Chapter 538: Spring Yin Jade
The thin old man laughed upon hearing Lin Feng's words, squinting his eyes and said, "The Heavenly Eye Technique may not compare to this aura-concealing secret art, but it is still a relatively uncommon divine ability. If you want to add the Heavenly Eye Technique as well, that's possible, but you'll need to add one more high-grade Origin Stone. How about it?"
"What a shrewd fellow." Lin Feng thought to himself as he looked at the old man's narrowed, gleaming eyes, but still nodded, "The Heavenly Eye Technique plus this secret art, six high-grade Origin Stones, we have a deal. However, I want to verify their authenticity first before I pay you the Origin Stones."
"No problem."
The old man nodded with a smile, then fished out another jade slip from his tattered cloth bag and handed both to Lin Feng.
"Young man, you must be from another kingdom, right? To have reached the Fourth Layer of the Profound Martial Realm at such a young age is rare." The thin old man said with a smile, "This jade slip is the most common item used in the Dragon Mountain Empire to store memory fragments. Simply infuse your consciousness into it, erase the imprints inside, and you can read the memory fragments."
Lin Feng glanced at him. This Heavenly Dragon City truly was a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers lurked. He nodded to the old man with a smile, then infused his consciousness into both jade slips separately, reading the memory fragments within, his eyes flickering continuously.
After just a moment, a hint of a smile appeared on Lin Feng's face. The memory fragments recorded in these two jade slips were indeed the Heavenly Eye Technique and the aura-concealing secret art—there was no mistake. Lin Feng could naturally judge that.
"Truly exquisite."
Lin Feng murmured to himself. Using the Heavenly Eye Technique and the concealment method both required mobilizing the power of the soul. The so-called Heavenly Eye Technique involved condensing the soul into a special means, opening a heavenly eye to observe the flow of blood and qi in the target's body and the strength of their soul, allowing one to determine their cultivation level at a glance.
As for the concealment method, it was designed to counter the Heavenly Eye Technique by controlling the fluctuations of one's entire aura, using powerful soul force to create a false impression and interfere with the opponent's soul heavenly eye. Of course, there was a limitation: if the opponent's soul power was stronger than yours, you would be completely exposed before their Heavenly Eye Technique, and using this concealment secret art would be useless, unable to affect their judgment.
Taking out six high-grade Origin Stones from his person, Lin Feng handed them to the old man and said, "These are yours now."
"Refreshing." The old man waved his hand, and the six high-grade Origin Stones vanished from Lin Feng's grasp.
Lin Feng nodded to the old man and walked away. On his body, a surge of soul power stirred, fluctuating continuously.
Just moments later, Lin Feng felt his soul power gathering at the center of his brow, as if forming a pair of eyes. He glanced at a person, and sure enough, the other's cultivation level was instantly clear at a glance, very distinct.
"Not bad."
Lin Feng murmured to himself, then began mobilizing his soul power to conceal his own aura. With Lin Feng's soul strength, he could easily control his aura to create a false impression, making him appear to be merely at the First Layer of the Profound Martial Realm, just having stepped into it.
Both the Heavenly Eye Technique and the concealment method were minor tricks and secret arts, requiring no special cultivation—just direct mobilization. In this short time, Lin Feng had mastered both techniques.
"Young man, there's something I need to remind you. Even if you've opened the Heavenly Eye Technique, don't recklessly pry into others' cultivation levels. If the other party has also cultivated the Heavenly Eye Technique, they will be very sensitive to it, and it's not a polite thing to do. If you run into someone with a peculiar temper, they might just attack you directly."
A voice reached Lin Feng's ears. Startled, he looked back but saw no one, and couldn't help shaking his head with a smile. The owner of the voice was that thin old man; it seemed his cultivation was no simple matter.
Lin Feng's gaze swept over the stalls along the roadside. There were countless stalls here, and he might just come across some good items.
"Young master, how about a Mysterious Iron Sword?" Someone called out to Lin Feng. Lin Feng glanced at the man, then at the sword on the ground, and shook his head with a smile. A Mysterious Iron Sword was merely a spirit artifact; he could crush it with one punch.
