I Have Countless Clones

Chapter 114: Major Exchange (2)

Translator: Henyee Translations | Editor: Henyee Translations

After some thought, he opened the exchange list for spiritual beasts.

Lin Shen had long thought about exchanging for a spiritual beast that he could ride on after getting back. After all, he would have to travel back and forth between Dragonside City and the Dragon Abyss Mountain Range in the future. He couldn't possibly travel on foot every time, right?

After flipping through it for a while, Lin Shen chose a spiritual beast called the Giant-horned Deer.

The Giant-horned Deer was a demon beast that was very good at long-distance running.

The mature ones were at the late-phase of the Spirit Awakening Stage.

Of course, that was only its cultivation level.

Spiritual beasts that were especially tamed to become mounts were generally not good at fighting battles.

In battles, they probably couldn't even defeat a mid-phase Spirit Enlightening spiritual beast transformed from a ferocious beast.

However, the advantage of the Giant-horned Deer was that it only cost five minor merits.

Of course, there were also spiritual beasts with powerful combat strength and long-distance running abilities on the list, but the exchange price was very intimidating. The cheapest one cost a medium merit.

There were even cranes, golden-feathered eagles, and other flying spiritual beasts.

The price of these flying spiritual beasts was even more shocking. They were easily worth five to six medium merits.

Lin Shen couldn't afford them for the time being, and he didn't intend to get one either.

After all, it was just a tool for traveling. There was no need to spend so many merit points on it.

After exchanging for the Giant-horned Deer, Lin Shen then spent a minor merit on a Beast Taming Pouch because one pouch could only accommodate one spiritual beast.

He went to the Beast Taming Garden to choose the Giant-horned Deer and create a contract with it. After that, Lin Shen officially had a second spiritual beast.

After doing all this, Lin Shen didn't exchange for anything else.

Instead, he kept his merit points for emergencies.

The deal with Tao Zongbao would probably require a lot of merit points.

After leaving the Exchange Hall, Lin Shen turned to the Internal Affairs Department.

This time, Lin Shen didn't need anyone to announce his arrival. As soon as he stepped into the Internal Affairs Department, he bumped into Tao Zongbao.

Upon seeing Lin Shen, Tao Zongbao immediately looked delighted. He pulled Lin Shen to a quiet corner and rubbed his hands.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I've already made some progress with what you asked me to do. I've contacted many people and discussed the price with them. We can close the deal whenever you want to. Here's the list.

Take a look."

Tao Zongbao handed over a list. Lin Shen took it and saw that there were at least 20 to 30 types of natural treasures listed on it. Without exception, they were all similar to the effects of the Snake Orchid and the Poison Flame Mushroom.

The price wasn't high, but it wasn't low either.

In total, it would cost two minor merits and more than 400 merit points.

Seeing how eager Tao Zongbao was, Lin Shen knew he would definitely make a lot of money in this deal.

However, Lin Shen didn't mind. If he wanted their help, he naturally had to give them enough benefits.

Tao Zongbao carefully said, "If you don't like the price, we can discuss it."

"That won't be necessary."

Lin Shen laughed heartily.

"I trust Master Tao. I've already prepared the merit points. We can trade now."

Tao Zongbao was overjoyed. At the same time, he was secretly shocked.

Two minor merits and 400 merit points were a considerable amount.

Lin Shen, a disciple who had just entered the academy, was actually able to earn so many merit points in such a short period of time. He was truly impressive!

Instantly, Lin Shen became more and more mysterious in Tao Zongbao's mind.

After setting the deal, Tao Zongbao immediately got busy. He went to the Merit Hall with Lin Shen first to exchange the items that the trading partner wanted. Then, he took the items and traded them with the sellers one by one.

It was not until the sky turned yellow and the sun was about to set that Tao Zongbao returned to the Merit Hall with sweat all over his forehead.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I didn't let you down. I've obtained everything!"

"Thank you for your hard work!"

Lin Shen put everything into his storage bag and exchanged a few more pleasantries with Tao Zongbao before returning to the wooden building where he lived.

After more than half a month, the room was still neat and clean. Under the effect of the array formation, everything looked brand new without any dust.

Without any delay, Lin Shen went straight to the training room and sat down cross-legged. He collected his thoughts and began to read the Essence Sword Finger and Supreme Yang Swordplay manuals.

