Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 321 - 319: Vanishing into the Blue Sky for Eternity (Make up for 12 overdue updates) _1

Chapter 321: Chapter 319: Vanishing into the Blue Sky for Eternity (Make up for 12 overdue updates) _1

"Green Leaf Commerce Association?!"

Fang Xi looked up, gazing at the enormous merchant guild located at the very center of the market.

Above the plaque, there were also three markings of lush and dripping green leaves.

He laughed once and walked into the commerce association.

"Welcome, esteemed senior, to our association... As per our rules, Core Formation cultivators are invariably treated as honored guests of our association; please proceed to the third floor!"

A maid caught sight of Fang Xi, her pupils flashed slightly, and her smile grew even more brilliant as she invited Fang Xi to the third floor.

"On the first and second floors, do you entertain Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators?"

Fang Xi followed behind the maid, casually inquiring.

He had just swept over with his Divine Consciousness, noticed the hall was divided into various counters, and items such as pills, array talisman, and instruments were all on offer, with a substantial number of cultivators coming and going.

"Indeed... In terms of a wide selection of goods, I fear there’s no one in Yuan Country that can surpass our association,"

The maid answered with a hint of pride, leading Fang Xi to the third floor.

Outside the private room was a solid wood door wrapped in a thick Prohibition, with various colored runes flickering upon it.

"Please, honored guest, enter and rest inside, our high-level manager will arrive shortly..."

The maid took out a token, opened the prohibition on the private room, and bowed deeply.

Fang Xi nodded, entered the room, and discovered that the interior was very elegantly furnished, and even his Divine Consciousness could not penetrate the walls of the room, clearly indicating a high degree of privacy.

He didn’t have to wait long, for as a fragrant breeze passed by, a female cultivator entered the room gracefully.

This female cultivator had her hair piled high, her head adorned with vermillion hairpins and other ornaments, giving off an impression of opulence and a dazzling array; more importantly, her cultivation had reached the level of Core Formation!

"Sir has been most courteous... I am ’Yan Ruyu’, and I will be in charge of serving sir. If sir finds me unsuitable, we can certainly find another to replace me."

Yan Ruyu bowed, speaking gently.

"There’s no need..."

Fang Xi smiled and said, "I am, in fact, quite satisfied with you, Sir."

"That’s good to hear."

Yan Ruyu sat opposite Fang Xi and waved her hand.

The prohibitions on both sides automatically emerged, closing the private room’s door, "May I ask, Sir, what kind of business you would like to conduct in our association?"

"Let’s start with the appraisal of a few items."

As Fang Xi touched the storage ring on his hand, several jade boxes suddenly appeared on the table.

"It seems sir wishes to first test my ability to appraise," said Yan Ruyu, her playful and flirtatious demeanor vanishing as she grew more solemn and opened the first jade box.

Inside the box was a green jade bottle, which had patterns on its surface resembling tree leaves.

"Oh?"

Yan Ruyu uttered a light sound of surprise.

"What is it? Have you noticed something amiss, Sir?"

Fang Xi asked calmly. Naturally, the items within the jade case were exquisite goods left by the Saint, which even the market outside could not appraise.

"I just find this bottle quite interesting; it seems to be a remake of the ’Sky Green Bottle.’ Since it is used to store pills, the contents must certainly be extraordinarily precious," Yan Ruyu replied with a radiant smile.

"The ’Sky Green Bottle’?" Fang Xi first appeared a bit lost, then his eyes lit up, "The ancient cultivators’ specialized ’Sky Green Bottle’ used to preserve precious pills? It is said to have the reputation of keeping them ’eternally fresh,’ capable of maintaining a pill’s potency perfectly for ten thousand years..."

"Sir’s knowledge is exceptional. However, this ’Sky Green Bottle’ should be just an imitation, but being able to maintain the pill’s efficacy for a few hundred years is still quite impressive, and it’s indeed a fine Spiritual Instrument..."

Yan Ruyu’s expression grew very serious, and she uncorked the bottle.

A stream of black and red light actually burst forth from the bottle.

"A pill with extraordinary phenomena..."

She murmured, gazing at a pill inside the Sky Green Bottle.

The pill was dark black, with three bright golden lines across its surface.

Her eyes gleamed repeatedly, and she finally nodded, sealing the Sky Green Bottle and addressing Fang Xi, "Sir’s pill appears to be a ’Mysterious Broken Qing Pill’... In ancient times, this pill was quite common, but now it is extremely rare. Its potency is domineering and should be particularly beneficial to cultivators at the initial stages of Core Formation looking to break through to the mid-stages..."

"This pill, would Sir consider selling it? To be honest... I have been trapped at the initial bottleneck for many years... I’m willing to pay any price to break through in my cultivation."

Yan Ruyu’s eyes were seductive, and she licked her lips with longing.

It seemed as though if Fang Xi agreed, he might well engage in a wild affair with this beautiful Core Formation woman within the confines of the private room.

"Hehe... Sir, please appraise the following two items," said Fang Xi with a slight smile, retrieving the imitation Sky Green Bottle containing the ’Mysterious Broken Qing Pill,’ catching a wistful look from the woman.

Yan Ruyu, after her mournful display, regained her dignity as if all that had transpired was but an illusion, and with a composed demeanor, opened the second jade box.

Inside the jade box was a crystal material about the size of a fist.

"This item..."

She wore a thoughtful look, then suddenly flicked her finger, and a flame landed on the surface of the item.

Hisss!

A burst of black light surfaced on the crystal, engulfing the flame and gradually extinguishing it.

