In the market, when Qing Xuanzi bought the treasure with 4,000 spiritual jades, the crowd was stunned for a moment, and then there was a lot of laughter.
It was not common to see a core disciple of Xuanzong being played like this so many times.
Qing Xuanzi stood there in a daze, and his face turned from green to black. He was played again. This damn guy made him spend 4,000 spiritual jades to buy a piece of trash!
Hearing the laughter around him, Qing Xuanzi's face sank. He took out 40 mid-grade spiritual jades and one low-grade spiritual jade and placed them on the stone table in front of the stall owner.
Although he was distressed and angry, he had to pay the spiritual jades. Otherwise, he would lose Xuanzong's face.
At this moment, his hatred for the person in front of him was monstrous.
He took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He looked at the stall owner and asked, "How do I use this?"
The stall owner put away the spiritual jades and pointed at a groove behind the item. He said, "Inlay a spiritual jade here and activate it with spiritual power. It will launch an attack from here."
Qing Xuanzi did as he was told and inlaid a low-grade spiritual jade into the groove behind the item. He aimed the metal cylinder at the front at the empty space in the distance and activated it with spiritual power. The spiritual jade disappeared instantly, but there was no attack from the metal cylinder. Instead, the item in his hand exploded. Although Qing Xuanzi put up a shield in time and was not injured, he still looked very embarrassed.
The middle-aged stall owner looked at the mess on the ground and shook his head. "Failed again …"
At this moment, Qing Xuanzi's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He spent 4,000 spiritual jades to buy the item, and with just one explosion, not only did he lose the spiritual jades, but he also lost face in front of so many people. Most importantly, in order to maintain his composure, he could only suppress all his anger and stay here. Because if he left, he did not know what the people here would say about him behind his back …
He pretended as if nothing happened and continued to walk around the nearby stalls, but he was a little further away from Li Mu.
After many exchanges, he did not gain the upper hand, so he chose to temporarily retreat.
Li Mu was still standing in front of the middle-aged man's stall. The middle-aged man looked at him and said, "What else do you want? I'll make it clear first, once the items here are sold, they are not refundable. Think carefully before you buy …"
Li Mu looked at the pile of things on the table and said, "I don't want these things."
The middle-aged man looked up and asked, "Then what are you still doing here?"
Li Mu looked at him and said, "I want you."
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment. He shrank back and asked, "What do you mean?"
Li Mu picked up an item that was very similar to the one Qing Xuanzi had just bought and asked the middle-aged man, "This item wasn't originally this big, right?"
The middle-aged man's dispirited eyes suddenly lit up. "You know these things too?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "I don't understand. I'm just slightly interested, but I'm looking forward to seeing what they look like after they grow up. I'm even more looking forward to seeing more types of them. They can run on the ground, fly in the sky, swim in the water …"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "That would require a lot of spiritual jades, a lot of manpower, and a lot of materials."
Li Mu smiled and said, "I lack everything, but I don't lack people, spirit jades, or materials."
The middle-aged man breathed quickly and said, "If you can provide me with these things, I'll give you my life!"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "I don't want your life. If you need these things, come to the Department of Worship in the Divine Capital of Great Zhou and find me. My name is Li Mu."
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment. He looked up and said, "You can call me Mo Li."
Li Mu raised his eyebrows. "The successor of the Mohist?"
The middle-aged man lowered his head and said with a complicated tone, "I didn't expect that there would still be people who remember the Mohist …"
…
Not long after, Li Mu walked in the market. Wanwan held Li Mu's arm and asked in confusion, "Young Master, what did you mean by what you said to that person?"
Li Mu smiled and didn't explain too much. He only said, "He is a very capable person. I invited him to work for the Imperial Court."
After walking around the various streets and seeing that they were not as curious as before, Li Mu planned to take them to the Fu-lu School's shop here. He had just taken two steps when his right wrist was suddenly gripped tightly.
He looked to his right and found that Cheng Xin was holding his hand tightly. Her eyes were fixed on a stall.
That stall sold all kinds of cultivation books. There were Fu-lu basics, alchemy basics, and array basics. Cheng Xin's gaze was fixed on one of the books. It was a thin book, but there were only a few crooked glyphs on the book. Li Mu didn't recognize a single word.
He knew the Great Zhou language, the Shen language, and the Yao language, but he had never seen the one in front of him.
Cheng Xin didn't say anything, but she had already conveyed her intentions to Li Mu.
Li Mu walked toward the stall, but a figure beat him to it.
Qing Xuanzi walked to the stall and picked up the thin book. He asked the stall owner, "How much is this book?"
The stall owner bought this strange book from the secular world with a few taels of silver. He didn't recognize the words on it. Seeing that the other party was a disciple of Xuanzong, he wanted to curry favor with him. He smiled and said, "If you want it, 100 spiritual jades will do."
