Chapter 139: Advanced Magic

As night fell, the market was brightly lit.

On the signs in front of the major stores, the "Glimmer Array" emitted a strong light, and the entire street was bright.

Under these signs, groups of three or five gathered around a bunch of casual cultivators.

These casual cultivators could not afford to rent a store, so they could only set up stalls on the side roads outside other people's stores.

Lin Mu walked on the street, passing by stalls, and the voices of the stall owners shouting and hawking were heard.

"Don't miss it if you pass by. Come and have a look. We sell all kinds of low-level materials at a fair price."

"All kinds of blank jade slips, big sale at a reduced price, all for two low-grade spirit stones, only two low-grade spirit stones."

"Tearful sale, low-level talismans are free, buy ten get one free, it's real and reliable. Just buy ten talismans and you will get one for free, come quickly."

"Low-grade magic tools are spitting blood and big price reduction, to give back to new and old customers, from now on, all magic tools are 20% off, only 20% off."

"Do you want to be the most powerful sword cultivator? Do you want to be invincible in the world? Do you want to have countless beauties? Please join the Hundred Swords Lecture Hall, here are the best instructors, the most comfortable learning environment, each person only needs 500 low-grade spirit stones, what are you waiting for, act quickly."

Lin Mu smiled, the shouting of these stall owners was very encouraging, and he almost took action.

Lin Mu stopped in front of a stall that resells second-hand jade slips.

The stall owner is an eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator who looks no more than 30 or 40 years old. Seeing Lin Mu coming, he greeted him warmly: "Brother, give me two jade slips."

Lin Mu pointed to the jade slips placed on the ground and said: "How much are these jade slips?"

The stall owner said: "I collected these jade slips from various places. The contents recorded in them are either incomplete or incomprehensible. It is like falling into the clouds to read. I haven't read some of them carefully. If you want them, you can buy them for ten low-grade spirit stones. If you buy more, I will give you some."

Lin Mu nodded and smiled: "Let me see first."

Lin Mu picked up a jade slip from the ground and input spiritual power into it. A paragraph of text emerged in his mind.

"Golden Needle Art", a low-level gold magic, sharp attack.

This is a gold magic jade slip!

Lin Mu was shocked. He had bought jade slips in the Sutra Library before and knew how expensive gold magic jade slips were. Usually, a gold magic jade slip would need at least one or two hundred low-grade spirit stones to defeat you with a low-level magic. This jade slip only cost ten low-grade spirit stones, which was ridiculously cheap.

There must be something fishy about this!

Lin Mu read it carefully and found that the content of the jade slip was incomplete. There was a lot of missing content in the section on how to use the magic formula.

The missing content was very important, which directly prevented many practitioners from learning.

No wonder the stall owner said that it only cost ten low-grade spirit stones. This was clearly a useless slip!

The attack power of gold magic was strong, but you might not be able to learn it after buying this jade slip, no matter how cheap it was.

Perhaps some people could make up for the missing content based on experience or strong imagination and learn this magic by luck.

But the probability of this was pitifully small, almost zero.

In this case, who would spend ten low-grade spirit stones to buy a useless jade slip?

Lin Mu picked up several more in a row and found that they were all like this. The contents of each jade slip were missing.

Some of these missing parts were very serious. At the most critical point, there was suddenly no follow-up.

Others were not like that. They just missed a few sentences in some insignificant places. If you read them repeatedly, you should be able to practice them.

Buying such jade slips depends entirely on luck. If you are lucky, you can learn a spell by spending only ten low-grade spirit stones. If you are unlucky, ten low-grade spirit stones will be wasted.

Lin Mu read several slips in a row. They were all low-level spells. Occasionally there were a few mid-level spells, but most of them were incomplete. Occasionally there were one or two complete ones, but they were all low-level spells, which Lin Mu no longer needed. He had accumulated hundreds of jade slips in his storage bag, and there were countless low-level spells.

What he wanted most was the mid-level spells!

However, these intermediate spells are all incomplete.

Lin Mu himself is not sure whether he can learn the spells recorded in this jade slip.

But no matter what, he has to try.

A complete intermediate spell jade slip costs nearly a thousand or even tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones. If he can learn a spell with only ten low-grade spirit stones, it is really a good deal.

Lin Mu put down the low-grade spell jade slips and kept the intermediate spell jade slips in his hand, preparing to try his luck after returning to see if he can learn it.

Lin Mu picked up another one carelessly. As soon as he input spiritual power into it, he was shocked.

"High-level Five Elements Spells" contains "Geng Jin Jue", "Cao Mu Jue", "Bi Shui Jue", "Chi Huo Jue", and "Hou Tu Jue", which are suitable for planters to learn.

Lin Mu was ecstatic. What was recorded in it was actually the five elements spells, the five elements spells he had always dreamed of!

He searched for the relevant jade slips in the Sutra Library many times, but he never found them. With the powerful strength of Qianyu Sword Sect, they didn't find such jade slips. It is conceivable that high-level five-element magic is precious and rare.

