Chapter 3659: The Rich Man (Gone Today)

Wang Changsheng was reminded of the Star River Palace, which also featured murals and textual descriptions.

He had inquired about Star River Deity with other Mahayana cultivators. This deity was a Mahayana cultivator who had been missing for many years; if he hadn't ascended to the immortal realm, he was likely dead.

"Could this be an immortal artifact?"

Wang Ruyan's gaze was fixed on the red jade flute. If the Nine Flame Immortal Palace was left by an immortal, then the red jade flute was very likely an immortal artifact.

There were no cultivators in the East Profound Continent who claimed to be Immortal Venerables, but she had never seen an immortal artifact before and dared not jump to conclusions.

To their left was a red stone corridor, its destination unknown.

She flicked her sleeve, and a blue light flew out, transforming into a graceful girl in a blue dress. Runes flickered across her body; this was a Talisman Soldier at the Integration stage.

The blue-dressed girl walked towards the red jade flute. Upon reaching it, her right hand glowed with dazzling blue light as she reached for the flute.

She grasped the red jade flute. The flute trembled slightly, and a clear melody resounded. A red sonic wave swept out, quickly passing through the blue-dressed girl's body.

The blue-dressed girl's body disintegrated like paper, breaking apart inch by inch and turning into a blue-glowing talisman. The talisman then self-immolated, leaving no trace.

Wang Changsheng reacted swiftly. The Profound Sound Pendant on his chest glowed with a dazzling green light, and a thick green light barrier materialized, shielding Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Wang Huanyu.

The red sonic wave swept past the green light barrier, which shattered instantly.

Seizing the opportunity, Wang Huanyu tore open a temporary spatial rift and led Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan into it for cover.

The red sonic wave dissipated upon touching the palace gate.

Ripples spread through the void, and a rift several zhang wide appeared. Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Wang Huanyu emerged from the rift and landed in the main hall.

"An immortal artifact!"

Wang Changsheng's eyes gleamed with fervor.

Even an attack from a Profound Heaven Treasure couldn't easily break through the Profound Sound Pendant's defense, as it was refined from Profound Sound Stone and could weaken sonic attacks.

The red jade flute, capable of instantly breaking the pendant's defense and automatically attacking enemies, must be of an exceptionally high grade—undoubtedly an immortal artifact.

He approached for a closer look and saw the three small characters "Immortal Suppressing Flute" engraved on the red jade flute. The characters were written in immortal script, confirming it was an immortal artifact.

Wang Changsheng's gaze was fiery. With his current cultivation level, he naturally couldn't use an immortal artifact, but acquiring one was still very good.

"There should be a control hub here. Let's go take a look."

Wang Changsheng walked towards the red stone corridor, releasing an ape puppet to lead the way while he followed behind.

After walking dozens of steps, turning left, and continuing straight for another dozens of steps, they stopped. Five stone chambers with tightly shut doors appeared before them.

Having learned from their previous experience, they dared not act rashly.

The ape puppet placed its palms on the door of one stone chamber and pushed with force, but the door remained unmoved, activating no restrictions.

It then struck the stone door with its fists, producing two dull thuds, but the door still didn't budge.

Wang Changsheng was not surprised. He walked forward, placed his hands on the stone door, and pushed it open. A stone chamber several hundred zhang wide appeared before them. Inside was a formation array several tens of zhang across, covered with profound array patterns. It had hundreds of identically sized grooves, holding equally sized stones, most of which had turned gray-white.

In the center of the formation array lay a golden glowing seal, with the three characters "Primordial Magnetic Seal" clearly engraved on its surface in immortal script—it was indeed an immortal artifact.

Wang Changsheng picked up a sky-blue stone, examining it carefully and investigating it from multiple angles.

"Immortal Origin Stone!"

Wang Changsheng's expression became solemn. Immortal Origin Stones stored immortal qi; they served as currency for immortals and could also be used to set up formations.

He was certain that this was an immortal's temporary dwelling, perhaps even their final resting place.

He collected the Immortal Origin Stones from the formation array. Meanwhile, Wang Ruyan returned to the main hall and found that the Qilin on the stone pillar was no longer spewing flames, and the Immortal Suppressing Flute had fallen to the ground.

Wang Ruyan summoned the Azure Origin Bead and collected the Immortal Suppressing Flute.

The Azure Origin Bead was a spatial treasure, so storing the Immortal Suppressing Flute inside should be no problem.

She returned to the green stone corridor and reunited with Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng had already opened the door to the second secret chamber. In the lower-left corner of the stone chamber was a green jade shelf displaying some jade slips, some artifact refining materials, and more jade slips.

"These are all materials for refining immortal artifacts. These particular items were collected by the Cao family."

Wang Changsheng was both surprised and delighted. With these items, plus what Ye Haitang had given him, he wondered if he could trade them with the Cao family for a Nine-Revolution True Spirit Pill.

They carefully examined the contents of the jade slips, which contained insights on artifact refining, methods for refining various immortal artifacts, and descriptions of refining materials. It seemed that Immortal Venerable Nine Flames was an artifact refiner.

The only downside was the absence of a refining furnace.

Wang Changsheng put away the items on the shelf and stepped out. When he opened the door to the third stone chamber, an extremely pure spiritual energy surged out.

Inside the chamber was a pool several hundred zhang wide, filled with silver-white water. Floating on the surface were over a dozen Nine-Colored Lotuses. Each lotus had nine petals, each a different color, and a miniature rainbow hovered above its seeds.

"Nine-Light Rainbow Lotus!"

Wang Changsheng exclaimed in surprise. To his knowledge, this was the primary ingredient for refining a certain immortal elixir that enhanced magic power, and it required special immortal water to cultivate.

Immortal Water was a naturally formed spiritual substance, typically taking hundreds of thousands of years to form. It was superior to spiritual water, had a wide range of uses, and came in various types.

The Nine-Light Rainbow Lotus was an immortal medicine, and Wang Changsheng dared not pluck it rashly. If the immortal medicine withered, it would be troublesome.

He backed out and pushed open the door to the fourth stone chamber. Inside was a black fruit tree several zhang tall, bearing over fifty black-and-white, oval-shaped fruits. Most of each fruit was black, with a smaller white portion.

"Tai Chi Immortal Fruit!"

Wang Changsheng gasped. The Tai Chi Immortal Fruit ripened only after hundreds of thousands of years; its long growth cycle made it even more precious than the Nine-Light Rainbow Lotus.

The Cao family was also collecting this immortal fruit. Cao Yuzhen had described its appearance but not its effects, only stating that it was extremely valuable.

The Heavenly Void Jade Records collected by the Wang family listed many immortal medicines and herbs but did not mention the Tai Chi Immortal Fruit. It was likely a relatively rare immortal fruit or recorded in other Heavenly Void Jade Records.

For Cao Yuzhen to call it a very valuable immortal fruit, it must truly be extraordinary.

Wang Changsheng did not pick the Tai Chi Immortal Fruit. He didn't know if it was ripe or what the harvesting conditions were. Some rare immortal medicines and fruits required treasures refined from special materials to be picked; they couldn't be harvested casually.

He retreated and approached the entrance to the last stone chamber. With a push of his arms, he opened the stone door. Inside this chamber was a pale golden tree, shimmering with dazzling golden light. Its leaves were diamond-shaped, and its trunk had some black patterns on its surface.

"What kind of immortal wood is this?"

Wang Changsheng paused slightly. Given the presence of immortal medicines and fruits, this golden tree was undoubtedly an immortal wood, but he didn't recognize it, and there was no description of it in the Wang family's collected texts.