Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 647 The Heavenly Game Opens with a Winning Hand, A Game Within a Game (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Li Yunjing took a sip of wine without making a sound, secretly memorizing the scene.

"You're too kind, City Lord."

Xuanjizi stroked his beard and smiled, "It is our honor to serve 'Zixiao City'."

"Exactly!"

The Five Spirits Hermit chimed in, "If this formation succeeds, he will surely be remembered for all time!"

The banquet was lively, with toasts and laughter filling the air.

Li Yunjing noticed that Mr. Qingming was frequently toasting Master Chiyan, and that two beautiful maids had appeared beside Zhuang Rui at some point, eagerly urging him to drink.

"Master Li".

Xiao Yuntian suddenly walked to Li Yunjing's side and personally filled his wine glass. "These past three days, thanks to the 'Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams' method you proposed, the Big Dipper Seven Star Array has become so perfect."

Li Yunjing quickly stood up: "You flatter me, City Lord. I only did my best."

"Oh, you're too modest."

Xiao Yuntian patted his shoulder and lowered his voice, saying, "In three days, we will deduce the Twenty-Eight Constellation Array Eyes. I hope Master Li will once again demonstrate his expertise."

"We will do our utmost!"

Li Yunjing's inner alarm bells were ringing, but on the surface he appeared flattered.

"You have all worked hard these past three days. You are free to move around the city tomorrow."

As the banquet was about to end, Xiao Yuntian suddenly announced: "The 'Treasure Pavilion' of 'Purple Cloud City' is now open to everyone, and all treasures will be offered at a 30% discount."

Everyone was overjoyed upon hearing this and expressed their gratitude.

Only Li Yunjing secretly sneered.

This is clearly a tactic to disperse and control the crowd!
Once everyone gets used to the countless benefits of following Xiao Yuntian, and once the formation is perfected, Xiao Yuntian will definitely try to win them over. Some people will be reluctant to give up this good job and will defect to Xiao Yuntian.

To be honest, Li Yunjing greatly admired Xiao Yuntian's methods. If he were a rogue cultivator, it wouldn't be impossible for him to join this person's cause!
pity!

He is the deputy sect leader of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" and the future supreme sect leader!
No matter how nice this place is, it's not as good as your own home!
Upon returning to the villa, Li Yunjing immediately activated the soundproofing array.

"My husband, that elixir..."

Zhao Qi asked impatiently.

"nice one!"

Li Yunjing took out the "Nascent Soul Pill," a golden light emanating from his fingertips: "Breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm shouldn't be difficult for me, so I won't need this pill. If you encounter a bottleneck when you break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, I'll give you the 'Nascent Soul Pill'!"

After hearing Li Yunjing's arrangement, Su Muqing looked at Zhao Qi with envy!

With a good man as your support, you'll have all the good things in the world!

Such an auxiliary pill for Nascent Soul formation is more valuable than many fourth-tier pills!

"How wonderful it would be if I could have one!"

Su Muqing thought enviously.

Zhao Qi, however, beamed with joy and said with a smile, "Husband, I will definitely work hard!"

"Okay! Let's go on a big shopping spree at 'Wanbaoge' tomorrow!"

Li Yunjing nodded and smiled, "At a 30% discount, there's almost no profit. Why not take advantage of this bargain?"

The next morning, Li Yunjing, along with Zhao Qi and Su Muqing, swaggered out of the villa.

"Let's go to 'Wanbaoge' first!"

Li Yunjing waved his hand and led the two women straight to the most magnificent pavilion in the city.

The area in front of Wanbaoge was already packed with people.

"Master Li, please come in!"

Upon seeing Li Yunjing and his companions arrive, the purple-robed cultivator guarding the gate hurriedly bowed and said, "The city lord has ordered that you may proceed directly to the fifth-floor treasure section!"

The fifth floor displays rare treasures.

Li Yunjing glanced around and walked straight to the central crystal display stand: "I want this 'Nine-Leaf Purple Lingzhi'!"

"Master Li has a keen eye!"

The shopkeeper beamed, "This item was originally priced at 80,000 high-grade spirit stones, now at a 30% discount..."

"wrap up!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Yunjing tossed out a storage bag full of spirit stones.

"hiss……"

This scene was witnessed by several cultivators on the fifth floor, who couldn't help but gasp in shock.

who is this?

So rich?

When some cultivators from the "Wanbao Pavilion" inquired about Li Yunjing, they all withdrew their malicious gazes upon learning that he was a distinguished guest of the "Zixiao City" lord, and dared not make any moves against him.

Over the next half hour, Li Yunjing swept up all the treasures on the fifth floor like a shopping spree.

