Free Web NovelChapter 651: Chapter 28: Greetings to Junior Martial Uncle Zhou!
"Next, we must pass through the teleportation array here to head to Yuexi Immortal City!" True Monarch Thunder Prison replied.
Zhou Xun had heard of Yuexi Immortal City as well, one of the five great immortal cities of the Celestial Dao Alliance, located at the western border of the Central Continent, near the West Desert Cultivation Realm.
"Could it be that the Land of Thunder Prison is actually nearby!" Zhou Xun speculated.
Subsequently, the group did not linger and once again transmitted to Yuexi Immortal City.
Since everyone in the group had concealed their aura and suppressed their cultivation to the Core Formation Stage, they did not attract much attention.
Otherwise, if five Nascent Soul Cultivators appeared together, it would certainly cause a sensation.
After leaving the Celestial Star Hall, Zhou Xun could clearly feel the dryness in the air, significantly different from the salty and humid air in Sea Suppression Immortal City,
not surprising for a city close to the West Desert Cultivation Realm.
Even the architectural style here was markedly different from that of the Righteous Alliance, filled with exotic charm.
Yuexi Immortal City, a private room in a certain restaurant.
True Monarch Thunder Prison and Zhou Xun, along with five others, sat together discussing the matter of entering the Land of Thunder Prison.
"The ’Land of Thunder Prison’ is located within the West Desert Cultivation Realm. Once we leave Yuexi Immortal City, flying west for twenty days will bring us there,"
"However, between my Central Continent and the West Desert Cultivation Realm is the Quicksand Sea, where the Spiritual Qi is extremely fiery and cannot be absorbed. A regular cultivator lingering too long here,"
"would have fiery Qi invade their body, contracting fire poison. In mild cases, one’s cultivation regresses; in severe cases, one dies!"
"Moreover, violent winds rage in the high altitudes of the Quicksand Sea, growing stronger the higher one goes. It’s said that at a thousand feet high, even us True Monarch Nascent Souls are at risk of falling!"
"Flying escape in such a region exhausts Spiritual Power tens of times more than outside, so upon entering this area, we need to purchase some treasures to resist the fiery and gale forces!"
"By the way, as previously agreed, each of you will compensate me with five top-grade spirit stones, which should be settled now!"
True Monarch Thunder Prison slowly said.
"Spirit stones are naturally no problem, but where should we find treasures to resist the fire and gale forces?"
Hong Chuan spoke, taking out five spirit stones and handing them to True Monarch Thunder Prison as he spoke.
Zhou Xun and others also reached into their storage bags, bringing out spirit stones.
"The harsh environment of the Quicksand Sea has given rise to a great number of fierce demon beasts. These beasts, even upon reaching the Third Realm, cannot develop intelligence,"
"are much easier to deal with than ordinary Demon Kings,"
"even Foundation Establishment Cultivators, with the aid of arrays and working together, can slay them!"
"Yuexi Immortal City is built here precisely because it’s near the Quicksand Sea, which boasts abundant fierce demon resources!"
"These treasures that resist gale and fiery forces are the most important high-grade items of this city!"
"As long as one has spirit stones, there’s no fear of not being able to buy them; but treasures that can support us for twenty days in Quicksand Sea won’t come cheap!"
At this point, True Monarch Thunder Prison let out a light chuckle.
Upon hearing this, everyone realized why True Monarch Thunder Prison required them to provide spirit stones now; it turned out to be for this purpose!
"In that case, there’s no time to waste; let’s quickly head to the city’s shops to purchase treasures against the fire poison!"
Zhou Xun suggested, understanding that their trip was only scheduled for three months.
Everyone agreed,
"With us five Nascent Soul Cultivators moving together, it might cause a disturbance. If we conceal our cultivation to Core Formation again, it will be difficult to buy truly precious treasures, what should we do?" True Monarch Profound Time posed a new question.
"It’s simple. Daoist Zhou just recently broke through to Nascent Soul and is a new face in Yuexi Immortal City, so he can reveal his true cultivation,"
"While we four will pretend to be Daoist Zhou’s nephews, solving this issue nicely!" True Monarch Profound Thunder laughed heartily.
"Greetings, Junior Martial Uncle Zhou!" True Monarch Thunder Prison joked, bowing to Zhou Xun!
"Nephew Lin doesn’t need to be polite!" Zhou Xun laughed heartily and agreed directly. Afterwards, the group chatted and laughed as they left the restaurant to go to the city shops.
The largest commerce guild in Yuexi Immortal City is Hundred Skills Tower, which belongs to the Hundred Skills Commerce Alliance, far surpassing Wuli Pavilion,
especially considering that the Hundred Skills Commerce Alliance is a core member of the Celestial Dao Alliance,
making such a status in Yuexi City quite normal.
If you want to buy sufficiently precious treasures to resist the fiery force, Hundred Skills Tower is your best option,
and within half a moment, they had arrived.
