Mortal Cultivation: I have a proficiency panel

Chapter 70: Mustard Seed Space, Yin-Yang Cave
The old man replied, "My name is Fu Cheng. I am the head of the Tianji Pavilion and also the host of this auction. It is fate that I can meet you in this market. I believe you are here to exchange treasures."

Wang Jue smiled and nodded. He said, "I heard that a large auction was going to be held here, so I came to take a look. I just didn't expect it would take some time before it officially started."

The old man and Wang Juejue sat and drank tea, then smiled and said, "It's okay, Daoist Fellow, you came at the right time. Our Tianji Pavilion is hosting a private Nascent Soul level gathering in two days. I will lead it and have invited several Daoists. Daoist Fellow Wang, do you want to come too?"

Wang Jue was a little surprised when he heard this. He knew that a private gathering like this was actually a small trade fair, but of a higher level. Although he didn't know what kind of treasures would appear in the subsequent auction, it would be nice to participate in the party hosted by this Dajin Nascent Soul cultivator now that he had free time.

After getting Wang Jue's consent, the old man gave Wang Jue a jade token. Wang Jue then wandered around the Tianji Pavilion for a while and then left, then found an inn to stay in.

Two days later, Wang Jue arrived at the top floor of Tianji Pavilion as promised. At this time, there were more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators gathered here, but their cultivation was basically in the early and middle stages of the Nascent Soul, and there were no late stage cultivators.

Wang Jue had some friendly interactions with these unfamiliar Nascent Soul cultivators and learned that these cultivators came from different forces, including the ten major sects of righteousness and evil. There were very few independent cultivators like Wang Jue, only two or three.

Soon the old man surnamed Fu came out and took everyone into a room on the top floor. Then Wang Jue saw that there was a teleportation array here, which meant that they had arranged the gathering place in another space.

The old man surnamed Fu also knew that there were new faces among the cultivators participating in the gathering, so he explained: "Before entering the mustard seed space, I still have to introduce it, mainly to let the new Taoist friends know the specific situation. This mustard seed space is a world that I have refined from the space cracks using the space secret technique.

Although the mustard seed space cannot be compared with a real small world, its safety and privacy are very reliable, and everyone does not have to worry about accidents when exchanging treasures. "

Wang Jue was a little surprised when he heard this. He had some understanding of this mustard seed space from the information he had collected. It was somewhat similar to the magical power he had learned, the world in the palm of his hand. Both were a kind of space secret technique. The Qiankun Pearl that Wang Jue had refined before was also a special mustard seed space.

However, it is obvious that the world in Wang Jue’s palm is more advanced than the mustard seed space secrets created by these cultivators of Da Jin, especially in terms of the stability and size of the space.

Moreover, refining the space crack into a mustard seed space means that it cannot be moved, and it can only be fixedly transported by a teleportation array. Once there is a problem with the transmission channel, one will get lost in the space crack, which is actually very dangerous.

However, since there are so many Nascent Soul cultivators participating this time, the mustard seed space of your Tianji Pavilion must have passed the inspection, so it might be a good idea to go and take a look.

Sometimes Wang Jue also admired the creativity of the cultivators of Dajin. You know, even a great cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Stage might not be able to create a unique existence like the mustard seed space. But after who knows how many years of exploration, these cultivators actually created it from nothing.

Even though they cannot be compared with the great supernatural powers of ancient times that could create the world, we can still see the wisdom of the cultivators. This is the power of civilization. They are just restricted by the current bad situation in the human world, otherwise they might be able to create a more powerful immortal civilization.

After everyone stepped onto the teleportation array, they came to a relatively large open-air stone platform. There was a huge round stone table and many stone chairs. Wang Jue swept his spiritual sense and found that this mustard seed space was only ten miles in radius. Apart from this stone platform, there was nothing else. There was no life at all, and even the sky was gray.

It was a bit like the chaotic state when the world was first created, which made Wang Jue feel a little strange. After comparing it with his own Qiankunzhu space, he couldn't help but shook his head, and no one noticed him.

Soon after everyone sat down, they displayed various treasures. A high-level trade fair like this could only adopt the method of barter. Wang Jue also casually took out one or two ancient treasures that he had no use for, and then carefully examined the treasures brought out by the Nascent Soul cultivators present.

Among these treasures there are extremely rare treasures such as Millennium Cold Marrow, Ink Gold, Five Elements Jade, Geng Essence, etc. They are hard to see at ordinary times, and even in large auctions. Wang Jue feels that after participating in this private trade fair, there is no need for him to participate in the next auction.

First of all, the auction will be held for a long time, and it is hard to say whether the treasures therein will be of any use to oneself. Even some of the precious treasures are probably of similar level to those taken out by these monks now.

Wang Jue felt that the Nascent Soul cultivators who came to participate in this trade fair probably had the same idea as him. Not only could it save time and effort, but it could also ensure their own safety. Compared to the auction, there were so many people and no one knew what would happen. Even if they bought a treasure, it was hard to say whether they would be targeted in the end.

