Supreme Alchemist
Chapter 1596 - 1596 1586 Wen You Valley_1

1596: Chapter 1586: Wen You Valley_1 1596: Chapter 1586: Wen You Valley_1 “It seems that Asura Pavilion is in need of the Yin and Yang Xuanlei Pill, and we wouldn’t find one in the Underground Ghost City.

We also don’t have one on us, so we might just have to give up.”

Xia Xueer said.

The Yin and Yang Xuanlei Pill is quite rare.

Even the Dragon God Ancient City doesn’t have it in the inventory.

If they couldn’t present a Yin and Yang Xuanlei Pill or anything else of equal value, they would have to give up Yang Xuanhuang’s information.

“If we had a Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal, crafting a Yin and Yang Xuanlei Pill would be simple.”

Long Yan said casually.

For him, pill refining was the easiest task.

Despite the difficulty of refining a Yin and Yang Xuanlei Pill, it didn’t pose him much of a challenge.

The hurdle was obtaining the Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal which is required for the process.

The woman’s eyes gleamed at his words, “If you’re confident you can refine the Yin and Yang Xuanlei Pill, a Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal isn’t that hard to obtain.

The Underground Ghost City has them.”

For the Asura Pavilion, obtaining a Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal was not a problem; the difficulty lay in finding an alchemist skilled enough to refine the Yin and Yang Xuanlei Pill.

“Is that really so?”

Long Yan asked hastily.

If he could obtain the Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal, every issue would be neatly resolved.

“Certainly,”

The woman nodded, “In the Underground Ghost City, there is a Wen You Valley which specializes in buying and selling rare treasures.

Tonight, they’re hosting a martial competition, where the prize is the Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal.”

The reputation of Wen You Valley was not any lesser than that of Asura Pavilion.

“What is a martial competition?”

Zhan Wushuang asked.

“The so-called martial competition is a money-making venture for Wen You Valley.

In this competition, Wen You Valley will introduce three contestants, the others are free to challenge them, provided that their cultivation base is not lower than the contestants’.

During this period, Wen You Valley will set up a betting table to attract gamblers.”

The woman explained.

“I see.”

Long Yan and his companions nodded, understanding the situation.

This setup was quite common at a black market, which resembled the Underground Ghost City in many respects.

“In that case, let’s visit Wen You Valley.”

Long Yan decided to venture into Wen You Valley.

If they could obtain the Yin and Yang Xuanlei Pill that would be ideal, otherwise, they would have to give up on Yang Xuanhuang’s information.

“May fortune favor you.

If you can bring me the Yin and Yang Xuanlei Pill, I will give you the information about the Burial Dragon Abyss for free.”

The woman said.

With that, the group of four – Long Yan, Long Chen, Zhan Wushuang, and Xia Xueer – left Asura Pavilion.

They had some time before the Wen You Valley martial competition began, so they strolled around the Underground Ghost City, mainly accompanying Xia Xueer as she explored.

As Xia Xueer had spent her entire life in the Dragon God Ancient City, the outside world was largely unfamiliar to her, and everything was excitingly novel.

The Underground Ghost City was vast, and it contained all manner of novelties.

Long Yan saw many things he had not encountered before.

Nightfall approached quickly.

They arrived at Wen You Valley’s entrance, only to be stopped by two burly guards.

“You’re not VIPs of Wen You Valley, to enter, you’ll need to pay a hundred Purple Crystals.”

The guard on the left spoke in an icy tone.

Both burly men were not weak; they had cultivation bases of the Other Shore Emperor Realm.

With enough backing to secure a foothold in the Underground Ghost City, Wen You Valley was on par with Asura Pavilion.

“A hundred Purple Crystals?

That’s expensive!”

Long Yan, Long Chen, and Zhan Wushuang exclaimed in surprise.

In the Emperor Domain, even a single Purple Crystal was worth a fortune.

What kind of a sum, then, was a hundred Purple Crystals?

“Don’t worry, I have some.”

Xia Xueer took out a seal, within which lay a hundred Purple Crystals.

“One hundred Purple Crystals for each person.

You four would need to pay four hundred Purple Crystals.”

The previous guard spoke again.

“Four hundred Purple Crystals?

That’s daylight robbery!”

Long Yan inhaled sharply.

Even the Zhenyang Sect, with its entire vein of Purple Crystals, could not afford this kind of extravagance.

At this moment, Long Yan grasped how Wen You Valley was profiting.

Even charging these entrance fees brought them substantial revenue.

Four hundred Purple Crystals were not of the same value as four hundred Spirit Stones.

“How about we skip the visit?”

Long Chen suggested.

Spending four hundred Purple Crystals for a mere look around, with no guarantee of obtaining the Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal, seemed a steep price to pay.

“Don’t worry, I have the Purple Crystals.”

Xia Xueer was not concerned.

She conjured another seal and handed it to the burly guard.

Combined with the earlier amount, they totalled four hundred Purple Crystals.

“Once inside, observe the rules.”

The burly guard said as he conjured a Legal Imprint.

Consequently, The Prohibition dissipated and a passage appeared before the group of four.

“Let’s go.”

The group then proceeded inside.

“We must get a Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal, or we stand to lose too much.”

Long Yan decided privately that he would get the Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal, so the four hundred Purple Crystals wouldn’t be wasted.

“The environment inside is not bad.” 

After travelling for about a hundred meters, they found a stream surrounded by a bamboo forest, creating a quiet and serene atmosphere.

It was surprising to find such a place in the Underground Ghost City.

As they ventured forward, they soon reached the outskirts of an open-air circular square.

“So many people, it’s quite lively here.”

There were already many people on the square, making it quite lively.

Surrounding the square, there were many burly guards, clearly working for Wen You Valley, maintaining order.

“Let’s find out more information first.”

Long Yan suggested.

Of the people who came here, not many were genuinely interested in the Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal.

Most were here to gamble, with the Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal just serving as a bait to attract a few challengers.

Soon after, Long Yan casually picked out an individual for an informal query and pretty much understood the details of tonight’s martial competition.

The competition comprised of nine matches, each corresponding to a realm from Initial Entry Emperor Territory to Emperor Realm Peak.

Every match faced the challenger with three contestants.

The challenger could choose to defeat them individually or in one fell swoop.

In other words, there were nine possible challengers.

If only one was victorious, they would claim the Yin and Yang Xuan Thunder Crystal.

If multiple challengers were victorious, they were each entitled to a share.

While each competition had nine matches, it wasn’t necessarily divided based on cultivation base.

The matches could potentially all be of the Initial Entry Emperor Territory or of the Emperor Realm Peak, depending on the number of challengers.

“I’ll go and sign up.”

Long Yan said.

With his strength, even facing an Emperor Realm Peak, he stood a chance at victory.

After a while, Long Yan found the registration point.

The person in charge was a white-haired elder.

“I want to sign up for the challenges.”

Long Yan declared.

“Have you thought it through?”

The elderly man queried, “Once you register, you are not allowed to leave halfway.

Your fate will be in your own hands, and Wen You Valley won’t be responsible for your life or death.”

Once he registered, whether Long Yan lived or died, Wen You Valley would show no remorse or interest.

“Of course, I’ve made up my mind.”

Long Yan nodded.

He had already investigated and was aware of these rules.</p