True Monarch Thunder Prison and others retracted their aura, suppressing it to Core Formation Stage, while Zhou Xun unabashedly displayed his Nascent Soul Stage mana as he led the way.
Upon stepping in the doorway, the eyes of all the cultivators inside turned their way,
Sensing the mana aura on Zhou Xun, they immediately bowed, not daring to breathe loudly, fearing accidentally offending this senior,
No one would dare to stand up even if their life was at stake.
At this moment, a middle-aged man dressed as a shopkeeper approached, bowing deeply with a grand salute:
"Greetings, esteemed Senior!"
"It is truly an honor for our Hundred Skills Tower to welcome your presence. Please proceed to the elegant room upstairs; our shopkeeper will join you shortly!"
"Lead the way," Zhou Xun said indifferently, and then followed the middle-aged man to a refined room on the third floor.
After a short while, an elder with graying hair and a long beard walked in,
This was the shopkeeper of Hundred Skills Tower, with Late-Stage Core Formation Cultivation.
"This junior, Lin Buxiu, pays respect to Senior, as well as the fellow Daoists!"
Zhou Xun waved his hand upon hearing this, lifting the elder with a surge of force, and then directly stated his purpose:
"No need for formalities, young friend,"
"I lead several nephews to explore Quicksand Sea. I heard that the poison of the earthy fire here is rampant, requiring a treasure to resist the heat to enter,"
"And as your establishment is the largest shop in the city, you should have such treasures for sale!"
"Please introduce them to me, if you may!"
"You are too kind, Senior!" The elder cupped his hands and relaxed a bit at Zhou Xun’s friendliness, cleared his throat, and began to introduce:
"Just as Senior mentioned, the Quicksand Sea indeed requires such a treasure. Our pavilion does sell them, the most superior being the ’Water Spirit Jade’. This jade was created by True Monarch Hundred Refinements of our Commerce Alliance,"
"That venerable elder is a Tier Four Middle-Grade Artifact Refining Grandmaster. Wearing the Water Spirit Jade allows one to traverse the Quicksand Sea freely for half a year,"
"Even traversing millions of miles into its depths would be no issue!"
"However, the price is somewhat high. Each piece requires two Top-Grade Spirit Stones!" The elder said apprehensively,
"No matter, we need five pieces. I wonder if there is stock in the building!"
"This treasure is only suitable for the Quicksand Sea. All the Water Spirit Jades in the alliance are here, so obtaining five pieces should be no problem,"
"This junior will go to the vault to retrieve them. Please wait for a moment, Senior!" With that, the elder turned to leave and returned to the refined room after a short while.
"Please have a look, Senior. This is the Water Spirit Jade!"
The elder waved his hand, and five exquisite jade boxes appeared in front of them, with one box opening automatically.
A wave of pure Water Spirit Qi dispersed, sweeping away the stifling heat in the air.
"Not bad, indeed useful!" Zhou Xun nodded, tapping his storage bag,
He took out ten Top-Grade Spirit Stones and placed them before the elder,
"Please make sure everything is in order!"
"No mistake in the quantity; these five Water Spirit Jades now belong to you, Senior," the elder smiled broadly, clearly profiting greatly from this transaction.
"By the way, there’s one thing I almost forgot,"
"The Quicksand Sea has been quite restless recently, with occasional Ghostly Mist storms. If Senior intends to explore, attention must be paid to this!"
The elder added.
"Ghostly Mist?"
"Indeed, it has only appeared in recent years, never before!" The elder replied.
"I understand, thank you, young friend!" Zhou Xun mused, recalling his first encounter with it while being pursued by the Wu Family Grand Elder outside White Cloud Immortal City.
However, with previous experience in handling this, together with his current Nascent Soul Stage Cultivation, and with the presence of four fellow Thunder Cultivators, there’s no need to worry.
Thunder Cultivators naturally suppress the Ghost Dao!
After leaving Hundred Skills Tower, the group did not linger and went straight towards the outskirts of the city.
As soon as they left the Immortal City, a wave of heat rushed toward them,
It seemed that the city’s array had already blocked a considerable amount of the fiery aura.
"We should quickly put on these ’Water Spirit Jades’, or else the spiritual power loss will be too fast, and it’ll be difficult to meditate and replenish inside Quicksand Sea!"
Zhou Xun said, taking out four Water Spirit Jades and distributing them to True Monarch Thunder Prison and the others, simultaneously collecting the Spirit Stones for the purchase of these treasures.
Sure enough, the moment the Water Spirit Jade was worn, the oppressive heat disappeared instantly,
"No wonder it’s worth two Top-Grade Spirit Stones, the effect is excellent!" True Monarch Profound Thunder laughed heartily.
The group joked around, their figures flashing as they transformed into five spiritual lights, flying towards the depths of Quicksand Sea!
