GBP Chapter 390 The Nine-Tailed Temple 4
Chapter 390 The Nine-Tailed Temple 4
Longquan Pool gets its name from the fact that the springhead resembles a dragon's head.
Unlike other springs in the Nine-Tailed Temple, the water here is drinkable and full of spiritual energy. The spring is very flat and has a high water output, making it the water source for the entire Nine-Tailed Temple.
It is also the place where blessings are bestowed most frequently!
A good spring is of great use to these Tianji Sect disciples!
For example, right now, there is a huge, ancient tortoise shell, with inexplicable patterns carved on each of its shells.
At this moment, it was lying by the Dragon Spring Pool, being diligently cared for and cleaned by two disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Sect.
This seemingly ordinary turtle is the legendary Jian Gui, the longest-living spirit beast known in the Xuan Tian Continent. It is said to have lived since the beginning of chaos.
In the end, only this one was left.
The turtle has an extremely long lifespan. It lives a secluded life and rarely appears in front of people. It has extremely high requirements for its living environment. It lives in places with the most spiritual energy and the highest water quality and only eats the purest energy.
Because of its long history, the patterns on its body are believed to be divine patterns passed down from ancient times.
Before turtle sightings became as rare as they are now, the criteria for turtle sightings were usually determined using divination tools, as people believed that divination using turtle sightings would be more accurate.
In reality, although the tortoise is a mythical beast, it does not possess any extraordinary abilities.
It has survived from chaos to the present day because it is utterly useless. Its meat is unpalatable and its shell is extremely hard, so it has virtually no natural enemies willing to hunt it.
Until they encountered humans, and no one knows who came up with this idea, the turtles faced a devastating blow.
The last one remaining was hailed as an auspicious creature by humans. Because it was so rare, those who saw it were considered to be blessed, and eventually, the name evolved into "Seeing Turtle."
That's right, it wasn't originally called that. It was just that people who saw it later changed the name by word of mouth.
In a sense, Jian Gui is indeed very connected with the Tianji Sect!
Although the two Tianji Sect disciples were responsible for cleaning the tortoise, they did not prevent people from touching it, since seeing the tortoise is believed to bring blessings!
For most of the guests present, the main event was no longer seeing the turtle.
Instead, next to the giant rock engraved with the image of Longquan Pool, various brocade pouches floated on a huge shelf.
This is the gambling den next to the tortoise. These brocade pouches contain all sorts of magical herbs, very randomly. Some pouches may contain herbs that are worthless, while others may contain priceless treasures.
It all depends on one's luck.
See that huge donation box in front of the shelf? It contains one top-grade spirit stone, and each person is limited to ten.
Seeing a tortoise brings blessings, so there's no need to rush to see how effective it is.
This gambling den is so famous because the Heavenly Mystery Sect is truly generous; very few people have ever lost money, and some have even won priceless treasures.
This kind of activity, which involves gambling on luck, making money, seeing turtles, and is also a miraculous medicine, is no wonder Kong Zhi was so excited.
This completely hit all his points of interest!
Kong Zhi touched the tortoise, raised his blessed hand, grabbed Mo Wen, and rushed straight to the donation box.
Twenty spirit stones, ten for each person.
Mo Wen had just received his share of ten brocade pouches and obediently let go, only to have them snatched away by Kong Zhi.
Mo Wen was unsurprised; he had expected this long ago. He wasn't interested in opening the brocade pouch either, so he simply asked Kong Zhi to open it for him.
Kong Zhi raised the hand that had been blessed by the tortoise and solemnly opened the first brocade pouch.
A leaf whose variety is indistinguishable, yet the flowing energy in its veins proves that it is a spirit.
general!
Kong Zhi tossed the leaf back into the brocade pouch and hurriedly opened the second one!
So-so, so-so, so-so!
……
Of the ten portions that belonged to him, only one remained! From being full of anticipation to now, Kong Zhi had almost given up!
Ten top-grade spirit stones—the last one can't be just average!
Kong Zhi opened it, and a withered leaf sprouted from it!
Kong Zhi: "..."
Kong Zhiqi: "?"
His gaze was fixed on the withered leaves that seemed to scatter with a gust of wind, and he suspected that something bad was targeting him!
Cheng Jiu put away the dazzling array of spiritual herbs he had prepared, and his gaze was immediately drawn to Kong Zhi.
What's more appealing than a lucky star?
What an unlucky guy!
Even Cheng Jiu couldn't honestly say that the last leaf that bloomed might be some kind of precious medicinal herb!
Can I be so unlucky that this kind of welfare activity doesn't even have a guaranteed minimum?
Kong Zhi: "..."
I suspect you're targeting me, but I have no proof.
