Cheng Buzheng watched quietly as Jiang Fugui beamed with joy and his confidence soared.
He had a bad feeling, and his heart skipped a beat.
As expected.
Jiang Fugui greeted him and hurriedly headed downstairs.
See here.
Cheng Buzheng also knew what Jiang Fugui had gone to do after tasting the benefits.
But he didn't try to persuade him, especially at this point, as no amount of good advice would work. He would only realize this after he had suffered enough.
Only when one truly repents will one be able to make a firm decision.
Similarly, Cheng Buzheng did not follow Jiang Fugui downstairs, but remained waiting on the second floor.
I waited for a long time.
That stout figure reappeared in the second-floor lobby.
Then, Jiang Fugui approached the elderly cultivator again and handed him three Spirit Jade God-Restricting Stone of different shapes.
Meanwhile, the dispersed cultivators gathered again, eager to see if this incredibly fortunate fat man would unearth another treasure.
As time goes by.
The first piece of Spirit Jade God-Restricting Stone was completely reduced to dust, leaving no trace of Spirit Jade.
The second Spirit Jade God-Restricting Stone is the same!
See here.
The surrounding cultivators began to discuss it again:
"As expected, high-grade Spirit Jade isn't so easy to obtain!"
"Not bad, it's good enough to get one; it's almost impossible to get two high-grade Spirit Jade in a row."
"I reckon that fat guy just threw away his Spirit Stone for nothing this time."
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"Hey, it's out!"
The tone of conversation among the crowd shifted again:
"What incredible luck..."
"In all my years, I have never seen a cultivator with such good fortune!"
"No, this is just a low-grade Spirit Jade, Spirit Gathering Jade."
"This Spirit Gathering Jade is worth at most a little over a hundred Spirit Stone."
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As the last bit of powder slid off, a palm-sized piece of pale blue Spirit Jade was revealed to everyone.
After looking around and seeing no other cultivators making bids, Jiang Fugui simply put the Spirit Jade away.
Then, Jiang Fugui called out to Cheng Buzheng and walked outside.
After leaving the Spirit Jade Pavilion.
Cheng Buzheng calmly said:
" Martial Brother Jiang, I won't be going to Sea Suppressing City!"
He was unwilling to let Jiang Fugui pay for his Spirit Stone; a round trip would cost a cultivator four thousand Spirit Stone.
otherwise.
This is a huge favor to owe!
Although Cheng Buzheng now possessed over ten thousand Spirit Stone, these Spirit Stone were the capital he had used to build his fortune.
Although he also really wanted to go to Sea Suppressing City.
But the circumstances at this time did not allow him any extravagance.
Although Jiang Fugui, a wealthy man, provided him with Spirit Stone, the Spirit Stone were easy to repay, but the favor was difficult to repay.
I was eager to get to Sea Suppressing City.
That was a bit rash.
He hadn't thought things through properly, and there were some reasons he hadn't figured out yet. After weighing the options for a long time at the Spirit Jade Pavilion, he finally decided to refuse to go to Sea Suppressing City at this time.
Upon hearing this...
Jiang Fugui paused, turning to look at Cheng Buzheng.
"Junior Brother Cheng, what are you saying!"
"Didn't we agree before that you would come with me to Sea Suppressing City?"
"Please don't take offense, Martial Brother!"
Cheng Buzheng his hands and said:
"This round trip really requires far too many Spirit Stone, and I dare not let my Martial Brother spend so much!"
" Martial Brother, let's just forget about it!"
"When you return, your junior brother will throw a banquet to welcome you back and apologize, how about that?"
Cheng Buzheng said with great sincerity.
Upon hearing this...
Jiang Fugui sighed softly:
"Junior brother, you are mistaken!"
"There's another reason why I asked you, junior brother, to accompany me to Sea Suppressing City!"
