"What? The quality is too poor. Take a closer look!"
Li Qingshan held a brass lot as he said indignantly to Spirit Venerable Gui Hai. After putting in so much effort, he only obtained this much. This was very different from what he imagined.
Spirit Venerable Gui Hai swept his gaze at the jade slip again and actually took back a Mystic Wood lot from Li Qingshan's hand.
Li Qingshan was enraged. These bookmarks added up were not even enough for a single green jade lot! This old bastard was not pockmarked but a scam.
Spirit Venerable Gui Hai suddenly asked, "Where did you get these books from?"
Li Qingshan rolled his eyes. It was meaningless to lie in front of this old bastard, so he decided not to answer.
Spirit Venerable Gui Hai said earnestly, "Don't be indignant. The quality of the books you brought this time is much worse compared to the previous time. I have never misjudged the value of books."
"Yes, I was wrong."
Li Qingshan thought about it and had no choice but to admit it. The books that he had brought last time were all exquisite works that had been washed over thousands of years. This time, however, they were the creations of a group of money-seeking people in just a few short years. Although they had been carefully selected, the quality of the books was naturally not the same as before.
This shortcut was indeed not that easy to take!
Forget it, I'll find another way!
Just as he was about to bid farewell and leave, never to return again. Spirit Venerable Gui Hai took out another green jade lot and handed it to Li Qingshan.
What was this? Giving a carrot after a stick?
Li Qingshan asked curiously, "Is this a consolation prize?"
Spirit Venerable Gui Hai said, "This is the deposit."
Li Qingshan said, "Didn't you find the books bad?"
Spirit Venerable Gui Hai said with a faint smile, "Just because it's bad this time doesn't mean it'll be bad next time. I left some comments in the jade slip. Study them well. I believe it will be better in the future."
Li Qingshan's heart palpitated. These books were not written by him, so what was there to study?
He suddenly realized that there was a huge flaw in this matter from the beginning. Novels were indeed fictional, but they were definitely based on reality.
Spirit Venerable Guihai was an existence that could infer a lot of information with just one or two sentences. Looking at his half-smiling expression, it was as if he had seen through all causes and effects. These novels may be inadvertently. Many things had already been exposed.
The so-called shortcuts were mostly dangerous. A single misstep would cause one to fall into the abyss. His body would be smashed to pieces.
What a blunder! Li Qingshan decisively returned the azure jade lot to Spirit Sovereign Guihai. "Sorry, I don't have any more."
Spirit Sovereign Guihai had already turned to leave. "What's done cannot be undone. If you can't bring more and better books, you'll be deceiving your superiors and will be punished severely! "
Li Qingshan felt a headache coming on. Spirit Venerable Guihai's meaning was: It's too late for regrets now. Punk, you have already entered a den of thieves. If you don't satisfy me, don't even think of leaving unscathed.
Spirit Venerable Guihai suddenly stopped. "Do you want to know the secret to longevity?"
"Hmm? Yes. "
"Mind your own business."
Li Qingshan frowned and walked out of the sky. He took a deep breath of the cold air and his brows relaxed. He did not regret it. This was because he had no other choice. From the moment he refused to leave the Myriad Phenomenon Sect, he was taking a risk. He had to take this dangerous path.
It was not necessarily a bad thing to let Spirit Venerable Guihai understand the situation. At the very least, it could reduce his suspicions. Humans were always friendlier to things they could understand and control. Through Spirit Venerable Guihai's attitude today, one could see a thing or two.
Furthermore, he did not have any ill intentions towards the Myriad Phenomenon Sect. He came here to cultivate. Everything he did was beneficial to the Myriad Phenomenon Sect's development. He believed that Spirit Venerable Guihai would only 'mind your own business' if he saw all of this.
Even if it was the worst outcome. In the future, his battle with Chuo Long would be exposed before he joined the Myriad Phenomenon Sect. It would not be considered a fratricide. Furthermore, he did not kill Chuo Long in the end. It was just a personal grudge over benefits.
He believed that when that day came, he would be an inherited-teachings disciple. There was no need for the Myriad Phenomenon Sect to deal with an existing inherited-teachings disciple for the sake of an inherited-teachings disciple who had fallen into the Fiend domain.
All in all, his luck was pretty good.
Just as Spirit Venerable Guihai said, "Just because it wasn't good this time doesn't mean the next time won't be good."
Cloudvoid City had just been built, and everything was still in its infancy. Since an 'experienced reader' like Spirit Venerable Guihai was willing to believe that the next time would be better, he had no reason to doubt it. This shortcut could still be taken.
