Chapter 176: Renyan Tower

Yan Buji looked bewildered; he'd been coming here for almost a year, and this was still his first time hearing of Renyan Tower.

Hu Zhenfeng laughed: "Perhaps some cultivators don't know yet, so let the shopkeeper explain it to everyone."

"Yes, Young Master." Hu Guanzhen cupped his hands in salute to Hu Zhenfeng, facing forward.

"Friends, Renyan Tower is not a secret realm; it is an Eight‑turn Immortal Accumulation forged jointly by the major sects of the Ten Thousand Dao Mountain Range!"

"Ah?!!!"

Eight‑turn Immortal Accumulation?

What the heck?!

All the cultivators present were shocked; even a three‑turn Accumulation Device was already out of reach for them, let alone an Immortal Accumulation Artifact.

Renyan Tower is actually an Eight‑turn Immortal Accumulation?!

Hu Zhenfeng looked casually at the crowd, smiled, but thought disdainfully:

As expected, they're all country bumpkins.

Hu Guanzhen continued: "Renyan Tower has a grand history; for now I can only tell you this much. However, you need not worry—though Renyan Tower belongs to the collective ownership of the major sects in the Ten Thousand Dao Mountain Range, it is situated within our Xuan Gen Dao."

"This… why?"

"Indeed, since there's an Eight‑turn Immortal Accumulation, we've never heard of it before."

Yan Buji nodded; after all, he hadn't heard any news about Renyan Tower.

Hu Guanzhen was about to explain more, but Hu Zhenfeng waved his hand, and Hu Guanzhen immediately stepped back with a salute.

Hu Zhenfeng stood up and said: "Friends, now that I've told you of Renyan Tower's existence, I also represent the Hu family in making a request. Anyone willing to accept the Hu family's request may take these small tokens for now. After you agree, enter Renyan Tower to help the Hu family obtain an item, and we'll reward you greatly!"

With that, Hu Zhenfeng had a pile of medium‑quality Spiritual Stones brought over and set aside.

Counting them, there were actually over a thousand medium‑quality Spiritual Stones?!

Such a massive sum laid before them made even Yan Buji stare dumbfounded.

"And these pills are also given to the agreeing cultivators." Hu Zhenfeng waved his hand, and dozens of pill bottles flew out of the Storage Accumulation Device and were placed nearby.

Under such lucrative terms, a cultivator immediately raised his hand and said: "I—I—I, Young Master Hu, I'm willing to accept!"

"I'm willing!"

"I'm willing too!"

Everyone raised their hands; Yan Buji hesitated briefly, then also raised his hand and replied: "Young Master Hu, I'm also willing!"

He didn't know what treasure the Hu family intended to obtain from Renyan Tower, but the need for so many people suggested the acquisition conditions were special; otherwise they'd have hired the powerful instead of them.

Hu Zhenfeng laughed and clapped his hands: "Alright, alright, everyone first take the deposit, then sign this contract, and we'll be officially cooperating!"

Contract?

Yan Buji raised an eyebrow; many cultivators also seemed hesitant.

A contract isn't something to sign casually; although cultivators can often ignore propriety, their moral standards fluctuate, but a contract either ties to cultivation level or to soul, and is always somewhat troublesome.

Hu Zhenfeng squinted: "Friends, do you think benefits can be taken freely? Though the Hu family doesn't lack this petty money, we also don't want to be taken for fools."

At this moment, Hu Guanzhen said: "Friends, rest assured, this contract is the 'Essence‑Spirit Contract' notarized by Xuan Gen Dao. It only requires a bit of essence, qi and spirit to be infused to become valid. If the matter succeeds, it will be returned to everyone; if it fails, our young master's mercy imposes no restriction. It's merely to guard against cultivators who might hide the treasure or run off after receiving benefits—we can locate you through this contract, so you may relax."

Is it that good?

When Hu Guanzhen opened the Essence‑Spirit Contract, many cultivators examined it and then nodded, smiling:

"Young Master Hu is truly magnanimous; I, Zhao Gang, will follow your lead! If anyone takes the benefit and runs, I'll help you catch that person!"

"Yes, Young Master Hu, we're only curious about what the Hu family wants us to find, and we have no intention to back out!"

Yan Buji watched these people playing both sides, laughed inwardly, and signed the contract along with them.

This contract truly bears Xuan Gen Dao's notarization, with the sect's mountain pattern on it—no fake. Generally, anyone in the Eight Dao territories would never dare counterfeit something from the Eight Dao Xuan Sect.

Seeing that the cultivators had taken the benefits and signed, Hu Zhenfeng finally smiled: "Alright, friends, please wait a moment; I've prepared a banquet for everyone, let's eat and chat!"

"Thank you, Young Master Hu!!"

At the banquet, Yan Buji sat alone, pondering Renyan Tower.

Though he now has many tasks, the chance to see the legendary Accumulation Device, even an Eight‑turn Immortal Accumulation, compels him to go even if it means neglecting other matters.

Seeing Hu Zhenfeng chatting with a few cultivators, Yan Buji politely refrained from toasting.

After all, the levels differ; if they treat you like a dog and you lick their face, not even being kicked is a mercy.

"Fellow cultivator Huang is thriving here like a fish in water."

A cultivator suddenly sat beside him and took a sip of wine.

Yan Buji heard the familiar voice, reached for his cup, and drank: "Daoist Li?"

"Kid, you're surprisingly calm. Didn't expect me to show up here, huh? Hehe." Daoist Li laughed, seemingly unfazed by the surrounding cultivators.

Yan Buji knew the other's methods, so he felt at ease.

"The junior is indeed curious—could it be that Daoist Li also came for Renyan Tower?"

"I didn't expect the Xuan Gen Dao to open Renyan Tower early this year; do you know what Renyan Tower actually is?"

"Isn't it an Eight‑turn Immortal Accumulation?"

"Eight‑turn Immortal Accumulation? Hahaha, only if eight Renyan Towers merged would it be close! A single one is at most a six‑turn Immortal Accumulation."

Eight Renyan Towers…

"So that's it, each of the eight Dao territories in Nan Ting Mountain Region has a Renyan Tower." Yan Buji nodded.

That truly was good news.

"Enough, stop the chatter. This year Renyan Tower opened suddenly; it must be Xuan Gen Dao pulling strings, combined with what you told me before. I guarantee that Emperor Baocheng and Fairy Qinghe have been scheming for Renyan Tower up to now!"

"Why?" Yan Buji asked curiously.

Daoist Li sipped his wine, sneered: "Naturally it's for the supreme treasure born within Renyan Tower, the Human Dao Red Cloud."

Human Dao Red Cloud?

The great powers of the Wan Dao Mountain Range separate the mortal world, but they are not completely indifferent; instead they rely on countless mortals and the Human Habitation Tower, a supreme treasure of the Human Dao, to suppress the underground passages of Nan Ting Mountain Region, causing Nan Ting Mountain Region to gradually evolve from its former wild desolation into what it is today.

You only need to know that the more people there are, the stronger the Human Habitation Tower becomes. And the stronger the Tower, the more powerful the Human Dao Red Cloud that is born within it. The most crucial point is that the Human Dao Red Cloud is the supreme treasure for a Golden Core cultivator to breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage!