"I will decide whether to agree to the transaction after I understand the reasons."
"At the same time, I am also full of doubts in my heart. These gold-eating insects have already become my partners and have been taken care of for many years. Even if you ask for them, they may not be used in battle."
"And the precise requirement for numbers - the number of five thousand, is even more puzzling to me."
After Lin Mo pondered for a moment, he spoke slowly in a tone that seemed to be facing a great dilemma.
"Humph, your Excellency's courage is really admirable. You dare to question me about my intentions!"
The old man Xu Ling snorted coldly, his eyebrows suddenly raised, and his face instantly became as cold as frost.
"Please forgive me! After all, these gold-eating insects have been carefully cultivated for many years. I have devoted countless efforts and regard them as my own life."
"If you don't know clearly the specific purpose for which you request them, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hand them over to others easily."
This time, Lin Mo firmly stated his position.
"Haha, your point of view is quite reasonable. Then, I will tell you the general purpose of asking for these gold-eating insects."
"However, once the reason is known, the transaction cannot be rejected. Otherwise..."
The old man Xu Ling's eyes flickered for a moment, then he smiled again and answered.
"Okay, I'm willing to commit."
After Lin Mo hesitated for a long time, he finally took a deep breath and responded solemnly.
"Haha, little friend Lin, this is a wise decision! Please listen carefully. The reason why I ask for these gold-eating insects is to cultivate the legendary gold-eating insect king."
"The key to achieving this goal is a large number of adult gold-eating bugs."
"As for why five thousand are needed, it's because I already have five thousand adult gold-eating insects in my hands. The two combined are enough to meet my needs for cultivating insect kings."
"The excess part doesn't mean much to me."
The old man finally gave a reason that shocked Lin Mo.
"Insect King! So what was your purpose for collecting Styx Spiritual Milk before..."
Lin Mo's expression suddenly changed and he couldn't help but ask again.
"A large amount of Styx Spiritual Milk is also one of the important means to cultivate the Insect King. However, if there are a sufficient number of adult Gold-Eating Insects, this condition becomes irrelevant."
The old man Xu Ling replied without hesitation.
"So that's it. It seems that the cultivation of this insect king probably requires a large number of gold-eating insects to eat each other before it can be produced." Lin Mo's eyes flashed and he said with a thoughtful look on his face.
"My little friend is indeed very smart. Although it's not completely correct, it's almost the same."
"However, except for a few supreme elders of our Mayfly Clan, very few outsiders know about the Gold-Eating Insect King."
"Just now, my little friend was not surprised when he told me about the Insect King. It seems that he already knew something about it."
"The one who told you this should be Qing Yuanzi. He is the only one who has a good relationship with another Supreme Elder in our clan, so he can know something about it."
The old man Xu Ling first praised, then sneered and said.
Lin Mo lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment, as if he was considering his words, and then slowly asked:
"This junior has indeed heard from Senior Jiang once. It is rumored that once the Gold-eating Insect King has reached the state of perfection, even the true immortals in the immortal world will be afraid of him and will not be able to retreat. Is this true... but is it true?"
"Haha, although this is a slight exaggeration, the power of this gold-eating insect king cannot be underestimated. It is extremely powerful."
"At least if I bump into him, I definitely don't want to confront him head-on and have a head-on fight."
The old man Xu Ling responded leisurely with a slight smile on his lips.
"That's it, I've learned a lesson."
Lin Mo nodded lightly, then turned his eyes, suddenly changed the topic and asked again:
"However, I am curious. If the senior gets the spiritual insect that the junior has, how confident can he be in cultivating it into an insect king?"
"How sure are you?"
The old man Xu Ling narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression became a little more solemn, and after pondering for a long time, he slowly stretched out two fingers towards Lin Mo.
"Only 20%?"
Lin Mo's expression suddenly changed slightly, and his tone became heavier unconsciously:
"The chance of success is really not high."
"snort!"
The old man's face darkened and he snorted coldly:
"My little friend, could it be that you underestimated this gold-eating insect king?"
"Twenty percent certainty. That's the confidence I can barely have after studying the art of breeding insects for many years. I have also prepared many back-ups and tried my best."
"Anyone else would not even have a 10% chance of winning!"
"Okay, you have asked all the questions you should ask. Even your question goes beyond our previous agreement."
"Next, it's your turn to fulfill your promise. If you have any conditions, you can speak up now."
"The juniors have no intention of looking down on the seniors, and hope that the seniors will show their respect."