Immediately, Jiang Fugui used a sound transmission Law Technique, and a familiar voice rang in his ear:
"Junior Brother Cheng, let's discuss this in detail when we get to Sea Suppressing City, shall we?"
"There aren't many cultivators that Martial Brother can trust, but you are one of them!"
Jiang Fugui said earnestly.
At this moment, Cheng Buzheng understood why Jiang Fugui had called him back immediately after leaving the Guard Hall and asked him to accompany him to Sea Suppressing City. No wonder he was so generous and covered the cost of the Teleportation Array.
Besides going to see the contact address Jiang Siling gave him, there must be another extremely important matter, which is why he couldn't wait to go to Sea Suppressing City.
Immediately, Cheng Buzheng transmitted his voice:
" Martial Brother Jiang, if you don't have enough Spirit Stone, should you postpone your trip to Sea Suppressing City?"
Upon hearing this...
Jiang Fugui nodded solemnly and transmitted his voice:
"That's right, and that's precisely why I went to the Spirit Jade Pavilion to try my luck. After all, I've always had good luck!"
"Junior brother, would you like to come with me to Sea Suppressing City now?"
"Of course, Martial Brother will not force you."
Cheng Buzheng thought about it for a moment.
I'm also glad I didn't take advantage of him so readily. If I hadn't agreed to Jiang Fugui's request once we got to Sea Suppressing City, our friendship would probably have ended there.
Although Cheng Buzheng knew that Jiang Fugui had no intention of framing him and was probably still giving him fortuitous opportunity, he still felt uneasy.
This might also be related to fortuitous opportunity, and although Jiang Fugui believed in himself, he dared not reveal it!
After all, Jiang Fugui was no novice cultivator and had no sense of caution whatsoever.
As the saying goes:
One should always be wary of others, but never harbor thoughts of harming them!
At this moment, having fully understood the cause and effect of this situation, he weighed the matter in his mind and then transmitted his voice:
"Yes, but Martial Brother must first tell me the whole story!"
"Um!"
Jiang Fugui nodded and transmitted his voice:
"Since you want to know, Martial Brother, I'll tell you!"
"It's not convenient to find a place to talk here, let's talk later!"
The two then went to a teahouse, booked a private room, and waited for the waitress to serve tea before leaving.
Then, Jiang Fugui closed the door and set up Warning Formation.
The two sat on either side of each other. Jiang Fugui's expression turned serious, and he said:
"Junior brother, let me make this clear beforehand, it's not Martial Brother I don't trust you."
This matter is of great importance. If I tell you about it, you must not tell anyone else."
In response to this...
Cheng Buzheng and slowly nodded, saying:
" Martial Brother, don't worry, even if I don't participate, I will never leak the news."
See here.
Jiang Fugui nodded. He trusted Cheng Buzheng quite a bit, a trust that Cheng Buzheng had built up little by little.
Otherwise, no matter how good their relationship was, Jiang Fugui wouldn't have trusted Cheng Buzheng so easily.
Immediately, Jiang Fugui's small eyes darted around for a moment before he transmitted his voice:
"Junior brother, I have a map of a former Abandoned Mansion!"
"Moreover, the owner of this cave abode is probably a Golden Core Stage cultivator."
Upon hearing this...
Cheng Buzheng's heart skipped a beat; he hadn't expected Jiang Fugui to possess such a valuable map!
No wonder Jiang Fugui was so cautious and didn't tell him beforehand; the news was simply too shocking for him.
immediately.
Cheng Buzheng transmitted his voice:
" Martial Brother Jiang, don't try to fool your junior brother!"
Jiang Fugui, his face serious, transmitted his voice:
"That's right, I've destroyed the original image, and I'm the only one in the world who knows about it!"
Then, Jiang Fugui stared intently at Cheng Buzheng and said:
"Junior brother, would you be willing to explore with me?"
Cheng Buzheng knew that almost all the cave abode of the predecessors were protected by formations, and some special formations even stored more spiritual energy over time, and their power became more and more terrifying!