The "Mysterious Origin Barrier-Breaking Pill" that can help Golden Core cultivators break through to the next level, the "Mysterious Tortoise Shield" that can withstand a blow from a Nascent Soul cultivator, various pill formulas, and jade slips recording ancient formations.
The total price exceeds 600,000 high-grade spirit stones!
"Let's go to the next one!"

Not yet satisfied, Li Yunjing led the two women to the "Spirit Medicine Shop" in the south of the city.

Li Yunjing was prepared that he wouldn't be able to indulge himself at "Wanbaoge" because Xiao Yuntian had used almost all the good stuff on the "Nine Heavens Cloud Movement Wind and Thunder Formation".

It would be strange if this shop, controlled by Xiao Yuntian, had too many good things.

"Master Li's presence is an honor to our humble establishment!"

The owner of the herbal medicine shop personally greeted the distinguished guest upon his arrival.

Clearly, this person had already learned that Li Yunjing had spent 600,000 high-grade spirit stones.

"I'll take all three bottles of 'Millennium Stone Marrow'!"

Without saying a word, Li Yunjing pointed to the top shelf of the medicine cabinet: "And there are also 'Fire Spirit Ginseng' and 'Ice Crystal Snow Lotus' over there."

Such extravagant purchasing quickly alarmed the entire street.

Shop owners sent people to stand guard at their doors, hoping for a visit from this God of Wealth.

Around noon, Li Yunjing and his two companions dined at "Zui Xian Ju," the largest restaurant in the city.

During the meal, the waiter respectfully handed over a bill: "Master Li, this is your lunch bill, totaling 987,000 low-grade spirit stones."

Li Yunjing didn't even glance at it, and casually took out another storage bag: "To round it up, one million! The rest is yours!"

"thanks, thanks!"

The waiter was so excited that he trembled all over and repeatedly kowtowed to express his gratitude.

Three thousand low-grade spirit stones!
That could almost kill him!

"Husband."

Zhao Qi said somewhat uneasily in a low voice, "Won't it be... risky for us to be so high-profile?"

"What are you afraid of?"

Li Yunjing picked up a piece of spirit beast meat and put it in his mouth. "This is 'Purple Cloud City,' Xiao Yuntian's territory. We are array masters that he can use. Who dares to provoke us here?"

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out downstairs.

Then, Master Qingming entered with two maids. Upon seeing Li Yunjing, his eyes lit up: "Master Li, what refined taste you have!"

"Mr. Qingming, you've come at the perfect time!"

Li Yunjing warmly invited, "How about we have a meal together?"

Mr. Qingming did not refuse, and after taking his seat, he said meaningfully, "Master Li, you have truly shown your generosity today."

Li Yunjing laughed heartily: "It's rare for City Lord Xiao to be so generous. How could I, Li, possibly refuse such a kind offer?"

After a few rounds of drinks, Mr. Qingming, emboldened by the alcohol, lowered his voice and said, "Master Li, during these three days of rest, would you be interested in coming with me to an interesting place?"

"Oh?"

Li Yunjing paused slightly as he picked up food with his chopsticks, but a smile remained on his face: "What's a good place to go?"

Mr. Qingming smiled mysteriously, dipped his finger in the wine, and wrote three words on the table: "Black Market Auction"!
"At midnight tonight, there will be a private auction in the basement of the 'Lingfu Fang' in the south of the city."

He erased it immediately after writing it down, and said in a low voice, "It is said..."

He looked around, then lowered his voice even further, "There are treasures that flowed out of the 'ancient cultivator's cave.'"

"Oh? Treasures from an ancient cultivator's cave?"

A glint flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes, but he remained outwardly calm: "Mr. Qingming, are you sure this isn't a scam?"

"Absolutely true!"

Mr. Qingming patted his chest and assured, "This time the level is extremely high. In addition to those famous Golden Core cultivators, there will also be some Nascent Soul cultivators who will make an appearance!"

Upon hearing the words "Nascent Soul Realm True Person," Li Yunjing's heart skipped a beat.

This level is already quite high.

In the cultivation world, the main forms of trade are bartering within small-scale business guilds, shops, and auctions.

And these top-tier private trade fairs are the best.

Li Yunjing was naturally very interested!
Perhaps we can gather the top-quality materials he needs from there?

"In that case, I, Li, would like to see for myself."

He pretended to ponder for a moment, then smiled and said, "However..."

He changed the subject, "Why did you invite me specifically, Mr. Qingming?"

"Master Li is indeed cautious."

Mr. Qingming laughed heartily: "To be honest, if you hadn't made such a big purchase today, I wouldn't have thought of you!" As he spoke, he gestured, "I invited a big spender, so naturally there will be a commission!"

