Chapter 273: The Millennium Bamboo, Hiding Something

The tranquilizing incense is probably only as long as a baby's arm, and its entire body is jet black, but its scent is very elegant and fragrant.

This is the state before it is ignited. If it is ignited, according to Tao Shushan, the effect can be increased a hundred times, which is truly beneficial to people's spiritual practice.

Whether you are in seclusion or delving into the next realm, having the help of calming incense can more or less bring some extra improvement.

This rare treasure did indeed arouse the interest of several masters.

But it's just interest.

There is no other reason. At this time, the Grandmaster is the pinnacle of the mortal world. Why does he need to retreat and meditate? Unless he starts to practice the art of immortality, the tranquilizing incense will be of value.

Even if they wanted to cultivate immortality, they had to run to the Buzhou Mountains first, which would take ten years. How could they run for ten years holding a stick of incense? Not to mention whether it would work or not, how could they be sure that there was no better treasure in the Buzhou Mountains than the tranquilizing incense?

After all, this is a place with a source of spiritual energy, so the things here should be better than those in the secular world, right?

This thing is useful, but not now! Seeing the curiosity of many masters, but they were indifferent, Tao Shushan seemed to have been used to it, and took the third box from the waiter without any hurry.

The box was not big, but it was very long, almost half the length of an adult, as if it contained a sword.

Tao Shushan gently opened the box, revealing a piece of bamboo inside?

It was indeed a bamboo.

The bamboo is crisp and green, with the surface of the bamboo joints showing a jade-like luster. There are only four joints in the whole body, and they are extremely straight without the slightest bend and no bamboo leaves to contrast.

To be precise, this should be a straight bamboo pole.

"This is Jade Bamboo. It has one section every 100 years, two sections every 200 years, and three sections every 400 years. As you can see, this bamboo is already a thousand years old."

Tao Shushan held the jade bamboo in his hand and waved it violently.

A stream of green light drew an elegant arc in the air, but there was not a single sound of wind breaking. Considering the speed of Jade Bamboo, this was absolutely unreasonable.

"It is stronger than a divine weapon, can transmit true energy, and can attack silently."

Tao Shushan said: "Even if it is a divine weapon, it is difficult to damage it in the slightest. It can be used as a weapon."

"The thousand-year-old bamboo is indeed something special."

Qing Pingzi nodded, and then said indifferently: "But for the Grandmaster, it doesn't seem to have that much effect."

Grandmasters rarely use weapons.

There is no other reason. In this world, the master's physical body is the best weapon, and few can match it.

Even though this Green Cloud Bamboo is a thousand years old and can be called a rare treasure, it does not bring any benefit to the Grandmaster himself. It is just an extra weapon - not to mention whether it is convenient to use, how about using this thing as a dog-beating stick?

It's tasteless to eat, but it's a pity to throw it away.

The only slightly commendable thing about it is that it can channel true Qi, but the master's physical body can also do it.

It cannot be said that this thing has no value, but to the Grandmaster, it is not very valuable.

Tao Shushan was not annoyed. He displayed the rare treasures they had collected one by one, which really opened the eyes of the masters of the Xia Dynasty.

There is the 'Fragrant Soil' which can emit a wonderful fragrance all over your body within three days after taking a bite, the 'Concentric Worms' which can sense each other within a thousand miles around them, and even the 'Eternal Body Water' which can make you not need to drink water for a month after drinking it. You say they are not rare treasures, they really are.

But as for the effect, it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that it's a mess. I can only say that it's a pity and they're all waste.

One after another, rare treasures were displayed in front of the masters, and the expressions on the faces of the masters of the Xia Dynasty became more and more strange.

Finally, when Tao Shushan took out another rare treasure, he said, "This is blood-clotting sand. Just apply it on the injured skin and it will heal the wound very quickly."

This time, the Grand Master of the Xia Dynasty finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Although the first three items all had their own problems, they at least lived up to the reputation of being rare treasures. Why did they become worse and worse as time went by? !

"Isn't this thing just a stronger version of the golden wound medicine? How dare you treat it as a rare treasure?"

Tao Shushan shrugged slightly and said, "But it is indeed a rare treasure."

"Rare treasures can be divided into useful and useless items. It seems that the International Chamber of Commerce is not that interested in trading rare treasures."

Xun Ke spoke.

"Oh, that's wrong. Rare treasures are born from heaven and earth, so they have their own unique features, but no one can guarantee whether their unique features are of great use to people. Every rare treasure has its value. Maybe it's because its special effects have not been discovered before that the pearl has been covered in dust."

