Although this middle-aged man seemed to be speaking for the monks present, his words were still somewhat sarcastic, showing off his high status.
"Hmph! Although what I said is a bit unpleasant, but you don't have to act coy in front of me, Fellow Daoist Liu. Since you and I are both here for this corpse, then just let's do it according to our abilities. !”
“Okay, I, the Lulin Sect, bid 62,000 spirit stones.” The middle-aged man slightly handed over his hand and immediately announced his price to the audience.
“Sixty-three thousand spiritual stones!”
“..”
As these two people began to bid, two more people from around them joined in and began to compete for this item.
However, whether it is the old man in gray, the middle-aged monk, or other monks who continue to compete for the "corpse puppet" of the late Jindan stage on the stage, these people, without exception, all represent the Nascent Soul Sect behind their backs. People who come through the door.
Other monks who had just participated in the bidding, watching these people quoting and competing for spiritual objects, although they were still a little eager to give it a try, they did not dare to bid easily anymore, and they became just spectators like Song Qingming.
In response to this situation, as the organizer of the auction, the "Tianpuppet Sect", apart from symbolically urging everyone to bid, they did not want to say anything more and allowed these Nascent Soul Sect monks to control the final decision. The bid price for this lot.
It seems that the final golden elixir late-stage "corpse puppet" was brought out, and it has nothing to do with Song Qingming and other ordinary golden elixir monks who came to participate in the conference.
Seeing the strange atmosphere at the scene, Song Qingming didn't feel too disturbed.
Although he was also very interested in the late-stage Jindan "corpse puppet" on the stage, Song Qingming also knew very well that even if there were no people from the Nascent Soul Sect participating in the competition, just the remaining remains on him It is not an easy task to obtain this spiritual stone.
After all, among the hundreds of golden elixir monks present, there are many who are in the late stage of the golden elixir and above. There are five or six monks who have reached the ninth level of the golden elixir alone. Song Qingming can finally compete with them. The hope of winning is also slim.
Seeing that the rest of the matter had nothing to do with him, Song Qingming didn’t want to stay at the auction site anymore, so he confessed to Qing Ling beside him, got up and walked out of the private room of the auction on the second floor. .
However, Song Qingming had just reached the stairs when a maid from the "Tian Puppet Sect" who was dressed similar to Qing Ling suddenly came from behind and called out to him.
"Senior, please wait a moment!"
Hearing this, Song Qingming turned around and glanced at the other party. After confirming that she was calling him, he asked strangely: "You can't leave early. Do you have anything else to do?”
“Senior, you misunderstood. Our auction house can leave at any time. I came to you because another senior just asked me to bring you a letter."
This maid from the "Tianpuppet Sect" who looks somewhat cute, After saying that, he took out a letter with a hint of prohibition on it and handed it to Song Qingming.
See you! Song Qingming nodded slightly, took the letter and directly erased the restrictions on it. After opening it and glancing at the contents, he stood there and thought for a moment before putting it away with a calm expression.
"Did the fellow Taoist who asked you to deliver the letter say anything else? Has he already left here?"
"The senior also just left the second floor and didn't say anything. Otherwise, just let me help deliver this letter to you." The maid of "Tian Puppet Sect" quickly replied.
Hearing the other party's answer, Song Qingming smiled and waved to him: "Well! I'm sorry to trouble you."
After leaving the "Tianpuppet Sect" auction venue, Song Qingming first returned He went to the inn where he stayed to rest for a while.
After he packed his things, he did not leave Fangshi directly after going out, but came to a restaurant not far from the inn.
Under the leadership of the restaurant waiter, Song Qingming quickly arrived at a private room upstairs.
As soon as he opened the door, Song Qingming saw a black-robed monk standing not far away. With a smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Taoist, you really didn't let me wait in vain! My Excellency, Li Xuan , Please ask fellow Taoist to speak first!”
