"Haha, the Kunpeng relic is indeed as the girl said, it will be of great help to me!" Lin Mo calmed down and moved towards a higher level of cultivation with confidence.
Lin Mo gradually saw the old man's past clearly from the memory of Hongyun's remnant soul.
It turns out that Hongyun was a master of the Tianpeng clan in the past, who created the Jingzhe Art, a magical power of transformation. Later, due to the backlash when taking Kunpeng's true blood, he fell into endless illusions, and eventually died of madness.
"So that's it, this Hongyun is also a victim of Kunpeng's true blood." A trace of doubt arose in Lin Mo's heart, but thinking that he had obtained the Jingzhe Jue, he gave up the idea of returning it.
Lin Mo arrived at the trading hall and was about to enter when he suddenly heard the sound of an argument coming from inside. He looked around and saw that besides himself, there were two young men and a big man in black armor standing in the hall.
"Are you here to participate in this transaction too?" the big man in black armor frowned.
The middle-aged young man smiled, with a hint of amusement in his eyes: "It seems that we are not the only business here."
"It seems so." Lin Mo said calmly He responded, but secretly thinking about the strangeness in this.
The big man in black robe said bluntly: "Shopkeeper, how could you allow so many people to trade here? This is not a rule."
"I didn't hear there would be anyone else. "The big man turned his eyes to the shop owner, "What does this mean?"
The shop owner looked a little embarrassed and explained: "This is the rule of my shop. As long as it does not affect the transaction, anyone can come in. Besides, this friend is Lin Mo, who has just broken through to a high-level spiritual general. With him here, our transaction More secure.”
Hearing the shop owner’s introduction, the middle-aged young man became very interested in Lin Mo, and the big man in black robe and the masked man also cast strange glances. This made Lin Mo feel a little surprised, but he remained calm in his heart.
The big man looked displeased and shouted at the shop owner: "Old man, we are your exclusive helpers, why are there two outsiders behind us? What trick do you want to play?"
"Everyone, please calm down, there will be a satisfactory solution." The shop owner smoothed things over with a smile. Lin Mo frowned, a trace of doubt rising in his heart.
The shop owner smiled: "You are my carefully selected partners to help me complete a great cause. Just follow my instructions, and the spoils will be divided equally."
"Hmph, of course the spoils must be divided equally." The big man snorted, "It's just that this mission sounds very dangerous, and I don't intend to take other people to their death."
The young man said hesitantly: "I want to, too. Know exactly what the mission is, if it's too risky."
< br>"It doesn't matter, you just need to follow me to a place to take a look at the goods." The shopkeeper interrupted him and said sternly, "I said, only take one person with you. If you are not satisfied, there is no need to waste time on Here!"
Lin Mo listened quietly, with a trace of contempt in his eyes. He understands that the shopkeeper is using greed to sow discord, so that he can firmly control the situation at the critical moment.
The big man and the young man looked ugly, as if they were at war with each other in their hearts. After a while, the young man gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I agree to go see the goods with you. But I may not do the task."
"I'll go too." The big man said solemnly.
The shop owner nodded with satisfaction, then turned his attention to Lin Mo: "Where is this guest officer?"
"Lead the way." Lin Mo responded lightly.
The shop owner led the three people to a deserted valley outside the city. The place is covered with towering ancient trees, and the surrounding fog makes it difficult to see clearly.
“This is it.” The shopkeeper took out two exquisite wooden boxes from his arms, placed them on the ground and opened them
There is a glowing object in each of the two boxes. One of them was a bright blue fruit, exuding a shocking aura; the other was a small ball glowing with five colors, and there was a strange gravitational pull on Lin Mo's mind.
“What is this?” The big man asked in surprise, “How can there be such a powerful spiritual energy!”
“You don’t have to worry about their origins.” The shop owner said calmly, “I just I need you to confirm whether these two treasures are enough to exchange for the generous rewards in the mission."
As he spoke, he raised his hand in the middle of the void, and the nearby fog instantly surged to surround the two wooden boxes.
"Be careful! There are restrictions in the box!" The young man's face changed drastically.
The shopkeeper chuckled and said, "You must be alert. I just put some restrictions in place to prevent you from taking action first. Now, look carefully and give me the answer!"
Lin Mo stared at the Ying Ying intently. The blue fruit seemed to be waving to me.
“I am very satisfied with these two treasures!” The big man’s eyes flashed with greed. "As long as I can get them all, I will do my best!"
The young man also nodded nervously: "I am also willing to contribute, I just want a fair distribution of the spoils!"
