Chapter 242: The Stratagem of Deception
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Chapter 242: The Stratagem of Deception
"Alchemist Wang's harvest of Jade Marrow Mushrooms this time, the oldest among them is only a five-hundred-year-old one, which he kept for his own use," said a cultivator with some regret.
"Could it be that Alchemist Wang has actually gathered Jade Marrow Mushrooms that are over eight hundred years old and kept them hidden?" a female cultivator beside them expressed doubt.
"Yeah, if I had such a valuable treasure, I would definitely keep it hidden from others," another middle-aged cultivator chimed in.
At that moment, the female cultivator was pouring wine into the cup of the first cultivator while her hand accidentally brushed against his arm, a soft touch that sent shivers down his spine. His eyes turned bloodshot, and his mind was filled with fantasies, leaving reason far behind.
"It's impossible, I saw it with my own eyes," the first cultivator said without reservation.
"Is it really true?" the female cultivator asked skeptically.
"Do you not believe me? Luckily, I kept some evidence," the first cultivator said, taking out a Shadow Stone from his Storage Bag and activating it.
The image showed Wang Hong leading the way along a stream, with voices of several people behind him, but their figures were not recorded by the Shadow Stone. Wang Hong soon arrived at a mountain cave and entered it. Inside the cave was a spacious hall with a Spirit Spring, and next to it, nine Jade Marrow Mushroom plants were growing.
Among them, two of the Jade Marrow Mushrooms were no larger than fingers, while the other seven ranged from two hundred to five hundred years old.
Then, they heard the astonished exclamations of several people, and the image suddenly shook and disappeared.
"Why did it disappear? There were nine of them, right?" the female cultivator asked.
"Well! At that time, because the Jade Marrow Mushrooms appeared, I was not allowed to record, and I was even ordered to destroy the Shadow Stone. But I secretly kept it," the first cultivator said. "Although there were nine in there, two of them were too small, so Alchemist Wang only picked seven and left behind two saplings."
The first cultivator glanced at the female cultivator and continued to share many pieces of information they had managed to extract from him.
An hour later, a waiter from the tavern entered the private room. Inside the room, only the first cultivator with prominent ears who had been talking remained, sprawled on the table, sound asleep. The other cultivators had disappeared without a trace.
The waiter gently woke up the first cultivator, who seemed disoriented as he looked around.VIsit n0(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience
The few cultivators he interacted with had been chosen by him in advance. They often worked together to deceive inexperienced cultivators and occasionally moonlighted as information brokers.
To make these individuals believe him, Wang Hong had used all his skills.
In his eyes, the female cultivator was merely of average appearance, far less interesting to him than talking to Shui Ruo'er. Her looks couldn't compare to Yun Qingya's either.
After the first cultivator left the tavern, the waiter, while cleaning the private room, found a Shadow Stone in the corner.
The waiter didn't dare to make decisions on his own, so he called the innkeeper. When the innkeeper arrived, he picked up the Shadow Stone and inspected it. With a few techniques, he activated it.
The image in the air displayed the previous situation in the private room, including the image displayed by the first cultivator's Shadow Stone.
Then, taking advantage of the first cultivator's drunken slumber, the others took his Storage Bag and hastily left.
Over the next few days, the story of how Alchemist Wang had obtained the Jade Marrow Mushrooms, the specific number of them, and their ages became widely known.
However, one aspect piqued everyone's curiosity: the location of the ancient cultivator's cave mansion that Wang Alchemist had found.
People scoured various maps, trying to identify the mountain shown in the image inside the private room. Yet, despite their efforts to search the vicinity of Boundary Mountain Range thoroughly, they couldn't locate the place.
It should be noted that the maps in the Cultivation World were quite different from those in the mortal realm. These maps were usually in the form of Jade Scrolls, containing precise images of mountains, rivers, and even living creatures.
So, as long as you knew the shape of the mountains and rivers, it was highly likely you could find them on the map.
But no one knew that what they sawthe small mountain, the stream, the grasslandexisted only within a single Mountain cave.
One day, the auction was finally about to begin, and Wang Hong had his subordinates busy with preparations.
