Chapter 61: Crossing the Void

Three days later, Jiang Xuan arrived at the Xiaoyao Sect. The Xiaoyao Sect was on par with his Taixuan Sect, ranking among the top hundred in the entire Donghuang.

Here, mountains stood in rows, the Ten Thousand Great Mountains stretched continuously, countless rare treasures and exotic herbs existed; legend said it was formed by the convergence of two dragon veins, and the Xiaoyao Sect's mountain gate was built right here.

When Jiang Xuan was still in the Lingxu Dongtian, he had envisioned that if he left the Lingxu Dongtian, he would prepare to join the Taixuan Sect. But worldly affairs are impermanent; having offended two Great Emperor Dao powers, no power dared to take him in, and with Jiang Xuan's personality, he was also unwilling to let others suffer undeserved calamity because of him.

Therefore, taking advantage of the news not yet having spread, Jiang Xuan came to the Xiaoyao Sect, preparing to borrow the Xiaoyao Sect's Domain Gate to cross to the Northern Domain.

Outside the mountain gate, over a thousand people were already waiting, all wanting to use the Xiaoyao Sect's Domain Gate to cross the void to the Northern Domain; most of these people were Loose Cultivators or people from minor sects.

"Little brother, why be so shortsighted? Sources aren't that easy to dig; while your youthful blood and Qi are abundant, striving to cultivate and break through realms is the proper path." An old cultivator filled with a rotten aura advised.

"Low aptitude, no hope of breakthrough, just want to try my luck." Jiang Xuan sighed.

"The Northern Domain's customs are fierce; killing and snatching treasures is most common; at such a young age, are you truly not afraid of death!" A big man with messy hair and a full beard, standing at the front, poured a basin of cold water over him.

Boom—!

The Xiaoyao Sect's mountain gate swung open, and several cultivators walked out, heads held high, eyes practically on the sky. Leading them was a middle-aged fat cultivator with a handlebar mustache, hands behind his back, walking with a swaggering eight-character gait.

"Fellow cultivators, you are fortunate. My Xiaoyao Sect opens the Gate of Convenience, activates the Jade Gate, to benefit the vast Southern Domain fellow Daoists. My Xiaoyao Sect will reinforce the Domain Gate again; after this, the Domain Gate's opening may have to pause for a period of time."

The crowd sighed. Reinforcing again — this statement had been heard no less than several times by many; this time they'd likely have to bleed heavily again, wondering if the Northern Domain trip could earn back the cost.

Everyone lined up and stepped forward; without the fat cultivator saying anything, they all took out their prepared Magic Treasures and stepped forward, knowing that crossing the void was impossible without paying a heavy price.

"A dagger refined by an Other Shore cultivator, ordinary material, too common, not enough." The fat cultivator glanced at the dagger, revealing a contemptuous expression, directly refusing the messy-haired big man at the front.

"But, Fellow Daoist, last time a fellow disciple of mine also passed using an Other Shore Short Dagger?" The messy-haired big man's face showed anxiety, extremely puzzled.

"Already said, the Domain Gate has fallen into disrepair over the years and needs reinforcing." The handlebar-mustache fat cultivator was extremely impatient, waved his hand, telling him to leave.

【16】 "Fellow Daoist, wait, I'll add an Other Shore Weapon, I'll use two weapons refined by Other Shore cultivators." The messy-haired big man was careful and cautious, immediately taking out a Long Sword again.

"Fellow Daoist, wait, I'll add an Other Shore Weapon—I'm using two weapons from the Other Shore cultivators' Sacrificial Hall." The scruffy burly man said carefully, immediately drawing out another Long Sword once more.

The fat cultivator glanced at the Long Sword, only then revealing a smile, signaling him to pass.

The second cultivator to step forward was a youth of about twenty, respectfully presenting a Bronze Furnace, which surprised Jiang Xuan somewhat; ordinary cultivators rarely refine such vessels, but this Bronze Furnace's body had a huge, shocking crack.

"Don't bring out damaged vessels; we don't accept this kind of meaningless defective product."

"Senior, this Bronze Furnace was obtained by this junior at the cost of nine deaths and one life; it is a vessel refined by a Dao Palace cultivator, its power is extraordinary; please show leniency, Senior."

