[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu":3,"chapter-eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-114":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortal Cultivation for Eternal Life: Starting as a Fortune Cultivator",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1902400,2538,"Chapter 114: Tianyuan Merchant House","eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-114",114,"\u003Cp>Since he had sent his external avatar to the Eastern Extreme Domain, Ye Qingxuan had naturally made ample preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The books he had read during his years at the Profound Heaven Sect were not read in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the public information of major powers, Ye Qingxuan might not know it as well as the palm of his hand, but he was at least somewhat informed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the teleportation plaza of Dongbin City, Ye Qingxuan made some inquiries and finally arrived at the largest merchant house in Dongbin City—the Tianyuan Merchant House.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianyuan Merchant House was a commercial enterprise established by the hegemonic power, the Tianyuan Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianyuan Merchant House branch in Dongbin City was merely one of its many branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This branch of the Tianyuan Merchant House in Dongbin City primarily handled cross-domain trade to the Eastern Extreme Domain and escorted selected clients traveling there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every year, many low-realm geniuses from various major powers would secretly leave the Inner Five Domains to venture and gain experience in the Outer Four Domains for various reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether these geniuses had path-protectors secretly following them for protection, that remained unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingxuan sought out the Tianyuan Merchant House to utilize their escort services to travel to the Eastern Extreme Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he stepped into the luxurious and grand Tianyuan Merchant House branch, a shopkeeper immediately approached and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honored guest, how may we assist you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingxuan glanced around the interior of the merchant house for a moment and casually said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish to go to the Eastern Extreme Domain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, the man instantly understood and nodded, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honored guest, please follow me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then led Ye Qingxuan to the door of a private room and knocked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Steward Lin, a honored guest wishes to travel to the Eastern Extreme Domain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words fell, a voice came from inside:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after receiving permission did the shopkeeper lead Ye Qingxuan to push the door open and enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the private room, a middle-aged man had just risen from his seat and looked at the newly arrived Ye Qingxuan, smiling as he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honored guest, please be seated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he waved his hand, signaling the shopkeeper to withdraw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the shopkeeper left, this Steward Lin looked again at Ye Qingxuan, who was now seated opposite him, and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I ask what business brings you to the Eastern Extreme Domain, honored guest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Steward Lin's inquiry, Ye Qingxuan did not answer but narrowed his eyes and retorted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Does the Tianyuan Merchant House have a habit of investigating clients' privacy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ye Qingxuan's so impolite retort, Steward Lin's expression opposite him did not change; he merely smiled and apologized:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forgive me, honored guest. It was my fault; I was just asking casually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, this Steward Lin asked tentatively:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, may I ask what your cultivation base is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if fearing Ye Qingxuan might misunderstand, this Steward Lin explained further:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honored guest, do not misunderstand. Asking about cultivation base is merely a common practice; after all, our merchant house needs to know the cultivation level of the clients traveling together to the Eastern Extreme Domain, does it not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After condensing the spiritual seed of the minor divine ability Heaven-Deceiving, as long as Ye Qingxuan intended to conceal it, only existences above the Void Penetration realm could see through his true cultivation base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he teleported to Dongbin State, Ye Qingxuan had been concealing his cultivation base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the reason why Steward Lin, sitting opposite him with a Nascent Soul peak cultivation base, could not see through his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When traveling abroad, caution was always better; Ye Qingxuan could not guarantee that a few scoundrels would not appear within a vast group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by making others unable to see through him and causing them to feel wary could he avoid unnecessary trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingxuan did not need to deceive everyone or make everyone wary of him; he only needed to make a few mid-to-lower-level cultivators of the Tianyuan Merchant House wary, and that would be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the high-level members of the Tianyuan Merchant House above the Void Penetration realm, they would hardly personally attack a client they had never met before; that was not realistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding Steward Lin's reason for asking about his cultivation, Ye Qingxuan was somewhat dismissive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steward Lin