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Chapter 913 Merchants (Two in One)

A moment later, Qingyao tidied her clothes, and an elderly woman pushed the door open and asked cautiously.

"Yao'er, did you succeed?"

Qingyao's expression changed again and again, and she only smiled bitterly and said, "Aunt Lan, I'm afraid we've all misjudged this person this time!"

The old woman showed a bit of surprise and said, "But when you came back yesterday, didn't you say that you had already planted the Six Desire Demon Seeds? How come it's still recurring?"

"I'm also curious. Although this person has a dark aura and cannot be distinguished, I met him at Songhe Villa yesterday. I secretly used the Six Desires Bewitching Divine Technique and planted the Six Desires Demon Seed in him. I sensed it clearly, and everything went very smoothly. The formations and the subtle fragrance I set up today were all prepared for him, but..."

Qingyao hesitated to speak and just shook her head.

"I even tried the Six Desires Dance, but he seemed completely unaffected. Instead..."

When she said this, a blush flashed across Qingyao's face. Aunt Lan couldn't help but notice it, so she quickly shook her head and said.

"Silly girl, when you practice the Six Desires and Bewilderment Method, you will be moved by the six senses and your mind will not change. Remember this. Once you make a mistake, you will end up in eternal damnation. Aunt Lan, I have no hope in this life. I only hope that you can avenge our Xi family. Please be careful!"

The redness on Qingyao's face disappeared instantly when she heard the voice. A complicated look flashed in her eyes, but she still spoke.

"Auntie Lan, I understand. Now that Wu Shishang, the leader of the Seven Thieves, is about to form a Core Formation, I must stop him!"

Aunt Lan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Yes, your cultivation is sufficient. Perhaps your chance to form a pill should be here."

Qingyao nodded and said, "Aunt Lan, you're the only one I can truly trust now. If you hadn't risked your entire cultivation to save me, I would have been reduced to ashes by now. I've always obeyed you, Aunt Lan, all these years, even when I joined the demonic path. Now our Xi family's archenemy is not only living a carefree life, but has even become a disciple of the Purple Cloud Immortal Mansion, promising immortality, while I'm still struggling in the mud. The only way I can avenge myself is to become stronger, no matter what means necessary!"

Aunt Lan was very satisfied with what she heard, but she patted Qingyao's shoulder gently and said, "Child, Aunt Lan doesn't want to force you, but when I think of the tragic situation of the Xi family back then, I can't sleep at night. For seventy years, all I think about day and night is that scumbag. I wish I could tear him into pieces, capture his soul and beat him with a beast, making him suffer day and night, only then can I relieve the hatred in my heart. As long as Aunt Lan can see that day, even if it means my soul is shattered, I will not hesitate! Since this person has such a skill, don't waste it. Although the Six Desires Bewitching God Method didn't work, everyone has weaknesses. As long as he has weaknesses, I can use them for my own benefit. Do I still need Aunt Lan to teach you?"

Her words were sometimes full of care, sometimes full of resentment, and finally showed a bit of viciousness and cruelty. These complex emotions appeared on her body in just a few words without any sense of incongruity.

Qingyao thought for a moment and nodded, "Auntie Lan, you're right. Let me think about it. He has already agreed, but he still has some tricks up his sleeve on how to use this knife."

Aunt Lan nodded and said, "It seems this man has long been aware of your tactics, but he kept the appointment calmly and even spared you in the end. I think, if he's not attracted by your beauty and is playing hard to get, then he's a hypocrite from the Middle Earth. These kinds of people are the easiest to deal with. All it takes is an excuse. I have a feeling this man will become the benefactor of your revenge. You should think carefully. If you can't keep him as a puppet today, you can win his heart tomorrow. You don't need me to teach you about the things between men and women."

Qingyao lowered her head slightly, and said no more words. She said softly, "Auntie Lan, my spell failed today. Although I didn't suffer any backlash, I am a little tired and want to rest."

Aunt Lan responded, turned around, and was about to leave when she seemed to remember something and said, "The moon will be full in three days, the sea tide will rise and the energy will be full, which is perfect for the skills on the black stone. He is very likely to choose this time, so we can't slack off."

Qingyao remained silent for a moment, then said, "I'll visit Taoist Yunmu tonight. His most prized disciple died at the hands of the third of the Seven Thieves. I've corresponded with him before, and I'm 70% sure I can convince him. The Dragon-Fixing Pillar he possesses can destroy the dragon-blooded pet kept by the second of the Seven Thieves."

