Chapter 260: Teleport?

Hehe, fellow Daoist, these are all the items I purchased.

The auction house steward directly handed over a storage bag containing all of Yunhe's items from this auction, not only the treasure Heaven-Covering Pouch but also the materials for refining the Wisdom Spirit Pill and the Ice Heart Pill.

It must be said, this auction house set up by the Snow Sword Sect, the largest sect of the Wu Kingdom, is quite capable; many of the things Yunhe needed were smoothly obtained from this auction.

Thank you.

Yunhe took the storage bag, swept his divine sense through it briefly, and confirmed that none of the items he had purchased were missing.

At the same time, he also handed over a storage bag containing a large quantity of Spirit Stones.

Although he had won the Heaven-Covering Pouch for ninety top-grade Spirit Stones, and he himself had plenty of top-grade Spirit Stones, he didn't take out a single one to pay; instead, he chose only middle- and low-grade Spirit Stones.

Even though it would be more expensive, he was unwilling to use top-grade Spirit Stones in this way.

The amount is fine.

Because the total price was not small, the steward didn't act pretentiously and say no need to count; instead, he carefully and meticulously finished counting before nodding.

"Payment and goods are settled; then I'll take my leave." Yunhe rose and clasped his hands.

Wait a moment.

But the steward hurriedly called out to him, carefully took out a jade slip, and explained: "Fellow Daoist, aren't you looking for some information about the ancient cultivators' era Great Five Elements Sect? I immediately used my connections and found some information in our Snow Sword Sect's Library Pavilion, hoping it may be of help to you."

Upon hearing this, Yunhe's eyes suddenly brightened.

Information about the Great Five Elements Sect?

He had only asked casually, not expecting the steward to actually keep it in mind.

Regardless of whether the other party really went to the trouble of using connections to obtain that information from the Snow Sword Sect, this act of keeping the customer's words in mind still leaves a good impression.

"I don't know the price." Yunhe took the jade slip without refusing.

The steward waved his hands repeatedly, speaking solemnly: "It's just a few scattered remarks; there's no need for any price—consider it my gift to you, fellow Daoist, as a token of friendship."

Afterward, the two exchanged a few more words.

Only then did Yunhe finally learn from the other's mouth that this person was named Wei Qingsu, one of the three chief stewards of the auction house and an Outer Sect Elder of the Snow Sword Sect.

Even after Yunhe left, Wei Qingsu's smile never faded.

His friendly attitude made the few attendants standing nearby exchange bewildered glances; when had this iron-faced Elder Wei become so easy to talk to?

And Wei Qingsu's mood seemed genuinely good; noticing the attendants' expressions, he wasn't angry, merely smoothed his smooth beard and said with a touch of self-satisfaction:

"Although this person only revealed the cultivation base of an early Jie Dan stage, if I'm not mistaken, he is undoubtedly a late Jie Dan stage cultivator."

A late Jie Dan stage cultivator, plus the items he purchased, makes it easy to infer that he is preparing to assault the Nascent Soul realm!

Such a cultivator, whether he ultimately succeeds or not, is not someone he can afford to offend.

If he succeeds in reaching Nascent Soul, this proactive friendly gesture might someday bring unexpected benefits.

"Elder, are you so certain?"

One attendant whose relationship with him was clearly not ordinary couldn't help but speak up.

"Heh." Wei Qingsu gave a low laugh; this was his method—being able to sit steadily in the lucrative position of auction house steward, he also had some ability.

He didn't say more; earlier he had merely been unable to contain his joy, his happiness showing on his face, but he soon recovered—he still possessed some composure.

He simply ordered:

"If this person comes again next time, you must notify me immediately."

"Yes!"

"He's shown off so much wealth, yet no one is tempted?"

Outside the market, Yunhe stood on his flying boat, flying neither fast nor slow, neither able to slow down nor rushing at full speed.

His powerful divine sense occasionally swept the surroundings, indeed noticing some Jie Dan cultivators flying by, yet none displayed any sign of being "tempted" by him.

This somewhat made him unaccustomed.

He originally thought a few blind Jie Dan cultivators would come looking for trouble, but he didn't expect that not even a single person would glance at him.

"Are cultivators nowadays of such high quality? Or is it that revealing too much wealth at once instead makes people wary?"

There's nothing to be done; with no one coming to him voluntarily, he also couldn't go become a bandit cultivator actively robbing the road, after all he hasn't yet lacked money to that extent—he merely wanted to see if he could earn some "extra income."

After flying a certain distance, Yunhe was no longer leisurely; he put away his flying boat and transformed into a streak of five-colored light, fleeing into the distance.

He bought quite a few things this time, many of which he can use right now; if the "fishing" attempt fails, it's better to return early.

Yao Shou Shijie.

Yunhe straightened his face.

He spent over a month continuously forging with the "Mysterious Demon Purifying Fire," finally completing the sacrificial refinement of this special segment of octopus tentacle.

Gazing at the dark-colored liquid, a thin weak strand of hair-like substance slowly writhing within the black flame, Yunhe took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes.

Is this essence blood?

He doesn't know.

Because he hasn't sensed even a hint of bloodiness, but one thing is certain: the liquid left after completely refining all the tentacles contains some special ability.

"Let's give it a try; if it doesn't work, we'll just forget it."

After over a month of sacrificial refinement, he had already figured it out.

Immediately he slightly opened his mouth and once again offered the "Sever Immortal Strategy."

As the pages unfolded, his demonic power began to operate according to the "Mysterious Demon Sever Immortal Strategy" method; simultaneously, the "Sever Immortal Strategy" emitted a faint glow and diffused a uniquely strong suction, absorbing that strange liquid.

