Chapter 503

As more and more cultivators gathered, the ranks swelled, and the three groups naturally began to select a leader for themselves.

After all, none of them had any familial ties to powers like the Sun-Moon Palace or the Liu family, and given how dangerous the Abnormal Zone was—with many deaths—no conflict broke out.

Yan Buji didn't mind that; although the outskirts of the Abnormal Zone also had plenty of Abnormal Beasts, he clearly encountered fewer sixth‑transform Abnormal Beasts than in the central immortal formation region.

"So many abnormal‑change source stones?" Yan Buji looked curiously at Wu Qian's haul.

"They came from Brother Xiao Ran and his companions; how did your harvest go, Brother Xu?"

Yan Buji's face twitched; he shook his head: "No real harvest—aside from some abnormal material, I didn't find any abnormal‑change source stone."

Wu Qian thought for a moment: "Then Brother Xu, take a portion."

"It's unnecessary; this all belongs to Fellow Daoist Wu, and besides, my purpose for coming here has already been fulfilled." Yan Buji smiled.

"Only a cultivator like Brother Xu can grow braver with each battle and advance triumphantly." Wu Qian laughed, putting away the abnormal‑change source stones.

Then Wu Qian looked around: "There are plenty of Nascent Soul cultivators here; if you have anything you'd like to exchange, why not trade with them?"

Yan Buji stroked his chin and nodded.

Speaking of it, my gains in the Abnormal Zone aren't huge, but I killed five Nascent Soul cultivators before and after, and the abnormal material I gathered is also not insignificant.

However, I hadn't had time to tally them earlier; now Yan Buji took out five storage accumulation devices and emptied them one by one to inspect.

Wu Qian jumped: "Brother Xu, what are you doing? Don't flaunt your wealth."

"It's fine." Yan Buji chuckled.

"Just ask if they dare to come."

The surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators raised their brows and glanced over.

"They really are the storage accumulation devices of the Black Wind Sea Pirate Gang!"

"What a formidable Xu Long! How have we never heard of someone like him before?"

"I heard he was a gladiator who fought to the death in the Heavenly Spirit Realm's arena....."

"No wonder he's so fierce."

Although the contents of those five storage accumulation devices piled up like a mountain, the surrounding Nascent Soul cultivators merely eyed them enviously, daring not to harbor ulterior thoughts.

A few Nascent Soul cultivators hesitated, then stepped forward and cupped their fists: "Fellow Daoist Xu."

Yan Buji looked up: "What do you need, gentlemen?"

"Would Fellow Daoist Xu be willing to trade this precious silkworm silk with me?"

"Fellow Daoist Xu, could I trade this five‑transform worship‑god sword with you? The price is negotiable."

Yan Buji glanced at them, thought, and said: "All right, we can exchange for spiritual stones."

"Thank you, fellow daoist!"

Several people happily exchanged the materials they needed, and using spiritual stones would be even better—otherwise, if this person wanted some odd spiritual material, they might not have it.

Seeing how easy the exchange was, many cultivators stepped forward to ask the price of the treasures they desired.

Yan Buji sorted through his haul, putting the spiritual materials he needed into his pouch; after glancing at a few technique and scripture manuals and finding nothing suitable, he also tossed them onto the road for anyone to inquire about price.

Upon seeing this, many cultivators felt moved, looking at others' treasures in their storage bags, and began privately exchanging among themselves.

In the Abnormal Zone, a small‑scale trade fair unexpectedly sprang up.

Everyone took what they needed, and with Yan Buji taking the lead, no conflict arose.

At this trade fair, Yan Buji exchanged his useless items for spiritual stones, amounting to a full five million.

But this was only half of his gains; he intended to keep the other half of the spoils for himself, especially some rare spiritual materials.

Xiao Ran noticed the situation here and also exchanged various items with nearby cultivators.

"That's good; this way everyone can share what they lack and be satisfied." Xiao Ran smiled.

Ling Yan frowned: "But is Xu Long really that easy‑going?"

Seeing Xu Long wearing a genial expression while trading with the neighboring cultivators—even haggling—it was hard to imagine the formerly arrogant Xu Long putting on such a demeanor.

"After all, with only two and a half months left, we just need to get through them peacefully. Xu Long isn't a fool; there's no need to provoke conflict here."

After a while, Yan Buji tallied his gains.

His biggest haul consisted of thirteen six‑transform celestial materials and two six‑transform celestial accumulation devices.

A True Phoenix Bow and a celestial vessel.

The killing power of the True Phoenix Bow is something Yan Buji has felt firsthand; although he lacks a fire‑dao Dao Mark, he still possesses unrefined heavenly fire—Shocking Wave Fire—which should also be usable to activate the True Phoenix Bow.

Even if not, the value of this celestial accumulation device far exceeds that of other six‑transform celestial accumulation devices.

The celestial vessel should be a kind of flight accumulation device, also reaching the sixth‑transform level, though I don't know its spiritual stone consumption or speed. Flight accumulation devices have always been expensive; although Nascent Soul cultivators don't need them, one can't fly everywhere when traveling, so having one would still conserve energy and aid cultivation and recovery.

Next, there were two jade slips of Earth Fiend Divine Ability and one jade slip of Heavenly Gate Divine Ability.

"The complete versions of the Wall‑Opening and Staff‑Explanation....."

Yan Buji knows a counterfeit version of the Wall‑Opening Divine Ability's splitting technique; it's not very useful, only able to open walls of dwellings, targeting earth and stone techniques.

But the complete Wall‑Opening Divine Ability is different; according to its description, this Earth Fiend Divine Ability can not only wear down most earth‑system divine abilities, but also gather Nine‑Abyss earth from the earth's core to cultivate a quality called the 'Post‑Earth Body'.

"Really impressive—the complete Wall‑Opening is that outrageous?"

He had previously obtained Earth Fiend Divine Abilities like Breath Ban, Water Drinking, and Transcription Copying, none of which mentioned being able to cultivate a quality, but this Wall‑Opening Divine Ability actually can cultivate a quality, which is truly remarkable.

Moreover, the cultivation method for this Wall‑Opening Divine Ability is quite difficult, and the required spiritual and celestial materials are things he has never even heard of.

The Staff Explanation of the Earth Fiend Divine Ability is less remarkable; its description is simple—just use a pole‑type weapon to enhance it, enabling one to collapse mountains and split rocks, like some kind of... armament technique?

Yan Buji happens to have a Sea Kun Hammer; he'll try attaching the Staff Explanation divine ability to it later to see how it turns out.

Upon first seeing the Heavenly Gate Divine Ability, Yan Buji probed it with his divine sense, and his expression turned strange.

"Heavenly Gate Divine Ability—Standing Without Shadow?!"

This divine ability.... Although Yan Buji has heard the specific names of these Heavenly Gate Divine Abilities before, he truly doesn't know what they are used for.

Previously, Yan Buji thought Standing Without Shadow was some kind of soul‑extrusion divine ability, but after careful observation he discovered it is actually a technique that gathers one's own qi, allowing, upon great accomplishment, the construction of an internal circulation within the body that does not leak outward....

It probably isn't that simple; the "Heavenly Qi" described here likely means the unity of heaven and man. Equivalent to.... No matter what environment one is in, will supernatural abilities operate on their own without being affected at all?

However, the minimum requirement for the Heavenly Gang divine ability is that one must be a Nascent Soul cultivator to practice it; for Yan Buji, it's still too early now.

The remainder is also not insignificant; overall, Yan Buji's gains in the Odd Region, when converted to Spiritual Stones, exceed ten million.