SWDnovel Chapter 19 First Hearing of the Spirit Ruins, The Secret of the Azure Lotus
Chapter 19 First Hearing of the Spirit Ruins, The Secret of the Azure Lotus
When Li Ya returned to the private room, there was a servant in black standing guard at the door.
Upon seeing him, the servant bowed respectfully and said, "Master, I am here to wait as instructed by Master Huang."
Li Ya nodded slightly, stepped into the private room, and casually asked, "What is it?"
The servant was perceptive; while answering, his hands moved swiftly, skillfully preparing tea.
"This is the Wanbaolou Jade Token. The Taoist priest has spent a considerable amount of money over the past few days. You can now receive the Wanbaolou Goods Worldwide Token."
After serving Li Ya, the servant stepped forward, holding a lustrous jade pendant in both hands, and bowed as he presented it to him.
The jade pendant is about the size of a palm, with a smooth and lustrous texture and a light blue color. It feels slightly cool to the touch and has a delicate feel. On the front of the pendant is an ancient-style character "宝" (treasure).
The characters are vigorous and powerful, with a faint spiritual light flowing through them. On the back are engraved the three characters "Zhang Junbao", surrounded by fine lines that intertwine to form a simple restriction.
"Is there any particular trick to this 'All-in-One' brand?"
Li Ya stroked the jade tablet, a slight doubt in his heart.
The servant bowed and patiently explained, "Master, the 'Goods Selling Throughout the World' plaque is unique to Wanbaolou and can be divided into five grades: A, B, C, D, and E."
"The more you spend at Wanbaolou, the higher your level, and you can enjoy discounts with this jade token."
"Some high-level auctions require this jade token for entry..."
The servant spoke slowly and clearly, explaining each detail one by one.
He stored the jade token in the Ling Shu Cave Heaven and kept it safe. He nodded slightly to the servant and said, "I understand. Thank you for your hard work."
Having said that, he raised his hand and waved, signaling the servant to leave.
The servant bowed quickly: "Master, you are too kind. This is my duty. If you need anything, please just give the word, and I will come."
After saying that, he quietly left the private room, closed the door, and remained guarding outside, not daring to relax his vigilance in the slightest.
Li Ya lowered the magical barrier and took a sip of spiritual tea.
The spiritual tea has a mellow and refreshing taste, with a faint spiritual energy flowing into the body through the throat.
Just then, the central silver disc on the second floor rose high into the air.
Zhu Wu stood beneath the silver platter and loudly proclaimed:
"Fellow Daoists, the previous two rounds have concluded. The auction for the Silver Plate Sumeru Ritual Implement is now officially underway!"
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of Sumeru magic treasures on the silver plate floated into the air, their spiritual light swirling around them, and they looked extremely impressive.
"Phoenix Cry Falls, ninety taels of moon toad coins, with each increment no less than five taels."
"One hundred taels!"
Just as Zhu Wu finished speaking, a soft female voice came from the private room.
Most Sumeru ritual implements are in the form of rings, bracelets, and brocade pouches. Earrings like these are not common. Apart from the value inside, this phoenix pendant is worth quite a bit of money.
Before Zhu Wushi could respond, a clear, cold female voice rang out: "One hundred and twenty taels!"
His tone was calm, yet it conveyed an undeniable sense of authority.
"One hundred and fifty taels!"
A window in a private room suddenly opened, and a young man in fine clothes poked his head out and spoke. He was only about fourteen years old, but he had an extremely handsome face.
An elderly man in a tiger-striped Taoist robe was standing to the side.
"It's actually the youngest son of the current head of the Li family of Yai Mountain..."
Some knowledgeable cultivators in the audience couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
A lineage spanning millennia and a family lineage for millennia, the Li family of Yashan is a branch of the Li family of Longshou.
Even though it's a branch family, it's still a powerful cultivation family that even the Yunfu Sect has to bow down to.
Li Chunyun, the first head of the Li family of Yashan, went into hiding and became a disciple of Luopo Valley, which was a powerful force in the region at the time.
After several generations of management, they brought all the younger generations of their family into Fallen Valley, almost hollowing out the foundation of Fallen Valley.
If it weren't for Bai Yujing's intervention, Luopo Valley would have been renamed Li Village, and from then on, Luopo Valley would have never recovered.
Li Chunyun thus established the Yashan Li clan lineage, and his ancestral tablet was able to occupy a place in the Longshou Li clan ancestral hall.
This Li family member is said to look exactly like the first patriarch, Li Chunyun, and is extremely favored at home. Even the patriarch of the Li family on the Dragon Head side values him highly.
"I was wondering what to bring back for my sister on this trip, and this pendant looks really nice, so I'll just bring it to her."
Upon hearing this, the cultivators who were about to make a bid gave up their intentions.
Even Zhu Wushi looked troubled.
"Hmph, Li Yuanqi, you're so arrogant!"
The window of the private room from which the cold female voice had just been heard was also opened.
A cool and aloof woman suddenly appeared, glanced at Li Yuanqi, and then closed the window.
"hiss!"
Li Yuanqi gasped in shock: "It's actually Sister Lu!"
"Since Sister Lu likes it..."
Before he could finish speaking, the old man in the Taoist robe beside him quickly lowered his voice and said.
"Young Master, the eldest young lady doesn't like the eldest daughter of the Lu family. If you dare to give her away, you'll probably get a good beating when you get back."
Li Yuanqi suddenly realized: "Old Liu, thank you, thank you..."
"Thank goodness you reminded me, otherwise I would have angered my elder sister again. Tonight, I'll find you a female cultivator to cultivate the Great Dao of Yin and Yang together."
