From the Valkyrie to the Endless - Page 150
From the Valkyrie to the Endless
Page 150"Please live a little longer for me."
"Senior, take care."
Shen Qing didn't say much. She bowed, turned around and left. She had gained a lot from this trip.
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Feiyun City has been passed down for a long time, and the architectural style in the city has an ancient charm, with fine green eaves, green tiles on the roof, and an antique style. The streets are wide and paved with neatly arranged large pieces of bluestone, with spiritual patterns faintly carved on them.
In the bustling market town, Lu Jin was leading several guards from the caravan to replenish supplies.
They don't have spiritual rings, so they need vehicles to transport a lot of materials, which is very inconvenient to carry and takes some time to take care of. The caravan also wants to take this opportunity to sell some spiritual materials and precious medicines transported from other places.
The Central Dynasty now spends most of its energy on pacifying the Southern Region, and a large amount of resources and supplies are tilted towards the Southern Region.
Precisely because of the disaster in the Southern Region, taxes in Middle-earth have become much heavier. The wool comes from the sheep, so prices will naturally rise.
After a while, the collection of supplies was basically completed and some goods were sold smoothly. Lu Jin was not in a hurry to return to the post station. He asked a few guards to go back first and wandered around the market alone.
After walking around twice, Lu Jin stopped in front of a three-story pavilion. The pavilion was built entirely of blood-red bricks. It had a wide entrance and auspicious reliefs engraved on the double wooden doors.
On the plaque of the pavilion are three large gold-plated characters "Ruibao Tower", written by a person with great supernatural powers. At a glance, these three characters are engraved in the mind and are difficult to forget.
Ruibao Tower is a first-class treasure trove in the world. It sells everything from elixirs, magical instruments, talismans, and even martial arts techniques. It has a great reputation in China.
The cultivators who can come and go here are either strong enough in their own cultivation or have a deep background and rich family assets.
There is no other reason. The things in Ruibao Tower are not cheap at all. For ordinary cultivators, this place is undoubtedly unaffordable.
After hesitating for a long time in front of the door, Lu Jin finally stepped into the gate of Ruibao Tower. The inside of the pavilion was paved with neat white jade floors, and glazed lamps were hung above his head. Even though it was just past noon outside, the light was still bright and the colors were soft.
The hall was not very busy, with only a few monks around.
A young woman in golden feathered clothes came over slowly, with a gentle breeze blowing:
"Hello, what would you like?"
This woman's cultivation was not weak, she had already reached the perfect stage of Condensation, which was one level higher than Lu Jin. However, she did not look down on him because of his cultivation and was polite in her words and reception.
Lu Jin was no longer a young man. He had seen many storms and soon calmed down. After a moment's silence, he said:
"I want to buy a magical instrument as a gift to someone whose cultivation level is similar to mine."
After saying that, he quickly added, "It's a woman."
"Please come with me."
The woman in gold nodded and smiled, then turned around and led Lu Jin to the counter, took out four brocade boxes and placed them in front of him.
Each box contained a magic tool, a bracelet, a silk scarf, brocade silk, and a jade hairpin.
The woman took out the treasures one by one, gave a detailed introduction, and then kept silent, waiting quietly for Lu Jin to make his own decision.
After looking for a while, Lu Jin took a fancy to the jade hairpin, a top-grade magic weapon with more than ten array patterns carved on it. It had the ability to protect the body and could also be used as an offensive magic weapon. It looked very exquisite.
"How many spirit stones?"
"Twelve thousand low-grade spirit stones."
The woman behind the counter smiled gently and said softly, "If you are giving this as a gift to a Taoist partner, I can give you another set of robes. It's a new style. I'm sure your partner will like it."
Hearing this, Lu Jin's palms tightened slightly. Twelve thousand low-grade spirit stones were equivalent to one hundred and twenty medium-grade spirit stones. For a cultivator in the Condensation Stage, it was a huge sum of money. He could buy a lot of Condensation Pills to help him advance further in his cultivation.
Although the price was not cheap, Lu Jin did not hesitate after making the decision. He directly paid the spirit stones and took the jade hairpin away.
"I will give you one hundred and twenty mid-grade spirit stones. Please wait a moment."
The woman in gold clothes put away the other three brocade boxes, turned around and took out a light blue robe. The style was indeed novel, at least Lu Jin had never seen it before.
After packing everything, Lu Jin carried his small bag and went out, heading towards the post station.
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Inside the inn.
In a side room, Shen Qing sat cross-legged on the couch, carefully appreciating the spiritual pattern attached to his wrist.
This spiritual pattern originated from the sun and was of extremely high grade. However, due to the limitation of Yang Jiong's cultivation, it was unable to undergo further transformation. This was beyond Shen Qing's expectations.
What Yang Jiong had realized far exceeded that of ordinary formation masters. This was of great help to Shen Qing. It was like opening a door for her, allowing her to directly touch the most powerful and masculine force in the world.
Tuk Tuk——
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Shen Qing calmed down, got up and opened the door.
It was Lu Jin who was standing outside the door, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"Friend Lu, what do you want to talk to me about?" Shen Qing was a little confused.
