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Chapter 771 - 649: The Issue of Landing and Becoming Immortal

Chapter 771: Chapter 649: The Issue of Landing and Becoming Immortal

The shopkeeper led Wang Zijia to the entrance of the store where a quite extravagant and beautiful horse carriage awaited.

The carriage was actually a Magic Treasure, and the horses in front were not of ordinary bloodline.

They were hairless, covered in blue dragon scales, with a curled unicorn-like horn on their heads, quite like Flood Dragons.

Obviously, these were a group of dragon-blooded spirit beasts, which had reached the peak of "Perfected."

In the present Sixth Era, spirit beasts were rare, and their endangered status was not merely a problem of reproduction.

More importantly, the cost of feeding them was even more exorbitant!

Since the end of the Fifth Era, a pervasive "Fate Sin" had spread throughout Shen Hong, and inexplicable mutant creatures could be seen everywhere.

The Demon Race started its accelerated decline toward extinction, until now when it was completely endangered!

Consequently, spirit beasts and the young of the Demon Race mostly became similar to the fierce beasts of Ancient Desolation without much spiritual wisdom, and could hardly naturally give birth to "demons"!

Even more so, there were a considerable number of mutants.

Therefore, to rear a spirit beast, before it began its transformation, one must carefully nurture its spiritual wisdom.

The food required was far too specific, not a trace of pollution could exist, and after going through many rounds of purification, the expense incurred was extraordinarily high.

Thus, to purchase a single spirit beast was no small cost, let alone breeding one!

The carriage made of a Magic Treasure, and the horses that substituted as transportation, were dragon-like creatures.

Even a random store could display such profound wealth. While at first glance East Wilderness and South Spirit seemed to be of the same level—-both reaching the peak of Turbid Immortals - the disparity in scale was truly great!

No wonder the South Spirit was despised and soon to be considered part of the Spiritual Realm.

And the East Wilderness was considered a remote part of the Immortal World.

This was very apparent!

Wang Zijia gazed at the carriage that was like a Magic Treasure, his mind racing.

When the shopkeeper saw Wang Zijia silently observing the carriage, he immediately explained, "Because flying is not freely allowed in Sanyuan City for anyone below the level of a God Monarch, this Green Dragon Spirit Horse Carriage of ours is specially registered and can fly within the city."

Wang Zijia silently gathered his thoughts, didn’t say anything, and directly stepped into the carriage.

The interior of the carriage was expanded with space enlargement, up to a hundred square meters, like a small palace, it seemed to be specially used to entertain the wealthy guests, therefore it was quite luxurious.

Wang Zijia only glanced at it once. After the novelty wore off, he quickly lost interest.

Anyway, back in Wanyu, he had been swarmed by a bunch of Big Shots, although the Spirit Suppressing Realm was a bit lacking, but the land area that Wanyu occupied, no matter how you look at it, is better than this store, or even Sanyuan City.

He had already experienced the Immortal Artifact-level war chariot. He wouldn’t be so naive as to be surprised by a mere carriage.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper didn’t ramble on any further.

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The carriage wasn’t very fast; it seemed that one couldn’t rush around in the city.

Although there weren’t fixed flight lanes, there seemed to be certain rules.

Thus, it took nearly half a moment for the two to reach their destination.

Wenlan Courtyard was located in the East District of Sanyuan City, not too far from the spiritual vein Cave Mansion.

The entire East District was the wealthy area of Sanyuan City, where most of the residents were Infant Gods and God Monarchs.

Therefore, at one glance, all the courtyards seemed big, with three or four being considered small.

After all, it was a gathering place for rogue cultivators in the Northern Region of the East Wilderness.

Wang Zijia was led inside the courtyard, where he walked around for two rounds. What he saw was no different from what the Illusion Formation displayed; it was a typical courtyard for cultivators.

Spaces for cultivation, spellcasting rooms, and so on were all well equipped.

Wang Zijia nodded his head, saying, "All right, I’ll take this place, how much magic money is it?"

The shopkeeper revealed a brilliant smile, "Five million spirit essence!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zijia’s eyebrows furrowed subconsciously.

How could such a shabby courtyard cost five million magic money?

He thinks it’s half a Magic Treasure for sale!

Seeing this, the shopkeeper, being considerate, explained, "Elder, you may not understand since it’s your first time in Sanyuan. Eastward of ours is Shangqing City and Shangqing Palace. This place, even in the Central Immortal Domain, is a location of the Sacred Immortal Palace."

"Therefore, let alone the Northern Region of the East Wilderness, even the various major sects of the East Wilderness have their properties in our Sanyuan City, and any place in this city is equivalent to a third-grade spiritual vein Cave Mansion."

"And this is the distinguished East District of the city; five million spirit essence is indeed the lowest discounted price. If you don’t believe me, you can go ask about the market price. Taiching City, the city next to us, is even more extreme. Without a few million spirit essence, you can’t get such a small courtyard."

Wang Zijia glanced at the old man and said, "Alright, five million it is. I can’t be bothered to go ask. But I am probably going to reside in Sanyuan for a long time. You must know the consequences of cheating me, right?"

The shopkeeper responded with a brilliant smile, "Please rest assured, Elder, our reputable store, a veteran in the business of selling estates like this, naturally understands the severity of such a matter and will certainly not commit such a foolish act."

Wang Zijia also understandably nodded at this, so he only made a few remarks, and then did not say much about this topic.

"I don’t carry around that much cash on me, can I make a down payment, and then pay the remaining amount after I sell some miscellaneous items?"

