After hearing what Chen Lin said, Zhang Zhenqian shook his head.
"Fellow Daoist Chen doesn't know the inside story. I am actually a casual cultivator. I was seriously injured in a fight with someone, so I came to Bamian City to recuperate. Because I have some ability in identification, I was invited to become a worshiper of the business. Later, the business was short of people, so I was asked to guard one side."
He drank the wine in his hand in one gulp and exhaled a breath of foul air.
"The company has been trying to get me to sign a soul contract, but I have always refused with various excuses. That is why the company has never been able to truly trust me. Now that they have someone who can replace me, they can't wait to take my position."
At this point, he sneered, "The Great Elder wanted me to continue to escort the other Huang Family disciples and use me as a bodyguard. I was fed up with this, so I gave up the reward I deserved this time in exchange for my freedom."
After hearing this, Chen Lin felt very sympathetic towards the other party. From his appearance, he knew that he was a generous man. He was able to compromise for so long. He probably wanted to use the resources of the Bamian Trading Company to get a chance to be promoted to the Refining Void Realm. After all, high-level resources were controlled by big forces, and it was very difficult for independent cultivators to obtain them.
But how could the Huang family give such high-quality resources to outsiders? If the other party really advanced to the realm of refining emptiness, what should they do then
An uncontrollable powerful Void Refiner is not only not a good thing for a business, but a source of disaster.
The other party still thinks too simply about human nature.
In Chen Lin's opinion, it was already merciful for Patriarch Qingyun to let the other party leave. It must be said that the atmosphere of the cultivation community here is good. In addition, Patriarch Qingyun runs a business and believes in making money through harmony. Otherwise, he might have directly destroyed the other party.
He picked up the wine pot, filled the two people's glasses, raised them up and said: "It's okay, being a casual cultivator is also good, you see I am a casual cultivator, isn't it the same as practicing, unrestrained, I can go wherever I want."
Zhang Zhenqian sighed.
"If I had Fellow Daoist Chen's alchemy skills, would I still have to look at other people's faces? It's difficult to be a casual cultivator!"
After saying that, he shook his head and drank it all in one gulp.
"Haha, there are hundreds of arts in cultivating immortals. If you master any one of them, you can make a living. Fellow Daoist Zhang's appraisal skills are also a good ability. Why be so modest?"
Chen Lin consoled him, and then said, "Where are you going to go after leaving Bamian Trading Company, Brother Zhang? Are you going to start your own sect, or to establish a family and expand your family?"
A cultivator in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm is already strong enough and is more than capable of becoming a small overlord.
Zhang Zhenqian waved his hand and said, "I don't have the hobbies of Fellow Daoist Chen. I don't like being dragged down by women, and I don't even think about forming any power. It's fine for me to travel around and be an idler in the mountains."
"Then I wish you a smooth journey and hope you can be promoted to the Void Refining Realm as soon as possible!"
Chen Lin raised his wine glass and clinked it with the other party.
Zhang Zhenqian drank the wine and suddenly sent a voice message: "Didn't Fellow Daoist Chen always want to collect treasures related to the soul? I know a place and I plan to explore it after the True Spirit Conference. Are you interested?"
Seeing that Chen Lin did not respond immediately, he continued, "That place is very strange. There are many spiritual flowers and herbs related to the soul, even the soul-crossing grass. But there are many strange creatures there. I don't dare to go deep into it alone, so I want to invite some strong people to explore together."
When Chen Lin heard the three words "Soul-Ferry Grass", his expression couldn't help but change.
In the jade slip of pill recipes that Murong Feng gave him, there was a recipe called 'Yin Yang Soul-Ferrying Pill', and the main ingredient used in it was this Soul-Ferrying Grass.
This pill has the effect of condensing the soul. According to the instructions on the pill recipe, the effect is very strong.
But this pill recipe is an ancient one and has not been improved. He had searched for it in various immortal cities but had never found the existence of the elixir called Soul-Flying Grass. He did not expect to encounter it here.
"Where is that place and what dangers are there, can you tell me, Brother Zhang?"
After hesitating for a while, Chen Lin still asked through voice transmission.
If it was something else, he would definitely refuse it outright, but there are too few high-level elixirs that can improve the soul.
Soul Refining Pills are useful, but in the current situation, it is impossible to obtain the Circumnavigation Beast. Moreover, with his current soul level, Soul Refining Pills must be of the fifth or even sixth level to be useful. If it is lower, it will not have any effect.
The Yin-Yang Soul-Ferrying Pill is worth a try.
Of course, he wasn't too eager, and he wouldn't go if the place was too dangerous.
Because the Yin-Yang Soul-Ferrying Pill requires a total of three main ingredients, Soul-Ferrying Grass is only one of them, and he has no idea about the other two. He has even never seen some of the auxiliary ingredients.
The ancient elixir recipe is so difficult to refine, otherwise no one would take it seriously, and Murong Feng would not just give him such a rare elixir recipe.
"It is a naturally formed cave on the east side of the continent. The wind inside is very strong and there are many ghosts. The wind becomes stronger the deeper you go. The cave is divided into many layers..."
