Chapter 145: Body Refining Technique

As soon as they walked into the small building, they saw Chu Budong and other cultivators of the sect sitting on the first floor chatting. The moment they saw Zhuge Qing arrive, they immediately stood up and called out respectfully one after another: Young Sect Master.

At this moment, Chu Budong's gaze swept behind the young woman, and he saw Zhang Nuo slowly walking in as well. The first time he saw Chu Budong, he immediately rushed forward and said:

"Senior Brother Chu, so you are here too!"

Chu Budong chuckled, a hint of strangeness appearing in his eyes as he looked at Zhang Nuo.

"The second, third, and fourth floors of this small building are reserved by our Nanxuan Sect, all to make it convenient for the sect's cultivators to attend the Tianjiang Trade Fair!"

Hearing this, Zhang Nuo finally understood why Zhuge Qing hadn't even looked at other places and had come straight here.

"Is my room ready?"

At this time, Zhuge Qing scanned the surroundings, turned her head back, and said to Chu Budong.

"It is! It's in the Heaven-grade room on the third floor!"

The young woman nodded slightly and ignored them from then on, walking straight upstairs. Seeing the young woman leave, the group from the Nanxuan Sect finally relaxed and began to sit down and talk loudly again.

"How does it feel? This trade fair is not bad, right!"

Chu Budong pulled Zhang Nuo to the side of a table, sat down, and took the opportunity to order a jar of good wine. Although their cultivation had reached a level where they could basically go without food for months, sometimes they would drink a little to celebrate.

Zhang Nuo had never drunk alcohol since he was a child, so he declined and just watched Chu Budong pour and drink by himself! Suddenly, Chu Budong put down his wine cup and stared fixedly at Zhang Nuo with both eyes.

Feeling that Chu Budong's gaze was wrong, Zhang Nuo immediately searched his own body, but after searching once, he didn't find anything unusual.

"What's wrong, Senior Brother Chu? Why do you keep looking at me like that!"

"You... you have advanced!"

Because Zhang Nuo was not carrying the Nine Dragon Sword Case on his back, the Spirit Power fluctuations of the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage naturally leaked out. Because of the recent surprise, Chu Budong had only just noticed!

"You mean this! I just broke through a month ago!"

Zhang Nuo said casually, as if he hadn't taken the matter to heart at all, but to Chu Budong's ears, it was earth-shattering news.

"Brother, you are truly a genius at cultivation. No wonder the Young Sect Master is so..."

Chu Budong stopped halfway through his sentence, suddenly shut his mouth, and kept scanning the surroundings. Finding that no one had noticed him, he finally felt relieved.

"What about her and me?"

Actually, Zhang Nuo had already guessed what Chu Budong wanted to say, but he deliberately played dumb.

"Nothing! Come, let's drink!"

With a gulp, after a mouthful of wine went down, Chu Budong began to talk to him about the trade fair. The two chatted until it was almost dark, at which point Chu Budong stood up and said to Zhang Nuo:

"Let's go, let's go out and see if there is anything worth buying on the street tonight!"

Since Zhang Nuo was bored anyway, he left the small building with Chu Budong. He saw that the street at night was even more bustling than during the day. Above every stall hung a glowing orb, illuminating the surrounding area very brightly.

The two walked casually along the street. Not long after they set out, they saw a stall surrounded by many people. Out of curiosity, Zhang Nuo and Chu Budong squeezed in too.

The stall was small, and only one Jade Slip was placed on it. Next to the Jade Slip stood a sign that read: Family Body Refining Technique! Eight thousand Spirit Stones! No bargaining!

Once he saw it was a Body Refining technique, Chu Budong shook his head immediately. They were all Dharma Cultivators and had no use for Body Refining techniques at all. He turned to leave, but Zhang Nuo's heart stirred; he remembered the conversation he had with Chunyangzi while in seclusion.

"Senior Brother, wait for me a moment!"

After saying this, Zhang Nuo squeezed to the very front of the stall. Chu Budong looked at Zhang Nuo in confusion, his face full of astonishment; when did this Junior Brother become interested in Body Refining techniques?

"Fellow Daoist! What level of cultivation is this Body Refining technique for?"

Behind the stall sat a thin man. This man looked to be in his forties, and his beard seemed not to have been groomed for a long time.

"Foundation Establishment!"

The thin man spoke very simply. He first glanced at Zhang Nuo and, seeing that he didn't look like a Body Refining cultivator at all, didn't pay much attention.

"Can you tell me the specific effects?"

"Body Refining is Body Refining, what other effects could there be! It makes your body sturdier!"

One sentence left Zhang Nuo speechless. Who sells things like this? At this moment, an elderly cultivator next to Zhang Nuo said:

"You seller! You really are something. You don't say what the technique is called, you don't say what effects it has, and you're selling it for eight thousand Spirit Stones. Who would buy it!"

"Exactly! Exactly!"

Many other cultivators in the surroundings chimed in!

"To tell you the truth, this Body Refining technique of mine was passed down by my ancestors. If I weren't in urgent need of Spirit Stones, who would sell it? Eight thousand Spirit Stones is cheap!"

The thin man's expression turned cold, and he said disdainfully.

