Chapter 69: Exchanging Treasures

  At the Lingbao conference, Ji Changkong didn't say much either, and continued to stroll with Bai Qingya.

  Bai Qingya walked leisurely, occasionally touching the jade hairpin on her head, seemingly very fond of it. Along the way, she kept a smile on her face as she continuously told Ji Changkong about the interesting things that had happened at the previous Lingbao conferences.

  Wandering aimlessly, Ji Changkong didn't even glance at the various spiritual treasures scattered all over the ground, as if he had no interest whatsoever.

  "Ah!"

  Bai Qingya suddenly stopped in her tracks, pulling Ji Changkong into a crowded area, her slender waist bending slightly as she stared at the three spiritual treasures arranged on the stone floor beneath their feet.

  A stone as big as a palm, with water flowing and splashing inside, creating ripples, very mysterious.

  A long-handled curved hook, the material of which was unknown, gleamed with a dark light. The five fingers were slightly open, and the curved hook had a very obvious yuan force fluctuation. The attention of many heavenly masters around was attracted by the curved hook, shining brightly as they sized it up.

  A simple-looking flute, covered with tiny holes the size of grains of rice. When the wind blows, the flute makes a mournful sound, like an evil spirit weeping, captivating one's heart and soul.

  A yuan stone, a curved hook and a pliers were placed flat on the stone floor, attracting many heavenly masters to watch. The seller was calm and collected, sitting cross-legged on a mat with his eyes narrowed, not even bothering to acknowledge the surrounding heavenly masters.

  In front of the three spiritual treasures, on a gray wooden board, a line of words was carved: Only exchange for Black Jade Yuan Crystal!

  Many onlookers gathered around, and the reason why no one dared to ask about the price was because of a line of small words on the gray wooden board.

  "It's definitely a good thing, but unfortunately it can only be exchanged for Black Jade Yuan Crystal. Alas, the Black Jade Yuan Crystal is not something that ordinary people can possess!" Someone shook their head and sighed, helplessly leaving this place.

  "Hey, friend, can't we exchange it for something else?" A Four Symbols Heavenly Official who was obviously very interested in the curved hook asked loudly and impatiently.

  Xiao Shu's expression was indifferent, he raised an eyebrow and glanced at the questioner, his voice cold: "Can't you see? It says clearly that only Black Jade Yuan Crystals are accepted! Only Black Jade Yuan Crystals!"

  That man lost interest and shook his head with a bitter smile, no longer insisting, and turned to leave.

  "Let's go." Bai Qingya gazed at the Yuanshi with flowing water patterns, her eyes lingering on it for a moment. She gently tugged on Ji Changkong's sleeve and said softly.

  "Uncle, how many Black Jade Yuan Crystals can I exchange for these three things?" Ji Changkong suddenly asked with a smile, his body remaining still.

  Xiao Shu glanced at him and narrowed his eyes without responding, seemingly too lazy to bother with Ji Changkong.

  He suddenly lost his smile, took out a piece of black jade yuan crystal as black as ink from the mustard seed bag, and swung it in front of Xiao Shu's eyes. Ji Changkong asked again: "How many pieces of black jade yuan crystal can be exchanged for your spiritual treasure?"

  Xiao Shu's eyes, which had been narrowed, suddenly lit up, and he jumped to his feet, excitedly staring at Ji Changkong, hastily saying: "Three pieces of Hei Yu Yuan Jing! Take them with you!"

  "I only want two." He took out another black jade yuan crystal from the mustard seed bag and casually threw it to Xiao Shu. Ji Changkong bent down to pick up the yuan stone with rippling water patterns and the hairpin, ignoring everyone's astonishment, grabbed Bai Qingya, and turned around to leave through the crowd.

  Xiao Shu didn't stop him, hastily picking up the two black jade yuan crystals and grasping the curved hook, staring at Ji Changkong's back for a moment before heading straight out of the Spiritual Treasure Conference.

  It seems that his purpose in coming to the Lingbao Conference was simply for the Hei Yu Yuan Jing. As soon as he got the Hei Yu Yuan Jing, he immediately didn't stay a moment longer.

  ……

  "I know, Nuo, that you mainly communicate with the Holy Beast Xuanwu in the Four Symbols Heaven and cultivate water in the Five Elements. This stone will indeed help improve your cultivation." After leaving from over there, he pulled Bai Qingya for about ten or so zhang, then Ji Changkong tossed the yuan stone to Bai Qingya, and afterwards put on a ring with fine holes on his left hand's index finger.

  "How did you get the Hei Yu Yuan Jing? The Hei Yu Yuan Jing is extremely precious, it's a rare spiritual treasure that can strengthen one's divine soul, this is something worth a city!" Bai Qingya didn't take the yuan stone, instead she asked in surprise.

