Chapter 677: Observations at the Celestial Market, to Worship the Blue Heavens Once More (Combined)

Seven-fold Dao Tribulation, Green Wood Lightning Array, Green Emperor Longevity Scripture, Dao Soldiers Guarding the Dao, Ten Thousand Ancient Dao Transformation Body, Dharma Realm Elevation, Dharma Heaven...

On the third floor of the bamboo tower, Li Yuan sat cross-legged and entered meditation, recalling what he had just witnessed, his emotions churning, unable to calm down for a long time.

A single observation of a tribulation had resolved many of the doubts in his heart.

Why cultivators placed such great emphasis on combat, why they had to nurture Dao Soldiers, Dharma Realms, Dharma Heaven, and even the many formations within the Green Emperor Longevity Scripture, as well as the methods to cross tribulations and avert disaster.

There was no other reason: Dao tribulations were hard to cross.

Having personally witnessed Qi Yun cross his tribulation, Li Yuan now truly understood what was meant by Dao tribulations being hard to cross.

To cross this tribulation, Qi Yun's preparations could not be called insufficient—numerous formations, ranks of Dao Soldiers—but in the end, the reason he succeeded in crossing the tribulation, according to Yu Yu Wangxian, was actually because his fortune was good.

"Whether Dao Soldiers and magic treasures, or formations and divine abilities, when traced back to their root, they are all methods for guarding the Dao..."

"No wonder Dao tribulations are hard to cross. If one's fortune is bad and a world-shaking divine being is reflected, then even Yu Yu Wangxian, who possesses the Innate Supreme Yang Dao Body, might fail to cross his tribulation."

"Mount Mount Dongxuan has ten thousand methods for crossing tribulations. Failing to cross a tribulation doesn't necessarily mean death, but the magic treasures, Dao Soldiers, and formations refined over many years cannot possibly be preserved..."

"The various methods for crossing tribulations and averting disaster within the Green Emperor Longevity Scripture cannot be neglected..."

Recalling what he had just seen and heard, Li Yuan sorted through them one by one, pondering and mulling, adjusting his own cultivation plan.

The importance of methods for crossing tribulations and averting disaster, as well as the Combat Hall, suddenly shot up by a large margin. The cultivation of spells and the nurturing of Dao Soldiers also needed greater weight.

"Furthermore, I need to gather even more divine weapons and spiritual treasures! If when I cross my tribulation I can have ten Dao Treasures under my control to augment me, then among those of the same rank, let alone some Origin Divine Marquis, even a Divine King would be more than enough for me to crush!"

Li Yuan felt that the time had come to iterate on the weapons under his control.

The Seven-fold Dao Tribulation was still far off; at present he was merely planning and preparing in advance, but as for reversing back to the Innate, he was far too interested in that.

"Currently, when I activate the Soldier Controlling Register, I cannot touch the Innate Endowment. Could it be because among the control effects of Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing, only a small portion can augment talent?"

"If I switch to spiritual treasures that specifically stack talent, could they touch the Innate Body?"

Li Yuan pondered secretly. He knew far too little about reversing back to the Innate, but no matter what, he had to try first.

At the very least, he would first seek a complete set of control-type spiritual treasures capable of stacking talent!

"Refining Green Emperor magic power, cultivating spells, the Combat Hall, seeking spiritual treasures... when counted this way, the things I need to do have grown even more numerous."

Li Yuan only felt fulfilled.

So what if there were many things to do? Many things to do precisely meant the great path lay ahead.

"Take it slow..."

Suppressing the restlessness in his heart, after sorting through his gains one by one, Li Yuan's will settled into the Ni Wan Shen Jing, focusing his spirit to sense the detailed changes after drinking that cup of Wu Fa tea.

Not only had several spells broken through in succession, the Ying Mo Shen Gong had been comprehended to perfection, and within the vast ocean, the divine pattern seed imprinted with 'Suppressing Prison divine ability' also showed signs of melting.

One cup of Wu Fa tea could save him several years of bitter cultivation!

"That Wu Fa tea is truly a fine thing. It's a pity one can only drink a cup once every hundred years."

Li Yuan stood at a high place, looking down upon the Ni Wan Divine Palace.

In the boundless Wang Yang, there was a solitary island. The Shan Xuan Teng tree swayed its branches and leaves, and the Jin Chi Peng bird was dozing—clearly that cup of Wu Fa tea had exhausted its spirit.