The shop owner smiled proudly. Said: "Very good! Looks like we have a deal!"
After verifying the two treasures, the shopkeeper led everyone to a dilapidated hut outside the city. This small house stands among rocks and is surrounded by overgrown weeds. It looks like it has been neglected for a long time.
“This is it.” The shopkeeper pushed open the low door of the hut, and it was dark inside.
A few people followed the shop owner and walked in, only to find that the interior of the hut was much more spacious than the outside. There were several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, and wooden tables and several chairs were neatly placed on the floor.
“Look over there.” The shopkeeper raised his hand and pointed to the wall opposite the door of the hut.
Everyone's attention was immediately attracted by a scroll hanging on the wall - it was a colorful landscape painting with delicate and vivid brushwork, and it was painted with mountains and mountains of cave sky scenery. What's even more surprising is that this painting seems to be flowing slowly, as if it is depicting an endless world.
"Is this painting the legendary Xumi Cave Heaven Picture?" the young man cried out.
"Yes, this is the treasure of the Wuguang Clan - the Xumi Cave Heaven Picture!" The shop owner smiled proudly, "It's just that this picture has some flaws and is not as good as the two perfect ones. But it's enough for us." Lin Mo stared at the flowing landscape painting, vaguely feeling that there was an incredible mystery behind it.
“Now that we have seen this picture of the cave, we can go to the real Xumi Cave.” The shop owner reached out and touched the bottom of the scroll, and suddenly a door opened on the wall. , exuding a faint five-color brilliance. "Please!"
Both the big man and the young man showed expressions of surprise and excitement, and couldn't wait to step into the glory.
Although Lin Mo had doubts in his heart, he had no choice but to follow.
As soon as he entered the cave door, Lin Mo felt that the surrounding scenery was changing rapidly. The ground under his feet suddenly turned into crystal, and above his head was the bright starry sky; in a blink of an eye, he came to a sea of bright flowers, and the air was filled with sweet fragrance.
“This is the entrance passage to Xumi Cave, please feel its wonder!” the shop owner said with a smile from the front.
Lin Mo was absorbed in admiring the changes in the surrounding scenery, when suddenly his eyes flashed and he appeared in a square paved with bluestones. Looking up and looking around, we are surrounded by the continuous mountains depicted in the Xumi Cave Sky Map.
“We have entered the territory of Dongtian.” The shop owner nodded with satisfaction, “This is the real Xumi, a paradise of its own world!”
"Isn't this the scenery in the cave sky painting?" Lin Mo looked around and found that every plant and tree here was exactly the same as the landscape painting in the scroll.
“That’s right!” The shopkeeper smiled mysteriously, “This is the wonderful thing about Dongtian Tu - it turns the world in his paintings into reality and allows people to immerse themselves in it. Where we are is where we were originally. There are flaws in the drawing, so it is extremely real and stable."
"Is this why you invited us? "The big man suddenly raised his head, "What secret is hidden here?"
"You guessed it right." The shop owner chuckled, "I brought you here just to open up the most magical place in this cave - —Thunder Beast Pavilion!"
After saying that, he raised his wrist and pointed in the air, and suddenly a bright light shot towards a small mountain peak not far away. Just hearing a loud rumble in the mountain peak, a huge stone pavilion appeared in front of everyone.
"Thunder Beast Pavilion!" the shopkeeper announced loudly, "We have finally arrived at the core of the cave! There are good things inside that I worked so hard to get!"
Lin Mo and others followed the shopkeeper. Walking into the stone pavilion, I saw a huge black shadow in the center of the pavilion, woven with countless lightning rods.
After climbing to the attic, everyone found that there was a mysterious atmosphere here, as if time had stood still. The ancient pictures and mysterious runes in the attic outline a mysterious beauty. The shopkeeper led everyone forward and pointed to the forbidden array pattern on the scroll.
"This forbidden formation is used to imprison thunder beasts, and it is also the door to a deeper cave." The shop owner said mysteriously, his words revealing an expectation of the unknown.
Lin Mo and others were shocked, and once again became interested in the unknown adventure. The atmosphere in the attic became more and more solemn, and the Thunder Beast showed an increasingly fierce struggle as it got closer and closer to them. Lin Mo turned to look at the shop owner and asked, "What's so special about this prohibition array?"
The shopkeeper explained with a smile: "This is the Thunder-Bound Focused Light Formation, which is specially used to limit the power of thunder-attributed spiritual beasts. And the thunder beasts in it are exactly the goal of our trip."
