Mortals: The Daily Life of Hidden Moon Sect

Chapter 623

Lin Mo raised his arm gracefully and smoothly took the newly acquired jade box into his hand.

As time passed, about a quarter of an hour later, Lin Mo had carefully inspected and studied all the jade boxes provided by Old Monster Xu.

The remaining jade boxes contained a wide variety of items, including precious raw materials, powerful finished magic weapons, and a whole bottle of elixirs that could improve the cultivation of cultivators in the Void Refinement Stage.

These objects are of such extraordinary and rare nature, and may even represent the advanced level of the race, that their value is comparable to that of many of the auction items.

Unfortunately, however, Lin Mo was never interested in any of the items and remained smiling and silent the entire time.

After he finished admiring the collection in the last jade box, he returned the box to Xu Laoguai without making any comments. At this time, Xu Laoguai opposite him looked a little embarrassed.

"Don't these items arouse your interest?"

Finally, Old Monster Xu couldn't hold back his doubts and asked Lin Mo.

"To be honest, all the items provided by Fellow Daoist Xu are treasures. Especially the Flame Melting Butterfly. If it can be sold to a fellow Daoist who is good at fire-attributed skills, I believe they are willing to pay any price. Even if it is auctioned at the Four Clans Auction, I believe it can easily fetch a high price of more than 10 million spirit stones. However, for me..."

Lin Mo revealed a helpless expression and shook his head slightly, as if he was still unsatisfied.

Although Lin Mo did not finish his words, Old Monster Xu obviously understood what he meant, so he frowned and continued to ask:

"Then, may I ask what kind of treasure do you need in exchange? Even if I don't have it, I should be able to find it for you with my extensive network of contacts."

After hearing these words, Lin Mo fell into a brief silence. It was absolutely impossible to say that he had no favorite.

For example, there were a lot of rare raw materials that Qing Yuanzi needed. However, because of this, he found it difficult to talk about it.

He naturally felt that exchanging the True Unicorn Origin for a few of the materials was not worth the price.

But if there were too many materials to be exchanged, Xu Laoguai might mistakenly think that he was taking the opportunity to blackmail him, which would lead to a deterioration in the relationship between the two parties.

After all, he is the only one who knows the value of the True Scale Origin.

However, he was unable to clearly tell the other party about this matter, which made him very troubled.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, the things I need are all quite unique. Even with your power, they may not be easy to find. Therefore, it is better not to mention it. As for the heaven and earth energy..."

Lin Mo sighed, his face still full of hesitation.

Seeing Lin Mo in such an awkward situation, Old Monster Xu's expression also became uncertain.

However, he looked back at the young man behind him, suddenly gritted his teeth, took out another dark blue jade box from his arms, and said seriously:
"Brother Lin, can you please reconsider this item? The value of this item far exceeds all the previous items. However, since it is something that an elder in the family urgently needs, Xu originally planned to give it to the elder and seek other rewards. Now, for the sake of my younger generation, I have to give up this matter. Brother Lin, you may as well take a look at it first. I firmly believe that even if this item is not what you need, its value is enough to compensate for your loss."

Faced with the sudden gift-giving gesture from Old Monster Xu, Lin Mo did not show too much surprise.

If he were to ask others for help, he would definitely not offer his most precious item as a bargaining chip right at the beginning.

The so-called solution to the elders' problem in the clan might just be an excuse. Of course, he did not have high expectations for it.

So Lin Mo nodded calmly, waved his hand lightly, and brought the blue jade box in front of him.

The moment his fingers touched the jade box, he immediately felt a biting cold, which made him alert.

What kind of spiritual jade was this jade box made of? It was so cold that it was far colder than any other kind of mysterious jade he knew.

Lin Mo showed great interest in what was hidden in the box. He flicked his finger and the lid slowly opened.

There was a flash of golden light, and a mysterious object appeared in the box.

It turned out to be a piece of red metal like glass, only the size of a fist, but the surface exuded a dazzling golden glow.

Lin Mo's eyes flickered, as if he had recognized the origin of this thing, but he still found it a little unbelievable.

Suddenly, he flipped his palm, a cold light flashed, and a pale white dagger appeared in his hand.

The sword was only half a foot long. Although it looked chilling, it was obviously just an ordinary magic weapon.

Lin Mo shook his wrist, and the dagger turned into a beam of white light and flew straight towards the jade box.

Then, the tip of the dagger was forcibly inserted into the red metal in the box.

A shocking scene happened.

Silently! As soon as the dagger came into contact with the red metal, the entire dagger melted quickly like a candle, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated into the air.

"The Essence of Flame Gold! Fellow Daoist Lin was able to find such a treasure."

Lin Mo's expression suddenly changed and he spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Fellow Daoist Lin is indeed a man of insight. This Flame Gold Essence is the top-grade material for refining magic weapons with fire attributes. Just adding a little bit of it can make ordinary magic weapons have powerful fire attribute magical powers. Even if Fellow Daoist Lin's consumable treasures are priceless, I believe this thing is enough to offset them."

Old Monster Xu stared at the blue jade box in Lin Mo's hand and spoke in a calm tone.

"Brother Xu, have you really decided to make such a generous gift? I really need this Flame Gold Essence. However, this item is so precious that I cannot let Brother Xu suffer a loss. How about this? I will compensate Brother Xu with an additional 5 million spirit stones as the purchase price."

The astonishment on Lin Mo's face gradually faded away. After thinking for a while, he suddenly smiled and said.

"Okay, I'll follow Brother Lin's advice." Old Monster Xu, who was originally heartbroken about giving away the Essence of Fire Gold, suddenly felt relieved after hearing Lin Mo's words. He nodded slightly and readily accepted the proposal.

In his opinion, the essence of fire gold is indeed precious, but compared with the future of his descendants, whom he has high hopes for, the latter is undoubtedly more important.

"Then the treasure that Fellow Daoist Lin mentioned..."

When Old Monster Xu saw Lin Mo put the jade box into his pocket with a casual wave of his hand, he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Brother Xu, please rest assured. Take good care of this cloth bag filled with spirit stones. Then go to the top of the mountain and wait. I will activate the magic weapon in a moment to trigger the celestial phenomenon again. Then you only need to collect vitality on the top of the mountain."

Lin Mo explained to Old Monster Xu with a smile, then gently brushed the storage bracelet, quickly took out a leather bag made of spirit stone, and handed it respectfully to Old Monster Xu.

"Okay, Xu is willing to wait here for your triumphant return."

Obviously, Old Monster Xu had not expected that Lin Mo could complete the transaction so quickly and neatly. After taking the cloth bag, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face was filled with joy.

So he immediately stood up and said goodbye, led the young man out of Lin Mo's cave, and rushed towards the top of the mountain.

Lin Mo personally sent them to the cave entrance and watched the two people's escape lights gradually disappear from his sight. He could not suppress his inner excitement and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"I have obtained the Essence of Flame Gold so quickly. Together with the Golden Marrow Crystal Bug and Blood Apricot I obtained earlier, the main materials needed to condense the Brahma Saint True Magic Phase have all been gathered. Once the other auxiliary materials are configured, we can start to condense the Dharma Phase and give it a physical body."

Lin Mo whispered to himself, his eyes sparkling.

Then he closed the stone door, returned to the cave, and walked straight to the hall.

The next steps were extremely simple. Lin Mo summoned the crying soul again, extracted a True Unicorn Origin Crystal from its body, and wrapped it with spiritual fire for refining.

The result was exactly the same as that day. The crystals once again turned into golden light, penetrated the roof, and flew to the top of the mountain, causing shocking celestial phenomena and disrupting the surrounding heaven and earth energy.

Seeing this, Old Monster Xu, who had been waiting on the top of the mountain for a long time, was overjoyed. Without hesitation, he took out the scarlet gourd from his waist again, and transformed it into a flaming dragon that soared into the air and pounced into the sky with great momentum.

However, in just a moment, the originally remarkable celestial phenomenon instantly dissipated, and most of the vitality of heaven and earth was devoured by the fire dragon.

The whole process was faster than before, and even the other alien practitioners in Lingshan were not disturbed too much.

After Old Monster Xu retracted the flaming dragon and turned it back into a gourd, he happily took the young man back to his cave.

Lin Mo observed all this through a bronze mirror in the hall of the cave. When he saw that Old Monster Xu had returned with a full load, he could not help but smile. He stopped performing the secret technique, quickly put away the bronze mirror, then gave some instructions to the doll with his divine mind, and then left again to take action.

