Chapter 118: Token of Cave Profound

“How much for this thing?”

Fang Yu walked up to the stall, looked at the token with “Cave Profound” written on it, and spoke indifferently.

The owner of the stall was a middle-aged man at the first level of the supernatural power realm, the magic power realm. His complexion was a bitter yellow, as if he had been exposed to the sun for a long time.

However, he was already middle-aged and still only at the first level of the supernatural power realm; he would likely remain at the magic power realm for the rest of his life.

“This token is something I obtained once when I went to the Land of Return to Ruins. Its material is very special; no matter what methods I use, I cannot refine it, so I brought it out to sell. If you, fellow Daoist, have ten spirit tools or a supernatural power manual, you can take it away. In the off chance that this is a treasure from some immortal mansion, you, fellow Daoist, won’t be at a loss.”

The middle-aged man looked at Fang Yu and immediately felt the terrifying aura of magic power on Fang Yu’s body, which seemed capable of crushing him with a casual movement. A look of astonishment immediately appeared on his face.

However, he was not worried that Fang Yu would attack and forcibly seize his token; after all, this was the Myriad Return Sea Market, the territory of the Myriad Return Immortal Island, one of the ten great immortal sects. Even experts from the demonic sects of the immortal path had to give the Myriad Return Immortal Island some face.

In years past, there had been beings at the seventh, eighth, or even tenth level of the supernatural power realm who had caused trouble in the Myriad Return Sea Market, but they were captured and executed by the elders of the Myriad Return Immortal Island. Since then, no one dared to cause trouble in the Myriad Return Sea Market.

Everyone knew that the Myriad Return Sea Market was guarded by beings of the Longevity Realm, so everyone had to follow the rules.

“Ten spirit tools? You certainly dare to open your mouth like a lion. However, I do have a manual; if one cultivates diligently, one might be able to reach the third level of the supernatural power realm, the *gang* qi realm. Do you want it?”

Hearing this guy at the first level of the supernatural power realm ask for ten spirit tools, Fang Yu revealed a faint smile. Ten spirit tools to buy a token was too high a price, but the Heaven-Steel Life-Ending Hand of the Life-Ending Island Master was not a loss to exchange for this token.

After all, by using a manual to exchange for the token, the manual remained, and he could get a token for free.

And for this stall owner, if he could obtain a manual that could be cultivated to the *gang* qi realm with a token he couldn’t use, it would be a massive benefit.

Sure enough, a look of urgency appeared on the middle-aged man’s face. “What? You, fellow Daoist, are truly willing to exchange a manual that can be cultivated to the *gang* qi realm for this token? Deal, it’s a deal!”

As he spoke, his magic power flowed, and he immediately sent the token over, while his gaze looked at Fang Yu with great eagerness, wanting to complete this transaction immediately.

“This cultivation technique is called the Heaven-Steel Life-Ending Hand, from the Life-Ending Island Master of the Forty Great Bandits; I presume you have heard of it. This transaction is approved.”

Fang Yu grabbed the token, and at the same time, his spiritual sense flowed, transforming into a book with the five large characters “Heaven-Steel Life-Ending Hand” written on it.

“The Forty Great Bandits, the Life-Ending Island Master’s supernatural power!”

Seeing the book in his hand, the middle-aged man revealed an expression of immense joy; a smile even appeared on his bitter yellow face.

“Many thanks, Senior! Many thanks, Senior!”

The middle-aged man grabbed the Heaven-Steel Life-Ending Hand and immediately began to read it; his face grew even more joyful.

“True qi realm, true qi realm! So this is how the true qi realm circulates magic power! And there is also the *gang* qi realm! I might actually be able to step into the *gang* qi realm in this life!”

This itinerant cultivator almost wept with joy.

One must know that his entry into the supernatural power realm was purely due to a fortuitous encounter, but after many years of toil, he had not had a single manual and was completely unable to refine his magic power into true qi.

If things continued like this, he would die of old age in a few decades, remaining at the magic power realm for his entire life.

But now, with the Life-Ending Island Master’s manual, he could cultivate his magic power into true qi, and if possible, even cultivate true qi into *gang* qi.

If he had further opportunities and realized the Yin-Yang Realm before dying of old age, stepping into the Heaven-Man Realm, he would gain another eight hundred years of lifespan.

Thus, the middle-aged man was happy to the extreme and couldn’t wait to start cultivating immediately.

“Cave Profound.”

Fang Yu watched the middle-aged man, understanding his feelings.

Itinerant cultivators have always had it extremely difficult; without a manual, it is impossible to reach the true qi realm. It is not like a large immortal sect such as the Feathering Sect, where once one reaches the supernatural power realm, the sect rewards one with cultivation manuals, allowing disciples to refine their magic power and elevate it to the true qi realm.

He felt that the ordinary Eight Great Supernatural Powers of the Feathering Sect, such as the Azure Flame Seven-Cultivation Ray, would be peerless supernatural powers that itinerant cultivators dream of if placed in the outside world.

And if this supernatural power were leaked and the elders of the Feathering Sect learned of the news, they would give the cultivator two choices: first, voluntarily abandon this supernatural power; second, physical annihilation.

Every sect’s regard for its own manuals has reached an unimaginable degree.

That is why Fang Yu traded the Heaven-Steel Life-Ending Hand, not the Azure Flame Seven-Cultivation Ray.

“Cave Profound, I wonder if it can bring me benefits.”

Fang Yu turned the token in his hand, and wisps of Azure Flame *gang* qi flowed out from his body, transforming into flames that burned everything. Yet, under these flames, the token was not burned, revealing its peculiar material.

It was indeed a good thing.

It was just that how to use it would require slow study.

Fang Yu put the token away and continued to stroll through the Myriad Return Sea Market.

This sea market had some rare treasures from the ocean; most could be used to refine human-grade mid-tier pills, and some were very precious, being materials for refining human-grade top-tier pills. Fang Yu also exchanged for some.

The sea market always had this benefit: it allowed people to trade what they had for what they lacked. Otherwise, he couldn’t possibly go into the sea himself to obtain those materials; that speed would be far too slow.

Just as Fang Yu was walking around the sea market, a few men in black arrived not far away.

These men in black were dressed entirely in black clothing, and their faces were covered with black veils. At a glance, they were not women, but men.

A group of men, all in black, even with veils on their faces to hide their features—at first glance, they gave the impression of not being good people.

When Fang Yu’s spiritual sense flowed over, he even felt an uncomfortable aura.

This discomfort did not carry any personal grudge, but was an instinct of the body.

It was like a Buddha seeing a demon, instinctively uncomfortable, or like a demon seeing a Buddha, also instinctively uncomfortable.

Fang Yu felt an uncomfortable aura from these men in black, as if their very existence was unsettling.

“Could it be… the God Race from outside the territories?”