"Hmph, never mind a vessel refined by a Dao Palace cultivator, even if it were a vessel refined by a Four Extremes Famous Master or a Dragon Transformation Great Figure, as long as it's a damaged defective product, my Xiaoyao Sect doesn't accept it. My Xiaoyao Sect is not a sect that collects scrap copper and rotten iron." The fat cultivator was impatient again, directly bypassing the youth and ignoring him further.

This youth cultivator was very unwilling, his face showing a lost expression, leaving desolately.

"One jin of Silkworm Silk!" The third cultivator stepped forward, presenting a wooden box; opened, it revealed a ball of white silk threads, neatly combed and arranged, shimmering with streaks of luster under the sunlight.

"Top-grade Silkworm Silk, pass!" The fat cultivator snapped the wooden box shut with a "pa" sound, revealing a trace of greed.

Next, several people in a row failed to pass; Loose Cultivators or people from weak minor sects surviving in this cruel cultivation world had already exhausted all their strength, fundamentally having no more capacity to obtain Heavy Treasures; what they regarded as most precious was merely something easily obtained in the eyes of true sect disciples.

Some cultivators at the back left on their own; they felt their own treasures were not even as good as those presented by the cultivators rejected earlier, and would certainly not pass, so they simply left directly, unwilling to suffer the Xiaoyao Sect's cold eyes here; the number of cultivators still queuing suddenly decreased by more than half.

The fat cultivator didn't care in the slightest; bottom-level cultivators who couldn't afford the cross-domain price were never objects for them to consider.

"One piece of Thousand-Year Warm Jade!"

"One thread of Xuanhai Ice Soul!"

Many people were helpless, taking out their bottom-of-the-box treasures one after another; looking at the Xiaoyao Sect's attitude, crossing the void to traverse domains was impossible without bleeding heavily.

"One weapon refined by a Dao Palace cultivator!" When it was Jiang Xuan's turn, he took out a Long Spear, unknown whether from a Yaoguang cultivator or the Ancient Ji Family, not yet having had time to refine it, it came in handy now.

The handlebar-mustache fat cultivator's eyes blazed, looking greedily at the Long Spear:

"Extremely high quality, very rare, among weapons refined by Dao Palace cultivators it can be called top-grade, pass!"

This Long Spear's quality was much higher than even the one he himself had refined; whether material or Dao Patterns, it was fundamentally not something a destitute Loose Cultivator was worthy to possess; he reluctantly handed the Long Spear to a nearby attendant, thinking he'd find an excuse later to see if he could embezzle this Long Spear.

About an hour later, the entire process ended; the Loose Cultivators present all felt the pain, this trip's price was truly too great; the Xiaoyao Sect's Domain Gate couldn't even reach the Northern Domain directly, yet the price was already this shocking; one truly doesn't know how unattainably high the lofty Holy Lands are.

In the cultivation path ahead, I'm afraid for a very long period of time he would have to cultivate in the Northern Domain; not because he loved that unfamiliar land, everything was for the Dao path, everything for cultivation.

"Three days from now, you come here; latecomers will not be waited for!" The handlebar-mustache fat cultivator had everyone leave a mark, then turned and walked into the mountain gate.

During these three days, Jiang Xuan casually opened a cave nearby, waiting for time to pass on one hand, and refining the many Magic Treasures obtained from Yaoguang and the Ji Family on the other.

There were teams of cultivators clad in black armor patrolling here, expressions cold, a solemn killing intent pervading, as if searching for something!

"Are they coming soon?"

The cultivator team searched toward the distance; Jiang Xuan's silhouette appeared, without the slightest care, but also not wanting extra complications right before crossing domains.

Three days' time passed in a flash; Jiang Xuan arrived as scheduled, smoothly ascending the Domain Gate's high platform, about to open the Domain Gate and cross the void.

"No different from the feeling of traversing the Heavens and myriad worlds; the four directions and up and down were dark and silent; in a single instant, crossing endless distance."

First time crossing the void, Jiang Xuan felt no discomfort; he took a step out, and his vision was filled with desolation; and this was not yet fully reaching the Northern Domain, still needing to continue flying north for several Wanli.

(Chapter End)