Invincible Bravery
Chapter 76 075, Then Ni Kun is behind the scenes! [For a monthly ticket for the giant chapter! 】
Chapter 76 075, Then Ni Kun is behind the scenes! [For a monthly ticket for the giant chapter! 】
After the third Foundation Establishment Pill was sold, this year's annual auction came to an end.
Ni Kun, who had had enough of watching the excitement, followed Mei Jingshu's instructions, and after she left the auction house, she got up and left her seat, and left the auction house through another exit.
After coming out, he was about to leave directly when he suddenly caught sight of the mysterious cultivator who had photographed the "Ice Profound Orb", wrapped in a black robe and wearing an ice mask.
Think about Mei Jingshu's longing and loving eyes when she looked at the Bing Xuanzhu in the previous auction.
Thinking about her confrontation with Han Wei and the other three before the auction, she obviously wanted to seek comfort, but to avoid implicating him, Ni Kun, she resisted her stubborn insistence of never looking back at him.
Also at the auction, in order to avoid implicating him, he always used various excuses not to participate in the bidding for the Foundation Establishment Pill, and the eight thousand spirit stones pinched a lonely pitiful all the way...
After pondering for a while, Ni Kun hurried towards the black-robed monk.
"Fellow Daoist, please stay!"
Ni Kun condensed his voice into a bunch and transmitted it to the ears of the black-robed monk.
Hearing his voice transmission, the black-robed monk suddenly looked sideways, his cold and indifferent gray pupils were full of vigilance.
Seeing this, Ni Kun consciously stopped ten steps in front of the black-robed monk, cupped his fists, smiled gently, and said in a harmonious voice:
"Fellow Daoist, I have something to discuss with you, I hope you can give me some convenience."
The black-robed monk stared closely at Ni Kun, sensed his aura for a while, and realized that although he had a late-stage cultivation of qi refining, his qi machine was only the most unplayable "Qingmu Changchun Jue", and the vigilance in his gray pupils immediately subsided. , and then under the ice mask, came a cold and hoarse voice:
"What's the matter?"
Seeing that the black-robed monk did not refuse to communicate on the spot, Ni Kun smiled more elegantly and said:
"I want to discuss a business with fellow daoists. Well, there are a lot of people here, why don't fellow daoists follow me to Zuixianlou for a detailed discussion? I'm treating you!"
Zuixianlou is the No.1 floor of Jiulianxianfang. It has a lot of water every day. It is nominally the property of the Xianyin sect. It should be under the direct control of the owner of the workshop, but now it is controlled by the four major families.
But no matter what, it is a public business place, and the four major families also value the income of Zuixianlou, so safety can still be guaranteed.
Although the pair of gray pupils of the black-robed monk always give people a sense of coldness and indifference, they don't seem to be that kind of repulsive personality. Hearing Ni Kun's suggestion, he pondered for a moment before slowly nodding his head:
"it is good."
"Fellow Daoist is refreshing!"
Ni Kun raised his hand and made a "please" gesture, leading the way, leading the man in black to Zuixian Tower.
When he arrived at Zuixian Tower, Ni Kun asked for a private room, ordered a few dishes that suited his taste, and asked the black-robed monk:
"What would you like to eat, Fellow Daoist? Feel free to order."
The black-robed monk said coldly:
"It's my first time here, I'm not familiar with the dishes, you just order."
Ni Kun nodded:
"Never mind."
He called Xiao Er again, and added a few more signature dishes of Zuixianlou.
While waiting for the food to be served, Ni Kun took the initiative to introduce himself:
"Under Ni Kun, I don't know how to call you friends?"
The black-robed monk said coldly:
"Heisha."
"Heisha?"
Ni Kun was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile:
"Is this the code name? Excuse me for taking the liberty, can I ask the surname of fellow Taoist?"
I can't call you "friend of the underworld", can I?
The man in black said:
"Just call me Heisha."
Ni Kun didn't care too much, and said with a smile:
"Okay, then I will call Fellow Daoist Heisha Fellow Daoist. Is this the first time for Fellow Daoist to Jiulian Xianfang?"
Heisha, the man in black robe, said coldly:
"You want to check my background? Who are you? The person in charge of Xianfang?"
"This……"
Ni Kun smiled helplessly:
"Fellow Daoist misunderstood, I am also a casual cultivator, and I have only settled in Jiulian Xianfang for half a year. I didn't deliberately ask about the origin of Fellow Daoist, but just asked casually."
Heisha said coldly:
"Don't ask any questions that are not necessary."
"..."
Ni Kun took a soft nail and didn't feel annoyed, just smiled and nodded:
"What Fellow Daoist Heisha said is true. I was the one who was abrupt."
Xuan said like a normal person:
"As for the business I'm going to discuss next, it's..."
Heisha gray eyes stared at Ni Kun, before he could finish speaking, he interrupted him coldly:
"In the early stage of Qi refining, two hundred spirit stones per head. In the middle stage of Qi refining, five hundred spirit stones. In the late stage of Qi refining, one thousand spirit stones. In the early stage of foundation establishment, five thousand spirit stones. If the opponent has a special background, you have to add money!
"Except for the specific items you requested, all the spoils belong to me. If the specific item is worth more than a thousand spirit stones, you will have to pay more! In addition, the task target must have a good reputation. If there is no bad deed, I will not sell it even if you add money." !"
"..."
Ni Kun couldn't laugh or cry-you are still a killer!
However, the cultivation base of Qi Machine is obviously only in the late stage of Qi refining, and it looks like it can be refined to nine levels at most, but he dares to accept orders from the early stage of foundation establishment. This Heisha may have some secret treasure on him, and the origin may not be simple!
He shook his head and said:
"Fellow Daoist Heisha misunderstood, I didn't come here to ask fellow Daoist to kill..."
"Didn't you ask me to kill?"
Heisha was taken aback, a strange look appeared in his eyes:
"You're looking for a killer to do business, but not to kill someone? Are you out of your mind?"
"..."
Ni Kun felt tired for a while, feeling that this person was out of his mind, unable to communicate normally at all.
But he still said patiently:
"Why do fellow daoists think that I came to find fellow daoists to kill people? I didn't know you were a killer..."
Heisha stared at Ni Kun coldly, and said coldly:
"I'm dressed like this, don't I look like a good person?"
Ni Kun was speechless for a while, before he said:
"Fellow Daoist, although you are dressed mysteriously, since you are participating in an auction, there is nothing wrong with dressing up mysteriously. In the lobby and even in the box of the auction before, there were many monks who concealed their figures like fellow daoists..."
"But I'm wearing a black robe!"
Heisha looked at Ni Kun with the eyes of a fool:
"How many people are wearing black robes in the lobby? Haven't you noticed that among the hundreds of monks, there are only three people wearing black robes like mine? I'm the only one wearing a mask to hide my face. Isn't that enough to explain that I am a mysterious killer?"
I rub!
I really can't fucking understand, wearing a black robe and a mask, how can I have something to do with the killer!
Is there any necessary logic in this?
Also called himself "mysterious killer"...
Ni Kun felt more and more that this black evil fellow Taoist had a pit in his head, and wondered if this person had become obsessed with cultivation and hurt his sea of consciousness?
Speaking of which, in the world of cultivating immortals, there are quite a few monks who have become crazy because of going crazy, hurting their minds...
For a moment, looking at Heisha's eyes, he also unknowingly revealed a bit of pity
However, Heisha was very keen, and immediately noticed that Ni Kun's eyes were wrong, and there was a murderous look in his cold and hoarse voice:
"What kind of eyes do you have? Do you think there is something wrong with me?"
"Fellow Daoist, don't get me wrong, I'm just... well, I'm ashamed. Because of my own ignorance and shallow vision, I can't see that Fellow Daoist is a killer at a glance, so I feel ashamed."
Ni Kun was talking nonsense, but his smile was very sincere:
"Although there is a small misunderstanding, it shouldn't hinder the business I want to discuss with fellow daoists..."
Heisha snorted coldly:
"You don't know that I'm a killer, and you don't want to ask me to kill someone. What business can you talk about? I don't care about you entertaining me. You are already magnanimous. Don't push yourself! Farewell!"
With that said, he stood up and was about to leave.
Ni Kun hurriedly asked to stay:
"Fellow daoist stay here, I really have business to discuss with fellow daoist. The Ice Profound Orb that fellow daoist took..."
"Ok?"
Heisha stopped in his tracks, looked at Ni Kun coldly, and his eyes were full of vigilance:
"It turns out that you are thinking about my magic weapon! What exactly do you want to do?"
Ni Kun smiled:
"Don't be nervous, fellow daoist, I want to buy the Ice Profound Orb that fellow daoist took."
Heisha snorted:
"Aren't you trying to amuse me again? The Aoki Changchun Jue you cultivated clearly has no tacit understanding with the Bingxuanzhu. In your hands, it is just a secret casting of the pearl."
Ni Kun laughed and said:
"I really don't have a tacit understanding with the Ice Profound Bead, but I have a very close friend who also practices the Ice Attribute Art. I want to buy this bead, and I want to buy it for my friend."