Seeing his partner's dejected state, Mo Wen kindly reminded him, "There are still ten left! Maybe we'll get a big shipment!"
Kong Zhi rallied from the series of setbacks: "Yes, I still have ten more!"
He took out the ten brocade pouches he had snatched from Mo Wen, but he had given up hope on the first one!
He reached into the brocade pouch and took out a white, fluffy blade of grass.
Its fluffy tail is glossy and shiny, and most eye-catching are the specks of gold scattered on it.
Golden tail grass!
Grade 8 Elixir!
It is said that the 100,000-year-old Golden Tail Grass can transform into a demon; at least some plants can transform from spiritual plants into demons.
Its abilities, the aura it exudes, can enhance the strength of fox-type spirit beasts and purify their bloodlines.
It is a rare treasure within a small circle, and its price remains high due to the pursuit of those fox-like nobles!
It can be said that the value of this Golden Tail Grass alone is equivalent to twenty top-grade spirit stones.
"No, why is this happening?!" Kong Zhi's face showed no joy whatsoever; she stared angrily at the spiritual medicine in her hand, wishing she could burn it up.
"Hello, do you sell this golden tail grass?"
A sweet voice rang out from the side. It belonged to a cute girl with a pink and white dress, a round face, and an overall youthful appearance.
She stared intently at the golden tail grass in Kong Zhi's hand, like an adorable cat attracted by catnip, her two pink fox ears twitching happily on her head.
Demon or half-demon?
Cheng Jiu secretly speculated about the girl's identity, never expecting to encounter a girl from another race in the Nine-Tailed Temple.
Kong Zhi's thoughts were interrupted by the sweet voice. In his eyes, the girl in front of him was adorable and sweet from head to toe!
"Excuse me, why are you looking at me like that?" The girl was a little shy under Kong Zhi's direct gaze.
"You used seductive arts on me!" Kong Zhi said bluntly.
Mo Wen's sword was drawn from its sheath at some point, and he watched the girl with a wary gaze, his killing intent brewing. If the girl made any unusual moves, he would not hesitate to strike!
As his partner, he has an obligation to protect the alchemist's safety.
The girl felt wronged after being stung by Kong Zhi's blunt words: "I didn't!"
Kong Zhi smiled with a mixture of disdain, sarcasm, and certainty: "I wouldn't find anything cute except Xiao Qing! You're still too green!"
Everyone's attention was drawn to the commotion.
"Isn't this guy being a bit too narcissistic? That girl is actually quite cute!"
"Uh-huh!"
Everyone present thought her pink outfit was adorable!
"I think it's just a trick that young man used to attract girls! Look how fierce that other young man is! That trick is definitely less effective!"
People around were talking about it, but the vast majority still supported the cute girl; cuteness was definitely an advantage!
So, did the girl in pink actually use seductive arts?
Cheng Jiu and her group, who were standing to the side, couldn't tell either, including Cheng Jiu herself, who had been paying close attention. The main problem was that she couldn't sense anything!
"What nonsense are you guys spouting! This guy clearly used seductive arts, are you blind?!"
Hearing the whispers around her, Kong Zhi blushed instantly: "Do I need to falsely accuse someone?"
"I just want to buy Golden Tail Grass! If you don't want it, just say so, why accuse me of using seductive arts!"
The girl was also very aggrieved. She just wanted to buy something, but she was accused of using seductive arts. She was innocent too.
"Yes, fellow Daoist, you've gone a bit too far!" A cultivator beside her said indignantly, speaking up for the girl in pink.
People kept speaking out for the girl in pink.
Standing at the back of the crowd, the girl, who still looked aggrieved, smiled slightly as she watched Kong Zhi jumping up and down.
The two Tianji Sect disciples who were cleaning the tortoise also stopped and looked at the pink-clad girl stirring up trouble in front of them. They exchanged a glance.
"Your tail's showing!" Cheng Jiu leaned closer to the pink-clad girl's neck and reminded her.
"Ah! Ah?" The girl in pink quickly took two or three steps back, rubbing her bottom. "Thank you?"
She didn't touch anything, and only then did she realize that the pretty girl in front of her was bluffing!
"Would you like to eat spirit beast food?" Cheng Jiu was almost certain of the girl's identity.
She didn't use seductive arts, because he was seductive arts himself.
Cheng Jiu remembered that he had come across a piece of gossip while collecting information a few years ago!
That was at the border between the world of cultivation and the world of mortals.
The daughter of the lord of a small city, she was exceptionally beautiful, and everyone who saw her fell in love with her.
She was the city lord's darling daughter, attracting countless young talents to vie for her hand in marriage!
In order to win over this "princess".
A riot, rare in the cultivation world, broke out in that small town, with countless people fighting and bleeding for that "princess"!
