Chapter 831
Sincerity! High-grade spirit stones
Zhang Lingshan took Bai Wanxi onto the spaceship, opened the isolation array, and then casually pointed his right hand to Bai Wanxi's brow.
Bai Wanxi possesses dual spiritual roots of water and wood. What Zhang Lingshan gave her was a portion of his understanding of water and wood system rules, as well as some water-based spiritual energy.
Although the gift wasn't much, it was enough for Bai Wanxi to break through to the peak of the Golden Immortal realm.
In a small place like Anyuan City, being able to cultivate to the peak of the Golden Immortal realm is already considered top-tier. To advance further, one needs a way to obtain a Celestial Lord status.
Zhang Lingshan doesn't even have a Celestial Lord title yet, so where would he get extra to give to Bai Wanxi?
and so.
Reaching the peak of the Golden Immortal realm would be quite impressive. Given Bai Wanxi's talent, she has enough time to cultivate for the next few decades.
"Okay, that's fine. Now, focus on your cultivation and strive to break through to the Golden Immortal realm as soon as possible."
Zhang Lingshan withdrew his finger, not urging Bai Wanxi to leave, allowing her to savor the moment on the spaceship.
Zhang Lingshan himself left the spaceship, and with a casual grab of his right hand, a figure landed in front of him.
It was when they first met Bai Wanxi that Chen Baiyi, the immortal elder in the caravan, was riding in the same carriage as Zhang Lingshan.
"I……"
Chen Bai felt a powerful force appear, and he was inexplicably captured and brought here. He was extremely shocked. When he came to his senses and saw Zhang Lingshan, he was stunned for a moment and was about to speak.
Wow.
A chilling aura froze him, and then his entire body turned into ice shards and disappeared into the world.
He died a just death.
Firstly, he kicked Bai Wanxi when she was down and even tried to drag Zhang Lingshan down with him; he deserves to die.
Secondly, he knows too much.
Other minor figures had also seen Zhang Lingshan, but because they were minor figures, no one cared about what they said.
However, this old man is, after all, a Xuanxian. If he were to suddenly appear and say that Zhang Lingshan would emerge from the Anning Army's encirclement, it could bring unnecessary trouble.
and so.
Why not kill him and keep him alive for the New Year?
hiss.
Everyone gasped in shock at Zhang Lingshan's ruthless killing.
No one knows why Zhang Lingshan killed someone, or how he managed to find that person.
Everyone knows that if anyone makes a sound or does anything else reckless at this time, they will be the next one to turn into ice shards.
"Bai Changdu, have the Lei family and the Yu family of Taifeng City helped your Bai family through this difficult time as agreed?"
Zhang Lingshan suddenly asked.
The so-called agreement was made by Zhang Lingshan after he, Lei Shuo, Yu Feihan, and Xia Hengbing left the cave and returned to Taifeng City.
Although the three later formed an alliance and their relationship with Zhang Lingshan deteriorated, the agreement was the agreement, and the deterioration of their relationship had nothing to do with Bai Wanxi.
Seeing the relationship between Lei Ruo and Bai Wanxi, Lei Shuo and Yu Feihan felt they should help Bai Wanxi no matter what.
If you don't help.
Then Zhang Lingshan will personally go to them and demand an explanation.
Bai Changdu hurriedly said, "Thank you. So it was your order, sir. I was wondering why they suddenly showed such kindness. Thank you, sir. If it weren't for you, Xiaoxi would probably not have escaped Tao Mingguan's clutches."
"Tao Mingguan is dead. The Tao family will definitely seek revenge on me. To avoid trouble, tell me the location of the Tao family."
Zhang Lingshan said.
Bai Changdu's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "My lord, the Tao family also has its own powerful backers, which are no small matter. If we destroy the Tao family in Anyuan City, I'm afraid it will bring you trouble."
"trouble?"
Zhang Lingshan smiled slightly: "You are quite considerate of others, but if I don't destroy the Tao family, and they are foolish enough to provoke Xiaoxi again, and I can't get here in time, what will you do then?"
"This……"
Bai Changdu hesitated for a moment, then said, "I will talk to them. They know of the Master's existence and will not do anything so foolish again."
"Very well, then go and negotiate."
Zhang Lingshan was too lazy to care anymore. Since that's what they said, he was happy to relax.
Just then, Bai Wanxi also stepped off the spaceship. Zhang Lingshan put away the spaceship and said, "I will be resting and reading in the tea room of Qingyun Chamber of Commerce from now on. You can come to me if you have anything important to discuss. If you don't have anything to do, you don't need to come."
After leaving behind this message, Zhang Lingshan went to the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce alone.
Kong Ruobing was going to the ice room to transfer the position of director to Zhao Xingqiu, so she didn't come along.
