Good News Brought by Chu Tianze

Considering that he had been training diligently for more than a month, Xiao Chen decided to go out for a walk to clear his head.

As the saying goes, too much of a good thing is bad; a balance between work and rest is the way to cultivate oneself.

At this point, only six days remained until the Nascent Soul Ceremony.

Looking around, the entire Azure Sea Immortal Sect was adorned with red and green decorations, with everything either being repaired or freshly cleaned, making necessary preparations in advance for the celebration.

Moreover, compared to a few months ago, there are many more new buildings that have been rushed to completion.

Especially when looking down from the mountaintop, one can see a large cluster of exquisite pavilions and towers rising from the ground outside the mountain gate.

At that time, some low-level cultivators who come to watch the ceremony will be accommodated there.

Some of the ceremonial activities will also be held there.

"It's been a few days, and Daoist Xiao looks even more radiant."

Gang Yuan True Monarch happened to be passing by with Rift Void True Monarch and asked curiously, "Could it be that you have made further progress during this temporary seclusion?"

Xiao Chen waved his hand. "Not at all, I've only made some progress in Law Technique."

"I also owe a great deal to the kind guidance you fellow Daoists have given me in the past few days."

Gang Yuan True Monarch seized the opportunity to praise, "Daoist Xiao, there's no need for such modesty."

"Those shallow insights hardly qualify as instruction; after all, so many people listened, yet no one else seemed to gain any real understanding."

"If you ask me, the key is that Daoist Xiao is exceptionally intelligent and perceptive."

"If there's an opportunity next time, we'll have to ask you to give us more guidance."

Rift Void True Monarch also chimed in in agreement.

Both times, it was almost half a year apart, and Gang Yuan True Monarch had hardly changed.

But the changes in Rift Void True Monarch are quite significant.

His Qi Mechanism became increasingly refined, and he appeared much more reserved, suggesting significant progress.

The three exchanged a few polite words when they happened to see Crane Cry True Monarch passing by with Purple Sun True Monarch.

So they took the opportunity to greet each other.

Amidst the laughter and conversation, Xiao Chen also learned that the other True Lord and Zen Master from various sects had also arrived at the Azure Sea Immortal Sect in the past few days.

Firstly, the Compassion Sea is now peaceful and stable, free from both external enemies and internal troubles.

Therefore, there's no need to assign high-level combat power to stay behind in the sect; everyone can leave.

Secondly, the Nascent Soul Ceremony is a relatively important ceremony.

Normally, everyone is either in seclusion or busy with important matters, so it's rare to see other fellow cultivators.

Now that I have this opportunity, which coincides with my absence from seclusion, I might as well come and take a trip.

This not only expresses respect for the new True Lord, but also provides an opportunity to socialize with others.

It's like going out for a walk and relaxing.

This is a win-win-win situation!

Therefore, Fourth-Order Cultivator from various sects actively rushed to participate in this Nascent Soul Ceremony.

Moreover, they not only came by themselves, but also brought most of the Golden Core cultivator from the sect, and even some outstanding Foundation Establishment disciples.

After all, this is the first grand event after the war, both safe and festive, making it the perfect opportunity to bring one's disciples out to broaden their horizons.

This, in turn, made the ceremony even more lively and extraordinary.

Although the number of cultivators in the entire Compassion Sea is now less than half of what it was five years ago.

However, the number and quality of cultivators who have already arrived at the Azure Sea Immortal Sect far surpass those of the Nascent Soul Ceremony on Red Flower Island five years ago.

Of course, the presence of the Buddhist Sect also played a part in this.

As a result, the Azure Sea Market became dozens of times more bustling in an instant.

However, Xiao Chen didn't have much expectation for the ceremony itself.

He simply took the opportunity to stroll around the market, and while he was at it, he replenished his supply of alchemy materials and the supplies ordered by the Rebellious Immortal Alliance from the stalls that had increased dozens of times over.

