Chapter 3075: Golden Beryl (Sold Out Today)

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, they appeared on a vast bluestone square. The square was filled with numerous small stalls, and the owners were from various races, with humans being a minority.

Wang Mengbin strolled around, his gaze sweeping over the items on the stalls. He didn't recognize many of the materials.

After arriving in Qianyuan Continent, Wang Mengbin had purchased some ancient texts introducing its natural resources, but the content recorded in them was limited.

True Immortal Hunyuan suddenly quickened his pace, and Wang Mengbin and Bai Yuqi quickly followed.

Soon after, True Immortal Hunyuan stopped in front of a small stall. The owner was a golden-robed man with thick eyebrows and large eyes, who had golden tendrils on his head and arms, characteristic of the Chi race.

Judging by his aura, he was only at the late-stage Spirit Transformation realm.

The stall displayed many materials, including metal ores, demonic beast materials, spirit herbs, and spirit wood.

True Immortal Hunyuan picked up a light black jade stone and asked, "How much does this cost?"

"This is Black Glaze Jade, a fifth-tier artifact refining material," the golden-robed man carefully said. "It's fifty thousand spirit stones, how about that?"

True Immortal Hunyuan secretly transmitted a message to Wang Mengbin: "Buy that golden ore next to the Black Glaze Jade. That's Gold Abalone Stone, a seventh-tier artifact refining material. He doesn't seem to have recognized it; it's mixed in with the fifth-tier materials."

Wang Mengbin crouched down, picking up items from the stall to examine them. He bought several materials, including the Gold Abalone Stone.

They walked around the bluestone square, but couldn't find any more overlooked treasures. Instead, they bought some formation materials.

Wang Mengbin rented a small courtyard with blue tiles and settled there.

Inside the courtyard, there was a three-story blue pavilion and a blue stone pavilion. They sat in the stone pavilion, chatting idly.

Wang Mengbin took out a golden ore. Its surface had fine cracks and some natural patterns, appearing completely natural. The ore felt heavy in his hand.

According to the stall owner, this was Gold Lang Stone, which could enhance the toughness of treasures. However, True Immortal Hunyuan said it was Gold Abalone Stone.

"What is the use of Gold Abalone Stone? I've never seen this material in any ancient texts," Wang Mengbin asked doubtfully.

True Immortal Hunyuan explained, "It's normal for you not to recognize it, as you're not an artifact refiner. This is a precious material used for refining Buddhist treasures, formed from the excretions of deep-sea giant clams that have consumed large quantities of metal ores. If you gather a batch of sixth-tier artifact refining materials, crafting a mid-grade Spirit Treasure won't be a problem."

"A precious material for refining Buddhist treasures?" Wang Mengbin and Bai Yuqi were stunned; they hadn't expected Gold Abalone Stone to be so valuable.

True Immortal Hunyuan continued to explain, "If a Buddhist cultivator saw this treasure, they would definitely want to acquire it. I remember there's a Buddhist sect in Qianyuan Continent called Guangfa Sect, and one of their sect's treasured artifacts was primarily refined from Gold Abalone Stone."

"Guangfa Sect! A sect's treasured artifact!" Wang Mengbin and Bai Yuqi's expressions became serious. A material capable of refining a sect's treasured artifact was naturally exceptional.

True Immortal Hunyuan said meaningfully, "As I said, I know many things, and my survival is beneficial to you."

"As long as you don't play any tricks, we will let you live," Wang Mengbin said gravely. "Wife, contact Yingjie and tell them our current location. The auction hasn't started yet, so we'll be staying here for a while."

Bai Yuqi took out a light-blue communication plate, struck it with a spell, and after a series of gestures, put the communication plate away.

In a nine-story blue pavilion, a tall, golden-robed old man sat in the main seat, his eyes bright and piercing. Wu Yang and Wu Yue stood by his side, reporting to him.

The golden-robed old man said genially, "Lightning cultivators! That's quite rare. It's good that you made it to Tianyu Mountain; I thought you might miss this auction!"

Jin Jiao, the patriarch of the Wuqiong race, was at the mid-stage Integration realm.

"I heard that materials for refining realm-breaking treasures will appear this time. It would be great if the patriarch could acquire them," Wu Yang said with a smile.

Jin Jiao said dismissively, "Don't even think about it. Such materials are usually traded, not sold. It's probably some old monster bringing them out to exchange for tribulation transcending materials. We won't have a chance. It would be good enough if we could get a seventh-tier puppet." He then remembered something and instructed, "Alright, you may go! This auction is very large-scale, attracting cultivators from many races. Try to make as many Void Refinement cultivators as possible; it will be greatly beneficial to your future cultivation path."

Wu Yang and Wu Yue acknowledged, bowed, and withdrew.

An eighteen-story golden pavilion, with the three silver characters "Jiuyuan Pavilion" written on its plaque, sparkled with spiritual light, making it very conspicuous.

This was a temporary shop set up by the Jiuyuan Commerce Alliance in Tianyu Tower. Besides selling goods, it also acquired various materials.

Wang Yingjie and Liu Hongxue walked out of Jiuyuan Pavilion, faint smiles on their faces.

They had bought two sixth-tier Dragon-Devouring Ant inner cores, which could be given to their Dragon-Devouring Ants to aid their advancement.

In addition, they also purchased some spirit herbs over ten thousand years old, which could be used for alchemy.

After leaving Jiuyuan Pavilion, they strolled along the street and arrived at a vast square filled with numerous small stalls. They walked around, looking at things, but after completing a round with no notable finds, they left the square.

More than half an hour later, they appeared in a secluded small courtyard with blue tiles. Wang Mengbin and Bai Yuqi were sitting in the stone pavilion, chatting idly.

"Where did he go?" Wang Yingjie asked, referring to True Immortal Hunyuan.

Wang Mengbin took a sip of spirit tea and casually asked, "He's resting in the secret chamber. So, did you buy anything good?"

Wang Yingjie said solemnly, "We bought some spirit herbs and demonic cores that can be used for alchemy. Oh, and the rare materials at the auction will need to be paid for with top-grade spirit stones. We'll need to sell some things to exchange for them."

Liu Hongxue was an alchemist, so she could sell some pills to exchange for top-grade spirit stones.

Wang Mengbin cautioned, "I already know about this. Don't sell anything too valuable to avoid attracting unwanted attention."

Wang Yingjie naturally understood this principle. After chatting for a few more moments, they walked towards the pavilion.

Entering a secret chamber, Wang Yingjie released Wang Long. He took out a blood-red jade box, threw it to Wang Long, and instructed, "This is a sixth-tier Dragon-Devouring Ant inner core. It will help your advancement. Take it quickly!"

"Thank you, Master!" Wang Long replied, his face filled with gratitude. He opened the jade box, revealing a blood-red pill inside. He swallowed it, sat cross-legged, and began circulating his cultivation to refine it.

Wang Yingjie closed his eyes and began meditating to regulate his breathing.

Over the next month or so, they visited all the shops on Tianyu Mountain. They sold some items in batches, acquiring a sum of top-grade spirit stones to bid on rare items.

In addition, they also befriended a group of Void Refinement cultivators, both human and non-human, and exchanged for some Dharma Idol materials, alchemy ingredients, and formation materials.

Early that morning, just as dawn broke, a long line formed outside the magnificent blue palace. Its plaque read "Jiuyuan Palace" – this was the auction venue. Wang Mengbin and the other five people joined the queue to enter.