"Give it away?" Heisha asked suspiciously, "Since you want to give it away, why didn't you bid at the previous auction?"
Ni Kun looked sincere:
"Of course it's because I'm a casual cultivator with no one to rely on, and I'm practicing the Aoki Changchun Jue, so I'm not good at fighting. So I really don't dare to expose my wealth in public..."
Hesha sneered:
"But you dare to discuss business with me now, and show your wealth in front of me, because you think I'm not a threat to you? I can't afford to rob you of your wealth? Are you underestimating me?"
Ni Kun felt tired for a while:
"Fellow Daoist Heisha, in the lobby of the auction house, there were hundreds of casual practitioners in the Qi Refining Realm, and many foundation-building major practitioners were among them... If I reveal my wealth, I don't know how many people will be targeted. Now there are only Daoist alone...
"Besides, fellow daoist can take out more than 6000 spirit stones to bid for the Ice Profound Orb, so I think he is not short of money, so I feel that it is much safer to discuss business with fellow daoist in private than to participate in bidding in the auction house.
"Besides, since fellow daoist only kills people with obvious evil deeds, he must be a very principled killer. I believe that with the integrity of fellow daoist, we will never kill or plunder innocent people indiscriminately."
Heisha snorted coldly:
"Nanhai Loose Cultivator, how can there be a good person? The probability of you being an innocent person is probably a little lower than the probability of successfully building your own foundation without using the Foundation Establishment Pill!"
"..." Ni Kun was speechless again.
"Forget it, since you see that I am a principled killer, you can be regarded as a good judge of people, with some eyes." Heisha changed the subject again, sat down again, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me, how much spirit are you willing to sacrifice?" Shi, buy the Ice Profound Orb in my hand?"
Ni Kun pondered for a while:
"Well, fellow daoist bought the Ice Profound Orb with [-] spirit stones, so... I would like to bid [-] spirit stones, is the fellow daoist satisfied?"
"Only seven thousand?"
Hesha sneered:
"Only seven hundred more? I practice ice-type kung fu, and Ice Mysterious Orbs are perfect for me, and the chances of being promoted to spirit weapons in the future are also very high. Do you think I will give up a future worthless item just because of a mere seven hundred spirit stones?" A top-grade magic weapon for my natal spiritual weapon?"
Ni Kun said: "Since you are not satisfied, you might as well make a price."
Heisha said coldly: "One price, eight thousand spirit stones, no bargaining!"
"Eight thousand spirit stones?" Ni Kun frowned: "Eight thousand spirit stones, add another thousand, and you can almost buy a low-grade spirit weapon..."
Heisha said:
"But you can only buy the most mediocre, ordinary items with the most ordinary power. The friend you want to gift the Ice Profound Orb is also practicing ice-type exercises. Spiritual weapons that perfectly match their exercises are rare in the market. , you can’t buy it with spirit stones casually!”
However, my buddy has a first-grade middle-grade spiritual weapon-level Xuanbing sword on him!
And the "Ice Profound Orb" is not yet a spiritual weapon!
If Mei Jingshu didn't know how to use swordsmanship, and she loves the Bingxuanzhu very much, would it be necessary for me to bargain with you, a brainless killer here?
Ni Kun muttered in his heart, but his face remained calm, he pondered for a while, and slowly nodded:
"Okay, count me as a friend of Daoist friend. According to Daoist friend, eight thousand spirit stones!"
Heisha was very happy, and immediately threw out an old storage bag the size of a palm:
"Okay! You inspect the goods first."
Ni Kun noticed that the palm of his hand that threw out the storage bag seemed to be covered with a layer of ice crystal gloves, covering the palm and wrist airtightly, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: I'm afraid this is a stable party!
Afterwards, I picked up the storage bag and sensed it for a while, and saw that the space of the storage bag was pitifully small, with a side length of only a little over a foot, and there was only one item inside, but it was exactly the size of that chicken, and the whole body was round and crystal clear. The "Ice Profound Orb" with the image of snowflakes falling hidden inside.
Ni Kun nodded with satisfaction:
"Fellow Daoist Heisha, rejoice!"
Put away the small broken storage bag directly, and also took out a storage bag, first took out two thousand spirit stones from it and put it away, and then threw the storage bag to Heisha:
"There are still [-] spirit stones in it, fellow daoists, please count them."
Heisha took the storage bag, and nodded after carefully counting it. His hoarse and cold voice was soft:
"Yes, you are also a cheerful person. The storage bag is bigger than mine. After all, I have to find you a few hundred more spirit stones."
"No need, it's just a small change, count me as a friend with fellow Taoist."
Ni Kun smiled and said again:
"Fellow Daoist may wish to leave a contact information for me. If you have business needs in your own job, Fellow Daoist, I will find Fellow Daoist Heisha to handle it."
"it is good."
Heisha took out a stick of incense sticks one foot long, like an ice crystal, and threw it to Ni Kun:
"Light it in an empty place, as long as I am within a hundred miles nearby, I will be able to sense it immediately, and lock the incense stick, and come to see you."
"very good."
Ni Kun put away the incense sticks, which was considered an extra channel for the killer.
After finishing the business, the wine and dishes began to be served one after another.
When Xiao Er served the food, Ni Kun changed the subject and began to introduce Heisha some well-known common sense in Jiulian Xianfang. Heisha listened silently and occasionally nodded. From this reaction, Ni Kun was convinced that he was indeed the newly arrived Jiulian Xianfang. Lianxianfang.
It might even just arrive today, and coincidentally coincide with the big auction.
Ni Kun hadn't paid attention to whether Heisha had photographed other items besides the Ice Profound Pearl before.
If he only took one Ice Profound Bead, wouldn't it be a waste of time?Well, it can't be regarded as running for nothing. The Bingxuanzhu made a thousand and seventy dollars in such a handover. For ordinary casual cultivators, it can already be regarded as a big business at the level of sudden wealth.
After serving the food and wine, Xiao Er exited the box, and Ni Kun warmly greeted Heisha for drinks and food, and introduced him to the signature dishes of Zuixianlou:
"This is five-color venison. That five-color deer is a special spiritual beast deep in the Jiulian Mountains. It is not only delicious, but also nourishes qi and blood and improves cultivation. This spiritual beast cannot be bred and can only be caught in the mountains. So it’s not every day in the Drunken Immortal Building. It’s a blessing for a fellow Taoist to bump into it today. This is a cold pool crystal fish, and it’s also a special product deep in the Jiulian Mountains..."
Heisha didn't speak, but kept stretching out his chopsticks to pick up vegetables, eating elegantly but extremely fast.
And even when eating and drinking, he didn't take off his mask, he only opened a hole in his mouth, just enough to put in the food and wine.
He refused to even show his chin. This stability made Ni Kun a little ashamed of himself.
But think about it, killers should be so stable.
Wouldn't it be a risk of revealing one's identity if one showed some physical characteristics and was remembered by those who cared?
While eating and drinking, Ni Kun asked inadvertently:
"Fellow Daoist, since you practice the Ice Attribute Art, and you sold this Ice Profound Orb to me, wouldn't you be missing a handy weapon?"
Heisha said lightly:
"I don't lack the highest-grade magic weapon of the ice attribute. I bought the Ice Profound Orb just to see Lie Xinxie, so I took it for a backup. Since I can make a lot of money, I will sell it if I sell it."
Ni Kun suddenly said: "It turns out that..."
At the same time, I secretly guessed the origin of Heisha:
Dare to accept the order of hunting and killing the early stage of foundation establishment, and there is no shortage of top-grade magic weapons that fit with his own skills, and he can throw more than 6000 spirit stones to bid for the "Ice Profound Orb" as a backup magic weapon...
This Heisha is probably not a casual cultivator, it is very likely that he is a monk from a large family or even a sect monk from the Profound Handle Lord Continent.
But since he came to the South China Sea and started to work as an assassin, Heisha might have committed some serious crime, and even betrayed his family or sect.
I should have some savings when I was fleeing, but my net worth is also limited, not enough to sit and eat for a long time, so I am a bit fussy about money. If I can make a lot of money, I can even sell the spare magic weapon that fits it...
Well, Heisha's killer business might not be officially opened yet.
After a meal, Ni Kun secretly made various guesses about the origin of Heisha in his heart. Although it was not confirmed, he consciously guessed with some confidence based on various clues.
Satisfied with wine and food, the two left the restaurant. Ni Kun asked with a smile:
"Fellow Daoist Heisha, do you want to settle down in Jiulian Xianfang? I'm familiar with the process of renting caves and houses. If there is a need, I can take you to the management office of Xianfang to handle the rental matters."
"No need." Heisha said flatly, "I don't live in Xianfang."
After that, without waiting for Ni Kun to continue to ask questions, he left a sentence: "Remember to contact me if you have business." Then he left quickly.
"Don't live in Xianfang?"
Ni Kun looked at the back of Heisha who was going away quickly, touched his chin and muttered to himself:
"Could it be that you live in the wilderness and deep in the mountains? That's not good for your practice..."
Shaking his head, he didn't make any more guesses, and went straight back to his residence.