Beneath the waves, the divine pattern seed flickered on and off.

"I'm still four divine patterns short of what's needed to refine Green Emperor magic power..."

Li Yuan focused his gaze and looked. In a stretch of sea far from Shan Xuan Teng Island, various wondrous scenes ceaselessly evolved—sometimes green light flowed like water, sometimes giant trees formed a forest, sometimes muffled thunder rumbled.

And those were precisely the several pieces of upper-grade divine patterns he had newly acquired.

"Right, there's still a Soldier-Nurturing Ground."

Li Yuan looked toward the Soldier-Nurturing Ground. Compared to the great island where the Shan Xuan Teng tree perched, it was pitifully small, and compared to a few years ago, one could say it had changed not at all.

"The treasure-refining arts of Mount Mount Dongxuan are even more exquisite, but this Soldier-Nurturing Ground cannot be wasted either. Perhaps it could be used to bear the magic power divine furnace..."

Li Yuan pondered in his heart the uses of the Soldier-Nurturing Ground.

For him as he was now, the treasure-refining arts obtained from the Shan Xuan Whale Sect could no longer be considered exquisite, but most treasure-refining arts required a Soldier-Nurturing Ground.

Moreover, it was not as though he had no use for it now.

"Hum~"

At a thought from Li Yuan, the Shan Xuan Teng tree trembled slightly, and a thick root burst from the soil, flicking out a wisp of divine pattern qi tinged with faint blood.

"Squeak~"

As that wisp of qi struggled, its light and shadow manifested outwardly, and one could faintly see it was a corner of a volcanic basin, within which various demons were entrenched—the ape demon being one kind among them.

It was precisely the ape demon he had slain before.

Li Yuan had already initially grasped the essence of the Demon-Refining method, but he had no divine furnace and could not refine at will, so he could only use the Shan Xuan Teng tree to temper it somewhat.

"Whoosh!"

The divine pattern fell upon the Soldier-Nurturing Ground. Visible to the naked eye, that stretch of wasteland grew by a ring, and within it there also appeared the phantom of a violent ape, currently facing off against a bull demon.

"The Demon-Refining method and the treasure-refining arts are truly a match made in heaven."

Having received the transmission of the method from Daoist De Fu Fa across the distance, Li Yuan's understanding of the demon-refining art was already deep, but limited by the divine furnace not yet being formed, he could only take this one wisp of divine pattern.

If the divine furnace were already formed, then not a bit of that ape demon's flesh, bone, and blood would be wasted.

"The divine furnace has the ability to refine treasures. If there is a method for refining Dao Soldiers, it can also be used to nurture Dao Soldiers. Paired with this Demon-Refining method..."

The more Li Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that Master Master Fufa's generosity exceeded imagination.

Not to mention that divine ability Suppressing Prison, the value of this Demon-Refining method alone was probably worth several Da Gong and more.

"Tian Mo Fa Jie has endless cultivation resources. Even if I only obtain a fraction, it would be enough for me to lay the foundation of my Dharma Realm!"

Looking down upon the Ni Wan Shen Jing, various plans flashed through Li Yuan's mind.

The Divine Jing was the prototype of the Dharma Realm. Although refining a Dharma Realm was still far off, he had to plan ahead—things like refining treasures, Dao Soldiers, spiritual beasts, and the like.

These were all methods for guarding the Dao.

For the following month, Li Yuan did not step outside his door, refining the Fa and listening to sounds every day. After the unification reached perfection and he temporarily had no need to absorb and exhale magic power, he saved quite a bit of time.

Most of it was used to cultivate Fa arts; the rest of the time, he spent listening to sounds and fishing.

Apart from the first few days after entering Mount Mount Dongxuan, he had hardly stopped listening to sounds and fishing in these past three-plus years—of course, most of the time he used low-grade incense offerings.

Among the many sounds listened to and items fished, he occasionally gained something. For instance, the intelligence about Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen's failed exploration of the Demon-Refining Land came from his daily listening.

That day, he was feeding the White Bone Human Demon when he suddenly sensed something and saw Li Yi striding over quickly, bowing to report:

"Master, your invitation!"

"Mm."

Li Yuan reached out to take it, a smile appearing on his face:

"Senior Brother Qi Yun has returned."