Song Qingming also slightly handed him back when he saw this! After bowing and walking into the private room, Song Qingming asked: "My name is Song San. Fellow Daoist Li invited me here. He said he has something to discuss. I don't know what it is, so please speak up."
This black-robed monk is the one who competed with Song Qingming for the "Golden Puppet Pill" before.
Just when Song Qingming left the "Tianpuppet Sect" auction venue early, this person suddenly asked a maid to send him a letter, wanting to meet Song Qingming to discuss something.
Although it felt a little strange, this was still a city after all, and Song Qingming didn't have to worry about any disadvantages when going on a date. After thinking about it, he came over to see the other party.
The black-robed monk standing aside saw that Song Qingming seemed a little anxious, so he stopped being polite to him and said directly:
"Fellow Daoist Song bought the Golden Puppet Pill at the auction today. , it should be used by me to cultivate corpse puppets. I wonder what the cultivation level of your friend’s corpse puppets is now. Can I use it first? Let me know!”
“I have only obtained this corpse for a short time, and it is still at the peak of the first level of the golden elixir. I came here to buy the elixir to help it break through.”< br>
When the other party asked about the "golden wind" on his body, Song Qingming didn't think much and answered the other party truthfully.
Although Li Xuan has not yet revealed his purpose, it is not difficult for Song Qingming to guess that the reason why he invited her here today must be because of the "Corpse Puppet" matter. At this point, Song Qingming does not need to deliberately hide it from the other party. .
After hearing Song Qingming's answer, Li Xuan looked slightly happy and said again: "I think fellow Taoist Song seems to be very interested in cultivating corpse puppets.
I have a secret method here. It can help fellow Taoists quickly improve the cultivation level of the corpse puppet on your body. I don’t know. Fellow Taoist, would you be interested to hear it?”
“Oh! I would like to ask fellow Taoist Li to give me some advice.”
Hearing that there is a way to speed up the cultivation of “Golden Wind”, Song Qingming was slightly startled and suddenly became interested. He asked the other party to continue talking.
After refining the golden elixir corpse puppet "Golden Wind", when he was still in the early stage of the golden elixir, "Golden Wind" did help Song Qingming in many battles with others.
However, with the rapid improvement of Song Qingming's cultivation, "Golden Wind", whose cultivation has been still standing still, has gradually been unable to keep up with Song Qingming's strength. This has always made Song Qingming feel a little bit. have no choice.
After all, in the world of immortality, some secret methods for cultivating high-level "corpse puppets" are generally only available in large sects such as the "Tian Puppet Sect", and are difficult to find outside.
If there is a way to help him quickly improve his "Golden Wind" cultivation, it would definitely be something Song Qingming would be very happy to do.
After all, "Golden Wind" has been with him for so many years and has experienced many battles with him. Song Qingming also has some feelings for him. Of course, he doesn't want to be like a magic weapon or a talisman in the future. He throws it away at will.
Seeing that Song Qingming had become interested, Li Xuan nodded slightly and continued: "Fellow Daoist Song also knows that corpse puppets cannot rely on their own cultivation to improve their cultivation speed. If you want to help them improve their cultivation, they must refine enough pills and spirits. Materials will do.
But even if you are willing to invest so many elixirs in him, the speed of refining these spiritual objects will not be too fast under normal circumstances. The corpse puppet in the early stage of Jindan is Under normal circumstances, it would take at least thirty years to improve one level of cultivation.
But I know a secret method that can use a kind of spiritual water to cleanse the body of a corpse puppet and speed it up. Absorbing the ability to refine spiritual objects can almost shorten the speed of improving their cultivation by half."
"What kind of spiritual water did fellow Taoist talk about that has such an effect, but we can. Found it? ”
After Li Xuan paused for a moment, he continued: "This thing is called Yanlingshui, and it can be found in a place in the Demon-Sealing Valley not far from here.
