Chapter 194: Yan Taibai's Sea of Romantic Fortune

"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Taibai for your help."

Lv Luo of the Luoyun Sect also followed closely behind, cupping his hands to thank Yan Taibai.

"You two are too polite; I didn't really do anything. It's getting late, let's enter Tiantian City together! This time I also intend to auction off tokens for the Falling Demon Valley; I wonder if you two are interested in taking a few more?"

Yan Taibai promoted them with a face full of smiles, looking nothing like the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World.

After all, this concerned Spirit Stones, materials, and other cultivation resources; for Yan Taibai, image was not an important matter at all.

"This..."

Hearing Yan Taibai's sales pitch, Lv Luo of the Luoyun Sect and Han Li exchanged a glance before speaking.

"Fine, we will take three more! How many Spirit Stones for one?"

"Fellow Daoist Lv and Junior Brother Han have quite a friendship with me, so how about ten thousand Spirit Stones each?"

Yan Taibai thought for a moment and said.

"Good, that is no problem."

Upon hearing this, Lv Luo of the Luoyun Sect agreed directly; for them, this price was acceptable and not too expensive.

"Good, here are three Falling Demon Valley Tokens."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai patted his Storage Bag and took out three specially crafted Falling Demon Valley Tokens, handing them to Lv Luo, who in turn handed a Storage Bag to Yan Taibai.

Once the silver and goods were exchanged, both sides were very pleased.

"Alright, let's enter Tiantian City!"

With thirty thousand Spirit Stones in hand, Yan Taibai said with great joy.

"Mm!"

Subsequently, both parties headed toward Tiantian City.

To avoid causing too much of a stir, when they neared Tiantian City, both parties, like other ordinary cultivators, entered Tiantian City on foot.

If they had entered directly, given Yan Taibai's status and position, it would inevitably have caused quite a sensation.

For the time being, Yan Taibai did not want to cause such a stir.

Upon entering Tiantian City, one was greeted by rows of stone houses arranged neatly.

Between these stone houses, long bluestone streets of varying widths crisscrossed like a dense spider web, with many people coming and going.

"Fellow Daoist Taibai, ladies, there is a place in Tiantian City prepared to host Nascent Soul cultivators; are you interested in taking a look?"

Lv Luo invited. Clearly, this was not his first time here.

"No need, Yan and Ruyan and the others will wander around Tiantian City first! It's a good chance to find the auction site."

Yan Taibai chuckled and politely declined.

"Very well, then Junior Brother Han and I will take our leave first."

Lv Luo did not insist, and said,

"Mm! Farewell."

After speaking, Yan Taibai took Yan Ruyan, Nangong Wan, Xin Ruyin, and Liu Yu and parted ways with Lv Luo and Han Li.

A quarter of an hour later, Yan Taibai and the women stopped in front of a pavilion as white as jade. This pavilion had three stories, decreasing in size from bottom to top, and a simple, silver-edged plaque hung on the pavilion door.

The three golden characters "Crystal Dragon Pavilion" were written upon it.

"This is?"

Seeing this scene, the women looked at each other, then all turned to look at Yan Taibai.

"Let's go! You'll know once we go inside."

Yan Taibai chuckled and feigned mystery.

Then, he stepped forward and entered the pavilion.

Inside the pavilion, it was like a restaurant; many guests were sitting there amidst a mess of cups and plates, and several waiters were weaving between the many tables with trays, serving various fine wines and delicacies, while the sounds of clinking glasses and conversation drifted out continuously.

At the same time, on one side of the pavilion gate, a wooden sign about a foot in size hung, with the conspicuous black characters "This building is reserved, outsiders keep out" written on it.

"Fellow Daoist Tianjing, Yan Taibai of the Yanyue Sect has arrived; do you welcome me, Fellow Daoist?"

With a light laugh, the scene inside the pavilion dissolved and shattered like bubbles, eventually vanishing into nothingness.

"With Fellow Daoist Taibai arriving, how could this old man not welcome you?" Suddenly, a kind-faced, gray-robed Daoist appeared, rising with a face full of smiles to welcome them.

"Then lead us up to take a look."

Yan Taibai said straightforwardly.

"That is only natural. Fellow Daoist Taibai, ladies, please. However, do you require masks?"

True Master Tianjing took out several Black Spirit Masks and said. "No need, I will be auctioning Falling Demon Valley Tokens later, so I cannot hide my identity anyway."

Yan Taibai shook his head and refused.

"Very well, Fellow Daoist Taibai, ladies, please?"

Hearing Yan Taibai's words, True Master Tianjing said respectfully.

Subsequently, True Master Tianjing personally led the way, bringing the group to the second floor of the pavilion.

It was bright and clear inside; the ceiling and surrounding walls were embedded with fist-sized Moonlight Stones, numbering over a hundred, illuminating the place like broad daylight.

Besides this, quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators had already arrived.

And the moment they saw Yan Taibai appear, the expressions on their faces behind their masks changed instantly, especially those Nascent Soul cultivators who had grudges with Yan Taibai, who were even more restless and unsure whether to step forward to greet him.

