Chapter 184: Merging Soul Beads
Chapter 184: Merging Soul Beads
Tian Lin was enjoying his meal when Cui Er's voice rang out from the next room:
"My master may not be dead yet, you want us to leave, aren't you too hasty?
Is it possible that the Tong family is so short of housing that they can't even spare an extra place for the new worshiper?"
Then the servant's voice sounded:
"Miss Cui'er, that's not what you said. My Tong family didn't lack houses before, but don't you know what the situation is like in Pingyang City now?
Nowadays, more and more monks have gathered in Pingyang City, and the offerings are much more than before. This house is really in short supply.
Besides, even if your master was not killed by Lord Juejian, since he fell into the sea, is there any possibility of survival?"
Their servants and maids were arguing downstairs, and Cai Shuxian in the room frowned.
I heard her say, "Xiang'er, go out and send those two maids away. They are making so much noise, what's the point of it?"
Just as Xiang'er was about to leave, Gao He said, "Wait a minute, why don't you call those two maids into the room and ask my second brother first?"
Gao He still remembered that Tian Lin had been on the same boat with Yu'er and Cui'er. Moreover, according to him, Cui'er and Yu'er were both good-looking, so he didn't believe that Tian Lin would not be attracted.
After a while, Xiang'er brought Cui'er and Yu'er into the house.
They didn't expect that the worshipper who 'occupied' her master's house was here and heard their quarrel.
She never expected that the worshipper who "occupied" her master's house was Tian Lin.
Yu'er pulled Cui'er to kneel at the door, kowtowed and apologized, saying: "We didn't know you Taoists were here, and we spoke rudely. Please forgive us, Taoists and Fairy."
Cai Shu was very dissatisfied, but Gao He didn't care. Tian Lin thought for a moment and said:
"I won't live in Pingyang City permanently. You two can stay in the house if you like. After I leave, the house will naturally be returned to your master."
Cui'er got angry just now, but it was not because of fighting for the house.
Since Tian Shuang was dead, the two of them had temporarily become "legacy" that no one cared about, and their situation was already very bad.
Logically, we should keep a low profile.
But Cui Er is not the kind of person who can completely swallow her anger. She often has illusions and regards herself as a "human".
People have their own joys and sorrows. After her two sisters followed Tian Shuang, they really didn't get any benefit from Tian Shuang.
On the contrary, because of their experience with Tian Shuang, the two sisters' value "depreciated". If they return to the Tong family in the future, they will no longer be able to hold swords for others, and will most likely be treated as servants.
Her future was already uncertain, and she felt that the world was unfair. How could she bear to see others kicking them out so quickly?
"My second brother is a gentleman and doesn't want to take advantage of your master. Since he has allowed you to live here, you should stay here peacefully. Why don't you thank my second brother?"
Gao He felt that Tian Lin had some sexual intentions, so he added fuel to the fire by saying this.
Yu'er didn't have time to think at this time. Under Gao He's gaze, she kowtowed and thanked him in a daze.
Cui'er on the other side felt a little embarrassed. Tian Lin's magnanimity made her, a servant, seem a little ignorant of the seriousness of the matter.
The two women did not leave in a hurry, but helped Tian Lin pour wine beside him.
It was dark as they had their meal, and the food was already cold. Gao He and Cai Shucai reluctantly sent Tian Lin back to the next room.
Tian Lin returned to the main house again, where new bedding had been placed.
Yu'er thought for a moment, went into the house and made a cup of tea for Tian Lin, and said to Tian Lin:
"Thank you for taking me in, Master Dao. We will soon find a housekeeper for the old house, and we will move out soon to make room for you, Master Dao."
Tian Lin was thinking about something at this time. After hearing what Yu'er said, he waved his hand and said:
"Just stay here. I don't come back here often. You two sisters don't have to worry about what I will do to you—"
Yu'er thought that Tian Lin would not lie to a girl like her, because if Tian Lin really had such an idea, even if they forced them now, the Tong family would not cause trouble for Tian Lin.
She went out with peace of mind, and only then did Tian Lin remember the Five Elements Mist Tea.
He called out, "Miss Yu'er?"
Outside the house, Cui Er came in carrying a wooden basin. She looked at Tian Lin warily and asked, "What instructions does the Taoist want to give my sister?"
Tian Lin said: "Do you know that there is a kind of Five Elements Mist Hidden Tea? How many spirit stones is this Five Elements Mist Hidden Tea worth?"
Cui Er was relieved and asked Tian Lin, "I just don't know what kind of Five Elements Mist Hidden Tea you want?
The Wuxing Wuyin Tea family grows some of these, and the price difference between those with full leaves and those without leaves is huge.”
Tian Lin frowned and asked, "How about the ones with whole leaves, and the ones without leaves? How do their effects differ?"
Cui Er said, "The effects of whole leaves and missing leaves are actually the same, but whole leaves are used to entertain guests, and ten low-grade spirit stones are used for one tael, while missing leaves are usually eaten by oneself, and only six low-grade spirit stones are enough."
Tian Lin nodded and said, "I don't entertain guests often, so I just want to buy some for myself."
His Buddha and Demon Freedom Art has now reached the minor success stage, and its power is far stronger than the Five Elements Divine Art.
But it is extremely difficult to cultivate the highest-grade supernatural powers to perfection. Even if he takes drugs non-stop, it will not be achieved overnight if he wants to achieve great success or even perfection.