Tao Shushan said with a smile.

The masters all looked unhappy.

It sounds nice, doesn't it just imply that you can find a bargain? The problem is that the country that owns the rare treasure has not discovered its other value for so many years, so how can you discover it?

If we exchange rare treasures for rare treasures, these things are still not as good as the Liuyun Zhuiyue suit of the Xia Dynasty!

I originally thought that the International Chamber of Commerce, which traveled around the world, was a treasure-rich merchant, but who knew that the things they brought out were all mediocre and of little benefit to the Grandmaster, and there was nothing worth being interested in at all.

This is the only business traveler that came out of the fairyland?

A few more spiritual stones would be more tempting than these crooked and rare treasures! "Why not take a look first?"

Seeing that the atmosphere had become somewhat tense, Wang Mang was the first to speak good words.

Tao Shushan took out all the rare treasures he was going to trade and showed them around. Unfortunately, the more he looked, the fewer surprises there were. Many of the rare treasures could be compared to others in the mortal world.

Even if its effect is not as strong as rare treasures, it is much cheaper!

If one were to spend gold and silver in exchange for these rare treasures, I'm afraid no master would hesitate.

But can rare treasures be exchanged for rare treasures?

What grade of stuff do you have? Are you worthy of exchanging it with me?

In the end, even Wang Mang looked embarrassed.

After showing all the treasures he had prepared, Tao Shushan said, "As you can see, these treasures are what we will trade this time. The Chamber of Commerce will stay in the Xia Dynasty for a few days. If anyone is interested in any of them, please feel free to contact the Chamber of Commerce."

He was quite straightforward, completely different from ordinary business travelers, and seemed to be in a "it's up to you whether you want it or not" attitude.

Watching the group of people from the International Chamber of Commerce leave first, Qin Lisheng frowned and said, "It seems that the International Chamber of Commerce is not particularly enthusiastic about the trade of rare treasures."

"No, it should be said that even if they get a truly useful treasure that is worthy of the attention of a Grand Master, they will not trade it."

Gu Dan, who had hardly spoken, added: "Don't forget, the International Chamber of Commerce came out of the Immortal Court to collect all kinds of useful treasures, and then return to the Immortal Court to speed up their cultivation."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the masters suddenly realized that this was not something difficult to understand and they could figure it out by turning their minds around.

If there are really good things that even the Grandmasters are jealous of, the Wan Guo Chamber of Commerce will keep them for themselves, and return to the Immortal Court to use them or sell them, the value will only be higher! Therefore, the things that can be traded by the Wan Guo Chamber of Commerce are things that even they themselves do not value.

Although it is called a chamber of commerce, the International Chamber of Commerce is not a group of merchants who are only interested in money, but a caravan that is looking for resources. It should not be treated as a merchant who is greedy for valuables.

People are here to find good things for themselves, not to do charity.

"Oh, I thought the caravan coming out of the fairyland must have valuable things, or at least be of great benefit. I never thought they really treated us as country bumpkins and took out a bunch of garbage that they didn't even care about as bargaining chips."

The native Xia Dynasty master cursed angrily.

"Perhaps, it is also because the Xia Dynasty's rare treasures are not valued by the other party."

Xun Ke added.

The rare treasure of the Xia Dynasty was the Liuyun Zhuiyue suit made by Dayue.

The Flowing Clouds Chasing the Moon suit is made of woven ice emperor silk, which is extremely soft and feels like wearing moonlight. The most important thing is that when a master wears it, he does not need to worry about the clothes being damaged even after a great battle.

But the value of this thing is hard to say.

If you meet someone who cares about this aspect or who loves beautiful clothes, it is normal for the value to increase several times.

However, most of the masters are men and don’t care much about this aspect.

Although there are female masters in this world, their number is much smaller - the road of martial arts is difficult and arduous, and it can take thirty or forty years, and one may not be able to make it to the end.

Even wealthy families rarely let their daughters practice martial arts. And when the number of women practicing martial arts is already small, how many of them can be lucky enough to become a master?

The Liuyun Zhuiyue suit does not increase combat power much, it is mainly good-looking and not easily damaged.

Of course, as a rare treasure of their own, in everyone's mind, the Liuyun Zhuiyue suit must be better than the inferior ones outside, and this is beyond doubt.

All I can say is that everyone just doesn't like it.

"Then he might have made a wasted trip."

Several masters expressed disdain.

"The information he brought is already very valuable. Whether or not there is a deal is secondary."

Gu Dan said calmly.

No transaction can be more real than cultivating immortality in the human world!

