Chapter 478: Heart-Questioning Talisman

At Zhang Xiufu's signal, the middle-aged man handed the porcelain bottle directly to Wang Yu.

Wang Yu took the porcelain bottle and blew a breath of air.

The talisman floated down silently.

Wang Yu did not open the lid but released a wisp of divine sense and probed directly into it to scan.

He saw a mass of green flame in the black porcelain bottle.

In the center of the flame, there was vaguely a phantom of a long-eared rabbit with unusually large feet.

As soon as the divine sense entered the bottle, the long-eared rabbit phantom seemed to sense something and immediately became extremely irritable, desperately bumping its head against the bottle wall.

The black porcelain bottle was clearly not an ordinary object. The rabbit phantom without a physical body bumped until it was dizzy and rolled repeatedly, like a headless fly.

But judging from the residual aura emitted from this beast soul, it was indeed a second-rank demon beast before it died, but only at the early second rank, and its strength didn't seem very strong.

But thinking about it, how could rabbit-type demon beasts be very strong? If it were really a second-rank fierce beast, I fear Zhang Xiufu wouldn't dare to provoke it.

Thinking of this, Wang Yu grabbed at the void with one hand, and the floating talisman circled and stuck back onto the porcelain bottle before asking the old man:

"It's okay, it is indeed a complete second-rank beast soul. Then I will use these two artifacts to exchange for the fellow daoist's Yang Gang Jade and beast soul."

"It's a deal." The old man replied without hesitation.

Wang Yu flicked his sleeve, and the two artifacts hovering in front of him flew over directly. The porcelain bottle and iron box he was holding flashed with light and disappeared.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you bought so much Yang Gang Jade to refine a fire-attribute artifact, right? It's a pity that there is no second-rank artifact refiner in Hanlan Market. Do you need me to introduce you to an artifact refiner elsewhere?" The old man asked Wang Yu again with a smile after putting away the two artifacts.

"I won't hide it from the two fellow daoists, but Wang is a second-rank artifact refiner." Wang Yu replied with a faint smile upon hearing this.

"What, the fellow daoist is also a second-rank artifact refiner?" Zhang Xiufu couldn't help but exclaim.

The young man on the side was also startled, his expression greatly moved.

Even in a Nascent Soul sect like Bishui Palace, the number of second-rank artifact refiners absolutely would not exceed the number of fingers on two hands, and their status was far higher than that of ordinary disciples.

Wang Yu's suddenly revealed new identity was really beyond the expectations of the two Bishui Palace Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"I practice fire-attribute spells, so is it strange that I am an artifact refiner?" Wang Yu blinked and asked.

"How can this be the same? There are thousands of cultivators in our Chaotic Spirit Domain who practice fire-attribute techniques, but how many second-rank artifact refiners can there be?

If I had known the fellow daoist had such skills, I fear it wouldn't necessarily have been Yan who came." The Yan-surnamed young man's shock finally subsided, and he said with a hint of strangeness.

"No matter who came, since your palace has an invitation, Wang cannot refuse.

Although Wang has already purchased the Yang Gang Jade, this is my first time in Hanlan Market, so I am prepared to go to other shops to look around and see if there are other things I need. How about I return to the Mishan Sect tomorrow morning after resting for a night?" Wang Yu said to the two.

"Since Fellow Daoist Wang has a plan, I will accompany the fellow daoist back to the Mishan Sect tomorrow. After the fellow daoist arranges the sect's affairs, we will go to Bishui Palace together?" The young man asked seriously.

"That's fine. Then Wang will take his leave first. I will wait for Fellow Daoist Yan at the entrance of the market tomorrow morning." Wang Yu cupped his hands at the two and took his leave.

The two sent Wang Yu to the entrance of Bijing Pavilion before returning to the side hall on the second floor to sit down.

"Wang Wang Shidi Yan, what do you think of this Fellow Daoist Wang?" Zhang Xiufu couldn't help but ask before the young man could sit still.

