Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1537: Chapter 831: Jixian Island (2)

Golden Core Master Ruolin said at the end, suddenly grabbing the jade scroll, then stood up and cupped his hands in a salute to his old friend: "I have something to attend to, let’s drink up to here today, put the bill on my tab. Sorry, I’ll take my leave."

"Heh heh, take care!" The red-nosed old man sat there steadily, casually cupping his hands, and quickly watched his old friend leave.

When his old friend left the Treasure Restaurant, the red-nosed old man suddenly stood up, glanced around, and approached another Golden Core Realm guest,

"Taoist friend, this old man Liu Wu here greets you..."

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While the red-nosed old man was secretly selling jade scrolls, dark currents were surging within Jiuxuan City, with countless forces moving upon hearing the news, all trying to explore the origins and relevant information of Master Shaoling.

In Jiuxuan City, there are millions of cultivators, and refining masters are not uncommon. However, those who successfully refine Spiritual Treasures without a single failure are extremely rare.

Masters like Shaoling, "outstanding grandmasters," are often recruited in advance by Immortal Sect Ancient Valves and other immortal level overlords, almost never appearing in public.

When an Artifact Refining Master capable of tailoring lifebound spiritual treasures suddenly appears, you can imagine the great excitement and joy of countless Divinity Transformation True Monarchs.

For any Divinity Transformation True Monarch, having a Spiritual Treasure as protection during the Crossing Void Thunder Tribulation is a completely different concept.

With a Spiritual Treasure as protection, the success rate is increased by at least thirty percent!

Without a Spiritual Treasure as protection, crossing the tribulation is tantamount to certain death!

Even with a Spiritual Treasure as protection, the probability of successfully breaking through Returning to Void is very slim, but compared to certain death, having a thirty percent chance of success is enough for countless Divinity Transformation True Monarchs to fight to the death.

This shows how eager the Divinity Transformation True Monarchs are for Master Shaoling.

And all of this was within Zhao Sheng’s expectations.

So after refining the third Spiritual Treasure, the Heavenly Crane Treasure Armor, many Divinity Transformation True Monarchs quickly brought treasures to visit, respectfully presenting visiting cards, hoping the grandmaster would grace them with a meeting.

Zhao Sheng accepted the visiting cards and reviewed them one by one, indeed discovering more than seventy kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures he needed.

However, this time, Zhao Sheng did not invite anyone in immediately, instead choosing to keep his doors closed.

Sometimes letting the bullets fly for a while is a clever strategy!

Deep within the Heavenly Number Six Cave Mansion, Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged on the Ten Thousand Year Clear God Jade Bed, quietly meditating.

In the mysterious darkness, one "star" after another emerged, each flickering with an indescribable mysterious and ethereal glow.

Among the vast stars, three stars were the brightest, either radiant like the Great Sun, deep like a Black Hole, or like a Big Star surrounded by numerous "satellites."

The "Great Sun" was too dazzlingly bright, and even slightly approaching made one feel as if their Divine Soul was being scorched by fire, completely untouchable.

However, the mysterious star like a Black Hole was the complete opposite, no matter how much Divine Thought was thrown into it, it disappeared without a trace, as if swallowed by some terrifying existence.

This star was too dangerous to choose!

Zhao Sheng meditated for a long time and finally took a liking to that Big Star surrounded by other stars.

This star was a deep blue, resembling a vast ocean, the more you gazed, the more you were drawn to it, seemingly containing some supreme "Tao and principle."

With a slight movement of his mind, an invisible thread of his soul stretched into the mysterious darkness, suddenly connecting with the deep blue Big Star.

In the next moment, Zhao Sheng vanished from the quiet room without a trace.

When he opened his eyes again, before him was a new world.

As far as the eye could see, the ground and the surrounding scenery were all crystalline, as if carved from countless top-grade ice crystals, the ice crystal forests and extensive abandoned palaces shone with an eerie cold light.

Everything here seemed like a masterpiece of Divine Skill, with an indescribable delicacy and ethereal grace amidst the ruin and decay, like the legendary Immortal Spirit Treasure Land.

