Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 1018 Snow-capped Dragon Beard Ginseng

You want me to get involved in your mess?

The Yin-Yang Demon Lord said indifferently, "Chaos, although you and I are both Demon Lords, our paths are different, and we cannot work together."

"You pursue endless chaos and disorder, but I, the master, govern the duality of order."

Give me a reason.

The Chaos Demon Lord chuckled softly:

"You ask me why... the reason? Yin and Yang, you govern the rotation of appearances, distinguish between purity and turbidity, define strength and gentleness, and organize all things in the universe within the two principles..."

"Everything in the universe needs to be in balance between yin and yang."

"But now the inner demon is suppressed and imprisoned by Dao Venerables such as Yi Yuan. If we compare the inner demon to Yin and Dao Venerables such as Yi Yuan to Yang, then Yang is now dominant and Yin is declining."

"As the inner demons gradually weaken, this state of yang dominating and yin declining will become more and more extreme."

"The balance has been broken. Yin and Yang. If the One Yuan and the like really figure out a way to kill the Dao Venerable, the Heart Demon will die."

"Moreover, since the beginning of time, no Dao Venerable has ever died, and no one knows what unpredictable consequences the death of a Dao Venerable would bring."

The Yin-Yang Demon Lord sneered, "Unpredictable chaos, isn't that exactly what you want to see?"

The Chaos Demon Lord said, "But if the inner demon dies, other Dao Venerables also have a chance of dying..."

"Yin Yang, can you really just sit idly by and watch this happen?"

"But you know they can't do it."

The Yin-Yang Demon Lord seemed completely unconcerned: "How many eras has it been? It was impossible before, and it will be impossible in the future... The Dao Lord cannot be killed; this is an ironclad rule that has been verified countless times on the [Heart Demon]."

"Besides, you should know why the [Inner Demon] must die."

"Of course I know! But I have no attachments, so what does it have to do with me?" Chaos Demon Lord laughed.

The Yin-Yang Demon Lord, with both his male and female faces drooping their eyelids and lowering their heads, remained silent for a long time.

After a long pause, he slowly said:

"Please allow me to think about it some more."

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In the Immortal Realm, the Second Heaven, within a black market on a certain star...

"Shopkeeper, this 'Snow-capped Dragon Beard Ginseng' isn't right."

Wearing a felt hat, Guo Tingshu held a ginseng root in his hand and stood in front of the counter, looking serious as he spoke to an elderly man with white hair across the counter.

Jing Yu, meanwhile, stood with her arms crossed, leaning against the entrance of the herbal medicine shop, sneering incessantly.

The white-haired old man was a cultivator whose cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul stage. Facing Guo Tingshu's questioning, he showed a rather impatient expression and said irritably:

“Sir, although we do business in this black market, we insist on genuine products and fair dealings. You’re saying this Snow-capped Dragon Beard Ginseng is fake? Aren’t you ruining my reputation?”

Although he was only at the Nascent Soul stage, he was still just the shopkeeper of this shop. There were several Cave Heaven stage guards guarding the shop. The old man saw that Jing Yu and Guo Tingshu's auras were only at the early Cave Heaven stage, so he didn't take them seriously.

After all, if one's physical cultivation doesn't stimulate their blood energy or involve a real fight, it's difficult to tell with the naked eye. The white-haired old man assumed that these two were just ordinary rogue cultivators in the early stages of the Cave Heaven Realm, so he naturally stood up straight.

Guo Tingshu, however, persisted and shook his head:

"Shopkeeper, you must be thinking right now, how could these two country bumpkins who appeared out of nowhere have ever seen such a rare spiritual herb as [Snow-capped Dragon Beard Ginseng]? I'll just use a fake one to fool them, and the difference in price will be enough for you to exchange for a suitable [suppression item] to stabilize your cave, right?"

The shopkeeper's face showed surprise, as if Guo Tingshu had truly seen through his thoughts, and he said in a fit of embarrassment and anger:

“My dear customer, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say whatever you want. If you keep spouting nonsense, how am I supposed to do business with you?”

"Shopkeeper, I won't make things difficult for you. Just give me a genuine, high-quality 'Snow-Top Dragon Beard Ginseng,' and this matter will be considered settled. I, Guo, will not make any further trouble," Guo Tingshu said, still emphasizing each word.

"Can you really see the problem with this ginseng?" the white-haired old man asked skeptically.

Although his cultivation level was not as high as the two people in front of him, his ability to deceive was unparalleled, especially his skill in counterfeiting spiritual herbs. The cultivator in front of him wearing a felt hat looked stupid and did not look like an expert in identifying herbs at all!

Guo Tingshu scratched his head: "I...I can't tell, but you...sigh, Jing-ge, can you take a look?"

Jing Yu rolled her eyes, slowly walked up to Guo Tingshu, glanced casually at the ginseng in his hand, and said directly:

"fake."

"100% guaranteed, genuine."

Looking at the shopkeeper, whose face was now flushed, Guo Tingshu said, "My elder brother here is a master of alchemy. He knows a great deal about spiritual herbs and remedies. If he says it's fake, then this ginseng is naturally fake... Shopkeeper, what do you say?"

Seeing that his denial was futile, the shopkeeper became enraged, a glint of malice flashing in his eyes. After a moment, he cried out in protest:

“Esteemed guests, although my shop is not large, it is not so small as to use counterfeit goods to fill the gaps… This [Snow-capped Dragon Beard Ginseng] may be of poor quality, and you may have noticed the difference. Please forgive me and let this matter go.”

"If you two are not satisfied with the quality of this ginseng, I can personally take you to the back warehouse to choose another one of better quality to exchange for it."

At this moment, Jing Yu used the [Mind-Listening Technique] to instantly capture the shopkeeper's inner thoughts:

"Hmph! You refuse to take the path to the Celestial Court and barge into the Underworld where there is no way... These two hotheads are not easy to fool. Let's lure them to the backyard and have the two guards kill them using the array's restrictions. Who knows, we might even make a fortune."

"Distinguished guests, please?" The innkeeper became extremely attentive, respectfully inviting Jing Yu and Guo Tingshu to follow him into the backyard.

Guo Tingshu hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but speak:

"Shopkeeper, you're not planning to lure us in and then ambush us, are you?"

The shopkeeper's face stiffened; he hadn't expected Guo Tingshu to expose his plans once again. He forced a smile and said:

"You're joking, sir. We're not a shady business."

Jing Yu rolled her eyes to the sky, thinking to herself, "Why would a black market shop need to be located on the black market if it's not a black market shop? If it weren't for the fact that the medicinal herb [Snow-capped Dragon Beard Ginseng] is so obscure that it might not even be available in a normal market, why would we spend such a high premium to buy it from the black market?"

"I never expected to run into a shady shop."

Seeing that the shopkeeper stubbornly refused to admit his dark thoughts, Guo Tingshu had no choice but to say:

“Then… Brother Jing, you wait for me outside. I’ll go with the shopkeeper to get some new spirit ginseng.”

Unexpectedly, Jing Yu said helplessly, "Do you know what a real Snow-capped Dragon Beard Ginseng looks like and what its quality is? I'll go with you."