"Now that the deal has been agreed, the junior will naturally abide by the agreement. As for the terms of exchange, the junior has already made up his mind, and there are only two."
Lin Mo felt as if he had a plan in his mind. Seeing what the old man Xu Ling said, he immediately agreed without thinking.
"Which two? Let's talk about it." The old man's expression softened slightly, and he nodded slightly to indicate to Lin Mo to continue.
Lin Mo looked solemn and stated one by one:
"First, I don't ask for other rare treasures from my seniors. I only hope that my seniors can give me more Styx Spiritual Milk."
"Senior also said just now that after you have enough gold-eating insects on hand, this spiritual milk is no longer of much use to you. I think this request is not difficult for senior."
"Secondly, I have been studying the art of breeding insects for some time. I still have some gold-eating insects on hand, so I thought I would give it a try and cultivate the insect king."
"Although we have to gather a sufficient number of gold-eating bugs, we still don't know how long it will take until the end of the year of the monkey."
"But the junior always wants to give it a try, so I want to ask the senior for a complete secret of cultivating the gold-eating insect king."
The originally smiling face of the old man Xu Ling, after hearing Lin Mo's words, his pupils shrank suddenly, the smile on his face instantly dissipated, replaced by solemnity and contemplation, and he fell into a long silence for a while.
"The first condition is easy to talk about."
"Although it is impossible for me to pour out all the spiritual milk in my hand, I can still make four or five bottles. But the second condition is much more difficult."
After a long while, the old man frowned slightly and spoke slowly:
"The insect king's cultivation secret technique is an unheralded secret of my Mayfly clan. Many of the elders in the clan may not be able to see the full picture. Now it is really against the rules to reveal it to an outsider."
"It is indeed a bit troublesome, but I believe that with the means and courage of the seniors, I can still do it, right?"
The corner of Lin Mo's mouth raised slightly, revealing a calm smile:
"Besides, the senior also understands in his heart that compared to rare things like your natal spiritual insect and the Xuantian Remnant Treasure, the conditions proposed by the junior are really nothing to mention and insignificant."
"Hehe, my little friend's words are really insightful."
The old man Xu Ling nodded slightly, and the smile on his face grew thicker:
"That's all, I will agree to your conditions."
"However, the secret technique cultivated by the Insect King is of great importance. You must make a poisonous oath with your inner demon in front of me, swearing never to reveal this secret technique to anyone else."
"My friend, at this level of cultivation, the power of restraining inner demons cannot be underestimated. Once you violate your oath, you will most likely perish when you go through the catastrophe."
"If you agree to this, I can make the decision and teach you the secret technique."
"No problem, this is what we should do. I am willing to swear this oath!"
Lin Mo was overjoyed when he heard this. He immediately looked stern, mobilized the power of his inner demons, and made a vicious oath that was so perfect that even the old man Xu Ling could not find any flaws.
"Okay! In that case, let's start trading."
The old man stroked his beard with satisfaction, shook his long sleeves, and in an instant, five emerald green vials flashed out like meteors chasing the moon, flying straight towards Lin Mo.
Lin Mo looked solemn, raised his hand and grabbed it, holding the five vials firmly in his hand.
Immediately afterwards, he opened the bottle caps one by one and scanned them carefully with his spiritual thoughts, and an imperceptible joy appeared in his eyes.
"Senior, there are exactly five thousand mature gold-eating insects here. Please check it out, too."
As Lin Mo spoke, he took out a spirit beast ring from his sleeve. With a flick of his wrist, the spirit beast ring drew an arc in the air and was thrown steadily towards the old man.
The old man Xu Ling rolled up his long sleeves, and as if a suction force came out of thin air, he gently put the ring into his palm.
He did not rush to open the spirit beast ring, but stretched out a few slender fingers and slowly pressed them on the ring. His eyes were slightly closed, and his spiritual thoughts were like a spiritual snake coming out of its hole, quietly intruding into it.
After a while, the old man couldn't hide the excitement on his face, opened his eyes and praised:
"Yes, they are all mature gold-eating bugs of good quality. The level of cultivation is much better than I expected. They are very good!"
"Little friend, you must keep this jade slip properly and never let others see it."
After saying this, the old man breathed a sigh of relief, and a light flashed from his sleeves. A jade slip seemed to be pulled by invisible hands. In a few flashes, it hovered above Lin Mo's head.
"Juniors must keep this in mind."
Lin Mo's face flashed with joy, his tone was respectful, he raised his hand and firmly grasped the jade slip in his palm, and then gently put it on his forehead.
