Chapter 4421: Picking up Bargains

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan raised their teacups in return, emptying them.

They chatted casually, exchanging insights on cultivation.

Simon Zhi and his two brothers had traveled in the Nine Star Immortal Realm for over 500,000 years, acquiring numerous cultivation resources and successively advancing to the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage.

"Fellow Daoist Simon, haven't you been to the Chaos Continent?" Wang Changsheng asked, surprised.

After reaching the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage, Simon Zhi and his brothers had not gone to the Chaos Continent.

"By a fortunate coincidence, we rescued a Taiyi Golden Immortal named Taiyangzi. He's a diviner, and he helped us foresee our destiny. He said we have a great opportunity in the Barren Immortal Realm, so we came directly here to seek it out. We still don't know when we'll find it," Simon Zhi explained.

"Taiyangzi, a great opportunity!" An expression of envy appeared on Wang Changsheng's face. A major opportunity for a Taiyi Golden Immortal was undoubtedly significant, but the Barren Immortal Realm was vast, and it wouldn't be easy for Simon Zhi and his brothers to find their great opportunity.

"We've been searching for hundreds of thousands of years and still haven't found it. Who knows when we will?" Simon Yong sighed.

"Having a great opportunity is good. If it's the secluded cave of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, it would be hard for your cultivation speed to be slow," Wang Ruyan said with a smile.

Simon Zhi gave a faint smile and said, "Thank you for your kind words, Madam Wang. We're not hoping for anything quite that grand. A Sun-Moon Immortal Fruit, a high-grade immortal artifact infused with a Primordial Spirit Treasure, or an advanced Aperture-Opening secret technique would be enough. By the way, are you also in the Barren Immortal Realm seeking opportunities?"

"We've hit a bottleneck in our cultivation. We heard that the Barren Immortal Realm is rich in cultivation resources, so we came to travel here, hoping to break through our bottleneck and collect resources along the way," Wang Changsheng explained.

"Hit a bottleneck!" Simon Zhi was somewhat surprised and nodded, saying, "That is indeed difficult. Many Taiyi Golden Immortals get stuck at a bottleneck for millions of years, and a few for over ten million years. I hope you can overcome your bottleneck!"

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Simon, we are collecting these materials. Do you happen to have any? We can trade for them." Wang Changsheng took out a blue jade slip and handed it to Simon Zhi.

Simon Zhi scanned it with his divine sense, a flicker of surprise in his eyes, then shook his head. "I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Wang, we don't have any of these. The materials you're looking for are extremely rare; many of them I haven't even heard of. I'll keep an eye out for them for you, though!"

"That would be a great help, Fellow Daoist Simon," Wang Changsheng thanked him.

"It's no trouble at all, especially since we can't offer anything in return." Simon Zhi gave a wry smile, then took out a red jade slip and handed it to Wang Changsheng. "These are the materials we're looking for, Fellow Daoist Wang. If you have any, we'd like to buy them from you."

Wang Changsheng scanned it with his divine sense and nodded. "I have most of them. Would you prefer to exchange them for Chaos Beast nuclei or rare materials?"

"Most of them?" Simon Zhi was stunned. He had only expected Wang Changsheng to have a small portion of the materials, not the majority.

Wang Changsheng flicked his sleeve, and a blue glow swept out, revealing a large pile of items on the ground: immortal herbs, ores, and immortal wood. These items weren't particularly valuable, at least not to Wang Changsheng. Over the years, they had met many Taiyi Golden Immortals, exchanging a significant amount of materials, and their family's merchant caravans had also acquired numerous rare materials.

Simon Zhi's gaze swept over the items, and his face lit up with joy. He took out a seven-colored crystal core and handed it to Wang Changsheng, saying, "Fellow Daoist Wang, this is the crystal core of a seven-colored Chaos Beast at the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage. How about it?"