Although the Buddha and Demon Freedom Art is much stronger than the Golden God Art, it has several disadvantages: First, the Golden God Art is easier to perfect, and the power of the Golden God Art in the perfect state is stronger than the small success of the Buddha and Demon Freedom Art.
In addition, the most important thing is that even if the Buddha and Demon Freedom Art is perfected, Tian Lin does not intend to use the Buddha and Demon Freedom Art to cultivate a Dharma body.
He built his foundation with the five elements, so he naturally needed the five elements golden elixir. However, the Golden God Technique could cultivate a golden Dharmakaya.
"Since you are not using it to entertain guests, if you are just drinking it yourself, you might as well drink the crushed version - the crushed version is actually not bad, but the taste may be a little worse."
Tian Lin raised his eyebrows when he heard this and asked Cui'er, "How much is this crumb worth?"
“The Tong family doesn’t sell the broken leaves, because then the whole tea leaves can’t be sold at a high price.
Therefore, the Tong family keeps these scraps for their own use or as rewards for their servants. If you want, I can help you buy two kilograms with five taels of low-grade spirit stones."
Tian Lin did not take advantage of her and said:
"First, buy two kilograms for me to try. If it tastes really good, I will buy from you at 7 taels of low-grade spirit stones. The remaining 2 taels of low-grade spirit stones will be your reward."
The Five Elements Mist Hidden Tea is not used to increase cultivation, nor can it enhance spiritual awareness. It is simply a thing used to entertain guests.
Ordinary Qi Refiners would not buy it for cultivation, and cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage would be even less likely to use it to increase their cultivation.
Therefore, the Five Elements Mist-Hidden Tea is not practical for foundation-building cultivators or Qi-refining practitioners.
In this way, Cui'er can buy a large amount of unused Five Elements Mist Tea from the Qi Refiners.
Her eyes lit up at this moment, and she began to calculate how many spirit stones she could earn.
Tian Lin waved his hand and said, "Go down. Your sister will be worried about you soon."
With Tian Lin's current spiritual awareness, he can have a clear view of the entire courtyard from inside the house.
Obviously, Yu'er was somewhat worried about her sister being alone with Tian Lin.
Cui Er immediately put a basin of water on the ground and said to Tian Lin, "I'll ask someone to come in and wash your feet."
Although Tian Shuang was dead, Yu'er and Cui'er were still Tian Shuang's sword bearers, so it was impossible for them to wash Tian Lin's feet.
Fortunately, Tian Lin didn’t have the habit of having someone wash his feet, so he waved his hand and told Cui’er not to bother him.
Cui Er stepped out of the door, thought for a moment, and suddenly turned to Tian Lin and said, "I see that Cai next door——"
As soon as he said the word "Cai", Tian Lin suddenly glared at her.
Cui'er was frightened by Tian Lin's eyes, and the second half of the sentence got stuck in her throat and she couldn't utter it.
She was somewhat indignant and turned away from the house.
Tian Lin frowned. He felt that with Cui'er's personality, if she really served as a sword-bearing servant to others, she would be beaten to death by her master sooner or later.
He had just guessed that Cui'er was going to say something bad about Cai Shu, and he also guessed what bad things Cui'er was going to say.
After all, when they were having dinner at Gao He's house before, Cai Shu's little trick was hidden from Gao He who was sitting opposite her, but she did not deliberately hide it from Yu'er and Cui'er who were serving Tian Lin.
Cui'er held back and said nothing at the time, but it was obvious that she disdained Cai Shu's behavior.
She was much less cunning than Yu'er. At this moment, she suddenly felt that Tian Lin treated her well. He neither bullied her sisters nor gave her the opportunity to make money. So she wanted to remind her.
But she never thought that no matter how polite Tian Lin was to her sisters, he was still a powerful foundation-building expert.
How could it be her turn as a servant to give orders?
The reason why Tian Lin didn't let her continue was because there was no formation in this house to block spiritual detection.
Tian Lin was afraid that there were eavesdroppers on the other side of the wall, and Cui'er's words were heard by Gao He or Cai Shu next door.
He sent Cui'er away and took out a dozen soul-gathering beads from his storage bag.
Only two of these soul-gathering beads belonged to him, and the rest were all salvaged from other corpses.
Some of these soul-gathering beads have thin mist inside, while others have thin mist but are darker in color.
Tian Lin picked up one of the soul-gathering beads and crushed it directly.
Once the soul-gathering bead was broken, it instantly lost its ability to store residual souls. In a flash, the small room was filled with residual souls.
Tian Lin calmly picked up his own soul-gathering bead and directly collected all the residual souls.
As for his own soul-gathering bead, the fog became much thicker because it absorbed the residual soul of the previous soul-gathering bead.
Tian Lin repeated this process over and over again, crushing a dozen soul-gathering beads one by one, until all the residual souls in the dozen soul-gathering beads were placed in one soul-gathering bead, and then he stopped.
At this time, the only soul-gathering bead was grayish white in color. The originally warm bead instantly became cold.
“Others can’t compete with the Tong family. Even for me, since the seawater in Chenxiantang has returned to normal, it’s hard to rely on dragging people into the water to snatch their soul-gathering beads.
However, I had no intention of snatching the position of outer disciple of Shuiyun Sect. My goal, after all, is still the Tianyisheng Water Art of Shuiyun Sect."
(End of this chapter)