Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 17: Purple Qi Shows Its Power Again
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I saw Chen Jingyun was about to put the small spirit gathering pendant into the storage bag.

Chen Xuanmo's heart moved, and he slightly raised the Xuanmo Spirit Sword. A tiny sword intent surged out and pierced his tendons.

Chen Jingyun only felt half of his body slightly numb, and the small spirit-gathering pendant in his hand slipped out of his hand instantly, and fell heavily on the glazed stone floor with a "thump".

How is this going?

Chen Jingyun didn't have time to think about it and hurriedly bent down to pick it up.

But when he looked closely, he found that the small spirit gathering pendant, which was originally in good condition, was actually broken at a corner, and there was a crack extending directly to the middle.

This kind of small jade pendant-like magical instrument is often molded in one piece, and the Yang Lu characters on it are also engraved at one time. Once damaged, it is very likely that its efficacy will be damaged, and it will be difficult to repair.

Chen Jingyun's face was suddenly filled with heartache.

This was a treasure that I had just bought with ten spirit stones, but because of my carelessness, it was broken into this state.

Su Yuanbai was also slightly surprised.

Although the Treasure Pavilion has always had a rule of not passing items from hand to hand, this is to prevent treasures from being accidentally broken during the handover process, which would prevent the two parties from being confused.

Not every magical weapon and treasure in the world of immortal cultivation is strong enough to be thrown or smashed at will.

But it is rare for things to actually be broken on site.

With Su Yuanbai's life experience of 130 years, he had only encountered this situation two or three times.

Jingyun, you don’t seem like such an impetuous kid. How could you drop the jade pendant so carelessly?

It looks like ten spirit stones will be lost in vain.

What a pity for this little treasure of good quality.

"Let me see if it can be repaired." Wang Qianqian stepped forward and took the jade pendant.

Her expression looked even more distressed than Chen Jingyun's. These were ten spirit stones, so they must not be wasted.

But she only took a quick glance and couldn't help but sigh: "It's over, it's over, it fell too hard... Eh? Wait!?"

Wang Qianqian's expression suddenly became strange, and then she scratched the gap with her fingernails.

"Bata~"

A layer of the jade pendant was actually broken off, revealing the milky white interior.

Wang Qianqian's face lit up with joy, and she continued to pick it, and in no time she had peeled off the entire outer layer of jade.

A rectangular piece of white jade suddenly appeared in her palm.

It exudes a milky white luster, and some complex inscriptions are engraved on its surface.

This scene surprised everyone. They stared with their eyes wide open and were speechless.

Wang Qianqian was surprised and exclaimed: "I didn't expect that there was a jade slip hidden in this small spirit-gathering pendant!"

Jade slips.

It is an extremely common item in the world of immortal cultivation, and its popularity is even wider than storage bags. The latter is used to store physical objects, while jade slips are used to store information.

Many precious cultivation techniques, skills, formulas, etc., because they involve profound theories or subtle insights, are difficult to express clearly with words alone, so they are stored in jade slips, which are very convenient to view with spiritual consciousness.

"It is true." Chen Xuanmo, who was in the heroic spirit state, smiled knowingly.

He said that even if the purple mark effect condensed by the purple energy would fluctuate, there must be a range. The value of the small gathering spirit pendant was obviously not worthy of a wisp of purple energy. It was indeed a hidden secret.

However, according to Chen Xuanmo's calculations on the effect of the purple mark, even if Chen Xuanmo did not take action, Chen Jingyun would most likely discover this jade slip due to some accident.

It’s just hard to say how long it will take.

"What a wonderful hiding technique! I was fooled by it." Su Yuanbai's eyes lit up, full of curiosity. "Such a carefully hidden jade slip must not be the work of Zhao Junfei. Let me take a look and see what good things are inside."

Chen Jingyun was just about to hand over the jade slip, but Wang Qianqian stepped forward and stopped him, saying, "The most valuable thing in the jade slip is the information. What if it is some secret recipe? How can you show it to others?"

Chen Jingyun thought it made sense and withdrew his hand.

Su Yuanbai almost couldn't catch his breath, and glared, "What do you mean by others? I sold the small spirit-gathering pendant to Jingyun kid at a low price, otherwise how would he have the chance to get this jade slip?"

Fortunately, he was quite familiar with this little girl named Wang Qianqian. He knew that she opened a magic tool repair shop in the market town and had good qualifications and talents. Considering that they were both casual cultivators, he often gave her discounts when she came to Baibao Pavilion to buy materials.

But I never thought that this girl could be so ruthless when stabbing someone in the back.

"Senior Su has already said 'sold'!" Wang Qianqian was unyielding. "No matter how high or low the price is, the money and goods have been paid now. Are you going to regret it?"

