Chapter 297

After a cultivator cultivates to the Heavenly Man Realm, the most important thing to do is to make up for the other five elements. Originally, when a cultivator steps into the Divine Ability Secret Realm, cultivating all the way from the Magical Power Realm to the Yin-Yang Realm, they only cultivate one type of divine ability. If this continues, the five elements will inevitably become imbalanced, so one must make up for it at the Heavenly Man Realm, bringing back all the remaining four elements.

For cultivators at the Heavenly Man Realm, what they lack most are rare treasures containing the essence of the five elements. Of course, besides the essence of the five elements, experts at the Heavenly Man Realm also lack money.

Because rare treasures containing the essence of the five elements are basically extremely expensive. Even experts at the Heavenly Man Realm, who can refine spirit artifacts and possess an eight-hundred-year lifespan, still find earning enough White Yang Pills to purchase treasures of the five elements a long process.

Think about it: experts at the Heavenly Man Realm usually have to cultivate, reward their disciples, refine spirit artifacts to accumulate wealth, and even do sect missions. Working so hard to accumulate White Yang Pills, it might take decades or even a hundred years to accumulate a million White Yang Pills. But a slightly better treasure of the five elements, such as a Mountain God Pearl, would fetch a price of two and a half million at auction. Experts at the Heavenly Man Realm still can't afford it. Only treasures like the Western Grand Ultimate True Gold, which can fetch a million White Yang Pills at auction, are something an expert at the Heavenly Man Realm could still afford to buy one of.

Successfully cultivating one type of five-element divine ability takes several decades; it would take about three hundred years to successfully cultivate all five-element divine abilities.

So although experts at the Heavenly Man Realm have an eight-hundred-year lifespan, when it comes to cultivating, it's simply not enough.

She herself also had several five-element divine abilities she hadn't successfully cultivated. This fellow Daoist Fang Yu actually wanted to sell treasures of the five elements—could it be that he had already fully made up for all five elements?

"Fellow Daoist, please look."

Fang Yu could naturally sense Lotus Cloud Fairy's mood, but he didn't say much. With a direct beckoning gesture of his hand, he took out three thousand sealed Fire Crows.

These were genuinely three thousand Fire Crows, not the five hundred Fire Crows Fang Yu had tested the waters by selling to the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

Treasures of the five elements, when mass-produced, can cause a qualitative change. This time, Fang Yu directly took out three thousand Fire Crows. Through the seal, anyone could feel the terrifying might of these three thousand Fire Crows.

"Three thousand Fire Crows like these? These can only form in the void closest to the sun. Each one contains abundant essence of Li Fire. If one cultivates fire-type divine abilities, these three thousand Fire Crows are enough to cultivate several types of fire-type divine abilities. Moreover, when these three thousand Fire Crows unite, the fire-type techniques they deploy already rival the full-power great divine abilities of a Jin Dan expert! Fellow Daoist actually possesses such great divine abilities!"

Shock immediately appeared on Lotus Cloud Fairy's face. The three thousand Fire Crows before her truly exuded an aura of burning mountains and boiling seas. Moreover, she was certain that the benefits of these three thousand Fire Crows were truly immense. Whether she took them for her own cultivation, or refined them into top-grade treasure artifacts, or even Dao artifacts, they could all be put to use.

This was absolutely hard currency!

Shock, complete shock.

Looking at Fang Yu, Lotus Cloud Fairy's eyes were full of shock. She simply couldn't imagine that Fang Yu had obtained such benefits. Now these benefits had reached her Exalted Linglong Paradise. With a little maneuvering, many benefits could be planned for.

"Fellow Daoist, are you planning to sell these three thousand Fire Crows to our Exalted Linglong Paradise? The price is negotiable. I can definitely offer an extremely generous discount."

Lotus Cloud Fairy's expression shifted, and she immediately spoke.

"Selling these three thousand Fire Crow isn't necessary. Perhaps we can try a different approach—for example, borrowing the grounds of the Exalted Linglong Tower for an auction, with Exalted Linglong Paradise taking a share. How does that sound?"

Fang Yu said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist wants to borrow my Exalted Linglong Tower for an auction, and we each get a share?"

A thoughtful expression appeared on Lotus Cloud Fairy's face. If they proceeded according to this method, the benefits they could obtain would shrink considerably.

After all, selling directly to Exalted Linglong Paradise would be a one-time transaction. Once sold to Exalted Linglong Paradise, these three thousand Fire Crows would belong entirely to Exalted Linglong Paradise, and all the benefits Exalted Linglong Paradise gained from auctioning them would also belong entirely to Exalted Linglong Paradise.

But if it were merely borrowing the grounds of Exalted Linglong Paradise, and the Exalted Linglong Tower held the auction, with Exalted Linglong Paradise receiving a share, this would bind the two parties together tightly.