The capital of Dajin was a place where all kinds of people mixed together. No one knew what kind of high-level cultivators were hiding there. There were even cultivators from the demon race. One could not rest easy just by reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

Wang Jue then took out some pretty good ancient treasures and bought various rare treasures that he liked, mainly precious materials that could enhance the power of his innate magic weapon, the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword.

During the trade fair, the old man surnamed Fu took out an ancient pill recipe, which was a recipe for refining the Peiying Pill. Although this thing had no effect on Wang Jue now, he still bought one, wanting to study the recipe and improve it. After all, the precious spiritual medicines required for it were basically extinct.

Even when the old man surnamed Fu invited the Nascent Soul cultivators present to explore the secret realm to search for medicinal herbs, he was basically rejected.

After the trade fair ended, Wang Jue could be said to have gained a lot. In the end, he specially asked the old man surnamed Fu about the list of treasures in the subsequent large-scale auction. After knowing that those treasures were of no use to him, he left the market town in western Jin.

A few years later, Wang Jue came out of an uninhabited valley. He put away the Tianji Palace, took out an upgraded Green Bamboo Fengyun Sword, looked at it carefully, and then nodded with satisfaction. During this period of time, in addition to improving his proficiency, he also upgraded his equipment.

According to Wang Jue's memory, he knew that the Kunwu Mountain copy was about to open, but he didn't know the exact location and time, so he decided to go out for a walk and see if he could get relevant information from other cultivators.

Previously, when attending a gathering of Nascent Soul cultivators, Wang Jue had intentionally or unintentionally inquired about the news about Kunwu Mountain. Unfortunately, those cultivators kept the information secret and were unwilling to share it with him, so he had to inquire on his own. So Wang Jue flew to a place called Yin Yang Cave. He remembered that it was there that the protagonist Han Li was involved in the Kunwu Mountain copy.

When Wang Jue came to a huge ditch that was a hundred feet wide, he found that there were gusts of cold wind here, and there were some cultivators from unknown forces who came here to explore. However, Wang Jue did not alert the enemy, but used a secret method to hide his whereabouts and sneak in.

Wang Jue flew all the way down and then stopped hundreds of feet underground. There were several Nascent Soul cultivators here, and behind them were the younger generations in the Core Formation stage, including Han Li and Fu Cheng from the Tianji Pavilion.

At this time, the evil spirit on Han Li's body dissipated. It seemed that he had cultivated the Ming Wang Jue to the point where he could control the evil spirit on his body very well. However, Wang Jue didn't know how he got involved with Fu Cheng and the others. This was the power of correcting the world's plot.

However, Wang Jue did not show up. He planned to follow them as a bystander to explore Kunwu Mountain. He would take the benefits and avoid the dangers. He did not want to be a shield for Han Li. Wang Jue only used his spiritual sense to explore and found that the cold wind here was dozens of times stronger than before. Even a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage could feel the impact of the cold wind on his soul.

However, Wang Jue had a strong physique, and he had already practiced the Dayan Jue to perfection, and his soul was very powerful. He only needed to adapt for a while to ignore the cold wind here. But Fu Cheng and other cultivators who came to explore the treasure did not have such strength. In the end, they took out a purple round bead and released purple light that enveloped the cultivators present, and then continued to explore down.

Seeing this, Wang Jue followed them. Among these Nascent Soul cultivators, in addition to Han Li and Fu Cheng who had good skills, there was also a burly man and a beautiful woman in black. The woman in palace dress was also very capable, but Wang Jue did not know her. However, with these people leading the way and resisting the danger ahead, Wang Jue saved a lot of trouble.

Fu Cheng was most likely here to look for the main ingredients such as Yin Zhi Ma needed to refine the Peiying Pill. If he met Wang Jue, he could also get some from him. As they went deeper into the cave, various ghosts kept popping up. The cultivators present took out their magic weapons to kill the enemies, but as the ghosts became stronger and stronger, finally even a Nascent Soul level ghost king appeared.

Not only are there Ghost Kings, but there are also monks who died here before and became corpse refiners. Although these monks have died long ago, they had strong physiques, and in a place like the Yin-Yang Cave where the yin energy is extremely strong, they eventually turned into this kind of special ghost.

After everyone landed, they found that they had arrived at the underground of Yin-Yang Cave, but there were ghosts everywhere. They flew in the air and constantly attacked the monks. Once hit, their souls would leave their bodies and their breath would be gone. Several Jindan monks died in just one encounter.

The Nascent Soul cultivators felt like taking out their own magical weapons to fight the enemy, but each of them was very cautious. Even Wang Jue felt something was not good because he found out that he had been discovered by three Nascent Soul ghost kings. Although he didn't know how they did it, Wang Jue didn't care too much and took out the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword. With the appearance of the golden evil-repelling divine thunder, the surrounding ghosts were blasted into green smoke and dissipated.

The Nascent Soul cultivators present also saw Wang Jue show up. Except for Han Li and Fu Cheng who were surprised, the other cultivators were very wary of Wang Jue because they didn't know what Wang Jue was trying to do by following them without anyone noticing.

