Ancient Treasure Pavilion

Persistence pays off. After exploring the entire Space Town, Xiao Yan finally found the Seven-Colored Origin Stone he had been longing for at an inconspicuous stall.

The seller of this item was a gaunt old man. He sat cross-legged behind his stall, looking listless. When he saw Xiao Yan and his companion stop, he didn't greet them at all, not at all like a businessman.

Xiao Yan would definitely not easily provoke an old man like Bi Deng. The more eccentric a person is, the more eccentric their temper. If Bi Deng suddenly stopped selling his goods for some inexplicable reason, Xiao Yan would have to find a way to kill the old man and rob him.

"Senior, how do you plan to trade these Seven-Colored Origin Stones?"

Xiao Yan still respectfully addressed him as "senior."

In reality, with Xiao Yan's current strength, one punch would probably send this old man into a peaceful slumber.

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's youthful voice, the withered old man finally reacted, slightly raising his eyes and slowly saying:

"A single Eighth-Grade Pill used to enhance cultivation, producing at least Three-Colored Pill Lightning (a type of magical energy), price is fixed."

Just one pill?

Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised; he vaguely remembered that in the original story, this guy would ask for two pills.

Could it be related to the fact that I called him "senior"?

Xiao Yan didn't quite understand what the old man was thinking, but since he could avoid killing and robbing, and only needed a meager Grade Three-Colored Pill Lightning Eighth-Grade Pill, he naturally accepted it gladly.

After all, this was a huge profit.

"Senior, what do you think of this pill?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yan took out a jade bottle containing a Grade Three-Colored Pill Lightning Eighth-Grade Pill and handed it to the other party.

Seeing that Xiao Yan took out the pill without the slightest hesitation, the old man couldn't help but feel a hint of surprise in his eyes. Then he opened the jade bottle, and a rich fragrance of pills wafted out.

"Great quality! You're quite generous, young man, this stone is yours."

Sensing the immense medicinal power of the pill, which was as pure as some Four-Colored Pill Lightning pills, the old man immediately understood that the seemingly young, mysterious man before him was either an Eighth-Grade Alchemy Grandmaster or had an enormous force supporting him. He immediately became much more polite, even forcing a smile, and pushed the Seven-Colored Origin Stone forward, indicating that Xiao Yan could take it himself.

"Hehe, thank you so much for parting with it, senior."

Xiao Yan casually picked up the Seven-Colored Origin Stone, played with it in his hand for a while, then put it into his Storage Ring. He nodded to the old man and then took Hua Yu to find Old Yao.

Watching Xiao Yan and the other person walk away, the old man's face showed a hint of relief at surviving a disaster.

That's utter Xiao Yan! He actually wanted to ask for two Eighth-Grade Pills of the Three-Colored Pill Lightning, but before he could even utter the words, a sense of unease and panic welled up inside him, as if he were being watched by some monstrous beast.

Although he didn't realize Xiao Yan's thoughts, he could sense their extraordinary nature from the unfathomable Devouring Mask on Xiao Yan and Hua Yu's faces.

At his age, he'd rather take a loss than cause trouble, so naturally he'd lower his prices. Earning less is better than losing his life!

As Xiao Yan walked with Hua Yu, he opened his mouth and spat out a fresh drop of blood, which landed on the Seven-Colored Origin Stone.

Hua Yu stood by Xiao Yan's arm, watching. She didn't know what Xiao Yan meant, but as a sensible older sister, she knew there was no need to bother Xiao Yan at this time; he would explain things to her later.

After all, the two had known each other for a long time and had a certain level of understanding of each other.

"This is a drop of blood I obtained from Medusa. Liuli told you, right? Medusa's true form is the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python."

Xiao Yan indeed took the initiative to answer Hua Yu's questions, dripping Queen Medusa's blood onto the Seven-Colored Origin Stone as he spoke:

"Ordinary people only know that there is a certain chance of Seven-Colored Origin Stone being born at the place where the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python fall, but they do not know that if more than a hundred Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python fall in one place at the same time, then there is a chance of eight-colored or even nine-colored raw stones being born."

To determine the exact grade of this raw stone, we need the blood of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python to resonate with it.

However, the chances of this happening are incredibly slim. I'm just trying my luck. This item is extremely useful to her, and since I've come across it, I certainly can't let it go."

At this point, a new colorful pattern appeared on the Seven-Colored Origin Stone in Xiao Yan's hand.

"Is it Eight-Colored Origin Stone?"

Hua Yu was also quite excited about this blind box-like experience, and her tone became cheerful.

"Perhaps more?"

Xiao Yan smiled meaningfully, and the next moment, another extremely subtle pattern spread out from behind the eighth colored pattern!

"It's Nine-Colored Origin Stone!?"

Hua Yu gasped softly in shock.

Xiao Yan just said that only when more than a hundred Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python perish in one place at the same time is it possible to create an eight-colored or even nine-colored primordial stone.

The appearance of this Nine-Colored Origin Stone undoubtedly proves that hundreds of Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python actually perished at the same time in one place!

That's what really shocked her.

It should be noted that the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python has long since disappeared from the Dou Qi Continent, leaving only Queen Medusa as its sole survivor.

