Chapter 2720: Exchange

The Xuanling Blessed Land was left for humanity by Xuanling Heavenly Venerate. Generally, only the ten major human forces are permitted to send individuals into the Xuanling Blessed Land to seek treasures. High-level rogue cultivators or other forces wishing to send people in must either be granted quotas by the ten major forces or make significant contributions, gaining recognition from most of the major forces to obtain lifelong access.

The Li, Long, and Ximen families all earned their lifelong access by making great contributions during the racial war and gaining support from several major forces. Whenever the Xuanling Blessed Land opens, they can send their members inside to seek treasures.

The Li family is backed by the Xuanqing Sect, and the Long family by the Myriad Spirit Gate.

Wang Changsheng hoped the Wang family could also obtain lifelong access, as did Song Yunlong. Zhenhai Palace also wished for its affiliated immortal cultivator families to gain lifelong access, but this was beyond their authority.

Even the three families supported by the Xuanqing Sect, each with an Integration cultivator, failed to obtain lifelong access. To secure lifelong access, one must make significant contributions.

"I've also heard about this; it seems to be a misunderstanding. It's very difficult to enter without a key, and even if you get in, you can't get out without one. Otherwise, we wouldn't spend so much effort searching for them," Xie Ying exclaimed with a sigh.

The restrictions within the Xuanling Blessed Land have been strengthened and perfected over more than 500,000 years. It's not easy even for Grand Ascension cultivators to enter, let alone those below that stage.

Xuanling Heavenly Venerate had over 100,000 keys forged, but not many remain in circulation today.

The ten major human forces considered changing to a different type of key to send in more cultivators. However, this would involve modifying numerous restrictions, a complex process that would affect everything and could not be accomplished quickly.

True Monarch Jinding nodded, "Exactly! If the juniors who enter lose their keys, they can't leave. As outsiders, if they break through to the Void Refinement stage, they will surely die. The Spiritfire Race initially sent several Integration cultivators into the Xuanling Blessed Land. However, all their magic power was suppressed by the restrictions, preventing them from destroying the Blessed Land. Instead, they killed some junior Spirit Transformation cultivators to obtain keys." The Spiritfire Race had initially intended to destroy the Xuanling Blessed Land, but being unable to do so, they then sent people in to seek treasures.

"Fellow Daoist Nangong, I heard you returned from the Azure Glaze Sea. You must have had a considerable harvest this trip, right?" Layman Feixue asked, looking curiously at Nangong Hong.

"Don't even mention it," Nangong Hong replied, a hint of fear in his eyes. "The Myriad Spirits Ruins in the Azure Glaze Sea opened, and I went in to seek treasures. I had terrible luck and encountered several Integration-stage Witch cultivators. The spirit beasts I had cultivated for many years died under their curses. If I hadn't run fast, I wouldn't have made it back."

The cultivators present were skeptical; it was hard to know what truly lay in another's heart.

"It's rare for so many fellow Daoists to gather again," True Monarch Jinding proposed. "Let's exchange items. How about we exchange what we have for what we need?"

None of the Integration cultivators present objected; they had all intended to do the same.

Wang Changsheng personally led the team, not only to bolster the morale of his clansmen but also to get to know other Integration cultivators and incidentally exchange some materials, as he didn't have many Tier-7 materials on hand.

True Monarch Jinding, having been stationed in Xuanguang City for many years, was considered the host. He was the first to present his materials, which included over twenty types of Dharma Idol materials, more than forty types of Tier-7 materials, and over ten spiritual herbs that were 30,000 years old. He was exceptionally wealthy.

"I'm looking to exchange for defensive mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures, with a preference for Calamity Tribulation materials," True Monarch Jinding stated in a deep voice.

"Fellow Daoist Jin, are you not exchanging for Dharma Idol materials this time? Could it be that your Dharma Idols are fully condensed?" Xie Ying asked in surprise. For an Integration cultivator to attempt to break through to the Grand Ascension stage, the primary condition is for all their Dharma Idols to be fully condensed into solid forms. Precisely for this reason, both Void Refinement and Integration cultivators place great importance on condensing their Dharma Idols.

