Chapter 61: The Eight Trigrams Mirror

  Xiao Chen saw Yao Bu Ping say so affirmatively, and he was a little skeptical, but anyone has a strong curiosity about unknown things. Under Yao Bu Ping's repeated encouragement, Xiao Chen decided to take a look, and Yao Bu Ping didn't dare do anything to him either.

  "Xiao Chen, Shidi, please follow me," said Yao Bu Ping, leading the way out of the hall and guiding Xiao Chen to the guest room to wait.

  "Xiao Chen, shidi, wait for a moment."

  Yao Buping settled Xiao Chen'an in the living room and waited, then quickly left.

  Before long, Yao Buping returned, but with an additional item in his hand. As he approached Xiao Chen, he laughed and said: "Ah, Xiao Chen Shidi, this thing is a great treasure, it can reflect the sun and moon of the nine heavens, and project the waters of the five oceans."

  Xiao Chen almost stumbled upon hearing this, the name was too big, what kind of treasure could have such power, wasn't it a Taoist instrument, or even a sacred instrument?

  "Xiao Chen, Shidi, take a look," said Yao Bu Ping, flipping his palm over to reveal an object in his hand.

  Xiao Chen glared, almost spitting out a mouthful of old blood, and suddenly felt an urge to curse. Yao Bu Ping took out this object, octagonal on the inside and round on the outside, simple and unadorned. Each corner had a recessed groove that extended from the inner circle, as if holding onto the central circle.

  However, this appearance may be very strange for Yao Buping, and even for the people on the continent of Shenmo, but for Xiao Chen, it is as ordinary as seeing a woman in the country of women.

  Xiao Chen felt like he had been cheated because what Yao Bu Ping took out was clearly the 'Bagua Mirror'!

  "Eight Trigrams Mirror." However, just as Xiao Chen thought he had been deceived and that the object was worthless, Night Flowing Star's voice suddenly echoed in Xiao Chen's mind.

  "Huh? Niuliu Xing Jiejie, do you recognize this thing? Could it be that this object is actually a very powerful treasure?" Xiao Chen asked immediately.

  "Treasure? You think treasures are as common as buns? This thing is just a damaged spiritual artifact called the Eight Trigrams Mirror, which contains the 'Sword Sweeping Eight Directions' formation. Inserting eight magical swords into those eight slots can activate the sword array, with sword energy that's fierce and violent, comparable to a single flying sword from a spiritual artifact. But to call this thing a treasure? It's still far off."

  "But for you, it's actually quite suitable to play with. After all, you don't have a spiritual sword yet, and having this item would greatly increase your combat power."

  "But, Ye Liu Xing sister, didn't you say that this thing was damaged?" asked Xiao Chen.

  "It's broken, isn't it? You'll be entering the Spiritual Awareness Mirror soon, and when that time comes, you'll be able to activate the Triple Yuan True Fire. Sister will teach you how to repair it," said Ye Liu Xing.

  After listening to Ye Liu Xing's explanation, Xiao Chen seemed to have understood everything and immediately exited the conversation with Ye Liu Xing. At this moment, Yao Bu Ping was still talking non-stop about the dangers of this thing.

  Xiao Chen impatiently waved his hand to interrupt, looking at Yao Buping with a cold gaze, and said in a chilly tone: "Brother Yao, do you think I'm a three-year-old kid? This thing is just a stylish mirror, but you insist on saying it's 'capable of reflecting the sun and moon in the nine heavens, and can reflect the waters of the five oceans'? If it's that amazing, why don't you keep it for yourself?"

  "This... this Xiao Chen doesn't know, the eight trigrams' mirror actually has a reflective function. Don't believe me? Let's go outside and try it out. If we reflect the sky, the mirror will show the sun, moon, and stars; if we reflect water, the mirror will show mountains, seas, and waves." Yao Bu Ping started to ramble on.

