"Fellow Daoist Chen, you've arrived just in time. I was just about to send someone to look for you!"
When the chief elder of Bamian Trading Company saw Chen Lin, he immediately greeted him with a smile.
Then, without further ado, he took out a small crystal bottle, placed it in front of Chen Lin and said, "This is the spiritual gold marrow that Daoyou needs. This is all I can gather. I hope it can be used by Daoyou."
Chen Lin didn't expect the other party to be so straightforward, and immediately picked up the small bottle with surprise.
The bottle is transparent, and you can see the golden liquid shaking inside without opening it, with faint colored spots of light, which is the characteristic of the marrow of spiritual gold.
"Thank you, Great Elder. Your company is indeed trustworthy. No wonder it has become the top company in this world."
Chen Lin was in high spirits after getting the treasure and gave a small compliment.
Although there is not much of this spiritual gold marrow, the golden sword is just broken and does not require any additional repairs, so it is enough.
With this item, you only need to understand the spiritual restrictions of the Golden Light Sword, connect the array patterns at the broken end, use this item to fill the cracks, and wait for the spiritual treasure to recover on its own.
"Haha, thank you for the compliment, Mr. Chen!"
The Great Elder laughed, then changed his tone and looked at Chen Lin and said, "From what Miss Thirty-Six said, you behaved very unusually next to the island transformed by the Ruyi Stick. You seemed to know something about the island. Could you tell me more about it?"
Chen Lin's eyes flashed. He didn't expect that Huang Ying was so observant. It was also because he was too anxious.
"Why, did your company encounter any difficulties in its treasure-collecting operation?"
The other party handed over the spiritual gold marrow first and then made a request, which made him feel very comfortable, so he did not refuse directly. He also used the other party to understand the reason why the Niankong Buddha statue appeared here.
He himself will not come into contact with matters related to Buddhism, but it is still possible for him to learn about it through other channels.
The Great Elder shook his head and sighed, "There is no progress. Moreover, the news has spread and various forces have gathered. Our company can no longer bear the pressure. If there is no further progress, we can only hand over the treasure to others and let other forces take action."
Chen Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Great Elder, have you ever heard of the existence of Buddhism?"
He did not see any information about Buddhist practitioners in this world, but that did not mean that there was no information. After all, he had only been here for thirty years and had been in seclusion in Wanlingfang City, with limited access to information.
"Buddhism?"
The Great Elder was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought.
After a while, he raised his head, with a look of realization in his eyes.
"I was saying that I had seen the shape of that bald statue somewhere before. It turned out to be a Buddhist practitioner from ancient times. Information about Buddhist practitioners is very scarce, so I had overlooked it. I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Chen was so knowledgeable. Could it be that he had some knowledge of Buddhist techniques?"
Chen Lin was surprised. It seemed that he was really out of touch with the news. It was not that there had been no Buddhist practitioners in this world. It was just that the time was too long ago and few people knew about it.
But he immediately shook his head and said, "I have only seen some relevant records in ancient books. I feel that the aura emitted by the Ruyi Stick is somewhat similar to the description in the books, so I made some guesses. I know nothing about Buddhist techniques, so even the best Buddhist treasures are useless to me. So I gave it to Huang Ying, the head of your company, in exchange for this spiritual gold marrow."
This reason made sense, and the great elder nodded.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Chen. My name is Yan Jiujiang, and I am the disciple of Patriarch Qingyun. If Fellow Daoist Chen has anything to do in the future, you can contact me directly."
After some polite exchanges, the great elder raised his glass to see him off, and Chen Lin left the house.
After returning to his residence, he immediately took out the golden knife and started to deal with it.
He also had experience in refining spiritual treasures. Although he did not have the ability to refine such a high-level spiritual treasure, he was still able to identify the spiritual forbidden patterns at the broken end. With the help of his innate ability, he reconnected the tip of the knife in just a few days.
The amount of spiritual gold marrow is just right, with only a little bit left.
Then, he took out the thousand-year spiritual liquid that he had prepared long ago, placed the golden knife in the jade box to soak it, and let it slowly repair itself.
As long as the spirit of the weapon has not lost its spirituality, the magic weapon's automatic repair ability is very strong.
Of course, it may take a longer time, especially for spiritual treasures at the Nascent Soul level, which may take dozens or even hundreds of years to complete.
No matter what, Chen Lin was still very excited about owning a spiritual treasure of the Nascent Soul level. He carefully put the jade box away, fearing that there would be any mishap.
Then he took out Xiaocao and Hua Ruyu and looked at them.
Regardless of whether the information from the historian turtle is true or false, we must deepen our exploration of the demon world in the future, on the one hand for ourselves, and on the other hand for Niu Niu.
Without Niu Niu, he wouldn't be where he is today. He will always remember this favor. If he wants to save Niu Niu, he must have a deeper understanding of the demon world.
The grass and tricolor flowers have regained their vitality, but the leaves and petals are still a little yellow. Judging from the progress, it will take at least 30 to 40 years for them to recover.
