UGB Chapter 127 Strengthening Spiritual Artifacts
Chapter 127 Strengthening Spiritual Artifacts
Qingluo City is located in the southeast direction on the compass, about three thousand li away from Liangjie Mountain.
With the speed of the Wind Concealer, it can reach the destination in half a day.
Zhang Lin selected a route on the compass, threw a batch of spirit stones into the Spirit Source Furnace, and activated the "Concealment" feature.
The spiritual light on the outer layer of the immortal ship flickered slightly, and then it became transparent. From the outside, the immortal ship had become one with the surrounding clouds. Even if a Foundation Establishment cultivator scanned it with his spiritual sense, it would be extremely difficult to detect its existence.
The celestial boat silently rose into the clouds and flew towards Qingluo City.
Zhang Lin sat cross-legged in the quiet room, closing his eyes.
There is one more thing to do: organize all the information obtained from the Zhou family's secret jade slips.
Zhou Mingxuan is a core disciple of the Zhou family in the inner sect of Danxia Sect, Chixia Peak. Although he is also in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, he is a genuine Foundation Establishment cultivator.
His true strength far surpasses Zhou Huaili's, making him the greatest threat to Zhou Mingyuan.
However, as Lu Yuanshan said, the jade slip containing the message is irrefutable evidence.
The jade slip clearly records Zhou Mingxuan's secret order to Zhou Huaili to intercept and kill the sect's disciples, as well as Zhou Mingyuan's arrangement to lead three people to the Two Realms Mountain in a celestial boat.
If this evidence were submitted to the criminal justice court, even if the Zhou family is powerful, they would still suffer greatly in front of the elders of the master-disciple lineage.
With this jade slip, he was no longer a simple victim, but the one who held the initiative.
He carefully put away the jade slip, then took out the Spirit Mirror and the White Bone Ring, examining them closely in the quiet room.
The back of this bronze mirror is engraved with a closed eye. When true energy is injected, the eye will open and emit a golden light that can illuminate the circulation of true energy and reveal the weaknesses of the opponent's surgical techniques.
This thing is practically a divine tool for identifying magical artifacts, seeing through illusions, and finding weaknesses in formations.
Zhang Lin decided to reinforce the mirror.
[Spiritual Mirror: Mid-grade spiritual artifact. The mirror surface is forged from deep-sea silver mixed with mysterious crystals, the back of the mirror is the Eye of Truth, and the frame is engraved with celestial runes.]
[Comes with two inherent traits: True Mirror and Illusion Breaker. Can be enhanced, consuming 100 mid-grade spirit stones.]
[Enhancement Effect: Superior-grade spiritual artifact, new characteristic: Immobilization. When the Spirit Mirror is used to illuminate the target, the Eye of Truth releases an invisible and intangible immobilization force. The immobilized person's body becomes stiff, and their limbs feel as if they are filled with lead and mercury.]
Besides the mirror, there were also the relics of that demonic cultivator.
[White Bone Ring: A low-grade spiritual artifact, crafted from the bones of a Foundation Establishment/Body Cultivation cultivator, retaining the characteristics of a second-grade spell.]
[Special Feature: Mystic Gold Finger - Releases Mystic Gold Qi to enhance the finger, making it impervious to metal and stone. Can be strengthened, consuming two thousand low-grade spirit stones.]
[Enhancement Effect: Mystic Metal Hand, imbued with Mystic Metal Qi, allows the hand to be used as a weapon, capable of breaking spells and true energy shields, catching flying swords, impervious to water and fire, and indestructible.]
No wonder that demonic cultivator was able to catch Zhou Huaili's attack with his bare hands; he must have used the Xuanjin Finger technique. It's a pity that the magical artifact that could summon giant white bones was broken during the battle; otherwise, he could have had another magical artifact.
After the two magical artifacts were fully enhanced, Zhang Lin closed his eyes.
Qingluo City, Auction House, Thick Earth Black Jade.
The competitors in this bidding process are not only the major aristocratic families, but also cultivators from all walks of life.
The spirit stone speaks for itself; the highest bidder wins.
Although he is now quite wealthy, there are too many variables at auctions. If he encounters bidding wars from aristocratic families, he may not have enough spirit stones.
Before the auction begins, some magical artifacts and elixirs need to be sold to ensure the success of the bidding.
The clouds rushed past the boat, and the Qingluo City marker on the spiritual compass drew ever closer.
Half a day later, the celestial boat slowly landed in a desolate mountain forest.
