Second Mother Qi

Chen Lingxi's eyes darted around, and he suddenly asked, "Brother Lin, do you have the Jade Law Document?"

Lin Suri paused for a moment, then shook his head.

The Jade Law Document is not particularly rare in the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, but it is scattered and scarce in this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven.

He originally had several protective charms, but he had used them all up in previous transactions.

Chen Lingxi when she saw him shake his head.

Without the Jade Law Document, this transaction will be quite difficult to conduct; I'm afraid I'll have to add some fabrication...

But at that moment, Lin Suri suddenly raised an eyebrow.

He reached into his robes and pulled out several Hongdong Bag.

Then he took the contents out of the bag.

Then a whole bunch of random things rolled out and piled up on the bluestone.

Among those items were jade pendants, tokens, jade bottles containing elixirs, and tattered talismans.

These were all spoils of war that he had looted from the cultivators he had killed after entering the Ancestral Mountain.

He rummaged through the pile of things for a long time with his head down, and finally shook his head.

This action inspired Chen Lingxi.

With a slight thought, the Heavenly Boat not far away suddenly landed, carrying a Hongdong Bag as well.

Xi Yuan's Hongdong Bag was among them.

He rummaged through the bag, picking through the treasures, and after a moment, a look of joy suddenly lit up in his eyes.

"Got it."

He took out a Jade Slip from Xi Yuan's Hongdong Bag. The Jade Slip was no bigger than the palm of his hand, pure white, with a warm and smooth texture, and shimmered with a greenish glow under the starlight.

The bamboo slip has no decorations, except for a few tiny ancient seal characters engraved on the front.

He held the Jade Slip slip in his palm, examining it carefully from all angles, confirming that it was indeed the Jade Law Document.

"It seems this Jade Law Document is not something easily obtained." Chen Lingxi couldn't help but sigh, a hint of relief in his voice. "Including the cultivators who died at my hands, plus the Hongdong Bag in Lin Suri's possession, there are probably more than ten people, yet I only have this one Jade Law Document."

Despite his sentimental remarks, he felt a sense of relief.

With this Jade Law Document, the transaction becomes more credible and easier.

Seeing Chen Lingxi take out the Jade Law Document, Lin Suri stopped rummaging through his pile of miscellaneous items.

He put all the odds and ends back into his Hongdong Bag, raised his head, and looked at the Jade Slip with a knowing look in his eyes.

He had a general idea of what Chen Lingxi wanted to do, so he didn't rush to ask and just waited silently for Chen Lingxi to continue.

Chen Lingxi weighed the Jade Law Document in her palm, then looked up and smiled at Lin Suri.

"Precisely because I only seek the opportunity to establish a Dao Foundation Realm, the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi in your possession, Brother Dao, is the true fortuitous opportunity for me."

He slowly said, "Besides, Brother Lin cultivates the Six-Qi True Method, so he should be from the Pool-Soul Institute!"

I would also like to ask Brother Lin to report back to the Dao Palace that after we return to the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, we should ask Jing Shijue True Person use the Calamity-Seeing Pool as our place of Waiting for Tribulation!

Upon hearing this, Lin Suri's eyes narrowed sharply.

He suddenly looked up, his eyes showing genuine astonishment.

He carefully examined Chen Lingxi and said, "Fellow Daoist means... Fellow Daoist wants to trade with me, but one Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi is not enough, you also need a Cauldron Vessel- Awakening Tribulation?"

Chen Lingxi met his gaze, nodded frankly, and added, "And what if, in addition, the Dao Palace intervenes for me once more in the Great World?"

As he said this, as if afraid that Lin Suri would think he was greedy, he let out a long sigh, his tone tinged with a hint of helplessness.

"The Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi, coupled with the tribulation of the Cauldron Vessel, and the intervention of the Dao Palace..."

These are far from enough to exchange for the fortuitous opportunity I have.

It would be a waste for such fortuitous opportunity to fall into my hands.

With my current level of cultivation, even with the help of my small sect, I simply cannot process such fortuitous opportunity.

So he decided to find a wealthy family and sell this fortuitous opportunity to them.

His words were spoken in a gentle and persuasive manner, and the helplessness in his tone and the sigh between his brows were perfectly conveyed.

It's like a destitute person who possesses a great treasure but is powerless to protect it, forced to hand over their family heirloom in exchange for a future where they can make a living.

