Chapter 228 Elixir (1/2)

After several casual exchanges, both of them ended up starting a conversation.

Wu Qingzi was concise and precise, his words inspired contemplation. Shen Lian gave impromptu replies, and all of them were deep and deserved of serious contemplation and appreciation.

Throughout their conversation, Shen Lian could not help but be amazed by his wits and wisdom and to appreciate the rarity of someone of his caliber.

In spite of knowing that he was from Taishang Daoist Sect, Shen Lian still could not help but to admire him.

Wu Qingzi probably shared Shen Lian's sentiments. The only difference was, due to Shen Lian's success in the cultivation of Tongtian Skill and had thus hidden his Qi dynamic, Wu Qingzi could not tell what was the martial exercise practiced by Shen Lian. Moreover, he was unfamiliar with the changes in the human realm.

There were noises coming from some distance away. Wu Qingzi paused with what he was saying and smiled, ”Even though the Treasure Auction isn't here yet, but there are a lot of cultivators who organized underground transactions. There are plenty of strange occurrences in the Boundless Universe. Despite that, we probably would not be interested in most of the items there, but sometimes there might be one or two delicate pieces mixed amongst them. If you are not occupied, why don't we head over and take a look together?”

Shen Lian thought that someone like Wu Qingzi would not be interested in such things, and yet surprisingly so, he was.

Little did he know that it was a tradition of the Taishang Daoist Sect to have its disciples to enter into the secular world and then to leave it!

The entering and leaving made a full circle.

The sect believed that it was impossible to see the truth of Dao without first seeing the people in the world.

”Daoist brother, since you are in the mood, of course, I would not object!” Shen Lian replied.

He rang the bell at the corner and it produced a crisp ringing sound. A female servant walked in. That would be Fenghe, the servant who was put in charge of catering to Shen Lian's needs.

After noticing her arrival, Shen Lian told Fenghe, ”I intend to visit the trade market with my fellow Daoist here. Could you please show us the way?”

As they were all cultivators of Dao, resting at night was optional to them. Moreover, Fenghe yearned to serve Shen Lian.

She bowed respectfully to Shen Lian and led the way for them. The ground was made entirely of The Forbidden Technique of Xiaozhu Clouds. It was fluffy and bouncy, yet sturdy. There was no danger of falling at all.

The silver moonlight fell on the clouds. The white mist made one feel as though one was in the heavenly palace. It was impossible to tell the bearings as well. Fenghe walked in front with a copper lamp. Wherever the light reached, the mist would be dispersed, showing the way up ahead.

It did not take long for them to reach the stage. It was built entirely with green divine wood. The name ”Qingyun Stage” was flanked by a set of couplets that said, ”The force of the good wind, it aids me to reach Qingyun”.

It was simple and easy to understand. Yet, the usage of it here was very apt.

Fenghe stopped. ”Did fellow Daoist Xuantong write this couplet?” Shen Lian queried.

Fenghe nodded. ”Dear esteemed guest, you are right. The King wrote this,” she replied.

Shen Lian noticed the strength of the penmanship, and yet, there were hints of gentleness within it. The two sentences had great continuity and were pieced together seamlessly. It would seem that the Xuantong Demon King was a cultured demon after all.

A thought occurred to him, and he spoke, ”Since we are here, we might be getting something. The medium of exchange here is Yiyuan Elixir, right? Please exchange some for me.” Shen Lian proceeded to fish out two instruments.

Right at this moment, Fenghe spoke, ”Dear esteemed guest, don't worry about it. I have a bag of Yiyuan Elixir here. There are roughly ten thousand pieces and it should suffice for now. You can have it first.”

Fenghe produced a little pouch that looked like a perfume pouch and passed it to Shen Lian. The little pouch was still warm from her body temperature. It seemed that she carried it around with great care and was careful not to lose it.

Shen Lian accepted it. ”Just the Ruyi pouch itself worth ten thousand Yiyuan Elixirs. How is it that you have it with you?” He queried softly.

”I am acting on the manager's instruction. The King said that if you needed Yiyuan Elixir at the celestial market, you may borrow it from us first and we will record it. You just need to pay up when you are leaving,” Fenghe replied.

”Your King is so kind to his guests. Though, why is it that I was not offered this option the last time I was here? I was told to exchange Yiyuan Elixirs with two bottles of my holy water,” Wu Qingzi said cheerfully.

Fenghe blushed, and she did not know how to respond.

Shen Lian knew all too well that the Xuantong Demon King had a lot of informants and life experiences. It would seem that the King was aware of Shen Lian's identity. A high social status was attached to the title, the chief of Qing Xuan. However, Qing Xuan was caught in a sensitive position, and Xuantong Demon King probably did not want to offend them or be overly close to them. However, the King could not ignore Shen Lian completely. Hence, the least that the King could do was to show him kind gestures as such.

Since he was aware of it, he replied, ”Perhaps, fellow Daoist Xuantong wanted to give you elixirs and decided not to after seeing how fine your holy water was.”

Wu Qingzi replied with a smile and put the incident behind him.

Fenghe looked at Shen Lian with gratitude and Shen Lian smiled in reply. She led them up to the Qingyun Stage. The stage was at least a hundred feet tall and was extremely wide.

Fenghe spoke to someone. Then, they were led to the VIP seats. The view was great, as they could see the pond in the middle clearly. A cloud platform was suspended mid-air, and that would be the exhibition stand. At that moment, a flat and round jade that had a hole in the middle was being displayed on it. A female cultivator who stood next to the cloud platform introduced the jade as Mountain God Jade. It belonged to a Mountain God and had some form of divine power within it. When worn, it had the effect of deterring evil spirits.

Wu Qingzi and Shen Lian would not be interested in such things. Moreover, Shen Lian noticed that Wu Qingzi's attention was not directed at the treasures on the cloud platform, but on the right side of the VIP seats. Unlike here, the VIP seats over there were veiled by clouds. A Dao restriction was placed. Unless one peeped into it with one's spiritual sense, one would not be able to tell if someone was inside.

All Shen Lian could see was a white figure that was veiled by the clouds.