How many storms will a place where one can practice Taoism stir up? After watching the masters disperse, Gu Dan called Wang Mang, Xun Ke and Qin Lisheng.

"Brother Gu, did you find any hidden gem?"

Wang Mang, who was called, asked excitedly.

He has always had a special trust in Gu Dan, and naturally believed that he could discover clues that even the master could not.

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Gu Dan said helplessly: "I'm not that powerful, but there is one thing that needs special attention."

"What?"

"There are two more Grandmasters in the Wan Guo Chamber of Commerce."

Gu Dan's face became serious, and he warned: "Although the opponent's aura is well hidden, and it seems that he has used some special secret method, he is too close to me."

Now his spiritual power is already quite powerful. The Grandmaster's disguise is useless to him and he can see through it at a glance.

“This is indeed worthy of attention.”

Wang Mang nodded immediately.

Tao Shushan had said before that he was the only Grandmaster in the International Chamber of Commerce now!

Of course, it is natural to secretly hide some cards when going out. Even if Tao Shushan took out the token representing power above that of a grandmaster, it might not be able to drive away all greedy people.

After all, they control a large number of rare treasures. If someone robs them, more masters will mean more fighting force.

"You two, spend more time watching them."

Gu Dan thought about it and said.

If you want to keep an eye on the Grandmaster, then it can only be done by another Grandmaster.

As long as the other party doesn't act recklessly and conceals their strength, it doesn't matter. It won't delay much time anyway, and the International Chamber of Commerce will set off again.

"no problem."

Xun Ke and Qin Lisheng agreed one after another.

After Xun Ke and Qin Lisheng left, only Wang Mang and Gu Dan were left in the hall.

"Brother Gu."

Wang Mang, whose hair had turned gray, looked a little uneasy.

"Um?"

"Will you leave?"

Wang Mang still asked.

He is an astute man.

After Tao Shushan said that it would only take ten years for the Xia Dynasty to rush to the Buzhou Mountains, he knew that a master would definitely leave.

Ten years is not an unaffordable price for a master, but what he gets in return is a higher path! In terms of emotion and reason, this choice is not a loss.

The Grandmaster is not a caged bird of the royal family, and the royal family has no power to demand that the Grandmaster devote himself to the cause until his death.

The sky is going to rain, the mother is going to get married, and it is up to the master to decide whether to leave or stay.

If some of the masters from each country leave, it will be equivalent to no loss to each country.

But this does not include Gu Dan.

Although Gu Dan rarely took charge of affairs and never gave him any orders, Wang Mang felt confident as long as Gu Dan was still there.

Have the confidence to have the support of elders.

After so many years, he has become an old man, but Gu Dan is still young and has a future that he will definitely not see.

So much so that Wang Mang never thought about parting with Gu Dan before his lifetime.

If Gu Dan wanted to leave, it would take him 20 years to go there and back without any delay.

But now, he is almost seventy years old and has not yet become a master. I am afraid that he will not have another twenty years.

If Gu Dan left, it would not be an exaggeration for him to say that it would be a farewell forever.

Before this, he had no such preparation.

Gu Dan was silent for a while in response to Wang Mang's question.

"Let's take another look."

After thinking about it, Gu Dan did not give a definite answer.

On one side is the immortal path that had been eagerly awaited and waited for a long time.

On one side are the old friends who have grown up and are nearing the end of their lifespan.

If he leaves, we are destined to never see each other again in this life.

"If Brother Gu wants to go, Xia Chao has me, so don't worry."

Wang Mang patted his chest, and said firmly and forcefully in his voice, which was no longer as strong as it was when he was young: "I will definitely not disappoint Brother Gu's expectations."

"Yeah?"

Gu Dan laughed.

"Of course!"

Wang Mang puffed out his chest proudly, "Have I ever disappointed you in all these years?"

"That's not the case."

The two chatted casually and no longer talked about matters of the immortal way.

The immortal path is destined to be at opposite ends of the mortal world.

The closer you are to one side, the farther you are from the other.

When walking out of the palace, Gu Dan looked back.

The Wanshou Palace, which was built at great cost by Emperor Zong Ming, is no longer as beautiful as it was at the beginning, and it is time to renovate it again.

New things will replace old things and move forward step by step with the passage of time.

And those people at that time are also growing old together.

Where are the people who came to watch the moon with me? The scenery is vaguely the same as last year.

Gu Dan walked on this familiar land, chanting softly: "The universe allows me to be lazy, and the sun and the moon allow them to be busy. Although I am a stranger in the world, I am sometimes a carefree man."

(End of this chapter)