After the second day of the trading event, Lu Ping and the other Zhenling disciples returned to the cave dwelling to gather everyone's harvest for the day.
For the whole day, no one bought any spiritual herbs, and the total amount spent was only about two to three hundred thousand spirit stones. Only Lu Ping spent five hundred thousand spirit stones in one go. Lu Ping was a master alchemist, so his knowledge of spiritual herbs was naturally above everyone else's. Moreover, the spiritual herbs Lu Ping bought were obviously better than others in terms of age and quality.
However, the reason why Lu Ping was able to buy spiritual herbs so quickly was because Lu Ping and the two of them took turns. This way, once Lu Ping had his eyes on a spiritual herb, the three of them would take turns to buy it. This way, the shopkeeper wouldn't be alerted.
As everyone talked about what they saw and heard, Lu Ping found out that it wasn't just the Shuiyan Pavilion cultivators that he saw. The other senior brothers and sisters had also seen the Hai Yan Sect and Xuan Ling Sect cultivators. Among them, the Xuan Ling Sect cultivators were the most extravagant when it came to buying spiritual herbs.
Enlightened Master Xuan Xu said helplessly, "Looks like we can't hide it anymore. Just like Xuan Ling Sect, the price of spirit herbs in Phantom Spirit City is going to increase tomorrow. Although we have the most spirit herbs on us this time, we might not be able to buy much more than before."
Spiritual Master Xuan Sen tidied up the six thousand stalks of spiritual herbs and said, "No matter what, tomorrow is the last day of the auction. We still have to go buy some spiritual herbs. Otherwise, the price of spiritual herbs will increase even more after the auction. I'll hand these spiritual herbs to Senior Sister Tianqin and let her take care of them. "
The next day, the price of spiritual herbs in Fantasy Spirit City increased by another ten percent. Without Chi Lianying and Yin Xuanchu's help, Lu Ping's efficiency dropped by a lot. In a day, he only spent three to four hundred thousand spirit stones.
This time, Lu Ping also saw two Xuan Ling Sect cultivators and one Hai Yan Sect cultivator going in and out of a spiritual herb shop. Obviously, they were also making use of the time to buy spiritual herbs. Lu Ping's divine sense was far stronger than the three of them. Before the three of them noticed him, Lu Ping had already dodged them.
Lu Ping stood in a hidden corner and watched a Xuan Ling Sect cultivator walk out of a spiritual herb shop. Just as Lu Ping was about to leave, his eyes lit up and he retracted his foot.
At the intersection of a main street, two middle-aged cultivators were chatting as they walked along the street. At the same time, they were also casually browsing the things on both sides of the street. When the two of them arrived at the spirit herb shop that the Xuan Ling Sect cultivator had walked out from, one of them smiled and said something to the other. The other nodded and the two of them walked into the shop.
Lu Ping rubbed his chin and thought to himself, This is interesting. The North Sea's Liao Family's Liao Family's Liao Runjia is also here. Who is the person walking with him? That person's clothes and accessories are completely different from the North Sea cultivators. It seems that the Liao Family is not simple.
Lu Ping thought for a moment and walked straight to the shadow of a stone pillar beside the door of the shop. A moment later, Liao Runjia and the middle-aged cultivator walked out of the shop.
Liao Runjia said, "Brother Runjian, has the situation in Middle Earth really deteriorated to this extent?"
The middle-aged cultivator next to him nodded and said, "This time, it came so suddenly that the major sects were caught off guard. However, these things will only give them a slight advantage in the beginning. As time passes, the major sects will launch a counterattack, and the advantage will fall back into the hands of the humans."
"Then, Brother Runjian, did you come to East Sea this time because you are confident about that thing?"
The middle-aged cultivator shook his head and said, "It's difficult. Although our Liao Family is quite familiar with that thing's habits, the Crystal Palace has a rough idea of where it is. This time, it's not just the overseas cultivators who came to Phantom City. As far as I know, there are three forces in Middle Earth who came to Phantom City. They are most likely here for that thing as well."
Liao Runjia sighed and said, "It's a pity that we didn't manage to kill that Crystal Palace cultivator last time. By the time Hu 'er and the others arrived, the Overflowing Oceans Gang's secret transportation formation had already been destroyed. I'm afraid that person has already left."
The middle-aged cultivator's expression changed and he said, "Could it be that someone else got the news and killed that person first?"
Liao Runjia's expression changed and he said, "That can't be. Who else in North Sea knows about this?"
"At least Xuan Ling Sect probably knows."
Liao Runjia's expression changed and he said, "Brother Runjian, you mean …"
The middle-aged cultivator nodded and said, "Then why would Peng Shiyuan bring that thing to North Sea for no reason? Now that Xuan Ling Sect and the Crystal Palace are in a heated relationship, Peng Shiyuan most likely wants to give that thing to Yuan Guang, and then Yuan Guang will give it to Xuan Ling Sect. "
Liao Runjia said doubtfully, "Although Xuan Ling Sect is a big sect in North Sea, if it wasn't for the Crystal Palace's ambition to rule over the overseas cultivators, they might not even care about a mid-sized sect like Xuan Ling Sect. If the Crystal Palace needs that thing, they can just look for it themselves. Why would they need to involve Xuan Ling Sect?"
The middle-aged cultivator said leisurely, "When Fei Ling Sect was destroyed, the entire Fei Ling Mountain was sunk to the bottom of the sea by a Dharma adept of Fei Ling Sect before he died. But I'm afraid no other sect in the entire North Sea has more of Fei Ling Sect's inheritance than Xuan Ling Sect."