I was actually hoping to snag a bargain while I was at it, but unfortunately, I didn't come across such a good opportunity.

"Daoist Xiao, I was just saying I was looking for you."

Having just returned to the Azure Sea Immortal Sect, he encountered Iron Fan True Monarch: "A Foundation Establishment cultivator came half a month ago, claiming he had something to discuss with you."

"I thought his words were sincere and didn't seem to be lying, so I arranged for him to stay temporarily on the side peak while he waited."

"I just ran into Daoist Gang Yuan, and he told me that Daoist Xiao has already emerged from seclusion."

"Therefore, I came to inform you, fellow Daoist, and also to congratulate you on your further progress in your magical Law Technique."

Xiao Chen was curious upon hearing this; who would come looking for him?

If we're talking about Foundation Establishment Cultivation, then it seems only Chu Tianze has that level, right?

Xiao Chen exchanged a few polite words with Iron Fan True Monarch, then turned around and went to the side peak to find someone.

With his powerful Divine Sense at the True Lord level, he easily found Chu Tianze meditating and cultivating in a Bamboo Hut.

It's worth mentioning that a Golden Core Disciple was also guarding outside.

This can be understood as both protecting the law and incidentally taking on the responsibility of guarding it.

"You've worked hard, go back and rest."

Xiao Chen released his Escape Light and casually took out a bottle of Third-Order Essence Replenishing Pill, sending them directly to the other party using his true essence.

He had seized a lot of these things, but since absorbing Demon Core was more convenient and effective for him than absorbing Essence Replenishing Pill, he still had several bottles left that he hadn't had a chance to use.

"Thank you for the elixir True Lord!"

The Golden Core Disciple had been guarding the position for over half a month, which was already incredibly tedious.

Hearing this, he was overjoyed, put away the elixir, and respectfully withdrew.

"Brother Xiao, you've emerged from seclusion!"

Chu Tianze appeared to be meditating and cultivating, but he was actually keeping a close eye on the outside world.

Sensing the disturbance, he opened the bamboo door a crack and peeked out.

After recognizing the person, he excitedly rushed out to greet them.

Although he hadn't been bullied in the past two weeks, he had been in an unfamiliar formation and was almost constantly watched by Golden Core cultivator, making his life quite uncomfortable.

"You look like you've been waiting impatiently?"

Xiao Chen cut to the chase and asked, "Why did you suddenly decide to come here to find me?"

"But what difficulties have you encountered?"

To be honest, it's quite dangerous for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to travel all the way from Ink Stone Market.

"Hehehe, I came here on the spirit ship of the Ink Barrier Sect. I have some good news to tell Brother Xiao."

Chu Tianze pulled out a Spirit Accumulating Treasure Box from his pocket. "After we parted ways last time, I immediately went to look for relevant clues."

"It's quite a coincidence, actually. An old gentleman I knew before happened to know a relevant clue."

"I quickly followed the clues and eventually found out that a cultivation Lineage might have fragments of the Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield."

"And guess what? There really was a small piece of it in their house!"

As he spoke, Chu Tianze took the initiative to open the treasure box.

In the center of the bright yellow silk cloth, there indeed lay a fragment the size of a fingernail.

Clearly, his luck, or rather, his Fortune, is extraordinary.

It should be noted that Xiao Chen had only confessed to him about this matter less than six months ago.

As a result, Chu Tianze successfully found a fragment in such a short time.

They even came here on their own initiative because they couldn't find anyone at the Ink Stone Market.

"Oh, let me see."

At first glance, Xiao Chen was 90% certain that the fragment was genuine.

However, just to be on the safe side, he still took it and checked it.

The result was as expected: the fragment came from the Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield.

Moreover, this is not just an ordinary fragment.

Its front is printed with some incomplete patterns, and its back also has several damaged Spiritual Pattern.

If nothing unexpected happens, it should come from the very center of the Spirit Shield.

