Chen Lin took the pass in his hand and frowned in confusion.
The demonic energy on this pass is very faint, and is not enough to serve as a medium to project into the demon world, but now it seems to have established a connection with some existence, causing the surrounding space to become somewhat unstable.
He was just thinking about whether to throw it away when he heard a familiar voice ringing in his ears.
"Uncle, don't move. I'm going to pull you in!"
It turned out to be the scarecrow girl!
Chen Lin hesitated for a moment and did not move.
Then, a small hand woven from straw appeared from the void, pulled him gently, and his figure disappeared from the spot.
The devil world.
Chen Lin's body appeared and he was immediately shocked by the scene before him.
He was not in the yard of the Scarecrow's Cottage, but on the small path in the Guardian's Cottage Village. In addition to Niu Niu, the orphan mushroom girl Xiaohong was there, as well as a few other strange children.
But this was not the reason why he was surprised. The reason was that these children were all gathered around a person, and this person turned out to be the traveling merchant who had taken away part of his luck!
He was covered in copper coins and was being stared at aggressively by a group of little guys, looking very flustered.
After seeing Chen Lin, he immediately said anxiously: "Brother, please help me prove that we had a fair deal last time, and I didn't lie to you!"
Chen Lin was a little confused. He didn't understand the situation for a moment, so naturally he didn't say anything nonsense.
He first took out a piece of fairy stone to block the invasion of the demonic aura, and then looked at Niu Niu beside him.
Niuniu put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Uncle, this peddler came to our village to sell things today, and I found that one of his luck balls had your scent on it, so I asked my friends to catch him. Uncle, you don't have to be afraid of him. If he really cheated you, my friends and I will take care of him!"
After hearing what Niu Niu said, Chen Lin suddenly realized.
At the same time, he was secretly shocked. This traveling merchant could really walk freely in the demon world. Moreover, the other party intercepted his luck not for his own use, but to sell it as a commodity. This business was really big.
However, a person who can walk freely in the demon world, whose strength is unquestionable, was caught by a group of children. This also indirectly proves that these children in the Guardian Hut Village are extraordinary.
It is just as Master Wanmeng said, anyone with the title of guardian in the demon world is very powerful.
Chen Lin looked at Niu Niu, then at the nervous traveling merchant, and decided to tell the truth.
If he lied, Niu Niu might be able to get his luck back, but if the other party found out, it would reduce his favorability in the other party's heart, which would not be worth the loss.
Moreover, the traveling merchants are so mysterious that they may have the ability to restore the original scene, so the possibility of their lies being exposed is still very high.
Thinking of this, he immediately said, "It was indeed a transaction, but the circumstances at that time were a bit special."
He then described the transaction in detail without adding any personal emotion.
"You said it was a fair trade, but you are just taking advantage of someone who is in trouble!"
After listening to this, Xiao Niuniu blinked her big eyes and pointed at the traveling merchant angrily.
The merchant shuddered and explained hastily, "Master Guardian, your friend was about to die. I saved his life, so it is fair and reasonable to take a portion of his luck as a reward. I even suffered a little loss."
"I don't care. Anyway, you are taking advantage of someone's misfortune. Return my uncle's luck to him immediately!"
Niu Niu turned her head away, looking as if she didn't want to hear anything.
The traveling merchant's face fell, knowing that reasoning would not work.
Even if we fight, we can’t win.
As for other methods, they are even less feasible, and there is not just one guardian here, but a group of them!
He could only say in silence: "Reporting to the Lord Guardian, you also know that as a traveling merchant, I cannot cancel the transaction at will. If I return the luck to him, he will have to return my transaction items to me, and he will be in danger of death."
Feeling that Niuniu's aura was getting colder and colder, and the eyes of the other children around him were also becoming unfriendly, he hurriedly said: "But since he is the friend of the guardian, I can give him another chance to trade, and I can give your friend the greatest discount!"
Niuniu seemed very dissatisfied, but she did not continue to force him. Instead, she turned her head and looked at Chen Lin and said, "Uncle, what do you think of this condition? Can you accept it?"
"Can."
Chen Lin immediately nodded in agreement.
Since Niu Niu asked him, it means that the conditions are basically like this. Even though she is a little girl, she is very smart and cannot be treated as a child.
"Well, since my uncle agrees, I will let you go. But you can't hide your good stuff, otherwise I will be angry!"
Niu Niu glared at the traveling merchant, looking somewhat reluctant.
The traveling merchant nodded immediately and said, "Don't worry, Lord Guardian. My principle is fair trade and I will never cheat anyone, young or old!"
Then he looked at Chen Lin and said, "Brother, tell me what treasures you want. I am a famous peddler and I have a lot of treasures!"
