Chapter 210

"Fate!"

Xia Daoming's heart also underwent a subtle change.

He didn't believe much in fate before, but ever since he came to this world, he gradually began to believe.

"I don't know if the Elder is going alone this time or if there are others accompanying you?" Xia Daoming asked.

"I forgot if you didn't mention it. There are two other fellow disciples accompanying me this time. Your joining still requires their consent. However, one more person means one more strength. You have the strength of early-stage Foundation Establishment and are someone I trust, so they won't have any objections," Mo Yongzhi said.

"Thank you, Elder. It's normal to have objections, after all, I am joining halfway. Please ask the Elder to convey that my purpose for this trip is different from yours. I will only act with you at the beginning to familiarize myself with the environment and help out along the way. I will not participate in the distribution, to thank you for the guidance. Later, I will act alone and will not affect your actions," Xia Daoming said.

"You want to act alone?" Mo Yongzhi gasped, revealing a look of surprise.

"Blood Lin Dragon Breath Grass over three thousand years old is something even Golden Core Elders need to specifically issue missions to seek, which shows how precious it is."

"If I act with you, even if I am lucky enough to find one, even if the Elder is willing to give it to me, the other two will definitely not agree."

"If you can find Blood Lin Dragon Breath Grass, that's luck; if you can't find it, that's normal. Just take it as going to see and hone yourself, which is also good for your future cultivation. As for the distribution, if you really find one, it is indeed a problem," Mo Yongzhi said to the end, revealing a look of embarrassment.

Although his strength in Qi Refinement cannot compare to martial arts, he is now, after all, a cultivator at the ninth layer of Qi Refinement, and this strength must be fully utilized.

However, this banner can trap enemies over a large range, and this banner relies heavily on spiritual sense to manipulate. The stronger the spiritual sense, the greater the power this banner can exert, which is most suitable for Xia Daoming to use.

It's just that in terms of magic treasures, Xia Daoming feels that he is still slightly lacking one or two handy top-tier magic treasures.

"This courage of yours... forget it, this is your choice!" Mo Yongzhi originally wanted to persuade him, but finally shook her head and dismissed the idea.

The second magic treasure is the Profound Mist Mirror.

Therefore, for this trip to Dragon Fish Sea, Xia Daoming must not be careless.

"With your strength, acting alone is too dangerous, and finding Blood Lin Dragon Breath Grass over three thousand years old is purely a matter of luck. If you follow us, there will be some care."

Two hours later, Xia Daoming purchased the magic treasures he was satisfied with and left the market.

Returning to Changqing City, Xia Daoming headed straight for the market.

"And you are acting as a team, and there must be a common goal you agreed upon. My goal is different from yours, so going together is also inappropriate," Xia Daoming explained.

The first one, and the magic treasure he owned earliest, is the Ten Thousand Snake Yin Soul Banner.

Sometimes, it might just be this bit of strength that relates to life and death.

In terms of martial arts divine weapons, he had already specifically commissioned the Hundred Treasures Pavilion to forge a brand new Profound Dragon Spear, Black Dragon Blade, and Profound Dragon Shield a few days ago.

Counting the ones purchased this time, Xia Daoming prepared a total of six magic treasures for himself.

"Go! Take advantage of the fifteen days left to make more preparations," Mo Yongzhi said.

Therefore, even if this banner is a bit unsightly, Xia Daoming still keeps it as a magic treasure at the bottom of the box.

Leaving the Elder's residence, Xia Daoming didn't return to his residence in the West City but went all the way out of the mountain gate and returned to Changqing City.

This banner is now positioned according to its grade, and it should only be a high-tier magic treasure.

"Thank you, Elder, then it's settled. This disciple takes his leave," Xia Daoming said as he stood up.

"Thank you, Elder, for your kindness. Whether I find it or not, I am prepared to act alone later," Xia Daoming said firmly.

This mirror is a rare magic treasure with special functions, and its grade is not fixed. But this kind of rare magic treasure with special functions generally requires special materials, and the price is at least on par with high-tier magic treasures. Those with mysterious functions are difficult to estimate and are all sold through auctions.

This Profound Mist Mirror can temporarily stop the opponent's magic treasure attack. Its function can be considered quite mysterious. What is most valuable is that the use of this magic treasure also relies heavily on spiritual sense. The stronger the spiritual sense, the greater the power exerted, which is just right for Xia Daoming to use. I don't know where that early-stage Foundation Establishment robber got it, but it was cheaply obtained by Xia Daoming.

The third magic treasure is the Nether You You Shui Jiao Claw.

It is a top-tier magic treasure that Xia Daoming asked the Pavilion Master of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion to refine using the claws of a Nether You You Shui Jiao. Compared to the Black Dragon Claw he used before, this claw not only has greater power, but also comes with some concealment and transformation functions of the Nether You You Shui Jiao. Once it suddenly erupts, it has an assassination effect.

The only drawback is that this magic treasure is biased toward water attributes, and Xia Daoming cultivates wood-system techniques, so the power is somewhat discounted when used. However, on the other hand, Xia Daoming is well-versed in the way of dragon and snake transformation in martial arts, and there are similarities when using this magic treasure, which can better exert the power of this claw.

The fourth magic treasure is the Nether You You Shui Jiao Immortal Armor, a high-tier defensive magic treasure.

The fifth magic treasure, Green Light Bead, a high-tier wood-system defensive magic treasure, obtained from the hands of a robber.

The sixth magic treasure, Thousand-Year Profound Bamboo Sword.

This sixth magic treasure is actually a set of magic treasures, a total of nine Thousand-Year Profound Bamboo Swords, which Xia Daoming specifically purchased this time.

