Chapter 73

Luo Li was taken aback and said, "What did you say?"

Liu Fan looked at Luo Li, his eyes filled with a strange light, a mix of regret, admiration, pity, and respect. He slowly said, "You are seventeen this year? You were born in the Divine Prison of the Divine Might Sect, right?"

Upon hearing these words, which directly pointed to Luo Li's origins, Luo Li's whole body trembled, but he maintained his composure and gritted his teeth, saying, "Yes, I was born in the Divine Prison of the Divine Might Sect!"

Liu Fan nodded and said, "That's right! I was wondering why you chose the Immortal Mark of the Divine Might Sect, given your background!"

All along, Master Ciyun had never told Luo Li why the Divine Might Sect had captured them, or perhaps he knew but didn't tell Luo Li. Luo Li was extremely curious and immediately asked, "What is a Divine Offspring?"

Liu Fan said, "A Divine Offspring, the bloodline of the ancient gods! Don't ask anymore, I've told you, and you will soon forget. Let me think, in the records of the Divine Might Sect, they once captured a Golden Core cultivator from the Heavenly Dao Sect. It is said that this woman accidentally obtained the legacy of the Virtue Dao Sect. She formed a partnership with a junior cultivator from the Seven Kill Sect and had a child. It seems that child is you!"

Hearing this, Luo Li was extremely agitated. His origins might finally be revealed. Master Ciyun had never mentioned his mother's background, and it turned out she was a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect!

Furthermore, the legacy of the Virtue Dao Sect immediately made Luo Li think of his own ability to reward good and punish evil, which had some literal connection to the Virtue Dao Sect.

He immediately followed up, "Senior, please tell me more!"

In an instant, Luo Li completely forgot about the Divine Offspring, as if he had never heard of it before. Just a moment ago, he was deeply concerned, but now he had forgotten it entirely!

Liu Fan shook his head and said, "As expected, the heavens do not allow it. A Divine Offspring can never remember their origins!"

Then he said, "That's all I know! I don't even know the names of your parents!"

Luo Li was very disappointed and asked, "Then what about the Virtue Dao Sect?"

Liu Fan, with a hint of schadenfreude, said, "The Virtue Dao Sect, one of the top sects, believes in the path of virtue and wields the power of faith, being extremely powerful. They were once one of the top ten sects in the world, bullying others with their strength! Our sect, countless predecessors' visualizations, were all destroyed by them!

This sect loves doing good deeds, and it is said that they can gain the power of virtue by doing good. In a sense, they absorb the spiritual and faith powers generated by the intense emotional fluctuations of living beings.

Good deeds are not easy to come by, so they artificially create various good deeds, making their subordinates cause tsunamis, landslides, beast waves, and demonic calamities. Then they go to save people and do good deeds, accumulating virtue."

It seems that the Four Seas Cloud Travel Sect has been bullied by the Virtue Dao Sect many times, and Liu Fan was full of hatred!

Then Liu Fan said with satisfaction, "This sect did good deeds to the extreme, becoming incredibly powerful, and then they decided to do the greatest good deed, to make the entire Central Heaven world grateful to them!

But they forgot the old saying, 'A bowl of rice makes a friend, a bushel of rice makes an enemy!' This applies to the entire world as well!

In the end, their plans were completed, shocking heaven and earth, truly doing good deeds to the extreme. The heavens could not repay them, and in gratitude to their ancestors, the entire Virtue Dao Sect disappeared!"

Luo Li asked in surprise, "Disappeared, what do you mean?"

Liu Fan said, "I don't know, maybe they all ascended, or maybe they were all destroyed. In any case, after this good deed, the Virtue Dao Sect completely disappeared, along with their entire mountain gate, tens of thousands of miles of land, all gone. No one knows where they went, and this is one of the top ten mysteries in the cultivation world!"

Luo Li couldn't help but start to imagine the past of the Virtue Dao Sect. At this moment, Liu Fan said, "Alright, time is running out. I'll exchange this top-grade blood crystal stone for three secret manuals!"

Luo Li turned around and said, "Sorry, three is not enough!"

