Chapter 1296: Chapter 488: Eyes in the Temple_2

The Dan soil was like ashes left after burning incense; apart from a few traces of residual heat, there was nothing left.

At this moment of absolute silence, a green vine emerged from the white ashes of the Dan soil.

The vine grew rapidly, and in no time, it extended more than ten meters, winding around the Dan demon several times,

Then, dozens of flower buds appeared on the vine. A breeze blew past, and the buds, half-open and half-closed, tried hard to breathe, as if distinguishing whether the Dan demon, that had turned to green stone, was truly dead.

"Hoo~hoo~hoo~"

The fragrance of the flowers, exhaling a sweet scent, hit the stone body of the Dan demon and bounced back.

The stone demon showed no signs of movement, and Zhou Xuan’s heart tightened.

He knew the true nature of the Dan demon and feared the Dan demon’s "feigned death", worrying it couldn’t escape the eyes of the Dan collector.

However, while his heart was thunderous, his face remained almost expressionless. Occasionally, his eyebrows moved dramatically, expressing disdain.

He disdained the Dan collector for having eyes yet failing to see, being foolish like buying the box and returning the pearl.

After inspecting the Dan demon for several minutes and finding no sign of life, the vine buds retracted into the soil.

The next moment, a distant singing voice reached the ears of the people in Mingjiang Prefecture.

"Such a beautiful spring~like the water of the spring river~beautiful spring~unwilling to depart~"

Once again, the familiar song, once again, the sound of "shhhh" snowflakes issued from the surrounding air,

This time, the people of Mingjiang Prefecture, having learned from last time’s "Dan collection", bowed their heads and closed their eyes, not daring to look upon the true form of the "Dan collector".

However,

The incense fire Taoist and the butcher did not fear the Dan collector. The two of them just stared directly at the vine emerging from the soil.

The vine was courteous, upon seeing the incense fire Taoist and the butcher, the tip of the vine bent slightly as a gesture of "bowing" courtesy.

The incense fire Taoist snorted coldly, unwilling to engage with the Dan collector, while the butcher smiled, considering it a greeting.

At this point, the vine continued to grow, and when it reached Zhou Xuan’s face, a drooping, emerald bud hung weakly, and a charming voice emitted from the flower.

"Mr. of Mingjiang Prefecture, ’Heaven and Earth’ are very pleased with your Dan. This time, you have once again not disappointed, as the Source Power Pill, has never been seen in such a gigantic pill form."

"Have you seen it this time?" Zhou Xuan could tell from the voice that this Dan collector was not the same person as the last time "Index Finger".

This time’s Dan collector had a voice so alluring it could drip water, but no matter how alluring, he was unmoved - after all, he knew that what was inside the bud must be something bizarre and grotesque.

"Mr.’s alchemy divine skills are too stunning... According to our prior discussion, this Elixir in your hand, used to exchange for your friend Hu Muhua."

The bud discussed the price,

But Zhou Xuan, looking at the broken hand in his hand like admiring a piece of art, said, "Dan collector, I didn’t know what kind of Elixir I could refine beforehand, so I only said to use the elixir to exchange for Mu Hua’s life,

But now, as the Elixir is so well refined, the price must be raised a bit."

"Mr. truly has the shrewdness of a merchant."

"I’ll take that as a compliment." Zhou Xuan said: "Besides Mu Hua, I also want one more thing. If you agree, we make the deal. If not, I’ll seek another expert with this Elixir."

"In Jing Country, there are not many ways to bring someone who has been dead for days back to life."

"Then you might as well try – I could go to Soul Shepherd City or find someone in Bai Yujing to take over... there’s always a way, I won’t be tied to your grass."

"You speak harshly." The bud said, "I don’t know what it is that Mr. desires. Please speak of it, and if we can manage it, of course, we’ll fetch it for Mr. If we can’t, we request Mr. not to be so hard on the price."

Zhou Xuan straightforwardly asked: "Have you perhaps heard of ’Shanshui Jian’?"

The vine nodded slightly, and the bud responded: "I’ve heard of it. It is a Dan demon deduced by the Heavenly Dome, rumored that this Dan demon can split itself into the mountains and rivers of our Jing Country, where no one can find it."

Zhou Xuan asked: "Even you can’t find it?"

Representing "Heaven and Earth", since it refers to this realm, "Shanshui", existing amidst heaven and earth, how could it evade the Dharma Eye of the "Heaven and Earth".

"Cannot find it."

"Beneath the white clouds, above the yellow earth, is it not heaven and earth, the ’Shanshui Jian’, concealed in the mountains and waters, is also owned by heaven and earth. How could you not find it?"

Zhou Xuan questioned.

The bud laughed brightly and asked Zhou Xuan: "If you had a chronic illness, if the disease is on your skin, can you detect it?"

"Of course, I can." Zhou Xuan said.

The skin’s ailments are nothing but boils, rashes, or ulcers, all visible with a single glance.

"But if the disease is in the intestines or stomach, Mr. might be able to sense the general location of the ailment.

But if the disease was in the bone marrow, lurking painlessly in everyday life, could Mr. still know where the lesion is?"

"I could not."

"The ’Shanshui Jian’ is like this." The bud said: "The ’Shanshui Jian’s’ physique and the essence of Jing Country Heaven and Earth is so similar that if it hides in heaven and earth, it’s like a disease entering the bone marrow, lurking quietly, heaven and earth naturally cannot detect its presence."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan realized the secret of how ’Shanshui Jian’ conceals itself, and said: "The thing I want is the method that ’Shanshui Jian’ uses to conceal itself."

"You want this item?"

The bud was somewhat surprised.