He never thought that he would accidentally find "High-level Five-element Magic" in an unnoticed and inconspicuous stall.

This was really beyond his expectations, and it was no exaggeration to describe it as a surprise.

After reaching the foundation-building stage, he had no time to learn magic.

As for sword cultivation, Lin Mu has no plans in this regard for the time being.

His talent lies in the five elements and magic.

At the very beginning, he started with "Basic Five-element Magic".

Even now, he has many magic tools, and the most trusted Five-element Ring is also used for magic.

The Five-element Ring only improves the power of magic. In essence, his main strength is still in magic.

He is still at the fourth level of the Five-element Magic, and has not made any progress.

This has always been his concern!

Now he actually found a high-level magic here, which far exceeded his expectations.

Lin Mu was ecstatic in his heart, but he remained calm on the surface. He quickly put down the jade slip. He was afraid that if he looked at it for too long, it would arouse the suspicion of the stall owner.

After buying this jade slip, he can examine it carefully.

Lin Mu took a few jade slips in his hand without any care, and smiled to the stall owner: "These jade slips are mostly incomplete, whether you can learn it depends on luck. I will buy a few and try my luck. If I can learn it, I will come again next time. If not, forget it."

The stall owner heard Lin Mu say this and smiled: "Good luck. I have never seen many of the jade slips here. I just bought them randomly and sold them together. There are many jade slips of intermediate magic level. If you are lucky enough, you can spend ten low-grade spirit stones to learn an intermediate magic. It is really a big profit."

Lin Mu nodded and smiled: "I hope so. Thanks for your good words. I will give you a medium-grade spirit stone for these five jade slips to buy luck." After that, he took out a medium-grade spirit stone from the storage bag and handed it to the stall owner.

The stall owner took it with a smile on his face. A medium-grade spirit stone is a big income.

He had been setting up a stall here for five or six days, but he only sold six jade slips and earned sixty low-grade spirit stones.

He actually sold five jade slips in one night today and earned a medium-grade spirit stone. How could he not be extremely happy?

"I hope you can learn the magic in this jade slip, and it would be best if you can learn high-level magic." The stall owner smiled and wished Lin Mu.

Lin Mu calmly put the five jade slips into the storage bag and said with a smile: "I hope so. I still have things to do, so I'll say goodbye."

The stall owner bowed and said goodbye to Lin Mu.

Lin Mu turned around and walked to the center of the street, with a faint smile on his lips. Several female cultivators on the roadside looked back frequently.

Lin Mu didn't care about the eyes of others, and walked slowly on the street with a graceful demeanor.

He had made an appointment with the waiter of the Wanqi Pavilion before, and he would meet the third elder of the Refining Sect within ten days. Lin Mu wanted to find a place to stay, settle down, and wait for news.

Lin Mu looked around, and saw many shops in the market, all brightly lit.

Among them were some restaurants and inns, with people coming and going, and it was very lively.

Lin Mu walked forward a hundred steps, and an inn appeared in front of him.

Under the blessing of the "Glimmer Array", the four big characters "Yue Lai Inn" shone brightly.

Lin Mu walked towards the inn with a smile on his face.

As soon as he entered, he heard the noise of people inside, some drinking and playing finger-guessing games, some talking loudly, and some quarreling with others.

A servant at the third level of Qi Refining hurried forward and asked with a smile: "Sir, are you staying overnight or staying in a hotel?"

Lin Mu said indifferently: "How much is the hotel price?"

The servant smiled and said: "It depends on the room. An ordinary room only costs three low-grade spirit stones per night, a fine room costs thirty low-grade spirit stones per night, and a deluxe room costs three hundred low-grade spirit stones per night."

Lin Mu sighed in his heart. The hierarchy in the world of cultivation has reached this point. Even staying in a hotel is divided into different levels.

Lin Mu smiled and said, "What are the differences between these three types of rooms?"

The waiter smiled and patiently explained, "The ordinary guest rooms are in this inn, with many guests and a little noisy; the exquisite guest rooms are in the backyard, where the environment is quiet and suitable for quiet cultivation; the deluxe guest rooms are in the back garden, there are only three, each room has a spirit gathering array, which can be used by guests for free, and it can be used to cultivate with half the effort."

Lin Mu pondered for a moment, and then said, "Then open a exquisite guest room for me, I will book it for ten days." He handed over three medium-grade spirit stones.

The waiter was happy and hurriedly registered Lin Mu in the book, and then led Lin Mu to the backyard.

Lin Mu followed the waiter and came to the backyard. The backyard was quiet and it was indeed a comfortable place.

The waiter opened a guest room and said to Lin Mu, "Please come in. This room will be yours for the next ten days."

Lin Mu smiled and nodded, and walked into the room. The waiter smiled and left.

Lin Mu entered the room, closed the door, and looked around. The room was fully equipped with tables and chairs, the screen was elegant, the bed was clean and tidy, and there were two plain white vases on the cabinet, which was elegantly decorated.

Lin Mu nodded, feeling very satisfied.

These thirty low-grade spirit stones were worth spending.