"Palace Dual Conference!"
Upon hearing Lin Xuanhao’s explanation, Yun Xiao nodded, then asked again, "The vast Tenglong Continent must not only have these four top factions, right? What about the others?"
"What I just ntioned are the four top factions on the Tenglong Continent, and the next tier of first-rate factions includes thirteen, known among the continent’s cultivators as ’Double Islands, Double Mountains, Three Valleys, Three Sects of Xiao, Chu, and Zhao’!"
Lin Xuanhao, young as he was, appeared extrely familiar with the distribution of power across the continent, perhaps due to the fervor deep in his heart, longing for these influential powers on the Tenglong Continent.
"Impermanence Soaring Twin Islands, Ten Thousand Demons Thunderous Twin Mountains, led by Firewood Valley as the first of the Three Valleys, Killing Heart Sect heading the Three Sects, and the three major families of Xiao, Chu, and Zhao make up the thirteen second-tier great forces on the Tenglong Continent!"
In discussing these matters, Lin Xuanhao was sowhat excited, not even pausing in his speech. It was as if these facts were engraved in his bones.
Among the second-tier forces on the Tenglong Continent ntioned by Lin Xuanhao, Yun Xiao heard a few familiar nas, such as Impermanence Island and Firewood Valley, whose elders had previously presided over the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference.
By now, Yun Xiao had a preliminary understanding of the power distribution on the Tenglong Continent. However, other than having so connections with the ridian Refining Master Association and Xuanyin Hall, he knew little about the other forces.
As the two talked and discussed, they had entered Yuyang City, where the atmosphere inside the city was drastically different from outside, filled with a bustling vibe. Many cultivators walking in the streets radiated extraordinary auras, many reaching the late stages or peak of the Qi Seeking Realm.
"Big Brother Yun Xiao, since you don’t have a ridian Spirit, why don’t we first visit the ridian Spirit Trading Street?"
Upon entering the city, Lin Xuanhao seed even more exhilarated, showing no signs of fatigue even though they had traveled for nearly half a month. Without waiting for Yun Xiao’s reply, he already started walking in a certain direction.
"Let’s go and have a look!"
Yun Xiao had no objections to this suggestion. After all, with too many variables surrounding the Golden Snake Worm, finding a suitable ridian Spirit for refining would indeed be a pleasant surprise.
"Squeak squeak squeak..."
"Caw caw caw..."
"Roar..."
"..."
As Yun Xiao followed Lin Xuanhao through several streets, his ears caught a cacophony of noises, followed by an onslaught of mixed scents that hit his nose, indicating they had arrived at the so-called ridian Spirit Trading Street.
Generally, a ridian Spirit is refined from a Vein Demon, so the street was filled with formidable Vein Demons either caged or chained, including so that had reached the Seventh Rank.
This was Yun Xiao’s first encounter with such a marketplace since his rebirth, and it significantly differed from trading other items.
For instance, if you took a liking to a Vein Demon and negotiated a price to buy it, erasing its spiritual wisdom and refining it into your ridian Spirit was not easy.
Despite being captured by advanced-level human warriors and brought here, these Vein Demons still possessed a proud heart. They would not willingly beco a human’s ridian Spirit; the resistance was sure to be extrely strong.
Also, the sellers of these Vein Demons certainly wouldn’t help you erase their spiritual wisdom for free. Such transactions inherently carried a huge risk; one misstep could even cost one their life.
Nevertheless, the ridian Spirit Trading Street was bustling, filled with haggling voices. After all, acquiring a Vein Demon that one desired and then refining it into a ridian Spirit that matched one’s attribute could significantly enhance one’s combat skills.
"Brothers, a Sixth Rank, Middle-Level Extre Ice Snake, interested?"
Just as Yun Xiao and Lin Xuanhao stepped into the ridian Spirit trading area, a voice reached their ears. When they turned to look, they saw a short middle-aged man holding a small blue snake emitting frigid air, smilingly looking at them.
"Extre Ice Snake?"
With Yun Xiao’s extensive experience
"Sothing special must be suppressing it!"
Yun Xiao’s Power of Soul had long reached the pinnacle of the Spiritual Rank Advanced. With a slight sensing, he quickly discovered a clue because the sixth rank middle level Extre Ice Snake, at this mont, was limply hanging in that man’s hand without any of the aura expected of a sixth rank middle level Vein Demon.
"Sorry, neither of us possesses an Ice Attribute constitution!"
Yun Xiao turned his head back, glanced at Lin Xuanhao, and imdiately shook his head. Although Yun Xiao himself had an Ice Attribute Ancestor Vein, this sixth rank middle level Extre Ice Snake was now of little use to him.
