"Old Lin is really kind. He knows that we are the only ones who can take on this mission for now!"
"Don't brag. We've wasted a whole day. The player behind us is already level 9 and we're almost there."
"Why don't we go to Taichang Market together? We can listen to that NPC's class first and then leave."
"I have to listen carefully to this. I was inexperienced before and was deceived by the nasty spider."
"We can practice while listening, which is a good opportunity to improve our skills."
"Yes, if you are too weak, you might not even be able to deliver the letter, and people will look down on you."
"Hurry up and grab a seat now. Also, research the locations of the one hundred delivery targets. Try to get everyone to pick the five closest to each other."
Yu Xiaoqi was eager for revenge. She never thought that she would be deceived by the human-faced spider and use other people's kindness to cause trouble. This touched her reverse scale.
If she had a magic weapon-level flying sword yesterday, she firmly believed that she would not be defeated easily and could at least fight for a few rounds.
The human-faced spider is a combination of a demon beast and a wronged soul. Ordinary weapons cannot penetrate the layer of armor on their bodies. Even if they are wrapped in pure yang spiritual energy, they can only barely cause a little damage.
Now that he had the Black Snake Sword, Yu Xiaoqi went to the bookstore and spent all his spirit stones to buy a spell called the Golden Light Curse.
The Golden Light Mantra is not a Buddhist spell, but an authentic Taoist mantra, the power of which gradually increases.
Many skills are useful at low levels, but become useless at high levels and cannot be used at all.
But the Eight Great Divine Mantras are not like that. They are the type that become stronger the more they are used. There is no level limit. The second time you use them, they will definitely be stronger than the first time. You can see subtle improvements every time.
Some cultivators simply specialize in a certain kind of mantra, and have been practicing it since they were very young. Even when they were practicing in caves, they continued to practice the mantra. In this way, the power they unleashed in battle would be extraordinary.
The eight great mantras of Xuanmen are the Golden Light Mantra, the Heart Purification Mantra, the Mouth Purification Mantra, the Body Purification Mantra, the Heaven and Earth Purification Mantra, the Land Peace Mantra, the Incense Blessing Mantra, the Mysterious Yun Mantra, and the Big Dipper Mantra. They test the patience of the cultivators.
As long as you have enough patience and practice repeatedly, you will be able to increase the power of the mantra.
The so-called spell refers to the tricks of talismans, Taoist seals,罡气, magic formulas, and magic tools that the Taoist monks use when performing Taoist magic. It is equivalent to a spell that speaks on behalf of the gods.
The Qingwei Sword Sect inherited from Yuanshi Tianzun, and is of course also the orthodox Xuanmen, but it is just better at using swords.
The mantras of the Eight Great Magical Spells can be easily obtained in any Taoist sect, which is an important way for the Taoist sect to expand its influence.
However, these eight magic spells were taken apart and sold by the unscrupulous businessman Lin Xiang, with each magic spell selling for 10 spirit stones.
Yu Xiaoqi specially went to Song Mingming to buy the Golden Light Mantra at an employee discount price, and now he began to practice the Golden Light Finger Formula.
The eight magic spells do not have any requirements for the attributes of the spiritual roots, especially the Golden Light Spell, which has an extraordinary restraint on demons and monsters. After it is cast, a flash of golden light can not only protect the caster, but also attack the enemy.
She originally wanted to save up spirit stones to buy a magic weapon, but now that the task reward was distributed in advance as a semi-finished black snake sword, she could free up her hands to buy a skill.
Even if the proficiency of skills like Golden Needle Technique, Fire Sword Technique, and Ice Cone Technique is raised to the highest level 5, it is difficult to exert the power of powerful skills.
The Golden Light Mantra is different. As long as it is performed ten thousand or one hundred thousand times, its power will increase rapidly. It is also a method to identify the authentic identity of the Xuanmen.
The orthodox Xuanmen sect usually requires its disciples to learn at least one of the magic spells. For example, Lin Xiang learned the Earth Peace Spell.
The so-called land-pacifying curse is actually a spell chanted by Taoist disciples to ask the gods of mountains, land and water to protect the law, convey messages and guard an area.