"Today, I was strolling on the street and happened to see a jade hairpin. It seemed to be a good match for Fellow Daoist Shen, so I bought it..."
"And this robe was given as a gift when I bought the jade hairpin..."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Jin took out the brocade box and opened it. The jade hairpin in the box was shining brightly, gleaming with a clear light.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu."
Shen Qing hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse. He directly accepted the jade hairpin and robes. Then he turned his sleeves, and a piece of azure jade appeared in his palm, which he handed to Lu Jin.
"It is impolite not to reciprocate. This piece of spiritual jade was accidentally found by me when I was traveling in the sea in my early years. I hope you will accept it."
She is not afraid of owing favors to others by accepting gifts, as she has enough capital to repay them.
What's more, it is just an ordinary magic weapon and a robe, not a precious thing.
Looking at the spiritual jade lying in the white palm, the joy that had just appeared on Lu Jin's brows gradually faded, his eyes dimmed slightly, and he raised his hand mechanically and took the spiritual jade.
As soon as he took over, abundant spiritual energy fluctuations filled his five senses. This was a spiritual energy bead. Wearing it all year round could prolong one's life and even speed up one's cultivation. It was a priceless treasure.
In terms of value alone, this gem is a hundred times better than the jade hairpin.
Looking at the spiritual jade in his hand, Lu Jin's eyes dimmed slightly. He silently put the spiritual jade into his arms and said goodbye softly:
"I'm sorry to bother you, Fellow Daoist Shen, but I have something else to do, so I'll leave now."
"Friend Lu, please do as you please."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Qing slowly closed the door.
Looking at the closed door, Lu Jin's eyes were a little melancholy.
The fact that Shen Qing could easily take out such a treasure was enough to prove that he was not as simple as he imagined. He had been paying attention to Shen Qing's reaction. When he saw the jade hairpin, there was no ripple in Shen Qing's eyes.
Even when he gave him this spiritual jade, Shen Qing's eyes had not changed at all. It can be imagined that the status of these two things in Shen Qing's eyes are not far apart, and neither is considered a rare thing.
Lu Jin is not the kind of person who can't figure out his own worth. It is important for people to know themselves. It is very necessary to keep oneself sober at all times when walking around.
Some things just need to be stopped.
(End of this chapter)
159. Chapter 159: God-killing Alliance
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2023-09-16
The next morning.
At dawn, Shen Qing woke up from the state of comprehending the spiritual patterns, got up and left the room, and found Lu Jin to say goodbye.
The reason why Shen Qing mixed in with Lu Jin's caravan before was because he didn't have any fixed plan. He just wanted to see Middle-earth, understand this era, and collect some classics. Meeting Yang Jiong was an unexpected surprise.
Now that she had heard about the Red Blood Molten Star Array from Yang Jiong, her original thoughts had naturally changed.
Now Shen Qing has to survey the entire Middle-earth as quickly as possible to verify the spiritual patterns in cities across the country, refer to the formation diagram of the Red Blood Molten Star Formation, and check the progress of the entire formation.
Although she could not know the exact time of Saint King Jiuyou's action, at least she could know the current stage of the operation of the formation.
"The road of cultivation is bitter and cold, Fellow Daoist Shen, please take care of yourself."
Upon learning that Shen Qing was leaving suddenly, Lu Jin was not surprised. He sent Shen Qing all the way out of Feiyun City and said take care.
Watching Shen Qing's figure disappear at the end of the sky, Lu Jin stood at the city gate and fell into deep thought for a moment.
After a long time, he turned back to the post station and called a guard.
When Shen Qing said he wanted to act alone that day, he was not at ease and arranged for a guard to follow him from a distance. After learning about Shen Qing's whereabouts the day before, he slowly walked along the road that Shen Qing had walked before.
Shen Qing's sudden departure must have been due to some discovery. He left in a hurry, so it couldn't have been a sudden impulse.
Finally, Lu Jin stopped in front of the Sutra Library. Looking at the old man sitting on the recliner in front of the door, he hesitated for a while and then stepped forward to greet him:
"Old-timer."
"Ah."
Yang Jiong responded and lay half-dead on the chair, his body full of the aura of a dying man, as if he would die if he said a few more words.
"You should have seen a woman named Shen Qing here the day before yesterday. I would like to ask, what did she take away from the library?"
Lu Jin spoke respectfully and got straight to the point, wanting to find the answer. It wasn't that he had any obsession with Shen Qing, he was just uncontrollably curious.
"What green?"
Yang Jiong opened his eyelids a little, his eyes moved slightly. He had never heard of Shen Qing's name. When they first met, Shen Qing did not introduce himself. Until now, he did not know the name of the person who took away his life's work.
However, only one woman came to this library the day before yesterday, which is easy to remember.
Lu Jin immediately bowed deeply, and said in a pleading tone: "I hope you can tell me the truth."
The memory of a cultivator in the Gangsha realm shouldn't be so bad.
Yang Jiong looked at Lu Jin for a few times, and suddenly smiled: "Help me do a few things, and I will tell you when I'm done."
It just so happened that he was old and weak, and had no strength to set up the formation. Now that someone who could be used had come, it would be a waste not to use him.
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After leaving the library, Lu Jin went to Ruibao Tower again.