"Although he is only at the early Foundation Establishment stage, he practices the most domineering fire-attribute technique, and he has also mastered a second-rank limit spell. His true strength should be very strong.

If we really had to fight, with my mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation, I wouldn't dare to say I could win against him." The Yan-surnamed young man replied slowly after pondering.

"Wang Wang Shidi is joking, right? You are almost a true disciple, and you practice Bishui Palace's core technique, the 'Ten Thousand Waves Azure Wave Art,' plus you have that artifact on you. How could you not win against a mere outside cultivator?" Zhang Xiufu couldn't believe it upon hearing this.

"Li Li Shixiong, I am not joking.

Hehe, haven't you noticed? Even though this Fellow Daoist Wang knows I am a mid-stage cultivator, his attitude is still neither humble nor arrogant. He would be like this either because his actual combat power is astonishing, far exceeding his cultivation realm, or he has some powerful trump card and believes he can contend with a mid-stage cultivator." The young man said with a chuckle.

"Is Fellow Daoist Wang really that strong? Although I once witnessed him kill Miao Feng with a limit spell, my feeling is that as long as one avoids this Fire Flame Blade in time, it's not necessarily impossible to fight him." The old man still had some hesitation.

"Fortunately, Li Li Shixiong didn't do that at the time; otherwise, the best result would be to escape with serious injuries.

After all, the technique Li Li Shixiong practices is more inclined toward health preservation; otherwise, the palace wouldn't have arranged for you to be in a place like Hanlan Market." The young man said with a light laugh, his words carrying deep meaning.

"I have self-knowledge about this. I also know that my aptitude is limited, and I don't dare to hope for the Golden Core path, so when choosing the Foundation Establishment technique, I specifically chose the 'Water Crane Extending Origin Art,' just for the sake of slightly increasing my lifespan after cultivation." Zhang Xiufu sighed and replied.

"Li Li Shixiong shouldn't belittle yourself. There aren't many in the palace who can see themselves as clearly as Li Li Shixiong. Among the fellow sect members we know, there are many whose strength is stronger than Li Li Shixiong's, but there are also many whose endings are much more miserable than Li Li Shixiong's.

Over ten years ago, Li Li Shixiong Ma went out hunting after taking a bounty list mission and accidentally died in the mouth of a second-rank demon leopard that was hiding its strength.

Five years ago, Wang Wang Shidi Liu was caught in an evil cultivator's trap while executing a mission and died after his essence blood was sucked dry.

More recently, Senior Sister Mu disappeared inexplicably two years ago. Although there is no definite news yet, I believe the ending definitely won't be any better." The Yan-surnamed young man seemed to recall many things, his face becoming somewhat gloomy.

"That's true. Although the Hanlan River area is extremely small and the spirit veins are fragmented, it is indeed a relatively stable area. Not to mention evil cultivators, even high-rank demon beasts don't want to come to this ghost place."

"If demon beasts want to maintain their strength for a long time, they also need to breathe in a certain amount of pure Qi.

Although Hanlan River is listed as one of the ten rivers of the Chaotic Spirit Domain, that is because there was originally a large spirit vein close to the third rank in Hanlan River. Later, because of the influence of that battle two hundred years ago, this famous spirit vein was forcibly shattered.

The largest spirit vein fragments were moved to other places by our Bishui Palace's Nascent Soul True Person, leaving only these unbearable small spirit vein fragments, which formed the current situation of Hanlan River.

According to my estimation, in another hundred years, Hanlan River will be removed from the ten rivers, and by then, this place will be even less noticeable." The Yan-surnamed young man said with a slightly relaxed expression.

"I hope so. I hope Hanlan River is as low-key as possible so that I can be more at ease guarding here for a few more years. However, when you asked Fellow Daoist Wang those questions earlier, I really had my heart in my throat, fearing that some problem would be detected by that Heart-Questioning Talisman and we would really have to take action." Zhang Xiufu smiled reluctantly and then remembered something, showing a hint of lingering fear again. ===== CHAPTER 479 =====