……
Going back to the alley where the house is located, when passing by the gate of Mei Jingshu's courtyard, there was no one around, Ni Kun was about to call the door via voice transmission, when the gate of Mei Jingshu's courtyard swung open.
Before Ni Kun could say hello, Mei Jingshu grabbed Ni Kun by the sleeve, pulled him into the courtyard, quickly closed the courtyard door, opened the restraint, and then asked him:
"Where did you go? Why did you come back now?"
Seeing her worried face, Ni Kun couldn't help laughing and asked:
"My sister has been watching the outside in front of the door just now? Are you worried about me?"
Mei Jingshuqiong wrinkled her nose slightly, smelling the aroma of wine on him, she immediately gave him an annoyed look:
"It's a pity that I saw that you didn't come back for a long time, and I was still worried if something difficult happened to you... It turns out that you went to drink!"
After speaking, he glared at him again, turned and left.
Ni Kun chuckled, and strode to catch up with her, wrapped her arms around her slender waist from behind, folded his palms in front of her soft and flat belly, pulled her into his arms, bit her crystal earlobe and said:
"It's my brother's fault that made my sister worry. However, there is a reason for my delay..."
Mei Jingshu's whole body was weak, unable to snuggle into his arms, her earlobes quickly turned pink, and a blush rose on her cheeks, but her tone was still stubborn:
"What's the reason?"
"look……"
Ni Kun smiled lowly, retracted his right hand, and when he passed the palm in front of her eyes, there was already a pearl in the palm.
Seeing the crystal-clear pearl with the scene of snowflakes flying inside, Mei Jingshu gasped for breath, and said pleasantly:
"Ice Profound Bead! How did this bead get into your hands?"
Ni Kun laughed and said:
"When I left the auction house, I happened to see the fellow daoist who bought the Ice Profound Bead, so I talked to him about a deal. How about it, sister Mei likes this bead?"
"I like it, I like it very much!"
Mei Jingshu turned around abruptly, grabbed Ni Kun's neck with both hands, rubbed her body tightly into his arms, stood on tiptoes, and kissed Ni Kun.
She didn't stop until her beautiful eyes were blurred, her jade neck was pink, and she was short of breath. She stared at Ni Kun intently and asked him:
"how much did you spend?"
Ni Kun laughed and said:
"It didn't cost much. That black-robed fellow Taoist looked ruthless, but in fact he was easy to talk to. He just raised the price by [-], and got it with [-] spirit stones."
"Seven thousand... is too expensive."
Mei Jingshu sighed lightly and said:
"Fortunately, I can still afford..."
"Does sister Mei really want to be so clear with me?"
Ni Kun stared into her eyes and smiled softly:
"This Ice Profound Orb, can I just treat it as a gift for Sister Mei? Let's talk about spirit stones later when we need the Foundation Establishment Pill. Then I promise to be merciless and drain every piece of spirit stone on you, sister." , but also make you owe a huge debt, the kind that you will never pay off for the rest of your life..."
"You bastard, you have a dark heart..."
Mei Jingshu said shyly, bit her lips again, hesitated for a while, finally tapped her chin lightly, did not speak after that, only took the initiative to send a sweet kiss again, and at the same time lightly leaped, locking her plump and round slender legs On Ni Kun's waist...
It wasn't until midnight that Ni Kun returned to his courtyard with his body full of fragrance.
……
Underground room.
Ni Kun took out three storage bags, erased the remaining spiritual power marks one by one, and began to inspect the spoils.
The spoils made Ni Kun a little disappointed.
Han Wei, Zeng Zirui, and Chen Sidao, the children of the three big clans, carry less than a thousand spirit stones in total.
But this is also reasonable. With their identities, they don't necessarily need to spend money to eat out in Xianfang, and they don't need to carry many spirit stones with them.
There are not many spirit pills, and most of them are "Qi Yang Pills".
Ni Kun inspected it carefully, and found that Han Wei had a bottle of Qi Yang Pill in his bag, which was even consigned to Zhao Xiulin by Ni Kun, and he couldn't help but laugh:
"I can be regarded as a 'killer' in the literal sense, right?"
Afterwards, they also found two bottles of Miscellaneous Pills, one of which was the Mihun Pill and the other was a Spirit Pill for Zhuang Xing.
These two miscellaneous pills, for Ni Kun, who is so charming that he has nowhere to put them, and who has a horizontal body, copper skin and iron bones, of course he dismisses them, and directly slaps them with a big hand to destroy them.
After that, there are three pieces of high-grade attack and defense artifacts. Han Wei also has a defensive magic talisman in the foundation-building stage. Judging from its aura, it can probably withstand one or two attacks from casual cultivators in the early stage of foundation-building?
It's a pity that Han Wei's temperament was too unbearable, he was directly shocked by Ni Kun's "Blood Sea Transformation" breath, and was dropped by Ni Kun in seconds without any reaction, and he had no chance to use this magic talisman until he died.
"After all, they are only juniors in the Qi Refining Realm. There are ancestors and elders in the family. Unless they are gifted children who are entrusted with the hope of passing on, they cannot have any good things on them. Obviously, Han Wei, even if he is Han Wei The ancestors and grandchildren of the family are not the most talented and important children of the family. Not to mention the other two nephews of the head of the family..."
Ni Kun shook his head, sorted the trophies into different categories, and collected them one by one. Then he summoned Qi Lingyun and threw to her the three "Blood Pills" made by Han Wei and the three of them.
Qi Lingyun took the blood pill and swallowed it in one gulp. After refining, his red eyes became even more scarlet.
"A few more blood pills refined in the late stage of Qi refining, and my strength can be promoted to the middle stage of foundation establishment!"
Qi Lingyun looked at Ni Kun and said slowly.
Her original strength is already infinitely close to the middle stage of foundation establishment, and she swallowed the blood pills refined by Li Yukun before, and now she swallows three blood pills refined by monks in the late stage of Qi refining. Finishing the door.
Ni Kun smiled:
"Don't worry, there will be a chance."
When Qi Lingyun was first refined into a blood slave, Ni Kun didn't dare to increase her strength easily, worrying that her strength would increase too fast, she would break free from control, and eat herself back.
But now...
He already has the ninth level of Qi refining, and the control of "Secluded Spring Blood Sea" has increased. If Qi Lingyun is a blood slave, even if her strength has risen to the middle stage of foundation establishment, he can control it as much as possible.
Of course, Ni Kun is not a person who kills indiscriminately, and he has to wait for the opportunity to train blood slaves.
……
A few days later, when Zhao Xiulin delivered the three bottles of Jade Pills and fifty Bizhen Spirit Fruits she had photographed, Ni Kun started alchemy again. It took less than half a month to refine hundreds of Jade Pills in one go.
Among them, more than [-]% are elixirs whose effects reach [-]% of the original version, and more than [-]% are the same as the original version, and the last [-]% are the best emerald pills whose effect is [-] to [-]% stronger than the original version.
So far, Ni Kun's skill in refining Jade Pill can be regarded as a "great achievement".
Give him dozens of Bizhen Linguo alchemy, he is sure to increase the rate of "original version" to more than [-]%, and the rate of top-quality products to [-]%, and at most only about [-]% of "bad pills" will appear—that is, the effect Only [-]% of the original version of the elixir, which once satisfied Ni Kun, has been ruthlessly labeled "bad elixir" by him now.
Speaking of which, since he was promoted to the ninth level of Qi Refining, Ni Kun's cultivation progress has slowed down again.
If he purely relies on himself to meditate and practice, even if the spiritual energy in the Xianfang house is relatively abundant, after practicing every six hours, even if he is in excellent condition, he can only increase his cultivation progress by about 0.03% on the ninth floor of Qi refining. Only 0.02%.
Knocking an original Jade Pill can only increase the progress of cultivation by 0.2%.
However, the higher the realm, the slower the cultivation, which is a normal situation.
Like Qi Lingyun, in the Qi refining realm, it took only ten years to complete the Qi refining, and successfully built a first-class Dao foundation.
But after the establishment of the foundation, after a full 13 years, she only practiced to the peak of the early foundation establishment, and did not really reach the middle stage of the foundation establishment.
Ni Kun is still only in the Qi Refining Realm, and of course his improvement will not be as slow as Qi Lingyun's.
But even if he could knock the Jade Pill every day, it would take about a year and a half to complete the ninth level of Qi Refining to 100%.
What's more, he doesn't have enough emerald pills yet, and it will take a lot longer to complete the ninth level of Qi Refining.
But Ni Kun is not in a hurry.
Already far away from the environment of the Fumiao Mountain Immortal Music School that made him extremely depressed and seriously disturbed, he also has a powerful trump card in his hand. The practice career in the deep house of Jiulian Mountain Fairy Square is quite comfortable and smooth. Ni Kun has been able to Practice more and more calmly, no longer as urgent as before.
With his lifespan of 240 years comparable to the completion of foundation establishment, not to mention one year or two, even ten years and twenty years, he can afford it.
In the next two months, Ni Kun stayed at home again, devoting himself to practice, and only occasionally got together with Mei Jingshu once in a while.
Before he knew it, his 31st birthday came again, and his potential points naturally increased a little, reaching six points.