spoke the truth, but as far as Ye Qingxuan knew, although the Tianyuan Merchant House would ask about a client's cultivation base as a matter of routine, they would not forcibly inspect it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Steward Lin inquire so earnestly, Ye Qingxuan fixed his gaze on him for a moment and smiled with amusement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Is that so? Then record my cultivation base as Golden Core realm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spoken, the Golden Core realm cultivation aura around Ye Qingxuan vanished in an instant; it had only been exposed for a brief moment before concealing itself again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a mix of falsehood and reality, even if he had revealed his true cultivation base, Steward Lin opposite him would likely still be suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Qingxuan's so powerful concealment technique, a look of wariness surfaced deep in Steward Lin's eyes, though he still wore a smile on his face as he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, then thank you for your cooperation, honored guest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The departure time for our Tianyuan Merchant House's next voyage to the Eastern Extreme Domain is March 3rd of next year. The fee is 300,000 high-grade spirit stones per person; may I ask if the client can accept this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxuan calmly took out a storage bag and tossed it to Steward Lin, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem. Give me the boarding pass!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this was his first time traveling to the Eastern Extreme Domain via the Tianyuan Merchant House, Ye Qingxuan was very clear about the procedures involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Ye Qingxuan was so familiar with the process, Steward Lin was somewhat surprised; he did not know what he was thinking, but his hand movements were not slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After verifying that the spirit stones Ye Qingxuan gave were in order, he took out a golden token and handed it to Ye Qingxuan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honored guest, please keep this safe. On March 3rd of next year, you can board our Tianyuan Merchant House ship to the Eastern Extreme Domain with this golden token.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingxuan took the golden token, inspected it, confirmed it was in order, nodded slightly, and then turned to leave the private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Ye Qingxuan's departing figure, Steward Lin revealed an unreadable expression in his eyes and unconsciously turned and played with the ring on his finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Steward Lin shook his head slightly and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it. This risk is too great; I will not take action.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had worked for years at the Tianyuan Trading Company branch in Dongbin City, receiving countless clients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were many young masters who had secretly run out, eager to venture into the Eastern Extreme Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of these young masters had been specifically sent out by powerful families, with protectors shadowing them from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Eastern Extreme Domain was simply too far from Dongbin Province, so generally, the protectors would come to the Tianyuan Trading Company in advance to make arrangements and secure a boarding spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some young masters were truly running out on their own, in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years ago, Manager Lin, unable to resist his greed, had targeted a young master who was squandering spirit stones recklessly in the Eastern Extreme Domain. To his surprise, he succeeded with ease and obtained vast cultivation resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that moment on, these wealthy but inexperienced young masters became fat sheep in Manager Lin's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away in the Eastern Extreme Domain, even if those young masters perished, as long as they did not die directly at his hands, he, backed by the Tianyuan Trading Company, did not worry about being implicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had cultivated to the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, just one step away from the Soul Transformation realm, relying entirely on the resources obtained from these young masters. He had purchased numerous auxiliary elixirs to reach his current cultivation base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he had not always succeeded. Once, he directly provoked a direct descendant of a faction guarded by a Void Emptiness realm grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Void Emptiness grandmaster had left a protective measure on his junior. When a life-or-death crisis struck, the measure activated, directly saving that young master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it immediately counter-killed everyone who had attacked the young master, causing Manager Lin, who had always hidden in the shadows, to lose a partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he had not acted directly himself. Even if the factions behind those young masters investigated, they could only trace the attack to rogue cultivators and bandits in the Eastern Extreme Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for himself, he had never revealed his presence, always manipulating everything from behind the scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was not implicated, this incident made him much more cautious. He became increasingly careful in selecting his targets, daring not to attack disciples from truly powerful factions again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, although he hid deep, finding him was not difficult for truly powerful factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Tianyuan Trading Company branch, Ye Qingxuan temporarily settled in an inn near the Endless Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been in the Earth Mysterious Realm for so long, this was the first time Ye Qingxuan had seen its seas, which possessed a unique charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the scenery of the Endless Sea was beautiful, it did not captivate Ye Qingxuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he