"This is me The spiritual beast that I want you to help subdue is the thunder beast!" The shop owner extended his hand. With a wave, a big hole suddenly opened in the power grid. The black shadow inside suddenly opened its blood-red eyes, and a sonic boom-like roar burst out from the power grid!
"Look at the scales on its body, how powerful it is. With its fierce size, it is definitely a high-level spiritual beast!" the young man exclaimed.
"That's right! I tried my best to trap it here. All you need to do is help me enlighten it, and the trophy will be its Thunder Beast Armor and its two-eyed spiritual core!" A sly look flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes. light.
As soon as the shop owner finished speaking, the thunder beast suddenly burst out with a powerful lightning attack in the power grid. The violent thunder power seemed to destroy everything. The young man and the big man were shocked by the power of the thunder beast and couldn't help but take a few steps back. Lin Mo, however, remained calm, with a glint in his eyes.
"It seems that this thunder beast is quite extraordinary." Lin Mo whispered to himself, closely watching every move of the thunder beast.
The shop owner calmly and skillfully controls the thunder-binding focusing light array, allowing it to respond quickly. The focused light lingering in the power grid instantly formed a solid layer of protection, blocking the Thunder Beast's violent attack.
The thunder beast seemed to be extremely angry because of this sudden change, and the electric light in his body was glowing, faintly trying to break through the shackles of the power grid!
"Did you see it? This is the thunder focus I carefully prepared. The Great Light Formation is specially used for restraint and confinement A thunder beast!" the shopkeeper said proudly, "As long as the thunder beast is still in the formation, its thunder and lightning power cannot explode at full strength!"
Lin Mo looked thoughtfully at the violent power of the power grid. Thunder Beast, vaguely feeling that things are not as simple as the shop owner said.
"But the ban alone is not enough. We also need to use some strength to force it to submit." The shop owner summoned a small silver-white beast, "This is the awning beast I bought with a lot of money. It is naturally capable of restraining thunder. I'll use it to test it first."
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and threw the hairy beast into the grid. I saw the silver light all over the body of the hairy beast, shining directly at the vitals of the thunder beast!
Seeing the hairy beast being brought to the front of the thunder beast, Lin Mo and others watched nervously. The thunder beast's eyes were radiating dazzling lightning, and it bit the hairy beast's neck without hesitation.
With a loud "boom", the thunder beast actually spurted out strong thunder and lightning from its mouth, directly electrifying the hairy beast until it crackled and smoked.
"It's so powerful. The thunder and lightning power of this thunder beast is at least as strong as the Earth Immortal level!" Lin Mo exclaimed. At this moment, the thunder-binding scorching light formation suddenly flashed a few times, and the thunder and lightning ejected from the thunder beast's mouth actually became confusing in front of the formation.
"My Thunder-binding Focused Light Formation is specially designed to restrain thunder magic. Even if the Thunder Emperor comes in person, I'm afraid he will still be restrained." The shop owner said proudly.
"Whoops!" A bolt of lightning spit out from the mouth of the thunder beast, tearing a crack in the silver light, but it was quickly repaired by the silver light pouring out of the crack.
“Did you see that the hair of the Thin Light Beast can recover on its own, and the Thunder Beast can’t hurt it at all!” The shop owner chuckled, “Sooner or later, the Thunder Beast will be exhausted by us!”
Lin Mo had an ominous premonition in his heart. He had a vague feeling that this spiritual beast named "Thunder Beast" seemed to have hidden powerful power that was unknown to everyone!
"The thunder-attribute magical power of this Thunder Beast should not be underestimated. We must deal with it carefully." The shopkeeper reminded everyone, his tone showing awe of the Thunder Beast's strength.
Thunder and lightning erupted from the Thunder Beast's body, forming a powerful electric field that seemed to destroy everything around it. The thunder-binding focus light formation emitted a faint light, trying its best to withstand the impact of the thunder beast, but the fierce collision between the formations was frightening.
Just when the Thunder Beast was about to take action again, a young man in black appeared from mid-air, holding a black spear and pointing at the Thunder Beast. With a "whoosh" sound, the spear shot out a long black snake, which entangled the thunder beast in the blink of an eye.
“Are you the younger brother of the elder of the Tianpeng tribe?” Lin Mo exclaimed after seeing the face of the visitor clearly.
"Yes, I am the younger brother of the third elder of the Tianpeng tribe. Just call me Yinrou." The young man in black said lightly. (End of this chapter)