Chapter 3482: Resolving Doubts

The items listed were Lodestone, Umbra Fruits, carcasses of eighth-tier demonic beasts, 100,000-year-old Nine-Thunder Bamboo, and eighth-tier ores.Jin Lei had visited a place protected by Grand Unity Forbidden Light, passable only with a Lodestone treasure or mastery of Lodestone Divine Light.Wang Changsheng was determined to acquire this particular Lodestone.Heavenly River Sword Sovereign, being unfamiliar with alchemy, artifact refining, talisman crafting, or formation setting, had no use for the Lodestone.Ye Yuhuan also desired the Lodestone. She communicated with Heavenly River Sword Sovereign via spiritual transmission, then produced a golden jade box and handed it to him.Heavenly River Sword Sovereign examined the contents of the box, showing some interest, and looked towards Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng retrieved a cyan jade box and handed it to Heavenly River Sword Sovereign, conveying, "I'd like to exchange this for the Lodestone, three Umbra Fruits, and a section of 100,000-year-old Nine-Thunder Bamboo."Heavenly River Sword Sovereign frowned, thinking Wang Changsheng was asking for too much—one item for three? However, upon opening the box, his expression softened, and he readily gave the Lodestone to Wang Changsheng.Inside the jade box was a Purple Jade Primordial Soul Fruit. When a Mahayana cultivator's soul is injured, recovery is typically difficult, but consuming this fruit would greatly accelerate healing.Ye Yuhuan was slightly surprised. She didn't know what Wang Changsheng had offered, but since he acquired three materials, the item he traded must have been incredibly valuable.

After completing the exchange, Heavenly River Sword Sovereign sat down. Wang Changsheng then stood up and displayed dozens of materials. He did not present the Purple Jade Primordial Soul Fruit, Ten-Thousand-Ton Fruit, or Myriad Spirit Dao Fruit. Among the items were carcasses and demonic cores of eighth-tier demonic beasts, two pieces each of Glazed Wood, Celestial Crystal Wood, Abyssal Ghost Wood, and Golden Crow Wood, various spirit herbs, and some eighth-tier artifact refining materials."Glazed Wood over 100,000 years old, Celestial Crystal Wood over 200,000 years old! Abyssal Ghost Wood over 200,000 years old, and Golden Crow Wood over 100,000 years old!" Chen Yueying exclaimed with fervent eyes. After a moment's thought, she took out a beautiful golden jade box and a cyan jade box, handing them to Wang Changsheng. She conveyed, "This is silk spun by a low-grade eighth-tier Golden Thunder Silkworm, along with two Jade Sandalwood Immortal Fruits. I'd like to exchange them for one piece of each of the four spirit woods."

"Senior Sister Chen, the Jade Sandalwood Immortal Fruits are indeed effective, but Glazed Wood that's over 100,000 years old can be used to refine high-grade defensive Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures. It would require at least four Jade Sandalwood Immortal Fruits for that," Wang Changsheng bargained. From Chen Yueying's words, it seemed she possessed a good number of Jade Sandalwood Immortal Fruits. Three strings of the Demon-Slaying Guqin were broken, and its strings were made from silk spun by high-grade eighth-tier Nether Silkworms. The silk from low-grade eighth-tier Golden Thunder Silkworms would not suffice to repair the guqin.Wang Changsheng had acquired Grand Unity Golden Crystal and Qian Metal Divine Crystal, which could be used to repair the axe blade of the Suppressing Dragon Axe."Three at most," Chen Yueying conceded."Deal," Wang Changsheng agreed, completing the exchange with her.

Ye Yuhuan exchanged two pieces of Yellow Grain Stone, two pieces of Ice Flame Divine Crystal, a section of over 100,000-year-old Celestial Sound Divine Wood, and a section of over 200,000-year-old Fusang Divine Wood for the four spirit woods.Yellow Grain Stone is a material used in illusion arts for crafting illusion-type treasures. Incorporating these two pieces into the Illusory Moon Treasure Mirror could potentially upgrade it to a high-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure. Ice Flame Divine Crystal can be used to refine high-grade ice-attributed Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures. Both Fusang Divine Wood and Celestial Sound Divine Wood are among the Ten Great Divine Woods; the former can be used for refining high-grade wood-attributed Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, while the latter is suitable for crafting music-related artifacts.After finishing his exchanges, Wang Changsheng sat down. Ye Yuhuan then stood up and displayed dozens of materials, diverse in type, mostly for artifact refining.

