Chapter 241 Blatant
The next morning.
Ning Daoran had been busy all night and was sweating profusely when he came out from underground.
"How is it?"
Lin Man came forward and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a scented handkerchief.
Ning Daoran was somewhat uncomfortable. At such a close distance, he could already feel the other person's fragrant breath and Lin Man's body fragrance so clearly.
“It’s done.”
Ning Daoran cast several spells, activated a control jade talisman, and handed it to Lin Man.
"I have reinforced the formation and set up several trigger formations that can provide early warning. If you see light flashing on the jade talisman, it means someone is disturbing the underground restrictions."
He smiled calmly: "Repair and reinforcement cost a total of 1,500 spirit stones."
In fact, only more than 800 spirit stones were consumed, and the rest were his "premium".
"In that case, just give three thousand spirit stones to the Immortal City." Lin Man smiled slightly.
So the two of them smiled at each other, understanding each other tacitly.
…
In the afternoon, in a second-grade superior cave in the city.
"Is Master Nalan Gui at home?"
Ning Daoran stood outside the cave and sent in a sound transmission note.
Soon after, the restrictions on the cave gate were lifted, and Nalan Canghai and Chen Qian walked out together, both with joy on their faces.
All along, they didn't dare to visit easily, for fear of disturbing Ning Daoran's practice.
Moreover, the frequent visits of Foundation Establishment cultivators to Golden Core cultivators are bound to arouse suspicion. The favors in this world cannot be obtained by licking someone's face. It requires mutual consent.
"Senior Ning!"
Nalan Canghai smiled and said, "I heard that Senior Ning went out to sea, and my wife is looking for a way to break through the Dao of Alchemy recently, so my husband and I did not go to visit you. I hope Senior Ning will forgive us!"
"No way!"
Ning Daoran smiled and said, "I am worried that I am being a little presumptuous in visiting you two wise men this time."
"Senior, you are joking."
Chen Qian smiled and said, "It is a great honor for my humble abode to have Senior Ning here!"
As she spoke, she glanced at Nalan Canghai and said, "Why don't you invite the senior into the mansion and serve tea!"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Nalan Canghai smiled and nodded.
Inside the cave, a cup of fragrant tea exudes a refreshing aroma.
This cup of spiritual tea is of extremely high quality. The Nalan couple has already taken out the best tea from the bottom of the box to entertain the distinguished guests.
"Fellow Daoist Nalan."
Ning Daoran was a little embarrassed: "This time I came to visit you because I have something to ask you. I wonder if you have time recently. If you are busy, I can wait a little longer."
"I'm free!"
Nalan Canghai was all smiles. Ning Daoran asking him for something was something he never dared to dream of. In this way, making friends with the Jindan master would be a piece of cake! "Okay."
Ning Daoran patted the storage bag lightly, and with his magic power, he lifted the ten-meter-long mechanical snake body and placed it on the ground, saying: "This is a third-level low-grade puppet that I recently obtained by chance. It is slightly damaged, but it should be repairable.
I know nothing about puppetry, but Daoist Nalan is an expert in this field, so I brought it to Daoist Nalan to see if it can be repaired. If it can be repaired, I will cover all the material costs, and the repair costs will not be less either."
"Senior, please don't be so polite to me. Let me take a look at the puppet first."
"good."
So, Nalan Canghai began to examine the details of the mechanical snake. He held the mechanical snake in his arms, then opened the mechanical snake's mouth and put his hand in to touch it randomly.
Finally, he put the mechanical snake down and said with a firm expression: "It is just as what the senior said, this mechanical snake is not completely damaged. The damaged parts are only the crystal that controls the puppet's actions and a few control restrictions."
He smiled modestly: "In theory, I am only a second-level upper-grade puppet master, not qualified to refine a third-level lower-grade puppet. However, if it is just to repair this puppet, I can give it a try."
"good."
Ning Daoran nodded: "Whatever materials you need, I will go buy them."
“No need.”
Nalan Canghai smiled and said, "As a puppet master, I happen to have a third-level low-grade Yuan Crystal, and I have a lot of extra forbidden materials. Please wait a moment, senior. I will start repairing it and won't keep you waiting too long."
…
Soon, Nalan Canghai became busy.
He studied the snake's head for a while, then took out a Phillips screwdriver...
The damage to the mechanical snake was not serious, it was just that Ning Daoran's Yuan Crystal was destroyed by his magic power, so it was easy to repair. Just replace the Yuan Crystal, re-arrange the restrictions, then erase the breath of the puppet's master and refine it again.
The repair was completed in less than half a day.
“Sizzle~~”
Amid the sound of mechanical rotation, the originally limp mechanical snake raised its head again, its blood-red eyes lit up, and its magic power continued to increase, reaching the third-grade lower level.
His true combat power is comparable to that of an ordinary Jindan early stage cultivator.
"Senior, it's done!"
Nalan Canghai presented a jade talisman and said, "This is the control jade talisman of the mechanical snake. Senior, just put your own aura mark on it and it can be used. If you want to give it to someone else, you can refine it again."
"Okay, thank you!"
