Celestial being

"Senior, I've been waiting for a long time. These are two top-quality magical instruments collected by our store. One is called 'Fire Refining' and the other is called 'Confused Heart Bell'. Please take a look."

As the shopkeeper spoke, he opened the first jade box, which contained a red copper pot. From time to time, flames shot out from the mouth of the pot, exploding into a small firework in the air.

"This molten fire is made by our sect's predecessors from the essence of thousands of years of fire. It is engraved with the four runes of 'burning', 'endless', 'bone attached', and 'eternal burning'. It can spit out water that cannot be extinguished. The flames, once stuck, can never be removed.”

After the shopkeeper finished the introduction, he opened the second jade box. This time, lying inside was a small clock tied with pink silk.

"This confusing heart clock is a top-quality magic weapon purchased by our shop at a high price a few years ago. It is engraved with the four runes of 'phantom sound', 'dizziness', 'psychedelic' and 'blinding'. It can emit extremely harsh sounds when used. The bell rings, causing the opponent to temporarily lose vision and fall into dizziness."

Yuan Ming frowned slightly as he listened to the shopkeeper's introduction.

Although these two top-quality magic weapons are quite powerful, the use of the former cannot distinguish between friend and foe, so there may be accidental injuries, and the function of the latter can be completely replaced by illusion, which is really useless.

When the shopkeeper saw Yuan Ming frowning, he smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that these two magical artifacts are not suitable for seniors. It's a pity that there are no other top-quality magical artifacts in our store. If seniors want to buy suitable top-grade magical artifacts, they can only Let’s try our luck at the auction.”

Yuan Ming sighed. The price premium in places like auctions was serious. Even if he came across a magic weapon that closed his eyes, he might not be able to get it with five thousand spirit stones.

But at this moment, Yuan Ming suddenly remembered something and asked: "If a top-quality magic weapon is refined here, what will the price be?"

"It is very difficult to refine the best magic weapons, and ordinary spiritual materials are not enough to carry four runes. If it is forcibly burned, the spiritual materials may be damaged and difficult to use. If this happens, our store will not be responsible. Please consider this carefully, senior," the shopkeeper reminded.

"What is the success rate of refining it if I bring the appropriate spiritual materials?" Yuan Ming asked.

“Probably only 10 to 20%,” the shopkeeper said.

Yuan Ming immediately shook his head. Such a low success rate was probably no different from throwing the spiritual materials into the lake.

If this is the case, rather than letting others gamble, it is better for him to practice it himself.

Yuan Ming stopped talking about refining magic weapons, turned around and bought a few books related to weapon refining and runes, and left Chiliantang.

After he returned to his residence, he spent some time making some of the incense on the list.

After he rested for a moment and regained some energy, he suddenly took out the Heaven Stealing Cauldron, lit a stick of black incense, and inserted it into it.

The fragrant mist curled up, and Yuan Ming meditated on Sha Hao's appearance in his heart. Soon the environment and other objects in front of him blurred, and when it became clear again, he appeared in a stone house.

At this time, Shahao seemed to be recovering from his injuries. He was surrounded by ordinary stone furniture, nothing special.

There were no windows in the stone house, and even the door was tightly closed. Yuan Ming was eager to find out where Sa Hao was, so he immediately used his soul seal to make Sa Hao get up and leave the stone house.

However, no matter how he used the soul seal, until the black incense burned out and the possession ended, there was no reaction from Shahao.

Seeing this situation, Yuan Ming frowned.

In order to find out where Sha Hao was, he specially made a high-quality black incense, using the incense ash obtained from the Zhenling Sect. The soul mark he displayed was of no use to Sha Hao, a foundation-building monk. ?

Or is it that the effect of soul seal is invalid for soul cultivation?

Yuan Ming lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and decided to wait seven days and try again. If the soul mark still had no effect, he could only practice hard with water and pray that when he was possessed, he would happen to catch up with the scene of Sha Hao going out.

In any case, Sha Hao knew his identity as a soul cultivator, and with every extra day he lived, Yuan Ming would have more chances of being exposed.

In addition to being possessed every seven days, he must find other ways to find out the whereabouts of Shahao.

…

Sixiang Tea House is located on the east side of the lake in the city.

The five-foot-high building is entirely light blue and painted with water waves. Its main entrance faces the lake. There are eight panes on the left and right sides from bottom to top. They are all made of interlaced spiritual wood with carved patterns and are inlaid with colored glaze. , the shadow of the lake is reflected in the light of the pearl. From a distance, the water pattern on the building is rippling. It does not look like it is standing on the ground, but rather like a fairy pavilion in the lake.

As Yuan Ming walked through the main entrance, he looked up and saw several coral rockeries, dotted with jade pillars and seashells. Blue light and shadow spread across every corner of the building, and there were even many phantoms of swimming fish swimming among the corals. It was as if I had really arrived at the Dragon Palace under the sea.

Yuan Ming couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw such a scene. While he was watching, he saw a beautiful woman wearing dragon horns walking over.

"Welcome to the Immortal." The woman bowed slightly, and as she moved, her white and blue dress fluttered slightly, as if she was underwater.

"Your decorations are quite impressive." Yuan Ming could tell at a glance that the horns on the woman's head were just decorations, but he was surprised that even the maids were dressed like this.

"Thank you for your compliment, the Immortal. The theme of this building's magic array for the month is Dragon Palace in the Sea. If the Immortal likes it, you can go to the counter and spend a spirit stone to vote." The maid said with a smile.