Although it doesn't look very big, its value for both collection and restoration is far greater than the large fragment I received at the Ink Stone Market last time.

This efficiency can only be described with one word—amazing!

"Brother Xiao, is it real or fake?"

Chu Tianze seemed eager to know the result.

In fact, he had already inspected it himself several times after he got his hands on it.

However, aside from confirming that it is very sturdy and difficult to damage, nothing else is apparent.

"Indeed, this is the Ancient Magic Treasure Fragment I've been looking for."

Xiao Chen nodded and put the fragment away. "I don't know if you've heard about the bounty fragment from before."

"But it's all the same. According to our agreement, if you help me find the fragment, I will give you Spirit Stone or spiritual items as a reward."

"Since you call me 'Big Brother,' I won't hide it from you."

"Although this fragment looks small, it belongs to the core part, and compared to the previous two fragments, it should be worth at least 1.5 million Spirit Stone."

"What do you want to exchange for?"

As long as he could get the item, Xiao Chen didn't mind spending a little more Spirit Stone stones.

The main reason is that he now has more and more fragments in his possession, and has already collected almost two-thirds of them.

If his initial thought was to search and try first, and if that didn't work, then take it to the New Cultivation World to refine Fusion Spirit Tool.

Now there is every reason to change the plan and intensify the search for the remaining third.

Although Xiao Chen seems to have spent several million Spirit Stone on this item, it seems the expenditure is a bit too high.

However, it's important to know that if all the fragments can be collected, the Ancient Magic Treasure Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield, can ultimately be successfully repaired.

That current expense is just a drop in the ocean.

No, to be more precise, it's just the very tip of the iceberg.

Even multiplied tenfold, it's still not worth mentioning.

Even though Xiao Chen knew in his heart that the collection process would become more and more difficult as it progressed.

It's even quite possible that you'll eventually encounter a situation where you're just missing a tiny fragment, but you just can't find it no matter what you do.

But that's Law Treasure!

Even though Xiao Chen knew in his heart that the repaired ancient Ancient Magic Treasure was ultimately a defective product.

Its power will certainly not be as great as when it was brand new.

But that's Law Treasure!

Even though Xiao Chen knew in his heart that the repaired Ancient Magic Treasure might have certain barriers to use.

For example, if one's cultivation level is below the Nascent Spirit Transformation stage, it is impossible to effectively manipulate the power.

But that's Law Treasure!

The difference between this and Spirit Artifact is far greater than the difference between Spirit Artifact and Law Artifact.

Even in the High Antiquity times recorded in Ancient Books, only those who had Spirit Transformation Venerable were qualified to possess an Ancient Magic Treasure.

Not to mention that in recent years, since there have been no fifth-order cultivators at all in the Compassion Sea, Law Treasure have become things that only exist in legends.

Although many people have heard of it, no one has actually seen it.

Under these circumstances, if Xiao Chen can successfully collect all the fragments of the Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield and repair it...

That would mean he had become the only cultivator in the Compassion Sea in nearly hundreds of thousands of years to possess Law Treasure.

This is more than just a nice-sounding title.

The restored Law Treasure is a genuine Law Treasure, but it is qualitatively different from Spirit Artifact.

Moreover, Xiao Chen wasn't afraid of the high barrier to entry for using Law Treasure, since he was quite confident in his breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation.

Especially after learning that a Nascent Soul would inevitably break through to the next level during each Immortal Selection Festival in the New Cultivation World, he became even more confident.

There are always such coincidences in the world.

Even a fool could tell that the Holy City must have some way to increase the success rate of breakthroughs.

Under this premise

If Xiao Chen really waits until he breaks through to the Spirit Transformation before thinking about collecting spiritual materials and forging Law Treasure weapons...

That would be a bit too late.

Not to mention where to find fifth-tier weapon refiners, who are even fewer in number than Nascent Spirit Transformation Venerable.

Where will he gather materials then?

