Before long, Yulian, Ji Qing, and Bai Yu exited together.
Bai Yu being smaller proved to be quite convenient.
She was an alien who looked similar to a human.
When she was at full size, she could not hide her wings, but when she shrank to her legal Lolita form, her wings beca much smaller and could be hidden in a sufficiently loose robe.
Not long after the three of them left, Li Jing chose to enter the Zhenyuan Tower.
As his level increased, his physical body had so room for progression, soaking regularly was good for him, to avoid having to soak for too long during future upgrades.
Zhenyuan Tower was indeed different from before.
Without the support of the Taoist Origin Fruit Tree, its control over the Rules of Ti had weakened imnsely.
The extre speed of ti could at most reach a rate of one hour equivalent to one year, and couldn’t bring Li Jing the passing of hundreds to thousands of years in a blink of an eye like before.
Instead of entering the extre speed layer of the Zhenyuan Tower, Li Jing chose to go to a suitable cultivation layer.
His main purpose for coming in was to refine the Shadow Crystal, not to upgrade his physical body.
Refining required the support of cultivation. He couldn’t exploit this, so Li Jing had to do it himself.
It wasn’t impossible to go to the layer of the Zhenyuan Tower where ti flows extrely quickly.
It’s just that ti passes quickly there, and running cultivation thod wouldn’t yield maximum benefit.
But now this layer is largely occupied by the Ancient God’s Descendants.
For Li Jing to activate his cultivation thod, it would be difficult not to affect the surroundings.
Longxu and the Old Man Star Picker are the only ones in the cultivation-appropriate layer, and there are many vacant rooms there.
Entering a separate compartnt, Li Jing sat cross-legged and pulled out the Shadow Crystal.
After briefly examining the cool Shadow Crystal in his hand, he triggered the Thousand Thunder Attraction at will.
Tis have changed.
Li Jing’s Thousand Thunder Attraction has beco very skilled.
During the year before ascending in the mortal realm, he didn’t idle apart from his visit to Chongyuan Holy Realm, he would practice Thousand Thunder Attraction every now and then.
The once unfamiliar Thousand Thunder Attraction, can now be manipulated freely by him.
Thousand Thunder Attraction was activated.
In the blink of an eye, a huge amount of Thunder Elent Spirit Energy was attracted by Li Jing and gathered.
The whole Chen Tang City was stirred up by this, the winds and clouds gathering, and thunder roars continuously.
Where the Zhenyuan Tower stood, there was even a thunderstorm due to the excessive gathering of Thunder Elent Spirit Energy.
But outside the tower, it’s easier than inside.
In the room where Li Jing was, the Thunder Elent Spirit Energy was so dense that it was almost visible to the naked eye like a cloud of fog engulfing the room, with occasional mini-thunders flashing through.
Facing such a scene, Li Jing was not surprised.
Focused on his mind.
Li Jing tossed out the Shadow Crystal, and placed both hands on his knees on either side.
The dense Thunder Elent Spirit Energy in the room, suspended the thrown-out Shadow Crystal before him and encapsulated it.
Refining process, begin.
Strands after strands of Thunder Spiritual Qi, far more pure than what he had drawn, were extracted from the encapsulated Shadow Crystal and infused into Li Jing’s body.
In this process.
The Power of Rules contained in the Shadow Crystal was stripped layer by layer, and absorbed by Li Jing together with the purged Thunder Elent Spirit Energy.
This process should have been extrely slow.
The Shadow Crystal was indeed a top-class Heavenly Treasure, and it was not so easy to refine.
However, under the influence of the sped-up ti flow in the Zhenyuan Tower, the stripping speed of the Shadow Crystal was quite considerable.
About two hours later.
The hidden Power of Rules in the Shadow Crystal was completely refined.
Next,
A prompt appeared in front of Li Jing.
"Rule Control, Shadow."
Upon seeing the reminder, a smile spread across Li Jing’s face.
Such a simple thing allowed him to control a Rule, the Shadow Crystal was indeed a heavenly treasure.
Controller: Li Jing
Rule Control: Thunder Punishnt, Space, Shadow.