Lin Suri took a deep breath, and a sudden flash of inspiration struck him.

He raised his head and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what kind of fortuitous opportunity is this?"

Chen Lingxi shook her head, not answering the question.

He simply lowered his head, held the Jade Law Document in his palm in front of him, and raised his right hand, his index and middle fingers joined together like a sword.

A spiritual energy emanates from the fingertips, fluctuating unpredictably.

He used his fingers as a pen and spiritual energy as ink, quickly writing numerous characters on the Jade Law Document.

The words appeared one by one under his fingertips as smoothly as flowing water.

Lin Suri focused his attention and examined the jade book closely. He saw that the first thing engraved on the Jade Law Document was a few extremely solemn clauses.

The most important sentence is clearly written...

[This is an opportunity within the Golden Grotto, and may even hold the fortuitous opportunity of touching upon the True Lord; otherwise, this law cannot be established!]

Following this sentence were several more lines of densely packed small print, listing the terms of the transaction one by one.

The two most important ones are...

[Once this law is established, the desire to contend for it must not be allowed to arise again.]

[Now that this law is complete, Brother Lin, you need to protect me and help me refine the Mother Qi.]

Chen Lingxi finished writing these, he held the Jade Law Document in his palm, lowered his head and silently recited it again to confirm that the score was correct.

Then he remained silent, simply signing his name neatly on the Jade Slip.

[Chen Lingxi].

He then handed the Jade Law Document to Lin Suri.

Lin Suri took the Jade Slip and examined it closely.

The characters on the jade surface shimmered with a spiritual light, and the clauses glowed with a pale golden luster.

He read it word by word for a long time, but his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

He raised his head again, his gaze falling on Chen Lingxi, and asked, "Brother Dao, what exactly is that fortuitous opportunity...?"

But Chen Lingxi had already closed her eyes, appearing as if she would not answer.

Lin Suri stopped asking.

He lowered his head, looking at the Jade Law Document in his palm, while his mind raced with calculations.

"The opportunity at the Golden Grotto might even lead to a meeting with the True Lord..." He murmured these words to himself, and an extremely bold guess involuntarily surfaced from the depths of his mind...

"Could it be the opportunity for Immortal Husk?"

But as soon as the thought popped into his head, he rejected it in his mind.

The secret of Immortal Husk is so closely guarded that, aside from whether anyone in the imperial palace knows about it, Truth-Seekers in this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven should be completely unaware of it.

Otherwise, this Cave Heaven would have been turned upside down long ago; how could they possibly be here vying for the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi?

Moreover, the reason he was able to find clues about the Immortal Husk was entirely due to the [River-Crossing Jade Method] bestowed upon him by his martial uncle.

This is a secret technique Dao-Below Academy. Even Lin Suri did not know how to perform it, and only a River-Crossing Jade Slip could be used to perform it on his behalf.

How could other Truth-Seekers possibly find it?

"Could there be other fortuitous opportunity within this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven?"

Lin Suri's eyes flickered, his mind Celestial Person turmoil, and for a moment he was unsure what to do.

He suddenly remembered another idea.

"Why not add a clause to that Jade Law Document stating that a transaction can only be completed if it is not for the opportunity of Immortal Husk?"

But as soon as the thought popped into his head, he shook his head and dismissed it.

The terms of the Jade Law Document Jade Law Document be absolutely transparent to the two people who sign it, and nothing can be hidden from them.

If I were to reveal the words "Immortal Husk," and if the fortuitous opportunity Chen Lingxi was trying to trade was not fortuitous opportunity Immortal Husk, then Chen Lingxi would know about the words "Immortal Husk."

This person is mysterious and unpredictable, with profound knowledge. Even someone like Xi Yuan has fallen into his hands. If he learns about the "Immortal Husk Transformation," he doesn't need to know much more, just that there is such a thing as Immortal Husk in this world. Once the news leaks out, it is very likely to attract the attention of many sects.

This Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven belongs to the Quexing Xi Family. The Xi Family is True Lord Monarch Immortal Clan. If they learn that there is Immortal Husk in this realm, it will likely become a huge problem.

The Jade Law Document cannot include vague clauses such as "to my knowledge, such fortuitous opportunity are invalid."

This is truly a dilemma.

