Even though Lin Yi still did not know the specifics of this ghostly thing, after all his previous encounters, his intuition told him that this ghostly thing's background was definitely not small. Something that even he was moved by was naturally not a small matter.
Moreover, as the saying goes, treasures have spirits. Every heavenly treasure was waiting for its fated person. This was a chance that belonged to everyone!
Even though Lin Yi had not been able to find out the true use of the Star Ink Stone from the ghostly thing's mouth, the throbbing of his heart at that time was not fake. He could clearly feel the mysterious connection between himself and this Star Ink Stone. It could be seen that after getting his hands on it, there would definitely be an unexpected surprise waiting for him!
However, while Lin Yi was looking forward to the Star Ink Stone, in the cave of an inner disciple of the Soaring Sky Pavilion a hundred miles away from him, there was someone who was even more obsessed with that unattractive stone than he was. He could not even rest during the day or sleep at night because of it.
If Lin Yi was present, he would definitely be shocked and vigilant. This was because this person was the inner disciple of the Soaring Sky Pavilion he had met at the Hong Merchant Guild. His name was Yu Zhe.
Compared to the other inner disciples of the Soaring Sky Pavilion, although Yu Zhe could barely be considered a second generation cultivator, his background was far less profound than that of a young master like Xu Lingchong. In the Soaring Sky Pavilion, if one did not have a powerful background, then one must have great strength. Otherwise, one could only be bullied by others and never have a chance to stand out.
Therefore, Yu Zhe had always been very diligent. Apart from his daily training, the place he went to the library the most was the library.
As long as he paid a token amount of Spirit Jade, he could look up tens of thousands of ancient books every month. This was a treatment unique to the inner disciples of the Soaring Sky Pavilion!
As for the inner disciples of the other two pavilions, if they wanted to enter the library, they would have to pay a price that was not a small amount of Spirit Jade. The price they had to pay to enter the library was definitely painful. There was no other reason other than that this library was built on the territory of the Soaring Sky Pavilion.
There was no other reason than the fact that the Library Pavilion was built on the territory of the Soaring Sky Pavilion.
As an inner sect disciple of the Soaring Sky Pavilion who did not have a strong background, Yu Zhe knew that if he wanted to stand out, it was not enough to just rely on diligent cultivation. He had to have some kind of unexpected fortuitous encounter, and fortuitous encounter opportunity. They were often hidden in these ancient books.
In order to be able to more easily access these ancient books, Yu Zhe, as a high and mighty inner sect disciple of the Soaring Sky Pavilion, even volunteered to become a small steward of the Library Pavilion. After three whole years, he had already memorized all the ancient books in the library like the back of his hand.
Other than the library, there was another place that Yu Zhe frequented. This was the market. There was nothing much to see in the outer and middle streets, but the mysterious and high-end inner streets often had some unexpected treasures, some treasures that many people couldn't understand but had profound meanings.
However, the inner street was not a place anyone could enter. Although Yu Zhe was an inner sect disciple of the Soaring Sky Pavilion, his background was not particularly strong. Secondly, his strength was not particularly strong, and he had never achieved any dazzling results in the competition between the three pavilions, so he had never been able to obtain the recognition of the inner street.
The only chance he had to enter the inner street was during the monthly Inner Street Open Day.
Opportunities always come to those who are prepared. Under Yu Zhe's unremitting efforts. Finally, a few days ago, during the Inner Street Open House, he finally found what he had been dreaming of. A fortuitous object that was overlooked by everyone, but was enough to allow someone to step onto the peak.
That was the Star Inkstone recorded in the ancient books!
Every time he thought of that pitch-black stone, Yu Zhe couldn't help but feel a wave of excitement. This was a treasure that even the Hong Merchant Company had misjudged! Although the price of one thousand spirit jades could not be considered low, but if it was according to what was written in the ancient books, its true value was far more than one thousand spirit jades. It could be ten times or even a hundred times more!
It was a pity that Yu Zhe did not have one thousand spirit jades on hand at the time. Although he was an inner sect disciple of the Soaring Sky Pavilion, and his monthly salary was far higher than that of the disciples of the other two pavilions, it was not very realistic to rely on this little bit of salary to save up one thousand spirit jades.
Also, he had been a steward of the Library Pavilion for the past three years and did not go out to do those high reward missions, so he was not as rich as the other inner sect disciples of the Soaring Sky Pavilion.
But luckily, Yu Zhe had already arranged with someone to borrow one thousand spirit jades before the Inner Street Open House next month. Although the interest rate was extremely high, as long as he successfully bought the Star Inkstone, the return it would bring would be at least ten times or even a hundred times more!
As long as he waited for less than a month, he would be able to purchase the Star Inkstone recorded in the ancient texts. One could imagine how excited Yu Zhe was right now. This was a precious treasure that could change his entire life!
Yu Zhe wasn't worried that someone would buy the Star Inkstone before him, because the rarity of an item like the Star Inkstone was far above that of other treasures. This could be seen from the fact that even the treasure appraisers of the Hong Chamber of Commerce weren't able to determine its true value. It was only because of the appraiser's intuition that this item was not ordinary, so he symbolically priced it at one thousand spirit jades.
Apart from people like Yu Zhe who specialized in reading ancient books, no one else would know the use of the Star Inkstone, much less spend one thousand spirit jades to buy this strange stone. Thus, Yu Zhe was determined to obtain it.
Suddenly, an unfamiliar figure flashed through Yu Zhe's mind. It was that grassroots wandering cultivator he had never met who had been standing next to him when he had found the Star Inkstone. Judging from the situation at the time, he had seemed rather interested in the Star Inkstone. Could it be that this fellow also knew the value of the Star Inkstone?
As soon as this thought appeared, Yu Zhe began to laugh self-mockingly. Putting aside the fact that grassroots wandering cultivators had no chance of coming into contact with ancient books, the possibility of them recognizing the Star Inkstone was miniscule. Even if they recognized it, could it be that they could gather a thousand spirit jades and buy it before Yu Zhe did?
But self-mockery was self-mockery. Yu Zhe could not afford to lose this Star Inkstone. No matter how absurd this thought was, he still had to nip the risk in the bud.
Better safe than sorry. He decided to wait the night before the Inner Street Open House next month and buy the Star Inkstone as soon as possible. This way, even if that grassroots wandering cultivator also took a fancy to the Star Inkstone, even if he also gathered a thousand spirit jades, in the end, he could only look on and sigh.
This is an opportunity and good fortune that belongs to me, Yu Zhe. No one can steal it from my hands! With its assistance, I will walk the path to the peak!
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