Wealth also continued to be sold along with the magic tools, talismans, and elixirs entrusted to Zhao Xiulin for consignment, and gradually broke through the 12 mark—this was because I spent 13 spirit stones on buying ice mysterious beads from Heisha.Otherwise, his current net worth would be close to [-].
When Ni Kun was making alchemy and practicing leisurely and leisurely.
The investigation of the deaths of the three of Han Wei by the four major families has also come to an end.
According to the order of Han Chen, the patriarch of the Han family, Han Zhong, who was in charge of the investigation, did everything in secret without fanfare.
Finally, a list was submitted to the desk of the ancestor of the Han family.
……
The Han family's ancestral house, in the lobby.
The patriarch of the Han family sat in the main seat, squinting at the list in his hand.
This list lists more than a dozen names, and behind each name is also marked with information such as cultivation level, magic weapon, and origin.
Even if the source is not ascertained, some guesses are given based on clues.
After watching for a while, the old Chen of the Han family said slowly:
"This 'Heisha' is only at the late stage of Qi refining, and has never had any conflicts with Wei'er and the others. Why is it listed on it?"
Han Zhong, who stood under the hall, bowed and replied:
"Back to the ancestor, the casual cultivator who called himself 'Heisha' first appeared in Jiulian Xianfang, which was the day of the big auction where the three of Master Wei were killed. Before that, no one had ever seen it in Xianfang. Been to him.
"After the big auction ended, that Heisha didn't stay in Xianfang, and he didn't know where he went. Half a month later, this person appeared in Xianfang again, distributing name stickers on the street, claiming to be a killer, and clearly marking the price , accept the killing business..."
"and many more!"
The patriarch of the Han family had a strange expression, and interrupted Han Zhong:
"You mean, a killer who personally goes to the shop, distributes name stickers on the street, and promotes business?"
"Exactly." Han Zhong nodded and said, "I found a few copies of Heisha's name stickers in the shop, and the contents are all exactly the same. Please take a look, Patriarch..."
He took out a name sticker and presented it to the ancestor of the Han family.
The patriarch of the Han family took a look, and saw that the price was clearly marked on the sticker, indicating the reward for accepting the task.
In the early stage of Qi refining, the number of people is [-], in the middle stage is [-], and in the late stage is [-].Five thousand spirit stones in the early stage of foundation establishment.Loot distribution rules...
After reading the name stickers, the ancestor of the Han family had a subtle expression:
"Then Heisha is only in the late stage of Qi refining, right?"
Han Zhong nodded: "Exactly."
"Dare to accept the task of assassinating the early foundation establishment, that Heisha doesn't seem to be easy." The patriarch of the Han family squinted his old eyes, put on his pipe, took a couple of puffs, and said, "It is precisely because of this that you have included this person in the list. Suspect list?"
Han Zhongdao: "That's right. The origin of Heisha is mysterious, but he came to Jiulian Xianfang on the day when the three of Wei Shao were killed. The most important thing is that he also specially marked it in his name post, and only killed the evil deeds." generation. So..."
The patriarch of the Han family sighed softly:
"Wei'er, Zeng Zirui, and Chen Sidao, the three of them are young and frivolous, and they do things in their daily lives, and they do occasionally go too far. Some people don't see it, or for revenge, it is reasonable to ask that Heisha to kill him. So you can act accordingly Do you think Heisha is suspicious?"
Han Zhong said again:
"Back to the ancestors, I think that compared with other suspects, Heisha is not only a little suspect, but the biggest suspect!"
"Oh?" The patriarch of the Han family said indifferently: "Why is this? His cultivation is only at the late stage of Qi refining, and he is not as good as those few foundation-building casual cultivators on this list."
Han Zhong said in a deep voice:
"First, although Heisha only cultivated in the late stage of Qi refining, if he didn't brag as mentioned in the name post, and if he really dared to accept the task of assassinating the early stage of foundation establishment, then he would have the ability to kill Westbrook and the three of them instantly without leaving a trace. Ability. This may be relying on some kind of powerful secret treasure.
"Secondly, after the auction, Heisha had a banquet with a casual cultivator in the Drunken Immortal Tower. After investigation, the casual cultivator who had a drink with Heisha was named Ni Kun, and he also participated in the banquet that day. auctions.
"Third, the young one found out at the Xianfang management office that Ni Kun rented a house with three hundred spirit stones per year, and the house he rented was the same as that of Mei Jing, a casual repairman who is famous for his talisman making and beauty. Shu is adjacent.
"Fourth, Mei Jingshu had a feud with Westbrook a few years ago. On the day of the auction, she and Westbrook faced each other for a long time at the gate of the auction house.
"Fifth, that Ni Kun came to settle in Xianfang nine months ago. During these nine months, he almost never went out, never went out, and never did any work. A casual cultivator, Renting a house with [-] spirit stones for a year, and never going out to make a living, it shows that this person has a lot of money, which can provide him with a long time to live and practice in peace. In this way, he can afford to hire Heisha.
"Based on the above five points, I have absolute reasons to suspect that Heisha is, most likely, the murderer who killed Wei Shao and the others. The person who hired the murderer was none other than Ni Kun. Celebrate the success of the assassination, share the loot, and settle the final payment."
The patriarch of the Han family remained calm, smoking a pipe and asked:
"What about Mei Jingshu?"
Han Zhong said in a deep voice:
"There are two possibilities. One is that Mei Jingshu took down Ni Kun with her beauty, and after confronting Westbrook and the other three, she harbored a grudge against Westbrook and the other three, and encouraged Ni Nakun to pay for her revenge.
"The second possibility is that Ni Kun was greedy for the beauty of his neighbor Mei Jingshu. After seeing the three of Westbrook and Mei Jingshu confronting each other, in order to please the beauty, he took the initiative to hire Heisha to kill the three of Westbrook. .”
The patriarch of the Han family didn't look happy or angry, and his tone was flat:
"Where did that loose cultivator named Ni Kun come from? What's his background?"
Han Zhong replied:
"I don't know its specific origin. But it can be confirmed that this person is in Xianfang and has no background. In addition, this person is practicing Qingmu Changchun Jue. As we all know, Qingmu Jue is not good at fighting, but he is good at cultivating spiritual plants. It is also of great benefit to alchemy.
"A small suspicion, then Ni Kun may have been a wild alchemist in his early years. After accumulating a lot of money, he came to settle in Xianfang and waited for an opportunity to seek foundation building pills to attack the foundation building. Perhaps he participated in the big auction this year to find out the market. , planning for the future."
The patriarch of the Han family was noncommittal and just continued to ask him:
"What about Mei Jingshu? What's her background? What's her background?"
Han Zhong replied:
"This girl is in Xianfang, and she has no background.
"But I suspect that this woman is from the Sanxiu family, because this woman has an ice talisman in her hand. She declared that the talisman is called 'Ice Soul Talisman', which can kill the early stage of foundation establishment. Wei Shao He was repeatedly forced to retreat by her ice soul talisman.
"Mei Jingshu is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining. It is absolutely impossible for her to refine the ice soul talisman by herself. She also has an extremely superb skill in making talismans. Based on this, I speculate that this woman is probably born in a The casual cultivator family who are good at making talismans, the ice soul talisman was passed down to her by the elders of her family.
"Of course, his family should have long since declined, and there might even be only Mei Jingshu left. Otherwise, they wouldn't have lived alone in Xianfang for many years."
Hearing this, the patriarch of the Han family finally nodded in satisfaction:
"That's right! Han Zhong, although you are only a son of a family, among the children of my Han family and your generation, there are only a few who can compare with you. Work hard, the old man will be the master in the future, and I will allow you to be a lady." , let you be a real Han family!"
Han Zhong fell to his knees with a puff, his face flushed with excitement, and his voice trembled:
"Thank you for your appreciation! Han Zhonggan went through fire and water for the Han family, even death!"
"Do things well, don't just say death. My Han family does not lack a dead man. What is lacking is a real talent like you!" The patriarch of the Han family gently flicked his sleeves, and supported Han Zhong from the air: "Get up!" .”
"Thank you, Patriarch!" Han Zhong bowed to the ground again, and asked in a deep voice, "Then how should Ni Kun, Mei Jingshu, and Heisha be dealt with? Please show me, Patriarch!"
The patriarch of the Han family said lightly:
"Then Heisha and Mei Jingshu may really have a means to kill the early stage of foundation establishment. If they do it in the public, it will make too much noise. The two of them will not care about it for now. You can transfer a few good players in the late stage of Qi refining, go first Capture that Ni Kun. Remember, you have to live."
Although everything is just speculation and there is no actual evidence, but for the powerful, a little doubt can do it.
As for what to do if you catch the wrong person... If you catch the wrong person, you will have to be out of luck.
"Follow the decree of the ancestors!"
Han Zhong bowed to the ground again, and went to work energetically.
The patriarch of the Han family also didn't say that he would send a foundation builder to assist in the operation - a mere casual cultivator who practiced the "Qingmu Changchun Jue" in the late stage of Qi refining, Han Zhong alone was enough to capture him.
