Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World - Chapter 357 - 176: Yin and Yang Secret Realm_2

Others, at most, could only mimic, barely managing to summon a tenth of the power that was embedded within the unique Daoist rhymes. However, if they wished to completely learn this skill just by examining the Talisman, it would be impossible.

What Chen Yi didn’t realise, however, was that for a common Talisman master in this world to muster a tenth of the Daoist rhyme’s power was already a significant improvement in their field.

As for that Talisman master, he had just spent 600 spirit stones, which to him represented a huge advantage.

Much to Chen Yi’s surprise, people soon flooded his place, with each Talisman Scroll or pill he sold going for three times their usual day rates.

Those who were able to purchase them were thrilled, considering their purchases a treasure,

Those who didn’t, kept asking Chen Yi if any more were available.

Chen Yi smiled and shook his head:

“Today, we only sell ten pills, ten talisman scrolls; those who are destined, will have them. We are closing shop for now, and will sell again some other day, depending on fate.”

After closing shop, Chen Yi shook his head slightly and glanced at the burly man who was the first to buy the Talisman Scroll. Seeing through his disguise was not difficult for Chen Yi’s Divine Sense Strength,

That man was indeed Wu Cong.

He thinks that by acting as my tout, he is doing me a favor. He doesn’t know that I am not genuinely interested in selling

If I really wanted to sell, I would have brought more merchandise.

Well, at thrice the price, if I sell only ten units a day, I could earn nearly a thousand spirit stones, which would still be a considerable profit.

The problem is, if I continue this type of business, I might attract some attention.

Yeah, I’ll stop once I earn 5000 spirit stones

Any more than 5000 might attract Pseudo-core Great Powers and then I would have to either fight or flee, which would be a hassle.

Three days later, a huge wooden puppet flew in from afar,

The Core Formation Stage pressure it emitted was not any less than that of True Person Qingming from Qinglong Island,

All eyes were drawn towards the behemoth wooden eagle puppet that was one hundred yards in length and width,

A stunning woman in a red skirt stood at the head of the wooden eagle, her skirt billowing in the Spiritual wind,

Her beautiful eyes scanned around the peninsula, lingering for a moment on each Core Formation Cultivator before finally settling on True Person Qingming from Qinglong Island,

From the start to the finish, she did not glance once at Chen Yi who was in the corner of the Loose Cultivators.

“My name is Ling Jingjing of the Lingxiao Sect from Xuantian Continent, salutations to True Person Qingming, and to all the Dao friends of the Ten Thousand Islands Alliance.”

Ling Jingjing’s voice was gentle and clear, resonating in the ears of every Cultivator within hundreds of miles, noticeably personable.

However, to the discerning ear, her voice sounded a significant alarm,

The ability to deliver her voice so accurately to the ears of each Cultivator, was not something a regular Core Formation Cultivator could do.

True Person Qingming frowned.

In his eyes, he had always lauded himself as the best among the cultivators of the Nascent Soul Stage in the Ten Thousand Islands Alliance,

But after seeing the newly arrived Ling Jingjing, he felt as if he was being thoroughly trampled,

What was disturbing him was that she was also in the late stage of Core Formation.

She certainly must have a Precious body, and she must have achieved the golden core, otherwise she wouldn’t have such an aura.

Furthermore,

The patriarch of the Yang Family Chamber of Commerce, Elder Yang’s Family, also bore a sour expression upon seeing this woman.

Why did she come?

Xuantian Continent was the name of a large continent beyond the East Sea of the Ten Thousand Islands Alliance,

The Lingxiao Sect is located at the edge of the East Sea, its patriarch is a Nascent Soul True Monarch,

Ling Jingjing was the patriarch’s talented disciple.

What distressed Elder Yang’s Family was that due to having trade contacts with the Xuantian Continent, the Yang Family had once tricked a few traders from the continent with their prices,

Superior profits are a norm for commercial alliances, aren’t they?

However, the Yang Family had the bad luck of duping the Lingxiao Sect once, causing one of Ling Jingjing’s disciples to be aggrieved. The disciple spent tens of thousands of spirit stones just to buy a specialty from Spirit Mist Marsh which was worth only a few thousand spirit stones.

Ling Jing Jing then warned the Yang Family to repay the money.

Being across the sea, the Yang Family refused outright.

Now the genuine victim had come all the way through the East Sea Demon Territory, paying a huge price to reach the center of the Ten Thousand Islands Marsh.

“How did she come to know about the opening of this Secret Realm?”

Elder Yang’s Family was pondering this question when he found out the reason the next moment.

It turned out Ling Jingjing said with a smile:

“Thank you, True Person Qingming, for your invitation. I am honored to send ten Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators from my sect for this exploration of the Secret Realm.”