"Senior Brother Wang, why are you here?" Han Li asked Wang Jue in confusion.

Wang Jue could only smile awkwardly upon hearing this and said, "I saw so many of you coming here to search for treasures, so I wanted to follow along and take a look."

When Fu Cheng heard what Wang Jue said, a look of suspicion appeared on his face. He had invited Wang Jue to come here to hunt for treasure, but Wang Jue directly refused. But now Wang Jue appeared here. He didn't know whether it was a coincidence or Wang Jue's plan.

The burly man in the middle stage of Yuanying looked at Wang Jue fiercely and said, "You are hiding your body and following us. Are you trying to play a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole is behind?"

The woman in palace dress standing next to the big man looked at Wang Jue with interest, then said with a smile: "This Taoist friend is very capable. He has been following us for so long and we didn't even notice him. But now that he has appeared, let's fight the enemy and search for treasure together."

The burly man's eyes rolled when he heard this. He knew that it was not a wise move to make an enemy of Wang Jue at this time. He should deal with the ghost in front of him first. Finally, he snorted coldly and continued to fight with the Ghost King.

Wang Jue flew to Han Li and the others holding a Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword. He looked at the petite and pretty woman in palace dress and said with a smile, "What is your name, fellow Taoist?"

The palace-dressed lady had a pair of bright eyes. She smiled at Wang Jue and said, "I am Bai Yaoyi, the foreign affairs elder of Beiye Xiaoji Palace. What's your name?"

Wang Jue was a little surprised to hear this. Someone from the Beiji Palace actually ran to Dajin. However, this woman had the cultivation level of the middle Nascent Soul stage and she looked good. In particular, Wang Jue could feel that this woman seemed to be interested in him. Could it be that she was attracted by his handsome face? This woman should not be so superficial.

"I am the casual cultivator Wang Jue." Wang Jue also responded to Bai Yaoyi with a smile.

When Bai Yaoyi heard Wang Jue say that he was a casual cultivator, her eyes lit up. In fact, the reason she spoke well of Wang Jue was because the technique she practiced was special and could detect some aura fluctuations that others could not observe. She felt a dangerous aura when she saw Wang Jue, which surprised her a little, considering that she was a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

Even the inner sect elders of Xiaoji Palace who were in the late Nascent Soul stage did not give Bai Yaoyi such a dangerous feeling. This meant that Wang Jue was very likely a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, and a very powerful one at that. So of course she wanted to win Wang Jue over to join Xiaoji Palace.

Wang Jue seemed to have guessed the plan of the woman in palace dress, but he was just perfunctory. However, the woman's appearance and temperament still made Wang Jue a little interested.

When Han Li saw Wang Jue and Bai Yaoyi talking, he couldn't help but have a strange expression on his face. He thought that these two might have fallen in love with each other. You know, they are now in a dangerous place like Yin Yang Cave, and Wang Jue has several confidantes.

Everyone continued to explore forward while fighting the enemy. Before long, they saw an ancient altar with a magic circle arranged on it. In the middle stood a jade pillar, but on the jade pillar there was a mummy bound by chains.

When the monks approached the altar, the mummy suddenly opened its scarlet eyes and then roared at the monks. Seeing this, the burly man took out a short spear and threw it, piercing the mummy's head and nailing it to the jade pillar. The mummy then stopped moving.

Fu Cheng stepped forward and looked at the magic circle on the altar, frowning and said, "This magic circle is actually used for refining corpses. It looks like a magic method. This is really strange. Who arranged these things here?"

Upon hearing this, the monks present just looked at the magic circle and continued to move forward. They soon came to a dark passage. Before they could go in, they suddenly saw countless black moths pouring out of the passage.

Upon seeing this, everyone immediately took action. Wang Jue was protected by the divine thunder that could ward off evil spirits. Once a moth approached, it would be blasted into black smoke and dissipated by the golden lightning. This also made Wang Jue look extraordinary and magical, as if he was walking leisurely in the garden.

Although Han Li also had this method, he was not as proficient as Wang Jue in using it. Han Li still had to rely on the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword as a medium to cast the evil-repelling divine thunder, but Wang Jue directly controlled the power of this divine thunder and even reached the level of automatically protecting his master.

When Wang Jue walked into the passage, he saw some black crystals on the stone walls of the cave. These crystals contained a strong cold and yin power. At this time, the crystals emitted yin energy and then turned into yin and ming moths. It turned out that these moths were transformed from these black crystals.

Wang Jue couldn't help but become interested in these black crystals. He used the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword to get all the black crystals off the wall and put them into his storage bag, intending to study them carefully later.

Although the other cultivators present were also interested in the black crystal, they did not compete with Wang Jue for it. Instead, they continued to move forward. When they saw the footprints of horse hoof prints on the ground in the cave ahead, Fu Cheng smiled. He knew that the Yin Zhi horse was nearby.

(End of this chapter)