The Devil King? No, Please Call Me The Immortal King Xiaoyao.

With no hesitation, Yi Xin picked up the jade pendant. He shook his head, thinking of what the siblings A Niu and A Lan had told him when they entrusted it to him, and infused it with his true essence.

The jade pendant was quite magical. As soon as his true essence was injected, it emitted a faint white light. Then, as if craving more, it began to absorb the essence actively.

While absorbing the true essence, it expanded and contracted rhythmically, like an animal breathing. Gradually, its texture softened, wriggling like a caterpillar enjoying itself.

At the top of the jade pendant, a pair of deep blue lights suddenly appeared, and a stream of snow-white energy flowed in and out continuously. Yi Xin synchronized his breathing with its rhythm.

After several dozen breaths, the jade pendant finally replenished its energy. With a flash of light, it shot into Yi Xin's aperture.

Yi Xin looked inside and saw a chubby, snow-white larva lying on its back and sound asleep in his sea of true essence.

"In such a short time, it actually devoured eighty to ninety percent of my true essence. This White Jade Devouring Gu is truly wondrous, but I wonder what its effects are."

Originally, A Niu only knew the name of this Gu worm. He didn't say much about how it came to be or its background. Yi Xin could sense his hesitation and didn't press him further.

However, this White Jade Devouring Gu was indeed miraculous. Not long after Yi Xin refined it, he felt a stream of energy flowing through his limbs and bones, giving him a sense of floating like an immortal, and his breathing became more steady and prolonged.

Although he didn't yet know all the effects of this Gu worm, its performance just now was enough to show its extraordinary nature. Since the siblings A Niu and A Lan were willing to give it to him,

"Don't worry, I will definitely protect you well," Yi Xin vowed silently in his heart.

Finally, he looked at the other two 'stones.' One looked like an eagle huddled up, bound by chains, dark and mottled, with a dim light. The other was blood-red, exuding an ominous aura.

Without much thought, Yi Xin directly picked up the black 'eagle' and injected the little true essence he had left into it, but there was no reaction at all.

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that. School starts again tomorrow, I should rest early."

The night was silent and long.

"Today, I have something to announce to everyone," the school elder said solemnly. "You should have heard that the merchant caravan will arrive at Gu Yue Village tomorrow and will stay in the village for seven days. You can go and see if you need anything. Even if you don't buy anything, you can broaden your horizons. Remember, don't cause trouble."

But the young teenagers below were not interested in listening to the school elder's warnings and were just chattering about the merchant caravan's information.

Yi Xin was also very surprised: "I didn't expect the merchant caravan to come so soon," but he thought for a moment and touched his empty pocket: "It's a pity I don't have any money, otherwise I could buy some Gu worms like the others."

Time flowed quietly, and the day's classes came to an end.

Just as Yi Xin packed his things and was about to leave, the school elder's voice came over:

"Yi Xin, come here."

Yi Xin was puzzled, but he still walked over.

Seeing Yi Xin come over, the school elder took out a money bag and put it in his hand: "Yi Xin, this was specially given to you by the clan leader. The merchant caravan is coming soon, so if you need anything, feel free to buy it."

Feeling the heavy weight in his hand, Yi Xin was overjoyed: "It's like a pillow when you're sleepy, Clan Leader Gu Yue, well done."

But he still had to show the proper attitude, "How can I be so embarrassed as to let the clan leader spend so much."

"Ah, what's wrong with that? It's only right for the clan leader to support talents like you. If you really feel bad about it, then cultivate hard and don't let the clan leader down."

"Yi Xin, to be honest, the clan leader is very optimistic about you," the school elder instructed again.

Yi Xin nodded in agreement.

Feeling the weight in his hand, he couldn't help but look forward to the arrival of the merchant caravan tomorrow. "What kind of Gu worms should I buy then?"

In the early morning, the mist had not yet cleared. On Qing Mao Mountain, besides the straight Qing Mao bamboo forest, the wildflowers and weeds in the mountains were also growing wildly.

A gentle breeze blew, and the rich fragrance of flowers and the scent of grass wafted over. In the mountains, birds and animals were vying to sing, it could be said to be a scene of vitality, where all things were competing to thrive.

Ding ling ling

The sound of camel bells came from the depths of the mountain forest.

