
The man checked and found nothing amiss, and was about to hand over the Earthly Element Bell to the other party when, unexpectedly, another person spoke up:
"The Spirit Devouring Vine, a Golden Core spiritual object, is not as precious as the Mysterious Female Mother Stone, but it is still a first-class Yin-attribute spiritual object."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes immediately turned to the source of the sound.
That person was the cultivator who had previously traded with Wan Zhenshan.
"Hey, this is going to be good!"
Those present chuckled to themselves; both were yin-attribute spiritual objects, it just depended on which one the person would choose.
Xiao Yuan's smile also froze. Just when he thought he had the spiritual item in his hands, another person suddenly appeared out of nowhere. This person had the audacity to confront the Mingguang Tower behind him and slap him in the face. He certainly had some nerve.
However, he had also heard from Wan Zhenshan that someone who could produce such a magical artifact must not be an ordinary person.
However, the Earthly Essence is crucial to his ability to achieve the Golden Elixir, and he absolutely cannot back down today.
But this was an underground trade fair, and he couldn't openly break the rules, so he said calmly, "In that case, I'll leave the decision to that fellow Daoist."
Having said that, he waited silently.
Time passed slowly, but no one was in a hurry. Instead, they were even more eager to see who would be the final winner.
In Zhang Lingyu's opinion, the other party most likely chose the Soul-Devouring Vine.
The Soul-Devouring Vine often grows in ancient battlefields, cultivator cemeteries, and places where yin energy is abundant. It feeds on flesh and souls. When it matures, a human face will grow from its root and emit a mournful scream, hence the name "Ghost Vine".
Legend has it that after these spiritual creatures reach a certain age, they will develop intelligence no less than that of cultivators, and they will also gain certain memories of the souls they absorb from their previous lives.
By then, they will be traversing underground.
Because of the biological instinct to crave blood, many ordinary villages disappeared overnight.
Because the aura was elusive, it was difficult to determine whether it was the work of a demon or a ghost when one went to investigate.
The Soul-Eating Vine can be said to oscillate between ghosts and demons.
However, cultivators gave these intelligent beings a fixed name: the Spirit Race.
Although he didn't see the Soul-Devouring Vine in the jade box, it was likely that it had reached the level of a Golden Core spiritual object and had developed some intelligence.
On the contrary, the Mysterious Female Mother Stone, although also a Yin-attribute spiritual object and more precious than the former, is not a good choice for cultivators who purely cultivate Yin attributes because it also contains some Yang attributes.
As he expected, the other party chose the Soul-Devouring Vine.
Seeing that the other party had returned the spiritual item to him, Xiao Yuan's face was incredibly sour.
After receiving the message from Wan Zhenshan, Mingguanglou immediately began searching its warehouse for suitable spiritual items. Of course, other Yin-attribute spiritual items at the Golden Core level were also available.
However, to be on the safe side, they ultimately decided to bring the Xuanpin Mother Stone.
Now look what's happened; their cleverness has backfired.
Now that things are settled, Xiao Yuan can't say anything more, but he is determined to get the Earth Origin Stud.
Fueled by boundless rage, he looked at the cultivator who had obtained the Earth Essence Milk and smiled:
"Fellow Daoist, this spiritual object is very important to me. If you are willing to part with it, I, Xiao, will certainly fulfill your request!"
"I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Xiao, this item is also of great use to me."
If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely not be able to withstand the wrath of Xiao Yuan and the Mingguang Tower behind him and would hand it over directly. Unfortunately, that person shook his head and refused.
"They really won't listen to reason, so they'll have to suffer the consequences!"
Xiao Yuan cursed under his breath, but pretended to be disappointed and didn't ask any further questions. He waved his hand and signaled Wan Zhenshan to continue presiding over the trade fair.
Meanwhile, it stood in the corner, staring intently at the two people who possessed the Earth Elemental Milk and the Soul-Devouring Vine.
"A turbulent time..."
Zhang Lingyu already sensed that something was wrong; something big was likely to happen when she went out.
Although fighting is not allowed in the market, there were more than a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators present, and the chaos they caused was enough to cause considerable damage to the entire market.
After all, most of the people present were extremely wealthy, not to mention the Earthly Essence and the Soul-Devouring Vine; there were plenty of people willing to take risks for them.
Putting everything else aside, Xiao Yuan is the first to be affected.
Would he tolerate the Earthly Essence being taken away from him?
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Another fifteen minutes passed, during which only one person made a request, but unfortunately, everyone's attention was no longer on that, so no one responded.
As the trade fair was drawing to a close, Wan Zhenshan didn't mince words and said directly, "Fellow Daoists, thank you for coming to participate in our Mingguang Tower's underground trade fair today."
"Today's gathering has broadened my horizons considerably, and I believe that most of you have gained a great deal."
"Of course, there are a few fellow cultivators who did not obtain the items they desired, but do not worry. We will meet here again three years from now, and perhaps we will have different gains then."
"Therefore, I hereby declare this trade fair a complete success. May all of you flourish in your cultivation journey!"
Wan Zhenshan's closing remarks were excellent, but unfortunately, no one was in the mood to stay. They just wanted to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible, because if they didn't leave now, it would be too late.
Zhang Lingyu also stood up and blended into the crowd. Before leaving, he glanced at Xiao Yuan and saw that Xiao Yuan had exchanged a few words with Wan Zhenshan before disappearing into the darkness.
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