When facing Chen Lin, he did not bow and scrape like he did to Niu Niu, but stood straight with an arrogant look.
Chen Lin ignored the other party's attitude, his eyes lit up and he immediately asked: "Do you have an innate spiritual treasure, a magic elixir that can make people become immortals directly, or an elixir of immortality?"
Such an opportunity is hard to come by, so he directly mentioned a few legendary treasures.
The peddler's breath stagnated, and he said speechlessly: "If I had something like this, would I still need to be a peddler?"
"oh."
Chen Lin said "oh" and looked disappointed.
But he was just asking and didn't have any hope in the first place.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Then are there any ordinary offensive spiritual treasures, or elixirs that can allow Jindan cultivators to directly advance to Yuanying cultivators?"
What he wants most now is to be promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, so that he can survive in a catastrophe. If he cannot be promoted to the Nascent Soul stage directly, an offensive spiritual treasure will also do. By then, he will be able to attack and defend at the same time without any weaknesses.
To his surprise, the other party actually nodded this time!
The traveling merchant shook the copper coins on his body and said, "I still have this kind of treasure, but what can you trade it with? I can only give you the biggest discount, but it can't be free."
Chen Lin didn't expect that the other party could really take out such a treasure, and he immediately became excited.
"What kind of transaction is needed? Is there a comparison standard?"
He spoke hastily.
If he could trade for these two treasures, he would accept any price he could afford!
The traveling merchant thought for a while and said, "According to the trading rules, even if the discount is the maximum, the difference in value between the two trading items cannot be less than one level, and you can only choose one treasure of this level."
Glancing at Chen Lin, he continued, "If you want to attack a spiritual treasure, you normally need one hundred magic coins, but you only need to pay fifty, or a treasure of equal value will do. The price of a pill that can directly advance you to the Nascent Soul stage is slightly higher, and it still requires one hundred magic coins after the discount, but this kind of pill may not be absolutely successful, and there is a certain chance of failure. Don't say I lied to you when the time comes."
Magic coin
Chen Lin frowned.
Let alone a hundred, he doesn't even have one.
However, it is shocking news that magic coins can buy such treasures. I wonder if Fairy Silver, Master Wanmeng and others know about it.
"I don't have any magic coins."
Chen Lin spoke frankly, then pointed to the Immortal Stone in his hand and said, "Can I use this to trade?"
The peddler shook his head.
"How about spirit stones? Top-grade spirit stones. How many do you need?"
Chen Lin did not give up. Although he did not have much else, he had quite a few top-grade spirit stones in his storage bag.
The peddler shook his head again and said, "According to my rules, the items traded by both parties must be of equal value. The value cannot be increased by adding up the quantity. Even magic coins are not allowed. However, magic coins are the currency in circulation in the demon world after all. I allow you to use them for the sake of the guardian."
Can’t stack, can only use treasures of equal value
Chen Lin frowned. What he wanted was naturally the elixir that could directly advance him to the Nascent Soul stage, but the level of this kind of treasure was higher than that of ordinary spiritual treasures. What could he use to exchange it
After thinking for a while, he took out the fake spiritual treasure golden axe and looked at the other party.
The other party remained unmoved.
Finally, he gritted his teeth, took out the Black Tortoise Shield, and said, "This is also a spiritual treasure. I can use it to trade for the elixir for the advancement to the Nascent Soul stage!"
This was the decision Chen Lin made after weighing the pros and cons.
Now, this is probably the only thing he has that can satisfy the other party's requirements. Although the spiritual treasure is good, compared with becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, it is not worth giving up.
No matter how good a treasure is, it is only external to one's body. Cultivation is the foundation. Moreover, there are methods to refine it, and you can refine it again if you find the materials in the future.
But what Chen Lin didn't expect was that the other party refused again.
The peddler only glanced at the Xuanwu Shield and shook his head, saying, "If it was a normal spiritual treasure, I could still give it to you with reluctance, but your spiritual treasure has been blood-refined, so its value has been greatly reduced and it does not meet the transaction requirements."
At this point, he noticed that Niuniu beside him was about to get angry again, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Master Guardian, calm down. You also know that I can't break the rules, otherwise the consequences will be serious. There is really no other way."
Niuniu wrinkled her nose and said helplessly to Chen Lin: "Uncle, the peddler didn't lie. He really can't break the rules. Even I can't break the rules. Otherwise, I would have changed it for you. You should choose a urgently needed item of a slightly lower level!"
Hearing Niu Niu say this, Chen Lin immediately knew that it was impossible to do anything. Although he was very sorry, he could only give up his fantasy.
He thought for a moment, and suddenly asked the peddler, "Do you have eight arms to go around?"