  "Heh heh, I just so happen to have it." Without further explanation, he directly placed the stone into Bai Qingya's soft and delicate palm, smiling as he said: "Sister Bai, take this thing, don't be polite with me. In the future, there will be many places where I'll need to trouble you, and this yuan stone isn't particularly precious either. If it weren't for the fact that it can only be exchanged for black jade yuan crystals, with your wealth, you would also have been able to obtain it."

  He said that, and Bai Qingya finally smiled and didn't refuse anymore. She said softly: "Okay, anyway, I already owe you a lot of favors, so owing one more doesn't matter. Changkong, be careful, there are many people with loose tongues here, and while no one would dare to make a move on you during the Lingbao Conference, it's hard to guarantee anything outside of it."

  "I have a plan, let's hurry and weave through the crowd to avoid being noticed by those with ill intentions." He sensed that the few heavenly masters who had just gathered in that area were now searching for him and Bai Qingya from behind, and those people must be looking at him and Bai Qingya as young and innocent, harboring greedy and malicious intentions.

  The Lingbao Pavilion was crowded with people, the ground was filled with all kinds of spiritual treasures, and the Tian Shi from all sides were wandering around. Ji Changkong could sense the auras of several people behind him through his keen awareness, he took Bai Qingya to dodge and weave through the crowd, and in just a short while, they had left the few people behind them far away.

  "Hey, little brother Bai Hui, you're here too? Haha!" A loud and clear laughter came from a group of people on the left, and Duan Haoshan's majestic figure suddenly emerged from the crowd, walking up to Ji Changkong with a smile.

  "Duan Ge, you're here too?" Ji Changkong smiled and said.

  "Is the white girl here too?" Duan Haoshan called out to Bai Qingya, then walked straight over to Ji Changkong, warmly putting his arm around his shoulder and saying in a low voice: "Xiao Hui, what was the origin of that wine you gave me that day? Why did I feel my yuan energy deepen after drinking it, and even my spirit seemed to have gained some benefits?"

  Duan Haoshan was at the peak of the Three Talents Heaven, his divine soul had taken shape. Generally, when a divine soul is formed, the heavenly scholar's senses become extremely acute. He could sense that Huo Long's burning was extraordinary, and also sensed Ji Changkong's intentions beyond his expectations.

  "I don't know what its origin is, but that wine contains some extraordinary medicinal properties, it's true." Nowadays, Ji Changkong, who was also in the Three Talents Heaven realm, was no longer an ignorant child. Having drunk Huo Long Shao for such a long time, he naturally had already realized that Huo Long Shao was not ordinary.

  "In short, thank you very much. The fact that you can bring out such good wine and share it with me shows that little brother really regards big brother as a friend! Duan Haoshan applauded and then smiled: "In Tianshui City, I have some connections, if you encounter any trouble in Tianshui City, just tell big brother, big brother will definitely go all out to help you."

  "Thank you, Uncle Duan." Ji Changkong hastily expressed his gratitude. Although the Duan family was not among the seven major families, their strength was not much inferior to that of the seven major families. Duan Haoshan was qualified to cultivate the Mountain Splitting Stone Technique, and he must be a direct descendant of the Duan family. With this statement, the weight was indeed not light.

  "Hao Shan, you can go now." Not far away, a middle-aged man with a majestic physique and long hair draped over his shoulders shouted loudly.

  "My dad is calling, Xiao Hui, Miss Bai, see you next time." Duan Haoshan nodded his head, waved his rough hand at Ji Changkong and Bai Qingya, and hurriedly followed up.

  Ji Changkong and Bai Qingya continued to wander around until the sky gradually darkened, and Ji Changkong didn't make another move. When one by one, the heavenly warriors began to leave, the two of them also blended into the crowd and left the Lingbao Pavilion.

  ……

  In the hotel room, Ji Changkong sat on the bed, his right middle finger pressed against a ring on his left index finger, slowly grinding it.

  With a stir of her mind, Ji Changlong's yuan force silently spewed out and surged into his fingers.

  Suddenly, a sharp pain came from the place where the ring was worn on the left hand index finger. Bright red blood flowed out of the small hole in the ring, about the size of a grain of rice.

  Before the fresh blood dripped, ten grains of rice-sized black bugs suddenly drilled out from the small holes on the pliers. The fine and dense sharp teeth that were hard to see with the naked eye gathered at the small holes where the fresh blood flowed out and sucked eagerly.

  Waaah! Waaaahhhh!

  Ten tiny, shiny black insects, only the size of a grain of rice, after drinking their fill of fresh blood, suddenly spread their small wings and flew out like flies, flying wildly and rapidly around the room, the mournful wailing sound of evil spirits instantly spreading everywhere.

  Inside the room, with the flight of ten small insects, a fine and long black light was drawn out, the black lights intertwined together, like a sparse and dense big net.

  After a while, the ten little bugs seemed to be tired of flying and crawling back into the ring one by one. The dark light in the room gradually disappeared.

  ……