Standing on the high platform and looking out, Myriad Phenomenon City was covered in white snow. It was decorated with lanterns and colored banners, giving off a festive atmosphere.
There was a faint fragrance of wine in the cold wind, whetting his appetite. Following the fragrance, he found a restaurant. He first tasted a cup of every kind of wine and chose the best one. He poured all the bookmarks he had obtained from the book offering into the metal gourd. After taking a few mouthfuls, he felt a surge of heat rolling in his stomach. He immediately felt happy.
Recalling the Myriad Phenomenon List that the female cultivator had mentioned, he went over out of curiosity.
The square was packed with people and carriages. The sounds of chatter, laughter, and hawkers rose and fell, filling the sky.
Amidst the surging crowd, Li Qingshan stood motionlessly in front of the Myriad Phenomenon List. He turned a deaf ear to the hustle and bustle as he looked straight at the top of the List. The heat in his stomach turned cold as he felt a sense of danger.
The first on the Myriad Phenomenon List, Lin Xuan!
Or rather, Chu Tian.
So he was the eldest senior brother of the Myriad Phenomenon Sect!
In that instant, the past flashed past, and many questions were answered.
Chu Tian was the reincarnation of the eldest senior brother of the Myriad Phenomenon Sect, Lin Xuan. His unparalleled talent came from this. After all, he had been a Human Sovereign in his previous life. Although he was not a true "reincarnation of a Deva", there were not many Deva who could be compared to him even in the Heavenly Dao.
Qian Rongzhi's Sky-Climbing Vine must have come from him as well. Back then, he was still the stupid Chu Tian. The reason why she was able to gain Chuo Long's trust and successfully counterattack was probably because she had impersonated Lin Xuan.
Only after coming to the Myriad Phenomenon Sect did he understand how precious a Heavenly Book was. It was a peerless cultivation technique that could help one become a Human Immortal. Lin Xuan was able to casually take out a Heavenly Book of Cloud Furnace to thank Ru Xin. How generous was that?
However, he had even more questions. Why did Lin Xuan reincarnate?
First of all, it was definitely not to cooperate with Chuo Long's plan. He also found Chuo Long's name on the Myriad Phenomenon Ranking, and it happened to be the last among the direct disciples. How could the strongest cooperate with the weakest, let alone make such a huge sacrifice.
The Nine States was not worth Lin Xuan giving up everything. Moreover, Chuo Long was determined to have the Nine States as his territory. Lin Xuan could not monopolize it.
To the Myriad Phenomenon Sect, it was not worth it to trade a direct disciple for a grotto-heaven. Moreover, it was the eldest senior brother of the Myriad Phenomenon Sect.
Then there was only one explanation. Lin Xuan's lifespan was almost up, and he had to reincarnate.
If Le Tian could make a bet with Ox-Head Ah Bian, then with Lin Xuan's identity and cultivation, he could naturally do something. Thus, he successfully reincarnated into the Nine States and brought a Sky-Climbing Vine with him. Even if he reincarnated as a dog, he could quickly become a spirit.
As for why he did not reincarnate into the Mortal Realm, there were probably a few reasons. The Mortal Realm was too vast, and it was not easy to find. If it could be easily found, the Myriad Phenomenon Sect was probably not without enemies. Moreover, in the Mortal Realm, low-level cultivators were too weak, and there was no guarantee of their safety.
It was different in the Nine States. With Chu Tian's talent and the help of the Sky-Climbing Vine, he could quickly make a name for himself and protect himself. Moreover, the system of the Hundred Schools of Thought seemed to be tailor-made for him.
Lin Xuan had a close relationship with Chuo Long. Chuo Long must have received a lot of help from this "eldest senior brother" for him to be able to reach the level of Human Sovereign so quickly. Lin Xuan must have been preparing since then. With this relationship, Chuo Long could be his guide and help him recover his memory and cultivation as soon as possible so that he could return to the Myriad Phenomenon Sect.
Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. Before he recovered his memory and cultivation, he was bitten by the poisonous snake, Qian Rongzhi, and almost lost his life.
Although it was a blessing in disguise, and he recovered some of his memory, he knew from the incident with the Banyan Tree King that his memory must be incomplete. The spirit of a severely injured Foundation Building Cultivator could not bear all the memories of a Human Sovereign.
A random scroll of the Heavenly Book contained a vast amount of information. In order to reincarnate and cultivate again, he probably prepared more than one scroll of the Heavenly Book. In addition to the large amount of experience in cultivation, the memories left behind in other areas were even more limited.
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