"What kind of demonic beast's core is that?" Wang Changsheng asked curiously, pointing at a black demonic core."It's the demonic core of an eighth-tier Soul-Devouring Beast!" Ye Yuhuan explained.Wang Changsheng exchanged the Golden Thunder Lion's demonic core for this eighth-tier Soul-Devouring Beast's core.With this demonic core, combined with the Yin Pearl from a Mahayana-stage ghost, Wang Chan's chances of advancing to the Mahayana stage increased significantly.In addition to the Soul-Devouring Beast's core, Wang Changsheng also acquired some ice-attributed formation materials. He planned to ask the Ye family's formation masters for assistance in setting up a formation, hoping the Glazed Ice Flame could advance to the eighth tier.Once the exchanges were complete, Ye Yuhuan sat down to enjoy tea and conversation.

"Madam Ye, can the Three Great Clans not control the Dao Arena?" Wang Changsheng asked casually."It's not just the Three Great Clans that want to control the Dao Arena; major clans from other realms also wish to, but they simply cannot. I've heard that the Red Barbarian Clan, a major clan from Guangyun Realm, placed a remnant Profound Heaven treasure, a Spirit-Locating Compass, within the Dao Arena. They intended to use the compass to find the Dao Arena's location and forcibly open an entrance, but they were thwarted by the Three Great Clans, leading to a major battle," Ye Yuhuan explained.

"The Red Barbarian Clan! I heard they were annihilated by Grandmaster Guangyun, the founder of Guangyun Sect. The story goes that Grandmaster Guangyun obtained a Profound Heaven treasure from the Dao Arena, was pursued by Mahayana cultivators of the Red Barbarian Clan, but managed to escape. After his cultivation greatly advanced, Grandmaster Guangyun destroyed the Red Barbarian Clan and established the Guangyun Sect," Heavenly River Sword Sovereign said, his face filled with admiration at the end."That's just a rumor. Who knows where Grandmaster Guangyun truly got his Profound Heaven treasure," Ye Yuhuan remarked dismissively.

"Haven't the Three Great Clans ever considered unifying the Mysterious Yang Realm? Even if they can't control the Dao Arena, they could at least ensure most of its treasures fall into their hands, right?" Chen Yueying asked curiously."Putting aside their internal conflicts, major clans from other realms wouldn't allow them to do so. Let me tell you something, but don't spread it: The Dao Arena is likely a fragment of the Immortal Realm, incredibly rich in cultivation resources. It's arguably the largest treasure-hunting ground for dozens of nearby realms! Profound Heaven treasures are nothing; I heard that when the Dao Arena first appeared, someone even obtained an Immortal artifact," Ye Yuhuan said, her face filled with envy by the end.The cultivation world is never short of those with great opportunities. You might think you're lucky, unaware that someone else is even luckier, you just don't know it.

"A fragment of the Immortal Realm! The largest treasure-hunting ground for dozens of realms." Wang Changsheng nodded, agreeing profoundly. Given the abundance of true spirits and even materials for refining Immortal artifacts within an Immortal Realm fragment, calling it the largest treasure-hunting ground was not an exaggeration."But didn't the Three Great Clans say this was Heavenly Venerate Xuanling's Dao Arena? And major clans from other realms said the same," Heavenly River Sword Sovereign asked, puzzled.The Three Great Clans are the rulers of the Mysterious Yang Realm, and many cultivators believed them when they declared it a Dao Arena. After all, Heavenly Venerate Xuanling genuinely existed, so if they were to lie, why not claim it was the Dao Arena of some foreign Mahayana cultivator instead?

"Most of what you know is what others want you to know; what you're not meant to know is very difficult to uncover. It's fate that we're able to search for treasures together. To be frank with you: The Grand Elder of the Red Barbarian Clan led a large force to the Mysterious Yang Realm for an expedition, coincidentally arriving when the Dao Arena manifested. They entered to seek treasures and suffered heavy casualties. They attempted to use a remnant Profound Heaven treasure to pinpoint the Dao Arena's location, but they were discovered by the Three Great Clans, who then annihilated the remaining Red Barbarian cultivators. The Red Barbarian Clan lost six Mahayana cultivators and suffered a severe blow to their vitality. Otherwise, Grandmaster Guangyun wouldn't have found it so easy to destroy the Red Barbarian Clan, as they were a major clan and not without their own Profound Heaven treasures," Ye Yuhuan slowly explained. She paused thoughtfully, then continued, "Over hundreds of thousands of years, many races or factions have encountered the Dao Arena's manifestation, sending forth their elites, only to suffer heavy losses. If they knew it was a fragment of the Immortal Realm, teeming with true spirits, they probably wouldn't have deployed so many elites. The Three Great Clans are unable to unify the Mysterious Yang Realm precisely because of this Immortal Realm fragment; other powerful forces from different realms won't allow them to monopolize it."If a single force were to monopolize the vast resources within the Immortal Realm fragment, their power would undoubtedly expand tens of times, indirectly threatening other realms."Since the Dao Arena has manifested on Xuanling Continent this time, will the Mahayana cultivators of the Three Great Clans send people over?" Chen Yueying asked curiously.