Chapter 81: Immortal Treasure Black Iron and the Nine Great Immortal Golds

Afterwards Jiang Xuan headed to the Ji Family Stone Workshop, spending one hundred thousand jin of Pure Source to buy a Divine Moon Stone, then wandered around a bit, but unfortunately found no stone materials worth acquiring, and turned to leave.

In the time that followed, Jiang Xuan visited each of the Holy Land Stone Workshops in turn, finding quite a few stone materials containing Divine Source, all of which he bought.

Some stone materials contained vast life force, and Jiang Xuan speculated that the Silkworm Princess or the Sheng Huang Zi might be sealed within them by Divine Source. However, he had little interest and did not buy those stone materials.

"Jiang Little Friend, these stone materials number more than three," a Holy Land Powerhouse reminded him.

"I count only the three sources cut open; the remaining stone materials count as my own purchase and are not part of the bet," Jiang Xuan said with a slight smile.

"I see," the Holy Land Powerhouse nodded, agreeing readily.

This brat is detestable—borrowing source to buy stone, yet counting it as his own purchase, truly treating the Holy Land as a charity.

Buy, buy, but it will still have to be coughed up; the Holy Land's bargains are not so easily taken.

By the time Jiang Xuan went to select stone, a full day had passed; upon returning to Dao Yi Stone Workshop, the entire workshop inside and out was packed with people, and Dao Yi Holy Land had opened a high platform for the occasion, capable of holding tens of thousands. Atop the high platform at this moment, countless Divine Sources, Magic Treasures, and Spirit Medicines were piled into a mountain.

"Brother Yuekong, roughly how much source has been bet?" Jiang Xuan saw the mountain of source atop the high platform and was slightly surprised.

Yao Yuekong took a deep breath. "Pure Source totals seventy-five million six hundred thousand jin; after appraisal, the Spirit Medicines, Magic Treasures, and materials are worth about thirty-five million jin of Pure Source."

Yao Yuekong was also shaken to the soul by this immense wealth; despite hailing from the Heavenly Demon Palace Que, he had never seen such wealth. Countless Pure Sources gathered together, their majestic and boundless essence qi rushed straight into the sky, and many Loose Cultivators seized this opportunity to cultivate.

This time, too many people participated in the bet—over a hundred thousand—constantly betting that Jiang Tun would not open out Divine Medicine Immortal Gold. Fortunately, many Sacred Land Families arranged Disciples to help, otherwise the people of the Heavenly Demon Treasure Tower alone could never keep up.

Yet he was also worried: over a hundred million jin of Pure Source—even if that youth Jiang Tun won, could he truly take it away?

Seeing Jiang Xuan return, a Holy Land Elder asked with a smiling face:

"Jiang Little Friend, did the stone selection go smoothly?"

"It was fine."

Seeing Jiang Xuan still being stubborn, the people of the Holy Land exchanged meaningful smiles. At this moment, only a few people atop the high platform had just arrived from afar to join the betting. Seeing that it was about time, the Dao Yi Holy Land Lao Dao Gu shouted loudly, "Close betting, stop taking wagers!"

Betting closed, open the stones!

Jiang Xuan flew onto the high platform and tossed out three stone materials: the Stone Bench, the Magic Embryo from Yaoguang Stone Workshop, and the Divine Moon Stone from the Ji Family Stone Workshop.

"Everyone, I am about to cut the stone. I advise you all that you still have a chance to regret. Those who wish to withdraw may do so now and take back your source." He circulated his magic power, and his voice spread throughout the entire Dao Yi Holy Land.

The Sacred Land Family Powerhouses slightly frowned, let out a cold snort, and said nothing.

"Cut the stone, cut the stone!" Tens of thousands of Loose Cultivators in the crowd shouted together.

Good words cannot persuade a damned ghost; mercy does not save those who cut themselves off. Jiang Xuan said no more.

He lightly caressed the unremarkable Stone Bench, and the Yin-Yang Mirror Light sensed that within it lay a terrifying Immortal Treasure aura.

All things lie within Yin-Yang and the Five Elements; the Yin-Yang Mirror has unique strengths in detection. His Yin-Yang Mirror is absolutely incomparable to the Yin-Yang Sect of this world. Both follow the Dao of Yin-Yang, but their marvelous might cannot be spoken of in the same breath.

Inside and outside Dao Yi Holy Land, over a million people had gathered. Whether or not they had bet, all wished to witness this shocking grand wager. Seeing Jiang Xuan prepare to cut the first stone material, their hearts rose to their throats.

