The Portal of Wonderland

Not long after, the story of Shi Mu defeating the three thousand-year-old disciples who came to challenge with his own power spread in the second floor of the Holy Land.

It is a common thing for thousand-year-old disciples to challenge each other, so this matter did not cause much uproar, but it also attracted the attention of many people. After all, they have less than a hundred years of practice, but they can easily beat the thousand-year-old disciples. , but not often.

Naturally, Shi Mu didn't pay too much attention to this. After returning to the cave, he immediately summoned Qi Feng and arranged for the distribution of the three newly acquired spirit waterfalls.

Seeing this, Qi Feng let go of his hanging heart immediately, smiled openly, and happily took his orders and left.

Two days later, Shi Mu sat at the round table in the main house, looking at the map of the second floor of the Holy Land.

After looking at it for a while, he closed his eyes and carefully recalled in his mind all the information about the location of the treasure of the ancestor of the white ape that he had obtained from the sky-turning stick.

After a while, he opened his eyes, and his fingers kept moving around the map, comparing and searching carefully, and finally stopped at the far right of the map, which is also the easternmost of the Xuanjie area.

It was a rather remote place, not within the scope of the detection area, it was a blank area.

Shi Mu looked at it for a while, and suddenly doubts arose in his heart.

According to the remark information on the map, it is a little different from the general blank area. It seems that it has been explored by someone. It is a rather huge spiritual waterfall. It covers a very large area. It should be a very good spiritual land area. , but for some reason, it seems to have been vacant for a long time, not occupied by any disciples.

As the saying goes, if something goes wrong, there must be a demon!

After pondering for a while, Shi Mu put away the map and walked out of the mansion, turning into a stream of red light, and galloped towards the Xuanling Pagoda.

A moment later, his figure appeared on the main street of Tongliufang.

In this circulation workshop, the flow of people is very heterogeneous, and all kinds of news are mixed and spread in it, and some people even make a living by selling news.

Shi Mu didn't have any contacts on the second floor, so he came here just to try his luck, to see if he could find out some news about the Spirit Waterfall by insinuating.

It just so happened that he still had some elixirs that he had accumulated before, and he planned to sell them at the fat shopkeeper, so he turned straight into the side street and came outside Tianbao Pavilion.

Before entering the gate of Tianbao Pavilion, Shi Mu heard a noise coming from inside.

He stepped in and saw a big man in a green robe standing in the lobby of Tianbao Pavilion, arguing with the fat steward with red cheeks on his face.

Shi Mu glanced at the big man in Tsing Yi, and felt familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while. He didn't disturb the two of them, but stood at the door and listened.

Shopkeeper, you dare to ask for 120 top-grade spirit stones for a plant of Wuyuan ginseng that is indistinguishable from male to female. Isn't your appetite a bit too much? If it weren't for the fact that the Wuyuan ginseng in Xianyao Zhai was sold out, and you This lousy place just happens to exist, so I wouldn't be here anymore. Could it be that you see that I sincerely want it and deliberately drive up the price? The big man in Tsing Yi said loudly.

Senior Duanmu, please don't misunderstand! If you want to distinguish the male and female of Wuyuan ginseng, there is no other way than to cut the ginseng and observe the color of its kernel. The price mentioned below is also According to the market price, I never dared to ask for a penny more from the senior. The fat steward was already sweating, wiped it with his sleeve, and explained to him.

If it is a male Wuyuan ginseng, its medicinal power is pure, and it is very effective for refining Tianyuan pill. Even if you want two hundred top-quality spirit stones, it is not expensive. But if it is a female, it contains three-point toxicity. , and it takes effort to configure auxiliary materials to neutralize the toxicity, the value will be greatly reduced, even fifty top-quality spirit stones, I may not be willing to ask for it. The big man in Tsing Yi said.

Senior is right, but according to the market price, the price of uncut 120 top-quality spirit stones is already very fair. The fat steward continued to explain.

Hearing this, Shi Mu basically understood that the big man in Tsing Yi wanted to buy Wuyuan ginseng, but he didn't agree with the price, and the fat steward insisted on selling it at the market price, so the two parties were at loggerheads.

Shi Mu thought for a moment, stepped forward and interrupted their conversation.

Shopkeeper, long time no see. Shi Mu said with a smile.

Fellow Daoist Shi... The fat steward was obviously taken aback, and then said.

Huh, Shi Mu?

He immediately turned around and found that the person who called him was the big man in blue who looked familiar.

Do you know me? Shi Mu asked.

Haha, I naturally know Shi Mu, who has been promoted to a thousand-year-old disciple through the path of illusion for thousands of years! Speaking of which, if it weren't for your first performance in the ten-year test, the next game would be much more boring. Tsing Yi big man laughed.

Excellent reputation. You are the one who set up the game back then, brother Duanmu Guang, right? Shi Mu asked.

Exactly! I didn't expect you to know me. Duanmu Guang nodded.

I've heard of you for a long time! When I came in just now, I saw that my brother and the shopkeeper were arguing over a piece of Wuyuan ginseng, and I was thinking of proposing a solution for both sides. I wonder if my brother would like to hear it? Shi Mu asked, his heart moved. .