Aunt Lan nodded and said, "Yes, although the seven of them are strong, now that Feng Laowu is gone, they can't form a formation. We can defeat them one by one. And with the help of Fairy Qianhong and Grandma Lingdie, we have an 80% chance of defeating them. Even if we can't wipe out all seven of them, we can definitely make him fail in his Dan-forming stage!"

Li Ming walked out of the sea tower and looked back at this moment. He understood in his heart that all the arrangements in it were actually secretly in line with the essence of the magic way, especially the luxury in the upper three floors, which could best stimulate the desires in people's hearts. All kinds of evil thoughts would arise and could invisibly affect other people.

On the upper level, there are also things like altars and magic circles, which subtly expand these influences, and these thoughts are the favorite nourishment of the devil.

Regardless of whether they are immortal or mortal, smart or stupid, the biggest difference between humans and animals lies in the wisdom, courage, kindness and greed, cunning and vicious thoughts in their hearts.

Cultivating immortality is not about being heartless, but about forgetting emotions; cultivating demons is not about blindly indulging desires, but about controlling desires!

Therefore, no matter whether it is the ruthless path or the devilish path, they are all mistakes and will lead to demonic possession!

In Li Ming's opinion, the leader of the Qingyao Society is now helpless. After all, he does not have the most superior magic skills. He seems to be brave and diligent, with infinite magical uses, but in fact he is in danger and is in a precarious situation.

But what does this have to do with him?

Could it be that just because there were two pieces of rotten flesh on her chest and she looked a bit pretty, she was enough to make Li Ming fall in love with her? She didn't finish off the man who plotted against her simply because the time wasn't right. Did she really think she could control him? He counted on his fingers: "So that's what it is. It's fate, haha. It's both a calamity and a fate. Calamity and fate change in a moment's thought."

Returning to the cave, Li Ming took out the jade gourd and played with it. He didn't care about the extremely precious evil spirit. Not to mention that he had formed a first-grade elixir, it was not yet formed. He also looked down on this spiritual object that could only form a sixth or seventh-grade golden elixir.

"It's just that places where Frost and Dark Earth Demons can be born usually have more precious water-attributed spiritual objects. I want to practice the Five Elements, and I must have five spiritual objects to save time. If I can get one first and practice it well, that would be great too!"

He thought for a moment and calculated again, but the result was not ideal. He could only vaguely calculate that this spiritual object seemed to have a shallow fate with him. If he wanted to get this spiritual object, it should be from someone else. As for who this person was, Li Ming calculated several times and finally locked on Qingyao and the young man Shang Zhuoyi on the merchant ship.

"The secrets of heaven are so profound that even I cannot fully grasp them."

Li Ming sighed slightly. He couldn't figure it out. It was just too time-consuming and he had to be in seclusion for several months to get any results. It would be better to just let things develop. Although it is said that treasures belong to those with virtue, what is virtue? I'm afraid it still depends on one's strength.

Before long, there was a slight noise outside the cave, which came through the magic circle and resembled the sound of knocking on the door. Li Mingzhi sensed it through the jade token in his hand and knew that the person standing at the door was Shang Zhuoyi, and there were several others beside him. He immediately laughed, stood up and put away the magic circle.

Although Shang Jia is a mortal, he has a wealthy family and a large business. Shang Zhuoyi's father is a legendary figure. His three ups and downs are still talked about by mortals in Donghai. All this information was obtained by Li Ming yesterday.

It is said that Shang Zhuoyi's father, Shang Wang, was originally a fisherman. By chance, he accidentally entered the archipelago. This is nothing. After all, there are people like this who drift here by chance every once in a while, but most of the time they are on big ships. There are very few people like his father who can cross the ocean alone with just a piece of wood.

When he first arrived, Shang Wang was surprised by the large number of people practicing Taoism in the archipelago. He marveled at the monks' sophisticated methods and long lifespans. However, he had no natural aptitude and was not young anymore, so he could not practice Taoism. He could only do odd jobs on the island to barely make a living.

He started from the most dangerous job of collecting materials at sea, started from scratch, from working for others to becoming his own boss, from a broken ship to dozens of large ships now, he has experienced so much, and even had a relationship with several cultivators, but there is a difference between immortals and mortals.