Hearing this, Wang Changsheng and the other Integration cultivators involuntarily showed expressions of envy on their faces.

True Monarch Jinding gave a bitter smile and sighed, "I wish that were the case. But if I can't even pass the Grand Heavenly Tribulation, what's the point of condensing Dharma Idols?"

The Grand Heavenly Tribulation for Integration cultivators is much more powerful. After advancing to the Integration stage, they face a Grand Heavenly Tribulation every 5,000 years. True Monarch Jinding had successfully passed six Grand Heavenly Tribulations in total: three during the Void Refinement stage and three during the Integration stage.

Within two thousand years, his fourth Grand Heavenly Tribulation in the Integration stage would descend. Without collecting more treasures, he simply wouldn't be able to pass it.

The divine abilities of Dharma Idols depend on the cultivator's cultivation technique and their own divine abilities. Dharma Idols can be used to pass Grand Heavenly Tribulations, with their effectiveness depending on the technique. Some cultivators, to make it easier to pass Grand Heavenly Tribulations, will cultivate techniques with stronger defensive divine abilities. However, this often means their combat prowess will be weaker, requiring them to use treasures, formations, or spirit beasts to enhance their strength and compensate for these deficiencies.

The cultivators present suddenly understood. Wang Changsheng, however, looked relaxed; he had only advanced to the Integration stage just over 500 years ago and would not face his Grand Heavenly Tribulation for another 4,000 years.

The Nine-Light Divine Clay was an excellent Calamity Tribulation material, but Wang Changsheng would absolutely not use it for exchange, as there were not many materials better than it for passing tribulations.

While the materials True Monarch Jinding presented were certainly good, they were far inferior to true Calamity Tribulation materials.

For the fourth Grand Heavenly Tribulation, ordinary Tier-7 formations would not be of much use. Multiple defensive mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures would be needed to potentially withstand it; a single one would not make a significant difference.

Layman Feixue took out a snow-white shield and handed it to True Monarch Jinding, saying via spiritual transmission, "This is an Ice Crystal Shield refined from the shell of a Tier-6 superior-grade Ice Crystal Turtle. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Jin?"

For treasures of the same grade, their power can vary depending on the materials used.

This Ice Crystal Shield was good for Void Refinement cultivators, but True Monarch Jinding wasn't particularly impressed. The fourth Grand Heavenly Tribulation was extremely powerful, and the materials of this Ice Crystal Shield were somewhat inferior; it wouldn't block many bolts of tribulation lightning. If it had been refined from the shell of a Tier-7 Ice Crystal Turtle, its defensive capabilities would have been much better.

Layman Feixue could lie, but Integration cultivators were capable of discerning the materials used in refined treasures.

True Monarch Jinding pondered for a moment and then agreed. In any case, it was a mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure, and having one more could help block a few extra bolts of Grand Heavenly Tribulation lightning.

Layman Feixue exchanged for two types of Dharma Idol materials and four types of Tier-7 materials, feeling content.

Several Integration cultivators successively transmitted messages to True Monarch Jinding and took out treasures for him to examine. Lin Youxin, for instance, took out a golden jade box and handed it to True Monarch Jinding, sending him a spiritual message.

True Monarch Jinding opened the box lid, his gaze sweeping over its contents, and nodded. Lin Youxin exchanged for three types of Dharma Idol materials and three types of Tier-7 materials.

More than half of the items True Monarch Jinding had brought out were exchanged, yielding him a considerable harvest.

After he finished exchanging, Xie Ying took out dozens of materials: seven types of Dharma Idol materials, with most of the rest being Tier-7 materials. A glittering red jade bottle caught Wang Changsheng's attention.

"Madam Xie, what's inside that jade bottle?" Wang Changsheng asked curiously. The red jade bottle itself was a low-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure, so whatever it contained was certainly extraordinary.

"A cluster of Tier-6 spirit flame!" Xie Ying said. As she spoke, she pulled out the stopper, and a cluster of golden flames surged forth, rapidly raising the temperature in the room.