Qing Xuanzi didn't recognize the words either. He just felt that the book was strange and wanted to buy it to ask his master. He had just taken out the spiritual jades when a voice came from behind him.
"I'll pay 1,000 spiritual jades."
Qing Xuanzi looked back and saw Li Mu. Anger appeared on his face. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll pay 2,000."
Li Mu's expression didn't change. "3,000."
Qing Xuanzi gritted his teeth. "4,000."
Li Mu continued to raise the price. "5,000."
Qing Xuanzi threw the book into Li Mu's arms and sneered. "This is yours."
Earlier, this person asked him to pay 4,000 spiritual jades for a piece of trash. Now, he asked this person to pay 5,000 spiritual jades for something that was worth 100 spiritual jades. He was very happy, and even half of his anger disappeared.
However, when he saw Li Mu pay the spiritual jades directly, he felt that something was wrong. He wasn't as excited as before.
The stall owner didn't care about that. He liked these two guests too much. He got 5,000 spiritual jades for free. This trip to Xuanzong was complete. He was worried that the other party would go back on his word, so he immediately packed up and left as fast as he could.
The people around shook their heads. Although this mysterious young man was smart, he still fell for Qing Xuanzi's trick this time and lost 5,000 spiritual jades for nothing. They had never seen 5,000 spiritual jades in their lives.
Li Mu walked to Cheng Xin and asked her with uncertainty, "Are you sure this book is worth 5,000 spiritual jades? Can you understand it?"
Cheng Xin whispered, "Of course, this is the secret text of the Dragon race."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What's written on it?"
Cheng Xin didn't translate for him. Instead, she bit the tip of her finger and dripped a drop of blood on it.
After her blood dripped on the page, it disappeared. At the same time, the thin book in Li Mu's hand suddenly emitted a strange aura.
Li Mu was too familiar with this aura.
This was the aura of the Heavenly Book!
Almost instantly, he put the book into the pot. However, the moment the aura spread out, many people around still felt it.
"What's that!"
"That aura is too mysterious …"
"Treasure, it's actually a treasure!"
…
The cultivators in the market were shocked. They thought that the young man was tricked by Qing Xuanzi. No one would have thought that it was actually a treasure. The aura just now was so mysterious. This book must be a great treasure, and its value far exceeded 5,000 spiritual jades.
Qing Xuanzi was completely dumbfounded. He was completely stunned on the spot.
At this moment, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart and vented it all out. With a thought, a flying sword floated above his head. The flying sword shone brightly and attacked Li Mu. Qing Xuanzi followed closely behind and roared, "Thief, give me back my treasure!"
Facing Qing Xuanzi's aggressive flying sword, Li Mu didn't do anything, but Cheng Xin beside him couldn't stand still.
She took a step forward, and a giant dragon shadow rushed out of her body. The shadow let out a dragon's roar and collided with the flying sword. The flying sword was sent flying back, and the sword light immediately dimmed. Qing Xuanzi spat out a mouthful of blood. His eyes were wide open as he looked at Cheng Xin and said in horror, "Dragon race!"
The market was instantly in an uproar.
"Dragon race!"
"That girl is actually a dragon!"
"Oh my god, I actually saw a true dragon in my lifetime!"
"I know, she's the giant dragon we saw at sea. That dragon is exactly the same as this shadow!"
"Then this young master is the powerhouse riding the dragon. Who is he? He's so rich that he even has a dragon mount!"
…
After Qing Xuanzi and Cheng Xin released their auras without restraint, a few figures suddenly flew out from the immortal mountain hanging upside down in the sky. Their voices were heard before they arrived.
"Who is so bold to be so presumptuous in my Xuanzong!"
An old man flew down from above. Someone in the market blurted out, "It's Elder Hua Yangzi. His cultivation is only one step away from Dongxuan, far surpassing Qing Xuanzi. This person is in trouble …"
Amidst the discussion, the old man floated over.
However, when he flew to the market and saw Li Mu, his originally tense face immediately became respectful. He cupped his fists and said, "Hua Yangzi greets Uncle-Master Li."
Seeing Elder Hua Yangzi of Xuanzong respectfully saluting this young man, the crowd was stunned. "Uncle-Master?"
This mysterious powerhouse with a true dragon mount was Elder Hua Yangzi's Uncle-Master. Wasn't that the same seniority as the Sect Master of Xuanzong?
Qing Xuanzi was even more shocked and frightened. Hua Yangzi was his Uncle-Master. Didn't that mean he had to call Hua Yangzi his Uncle-Master?
Li Mu didn't know many of the Elders of Xuanzong. Other than Immortal Miao Dun, there were only the five people who had been to Emperor Bai's cave residence. The old man in front of him was one of the five.
Li Mu glanced at him with one hand behind his back. He looked at Qing Xuanzi and said lightly, "Xuanzong has taught a good disciple …"
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