It's considered prudent to send a few masters in the late stages of qi refining to go with them.
[Seeking a monthly pass~! ! ! 】
(End of this chapter)
After the third Foundation Establishment Pill was sold, this year's annual auction came to an end.
Ni Kun, who had had enough of watching the excitement, followed Mei Jingshu's instructions, and after she left the auction house, she got up and left her seat, and left the auction house through another exit.
After coming out, he was about to leave directly when he suddenly caught sight of the mysterious cultivator who had photographed the "Ice Profound Orb", wrapped in a black robe and wearing an ice mask.
Think about Mei Jingshu's longing and loving eyes when she looked at the Bing Xuanzhu in the previous auction.
Thinking about her confrontation with Han Wei and the other three before the auction, she obviously wanted to seek comfort, but to avoid implicating him, Ni Kun, she resisted her stubborn insistence of never looking back at him.
Also at the auction, in order to avoid implicating him, he always used various excuses not to participate in the bidding for the Foundation Establishment Pill, and the eight thousand spirit stones pinched a lonely pitiful all the way...
After pondering for a while, Ni Kun hurried towards the black-robed monk.
"Fellow Daoist, please stay!"
Ni Kun condensed his voice into a bunch and transmitted it to the ears of the black-robed monk.
Hearing his voice transmission, the black-robed monk suddenly looked sideways, his cold and indifferent gray pupils were full of vigilance.
Seeing this, Ni Kun consciously stopped ten steps in front of the black-robed monk, cupped his fists, smiled gently, and said in a harmonious voice:
"Fellow Daoist, I have something to discuss with you, I hope you can give me some convenience."
The black-robed monk stared closely at Ni Kun, sensed his aura for a while, and realized that although he had a late-stage cultivation of qi refining, his qi machine was only the most unplayable "Qingmu Changchun Jue", and the vigilance in his gray pupils immediately subsided. , and then under the ice mask, came a cold and hoarse voice:
"What's the matter?"
Seeing that the black-robed monk did not refuse to communicate on the spot, Ni Kun smiled more elegantly and said:
"I want to discuss a business with fellow daoists. Well, there are a lot of people here, why don't fellow daoists follow me to Zuixianlou for a detailed discussion? I'm treating you!"
Zuixianlou is the No.1 floor of Jiulianxianfang. It has a lot of water every day. It is nominally the property of the Xianyin sect. It should be under the direct control of the owner of the workshop, but now it is controlled by the four major families.
But no matter what, it is a public business place, and the four major families also value the income of Zuixianlou, so safety can still be guaranteed.
Although the pair of gray pupils of the black-robed monk always give people a sense of coldness and indifference, they don't seem to be that kind of repulsive personality. Hearing Ni Kun's suggestion, he pondered for a moment before slowly nodding his head:
"it is good."
"Fellow Daoist is refreshing!"
Ni Kun raised his hand and made a "please" gesture, leading the way, leading the man in black to Zuixian Tower.
When he arrived at Zuixian Tower, Ni Kun asked for a private room, ordered a few dishes that suited his taste, and asked the black-robed monk:
"What would you like to eat, Fellow Daoist? Feel free to order."
The black-robed monk said coldly:
"It's my first time here, I'm not familiar with the dishes, you just order."
Ni Kun nodded:
"Never mind."
He called Xiao Er again, and added a few more signature dishes of Zuixianlou.
While waiting for the food to be served, Ni Kun took the initiative to introduce himself:
"Under Ni Kun, I don't know how to call you friends?"
The black-robed monk said coldly:
"Heisha."
"Heisha?"
Ni Kun was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile:
"Is this the code name? Excuse me for taking the liberty, can I ask the surname of fellow Taoist?"
I can't call you "friend of the underworld", can I?
The man in black said:
"Just call me Heisha."
Ni Kun didn't care too much, and said with a smile:
"Okay, then I will call Fellow Daoist Heisha Fellow Daoist. Is this the first time for Fellow Daoist to Jiulian Xianfang?"
Heisha, the man in black robe, said coldly:
"You want to check my background? Who are you? The person in charge of Xianfang?"
"This……"
Ni Kun smiled helplessly:
"Fellow Daoist misunderstood, I am also a casual cultivator, and I have only settled in Jiulian Xianfang for half a year. I didn't deliberately ask about the origin of Fellow Daoist, but just asked casually."
Heisha said coldly:
"Don't ask any questions that are not necessary."
"..."
Ni Kun took a soft nail and didn't feel annoyed, just smiled and nodded:
"What Fellow Daoist Heisha said is true. I was the one who was abrupt."
Xuan said like a normal person:
"As for the business I'm going to discuss next, it's..."
Heisha gray eyes stared at Ni Kun, before he could finish speaking, he interrupted him coldly:
"In the early stage of Qi refining, two hundred spirit stones per head. In the middle stage of Qi refining, five hundred spirit stones. In the late stage of Qi refining, one thousand spirit stones. In the early stage of foundation establishment, five thousand spirit stones. If the opponent has a special background, you have to add money!
"Except for the specific items you requested, all the spoils belong to me. If the specific item is worth more than a thousand spirit stones, you will have to pay more! In addition, the task target must have a good reputation. If there is no bad deed, I will not sell it even if you add money." !"
"..."
Ni Kun couldn't laugh or cry-you are still a killer!
However, the cultivation base of Qi Machine is obviously only in the late stage of Qi refining, and it looks like it can be refined to nine levels at most, but he dares to accept orders from the early stage of foundation establishment. This Heisha may have some secret treasure on him, and the origin may not be simple!
He shook his head and said:
"Fellow Daoist Heisha misunderstood, I didn't come here to ask fellow Daoist to kill..."
"Didn't you ask me to kill?"
Heisha was taken aback, a strange look appeared in his eyes:
"You're looking for a killer to do business, but not to kill someone? Are you out of your mind?"
"..."
Ni Kun felt tired for a while, feeling that this person was out of his mind, unable to communicate normally at all.
But he still said patiently:
"Why do fellow daoists think that I came to find fellow daoists to kill people? I didn't know you were a killer..."
Heisha stared at Ni Kun coldly, and said coldly:
"I'm dressed like this, don't I look like a good person?"
Ni Kun was speechless for a while, before he said:
"Fellow Daoist, although you are dressed mysteriously, since you are participating in an auction, there is nothing wrong with dressing up mysteriously. In the lobby and even in the box of the auction before, there were many monks who concealed their figures like fellow daoists..."
"But I'm wearing a black robe!"
Heisha looked at Ni Kun with the eyes of a fool:
"How many people are wearing black robes in the lobby? Haven't you noticed that among the hundreds of monks, there are only three people wearing black robes like mine? I'm the only one wearing a mask to hide my face. Isn't that enough to explain that I am a mysterious killer?"
I rub!
I really can't fucking understand, wearing a black robe and a mask, how can I have something to do with the killer!
Is there any necessary logic in this?
Also called himself "mysterious killer"...
Ni Kun felt more and more that this black evil fellow Taoist had a pit in his head, and wondered if this person had become obsessed with cultivation and hurt his sea of consciousness?
Speaking of which, in the world of cultivating immortals, there are quite a few monks who have become crazy because of going crazy, hurting their minds...
For a moment, looking at Heisha's eyes, he also unknowingly revealed a bit of pity
However, Heisha was very keen, and immediately noticed that Ni Kun's eyes were wrong, and there was a murderous look in his cold and hoarse voice:
"What kind of eyes do you have? Do you think there is something wrong with me?"
"Fellow Daoist, don't get me wrong, I'm just... well, I'm ashamed. Because of my own ignorance and shallow vision, I can't see that Fellow Daoist is a killer at a glance, so I feel ashamed."
Ni Kun was talking nonsense, but his smile was very sincere:
"Although there is a small misunderstanding, it shouldn't hinder the business I want to discuss with fellow daoists..."
Heisha snorted coldly:
"You don't know that I'm a killer, and you don't want to ask me to kill someone. What business can you talk about? I don't care about you entertaining me. You are already magnanimous. Don't push yourself! Farewell!"
With that said, he stood up and was about to leave.
Ni Kun hurriedly asked to stay:
"Fellow daoist stay here, I really have business to discuss with fellow daoist. The Ice Profound Orb that fellow daoist took..."
"Ok?"
Heisha stopped in his tracks, looked at Ni Kun coldly, and his eyes were full of vigilance:
"It turns out that you are thinking about my magic weapon! What exactly do you want to do?"
Ni Kun smiled:
"Don't be nervous, fellow daoist, I want to buy the Ice Profound Orb that fellow daoist took."
Heisha snorted:
"Aren't you trying to amuse me again? The Aoki Changchun Jue you cultivated clearly has no tacit understanding with the Bingxuanzhu. In your hands, it is just a secret casting of the pearl."
Ni Kun laughed and said:
"I really don't have a tacit understanding with the Ice Profound Bead, but I have a very close friend who also practices the Ice Attribute Art. I want to buy this bead, and I want to buy it for my friend."
"Give it away?" Heisha asked suspiciously, "Since you want to give it away, why didn't you bid at the previous auction?"