Heavenly and Earthly Essence: 3032/630195
Level: 235 (True Immortal) / Next stage level: 275
Skill Points: 100
Strength Of Thunder Punishnt: 55460
Lifebound Magic Instrunt: Linglong (Immortal item level 10, 99%), Qingfeng (Immortal item level 10, 99%), Smoke Eye (Immortal item level 10, 99%), Naless
Equipnt: None
Passive Skills: Small Universe, Reverse Space
Active Skills: Zhou Tian Talisman
Limit Breakthrough (passive): Divine Might, Moon Shadow
Limit Breakthrough (active): Whisper of the Spirit God, Heaven’s Creation Skill, Eye of True Vision
Forbidden Skill: Body of Thunder Punishnt in all Worlds
Second Breakthrough: Heaven and Earth Return to Heart, Wind Thunder Domain
Calling out his panel for a look, Li Jing eyed the remaining 100 skill points, contemplated for a mont, then stood up, waved his hand and tore through the space, and stepped out.
The next second.
He appeared directly above the Ta Xue Comrcial Bank in Phoenix Sun County, then with a thought turned into a shadow in the sky, silently falling into the Ta Xue Comrcial Bank.
It must be said.
The rule of the Shadow is quite useful.
On the premise of not letting others detect the formation of a space rift, Li Jing used the rule of the Shadow without anyone noticing his arrival.
In the Immortal Realm.
The Silent Shadow can still be used.
But here, there are too many people with powerful Primordial Spirits.
The main reason is that Li Jing’s actual realm is only the Tenth Realm.
Although his Primordial Soul strength is on par with the Eleventh Realm, the effect of the Silent Shadow still requires a certain degree of overpowering to interfere with the perception of others.
Until Li Jing reaches a higher realm, the Silent Shadow becos less effective.
Now with the rule of the Shadow, it is a completely different concept.
The Silent Shadow can be used normally, and even if it doesn’t produce a cognitive interference effect, it can hide his presence before he’s noticed by others. Unless he encounters soone directly, no one would notice him.
This characteristic, combined with the rule of the Shadow, is impeccable.
Even though the Immortal Realm is full of people who control at least one rule, and are relatively sensitive to the power of the Rules, under the effect of the Silent Shadow, and on the premise that Li Jing doesn’t attack others, no one will notice him using the rule of the Shadow.
Li Jing transford into a shadow, and I dare to ask how many people could notice a fleeting shadow?
If they can’t trigger to the shadow, naturally they can’t discover him.
This is much more secretive than him using the Silent Shadow boldly in front of people. Even if he encounters soone who is not subject to cognitive interference, he doesn’t have to worry about being noticed and discovered by the other party.
Upon entering the Ta Xue Trading Company.
Li Jing, with his powerful Primordial Soul perception, easily discerned Tong Xiaoxiao, who was entertaining guests on the third floor of the company, and then quietly went up to the floor while in a shadow state.
It was extrely coincidental.
Just as he arrived at the guest room where Tong Xiaoxiao was, the room door was pushed open.
Encountering this, Li Jing imdiately made the decision to blend into the shadow cast by the light on one side.
Of course, he was not trying to peep at anything.
The main reason is that he had just started using the rule of the Shadow, and he wanted to practice more.
In the guest room.
Tong Xiaoxiao, with a bright smile, ca out with a handso young man. The two seed to have agreed on a pleasant collaboration or deal, both wearing satisfied smiles on their faces.
They hadn’t walked a few steps out the door when the young man paused and turned his head, saluting and smiled.
"Manager Tong, I can take care of myself from here. You’re busy, there’s no need to see out."
"Ha! It’s just a short way, I’d better escort you! I’m not actually that busy!"
Tong Xiaoxiao replied with a laugh, gesturing for him to go ahead.
"I must say, if anyone’s busy, it would be you, City Lord. If you hadn’t other matters to attend to, I would’ve had to thank you properly for your kindness. I found that Artifact Refinent master in Phoenix Sun County completely unknown. And I can’t reveal his identity. Without your trust in to customize a Taoist Artifact, even with my persuasive ability, I would’ve had a hard ti convincing anyone."
"This is a small matter, not worth ntioning."
The young man laughed and said.
"Manager Tong, I have known your integrity during all these years in Phoenix Sun County. While others may not believe your word, I am willing to trust you. Let’s not speak in formalities, I just hope to see my customized half-step Taoist Artifact soon."
The two of them walked slowly downstairs while talking.
Li Jing was sowhat taken aback when he heard Tong Xiaoxiao refer to the young man as City Lord.
Primarily because the young man had a fair appearance, but was of the diocre type.
Unexpectedly, he was the City Lord of Phoenix Sun County.
What surprised him even more.
The City Lord had ordered a half-step Taoist Artifact from Tong Xiaoxiao. This was practically throwing money at him!
Accepting customizations is a way for Tong Xiaoxiao to make money for Li Jing.
However, as Tong Xiaoxiao said.
Before he "proves himself", even if the terms he offered were decent, it would be difficult to get orders from custors.
