Chapter 157 Gilded Gauze
"Don't misunderstand, fellow Daoist. I'm from Dajin and have been traveling to Southern Xinjiang for many years, trading all kinds of strange insects and animals. Especially in this Southern Xinjiang black market, disciples from various sects often sell strange insects and animals unique to Southern Xinjiang. And transactions in the ghost market have always been confidential, you know, so I will ask everyone who passes by my stall!" The one-armed old man said hurriedly.
"Oh! Really?" Yuan Ming's expression was still tense.
"This is what I just bought. If you don't believe it, you can verify it." The one-armed old man took out a small blue bag from behind, which looked like a spirit beast bag.
Yuan Ming saw this scene, and his doubts gradually disappeared.
It turned out that this person was selling goods in the black market, but he was actually buying goods.
He was moved, thinking that the blue beast egg had a bit of a bad origin, and he didn't want to get into trouble because of it, so he decided to take the opportunity to exchange it for some spirit stones.
"I do have a strange beast in my hand, but I don't lack spirit stones, and I don't intend to sell it. I'm afraid I'll disappoint you." Yuan Ming said, trying to catch.
The one-armed old man heard this, but he did not show much disappointment. Instead, he called him calmly.
His family was good at raising snakes and other fierce beasts. They would always obtain exotic beasts from the southern border and then train them to sell to the sects in the Central Plains. These exotic beasts were often hard to come by in the Central Plains.
He also bought magic tools and spiritual materials from the Dajin market at a low price and sold them in the southern border. His profit doubled.
"If you don't lack spiritual stones, I also collect a lot of other things, including spiritual materials, pills, and talismans. There are also two defensive magic tools here. You can choose at will."
As he said this, the one-armed old man took out a storage bag and handed it over directly.
The storage bag contained a lot of talismans, pills, and two defensive magic tools. Judging from the aura, they were also of low-grade level.
"I don't need any of these. In fact, I have a beast egg, which is very precious. Unfortunately, you can't afford it." Yuan Ming provoked.
"Really? Can I have a look?"
"Please take a look." Yuan Ming took out the blue beast egg. The old man took a closer look and saw that it was a species he had never encountered before. He immediately showed a simple joy on his face.
"I am not short of spiritual stones, but I want to exchange it with a mid-grade magic weapon." Yuan Ming said.
"Mid-grade magic weapon? I am just an ordinary peddler. How can I have such a treasure? You think too highly of me. How about exchanging it with something here? Take another look?" The one-armed old man pointed at the storage bag.
"Then forget it." Yuan Ming handed the storage bag back without hesitation and turned away.
The one-armed old man was startled. Looking at Yuan Ming's back, he felt a little anxious.
Seeing that Yuan Ming was about to disappear from his sight, he immediately hurried up and said, "Daoyou, please stay. I remembered that I happened to have a mid-grade magic weapon in my hand. See if you need it."
Yuan Ming heard this and walked back slowly.
The one-armed old man gritted his teeth and reached into his arms. When he stretched out his hand, a black wooden box appeared in his palm. He carefully opened a gap.
Yuan Ming's consciousness sank into it, and he saw a light golden gauze placed in the wooden box. It seemed to be woven with gold threads, three feet long and half a foot wide, neatly folded there, and the whole body was shining with golden light.
Just looking at the appearance, the golden gauze was completely different from the previous red shield.
Yuan Ming used his consciousness to explore the inside of the gauze. An invisible force shone from the golden gauze, blocking his consciousness.
He used the Dark Moon Art, and his powerful consciousness gushed out, breaking through the gauze's obstruction and exploring to the bottom.
The gauze "hummed" and a bright golden light burst out, leaking out from the gap in the wooden box, and two golden runes flashed.
The one-armed old man was startled and hurriedly closed the wooden box. The golden light that came out was just a flash.
"Do you have any questions about the grade of this treasure, fellow Taoist?" asked the one-armed old man.
"This gauze is barely a mid-grade magic weapon. How can I exchange it?" Yuan Ming asked. He had just obtained a mid-grade defensive magic weapon, the Water Cloud Banner. When he returned to the Biluo Cave, the three cave masters would also help him refine the Green Fish Sword. The magic weapons in his hands were enough for one defense and one attack.
Xiying had helped him many times. If he just asked for it without any return, he would not feel at ease. With Xiying's picky personality, she should like this gauze scarf.
"What do you mean by reluctant! This gilded gauze is a birthday gift prepared for my daughter. Its defensive power is much stronger than that of ordinary mid-grade magic weapons. If it were not for this beast egg, I would never sell it. The price is 700 spirit stones!" The one-armed old man said loudly.
"This gauze is just a mid-grade magic weapon. In the magic weapon shop outside, ordinary mid-grade defensive magic weapons are only 500 spirit stones. What's more, Daoyou is selling it in the ghost market? I will sell it at most 400 spirit stones." Yuan Ming said slowly.
"My gilded gauze is made of gilded silkworm silk, mixed with soft gold stone, refined iron and other precious materials. It is not comparable to ordinary mid-grade magic tools. Moreover, this item has a clean origin. Daoist friends can use it at will after buying it. Naturally, it cannot be sold at the price of the ghost market." The one-armed old man said.
"I don't care about the origin of this thing, otherwise I wouldn't come to the ghost market. In fact, I just bought this beast egg for 500 spirit stones. In order to maintain this egg during this period, I have spent a lot of spirit stones." Yuan Ming replied tit for tat.
After the two of them went back and forth for a while, the tone of the one-armed old man softened a lot. After some words, the gilded gauze was finally negotiated for 500 spirit stones.
