Chapter 117: From All Corners of the World, Gathering Here

  More than ten days later.

  Lei Dong returned once again from the Wan Gui Lao Zu's cave mansion, and within a short period of time, he had already visited several times. Each time, it was under the pretext of seeking guidance on his cultivation methods. The Old Ancestor held Lei Dong in high regard and didn't mind the frequent visits. Incidentally, Lei Dong would also intentionally or unintentionally bring up the matter of Huang Fu Ce, without showing strong opposition in front of the Old Ancestor. He merely analyzed it from a sidelong perspective, wondering what kind of sinister plot might be behind Huang Fu Ce's willingness to enter the Wan Gui Caverns.

  But Lao Zu indeed agreed with Lei Dong's conspiracy, but he thought that in the entire Yinyue Sect, Huangfu Ce was a good talent. However, being in the Tianmo Palace was a mistake. He was also a person who was keen on power. In the Tianmo Palace, there were direct disciples of Yang Mu like Jindan, and below him, there were extraordinary talents like Dongfang Xiang. The future master of the Tianmo Palace would not be him even if he waited for his Jindan to be completed. If he started from scratch and established his own sect without a hundred years of hard work, it would only be a supporting role.

  Laozu also said that, as far as he knew, Tianmo was originally a person who looked very lightly at power, but since he had received great kindness from his master, he could only reluctantly support the Tianmo Palace. Now that he has been promoted to Yuan Ying, sooner or later, he will pass on the position to either Yang Mu or Dongfang Xiang, of course, Huangfu Ce also has some opportunities, but not much.

  It was for this reason that Yang Mu personally came forward to propose the marriage. Firstly, he wanted to reduce his own competitors, and secondly, he also wanted to win over the increasingly rising ally, Wan Gui Ku. Because Yang Mu and Huang Fu Ce were both extremely fond of power and influence.

  Listening to Lao Zu's analysis, it all makes sense, but Lei Dong doesn't understand. Why did Lao Zu know that Huangfu Zheng came for the power of Wan Gui Ku, yet still be so moved and considerate?

  However, Lao Zu remained tight-lipped about the matter and instead assigned a task to Lei Dong. He was to report to the headquarters of the Yin Xiao Sect, help Yuanying with some tasks for the celebration, as the headquarters said that the number of welcoming disciples was somewhat insufficient.

  For things that Lao Zu had personally instructed, Lei Dong did not dare to delay.

  However, he went to Zhao Baiwan's place first and took a few wooden beads filled with sandalwood fragrance, as well as several fresh corpses of high-level demon beasts that had cultivated the foundation stage.

  That black wooden bead is called a Soul-Sealing Orb. This thing has only one use, which is to capture lonely ghosts and wild demons. This object is somewhat similar to the Soul-Tower's ability to capture yin souls, but there is a big difference: the Soul-Tower captures yin souls that have not yet dissipated, and its greater function is to store ghostly servants and nourish their abilities.

  The greatest use of the Soul-Sealing Bead is to capture and subdue evil spirits such as the Wild Ghost Guards. One must first beat them half to death before sealing them within the bead, with the ultimate goal being to sell them off.

  For example, Lei Dong has a great demand for this kind of thing. The Soul-Devouring Shadow Tiger he raised was born to eat these wild ghosts and souls. The higher the strength of the ghost soul it swallowed, the faster it grew. Moreover, the Wild Ghost Guards could be sacrificed to the Ten Thousand Ghost Flag, greatly increasing its combat power. As for this thing, Lei Dong only felt that there was not enough, not too much.

  Unfortunately, the price is not cheap. Especially a well-sealed first-class wild ghost guard, its value would be at least over a thousand spiritual energy. The higher it goes, the higher the price. But Lei Dong had no choice, he must quickly strengthen his own power and become stronger.

  As for the flesh and blood of the demon beast, it is used by the Benming Ghost Servant. The Benming Ghost Servant can also advance through devouring other wild ghosts, but ultimately it's not as fast as advancing by devouring the flesh and blood of a demon beast of the same rank or a cultivator. Not to mention those Wild Ghost Guards are more useful in Lei Dong's hands. Refining the Wan Gui Fan or feeding the Shadow Tiger also require this thing.

  Of course, Lei Dong himself could go hunting and personally catch those demonic beasts and wild ghosts. However, overall, the efficiency was really too low, and it took up too much time. Occasionally, it was fine, but as time went on, it had a great impact on improving his cultivation. After all, this world wasn't just filled with wild ghosts and demonic beasts waiting for him to catch and kill. Even if he specifically went searching, being able to get one or two in an average month was already very good.

