"Who are you?"
Chen Lin looked at the figure that suddenly appeared in front of him and forced himself to remain calm.
The other person was a tall man with copper coins hanging all over his body. He was looking down at him, and he could not move at all, like a lamb to be slaughtered.
"I'm a traveling merchant, nice to meet you!"
To Chen Lin's surprise, he had just asked casually, but he didn't expect the other party's answer to be so clear and organized, as if she was the same as the little girl Niuniu, a native of the demon world with independent consciousness.
In the current situation, it is better to be able to communicate than not to be able to communicate.
Chen Lin's mind raced, and he forced a smile and said, "I'm glad to meet you, too. What do you want to talk to me about?"
After asking, he looked around.
There was no scene, just a dark wilderness.
This showed that there was no problem with the node that Master Wan Meng gave him. Originally, there was indeed no danger here. He was just unlucky and happened to encounter such a creature from the demon world passing by.
"I didn't look for you, I saved you. If I hadn't helped you channel the energy of lightning to destroy your inner demon, you would probably be dead now."
The voice of the copper coin man rang out, and Chen Lin was stunned.
He thought that the destruction of his inner demon by the thunder was a natural occurrence, but he didn't expect that it was the other party who was helping to guide it
Regardless of whether what the other party said was true or false, he could not refute it at this time. Chen Lin showed a grateful look and said, "Thank you very much, sir. I am very grateful."
The money man shook his head and said, "I am a traveling merchant. I only do business. Don't be grateful."
After he finished speaking, he shook the copper coins on his body and said, "You now have two choices. One is to trade fairly with me and allow me to take away the luck you just gained. The other is for me to restore your inner demon, but I will also charge you some loss fees because I never do business at a loss."
Luck
Chen Lin's heart sank.
It can even take away something as illusive as luck, so it is definitely not an ordinary creature from the demon world.
It was impossible to guess whether what the other party said was true or not, but he had no room for refusal.
The energy of the fairy stone tied to his body is almost exhausted. If the inner demon reappears, he will have no time to deal with it. He has no choice but to agree.
Without a choice, Chen Lin did not think too much and said, "You saved my life, so I must repay you. Let's choose a fair trade."
He emphasized the word "fair trade".
According to past experience, no matter how powerful the creatures in the demon world are, they are restricted by fixed rules. The same should apply if the other party allows him to choose, so he cannot give the other party a chance to cut corners with his words.
"As you wish."
The other party didn't say much. After getting the answer, he took out a huge copper coin from somewhere, shook it at his body, and then disappeared!
Is that it
Chen Lin couldn't believe it and thought it was ridiculous.
But there was indeed no trace of the other person in the empty surroundings, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
He didn't have time to think about it. The light of the Immortal Stone had become extremely weak. If he didn't have the energy of the Immortal Stone to isolate the aura of the demon world and the demonic energy corroded his body, he would not be able to use the magic power stored in his body.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly activated the boundary-breaking talisman, and then struggled to drill into the space ripples.
Three months later.
Chen Lin stood in front of the alchemy furnace with a look of surprise and uncertainty on his face.
It took him three full months to fully recover, and then he began to conduct various experiments.
One thing was finally confirmed, that is, after breaking through the Jindan stage, his innate ability did not upgrade again, and was still at the level of one in five.
He suspected that this was related to the good fortune that was taken away by the traveling merchant.
What the other party said at that time was that he wanted to take away the luck that had "just grown" in him.
In other words, his luck increased after he broke through the golden elixir stage, which should have appeared after his innate ability was improved, but it was taken away by the other party.
Of course, if it was really the other party who saved his life, then it would not be a loss to lose his talent and ability in order to advance to a higher level as a reward. After all, if his life was gone, it would be meaningless even if his talent and ability increased to the point where he would definitely hit the target once.
"Luck, could it be that my innate ability is really related to luck?"
After being stunned for a while, Chen Lin sighed and stopped thinking about it.
Things have come to this point, and there is no point in saying anything. Since his innate abilities have not been upgraded, his ability to obtain resources will not be as smooth as before.
The items that can be used by Jindan cultivators, whether they are elixirs, talismans, magical instruments, or anything else, the raw materials used are extremely rare. It is very difficult to obtain one or two, let alone five, so the effect of the innate ability will definitely be greatly reduced.
"The Demon Realm is too evil. We should stay away from it from now on."
Chen Lin muttered to himself.
Then he shook his head, put away the furnace and left the training room.
"Greetings, Uncle!"
Seeing Chen Lin come out, Chen Qiaoyun's family, who had been waiting outside, immediately came over to greet him, with concern on everyone's face.
Chen Lin calmed down and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there is nothing wrong with my body. Since you are all here, I will ask you to do something."
When one's cultivation reaches the Golden Core Stage, one needs to prepare to refine a natal magic weapon. He had already made a choice and planned to refine a natal flying sword.