In an instant, the densely packed ancient texts and vivid pictures inside the jade slips flooded into his mind like a tide.
The old man Xu Ling put the spirit beast ring filled with gold-eating insects into his bag and felt completely at ease.
His eyes turned to Lin Mo, half-smiling but not smiling, and more and more revealing, as if there were endless novelties hidden in Lin Mo, which aroused his high interest.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Mo's expression changed, and he slowly moved the jade slip away from his forehead, taking back all the scattered spiritual thoughts.
"How's it going? There's nothing wrong with the secret technique I gave you, right?"
The old man asked leisurely with a slight smile on his lips.
"How dare I, this junior, have such thoughts! The secret technique of breeding insects taught by my senior is exquisite and mysterious. It has answered many of my past doubts and really made this junior enlightened."
Lin Mo carefully collected the jade slips, placed them in his sleeves, and then respectfully replied.
"Oh? But after just a quick look, you can figure it out. It shows that my little friend has great attainments in the art of deworming."
The old man Xu Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he advised earnestly:
"But I still have to mention one more thing. Although the Gold-eating Insect King is extremely powerful, to successfully cultivate it, both opportunity and hard work are indispensable. You still need to do what you can."
"Thank you, senior, for your advice. I will take action accordingly."
Lin Mo looked solemn and thanked him with his hands.
"Well, it's good that you understand. Now that the transaction is completed, you should leave the Black Wind Pavilion first. I will go out later. Don't keep the two fellow Taoists Jin Yan waiting."
The old man looked calm and ordered calmly.
"Yes, I will take my leave first, junior."
Lin Moli carefully bowed and saluted again, and then his whole body's spiritual energy surged and turned into a brilliant blue rainbow, which instantly passed through the hall and disappeared into the billowing black air outside in the blink of an eye.
"Hey, gold-eating insect king? How dare a mere fusion monk dare to have such an idea."
When Lin Mo Dunguang completely disappeared, the old man Xu Ling raised a sneer on his lips and murmured to himself in a low voice:
"If it were so easy to cultivate a being comparable to a true immortal, how could we, the Mayfly Clan, not yet be able to dominate the spiritual world? We have mastered this secret art of breeding insects for many years, but no one has really succeeded in it."
"That's all. Although it's a pity to have a few bottles of spiritual milk, with so many gold-eating insects, I think it's almost certain that I can refine the all-spirit umbrella used to save the tribulation."
"The mature gold-eating insect is almost indestructible. The All-Soul Umbrella made from it will definitely be indestructible. It will give you a better chance of winning if you survive the catastrophe of ascension."
Thinking of this, the old man Xu Ling turned over with one hand, a light flashed from his palm, and the spirit beast ring containing the gold-eating insect appeared again.
The old man's eyes were focused, he made a secret with one hand, and tapped the ring lightly with his fingertips.
In an instant, a spiritual light burst out, and immediately after, a black cloud as thick as ink surged out.
Rolling up the ring, in an instant, the entire spirit beast ring turned into a piece of black ice exuding biting cold air.
There were two soft sounds of "papa", the old man's other palm flashed with light, and several bright blue talismans fluttered like butterflies, firmly attached to the black ice.
After doing all this, the old man's expression completely relaxed and he carefully put the Xuan Bing away.
…
Half an hour later, two dazzling rainbows, one golden and one green, shot out from the white light curtain of the island like shooting stars, circled in the air, pointed in a certain direction, and burst through the air.
In the escaping light, they were Lin Mo and Qing Yuanzi.
After Lin Mo and the old man Xu Ling stepped out of the Black Wind Pavilion one after another, whether it was a tacit understanding or another tacit understanding, no one from Jin Yanhou or Qing Yuanzi interfered with the transaction between Lin Mo and Xu Ling.
Everyone sat in a group, chatted about trivial matters, and tasted the top-quality spiritual wine brewed by Jin Yanhou himself, and then stood up and left one after another.
Along the way, Lin Mo and Qing Yuanzi didn't exchange much words, and they shot straight in the direction of Qing Yuanzi's cave.
Ten days later, Lin Mo saw the familiar towering peak in the distance, and felt a long-lost sense of intimacy in his heart.
At this moment, Qing Yuanzi suddenly paused and hovered in mid-air. Lin Mo was startled and subconsciously stopped.
"Little friend Lin, you must have got what you wanted from this trip, and you may even have gained something else. I have returned a favor to you."