The first line of the spell for the land is "The Yuanshi is here to bring peace and order, and to inform all spirits. The true officials of the mountains and rivers, the land and earth are the only spirits."
It is not only in opposition to the founder of the Qingwei Sword Sect, but also linked to Lin Xiang's own identity as the God of Land. It is equivalent to summoning himself. Not only is the power enhanced, but the speed and difficulty of performing it are almost the same as zero.
After all, if you want to invite other mountain gods, land gods and water gods, you need their consent.
If the other party disagrees, this magic spell will be useless and will only be a slogan.
Lin Xiang summoned himself, how could he not agree!
However, since mountain gods and land gods have disappeared, fewer and fewer monks in Xuanmen Taoism practice the land god spell, and instead practice the other seven spells that do not require the response of gods, such as the Golden Light Spell.
It is said that with the sound of the golden mantra, thousands of Buddhas and demons will bow!
Yu Xiaoqi's desire for revenge was strong, but when she sat on the cushion and listened to the NPC named Feng Jianan telling her the guide to saving life in the world of cultivation, she found that most of the cultivators in the world of cultivation were rather cowardly.
"If you encounter a monster, run!"
"Encountered robbers, run!"
"When a group expedition yields a reward, turn around and run immediately to secure the prize. Don't give your teammates a chance to fight among themselves!"
"If you encounter a battle between monks in the wild, run, run, run! Be careful not to become cannon fodder. When high-level monks fight, mountains often break and rivers flow backward. If you want to reap the benefits, you must consider whether you have the strength to withstand the aftermath of the battle."
"Don't be fooled by the abundance of prestigious and upright sects. In reality, once you leave the market and your sect, you're free. It takes a very cautious character to survive. Especially for youngsters like you who are just starting out. You think you can be chivalrous and righteous, but you don't realize that others are taking advantage of your character and targeting you."
"My advice to you is that the situation is not right. Retreat immediately and escape for your life."
"Don't look at me now that I've reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage. I have a mid-grade, third-element spiritual root, and my aptitude is very poor. There are several senior brothers and sisters in the sect who are more talented than me, but they think they are so powerful and don't know how to keep a low profile when they go out. In the end, they never had the chance to cultivate to the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage."
It is precisely because of this concept that goes against the players' rushing, killing and killing mentality that the players below cannot accept it at all.
Because monks only have one life, but players have countless lives, they simply cannot understand the meaning of being cautious.
Perhaps only when everyone's equipment becomes luxurious will people begin to resist death. No one wants the equipment they bought at a high price to explode.
Everyone started to complain on the forum, and only Han Mu, Bingxuepiaopiao, Yu Xiaoqi, Song Mingming, Jiuge and others were listening carefully.
Lin Xiang's original intention was not to make the players timid, but to make them cautious.
These are two different attitudes.
Cannot be mixed together.
The mandatory pre-departure training I gave the players was just a prelude; it would come in handy if they encountered any problems in the future. After all, the president would always give them a lesson after they died once or twice.
Lin Xiang only hoped that the players would not fail at this critical moment, as his auction was waiting for the arrival of monks from the surrounding areas.
He believed that the other cultivators would definitely be interested after seeing the jade slip, and might even come here in advance to check out the place. Then he would have to wait for them here.
…
An hour passed quickly, and Feng Jianan even felt a little reluctant to leave.
He liked the feeling of being a teacher, even though no one regarded him as a teacher and thought he was just bragging.
As soon as the time came, the players received a notification from the game system, and this unbearable course finally ended.
Although many players were drowsy and some were even AFK while listening to the class, they still stood up politely and bowed slightly to Feng Jianan to express their gratitude.
Everyone knows that this daring monk had attacked the market town before, but was brutally suppressed by Lord Ji Ling. He doesn't seem to be very smart.
Han Mu stood up and asked the other four companions, "Shall we go and take the mission now?"
"Okay, okay, this time with the flying sword in my hand, I will make sure the human-faced spiders pay the price!" Xie Longtao said angrily. He accepted death, but he could not accept the fate of being eaten by a group of spiders.
Master Tai Er patted his sleeves and said confidently, "I bought quicklime and a large amount of tung oil at the grocery store. Let's burn that spider cave to ashes!"
