Mortals: Practice the Three Thousand Great Ways to Gain Eternal Life

Chapter 77 Trouble is coming
After the matter of the gold-eating bugs was over, Lin Shou asked Xiaomei to go into seclusion to build her foundation.

As for Xin Ruyin, the two of them left the cave and went to the Tianxing City market to buy the materials needed to refine the formation.

After all, no matter how talented and accomplished Xin Ruyin is in formation, she cannot cook without materials. How can she possibly create a formation without them?

The most important reason for being able to hunt so many monsters this time, apart from the colorful grass and puppets, was Xin Ruyin's formation.

As long as the formation is strong enough, Lin Shou will be able to defeat a level seven or even a humanoid monster.

However, let alone a monster in the transformation stage, he has not seen even a seventh-level monster so far.

Most of the monsters are below level four. There are relatively few monsters above level four, just like the human race's Jindan stage cultivators.

There was nothing that could be done about it, but Lin Shou was lucky. At least he had the Colorful Grass, which could lure high-level monsters into the formation on their own initiative.

As long as you enter the formation, you will basically be at his mercy.

For most monsters, there is only one fate: to be killed and have their elixir taken.

Apart from this, if he encounters a monster with a hot temper, it will directly explode its demon pill. Lin Shou has no good way to stop this kind of monster.

Once it appears, the formation, puppets, and even himself will be greatly affected.

Therefore, for a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like him, the more formations and puppets he had, the better.

However, if one wants to refine an advanced formation, such as a complete Five Elements Reversal Formation, or even a formation that surpasses the Five Elements Reversal Formation, the materials needed are not easy to find.

Xin Ruyin was able to refine it before because of some materials left by her master. As for now, they can only rely on the two of them to find and buy it in the Tianxing City market.

Their luck was not too good, but it was not too bad either, mainly because the materials they needed were too many in quantity and variety.

If he had not changed his appearance and identity many times, he would have been noticed by someone long ago.

……

"This Dark Stone. This shop really doesn't have it."

In the seventh market district of Tianxing City, Lin Shou listened to the words of one of the shopkeepers. Although he was disappointed, he did not say much.

After all, this dark stone is indeed a relatively rare material. If it didn't have so many uses, its price would be higher.

But even so, any piece the size of a walnut is worth hundreds of spirit stones.

The number of Nether Mysterious Stones he needed was also not small.

After all, the formation that Xin Ruyin refined using the Nether Mysterious Stone was an ancient formation that surpassed the Five Elements Reversal Formation: the Yin-Yang Reverse Spirit Formation.

Once an ancient formation of this level is refined, even if it is just a simplified version, it will be enough to trap a Nascent Soul cultivator for a while.

You can imagine how powerful it is.

So, after learning about it, Lin Shou couldn't wait to start buying materials.

But other materials have been collected almost all, except for a few core materials such as the Nether Mysterious Stone, which have not been purchased and collected.

In fact, the Ten Thousand Year Black Jade would be better, and it would not be a simplified version, but a real Yin-Yang Reverse Spirit Array.

At that time, even if a Nascent Soul cultivator was trapped in it, it would be impossible to escape for a while.

However, this ten thousand year black jade is difficult to obtain even for Nascent Soul cultivators, let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators like them.

So, there is basically no hope for this.

After going to several more shops, he still failed to buy the Nether Mysterious Stone, which made Lin Shou feel a little disappointed.

Then he found a teahouse to sit down and rest for a while, while waiting for Xin Ruyin.

Soon, Xin Ruyin arrived at the teahouse and sat down opposite Lin Shou. The smile on her face proved that she had gained a lot.

"Why, did you buy the Dark Mysterious Stone?"

Seeing this, Lin Shou couldn't wait to ask.

"There is news, and it's better news than the Dark Stone." Xin Ruyin poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then smiled.

"Better news, could it be the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Jade?"

Hearing this, Lin Shou's eyes lit up and he blurted out.

"Bah, wishful thinking. This level of material is not something you and I can covet. It is not the ten thousand year black jade, but the thousand year cold jade. Although it is not as good as the ten thousand year black jade, it is still better than the dark black stone."

Xin Ruyin spat and said unhappily.

"That's true, but where? How many spirit stones?"

Seeing this, Lin Shou nodded slightly and asked again.

After all, this is related to the formation he needs: the Yin-Yang Reverse Spirit Formation.

The strength of the formation determines whether he can hunt more advanced monsters.