  Xiao Chen almost vomited blood, this Yao Bu Ping is really out of his mind, he actually came up with such a ridiculous idea. However, since Yao Bu Ping said so, it's likely that he still doesn't know the origin of this thing.

  Xiao Chen thought to himself and knew what to do. He said, "How about this? Although this thing is not worth much money, I think it's been around for some years, and I have a hobby of collecting antiques. I think this thing can be exchanged for the value of 200 Huang Xuan Dan. You give me 2800 Huang Xuan Dan, and we'll call it quits."

  "What?!". Yao Buping almost fell to the ground upon hearing these words. He had originally planned to use this item to exchange for 3,000 Huang Xuan Dan, thinking that Xiao Chen was young and inexperienced, and would definitely not recognize its value. With a bit of boasting, Xiao Chen would surely agree.

  But he didn't expect that he would have such a good eye for things, and with one glance, he could tell that the object wasn't worth much, and it was only exchanged for two hundred Huang Xuan Dan.

  "Could it be that Master Yao thinks I'm selling at a low price? In that case, give me three thousand Huang Xuan Dan instead." Xiao Chen said again.

  "No... no... whatever Shao Chen said is what it is, I'll give in! I'll give in! Giving in is giving in!"

  Yao Buping's forehead was beaded with sweat at this moment, gritting his teeth and saying that Xiao Chen's bamboo pole had really made him lose everything, almost taking his life.

  Yao Buping was so frustrated, not only was the "Guiyuan Dan" stolen by Xiao Chen, but now he had to be scolded and criticized severely, what's more, he could only swallow his anger and resentment, grinding his teeth and holding it in, all of this couldn't be told to anyone.

  "Xiao Chen, you're ruthless! However, I hope you keep your promise. I'll give you the money, and you'll keep quiet. Otherwise, even if you enter Feilong Academy, I won't let it go." Yao Buping said with hatred, being beaten by Xiao Chen's bamboo stick until he was on the verge of death, Yao Buping could only utter harsh words to vent his anger.

  Xiao Chen did not respond, but in fact he was overjoyed. What's the big deal about letting Yao Buping vent his frustrations? Anyway, Xiao Chen had a great day today.

  Yao Buping originally thought that taking out this thing could deceive Xiao Chen, although he didn't know what it was, but the shape of this thing is unique and rare, in fact, he also valued its shape when he collected it, but after thinking about it for many years, it has no use at all, and he had long wanted to throw it away.

  So today, wanting to throw it to Xiao Chen, and also exchange for three thousand taels of Huang Xuan Dan. However, Xiao Chen unexpectedly had a discerning eye, causing Yao Bu Ping's scheme to fail.

  So, Yao Buping didn't need to test Xiao Chen's eyesight with fake goods anymore. He gritted his teeth and directly gave Xiao Chen 2,800 Huang Xuan Dan, just wanting to put an end to the matter and let it go. As for today's events, Yao Buping admitted he was unlucky.

  "Yao Shixiong is really straightforward." Xiao Chen said as he took over Huang Xuan Dan and 'Ba Fang Tian Jing'.

  But these words of praise sounded like a deadly knife to Yao Buping, he now wants to curse his mother, what kind of comfort is that!

  "Doesn't Master Yao have anything else?" Xiao Chen asked again.

  Upon hearing this, Yao Bu Ping suddenly became spirited and smiled slyly: "It's already so late, Shao Chen, you should quickly return to rest. I don't dare trouble you further, little brother."

  "Oh, then Xiao Chen took his leave." Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh to himself as he looked at Yao Bu Ping's trembling figure, it was absolutely delightful.

  Yao Buping wanted to say "Hurry up! Hurry up!", but instead politely said: "Xiao Chen, junior brother, slow down. Xiao Chen, junior brother, come and play often."

  "Alright." Xiao Chen replied briskly, his gaze at Yao Buping full of playful mockery.

  Yao Buping's face turned pale in an instant, his smile stiffened, and he secretly hated himself for being too talkative. After finally getting rid of this jinx, why did he still want to provoke it again?

