Encirclement and Suppression
As Yun Yin had described, Ruan Qingyu had also seen something similar within her own inherited consciousness. She immediately understood that whatever was inside the secret treasure token was a great opportunity for her.
"After we deal with those two, the secret treasure they discovered will naturally be mine. We'll go over there and check things out first." Ruan Qingyu quickly made a decision with Yun Yin.
At this moment, many rare spiritual materials swept past outside the water mirror again. Ruan Qingyu picked and changed a few items, but hesitated about the last one.
"Water Spirit Pill? What is this?" Ruan Qingyu asked, puzzled. She had her eye on a multi-treasure pagoda, a three-thousand-year-old spiritual herb. Initially, Ruan Qingyu hadn't noticed it; it was Yun Yin who spotted it first.
The Pagoda of Many Treasures can help Yunyin avoid the lightning tribulation of transforming into a demon beast. Although Yunyin had already transformed into human form before, a long time has passed, and if he had a Pagoda of Many Treasures in hand when he transforms again, he can save himself a lot of trouble from physical damage.
Yun Yin naturally knew what the Water Spirit Pill was, but he also knew what was inside Ruan Qingyu's storage bracelet. Thinking about it now, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
"The Water Spirit Pill is not a pill, but the inner core of a metal-attribute demon beast that grows underwater. Because water is the primary element and metal is the secondary element, it can be used to create many magical artifacts that are compatible with both water and metal." It is somewhat troublesome for cultivators to have multiple spiritual roots, but having multiple magical artifact attributes is the key to defeating enemies.
"This pagoda is very important, isn't it?" Ruan Qingyu pressed.
Yunyin, who was already planning to give up, was taken aback upon hearing this, and then said, "It's alright if I don't have it. I could get through it before, and I can definitely get through it now."
Having received a reply, Ruan Qingyu said nothing. She simply looked at the few people who were still focused on the auction and raised her voice slightly.
"Fellow senior brothers and sisters, do any of you have Water Spirit Pills?" Even if the hope is slim, it wouldn't hurt to ask.
The crowd, who had been focused on calculating what they could exchange for, immediately turned to look at the source of the sound.
Liu Feng chuckled lightly: "Junior Sister, do you need this to exchange?"
Thinking of Yunyin, Ruan Qingyu, unusually, did not show any disgust and nodded frankly: "I have my eye on something, and I need to exchange it for a Water Spirit Pill."
On the other side, Yang Ming, who turned to look after hearing Ruan Qingyu speak, was somewhat surprised. However, he did not speak directly, but instead looked at Jin Chengcheng beside him.
The kind-hearted Liu Yan remained silent for a moment before smiling slightly: "We may not have other things, but there is someone who does have the Water Spirit Pill."
As she spoke, Liu Yan sighed inwardly at the coincidence and looked at Jin Chengcheng.
Seeing everyone's gaze turn to Jin Chengcheng, Ruan Qingyu was somewhat surprised. Could it be that Jin Chengcheng happened to have the Water Spirit Pill? But why were the expressions of the others somewhat subtle?
Seeing the others watching with amusement, Jin Chengcheng resisted the urge to roll her eyes and looked at Ruan Qingyu: "Junior Sister Ruan, I have Water Spirit Pills here. Giving them to you is no problem at all, and you don't need to pay me back."
Immediately, Ruan Qingyu replied, "Then, is there any other request?" It's not easy for cultivators to owe favors, and sensing the hidden meaning in Jin Chengcheng's words, she took the initiative to speak.
As she spoke, Jin Chengcheng glanced quickly at Yang Ming, who was scratching his head, and said rather quickly, "Water Spirit Pills can only be obtained from naturally raised demonic beasts. Our Jin family is skilled at cultivating such demonic beasts, but for the Water Spirit Pill to be effective, it must be obtained from a demonic beast at the Golden Core stage or above. Therefore, this Water Spirit Pill is quite valuable. Do you still want it, Junior Sister Ruan?"
Thinking of the promise she had made to Yunyin to help him transform into human form, Ruan Qingyu nodded in agreement without much hesitation.
Seeing her agree so quickly, Yun Yin felt a little awkward and withdrew his tail. He had once again indebted to her for this.
“Although the Water Spirit Pill is valuable, since Junior Sister Ruan is my junior sister and helped Yangming once, let’s exchange this Water Spirit Pill for the spirit stones you lent him before.” Jin Chengcheng was somewhat surprised to see that she agreed so quickly.
The situation took an unexpected turn, and once again Yangming was involved. Although Ruan Qingyu was somewhat surprised, she immediately agreed: "However, this Water Spirit Pill is extremely precious, and the spirit stones I have lent to Yangming may not be enough."
Jin Chengcheng raised her chin: "What's the big deal? Since you agreed to join our team and participate in the internal competition, this is just a gift for you."
Having said that, Jin Chengcheng seemed unwilling to dwell on these trivial matters any longer and tossed a brocade box to Ruan Qingyu.
He subconsciously took the brocade box, opened it casually, and saw a perfectly round inner core of a demon beast lying inside. A spiritual light swirled around it, and the golden and blue ripples seemed to come alive.
Thick water and metal spiritual energy flowed between the demon beast cores, but vanished in the blink of an eye.
"Thank you, Senior Sister Jin, and thank you Senior Brother Yangming as well." Ruan Qingyu thanked the two of them. Jin Chengcheng was quite natural, but Yangming, who had been calm just now, suddenly blushed.
