Chapter 458: Encounter in Jianghu
The clouds and fog in front of Yuan Ming's eyes cleared, and his vision was wide.
The sky was blue and clear, like the clearest sapphire, so beautiful that it made people heartbroken. At the end of the farther horizon, a red sun was rising slowly, shining brightly, illuminating the world.
Yuan Ming had seen this sunrise in the east countless times in other places, but it was even more spectacular when he watched it from the sky above Fusang Island, and even he couldn't help but hold his breath.
Yuan Ming quickly calmed his mind and looked straight ahead.
Above the fire cloud, the Fusang sacred tree completely revealed its true appearance, with green leaves and lush branches, forming an extremely huge emerald canopy, shining brightly under the sunlight.
Inside the emerald giant tree was a giant bird's nest that was a hundred feet in size. It was built with red spiritual wood, emitting extremely strong fire attribute fluctuations, and even the surrounding temperature increased a lot, causing waves of visible ripples.
"Is this red spiritual wood the legendary Fengqi wood?" Yuan Ming's eyes lit up.
Fengqimu is also one of the legendary spiritual trees. It is said that it is a spiritual tree formed by the infestation of fire by the phoenix. It is not inferior to Fusang wood. I wonder where this golden crow monster came from?
The red nest was empty. The golden crow monster was obviously not here at the moment. I don’t know where it went, which made Yuan Ming quite disappointed.
He was about to withdraw his consciousness and leave the space of the Heaven Stealing Cauldron, but his face suddenly changed and stopped.
Another Yuanying cultivator came to Fusang City, and he was a middle-stage Yuanying.
This person ignored the ban of Fusang Island and directly used the escape technique to drive straight into Fusang City.
"Water escape technique? But this spell is really exquisite. Not only can it be performed in a waterless place, but it can also escape more than ten miles away at once. It's amazing!" Yuan Ming watched the process of this person casting spells and couldn't help but admire it.
This new Yuanying cultivator is a man who looks to be in his forties, with a white face and no beard, and a gloomy temperament. He is surrounded by a very heavy evil spirit, and cold light scatters when his eyes open and close.
"He should be a demon hunter." Yuan Ming's vision and knowledge are not comparable to before. With such a strong evil spirit wrapped around him, he must have killed a lot.
This person entered Fusang Island and went straight to the market in Wuzu District, as if he wanted to buy something.
Yuan Ming did not investigate further, withdrew his consciousness, and left the space of Stealing Heaven Cauldron.
He adjusted his breath for half a day, left the mansion, and went to the market in Wuzu District.
As the Immortal Fruit Conference approached, more and more cultivators poured into Fusang City, and there were also many casual cultivators selling goods in the market. The things on their stalls were very mixed. Without the guarantee of a big store, it was difficult to tell the specific value. Whether you can find good goods depends entirely on the cultivator's vision.
Yuan Ming strolled among the stalls, his eyes casually swept over, and he found some spiritual objects of good grade, but it was a pity that they were not what he needed, and even if he bought them, they would be of no use.
But suddenly, when he passed a stall, his wandering eyes suddenly stopped.
The owner of the stall was a dark-skinned old man who was only at the foundation-building stage. Most of the medicines in front of him were ordinary spiritual medicines. There were not many types, but the quantity was not small.
"How much are these red-core flowers?" Yuan Ming restrained his breath and asked.
"Thirty spiritual stones for five plants." The old man stretched out a palm that seemed to be stained black by ink and made a five gesture.
Hearing this, Yuan Ming glanced at the spiritual medicines on the stall again, and then nodded: "Okay, then I want all of these."
The old man was immediately delighted, and hurriedly took out a wooden box, packed the red-core flowers on the stall one by one, and handed them to Yuan Ming.
The red-core flower is a mid-level spiritual herb that can be used to refine healing pills for the foundation-building stage, but because it grows very fast, the price is extremely low.
Yuan Ming counted the number briefly, then handed over the spiritual stones, turned around and left, leaving the old man alone, excited about completing a big order.
When Yuan Ming came to an empty corner, he quickly took out the wooden box containing the red core flower and carefully took out a tender red flower from it.
The bud of the small flower was shy, the color was plain, and there was no fragrance. No matter how you looked at it, it looked like a red core flower, but when Yuan Ming carefully peeled off the petals, a sweet fragrance like citrus wafted out from the bright red pink ball in the pistil.
Yuan Ming smelled the fragrance of the flowers and was immediately shocked. He was more convinced that what he bought was not red core flowers, but red beauty flowers.
The appearance of the red beauty flower is the same as that of the red core flower, but the fragrance is lighter, and the lines on the stems and leaves are slightly different. If you are not familiar with it, it is difficult to distinguish them.
Compared with the red core flower, the red beauty flower is not only of higher grade, but its essence is also condensed in the pink ball in the pistil, and the medicinal power contained is more concentrated than that of ordinary spiritual herbs.
But the most important thing is that the Red Beauty Flower is the main material for refining the Poppy Spirit Fragrance. Yuan Ming originally wanted to search carefully after the Fairy Fruit Fair, but he didn't expect to buy a lot here.
