The Book Hidden in Legend

Faced with Lu Yang's skillful accusations and framing, Meng Jingzhou retorted disdainfully, "What do you mean I scared you away? Haven't you heard people say that you'll have karmic entanglements with immortals in the future?"

"Who knows, maybe you did something that was so outrageous that even the gods and immortals joined forces to suppress you!"

Lu Yang waved his hand. "That's impossible. I always know my own actions and I wouldn't do something so outrageous. It must be an excuse that Luo Bu made up."

The two shifted blame to each other, resolutely refusing to admit that it was their fault.

Man Gu opened his mouth, as if to say that it might be a problem between the two of you, but in the end he didn't say it.

After a few days of getting to know each other, Lanting gradually became familiar with Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou's speaking styles, and ignored their arguments.

"Look, that's the Landing Money Merchant Guild up ahead. Let me show you around!"

At the entrance of the Landing Money Merchant Guild stands a chubby little pig holding coins in its hand, which is the guild's classic mascot.

Lu Yang had long heard of the Landing Money Merchant Guild and wanted to visit it.

The interior of the chamber of commerce is understated yet tasteful, a stark contrast to the decor of chambers of commerce that flaunt their wealth after sudden riches.

The Landed Money Chamber of Commerce needs no boasting; its reputation speaks for itself.

In the Central Continent, the name of the world's number one chamber of commerce is known to everyone.

The merchants' guild displayed Man Gu array of goods, including master-crafted elixirs, spirit treasures painstakingly forged by artisans, rare and heavenly materials and earthly treasures unearthed from perilous lands, and talismans and formations that evolved from simple to complex...

When Man Gu saw the listed prices, he felt like a penniless pauper who couldn't afford anything.

Man Gu noticed that Meng Jingzhou and Lan Ting were casually strolling through the merchant guild, seemingly unconcerned about the prices, which was understandable.

But he was quite surprised to find that Brother Lu, whose net worth was similar to his own, also seemed unconcerned about the price.

Man Gu asked quietly, "Brother Lu, the things here are so expensive, I can't afford any of them."

Of course, Man Gu couldn't possibly not afford any of them; he was referring to those seemingly powerful items suitable for the Foundation Establishment Realm users that he couldn't afford.

Lu Yang looked at Man Gu in surprise. "Buy? Why would you buy things here? Look at these pills and magic Law Treasure, they look gorgeous and expensive, but they're just decorations. In terms of practicality, how can they compare to the things produced by the sect?"

Man Gu nodded. That was the truth. The sect's fried dough sticks were cheap, firm, and chewy. More than a month had passed, and Brother Lu still had half a fried dough stick left to eat.

"Besides, if you don't have money, you can't make money. With our net worth, we can make money just by selling some things. Watch, I'll show you."

After saying that, Lu Yang found the attendant who was standing quietly to the side and asked, "Excuse me, do you accept Law Technique here?"

The waiter politely said, "Hello, yes, we do accept them, but we only accept those not available in the merchant guild. We have all the common Cultivation Method here. Are you looking to sell Cultivation Method?"

Lu Yang nodded. "I have a Transformation Technique here. It allows you to attack while transforming, and it's a closely guarded secret of my Lineage."

The waiter was very surprised; he had worked there for ten years and had never heard of such a transformation technique.

"Please come this way. There is an auction today, and the renowned appraiser Yang Xuanling is here to assess the value of your Transformation Technique."

The four were led to a room where an elderly man wearing glasses was reading a book. He looked very old and frail, but he was clearly a man of great knowledge and experience. He must be Yang Xuanling.

The waiter whispered a few words in Yang Xuanling's ear.

"Oh? There's such Law Technique? I understand. You may leave."

"Yes." The waiter respectfully backed out of the room.

"The four of you, I've heard you have a shapeshifting technique here that allows you to attack while transforming?"

"Exactly." Lu Yang took out his <Lu Family Pictographic Boxing>.

Yang Xuanling paused for a moment. "... If I haven't misread the words, does the book say pictographic boxing?"

Lu Yang stepped forward, crossed out the words "Pictographic Boxing" on the cover, and wrote "Transformation Technique" instead.