Ni Kun looked sincere:
"Of course it's because I'm a casual cultivator with no one to rely on, and I'm practicing the Aoki Changchun Jue, so I'm not good at fighting. So I really don't dare to expose my wealth in public..."
Hesha sneered:
"But you dare to discuss business with me now, and show your wealth in front of me, because you think I'm not a threat to you? I can't afford to rob you of your wealth? Are you underestimating me?"
Ni Kun felt tired for a while:
"Fellow Daoist Heisha, in the lobby of the auction house, there were hundreds of casual practitioners in the Qi Refining Realm, and many foundation-building major practitioners were among them... If I reveal my wealth, I don't know how many people will be targeted. Now there are only Daoist alone...
"Besides, fellow daoist can take out more than 6000 spirit stones to bid for the Ice Profound Orb, so I think he is not short of money, so I feel that it is much safer to discuss business with fellow daoist in private than to participate in bidding in the auction house.
"Besides, since fellow daoist only kills people with obvious evil deeds, he must be a very principled killer. I believe that with the integrity of fellow daoist, we will never kill or plunder innocent people indiscriminately."
Heisha snorted coldly:
"Nanhai Loose Cultivator, how can there be a good person? The probability of you being an innocent person is probably a little lower than the probability of successfully building your own foundation without using the Foundation Establishment Pill!"
"..." Ni Kun was speechless again.
"Forget it, since you see that I am a principled killer, you can be regarded as a good judge of people, with some eyes." Heisha changed the subject again, sat down again, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me, how much spirit are you willing to sacrifice?" Shi, buy the Ice Profound Orb in my hand?"
Ni Kun pondered for a while:
"Well, fellow daoist bought the Ice Profound Orb with [-] spirit stones, so... I would like to bid [-] spirit stones, is the fellow daoist satisfied?"
"Only seven thousand?"
Hesha sneered:
"Only seven hundred more? I practice ice-type kung fu, and Ice Mysterious Orbs are perfect for me, and the chances of being promoted to spirit weapons in the future are also very high. Do you think I will give up a future worthless item just because of a mere seven hundred spirit stones?" A top-grade magic weapon for my natal spiritual weapon?"
Ni Kun said: "Since you are not satisfied, you might as well make a price."
Heisha said coldly: "One price, eight thousand spirit stones, no bargaining!"
"Eight thousand spirit stones?" Ni Kun frowned: "Eight thousand spirit stones, add another thousand, and you can almost buy a low-grade spirit weapon..."
Heisha said:
"But you can only buy the most mediocre, ordinary items with the most ordinary power. The friend you want to gift the Ice Profound Orb is also practicing ice-type exercises. Spiritual weapons that perfectly match their exercises are rare in the market. , you can’t buy it with spirit stones casually!”
However, my buddy has a first-grade middle-grade spiritual weapon-level Xuanbing sword on him!
And the "Ice Profound Orb" is not yet a spiritual weapon!
If Mei Jingshu didn't know how to use swordsmanship, and she loves the Bingxuanzhu very much, would it be necessary for me to bargain with you, a brainless killer here?
Ni Kun muttered in his heart, but his face remained calm, he pondered for a while, and slowly nodded:
"Okay, count me as a friend of Daoist friend. According to Daoist friend, eight thousand spirit stones!"
Heisha was very happy, and immediately threw out an old storage bag the size of a palm:
"Okay! You inspect the goods first."
Ni Kun noticed that the palm of his hand that threw out the storage bag seemed to be covered with a layer of ice crystal gloves, covering the palm and wrist airtightly, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: I'm afraid this is a stable party!
Afterwards, I picked up the storage bag and sensed it for a while, and saw that the space of the storage bag was pitifully small, with a side length of only a little over a foot, and there was only one item inside, but it was exactly the size of that chicken, and the whole body was round and crystal clear. The "Ice Profound Orb" with the image of snowflakes falling hidden inside.
Ni Kun nodded with satisfaction:
"Fellow Daoist Heisha, rejoice!"
Put away the small broken storage bag directly, and also took out a storage bag, first took out two thousand spirit stones from it and put it away, and then threw the storage bag to Heisha:
"There are still [-] spirit stones in it, fellow daoists, please count them."
Heisha took the storage bag, and nodded after carefully counting it. His hoarse and cold voice was soft:
"Yes, you are also a cheerful person. The storage bag is bigger than mine. After all, I have to find you a few hundred more spirit stones."
"No need, it's just a small change, count me as a friend with fellow Taoist."
Ni Kun smiled and said again:
"Fellow Daoist may wish to leave a contact information for me. If you have business needs in your own job, Fellow Daoist, I will find Fellow Daoist Heisha to handle it."
"it is good."
Heisha took out a stick of incense sticks one foot long, like an ice crystal, and threw it to Ni Kun:
"Light it in an empty place, as long as I am within a hundred miles nearby, I will be able to sense it immediately, and lock the incense stick, and come to see you."
"very good."
Ni Kun put away the incense sticks, which was considered an extra channel for the killer.
After finishing the business, the wine and dishes began to be served one after another.
When Xiao Er served the food, Ni Kun changed the subject and began to introduce Heisha some well-known common sense in Jiulian Xianfang. Heisha listened silently and occasionally nodded. From this reaction, Ni Kun was convinced that he was indeed the newly arrived Jiulian Xianfang. Lianxianfang.
It might even just arrive today, and coincidentally coincide with the big auction.
Ni Kun hadn't paid attention to whether Heisha had photographed other items besides the Ice Profound Pearl before.
If he only took one Ice Profound Bead, wouldn't it be a waste of time?Well, it can't be regarded as running for nothing. The Bingxuanzhu made a thousand and seventy dollars in such a handover. For ordinary casual cultivators, it can already be regarded as a big business at the level of sudden wealth.
After serving the food and wine, Xiao Er exited the box, and Ni Kun warmly greeted Heisha for drinks and food, and introduced him to the signature dishes of Zuixianlou:
"This is five-color venison. That five-color deer is a special spiritual beast deep in the Jiulian Mountains. It is not only delicious, but also nourishes qi and blood and improves cultivation. This spiritual beast cannot be bred and can only be caught in the mountains. So it’s not every day in the Drunken Immortal Building. It’s a blessing for a fellow Taoist to bump into it today. This is a cold pool crystal fish, and it’s also a special product deep in the Jiulian Mountains..."
Heisha didn't speak, but kept stretching out his chopsticks to pick up vegetables, eating elegantly but extremely fast.
And even when eating and drinking, he didn't take off his mask, he only opened a hole in his mouth, just enough to put in the food and wine.
He refused to even show his chin. This stability made Ni Kun a little ashamed of himself.
But think about it, killers should be so stable.
Wouldn't it be a risk of revealing one's identity if one showed some physical characteristics and was remembered by those who cared?
While eating and drinking, Ni Kun asked inadvertently:
"Fellow Daoist, since you practice the Ice Attribute Art, and you sold this Ice Profound Orb to me, wouldn't you be missing a handy weapon?"
Heisha said lightly:
"I don't lack the highest-grade magic weapon of the ice attribute. I bought the Ice Profound Orb just to see Lie Xinxie, so I took it for a backup. Since I can make a lot of money, I will sell it if I sell it."
Ni Kun suddenly said: "It turns out that..."
At the same time, I secretly guessed the origin of Heisha:
Dare to accept the order of hunting and killing the early stage of foundation establishment, and there is no shortage of top-grade magic weapons that fit with his own skills, and he can throw more than 6000 spirit stones to bid for the "Ice Profound Orb" as a backup magic weapon...
This Heisha is probably not a casual cultivator, it is very likely that he is a monk from a large family or even a sect monk from the Profound Handle Lord Continent.
But since he came to the South China Sea and started to work as an assassin, Heisha might have committed some serious crime, and even betrayed his family or sect.
I should have some savings when I was fleeing, but my net worth is also limited, not enough to sit and eat for a long time, so I am a bit fussy about money. If I can make a lot of money, I can even sell the spare magic weapon that fits it...
Well, Heisha's killer business might not be officially opened yet.
After a meal, Ni Kun secretly made various guesses about the origin of Heisha in his heart. Although it was not confirmed, he consciously guessed with some confidence based on various clues.
Satisfied with wine and food, the two left the restaurant. Ni Kun asked with a smile:
"Fellow Daoist Heisha, do you want to settle down in Jiulian Xianfang? I'm familiar with the process of renting caves and houses. If there is a need, I can take you to the management office of Xianfang to handle the rental matters."
"No need." Heisha said flatly, "I don't live in Xianfang."
After that, without waiting for Ni Kun to continue to ask questions, he left a sentence: "Remember to contact me if you have business." Then he left quickly.
"Don't live in Xianfang?"
Ni Kun looked at the back of Heisha who was going away quickly, touched his chin and muttered to himself:
"Could it be that you live in the wilderness and deep in the mountains? That's not good for your practice..."
Shaking his head, he didn't make any more guesses, and went straight back to his residence.
……
Going back to the alley where the house is located, when passing by the gate of Mei Jingshu's courtyard, there was no one around, Ni Kun was about to call the door via voice transmission, when the gate of Mei Jingshu's courtyard swung open.