So Lin Suri thought about it for a long time...

Chen Lingxi didn't urge him, but simply waited silently.

After a long while, the light in Lin Suri's eyes gradually hardened.

He had already made up his mind.

"Enough. The Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi is nothing more than icing on the cake for me. If I can use it to gain a new opportunity in the Golden Grotto, that would be wonderful..."

Even if you lose the bet, it's nothing.

"Moreover, Chen Lingxi was able to capture Xi Yuan and seize the Heavenly Boat with his Qi Circulation Seventh Floor. This strength and fortuitous opportunity are far beyond what ordinary cultivators can match."

Since he dared to use the Jade Law Document as proof, it shows that he truly possessed fortuitous opportunity of that value.

As long as it's not a chance for Immortal Husk...

He finally took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, raised his right index finger, and with spiritual energy surging from his fingertip, slowly engraved his name on the Jade Law Document.

[Lin Suri].

The moment those three words were uttered, the Jade Law Document suddenly lit up.

An indescribable ray of light burst forth from the center of the Jade Slip slip.

As the light shifted, the Jade Slip silently split into two.

They each ended up in the duo of Chen Lingxi and Lin Suri.

Once the Jade Law were established, Heavenly Punishment would serve as the basis.

From that moment on, the agreement between the two became as if it were engraved on the great principles of heaven and earth, unalterable and inviolable.

Chen Lingxi looked at the Jade Slip in her hand and let out a long sigh of relief.

He didn't say much, but simply sent a wisp of his Divine Sense into the half of the Jade Law Document in his palm and silently wrote a line of text.

"Thirty li from the Great Li... the Long River... Immortal Husk!"

The moment those words were written, Lin Suri's expression changed drastically.

He lowered his head, looking at the words that simultaneously appeared on the half of the Jade Law Document in his palm, his eyes flashing intensely.

Immortal Husk... it really was Immortal Husk.

The spiritual light emanating from the Jade Law Document still shone brightly, making Lin Suri's pale face appear even whiter.

He sat there silently for a very long time.

The mountain wind blew in from the valley entrance, causing his black brocade robe to flutter.

He kept his head down, looking at the Jade Law Document in his palm, at the two characters "Immortal Husk" that shone with a faint golden light, his gaze complex.

After a long while, he suddenly sighed deeply, shook his head, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

"It is indeed an opportunity at the Golden Grotto," he said in a low voice, his tone complex.

Chen Lingxi met his gaze, nodded frankly, and said with a hint of pride, "Now you should believe me, right? If Immortal Husk fortuitous opportunity were to spread, countless powerful figures would project themselves into this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven."

"By exchanging this fortuitous opportunity for those three things, I actually suffered a great loss."

Lin Suri remained silent for a moment, then took out the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi from his sleeve.

That wisp of pure energy, like a small, bright moon, slowly swirled in his palm, radiating a warm and luminous light.

He looked at the beam of light, a faint trace of reluctance flashing in his eyes, which he quickly suppressed.

"I'm willing to accept the consequences of my bet," he said to himself, then handed the Mother Qi to Chen Lingxi, treating it as a failed investment.

Chen Lingxi received the Mother Qi with both hands.

The moment the pure energy entered his hands, he felt his entire body suddenly become clear, and the Spirit Pool Qi Sea began to surge joyfully.

Looking at Chen Lingxi's joyful face, Lin Suri couldn't help but think to himself, "This person is indeed honest; not a single word he said was false. He's even willing to trade such a precious fortuitous opportunity Immortal Husk to me."

"It seems that Consort Chun, Lu Baizhong, and the others did indeed have a grudge against him, which is why he killed them."

Chen Lingxi carefully put the Mother Qi into the Hongdong Bag, then raised her head and bowed slightly to Lin Suri.

"Brother Dao, please protect me," he said, his tone open and composed. "Once I refine the Mother Qi, the transaction will be complete, and both of us will have gotten what we needed, resulting in a happy ending for everyone."

Lin Suri didn't say much, but simply nodded slowly.

"Fellow Daoist, I will protect you. You should... refine this Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi."

Chen Lingxi smiled broadly, "Now that we've formed a good relationship, and given our Jade-Law Pact upon returning to the Great Xuanzhuo Realm Great Xuanzhuo Realm, we should continue to interact frequently."