According to his original plan, after meeting Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen, he was to go to Tian Shi Yuan to purchase the other Fa arts needed to refine the Qing Di magic power, and to find a place to hold the Heaven-Bestowing Register ceremony.

Staying another month was naturally to wait for Qi Yun.

To congratulate him on achieving Fa Tian, and by the way, to reserve a portion of sixth-realm Shan Xuan Teng Snake skin.

Sixth-realm spiritual materials were extremely valuable and in high demand, so of course he had to give advance notice. Since it concerned the six-layered Qing Di Longevity Scripture, Li Yuan naturally took it very seriously.

Having Li Yi take the inner disciple token to purchase a congratulatory gift, Li Yuan himself returned to his room to bathe, changed into his Dong Shan Xuan Fa robe, picked up the gift, and headed to Qi Yun's small grotto-heaven.

Achieving Fa Tian was a major event in any realm, enough to cause a sensation—even on Mount Mount Dongxuan, it was the same.

A Fa Tian Jing powerhouse could be called a powerhouse among the realms of the heavens; once the Fa Tian reflected across the realms, they could be called a deity, and even in the Great Luo Heaven, they could be addressed as a Daoist.

Qi Yun's door was quite lively. The disciples who had gathered for the true transmission's Fa lecture had not yet left, and having witnessed Qi Yun's attainment of the Dao, they had to come offer congratulations.

Qi Yun received each one and saw each off. In the end, those who remained in his grotto-heaven, apart from Li Yuan, were only three registered disciples.

"Qian Wangsun, Tong Tong Heihu, Wei Wang Xuanying."

In the clearly carefully tended cave dwelling, Qi Yun made introductions for everyone.

"This is Junior Brother Li."

After successfully completing Du Fa Jie Gong, Qi Yun was quite high-spirited. The initial Fa Tian aura occasionally leaked out in wisps, evolving into all manner of wondrous sights inside and outside the cave dwelling.

"Junior Brother Li hardly needs you to introduce him, Senior Brother."

Qian Wangsun wore a great crimson Fa robe, his bearing stern and solemn—clearly also a person of the fifth realm—yet upon hearing this, he laughed and offered a bow.

"Just over a month ago, when Senior Brother Master Master Fufa gave his lecture, we already met Junior Brother Li."

The speaker was a burly, rough giant of a man, dark-faced with a long beard, his laughter quite resonant. He cupped his hands in return: "I'm Tong Tong Heihu."

"Senior Brother Tong."

Li Yuan naturally returned the courtesy, his heart stirring slightly.

On this Tong Tong Heihu, he sensed extremely vigorous qi and blood—this seemed to be the mark of cultivating a body-tempering Gu Gu Shentong.

"Wei Wang Xuanying."

The last was a tall, thin Daoist, carrying on his back a sword case as tall as a person.

"Senior Brother Wei."

Li Yuan swept a glance with his peripheral vision but did not glimpse any treasure-light—clearly the sword case had a Star-Hiding Method that isolated it from the outside world.

"Daoist Wei has always been taciturn; Junior Brother Li must not take offense."

After everyone had exchanged greetings, Qi Yun smiled and waved his hand. Already, maidservants filed in carrying many delicacies and fine dishes, setting out a great table.

"Come, drink this cup together!"

Qi Yun raised his cup, and everyone raised theirs in turn.

Unlike the tea gathering with Yu Yu Fa Huan Zhen, Qi Yun's wine banquet had a more fervent atmosphere. Tong Tong Heihu and Qian Wangsun were also very talkative by nature, and before long, the few of them had already become familiar with one another.

During the conversation, Li Yuan also learned that the four of them were on very close terms, having known each other for several hundred years. They had joined forces to explore many strange lands and even alternate dimensions—truly friends who had shared life and death.

During the feast, Tong Tong Heihu and the other two asked about the secrets of achieving Fa Tian, and Qi Yun answered each with a smile, pouring out all his insights on Du Fa Jie without reservation.

Li Yuan mostly listened and spoke little. Apart from reserving a sheet of sixth-realm Shan Xuan Teng Snake slough, he spent most of the time silently listening, keeping the conversation in mind, and felt the gains were considerable.

"I've heard that after achieving Fa Tian, there are still many tribulations to come. Is there any need for our help?"