Hum—

As the liquid was absorbed by the second page of the "Sever Immortal Strategy," the snow-white second page also showed a transformation.

In the slow process.

The outline of a strange octopus that Yunhe had seen before slowly emerged; compared to when he had watched it from afar in the spatial passage, what he now saw on the "Sever Immortal Strategy" seemed more vivid.

However.

Perhaps the amount of essence blood condensed from that tentacle was too small; the octopus outline on the second page of the Immortal‑severing Strategy stopped being further drawn once it had reached a certain degree of solidification from illusion.

But it did not directly dissipate because of that; instead, it appeared on the second page in an almost "half‑finished" state.

After a while.

When the page stopped changing, Yunhe slowly ceased circulating his demonic power.

Looking at the creature on the page, he revealed a contemplative expression.

"The amount is a bit lacking, but the Immortal‑severing Strategy still recorded it—could it be because the quality is too high?"

Muttering to himself, Yunhe suddenly furrowed his brows and once again circulated his demonic power.

Mystic Demon Illusory Form!

Hum—

The Immortal‑severing Strategy trembled again with a slight vibration, and Yunhe felt his vision blur a little, but he did not therefore transform into the octopus's form.

This, however, did not exceed his expectations.

"Indeed, the Immortal‑severing Strategy is not actually completely recorded, so I cannot transform into that octopus's form. Of course, it's also possible that the octopus's level is too high, exceeding the range my current cultivation method can bear."

But Yunhe felt the first possibility was a bit more likely.

Because, although the Mystic Demon Illusory Form failed, a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

That feeling

"It's as if I suddenly gained an instinct."

Yunhe slowly narrowed his eyes, lifted his claw, and a dark demonic power quickly appeared on the surface of his claw.

Immediately afterward, he tentatively gave a light swipe of his claw at the air before him.

The next second.

Under Yunhe's somewhat bewildered and shocked gaze, his claw actually vanished into thin air!

No.

More accurately speaking, it should be said that it was 'broken'.

The place where it appeared was not far away—just ten zhang from his position, as if space had folded, and his claw abruptly appeared in mid‑air.

"Space‑shuttle?!"

Yunhe's eyes waited.

But he quickly gathered his mind, because he felt perhaps he did not know this.

Afterward.

Yunhe's claw sliced downward again, and before him a mirror seemed to appear; in that "mirror" was shown the scene ten zhang away.

After a brief hesitation, Yunhe "dove" into it.

When he reappeared, he was suddenly ten zhang away!

"Teleport?!"

This time, Yunhe was truly astonished.

Although the Mystic Demon Illusory Form did not fully grant him the abilities of that special octopus, it seemed to temporarily give him more ways to use space, and just as a thunder beast can control lightning, this is an instinctive use, as if he were born with it.

And "teleport," without a doubt, is a genuine ability involving space.

It is said that when a Yuan Ying Cultivator's Nascent Soul leaves the body, their Nascent Soul can achieve a brief, short‑distance "teleport," which is why similar secret arts like Nascent Soul Sword Control exist.

But for Yunhe, who has not yet reached the Nascent Soul level, this is merely hearsay.

He only knows that although he has dabbled in spatial abilities, it all comes from the Dragon Scale Pattern, and learning it is extremely difficult, fraught with setbacks.

This shows how difficult it is to engage with spatial abilities.

But this time, relying on a wisp of that special octopus's essence blood and borrowing the Immortal‑severing Strategy, he almost instinctively displayed a near‑teleport ability.

"How does it feel?"

Yunhe, who had returned once again to the original spot, showed a puzzled expression.

"Do you have a feeling of déjà vu?"

This feeling does not stem from the Dragon Scale Pattern or the Cloud Escape Talisman, but rather from

Yunhe flipped his claw, and a longan‑sized pearl appeared in his hand.

This pearl is the third eye of the three‑eyed earth toad.

As for the ability of the three‑eyed earth toad's third eye, Yunhe has actually always been curious, but he simply hasn't had much time to study it, so he has temporarily set it aside.

But this time, while using the Mystic Demon Illusory Form to exert a near‑teleport ability, he felt a hint of the sensation of the divine light emitted by the three‑eyed earth toad's third eye.

"Teleport, Dragon Scale Pattern, third eye, Five Elements Divine Radiance, Spiritual Pupil."

Yunhe's heart suddenly gave rise to an extremely bold idea.

Is it possible to combine these things?

To combine these various abilities that originally did not belong to him into a single divine ability unique to him?

After all, this "teleport" comes from that special octopus, not his genuine ability, and employing the Mystic Demon Illusory Form also consumes a considerable amount; its greatest use might be, besides catching opponents off guard in actual combat, mainly to give him a channel to contact "space".

Of course, integrating these miscellaneous abilities is obviously difficult; perhaps it will take him a lot of time and still might not be fully achieved.

But with his experience in creating cultivation methods, he still has some confidence.

Most importantly.

He also has the Wisdom Spirit Pill!

If the Wisdom Spirit Pill could give him some inspiration or a starting point, things might become much simpler and smoother.

"For now, let's just treat it as a hypothesis. No matter what, the ability of 'teleport,' even if it is only an extremely short‑distance teleport, if used well, is still a divine skill. The risk taken this time in exchange for the gain is indeed worthwhile."

With a brief teleport, with spiritual awareness comparable to that of a Yuan Ying Cultivator, and with a Nascent Soul Corpse Refining seated in command, his self‑defense capability immediately rose to a higher level.

"If he could fully master it instead of relying on the Mystic Demon Illusory Form, it would be perfect."

(End of chapter)