And Yuan Ming's beast egg was given to the other party at a discount of 200 spirit stones.
After a verbal battle, the final result was that both sides got what they needed.
Yuan Ming did not stay in the ghost market any longer. He returned the black cloak to the gatekeeper of the ghost market, and left with the last medium-grade spiritual stone in his storage bag.
He took a detour and released the soul crow to explore behind him. After confirming that he was not being followed, he returned to the inn.
As soon as he entered the room, Yuan Ming immediately closed the doors and windows, took out the four-sided soul-sealing talisman, and pasted it on the walls, doors and windows.
The four spiritual power fluctuations spread out and merged with each other to form a barrier-like barrier that enveloped the entire room, and the sound outside completely disappeared.
Yuan Ming waved his hand to offer the gilded gauze, and the golden gauze soared into the air and suspended in the air. A wave of mana spread out and was completely blocked by the four-sided soul-sealing talisman barrier.
He was quite satisfied with the effect of the four-sided soul-sealing talisman, and his eyes turned to the gilded gauze and urged his mana.
The gilded gauze suddenly became more than ten times longer and several times wider, surrounding him and easily circling five or six times.
He made a gesture and the gilded yarn suddenly tightened. Five or six layers of golden yarn overlapped each other to form a thick golden yarn curtain, with no blind spots in defense.
Yuan Ming took out the Green Fish Sword and injected magic power into it. The sword blade shot out a sharp sword energy about a foot long and chopped it on the golden yarn curtain.
The golden yarn curtain did not move. The full force of the Green Fish Sword was like an ant trying to shake a tree.
Yuan Ming put away the Green Fish Sword, stretched out his right hand, and chanted something.
He shot out seven or eight wooden spikes from his palm, and then condensed into one, turning into a thick sword-shaped wooden spike half a foot long, which was the Green Sword Technique!
"Go!" Yuan Ming shook his arm, and shot out the wooden spikes like a green sword crossbow arrow, piercing the golden yarn curtain.
The golden yarn curtain just trembled slightly and immediately returned to calm.
Seeing this, Yuan Ming showed satisfaction on his face. As an intermediate-level technique, the Green Sword Technique could only slightly shake the gilded yarn. The defensive power of this gilded yarn was even better than he expected.
Although the Explosion Technique could test the defensive power of the gilded yarn to a greater extent, on the one hand, this technique consumed a lot of mana and made too much noise, and the Four-Direction Sealing Spirit Talisman might not be able to cover it. On the other hand, he was afraid that he would make things worse and it would not be worth it to get nothing.
Putting away the gilded yarn and the Four-Direction Sealing Spirit Talisman, Yuan Ming sat down on the bed, took out the "Miscellaneous Essays on the Array" he had just bought from the ghost market, and read it carefully.
The book expounded the basic principles of the array and the entry-level knowledge, and it seemed to be prepared for beginners of the array.
The person who wrote this book has a deep understanding of the array, but the words are simple and easy to understand, so even an outsider like Yuan Ming can easily understand it.
After reading a book, he had a preliminary understanding of the array.
"Hey, this is..." Yuan Ming's eyes fell on the content of the last two pages.
These two pages of the book describe something called "array flags" and "array plates", which are special magic tools that can carry array patterns.
The array master must record the array patterns of a set of arrays on the array flags and array plates in advance. When they need to be activated, they can be arranged according to a certain pattern and matched with the corresponding spirit stones to quickly arrange a magic array.
It is much faster to set up an array with array flags and array plates than to temporarily record array patterns, but the array plates, array flags and array plates are not compatible with the environment, and the power is much weaker.
However, the book mentions at the end that recording a set of array flags and array plates is more difficult than setting up a magic array, and even for a skilled array master, the success rate is not high.
"So, the small flags and jade plates in the White Dragon Island Lisha Jade Box should be a set of array flags and array plates! It's a pity that I don't know what kind of magic array it is." Yuan Ming said inwardly.
There are only array plates and array flags, and I don't know the direction and pattern of the magic array engraved on them, so I can't set up the array either. I can only have a chance to study it in detail in the future.
Yuan Ming put away "Miscellaneous Essays on Array Dao" and took out a Qingxuan Lingxiang he bought and lit it. For a moment, the spiritual energy contained in the incense filled the room with the smoke, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Then he returned to the bed and sat cross-legged, took a Peiyuan Pill, closed his eyes, and began to practice the Nine Yuan Jue to refine it.
There was a meeting at Bailuqiu in the distance, and the task of dispersing the alliance in Baiye was coming soon. Now he needed to seize every moment to practice. If he improved his magic power a little, he would be safer.
After practicing for a while, he suddenly felt something in his heart. Yuan Ming summoned the incense burner and placed it on the table, and inserted the lit spiritual incense into the incense burner.
The spiritual incense on the incense burner immediately changed. A wisp of green smoke rose straight up and slowly coiled up in the room, long and continuous, gathering but not dispersing.
He felt that he had a connection with the smoke. His nostrils twitched slightly, and he subconsciously took a deep breath. The drifting green smoke gathered into a wisp of smoke, rushing towards him like a living thing.
Yuan Ming felt a cool breath going straight to his lungs and then sinking into his dantian. He felt an indescribable sense of comfort.
At this moment, he felt like he was bathing in a cool stream on a hot summer day. His whole body was relaxed. The smoke swirled in his body and he slowly exhaled it.
The spiritual power in the smoke remained in his body, and the turbid air he exhaled took away his fatigue.
With each breath, the smoke seemed to have life, circling around Yuan Ming's body, over and over again.
This world was like a fantasy.