The next morning, Shi Jiu sat cross-legged in the inn room, with a painful expression on his face and sweat dripping from his forehead.
He was running the millstone soul-forging method, and streams of soul power flowed from his silver sea of consciousness into the central spiritual millstone, and then flowed out from the small exit at the bottom. However, the soul power flowing out of the millstone was obvious and concentrated. There was a difference in the part that entered. Not only was the color darker, but the cohesion was a little stronger, and it also carried a trace of very faint pressure. However, Shi Jiu himself did not notice it. Instead, he devoted himself to guiding his soul power to slow down. Slowly enter the millstone.
Half an hour later, all the soul power in the sea of consciousness was crushed in the spiritual millstone. Shi Jiu breathed a sigh of relief and stopped the rotation of the spiritual millstone.
In the sea of spiritual consciousness, Shi Jiu's soul villain carefully understood everything around him, and then felt that his soul power was obviously smaller in size, but stronger in strength.
"This millstone soul forging method is really powerful. I have only used it twice to get this effect. If I run it a few more times, the quality should not be worse than those strong people at the peak of the Soul Realm." Shi Jiu thought to himself. road.
In terms of size, Shi Jiu's soul power has surpassed most of the strong men at the peak of the Soul Realm, but the quality is indeed inferior. However, with this millstone soul forging method, he believes that it will not take long. catch up or even exceed.
After finishing his early morning practice, Shi Jiu was already soaked through his body. After that, he asked the waiter to prepare a bucket of hot water and then took a comfortable bath.
After taking a shower, Shi Jiu left the inn and went straight to Fengbaozhai.
Fengbaozhai is also the main place he went to when he came to Yongyan City, in order to explore and purchase the sacred trees needed to repair the most precious cloud-covering shadow heart gate. Of course, now he also needs to add several kinds of innate spiritual energy or the power of heaven and earth. .
Five minutes later, Shi Jiu arrived at Fengbaozhai in Yongyan City.
Although he had deliberately passed by the door yesterday, he was still shocked by the majestic buildings of Fengbaozhai. Compared with the Fengbaozhai in Lanming City and Tonglin City, this one in Yongyan City was obviously larger and more imposing.礴, the facade building facing the street alone is 100 meters high, which is almost the tallest buildings in Yongyan City.
The entire street-facing part of the building is covered with a layer of gold, which sparkles in the sunlight and is very attractive.
After sighing for a while, Shi Jiu walked into the gate of Fengbaozhai.
After entering the gate, there is a hall that is half the size of a football field. There are many people in the hall, most of them are people from sects or casual cultivators. These people go to different places under the guidance of Fengbaozhai staff. area.
At this time, a beautiful etiquette lady came over and asked softly: "Master, do you need any help?"
Shi Jiu did not reply immediately, but directly took out a VIP token from his pocket.
Seeing the other party take out the amethyst token, Miss etiquette showed a hint of surprise, and instantly returned to her previous smiling expression.
"Dear distinguished guest, I will take you to the VIP area to rest first. There will be a dedicated person there who will serve you one-on-one." The etiquette lady smiled, and then led Shi Jiu through several corridors to a quiet area. .
Then he led Shi Jiu into one of the luxurious rooms.
"Dear distinguished guest, please take a rest and someone will be here to serve you soon."
"Yeah." Shi Jiu nodded.
Then the other person left the room.
A minute later, a more beautiful hostess came in.
"Dear guest, is there anything I, Fengbaozhai, can do to help you?" the etiquette lady asked with a charming smile.
"I need sacred trees and innate spiritual energy. I wonder if Guibaozhai sells them. I am willing to buy them at a high price." Shi Jiu directly stated the purpose of coming here.
"Sacred tree? Innate aura?" Miss etiquette was slightly stunned, but her charming smile immediately returned.
"Dear distinguished guest, the things you want are extremely rare and hard to find. I have not heard that these things are for sale in the hotel, but please wait a moment. I will consult the supervisor and I will give you a definite answer soon. .”
"Can."
After Shi Jiu nodded in agreement, the etiquette lady exited the room.
Two minutes later, the etiquette lady came in again.
"I'm sorry, dear distinguished guest, I don't have the sacred tree you want in Fengbaozhai. As for the innate aura, I do have a little bit of it, but that thing is not for sale." Miss etiquette apologized.
"Oh? Why? Can't I buy it at a high price?" After hearing what the other party said, Shi Jiu was stunned for a moment and then asked curiously.
"Because the treasure will be auctioned in two days' time." Miss etiquette explained.
"Auction? Okay, I will participate when the time comes." Shi Jiu was relieved.
Although Shi Jiu was a little helpless about Fengbaozhai's approach, he had already had a hunch that the other party would probably auction such an innate treasure, so as to maximize the benefits.
"Then may I ask, what is the innate spiritual energy that your Fengbaozhai possesses?" Shi Jiu continued to ask.
"Dear distinguished guest, I'm sorry, I can't answer this question for you, but my supervisor would like to meet you. Maybe he can give you an answer."
"Your supervisor wants to see me? Why?"
Shi Jiu was puzzled. This was his first time coming to Fengbaozhai in Yongyan City. He couldn't possibly know the people here. Could it be that Jin Yuner and others were here? But I didn’t come all the way here to see those people.
Although he was confused, Shi Jiu nodded in agreement.
"Dear distinguished guest, please come with me."
Afterwards, the hostess led him to a luxurious living room.
As soon as he entered the door, Shi Jiu saw an old man sitting at the head of the living room, and the old man's eyes were looking at him curiously.
"Elder Yun Ye, I have brought guests to you." Miss etiquette said respectfully to the old man in front of her.