But this Demon-Sealing Valley can be found It is not an ordinary place. Even if Jindan monks like us enter it rashly, it will be quite dangerous. In order to increase the probability of success of this trip, I have made an appointment with a few fellow Taoists to go with me. I wonder if Fellow Taoist Song is interested. Take a walk with us Come on.
Don’t worry, fellow Taoist, we are all here to refine the corpse in our body, and there is no other purpose for entering the valley. If fellow Taoist is worried, we can also make a soul contract in advance. Action."
"Sealing Demon Valley, why are you in a place like this?"
When I heard Li Xuan say that the effect of "Yanling Water" can greatly increase the speed of corpse puppet cultivation. , Song Qingming's face was still full of expectation.
However, when he uttered the words "Demon Sealing Valley", Song Qingming, who was still very calm, suddenly changed his face and frowned.
"Sealing Demon Valley", Song Qingming had heard Bai Yuxian mention this place to him before he set out in Weiguo, and warned Song Qingming that this place was dangerous, so he should Try not to get too close. .
When Bai Yuxian came to the "East Phoenix Kingdom" to travel to the world of immortality, although he did not go near the "Demon Sealing Valley", he had already heard that it was one of the top ten forbidden areas in the "East Phoenix Kingdom" Because of his reputation, he specifically reminded Song Qingming.
After traveling to the "East Phoenix Kingdom" world of immortality, Song Qingming had heard about the reputation of "Demon Sealing Valley" from many people over the years, and naturally the place name was still fresh in his memory. In ancient times, because the power of the interface was relatively weak when this world first opened, many demons from the upper world took the opportunity to enter this world. At that time, in the five continents and seas of the Huayang world, there were powerful demon cultivators and high-level people from the upper world everywhere. Monster.
One hundred thousand years ago, a group of sage monks came to Donghuang Immortal State. They spent tens of thousands of years slaying demons and clearing a pure land before creating the world of immortal cultivation in the human race's holy land of this state, "Donghuang Kingdom".
At that time, some of the demon cultivators who came from the lower realm were more difficult to deal with, and they still carried a lot of real demon energy from the upper realm. Even if they were killed, they could not be completely expelled from the opponent's body. of demonic energy.
In order to seal and suppress the energy of these true demons and prevent them from spreading out and being used by other demon cultivators to continue to harm the world of immortality, many senior monks in the world of immortality in the "East Phoenix Kingdom" at that time took these ancient demons from the upper world and The corpses were all gathered in one place, and an ancient formation was set up to suppress the true demonic energy in their bodies.
This is also the origin of the famous "Demon Sealing Valley".
Since the establishment of the "Demon Sealing Valley", its area of tens of thousands of miles has also been affected by the true demon's energy and has become desolate and no longer suitable for ordinary mortals to live in. Therefore, it has also been called "East Phoenix" The country's "immortal cultivation world" has been designated as a forbidden area, and monks and mortals are prohibited from approaching there.
However, with the passage of time, most of the true demonic energy in the "Demon Sealing Valley" has been refined by the ancient formation, and the valley has slowly begun to become full of life, giving birth to many precious spiritual objects that are difficult to find outside. , and many powerful high-level monsters.
Therefore, many high-level monks began to boldly enter the valley to hunt for treasures and spiritual objects.
But after these people went in, some found precious spiritual objects and returned home with loads of them, and many people disappeared without knowing where they fell. Some even accidentally touched the seal of the ancient monks inside and were contaminated by the leaked evil energy. An unlucky person who fell into the devil's path.
Not only the righteous monks, but also the demonic monks hiding in the world of immortality, there are also many who heard the news and came to the "Demon Sealing Valley", hoping to find the true demon in the upper world here. Qi is used to improve one's strength.
Therefore, the "Demon Sealing Valley" has long become a famous and dangerous place in the world of immortal cultivation in the "East Phoenix Kingdom". Although there are indeed many precious spiritual objects hidden in it, there are usually very few. There are monks who dare to get close and step inside.
