Chapter 1891: Everyone Wants It

Although Chen Xuanhai had offered Lu Ye much advice previously, he knew nothing about alchemy and thus never mentioned it. He simply wasn't familiar with the subject.

However, Lu Ye's frustration soon faded. Gui Yi explained that earning Asura Marks through alchemy had significant limitations. The bottleneck wasn't the Asura Field itself, but the scarcity of tasks. So many medical cultivators sought to earn Asura Marks this way that they had to queue for assignments, and opportunities might only come after a long wait.

This meant that even if he had brought his pill gourd, its usefulness wouldn't have been substantial.

Refining elixirs for the Asura Field was one method for medical cultivators to earn Asura Marks. Many other non-combat ways existed, such as lifting the restrictive locks on storage rings.

Storage rings left behind by deceased cultivators almost always had restrictive locks. Since the Asura Field itself couldn't remove these, cultivators were hired for the task. Success in this endeavor also yielded Asura Marks.

Elixirs were essential items found in cultivators' storage rings, ensuring that the supply within the treasury remained inexhaustible, even after countless years.

Within the Asura Field, there were numerous other low-risk methods for earning Asura Marks, beyond just these two.

Furthermore, the Asura Palace served as a hub where cultivators could independently post bounties. These might include tasks like hunting down a specific cultivator or inviting skilled individuals to join particular trials. The Asura Field would then assess the difficulty of these bounties, and successful completion would naturally yield corresponding rewards.

Naturally, in these scenarios, the Asura Marks received by cultivators were not directly from the Asura Field but from the cultivators who posted the bounties. The Asura Field still determined the specific amount of Asura Marks for the reward, preventing bounty posters from simply giving as much as they wished. A cultivator's sole autonomy lay in the act of posting the bounty itself.

This was the sole method for Asura Marks to circulate between cultivators. Otherwise, no cultivator could exchange their Asura Marks with another.

As they continued their journey, conversing, a hearty burst of laughter suddenly erupted from nearby.

Lu Ye looked in the direction of the sound, observing a large group of cultivators gathered. One individual, dishevelled with sunken eye sockets and bloodshot eyes, was laughing uncontrollably. "This immense fortune has finally come to me, hahahaha!" he roared.

The surrounding cultivators all cast envious glances his way.

Lu Ye couldn't help but observe with curiosity.

Gui Yi hesitated, looking as if she wanted to speak, but eventually advised, "Try to avoid this area in the future."

"What's wrong?" Lu Ye asked, perplexed, given that someone there had clearly encountered something fortunate.

Gui Yi sighed, "This is a place where people gamble on luck. Haven't you noticed that only storage rings are displayed here?"

Lu Ye glanced around and confirmed her observation. The pillars in this area were noticeably smaller and thinner than in other sections, arranged very densely, allowing only one or two cultivators to navigate between them.

Each of those pillars prominently displayed individual storage rings.

Lu Ye focused on one of the storage rings for a moment, and gained immediate insight.

Storage Ring: Origin unknown, value unknown.

The Asura Marks required to acquire this storage ring were not excessive, only thirteen thousand. If simply converted to spirit jade, that would be 130,000 spirit jade.

"When cultivators die during trials, some of their storage rings are collected by the Asura Field and assigned as tasks. If someone successfully unlocks a restrictive lock, the treasures within are added to the treasury. Another portion is simply placed here for direct exchange."

Lu Ye understood instantly.

The Asura Field contained millions of cultivators, including those at the Constellation, Moon-Reflector, and Sun-Gazer realms. Regardless of their cultivation level, every cultivator undertaking trials here faced mortal danger; even Sun-Gazers risked demise.

Consequently, the value of these storage rings was impossible to predict. While acquiring a Sun-Gazer's storage ring for Asura Marks would undoubtedly yield significant value, obtaining a Constellation realm ring could result in an uncertain outcome.

The wildly laughing cultivator, clearly a Moon-Reflector of considerable cultivation, was so excited that he had evidently acquired something valuable.

This was indeed a place to gamble on luck. With good fortune, one could become rich overnight; however, with bad luck, hard-earned Asura Marks could easily be lost.

Turning to Lu Ye, Gui Yi spoke earnestly, "While some people profit here, far more lose everything. Therefore, try to avoid this area as much as possible."

As she was paid for her service, she only offered Lu Ye this advice and didn't elaborate further.

Lu Ye nodded. His luck had never been particularly good, and he had no desire to get rich through such means, so he genuinely had little interest in the place.

Gui Yi led him around for a while longer, before Lu Ye proactively stopped. "Friend, let's conclude here," he said.

The treasury was immense; continuing to browse might take months to see everything. Although he had paid 500,000 spirit jade, Gui Yi had been very diligent, so there was no need to waste her time further.

Now generally familiar with the area, he could easily navigate to any specific location he wished to visit.

Gui Yi stopped and nodded. "Alright," she said, producing a jade slip and handing it over. "This is what we discussed earlier—some information about the Asura Field that I compiled myself. I hope it proves useful to you."