Jiang Xuan's gaze was like lightning; a black light shot straight at the Stone Bench, simple and brutal as always. The Stone Bench instantly turned to powder, divine radiance flowing, but this divine radiance carried a black light, very strange.

"Divine Source! This Stone Bench actually contains Divine Source!" The people of Yaoguang Holy Land looked displeased. This Stone Bench had been treated as waste material, yet it contained Divine Source—apparently the size of a human head, worth no less than five hundred thousand jin of source.

Black divine radiance soared into the sky; a fierce aura spread in all directions, like a black Great Sun shining upon the four quarters.

"A black Divine Source?"

"There seems to be a treasure within the Divine Source, but it is shrouded in black light and cannot be seen clearly."

Jiang Xuan waved a great hand; the Divine Source's light converged, the divine radiance no longer burst forth, revealing what was inside.

"A piece of Black Iron?"

"Haha, I thought it was some treasure—turns out to be a piece of broken copper and rotten iron."

"The bet is to open out Divine Medicine Immortal Gold. Everyone knows there are nine kinds of Immortal Gold, and absolutely none appear in a pitch-black color." A Loose Cultivator with heavy bets shouted.

"Wrong, Black Iron?!"

"This is Immortal Treasure Black Iron! A human-head-sized piece of Immortal Treasure Black Iron within the Divine Source?"

"Heaven! It is rumored that the Dou Zhan Saint Ape Clan's imperial weapon, the Immortal Iron Staff, is forged entirely from Immortal Treasure Black Iron. One sweep of the Immortal Iron Staff, and the Star River collapses, the Great Dao shatters. This human-head-sized Black Iron is no less than the Nine Great Immortal Jin, and even rarer."

This was an Immortal Treasure never before seen in the world in its original trajectory. The Black Iron flashed with black light all over; its Immortal Treasure surface bore symbols naturally generated by Heaven and Earth, bestowed by the Great Dao. Dazzling black light rushed straight to the Bull constellation, radiance in ten thousand paths, its brilliant splendor nearly able to contend with the Great Sun.

It was black and mysterious, drawing everyone's gaze. Faintly visible were Great Dao patterns branded upon it—alluring and magnificent.

Merely human-head-sized, yet weighing ten thousand jun. Jiang Xuan immediately thought of many Magic Treasures.

The Pillar that Reaches the Sky of White Jade, the Purple Gold Beam that Spans the Sea, the As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff, the Iron Rod Soldier at Heart's Command.

Jiang Xuan examined the Black Iron within the Divine Source, delighted in his heart. For the use of this Black Iron, he already had a plan. The Hongmeng Treasure Mirror contains a terrifying Magic Treasure, terrifyingly strong. According to the information in the Treasure Mirror, it is refined from Kun Steel, with Vermilion Elixir used as dots, possessing spirituality, capable of transformation, invulnerable to water and fire, able to strike all things, and to seize divine abilities and Magic Treasures, with endless wondrous uses.

The materials for all his Magic Treasures were shoddy—refined by him from materials of similar attributes. This Immortal Treasure Black Iron is the material closest to the original version. Jiang Xuan greatly looked forward to the day it was refined, sweeping across the Tianxia.

But now was not the day to refine treasures. When refining the Great Translocation Talisman, his Magic Treasures inside his body had already reached saturation; he could temporarily refine no more Magic Treasures. He had to wait until he cultivated an Indestructible Body to resolve the hidden dangers within his body.

This trip to the Holy City—acquiring a vast amount of source was his main purpose. The Magic Treasure in his plan that could forge an Indestructible Body was extremely difficult to refine, requiring vast Life Essence Qi to assist. His second goal was two stalks of Undying Divine Medicine. He had not expected an unexpected joy: obtaining such a large piece of Immortal Treasure Black Iron.

"Is this Immortal Treasure Black Iron?"

"It can't really be Immortal Treasure Black Iron, can it? The black light it emits is simply too astonishing!"

"There are Nine Great Immortal Golds in the world. The seven known are Dragon Pattern Black Gold, Dao Tribulation Gold, Immortal Tears Green Gold, God Mark Purple Gold, Phoenix Blood Red Gold, Feather Ascension Green Gold, and Eternal Blue Gold. The remaining two have never appeared in the world—perhaps they exist, perhaps they do not; no one knows. But it can be confirmed that this Black Iron, though not Immortal Gold, belongs to the Immortal Treasure rank, its value not inferior to any Immortal Gold. A Black Iron of this size is beyond price, and like Immortal Gold, it is an Emperor Exclusive Sacred Object." Someone recognized it. Over a million cultivators gathered around Dao Yi Stone Workshop; there were always learned people among them.

(Chapter End)