Cultivation World, Volume One: The Dying Tianxin Sect - Treasure Contest

"Fengxiang Pavilion"

Zhang Xingfeng sighed inwardly, "This Fengxiang Pavilion is actually built entirely of jade. Jade is very precious in the Cultivation World. How many immortal crystals is so much jade worth?" Zhang Xingfeng found it hard to imagine that this jade was the crystal needed by cultivators. Although these crystals were only of medium grade, they were still terrifying.

One Immortal Crystal * 100 Supreme Grade Crystal * 1000 Superior-Grade Crystals = 100,000 Mid-Grade Crystals. This pavilion requires far more than 100,000 Mid-Grade Crystals; it's estimated that even one million crystals wouldn't be enough.

"True Person, this Fengxiang Pavilion is built entirely from the largest super crystal in a crystal mine. The interior was carved out by top experts in the Cultivation World. Fengxiang Pavilion Fengxiang Pavilion located within the Purple Cloud Realm, and outsiders rarely see it. Even core disciples of the Purple Cloud Realm are not allowed to enter; only elders and other senior members are permitted. This time, our Purple Cloud Realm has entrusted this Fengxiang Pavilion to entertain True Person and your companions!" Feng Yang spoke of the Fengxiang Pavilion with great pride.

Zhang Xingfeng couldn't help but marvel at the capabilities of the Purple Cloud Realm. Seeing this pavilion, which stood eight zhang tall and over thirty zhang long and wide, Zhang Xingfeng could already imagine the enormous crystal they had unearthed years ago. A single crystal of that size could have many wondrous uses, yet the Purple Cloud Realm still built this luxurious pavilion, presumably to showcase it to important figures from all sides.

There were two disciples at the Purple Cloud Realm standing in front of the pavilion. Upon seeing Feng Yang, one of them immediately came over to greet Zhang Xingfeng, while the other loudly proclaimed, "The Supreme Elder the Tianxin Sect, True Person Xingfeng, has arrived—"

"True Person follow me, Master!" A disciple of the Purple Cloud Realm walked up to Zhang Xingfeng and said respectfully, while Feng Yang bowed and said, "True Person follow my senior brother, Master. I will take my leave now!"

Zhang Xingfeng nodded and followed them into the Fengxiang Pavilion.

The Fengxiang Pavilion is only one story high, which is indeed surprising. However, once you see Fengxiang Pavilion interior, you won't be surprised anymore. The crystal walls are carved with all sorts of rare and exotic beasts, and beautiful fairies fly among them...

There were no seats inside the Fengxiang Pavilion, which surprised Zhang Xingfeng.

"True Person Xingfeng is indeed late. I, Tian Nan, have been waiting for you for a long time. Come, follow me this way!" Suddenly, a person flew down from the sky. It was none other than Tian Nan, the Supreme Elder the Purple Tian Nan Purple Cloud Realm.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled and nodded politely, saying, "Tian Nan Elder Tiannan has come to greet me in person!"

Tian Nan kindly gestured with his right hand, bringing Zhang Xingfeng to the sky. Only then did Zhang Xingfeng realize why there were no seats inside the Fengxiang Pavilion; the seats were floating above.

Each seat is quite similar to the "Floating Cloud Immortal Mansion" that Zhang Xingfeng originally crafted. However, of course, it is not as large as the "Floating Cloud Immortal Mansion." These seats are only a few feet in diameter, and because they have been crafted, they can be changed into various shapes at will to meet the needs of guests.

"Come, True Person Xingfeng. Let me introduce you. This is Zhu Zhiman, the eldest son of the Zhu Family, hahaha... Of course, he is also the designated next patriarch. Young Master Zhu Zhihong has quite a few female disciples from Cultivation World sects who secretly admire him! Hahaha..." Tian Nan pulled Zhang Xingfeng to a rather handsome man. He introduced him while joking around.

Zhang Xingfeng carefully observed the future patriarch of the number one merchant family in the Cultivation World: He was fairly good-looking, and at first glance, he gave off a friendly and approachable vibe. His slightly toe-tied gait—no, what should be described as an air of wealth—and his slightly plump figure only added to his approachable appearance.

"Elder Tian, please don't say that. If I lose my Yun because of what you said, I will really be angry!" Zhu Zhihong said, winking at a girl next to him.

"Hmm... this girl seems to be the Yun that Young Master Zhu mentioned. However, she can only be described as pretty, not a beauty at all. With Young Master Zhu's family background, finding a top-quality beauty would be very easy. It seems that Young Master Zhu is truly sincere towards Yun." Zhang Xingfeng nodded to himself, and couldn't help but feel a sense of goodwill towards Young Master Zhu.