"Family heirloom? It just refined you into this state!"

One of the cultivators standing at the very back heckled! Zhang Nuo couldn't help but smile when he heard this. Looking at the stall owner in front of him, his body was thin; he really didn't look like a Body Refining cultivator.

"Those who don't know quality, stay away!"

The stall owner was a bit angry. No matter what others said, he remained silent. When the crowd saw this, they lost interest and dispersed one after another. Only Zhang Nuo remained standing in place and did not leave.

"I say, Fellow Daoist, could you let me see the first layer of this Body Refining technique first? If it suits me, I will definitely buy it!"

As soon as the thin man heard this, his face changed immediately.

"Do you take me for a three-year-old child? Let you take a look? What if you know some secret technique of photographic memory? Wouldn't my technique be learned by you after just one glance?"

Zhang Nuo frowned. The man was right; what could be done?

"If you are truly sincere about buying, I can tell you my address! If you find that this technique is fake, you can come find me then!"

Hearing this, imitating the tone the stall owner had just used, Zhang Nuo said:

"If you give me a fake address, where would I go to find you?"

"This..."

The thin man was speechless for a moment. Finally, he gritted his teeth, suddenly stood up, and said:

"Which sect are you from?"

Taken aback by him, Zhang Nuo hesitated for a moment and said:

"Nanxuan Sect!"

"What is your name?"

"Zhang Nuo!"

"Alright, take this technique and practice it first. Half a month after the Tianjiang Trade Fair ends, I will come to the Nanxuan Sect to find you! It won't be too late to give me the Spirit Stones then!"

This move by the thin man was completely beyond Zhang Nuo's expectations!

"Aren't you afraid that I gave you a fake name?"

"Hehe, during the day, I saw you enter the small building with the Young Sect Master of the Nanxuan Sect. I don't know you, but I recognize Zhuge Qing! Rest assured, I have remembered your face!"

The stall owner chuckled, handed the technique Jade Slip to Zhang Nuo, then packed up his stall and left quickly! Leaving only Zhang Nuo standing there in a daze; this person selling things was too strange!

At this moment, Chu Budong walked to Zhang Nuo's side, looking at the Jade Slip in his hand with a look of surprise on his face.

"I say, Junior Brother, why are you buying a Body Refining technique? Could it be that you want to pursue Dharma-Body Dual Cultivation?"

Zhang Nuo smiled without answering. After a moment, he suddenly said he had something to do and would not accompany Chu Budong to stroll around anymore. He ran back to the small building like a puff of smoke, went to the third floor, found his room, closed the door after entering, sat on the chair, and impatiently submerged his Divine Sense into the technique Jade Slip.

After looking for a moment, Zhang Nuo withdrew his Divine Sense, and his face suddenly turned somewhat unsightly. The technique recorded in this Jade Slip was indeed genuine, but it gave him the feeling that he seemed to have seen this technique somewhere before! But for a moment, he could not recall it.

Holding the Jade Slip in his hand, Zhang Nuo frowned deeply, struggling to recall the people he had dealt with. Suddenly, a terrifying memory emerged in his mind.

The "Refining Fire Twin Beauties"! The crimson flames burning on the pair of Corpse Refining puppets that Tie Lin controlled back then were exactly the same as those described in the Jade Slip when the technique reached great success!

So, the flames burning on the "Refining Fire Twin Beauties" back then were produced because of Body Refining. No wonder that at the time, Zhang Nuo's attack with the Silver Dragon, manifested from six flying swords combined into one, could not harm them in the slightest.

While thinking of this matter, Zhang Nuo thought of another problem. Although this Body Refining technique was profound, having this technique alone was not enough; he must have the fire seed of the "Red Glow Fire".

This Body Refining technique took Red Glow Fire as its foundation, using the flames to temper the body to make its physical form reach an incredible strength. However, the thin man who sold the technique at the time only displayed the technique and did not bring out the fire seed of the "Red Glow Fire".

Zhang Nuo's heart suddenly stirred. He quickly walked out of the room, flashed a few times to exit the small building, and with his Divine Sense fully expanded, he began to search for the man who sold the Jade Slip, but after a moment, he was disappointed!

The thin man had already disappeared and was not within the search range of his Divine Sense at all. Standing at the entrance of the small building, Zhang Nuo pondered for a while, and after a moment, a cold sneer suddenly appeared on his face.

It seemed that the thin man's true purpose was not to sell the technique in this Jade Slip. Even if someone bought the technique, they could not practice it at all without the "Red Glow Fire"! His main purpose should be to sell the fire seed of the "Red Glow Fire"!

This person was extremely calculating. He first used the technique to attract the attention of Body Refining Cultivators, and then brought out the "Red Glow Fire". It seemed that the value of the "Red Glow Fire" fire seed far exceeded that of the technique!

"Let's see what tricks you can pull!"

In any case, half a month after the Tianjiang Trade Fair ended, the thin man would come to find him. By that time, the other party would definitely bring the fire seed. If he tried to extort him, Zhang Nuo would not rule out the possibility of using force! After all, with his strength at the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage, even wiping out a late-stage cultivator would not be a problem.