There is no room for carelessness; once the full power of the Great Array is unleashed, it is likely that no cultivator will be able to escape unscathed.
Because the higher the cultivation level of the cave abode's owner in life, the more formidable the formations they set up should be.
After all, this is the last protective formation left for the body of a cultivator after their death.
Most cultivators in this world believe in reincarnation.
Or perhaps reincarnation truly exists.
In any case, every cultivator values their corpse after death, so they almost always do their utmost to improve the level and power of the Abandoned Mansion formations.
Therefore, exploring the cave abode of our predecessors is always a dangerous undertaking.
However, most cultivators are extremely greedy for such things, and with good luck, they can even become rich overnight.
The spiritual items in the cave abode are almost all the lifelong treasures of cultivators. Only Lineage cultivators will be buried in the Ancestral Land, and the spiritual items left behind will be handed over to the Lineage descendants or placed in the Lineage Treasure Vault.
The cultivators who pass away in the sect will pass on their relics to their descendants if they have any. However, the sect is not a place where everything is in one place. If the descendants cannot protect the treasures of their predecessors, they will mostly be kept by the so-called seniors, leaving behind only broken copper and scrap iron.
Therefore, the Abandoned Mansion has never been interrupted from ancient times to the present.
The map of the Abandoned Mansion was left to future generations by their ancestors, who also left behind the keys to enter and exit the Abandoned Mansion.
Thinking of this.
Cheng Buzheng turned his gaze to Jiang Fugui and transmitted his voice:
" Martial Brother, do you have a key to the array?"
Upon hearing this...
Jiang Fugui slowly shook his head, his voice low and deep, and transmitted his thoughts:
"No."
See here.
Cheng Buzheng frowned and transmitted his voice:
" Martial Brother, with just the two of us, I'm afraid we won't be able to break through the protective formation of the ancient Abandoned Mansion!"
"Don't worry!" Jiang Fugui picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said.
"I'll meet up with my younger sister first, and then the three of us will go together to find out what's going on!"
"That's excellent!" Cheng Buzheng nodded, then asked:
" Martial Brother, when shall we set off?"
Jiang Fugui put down his teacup, pondered for a moment, and said:
"Junior brother, let's set off at this time tomorrow. How about we meet in front of the Teleportation Hall?"
"We can take this opportunity to explore the Immortal Alliance City and make some preparations."
Cheng Buzheng largely agreed with Jiang Fugui's suggestion, as he also needed to understand the prices and search for Spirit Material and spirit medicine.
To prepare for the upcoming garrison duty.
immediately.
The two parted ways, Cheng Buzheng headed straight for the major shops, ignoring the smaller ones.
It's simply impossible to explore the Immortal Alliance Island in just one day.
Immortal Alliance Island spans a radius of ten million li, almost equivalent to a continent.
From this, one can imagine that the Spirit Transformation Venerable's power was so vast Divine Ability boundless that he could move this island away at will, and even move the part beneath the seabed along with it.
Such strength has exceeded Cheng Buzheng's expectations.
He realized that the Immortal Alliance Island was much larger than he had imagined, and that there were hundreds of thousands of shops in the Immortal Alliance City. In this short period of time, he could only selectively choose large shops.
Immediately.
Cheng Buzheng headed straight for the familiar large shop, ' Treasure Pagoda '.
Three-quarters of an hour later, he came out again and headed towards another shop.
Until the next day.
Cheng Buzheng then stopped his plan to continue browsing the shops.
Then, Cheng Buzheng turned and walked directly towards the Teleportation Hall.
After a day and a night of investigation.
Cheng Buzheng discovered that the prices of low-level spiritual items in the Endless Sea were about 20% cheaper than in the Jin Kingdom, including elixirs, Talisman, Law Artifact, and a whole range of other spiritual items.