Those Nascent Soul cultivators who had no grudges with Yan Taibai were also hesitant about whether to greet him; if they did, wouldn't their identities be exposed, and wouldn't wearing these Black Spirit Masks be in vain?

Regarding the identities of the Nascent Soul cultivators present, Yan Taibai did not pay them any mind, his gaze merely falling upon two familiar figures. However, he confirmed they were not acquaintances, just people of similar status.

These two were a man and a woman, one fat and one thin; the fat man was equivalent to several grown men, and the place where he sat caused the wooden chair beneath him to bend and warp.

As for the woman, she was a curvaceous female cultivator; although she wore a mask and her beautiful face could not be seen, the pair of watery, charming eyes on the mask, glancing back and forth, were extremely alluring.

The reason it is said that the two were familiar is because they were identical in image to the two fat demons of the Hehuan Sect whom he had once seen and even annihilated, and even their cultivation techniques and divine abilities were exactly the same.

At the same time, the two were also filled with dread and fear toward Yan Taibai.

After all, it is common knowledge how deep the grudge between the Hehuan Sect and Yan Taibai is; the Hehuan Sect nearly lost its position as the head of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects because of Yan Taibai, and furthermore, the sect's Great Elder, Hehuan Laomo, and many Nascent Soul cultivators had all perished at the hands of Yan Taibai.

To say this grudge is as deep as the sea would not be an exaggeration. Therefore, when they saw the gaze Yan Taibai cast toward them, fear surged in their hearts, and they wished they could immediately pull away and leave, yet they discovered their entire bodies had gone soft and they could no longer leave, nor could they even stand up; it was not until Yan Taibai withdrew his gaze that they felt a sense of relief, breaking into a cold sweat and panting faintly, which was enough to prove just how terrified they were of Yan Taibai.

Similar to them were the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Righteous Alliance's Taizhen Sect.

After all, their two factions had the deepest grudges with Yan Taibai, so naturally, they were also afraid that Yan Taibai would take action.

Once he took action, the host here and the other Nascent Soul cultivators would have no way to stop him.

And they would not dare to stop him.

"Haha! Fellow Daoists, there is no need to be nervous. I have only come to auction Falling Demon Valley Tokens and have no ill intent. Past grudges will not be settled here. You may rest assured."

Seeing the numerous Nascent Soul cultivators so nervous, Yan Taibai laughed and explained, which also allowed Tianjing Zhenren to heave a sigh of relief; he then echoed a few words in agreement before leaving.

Yan Taibai, meanwhile, found a vacant spot with more room and sat down among Nangong Wan, Yan Ruyan, Xin Ruyin, and Liu Yu.

It could be said he was surrounded by beauties; this was the first time Liu Yu and Xin Ruyin had been together with so many Nascent Soul cultivators, and although someone had already recognized Liu Yu, they did not dare to send a voice transmission to ask anything, only thinking of asking the Great Elder Dongmen Tu after returning.

As for Yan Taibai, while surrounded by beauties, he chose to close his eyes and rest his mind, waiting for this auction to begin.

However, not long after, Han Li, Lv Luo, and the Ancient Sword Sect's Fire Dragon Child arrived.

Han Li and Lv Luo were both wearing masks, while the Ancient Sword Sect's Fire Dragon Child, due to the unique nature of his image, had no need to wear one.

However, he had quite a few enemies, so he simply chose to sit next to Yan Taibai, causing those enemies to curse inwardly before withdrawing their gazes without the slightest hesitation.

They were terrified of being targeted by Yan Taibai, as that would certainly not be a good thing.

Just like that, as time passed, more and more Nascent Soul cultivators arrived, and there were not many empty seats left beside Yan Taibai.

But as for those who dared to sit next to Yan Taibai like Fire Dragon Child, he was the only one.

And besides Yan Taibai, the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World and a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, there were two other Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivators.

After another good while, Tianjing Zhenren went up to the stage and smiled.

"It seems that everyone has arrived; if you fellow Daoists have no objections, let us begin this exchange meeting."

"Good, naturally that is no problem. If you fellow Daoists have no objections, then I shall go first to auction a portion of the Falling Demon Valley Tokens; I hope you fellow Daoists will support me."

Yan Taibai stood up and smiled lightly.

"That is only natural, Fellow Daoist Taibai, please rest assured. One of the reasons I came to this Tiantian City was for these Falling Demon Valley Tokens; I originally thought I would have to wait for the official start of the Tiantian City trade fair, but I did not expect True Master Taibai to conduct a trade so quickly. I wonder how many Falling Demon Valley Tokens there are this time?"

An old man in a brocade robe spoke up.

"Not many, just twenty or thirty. As for the remaining Falling Demon Valley Tokens, we will have to wait until the trade fair begins."

Yan Taibai said, his smile undiminished.

"Good, good, good. It seems we will be able to let quite a few junior disciples enter the Falling Demon Valley."

A Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator laughed.

"Indeed!"

"Alright, let us stop talking for now. These Falling Demon Valley Tokens are ten thousand Spirit Stones each, or materials of equivalent value will do; each person is limited to three."

Yan Taibai flicked his sleeve, and more than twenty Falling Demon Valley Tokens appeared on the table in front of him, causing most of those present, regardless of whether they had a grudge against Yan Taibai or not, to have burning gazes.

It was not that they were interested in the Falling Demon Valley Token, such a low-level magical artifact, but rather in the ability to enter the Falling Demon Valley, which was both the number one most dangerous place and a treasure trove in the Tiannan Cultivation World.

As soon as his voice fell, a Nascent Soul cultivator immediately took out thirty thousand Spirit Stones and took away three Falling Demon Valley Tokens.

With someone taking the lead, the others naturally began to scramble.

In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the twenty-plus Falling Demon Valley Tokens were all gone, and over two hundred thousand Spirit Stones were successfully obtained, making the Nascent Soul cultivators present feel incomparably envious of Yan Taibai.

But envy was just envy; no one dared to have any objections.

Just when they thought Yan Taibai would leave after finishing his trade, he did not leave at all, but instead returned to his original position to wait for others to conduct their trades.

The person after Yan Taibai was a cultivator in a brocade robe, who, upon reaching the stage, took a palm-sized wooden box out of his Storage Bag.

This wooden box was made of some unknown exotic wood; it was entirely emerald green, with flickering red light in the shape of flames, and there was a gold and silver Restriction Talisman crossed on the lid of the box, making the wooden box appear extremely mysterious.

Afterward, he removed the Talisman and opened the wooden box; then, a fiery red object slowly floated up from the box, which was actually a strange, red-mist-shrouded Ganoderma. This Ganoderma was only a few inches in size, but it was entirely fiery red and scorching, its surface smooth and crystalline, with wisps of red clouds swirling around it as if surrounded by immortal Qi—it looked exactly like an item from the Immortal Realm!

"Red Essence Ganoderma, and it is a Red Essence Ganoderma of over three thousand years."

Nangong Wan, beside Yan Taibai, had bright eyes filled with brilliance and was full of joy.

Clearly, she was tempted, and that was a given; Nangong Wan herself possessed a fire-attribute Heavenly Spirit Root, and although she cultivated the Sunü Lunhui Gong, even swallowing this Red Essence Ganoderma raw would increase her cultivation by twenty or thirty years of hard work, and if it were refined into a pill, the effect would be even better.

"One three-thousand-year Red Essence Ganoderma, a top-tier refining material for fire-attribute spirit pills; one hundred thousand Spirit Stones, or exchange for earth-attribute refining materials of the same rank."

One hundred thousand Spirit Stones—this price gave everyone a start, yet no one said it was too expensive.

"How about two Sixth-Level earth-attribute Demon Cores?"

Yan Taibai was the first to speak, straightforwardly, without using any voice transmission.

"Two Sixth-Level earth-attribute Demon Cores? Good, then it is a deal."

Hearing Yan Taibai speak, and that it was two earth-attribute Sixth-Level Demon Cores, the cultivator in the brocade robe agreed with a face full of joy.

This price was considered appropriate! "Then let us make the deal!"

Yan Taibai directly took out two jade boxes and handed them to the other party, and also directly swept the Red Essence Ganoderma along with the wooden box to his side and handed it to Nangong Wan, making the others envious beyond measure.

"Many thanks, Junior Brother." Regarding Yan Taibai's kindness, Nangong Wan did not refuse; she took the Red Essence Ganoderma with flushed cheeks and placed it back into the jade box.

And Yan Ruyan did not feel jealous.

As for the others, they were incomparably envious of Yan Taibai. After all, not to mention Xin Ruyin, Yan Ruyan, Nangong Wan, and Liu Yu were all rare beauties, perhaps Liu Yu was slightly inferior.

But Nangong Wan and Yan Ruyan were beauties who could be ranked in the top five across the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, and now one was Yan Taibai's Dao companion, and the other was Yan Taibai's Senior Sister, and one could even say she was already his confidante.

Added to that were Liu Yu and Xin Ruyin; being surrounded by four beauties was truly something to be envied and jealous of.

Although Xin Ruyin's appearance was not as good as Nangong Wan's, Yan Ruyan's, or even Liu Yu's, her gentle, elegant, and beautiful temperament surpassed that of Liu Yu, and even Nangong Wan and Yan Ruyan were somewhat inferior in that regard.

Plus, her status as the number one formation master in the Tiannan Cultivation World was not something any Nascent Soul cultivator could compare to.

For a time, many Nascent Soul cultivators could be said to be envious to the extreme of Yan Taibai's romantic fortune.

This was no longer just having good romantic fortune, but romantic fortune as vast as the sea! It truly made people envious.

As for the gazes and thoughts of the crowd, Yan Taibai did not pay them much mind, continuing to wait for the next item to trade.

(End of chapter)