Jianghu martial cultivators were all fugitives.
There was such a saying in Shen Wu world. Although the actual situation wasn't absolute, it was enough to explain the situation of most martial cultivators in Jianghu.
Especially that middle-aged man with scars all over his face. Long Yu didn't see any benefit in paying 10,000 shenbi to befriend him.
If the other party found out about Long Yu's identity, there was a high chance that he would betray Long Yu and leak the news that Long Yu had so many shenbi, which would bring trouble to Long Yu.
Long Yu's identity meant that he would never take any unnecessary risks.
After obtaining the Shadow Heaven Stone, Long Yu had the Primordial Shadow enter into a state of concealment. Then, he used the power of the Space Divine Runes on the Nether Void Dragon Blade to teleport the Primordial Shadow directly to his courtyard on the fifth floor.
"Shadow Heaven Stone. Absorbing the energy within can increase a martial cultivator's comprehension and compatibility with the Shadow Divine Rune …"
Long Yu didn't immediately start absorbing it. Instead, he returned to the cultivation room and thoroughly sensed the energy within the Shadow Heaven Stone.
If he wanted to make better use of this Shadow Heaven Stone, he would need to understand it more.
Celestial stones were produced in places where the Divine Rune's energy was concentrated. Their properties were similar to Divine Heirs' essence, but there were some differences. Compared to Divine Heirs' essence, celestial stones were more specific and could only be used by martial cultivators who comprehended specific Divine Runes.
The conditions to produce a celestial stone were much higher than Divine Heirs' essence. In other words, it was much harder for nature to produce a celestial stone. And a martial cultivator could only absorb a celestial stone once in their lifetime, unlike Divine Heirs' essence, which could be absorbed twice.
"Generally speaking, after absorbing the energy within a celestial stone, one's comprehension of the corresponding Divine Rune will increase by 10% to 20%, and their compatibility with the corresponding Divine Rune will increase by one level."
Long Yu had read through many books in the courtyard's library. After learning about this property of the celestial stone, he knew that he had hit the jackpot today.
Not to mention 30,000 shenbi, even if he spent 100,000 shenbi, Long Yu wouldn't feel that buying the Shadow Heaven Stone was a loss.
While Long Yu was overjoyed, he did not forget to be vigilant. After all, this was an extremely valuable treasure of the world, and it was hard to say who would have evil intentions towards it.
He sent the Primordial Shadows into Divine Concealment. One of them followed the scarred middle-aged man. After discovering that he had obtained 30,000 shenbi, he immediately left the Origin Sky Tower and disappeared.
Long Yu wouldn't be able to track him once he exited the Spring Heavenly Tower. However, he still left an Ancient Desolate Shadow to stand guard at the entrance of the Spring Heavenly Tower. If the other party appeared again, Long Yu would immediately discover him.
As for the other three Desolate Ancient Shadows, Long Yu ordered them to gather information on the various floors of the Spring Heavenly Pagoda. He was especially interested in information related to the Shadow Heaven Stone and the identity of the buyer of the Shadow Heaven Stone.
Fortunately, no one was able to guess that the person who bought the Shadow Heaven Stone was called Long Yu!
Murong Xiuzhen, a cabinet elder from the Alliance of Five Emperors, might have recognized Long Yu, but not everyone could. Long Yu's identity hadn't been spread out yet.
The beautiful female cultivator who led Long Yu to this courtyard would appear at the entrance of the courtyard every day to bring some wine and fruits for Long Yu.
This beautiful female cultivator knew Long Yu's identity. However, due to the rules of the Origin Sky Tower, she naturally wouldn't reveal Long Yu's identity to others unless she didn't want to stay here any longer.
Long Yu had to divert part of his attention to the Primordial Shadow to ensure his own safety. Therefore, Long Yu couldn't fully concentrate on his cultivation, so he secretly thought that it was time to leave.
Five days after purchasing the Shadow Heaven Stone, Long Yu still hadn't absorbed it. This was because he wanted to find an absolutely safe environment before he dared to absorb it.
For him, there was only one such place — the Heavenly Mandate Manor.
Although there was still a month before the North Snow Dynasty's Imperial Capital Grand Event, it was good to go back early to make some preparations. After some thought, Long Yu decided to recruit a few helpers before he left.
After all, the Imperial Capital Grand Event would determine whether the Heavenly Mandate Manor could continue to exist. Therefore, there couldn't be any mishaps. Long Yu wanted to find a few trustworthy Jianghu cultivators to help the Heavenly Mandate Manor.
Throughout the history of the Imperial Capital Grand Event, it was not forbidden to ask for help from outsiders. In the eyes of many forces in the North Snow Imperial Capital, how could outsiders be more talented than them?
In reality, it was almost impossible for a Secret Plane cultivator to appear among the Jianghu cultivators below the age of 30. However, among the many forces in the North Snow Imperial Capital, there were 12 forces that had King Plane cultivators below the age of 30!
Long Yu wanted to ask Gu Yixian for help, but unfortunately, Gu Yixian was already over the age of 30, so he could only give up.
In the Cracked Tooth Squad, that girl, Qiao Ziying, is not even 30 yet. Moreover, she is an expert of the Five Paths of Divinity who has comprehended a complete Divine Character inscription. Even if her true strength is not comparable to mine, she is definitely stronger than Man Xin …
Long Yu thought to himself. It seemed to be quite difficult to take away that girl, Qiao Ziying. It seemed that the four members of the Cracked Tooth Squad had a good relationship with each other.
