Chapter 167
Cheng Hui's muscle
People came in one after another to offer new prices, all of which were very high and came with some rare items.
Cheng Hui found it difficult to make a choice for a moment.
Until someone called out, "A spot in the Three-Day Round Light Secret Realm."
"Hurry, hurry! This! Choose this!" Uncle Gui suddenly appeared and shouted excitedly.
Cheng Hui looked at him in confusion, "Don't look at me, go find someone to answer, you want this! Don't miss it!" Uncle Gui glared at him.
Lin Qingyang opened the door of the box and spoke to the waiter waiting at the door. Soon someone went to the stage and contacted the female ghost who was being auctioned.
"Excellent! Our seller has selected five candidates and will be meeting them shortly. This auction has concluded successfully."
The female ghost ended the auction quickly without waiting for the people below to react.
Some people in the box on the second floor showed regretful expressions. They thought that the news of the underground palace came out rather suddenly and many people were not prepared. If Cheng Hui could delay the time a little longer, there might be more benefits.
But Cheng Hui knew very well that if the other party was too well prepared, he would be the one in trouble. God knew whether he would have a chance to escape by then.
What's more, he felt that he had gained a lot this time and was very satisfied. As the saying goes, greed is a bad thing. He had prepared five small pieces of paper with the address of the underground palace and the method of entering it recorded on them.
At the same time, each small note also comes with ten tokens. As long as you hold these ten tokens, you can enter and exit the magic circle smoothly.
Cheng Hui didn't think his magic circle could keep everyone out all the time. He created this magic circle mainly to buy time, and it was also an alternative way to protect the interests of the buyer.
If these people cannot get enough benefits within a few days of the magic circle blockade, then it can only be said that these people are useless and Cheng Hui cannot be blamed at all.
Under Uncle Gui's strong suggestion, Cheng Hui chose the spot in the Yuanguang Secret Realm - although he didn't even know what that thing was.
Fortunately, Uncle Gui quickly solved his problem.
This secret realm of round light was left behind by a great Buddhist cultivator before his ascension, specifically for Buddhist disciples to cleanse their marrow and clear their meridians.
However... the temple where the great Buddhist master came from was destroyed some time after he left, and all the treasures in the temple were looted. Except for a few disciples who went out for training, no one survived.
Tragedy like this often happens in the world of cultivation, but most of the time, families are destroyed. It is rare for sects to be destroyed.
Unfortunately, no one knew which powerful demon attacked the temple. All they knew was that various Buddhist treasures from the temple began to circulate in the underground market.
It is about to be turned over, and no one knows how this Yuanguang Secret Realm fell into the hands of the Lord of Luowu City.
The Yuanguang Secret Realm is of great benefit to Buddhist disciples, but it is also of great benefit to these creatures in the underworld.
The reason why Uncle Gui strongly recommended Cheng Hui to fight for this spot was because this Buddhist method of cleansing the essence and marrow was very gentle and would be of great benefit to a zombie body like Cheng Hui.
There have also been rumors that the Round Light Secret Realm can improve the Pure Glass Body, allowing the Pure Glass Body to evolve and evolve into the Round Light Glass Body.
It is rumored that the Yuanguang Glass Body can adapt to various environments, absorb spiritual energy of various attributes, and even absorb and utilize demonic energy.
In other words, as long as one possesses a round light glass body, it is equivalent to having a body that can survive in any environment. Even if he goes to the demon world, Cheng Hui can still live well and can even disguise himself as a demon.
Over the years, Uncle Gui has only heard of an existence like the Yuanguang Secret Realm, and he has also heard some rumors that the birth of the Yuanguang Secret Realm was a coincidence, and even the great monk at the time had never thought that such a thing could be created.
It is precisely because of the irreplaceable nature of the Yuanguang Secret Realm that Uncle Gui is so excited and tells Cheng Hui not to miss this opportunity.
Cheng Hui didn't want to come into contact with those forces, mainly because although he had achieved the Golden Core, he might not be taken seriously in the eyes of others.
The two parties did not meet each other, and Baiweilou acted as a transit point. The other party would still worry whether he had a backer, but if they really met, it might trigger their greed.
After all... compared to handing over so many good things, it is much easier to deal with a small Jindan ghost cultivator. If you can get rid of him without anyone knowing, maybe you can get back a lot of other good things.
Cheng Hui didn't want to risk his life to test the human form, so he took the initiative to offer a 5% commission in exchange for Baiweilou to make the deal for him.
Don’t think that this 5% is a small amount. To do this kind of auction at Baiweilou, you have to pay 3% as a handling fee. In other words, Cheng Hui has to pay a total of 8% of the profit to ensure that he is not targeted by others.
If Uncle Gui hadn't promised that Baiweilou was reliable, it would have been difficult for Cheng Hui to operate.
He took out five pieces of paper and fifty tokens and exchanged them for four storage bags.
Looking at the small storage bag in his hand, Cheng Hui swept his spiritual sense over it and immediately revealed a satisfied expression.
All the items mentioned in the previous auction have been packed into the storage bag. As agreed with Baiweilou, Cheng Hui will pay with Yin Stones. If the number of Yin Stones is insufficient, he can make up for it, but things like materials and secret realm places can only be handled by him.
Cheng Hui knew at a glance that the people from Baiweilou were not playing tricks, but he still moved all the contents of the storage bag into his storage ring.