He himself has a fire-attributed spiritual root, and he also bought the skill of fire swordsmanship, which allows him to ignite tung oil remotely.
The human-faced spiders do not appear alone, they appear in groups, and are covered by various spider webs and spider silk, which will become their fuel.
A group of five people came to the task bulletin board in front of the Huanyu Market and started to accept tasks. Everyone marked their chosen targets so that players who accepted tasks later would not repeat them.
Immediately afterwards, everyone had a half-finished black snake sword in their hands.
"Wow, this is what a magic weapon feels like. It feels like the Nine Pure Yang Swords are much more powerful when used."
"Not bad, not bad. Old Lin finally showed some generosity for once."
"It seems that as long as he can eat meat, maybe we can still have some soup."
"Let's set off quickly, it's getting late." Bingxuepiaopiao urged. Since they had attended an hour-long lecture in the morning, the sun was already high in the sky when they set off.
The group walked along the official road with ease and familiarity. They would take the official road wherever there was one, and only venture into the wilderness when there was no official road.
In the Huanyu Market, the villagers of Dongshan Village are busy decorating the streets and roadside shops.
They all knew that a gathering of immortals was about to take place here.
…
Since entering the game, Lin Xiang hasn't slept much, mainly because gods don't need to sleep or eat at all.
He would occasionally possess a small clay figurine to experience the delicious food.
For example, he had tasted a lot of the three kinds of spiritual fruits that were about to be auctioned privately, and they tasted quite good.
I was busy making weapons all night last night, and now I am still full of energy.
Instead of practicing here, it would be better to go out with the other players, wander around with the sword cultivator vest, and see if there are any unexpected gains.
After hearing the call from its master, Mo Jiao jumped out from the bottom of Longxi River and handed the collected water essence to Lin Xiang.
It is the epitome of hard work and dedication.
It is not only a mount, but also a fighter, and now it even has a part-time job helping Lin Xiang collect the essence of the five elements.
The Five Elements Extinction Divine Light has an endless demand for the essence of the five elements. No matter how much, it is never too much. The requirements for upgrading are simply too much.
[Five Elements Extinction Divine Light: 10 of each of the five elements' essence. Can cultivate a single attribute of Extinction Divine Light. Only when all five elements are complete can it be upgraded.]
The starting requirements for this skill are very high. Until now, Lin Xiang only has 3 water essences and 1 fire essence in his hands, and he cannot even cultivate the independent attribute of the Divine Light of Extinction.
As a monster in the tribulation period, Mo Jiao is a type of dragon, and its control over water-attributed spiritual energy is much stronger than that of the players.
So as long as Lin Xiang does not leave his jurisdiction, he will let it quietly extract the essence of water.
In this way, he will be able to reach the minimum requirement for practicing the Water Extinction Divine Light in three days. Fortunately, the players are about to break through level 10 one after another, and they will soon have the ability to extract the essence of the five elements.
At that time, Lin Xiang would have to worry about whether the spiritual energy provided by his cave could support so many players to refine together.
"Let's go out for a walk and gather some information to see what's going on in the war between Da Zhou and Da Gan."
He brought the Black Dragon with him purely for self-defense. If he was hunted by a high-level expert or involved in a dispute, he would have no choice but to close the door and release the Black Dragon.
The black dragon suddenly expanded its body, trying to turn into a mount and carry the master out.
But Lin Xiang shook his head: "We can't show our true faces this time, so we don't need you as a mount. Do you have the ability to transform? If not, you can only sleep in my sleeve."
All players know that the Black Dragon is from the Universe Cave Heaven side. If they bring it with them openly, their sword cultivator disguise will be immediately dropped.
The black dragon was a little distressed, and it replied: "Master, I can turn into a black snake."
It also had a childlike nature and wanted to see the human monks, so it naturally didn't want to sleep soundly in the dim space. In the past thousand years, sleeping occupied most of its time, and it had slept enough.
The black snake is its original form and also the most familiar form, and it is not difficult to change into it.
I saw that the horns and four claws on its head all disappeared, and it turned into a smooth black snake.
Lin Xiang turned it into a bracelet and connected it end to end. The black dragon also restrained all its breath and really looked like a dead object.