"This is Elder Xingfeng of the Tianxin Sect. My father has mentioned True Person, Master, to me several times and reminded me to consult True Person more on matters of cultivation!" Zhu Zhihong said to Zhang Xingfeng with a slight respect.

Zhang Xingfeng glanced briefly at the True Primordial Energy within Zhu Zhihong's body and smiled, "Since the young master says so, Xingfeng can't help but show some appreciation!" Zhang Xingfeng stretched out his right hand, and with a flash of light, a fragrant pill the size of a mung bean appeared in Zhang Xingfeng hand.

"This is a spiritual pill that Xingfeng just refined, called the Huangxing Pill. It's more potent than the Biling Pill, and of course, the materials required are much more precious. I refine three pills in one batch. This one is effective for cultivators above the Nascent Soul Realm, but Nascent Soul Realm below cannot absorb it. This small pill can completely elevate the user to a higher level. I believe there is currently no better spiritual pill in the Cultivation World than the Huangxing Pill in Xingfeng's possession. Young Master is currently in the mid-stage of the Avatar; after consuming it, he can reach the Integrated Body Middle Stage." Zhang Xingfeng spoke eloquently, completely ignoring the important figures who had gathered around him.

"Ah, it really has such medicinal power!" Tian Nan exclaimed in surprise. His Divine Sense easily analyzed the medicinal power of the pill. As soon as Tian Nan said this, everyone believed him.

"True Person Xingfeng's skill is extraordinary. This pill, which True Person Xingfeng calls the Huangxing Pill Huangxing Pill, is the most potent elixir in the Cultivation World. It is estimated that only some immortal pills in the immortal realm can compare to it. Unfortunately, immortal pills are not something that cultivators can take!" A Great Luo Golden Immortal exclaimed.

Zhang Xingfeng didn't know who this Great Luo Golden Immortal was, but he knew that he must be one of the Great Luo Golden Immortal from one of the seven major sects.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled and said, "This Huangxing Pill can only be talked about in the Cultivation World. Of course, it can't compare to immortal pills. However, immortal pills in the immortal realm are not entirely unsuitable for cultivators. The most famous Nine-turn Golden Elixir in the immortal realm can be taken by cultivators, and the user can ascend to immortality in broad daylight!"

Fengyuan Gate's Nine Heavens Profound Immortal Fu Shan swung through the air, walked to Zhang Xingfeng's side, and said with a smile, "The Nine-turn Golden Elixir refined by our Fengyuan Gate's founder, His Azure Emperor, are truly few. That batch of Nine-turn Golden Elixir took His Azure Emperor ten thousand years to refine, and he only managed to produce nine pills. Without unparalleled merit for our sect, His Majesty the Azure Emperor would never bestow these Nine-turn Golden Elixir, after all, the Nine-turn Golden Elixir can instantly transform Great Luo Golden Immortal into Nine Heavens Profound Immortal."

Everyone looked on with anticipation, but they all knew that such a top-tier elixir was beyond their wildest imagination.

Zhu Zhihong bowed deeply to Zhang Xingfeng and said, "Zhihong is so grateful to True Person Xingfeng, and one Huangxing Pill is worth at least fifty years of my hard work!" It usually takes at least a hundred years for a cultivator to go from the mid-stage of the Avatar to the Integrated Body Middle Stage. However, the conditions provided by Zhu Zhihong's family were of course the best, and the cultivation materials used were all Supreme Grade Crystal, so fifty years was normal.

Zhang Xingfeng handed the Huangxing Pill to Zhu Zhihong, secretly chuckling to himself, "This Huangxing Pill is simply made by combining the inner cores of some powerful Demon Beast, relying on the Qi Cauldron. I used over a hundred inner cores to refine nearly three thousand Huangxing Pill at once. I estimate that most of it is due to the effects of the inner cores and the Qi Cauldron reaching the purple realm. Hmm... this elder has reduced over three thousand pills to three at once, after all, the fewer the better. Otherwise, why would the eldest son of the Zhu Family be so grateful? But this eldest son of the Zhu Family really does seem quite pleasing to the eye!"

But who knew what Zhang Xingfeng was thinking? These Great Luo Golden Immortal, Nine Heavens Profound Immortal, and people from the other eight great Lineage all looked at Zhang Xingfeng with admiration. Three pills! Three spirit medicine that could immediately raise one level! And he gave them away so easily!

"Elder Xingfeng, would you be so kind as to give me a Huangxing Pill? I will repay you handsomely in the future!" A dashing young man walked over and said to Zhang Xingfeng with a smile.

Zhang Xingfeng frowned, looked at the man, and immediately discerned with his Divine Sense that this young master was only at the early stage of Avatar Nascent Soul realm. It seemed that he must be a member of one of the eight great Lineage.

