Chapter 365: Chapter 364 Vision Appraisal Meeting_1

There were no cultivation level requirements to participate in the Vision Appraisal Meeting, everyone from the Qi Refinement stage to the Unification stage was welcome.

Still, those in the Unification and Refining the Void stages found little interest in these minor activities.

In the temporary branch of the Land Money Trade Association, four treasures were lined up and surrounded by an Array Method, preventing Spiritual Sense probing, leaving only sight as a means of appraisal.

When Lu Yang and his group arrived, there were already many people gathered around.

Fortunately, distance did not affect judgment, for one in the early Golden Core stage, they could clearly see the details of objects hundreds of metres away.

“A painting, featuring an armoured woman.”

“A charred bamboo shoot, with two tender green leaves.”

“An insect, could it be some kind of Gu worm?”

“Something that looks like an iron ring worn around the neck, an accessory?”

Lu Yang looked them over but could not discern the origins of these items.

No one present could tell the origins of these items. They were all observing closely, hoping to find some clue.

The person next to Lu Yang raised their hand and asked: “Is the third item a Gu worm?”

The cultivator from the trade association politely replied, “I’m sorry, I cannot answer that question.”

After contemplation, the person firmly stated, “The fourth item is a Gu worm, the patterns on its wings resemble a copper coin, it must be a money bug among the Gu worms, which can help its master find treasures!”

“I’m sorry, you guessed wrong.”

“Do you recognize these four things?” Lu Yang communicated telepathically with Meng Jingzhou and his group.

“The first painting might be hiding a Painting Spirit, I am not certain.” Lan Ting, who was knowledgeable about paintings, commented.

“The bamboo seems familiar, I think I’ve read about it somewhere, let me check my books.” Bai Ming took out an ancient book from his Identity Jade to flip through, one after another.

Yan Tianzhi remained silent, he did not know anything.

Meng Jingzhou stroked his chin: “The fourth item should be a Gu worm, let me try.”

Meng Jingzhou raised his hand and asked: “Is the fourth item a Fixation Undead Insect? If you apply this Gu to the person you love, they would gradually fall in love with you.”

The cultivator from the trade association was quite taken aback, not expecting someone to guess an item so quickly. He put the small worm in a wooden box and gave it to Meng Jingzhou.

“Congratulations, you guessed correctly, this is a Fixation Undead Insect.”

The person next to Lu Yang was well-versed in Gu worms. “Fixation Undead Insect? So this is what a Fixation Undead Insect looks like. I always thought their wings were blood-red, these ones have transparent wings!”

The cultivator from the trade association explained, “This is a variant Fixation Undead Insect, the wing colour has changed to transparent, but its function remains unchanged.”

“You could recognize this? Have you seen it before?” Lu Yang communicated telepathically with Meng Jingzhou.

Meng Jingzhou boasted, “No, I’ve only heard of the Fixation Undead Insect, I didn’t even know what it looked like.”

“So how did you guess it?”

“Thanks to my careful observation.”

“What exactly did you observe?”

“When I set my gaze on the insect, it shuddered with fear. It was clear it was afraid of me. It got me wondering why it was scared. As it turns out, I have a pair of Single Body Spiritual Roots and also know the Curse Fist, naturally counteracting Gu worms especially the Fixation Undead Insect!”

Lu Yang didn’t think this was something to be proud of.

“Does the painting depict a woman general guarding a house?”

𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

There is a kind of painting, when hung in a house, that can fend off evil spirits.

“No.”

“Is the bamboo a withered Ink Bamboo?”

Ink Bamboo can be ground into powder and mixed with water for use in paintings.

“No.”

“Is the iron ring a replica of the Vajra Bracelet?”

“No.”

Lu Yang had watched three people raise their hands and guess, all of them were incorrect.

Lan Ting and Bai Ming were still flipping through books, with no idea when they would find the answer.

Lu Yang secretly asked Fairy Eternity, “Fairy, do you recognise these things?”

Fairy Eternity yawned out of boredom, “They’re all trivial little playthings.”