The Golden Spirit Sword Pill turned into a long sword, he leaped up, and flew towards the distant sky on the sword!
After his strength increased, he was finally able to fly with a sword over medium and short distances.
…
"Respected Master Jin Chan, on behalf of Lin Xiang, the ancestral spirit of Dongshan Village and Huanyu Market, I invite you to attend the auction in five days. Here is the catalog of the key items for this auction, you can take a look."
On the altar in Qifeng Town, the six-winged golden cicada statue sparkles in the sunlight.
Bingxuepiaopiao stepped forward and lit a stick of incense to show respect, then left the jade slip made by Lin Xiang on the tribute table.
At this time, the sacrificial spirits in Qifeng Town enjoyed a lot of incense offerings, especially after the surrounding villages were attacked by the monks of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The number of residents in the town increased, and they also hoped that the sacrificial spirits could protect their safety.
However, the incense offered by ordinary people is far less delicious than that of cultivators. Just as Bingxuepiaopiao lit the sandalwood, the six-winged golden cicada emerged from behind the statue and inquired with divine consciousness, "Is Dongshan Village offering sacrifices to the spirits? And they've even opened a market?"
These are clearly two names that have nothing to do with each other, how could they be combined together?
Bingxue Piaopiao knew that the other party was a sacrificial spirit and would not normally harm humans. However, facing an ancient relic emitting a ferocious aura, she was still a little scared. "Yes, our sacrificial spirit has opened a market and it will officially open in five days."
"In that small place of Dongshan Village, the sacrificial spirit is actually alive?"
Who knew that the six-winged golden cicada was actually concerned about this matter? The other villages within the jurisdiction of Qifeng Town were attacked one after another, and the sacrificial spirits suffered heavy casualties, but this little sacrificial spirit that had never been heard of was completely unharmed and even opened a market.
Can anyone open a market?
There is no spiritual vein, no sufficient defense means, no goods and commodities, what a joke!
The six-winged golden cicada subconsciously felt that this was pure chaos, and perhaps they were just planning to organize a rural market.
"Master Jin Chan, our Master Ji Ling is serious. The items for auction include Foundation Establishment Pills, Rejuvenation Pills, and Millennium Spirit Fruits, etc. If you don't believe me, you can take a look at the jade slip."
"A clown like you're running a market, even fabricating auction items like Foundation Establishment Pills." The six-winged golden cicada fluttered its wings slightly, dismissing the guests, "Go away, I won't be going."
Bingxuepiaopiao didn't expect to be turned away as soon as she arrived. Fortunately, her task showed that it had been completed (1/5), so she just had to deliver it to them and they didn't need to actually go there.
"Then I will continue delivering letters to other places, and write more letters to Lord Jinchan for an audience."
She turned around and left readily, walking quickly out of Qifeng Town to meet up with the other four people.
When receiving the task, everyone handed the simplest and closest Qifeng Town sacrificial spirit to Bingxuepiaopiao, because the location of the sacrificial spirit was fixed, and there were no cumbersome formalities like those of the cultivation families or sects, so they could visit directly.
After seeing Bingxue drifting out, Yu Xiaoqi asked with concern, "How is it? What did the sacrificial spirit here say?"
"It thought we were cheating and drove me away."
Han Mu comforted him, "It's okay. Is the mission completed?"
Bingxue Piaopiao smiled. "It's done. It's enough that it says there are only four targets left. Let's move on."
True Man Tai Er was indignant on Lin Xiang's behalf. "I hope this sacrificial spirit won't regret it. It missed out on the first auction of the Universal Cave Heaven."
"No matter what it chooses in the end, it's none of our business anyway. By then we should all be in our respective sects." Xie Longtao said seriously, "I hope it doesn't end up being a real fragrance."
"Actually, I don't understand why we're inviting these sacrificial spirits. They're not cultivators, and they might all be penniless. Are we going to break off the materials on their bodies and trade them?"
Yu Xiaoqi walked forward and started complaining.
In her opinion, there was no need to invite these sacrificial spirits.
Bingxue Piaopiao had some understanding of this: "Sister Xiaoqi, actually, the spirits of the sacrificial offerings do receive a salary, and it's quite a lot every year."