His gaze continued forward, then stopped on one stall. It displayed exquisite women's ornaments—beautiful jade pendants that could be hung around the neck, very aesthetically pleasing.
"On the Nine Heavens Continent, there are actually such ornaments for sale?" Lin Feng was taken aback, but the stall was very quiet, with no one even asking about the items.
"How much is this jade pendant?"
A gentle voice sounded, and Lin Feng saw two young girls approach the stall. The one who spoke had a soft, delicate voice, and her entire person exuded a gentle, fragile beauty, as if she were very weak, easily inspiring pity. The girl beside her wore a green dress. Though her appearance was not as stunning as the gentle girl's, she was still quite attractive, but she carried an air of competence.
"As expected, women really do like these things."
Lin Feng smiled and was about to walk away when he heard the middle-aged stall owner say, "Miss, this is not a jade pendant, but Spring Yin Jade. It can absorb the yin-cold energy that invades the body. I think it would be very suitable for you to use."
"Spring Yin Jade." The girl was startled, then looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Senior, did you deliberately lure me here?"
"Yes." The middle-aged man nodded, smiling without further explanation.
At this moment, Lin Feng, who was not far away, also stopped and walked over to the stall. He heard the girl ask, "Can this Spring Yin Jade really absorb the yin-cold energy in the body and prevent erosion by yin-cold energy?"
"Rest assured, you can try it now." The middle-aged man nodded.
"Alright." The girl responded, placing one of the Spring Yin Jade pieces inside the collar below her neck. A faint white light appeared, carrying a hint of coldness.
"Senior, how many pieces of Spring Yin Jade do you have here?" The girl seemed somewhat excited and asked.
"All of these are, but the one in your hand and this one are Spring Yin Jade Kings. They can continuously absorb yin-cold energy, while the other Spring Yin Jade pieces are not as effective. They might shatter on their own after a certain period."
The middle-aged man spoke very frankly. The girl smiled gently and said, "Thank you, senior. How much are these Spring Yin Jade pieces?"
"The two Spring Yin Jade Kings are twenty high-grade Origin Stones each. As for these lower-quality Spring Yin Jade pieces, if you want them all, fifty high-grade Origin Stones, and I'll give you the entire lot." The middle-aged man said.
"Fifty high-grade Origin Stones." The girl murmured, glancing at her companion. The more competent girl said coldly, "No one has been looking at your Spring Yin Jade here; it's very hard to sell. Fifty high-grade Origin Stones is not a low price. Aren't you being a bit too harsh?"
"If you don't want to buy, you can leave."
Hearing the cold tone in her voice, the middle-aged man also became less polite and said bluntly.
"Excuse me, could you sell me one of the Spring Yin Jade Kings?"
At this moment, Lin Feng stepped forward and spoke to the middle-aged man. If the Spring Yin Jade King could continuously absorb yin-cold energy, it would be of great benefit to Meng Qing. However, twenty high-grade Origin Stones was indeed a terrifying price, but for someone in need, it was absolutely worth it.
"What are you butting in for?"
The competent girl glared at Lin Feng in displeasure, her gaze turning toward him. At that moment, Lin Feng clearly felt someone scanning him, and his soul stirred slightly.
"Heavenly Eye Technique!"
Lin Feng's gaze tightened. Those who had cultivated the Heavenly Eye Technique could indeed easily detect others prying into them.
"This young lady came first. If she doesn't want it, I'll let you have it." The middle-aged man nodded lightly to Lin Feng, then looked at the gentle girl and said, "Miss, have you made up your mind?"
"Mm, I'll take all of these." The girl gritted her teeth and took out fifty high-grade Origin Stones, handing them to the middle-aged man.
"Shiyun."
The competent girl beside her called out, apparently unhappy that they hadn't haggled down the price. But the gentle girl named Shiyun had already exchanged the Origin Stones and Spring Yin Jade with the middle-aged man, so her call was useless.
Lin Feng's brow furrowed slightly. He had finally found something useful for Meng Qing, and he really didn't want to let it go so easily. He had seen how much pain Meng Qing suffered when the cold energy flared up. If she wore a Spring Yin Jade King, it should alleviate it considerably.