Qian Wangsun set down his wine cup; by now the banquet was nearly over.

"I won't hide it from you, fellow Daoists—when Fa Tian is first achieved, it stirs the You Jing. Many strange lands and strange demons are drawn in, assailing the newly born Fa Tian."

Qi Yun sighed:

"In this Du Fa Jie, the Dao soldiers I had cultivated for many years were nearly all ruined, and the formations suffered heavy damage as well…"

"Senior Brother is being too distant—what need is there for such words between us?"

Tong Tong Heihu laughed and agreed.

Wei Wang Xuanying was a taciturn man; at this point he merely patted his sword case in agreement.

"Rest assured, Senior Brother. We will give our full aid."

Qian Wangsun drained the wine in his cup, then looked at Li Yuan, who seemed slightly ill at ease:

"Junior Brother Li need not feel uneasy. You've only been in the sect a little over three years—this is precisely the time for cultivation. Leave this matter to us."

"I only regret my realm is shallow and cannot go along with you, Senior Brothers!"

Li Yuan gave a wry smile and raised his cup in apology.

Everyone laughed.

……

……

"Weng~"

Outside the Qi-Gathering Platform, among the sea of clouds, a giant ship-craft trembled gently.

In the eighteenth layer of Dun Tian Zhou, Li Yuan sat cross-legged, one hand pressed on the central copper furnace, the other taking out Yun Xiang Ding and pouring incense offerings into it.

In the span of a few breaths, raging flames blazed fiercely, and a heat intense enough to melt gold and dissolve iron filled the entire Dun Tian Zhou.

"The heat is about right."

Li Yuan calculated on his fingers, found that seven hundred strands of incense firepower were enough to melt weapons, and immediately took out the Chang Hong Yi Qi sword, tossing it into the furnace.

He then focused his mind to activate the Dun Tian Zhou, triggering the Huo San Mei Yin, using the raging flames as a medium to begin the third weapon fusion.

Weng~

Before long, under the roasting of the raging flames, extremely intricate divine patterns emerged on the hull of the Dun Tian Zhou, interweaving and flowing to cover the copper furnace and the Chang Hong Yi Qi sword within.

"Hu!"

After a moment, Li Yuan released his palm; the flames in the copper furnace diminished, and the faint, indistinct little grotto-heaven within became considerably clearer.

"Still twelve-tier."

Li Yuan sensed briefly and found that the Dun Tian Zhou had still not advanced. Clearly, fusing in the third Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing had not produced a qualitative change, though it had derived corresponding divine prohibitions.

However, he was not disappointed. Though twelve-tier seemed only one tier away from thirteen-tier, in truth this was the process of a spiritual treasure transforming into a divine treasure.

"A top-grade spiritual treasure can host a hundred and eight weapon prohibitions, while a divine treasure must evolve a small grotto-heaven resembling a dharma realm through the interweaving of divine prohibitions…"

Li Yuan regulated his breath for a moment, then raised his hand to press the divine furnace and once again poured in incense firepower—this time requiring fourteen hundred strands of seven-tier incense firepower.

Having fused weapons several times in succession, Li Yuan was already well-practiced at this. He tossed the Divine Dragon Whisk Staff into the furnace, and before long, intricate divine patterns rose once again.

"Eh?"

Li Yuan's heart stirred slightly as he detected something unusual.

In his perception, the small grotto-heaven deep within the copper furnace was trembling violently, as if about to be gestated into form.

"Hong!"

In just a moment, accompanied by a tremendous tremor, Li Yuan opened his eyes again; treasure light interwove, forming shadows at the bottom of his gaze.

【Dun Tian Zhou (Thirteen-Tier)】

"It's advanced to a divine treasure!" Li Yuan rejoiced inwardly, focusing his perception.

【... With the Star-Splitting Sea Core as its foundation, fused with the divine prohibitions of various Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing, having been tainted by the aura of the Eight Directions Temple... it faintly possesses the potential to advance into a Dao Treasure!】

【Control Condition One: None】 (The spirit of the Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing has acknowledged its master)

【Mastery of Earth Fiend Divine Prohibitions】

【Control Condition Two: Thirty-six streams of superior magic power】

【Mastery of Heavenly Gang Divine Prohibitions】

【Can contain twelve Earth Fiend Divine Prohibitions and six Heavenly Gang Divine Prohibitions】

【Current Weapon Prohibitions: Jiu Chong Fa】

……

Various pieces of information flowed before his eyes.