The key.
Is that not only was he not well-known, but he also hid his identity...
Originally, he thought that accepting customization would have to wait for a while. After he mass-produced so artifacts and sold them in the Ta Xue Trading Company to gain so fa, then he could officially start.
The appearance of the City Lord was, needless to say, very convenient for him.
As Tong Xiaoxiao and the City Lord of Phoenix Sun City exchanged pleasantries and walked down the stairs, Li Jing took the opportunity to quietly hide in the forr’s shadow.
The rule of the Shadow, at this mont, was incredibly versatile and varied.
Let alone Tong Xiaoxiao.
The City Lord of Phoenix Sun City was clearly a top Twelfth Realm powerhouse.
And he was one of the best, and not necessarily much inferior to the Domain Lord.
In the Immortal Realm.
The Domain Lord rely serves as a representative of the Donghua Immortal Palace to manage a region.
While the City Lord truly owns a city.
They are not from the Donghua Immortal Palace nor are they appointed by it. They climbed to the position of City Lord mostly relying on their own strength.
However, even the top-tier Twelfth Realm powerhouse, the City Lord of Phoenix Sun City, had no idea about Li Jing hiding in Tong Xiaoxiao’s shadow.
Soon.
The two walked downstairs.
After exchanging a few formalities with the City Lord at the entrance of the company, Tong Xiaoxiao saw him off and returned to the company. She happily made her way back upstairs.
Upon seeing this, Li Jing quietly ca out of her shadow and revealed himself beside her.
He had already tested how useful the rule of the Shadow was.
There was no point in testing it more.
Tong Xiaoxiao was heading upstairs at this ti, and she might not be up to anything.
If he saw sothing he shouldn’t, it would probably be awkward.
In this scene.
Tong Xiaoxiao was startled as Li Jing suddenly appeared quietly beside her, and she was slightly scared, her face turning pale as she abruptly stopped.
Upon realizing it was Li Jing, she let out a sigh of relief.
The rules in the Immortal Realm were not as concrete as on the Blue Star.
Despite the strict prohibition of fighting within the city, there were still frequent occurrences of covert assassinations.
Tong Xiaoxiao was a businessperson.
Naturally, she had made quite a few enemies in the marketplace, not to ntion plenty of competitors.
Generally, business competitions wouldn’t escalate to a life-or-death situation.
After all, the principle of rchants was to make a fortune in a friendly manner.
However, there were always so who harbored peculiar thoughts and were used to being domineering.
As a matter of fact,
Through managing the Ta Xue Trading Company and catapulting it to a position of power in Phoenix Sun County, Tong Xiaoxiao had several near-death experiences due to attempted assassinations.
When a person suddenly erged unexpectedly, how could she not be nervous?
With lingering fear, she patted her heaving chest and cast a slightly exasperated look at Li Jing.
"Immortal Lord Li, do you know that scaring people can drive them to death?"
Li Jing, caught by her stare, chuckled awkwardly.
"Sorry, I didn’t an to scare you, I just wanted to test so new thods."
With Li Jing, her golden goose, Tong Xiaoxiao, naturally could not stay angry.
Leave alone the fact that she was a businesswoman,
Who would refuse money even if they’re not businessperson?
"Next ti you decide to experint with so novel techniques, I suggest not using as a test subject. Like , people in business are quite sensitive to such incidents."
After huffing out those words, Tong Xiaoxiao cast a puzzled look at Li Jing.
"When did you get here?"
"Just when you were descending the stairs with the City Lord of Phoenix Sun City."
Li Jing responded with a smile.
Receiving this reply, Tong Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but gaze at him for a few monts longer.
Li Jing had arrived when she was descending the stairs with the City Lord, so this ant even a Twelfth Realm expert like the City Lord didn’t notice him?
This kid...
Is truly a monster!
He clearly just ascended recently, right?
Amidst her awe, Tong Xiaoxiao spoke up.
"Since you were here just now, you must have already known that the City Lord has placed an order here for a Half-step Taoist Artifact."
"Yes."
Li Jing nodded, adding,
"Did the City Lord give you the materials?"
"Yes."
Tong Xiaoxiao responded, and then hesitated before adding,
"However, regarding paynt, he only gave half the corresponding materials. He didn’t shortchange the materials for refinent. On this matter, I hope you could..."
Before she finished speaking, Li Jing waved his hand.
"I understand, Manager Tong. You don’t have to say more. The other party is, after all, the City Lord of Phoenix Sun City. You must have gone through a lot to convince him to place the order without knowing how capable I am. You must have given him a lot of discounts."
