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Chapter 72 Moon Soul Jade
Chapter 72 Moon Soul Jade
"Woof woof woof!"
Iron Egg spewed flames and barked wildly at Golden Egg.
It had no idea what a spirit artifact test was; it only knew that the golden egg really dared to attack.
This is something Tie Dan cannot tolerate.
"Gurgle!" The golden egg's eyes widened, its gaze filled with grievance.
"Alright, it's nothing. I gave the golden egg the order."
Chen Beiwu grabbed Tie Dan by the neck, rubbed his face against its head, took out the dragon-headed husk to feed it, and then took out two pieces of coral stone and stuffed them into Jin Dan's mouth.
With food to eat, the grievance in Jin Dan's eyes immediately disappeared, and he stopped talking. Tie Dan also gradually calmed down under Chen Beiwu's comforting words.
Exhaling a breath of stale air, Chen Beiwu turned and picked up another second-tier mid-grade spiritual artifact, the Hidden Jade Pendant.
He channeled his magic power to imprint his own aura onto the core of the artifact's pattern, and then used his divine sense to refine it.
Time passed second by second. When the Hidden Jade Pendant emitted its spiritual energy and then quickly disappeared, Chen Beiwu's handsome face suddenly changed, revealing plain features and a yellowish neck. His eyes and brows also carried a hint of weariness, like a middle-aged rogue cultivator who had lost his way.
"Woof?"
Tie Dan took two light sniffs, his gaze towards Chen Beiwu unchanged. Jin Dan, on the other hand, widened his fish eyes and exclaimed in surprise, blowing bubbles.
"What, don't you recognize me?" Chen Beiwu's lips curled up slightly.
The Hidden Jade Pendant can not only conceal the host's vital energy, but also blur and alter their appearance.
He has an ordinary appearance now, and he would be unremarkable in a crowd, hardly attracting anyone's attention.
"Remember my current scent, so you won't not recognize me later." Chen Beiwu reached out and patted Tie Dan's head.
Tie Dan nodded obediently.
……
Entrance to Yinxia Market.
Chen Beiwu mingled into the crowd and joined the queue, then registered his information under questioning from the gatekeeper.
"Chen Zi'ang, a rogue cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining." The gatekeeper nodded slightly. "One low-grade spirit stone can grant passage for one week, and four low-grade spirit stones can grant passage for one month."
Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu immediately gave four spirit stones and accepted the pass to Yinxia Market.
As soon as he stepped into the area covered by the array in the market, a rich water-attribute spiritual energy rushed towards him, making Chen Beiwu feel lighter.
"Compared to Biyuan Market, Yinxia Market is more suitable for cultivators with water elemental roots," Chen Beiwu thought to himself.
"Senior, do you need a tooth elixir? It only costs one spirit stone for three days." A delicate female cultivator walked over with a fragrant breeze, her eyes filled with allure.
"No need," Chen Beiwu shook his head.
Things are different now. With the protection of the Chaosheng Silk Armor, he no longer needs to hire middlemen to handle shipments in order to reduce risks.
Moreover, the market brokers operate in a gray area, and they are usually backed by several powerful figures, making them extremely difficult to trust.
As Chen Beiwu wandered aimlessly through the market, the chatter of the scattered cultivators around him caught his attention.
"Have you heard? Mirror Moon Palace plans to recruit a batch of disciples next month at Hidden Cloud Market!"
"Where did you get this rumor from? It's completely unreliable. Mirror Moon Palace only started accepting disciples two years ago. According to past practice, it will not reopen its gates to recruit disciples again for another three years."
"Believe it or not, I have top-secret information that only requires five low-grade spirit stones."
"Get out of my way! You think I'm stupid for selling some worthless information for five spirit stones?"
Seeing the gray-robed cultivator being driven away, Chen Beiwu hesitated for a moment, then followed behind him and called out to him.
"What brings you here, fellow Daoist?" the gray-robed cultivator asked.
"Mirror Moon Palace only recruits a batch of disciples every five years. Where did you get this information?" Chen Beiwu went straight to the point.