This set of flying swords, each one is a very ordinary high-tier magic treasure. When released and used, it consumes little magic power. When nine are released together, they can form a sword array, and the power is huge, comparable to the excellent quality of top-tier magic treasures.

But this set of flying swords has a fatal drawback: when used together, the requirement for spiritual sense is very high.

Xia Daoming's current realm is too low. Even if his true qi and magic power are more vigorous and pure than cultivators of the same realm, when releasing top-tier magic treasures, he can only support it for a very short time.

If it is changed to a high-tier magic treasure, and it is also a wood-attribute flying sword, the time it can be supported will be relatively much longer.

Therefore, just now when Xia Daoming saw this set of flying swords in the market, he bought it without thinking.

The price of this set of flying swords is naturally not cheap, requiring fifty thousand spirit stones.

Xia Daoming bought it without blinking an eye, almost stunning the seller.

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Returning to the Vermilion Bird Residence at Changqing Lake, Xia Daoming lived in seclusion.

Every day, besides normal cultivation, he was refining and nourishing his magic treasures and three divine weapons.

With the perfection of Grandmaster, his divine thoughts became more and more closely connected and harmonious with his meridians, blood energy, strength, limbs, bones, and internal organs.

He now uses divine thoughts and strength to refine and nourish his weapons, which is similar to cultivators using divine thoughts and magic power to refine and nourish magic treasures, reaching the unity of man and weapon, and releasing and using them at will, which has the same effect.

Now, if Xia Daoming is willing, the Profound Dragon Spear can still be released and killed like a magic treasure.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

On this day, Seeing Shang Rui finally stepped into late-stage Foundation Establishment with the help of a large number of spirit pills.

Xia Daoming's family of three and Lu Ziying were all happy for Seeing Shang Rui.

Xia Daoming didn't break his promise and took out ten drops of Jin Dan Ye for Seeing Shang Rui.

Seeing Shang Rui didn't take them immediately.

She had just stepped into late-stage Foundation Establishment and still needed to consolidate her realm.

In the blink of an eye, another five days passed.

On this day, the weather was fine.

Xia Daoming waited in front of the square of the central hall of Qingyun City as agreed.

A flying boat flew over and hung in the sky.

"Daoming, come up," Mo Yongzhi's voice came.

Xia Daoming flew up and landed gracefully on the flying boat.

The flying boat had a large space and could accommodate six people.

On the flying boat, besides Mo Yongzhi, there were two other female cultivators.

One of them had the same realm as Mo Yongzhi, mid-stage Foundation Establishment. Logically speaking, her age should also be similar.

However, this female cultivator looked only thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old. Her skin was fair and smooth, only with some crow's feet at the corners of her eyes. Her black hair was like clouds, and not a single white hair could be seen.

Not only that, this female cultivator was also wearing colorful and gorgeous clothes, and her hair bun was decorated with quite a few hair accessories.

The female cultivator's face was round and plump, she looked quite decent, and her figure was graceful and curvaceous. Coupled with her attire and makeup, she gave people a sense of temptation of a woman who is no longer young but still charming.

And the other one was just the opposite: her figure was withered and thin, with a head of white hair, her face full of wrinkles, and she was wearing a gray Daoist robe.

This old woman had the highest cultivation, and she was already at late-stage Foundation Establishment.

She exuded a trace of gentle aura. As soon as Xia Daoming came up, her pair of old eyes looked at him coldly like a knife, making Xia Daoming feel a bit chilly.

And the woman who was no longer young but still charming was just the opposite; her gaze toward Xia Daoming was as soft as water.

"This disciple Xia Daoming greets Senior Uncle Shao, Senior Uncle Wan," Xia Daoming bowed and cupped his hands toward the old woman and the beautiful young woman.

When Mo Yongzhi notified him to come, she had already informed Xia Daoming of the names of the two companions, one Shao Shiyu and one Wan Yan.

Both of them were cultivating in Qingyuan Mountain and didn't hold any positions in the outer sect.

Under these circumstances, outer sect disciples generally call Foundation Establishment cultivators "senior" or "senior uncle."

The latter shows a more intimate relationship.

"Your matter, Senior Sister Mo has already told me. A Martial Arts Grandmaster paired with Qi Refinement cultivation, actually able to rival a Foundation Establishment cultivator, you should be a genius and prodigy in martial arts."

"However, Dragon Fish Sea is full of dangers. Even if we go, there are some dangers. For the sake of being accepted under Elder Zuo's tutelage, you risk going to Dragon Fish Sea to try your luck. Actually, I think it's unwise. It's not too late for you to change your mind now," Wan Yan said in a soft voice after curiously looking Xia Daoming up and down.

"What's there to change! Cultivation is originally an act of defying heaven. We don't have high talent. If we don't fight hard to seize opportunities, we won't even have half a chance of forming a core."

"Xia Daoming is only at the ninth layer of Qi Refinement at thirty-two. Placed in those family small sects outside, he might be considered not bad, but in our Qingyuan Sect, his talent is average. Let alone forming a core, even the hope of Foundation Establishment is very small."

"At this time, if he doesn't take advantage of his youth and rely on the power of martial arts to risk his life to seize opportunities, when will he?" Shao Shiyu said without giving any face, her voice cold.

"Since the talent is not high and the chance of forming a core is slim, why not let nature take its course? If there is an opportunity, grab it; if there is no opportunity, live as freely and easily as I do."

Wan Yan seemed to have been used to Shao Shiyu's tone and attitude. Hearing this, she wasn't angry, but said with a look of disapproval. As she spoke, she casually performed a water mirror technique and tidied her hair in front of the mirror hanging in front of her eyes.

While tidying, Wan Yan also glanced at Xia Daoming and asked: "Daoming, what do you think of my hairstyle today?"

PS: Seeking guaranteed monthly tickets at the beginning of the month, thank you.

(End of chapter)