As for Lin Xuanhao, Yun Xiao had already sensed that just like Lin Family’s Family Head Lin Zhenjiang, Lin Xuanhao was of a Fire Attribute constitution, and he cultivated Fire Attribute Techniques. Thus, he might truly despise this naturally cold Extre Ice Snake.
Under the look of disappointnt from that man, they both continued walking forward without looking back. Along the way, nurous vendors hawking Vein Demons continued endlessly, but none were to their liking.
Yun Xiao hadn’t found anything suitable, while Lin Xuanhao was probably just accompanying the forr on a stroll through this ridian Spirit trading street. As the direct descendant of the Lin Family’s Family Head, Lin Xuanhao must have already refined a ridian Spirit suitable for himself.
"Eh?"
Just as Yun Xiao was about to be completely disappointed, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he swiftly stepped towards a certain place. Lin Xuanhao, following behind, hurriedly quickened his pace to catch up, also sowhat curious about what had caught Yun Xiao’s interest.
Yun Xiao moved very quickly, taking three steps in two quite literally and arriving at that place. There, the boss was a stout man who looked quite honest, but from the narrow slit of his eyes, a sharp light would occasionally flash through, not appearing as simple as his surface suggested.
Of course, what Yun Xiao cared about was not this seemingly honest but actually cunning fat boss, but rather a Vein Demon, or more accurately, a bizarre Vein Demon, in front of him.
"Big brother Yun Xiao, could it be that you are actually interested in... this chicken...?"
Lin Xuanhao, who had walked up closely behind Yun Xiao, when he clearly saw the creature on the ground, his eyes imdiately showed extre disbelief.
For in front of the fat boss, there was nothing else but a creature that looked like an old hen... a Vein Demon, and on one of its claws, a chain was carelessly tied, as if fearing that the chicken might escape.
Lin Xuanhao was quite a prodigy in the Spirit Vein Realm Middle Stage, being the rightful son of the Lin Family. He couldn’t sense even a hint of Demon ridian Qi from this hen; it appeared just like a regular old hen used for laying eggs in ordinary households.
Originally, Lin Xuanhao had great respect for Yun Xiao’s judgnt, but now he was beginning to doubt it. This creature looked just like a common hen, how could it be a powerful Vein Demon?
On this ridian Spirit trading street, there were indeed many sly and cunning individuals. Along their way, they had seen more than once individuals using ordinary beasts or even household pets to impersonate powerful Vein Demons, deceiving one after another easily.
Since the Vein Demons brought here for sale often had their Demon ridian Qi specially suppressed, with varying degrees of suppression, sellers could claim full suppression to hide the Qi, ostensibly to prevent any mishaps with their custors, but in fact, it was just a way to deceive and dupe.
In Lin Xuanhao’s view, this fat boss right before them clearly wanted to pass off a common old hen as sothing valuable, and who could not see through such a trick?
Perhaps this was the reason why this spot was so deserted, as normal cultivators, upon seeing the image of that old hen, would lose all interest, who would openly make such a foolish decision under the public’s eyes?
"Boss, how much for this chicken?"
Just as Lin Xuanhao was about to speak out and remind Yun Xiao, the latter casually asked about the price, seemingly anxious to let others know about his great interest in this chicken.
"Kid, if you can’t discern properly, don’t blabber nonsense. With which of your eyes do you see this as a chicken?"
Unexpectedly, just as Lin Xuanhao was inwardly anxious, the fat boss refuted first. Seeing him glaring with his barely open eyes, the words he spoke left the nearby people gaping in astonishnt.
Clearly, it was just a chicken, from whatever angle one looked, it was an old hen, yet this fat boss dared to utter such words. Those familiar with his character knew that this guy was about to start tricking people again.
"Since it is not a chicken, then what, boss, do you claim it is?"
However, Yun Xiao did not get angry but instead followed along with what the fat boss had ntioned. At this, the bystanders sighed and shook their heads; such a gullible fool was rarely seen by them in their daily lives.
It seed that these onlookers were regulars who frequented this ridian Spirit trading street and were deeply familiar with this fat boss’s deception tactics.
In fact, many knew that this old hen was not the first household poultry the fat boss had tricked people into buying. Just a short while ago, the fat boss had even sold a common mongrel to a newcor from out of town.
However, within a few words from the fat boss, that mongrel astonishingly turned into a special Vein Demon with an ancient Qilin bloodline, a trickery truly beyond the reach of ordinary people.
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