"It's Transfiguration now."

This was the first time Yang Xuanling had encountered someone who named someone so casually. Having worked in this line of work for so long, he realized he was sure to meet all sorts of people.

Yang Xuanling slowly turned the pages, analyzing each word carefully, and angrily exclaimed, "Isn't this just imitative boxing!"

"How could this be?" Lu Yang was very surprised. "This must be a transformation spell. Let me demonstrate it for you!"

Lu Yang immediately performed a set of imitative boxing, transforming from Man Gu into Meng Jingzhou, and then into a tiger demon. His movements were powerful and imposing, and he looked very strong.

Yang Xuanling stared at him for a long time, but still couldn't figure out how Lu Yang had transformed.

It was indeed a form of imitative boxing, and the process was exactly as described in the book. The opponent did not secretly use any Law Technique.

How much should we price it?

Yang Xuanling stroked his beard, looking as if he completely understood. "Your Transformation Technique is indeed quite interesting. It's a waste to just display it as a regular commodity for sale. How about we auction it off? There's an auction coming up soon."

"Can."

At the auction, Lu Yang met an old acquaintance.

It was Chi Xulong who had mastered the skill of spitting pebbles.

Chi Xulong did not pretend to be someone he wasn't. Just as he once introduced himself, he was flamboyant and disliked pretense.

With his cultivation level, he was among the top in the entire Yanjiang County, so he really didn't need to pretend.

Sitting next to Chi Xulong was a man in black robes, whom Lu Yang guessed was the assassin Shen Jinyi.

Lu Yang took the initiative to sit next to Chi Xulong. Chi Xulong saw that the other party was wearing a childish mask and snorted disdainfully.

For some reason, he got angry whenever he saw the other person.

The well-dressed auctioneer walked onto the stage. He appeared to be professionally trained. Without using any cultivation techniques, his voice was loud and clear, and could be heard throughout the entire venue.

"Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you all for coming. Without further ado, let's begin."

"The first item up for auction today is three Foundation Establishment Pills."

These words caused a stir in the entire venue; no one expected that the auction would start with such a high-profile item.

Most of those attending the auction were in the mid-to-late stages of Qi Refining; those in the early stages of Qi Refining knew their financial resources were limited and would not participate in the auction.

Even Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators were tempted; what family doesn't have a Qi Refining junior?

Lu Yang didn't have that.

He thought about it and realized that among the people he knew, he seemed to have the lowest cultivation level.

When the High Antiquity people pioneered the path of cultivation, they naturally did not rely on external objects but Foundation Establishment. However, such Foundation Establishment was extremely risky, and countless people died during the Foundation Establishment.

Later, someone developed a Foundation Establishment that could improve the efficiency of Foundation Establishment. The Foundation Establishment not only increases the success rate, but also ensures that there will be no hidden dangers or regression in cultivation after failure.

Even Lan Ting, a disciple of the Immortal Palace, took Foundation Establishment when he was Foundation Establishment.

She asked telepathically, "Did you use Foundation Establishment when you Foundation Establishment?"

Lu Yang shook his head. "Our concept of taking pills is quite advanced. When Foundation Establishment, we directly consume the raw materials for the Foundation Establishment, using our own body as Pill Furnace to refine the raw materials, allowing the medicinal effects to be thoroughly dissolved in the meridians."

"Research has shown that this method has the highest efficiency in drug absorption."

"When the Seventh Elder of Elixir Cauldron Peak was young, he repeatedly underwent Foundation Establishment a hundred times to reach this conclusion, so the data is absolutely reliable."

"At that time, the Seventh Elder was even awarded the title of 'Strongest Foundation Establishment Realm.' Later, because his foundation was too solid, the process of forming his Golden Core was extremely painful, like having gallstones."

Lanting: "..."

While the two were talking, the three Foundation Establishment had already been auctioned off.

"Next up for auction is a book on Transfiguration." The auctioneer took out the book that Lu Yang had just consigned for auction.

Lu Yang let out a soft "hmm," and muttered to himself in a voice just loud enough for Chi Xulong to hear, "Could this book be the legendary one that hides...?"

Chi Xulong, who was initially uninterested in the book, perked up.