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Chapter 242: The Stratagem of Deception
"Alchemist Wang's harvest of Jade Marrow Mushrooms this time, the oldest among them is only a five-hundred-year-old one, which he kept for his own use," said a cultivator with some regret.
"Could it be that Alchemist Wang has actually gathered Jade Marrow Mushrooms that are over eight hundred years old and kept them hidden?" a female cultivator beside them expressed doubt.
"Yeah, if I had such a valuable treasure, I would definitely keep it hidden from others," another middle-aged cultivator chimed in.
At that moment, the female cultivator was pouring wine into the cup of the first cultivator while her hand accidentally brushed against his arm, a soft touch that sent shivers down his spine. His eyes turned bloodshot, and his mind was filled with fantasies, leaving reason far behind.
"It's impossible, I saw it with my own eyes," the first cultivator said without reservation.
"Is it really true?" the female cultivator asked skeptically.
"Do you not believe me? Luckily, I kept some evidence," the first cultivator said, taking out a Shadow Stone from his Storage Bag and activating it.
The image showed Wang Hong leading the way along a stream, with voices of several people behind him, but their figures were not recorded by the Shadow Stone. Wang Hong soon arrived at a mountain cave and entered it. Inside the cave was a spacious hall with a Spirit Spring, and next to it, nine Jade Marrow Mushroom plants were growing.
Among them, two of the Jade Marrow Mushrooms were no larger than fingers, while the other seven ranged from two hundred to five hundred years old.
Then, they heard the astonished exclamations of several people, and the image suddenly shook and disappeared.
"Why did it disappear? There were nine of them, right?" the female cultivator asked.
"Well! At that time, because the Jade Marrow Mushrooms appeared, I was not allowed to record, and I was even ordered to destroy the Shadow Stone. But I secretly kept it," the first cultivator said. "Although there were nine in there, two of them were too small, so Alchemist Wang only picked seven and left behind two saplings."
The first cultivator glanced at the female cultivator and continued to share many pieces of information they had managed to extract from him.
An hour later, a waiter from the tavern entered the private room. Inside the room, only the first cultivator with prominent ears who had been talking remained, sprawled on the table, sound asleep. The other cultivators had disappeared without a trace.
The waiter gently woke up the first cultivator, who seemed disoriented as he looked around.VIsit n0(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience
The few cultivators he interacted with had been chosen by him in advance. They often worked together to deceive inexperienced cultivators and occasionally moonlighted as information brokers.
To make these individuals believe him, Wang Hong had used all his skills.
In his eyes, the female cultivator was merely of average appearance, far less interesting to him than talking to Shui Ruo'er. Her looks couldn't compare to Yun Qingya's either.
After the first cultivator left the tavern, the waiter, while cleaning the private room, found a Shadow Stone in the corner.
The waiter didn't dare to make decisions on his own, so he called the innkeeper. When the innkeeper arrived, he picked up the Shadow Stone and inspected it. With a few techniques, he activated it.
The image in the air displayed the previous situation in the private room, including the image displayed by the first cultivator's Shadow Stone.
Then, taking advantage of the first cultivator's drunken slumber, the others took his Storage Bag and hastily left.
Over the next few days, the story of how Alchemist Wang had obtained the Jade Marrow Mushrooms, the specific number of them, and their ages became widely known.
However, one aspect piqued everyone's curiosity: the location of the ancient cultivator's cave mansion that Wang Alchemist had found.
People scoured various maps, trying to identify the mountain shown in the image inside the private room. Yet, despite their efforts to search the vicinity of Boundary Mountain Range thoroughly, they couldn't locate the place.
It should be noted that the maps in the Cultivation World were quite different from those in the mortal realm. These maps were usually in the form of Jade Scrolls, containing precise images of mountains, rivers, and even living creatures.
So, as long as you knew the shape of the mountains and rivers, it was highly likely you could find them on the map.
But no one knew that what they sawthe small mountain, the stream, the grasslandexisted only within a single Mountain cave.
One day, the auction was finally about to begin, and Wang Hong had his subordinates busy with preparations.