Yuan Ming put away the Red Beauty Flower, feeling more relaxed and comfortable, turned around and continued to visit the market, but more seriously than before.
But just a few steps away from the alley, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked up to the left front, his eyes fell on a foundation-building cultivator who was bargaining with the stall owner.
"Two hundred spirit stones are too expensive. Although your spiritual material is spiritual, it is too small. It can't be used as the main material for refining magic tools. It's too wasteful to use it as an auxiliary material. It's really not worth it." The foundation-building cultivator pointed to a piece of baby palm-sized fragment on the stall and complained.
His appearance is unremarkable. He is the type who can be found in a crowd if he is not paying attention. Moreover, his cultivation level is only at the early stage of foundation building. For Yuan Ming, there is nothing worth paying attention to. .
However, Yuan Ming felt a vaguely familiar aura from him, which seemed to be somewhat similar to a technique he had mastered.
While he was observing, unexpectedly, the man seemed to notice something. He suddenly turned his head and met Yuan Ming's eyes.
"Fellow Taoist, do you have any advice?" The man's eyes were a little wary.
Yuan Ming did not answer, but just looked at his face up and down. With the help of his powerful consciousness, he easily saw through the man's disguise.
When he saw that familiar face, he half sighed, half laughed teasingly: "It's not a big deal, I just think you look a bit like a friend of mine who wore tiger skin in the past."
Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed in the man's eyes, and he stared at Yuan Ming intently, as if he had thought of something, and there was a hint of surprise in his expression.
In order to avoid trouble, Yuan Ming also used a blood and bone mask to change his appearance when he was wandering out. However, judging from the man's reaction, he recognized Yuan Ming's identity through his words.
"Your Excellency and I hit it off, and there seems to be a teahouse nearby. Why don't we talk about it?" Yuan Ming invited with a smile.
The man suddenly laughed, turned around and threw down the two hundred spirit stones, picked up the fragment and walked towards the tea house with Yuan Ming.
Soon, the two of them took their seats in the elegant pavilion in the building, each took off their disguises, and both showed their true faces.
"Haha, Brother Wulu, it's been such a long time since I last saw you. I didn't expect you to be promoted to Danjie. Congratulations." Yuan Ming said with a smile.
Yes, the person he met was Uru disguised as Wu Lu, and the aura of the breath-taking spell was also the effect of the Hidden Element Technique.
Now that Wulu has also received the spell, his elixir-forming aura is revealed.
"Hehe, we are all happy together. Thanks to Brother Yuan's rescue in the mine, I was able to change my body. Even though I have entered the pill formation now, I have only just caught up with Brother Yuan's pace." Wu Lu smiled to himself. He and Yuan Ming each poured a cup of tea.
The two took up their teacups, drank tea instead of wine, and toasted to each other.
"When I left that year, I said goodbye to the world. I didn't expect that I would meet Brother Yuan by chance today in the East China Sea. With Brother Yuan's strength, he should have come for the Immortal Fruit Conference. I wonder if Brother Yuan has the status to participate? What if? I haven’t found a suitable island yet, but I do have some ideas here,” Ulu said.
"Thank you Brother Wulu for your kindness, but I have now formed an alliance with Hongzhi Island and am preparing to participate in the conference in their name." Yuan Ming declined Wulu's proposal.
"Hongzhi Island? Well, the owner of Bishui Island does have some strength, and he doesn't like to conflict with others. The most important thing is, I heard that there are many beauties on the island, and Brother Yuan is so beautiful." Ulu seemed to be interested in Hongzhi Island. He also understood something, and immediately smiled when he heard this.
"Brother Wulu, you have misunderstood me. I am not the kind of person who is greedy for beauty. I just happen to have this connection. Let's not mention it for now. From what you mean, it seems that I also want to participate in the Immortal Fruit Conference. I don't know who I am representing. Are you going to join the war?" Yuan Ming asked.
"It's the same as Brother Yuan. It's just a second-level island called Blood Swallow Island. If we encounter it then, please ask Brother Yuan to show mercy." Ulu smiled bitterly and handed over his hand repeatedly.
"Brother Wulu also wants to take the red mulberry fairy fruit? This fruit is of great use to me, but I can't give it to brother Wulu." Yuan Ming frowned slightly and said with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. I came here just to experience the grand occasion of the Fairy Fruit Fair. Although the red mulberry fairy fruit is precious, it is not indispensable to me. Brother Yuan doesn't need to worry too much." Ulu said. waved his hand.
Yuan Ming sighed slightly, poured another cup of tea, and toasted Wulu: "But you have suffered a loss."
After he drank the tea in the cup, he suddenly remembered something and asked again: "Brother Wulu once said that he was coerced by the family, but is he still troubled now? Do you need me to help?"
"That's not necessary. Since escaping from the Guiyuan Sect Mine, Elder Niu made several attempts to find me, but I finally escaped. When I was promoted to Dan Dan, I planned to kill him. At that time, he suddenly disappeared. Maybe there was something big going on in the family. I don’t know the details. Now, so many years have passed, and I am both a pill-forming person and in the East China Sea. It is impossible for my family to send out Nascent Soul for me. , this matter is now in the past.”