Before Ni Kun could say hello, Mei Jingshu grabbed Ni Kun by the sleeve, pulled him into the courtyard, quickly closed the courtyard door, opened the restraint, and then asked him:
"Where did you go? Why did you come back now?"
Seeing her worried face, Ni Kun couldn't help laughing and asked:
"My sister has been watching the outside in front of the door just now? Are you worried about me?"
Mei Jingshuqiong wrinkled her nose slightly, smelling the aroma of wine on him, she immediately gave him an annoyed look:
"It's a pity that I saw that you didn't come back for a long time, and I was still worried if something difficult happened to you... It turns out that you went to drink!"
After speaking, he glared at him again, turned and left.
Ni Kun chuckled, and strode to catch up with her, wrapped her arms around her slender waist from behind, folded his palms in front of her soft and flat belly, pulled her into his arms, bit her crystal earlobe and said:
"It's my brother's fault that made my sister worry. However, there is a reason for my delay..."
Mei Jingshu's whole body was weak, unable to snuggle into his arms, her earlobes quickly turned pink, and a blush rose on her cheeks, but her tone was still stubborn:
"What's the reason?"
"look……"
Ni Kun smiled lowly, retracted his right hand, and when he passed the palm in front of her eyes, there was already a pearl in the palm.
Seeing the crystal-clear pearl with the scene of snowflakes flying inside, Mei Jingshu gasped for breath, and said pleasantly:
"Ice Profound Bead! How did this bead get into your hands?"
Ni Kun laughed and said:
"When I left the auction house, I happened to see the fellow daoist who bought the Ice Profound Bead, so I talked to him about a deal. How about it, sister Mei likes this bead?"
"I like it, I like it very much!"
Mei Jingshu turned around abruptly, grabbed Ni Kun's neck with both hands, rubbed her body tightly into his arms, stood on tiptoes, and kissed Ni Kun.
She didn't stop until her beautiful eyes were blurred, her jade neck was pink, and she was short of breath. She stared at Ni Kun intently and asked him:
"how much did you spend?"
Ni Kun laughed and said:
"It didn't cost much. That black-robed fellow Taoist looked ruthless, but in fact he was easy to talk to. He just raised the price by [-], and got it with [-] spirit stones."
"Seven thousand... is too expensive."
Mei Jingshu sighed lightly and said:
"Fortunately, I can still afford..."
"Does sister Mei really want to be so clear with me?"
Ni Kun stared into her eyes and smiled softly:
"This Ice Profound Orb, can I just treat it as a gift for Sister Mei? Let's talk about spirit stones later when we need the Foundation Establishment Pill. Then I promise to be merciless and drain every piece of spirit stone on you, sister." , but also make you owe a huge debt, the kind that you will never pay off for the rest of your life..."
"You bastard, you have a dark heart..."
Mei Jingshu said shyly, bit her lips again, hesitated for a while, finally tapped her chin lightly, did not speak after that, only took the initiative to send a sweet kiss again, and at the same time lightly leaped, locking her plump and round slender legs On Ni Kun's waist...
It wasn't until midnight that Ni Kun returned to his courtyard with his body full of fragrance.
……
Underground room.
Ni Kun took out three storage bags, erased the remaining spiritual power marks one by one, and began to inspect the spoils.
The spoils made Ni Kun a little disappointed.
Han Wei, Zeng Zirui, and Chen Sidao, the children of the three big clans, carry less than a thousand spirit stones in total.
But this is also reasonable. With their identities, they don't necessarily need to spend money to eat out in Xianfang, and they don't need to carry many spirit stones with them.
There are not many spirit pills, and most of them are "Qi Yang Pills".
Ni Kun inspected it carefully, and found that Han Wei had a bottle of Qi Yang Pill in his bag, which was even consigned to Zhao Xiulin by Ni Kun, and he couldn't help but laugh:
"I can be regarded as a 'killer' in the literal sense, right?"
Afterwards, they also found two bottles of Miscellaneous Pills, one of which was the Mihun Pill and the other was a Spirit Pill for Zhuang Xing.
These two miscellaneous pills, for Ni Kun, who is so charming that he has nowhere to put them, and who has a horizontal body, copper skin and iron bones, of course he dismisses them, and directly slaps them with a big hand to destroy them.
After that, there are three pieces of high-grade attack and defense artifacts. Han Wei also has a defensive magic talisman in the foundation-building stage. Judging from its aura, it can probably withstand one or two attacks from casual cultivators in the early stage of foundation-building?
It's a pity that Han Wei's temperament was too unbearable, he was directly shocked by Ni Kun's "Blood Sea Transformation" breath, and was dropped by Ni Kun in seconds without any reaction, and he had no chance to use this magic talisman until he died.
"After all, they are only juniors in the Qi Refining Realm. There are ancestors and elders in the family. Unless they are gifted children who are entrusted with the hope of passing on, they cannot have any good things on them. Obviously, Han Wei, even if he is Han Wei The ancestors and grandchildren of the family are not the most talented and important children of the family. Not to mention the other two nephews of the head of the family..."
Ni Kun shook his head, sorted the trophies into different categories, and collected them one by one. Then he summoned Qi Lingyun and threw to her the three "Blood Pills" made by Han Wei and the three of them.
Qi Lingyun took the blood pill and swallowed it in one gulp. After refining, his red eyes became even more scarlet.
"A few more blood pills refined in the late stage of Qi refining, and my strength can be promoted to the middle stage of foundation establishment!"
Qi Lingyun looked at Ni Kun and said slowly.
Her original strength is already infinitely close to the middle stage of foundation establishment, and she swallowed the blood pills refined by Li Yukun before, and now she swallows three blood pills refined by monks in the late stage of Qi refining. Finishing the door.
Ni Kun smiled:
"Don't worry, there will be a chance."
When Qi Lingyun was first refined into a blood slave, Ni Kun didn't dare to increase her strength easily, worrying that her strength would increase too fast, she would break free from control, and eat herself back.
But now...
He already has the ninth level of Qi refining, and the control of "Secluded Spring Blood Sea" has increased. If Qi Lingyun is a blood slave, even if her strength has risen to the middle stage of foundation establishment, he can control it as much as possible.
Of course, Ni Kun is not a person who kills indiscriminately, and he has to wait for the opportunity to train blood slaves.
……
A few days later, when Zhao Xiulin delivered the three bottles of Jade Pills and fifty Bizhen Spirit Fruits she had photographed, Ni Kun started alchemy again. It took less than half a month to refine hundreds of Jade Pills in one go.
Among them, more than [-]% are elixirs whose effects reach [-]% of the original version, and more than [-]% are the same as the original version, and the last [-]% are the best emerald pills whose effect is [-] to [-]% stronger than the original version.
So far, Ni Kun's skill in refining Jade Pill can be regarded as a "great achievement".
Give him dozens of Bizhen Linguo alchemy, he is sure to increase the rate of "original version" to more than [-]%, and the rate of top-quality products to [-]%, and at most only about [-]% of "bad pills" will appear—that is, the effect Only [-]% of the original version of the elixir, which once satisfied Ni Kun, has been ruthlessly labeled "bad elixir" by him now.
Speaking of which, since he was promoted to the ninth level of Qi Refining, Ni Kun's cultivation progress has slowed down again.
If he purely relies on himself to meditate and practice, even if the spiritual energy in the Xianfang house is relatively abundant, after practicing every six hours, even if he is in excellent condition, he can only increase his cultivation progress by about 0.03% on the ninth floor of Qi refining. Only 0.02%.
Knocking an original Jade Pill can only increase the progress of cultivation by 0.2%.
However, the higher the realm, the slower the cultivation, which is a normal situation.
Like Qi Lingyun, in the Qi refining realm, it took only ten years to complete the Qi refining, and successfully built a first-class Dao foundation.
But after the establishment of the foundation, after a full 13 years, she only practiced to the peak of the early foundation establishment, and did not really reach the middle stage of the foundation establishment.
Ni Kun is still only in the Qi Refining Realm, and of course his improvement will not be as slow as Qi Lingyun's.
But even if he could knock the Jade Pill every day, it would take about a year and a half to complete the ninth level of Qi Refining to 100%.
What's more, he doesn't have enough emerald pills yet, and it will take a lot longer to complete the ninth level of Qi Refining.
But Ni Kun is not in a hurry.
Already far away from the environment of the Fumiao Mountain Immortal Music School that made him extremely depressed and seriously disturbed, he also has a powerful trump card in his hand. The practice career in the deep house of Jiulian Mountain Fairy Square is quite comfortable and smooth. Ni Kun has been able to Practice more and more calmly, no longer as urgent as before.
With his lifespan of 240 years comparable to the completion of foundation establishment, not to mention one year or two, even ten years and twenty years, he can afford it.
In the next two months, Ni Kun stayed at home again, devoting himself to practice, and only occasionally got together with Mei Jingshu once in a while.
Before he knew it, his 31st birthday came again, and his potential points naturally increased a little, reaching six points.
