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Chapter 542 - 540: Dragon - (Please Subscribe)_1

Chapter 542: Chapter 540: Dragon Chapter (Please Subscribe)_1

Spirit Clams are a unique currency specific to the Eastern Sea Cultivation World.

With few veins of ore here and a scarcity of Spirit Stones, lower-ranking cultivators mainly use Spirit Clams or Spirit Pearls for currency exchange.

It is only at the higher ranks that various Spirit Stones are used.

Fang Xi unconsciously touched the Mountain Sea Pearl, where the accumulated Spirit Stones were as vast as mountains and seas...

’No, I’m just taking this opportunity to scoop up a fortune. The real profiteers are probably Penglai Fairy Island and Sacred Fire Sect... After all, the Sacred Fire Sect controls the ancient teleportation array, and Penglai Fairy Island’s support is indispensable for gaining a foothold in the Eastern Sea...’

’Even for me, if it weren’t for the powerful secret skills I cultivated, which can resist probing, I could have been discovered right in the Bronze Hall and caused a commotion at the Sacred Fire Sect... How else could I have the luxury of leisurely strolling the streets now, spending Spirit Stones? This is called achieving without any trace of struggle!’

With his cultivation at the Nascent Soul late stage, plus various incredible secret skills, Fang Xi could face Transcendent God cultivators without fear, let alone be noticed by Nascent Soul cultivators for his disguised appearance.

All these factors combined were the reason for his smooth journey thus far.

A regular cultivator at the Nascent Soul late stage would hardly be able to manage this.

After reflecting on this, he started to wander around Yingzhou Island, which was full of Sea Island charm.

"Mostly water-based spiritual objects... even Spirit Rice is rare."

As he passed by a Spirit Rice shop, he saw only a sparse selection of different types of Spirit Rice, alongside more abundant varieties of dried algae.

In the Eastern Sea, where land is scarce, the planting of Spirit Rice is not common, but the cultivation of various spiritual algae is quite prosperous.

The local Spirit Farmers here have no need to delve into the Spring Rain Skills or other spiritual rain techniques; instead, they must master various ’Water Repelling’ magic spells due to the need to tend to the spiritual algae in the sea...

Thinking this, Fang Xi did not delve further into the matter.

The reason he paid more attention to this shop was simply due to his own Spirit Farmer background.

He continued on his way, heading towards the largest ’Ends of the Earth Ocean Pavilion’.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, his Divine Consciousness noticed a sign and he immediately stopped in his tracks.

"Three Talisman Hall?"

Fang Xi sized up the shop’s sign, noting that it was a talisman shop.

Beneath the shop name, there was a small patch resembling a flourished cloud pattern, which seemed somewhat incomplete upon closer inspection.

Looking at this cloud pattern, an idea sparked in Fang Xi’s mind, as it reminded him of the three pieces of Golden Cicada Shedding!

’This cloud pattern... bears a faint resemblance to the patterns on the Golden Cicada Shedding... If I hadn’t broken through to the Nascent Soul late stage, and my Divine Consciousness hadn’t grown, I might not have been able to recognize it immediately...’

Could this be related to the ’Dragon Chapter Script’?

Compared to the Phoenix Seal Script, the Dragon Chapter Script is obviously a much rarer and more scarce legacy, even exceptionally precious in the Earth Immortal Realm.

Fang Xi entered the shop, and a receptionist immediately greeted him. Sensing Fang Xi’s cultivation, the receptionist’s expression suddenly changed, "This senior..."

"Call your shopkeeper out!"

Fang Xi waved his hand and ordered.

Soon, an elderly Core Formation man hurried out from the back room, swept his Divine Consciousness over Fang Xi as a habit, and his face showed shock, "Old Cloud Minzi greets the senior! May I know what brings you here? Our Three Talisman Hall may be small, but some of our specialized talismans are quite famous..."

"Oh? Then do introduce them to me."

Fang Xi sat down calmly, sipped some Spiritual Tea, and said seemingly casually.

"Yes!"

Cloud Minzi bowed and presented a tray with three talismans in red, yellow, and white.

He first picked up the red talisman that had a slightly sinister aura, "This talisman is called ’Blood Escape Talisman.’ It allows a cultivator to store essence blood beforehand, so that during its use one does not need to consume one’s own essence, instead drawing upon the essence blood stored within the talisman to perform the ’Blood Escape Skills.’ If enough essence blood is stored, even a Core Formation cultivator will find it out of reach..."

While the Blood Escape Skills were decent, compared to Nascent Soul instant transmission, they paled in comparison.

Fang Xi was only somewhat interested in the construction of this talisman and gestured Cloud Minzi to continue.

"This one is a ’Water Dividing Talisman.’ It can split open seas in an instant, lasting for the time of a single incense stick... If you encounter monster beasts in the sea, using this talisman can turn defeat into victory!"

Cloud Minzi picked up the last white talisman, "As for this one, it’s a ’Tracing Illusion Talisman.’ The mist it creates can suppress a cultivator’s Divine Consciousness..."

"While these three talismans are indeed fine, they are not what I seek..."

After hearing the introductions, Fang Xi found them interesting, but that was all.

He decided not to dally and went straight to the heart of the matter, "The flourish beneath the shop’s signboard seems to originate from some talisman? Do you have this talisman in stock?"

"Ah?"

Cloud Minzi was clearly taken aback and then showed a bitter smile, "Senior couldn’t possibly have come for that ’secret talisman’?"

"Is it famous?"

Fang Xi said matter-of-factly, "This is my first visit to the Yingzhou Island market."

"I see."