The gray-robed cultivator scrutinized Chen Beiwu carefully, then asked in surprise, "Fellow Daoist, are you planning to join the Mirror Moon Palace?"
"This is not a question you should be asking," Chen Beiwu said calmly.
"Indeed." The cultivator smiled, extending a finger with his right hand. "For just ten spirit stones, I will tell you everything I know. Believe me, this information is absolutely worth every penny."
Chen Beiwu glanced at him, then turned and left.
"Wait, fellow Daoist, wait!"
The cultivator panicked and quickly called out to Chen Beiwu.
"Three spirit stones at most," Chen Beiwu countered.
Through his divine sense, he discovered that the gray-robed cultivator's cultivation level was around the sixth level of Qi Refining.
This level of cultivation might not be considered low-level among independent cultivators, but it certainly doesn't mean they're doing very well either.
The fact that even a Qi Refining cultivator could find out about the sale shows that the information was not very well-kept; he could easily find out more with just a little effort.
"Deal." The gray-robed monk readily agreed.
The cultivator was quite responsible; after accepting the spirit stone, he immediately began to explain in a low voice.
"The five major sects do recruit ordinary outer disciples once every five years, but they recruit disciples with skills once a year."
On the ninth day of this month, Shu Youhui, an inner disciple of Mirror Moon Palace, will participate in the Gu family's son-in-law recruitment event at Hidden Cloud Market, and at the same time recruit a group of alchemists.
"Mirror Moon Palace only recruits alchemists?" Chen Beiwu asked tentatively.
"Of course not. Although Mirror Moon Palace is a renowned alchemy sect in the Southern Wilderness, it also recruits cultivators who are proficient in various arts of cultivation, such as weapon refiners and talisman makers."
"However, Mirror Moon Palace is famous in the Earthly Realm for its water-based alchemy, and the vast majority of its members are water-attribute cultivators, mostly female disciples."
Mirror Moon Palace is inferior to the Burning Flame Sect in weapon crafting and to the Green Wood Sect in formation techniques; therefore, very few weapon crafters and formation masters are willing to join it.
At this point, the gray-robed cultivator paused slightly: "If you are an entry-level weapon refiner, it wouldn't be difficult for you to join the Mirror Moon Palace as an outer disciple."
"What if I were an alchemist?" Chen Beiwu asked.
"Fellow Daoist, you don't even have a trace of herbal fragrance on you, how could you possibly be an alchemist?"
The gray-robed cultivator smiled and explained, "Mirror Moon Palace has no shortage of alchemists, so the requirements are quite high. Fellow Daoist, you must be at least a mid-grade first-level alchemist to have a chance to pass the assessment, join Mirror Moon Palace, and obtain the Foundation Establishment cultivation technique."
Alchemists need a lot of resources and time to hone their skills.
Even Foundation Establishment families can barely support two or three advanced alchemists, let alone rogue cultivators who don't have many spirit stones in their pockets.
To put it bluntly, the reason why Shu You, an inner disciple of Mirror Moon Palace, came to Hidden Cloud Market to recruit disciples was not to recruit rogue cultivators, but to recruit disciples from the immortal cultivation families around the market.
Chen Beiwu's heart skipped a beat: "Fellow Daoist, do you know about the inner disciple Shu You's hobbies?"
"Of course I know." The gray-robed cultivator smiled. "Miss Shu is notoriously fond of women. In order to win the heart of the second young lady of the Gu family, she was even willing to give up cultivation and personally come to Hidden Cloud Market with her Foundation Establishment cultivation."
Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Miss Shu has a penchant for women?"
"That's right." The gray-robed cultivator's voice lowered: "Miss Shu cultivates the dual cultivation technique 'Moon Soul Xuanji Yin Talisman,' which advocates using yin to assist yin and reversing the cultivation of one's foundation."
"Although the Gu family is a Foundation Establishment family, they do not want to offend Shu You, who is backed by the Mirror Moon Palace. Therefore, they can only hold a son-in-law recruitment conference in Yinxia Market."
(End of this chapter)