I have Immortality In The Cultivation World

Chapter 339 - 283: United Front Value_2

ao xuan didn’t urge them, believing that sooner or later, they would choose to seek refuge.

shocked by the significant news, the banquet instantly lost its flavor.

after carefully inquiring about the imperial court’s movements, zhou yi and the two demons took their leave, claiming they needed to prepare early back in the mountains.

only ao xuan and hong yun remained in the hall.

"dragon king, isn’t this recruitment too hasty? the tiger and wolf demons are manageable, but i can’t see through the depths of that mountain god. inviting him to the dragon palace might become a hidden danger!"

"it’s no matter; a mere golden core cannot stir up any trouble. my father has instructed me to gather more wild gods to withstand the pressure from the imperial court."

ao xuan’s gaze was profound as he sighed, "if it weren’t for this, i would have long since wandered off to other territories to enjoy myself, as i am a return to void immortal after all!"

the dragon child and dragon grandchild, who usually relied on the might of their ancestors, now had to obediently guard yuntong river.

master hong yun said, "that mountain god has a pure aura; he doesn’t seem like he’s without a following. the wolf demon is deep and suspicious by nature, while the tiger demon seems like he could be recruited under our command."

"hmm! the tiger and wolf demons have no background, having fought their way from beasts to demon kings through countless dangers. their actions are bound to be cautious, and they will surely flee at the first sign of danger."

ao xuan stated, "on the other hand, the mountain god seems to have ambitions. he might use me as a stepping stone to become a formal deity."

"master hong yun has wide connections. continue to send messages to the other rural deities. with the vast qingyun prefecture and so many golden core loose cultivators, can’t we gather four subordinate deities?"

...

mountain god temple.

zhou yi took care of the believers’ prayers, mostly for offspring, wealth, and safety.

based on the urgency and the quantity of incense and wish power offered, he arranged the order, sending the spirit ginseng child to fulfill the believers’ wishes at their homes.

this was how a formal deity accumulated wish power beads—dull work, running from one patron to another, with people cursing if you miss out on anyone, nothing compared to reaping incense offerings through natural calamities or human-caused disasters.

"i would have been able to accumulate incense slowly, but now with sudden changes in daheng, with rural deities hiding away, i can’t delay any longer."

zhou yi handed temple affairs over to the spirit ginseng child, who only needed to take on the appearance of the mountain god, indistinguishable to mortals.

he then used earth escape technique, heading straight for qingyun city.

zhou yi had asked about many doubts concerning the cultivation world at the dragon palace banquet, including reliable marketplaces.

qingyun prefecture’s capital was one of them.

qingyun city, situated in daheng’s eastern region next to three rivers and five lakes, was considered one of the top five hubs for gathering spiritual objects in the national dynasty.

because of the linyang land dispute, zhou yi felt animosity towards the city god of qingyun. however, with the imperial court’s major plans underway and several nascent souls perishing, no local deities dared to act rashly.

if it came down to a real fight, with all four spiritual artifacts’ powers unleashed, he might not necessarily lose to the city god of qingyun.

in the days to come.

at dawn, a thin mist shrouded the air.

in the distance, a majestic city loomed, its walls several times taller than xianjing, towering fifty to sixty feet high like cliff faces, making mortals look like ants when standing beneath them.

to the east, of the nine city gates, only one was open, and early in the morning, there was already a long queue of carriages and horses waiting to enter.

"miaoyu pavilion!"

"tsk, tsk, tsk, a hallowed place for cultivation established by the esoteric buddhism sect, i’ve lived for thousands of years and have yet to experience the secret dual cultivation techniques of buddhism, i must witness it for myself!"

zhou yi, with a critical mind, stayed in miaoyu pavilion for nearly half a month.

day after day, he got along very well with a spiritual female cultivator and learned many secrets of the eastern city.

stay tuned for updates on empire

the laws of the daheng dynasty prohibited the circulation of wish power beads, but where there is demand, there will be trade; in the eastern city, there were several hidden stores that exchanged spirit stones for wish power beads.

for unfamiliar cultivators entering the eastern city, these pawnshops only bought and sold spiritual objects, an introduction from a local cultivator was necessary before revealing the exchange rates for wish power beads.

zhou yi and the spiritual female cultivator were well acquainted with each other, naturally qualifying as well-known persons, and he quickly made his first transaction.

one wish power bead for over three thousand standard spirit stones.

"this is quite pricey. normal cultivators simply cannot afford it. if the imperial court were to open up trade, the price would plummet by several times!"

although zhou yi lamented the high cost of wish power beads, he did not care much about the amount of spirit stones and chose the most reputable wanbao tower in the eastern city, taking out a lotus seed and placing it on the counter.

"is this... a rainbow lotus seed!"

the shopkeeper clearly recognized a good item, hurriedly gesturing for his assistant to serve spiritual tea, while summoning a master appraiser for a careful examination.

making and selling fakes is quite normal in the cultivation world, transactions are concluded with the understanding of as-is, take-it-or-leave-it. if cheated, you could either resign yourself to bad luck or go on a rampage to beat someone until their soul disperses.

the master appraiser was a golden core cultivator who observed repeatedly and even licked and tasted the seed before finally nodding in confirmation.

after intense bargaining, they eventually sold it for one million five hundred thousand spirit stones!

fifty thousand of those were converted into wish power beads, this was also a condition set by zhou yi; wanbao tower was one of the shops engaged in the trade of wish power beads.

"aiding in the core formation, a spiritual object that is always priced yet hardly found, if not for my need for wish power beads to cultivate, i certainly would not sell it so cheaply!"

zhou yi appeared very assertive, slightly revealing the intimidating power of the light dividing sword in his sleeve, deterring the cultivators of wanbao tower. after some haggling, a deal was finally struck.

another two months passed.

with the remaining one million spirit stones exchanged for wish power beads, zhou yi left qingyun city, making sure no one was trailing him before returning to wu mountain to go into seclusion.

one year later.

a handsome young golden core cultivator arrived at miaoyu pavilion for dual cultivation, getting along famously with the linglun female cultivator.

he sold a precious seal magic artifact and left floatingly.

back and forth like this.

ten years later.

zhou yi emerged from miaoyu pavilion, bidding farewell to the lingxiao female cultivator with great reluctance, finally saving up enough wish power beads to pair with the nascent soul spiritual objects for a 100% success rate.

"with nascent soul at hand, it is time to celebrate!"

remembering this, he turned back once more, thousands of years had passed, what’s another two or three years!

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