Liu Fan said, "How many do you want then?"

Luo Li said, "All of them!"

Liu Fan said, "Are you crazy? You're really asking for too much, all of them? You're crazy! I won't exchange!"

Luo Li nodded and said, "If you won't, then fine! Senior, we've talked for most of the night, and I have some understanding of you!

These secret manuals mean nothing to you; you can replicate as many as you want, making it a risk-free deal. But this top-grade blood crystal stone is unique in the world. I don't believe you won't exchange!"

Liu Fan looked at Luo Li and gritted his teeth, saying, "Are you practicing the Lingbao Hall's Ling Shang technique, so greedy?

It can't be that many, at most six!"

Luo Li said, "No way! At least thirty!"

"Impossible, impossible, at most seven!"

"I won't ask for too much, and you shouldn't haggle too low. Twenty!"

"Twenty? Kid, do you know the saying 'too much to chew'? Impossible, at most eight!"

"Fifteen, fifteen, at least fifteen!"

The two began to haggle, and after a full quarter of an hour, Liu Fan finally said, "Alright, I'll give you ten more secret manuals, and we'll call it even. But I'll choose them, and they will be the most suitable for you. You can't regret your choices."

Luo Li thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Alright!"

Liu Fan extended his hand, and in an instant, ten secret manuals transformed into a stream of light, entering Luo Li's divine consciousness sea!

Luo Li carefully examined them: the Yang Gathering Technique of the Ten Thousand Beast Transformation Sect, the Fusion Technique of the Blood Sea Sect, the Blood Charm Technique of the Blood Demon Sect, the Transformation Technique of the Northern Dipper Sect, the Witch Spell Technique of the Black Feather Demon Witch Sect, the Kinship Technique of the Mixed Yuan Sect, the Material Identification Technique of the Cloud Travel Sect, the Acupoint Cultivation Technique of the Eight Deities Hall, the True Word Technique of the Virtue Dao Sect, and the Immortal Wine Technique of the Tai Bai Sect!

Luo Li frowned. The Yang Gathering Technique of the Ten Thousand Beast Transformation Sect, the Kinship Technique of the Mixed Yuan Sect, the Material Identification Technique of the Cloud Travel Sect, and the True Word Technique of the Virtue Dao Sect were all suitable. He knew these sects were very powerful, and their secret manuals must be excellent. Moreover, the Virtue Dao Sect had disappeared, making these secret manuals invaluable!

The Fusion Technique of the Blood Sea Sect, the Blood Charm Technique of the Blood Demon Sect, the Transformation Technique of the Northern Dipper Sect, and the Witch Spell Technique of the Black Feather Demon Witch Sect covered all the charm techniques. He liked making charms, so this wasn't a bad deal.

However, with this selection, he didn't get any secret manuals for alchemy, artifact refinement, or sword refinement. Additionally, he didn't get any of the secret manuals for immortal plants, immortal cooking, scholarly studies, or spiritual commerce that he had his eye on. What use were the Acupoint Cultivation Technique and the Immortal Wine Technique? This selection was too poor, and he was about to refuse.

Liu Fan looked at him and said, "Trust me, you won't regret it!"

For some reason, hearing Liu Fan's words, Luo Li decided to go with it. This was fate, and since it was a free exchange, he would take what he got. But he said, "Alright, the blood crystal stone is done. I still have one medium-sized spirit vein left. Let's do it right and exchange it for the Immortal Cooking Technique of the Food Demon Sect."

Liu Fan looked at Luo Li and said, "Didn't we agree on ten secret manuals to call it even?"

Luo Li said, "That was for the blood crystal stone. This is a previous deal. As a merchant, one must keep their word!"

Liu Fan sighed and said, "Alright, alright, but let me say one last thing. Trust me, don't choose the Immortal Cooking Technique.

Let me be honest with you. The Immortal Cooking Technique of the Food Demon Sect, if not practiced by a disciple of the Food Demon Sect, will make you a thousand-pound fatty. The Nine Yang Sect's Yang Essence Technique can only be practiced by those with the Nine Yang bloodline. The Silent Sect's Scholarly Studies Technique is only useful in the Silent Sect's environment!