However, no matter what, Long Yu wanted to give it a try. If he could take Qiao Ziying back to the Imperial Capital Grand Event, Long Yu's confidence would increase a lot.
…
When Long Yu arrived at the entrance of the courtyard where the Cracked Tooth Squad usually rested, he did not hide himself. Instead, he directly showed his true appearance — he had been like this when he had first arrived at the Spring Heavenly Tower. Only when the Primordial Shadow went out to gather information or to purchase Shadow Heavenly Stones would he put on the black robe and mask.
"It's you, Mountain Ghost."
The girl who opened the door to the courtyard was Qiao Ziying. When she saw Long Yu, she was slightly surprised.
She had a deep impression of Long Yu. However, it was obvious that Long Yu did not have any intention of joining the Cracked Tooth Squad. Therefore, she only treated him as a friend that she had met once.
She did not expect that Long Yu would suddenly come looking for her.
"It's me."
Long Yu smiled. He did not say that he wanted to go in and chat. Instead, he went straight to the point and said, "I came here to tell you my true identity. I also want to ask for a small favor from everyone in the Cracked Tooth Squad."
"True identity?"
Hearing this, Qiao Ziying's bright eyes revealed a strange look. She did not expect that this "Mountain Ghost" would appear in front of them with a fake identity.
"Come in. I can't make the decision on this matter."
Qiao Ziying said lightly. She invited Long Yu into the courtyard and closed the door.
Previously, when the Wood God Race's exotic beasts had launched a counterattack from the Spring Heavenly Tower, she had fought alongside Long Yu. She could deeply feel how powerful Long Yu was.
Of course, Long Yu's true battle prowess definitely couldn't compare to Gu Yixian of the Broken Tooth Squad. But as a young man with three Divine Ability Realms, his battle prowess definitely surpassed her and Nanmen Yingxia, the two female cultivators. In fact, he was even comparable to the captain of the Broken Tooth Squad, Gu Wenshan.
Qiao Ziying had long been curious about such a powerful combat strength. It was not just Qiao Ziying. The other three members of the Cracked Tooth Squad were also interested in Long Yu. However, because they were not familiar with each other, they did not want to get to the bottom of it.
Who would have thought that Long Yu would deliver himself to their doorstep …
"Brother Mountain Ghost, please take a seat. Ziying will brew a pot of tea."
Gu Wenshan warmly received Long Yu with a smile. He pulled Long Yu to a seat in the courtyard. "My brother is cultivating now. Miss Nanmen has gone out to purchase resources. I'm afraid she can't come out to receive you."
"There's no need to go through so much trouble."
Long Yu waved his hand. He was here to recruit helpers, so he went straight to the point. "In your Cracked Tooth Squad, only Miss Qiao Ziying seems to be under thirty years old, right?"
This question made Gu Wenshan a little wary. "Brother Mountain Ghost, could it be that you've taken a fancy to Ziying?"
"…"
Long Yu was instantly dumbfounded.
…
After a while, when Qiao Ziying brought the hot tea over, Gu Wenshan finally understood Long Yu's thoughts.
"I didn't expect Brother Mountain Ghost to be the Long Yu who has recently risen to fame. I've been disrespectful."
Gu Wenshan said warmly.
"You're Long Yu?"
Qiao Ziying had just brought the tea over. When she heard that, her bright eyes shone. Clearly, she was very surprised. "No wonder you're so powerful even though you're only at the three divine realms. You're much stronger than me!"
"Ziying, Brother Long Yu wants you to go with him and help him participate in the Imperial Capital Grand Meet. What do you think?"
Gu Wenshan asked Qiao Ziying in a testing manner.
"Imperial Capital Grand Meet!"
Qiao Ziying seemed to be pleasantly surprised. "That's a grand meet for the young martial cultivators of the entire North Snow Empire! Actually, I've wanted to go every year, but I'm not qualified. I heard that most of the young geniuses of the empire will appear in the Imperial Capital Grand Meet. "
"That's right."
Gu Wenshan nodded and said, "Although the Imperial Capital Grand Meet is only held in the North Snow Empire, most of the young geniuses in the empire belong to the Imperial Capital. The number of young geniuses in the various counties outside the Imperial Capital is less than a tenth of the number in the Imperial Capital."
"Miss Qiao Ziying, if you're willing to go with me to participate in the Imperial Capital Grand Meet, I have a courtyard on the fifth level of the Spring Heavenly Tower. There are still eleven months left in that courtyard. I can give it to the Cracked Tooth Squad."
Long Yu continued. It seemed like the situation was quite good. The young martial cultivators seemed to be looking forward to the Imperial Capital Grand Meet of the North Snow Empire.
"That's a pleasant surprise."
Hearing that, Gu Wenshan's eyes lit up. "Although it's not appropriate, after Brother Long Yu leaves, there shouldn't be anyone else entering the courtyard, right?"
"Mm, it'll be empty after I leave. It'll be a waste if you don't go."
Long Yu said with a smile.
"That's good."
A smile appeared on Gu Wenshan's face. He looked at Qiao Ziying and said, "Ziying has always wanted to go to the Imperial Capital Grand Meet. It's not bad that you're giving her this opportunity. However, I don't feel at ease letting her go alone. Let Miss Nanmen accompany her."
"Mm, no problem. However, Miss Nanmen should be over thirty years old already, right?"
At this point, Long Yu lowered his voice slightly.
"Indeed, she won't be able to participate in the Imperial Capital Grand Meet. However, we won't feel at ease without someone accompanying Ziying."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