Riding the sword Qingming has always been his dream. He didn’t have the conditions in the past, but now that he has reached a certain level of cultivation, he naturally wants to satisfy it.
In addition to refining his own flying sword, he also had to refine the Black Tortoise Shield. It was too slow for one person to collect materials, so he sent Chen Qiaoyun and her family out to collect supplies in various immortal cities.
Although his innate ability has not been advanced, he can still earn spirit stones by hitting the target five times. Refining the two kinds of pills, Foundation Establishment Pill and Seven-Star Pill, is enough to make him rich. He spends a lot of spirit stones and quickly recovers all kinds of resources.
However, what he collected with great fanfare were materials for refining flying swords, as well as some auxiliary materials for refining basalt shields. As for sensitive things like souls, he did not dare to purchase them in large quantities in order to avoid being noticed by interested people.
Once Lingbao's secret is exposed, even the Silver Fairy can't save him!
In addition to refining treasures, the matter of martial arts also made Chen Lin a little puzzled. Now that his thunder spiritual root has been formed, he wanted to switch to practicing thunder-attributed martial arts, but he has not found a suitable one.
Thunder-attributed martial arts techniques are rare to begin with, and those at the Jindan stage are even rarer. Moreover, once a martial art is chosen, it must be practiced all the way to the Yuanying stage, so one has to be cautious.
"Fellow Daoist Tantai, what does the City Lord say?"
After searching for several months without finding a suitable technique, Chen Lin could only turn to Tan Tai Yun Jin for help.
He asked the other party to help him ask if he could choose a martial arts hall in Tianyun Immortal City at a certain price.
Tan Tai Yun Jin shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that you will be disappointed, Fellow Daoist Chen. The City Lord doesn't disagree, but there is no suitable technique for you in the Technique Hall of this city. There are a few Golden Core Stage Lightning Techniques, but they all have great drawbacks. If you practice them, the gains will not outweigh the losses. It is better to practice other techniques with ordinary attributes."
"Oh, forget it. I'm just trying it out. If it doesn't work, I'll just choose a wood or fire attribute mental method."
Chen Lin sighed helplessly.
He had expected this result. Martial arts have always been a secret of major forces. He had a deep understanding of this when he was looking for foundation-building techniques. Even in Danding City where resources were centralized and integrated, he was unable to find a suitable one. In the end, it was Luo Qinglan who lent a helping hand.
Tan Tai Yun Jin was also helpless and said regretfully: "There is nothing we can do about it. Cultivation is a heaven-defying act, and it is impossible for everything to go as planned. However, if you choose a wood and fire attribute technique, there are many in the Immortal City's Technique Hall. I can report to the City Lord and use my contribution to exchange one for you."
Chen Lin felt warm in his heart.
The other party was indeed a grateful person and helped him without reservation, but he didn't want to trouble the other party anymore.
With his financial resources, he could still obtain this kind of ordinary-attribute martial arts technique, and he was not willing to give up. He wanted to look for it again. If it didn't work, he would go back to Silver Immortal City and try again.
Thinking of this, he said, "Anyway, I have just made a breakthrough, and it will take some time for my cultivation to stabilize. I will look for it somewhere else. If I really can't find it, we can talk about it later."
Tan Tai Yun Jin nodded and said no more.
Since the technique had not been determined, the natal flying sword could not be refined. Chen Lin asked Chen Qiaoyun and others to mainly collect auxiliary materials for refining the Black Tortoise Shield, as well as the Golden Core period pill formula and alchemy materials and other resources. Then he said goodbye to Tan Tai Yunjin and left Tianyun Immortal City.
A few months later, there was no Dinghai.
Chen Lin stood on a small island, absorbed the soul of a giant octopus monster, put it into a soul bottle, and then nodded with satisfaction.
Wuding Sea is indeed a natural treasure house. There are countless monsters in the sea. Over the past few months, he has not only collected a large number of monster souls, but also collected a lot of natural treasures. The harvest is extremely rich.
Of course, he encountered many dangers, but they were all within control. After all, he only acted on the periphery and never went deep.
After collecting the demon soul, Chen Lin dealt with the giant octopus's body and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, his expression changed and he looked towards the distant sky. He saw several streams of light shooting towards him and appeared in front of him in an instant.
"You are so skilled that you can easily kill a top-level second-level monster like the Fire Emblem Octopus. I wonder which fairy city you are from?"
Chen Lin glanced at the few people. They were all foundation-building cultivators. The one who spoke was a handsome man who seemed a little arrogant. He also had the highest cultivation level and had reached the great perfection of foundation-building.
After entering the Wuding Sea, he had always hidden his cultivation in the late stage of foundation building in order to keep a low profile, but this also attracted many cultivators with ulterior motives.
But this group doesn't look like they are here to kill people and steal treasures.
"I am Lin Feiyu, a casual cultivator from Wanxiang Immortal City. I wonder if you fellow Taoists have anything to say to me?"