Zhang Lin put away the Wind Concealment Horn and traveled eastward along the mountain road for more than ten miles. In the distance, he could see the city walls of Qingluo City.
It was a more prosperous city than Qingxuan City had ever been. The city walls were ten zhang high and made of blue bricks. Every hundred steps on the city wall was an arrow tower, and there was a faint spiritual light flowing on the tower. It was obviously not an ordinary building.
The city gate was bustling with activity, but there were very few ordinary merchants. Most of the people coming and going were independent cultivators and sect disciples. The guards at the gate wore the standard armor of the Qingluo City Patrol Division, and their cultivation levels were all above the late stage of Qi Refining.
Zhang Lin, using the identity of Lin Mo, paid the city entrance fee of a low-grade spirit stone and successfully entered the city.
He found a mid-range inn in the south of the city and stayed there. He then spent about half an hour researching the market conditions of several major markets in the city.
The largest market in Qingluo City is located in the east of the city, and Tianbao Pavilion is the most magnificent building in the market.
The auction is scheduled for after March, giving him ample time to prepare.
As night fell, Zhang Lin returned to his inn room, closed the doors and windows, took out the jade slip belonging to Du Heng, and once again probed it with his spiritual sense, carefully reading the contents about Qingluo City and the auction word by word.
Besides the auction catalog and the thick earth jade tablet, the jade slip contained many other items.
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Southern Wilderness Continent, Qingxuan City, Zhou Family.
Zhou Huai-ren has not slept for three days.
As the head of a branch of the Zhou family in Qingxuan City, his late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation meant he no longer needed to rely on sleep to restore his energy.
But sitting in the main seat of the clan council hall, he felt a long-lost weariness.
It wasn't physical, but rather a series of bad news over the past three days.
First, Zhou Huaili's life tablet broke.
The moment the life tablet shattered, the elder guarding the shrine sent a message via a communication talisman.
Zhou Huai-ren was in seclusion studying a newly acquired technique when he was forcibly interrupted. His true energy went astray, and he almost damaged his meridians.
But he didn't have time to adjust his breathing and immediately summoned the cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage in the clan to discuss matters.
Although Zhou Huaili was only from a collateral branch, he was a trusted confidant whom Zhou Huaili had personally promoted. He had never failed in any mission issued by the family. So why did he fail this time when dealing with a junior in the Qi Refining stage?
No one can answer this question.
Then, the life tablets of the three outer disciples sent by the clan shattered one after another within the same hour.
Then there's Zhou Mingyuan's. According to news from the Du and Chen families, those two died before Zhou Mingyuan.
Zhou Mingyuan's life tablet was the last to break, but only a few breaths later.
This shows that the opponent killed six disciples in a short time with overwhelming force.
"Investigate for me," Zhou Huai-ren uttered, enunciating each word clearly.
The council chamber was completely silent.
"Go to Chuzhou and investigate Zhang Lin's background. Arrest his clansmen and interrogate them one by one. There's no way a mere Qi Refining cultivator could have killed Huai Li." Zhou Huai Ren's voice wasn't loud, but it pierced the ears of everyone present like ice.
Zhou Jingtang glanced at Zhou Huai'ren, whose face was gloomy, and whispered, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Zhang Lin is, after all, a disciple of the Danxia Sect. If we touch his family, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the sect..."
"Moreover, the Great Yan Dynasty is the backyard of the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Profound Heaven Sect. If we recklessly start a war in Chuzhou, and accidentally provoke the madmen of the Sword Sect, it may bring trouble to our family."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Huai-ren remained silent for a long while before saying somewhat helplessly, "Then let's investigate secretly first. Once it's confirmed that Huai-li's death is related to the Zhang Lin family, we'll take action immediately and leave no one alive."
Everyone fell silent. If it were a rogue cultivator or a disciple of a smaller sect, there wouldn't be such trouble. But Zhang Lin was from the Central Divine Continent and was a direct disciple of the outer sect of the Danxia Sect. Without evidence, even the main sect wouldn't dare to arbitrarily erase the family of a disciple from a major sect.
"Where is Mingyuan's body?" Zhou Huaiyi, who was sitting at the head of the left seat, asked.
He was Zhou Huai Ren's cousin, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, who managed the Zhou family's market business in Qingxuan City. He was far more meticulous than ordinary cultivators.
"There's still no news from Liangjie Mountain," Zhou Huai-ren said.
"Where is the Immortal Boat? The Immortal Boat wouldn't just disappear into thin air."