"Speaking of which, I obtained quite a few good things this time. I also trust Exalted Linglong Paradise, which is why I've come here to do business with Lotus Cloud Fairy. If business goes well in the future, there will be many more good things."

Fang Yu also noticed Lotus Cloud Fairy's hesitation. With another grab of his hand, he directly pulled out a Xuanwu.

The moment this Xuanwu appeared, the scorching aura brought by the three thousand Fire Crows immediately vanished. The entire top floor of the Exalted Linglong Tower was instantly filled with a dense water qi.

Although this Xuanwu was within a seal, everyone could feel the terrifying power of this Xuanwu. It seemed as though if it extended its great claws, it could swat Lotus Cloud Fairy into pieces with a single grab.

A water-type sacred beast, Xuanwu, with magic power rivaling the strength of a Jin Dan expert!

"Xuanwu, heavens! This is the water-type sacred beast Xuanwu! Fellow Daoist actually obtained a water-type sacred beast Xuanwu. This sacred beast—even our Huang Da World hasn't seen one in a long time—and Fellow Daoist actually obtained it. Just how terrifying must Fellow Daoist's power be, to actually be able to seal a Xuanwu?"

When Lotus Cloud Fairy saw this Xuanwu, she was so shocked she almost didn't know what to say.

In the current major auction houses of the Huang Da World, treasures like the Mountain God Pearl and Nine Heavens Breath Earth Soil are already considered top-grade among five-element treasures. But even Nine Heavens Breath Earth Soil cannot compare to a living five-element sacred beast.

One could even say that several dozen pieces of Nine Heavens Breath Earth Soil cannot compare to a single Xuanwu.

And now a Xuanwu had just appeared right before her eyes. For her, this was entirely a shock.

"Good, good. Since Fellow Daoist wishes to borrow the grounds of our Exalted Linglong Tower for an auction, that is our fortune. This deal, we'll do it. From now on, we can establish more cooperative matters."

After her excitement, Lotus Cloud Fairy calmed down again.

She didn't think at all about why this fellow Daoist Fang Yu would possess a Xuanwu. What she knew was that if a Xuanwu were auctioned at the Exalted Linglong Tower's auction, it could greatly expand the Exalted Linglong Tower's business, and their Exalted Linglong Tower could also obtain many shares.

Even if it wasn't an eighty-twenty split, even a ninety-ten split, or even taking one percent, they would still obtain many benefits.

"Fellow Daoist, leave this Xuanwu to our Exalted Linglong Tower. We will definitely auction it off at the highest price. Also, if Fellow Daoist has any needs, you can tell me. I can immediately mobilize resources through the Exalted Linglong Tower's formation."

Lotus Cloud Fairy said hurriedly.

"There actually is something. I need a large quantity of rare treasures containing the power of space."

Fang Yu spoke.

"That's no problem at all."

Lotus Cloud Fairy nodded. "Our Exalted Linglong Paradise does have rare treasures containing the power of space. I'll personally go and have the various Exalted Linglong Towers send them over. Fellow Daoist, please cultivate well in the Exalted Linglong Tower's VIP room. I'll be back shortly."

After saying that, she left in a hurry.

Fang Yu put away the three thousand Fire Crows and the Xuanwu, and under the guidance of a disciple, entered a VIP room.

The grounds of the Exalted Linglong Tower were very safe, suitable for cultivating here.

"It's a pity my Yuhua Sect doesn't have enough power to open auction houses in the Great Xuan Empire."

Fang Yu sat cross-legged and took out the Heaven and Earth Freedom Gourd and Hundred Treasures Pouch he had obtained from the Heavenly Dao Pavilion.

The Great Xuan Empire belonged to the territory of the Yutaiyi Sect. The strength of the Yuhua Sect simply couldn't extend its auction houses here. The moment they opened, they might get smashed.

The Yuhua Sect's influence in the mortal world was only a few countries, such as the Great Li Dynasty, the Great Virtue Dynasty, the Great Xu Dynasty, etc. To expand into the Great Xuan Empire, the Yuhua Sect didn't have such strength.

As for Exalted Linglong Paradise, because it had the Rourou Xianzun, it did have such strength. The Exalted Linglong Towers set up under Exalted Linglong Paradise were spread throughout the Great Xuan Empire, bringing in a great deal of revenue.

Everyone knew the benefits of auction houses brought. Often, a treasure worth five hundred thousand White Yang Pills, after being sold at auction, might fetch a price of two million. If they encountered some suckers who liked to shout bids and act pretentious, a treasure worth five hundred thousand could be sold for fifteen million.

Of course, such cases were extremely rare, very few. After all, the money of ordinary cultivators didn't come easy either, unless one was the type who could get infinite money.