"No problem!" Wang Changsheng agreed and put away the seven-colored crystal core. Simon Zhi was overjoyed and collected the items from the ground.

"By the way, have you heard? The Haotian Palace has placed a hefty bounty on the Yin-Yang Twin Devils," Simon Yong said.

"We did hear about it. We even encountered the Yin-Yang Twin Devils; he escaped into the Immortal Cage," Wang Changsheng stated.

"Oh, Fellow Daoist Wang, could you elaborate?" Simon Zhi asked politely.

Wang Changsheng told them truthfully; there was nothing to hide.

"Fellow Daoist Simon, you aren't thinking of targeting the Yin-Yang Twin Devils, are you? The Heavenly Demonic Blade in their possession is quite powerful, and the Immortal Cage is heavily restricted. Even late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortals can't stop them. You'd best not set your sights on them," Wang Ruyan warned.

"No, we know our limits. We were just curious. It would be great if we could also acquire a high-grade immortal artifact infused with a Primordial Spirit Treasure." Simon Zhi's face was filled with envy.

Simon Yong took out a shimmering golden magic disk, cast a spell into it, and his face showed joy as his lips moved slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Madam Wang, we have urgent matters to attend to. We hope to meet again if fate allows." Simon Zhi stood up to bid farewell, and the three brothers departed.

"A great opportunity! I wonder what their great opportunity is." Wang Ruyan's face was full of curiosity.

"Who knows? They've been searching for hundreds of thousands of years, and there's no telling how much longer it will take to find their great opportunity. Let's stay here for a while. Hopefully, the large auction held by the Myriad Gourd Alliance will feature some rare materials," Wang Changsheng said.

They left Qingmei Residence and strolled through the streets. They visited several large shops, purchasing various cultivation resources for artifact refining, talisman crafting, and formation arrangement.

About fifteen minutes later, they arrived at a spacious bluestone plaza. There were many small stalls there, with vendors whose cultivation levels ranged from True Immortal to Taiyi Golden Immortal. The items on display were diverse. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan walked around, browsing. Suddenly, Wang Changsheng quickened his pace and stopped in front of a small stall. The stall had many artifact refining materials, and the vendor was a tall, thin man in a blue shirt, only at the Golden Immortal stage of cultivation.

Wang Changsheng picked up a millstone-sized piece of dark gold ore. Its surface had natural spiral patterns and tiny holes.

"How much for this ore?" Wang Changsheng asked.

"Thirty thousand immortal spirit stones," the blue-shirted man replied.

Wang Changsheng did not haggle. Wang Ruyan paid thirty thousand immortal spirit stones and bought the ore. They walked around the plaza, purchasing a few items.

After about fifteen minutes, they appeared on a quiet street. Wang Tunian was standing at the entrance of a three-story cyan pavilion. The plaque above the door bore the three characters "Qingli Pavilion." This was the residence Wang Tunian had rented. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan walked inside, followed by Wang Tunian.

Wang Changsheng entered a secret room. He flicked his sleeve, and the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron flew out, landing on the ground. He placed the purchased ore into the cauldron, temporarily put away the jade box inside, and infused immortal power into it. The azure lotus patterns on the surface of the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron glowed brightly. After a while, Wang Changsheng opened the lid, revealing a golden crystal and a black jade stone inside. He picked up the golden crystal. He could clearly see natural spiral patterns on its surface.

"Golden Window Divine Crystal!" Wang Changsheng's face lit up with joy. With this material, he could refine a high-grade immortal artifact for eavesdropping. He decided to leave the Golden Prism Mirror in Qinglian City so that if Chaos Beasts attacked the city, his clansmen could use it to monitor the actions of the Chaos Beast tribes.

The black jade stone was a second-grade immortal ore called Black Marrow Agate, which was not very valuable. Having acquired a Golden Window Divine Crystal for thirty thousand immortal spirit stones, Wang Changsheng had made a huge profit. He took out his artifact refining materials and began refining.