"Oh? What is this vote for?" Yuan Ming was curious.

"Our store changes its theme every month, and the specific arrangements are determined based on the votes of the immortals." The maid explained calmly.

Yuan Ming smiled slightly after hearing this. It seemed that a vote only cost one spirit stone. If you really vote, the cost will only rise if you compare with each other. What's more, if your favorite scene becomes the theme, you only have one month to vote. How could there not be more of them?

"Shangxian, please come with me. I will take you upstairs to have tea and rest." The maid turned around and made a gesture of invitation.

Under her leadership, Yuan Ming came to a four-foot-square cabin.

The whole cabin is made of wooden structure, with only three walls. On the left and right sides, there is a picture of fish playing in the water. On the wall facing the entrance, there is an unknown magic circle painted on it, and there are five depressions on it. , judging from the size and shape, it seems to be used to place spiritual stones.

The maid took Yuan Ming into the hut, and then pulled out and closed the wooden lattice door hidden at the entrance.

"Shangxian, this is a spiritual ladder specially built by a master hired by this building. You only need to put the corresponding number of spiritual stones in the formation, and you can go to different floors by yourself."

Hearing this, Yuan Ming was a little curious. This should be a teleportation array, so he casually took out two spiritual stones and put them into the depression.

Then, he heard a "click", the entire magic circle suddenly lit up, and the spiritual ladder also rose, and after a while he reached the second floor.

However, during the operation of the spiritual ladder, Yuan Ming discovered that the magic circle on the wall seemed to only play a symbolic role. The spiritual stones placed in it were not consumed. There should be something else that made the spiritual ladder operate. .

Yuan Ming looked outside and glanced at the second floor. He saw that the people sitting inside were all Qi Refining monks. The utensils and decorations used were not luxurious, and he suddenly understood.

It is said that you can reach the corresponding floor by placing the spirit stones. In fact, you just change the name and charge the entry fee. The treatment you get after handing in two spirit stones is definitely completely different from that of paying five spirit stones.

Yuan Ming figured out the joints and took out three more spiritual stones and placed them in various places in the magic circle.

The spiritual ladder slowly ascended, and the scene at the entrance also changed. Soon, Yuan Ming reached the fifth floor. Before he could go out, there were waves of drums, harps, and strings, accompanied by the calm and concentrated smoke of spiritual smoke. Floated into the spiritual ladder.

The maid opened the wooden lattice door of the spiritual staircase for Yuan Ming. He stepped out and looked to the left. He saw a high platform across the southeast corner. On it were several girls wearing pearl-white dresses dancing to the music. On the edge of the high platform , and there are many men and women in similar clothes playing drums and harps, or playing harps and shengs. They look elegant in their manners, and the music sounds melodious when they hear it, which makes people unbearable to disturb them.

In addition, there are many maids holding jade bottles in their hands, going between the tea tables, refilling tea and delivering water to the guests. Each of them has a faint smile on their face, and their movements are even more elegant.

Regardless of whether they are maids, piano players or dancers, they all have a level of cultivation, and the lowest level is at the second level of Qi Refining.

The room was lit with soothing incense bought from Yuan Ming's shop. Whenever the incense burned to only a quarter of the volume, another maid would immediately come forward to replace it to ensure that the scent did not dissipate.

Some maids also held a tray in their hands, which was filled with fruits of various colors. Although Yuan Ming could not recognize them one by one, he knew from the fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from them that these fruits were extraordinary.

Yuan Ming looked around and saw that the people sitting here were all Foundation Establishment monks. Some were alone, and some were sitting with two or three people. They were all dressed in different styles. There were monks from the Jin Dynasty, monks from the Zhao Kingdom, and sects. Disciples, there are also loose cultivators without sect.

He observed for a moment, then walked towards a round table near the high platform, smiled and arched his hands towards the five monks sitting there.

"Would any of you fellow Taoists mind letting me buy you a cup of tea?"

"No problem, no problem, fellow Taoist, please help yourself." A male cultivator smiled and waved his hand.

Yuan Ming nodded and saw that the others had no objections, so he sat down here.

As soon as he sat down, a maid came over and placed a cup of tea in front of him.

Yuan Ming opened the lid of the tea and suddenly felt a refreshing fragrance assail his nostrils. After taking a sip, the warm current spread throughout his body, and his whole body was invigorated.

Beside, the maid who brought tea was about to leave, but the frivolous male cultivator suddenly stopped her.

"Xiaoyun, do you still like the painting I gave you last time?"

"Senior gave it to me, of course Xiao Yun likes it. However, Xiao Yun is not good at painting and cannot understand the profound meaning of senior's work. She can only put it away in a cabinet to prevent damage. I also ask for your forgiveness, senior." The maid Xiao Yun gave the frivolous man a graceful bow. , whispered.

"It's just a painting. What deep meaning can it have? As long as you like it, you can do it with whatever you want. It's just that last time I told you that I wanted to become a Taoist partner with you. How did you think about it?" The male cultivator smiled and said Don't care.

"Senior, how can Xiaoyun, a foundation-building monk, reach such a high level? Please stop teasing me, senior." The maid shook her head, bowed slightly to the frivolous man, then turned and left.

Seeing this situation, the man's face showed a look of disappointment, and next to him, a middle-aged male cultivator immediately smiled and said:

"I didn't expect that you, Yu Qing, have been in the flower field for so long, and you have made mistakes sometimes."