Seeing that Song Qingming's expression was a bit off when he heard "Demon Sealing Valley", Li Xuan had already expected it, and quickly explained:
"Since Taoist friend Song also knows about Demon Sealing Valley, there is no need for me to do anything like this." Need to explain more, after all, it is not a peaceful place. There is no danger at all. Even if I dare to say this, Fellow Daoist will definitely not believe it.
But Fellow Daoist Song, please rest assured that this time we are only going to the outer area of the Demon-Sealing Valley. We went deep into the core area of the valley, and together with fellow Taoists, there were four of us The probability of success of this trip is very high if we are traveling together with the Golden Elixir monks.
Since Taoist friend is an accomplished Golden Elixir monk, he should also know that our cultivation is not easy, and he wants to continue cultivating. If you find an opportunity in the fairy world and can't bear any risk, I'm afraid That is also impossible. Please consider this carefully, fellow Taoist."
After hearing Li Xuan's words, Song Qingming was silent for a moment and then asked: "Dao Taoist, except for you and me. Besides, what is the cultivation level of other fellow Taoists? ”
"There is also a fellow Taoist who has the same cultivation level as fellow Taoist Cui, and the other fellow Taoist Liang is a monk at the third level of the Golden Core. These two fellow Taoists are just like you and me, and they both have a corpse puppet with the strength of the Golden Core. Compared with ordinary monks of the same level, their strength is three points stronger."
"Fellow Daoist Li, this matter is a little rushed. Please allow me to think about it. How about you give me a reply in a few days?"
>Li Xuan nodded slightly, waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's natural. I and several other fellow Taoists have agreed to leave in a month. If fellow Taoist Song has made up his mind, he can come to the other party's inn to find me at any time.
If you don't want to go, please keep this matter a secret and don't mention it to others. I'll thank you here in advance." After saying this, Li Xuan bowed to Song Qingming again.
“Don’t worry, Fellow Daoist Li, I’m definitely not a talkative person, I understand this!”
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A month later, on a hill dozens of miles outside Tianpuppet Square.
Song Qingming and Li Xuan were each sitting on a stone. When they were meditating patiently with their eyes closed, two spiritual lights suddenly flew from the sky and landed directly next to Song Qingming, transforming into a middle-aged man. A big man and an old man in white robes.
Seeing the two figures, Li Xuan, who was sitting aside, immediately stepped forward with a smile and said hello. He introduced Song Qingming, who came over, and said, "Fellow Daoist Song, these two are traveling with us. Two fellow Taoists, Ji Ping and Liang Daosheng!”
“Song San, I have met these two fellow Taoists!” Seeing this, Song Qingming immediately bowed to them and announced his name. .
A month ago, after Song Qingming was invited by Li Xuan to the "Demon Sealing Valley", he went back and thought about it for a while, and finally decided to agree to the request and venture in with them to find the "Fire Spirit Water" that could cleanse the corpse.
Song Qingming now has no shortage of spiritual stone resources to cultivate "Golden Wind". It is also due to the slow speed of refining spiritual objects that Song Qingming has not been able to quickly improve his cultivation level in these years.
When he learned from Li Xuan the method that could change the "Golden Wind" physique, he was also very excited, but the "Demon Sealing Valley" the other party mentioned was indeed not a good place. Song Qingming hesitated for a long time.
But Li Xuan is right. The path of spiritual practice is inherently about opportunities and risks. If you want to get what you want, you sometimes need to take some risks.
Song Qingming has been practicing Taoism for so many years. Although he rarely takes the initiative to take risks, if he encounters an opportunity worth taking the risk, he will not back down easily.
The other two people invited by Li Xuan were also monks with casual cultivating backgrounds. Among them was a middle-aged man named Liang Daosheng, who was a third-level golden elixir. Song Qingming had met him before.