Besides, her arrival is meaningless. Zhang Lingshan is here to research information about the supreme spiritual rice from a vast collection of books.
This is a huge project, and who knows how long it will take. Rather than sitting in the tea room with Zhang Lingshan in a daze, Kong Ruobing might as well go back to the ice room, where at least she can get some real work done.
now.
Zhang Lingshan had already arrived at the tea room of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce. He casually flipped through the book in his hand, but in reality, his divine consciousness had already frantically and overwhelmingly permeated every corner of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce.
Besides reading, he also wanted to see if the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce had secretly collected any top-grade spirit rice.
If he had one, Zhang Lingshan could steal it and study it, which would greatly benefit his cultivation of top-grade spirit rice.
pity.
Zhang Lingshan was disappointed.
However, I wasn't too disappointed, since I didn't have high hopes for it and it was just something I did on a whim.
Moreover, although he didn't find the finest spirit rice, Zhang Lingshan did discover a treasure.
It was a ghost mask.
This mask exudes a sinister aura, perfectly matching my Yama Ghost Realm. If I find an opportunity to obtain it and use it together with the Soul-Guiding Banner I obtained from Leng Yan, it will greatly enhance the power of my Yama Ghost Realm.
Mentioning the Yama Ghost Realm, Zhang Lingshan thought to himself that it was a huge waste that he had killed Pang Mancang, Shang Shuiliu, Tao Mingguan, and Bai Lingfeng directly, without bringing them into the Yama Ghost Realm.
There will be many more people to kill in the future, such as Lu Zhaohe and Ding Hong from Anning City, who are all destined to be killed.
If we killed them back then and they couldn't be absorbed into the Yama Ghost Realm, wouldn't that be a huge waste?
and so.
Zhang Lingshan thought to himself, no matter what, he had to come up with a way to send people to the underworld without anyone knowing.
The first thing I did upon arriving at the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce teahouse to read books and research information was naturally to find information on top-grade spiritual rice.
The secondary matter is to elevate the Yama Ghost Realm; its power is not important, but its concealment is.
In short, every person and every soul is a source of strength, and we must not waste them.
then.
In the time that followed, Zhang Lingshan multitasked, researching information and improving his abilities in the Yama Ghost Realm.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
"Young master, someone is requesting an audience. It is Bai Changdu, the head of the Bai family."
A maid from the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce gently knocked on the door and said. Zhang Lingshan replied, "Let him in."
"Yes."
A moment later, Bai Changdu walked in with a respectful expression, accompanied by an elderly man with white hair and a fawning smile.
"This old man, Tao Yunlu, has met the Holy Son of the Ice Spirit Sect. I should have come to visit you much earlier, but I was too embarrassed to come empty-handed, so I made special preparations and finally found a presentable gift. I hope you will accept it with a smile."
Tao Yunlu's old face was full of smiles as he presented the ring to Zhang Lingshan with both hands.
Zhang Lingshan didn't even need to take the ring to see that it was filled with a large number of spirit stones. He smiled slightly and said, "So it's Elder Tao. I'm sorry for not welcoming you sooner. Please have a seat."
"We are too kind, too kind. It was our junior who offended the Holy Son. We are deeply grateful for your magnanimity and forgiveness, which is why we are offering this small gift."
Tao Yunlu dared not sit down and quickly held the ring in his hand even higher.
Only after Zhang Lingshan accepted the ring did he feel relieved and said, "Thank you for your magnanimity, Holy Son. We should have given you more spirit stones, but we are short of funds recently. I have already dispatched people from all sides to deliver spirit stones as long as you will stay in Anyuan City. There are also twice as many spirit stones to be delivered to you."
"Hahaha."
Zhang Lingshan laughed loudly: "Elder Tao, you are too kind. How can you say it is too little with so many spirit stones? This junior Tao Mingguan played a little joke on Bai Wanxi and has now been punished. What does this have to do with you, Elder Tao? I am flattered by your politeness."
"You jest, Holy Son."
Tao Yunlu quickly replied, "It is our honor that the Holy Son would take a liking to these spirit stones. If the Holy Son desires all of our Tao family's spirit stone mines, our Tao family is willing to serve the Holy Son."
Zhang Lingshan waved his hand and said, "These spirit stones are of poor quality, so there's no point in me taking more."
In fact, Tao Yunlu gave at least a million mid-grade spirit stones.
One mid-grade spirit stone is worth one hundred low-grade spirit stones, but this is the official ratio. In reality, no one would exchange them like that, since mid-grade spirit stones are purer, easier to absorb, and have fewer side effects.
If we really want to exchange, one mid-grade spirit stone can be exchanged for more than 120 low-grade spirit stones.
This shows how sincere Tao Yunlu was this time; he practically brought out all of the Tao family's assets.
This is not finished.