It was only after the five major sects descended upon that small city that this unwarranted conflict was quelled.
The identity of the "beautiful" princess was also subsequently investigated and clarified.
She is not the city lord's biological daughter at all, which involves a major, secretive human trafficking case.
It was originally a demon cub that the city lord had secretly captured.
Born cute and beautiful, the city lord, harboring selfish motives, kept this beautiful cub and claimed it to be his daughter.
All this was to raise this "daughter" to adulthood and then sell her for a good price!
But this is no ordinary fox cub; it is a seductive fox that mutates from among ten thousand peach fox demons.
The earliest traceable record of Meihu is that of the 126th Demon Emperor of the Demon Clan, under whom was a renowned Demon Master who was Meihu's ancestor.
She once caused the entire army to turn against her on the battlefield; almost no one could resist her seductive charms.
She even captivated the emperor of the Wei dynasty, who was so infatuated with her that he considered sacrificing his country!
The results are truly amazing!
The saying "a smile that could topple a city, a second smile that could topple a nation" is something this seductive vixen ancestor has already mastered.
If the five major sects hadn't negotiated with the Demon Emperor and even enlisted the Ghost Emperor to intervene, it's uncertain whether the mortal realm would still exist today.
Later, after this fox spirit ascended to immortality, her battle record was still verifiable, but it no longer possessed the grandeur of her predecessor.
This one, however, possesses a bloodline purity approaching that of the ancients.
The chaos in that small town was just a small trick used by this little tyrant who had just come of age!
Knowing his background, the five major sects apprehended the city lord who had misappropriated stolen goods and caused this disaster.
As for the seductive fox, she has only just come of age, yet she possesses such power; no one dares to release her back into the demon realm.
Moreover, she herself was a victim, innocently sold and controlled, and the methods she used were merely for self-defense!
Killing him would be against all reason and justice!
There are no more records of this little ancestor after that. Unexpectedly, this little ancestor actually appeared in the Heavenly Mystery Sect and even in the Nine-Tailed Temple.
Judging from her appearance, you can tell that she has been very well taken care of by the Heavenly Mystery Sect!
Otherwise, Senior Brother Kong Zhi wouldn't treat her this way. It would be a miracle if this little darling didn't bewitch Senior Brother Kong Cheng!
She hasn't fully unleashed her charms yet.
"Oh, is that alright?" The fox-like girl's eyes lit up, sparkling as she stared at the beautiful woman in front of her.
"Of course!" Cheng Jiu took out clean spirit beast food and handed it to her on a tray!
"Mmm~! Delicious, delicious! You're such a kind person!" The fox-like girl ate with a satisfied expression. "My name is Fan Yi! Kind person, what's your name?"
"Cheng Jiu, these are my senior brothers and sisters!" After introducing them one by one, Cheng Jiu looked at the fox-like girl who was wolfing down her food with curiosity: "Did the Heavenly Mystery Sect starve you? You look like you've been hungry for a long time!"
"No! Those charlatans may be a bit mystical, but they're actually quite generous; I can eat as much spirit beast food as I want."
But I wasn't getting enough to eat, and they wouldn't let me eat more!
For the first ten years or so, I could only eat vegetarian food; I couldn't get anything with any energy!
That idiot said, "Looking sickly makes me more pitiful, but I've never been given a full meal!"
As she spoke, Fan Yi gritted her teeth, fearing that if the person she was talking about appeared in front of her, she would definitely give her a good beating with her fox-fist.
Cheng Jiu knew who the idiot she was talking about was, and couldn't help but look at the girl with pity. Treating a cub like that was simply outrageous.
She thought it, and she said it out loud!
"Yes, yes! He deserves to be struck by lightning!"
The fox-like girl wholeheartedly agreed, growing increasingly fond of Cheng Jiu the more she looked at him, and feeling that Cheng Jiu was on her side.
Seeing the fox-like girl's satisfied expression, Cheng Jiu pressed his advantage: "Senior Brother Kong Zhi meant no harm, can you forgive him?"
Poor Senior Brother Kong Zhi was surrounded by a group of passersby. He couldn't win the argument, and even after revealing his identity, he couldn't get out. The accusations never stopped.
Not to mention those who weren't bewitched, even the new tourists felt something was off.
This group of people seemed to be immersed in the same world at the same time, and they couldn't hear any external interference.
Kong Zhi was so angry at this group of blind men that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He was also very stubborn and insisted on winning the argument!
Don't ask about the miserable person standing nearby, in case someone suddenly attacks.
"Of course! I only wanted to buy that Golden Tail Grass!" The fox-like girl readily agreed to a request from a friend she trusted: "Those charlatans are generous, but it's a pity they won't let us eat too much!"