Chapter 82: Conspiring for a Great Cause

"Spatial teleportation technique?!"

Lin Jing, down below, opened his eyes wide just like the Long Li. He had indeed seen the Pine-Leaf Rat "disappear" and then reappear.

He was slightly surprised. Spatial movement?

"Indeed."

"A spatial teleportation technique," Divine Pine smiled: "It fits the characteristics of the Void-Escaping Grass. It seems it digested it very well!"

"Although it's not an attack-type spatial spell, it's quite good. You must know, Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Void Profound... only upon reaching the Void Profound stage can a cultivator be considered to have formally mastered the power of space."

"The academy jade slip you held before was likely created by the Void Profound stage Dean of the academy, allowing you to instantly connect from the Great Desolate Region to the Hidden Dragon Academy and complete cross-region teleportation!"

"Those large teleportation arrays in the ancient kingdoms were also built by great cultivators at or above the Void Profound stage."

"Oh, and the Hidden Dragon Academy—you might think the Hidden Dragon Academy isn't very large, but that's not the case. There are numerous 'different spaces' within the academy, all opened up by Void Profound stage cultivators. They are like grotto-heavens. You'll know when you attend lectures; when people in the academy give lectures, they all go to these different spaces, not outside."

"Of course, just because great cultivators at the Void Profound stage can perfectly control the power of space doesn't mean low-level cultivators can't use it."

"However, unlike the unfathomable means of great Void Profound stage cultivators, low-level cultivators generally have to rely on 'external forces' to use spatial spells."

"For example, the manufacture of storage bags and storage items, and the arrangement of some spatial arrays and spatial seals—low-level cultivators need to rely on spatial resources to complete them."

"Currently, your squirrel... the situation is similar. It used this spatial red leaf to complete the spatial teleportation technique," Divine Pine sighed: "At least when facing cultivators who haven't mastered spatial abilities, its escape ability is guaranteed in the future!"

"Squeak..."

At this moment, the Pine-Leaf Rat had already landed back on the ground.

It sighed. It still wanted the internal leaf space that Lin Jing had mentioned.

"Many thanks, Senior Divine Pine." Seeing that the Pine-Leaf Rat was safe and sound and had gained a huge harvest, Lin Jing was satisfied.

"Don't thank me. I only ensured it wouldn't be poisoned to death by a fifth-tier spirit plant. It was able to gain something because its own spatial talent is quite good... or rather, its obsession is very strong," the Demonic Pine chuckled: "However, this ability has no direct lethality in combat..."

"If you want to rely on this ability to defeat a Divine Body of the same level, you'll have to research how to use it yourselves!"

"Understood!" Lin Jing was thoughtful. He picked up the Pine-Leaf Rat. This spatial teleportation technique lay in catching the opponent off guard!

"Alright, more than ten days have passed. It seems there are quite a few people in Hidden Dragon City looking for you. Shouldn't you leave now?"

Divine Pine withdrew the array it had set up and began to shoo them away. It needed to rest for a while.

First the Long Li, then the Pine-Leaf Rat—it wasn't Lin Jing's guardian at all; it was clearly a nanny responsible for taking care of babies every day!

"Ten days..." Lin Jing was stunned: "Oh no, has it been that long? The auction for the Mechanism Bamboo Spear seems to have already ended!"

He hadn't even attended such an important occasion in person.

He hurriedly put the Pine-Leaf Rat back into the Hanging Gourd, letting it slowly research the spatial teleportation technique on its own.

Afterward, he took the Long Li and headed toward his academy grotto-dwelling.

"You stay here and watch the house. I paid spirit stones for this grotto-dwelling; it's too much of a loss if no one stays in it."

After throwing the Long Li into the grotto-dwelling, Lin Jing rushed toward the Lotus Pavilion. As soon as he entered the street, he was blocked by a figure.

"I say, Brother Lin, where have you been these past few days?"

Xu Zhi had been waiting here for a long time and finally saw Lin Jing today.

"The Mechanism Bamboo Spear auction—you didn't even come yourself!"

"Do you know how intense this auction was!"

He had an expression of regret.

"Brother Xu!" Seeing Xu Zhi, Lin Jing breathed a sigh of relief and said: "So, everything went smoothly?"

"I forgot the time because I was in seclusion cultivating spells. Brother Xu, could you tell me the specific situation of the auction?"

"Naturally." Xu Zhi smiled and said: "I won't mention the other auction items, but your Mechanism Bamboo Spear was snatched up crazily!!!"

"Oh??" Lin Jing was surprised. Although the Mechanism Bamboo Spear was quite novel, it was ultimately just a weapon for the Qi Refining stage.