The one who came to deliver the item to him was the ghost lady from the previous auction. She smiled gently and said, "Fellow Daoist Cheng, the Yuanguang Secret Realm is inside the City Lord's Mansion. Please go there."
Cheng Hui said, "Thank you." Then he followed the female ghost through the back door to the City Lord's Mansion.
It is called a back door, but in fact it is more like an underground passage. The people at Baiweilou are very careful. Since they promised to keep Cheng Hui's identity confidential, they will not let his identity be leaked at all.
Soon, Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang arrived at the City Lord's Mansion together.
To his surprise, the decoration of the City Lord's Mansion in Luowu City was very grand and bright, but there seemed to be too few people inside.
He followed the female ghost almost across the entire garden of the City Lord's Mansion, and didn't even see a single person.
And the various trees, flowers, and plants in the garden, how should I put it… to put it nicely, they're growing freely, but to put it bluntly, there's not even anyone to take care of them. Although most flowers and plants in the underworld are quite tenacious, there's still a huge difference between regular tending and unregulated, wild growth…
Following the female ghost, Cheng Hui didn't dare to say anything, nor did he dare to ask. He even suppressed the desire to complain.
The female ghost brought them to a rather remote courtyard and opened the door of a wing room.
Inside the door was a quiet room that had been cleaned very cleanly. On the wall of the room was a closed metal door. The female ghost girl walked over and knocked twice somewhere. The metal door then opened to a gap one person wide.
"Go ahead, but don't go any deeper. The gate will open again in three days, and you can just come out then." The female ghost said casually.
Cheng Hui looked around and saw just an ordinary courtyard and room, without any signs of defense at all.
Isn't it... so casual? I feel like this Yuanguang Secret Realm is something very precious. Just throwing it here like this, aren't you worried about someone stealing it?
Perhaps Cheng Hui's troubled expression was too obvious, even the ghost girl noticed it. She chuckled and said, "You worry about a lot, don't you?"
Cheng Hui smiled sheepishly and touched his head: "Just... a little curious."
"Don't worry." The ghost girl said nonchalantly, "This is the city lord's territory. Who would be so careless as to come here to steal things? I'm afraid they want to die. Besides, this Yuanguang Secret Realm is not as defenseless as you think. I can only tell you that if someone really comes here to steal things, they will definitely encounter many mysterious surprises."
When the ghost girl mentioned the surprise, her eyes were unusually bright, but Cheng Hui couldn't help but shudder when he heard it.
I felt that the tone of the young lady's voice was a bit strange, which was enough to tell me that the surprise was definitely not a good thing.
Fortunately, he was a well-behaved child and never took the wrong path. Cheng Hui was thinking about this when he suddenly heard a miserable scream coming from the courtyard next door and was immediately startled.
The ghost girl glanced at him and waved her hand: "It's okay, it's just some idiots who thought that the city lord went to explore the underground palace, so this place is unprotected. Don't pay attention to them. Every year there are such fools who come to die, and we can't stop them."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at Lin Qingyang indifferently, revealing a look of disdain: "Hey, stranger, you'd better behave yourself here and don't leave the room, otherwise if something happens, I can't save you."
Cheng Hui was shocked. He felt that the ghost girl's expression was a bit meaningful when she said the word "stranger".
The word "shengren" doesn't just mean strangers; at least in the underworld, it also means living people. Lin Qingyang is currently using a disguise method taught by his uncle, Ghost, to prevent himself from being easily seen through by humans... or ghosts. But this doesn't mean he's worry-free.
In short, it is better not to expose Lin Qingyang's identity as a living person.
Cheng Hui did not sense any hostility from the ghost girl, so he simply chuckled and pulled Lin Qingyang behind him: "Thank you for the reminder, sister. You are really beautiful and kind."
The female ghost looked at him with a smile and said, "Since you are so sweet-mouthed, let's do this." After saying that, she walked away smoothly.
She walked out so fast that Cheng Hui couldn't even see how she walked out.
"Is she beautiful?" A faint voice sounded behind Cheng Hui.
Cheng Hui: ...
No, please stop being jealous at this time, okay?
He turned his head speechlessly to look at Lin Qingyang, and found that although Lin Qingyang complained, his face did not show anything.
After a little thought, Cheng Hui understood that Lin Qingyang was unhappy to hear him praising others, but he knew that now was not the time to lose his temper, so he just complained.
He coughed dryly: "Actually... she's not as pretty as you."
Lin Qingyang raised his eyebrows slightly: "Really?"
"certainly!"
Cheng Hui's answer is absolutely true.
Lin Qingyang's appearance was still a bit immature and green when he was a child, but when he grew up, his appearance fully blossomed, and his androgynous beauty made him shine brightly.
When Cheng Hui talked to him, he would try not to look directly at his face. It was because he was afraid that he would be stunned by his gaze accidentally, which would be embarrassing.
"Huh..." Cheng Hui took a deep breath and looked at Lin Qingyang: "I'm going in. Be careful outside. She told you not to go out, but she didn't say there would be no danger in the room. You must be careful."
"Got it, don't worry." Lin Qingyang really enjoyed Cheng Hui's concern and couldn't help but reach out and touch his face. "I will pay attention to safety. You should also be careful inside. It's best not to go too far. Come out as soon as the door opens in three days."
"Okay." Cheng Hui responded, turned around and walked into the metal gate.
The door slowly closed behind him. When the last gap disappeared, Lin Qingyang sighed, sat down cross-legged, and waited in front of the metal door.
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