The Mysterious Token
"Five hundred Spirit Stone is equivalent to a mid-grade magic Law Artifact, and this is just a useless token. Even if this token belongs to a sect or Lineage that has already been destroyed, does it mean it can help you find a treasure vault?"
"If they really had that ability, this thing wouldn't be sitting here unattended."
The old man stroked his beard and chuckled, "Young lady, you're right. This token isn't really that useful. But what if, by chance, you find the ruins behind this token? What if this token is the key? Then you'll be in luck, won't you?"
Mu Wan glanced at the old man disdainfully and said, "If you believed that, this thing wouldn't be here and only marked as 600 Spirit Stone."
"Consider this an investment, a gamble on whether you'll make a discovery later. After all, everyone's fortuitous encounters fortuitous opportunity are different. Just because we can't find it doesn't mean you can't. Besides, it's only five hundred Spirit Stone, which is a drop in the ocean for you. Even if you just buy it and it gathers dust, it's still a worthwhile investment."
"Do you think our money grows on trees? Five hundred Spirit Stone? You're just going to buy it and let it gather dust." Seeing that Shen Ge was still looking at it, Shen Ge Mu Wan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Hey, you're not really planning to buy it and let it gather dust, are you? Do you have too many Spirit Stone and nowhere to put them? Why don't you give them to me, I'll keep them for you?"
"I'll take it for five hundred Spirit Stone, even if it just gathers dust." Shen Ge waved his hand and threw out five hundred Spirit Stone to buy the item.
The old man raised his hand and pocketed all the Spirit Stone in the air, then gestured for Shen Ge to proceed.
Li Xue smiled and teased, "I don't know why, but the more I watched Fellow Daoist Shen throw Spirit Stone, the more I liked it. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Shen could throw me a few? After all, he did help by showing you around, right?"
Mu Wan glanced at Li Xue, then unconsciously shifted her foot slightly to the left to block her view. She didn't know why, but she just really disliked this person.
Li Xue simply smiled without saying a word at Mu Wan's subtle actions, and the old man beside her also smiled faintly, as if everything was understood without being said.
Shen Ge knew what they were thinking with just a glance, but he was too lazy to explain. After all, they weren't close, so why bother explaining?
"I feel like you guys are looking at me strangely. Let me tell you, don't overthink it," Mu Wan said fiercely. And you have to admit, she really did look fierce.
After leaving the shop, the group wandered around the building for a long time, but didn't find anything of value. Although there were quite a few good items, they weren't interested in them, since they could buy these things for much cheaper at the Spirit Moon Sect.
Mu Wan did buy some of the refining materials. With her current refining skills, as long as the materials weren't Law Treasure level, they were rarely unusable in her hands. Therefore, the price of the refining materials would at least double after passing through her hands, so there was no question of losing money.
After leaving the store, the three waited for a while, and when they saw that Chu He and the others hadn't come out yet, they left first.
This time, Li Xue didn't take them to any crowded places. Instead, she took them to the source of the waterfall at the highest point of the Evergreen Sect. There was a lake there, with several pavilions by the lake. Along the shore, there were willow trees and peach trees that bloomed all year round. The scenery was truly breathtaking.
In the evening, the group returned to their lodgings. It was quite a while before Chu He leisurely returned. As soon as he entered, he said to Shen Ge and the others, "Today was really strange. There were so many rare and valuable items today, and one person took most of them. I was just with a disciple of the Changqing Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement Evergreen Sect Refining, and it was truly an eye-opening experience. His luck was incredible; it was like treasures were delivered to him on their own. Everywhere he went, there were good things."
"On his way back, he even dug up a nearly intact Talisman Treasure under a willow tree by a bridge."
"Such good luck?" Mu Wan's eyes darted around, and she said with some interest, "Although these things are all man-made, this luck is truly unbelievable. Do you think if we trick him into the secret realm, he might lead us directly to the largest treasure vault?"
From Chu He's description, Shen Ge knew he was referring to the kind of person with exceptional luck, so he said directly, "Let's not. Who knows if his luck is just absorbed by those around him? If we go into the secret realm with him, I'm afraid we'll all be doing all the work for him."
When Shen Ge thought of the chosen one, he immediately thought of the boy he met in Sunset Mountain Market more than ten years ago. The boy fell off a cliff, survived by a hair's breadth, and learned a divine skill. Isn't this the standard start of a chosen one?
Did he join the Evergreen Sect?
After Shen Ge's reminder, Mu Wan finally understood. "That's true. People with great luck often have great bad luck around them. It's fine to get to know them, but if we really go to dangerous places with them, the danger will definitely bypass them and come straight for us."
"Hey, you two, are you sure you've got the wrong person?" Chu He tapped the table and said, "I was just expressing my feelings to you guys, it's not like I necessarily have to get to know or befriend him, don't get it wrong."
On the other side, in the main hall of the Evergreen Sect, there were only five people inside, with Ziyang prominently among them.
The atmosphere inside the main hall was somewhat heavy, as if shrouded in a dark cloud. Ziyang glanced at the Daoist Qingguang and asked, "Fellow Daoist, have you thought this through?"
Upon hearing this, Daoist Qingguang chuckled, his tone somewhat helpless, and said, "Fellow Ziyang, you want me to go with you to the Gods and Devils Abyss to find the Spirit Severing Pill? Aren't you making things difficult for me? The situation in the entire Southern Barbarian Lands is turbulent, Three Demonic Dao Sects are determined to destroy us. How dare I leave?"
"Moreover, the Abyss of Gods and Devils Abyss is extremely dangerous. If we both perish inside, the demonic path will definitely seize the opportunity to launch a great war, and who knows how many more lives will be lost then."
"Therefore, I apologize, Fellow Daoist Ziyang, but in order to stabilize the situation in the entire Southern Barbarian Lands, I must decline this request."
Upon hearing this, Ziyang was not angry. He simply nodded calmly. It was inevitable that Daoist Qingguang would refuse to go to the Gods and Devils Abyss. It would be strange if he agreed to go.
Knowing the answer, Ziyang only brought it up as a chance, to try and see if it worked.
"Fellow Daoist Ziyang, to put it bluntly, I advise you not to go, not even to think about it. Over thousands of years, countless fellow Daoists have gone to the Abyss of Spirit Severing on the verge of death, seeking the fortuitous opportunity to break through to the Gods and Devils Abyss. Perhaps only a handful have returned alive. The danger there is obvious to all. It's not worth it for you, a Nascent Soul, to take such a huge risk for a Foundation Establishment Realm disciple."
"After all, even a genius who hasn't fully matured is just a slightly larger speck of dust in the vast ocean. Whether that speck of dust can eventually transform into a massive mountain range is still unknown."