He had already earned wealth that others could never imagine in their lifetime, but he wanted a cultivator to emerge from among his descendants, which would bring honor to the family. However, he had devoted all his energy to business in his early years, and injured his body while doing hard labor. He had no chance to have children, so he asked a familiar cultivator to prescribe a furnace of elixirs specifically for him, which made him more powerful. Only then did he have a son in his old age, Shang Zhuoyi.

It's not that he didn't gain anything after that, but they were all girls, and he only had this one son. Now he was over 80 years old, and no panacea could help him. It was a pity that perhaps talent was really hereditary, and none of his sons and three daughters had the fate to practice Taoism.

Shang Wang has given up on this idea. Now that he is old, he plans to let his son take over his business. If his son is not able to take over, he still has his grandson. His descendants will be endless. One day, one of his descendants will be able to practice Taoism. He just needs to lay the foundation in advance.

With this idea in mind, he patted his right-hand man and asked him to train Shang Zhuoyi personally. This old man was the person Shang Wang trusted the most, Sun Shan. It was just that they were unlucky. Shang Zhuoyi met Feng Laowu, one of the seven thieves, on his first trip to the sea. If he had not met Li Ming by chance, the Shang family would have been extinct.

Today he came specifically to thank Li Ming and see if he could establish a relationship with Li Ming. Although he also had a few familiar cultivators, the more relationships with people like this, the better.

Li Ming naturally knew what he was thinking, but according to the hexagram, he felt that Shang Zhuoyi had some kind of fate with him. Maybe the spiritual object was still in his body, so he did not reject him but opened the door wide.

Li Ming looked up and down and saw that in front of Shang Zhuoyi was an energetic old man with white hair and beard. He was wearing a dark blue gown embroidered with gold thread. He didn't look like a man in his eighties at all. People would believe if he said he was only sixty. He didn't seem as shrewd as the rumors said. Instead, he was cheerful and had a smile on his face. He was as amiable as the old man next door.

But Li Ming knew very well in his heart that this man was able to make a fortune in the archipelago. In addition to good luck, he was also very scheming and resourceful. Otherwise, he would not be able to keep such a huge family business. Overseas is different from overseas. There are no laws to constrain each other. It is more like the law of the jungle and far more realistic than other places. A moment of luck may allow him to obtain wealth that ordinary people can hardly imagine, but if he can keep this wealth for decades, then he is not just lucky. In short, this is an extraordinary mortal!
According to Shang Zhuoyi, his father relied on a few friends and connections in some small immortal sects in the East China Sea. He did not rely on piling up human lives or collecting materials from the seabed, but on reselling resources and materials in these immortal islands to make a profit. The profit was not as high as others thought, but through steady progress, the family fortune was naturally quite rich over the years.

Of course, the richness here refers to among mortals. Perhaps the entire business combined can be equivalent to the accumulation of a Mingfa cultivator, but it is definitely not enough when it comes to the Jindan realm. But even so, it is still an extremely terrifying thing. It is no exaggeration to say that the business is rich enough to rival a country!

Li Ming brought the Shang family and his son into the courtyard, and several followers stayed outside the door. As for those customary rituals, Li Ming declined them politely, and only said that they should sit in the courtyard and have a cup of tea. Gifts or not, there was no need for that.

Shang Wang agreed very frankly and took Shang Zhuoyi with him into the villa where Li Ming was temporarily staying.

The three of them sat down, and Li Ming took out some spiritual tea. It was cultivated by him when he was bored in Gantian Town. It was just average, with just a sweet taste. Fortunately, the Shang family and his son did not think much of it and could not tell the quality of spiritual tea. After all, apart from the taste, the most important thing about spiritual tea is whether it is full of spiritual energy and whether it can benefit the drinker's spiritual practice.

However, they were both mortals, and they would feel warm all over no matter what kind of spiritual tea they drank. In addition, there were many spiritual teas that they, the father and the son, were not lucky enough to enjoy. Li Ming was respectful of them by letting them drink tea, so they naturally could not say anything picky.

Shang Wang even praised it, saying, "Master, this tea must be from the Middle Earth. The taste is indeed very different from overseas. It's quite good."

Li Ming just smiled and said, "You're too kind. I just planted it casually in my spare time and infused it with some spiritual energy. It tastes like home when I drink it, so I like it. To be honest, there are many spiritual teas in the market that are better than this nameless tea of ​​mine."

(End of this chapter)