stood by the window in his inn room, gazing toward the Eastern Extreme Domain in deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the resources of the Eastern Extreme Domain were not as abundant as those in the five regions of the Earth Mysterious Realm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was still a major domain. If inter-domain trade could be established, the profits would be staggering. This was the reason the Tianyuan Trading Company branch had expended vast resources and effort to travel to the Eastern Extreme Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the environments of each domain differed. The special spiritual herbs and derived special spirit ores that grew in one domain were not necessarily found in others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the Mixed Spirit Stones and Mixed Spirit Fruits, specialties of the four outer domains, which held significant attraction for cultivators in the five inner regions of the Earth Mysterious Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mixed Spirit Stones were essentially spirit stones infused with faint chaotic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only in expanding regions like the four outer domains, where world rules were not yet fully stable and perfect, could such special ores containing faint chaotic energy as Mixed Spirit Stones be born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mixed Spirit Stones had little direct effect on cultivators themselves, but they could be used to temper magic treasures, allowing the treasures to advance in quality during the tempering process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaotic energy within Mixed Spirit Stones, tempered by world rules, had survived but become incredibly gentle, far less violent than the chaotic energy outside the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For cultivators possessing a native magic treasure or a pseudo-native magic treasure, this gentle chaotic energy was an excellent supplement for their native treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, for them, Mixed Spirit Stones were treasures sought after in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ye Qingxuan's native magic treasure, the World Map, was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the World Map feared no erosion from chaotic energy, directly absorbing the energy of Mixed Spirit Stones could skip the refinement process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, the energy contained in Mixed Spirit Stones significantly aided the growth of the Qingxuan Grotto-Heaven, further accelerating the transformation of its primordial source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the concentration of gentle chaotic energy they contained, Mixed Spirit Stones were classified into ten ranks, from one to ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were enough Mixed Spirit Stones of sufficiently high rank, there was even a slight hope of forcibly tempering a supreme magic treasure to the threshold of a celestial artifact, making it a pseudo-celestial artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pseudo-celestial artifact was a magic treasure whose quality reached that of a celestial artifact but did not contain the laws of the celestial path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, for factions below the hegemon level, pseudo-celestial artifacts were rare and precious treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, for factions below the hegemon level, the more Mixed Spirit Stones, the better. This resulted in a huge market demand for Mixed Spirit Stones in the five inner regions of the Earth Mysterious Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, due to the great distance of the Eastern Extreme Domain, many factions with insufficient strength, though aware of the existence of Mixed Spirit Stones, did not know their origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for hegemon-level factions? They naturally lacked no gentle chaotic energy and even possessed treasures superior to Mixed Spirit Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Mixed Spirit Fruits? They were fruits produced by Mixed Spirit Trees absorbing gentle chaotic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mixed Spirit Fruits were also classified into ten ranks, from one to ten. They could nourish the bodies of cultivators at different realms, enhancing their physical strength and the resilience of their meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although a cultivator's body would undergo transformation along with their breakthrough to a new realm, increasing their ability to withstand the impact of spiritual energy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after a cultivator's cultivation base improved, their speed of absorbing spiritual energy also increased, further raising the pressure their bodies and meridians had to endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, treasures capable of enhancing a cultivator's physical strength and meridian resilience were equally sought after by cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faster a cultivator absorbed spiritual energy, although it did not directly improve the conversion efficiency of their spiritual roots, the compressed and fused spiritual energy within their body effectively increased their cultivation speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the same effect as the Spirit-Nourishing Honey produced by the Spirit-Nourishing Peak raised by Ye Qingxuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For cultivators who also practiced body-refining arts, Mixed Spirit Fruits were even more excellent auxiliary cultivation elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trunks of Mixed Spirit Trees, washed by the gradually absorbed gentle chaotic energy, were also rare materials for artifact forging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Mixed Spirit Stones, Mixed Spirit Fruits, and Mixed Spirit Trees were all major commodities of the Tianyuan Trading Company's inter-domain trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, they were also one of Ye Qingxuan's purposes for traveling to the Eastern Extreme Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2371,"2026-06-12T14:26:54.351Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","95a8aa88c45e2939c7cae5c9698e692270e3a7834d4cf9dca88304b1415dfa03","eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-115","eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-113",660,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-cover.jpg"]