Ning Daoran put the mechanical snake into the storage bag and said with a smile: "I wonder how much this Yuanjing and the forbidden materials cost?"
"You're welcome, senior. There's no need to mention this little thing."
"no."
Ning Daoran shook his head: "If that's the case, next time I need help in puppetry, I won't dare to ask you two for help. Just like if you two ask me to refine an array, I will charge you spirit stones. At most, I'll give you a discount. Not accepting a single spirit stone is not up to standard."
"In that case..."
Chen Qian blinked her eyes: "The value of Yuanjing plus the re-refined materials on the market is about 3,000 Lingshi. Senior, just give me half of it, 1,500 Lingshi!"
“Less.”
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Ning Daoran took out two thousand spirit stones and presented them to him, saying with a smile, "I have taken up Daoist Nalan's precious time, so this must be counted."
"Thank you, Senior Ning!"
Nalan Canghai couldn't refuse, so he accepted it immediately. Besides, this amount of spirit stones was indeed not a small number.
The price of that third-level Yuan Crystal in Qingxiefang was clearly marked as three thousand spirit stones. In fact, Chen Qian had already said too little.
"You two, if you have any needs regarding formations, you can come to me, Ning."
Before Ning Daoran stood up and left, he smiled and said, "Of course, if you want to plan for the formation of the elixir, I can help within my ability, so please feel free to ask."
"Okay, thank you, senior!"
The couple walked out of the cave with excitement and joy on their faces.
If Ning Daoran could help with the formation, that would be a small matter. But if Ning Daoran could help with the formation of the elixir, then the value of this sentence would be truly priceless.
A great cultivator with a solid foundation in the early stage of Golden Core, with his help and guidance, the success rate of forming the Golden Core would surely be greatly improved.
…
Two months later.
Ning Daoran and Lin Man were both practicing quietly.
At this time, a piece of bad news came from the street across the street. Jin Shan, who had been practicing hard since returning to the Immortal City, died suddenly in his own cave! At this point, all three Jin brothers who were in the foundation-building stage had died.
The death of a casual cultivator was as light as a feather and did not cause any waves in the White Dragon Immortal City.
Ning Daoran walked out of the cave and looked at the cave of the Jin brothers from afar.
At this time, some patrolling monks and constables wearing imperial robes were going in and out of the cave.
Ning Daoran released his golden elixir consciousness and scanned around, and saw Jinshan lying on the bed, bleeding from all seven orifices. His heart and meridians had been shattered, and he died a tragic death.
"Master Ning."
A mid-stage foundation-building patrol monk who was in charge of checking the bodies stepped forward and said with emotion, "I never thought that the fate of the three Jin brothers would be so unfortunate. They all died one after another in just half a year."
"Fellow Daoist, can you find out the cause of Jinshan's death?" Ning Daoran asked.
"Failed to break through and died, alas..."
The patrolling monk shook his head and said, "It's pitiful. He was too impatient. He used the Snow Toad Pill to attack the Mysterious Gate before the time was ripe, trying to break through to the late stage of foundation building. The result is predictable. His blood vessels were blocked, his meridians were severed, and he died a very tragic death."
Ning Daoran nodded and returned to the cave without saying a word.
The story about death due to failure in breaking through the levels is all lies.
It was obvious that Jinshan was killed by someone. Blood was flowing from all seven orifices and his meridians were shattered. That was the result of being suppressed by spiritual pressure.
So there is only one truth, that is, someone sneaked into Jinshan’s cave and killed him.
Moreover, Ning Daoran's Jindan consciousness also detected one thing, that is, there was a gap under the restriction of Jinshan's cave that had just been repaired. It was obvious that someone had broken through the restriction before, and it was hastily repaired temporarily. The method of repairing the restriction was completely different from the method of refining the restriction. It was clearly the work of two different formation masters.
In addition, the storage bags of all the cultivators who came in and out of the cave were bulging. The rare materials and treasures stored in the cave by the three Jin brothers had almost been emptied by this group of people.
"Did that person appear again?"
Ning Daoran frowned and had to associate the person who killed Jinshan with the gray-clothed old man in the early Jindan stage. After all, not everyone has the ability to quietly break through the restrictions and enter the cave to kill people.
However, Ning Daoran did not intervene in Jinshan's affairs, at least there seemed no need to do so for now.
…
A few days later.
The cave where the Jin brothers previously lived was cleared out, and new monks moved in to practice.
The man was dressed in a green shirt and had a sinister look on his face. He carried a hint of murderous aura. No one knew how many people he had killed to develop such a murderous aura. It was almost impossible to look directly at him.
The person is Jing Xu! Ning Daoran suddenly felt a little ridiculous. Are these people really so blatant? In the evening.
A voice came from outside and entered the caves of Ning Daoran and Lin Man at the same time.
"Fellow Daoist Ning, Master Lin Fu, I, Jing Xu, have officially moved into the cave house across the street. Since we are already neighbors, we should get along harmoniously. I have prepared a banquet for several Daoist friends nearby. I hope you two will do me the honor of taking the time to attend the banquet."
(End of this chapter)