Woosh, woosh, woosh,

All the cultivators turned their attention to True Person Qingming, with many muttering in their hearts.

“Even if you are the Sect Leader of Qinglong Island of the Ten Thousand Islands Alliance, you shouldn’t casually invite outsiders to snatch our treasures from our own Secret Realm, should you?”

True Person Qingming explained:

“This Secret Realm can be opened with the combination of two keys. I control one, and the other key is with True Person Jingjing from the Lingxiao Sect.

Fellows, we should thank True Person Jingjing. She traveled tens of thousands of miles across the sea to the Ten Thousand Islands Alliance, otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to open this Secret Realm.”

“Oh~”

At this explanation, all the cultivators revealed an understanding expression.

“We thank True Person Jingjing!”

Everyone voiced their gratitude and admiration. The Lingxiao Sect, holding half of the Secret Realm key, only asked for ten slots. Their magnanimity impressed everyone!

Ling Jingjing hovered in the air with a smile, graceful and poised. Then she slowly opened her lips:

“Opening the Secret Realm was an invitation from True Person Qingming. As for the allocation of slots, my Lingxiao Sect also benefited. You all don’t need to thank me for this.

However, before we open it, the Lingxiao Sect has an old score to settle.

Who here is True Person Yang of the Yang Clan Commerce?”

Her beautiful eyes scanned the crowd, finally resting on a middle-aged man with grizzled hair on the magic boat of the Yang Family.

True Person Yang stood up, with his hands behind his back, and said, “I am Yang Dingtian.”

“True Person Yang, you sold a Third Tier Thunderstrike Wood to my disciple for fifty thousand spirit stones and refused to accept a return. Do you remember this?”

“The Yang Clan Commerce handles tens of thousands of transactions big and small every year. I truly cannot recall which one True Person Jingjing is referring to.”

Humph!

At this moment, a clear snort echoed in the world.

Ling Jingjing raised one hand and a magnificent Flying Sword suddenly cut across the sky, radiating a brilliant green glow, emanating an aura surpassing that of Core Formation Stage, pointing towards the Magic Boat of the Yang Clan Commerce.

“True Person Yang, can’t recall? Perhaps the Lingxiao Sword would help you remember?”

The Lingxiao Sword, the treasure of the Lingxiao Sect, a genuine Fourth Tier Magic Weapon, rumored to have once beheaded a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator!

When this sword appeared, all the Core Formation Cultivators in the Demon Territory peninsula lost their colors instantly.

Yang Dingtian felt a faint sting between his eyebrows. Having reached the Core Formation Stage, he could anticipate some aspects of destiny. He had a feeling that if he did not concede now, there was a chance he might not live to see tomorrow.

Thus,

Yang Dingtian gave a bitter smile, pulling out a Storage Bag and offering it with both hands:

“Miss Jingjing, it was indeed an oversight by my subordinates that offended your disciple back then. Here is the original fifty thousand spirit stones.

I hope Miss Jingjing can let bygones be bygones.”

Despite the current situation, Yang Dingtian, a businessman at heart, knew that although Ling Jingjing was an outsider in the Ten Thousand Islands Alliance, she held half the Secret Realm key. Without her consent, the Secret Realm could not be opened.

Now taking the moral high ground,

If he offended all the factions of the Ten Thousand Islands Alliance, his Yang Family Chamber of Commerce wouldn’t have to open again.

So, he chose to concede at this moment.

With a push of his Pill Power, Yang Dingtian sent the storage bag to Ling Jingjing, who was several tens of miles away.

His foremost disciple, Shi Yuanzhen, behind him, wore a disgruntled expression, as he had provided most of the hastily pooled fifty thousand spirit stones.

Ling Jingjing took the Spirit Stones with a smile, withdrew her sword, and then nodded and said:

“Since True Person Yang has shown sincerity, let’s put this matter to rest.”

“True Person Qingming, shall we get started?”

Far away, on the Qinglong Ship, True Person Qingming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded:

“Begin.”

With that said,

Both of them flew out of their Flying Boats, transforming into a rainbow light and flew towards the depths of the peninsula,

In just a dozen of breaths’ time,

They crossed hundreds of miles,

Arriving at a basin in the middle,

Each of them took out black and white tokens,

Infused their Core Formation mana into the tokens,

In the air, the two tokens immediately transformed into two small black and white fish, connecting head to tail and spinning rapidly,

Their rotational speed grew faster and faster, until it was not perceivable by Divine Sense,

Then, it suddenly erupted into a brilliant beam of light,

Th𝚤𝘴 ₡hаp𝖙ꬲr 𝙞ѕ p𝟬𝙨𝓉𝓮𝗱 b𝓎 𝘒𝖎𝕥є𝙣◎𝗏℮𝑙

The beam, hundreds of feet long, enveloped the basin under the peninsula!