Tao Yunlu said he had twice as many spirit stones on his way, and he was no joke, unless he didn't want to live.
But Zhang Lingshan actually said that the quality of so many mid-grade spirit stones was poor, which made Tao Yunlu's face turn pale.
He heard Bai Changdu describe the Holy Son's style of doing things. He never makes excuses when he kills people, but now he has specially found an excuse for Tao Yunlu, which shows how much he values Tao Yunlu.
This is not a good thing.
Are all these spirit stones not enough to save the lives of our entire Tao family?
“Holy Son, it’s not that I’m unwilling to give you better quality spirit stones, it’s just that the best we small forces can mine are mid-grade spirit stones. High-grade spirit stones must be offered as tribute as soon as they are mined. To hoard them is a capital offense.”
Tao Yunlu said with a tearful face.
Zhang Lingshan certainly knew what he was talking about.
Because in the Ice Spirit Sect, the spirit stones Zhang Lingshan obtained from Granny Qian and Shen Zhixin were only mid-grade spirit stones.
The Ice Spirit Sect is at least a second-rate sect.
Although it is the weakest of the second-rate sects, with only two peak Immortal Kings, the Ice Spirit Sect is relatively special, and its status in the entire Daqing Dynasty is no less than that of some first-rate sects.
but.
Even the Ice Spirit Sect doesn't have high-grade spirit stones available, which shows how strict the Great Qing Dynasty's control over high-grade spirit stones is.
But while you can control things, you can only control high-grade spirit stone mines at most. Because there are too many minerals to hide, they will inevitably be exposed, so they can be controlled.
It's a mid-grade spirit stone mine, and occasionally a few high-grade spirit stones will pop out. No matter how far the Great Qing Dynasty's reach is, it can't control it.
Therefore, what Zhang Lingshan wanted was not a large quantity of high-grade spirit stones, but rather the small portion of high-grade spirit stones that Tao Yunlu had hidden away.
Therefore, when he heard Tao Yunlu complaining about being poor, Zhang Lingshan smiled slightly, said nothing, and just watched him quietly.
Tao Yunlu's expression changed several times before he finally couldn't help but say, "Holy Son, let's talk in private."
"It's alright."
Zhang Lingshan waved his right hand in the air, and an invisible wave was generated.
If he didn't want to be noticed, this invisible fluctuation wouldn't be detected. This was his array energy technique, which, after being integrated into the Myriad Laws True Scripture, was unpredictable. Unless one was a stronger expert with a divine sense than him, it would be absolutely impossible for them to detect it.
But at this moment, Tao Yunlu sensed this invisible fluctuation.
It wasn't that Tao Yunlu's divine sense was exceptionally strong, but rather that Zhang Lingshan had deliberately allowed him to perceive it.
Tao Yunlu, being a seasoned Golden Immortal expert with extensive experience, immediately recognized Zhang Lingshan's methods and was greatly shocked: "This, this is..."
"It's a formation."
Zhang Lingshan said calmly.
Tao Yunlu stared in disbelief, stunned for a long time before he could come to his senses.
Surprisingly, they set up an array in the tea room of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce without the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce knowing.
What kind of tactic is this?
Moreover, he's incredibly audacious.
Although the Ice Spirit Sect is strong, it is only a second-rate sect.
You should know that the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce is a top-tier power with more than ten peak Immortal King experts.
You've really gone too far in provoking the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce like this.
Although this is just the Anyuan City branch of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce, it has a teleportation array that connects directly to the headquarters.
Moreover, each branch of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce is also protected by a powerful array formation expert.
Are you really not afraid of being discovered when you set up a formation right under someone's nose?
Tao Yunlu was terrified. He didn't take out any high-grade spirit stones at first, but kept looking back at the door, afraid that someone from the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce would rush in.
but.
Half a day passed.
Nothing happened.
"hehe."
Seeing Tao Yunlu's concerns, Zhang Lingshan smiled and said, "From the moment you entered the room, all they could see was what I allowed them to see. So, don't worry about what you might have revealed in your previous words. Everything is under control."
Tao Yunlu was shocked!
This person is incredibly powerful. If you didn't know he was the Holy Son of the Ice Spirit Sect, you would think the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce belonged to him.
The fact that the other party possessed such extraordinary abilities and yet still revealed them to Tao Yunlu shows how much they trusted him.
That's how it is.
What else does Tao Yunlu have to worry about?
It's just a high-grade spirit stone.
Snapped.
Tao Yunlu then took out a necklace from his chest, from which hung a ring, and handed it to Zhang Lingshan, saying, "Holy Son, this is a high-grade spirit stone that I treasured. I originally intended to use it when I broke through to the Immortal Lord realm, but it seems I won't have the chance. Please accept it." (End of Chapter)