Hearing his words, Zhang Xingfeng felt a surge of disdain. "Hmph, the reason I gave that young master of the Zhu Family the gift was mainly because I admired his attitude towards love, and also because I found him pleasing to the eye. You brat, I just don't like you, yet you're waving a fan around, how pretentious! My Tianxin Sect isn't afraid of even Zixia Zeng, let alone a merchant Lineage like yours!"

Tian Nan introduced Zhang Xingfeng, saying, "True Person Xingfeng, this is none other than Li Shang, the eldest son of the Li Lineage, the second most powerful Lineage in the Cultivation World!"

Zhang Xingfeng felt a surge of disgust. "The Li family, it's the Li family again! They really are persistent!" Zhang Xingfeng had a strong aversion to the Li family. He never expected that after leaving the Mortal World and coming to the Cultivation World, another Li family would appear. However, this Li family seemed to be just a second Lineage, not the first one.

However, although Zhang Xingfeng didn't particularly like Li Shang, he didn't want to easily offend the second-largest merchant Lineage in the Cultivation World, so he said in a low voice, "Young Master Li, I'm very sorry, but I don't have any more Huangxing Pill left. Moreover, the other two pills have already been chosen by Star Bee, one by a friend of mine and the other by a friend of mine!"

Just as Zhang Xingfeng said that he didn't have any Huangxing Pill with him, Li Shang wanted to say, "If you don't have any, I'll go with you to the Tianxin Sect to get some!" But Zhang Xingfeng's next words shut Li Shang down.

Zhang Xingfeng's words were correct, and others' assumptions were also correct: Master True Person Xingfeng refined three pills, so of course he would give them to his disciples and friends. Giving one to the eldest son of the Zhu Family was already extremely generous. Now that Li Shang is asking for it, it seems a bit strange.

A shadow crossed Li Shang's eyes, but his expression quickly returned to normal. Zhang Xingfeng, however, saw through this and sighed inwardly, "It seems this guy is going to use some ruthless tactics in the future. But I, Zhang Xingfeng, am still worried about this little brat!"

"Everyone, please take your seats. This gathering is now officially beginning!" Tian Nan said with a smile as he sat on a floating cloud, and the others immediately took their seats.

"As usual, the gathering will be divided into three stages. The first event will be the auction of treasures. I believe everyone knows that there are two rare items up for auction. One is the Nine-leaf Lingzhi, which is a good material for refining top-grade immortal pills. The other is a lower-grade divine artifact— the Heavy Profound Armguard. However, the Heavy Profound Armguard is one of the three parts of the top-grade divine artifact Heavy Profound Chisel. It is not very effective when used alone. But if someone collects the other two parts in the future, that will be a great and reliable event! Alright, I won't say any more. Ji Yu, bring the treasures forward."

Ji Yu stood up, smiled, and greeted the immortals and members of the eight great Lineage around him. Then, as if showing off, he formed a series of hand seals and shot them at the wall. With each seal, the wall would change color. As streams of immortal energy entered, the entire Fengxiang Pavilion became Radiant Burst!

Suddenly, as if by fusion, various lights suddenly gathered together, forming a ball of light. The ball of light kept rotating above everyone, and as the ball of light rotated, subtle changes also occurred Fengxiang Pavilion.

Suddenly, a wall disappeared. No one knew how; it just vanished abruptly. Behind the wall were floating jade plates, each containing a treasure.

Zhang Xingfeng naturally wouldn't be interested in ordinary treasures, but the eldest son of the Zhu Family bought a cloud-patterned robe for Yun, spending dozens of immortal crystals. The people from the eight great Lineage bought the most of these treasures. It seems that these Great Luo Golden Immortals and Nine Heavens Profound Immortal are reluctant to spend immortal crystals. After all, they still need to cultivate. Unless they encounter a treasure that has a miraculous effect on their cultivation, these immortals will not make a move.

"This one, I'm sure you've all heard of it. It's an exceptionally precious Azure Bracelet. The Azure Bracelet is Top-grade Immortal Artifact, the pinnacle of storage bracelets. Of course, the legendary Pangu God's Tianyu Bracelet doesn't count, since that's the only storage artifact, something you can only come across once in a lifetime!" Tian Nan explained in detail, Azure Bracelet immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"However, why wasn't this Azure Bracelet mentioned in the invitation? Could it be that the invitation stated it was at least at the level of a divine artifact?" Zhang Xingfeng didn't know, but he did know one thing: this group of immortals and members of the eight great Lineage were definitely going to make a move. The Azure Bracelet was far more precious than any ordinary top-tier immortal artifact; after all, it was the strongest bracelet besides the Tianyu Bracelet.

"500 Immortal Crystals!" A Great Luo Golden Immortal looked at the Azure Bracelet with a hint of anticipation in his eyes and immediately made a bid.

"550 Immortal Crystals!"

These important figures have begun vying for the treasure...