“The woman in the painting is alive, or rather, capable of change. At midnight every day, the woman in the painting comes alive, changes outfits – today she’s in armor, tomorrow it may be a long skirt, the day after a robe, and she could be in pajamas the day after that. She doesn’t repeat an outfit for a whole year.”

“It has no offensive abilities, it’s just for novelty. I too can change clothes daily.” Fairy Eternity tried to prove she was better than the painting.

Lu Yang looked up and down at Fairy Eternity, who was disheveled from sleep, with a disgusted face. “You really should change your clothes… what is the black bamboo?”

“Lightning-struck bamboo. If a bamboo gets struck by lightning and is able to revive from withering – withered wood meeting spring – and sprout new leaves, it is called lightning-struck bamboo. Pandas love to eat it. If you hold one in the Demon Territory, you could attract a panda to be your mount.”

“I remember there being pandas on Confucius Peak.”

“That’s just an ordinary panda, it can’t eat lightning struck bamboo. I’m talking about pandas with cultivation level, in today’s terms, the ancient pandas.”

“What about the iron ring? Do you recognize it, Fairy?”

“Oh, it’s junk, useless now.”

“Junk?”

“Right, junk. Have you heard the phrase, a good chef needs good tableware?”

“I thought it was ‘a good chef needs good kitchenware’.”

“They’re somewhat similar.”

“After becoming an Immortal Cook, I found that there was no tableware worthy of me. Plates, bowls, chopsticks, they would all melt upon touching dishes I cooked.”

“I asked the Yingtian Immortal to refine a set of tableware for me. He was reluctant at the beginning, but under my persuasion and incentives, he finally agreed to do so.”

“The refining process was extremely difficult. He tried using ceramics, metal, wood and other materials, but all failed. This iron ring is a product of one such failure. When I poured my freshly made soup into the plate, it leaked.”

Lu Yang: “…”

This was his first time hearing that a chef would need a Immortal to make their tableware.

But it was still made by Yingtian Immortal, surely it should be tougher than the flying sword the Qilin Immortal used to trick his wife?

Lu Yang raised his hand and said, “The iron ring is part of a dining plate.”

The cultivators from the Trade Association were greatly surprised. The iron ring was the hardest among all the items to guess correctly, yet he did.

“Congratulations, cultivator, you are correct.”

“A dining plate? Are you kidding me, this thing looks exactly like a diamond bracelet!”

“Exactly, if it’s not a diamond bracelet, it should be some other weapon, right?”

The cultivator from the Trade Association explained in a calm manner, “This cultivator is correct. The iron ring is indeed part of a dining plate. According to the appraiser’s inference, someone had crafted an extremely sturdy iron plate for an unknown reason. Later, the plate was eroded by poison, melted in the middle, leaving just the edge, which forms the current ring.”

“As for the type of poison, that remains unknown. No known poison can cause such a degree of damage.”

Upon hearing the cultivator from the Trade Association say this, Fairy Eternity stamped her feet in anger, “Blind as a bat! The food I make is nourishing, how dare they describe it as poisoned!”

Lu Yang didn’t dare to speak out. What if he said Fairy Eternity’s food was poisoned and she insisted on cooking for him again to prove it wasn’t?

Lu Yang received the iron ring. Bai Ming and others sent messages, “Nice discernment, to actually figure that out.”

“Be careful with the iron ring, there might still be residual poison on it.” Lan Ting worried for Lu Yang’s safety. Even a small contact with such poison could be deadly.

“Good eye.”

Lu Yang responded to each with a smile.

Just as everyone was about to continue with their guessing, there suddenly came a blast from a distance. A strong aura surged forth like a tidal wave, enveloping the entire gathering.

Lu Yang sensed fury and murderous intent from the aura. “Fairy, what’s the cultivation level of the people coming?”

“Unification peak, two persons. Seems like they’re the ancient cultivators you guys talk about.”

Lu Yang narrowed his eyes. This doesn’t look good.

Bai Ming was on high alert, “That direction… is it the Secret Realm?”