Su Yuanbai rolled his eyes: "Alright, alright, I won't look at it, okay? Jingyun, you look at it yourself, and then tell me what it is after you finish looking at it." Chen Jingyun nodded, and just as he was about to use his spiritual sense to penetrate the jade slip, Wang Qianqian grabbed him again and began to nag: "Master Jingyun, don't be so straightforward. Do whatever others ask you to do."

"Some excellent formulas and techniques can even become the trump card of a family. Who would reveal the trump card to outsiders for no reason?"

"Let's wait until we get home to see if we can, to avoid being coveted by others and causing more uncertainty."

"Little girl, you!"

Su Yuanbai was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

Good guy, he just called him good guy. Wang Qianqian didn't mention his name at all, but she mentioned him in every sentence.

Little girl, next time you come to Baibao Pavilion to buy materials, see if I will give you a discount.

Not to mention how upset Su Yuanbai was, Chen Jingyun did take his words to heart.

He put away the jade slip and bowed to Su Yuanbai with a serious and humble expression: "Senior Su, I have other important matters to attend to. I will take my leave now."

After saying that, he and Wang Qianqian both turned around and left gracefully.

"..."

Su Yuanbai stared at the two men's backs, his eyes dim and full of resentment for his curiosity not being satisfied.

Wait until people leave.

Su Yushan stepped forward and said, "Grandpa, in the upcoming conflict of interests among the three major families, shouldn't we as workers adhere to the principle of neutrality?"

"Why are you so biased towards Chen Jingyun in this matter?"

At this time, Su Yuanbai's face had returned to normal. He put his hands behind his back and smiled, "Although this Jingyun kid is still immature, his style of doing things is quite similar to that of his ancestor Chen Xuanmo. In terms of potential, he is far superior to that reckless second-generation ancestor Zhao Junfei."

"Besides, your grandfather was helped by Brother Xuan Mo when he was in trouble. Now that the Chen family is in a difficult time, we should do our best to show our support."

"Yushan, I think that boy Jingyun seems to have good luck. It seems like he has good fortune. If you have the chance to make more friends with him, it will probably do no harm."

"I understand." Su Yushan agreed with a solemn expression.

In the world of cultivating immortals, the four elements of [method, wealth, companion, and land] are certainly important, but the elusive and unpredictable luck can sometimes determine the fate of a cultivator better than the previous ones.

Some people may be born in humble circumstances, but once good luck comes, all the Dharma, wealth, companionship and land will come to them naturally.

Therefore, everyone wants to make friends with lucky people, maybe they can get some benefits from them.

But they will deliberately distance themselves from those who are plagued by bad luck, for fear that they will be implicated.

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While the Su family's grandparents and grandchildren were talking, Chen Jingyun and his companion, who had just left the Treasure Pavilion, had already walked briskly back to the Jintai Tower.

Wang Qianqian held her breath all the way until she reached the backyard of Jintai Building and entered the courtyard where Chen Jingyun lived. Finally, she couldn't hold back her excitement and urged him, "Master Jingyun, let's take a look at the contents of the jade slip."

Chen Jingyun nodded, holding the jade slip in his hand and concentrating his consciousness. An invisible spiritual consciousness merged into the jade slip.

Not long after, his consciousness left the jade slip, and a rare look of joy appeared on his handsome face: "It turned out to be a special refining formula called [Small Thunder Fire Bomb]. I really found a treasure."

Recipe for the small thunder bomb?

Wang Qianqian's eyes lit up. "This is a good thing! Occasionally, some [Small Thunder and Fire Bombs] are passed around in our Sheshan Market. It is said that the power of one bomb is equal to the [Pyroblast] spell cast by a fire-type Lingquan realm cultivator with all his strength. Many casual cultivators or low-level cultivators want to get one as a life-saving trump card."

Talismans still require spiritual energy to activate, but small thunder and fire bombs only need to be thrown out. In times of crisis, they are obviously more convenient, more practical, and have a wider range of applications.

"It's a pity that there are too few small thunder and fire bombs in circulation. Occasionally, one or two are collected by the big families and distributed to important children of the family."

Chen Jingyun deeply agreed with Wang Qianqian's last sentence, because he also had a small thunder and fire bomb in his storage bag as a trump card, which he could throw out to blow people up in times of crisis.

Wang Qianqian continued excitedly: "Sir, let me see the jade slip, and I will estimate the cost."

Chen Jingyun glanced at her, stuffed the jade slip into his arms, and took a step back calmly.

"What do you mean, sir?" Wang Qianqian looked stunned, as if she hadn't figured out the situation yet.

"Ahem!" Chen Jingyun coughed twice and said, "As Miss Qianqian said, all skills and recipes are the trump cards and secrets of a family. How can we show them to outsiders casually?"

!!!

Wang Qianqian widened her eyes in disbelief.

She was just picking up a brick and hitting herself in the foot?!
She has come this far, but her curiosity is still not satisfied. Isn't this making her feel anxious and itchy?

At this moment, she finally understood Su Yuanbai's pain.

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(End of this chapter)