Could it really reach the level of being "snatched up crazily"?

"At first, it was a few cultivators at the Qi Refining stage bidding."

"In the end, guess which two parties were at odds over your Mechanism Bamboo Spear?" He looked amused.

Lin Jing shook his head, not knowing.

"One was a cultivator from the Agricultural Department!"

"The other was a cultivator from the Divine Mechanism Villa!"

"Unlike other bidders, I think these two people might have valued the materials of your bamboo spear more!"

"Perhaps they thought it was some kind of mutated spirit plant and wanted to study it. After all, the power of those spirit beans is quite extraordinary."

"Do you know what the final price was?"

"A full thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones!!"

"???" Lin Jing was stunned, completely unable to believe there were so many.

"Was it taken by the people from the Agricultural Department, or the people from the Divine Mechanism Villa?" he asked subconsciously.

Xu Zhi muttered: "Neither."

Lin Jing: ???

"Then who are you saying took it?"

Xu Zhi sighed: "These two forces were bidding intensely when suddenly a young man dressed like someone from the Demon-Extermination Department raised the price sharply, making those two stop bidding."

"Demon-Extermination Department?"

"Yes, he called himself Gao Sheng from the Demon-Extermination Department. I investigated; it seems he comes from a family of demon exterminators with a prominent background. I just don't know what he bought this Mechanism Bamboo Spear for. Could this be the legendary rich person?"

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"Exciting, right."

"Brother Lin has made a fortune this time. Don't forget Brother Xu. At least three meals at the Immortal Guest House? When I was looking for shills, I also instructed them to praise you a few times."

Lin Jing fell silent, "..."

He had a bad premonition.

When Lin Jing bid farewell to this crafty scholar and came to the Lotus Auction House to collect his money, he found that the so-called "Gao Sheng" had been waiting for him here the whole time.

Besides him, a wealthy-looking Foundation Establishment stage cultivator followed beside him, looking flattering.

"Brother Lin, finally waited for you!" Gao Sheng was dressed in black brocade, the standard attire of a demon-extermination guard. He was the same as before; seeing Lin Jing, he laughed and took out the Mechanism Bamboo Spear.

"Look!"

"Why did you spend so much money to buy this thing?" Lin Jing looked at the Mechanism Bamboo Spear in his hand, his mouth twitching.

"After all, it's your weapon. I couldn't bear to see them buy it so cheaply. Anyway, it's all pocket money, no big deal." Gao Sheng waved his hand: "I was a bit reluctant when the old man forced me to the academy, but seeing you, Brother Lin, I knew I hadn't come in vain."

"What do you want to do?" Lin Jing was alert.

"Conspire for a great cause... that thing is still with you, right?" he said obscurely: "I have a few good cases on hand recently and want to work with you. The extra spirit stones from this auction will be your commission."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jing's vision went dark. He knew this kid might be like the Cold Moon Sword Immortal, wanting to use him as bait to fish, and immediately looked at him with disgust.

He would rather team up with the Cold Moon Sword Immortal to exterminate demons than team up with this kid.

By then, he might not even know how he died.

"There really is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. This guy probably knows I'm a Longevity Body and has set his sights on me."

However, considering the other party had given him so many spirit stones, Lin Jing said: "We'll see..."

He didn't have the heart to refuse him directly like he did the Cold Moon Sword Immortal.

"Is this the person in charge of the Lotus Auction House?" He looked at the wealthy cultivator following Gao Sheng.

"I am Zhang Duobao. I didn't expect Young Master Lin and Young Master Gao to be friends. This is the Blue Lotus-level Lotus Token of my Lotus Pavilion. Anyone holding this token will have a certain discount when consuming at any place under the Lotus Pavilion."

"Many thanks." Lin Jing took the Lotus Token and asked: "Can I take the spirit stones from the auction now?"

"Of course." Zhang Duobao smiled.

"Besides that, I want to consign more Mechanism Bamboo Spears to be auctioned at your pavilion!" Lin Jing said.

"No problem." Zhang Duobao was happy to see it: "How many more does Young Master Lin intend to consign?"

Lin Jing chuckled and said: "Two hundred, but I hope to take one hundred and fifty of them to be auctioned in other cities."

Zhang Duobao: ?

Beside him, Gao Sheng also stumbled and said: "No, Brother Lin, you have so many? Why not just stop selling them? When the time comes, we'll go to the mountains, tie up a bunch of monkeys, train them to shoot, and go take down the small strongholds of the Demon Sect! Don't you know how to tame beasts? Two hundred Mechanism Bamboo Spears shooting together—if no Core Formation stage appears, we are invincible."