Oh? Junior brother, let's talk about it. Duanmu Guang raised his brows and said.

Hearing the words, the fat shopkeeper looked at Shi Mu with some doubts.

It just so happens that my brother needs help with something, and my brother is a gambler, so I take what I want as a bet, how about a gamble with my brother? Shi Mu asked with his eyes rolled.

A gamble? How do you gamble? Duanmu Guang immediately became interested when he heard about the bet, and asked quickly.

Since senior brother suspects that this Wuyuan ginseng is female, then I will assume that it is male. We will take this as a gambling content and cut open this Wuyuan ginseng to have a look. If senior brother guesses right, this Wuyuan ginseng will be sold at the price of five The ten top-grade spirit stones are sold to the senior brother, and the rest can be made up by the junior brother. If the junior brother wins by chance, the senior brother will help the senior brother answer a question, and the Wuyuan ginseng will be sold to the senior brother for one hundred top-grade spirit stones, and the remaining The difference in the price will also be made up by the younger brother. Brother Duanmu, how about this? Shi Mu said.

Just to answer a question? What question? Duanmu Guang asked in disbelief after hearing the words.

Yes, brother, don't worry, it's just about the situation of a vacant spiritual waterfall in the spiritual land. If you know it, you can tell your brother. If you don't know, you need to help your brother find out. Shi Mu said.

What do I do? If it comes to being well-informed, there are not many thousand-year-old disciples who can compare to me. I bet you, and I will ask the shopkeeper to be a witness. Duanmu Guang relaxed, stretched out his hand to pat his chest, and said .

The fat shopkeeper looked at Shi Mu hesitantly, but saw the latter smiling confidently.

Okay, then I'm here to bear witness. Seeing this, the fat shopkeeper immediately said.

After the fat shopkeeper finished speaking, he turned around and went to the inner hall with the two of them.

After a while, the fat steward came out with a half-foot-square box covered with amethyst.

In that box, there is a black-purple ginseng with complete roots and clear texture.

The fat shopkeeper slowly removed the cover of the box, and a strange smell of medicine immediately emerged in the inner hall.

Duanmu Guang smelled the scent, and a gleam of joy appeared on his face.

I saw the fat shopkeeper take out a piece of white jade knife as thin as a cicada's wing from the storage ring, carefully cut a small opening from the top of the Wuyuan ginseng, then gently pulled it down, and pulled it on the Wuyuan ginseng. A hole was opened, revealing the core hidden inside.

As soon as the inner core was exposed, Duanmu Guang immediately leaned his head over, frowning and looking inside.

Shi Mu stood aside, not even the slightest intention to look at it.

Purple...it's actually a ginseng tree. Junior brother Shi, you won. Duanmu Guang said, but there was no displeasure in his tone.

This gamble, no matter whether he wins or loses, is a business that only makes money but not loses to him, so even if he loses, he is still very happy.

Concession. Shi Mu said.

Tell me, what's the problem with Junior Brother Shi? Duanmu Guang asked.

Hehe, it's like this. Junior brother took a fancy to a spiritual waterfall within the detection area, and saw that there were no powerful monsters entrenched there, but it was vacant and unoccupied. He wanted to take it as his own, but he was worried. Is there any unknown risk or taboo there, so I want to ask my brother for confirmation. Shi Mu said with a smile.

Spirit Waterfall? Which one are you referring to? Duanmu Guang asked.

Shi Mu didn't say anything, and immediately took out the map on the second floor, and pointed to the Spirit Waterfall.

Oh, what kind of geomantic treasure land is my junior brother talking about? So it's this remote place! I really know a little bit about this. Duanmu Guang looked at it and said with some disdain.

What? Is there anything wrong with this spiritual waterfall? Shi Mu asked.

It's a long story. It is said that as early as a thousand years ago, some disciples explored the area of ​​the Spirit Waterfall and tried to occupy it for themselves, but because there was a powerful monster hovering there. However, the monster was not only intelligent It is not low, and is very good at hiding its whereabouts. After several confrontations, it has not been able to kill it completely. It is included under the jurisdiction, but the attendants sent to take care of that area are often attacked and killed suddenly, and the spiritual grass and other things planted will also be stolen. Ordinary magic circles can't do anything about it, and spending a lot of money to buy magic circles is not enough. It's really not worth it. There is no progress after changing the owner for several rounds, and as time goes by, the Spirit Waterfall will gradually fall into disrepair. Duanmu Guang explained indifferently.

So, the potential risk of that Spirit Waterfall refers to that monster? I wonder if senior brother knows about that monster? Shi Mu said.

I don't know what this monster looks like or what its cultivation level is. By the way, it is said that at that time, many people believed that the monster was stationed at the Spirit Waterfall on purpose, and that there might be some kind of natural treasure in it. Several powerful disciples joined forces to explore that area. Duanmu Guang said after thinking for a while.

When Shi Mu heard it, he felt a thump in his heart, and asked calmly:

Oh, I don't know if those senior brothers have found any natural treasures? (To be continued.)