"No, no, one isn't enough. Old Liu, you're the kind of guy who can fight through the night. Ten, ten it is!"
Li Yuanqi deliberately leaned halfway out and shouted loudly towards the private room from before, "Sister Lu, I'm sorry, but I'm determined to have this pendant!"
"Shut up!" the soft female voice rang out again: "One hundred and eighty taels!"
Li Yuanqi immediately lost face, and a hint of anger rose on his face: "Two hundred taels!"
"Two hundred and twenty taels!"
But when the extra money was mentioned, Li Yuanqi immediately relaxed and closed the window.
"Two hundred and thirty taels!"
Then the two female cultivators started bidding against each other, neither willing to back down.
The elderly man in the Taoist robe, named Old Liu, asked with some confusion, "Young Master, why aren't you bidding anymore?"
Li Yuanqi circled around Old Liu, who was left completely bewildered.
"Old Liu, where did your quick wit go?"
"I'm not stupid. No matter how beautiful this pendant is, it's not worth more than two hundred taels. I'd rather let my older sister beat me up than waste money on this and act like a big shot."
As he spoke, he put his arm around Old Liu and said with a wicked grin, "However, if you pay all the money beyond two hundred taels, it's not impossible. I'll definitely praise you, you old Taoist priest, in front of everyone on the street."
"No, no, young master! This humble Taoist priest is truly short of funds and cannot afford it!"
"You're so stingy!" Li Yuanqi shoved Old Liu aside and continued with a wicked grin, "If only I could see Sister Lu and that nameless sister fight!"
Old Liu was also helpless about his unreliable young master.
Ultimately, the pendant was purchased at a high price by the eldest daughter of the Lu family.
Li Ya sat quietly in the private room, watching the fierce bidding, without the slightest ripple in his heart.
All the objectives of the trip have been achieved, and there have been many unexpected gains.
He picked up the spiritual tea on the table and took a small sip.
"These scions of noble families are truly blessed with good fortune; they were born with a silver spoon in their mouths."
"No, it should be that it is held in the mouth with a magic spoon."
The Sumeru ritual implements on the silver plate were quickly all taken.
"Fellow Daoists, next up is this golden plate."
"This time, there is only one Sumeru magic artifact on the golden plate, which is the relic of a Foundation Establishment cultivator."
These words caused an uproar on the second floor, and even cultivators from other floors rushed over.
The cultivators discussed among themselves, their eyes all drawn to the Sumeru bag embroidered with golden lotus roots.
Zhu Wu looked at everyone's reactions and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Li Ya was startled when he heard this. The value of the Sumeru artifact shown by Ling Shu was still hidden under the mayfly bag.
"It seems many cultivators are going to lose everything!"
"This Qianjin Pavilion really doesn't rip off poor cultivators. They'll probably make a fortune from this one transaction. Luckily, they have a strong backing, otherwise they would have been overthrown."
He stopped paying attention and instead focused on reading "Essentials of Qi Refining".
Upon reading this, I discovered a huge secret, or perhaps it wasn't a secret at all, but I simply had no teachers or mentors to tell me.
"Now, all the cultivators in the Azure Lotus World are visitors from beyond the heavens!"
The cultivators in this world are not native inhabitants, but come from an ancient world called "Lingxu". The original cultivators of the Qinglian World were all slaughtered ten thousand years ago.
The Spirit Ruins Realm is a world far more vast and richer in spiritual energy than the current world.
At that time, the cultivation of immortality was prevalent in the Spirit Ruins Realm. The spiritual veins between heaven and earth were numerous, and more than half of the mortals had the aptitude for cultivation.
It can be said that cultivators are everywhere, and the strong are less than dogs.
Those with extraordinary powers can overturn mountains and seas, pluck stars from the sky and grasp the moon, and there are even legendary great beings who can shatter the void and travel to all realms.
Even such a prosperous era eventually came to an end, and cultivators fought each other for spiritual energy.
When the strong break through the earth's crust, the heavens and earth change color.
In order to continue the lineage, many powerful beings eventually agreed on a path that defied the heavens.
They traversed a new world, seeking a place abundant with spiritual energy to find a glimmer of hope for the cultivators of the Spirit Ruins Realm.
Countless cultivators, protected by powerful beings, poured into the Azure Lotus World. Many cultivators were reduced to ashes in the tearing of the boundary, or lost in the endless void, with only one in a hundred surviving.
This led to a protracted battle for survival with the cultivators of the Azure Lotus World.
This war lasted for a full century, causing immense suffering to all living beings, damaging spiritual veins, killing countless cultivators, and turning rivers of blood and mountains and rivers red.
My hero is their enemy.
In their quest for survival, the cultivators of the Spirit Ruins Realm spared no effort, slaughtering their way through the land.
In the end, all the native cultivators of this world were wiped out, with none spared.
Li Ya closed his eyes and pondered, his heart already churning with turbulent emotions.
He never imagined that the cultivators of this world had such a bloody past, but if it were him, he would only be more ruthless.
The current cultivation system combines the strengths of both the Azure Lotus and the Spirit Void.
The process of refining one's natal object through the seventh level of Qi cultivation, supplemented by various protective objects, is a unique creation of cultivators from the Spirit Ruins Realm, adapted to the Azure Lotus World.
Refining a natal object that matches one's own aptitude and temperament, and then supplementing it with many spiritual objects, is all for the purpose of building an inner world in the future.
This creates a relatively independent internal loop to ensure that travel to other worlds is not impossible.
"Isn't this all it takes to quickly seize control of this world and establish a new lineage in a new world after its destruction?"
"A jungler who goes on a hunger strike to cultivate immortality—it's terrifying!"