However, special spiritual items, such as Spirit Thunder Dharma Pill, Talisman Treasure, and other similar items, are three levels higher than those from the Jin Kingdom, and there are also purchase thresholds.
While rare and precious treasures of the second rank and above are available in various shops, they are extremely expensive, priced at least 20,000 Spirit Stone. However, the situation is much better in the Jin Kingdom, where at least they are still available for sale.
Only those who have spent a certain amount of Spirit Stone are eligible to purchase it.
Otherwise, even with Spirit Stone, you can't buy it!
In the Jin Kingdom, there were almost no shops selling heavenly materials and earthly treasures; it was all traded among high-level cultivators using spiritual items.
While he could create low-level spiritual objects that could travel between the two regions using Teleportation Array, the large number of such objects appearing in the inland areas would involve interests that belonged to more than just one or two powerful entities.
What if we get caught by a high-level cultivator?
Putting everything else aside, their own sect alone probably wouldn't let them off the hook.
If the quantity is small, it might not even be enough to cover the Spirit Stone needed for the round trip!
Therefore, without sufficient strength, this path to wealth is simply not feasible.
High-level spiritual items are unnecessary.
Not only are there purchase restrictions, but every high-level cultivator also has a way to travel to the Endless Sea.
Thinking of this, Cheng Buzheng also gave up the idea of making a fortune.
But by this day, he had gained enough knowledge about the Endless Sea, which made him realize Endless Sea vastness.
The area of the Outer Sea alone cannot be calculated using logic.
Of the eleven large Immortal City, only the Teleportation Array in the Immortal Alliance City has the capability to teleport cultivators to Sea Suppressing City.
Besides, only by riding a special Law Treasure flying artifact, such as Flying Boat resembling the Egyptian pyramids, can one reach Sea Suppressing City.
It is said that there is only one of this flying treasures in the entire Heavenly Dao Alliance.
However, it would still take a full three years to reach Sea Suppressing City. As for other Law Treasure- level Flying Boat, it would take at least six years, such as the Heaven Escaping Boat of the White Cloud Sect.
Even for the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, it would take at least eight or nine years to fly on their own. Moreover, Golden Core Stage cultivator's flying speed is at least a hundred times slower than that of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, so it would take them about four or five hundred years to reach Sea Suppressing City.
There is no Teleportation Array in Immortal Alliance City that can directly teleport you to the headquarters of the Demonic Path Alliance, Heavenly Demon City Heavenly Demon Island, which is also located in the Outer Sea area.
Only Sea Suppressing City, located in the middle of the Outer Sea, can connect both Immortal Alliance City and Heavenly Demon City.
This clearly demonstrates just how vast the Outer Sea is.
Moreover, beyond the Outer Sea lies an even more expansive Inner Sea, followed by the True Dragon Sea, a sea exclusively for the Demon Race, and finally, the legendary Forbidden Sea.
Cheng Buzheng walked towards the Teleportation Hall, he pondered his future Immortal Path.
The Endless Sea truly overwhelmed him.
Then, thinking about what he had accomplished that day, a sense of satisfaction crept into his heart.
On this day, he not only deepened his understanding of the Endless Sea, but also gained something satisfying.
He acquired three Spirit Heart Ore, bringing his total to four now, which cost him almost half of his fortune, nearly five thousand Spirit Stone.
Although he found Spirit Heart Ore in later shops, his wallet was not enough for him to continue his extravagant spending, so he had to stop there.
At the same time, Cheng Buzheng also acquired three Purple Flow Flower, which were precisely the missing spirit medicine for the (Ultimate Version) Azure Cloud Pill.
He searched for the spirit medicine in the Jin Kingdom for a long time without success, but finally found it in a large shop, though it cost him over a thousand Spirit Stone.
This trip resulted in his personal wealth being reduced by more than half.
But it also laid some groundwork for his future career as a garrison commander.
PS: Two chapters combined into one