Fang Yu had felt this just by participating in such an auction. The price he sold to the auction house was basically an equal exchange, but once such a treasure fell into the auction house, the profit could multiply several times over.

So if one could cooperate with an auction house, acting as the second boss of the auction house, the income obtained would be far better than selling directly to the auction house.

And now he happened to occupy this treasure trove of the Five Elements Land. This was his place to get rich.

Thinking about these matters, Fang Yu reached out and crushed the Hundred Treasures Pouch and the Heaven and Earth Freedom Gourd. In an instant, he felt the power of the void from within the two treasures—threads of pitch-black lines, yet containing extremely violent power.

The power of space was extremely dangerous. If one was even slightly careless while absorbing it, one's body would disintegrate and one would perish. However, Fang Yu had now cultivated the Great Five Elements Art to the Great Perfection stage, and his physical body was extremely sturdy, so cultivating was not as difficult for him as it was for others.

The Heaven and Earth Freedom Gourd refined from five hundred thousand Void Crystals was indeed not for nothing. Compared to the power of the void contained in the Hundred Treasures Pouch, it was far greater. When Fang Yu directly operated the cultivation method of the Great Severing Art to absorb this power of the void, many black lines appeared before him, faintly showing a tendency to form a great formation.

A divine ability, the mark of cultivating it to perfection is, composing a perfect great formation, endlessly cycling.

And after Fang Yu absorbed these two treasures, the Great Severing Art finally reached minor completion.

Those streaks of jet-black lines, dancing up and down, seemed to be zither strings, yet carried a sharp edge that could tear apart the void.

Fang Yu watched this scene and nodded; the two treasures had not been a waste of money.

With a casual move, the surrounding void gave off a feeling of being severed; Fang Yu could even sense that these black silk threads moved at extreme speed, capable of slicing a person's thoughts in two, preventing enemies from using magic power.

One strike of Severing, severing the enemy's thoughts—if he then unleashed the Five Emperors Divine Thunder, even the most powerful enemy would be caught off guard and very likely perish on the spot.

But then again, the fine treasures bought for over a million White Yang Pills were, after just one cultivation session, directly scrapped.

If he wanted to cultivate the Great Severing Art to great perfection, he would still need to spend a great deal of money, or go to a place where space was shattered.

Just at this moment, Lotus Cloud Fairy's voice came from outside the VIP room.

"Daoist Friend Fang, are you there? A senior sister from our Exalted Linglong Blessed Land, Senior Sister Flying Glow, wishes to meet you, Daoist Friend."

"Oh? Very well."

Fang Yu walked out of the VIP room and saw, beside Lotus Cloud Fairy, another woman had arrived. This woman wore a pale blue Daoist robe, had a slender figure and a fresh, beautiful face, yet the aura she revealed was unmistakably the realm of a Jin Dan at the 7th Stage of Divine Abilities.

7th Stage of Divine Abilities, a minor titan of the Jin Dan realm!

"Daoist Friend, you are the Fang Yu of Yuhua Sect? For this transaction, our Exalted Linglong Blessed Land is very willing. As for the profit split between us, we can do a nine-one split. What do you think?"

The woman named Flying Glow spoke.

"Acceptable."

Fang Yu nodded.

No matter how he calculated it, the benefits he would get from entrusting the Tapaimai Society to auction his treasures far exceeded the profit from selling directly to the auction house. As for the Tapaimai Society taking a ten percent cut, let them earn it.

The Tapaimai Society held auctions within the territory of the Great Xuan Empire, and still had to bring in experts to maintain the auction, as well as publicize it. Given all these things, giving them some benefits was not unacceptable.

"Good, Daoist Friend is decisive! Our Exalted Linglong Blessed Land will immediately prepare the next auction, expected to be in five days, once everything is properly arranged. This first transaction will absolutely open Daoist Friend's eyes."

Fairy Flying Glow saw Fang Yu nod and agree directly, and a smile also appeared on her face, as if she had not expected this Daoist Friend Fang to not even haggle. "Of course, if Daoist Friend has other items to auction, you may also hand them all over to us for the auction."

"There will be in the future; a steady stream."

Fang Yu smiled.

"Indeed, indeed, it must be a steady stream."

Fairy Flying Glow also nodded.

"Daoist Friend Fang, this time we have gathered from the various Tapaimai Societies many treasures containing the power of space, all within this gourd. Please have a look, Daoist Friend."

Lotus Cloud Fairy spoke at this moment, waving her hand to send over a gourd.

Fang Yu took the gourd and immediately felt that the power of space contained within it was no less than that of the Qiankun Free Ease Gourd; especially since this gourd also contained other fine things, all rare treasures imbued with the power of space.

"Then deduct it from my share of the auctioned items, how about that."

Fang Yu spoke, then waved his hand again, and another Zhu Que appeared in the void.