After memorizing the contents of the secret manual, he asked his clones to start comprehending the martial techniques.

The Superior Martial Arts clone was in charge of comprehending the Essence Sword Finger.

The Pure Yang Body clone would comprehend the Supreme Yang Swordplay.

As for the Testify by Killing clone and Perseverance clone, they continued to cultivate other martial techniques.

Lin Shen and the clone of God's Jealousy focused on cultivating the Golden Crow Scripture.

With a large number of Condensing Pills and natural treasures, Lin Shen was confident that he could break through to Level 5 of the Long Breath Stage in a month.

The night was dark and gloomy.

The gentle moonlight cast a hazy glow, adding a sense of tranquility to the street.

The streets were well-lit, but it was dark inside a small building.

A figure in a black robe and a ghost mask sat cross-legged on the ground, motionless like a statue.

After a moment, the figure suddenly moved and turned to look at the balcony.

In the next second, there was the sound of clothes fluttering. The light dimmed slightly, and a figure appeared on the balcony.

The person was also wearing a black robe. He didn't wear a mask, but his face was hidden in the shadow of the hat brim, so his face couldn't be seen clearly.

The masked man stared at the person without any expression, his tone slightly cold.

"You're late."

The black-robed man didn't care at all and said indifferently, "You know my special circumstances. I can't take random actions. It's already very difficult for me to come here to see you."

The masked man snorted and seemed to understand this. He didn't say anything else about it and changed the topic.

"The Martial Enforcement Hall has been acting a little strange recently.

Do you know what's going on?"

The black-robed man shook his head.

"Ever since the previous few failed missions, the Martial Enforcement Hall has begun to suspect that there are spies among their own people.

They only dispatch a few trustworthy teams for their operations against the Wild Wolves now. Even if they don't have enough manpower, they would rather recruit people from the three major academies than mobilize other teams. It's very difficult for me to find any more information now.

"However, I suspect that the Martial Enforcement Hall has discovered one of our strongholds. It's very likely that they'll attack that stronghold next!"

The masked man was shocked. "The stronghold has been discovered?

Damn it, we have to evacuate our men quickly!"

However, the black-robed man said solemnly,

"No!

"We still don't know which stronghold has been targeted. If we want to evacuate, we have to evacuate the people from all the strongholds.

However, if we do that, the commotion will be too great. The Martial Enforcement Hall might be secretly monitoring us now, waiting for us to panic so that they can dig out more clues. We can't give them that chance!"

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"We don't do anything!"

A cold light flashed in the black-robed man's eyes.

"In any case, different strongholds don't contact each other and don't know each other's existence. We're the only ones who know about all the strongholds. Even if one of the strongholds is destroyed by the Martial Enforcement Hall, they won't be able to get any more clues. If necessary, we can only sacrifice the stronghold that they've targeted.

It's better than exposing more clues!"

The masked man fell silent. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said hatefully,

"Are we going to admit defeat just like that? The Martial Enforcement Hall has been suppressing us all these years. We don't know how many people have died at their hands. Recently, two people went missing in the Dragon Abyss Mountain Range. I suspect that they have already been taken by the Martial Enforcement Hall!"

"A little impatience will spoil great plans!"

The black-robed man flicked his sleeves and said indifferently, "As long as we have the Blood Spirit Pills, we can recruit an endless stream of people. We can afford the small sacrifice!"

At this point, the black-robed man glanced at the masked man, and a meaningful look suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"But if you really can't take this lying down, I have a good idea."

The masked man was slightly stunned. "What is it?"

Swoosh!

A black shadow shot out from the black-robed man's sleeve and landed in front of the masked man.

"This is an interesting item I recently obtained. I'll give it to you."

Puzzled, the masked man picked up the item and examined it carefully.

This thing was about the size of a basketball. Its surface was bumpy and filled with dense round holes. It looked like a beehive, but it emitted an incomparably ferocious and bloody aura.

"That's..."

The masked man quickly recognized its origin, and his eyes under the mask immediately lit up.

"Hehe, it's indeed good stuff. If it's used well, it might be able to teach those guys from the Martial Enforcement Hall a memorable lesson!"

A sinister laugh echoed in the room, making one's hair stand on end..