[Read at /shanefreak, and heartfelt thankyou for your support!]
Chapter 242: The Stratagem of Deception"Alchemist Wang's harvest of Jade Marrow Mushrooms this time, the oldest among them is only a five-hundred-year-old one, which he kept for his own use," said a cultivator with some regret."Could it be that Alchemist Wang has actually gathered Jade Marrow Mushrooms that are over eight hundred years old and kept them hidden?" a female cultivator beside them expressed doubt."Yeah, if I had such a valuable treasure, I would definitely keep it hidden from others," another middle-aged cultivator chimed in.At that moment, the female cultivator was pouring wine into the cup of the first cultivator while her hand accidentally brushed against his arm, a soft touch that sent shivers down his spine. His eyes turned bloodshot, and his mind was filled with fantasies, leaving reason far behind."It's impossible, I saw it with my own eyes," the first cultivator said without reservation."Is it really true?" the female cultivator asked skeptically."Do you not believe me? Luckily, I kept some evidence," the first cultivator said, taking out a Shadow Stone from his Storage Bag and activating it.The image showed Wang Hong leading the way along a stream, with voices of several people behind him, but their figures were not recorded by the Shadow Stone. Wang Hong soon arrived at a mountain cave and entered it. Inside the cave was a spacious hall with a Spirit Spring, and next to it, nine Jade Marrow Mushroom plants were growing.Among them, two of the Jade Marrow Mushrooms were no larger than fingers, while the other seven ranged from two hundred to five hundred years old.Then, they heard the astonished exclamations of several people, and the image suddenly shook and disappeared."Why did it disappear? There were nine of them, right?" the female cultivator asked."Well! At that time, because the Jade Marrow Mushrooms appeared, I was not allowed to record, and I was even ordered to destroy the Shadow Stone. But I secretly kept it," the first cultivator said. "Although there were nine in there, two of them were too small, so Alchemist Wang only picked seven and left behind two saplings."The first cultivator glanced at the female cultivator and continued to share many pieces of information they had managed to extract from him.An hour later, a waiter from the tavern entered the private room. Inside the room, only the first cultivator with prominent ears who had been talking remained, sprawled on the table, sound asleep. The other cultivators had disappeared without a trace.The waiter gently woke up the first cultivator, who seemed disoriented as he looked around.VIsit n0veLbin.com for the best novel reading experienceThe few cultivators he interacted with had been chosen by him in advance. They often worked together to deceive inexperienced cultivators and occasionally moonlighted as information brokers.To make these individuals believe him, Wang Hong had used all his skills.In his eyes, the female cultivator was merely of average appearance, far less interesting to him than talking to Shui Ruo'er. Her looks couldn't compare to Yun Qingya's either.After the first cultivator left the tavern, the waiter, while cleaning the private room, found a Shadow Stone in the corner.The waiter didn't dare to make decisions on his own, so he called the innkeeper. When the innkeeper arrived, he picked up the Shadow Stone and inspected it. With a few techniques, he activated it.The image in the air displayed the previous situation in the private room, including the image displayed by the first cultivator's Shadow Stone.Then, taking advantage of the first cultivator's drunken slumber, the others took his Storage Bag and hastily left.Over the next few days, the story of how Alchemist Wang had obtained the Jade Marrow Mushrooms, the specific number of them, and their ages became widely known.However, one aspect piqued everyone's curiosity: the location of the ancient cultivator's cave mansion that Wang Alchemist had found.People scoured various maps, trying to identify the mountain shown in the image inside the private room. Yet, despite their efforts to search the vicinity of Boundary Mountain Range thoroughly, they couldn't locate the place.It should be noted that the maps in the Cultivation World were quite different from those in the mortal realm. These maps were usually in the form of Jade Scrolls, containing precise images of mountains, rivers, and even living creatures.So, as long as you knew the shape of the mountains and rivers, it was highly likely you could find them on the map.But no one knew that what they sawthe small mountain, the stream, the grasslandexisted only within a single Mountain cave.One day, the auction was finally about to begin, and Wang Hong had his subordinates busy with preparations.Read at /shanefreak, and heartfelt thankyou for your support!