"Thank you," Lu Ye replied, taking the slip and putting it away, intending to study it carefully later.

Gui Yi then retrieved her own Asura Token and offered it to Lu Ye. "Let's exchange marks," she suggested. "If you need anything in the future, you can ask me anytime."

Lu Ye readily agreed.

In the outside world, cultivators primarily communicated using sound talismans; as long as their distance wasn't excessive, they could generally reach each other.

While sound talismans could also be used within the Asura Field, communication via Asura Tokens was superior. This was because if one party entered a special trial scenario, the other party would be unable to reach them using a sound talisman.

However, using Asura Tokens for communication removed this limitation. As long as both parties remained within the Asura Field, they could contact each other, regardless of whether they were in the same trial scenario. For this reason, cultivators in the Asura Field typically exchanged Asura Token imprints rather than sound talismans.

After exchanging imprints, Gui Yi nodded. "I'll be going now," she said.

"Thank you, friend."

Gui Yi turned to leave but suddenly recalled something. She looked back at Lu Ye and said, "Oh, by the way, during your trials, don't hold back if you possess any methods suitable for medical cultivators. The Asura Field seems to have offered special advantages to medical cultivators in recent years. If you can heal and save people, you'll receive more Asura Marks."

Lu Ye understood. Chen Xuanhai had indeed never mentioned this, indicating it was a recent development. As for the reason, Lu Ye could only speculate.

However, healing and saving people were not his strong suits; killing was his expertise.

Gui Yi departed. She had her own tasks to attend to during this visit, and even if Lu Ye hadn't suggested it, she couldn't have continued accompanying him indefinitely.

After Gui Yi left, Lu Ye continued to wander casually for a while, utterly dazzled. While the Myriad Manifestation Sea contained an abundance of all kinds of resources, there was truly no other place in the entire world, apart from the Asura Treasury, that directly presented countless treasures for cultivators to observe and examine freely.

Lu Ye was simply grateful to be a weapon master, content with his Mountain-Crushing Blade. A newly arrived spell cultivator, by contrast, would likely find many desirable treasures here.

Half an hour later, Lu Ye stopped, holding his Asura Token. He murmured something, and his entire being abruptly vanished from his spot.

When he reappeared, he was in a different section of the treasury.

The overall layout of the Asura Treasury was largely consistent, with the key difference being that each type of resource was concentrated in a specific area.

This particular area showcased resources capable of enhancing the quality of cultivators' Dharma Sources!

Many cultivators moved about and lingered here. As Lu Ye observed, these individuals were almost exclusively Moon-Reflectors, as only Moon-Reflectors possessed Dharma Sources; Constellations did not, and thus had no reason to be in this area.

Lu Ye even spotted a stout cultivator who appeared to be a Sun-Gazer. Although the individual exhibited no imposing aura or spiritual power fluctuations, Lu Ye had interacted with many Sun-Gazers and thus possessed a certain discerning ability.

His gaze shifted to the nearest pillar, where he immediately noticed a greenish fruit, resembling an unripe apple.

Bodhi Ling Fruit: Can slightly improve Dharma Source quality when consumed or used in alchemy. Price: 228,000 Asura Marks.

He then looked to the other side.

Infant Soul Flower: Can slightly improve Dharma Source quality when consumed. Price: 354,000 Asura Marks.

There were also the Taiyi Profound Ginseng and Azure Moon Spirit Marrow—all rare and exceptional items rarely seen in the outside world. Lu Ye's eyes gleamed with excitement; he felt this place was truly marvelous, and he desired all these treasures.

The treasures displayed here that could enhance Dharma Source quality numbered not just in the thousands, but potentially several thousands. Without even considering a large quantity, if he could acquire just ten percent of them, his Dharma Source issues would be resolved, and reaching the pinnacle of the Moon-Reflector realm would certainly be within his grasp.

However, acquiring even ten percent of these resources would demand a substantial amount of Asura Marks.

While the equivalent in spirit jade might not seem exorbitant, within the Asura Treasury, cultivators, no matter how much spirit jade they possessed, had no means to spend it.

Most cultivators scattered throughout this area were like him, simply walking around and observing. Needless to say, they were merely enjoying the sight, lacking the capital required for acquisition.

Furthermore, other cultivators' circumstances differed from his. While they had a need for such treasures, their demand was far from as vast and urgent as his own.

Gradually, Lu Ye discerned a pattern: treasures whose descriptions in the Asura Field included the word "slightly" were generally valued below 500,000 Asura Marks. Those without "slightly," however, were priced at 500,000 or more.

If a treasure was described as "greatly" enhancing Dharma Source quality, its cost would be at least one million Asura Marks. For example, a piece of Purple Cloud Cold Crystal was valued at over 1.6 million Asura Marks, making it the most expensive resource Lu Ye had observed in this entire area.

The White Moon Crystal he had once refined was also valued at over one million Asura Marks.