Chapter 3904: Three Years

Three years passed quickly, like spring turning into autumn.

At Chiyang Market, night fell, and the streets were bustling with people and brightly lit, creating a vibrant atmosphere. Wang Qingling and Wang Qingxiao strolled through the streets, looking around. They had been in the Chiyang Sea Region for over three years. The area was particularly rich in cultivation resources and attracted many experts. They had exchanged for many cultivation resources and had also met several True Immortal cultivators.

Not long after, they returned to their residence, where Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Wang Qiulin were seated in a stone pavilion, engaged in conversation. Over these three years, they had sold more than twenty purified single-color crystal cores in batches to various large shops. This allowed them to acquire the core materials needed to refine low-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannons and some Primordial Stones, which was sufficient for Wang Changsheng to craft twenty low-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannons and twenty low-grade Chaos Armors.

"Qingling, Qingxiao, did you find anything good?" Wang Ruyan asked casually.

"Ninth Uncle, we acquired a bottle of essence blood from a late-stage True Immortal Nine-headed Cold Dragon," Wang Qingling said with a smile. "After Qingxiao refines it, it can strengthen her bloodline." She added that if Wang Qingxiao could cultivate into a True Spirit, she would also benefit.

Wang Changsheng nodded and said, "I heard there will be essence blood from an early-stage Golden Immortal Nine-headed Cold Dragon at this auction. I hope we can acquire it." There were many valuable items at this auction, and a considerable number of Golden Immortal cultivators had arrived.

"Oh, and we're planning to attend a gathering hosted by Daoist Cao. Many True Immortal cultivators will be there. Would you like to join us?" Wang Changsheng asked. He had befriended several True Immortal cultivators from the Cao family, and exchanging insights on cultivation methods and experiences with them had proven very beneficial. The True Immortals of the Cao family were aware that Wang Changsheng had cultivated into a True Spirit. Moreover, since Wang Changsheng had saved Cao Yuzhen and others, the Cao family's True Immortals were pleased to invite him to their gatherings.

"Certainly! Let's go together!" Wang Qingling agreed.

"It's almost time. Let's head over," Wang Changsheng said, standing up. The five of them left their residence. Wang Qingbai and Xia Houyao had gone to attend an underground auction. They had previously attended gatherings hosted by the Cao family's True Immortals, so missing one occasion was not an issue.

Soon after, they arrived at the entrance of a vast manor. The large gate was open, and two disciples of the Xia family, who were only at the Mahayana stage, stood by the entrance.

"Senior Wang, Senior Wang, you've finally arrived!" a Cao family disciple said courteously, ushering them inside. "Patriarch Yuheng gave instructions long ago to immediately escort you inside when you got here. Please follow me."

After passing through several arched courtyards, they arrived at a vibrant courtyard where birds sang and flowers bloomed. In the center stood a nine-cornered cyan stone pavilion, surrounded by various exotic flowers and rare plants. Over thirty True Immortal cultivators were seated in the stone pavilion, sipping tea, chatting, and discussing various topics. Cao Yuheng was among them. Beside him sat three identical young women in white dresses. All three were cultivators from the Cao family, practiced the same cultivation method, and had mastered a combined attack technique.

"Daoist Wang, Madam Wang, you've finally arrived! Please, have a seat," Cao Yuheng gestured for them to sit, then picked up a teapot and poured them some golden-colored tea.

"This is Golden Soul Tea, brought back from the Chaos Continent by Daoist Xu," Cao Yuheng explained. "It has the effect of nourishing the soul."

"Golden Soul Tea is best suited for us True Immortal cultivators," a short, stout elder in a golden robe said with a smile. "It doesn't have as significant an effect on Golden Immortal cultivators." This was Xu Yushan, a late-stage True Immortal. The Xu family was a subordinate force of the Cao family, with a Golden Immortal cultivator overseeing it. They controlled several "Profound" cities on the Chaos Continent.

"Immortal teas that nourish the soul are quite rare," Wang Changsheng smiled faintly, picked up his teacup, and took a sip. He could clearly feel a wisp of spiritual energy flowing into his soul sea. "Excellent tea. Daoist Xu, you're truly capable to have acquired even Golden Soul Tea," Wang Changsheng praised.