But now that his own strength has grown, he is not as dependent on the two of them and is not too anxious.
After checking for a while, he refilled the jade box with spiritual liquid and put it away again.
Then he began to think.
Having achieved the main purpose of coming here, Chen Lin began to think about leaving.
I had originally been thinking about attending the True Spirit Conference, but looking at the current state of the Bamian Trading Company, it’s uncertain whether this trade fair can be held as scheduled, and it would be a waste of time to continue staying here.
As soon as this idea came up, Chen Lin went to the market to inquire about the news. If the True Spirit Conference was postponed, he would set off immediately.
But as soon as I arrived at the market, I received new news.
The Ruyi Stick was taken out!
Not only was the Ruyi Stick taken out, but even the statue of Niankong was broken open. It was found that the inside was hollow, revealing a temple. Many treasures were obtained from it.
For these treasures, the various forces almost broke up, but finally an agreement was reached under the mediation of a powerful Taoist master.
After all, this golden island was first discovered and developed by the Bamian Trading Company. In addition, Patriarch Qingyun was very good at networking and had good relations with all major forces, so he still got the lion's share of the spoils.
The agreement stipulates that all treasures discovered will be auctioned at the True Spirit Conference in Bamian City. The highest bidder will win. Half of the proceeds will go to Bamian Trading Company alone, and the rest will be divided equally among the other major participating forces.
But in this case, the host, Bamian Trading Company, will not be able to participate in the auction.
In other words, although the Bamian Trading Company could collect a huge amount of wealth, it lost the ownership of the treasure.
Needless to say, this must be a rule set by those major forces that possess powerful Taoist masters to prevent Ancestor Qingyun from obtaining a Ling-level treasure and increasing his strength, which would pose a threat to them.
Upon hearing the news, Chen Lin couldn't help but secretly think about the cruelty of the cultivation world. Fortunately, he did not expose the Golden Sword, otherwise it would have been taken away by someone by trickery. Moreover, if he did not advance to the Void Refining Realm, even if this treasure was restored, he would have to use it with caution.
After some investigation, it was basically confirmed that the temple inside the Niankong statue was the Demon-Suppressing Temple.
Chen Lin knew that he had no chance of escaping this causal entanglement.
The rule of cause and effect is also the top rule. Although he used the cause and effect sword to cut off the line of cause and effect, it only made the mark on his body disappear, and the influence of the mysterious power of the rules was not cut off.
If he wants to get rid of it completely, he can only improve his talent and ability, reveal this cause and effect on the main line of destiny, and correct it.
The power of rules can only be resisted by rules.
Thinking of this, he simply decided not to leave and waited for the True Spirit Conference to open to see what treasures Nian Kong had left here and what his purpose was.
In the following days, Chen Lin wandered around the market, collecting as much supplies as possible. Not only for his own use, but he also had to prepare some for his wife and daughter. People with families have worries.
But he enjoyed it.
It is said that the Tao is ruthless, and only by cutting off emotions and desires can one cultivate faster, but that is not what he wants.
In Chen Lin's view, the purpose of cultivation is to make oneself happy, to make life more wonderful, and to give the soul something to rest, rather than to cultivate for the sake of cultivation. Longevity is certainly valuable, but he would rather not have longevity that goes against his original intention.
This thought lingered in his mind, and Chen Lin suddenly had a realization that he was not far from the opportunity to advance to the realm of refining emptiness.
The True Spirit Conference was held as scheduled.
Because of the appearance of the Ruyi Stick and ancient Buddhist treasures, more monks came to participate and the entire city was crowded.
Most people in this world have never heard of Buddhist cultivators, and they are all very curious. They want to come here just to see the world. Anyway, the teleportation array in this world is very safe, and it is not difficult to travel.
Chen Lin even received a communication talisman from his daughter and wanted to join in the fun, but was rejected.
In the lower world where they originally lived, there were many Buddhist traditions, but nothing to see.
Moreover, he has to bear the consequences of the Demon-Suppressing Temple alone, and his family must not be affected.
The day before the trading conference, Chen Lin received a communication token from Zhang Zhenqian, and the other party also came here.
"Haha, shouldn't Master Zhang be busy at this time? How come he has time to ask me out? Have you been marginalized?"
In a spirit wine tavern, Chen Lin poured himself a glass of spirit wine, drank it all in one gulp and joked.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhenqian smiled bitterly and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen is really a man of insight. No matter how hard I work for the company, I can't beat the children of the Huang family. I feel depressed and I might as well quit. It's also good to be a casual cultivator!"
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment.
He said suspiciously, "It's not possible. You can't even bear such a small setback? Besides, shouldn't a leader like you be trained by the business since childhood? Can Ancestor Qingyun let you go?"
The other party is a cultivator in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, which is considered a high-end combat force in this world. Not to mention his management abilities, his cultivation alone is enough to attract the attention of the Bamian Trading Company. It is impossible for him to just leave like that.
That is too much of a disregard for the powerful Void Refinement experts.