Li Yunjing looked at the number "five" the other party was holding up and knew that it referred to 50,000 high-grade spirit stones.

"Good heavens! Mr. Qingming has really sold himself for a high price!"

A thought flashed through Li Yunjing's mind, and he raised his glass and said with a smile, "Of course, of course, then I'll go with you tonight, sir."

After a satisfying meal, Li Yunjing took the two women back to his residence.

As soon as the door closed, Zhao Qi said anxiously, "Husband, this Mr. Qingming is a deep and unpredictable person. We can't tell what he's thinking. Could he be up to something?"

"will not!"

Li Yunjing sneered, "Now I am a distinguished guest of City Lord Xiao, and that formation is still waiting for me to repair it!"

As midnight approached, Li Yunjing arrived at "Lingfu Workshop" as promised.

Master Qingming had been waiting for a long time. When he saw that Li Zongshi had come alone, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Master Li is all alone?"

“My wife and friends didn’t want to buy anything, so they didn’t want to come over.”

Li Yunjing explained with a smile.

"I see! Let's go in then!"

Mr. Qingming chuckled twice and led Li Yunjing to the basement.

After passing through several hidden doors, the view suddenly opened up before us.

The walls of the hall were inlaid with luminous pearls, casting a dim and mysterious light.

More than twenty cultivators sat upright on ebony chairs. Some revealed their true faces, while most wore masks or cloaks that blocked divine sense. Their auras were profound, and they were clearly all people of extraordinary cultivation.

A faint scent of sandalwood filled the air, but it couldn't mask the subtle stench of blood.

This is the unique aura of a monk who spends most of his time walking in the gray area.

Directly in front, on a black jade display stand, are three treasures shrouded in a protective light barrier. Obscure runes flow across the barrier, clearly a means to prevent others from probing them.

Li Yunjing and Mr. Qingming did not hide their identities.

The two of them were working for Xiao Yuntian, which was their safest identity!
In Zixiao City, who dares to touch Xiao Yuntian's people?

Especially important are the masters of array formations!

That's practically a death wish!
Sure enough, as Li Yunjing and Mr. Qingming arrived, everyone's eyes turned to them.

To Li Yunjing's surprise, the four people, "Xuanjizi", "Wuling Sanren", "Mixin Laolao", and "Moro Shangshi", also came here!

Li Yunjing, Mr. Qingming, and their four colleagues nodded, which was considered a greeting.

Mr. Qingming led Li Yunjing to his seat and said in a low voice, "Master Li, the rule is to verify qualifications before entering."

As he spoke, he pointed to an old man in a black robe in the corner.

Li Yunjing understood, walked up to the old man, and slid a storage bag out of his sleeve.

The old man scanned it with his divine sense, nodded slightly, and handed over a bronze token: "Number 7, Class C. Use this to bid."

Back in his seat, Mr. Qingming transmitted his voice: "The first item today is 'Mysterious Yin True Water,' taken from the Netherworld Cold Pool. A single drop can freeze the Golden Core of a Golden Core cultivator. The starting bid is eight thousand high-grade spirit stones."

As soon as the words were spoken, the barrier on the display stand was lifted, revealing an ice crystal jade bottle. A dark blue liquid flowed slowly inside the bottle, and faint, mournful howls like those of a wronged spirit could be heard.

Sure enough, a host introduced the treasure.

"Number C3, 10,000."

"Number 9, Class A, 12,000."

Bidding was incessant, and the deal was finally struck at 17,000 high-grade spirit stones.

Li Yunjing narrowed his eyes but did not make a bid.

He has that thing!
When they were in the East China Sea, Li Yunjing wiped out "Burial Island" and got his hands on quite a few of these good things.

I never expected the price to be so high in Luofu Continent!

It seems that in one place, some common items in place A may become extremely rare and valuable items in place B, with prices potentially doubling, or even ten or dozens of times higher!
"No wonder some of the biggest business guilds risk their lives to travel between continents to do business!"

Li Yunjing thought to himself.

The price is 50% higher than that of Donghai, but its scarcity makes it a real money-maker.

The second item was a charred, broken sword with blood grooves all over its blade.

The host's voice was hoarse: "A fragment of an ancient sword cultivator's natal sword, containing a wisp of killing intent. Starting bid: 100,000."

The hall immediately erupted in commotion.

For sword cultivators, inheriting sword intent is like having a second life!

The bid instantly soared to 280,000 high-grade spirit stones, and was eventually won by a cultivator shrouded in blood mist.

"The grand finale!"

Suddenly, the host made a hand seal, and an isolation array rose up around the booth. "Half of the 'Tai Xu Array Canon' has been identified as a relic of 'Tian Zhen Zi' from three thousand years ago."