Hearing Li Jing’s understanding words, Tong Xiaoxiao gave a bright smile.
"Indeed, Immortal Lord Li, you are quite understanding. I did put a lot of effort into this matter. However, discussing this serves little purpose. The City Lord is in urgent need of the half-step Taoist Artifact as a gift for another City Lord who will be visiting Phoenix Sun County in seven days. Immortal Lord Li, do you have the ti to refine it soon?"
"Yes, I do."
Li Jing nodded, saying,
"I’ve already submitted the application to Donghua Immortal Palace. This ti I ca to inquire about the materials and order, and I also wanted to ask you for so advice."
Hearing that Li Jing had ti to refine the artifact, Tong Xiaoxiao looked pleased.
Listening to what he had to say next, she laughed and said,
"I’ve prepared the materials and blueprints for the consumable items that you requested. Since it involves the interest of our Ta Xue Trading Company, rest assured that we will ensure efficiency."
After saying this, she continued,
"We are friends, as well as business partners. There is no need for formalities. If you have any questions, just ask."
"Sounds good."
Li Jing smiled, saying,
"It’s not that I have any other doubts, it’s just that as a newcor to the Immortal Realm I am very interested in a variety of Immortal thods. I am wondering if Manager Tong can point in the right direction. Where can I learn about Immortal thods?"
At Li Jing’s words, Tong Xiaoxiao furrowed her brows slightly, saying,
"When it cos to Immortal thods, although they are ubiquitous in the Immortal Realm, getting one is usually difficult. The principle of ’Not to be divulged recklessly’ must be familiar to you."
She then effortlessly began to explain,
"The most direct and effective way to acquire Immortal thods is to find the respective hole heavens or blessed lands waiting to be opened. This gives you a good orientation as most of these carry authentic Immortal thods that are well known. This ans that with very little effort, you can understand the nature of the Immortal thod carried by a hole heaven or blessed land, allowing you to wait for it with an objective."
"The second quickest way is to exchange with acquaintances or ask for guidance. However, this lacks focus as it is very much dependent on what Immortal thods your acquaintances know, and whether they are willing to share."
"Thirdly, you may directly buy it from others. To be honest, I would not really recomnd this thod. Immortal thods, besides from their origin, mostly spread orally and in this process, there is a high possibility of mistakes. Even worse, there might be people who intentionally sabotage. If you don’t have the ability to verify the mantra of the Immortal thod, you might end up suffering a great loss."
"The fourth way is to join a sect or faction that holds so Immortal thods. But this can be quite troubleso. Joining a sect or faction doesn’t an that you will necessarily acquire the Immortal thod. There must be a contribution from you, or at least a good relationship with those in power."
After uttering these four pieces of advice, Tong Xiaoxiao smiled.
"If Immortal Lord Li just wants to study so random Immortal thods, there are three Immortal thods that you can refer to. Since we have such a good relationship, I can give them to you for free. However..."
Before Tong Xiaoxiao could finish her sentence, Li Jing shook his head.
"Immortal thods are valuable, I cannot accept your gift, Manager Tong."
"..."
Tong Xiaoxiao found herself at a loss for words.
She was a wise woman.
So was Li Jing.
When she ntioned the word ’giving’, it was under certain conditions.
Li Jing evidently saw through this and did not give her the opportunity...
If he didn’t provide her with an opportunity, Tong Xiaoxiao could only retreat.
Li Jing was indeed a golden goose, but he was not her own son, it was not necessary for her to please the forr and present him with Immortal thod.
Also, a certain person clearly had specific requirents for the Immortal thod and not just any kind would do.
In the course of their dialogue, the two of them arrived at the third floor of the trading company to ’receive custors’.
Under the guidance of Tong Xiaoxiao, Li Jing followed into a pavilion where he had once been a guest.
After entering the door, Tong Xiaoxiao swiftly took out a delicately crafted bag and handed it to him.
"This is a Storage Bag. All the high-quality materials and consumable artifacts which you ordered for ninety thousand top-grade Immortal Crystals are inside."
Li Jing was familiar with the concept of a Storage Bag, but he had never seen one before.
Because there was such a thing as storage space, devices capable of storing massive quantities did not need to rely on such objects in this world, thus these words could only be seen in novels.
Li Jing curiously picked up the Storage Bag and, with a thought, looked inside it.
The space inside the Storage Bag was not large.
It was roughly equivalent to his villa in the earthly world.
Compared to massive storage devices from the earthly world, it was not cost-effective.
However, it was fairly suitable for one-ti transactional purposes.