Originally, she planned to follow the path of the gods and go to the Dagan Dynasty to be a sacrificial spirit or a human god, so she specifically went to consult and learn about similar things.
Many people believe that only exotic monsters can serve as sacrificial spirits, or that they are so poor that they can only sell their own output.
In fact, every country in the Southern Continent will pay salaries to the sacrificial spirits because they help these countries protect the villagers. Some countries even distribute supplies other than spirit stones to attract more powerful sacrificial spirits.
If Mo Jiao is willing, it is very likely to become the sacrificial spirit of an important city in Dagan or Da Zhou.
"In addition to salaries from the court, the surrounding believers also organize annual ceremonies to honor the spirits and offer them valuable gifts. They also participate in various expeditions themselves and don't stay still in cities, towns, or villages."
"So that's how it is. Now, they are all very rich."
The other four players suddenly realized why Lin Xiang invited the sacrificial spirit.
Even if they are not interested in the Foundation Establishment Pill and the Rejuvenation Pill, they will definitely be interested in those thousand-year-old spiritual fruits. After all, there are not many things that can speed up the cultivation speed of monsters, and spiritual fruits happen to be the best choice.
"I hope it will pass. If no one shows up to the auction held by Old Lin, he will definitely be very disappointed. He might even get angry and shut down the entire market."
"What I hope most now is that the market will be prosperous, so that my small courtyard will be valuable. I can't just sell it, but at least I can rent it out or have a place to stay."
"Since Lao Lin is a hidden master, his strength is unquestionable, so the question now lies in the business plan. Aren't there any business tycoons among all of us players who can help us?"
"Yes, let's get business experts to help with promotion and marketing, and it will become popular throughout the cultivation world in minutes!"
They talked as they walked and looked very happy.
In Qifeng Town, the six-winged golden cicada, the sacrificial spirit, took a deep breath of the incense brought by the cultivators, its eyes full of satisfaction.
"What is the sacrificial spirit in Dongshan Village?" Its small brain has a poor memory, so it tried to recall it carefully.
The village and the town have a jurisdictional relationship, but there is no such hierarchical relationship between the sacrificial spirits. There is only a difference in strength.
Normally, the village spirits are weaker than the town spirits, so they are treated with respect, just like a younger generation meeting an older generation.
The six-winged golden cicada had never dealt with Lin Xiang before. It had only seen him in his swordsman guise, so it took a while for it to remember: "It seems to be a statue. He even wants to open a market. He's really overestimating his abilities. I'm afraid he hasn't even been to a real market many times."
The demon tribe also has markets, but the six-winged golden cicada has never been to the demon tribe. Instead, it has entered the markets of the human world many times as a sacrificial spirit and is quite familiar with the items bought and sold there.
"Foundation Building Pills are hard to come by in Taichang Market. I don't know where this little statue got the name of Foundation Building Pills from, and actually used it to deceive people. Don't let it get caught later."
"If someone truly believes its allure but doesn't buy the goods, will they kill it in a rage?" Six-Winged Golden Cicada pondered. "I need to find a chance to warn the government officials and have them prepare to replace the sacrificial spirit, otherwise another village will suffer."
After offering sacrifices to the spirits for so long, it still hopes that the area around Qifeng Town will be safe and sound so that there will be enough believers.
The world is in turmoil now, and Qifeng Town might even be affected. War can easily lead to a situation where nine out of ten houses are empty. Then where can we find believers and collect humanitarian merits?
The golden cicada gently moved the jade slip on the tribute table with its foot, and curiosity drove it to check it out with its spiritual sense.
"I'll just see what goodies this statue-turned-sacrificial spirit can come up with to sell."
The ordinary and boring life made it very bored, and it was unwilling to miss this opportunity to watch the fun.
After the spiritual consciousness probed in, it was immediately attracted by the image content inside. It was not cold text, but a direct display of these items.
The six-winged golden cicada had never eaten the foundation-building pill or the anti-aging pill, but it had bought the fortune pill and the calming pill. At the same time, it was attracted by the thousand-year-old golden apricot and almost drooled.
"Slurp, slurp... Where did this good stuff come from? It actually contains golden apricots. After eating them, my body and mouthparts will become even stronger!"
"Go, you must go!"
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