Cloud Minzi gave a wry smile and confessed, "My ancestors once produced a Nascent Soul cultivator, who was also a talisman Grandmaster, passing down the art of talisman making... That ’secret talisman’ is the last in the legacy of our family’s founder. Alas, even the founder himself was unable to successfully draw it..."

"Our family originally kept this talisman scripture hidden, but later faced a great disaster, causing our legacy to be incomplete... We had no choice but to offer the scripture to ’Master Nine Lotus,’ a fourth-level Talisman Master. He accepted an ancestor of mine as a disciple after getting the scripture but also said that the last ’secret talisman’ was incomplete and could never be achieved..."

Cloud Minzi sighed, "As time passed, it fell to my generation. I became obsessed with the art of talisman making but to no avail with that secret talisman, no longer bound by the secrecy, I offered it up for discussion with fellow talisman craftsmen, but all attempts were fruitless. Even a senior from Penglai Fairy Island found it impossible to draw, only knowing that once it touches talisman paper, or even animal skins, metal, or jade, it would self-destruct..."

Upon hearing this backstory, Fang Xi showed an interested expression, "May I have a look at the talisman scripture, focusing only on the last secret talisman?"

"Since the senior wishes to see it, I naturally have no reason to refuse!"

Cloud Minzi respectfully handed a purple jade slip to Fang Xi.

Fang Xi swept it with his Divine Consciousness and indeed saw the method for drawing a secret talisman.

Its complexity gave even him, with his current mastery of talisman art, a significant headache.

’I can have Tai Yi analyze it later...’

’However, this talisman... is indeed somewhat incomplete...’

Fang Xi lamented in his heart.

He had not intended to bite off more than he could chew; if the talisman could be mutually contemplated and verified with the Golden Cicada Shedding, that would already be satisfactory.

"How is it?"

Cloud Minzi looked at Fang Xi with a face full of expectation.

"Nothing gained..."

Fang Xi sighed and casually tossed out several top-quality Spirit Stones: "I have examined your family’s talisman script, these few Spirit Stones should serve as compensation."

He laughed heartily and walked to the grand entrance of the Three Talisman Hall.

He saw Cloud Minzi seeing him off with a somewhat dazed expression, as even the top-quality Spirit Stones hardly diverted his attention.

’It seems this man truly hasn’t concealed anything...’

Fang Xi thought to himself as he sent a Divine Consciousness Transmission into Cloud Minzi’s ear: "This talisman... should be related to the Dragon Chapter Script..."

Dragon Chapter Script is even rarer than Phoenix Seal Script, so it is perfectly normal for a talisman grandmaster to have never seen it before.

And Fang Xi suspected that some talisman masters with whom Cloud Minzi had traded clearly knew but purposely didn’t tell.

After all, in the deceitful Cultivation World, intentionally holding back was a common practice.

"What?"

Cloud Minzi’s body shuddered, then he deeply bowed to the ground, his heart filled with gratitude towards Fang Xi.

’Although it is just a secret talisman, combined with the Golden Cicada Shedding for contemplation, it might indeed yield some benefits...’

Fang Xi felt a slight joy in his heart: ’Have I finally stumbled upon a find?’

Before coming to the Ends of the Earth Ocean Pavilion, he walked straight in.

The next moment, a sensation of the world spinning came over him.

"An array?"

Fang Xi was momentarily surprised, then he noticed the corridor on either side that seemed to be made from stacked crystals.

Outside the corridor were countless azure seas and amidst numerous spiritual herbs, a giant sea turtle leisurely paddled past...

’It’s somewhat like the Crystal Dragon Palace...’

He evaluated to himself, then saw a woman in a sky-blue robe with many slits, exposing a good deal of skin, welcoming him: "Esteemed guest, welcome to the Ends of the Earth Ocean Pavilion, may I know what you are seeking?"

"What I seek is extremely precious, and it’s not something a simple hostess can handle, call your manager..."

Fang Xi said with a slight smile.

"Would the esteemed guest please follow me to ’Sky Blue Pavilion’!"

The hostess’s expression changed as she led Fang Xi to a pavilion.

Before long, a female Core Formation cultivator in blue scaled armor entered the pavilion: "Lan Cai’er greets the senior... May I know what the senior seeks? If the price is right, our Ends of the Earth Ocean Pavilion will go to great lengths to procure it for the senior."

Fang Xi took a glance at the female Core Formation cultivator, noticing that her blue scaled armor hardly covered much, leaving arms and thighs as white as ivory exposed, exuding a maritime charm.

He smiled, "How about an Infant Transformation Pill?"

"An Infant Transformation Pill?" Lan Cai’er was slightly startled, then smiled: "Although that item is precious, our pavilion indeed has one in stock. However, the required exchange is quite steep and cannot be covered by Spirit Stones alone..."

’So they even have an Infant Transformation Pill in stock, it seems this pavilion truly is no small power.’

Fang Xi nodded: "What does the seller require? Show me..."

Lan Cai’er immediately handed over a jade slip with a gleeful smile, listing top-notch exotic treasures and various rare Cultivation Secret Skills...

One could say their values were even slightly higher than the Infant Transformation Pill.

Nascent Soul olds would not pursue matters without the promise of profit.

"Materials within this jade slip are indeed quite rare..."

Fang Xi put down the jade slip, sighing.

"Indeed, senior..."

Lan Cai’er was about to say more when she saw Fang Xi place two jade boxes on the table.

Upon opening the first box, a burst of Thunder Light flashed, revealing a fist-sized blue crystal stone within!

"A Six-Pole Thunder Crystal?! And such a large piece?"

Lan Cai’er inhaled sharply then opened the second box, and saw a three-inch long purple-red branch with thin golden patterns on the surface.