This time, Lin Mo went straight to several large material stores in Yuncheng. He spent a huge amount of spirit stones and bought more than 30 kinds of materials in one go. Only then did he return to the cave with satisfaction.

Fortunately, Yuncheng is one of the few megacities in Tianyun Continent, otherwise some of the rarer materials would be difficult to find in other cities.

Half a month after Lin Mo stepped into the secret room again and began his retreat and cultivation, a major event that was little known to the public occurred in Yuncheng.

The originally strict security measures at the city gate were suddenly upgraded, and the number of patrol personnel was nearly doubled. At the same time, some outsiders who had recently arrived in Yuncheng were interrogated by mysterious figures and underwent strict scrutiny.

In a very hidden hall in Yuncheng, more than a dozen important figures from different backgrounds and identities gathered together. They sat on two rows of wooden benches.

Among these people were the three elders of the Wan Gu clan - Qian Jizi and others, as well as Cai Liuying of the Jing clan, Duan Tianren of the Shi Jian clan and other figures familiar to Lin Mo.

Although the other people's faces were relatively unfamiliar, judging from their temperament and demeanor, they were obviously on the same level as Qianjizi and others.

So many saint-level beings who enjoyed a high reputation in the outside world were now sitting in their seats with serious expressions, and most of them showed a cautious look.

However, on one side of the hall, in the most central position, there was a man and a woman sitting side by side.

The man was a young man in white clothes, about 27 or 28 years old, while the woman was an elderly woman with blonde hair. Her face was covered with wrinkles as deep as ravines, and it seemed that she could hardly open her eyes.

For this elderly woman, Lin Mo might still be able to accept it.

However, if he took a closer look at the appearance of the young man in white, he would probably be shocked.

It turned out that the young man in white was none other than the Mahayana-level young man named Weng who had appeared at the last four clans auction.

However, now his face was as gloomy as a dark cloud, and his whole body exuded a creepy and cold aura.

"To this day, we still haven't found the infiltrator of the Jiaochi tribe. It seems that he has either fled here long ago, or is hiding in a secret place that you can't reach. Fellow Daoist Bai, your Shuimei tribe has been in charge of this matter for some time. What do you think about this matter?"

The young man surnamed Weng suddenly turned his gaze to a person sitting on the two sides and asked in a cold tone.

This person was a young man with gray hair and a brocade robe. When he heard the question from the young man surnamed Weng, his face suddenly became a little ugly, but he quickly stood up, bowed slightly and answered:

"Senior Weng, this time I have mobilized all the masters of the clan who are good at the art of bewitching to conduct a comprehensive investigation of all suspicious persons who have entered Yuncheng in the past six months. We even found that there are hundreds of spies sent to Tianyun by other clans. However, there is still no trace of the Jiaochi clan member who broke into the worship hall. I think he is very likely to have left Yuncheng. Otherwise, he would never have escaped under our strict search."

"This statement may not be accurate. The spy may also be proficient in the art of hypnosis, so the people sent by Brother Bai may not be able to recognize his true identity and miss the opportunity to capture him." A man whose whole body was shrouded in gray light, as if he was just a shadow, said calmly at the side.

"Humph! In terms of other skills, our Shui Mei clan may not dare to compete with other clans. But in the field of the study of the Way of Bewitching Souls, we are undoubtedly the best among the thirteen clans. If Fellow Daoist Cangying believes that the Yin Yao clan is stronger than our Shui Mei clan in this regard, then this matter can be handed over to Brother Cangying to handle."

The white-haired man responded bluntly.

"I made this suggestion out of caution. After all, how can we, the Yin Yao Clan, compare with the nobles in terms of the attainments of the art of bewitching?"

Gray Shadow said with a grin, not seeming to care.

The white-haired old man had a stern expression on his face and was about to continue speaking, but the young man surnamed Weng suddenly interrupted him and said seriously:
"Needless to say, the Jiaochi spy has no chance of escaping. When the theft occurred, I immediately ordered the closure of all exits. In recent days, entry and exit have been restricted, and even mosquitoes cannot escape from Yuncheng. According to the description of the only injured guard, the attacker is only at the Refining Void Stage, and it is difficult to hide from Fellow Daoist Bai's investigation. Based on this, it is speculated that this person did not sneak into Yuncheng recently, but has been living here for many years in another way. Therefore, the previous investigation did not directly point to him."