The Eight Directions Lingbao Hall is our Four Seas Cloud Travel Sect's mortal enemy and would never sell it to you!

As for the Spirit Storage Technique of the Compassion Temple, the Spirit Insight Technique of the Heavenly Eye Sect, the Spirit Dream Technique of the Great Dream Azure Heaven Cave, and the Water Mirror Technique of the Heaven Observing Sect, they all require special techniques from these sects. Many of the secret manuals are just there to fill the numbers and fool the gullible, so you should think carefully!"

Luo Li looked at Liu Fan. It seemed that many of the secret manuals were just to fool people. He thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll choose the Immortal Plant Technique! Is that okay?"

In an instant, the Immortal Plant Technique of the Immortal Farmer Sect was infused into Luo Li's mind.

Then Liu Fan said, "This deal is a loss, kid. Take care of yourself. Remember, if those sects discover the secret manuals you obtained, you will surely die!"

"Anything can be bought, anything can be sold!"

In an instant, Liu Fan disappeared without a trace, and the grand shop illusion vanished as well. Luo Li stood dumbfounded outside the window, as if it had all been a dream.

Except in Luo Li's hand was a broken inkstone, and a ball of spirit liquid floated in front of him, proving that it wasn't a dream!

Luo Li shook his head, dropped the inkstone, and picked up the spirit liquid, returning to his residence. As soon as he entered the room, a loud boom echoed from the distant Skyfar Peak, as if the entire peak was collapsing, with countless spiritual energies erupting!

This sudden change woke up all the disciples of the Spirit Butterfly Sect. They all went outside, watching the distant commotion and discussing it nonstop.

It seemed that Liu Fan had started to extract the spirit veins of the Spirit Butterfly Sect, but the others probably didn't know and thought it was an anomaly. Luo Li shook his head, thinking that someone might soon come to find him, looking for clues to the anomaly.

He took the ball of spirit liquid and began to consume it. Seeing the spirit liquid, some divine consciousness appeared in Luo Li's mind, explaining the spirit liquid.

"Yellow-grade mid-rank heavenly spirit object, Cloud Pine Heart Liquid!

This is a miraculous spirit liquid produced in the heart of a ten-thousand-year-old Cloud Pine tree. The Cloud Pine stands tall and straight, reaching the clouds, and after a thousand years, it can produce a tree heart. After another thousand years, a drop of spirit liquid is born in the tree heart, with the ability to repair the divine consciousness, specifically for repairing the divine consciousness sea!

Observing this spirit liquid, it is full of spiritual energy, clear to the bottom, and looks too good to be true. This is a diluted heavenly spirit object.

This liquid should be ordinary Yellow-grade low-rank Cloud Pine Heart Liquid, and there are only three drops. Using secret techniques, it is infused into a cold jade cup and condensed with misty green, raising its rank to mid-rank. It is then refined with the essence of a dragon's soul, Tai Hao essence gold, purple charm heavenly fire, flash spirit wood, Yellow Yan earth, and spirit-sealing jade, expanding the three drops of spirit liquid to thirty drops!"

Seeing this, Luo Li couldn't help but get angry and curse, "Scoundrel, scoundrel! Truly, there is no business without scoundrels! It's a fake!"

However, as he continued reading, the description said:

"After this liquid is adjusted, it contains all the miraculous effects of the Yellow-grade mid-rank Cloud Pine Heart Liquid, further highlighting its value. However, its preservation period is only one year, and after one year, the spirit liquid will evaporate and lose all its spiritual properties!

This is the seventh method of the thirteen methods of the Cloud Travel Sect's Material Identification Technique for adjusting Cloud Pine Heart Liquid. The other adjustment methods are as follows..."

Luo Li couldn't help but nod, "The effects are the same, just that it can't be preserved for a long time. I'm going to use it soon, so it doesn't matter!

These materials should be part of the secret transmission of the Material Identification Technique? So detailed, so powerful! I've struck it rich, I've struck it rich, it seems I've found a treasure!"