It can be said that they are all closely related, which naturally makes him worried and anxious.

"Auction. In a few days, the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce in the ninth area will hold an auction. It is divided into two levels, multiple venues, and will be held for several consecutive days. We are only in the foundation-building stage, so we can only participate in the first level of the auction. The finale item is a thousand-year-old cold jade. If we can buy it, it will be enough to increase the power of the Yin-Yang Reverse Spirit Array. However, even at this price, I'm afraid it won't be too low."

Xin Ruyin frowned slightly, and the smile on her face disappeared.

There are two levels, the first one is the foundation-building stage and the core-forming stage, and the second one is the core-forming stage and the Nascent Soul stage.

Naturally, they could only participate in the first-level auctions. Even if they participated in the second-level auctions, most of the auction items were not something they could covet.

Fighting for it by force will only bring trouble upon yourself and lead to your own destruction.

Naturally, neither of them would do such a thing.

"It doesn't matter. Price is not a problem. At most, I can just sell another batch of monster materials. As long as I can get the Millennium Cold Jade, it will be fine. The rest is not important."

Lin Shou nodded and smiled.

He still had a lot of spirit stones, even though he had spent a lot of them during this period. But he still had monster materials and spirit medicine to use as spirit stones, and they were even more popular than spirit stones.

So, Lin Shou was not too worried.

"As long as Brother Lin is confident, I can handle the rest by myself. I promise to help Brother Lin refine the formation smoothly."

Seeing this, Xin Ruyin smiled again and said, "Okay, thank you very much, Ruyin."

Hearing Xin Ruyin's assurance, Lin Shou was naturally very happy and immediately expressed his gratitude.

Afterwards, the two talked about their respective gains in the past few days. They found that most of the materials they needed had been collected, and the remaining materials would depend on the next auction.

Of course, there is not only the thousand-year-old cold jade that Xin Ruyin mentioned. There must be other materials as well.

Both of them knew this very well, so even if they didn't spend more time, it wouldn't hurt to look for one or two things.

……

"Tianxing City, is there any news about that person?"

Just as Lin Shou and Xin Ruyin were looking for the materials needed for the formation, the man they met on Tiandu Street in Kuixing Island also entered Tianxing City.

As a person from the Holy Demon Island, he was almost instinctively hostile to Tianxing City. However, as a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, he could only endure the hostility.

After all, there is only one great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage on the Holy Demon Island: the Six Paths Supreme Saint.

But, he was defeated by the Lord of the Star Palace. Under such circumstances, how could the man from the Holy Demon Island dare to be so presumptuous?

Even their identities could not be revealed, lest they be targeted by the Xinggong monks. Although the Xinggong would not prohibit the monks from the Holy Demon Island from entering Tianxing City.

But we will also pay special attention to it, mainly because there have been several major events in Tianxing City, all of which are closely related to the Holy Demon Island.

However, there was no evidence. Although in most cases, the Immortal Cultivation World did not need evidence, the Star Palace was after all an official force in the Chaos Star Sea, and it still needed to maintain its reputation.

Unless the entire Holy Demon Island can be destroyed in one fell swoop and the Six Paths Supreme Saints can be killed, but given the current situation of the Two Saints of the Stars, this is obviously impossible.

Therefore, in the end, it could only be left unresolved. However, from then on, once a cultivator from the Holy Demon Island entered Tianxing City, if his identity was exposed, he would be the focus of attention. Even if he was just a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage like this man,
After all, although the Holy Demon Island is not as good as the Tianxing City, it is also the first holy land of the magic world in the Chaos Star Sea. It has almost all the materials and elixirs needed by most known magic paths, as well as branches of major chambers of commerce and business alliances.

Therefore, if there is nothing important, how could a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage come to Tianxing City?

Of course, this is also true. This man from the Holy Demon Island has set his sights on Lin Shou, a cultivator of the same level in the Foundation Establishment Stage whose spiritual awareness is far superior to that of other cultivators of the same level.

"Sir, we have found their whereabouts. During this period, they have been selling monster materials and purchasing other materials needed in Tianxing City many times. If nothing unexpected happens, they should attend the auction held by Jiuding Merchant Alliance, one of the four major merchant alliances, in a few days."

A Jindan stage cultivator reported very respectfully, and actually found out so much about what Lin Shou and Xin Ruyin had done during this period.

However, this young man from the Holy Demon Island who was in the Foundation Establishment Stage did not take it too seriously. He just smiled with a look of joy and ill intent.