Zhang Zhenqian described it slowly, and Chen Lin's expression became strange.
This environment is very similar to the Ten Thousand Souls Ridge when he was in the lower world. Could it be the entrance to the underworld as well
"When do you plan to leave, and who have you arranged to meet?"
Chen Lin asked.
Now that he is stronger, he also has some desire to explore the underworld. If we talk about where there are the most soul-related materials, it must be the underworld.
Seeing Chen Lin's intention, Zhang Zhenqian immediately said: "I will contact fellow Taoists after the True Spirit Conference. Currently, two people have been confirmed to go with us. One is Yue Tianyi, the leader of Tianyi Sect in our Wanling Mountains, and the other is Xin Yueling, the elder of the Xin family. Let's see if we can invite two more strong people. That place is not low in danger. The more people there are, the safer it will be."
Chen Lin nodded.
Although he had never met these two people, he knew something about them.
The Tianyi Sect's main gate was not too far from his Tianbao Peak. The Sect Master, Yue Tianyi, was a cultivator in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm and was somewhat famous.
As for Xin Yueling, she must be from one of the most powerful families in the world, the Xin family.
The Xin family is a family of bloodline. They have the bloodline of the ancient mythical beast Wind Bird. They are the best in wind-related magic. Every generation has strong people emerging. They are a well-deserved super family.
"Okay, then I'll wait for news from Fellow Daoist Zhang. However, the number of people should not be too large, as too many will cause conflicts. In addition, we must formulate a charter and sign a spiritual contract before we set out, to prevent anyone from having ill intentions."
After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Lin accepted the other party's invitation.
Zhang Zhenqian showed his delight, "With Fellow Daoist Chen joining me, I am more confident about this exploration. I hope we can all find soul-refining items and increase our chances of advancing to the Void Refining Stage!"
After chatting for a while, Zhang Zhenqian left first to invite other people.
Chen Lin sat in the tavern, ordered a pot of fine wine, and continued to taste it.
The taste of the spiritual wine here reminded him of the Xianling Tavern, and then of the tavern proprietress Qiu Mufan, and Nan Mochu from the ancient country of Sanyu.
I don't know what happened to these two women.
The tavern owner's dragon fish cup was still on him. It was obvious that the other party wanted to do something, but he still hadn't figured out the purpose. The same went for Nan Mochu, whose behavior was difficult to predict.
But these two women are old monsters who have lived for more than ten thousand years. They must know many secrets of this world. If I can meet them again, perhaps I can unravel some of the truth.
Unfortunately, not only did the Tianxuan Realm fail to merge successfully, it shattered even more severely. Even the communication beads that Nan Mochu gave him could not be used. He didn't know if he would have a chance to see the two of them.
When he was slightly tipsy, Chen Lin thought of Luo Qinglan and Yang Zishi, Princess Qinghua and Luo Xiaoyu, as well as Jin Xingyun, Fairy Baihua, Lord Wanmeng and so on. He didn't know how many of these people survived the great change and where they went.
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The next morning, Chen Lin arrived at the main venue of the True Spirit Conference.
With his status and relationship with Bamian Trading Company, he naturally received a VIP invitation and was invited to the private box upstairs.
The main venue is only for cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage, but because this trading conference is different from previous ones, even with such a restriction, the number of people is extremely large.
This also made Chen Lin feel the prosperity of this world.
Although there are no strong people in the Hedao realm, there are many cultivators below the Lianxu realm.
Moreover, this True Spirit Conference only covers three continents at best. The entire interface has a total of seven continents, four of which are extremely far away and cannot be reached directly even by teleportation arrays, so there is very little travel.
The high-level monks are all very self-disciplined and no one makes any noise.
The Nascent Soul cultivators in the hall simply closed their eyes and waited quietly. The box was also completely silent.
It was not until everyone arrived and a woman appeared on the auction table that everyone became excited.
"I am Huang Yue'e, assigned by the family to be in charge of this auction. If I have been rude to you, please forgive me."
The woman has a plump figure, delicate face and a charming charm.
Chen Lin couldn't help but wonder if these female cultivators from the Huang family had practiced some special skills. Their charm was exactly the same as that of Huang Ying.
However, this woman's cultivation is higher, having reached the late stage of Spirit Transformation, so she is even more charming.
"Haha, everyone is so happy that Miss Nine is hosting the event. How could anyone feel neglected? Miss Nine is here in person. It seems that in addition to those ancient Buddhist items, there are also real spirit remains!"
A cheerful voice came from the middle box on the second floor.
Huang Yue'e immediately bowed slightly and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Senior Gu. Your presence here really makes our company proud. I won't say more. There are a lot of items to be auctioned this time. Please be patient. The good stuff is all in the back!"
After saying that, the other party gestured with his hand, and the square box was brought up.
After opening it, there was a lotus-shaped object inside, emitting strange energy fluctuations.
Before the other party introduced himself, Chen Lin's eyes narrowed.
This thing was actually the lotus Buddha treasure that he saw in the Demon Temple in Guyuan Town!