The merchant caravan is here!

In his bedroom, Yi Xin slowly exhaled. In his aperture, the bronze-colored sea of essence was surging, occupying ninety-nine percent of the aperture.

Inside the sea of true essence, there were two more strange creatures leisurely at ease. One was shaped like a crescent moon, translucent, emitting a faint blue light, it was the Moonlight Gu. It sometimes flew, sometimes floated, quite carefree.

The other was shaped like a round jade pendant, flowing with snow-like color, it was the White Jade Devouring Gu. It was like a drunken Arhat, swaying with the waves. A ball of snow-white energy surrounded its body, slowly spreading out along with its belly, which sometimes bulged and sometimes shriveled.

It wasn't until the sunlight dispelled the morning mist and fell on Yi Xin's eyelashes that he slowly opened his eyes.

"Hoo ~ It seems that it won't be long before I reach the high stage of first rotation," Yi Xin said with a smile, slowly getting up and looking at the distant mountains.

This spring breeze was fragrant and pleasant, washing away Yi Xin's fatigue from the past month, "Oh, it seems I forgot."

"The school elder seemed to say that those who reach the middle stage of the first rotation first can receive 30 yuan stones,"

Yi Xin could only smile wryly at this: "Alas, I've been too busy these days. My mother is sick, and my family is poor, these two things alone have consumed a lot of my energy. Now that I've become a Gu Master, I'm working day and night, constantly cultivating."

"Thinking about it carefully, it seems that my every day is fully packed."

"But even so, it's still not enough, I still have many things to accomplish, and the crisis of life and death is still imminent. No, I must become stronger!"

The fighting spirit in Yi Xin's eyes did not extinguish because of the spring breeze, on the contrary, the brief peace made him feel the difficulty of this life even more.

Opening the bedside cabinet and taking out the money bag, Yi Xin carefully checked the amount, and a smile could not help but appear on his face: "I've been saving money for the past month, plus the school's subsidies and bonuses, and the rewards I got from working part-time at Moonlit Flower, I've saved a full 50 yuan stones."

"Plus this," Yi Xin took out another money bag: "The clan leader is really generous this time, he actually gave me 50 yuan stones directly. If you calculate it like this, I have 100 yuan stones, I remember that Fang Yuan's family fortune at this time in the original book seems to be about this amount."

Yi Xin put away the money bag and heard the constant shouts outside, he confidently went out, as the saying goes, having money naturally gives you confidence.

Merchant caravans usually arrive in the morning, but the highlight of the market is not until the evening.

Yi Xin set off at noon, and also took some experience from the shopkeeper of Moonlit Flower, before unhurriedly arriving at the market.

Although it was already night, it was still brightly lit here, tents of all sizes were everywhere, and the endless stream of people was surging everywhere.

Yi Xin followed the crowd, looking around, the dazzling array of goods satisfied his curiosity about the new world.

"Take a look, the best Hainan Yun tea bricks, drinking this will make you feel like an immortal, only five yuan stones a piece!"

"Man-Bull Strength Gu, using it can increase the strength of a bull. Don't miss it!"

…

Unconsciously, he slipped to a crowded tent, only to hear the tent shouting: "Luck shows its spirit, protect my goods!"

Yi Xin understood: "This is probably the gambling stone field, Fang Yuan seems to have gambled on a… toad here."

He paused slightly, touched the money bag: "I don't fight unprepared battles, gambling stones, I don't have any experience in this area, let's change to another one." Then, he left.

The market was full of dazzling goods, Yi Xin wandered around for a while, and was a little tired, just as he wanted to rest, he suddenly heard a shout:

"Come, come, come, our store is newly opened, Dou Qi collision stage, ten yuan stones once, all those who pass the level will be rewarded, the prizes include a second-turn sword Qi Gu."

"My God, second-turn sword Qi Gu!"

"Boss, I'll take a shot!"

As soon as the boss shouted, the crowd burst into exclamations.

Yi Xin was also directly aroused his interest: "Second-turn sword Qi Gu, this must sell for at least five or six hundred yuan stones, I must try it."

In the crowded crowd, a big man walked out, simply and neatly patted ten yuan stones on the table, the boss also smiled slightly, and put away the yuan stones: "Guest, please."