Compared to its twelve-tier state, the number of divine prohibitions the Dun Tian Zhou could now contain had increased, but it was merely integrating the control effects of the Chang Hong Yi Qi sword and the Divine Dragon Whisk Staff.

If this were all, it would only save him two weapon-control slots.

The greatest change was the small grotto-heaven within!

"Wu~"

At a thought from Li Yuan, the surrounding light and shadows shifted several times, and in the blink of an eye, he had stepped into the small grotto-heaven that had just been gestated into form within the furnace.

This grotto-heaven was a hazy gray, the only light coming from the furnace outside. It occupied a very small area, less than a hundred li across; as far as the eye could see, it was utterly desolate—no mountains, no water—only a stretch of scorched earth.

"This grotto-heaven…"

Li Yuan detected something unusual.

This small grotto-heaven was different from his disciple residence on Mount Mount Dongxuan. What bore this small grotto-heaven was unmistakably the five Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing, including the Dun Tian Zhou!

As the master of the Dun Tian Zhou, the moment he focused his mind, he could sense the auras of the five Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing; beneath this stretch of scorched earth, he even saw divine prohibitions flowing.

Divine prohibitions flow, evolving into a grotto-heaven.

"It already has quite the flavor of a dharma realm."

Li Yuan thought of Xuandaozi's Purple Cloud Chariot; the small grotto-heaven contained within should also be of this type, merely larger and more complete—though the essence was the same.

"This place can raise spirit beasts, Dao soldiers, and even plant spirit fields—it's almost like a small-scale dharma realm!"

Li Yuan was satisfied.

Dao soldiers were different from dharma treasures; they could not be stored within the weapon-control space. Placing them in the Ru Shen Jing would Yao Xiao Hao Fa, and a small number was manageable, but if the quantity grew, carrying them was quite inconvenient.

But with this small grotto-heaven, even thousands or tens of thousands of Dao soldiers could be stored.

"Unfortunately, refining divine treasures is even harder. With my Ru Jin De Fa, if I wished to refine the Dun Tian Zhou, let alone cultivation, not Die Jing would be considered fortunate."

Exiting the small grotto-heaven and returning to the Qi-Gathering Platform, Li Yuan beckoned and recalled the Dun Tian Zhou.

Because of the existence of the Weapon Control Register, any spiritual treasure held two methods of use for him: one was normal activation, the other was control empowerment.

Over these three years, he had attempted it many times. The empowerment of the Weapon Control Register allowed him to drive the various divine prohibitions within a spiritual treasure to empower himself, but in terms of power, it was not as great as normal activation with magic power.

Taking the Dun Tian Zhou as an example—even with only Jiu Chong Fa prohibitions, its fleeing speed was still much faster than the Nine-Smoke Gauze, but when empowered onto himself through control, his teleportation speed could only match the Nine-Smoke Gauze.

But control empowerment did not require expending magic power!

"Time to head to Tian Shi Yuan."

Putting away the Dun Tian Zhou, Li Yuan lightly turned the human-demon bone chain in his palm, confident that as long as he did not encounter a Dao Wu Jing cultivator, forcefully activating the divine treasure-grade Dun Tian Zhou would allow him to withdraw with ease.

……

The domain gate area of Mount Mount Dongxuan was grand and magnificent.

The moment Li Yuan stepped into this place, he was immediately captivated.

In the grotto-heaven of vast expanse, there were no mountains and no water—only an enormous Bai Yu stone platform. Endless divine patterns flowed and interwove within the platform, giving him a sense that it could not be shaken.

"This big?"

Li Yuan strained his eyes to the utmost, feeling only that this stone platform was vast as a boundless continent, its surface studded with archways great and small, their auras stern and solemn.

"Halt, who comes!"

It was as if thunder had exploded in the void.

Li Yuan looked up, his breath catching of its own accord, and saw divine light flowing across the heavens, tracing out an enormous human face, majestic and overwhelming.

Is this the Extreme Mystery Dao Weapon?

The intelligence about the Extreme Mystery Dao Weapon surfaced in Li Yuan's mind, but he did not dare be careless. He took out his disciple token, cupped his hands, and bowed:

"Inner disciple Li Yuan, wishing to go to Tian Shi Yuan."