Wealth also continued to be sold along with the magic tools, talismans, and elixirs entrusted to Zhao Xiulin for consignment, and gradually broke through the 12 mark—this was because I spent 13 spirit stones on buying ice mysterious beads from Heisha.Otherwise, his current net worth would be close to [-].
When Ni Kun was making alchemy and practicing leisurely and leisurely.
The investigation of the deaths of the three of Han Wei by the four major families has also come to an end.
According to the order of Han Chen, the patriarch of the Han family, Han Zhong, who was in charge of the investigation, did everything in secret without fanfare.
Finally, a list was submitted to the desk of the ancestor of the Han family.
……
The Han family's ancestral house, in the lobby.
The patriarch of the Han family sat in the main seat, squinting at the list in his hand.
This list lists more than a dozen names, and behind each name is also marked with information such as cultivation level, magic weapon, and origin.
Even if the source is not ascertained, some guesses are given based on clues.
After watching for a while, the old Chen of the Han family said slowly:
"This 'Heisha' is only at the late stage of Qi refining, and has never had any conflicts with Wei'er and the others. Why is it listed on it?"
Han Zhong, who stood under the hall, bowed and replied:
"Back to the ancestor, the casual cultivator who called himself 'Heisha' first appeared in Jiulian Xianfang, which was the day of the big auction where the three of Master Wei were killed. Before that, no one had ever seen it in Xianfang. Been to him.
"After the big auction ended, that Heisha didn't stay in Xianfang, and he didn't know where he went. Half a month later, this person appeared in Xianfang again, distributing name stickers on the street, claiming to be a killer, and clearly marking the price , accept the killing business..."
"and many more!"
The patriarch of the Han family had a strange expression, and interrupted Han Zhong:
"You mean, a killer who personally goes to the shop, distributes name stickers on the street, and promotes business?"
"Exactly." Han Zhong nodded and said, "I found a few copies of Heisha's name stickers in the shop, and the contents are all exactly the same. Please take a look, Patriarch..."
He took out a name sticker and presented it to the ancestor of the Han family.
The patriarch of the Han family took a look, and saw that the price was clearly marked on the sticker, indicating the reward for accepting the task.
In the early stage of Qi refining, the number of people is [-], in the middle stage is [-], and in the late stage is [-].Five thousand spirit stones in the early stage of foundation establishment.Loot distribution rules...
After reading the name stickers, the ancestor of the Han family had a subtle expression:
"Then Heisha is only in the late stage of Qi refining, right?"
Han Zhong nodded: "Exactly."
"Dare to accept the task of assassinating the early foundation establishment, that Heisha doesn't seem to be easy." The patriarch of the Han family squinted his old eyes, put on his pipe, took a couple of puffs, and said, "It is precisely because of this that you have included this person in the list. Suspect list?"
Han Zhongdao: "That's right. The origin of Heisha is mysterious, but he came to Jiulian Xianfang on the day when the three of Wei Shao were killed. The most important thing is that he also specially marked it in his name post, and only killed the evil deeds." generation. So..."
The patriarch of the Han family sighed softly:
"Wei'er, Zeng Zirui, and Chen Sidao, the three of them are young and frivolous, and they do things in their daily lives, and they do occasionally go too far. Some people don't see it, or for revenge, it is reasonable to ask that Heisha to kill him. So you can act accordingly Do you think Heisha is suspicious?"
Han Zhong said again:
"Back to the ancestors, I think that compared with other suspects, Heisha is not only a little suspect, but the biggest suspect!"
"Oh?" The patriarch of the Han family said indifferently: "Why is this? His cultivation is only at the late stage of Qi refining, and he is not as good as those few foundation-building casual cultivators on this list."
Han Zhong said in a deep voice:
"First, although Heisha only cultivated in the late stage of Qi refining, if he didn't brag as mentioned in the name post, and if he really dared to accept the task of assassinating the early stage of foundation establishment, then he would have the ability to kill Westbrook and the three of them instantly without leaving a trace. Ability. This may be relying on some kind of powerful secret treasure.
"Secondly, after the auction, Heisha had a banquet with a casual cultivator in the Drunken Immortal Tower. After investigation, the casual cultivator who had a drink with Heisha was named Ni Kun, and he also participated in the banquet that day. auctions.
"Third, the young one found out at the Xianfang management office that Ni Kun rented a house with three hundred spirit stones per year, and the house he rented was the same as that of Mei Jing, a casual repairman who is famous for his talisman making and beauty. Shu is adjacent.
"Fourth, Mei Jingshu had a feud with Westbrook a few years ago. On the day of the auction, she and Westbrook faced each other for a long time at the gate of the auction house.
"Fifth, that Ni Kun came to settle in Xianfang nine months ago. During these nine months, he almost never went out, never went out, and never did any work. A casual cultivator, Renting a house with [-] spirit stones for a year, and never going out to make a living, it shows that this person has a lot of money, which can provide him with a long time to live and practice in peace. In this way, he can afford to hire Heisha.
"Based on the above five points, I have absolute reasons to suspect that Heisha is, most likely, the murderer who killed Wei Shao and the others. The person who hired the murderer was none other than Ni Kun. Celebrate the success of the assassination, share the loot, and settle the final payment."
The patriarch of the Han family remained calm, smoking a pipe and asked:
"What about Mei Jingshu?"
Han Zhong said in a deep voice:
"There are two possibilities. One is that Mei Jingshu took down Ni Kun with her beauty, and after confronting Westbrook and the other three, she harbored a grudge against Westbrook and the other three, and encouraged Ni Nakun to pay for her revenge.
"The second possibility is that Ni Kun was greedy for the beauty of his neighbor Mei Jingshu. After seeing the three of Westbrook and Mei Jingshu confronting each other, in order to please the beauty, he took the initiative to hire Heisha to kill the three of Westbrook. .”
The patriarch of the Han family didn't look happy or angry, and his tone was flat:
"Where did that loose cultivator named Ni Kun come from? What's his background?"
Han Zhong replied:
"I don't know its specific origin. But it can be confirmed that this person is in Xianfang and has no background. In addition, this person is practicing Qingmu Changchun Jue. As we all know, Qingmu Jue is not good at fighting, but he is good at cultivating spiritual plants. It is also of great benefit to alchemy.
"A small suspicion, then Ni Kun may have been a wild alchemist in his early years. After accumulating a lot of money, he came to settle in Xianfang and waited for an opportunity to seek foundation building pills to attack the foundation building. Perhaps he participated in the big auction this year to find out the market. , planning for the future."
The patriarch of the Han family was noncommittal and just continued to ask him:
"What about Mei Jingshu? What's her background? What's her background?"
Han Zhong replied:
"This girl is in Xianfang, and she has no background.
"But I suspect that this woman is from the Sanxiu family, because this woman has an ice talisman in her hand. She declared that the talisman is called 'Ice Soul Talisman', which can kill the early stage of foundation establishment. Wei Shao He was repeatedly forced to retreat by her ice soul talisman.
"Mei Jingshu is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining. It is absolutely impossible for her to refine the ice soul talisman by herself. She also has an extremely superb skill in making talismans. Based on this, I speculate that this woman is probably born in a The casual cultivator family who are good at making talismans, the ice soul talisman was passed down to her by the elders of her family.
"Of course, his family should have long since declined, and there might even be only Mei Jingshu left. Otherwise, they wouldn't have lived alone in Xianfang for many years."
Hearing this, the patriarch of the Han family finally nodded in satisfaction:
"That's right! Han Zhong, although you are only a son of a family, among the children of my Han family and your generation, there are only a few who can compare with you. Work hard, the old man will be the master in the future, and I will allow you to be a lady." , let you be a real Han family!"
Han Zhong fell to his knees with a puff, his face flushed with excitement, and his voice trembled:
"Thank you for your appreciation! Han Zhonggan went through fire and water for the Han family, even death!"
"Do things well, don't just say death. My Han family does not lack a dead man. What is lacking is a real talent like you!" The patriarch of the Han family gently flicked his sleeves, and supported Han Zhong from the air: "Get up!" .”
"Thank you, Patriarch!" Han Zhong bowed to the ground again, and asked in a deep voice, "Then how should Ni Kun, Mei Jingshu, and Heisha be dealt with? Please show me, Patriarch!"
The patriarch of the Han family said lightly:
"Then Heisha and Mei Jingshu may really have a means to kill the early stage of foundation establishment. If they do it in the public, it will make too much noise. The two of them will not care about it for now. You can transfer a few good players in the late stage of Qi refining, go first Capture that Ni Kun. Remember, you have to live."
Although everything is just speculation and there is no actual evidence, but for the powerful, a little doubt can do it.
As for what to do if you catch the wrong person... If you catch the wrong person, you will have to be out of luck.
"Follow the decree of the ancestors!"
Han Zhong bowed to the ground again, and went to work energetically.
The patriarch of the Han family also didn't say that he would send a foundation builder to assist in the operation - a mere casual cultivator who practiced the "Qingmu Changchun Jue" in the late stage of Qi refining, Han Zhong alone was enough to capture him.
It's considered prudent to send a few masters in the late stages of qi refining to go with them.
[Seeking a monthly pass~! ! ! 】
(End of this chapter)
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