The strong man came to a stone table, only to see a stone ball placed on the table, the stone ball was facing a passage, and there were nine stone doors blocking the middle of the passage, after the stone door, there was a stone platform, and a Gu worm was placed on the platform.

This Gu worm, shaped like a sharp sword, but with a stream of air surrounding it, floating five inches away from the stone platform.

"It's really a sword Qi Gu" The big man laughed loudly, and the boss slowly opened his mouth: "This level requires you to condense your true essence in your palm, and then hit the stone ball to knock open the stone door. As long as you break through the nine stone doors and reach the stone platform, you can get the grand prize: second-turn sword Qi Gu."

Hearing the rules, Yi Xin couldn't help but feel puzzled: "Listening to this requirement, it doesn't seem difficult, but the reward is so generous, it must have some mystery."

But the big man laughed loudly: "That's it, watch me take it down easily!"

Then, his true essence was released, condensed in his palm, and the crimson light shone brightly.

"Second-turn Gu Master, it seems he's sure to win"

"Brother Chi Feng, go!"

Seeing the big man show his cultivation, the crowd burst into exclamations. And this is not surprising, after all, in Gu Yue Village, the third-turn can become a family elder, and the second-turn belongs to the mainstay of the clan.

But unlike the exclamations of others, the boss seemed very calm, and the big man became a little angry when he saw his performance: "Hmph, are you looking down on me? Watch me take down your Gu worm!"

Immediately, his big hand slammed down, and the stone ball quickly shot out, knocking open several stone doors in a row.

After six consecutive sounds, it stopped abruptly.

"What!"

Everyone was shocked, and the big man's face turned red and his neck was thick, roaring at the boss: "Damn it, you bastard actually tampered with the level!"

But the boss shook his head slightly: "Guest, don't slander people, I came with the Jia family caravan, and I have always done fair business, how could I tamper with it, if the guest is not convinced, you can try again."

"You! Okay, then I'll try again" The big man angrily patted down ten yuan stones, and then urged his true essence again, angrily hitting the stone ball.

There was another series of sounds,

The seventh door, stopped.

"Bang!", ten yuan stones smashed down, the big man's eyes were about to spit fire, he agitated his true essence, accumulated on his fist, and directly pinched it creaking, with an angry roar, it was a powerful punch

The stone ball shot out like a meteor, knocking open several stone doors in a row

Can it pass?

Everyone stretched their necks, looking forward to it

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang,

Eight sounds, stopped abruptly

"Hmph, I'll see who can pass!" The big man left angrily, staring coldly at the shop owner.

Everyone also whispered to each other, and no one stepped forward again.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little cold, the shop owner smiled and said: "Is there any other guest who wants to try?"

The crowd still did not respond,

"Then since that's the case, then I can only close the stall" The shop owner turned around and was about to go back.

"Wait."

A gentle voice came, and everyone turned their heads to look.

That was a slender young man, black hair and black clothes, with a delicate appearance. Looking from a distance, it was like a bamboo moon, watching its spirit cloud like smoke, the one who responded was, Gu Yue Yi Xin.

"Guest, would you like to try?" The shopkeeper immediately turned around and smiled.

Yi Xin didn't say much, he took out ten yuan stones and put them on the table, then gently raised his arm, calmed his mind and spirit.

The bronze true essence slowly condensed in his hands, his breathing was long, and his expression was calm.

Everyone also held their breath and focused on him, the whole place was silent and only the sound of breathing could be heard

One breath in and one breath out, one collection and one release, the true essence was like a vast sea, the waves were surging, the white jade swallowed in the sea, rose without wind, and the snow-white air flow surrounded its body.

The true essence in Yi Xin's hands, then, was like a rope wrapped around, and in an instant, it turned into a spiral flocculent.

Bang!

A crisp sound exploded, like a thunderbolt, stopping in an instant.

"His ~" Everyone took a breath of cold air, and then: "Oh oh oh, he passed!"

All the stone doors were shattered and flew away, and a stone ball was firmly embedded in the stone platform.

"Boss, does this count as passing the level?" Yi Xin looked at the shop owner.

"Ah? Ah ~ Ah! Pass… pass, pass" The shop owner did not react for a while, and only nodded in agreement when he saw the scene in the platform.