Chapter 398 - Chapter 398: Chapter 98 Shopkeeper Shens Good Deed (2/2)
clearly, they, too, were quite concerned about the life and death of li mingwu.
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shopkeeper shen then waved his hand and said with a smile:
“fellow daoist is joking…”
“it’s true that li mingwu was extraordinary, but he did not break through to a realm above divinity transformation. he perished long ago, several hundred years past, and it is impossible for him to be alive.”
“what i’m about to discuss has some connection to him, which is why i asked.”
“no wonder…” having heard shopkeeper shen’s words, many relaxed slightly.
at that moment, someone else raised a question:
“shopkeeper shen mentioned li mingwu specifically, may i ask what matter is related to him?”
shopkeeper shen then continued:
“this matter is actually a secret…”
“recently, i’ve come across some clues, and through these clues, i’ve learned about one thing…”
“while li mingwu was alive, he once strayed into an ancient relic and, in that place, he encountered some fortuitous adventures. because of this, his cultivation later soared rapidly, allowing him to become the island master of yue tian island.”
as soon as shopkeeper shen finished speaking, someone immediately raised an objection:
“that’s impossible…”
“legend has it that li mingwu had excellent aptitude, and thus, he was able to break through smoothly and advance to the divinity transformation stage.”
“yes, i’ve heard about that too…”
another person chimed in agreement.
while the rest did not voice their opinions explicitly, they nodded slightly when doubts were raised, showing agreement.
the reason was that li mingwu was too famous.
and he had disappeared for only a few hundred years.
therefore.
the details of li mingwu’s life were easy to investigate.
many among those who were participating in the trade meeting were likely well-versed in li mingwu’s history.
thus.
all eyes turned to shopkeeper shen, awaiting his explanation.
facing the doubts raised by others, shopkeeper shen did not argue but instead started speaking with a smile:
“of course…”
“you must also know, li mingwu indeed had excellent aptitude, and you couldn’t believe he attained the divinity transformation stage solely through some fortuitous adventure.”
following that, shopkeeper shen scanned the crowd before saying:
“but what i’m going to tell you is that he indeed advanced to the divinity transformation stage because of a fortuitous adventure.”
at this point, before anyone could interject with doubts, shopkeeper shen continued:
“the reason i say this is because the chance encounter he had was with a ‘mysterious fruit.'”
as the words ‘mysterious fruit’ were spoken, the crowd collectively gasped in astonishment.
“hiss~”
“mysterious fruit…”
“shopkeeper shen, the mysterious fruit is no trivial matter; are you certain about this?”
straight away, a cultivator questioned shopkeeper shen.
the others, just as earnestly, listened in.
after all, the mysterious fruit was something of legends.
it was said that the mysterious fruit could defy the heavens and alter fate, forcibly elevating one’s spiritual root aptitude.
it was an extremely rare heavenly spirit fruit.
within the demonic monster sea, many top-tier forces sought it desperately but in vain.
even in the bounty hall, the offers to purchase a mysterious fruit have reached the astonishing price of ten million superior grade spirit stones.
yet, even with such offers, not a single mysterious fruit could be procured.
this demonstrated just how rare the mysterious fruit truly was.
if li mingwu’s fortuitous encounter was indeed with a mysterious fruit, then everything could be explained.
because…
according to the records, li mingwu’s spiritual root aptitude was of the kind that defied the heavens, allowing his cultivation to soar at breakneck speed, straight into the divinity transformation stage.
shopkeeper shen nodded and stated:
“of course…”
“have you heard of ling yin the true lord?”
a few cultivators immediately nodded in agreement.
shopkeeper shen then proceeded to say:
“it is said that ling yin the true lord was silenced by li mingwu because he had uncovered this secret.”
“unbelievable…”
“ling yin the true lord should be a figure from two thousand years ago, right?”
“moreover, ling yin the true lord was already a nascent soul cultivator two thousand years ago.”
“even if li mingwu wanted to harm him, it wouldn’t be easy.”
shopkeeper shen then smiled coldly and replied:
“of course it was easy…”
“because at that time, ling yin the true lord was extremely close to li mingwu, harboring no defenses against him at all.”
“thus, li mingwu was able to use despicable means to secretly eliminate ling yin the true lord.”
lin jing was shocked upon hearing this.
the message he gathered from ling yin the true lord’s last words was similar to what the shopkeeper knew.
but how did shopkeeper shen come to know this information?
soon after, someone raised a question:
“shopkeeper shen, you say li mingwu secretly eliminated ling yin the true lord, but how do you know of such an ancient matter?”
“yes, shopkeeper shen, how did you come to learn about such a secret piece of information?”
shopkeeper shen answered:
“because, when ling yin the true lord was eliminated, an ancestor of our shen family was involved…”
“however, following the incident, this ancestor of ours was dealt with and also met a tragic end at the hands of li mingwu.”
“fortunately, he had foreseen his fate and realizing he could not escape, he had already made arrangements, secretly sending his offspring away.”
“only recently, from an heirloom left by my ancestor, did i uncover this secret.”
“and furthermore…”
“within my ancestor’s heirloom, i also found the location of that ancient relic.”
the statements by shopkeeper shen ignited excitement among most people in the room.
of course, this group of excited individuals naturally did not include lin jing.