When faced with Wang Zijia’s question, the shopkeeper’s eyes brightened as he asked, "May I ask what items the elder wishes to dispose of?"

"You, as an independent cultivator, must know, placing premium treasures into an auction could fetch you a high price. However, for ordinary items, it may be more profitable go to some low-level circles,"

"Although I’m not too skilled, I have lived in Sanyuan City for a few hundred years. I have developed some connections."

"Even some of the city’s top connections, we have quite a few."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zijia didn’t beat around the bush. He moved his hand and took out two Jade Talismans at the Primordial Spirit peak stage, saying, "These are special talisman weapons I have made, their capabilities are equivalent to that of a Primordial Spirit peak stage Fu Treasure, however they’re one-time use. Would you be able to deal with them?"

The shopkeeper was overjoyed, and said, "Absolutely, I know a place that would want to buy these God Monarch treasures. At most, ten of these Jade Talismans could be a sufficient price for a property."

Wang Zijia nodded, moved his hand, then produced another eight. He said, "Then I won’t need to put down a down payment. You take these to test the waters, if it works well....once it’s set up, I’ll personally visit your so-called circle."

"The money you get for selling these ones, if there’s too much leftover, you keep for yourself, if there’s not enough, it doesn’t matter!"

With a face full of joy, the shopkeeper said, "I guarantee you’ll be satisfied."

In his excitement, the shopkeeper carefully confirmed, "Are you a talisman master?"

Even among God Monarchs or individual cultivators, not many are proficient in the art of pills, artifacts, arrays and talismans.

"I suppose you could say that, I have dabbled in pills, artifacts, arrays, and talismans. They all vary in degree." The shopkeeper was taken aback, but then his look towards Wang Zijia changed dramatically, more fawning than before.

Not because of Wang Zijia’s skills, but because this statement declared, Wang Zijia is definitely not a loose cultivator!

After the transfer was complete, the shopkeeper left reluctantly. Wang Zijia then spread out his divine thoughts and examined the courtyard in detail, only then did he feel relieved.

It’s noteworthy that this courtyard has an extremely big disadvantage!!!

Or rather the housing in the whole of Sanyuan City has a big disadvantage: private construction is prohibited, especially digging private basements!

For Wang Zijia who, wherever he goes, develops underground secret rooms, this was far too unfriendly.

Thumbs down!!!

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After a thorough cleanup of the courtyard, and setting out a fourth-grade array of flags for the preliminary Cave Mansion arrangement, everything became steady, and Wang Zijia could finally relax.

Besides being tossed about in the void and lying dead for five years, it has been almost a year since his arrival to the East Wilderness.

Excluding the seemingly thrilling yet calm half year spent in the forbidden lands, in the few months after that, Wang Zijia experienced so much.

The twists and turns were even more complicated than all his years in the Spirit Suppressing Realm. The Fifth Era, Crossing Tribulation, Taiching Palace, Cross-Domain War, demon disaster, several days in a foreign world, a great escape from the forbidden land······

All of these pushed into a span of months, came crashing like madness, keeping Wang Zijia on his toes.

He finally settled down, before he truly understood and integrated into the East Wilderness, he had to strategize.

"Hmm, could it be that all these incidents are somehow related to Yao Wenxuan?"

In his thoughts, Wang Zijia, without any psychological burden, shifted all the blame for recent events onto Yao Wenxuan, believing himself to not be this rotten.

It is indeed true, that after meeting him, things turned bad.

"Seems like this guy is not only a jinx but also a calamity star. I’ve decided, stay far away from him!"

"Um······During the escape, I forgot to let him come along, we did live through life and death together for a year. Isn’t this a bit disloyal?!"

"Never mind, with that situation regarding the old ghost in his body, he probably won’t get into any trouble. Who knows what tides he’s turning in that foreign world!"

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After a moment, Wang Zijia cleared his mind of various thoughts. After calming down, he started to organize his own state.

First and foremost, his cultivation level. After his breakthrough to the Tribulation Crossing stage, he hadn’t the time to consolidate.

Thankfully, the continuous battles allowed him to quickly adapt to the changes in his cultivation level.

Wang Zijia began to clear up his cultivation level problems.

He was now past the Tribulation Crossing stage, and up next he was faced with the most critical, and biggest step in his cultivation: Becoming Immortal!

The Three Great Dao Systems had all taken shape, he just needed to steadily improve them until he reached the three-flower gathering summit.

He didn’t need to worry about his Cultivation Method until he reached the Earth Immortal Peak, since he had an Immortal Canon in his possession.

The remaining issue was that of value. To advance from the late Tribulation Crossing stage to the Tribulation Crossing Peak, without a few hundred billion in value it would be impossible.

Cultivating his level and divine powers would consume a large value.

He needed a lot of money.

Yes, another reason to go back. Wanyu Sect couldn’t gather this much money in a short time - even if they squeezed themselves dry.

However, Wanyu could serve as a platform for him to move freely, which is far better than starting from scratch.

Other than that, the most crucial issue was the scarcity of spirit items.

From the beginning of the end of Dharma in the Fifth Era, there were major issues with Shen Hong. Spirit items kept getting rarer. Even though cultivation was thriving again, the scarcity of spirit items hadn’t been resolved.

Becoming Immortal required spirit items, each of them, was very difficult to find.

Truthfully······ Those who become Immortals in this Era seldom find spirit items and condense ranks on their own.

Mostly, they use fruit positions and demon pills left by others as core materials, combined with their Dao systems, and then condense a rank.