Chapter 18: Eye Mutation

Lin Zhangqing returned home and sealed the secret room.

He opened the spirit plant bag his grandfather gave him and saw the Earth Soul Fruit tree; there was still a purple halo around it.

All along, Lin Zhangqing had thought that the multicolored halo he saw on the spirit seed of the Void Cosmic Willow was because their spirit roots were compatible.

But now, the halo on this Earth Soul Fruit tree broke that understanding.

Calming down and thinking seriously, the multicolored halo was the Five Elements attribute and the Space attribute. Then what attribute was the purple halo? Soul attribute?

Why couldn't others see these halos? Only his eyes could see them. Could it be that his eyes had mutated?

He would plant the Earth Soul Fruit tree first, and then go to the family Scripture Pavilion to see if there were any relevant records.

Having made up his mind, he communicated with the space with his thoughts. The next second, Lin Zhangqing's trace disappeared from the secret room.

He found a suitable place in the space, planted the Earth Soul Fruit tree, cast the Spirit Rain Technique and the Nourishing Origin Catalysis Technique, and after observing for a while and finding no problems, he left the space.

He tidied up and walked towards the Scripture Pavilion, finding the introductions regarding eyes and pupil techniques with ease.

He found a comfortable place and studied carefully, reading for over an hour.

He didn't find any content related to or similar to Lin Zhangqing's eyes, but he did gain quite a bit of knowledge.

He didn't find anything related to Lin Changqing, but he did find something related to First One.

The Golden Eye Void-Breaking Eye can see through all illusions. This includes invisibility techniques, phantom clones, illusion techniques, dreams, etc.

As soon as he saw this record, he thought of First One's eyes; it was definitely the Golden Eye Void-Breaking Eye.

Coupled with First One being a Golden Winged Bird, it already possessed super-long vision and powerful dynamic capture ability. Adding the Golden Eye Void-Breaking Eye was like adding wings to a tiger! Since he hadn't found relevant information, he could only explore it slowly on his own.

However, Lin Zhangqing also had a small guess, because both times he saw them, they were treasures of the spirit plant type; the Earth Soul Fruit tree was a third-grade superior-grade, and the Void Cosmic Tree was definitely a super-grade.

Could his eyes be related to spirit plants? Lin Zhangqing guessed this.

Forget it, he wouldn't be able to know in the short term; he would figure it out eventually.

He would go to the Aoyun Peak spirit fields first! Today's tasks hadn't been completed yet.

Time passed in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, two months had passed.

His grandfather hadn't returned yet, and Lin Zhangqing had already begun to worry. He often looked towards the mountain gate, hoping to see his grandfather return.

This day, at the Aoyun Peak spirit fields, Lin Zhangqing completed today's tasks.

He and his Second Uncle stood on the mountain peak looking at the mountain gate. It had been two months and ten days, and his grandfather hadn't returned yet; everyone was becoming increasingly worried.

At this moment, a spirit boat passed through the mountain-protecting great array and rushed out of the sea of clouds. Lin Zhangqing rubbed his eyes; that's right, it wasn't an illusion.

It was his grandfather who had returned, and Lin Zhangqing jumped up happily. He boarded his Second Uncle's spirit boat and went to meet his grandfather.

His grandfather saw them and also changed direction, heading towards Aoyun Peak, and the three met at the spirit fields.

Seeing that his grandfather had no problems other than looking a bit mentally exhausted, Lin Zhangqing felt relieved.

"Grandfather, are you alright? Was the journey smooth? Why did it take so long this time?" Lin Zhangqing asked excitedly.

His grandfather smiled and said, "I'm fine, the journey was smooth enough. I'm not missing any arms or legs, don't you worry. I took a detour to the Qingyun Sect on the way back, which made you all worry.

I saw you here, so I stopped by to check on the spirit fields. It seems you've managed this place well; the spirit herbs are growing well, and you've taken good care of them, it's quite good."

"That's because I put my heart and soul into it; I haven't missed a single day of catalysis tasks.

Then let's go back together; Mother, Aunt, and Little Sister are still waiting for you to return!"

Everyone went home together, and the house became lively again.

After eating the sumptuous dinner prepared by his mother and aunt, his grandfather began to talk about his experiences this time.

On the way there, which took over ten days, he encountered robber cultivators. However, they were all at the Qi Refining stage, and because his grandfather was disguised and had hidden his cultivation base, piloting a first-grade dharma artifact spirit boat.