"If I’m not mistaken, this should be ’Black Luster Crystal’... a rare third-grade material suitable for forging some Demon Path magical treasures... The Blood Sect seems to have been acquiring it for a high price," Yan Ruyu pondered before providing the appraisal result.

"I see..." Fang Xi was noncommittal.

Most of the materials he had obtained from the Saint’s Dongfu had been identified, leaving only a few items unrecognized.

Now that he knew the name of another material, he could use it for many things.

After all, he had come across the name ’Black Luster Crystal’ in several ancient books.

It’s just that there was no detailed description, so he didn’t know this was the ’Black Luster Crystal’.

Seeing Fang Xi put away the second jade box, Yan Ruyu couldn’t help feeling a bit dismayed, yet expectant, as she opened the third jade box.

Inside this jade box was only a single spirit herb, entirely crimson with strange silver runes on its surface.

"Eh?"

A look of surprise appeared on Yan Ruyu’s face.

"Is there an issue with this item?"

Fang Xi casually asked.

"There aren’t many problems, but this spirit herb... seems to be a fourth-grade Spiritual Object, and it appears to be quite old..."

Yan Ruyu appraised it again but could only shake her head in apology: "I’m sorry... I don’t recognize this plant, but it is definitely a precious Spirit Medicine over seven hundred years old, reaching the fourth grade..."

"I understand, thank you..."

Fang Xi expressed his gratitude with a clasped fist.

With this, most of his gains from the Secret Realm had become clear.

"These Spiritual Objects are qualified to be the finale items at the grand auction in thirteen days..."

Yan Ruyu’s eyes conveyed her thoughts: "May I know how you plan to deal with them?"

"These Spiritual Objects are of little use to me, naturally it is better to dispose of them..." Fang Xi replied calmly, "But regarding beings like us, Spirit Stones have lost much of their significance. What might you have that could interest me?"

Yan Ruyu straightened her posture, realizing that Fang Xi was not the kind of cultivator addicted to sensual pleasures: "Within our Commerce Association, there are many exotic items, like Spiritual Pills suitable for Core Formation cultivators to refine their Magic Power... as well as powerful magical treasures."

"Those don’t hold much allure to me..."

Fang Xi sighed: "I wonder if your establishment possesses any Infant Condensing Spiritual Objects or Spirit Eye Items..."

Yan Ruyu’s expression froze: "Well... naturally we don’t have those..."

"Then do you have any leads or clues?" Fang Xi continued, "Of course... there’s no need to mention what is already commonly known... I’m well aware that the Dongfu of Nascent Soul cultivators must contain Spirit Eye Items. The ’Five Elements Secret Realm’ also naturally contains both these items..."

Fang Xi had learned about the famed ’Five Elements Secret Realm’ during a visit to a market.

This Secret Realm was arranged by the founder of the Mixed Origin Sect, specifically left for the sect’s foundation. It was rumored to even contain chances for condensing a Nascent Soul!

Unfortunately, such a Secret Realm would naturally be tightly guarded by the Mixed Origin Sect; not to mention outsiders, even their own sect’s cultivators might not have the opportunity to enter and explore.

"Both of these are incredibly precious. If there were definite clues... our Commerce Association would have already acted and taken them into possession," Yan Ruyu answered with a wry smile.

"That is true..."

Fang Xi collected the Spiritual Objects and after thinking for a while, took out the bottle of ’Mysterious Broken Qing Pill’: "This item... I plan to sell at the grand auction."

"No problem."

A hint of joy quickly flashed across Yan Ruyu’s face: "Our Commerce Association will surely sell it for a good price..."

As someone privy to the information, she would be able to prepare plenty of Spirit Stones, naturally reaping a great advantage.

"That’s good, if it doesn’t reach my psychological floor price, I won’t sell it," Fang Xi said with a slight smile.

He was already at the mid-Stage of Core Formation; the pill was of no use to him anymore.

Yan Ruyu, on the other hand, seemed to struggle with both hope and fear. After discussing the base price with Fang Xi, she handed him a blue token: "Since you are a Core Formation cultivator and you have entrusted such an important Spiritual Pill to our Commerce Association for sale, this VIP booth at the auction is my gift to you."

"Oh?"

Fang Xi took the token, gave it a brief look, and saw that it shimmered with a bright light, engraved with the shining silver characters ’Yi Sixteen’ on the front. Inside, there was a unique prohibition, extremely difficult to copy or counterfeit.

"With this token, you may directly enter the booth and will also receive a credit of one hundred thousand Spirit Stones from our Commerce Association... If you are short on Spirit Stones when purchasing Spiritual Objects, you can borrow from our Commerce Association; you just need to return it afterward without any interest," Yan Ruyu explained with a smile.

"Thank you..."

Fang Xi chatted a few more words with his fellow Core Formation cultivator, then took his leave, exiting Green Leaf Commerce Association with a sigh.

His main purpose for coming to Yuan Country was to find opportunities for Infant Condensation and Spirit Eye Items.

After all, one was linked to his future promotion to Nascent Soul, and the other was closely related to the ’Eternal Green Body.’

But from what he learned recently, he knew that even in Yuan Country, these two were exceedingly rare.

’Compared to obtaining Spirit Eye Items, chances for Infant Condensation are even tougher, as achieving Nascent Soul truly makes one a player in the game...’

’But maybe I’m already luckier than other cultivators at perfect Core Formation...’

Fang Xi couldn’t help but recall what that old ghost from the Nine Leaves Sect said about the Wood physique combined with the ’Kuyong Skills,’ which could increase the chances of forming a Nascent Soul.