  At that time, it's better to use other brains and earn more spirit stones.

  Actually, what Lei Dong wanted to acquire the most was inferior ghosts, and he wanted to acquire a large number of them. However, he didn't dare to do so. Because in this world, no one would spend a large amount of spirit stones to acquire a large number of inferior ghosts. If he acquired too few, it would have almost no effect and wouldn't save him much time. But if he spent a lot of spirit stones and acquired tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of inferior ghosts, people would definitely suspect that Lei Dong was up to something with so many inferior ghosts. It would be too abnormal. And human imagination is endless, it's hard to guarantee that no one would think of certain aspects.

  Even if it's just a rumor, it can be fatal to oneself. For some extremely powerful beings, greed and paranoia can lead them to take action at the slightest hint of suspicion, and by then it will be too late to regret.

  Thus, even if Leidong is eager to acquire a large number of inferior spirits, he must restrain this greedy thought with all his might. If he does so, it would be too eye-catching and stimulate people's imagination.

  Riding on the evil spirit's banner, accelerating to the fastest speed, wrapped in a layer of black fog, swirling around, with gusts of dark wind.

  As for Shī Jiě, she was dispatched to the headquarters a few days ago. After all, with her reputation as Yīn Xī Shuāng Yīng, she needs to show off more, to demonstrate the prestige of the Yīn Xī Sect. Although her cultivation is only at the second layer of the foundation stage, it's still somewhat frightening when you add that she has only been cultivating for 15 years. Not to mention, her cultivation and strength are already quite impressive, while countless people cultivate their entire lives without being able to advance to the foundation stage, ultimately ending in obscurity.

  Flying in mid-air, Lei Dong's mood was somewhat depressed. He had thought that he might be able to acquire some high-quality spiritual artifacts through Zhao Baiwan's purchases. However, what he didn't expect was that Zhao Baiwan only brought him a rough estimate of the value of a high-quality spiritual artifact, which was around 1.5 million yuan at most, and even the cheapest one would cost 1.5 million yuan. Moreover, unlike high-quality magical artifacts, high-quality spiritual artifacts were extremely rare due to the scarcity of materials and the complexity of their refinement process. Even among the top craftsmen in the artifact-refining world, the success rate was not high when forging and refining them. As a result, high-quality spiritual artifacts were extremely scarce, and even if one occasionally appeared at an auction house, its price would be driven up to astronomical levels.

  In addition, some of the exercises that Leidong Liao thought of are also extremely difficult to obtain. The Yīn Xiǎo sect is one of the top sects in the world, and several series of exercises under its door can already be considered top-notch exercises. Some auction houses may also auction off some scattered methods and techniques that do not belong to any particular school or sect. However, most of their power is mediocre at best. Even if there are extremely rare cases where they have extraordinary strength, their power can only be compared to the Yīn Xiǎo sect's exercises, but the price is not something that Zhao Baiwan can afford.

  So, Leidong also temporarily gave up on this idea. With a focused mind, after this grand ceremony, he would follow his senior brothers to Hei Hu Village to get rich, and at least get a share of 500,000 spirit stones, which was enough for him to splurge for a while, and could even buy one or two top-grade spiritual instruments.

  After flying for several days, Lei Dong finally arrived above the headquarters of the Yin Jue Sect. He didn't dare to imitate his ancestor and fly directly into the sect like a big shot. If he, as a foundation-building cultivator, did so, he would at least be met with disciplinary action from the sect's rules.

  Honestly, he landed outside the sect. After reporting to the mountain gate, explaining his intention and verifying his identity, Leidong was allowed to enter and went to the Wheel of Rebirth Hall where the internal preparatory personnel for this celebration were located.

  Compared to the last Sect's Grand Ceremony ten years ago, this time is obviously more lively. Along the way, Lei Dong has indeed gained a lot of experience, although there are still some days before the ceremony. Some small sects and families have already arrived one after another. They don't dare to pretend like those top-level sects, playing tricks like arriving at midnight or on the same day just to show off their sect's prestige in front of people.

  From the low sky, a burst of strange and colorful dense light flashed by. Only then did Lei Dong truly feel the true power of the Yin family. A Yuan Ying celebration could bring together those small sects and schools' foundation-building cultivators, even Golden Dan stage masters from all over the world, rushing to come and congratulate, some even taking one or two years on the road.

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