He looked like he was at the Qi Refining stage, so three robber cultivators came to him on their own.

Because of what happened to his grandmother, his grandfather hated robber cultivators more than anything in his life, so naturally, he wouldn't be soft-hearted when he encountered them.

He also harvested the dharma artifacts and storage bags of the three robber cultivators, worth several thousand spirit stones, which could be considered an extra harvest. On the way back, he took a detour into the sphere of influence of the Qingyun Sect, which was much safer.

He didn't go into detail about the specific experiences, but he brought gifts for everyone in the family.

Lin Zhangqing also had one; it was three bottles of Beast Nurturing Pills, just like his Second Uncle.

It was most suitable for First One, and First One had performed well during this period. It could just be used to reward it.

By the time everyone had left, his grandfather had been traveling for so long, so he should let him go back early to get a good rest.

Two days later, in his grandfather's secret room.

"Grandfather, how was it this time? Did the auction go smoothly?"

"It was alright. After arriving there, I observed for two days first and inquired around; the Wanbao Pavilion's reputation is still very good.

Only then did I disguise myself and go to the Wanbao Pavilion to take a look.

It truly deserves to be a giant that has opened all over the cultivation world; the items inside are complete, third and fourth-grade magic treasures are all for sale, and if you have enough spirit stones, they can even find cultivation methods and secret arts for you.

All kinds of spirit pills and spirit talismans are dazzling. It can be considered an eye-opener.

When you are a few years older, Grandfather will take you to see it."

"That's great, thank you Grandfather, you must remember. Don't make me stay obediently on the Ancestral Mountain again when the time comes."

"Haha, how could that be, Grandfather keeps his word.

By the way, I didn't find any suitable high-grade spirit seeds in Dongyang Prefecture this time, I'll keep an eye out for you next time."

"It's fine, it's best if there are suitable ones, if not, don't force it. Your safety is the most important."

His grandfather nodded, patted his storage bag, took out a jade slip, and handed it to Lin Zhangqing, saying, "This is the Foundation Establishment stage cultivation method for the Five Elements Return to Origin Scripture.

There is also a Purple Mansion stage cultivation method, but it costs thirty thousand spirit stones. Let's talk about that later; if there is a need, we can go to the Wanbao Pavilion to buy it then.

The Foundation Establishment stage cultivation method costs three thousand spirit stones, which can be considered worth the price!

You record a copy first, and then take this cultivation method jade slip to the Scripture Pavilion and give it to your Second Grandfather! It can be considered perfecting the family's foundation.

And there are quite a few people in the family with five spirit roots. Maybe someone will be able to use it when the time comes.

This auction was quite large, and there were many items; ten Foundation Establishment Pills were auctioned, the cheap ones were forty-five thousand spirit stones, and the last one was sold for fifty-five thousand spirit stones.

This time I entrusted five century-old Vermilion Fruits to the Wanbao Pavilion for auction. The price was even higher than I expected, and after deducting ten percent for auction fees, I got eleven thousand spirit stones in hand; the price was quite good, averaging 2200 spirit stones each.

I didn't dare to sell too many at once, so I went to the black market in Dongyang Prefecture and sold two, both for 1800 spirit stones.

The rest were sold separately in various markets in Dongyang Prefecture, one or two at a time. The prices ranged from 1800 to 2000 spirit stones.

Fortunately, I disguised myself every time, and I didn't sell too many, so it was finally completed safely and smoothly. The sixteen Vermilion Fruits sold for a little over thirty thousand spirit stones in total.

However, I can't go to Dongyang Prefecture next time; I'll change to Jinzhou Prefecture, it will be safer."

"Grandfather, making you take such risks makes me feel uneasy. Next time, let me go with you."

"Silly grandson, no need to be uneasy. One trip is half a Foundation Establishment Pill, your grandfather is willing. Instead, Grandfather should thank you; if it weren't for you..."

"Grandfather, don't say anymore, I know what you want to say.

This is what I am willing to do; what I want is for my family to be able to become immortals with me."

His grandfather laughed heartily, "Silly grandson, becoming an immortal is not that easy."

Lin Zhangqing said with a serious face, "Then let them reach Foundation Establishment first!"

His grandfather sighed softly and touched Lin Zhangqing's head, "Qing'er is a good son of my Lin family, and also the Kirin child of my Lin family."

Hearing his grandfather praise him like this, Lin Zhangqing felt a little embarrassed.

(End of chapter)