Liao Runjia's eyes lit up and he said, "That's right. After Fei Ling Sect was destroyed, Xuan Ling Sect has been the strongest sect in North Sea for four thousand years. It was only in the recent hundred years that Zhenling gradually caught up. Brother Runjian, are you saying that Xuan Ling Sect still has the inheritance of that thing?"
The middle-aged cultivator waved his hand and said, "These things have been passed down in North Sea for more than a thousand years. You should know better than me. But, hmm, something's not right. Someone is using divine sense to spy on us!"
The middle-aged cultivator's expression turned cold and he immediately stopped talking. At the same time, his eyes were like lightning as he looked around without leaving a trace. Liao Runjia clapped his hands as if nothing had happened. Lu Ping, who was hiding in the dark, clearly saw a light dust-like dust being emitted when Liao Runjia clapped his hands.
Lu Ping's eyes narrowed. "It's the Thought Dissolving Powder!"
This was a type of poisonous powder that alchemists created in the process of refining pills to prevent others from spying on them. This kind of poisonous powder looked like dust. Even if a cultivator's divine sense didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to tell that it was different from ordinary dust. However, once a cultivator's divine sense invaded the surroundings of the Thought Dissolving Powder, the powder would quickly corrode the cultivator's divine sense like maggots in a tarsal bone and send a warning to the alchemist.
This kind of Thought Dissolving Powder had a permanent effect on one's divine sense. Unlike True Essence that could be recovered after being melted, it required a large amount of time to cultivate again in order to completely recover the melted divine sense.
Fortunately, Lu Ping quickly withdrew his divine sense when the middle-aged cultivator was alerted. Otherwise, not only would Lu Ping's divine sense be severely injured, he would also likely expose his hiding place.
The middle-aged cultivator looked around but found nothing. He turned to Liao Runjia and said, "Let's go. The intruder is very vigilant and has already retreated."
The two of them no longer spoke and walked towards the east side of the street.
A moment later, Lu Ping walked out from the shadow of the door pillar. Looking in the direction that the two of them had gone, Lu Ping touched the storage ring on his finger. The thing that Lu Ping couldn't figure out the most about Peng Shiyuan was the incomplete map. Could it be that the treasure that Liao Runjia and the middle-aged cultivator were trying to obtain was the location recorded in the incomplete map?
After returning to the cave abode, everyone increased their purchase of spirit herbs. Everyone spent roughly 500,000 spirit stones. Only Lu Ping alone spent 400,000 spirit stones.
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Lu Ping could only explain, "In the past three days, the quality of the spirit herbs in Fantasy Spirit City has obviously declined due to the large-scale purchase, so we only bought these."
Everyone was speechless. Spiritual Master Xuan Sen said unhappily, "These spirit herbs can't be bought in the North Sea even if we wanted to. Who cares about the quality now? Being able to buy them is the most important thing. Now, there are more and more sects buying spirit herbs in Fantasy Spirit City. It's not just the four sects of the North Sea, even people from the Azure Sea Sect and the Azure Waves Sect have come to the East Sea."
At this moment, Tianqin Laozu walked out of the cave abode. She glanced at Lu Ping and said, "This time, Fantasy Spirit City is very strange. Everyone should be careful. Ever since the Azure Sea Sect and the Azure Waves Sect split up thousands of years ago, they have never been in contact with each other. The two sects even hate each other. This time, they actually appeared in Fantasy Spirit City together. I'm afraid things aren't that simple. Apart from that, some big sects and families from the Middle Earth seem to have also appeared in Fantasy Spirit City. This time, the overseas cultivation world's gathering won't be that simple. There are humans and demons mixed in Fantasy Spirit City now, so everyone must be careful. Fortunately, tomorrow is the auction. After the auction, we will leave Fantasy Spirit City in two days. "
When everyone saw how serious Tianqin Laozu was, they immediately felt that the atmosphere in Fantasy Spirit City was indeed a little strange these days. So, they all nodded in agreement.
The next day, Lu Ping and the rest of the group followed behind Tianqin Laozu and walked towards the Fantasy Spirit Palace in the center of Fantasy Spirit City.
The Illusionary Spirit Palace was actually a huge Grotto-heaven mystic treasure. But according to Enlightened Master Xuan Xu, this Winter Mystic Treasure only had two enchantments. It was far inferior to the Heaven Origin Palace that Lu Ping had seen before.
When they arrived at the center of the Fantasy Spirit Palace, a Core Forging cultivator immediately came to greet them. Tianqin Laozu took out the token that he had flashed at the Fantasy Spirit City's city gate.
The Core Forging cultivator took the token and examined it before leading everyone to a teleportation array in the middle of the palace.
After the teleportation array was activated and the light before them dissipated, they found themselves in a secret chamber.
This secret chamber was luxuriously decorated and was filled with restrictive magic arrays. It seemed to be used to prevent others from prying into the secret chamber. Directly opposite the secret chamber was a huge venue. Cultivators began to enter the venue one after another. Every cultivator who entered was at least in the late Core Forging stage. Most of these cultivators covered their faces with bamboo hats, unwilling to reveal their identities.
This secret chamber was exquisitely decorated. Everyone inside the secret chamber could see everything that was happening in the venue, but the people inside the venue could not pry into the movements inside the secret chamber.
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