Liang Daosheng was the monk who bought the first golden elixir corpse puppet brought out by the "Tian Puppet Sect" at the "Tian Puppet Sect" auction not long ago for more than 40,000 spiritual stones. .
Not only that, before Liang Daosheng took the golden elixir "Corpse Puppet", he had already frequently taken several valuable high-level spiritual objects. Xiu also left a deep impression on Song Qingming.
The other long-bearded old man named Cui Ping is a well-known veteran Jindan cultivator in the neighborhood. His cultivation is at the fifth level of Jindan like Song Qingming.
However, although this old man's cultivation is average, he is a very shrewd person at first glance. Song Qingming has been practicing Taoism for so many years, and he has never dared to underestimate these veteran monks who are experienced in fighting.
Compared with these two people, Li Xuan, the fourth-level Jindan monk who actively invited him to participate in the operation, gave Song Qingming a slightly more mysterious feeling. Song Qingming didn't need to guess to know that the other person's name was probably the same pseudonym as his own. .
Even the appearance on his face, Song Qingming has always felt that something is wrong from the first time he saw him. It is estimated that some special disguise method has been used to change it.
However, it is not surprising that many monks in the world of immortality will deliberately conceal their original identities for the sake of convenience when walking outside.
Including Song Qingming when dealing with them this time, he also did not use his real name. Everyone was accustomed to this kind of thing, and would not go out of their way to expose each other unless necessary.
The three people present, including Song Qingming, were actually invited by Li Xuan respectively. Although they had met each other, they were not familiar with each other.
A group of four people got to know each other on the spot. After exchanging a few words, under Li Xuan's arrangement, everyone got on the flying boat he took out and left the spot and went straight to the north.
"Sealing Demon Valley" is located in a grand canyon in the north of Qingzhou.
The entire canyon has a radius of 20,000 to 30,000 miles, which is twice the size of the entire Wei Kingdom. They are all uninhabited places. This is definitely worthy of its status as the "East Phoenix Kingdom" "It is famous as one of the ten most forbidden places in the world of immortality.
As a golden light flew in and stopped in mid-air, several figures appeared. Song Qingming and his four friends, who had been flying north for more than half a month, finally arrived outside the "Demon Sealing Valley". fringe areas.
“Fellow Taoists, in order to prevent any danger, we can no longer travel directly by flying boat.”
After Li Xuan finished speaking, he put away the flying boat at his feet, then took out a spiritual talisman and attached it to himself, and then his entire body disappeared in mid-air.
After hiding his figure, Li Xuan greeted everyone and took the lead to escape directly into the valley through the air.
Seeing this, Liang Daosheng on the side immediately took out a red cloak and put it on himself. As he quickly cast spells, his body immediately turned into an invisible breeze and followed quickly. .
Song Qingming and Ji Ping each took out a body-hiding magic weapon, covered their bodies, and followed closely behind.
Different from the other places around that the few people walked along, this "Devil-Sealed Valley" is full of high mountains and clear waters, with birds singing and the fragrance of flowers, and there is no sinister look in his name.
Although they saw the lush scenery below, which seemed like a rare paradise in the world, everyone knew very well that the seemingly peaceful surroundings might be hiding dangers that they could not imagine.
Being unable to use the flying boat, and also having to cover their bodies deliberately, the flying speed of these people has dropped by more than half compared to before.
But for Song Qingming and others who come here to hunt for treasure, as long as they can achieve their goals safely, it doesn't matter even if they are slower.
Except for Li Xuan, it was the first time for the other three people to enter the "Demon-Sealing Valley", so everyone followed him closely along the way, and no one offered any opinions.
After flying in the "Demon Sealing Valley" for three more days, Li Xuan finally led everyone to a high mountain with a waterfall hundreds of meters hanging.
"Friend Daoist Li, is the place you mentioned right here?"
Seeing Li Xuan, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped, Liang Daosheng who was following him quickly asked. (End of this chapter)