  "Goodbye, Master Yao." Xiao Chen didn't want to waste any more time, and with that said, he turned around and left.

  Seeing Xiao Chen finally leave, Yao Bu Ping also let out a sigh of relief, wiping the dense sweat beads on his forehead, and then shouted at the door: "Someone, come and throw these two corpses away!"

  Bang!

  Xiao Chen pushed open the door, and this day Xiao Chen had been out all day without returning, and didn't know if Little Doudou was causing trouble again.

  The oil lamp was lit, and Xiao Chen only saw that Little Doudou was currently buried in the quilt, sleeping soundly with his fluffy little butt exposed outside the blanket. Xiao Chen couldn't help but smile at the sight of Little Doudou's appearance, thinking of a phrase: "Digging one's head in without regard for one's buttocks."

  "Let Doudou sleep first, I'll take a look at the treasures I got today." Xiao Chen thought to himself, feeling somewhat impatient.

  The divine soul's thoughts surged into the storage ring, and then everything that was obtained from Qian Ming and Yao Bu Ping today appeared on the desktop in a row.

  "Let's take a look at what this book is." Xiao Chen was most interested in the ancient books from Qian Ming.

  At that time, it was searched from Qian Ming's body, and Xiao Chen didn't look at it carefully. Now, picking up this book, he saw that the cover of this book had seven small characters written on it, with each character flying and dancing, with strong and powerful brushstrokes.

  "Seventy-two Left Path Miscellaneous Arts." Xiao Chen looked at those seven slightly blurred characters and slowly read them out.

  "What about the left way?" Xiao Chen's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily. The left way was an evil demon, and in Xiao Chen's heart, he still had some aversion to the techniques of the left way.

  "You're just a hypocrite, whether it's the left way or the right way, it all depends on one's heart. If your heart is upright, then there's no such thing as the left way. If your heart is crooked, then all methods are the left way." Ye Liu Xing responded to Xiao Chen's inner voice and began to severely criticize him.

  Xiao Chen listened and thought about it, and indeed it was this reason.

  Even if one cultivates an evil or demonic path with a mind that is upright and just, it will be used for the right way, and thus naturally become the right path.

  If one's mind is not righteous, then even if they cultivate the most orthodox and majestic skills, but use them to do things that go against heavenly principles, what difference is there between this and the demonic path?

  Having thought it through, Xiao Chen was no longer so averse to the left path techniques and began to study the "Seventy-two Left Path Miscellaneous Techniques".

  "Chapter 1, The Evolution of the Netherworld Poisonous Smoke." As soon as Xiao Chen saw this first chapter, he immediately understood why Qian Ming could control the Netherworld Poisonous Smoke. It turned out that he had learned it from here.

  "Chapter 2: The Rebirth of the Ghost Servant Technique."

  "Chapter 3: Detailed Explanation of Blood Gu's Soul-Controlling Technique."

  "Chapter 4...... Chapter 5......"

  Xiao Chen flipped through six chapters in a row, roughly scanning them with his eyes, and suddenly felt that the use of this book was really too great, it was simply a must-have for home travel.

  At this moment, Xiao Chen no longer cared how Qian Ming had obtained the "Seventy-two Left Dao Miscellaneous Techniques", anyway it was his now.

  Xiao Chen then picked up those exquisite jade bottles again, which were filled with dan medicine.

  "Night Flowing Star sister, what kind of dan medicine is this? Do you recognize it?" Xiao Chen took out a pellet from a small bottle and placed it in the palm of his hand. The dan medicine was completely black, similar to the color of donkey dung, and had no fragrance. Instead, it gave off a faint stench and a pungent smell that irritated the nose.

  This kind of elixir, Xiao Chen had never seen before, so he asked Ye Liu Xing who was knowledgeable and experienced.

  "This seems to be Sanpin Tan medicine Qi Hua Qi Cao Dan, but it looks like it's expired." Ye Liu Xing observed for a while before giving his verdict.