The old man nodded and said, "This guest, please sit down."
Shi Jiu nodded, then sat on the chair that had been prepared on one side.
"I heard that you want to buy sacred trees and innate spiritual energy, right?" the old man asked.
"Yes, it's a pity that Guibao Zhai doesn't plan to sell it. I'm a little disappointed." Shi Jiu said calmly.
"Haha, this guest, I, Feng Baozhai, are not unwilling to sell, but as usual, we sell these high-value treasures at auction. I hope you won't mind." The old man said with a smile.
"I understand what Guibaozhai is doing, and I will also participate in the auction two days later. I hope I can bid for it then." Shi Jiu said calmly, "I just wonder if the supervisor is willing to reveal what the innate spiritual energy is. It also made me a little bit more prepared.”
"Since you, little brother, have already planned to attend the auction the day after tomorrow, there is no harm in telling you in advance." Hearing Shi Jiu's question, the old man nodded and said, "I wonder if you have ever heard of Xuanhuang Qi?"
"What? It's Xuanhuang Qi? Is it the Xuanhuang stone you want to auction?" Shi Jiu stood up suddenly, showing an incredulous look.
Since he decided to find the sacred tree and innate spiritual energy, Shi Jiu deliberately understood this part of the experience and knowledge passed down to him by Venerable Fuyun and the Great Red Sword Emperor. The Xuanhuang Qi mentioned by the old man is an innate spiritual energy that was born when the world first opened. This spiritual energy has the magical effect of nourishing all things and giving spirituality to things. For example, it can be used to make elixirs, even the most common elixirs. It is full of spirituality and has amazing medicinal effects, so Xuanhuang Qi is also the favorite of all alchemists. After the formation of the world of heaven and earth, the Xuanhuang Qi completely disappeared, and only a small amount of it was contained in the Xuanhuang Stone. However, this Xuanhuang Stone is also extremely rare and difficult to find, and is basically invisible.
Since the old man in front of them mentioned the Xuanhuang Qi, then most of the things they want to auction are Xuanhuang Stone, and only Xuanhuang Stone contains Xuanhuang Qi.
"Little brother, you are right, it is Xuanhuang Stone." The old man nodded with a smile, and seemed to have expected Shi Jiu's reaction.
Xuanhuang stone is indeed too precious and hard to find. You may not see one for hundreds of years. Even in the three central palaces with the most spiritual energy and the most treasures, it is quite rare, but once it appears, it will definitely attract everyone's scramble. Those who get Xuanhuang Stone often do not use it for themselves, but give it to famous alchemy masters, so that they can refine the elixirs they need.
"But the Xuanhuang Stone we are going to auction this time is only a small piece, less than half the size of a fist, and the Xuanhuang Qi contained in it is also very thin. I wonder if you still want this little brother?" The old man did not hide it. , directly told the general situation of the Xuanhuang stone to be auctioned.
"Yes, of course, as long as you have me!" Shi Jiu replied firmly, with a confident expression on his face.
"Well, I hope little brother can get his wish at the auction two days later."
"Thank you, old sir, for informing me. I'll take my leave now."
Shi Jiu stood up and was about to leave.
"Little brother, please wait a moment."
Hearing the old man speak, Shi Jiu sat back down after standing up.
"Old sir, what else do you want?"
"In addition to innate aura, I heard that little brother, you also need sacred trees?" the old man asked with a smile.
"It's really necessary. Are there sacred trees for sale in Fengbaozhai?"
The old man's words gave Shi Jiu a sense of expectation. He believed that the other party would not mention this matter for no reason.
"That's not true." The old man shook his head, and then smiled: "However, I do know that there is a kind of sacred tree somewhere."
"Old sir, do you know where the sacred tree exists?" The old man's words made Shi Jiu look forward to it even more, so he asked quickly.
The old man nodded: "Have you heard of Jinshamu?"
"Golden Sand Wood? Is it the Golden Sand Wood, which is said to be the hardest among the sacred trees and can cut iron like mud?" Shi Jiu exclaimed in surprise.
"That's right, it's Jinshamu. Little brother, does it meet your requirements?"
"Suitable, very suitable!" Shi Jiu nodded excitedly.
Golden sand wood is a very famous sacred tree. Because of its ability to cut iron like mud, it has the title of a gold-breaking artifact. It is very suitable for refining weapons such as heavy treasures and even treasures. It is extremely loved by many strong people. Of course, it is the most What makes Shi Jiu happy is that the golden sand wood fully meets the conditions required to repair the Cloud-covering Shadow Heart Gate. It is a kind of sacred wood that the Cloud-covering Shadow Heart Gate does not have.
"Where is the golden sand wood?"
"Elegy Forest, the ancestral land of the fallen elves." The old man said calmly.
"Actually in the fallen elves?"
Shi Jiu was surprised. He had heard of that place. The fallen elves he got at the ruins of Blackwater City a few months ago were from that clan. In addition, he had also heard from Jin Yuner that the fallen elves were not from the underworld. The aboriginal people come from other great realms and have not interacted with humans in the past few thousand years.
"It seems that you also know about the fallen elves. You must also know that this clan has almost no contact with our human race now. It is very difficult to obtain the golden sand wood."
"Old sir, tell me this, do you have anything else to do?" Shi Jiu asked directly.
The two of them are not relatives, so the other party will tell him about the Jinshamu. It will never be for no reason, there must be some purpose. In addition, the old man looks very ordinary, but he hides his aura. Most people cannot see it, but Shi Jiu He was not an ordinary person. He had strong soul power and a keen sense of consciousness. He noticed it when he first entered the door. The occasional breath let him know that the other party was definitely a strong person at the soul level.