"Granted!"

The moment that thunder-like voice exploded, Li Yuan felt only blackness before his eyes; when he opened them again, the scene around him had utterly changed. Domain gates still stood in rows, but he was no longer on Mount Mount Dongxuan.

"We're here already?"

Li Yuan looked all around.

This was a vast plaza. Towering domain gates stood here one after another; grand tower-ships, flying vessels, and strange beasts rose and landed in turn, the flow of people at its peak.

Beyond the plaza stretched broad avenues, running off in all directions.

And on either side of the roads, buildings tall and short stood row upon row in fish-scale fashion, their ends nowhere in sight.

The clamor of human voices came rushing at him.

In a daze, Li Yuan felt as if he had returned to the mortal world.

Inside and outside the plaza, some walked on foot, some rode in carriages, some mounted strange beasts…

Li Yuan walking among them drew no attention at all. In his eyes, however, layer upon layer of light and shadow wove together—all the glow of the magic treasures worn by the passersby.

Though most were only at the magic treasure tier, among them were quite a few spirit treasures of no mean quality, giving him the feeling of having fallen into a mountain of treasure.

"Wind God City!"

Just as he stepped out of the plaza, Li Yuan saw a massive stone stele, upon which the rules for entering the city were listed, one by one, in great detail.

"Clothing, food, housing, and travel are all covered—truly strict order. No wonder it's so bustling."

Li Yuan paused for a moment, read through all the rules, and only then walked into the city.

Wind God City covered an enormous area, its buildings of many kinds, some delicate, some rough. Most were of the human race, though there were also quite a few of other races.

Tian Shi Yuan was hailed as the gathering place of the stars; within it, races were many, and it gathered heaven-gifted treasures from numerous stars and even other realms.

Its name, Tian Shi, meant exactly what it suggested: the market where the realms of the heavens intersected.

"Quality goods at low prices!"

Li Yuan's eyes were very bright. Though he restrained his urge to buy, after walking down one long street he had still purchased quite a few unique heaven-gifted treasures and tree seeds and the like.

Carrying just over two hundred Xiao Gong, which on Mount Mount Dongxuan made Daoist Li's purse painfully thin, here he was a rich man with over two hundred million yuan coins on his person.

"Quality can't compare with Mount Mount Dongxuan, but the variety is greater, and cheaper too. Shan Gong is indeed a top-tier currency."

Tossing a jade-colored tree seed in his hand, Li Yuan forcibly pressed down his urge to buy, and following the map on the stele at the city gate, arrived before a shop that occupied a considerable area.

Mist swirled outside this shop; as the hidden mist flowed, three tiers of flying eaves appeared, and at the bronze-cast eaves hung seven wind chimes that swayed whenever anyone approached.

Several serving boys walked out of the shop, smiling and greeting him.

"Welcome, honored guest, to the Grand Void Pavilion. May I ask what you wish to purchase?"

Inside the Grand Void Pavilion was a world of its own. From outside it already looked large, but the interior was several hundred times larger still, with every kind of good on dazzling display, leaving Li Yuan dizzy with the sight.

"Do you have a catalog?"

Li Yuan asked.

"Naturally!"

The serving boy had already produced a thin booklet from his bosom and introduced with a smile:

"Honored guest, our Grand Void Pavilion connects to all the realms. Whether spirit pills, spirit treasures, spell manuals, or Dao weapons, spirit puppets, formation flags… we have everything."

"Mm."

Li Yuan flipped through the booklet. Every kind of spirit item was available—of course, the prices were also considerably steeper than elsewhere.

He casually flipped through and already saw quite a few things that interested him.

"I want to buy these few types of divine patterns."

Before long, Li Yuan handed the booklet to the serving boy. He had come here specifically to purchase divine patterns, but he did not only buy the four types he himself needed—he also bought some divine patterns required for the Abyss Scripture, Ying Mo Shen Gong, and the Treasure Refining Art.

Superior-grade divine patterns?

The serving boy gave a slight start, and the look in his eyes as he regarded Li Yuan took on a measure of awe.

Superior-grade divine patterns were extremely expensive. Those who would purchase such patterns were either refining superior-grade magic power, or were refining a top-tier spell, or a divine ability.

Whichever it was, to him, this was a great personage.