He glanced at Jin Chengcheng with a hint of helplessness, but ultimately said nothing.
Ruan Qingyu sent the Water Spirit Pill she had obtained via the jade slip and quickly received a reply. The Multi-Treasure Pagoda had directly entered the jade slip, much to Ruan Qingyu's delight.
Although the cultivation world begins to focus on Foundation Establishment and no longer cares about the alternation of day and night, the West Mountain Market continued until nightfall.
Most of the cultivators looked at the sky and said that the trip was worthwhile.
"I've seen so many good things before, but I've never found as many as I have in one day."
"Unfortunately, I didn't have that many spirit stones, and I didn't get anything in the second round."
As the transparent spiritual light surrounding the West Mountain Market slowly dissipated, everyone heard a voice say, "The jade slips given out by the West Mountain Market today are a stroke of luck; you may keep them as you see fit."
Many people were somewhat surprised, as the Xishan market in the past did not offer such benefits, but they were naturally happy to accept the jade slips given by their predecessors.
As soon as the environment outside the private room began to fade, Liu Yan stood up and said to the group, "Let's go out together later. Since the jade slip is still here, let's take the opportunity indicated by the jade slip as the guide."
The group of five activated the jade slip and prepared to fly outside.
The anomaly occurred at that moment, with countless shooting star-like points of light flashing across the night sky.
Then, as if summoned, in the blink of an eye, countless men in black appeared in the open space surrounding the Xishan Market, their bodies surging with violent spiritual power.
"It's a demonic cultivator!"
"How could there be so many demonic cultivators here? Could it be that they were lying in ambush all along?!"
With the departure of numerous cultivators, the circular area that once housed the West Mountain Market completely dissipated. This left the majority of sect cultivators and a small number of independent cultivators directly confronting the menacing demonic cultivators.
However, those who can participate in the Xishan Market are naturally not ordinary people.
As soon as they sensed something was wrong, someone threw their sect's distress signal into the sky.
Unexpectedly, a soft laugh came from the demonic cultivator's side, followed by a bird's cry. The distress signal that had been sent to heaven was swallowed up by the black demonic bird.
"Senior brother, we can't get out using either the communication talisman or the sound transmission stone!"
"The sect's communication spiritual realm also cannot be activated!"
Immediately, the righteous cultivators, who had been relatively calm, began to panic.
After realizing something was wrong, Liu Yan led Ruan Qingyu and the others to land near several familiar Xuan Tian Sect cultivators.
"Liu Yan, is your sect's secret order still valid?" A female cultivator who was somewhat familiar with Liu Yan approached, her expression showing some anxiety.
Shaking her head, Liu Yan took out the sect's secret order that she had been holding in her hand. She saw the spiritual light flashing continuously, but she was unable to contact the sect elders.
"Hehehe, you righteous brats, don't be delusional. This place has been set up with an array by us. We're here to trap you and make you nourishment for my Demon Heaven Sect!"
"Hahahaha!" The numerous demonic cultivators burst into laughter, already regarding the many sect cultivators as easy prey.
Among the various sects, the leaders were naturally exceptionally calm. One of them was a male cultivator from the Beast Taming Sect who stepped forward.
His cultivation level is at the peak of the late Golden Core stage, which is the highest among those present.
"Everyone, come closer to me." As the senior brother of the Beast Taming Sect spoke, the Beast Taming Sect cultivators near him all moved closer.
The rogue cultivators and other cultivators from small sects also moved closer without hesitation. The Xuan Tian Sect members exchanged glances and slowly approached as well.
With a roar, a black and white tiger leaped out, stepping on golden light, blocking the many cultivators behind it.
This Yin-Yang Tiger is the contracted demon beast of the senior brother of the Beast Taming Sect, and its cultivation level happens to be at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. It came out to protect everyone at this time because, looking around, the highest cultivation level among the demon cultivators was at the Nascent Soul stage.
The Yin-Yang Tiger can hold out for a while, but the rest depends on whether other sects have a way to contact them.
Let alone the fact that the one with more people has an advantage when their cultivation levels are equal. This group of demonic cultivators not only has more people, but also has four Nascent Soul stage demonic cultivators.
The reason why demonic cultivators are demonic cultivators is because they don't have the good temper of righteous cultivators. They saw the Yin-Yang Tiger come out and stare at the people on their side.
Immediately, the hot-tempered demonic cultivator took the lead in attacking, accompanied by the cries of many babies and the roars of fierce ghosts.
"Let me extract your souls to forge the Myriad Souls Banner for me!" The demonic cultivator, at the late Golden Core stage, was extremely cunning.
The first to be affected were the few mid-stage Golden Core cultivators who arrived late and could only defend the outermost perimeter.
"Ahhh—" One scream after another rang out. The demonic cultivator was using a feint attack, with ghosts he had created appearing in all directions.
All of this happened in a flash. When the evil spirit was about to devour people, it was stopped by the Yin-Yang Tiger who had reacted.
Some fearless ghosts still dared to test the waters, but as soon as they stretched out their claws, they were reduced to ashes by the blue flames spewed from the Yin-Yang Tiger's mouth.
The Beast Taming Sect disciple breathed a sigh of relief: "Senior brother, it's still not working. All the distress signals we could send out were intercepted."
Upon hearing this, the senior disciple of the Beast Taming Sect's face darkened: "Summon all the demonic beasts and fight our way out."
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