"This is nothing," Xu Yushan's face was full of envy. "There are many far more capable people than me. Daoist Xu, for example, obtained a Nine-Revolving Glazed Pill and cultivated into a True Spirit."

"I heard there will also be a Nine-Revolving Glazed Pill for sale this time. I wonder who will manage to acquire it," a burly man with thick eyebrows and large eyes, dressed in a black shirt, said enviously. The Nine-Revolving Glazed Pill, when refined with the crystal core of a mutated five-colored Chaos Beast, can assist True Immortal cultivators in transforming into True Spirits. Its effect is far superior to that of the Nine-Spirit Immortal Fruit. Mutated five-colored Chaos Beasts are rare, and it's not easy to kill one.

"Who knows?" Xu Yushan said. "I'm not holding my breath for it. If I can bid successfully on a complete set of immortal artifacts, I'll be satisfied." Their competition wasn't limited to other True Immortal cultivators; Golden Immortal cultivators were also present, and they too had disciples and family members to consider.

"Daoist Cao, since you're offering the Nine-Revolving Glazed Pill for sale, I assume it won't be settled with immortal essence stones, right?" Wang Changsheng asked.

"Of course not," Cao Yuheng explained, a look of pride on his face. "It will be exchanged for Chaos Beast crystal cores or other rare materials." The Cao family's ability to use the crystal cores of True Immortal-stage Chaos Beasts for brewing wine, refining pills, and setting up formations demonstrated their deep foundation and strength. Other forces, even those with Grand Unity Golden Immortals, might not be able to produce such items, as simply purifying the crystal cores themselves was a major challenge.

"Chaos Beast crystal cores? Ordinary crystal cores won't be enough for an exchange, will they?" Wang Changsheng asked curiously.

"It requires a large quantity of five-colored crystal cores," Cao Yuheng explained, noting that this was no secret. "However, acquiring the Nine-Revolving Glazed Pill won't be easy, as many Golden Immortal cultivators have attended, and they are quite wealthy." The Cao family had brought out the Nine-Revolving Glazed Pill primarily for Golden Immortal cultivators. It was already impressive for a True Immortal cultivator to acquire even one five-colored crystal core; a large quantity of them would likely only be obtainable by Golden Immortal cultivators.

As they chatted, more True Immortal cultivators arrived and joined their conversation.

"Daoist Cao, the auction is tomorrow," the burly man in the black shirt asked curiously. "By now, can you give us a hint about some of the good items? Will there be any Dao Pills for sale?"

"Dao Pills? Daoist Xu, you jest," Cao Yuheng said. "Do you think Dao Pills are easy to refine? Who would put them up for sale? Even if they were, it would be through bartering, not direct sale." Wang Changsheng had previously consulted Cao Yuheng about Dao Pills. Strictly speaking, any elixir with extraordinary effects could be considered a Dao Pill. Those containing the power of laws were more common, but some, despite their incredible effects, were extremely difficult to refine and were also categorized as Dao Pills. For instance, the Nine-Revolving Flying Dragon Pill was said to give the descendants of immortals who consumed it before intimacy a certain chance of being born with an immortal body.

"By the way, Daoist Cao, I heard that the Carefree Demon Lord stole a second-grade Dao Pill. Is that true?" the burly man in the black shirt asked curiously.

"I can't say whether that's true or false," Cao Yuheng dismissed the rumor. "The higher the grade of a Dao Pill, the harder it is to refine. The Carefree Demon Lord certainly stole something extremely valuable from the Pang family. Rumors claim it was a Nine-Colored Flat Peach, while others say it was a Golden Immortal-stage bean soldier. Only the Pang family knows the real truth."

"While there won't be any Dao Pills, there will be other excellent items such as complete sets of immortal artifacts, low-grade Immortal Exterminating Cannons, and low-grade Chaos Armors," Cao Yuheng stated. "The Immortal Exterminating Cannons and Chaos Armors, in particular, can significantly enhance your strength if you manage to acquire them."

After more than an hour of casual conversation, the cultivators concluded their discussions and began exchanging cultivation resources. Chaos Beast crystal cores were particularly sought after, though the ones being traded were unpurified. Wang Changsheng acquired a 500,000-year-old Seven-Flame Ganoderma, while Wang Qingling exchanged for a bottle of essence blood from a late-stage True Immortal Ice Wind Dragon.