There was no need to take everything out, just giving a bag was enough, it was quite convenient.
While examining the Storage Bag, Tong Xiaoxiao took out another storage bag emitting an astonishing Spiritual Qi from a different material.
"This bag contains the materials for the half-step Taoist Artifact that the Phoenix Sun City Lord ordered. Your Remuneration is also inside. The materials for creating a half-step Taoist Artifact are quite unique, each portion of the material has at least one Heavenly Treasure that can allow the artifact to control a certain law upon formation. If such materials are not used imdiately, their effect might vanish over ti. In order to maintain their efficacy, they need to be sealed with a secret thod."
She continued, saying:
"There are higher-quality Spirit-Sealing Bags in the Storage Bag that can be used for sealing purposes. I will give this one to Immortal Lord Li, so it will be convenient for you to store similar materials in the future. As for this other bag with other materials, I entrust Immortal Lord Li to return it to when you’re ’delivering the goods’."
Li Jing was naturally aware that the materials required for creating a half-step Taoist Artifact were out of the ordinary.
A half-step Taoist Artifact requires for a supre immortal artifact, with a spirit naturally controlling at least one law, to be refined.
This requires the use of specific materials.
Otherwise, even refining the supre immortal artifact would prove challenging.
Not to ntion a law...
Li Jing wasn’t previously aware that the corresponding materials needed to be sealed with a secret thod for preservation.
Upon hearing that Tong Xiaoxiao would give him a Spirit-Sealing Bag, he couldn’t help but smile.
Hearing that she wanted the other bag back, he couldn’t help but smile wryly.
Compared to the Spirit-Sealing Bag, an ordinary Storage Bag was undoubtedly much cheaper...
She was giving away a Spirit-Sealing Bag, but not a Storage Bag?
As if she knew what Li Jing was thinking, Tong Xiaoxiao cleared her throat, and said:
"The cost of the Storage Bag is not low, and our Ta Xue Comrcial Bank is small scale, we can’t afford losses. And by the way, this Spirit-Sealing Bag I’m giving to Immortal Lord Li will be calculated into your remuneration later."
Upon hearing her words, Li Jing imdiately thought ’good grief’.
So, this Spirit-Sealing Bag wasn’t purely a gift, it was chargeable!
So this is equivalent to him buying a Spirit-Sealing Bag!?
Damn it...
Considering that he has a non-exhaustive secret thod for sealing and that there is a necessity to have a Spirit-Sealing Bag, it seems that Tong Xiaoxiao, being a businesswoman, only seed generous. Li Jing took a deep breath and said:
"Understood, if Shopkeeper Tong has no other business, I will leave to begin refining now."
Upon hearing that he was about to start refining imdiately, Tong Xiaoxiao’s eyes lit up.
"Do you need our company to contact an Artifact Workshop for you to arrange a private refining room?"
"Not necessary."
Li Jing firmly shook his head.
Artifact Workshops existed in every city in the Immortal Realm.
Both for refining artifacts and alchemy, one could choose to go to the Artifact Workshop.
There, not only would one have access to a private ditation chamber, but also Dan Furnaces, Artifact Furnaces and Earth Fires for aid in refining artifacts and alchemy - there’s even a specialist to protect one during refining.
However, everything starting from the quiet room required a charge.
Stop ntioning the fact that the Immortal Crystals on Li Jing were spent by Yulian and Ji Qing going shopping.
He didn’t need an Artifact Furnace for refining artifacts, nor did he need Earth Fire. Naturally, there was no need for him to go to the Artifact Workshop and unnecessarily spend that money.
After tucking the Storage Bag and Spirit-Sealing Bag under his arm, Li Jing looked around.
"Don’t use this pavilion for the ti being, Shopkeeper Tong."
???
Tong Xiaoxiao.
Before she could understand what was going on, Li Jing, with a single thought, vanished from where he stood and entered the Little Universe.
Seeing him suddenly disappearing, Tong Xiaoxiao’s eyes went wide.
"A Space Immortal thod?!"
For Li Jing to enter the little Universe, he did not need to use the rules of space, so Tong Xiaoxiao wouldn’t sense the fluctuations in the power of the rules, and mistaken him to be using a certain kind of Space Immortal thod at this mont.
This must be said to have taken her sowhat by surprise.
There are many kinds of Immortal thods, but those involving space are extrely rare.
Thinking about Li Jing’s instructions just before leaving, which likely involved his need to use a Space Immortal thod to co and go using this pavilion as a coordinate, Tong Xiaoxiao took a look around before walking out and setting up a seal at the door.
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