"It just so happens that I am going there too. I want to see what materials they are going to auction off. Hehe."

"What the young master said is true."

The Jindan stage cultivator immediately agreed.

Although he is a cultivator in the Jindan stage, his status is far inferior to that of the young master of the Holy Demon Island whom he serves and protects.

After all, the other party is a strong contender for the young master of the Holy Demon Island. As long as he can succeed, even a Nascent Soul cultivator will give him some face.

Although he felt that there was little hope, it was still not something he could compare to.

Besides, he didn't have any choice.

"Well! Go and make some arrangements! This time, I will make sure they get nothing and then come to me on their own initiative. Hahahaha."

The young master in the Foundation Establishment Stage of the Holy Demon Island laughed loudly. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with his plan.

"Yes, son."

Upon hearing this, the Jindan stage cultivator immediately agreed.

Then, he left to go to Jiuding Business Alliance to do some work.

After all, the Holy Demon Island and the Nine Tripods Merchant Alliance still have a close relationship. Naturally, there will be no problem with this matter.

……

On this day, Xin Ruyin and Lin Shou, who still did not gain much, set off for the auction held by the Jiuding Business Alliance.

This is the Jiuding Shopping Mall located in Tianxing City, which is equivalent to a small city in Tianxing City. There are nine huge buildings in it, all in the shape of a "trip". This is also the origin of the Jiuding Business Alliance.

Each "ding", like the Liulian Hall, is responsible for different parts.

There are alchemy cauldrons, instrument cauldrons, medicine cauldrons, formation cauldrons...

The "ding" that Xin Ruyin and Lin Shou are going to is the "Shang Ding" responsible for the auction.

This is a "big cauldron" that is a hundred feet high. It is very lively inside with people coming in and out.

After all, now is the time for the Jiuding Business Alliance’s auction, and all the cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Stage who are interested and in need in Tianxing City have come.

As for the Jiuding Business Alliance, although there were many cultivators coming, they were well prepared and were able to handle it with ease, and nothing went wrong.

All the cultivators who came here, regardless of their status or realm, did not feel neglected at all.

The most eye-catching thing is not the huge building "Shang Ding", but the huge square paved with white jade outside. It is crowded with people and noisy, and it is extremely lively.

After all, looking around, the entire square is filled with temporary stalls, and the things inside, not to mention talismans and magical instruments, there are also some strange and bizarre monster materials that make people want to pick them up and take a look.

Therefore, Xin Ruyin and Lin Shou, who still had time, simply stopped at the square for a while and wandered around to see if they could find the materials they needed. If they did, it would be great.
After all, no matter what, the things on the stalls in the square are always much cheaper than at the auction later.

Even though the two of them had no shortage of spirit stones, they didn't mind saving some.

"How many spirit stones are there for this spirit stone?"

They were extremely lucky and found the materials they needed not long after they started walking.

At this time, Xin Ruyin was holding a fist-sized stone that was glowing with light in her hand.

"One hundred spiritual stones."

Seeing this, the stall owner said calmly. He was also a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and a late Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, so he was naturally not very polite to Xin Ruyin.

Moreover, there is no shortage of customers for the things on his stall.

"How about eighty spirit stones?"
Seeing this, Lin Shou bargained.

"One hundred spirit stones, if you want, take it. If you don't want, put it down and leave. Don't keep talking here."

The stall owner's voice turned cold and he said unceremoniously.

"Here you go." Seeing this, Lin Shou was too lazy to talk nonsense, and directly took out a small cloth bag and threw it on the stall, just as he and Xin Ruyin were about to get up and leave.

An inappropriate voice sounded.

"One hundred and twenty spirit stones. This spirit stone is what I want."

Following the sound, I saw a tall and handsome young man striding towards me.

"Okay, please put down the Spirit Stone! This gentleman offers 120 Spirit Stones. If you want it, please continue to raise the price."

The stall owner showed a look of delight, with a hint of cunning in his eyes.

“Isn’t this an auction?”

Seeing this, Lin Shou's tone also turned cold and he spoke in a bad tone.

"The highest bidder wins. This has nothing to do with whether it's an auction or not."

The stall owner curled his lips and sneered.

"If you can afford it, hurry up. If you can't afford it, leave and hand the things over to this young master."

"you……"

Hearing this, Xin Ruyin became angry and was about to say something when she was stopped by Lin Shou.

"give him."

(End of this chapter)