However, inside the countless transparent crystal stones, bizarre things were sealed, such as strange bone corpses, gravel and stones of various sizes, knives, swords, tablets, wheels, seals, and other broken magical treasures, as well as more curious and strange objects.

This place seemed like a world of ice, yet without any sense of cold.

Zhao Sheng looked up at the sky, seeing the Heavenly Vault like a cover, pitch black as ink, exuding a profound eeriness.

Even stranger, there was not a single cloud in the sky, the Heavenly Vault seemed solidified by darkness, looking void yet appearing indestructible.

At this moment, Zhao Sheng suddenly stood up, turning his head to look at a tall "Ice Mountain" in the distance.

Watching the towering figure coming around from behind the "Ice Mountain" in large strides, he slightly narrowed his eyes, and his right hand slowly retreated into his sleeve.

The visitor stood at a height of nine feet, with skin that gleamed gold, facial features similar to the Human Clan, but only one eye.

Zhao Sheng, well-versed and knowledgeable, immediately recognized the visitor as one from the One-eyed Giant Clan, renowned across All Heavens and Universes.

The One-eyed Giants and the Human Clan are close relatives, naturally possessing strong bodies. Most One-eyed Giants have low intelligence, unable to cultivate.

However, a very few uniquely talented ones are inherently wise, mostly with firm wills and clear Dao hearts, easily reaching very profound realms in cultivation.

Moreover, One-eyed Giants have powerful reproductive abilities, often having two births a year, with multiple offspring per birth.

The One-eyed Giant stopped five yards away, looked Zhao Sheng up and down, and asked in a muffled voice, "Human Clan cultivator, I am Bai Hemi. What is your name?"

"I am Zhao Wuming. May I ask, what is this place?"

"Give me a Top-grade Spirit Stone, and I will tell you where this is," the One-eyed Giant said straightforwardly.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sheng flicked out a fist-sized Top-grade Spirit Stone.

The One-eyed Giant reached out to catch the Top-grade Spirit Stone and immediately said, "Remember, this is Jixian Island."

Zhao Sheng nodded and further inquired, "May I ask if there is a workshop here?"

"One piece... Forget it, I’ll give you this one. There are workshops, and not just one. If you wish to go, I can lead the way, but you’ll have to pay for the guide fee."

Seeing the cunning expression of the One-eyed Giant, Zhao Sheng didn’t bother to bargain, simply tossing over two Top-grade Spirit Stones.

The One-eyed Giant was delighted, quickly reaching out with a long arm to scoop up the two Top-grade Spirit Stones.

"Refreshing! In over a thousand years, you are the most generous Human Clan cultivator I have met, follow me!"

With that, the One-eyed Giant turned and walked off without any guard.

Zhao Sheng’s eyes slightly flickered, moving quietly to follow.

If one looked closely, it was not difficult to notice that where he stepped perfectly overlapped with the One-eyed Giant’s footsteps.

As they walked along the way, Zhao Sheng repeatedly asked questions, generously giving out one Top-grade Spirit Stone after another.

The One-eyed Giant beamed, collecting the Top-grade Spirit Stones and fluently answering every question.

In the world where Bai Hemi resides, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are not scarce, only Top-grade Spirit Stones have long since been completely mined by predecessors, so each one can fetch astronomical prices.

Through this question and answer session, Zhao Sheng gradually gained a general understanding of Jixian Island.

Jixian Island is quite large, with a diameter of three thousand miles, covered with ruins and littered with "garbage" accumulated over countless years.

By the way, all this "garbage" fell from the sky.

According to Bai Hemi’s account,

With that, the One-eyed Giant turned and walked off without any guard.

Zhao Sheng’s eyes slightly flickered, moving quietly to follow.

If one looked closely, it was not difficult to notice that where he stepped perfectly overlapped with the One-eyed Giant’s footsteps.

As they walked along the way, Zhao Sheng repeatedly asked questions, generously giving out one Top-grade Spirit Stone after another.

The One-eyed Giant beamed, collecting the Top-grade Spirit Stones and fluently answering every question.

In the world where Bai Hemi resides, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are not scarce, only Top-grade Spirit Stones have long since been completely mined by predecessors, so each one can fetch astronomical prices.

Through this question and answer session, Zhao