"Honored guest, please wait a moment."

The serving boy hurried off.

Before long, a slightly portly elder came striding up, smiling and cupping his hands:

"This old one is Wang Bing, one of the managers of this Grand Void Pavilion branch. May I ask how I should address this honored guest?"

"Li."

Li Yuan was concise.

"The items Daoist Li requires, this old one has already sent someone to fetch. Might I ask you to go upstairs and wait a moment?"

Wang Bing was quite courteous, inviting Li Yuan upstairs.

"There's no need."

Li Yuan waved his hand: "Just send someone to fetch them. I'll have a look around here."

The Grand Void Pavilion was a great power spanning the realms. Though this was a branch, it still held no shortage of fine goods within. Since he had come, he naturally meant to have a look around.

"Then, I won't disturb the honored guest."

Wang Bing guessed at the Daoist's identity in his heart, smiled, cupped his hands, and took his leave.

'That old fellow is probably guessing my identity now.'

Li Yuan glanced at him, but didn't much care.

It was perfectly normal for the Grand Void Pavilion to gather intelligence; most of the intelligence in the Grand Void Ten Thousand Phenomena, for instance, was compiled by the Grand Void Pavilion.

……

Li Yuan wandered around the Grand Void Pavilion for two hours, visiting many counters, and felt that his familiarity with the goods here had already far surpassed that Wang Bing's.

During that time, he also saw quite a few good things.

Superior spirit seeds for cultivating Dark Vine Trees, the extraterrestrial exotic beast 'Ten Thousand Gu Serpent Slough', top-grade Dao Soldiers, supreme-grade spirit treasures, ancient texts originating from other alternate dimensions, and so on.

But in the end, he only bought a single superior spirit treasure.

【Mystic-Sensing Qi Gourd (Eleventh Tier)】

【... A superior spirit treasure crafted by the Wan Fa Lou craftsman 'Qi Yin' using a wisp of Mysterious-Yellow Qi as its base, gathered from various kinds of cloud-mist...】

【Control Requirement: Seventy-Two Dao of Lower-Grade magic power】

【Can wield all manner of prohibitions】

【Can be refined with prohibitions: Ba Shi Yi Zhong】

【Current prohibitions: Sixfold】

【Control Effects:

Eleventh Tier: Mysterious-Yellow Body Transformation】

【Mysterious-Yellow Body Transformation: Mysterious-Yellow Qi, the mother of all things; nurturing the body with Qi can strengthen one's innate endowment】

The Mystic-Sensing Gourd's price wasn't high, because it only had three divine prohibitions, and its prohibitions were only a pitiful sixfold — clearly no one had nurtured it with magic power for a long time.

But this control effect was exactly what Li Yuan needed.

"There are three or four similar spirit treasures in the Grand Void Pavilion, but those are all supreme-grade spirit treasures, and the one with the best effect is even the Pavilion-Suppressing Treasure of this place..."

"Too expensive."

Playing with the Mystic-Sensing Gourd, Li Yuan sighed inwardly, feeling that two hundred million Yuan Coins was still too little.

"Guest, the divine patterns you wanted."

At this moment, the young servant hurried over, handed the jade vial containing the divine patterns to Li Yuan; after checking and finding no errors, Li Yuan paid up cheerfully and left.

As he left, he also bought a few Tong Shi Balls on the way.

……

"Surnamed Li, Human Race, innate endowment at least Sixth Tier, should be enrolled in a Holy Land-level sect or above..."

"Mm, Second Realm perfection, cultivating Xiu Zhong Pin Fa..."

"Native of Tian Shi Yuan..."

On the second floor of the Grand Void Pavilion, Wang Bing was immersed in the Grand Void Ten Thousand Phenomena, attempting to keep searching exhaustively.

Suddenly, after one of his exhaustive searches, his eyelid twitched:

【According to the All-Realm Domain Tong Shi Method, some search results will not be displayed】

……

……

After leaving the Grand Void Pavilion, Li Yuan deliberated briefly, then chose to leave Wind God City.

No other reason — half of Wind God City lies in the present world, half in You Jing, and that half in You Jing is precisely the Fa Tian Dao Field of the Wind God Clan's Old Ancestor.

With the matter of the Heaven-Bestowed Investiture at stake, he felt it was better to play it safe.

(End of this chapter)