It's important to know that just crafting a Complete Fusion Spirit Tool costs tens of Ten Million Spirit Stones, not to mention that it takes a very long time to obtain it.

Following this logic, it's not hard to guess that the requirements for crafting a Law Treasure will only be higher, and the time required will only be longer.

If you can have a Law Treasure at hand when you break through to the Nascent Spirit Transformation, even if it's just Ancient Magic Treasure that has been repaired.

That's still much better than having nothing at all!

In conclusion, it is both necessary and essential for Xiao Chen to invest a portion of his Spirit Stone in this area in advance, and it may even be necessary to increase the investment depending on the circumstances.

To his surprise, Chu Tianze's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, and his breathing quickened.

Then, lost in thought, he remained silent for a long time.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that his face was slightly flushed, and his pupils were slightly dilated, making him appear quite nervous.

"Don't be nervous. Just tell me what you need without hesitation."

Xiao Chen comforted him, "Even if they are rare spiritual items or specialties from various sects, it doesn't matter."

"It just so happens that the Nascent Soul Ceremony is being held this time. I can try to get it back for you."

"Even if it's something difficult to collect, there's nothing wrong with you saying so, and I certainly won't blame you for it."

Hearing Xiao Chen's concerned words, Chu Tianze finally came to his senses.

He first swallowed subconsciously, then didn't say what kind of spirit item he wanted.

Instead, he asked quite seriously, "Brother Xiao, what if I could find an even larger fragment, three or four times the size of this one?"

"Does that mean I can exchange it for five million Spirit Stone?"

Good grief, they're really dreaming.

Xiao Chen smiled and shook his head, "That's not necessarily true. The value of a fragment depends mainly on its original location and the integrity of the Spiritual Pattern."

"If it's just big in size but doesn't have many Spiritual Pattern, it's probably only worth two or three million at most."

Why are you asking this? And in such detail?

Although I didn't hear the answer I expected, the number is still quite substantial.

Chu Tianze couldn't help but lick his lips.

Then, with a hint of excitement, he replied, "Brother Xiao, actually, I not only obtained a fragment of the Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield, but I also tracked down another crucial clue."

Xiao Chen was stunned upon hearing this, and immediately gasped. "Hiss~, the kind that's three or four times bigger than this one?"

Although he initially sought Chu Tianze's help to collect the fragments, he believed that Chu Tianze could accomplish this task more easily than the other cultivators.

But isn't this efficiency a bit too exaggerated?

It should be noted that Xiao Chen had read almost all the books in the collections of the major sects in the Compassion Sea.

In the end, they couldn't find even a single word.

Chu Tianze, however, did not have such conditions. As a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he could only rely on various rumors, some true and some false, to inquire about.

In this situation, how could he not only discover clues, but also discover two clues in succession?

Is this... is this reasonable?

But then again, doesn't this mean I'm one step closer to collecting all the fragments?

"You little rascal, why didn't you tell me about this good news sooner!"

Xiao Chen feigned anger and urged, "Hurry up and show it to me, quick!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Tianze scratched his head sheepishly. "Brother Xiao, I haven't had a chance to get my hands on the bigger fragment yet."

"Actually, both of these fragments are related to the same cultivation Lineage."

"I only learned after I went there that they originally possessed a large fragment, but it had a crack on it."

"Later, due to improper storage, it broke into two pieces of different sizes."

"The smaller piece was kept in the Lineage warehouse and passed down as a Lineage heirloom through generations."

"The other, larger piece was kept and studied by successive clan chiefs in order to figure out the true uses of this ancestral treasure."

"As a result, in the early years, a clan leader went out to train and happened to encounter the opening of the Earth Dragon Relic, so he went inside to explore with his companions."

"Once they went in, they never came out again."

"The other members of the clan did not find any fragments among the relics, so it is speculated that they were most likely carried with them and then lost in the Earth Dragon Relic."

"So if we want to continue the investigation, we should go into the Earth Dragon Relic and try to retrieve the items."

The Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield had already broken into pieces hundreds of thousands of years ago.

It's quite normal for some changes to occur along the way during such a long period of time.

After Chu Tianze finished explaining the clues, he deliberately paused for a moment to allow Xiao Chen time to process them.

Then he added, "But now there's a problem: there are only two ways to enter the Earth Dragon Relic."

"Either wait for the window of opportunity that opens every hundred years to explore, at which time all cultivators below the Nascent Soul can go on adventures."

"However, the last time the Earth Dragon Relic were opened was fifty-seven years ago, so we will have to wait another forty-three years."

"Either we must find the Barrier Breaking Flag left by the original owner of the site to a destined person."

"Then we'll use the Barrier Breaking Flag to get in early and explore."

Chu Tianze explained the problem he was facing.

Then he revealed the most important reason for his visit. "According to rumors I've gathered from various sources, there might be Barrier Breaking Flag at the large auction to be held in the second half of the year."

"However, I am not eligible to participate in the auction, so I would like to ask Brother Xiao for help in bidding."

"If it's convenient, I'd like to go along and broaden my horizons."

At this point, Chu Tianze smiled sheepishly again, "Since arriving at the Compassion Sea, I haven't been able to attend an auction yet."

"I imagine that at such a top-tier auction, one can certainly see many rare and wonderful items."

In fact, there are many small auctions in the Cultivation World.

Unfortunately, Chu Tianze arrived at the wrong time, just in time for the Sea Race Invasion, which disrupted the order of the entire Compassion Sea.

As a result, I have never been able to attend any auctions.

"Hiss~, wait a minute, let me sort this out first."

Xiao Chen re-examined the current situation. "You mean, you found a clue about the fragment, but you can't get into the Earth Dragon Relic?"

"So now you want to go inside the ruins to find the larger, lost fragment."

"You also want to attend the auction in the second half of the year, right?"

Chu Tianze nodded first, indicating that this was his meaning.

Then he shook his head. "Actually, I don't have to go to the auction."

"I came here this time thinking that since you're so capable, Brother Xiao, you might be able to find the seller in advance and then intercept the Barrier Breaking Flag directly."

"That way we don't need to participate in the bidding."

"I can also go to the Earth Dragon Relic to search for the lost fragments sooner."

Oh, so that's what you meant.

Xiao Chen now fully understood. "Actually, participating in the bidding is fine. I've never lost a bid at an auction."

"And although we still don't know if your news is true or false."

"However, I also have a Barrier Breaking Flag, and it happens to be related to the Earth Dragon Relic."

As he spoke, Xiao Chen took out a small wooden box and opened it on the spot.

Inside was a small triangular Formation Flag and a parchment scroll with a nautical chart marking the exact location of the Earth Dragon Relic.

Actually, this thing was a trophy I got from the Human Race Traitor ' Tong Kui ' after I killed him.

However, Xiao Chen was wary at the time and didn't know what the Earth Dragon Relic were, so he didn't really want to take the risk.

Moreover, he was busy collecting Sha Qi to break through to the Nascent Soul at that time.

So they didn't go to explore the Earth Dragon Relic, and therefore didn't use the Barrier Breaking Flag.

After he successfully broke through, he learned in the Heavenly Dipper Sect's Scripture Pavilion that only cultivators below the Nascent Soul could enter the Earth Dragon Relic.

Otherwise, they will be restricted and directly isolated from the outside.

So he completely gave up the idea of going there to take a look.

Looking back now, it really was a coincidence.

If Xiao Chen had already used that Barrier Breaking Flag back then, he might still have to find out the situation now and investigate whether that rumor was reliable.

However, by a twist of fate, he managed to leave behind this Barrier Breaking Flag.

Now I can hand it over directly to Chu Tianze: "The source of this thing is relatively reliable."

Why don't you take it and try it out first?

"I'll also keep an eye on the auction for you."

"If there are other Barrier Breaking Flag, then bring one back."