"Wow..."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

The "Tai Xu Sword Sect" dominates the "Luo Fu Continent" and is a top-tier sect with astonishing combat power.

That "Tianzhenzi" was a very famous master in the history of the "Taixu Sword Sect". At the peak of his cultivation, he reached the level of half-step Nascent Soul!
This person is skilled in formations and swordsmanship, and has forged thirteen fourth-order flying swords, known as the "Thirteen Deadly Swords"!
Could such a master really have any relics left behind by the "Tai Xu Sword Sect"?
"Fellow Daoist, are you sure it's the 'Tai Xu Array Canon' created by 'Tian Zhenzi'?"

Xuanjizi asked in a deep voice.

The host smiled slightly, waved his sleeve, and the protective light barrier on the display stand slowly dissipated, revealing half of a jade slip gleaming with a bluish light.

The surface of the jade slip was covered with fine cracks, yet faint golden runes flowed within it, as if it were alive.

"Everyone, please take a look..."

He formed a hand seal and cast a spell.

The jade slip immediately floated up, projecting a picture of ten thousand swords. Within the image, countless points of light moved along mysterious trajectories, which were actually streaks of sword light shooting out!
"This item was obtained from an ancient cultivation cave in the Northern Sea."

"After joint appraisal by three Nascent Soul cultivators, the array patterns on it are found to be of the same origin as the protective array of the 'Tai Xu Sword Sect'."

The host pointed to the broken part of the jade slip, "The sword energy remaining here is the unique 'Mysterious Heaven Sword Energy' of the 'Thirteen Deadly Swords'!"

He then took out a recording stone, which, once activated, displayed a video.

On the misty mountaintop, thirteen sword lights formed a grand array, perfectly overlapping with the sword light image projected on the jade slip!

"This...this is indeed the work of Senior Tianzhenzi!"

Xuanjizi suddenly stood up, his voice trembling: "That 'Mysterious Heaven Sword Qi' cannot be faked!"

The hall erupted in cheers.

An elderly man in black robes asked urgently, "What's the starting bid?"

The host looked around the room and slowly held up three fingers: "The starting bid is 300,000 high-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 50,000 higher."

"Not expensive at all! Not expensive at all! This is the sect's most treasured martial art!"

Someone below said.

Li Yunjing, sitting in the corner, narrowed his eyes.

Li Yunjing lightly tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingertips, secretly activating the "Dreamlike Insight" technique within the "Creation Eye".

A faint golden light emanated from between his brows, and the subtle clues on the jade slip instantly became crystal clear...

"The residual spiritual energy at the edge of the crack will not last more than three months!"

Li Yunjing thought to himself, "Those 'flowing' golden runes are clearly faked using the secretions of some kind of fourth-grade spirit insect, the 'Golden Thread Gu'; the most ridiculous thing is that so-called 'Mysterious Heaven Sword Qi,' which is just ordinary sword qi mixed with the essence blood of a sword cultivator!"

"What a elaborate scheme."

Li Yunjing sneered inwardly.

His gaze swept across the entire area and he noticed at least five or six shills mixed in with the crowd, pretending to examine the jade slip.

The "mysterious one" frequently exchanged glances with the host.

Suddenly, his divine sense detected a familiar fluctuation.

Hidden in a secret compartment beneath the booth were three identical "fragments"!
This is clearly a setup to scam one group and then switch to another to scam them.

"Fuck you, Qingmingzi!"

At this moment, Li Yunjing knew perfectly well that it was that bastard Mr. Qingming who had invited him here to capture him as a scapegoat!
"You son of a bitch! I have no grudge against you. You were just testing me on Xiao Yuntian's orders, and I won't hold it against you since you were just following orders!"

"You saw that I was quite wealthy during the day, and then at night you tried to pull me into this scheme to rip me off?"

"That old charlatan Xuanjizi is no good either!"

"You came along, right?"

"Who else?"

"The mysterious host, Xuanjizi, Qingmingzi? Where are the others?"

Li Yunjing glanced around discreetly, secretly wondering who else was involved in this scheme.

He's already made up his mind; he absolutely won't get involved!
Love so and so!
"Three hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Four hundred thousand!"

Bidding rallied, and the price quickly soared to 500,000.

"Master Li, this is a wonderful item! It's a pity I don't have enough spirit stones, otherwise I would definitely bid for it!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing showed no intention of making a move, Mr. Qingming couldn't help but show his anxiety and said to Li Yunjing.

Li Yunjing's lips curled into a cold smile as he slowly said, "Since Mr. Qingming likes it so much, how about I lend you some spirit stones?"

(End of this chapter)