"My luck is indeed quite good."

Xiao Yan was quite satisfied with this. After smiling, he put the Nine-Colored Origin Stone into his Storage Ring, and then, with Xiao Yan Hua Yu, he went to find Old Yao.

At this moment, Old Yao was standing in front of an ancient pavilion at the end of Space Town, quietly waiting for the two of them to arrive.

"Teacher, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Xiao Yan bowed slightly and nodded in greeting.

"Hehe, I just arrived not long ago. This place is difficult to enter, so I waited for you a little while." Old Yao waved his hand with a faint smile, indicating that Xiao Yan didn't need to worry about such a small matter, and then added, "Only those with invitations from the Three Great Sects can enter this Ancient Treasure Pavilion. Luckily, I was a regular customer here back in the day. I left alone just now to get these invitations."

Xiao Yan and Hua Yu nodded in understanding upon hearing this, but they were not at all surprised by Old Yao's connections and methods.

Back then, Old Yao was the champion of the Central Plains Pill Gathering Refining Competition and the top alchemist in the Central Plains. His accumulated connections are beyond question. Now that he has been resurrected, his strength has reached the level of Dou Sheng. His presence at this Space Trade Fair can be described as an honored guest, bringing glory to this humble place.

Furthermore, just as Old Yao said, even the gatekeepers of this Ancient Treasure Pavilion are all Six-Star Dou Zun level experts!

This also means that the three valley masters of the renowned "Three Valleys" in the Central Plains the Dou Qi Continent are not even qualified to be gatekeepers here!

That's a truly grand undertaking.

"Let's go in."

After explaining, Old Yao called out and led the two towards the door of the ancient pavilion. With a flick of his finger, he showed the invitation to the two Six-Star Dou Zun guarding the door.

It was a jade tablet that was entirely red, made with a special technique to prevent it from being counterfeited.

"The three of you, please..."

After receiving the jade token, the two gatekeepers glanced at Xiao Yan and his companions briefly, then bowed slightly in greeting. With a flick of their sleeves, three streaks of black light shot towards Xiao Yan, hovering in front of them.

Those were three jet-black cloaks.

"Those who enter generally conceal their identities; after all, one shouldn't flaunt wealth. This thing was specially made by the Three Great Sects and can defend against detection..."

The Old Yao smiled meaningfully, then put on his cloak, covering his entire body completely.

Xiao Yan and Hua Yu naturally followed suit and dressed themselves properly, then followed Old Yao into the pavilion.

Stepping into this ancient building, Xiao Yan's gaze swept around. The place was unremarkable, and he couldn't see anything special about it for the time being.

"The three of you, please follow me..."

At this moment, an old man in gray robes walked quickly from the side, greeted them respectfully, and then turned around and led the way into the dimly lit depths of the pavilion. Old Yao remained silent and followed him with practiced ease, with Xiao Yan and Hua Yu naturally following closely behind.

A few minutes later, the group arrived at a large bronze gate. The old man who had led the way bowed and quietly left. Old Yao, along with Xiao Yan and Hua Yu, pushed open the bronze gate and entered directly inside.

This is their destination.

Inside the bronze gate was an ancient palace that was not particularly large in scale. There were many stone chairs inside, and some of them were already occupied by people whose faces and figures were all covered by black cloaks, concealing their identities.

When Yao Old Yao mentioned that the cloak could conceal one's identity, he had shown a meaningful smile. Now, after scanning his surroundings, Xiao Yan noticed something amiss.

Now, his soul realm is at the peak of the Spirit Realm. Combined with his mastery of Spatial Strength, he can use the dual perception of soul power and Spatial Strength to create detailed body models of those wearing cloaks.

In other words, cloaks can't actually protect against experts; they can only prevent ordinary strong people from spying on you.

Of course, some people tried to probe Xiao Yan and his companions, but with the combined effects of the cloak and the Devouring Mask, their probes were obviously unlikely to yield any results.

Afterwards, Xiao Yan and Hua Yu followed Old Yao to a row of secluded stone chairs and sat down. With a wave of Old Yao's sleeve, the surrounding space distorted.

"There are many powerful individuals here. We'll either have to communicate through telepathy or use some means to conceal our voices to avoid being overheard."

Old Yao smiled and explained to Xiao Yan.

These words were mainly addressed to Xiao Yan, a young man. Hua Yu was a veteran expert, and he didn't need Old Yao to teach him these principles.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan naturally nodded obediently. When he was probing those people earlier, he discovered that some of the experts had also set up spatial barriers, just like Old Yao.

Unfortunately, these people were too incompetent. Xiao Yan could easily penetrate the barrier they had set up without them noticing and begin eavesdropping on their conversation.

"Let's wait a little while. Judging by the time, the trade fair should be starting soon. Let me see if I know anyone here."

The Old Yao gave a soft instruction and then fell silent. His vast soul power silently poured out, probing their identities without alerting anyone.

Xiao Yan certainly wouldn't let his teacher go to that trouble, so he directly started creating high-precision models of everyone in the area, recreating their appearances under their cloaks one-to-one, then packed them into a jade tablet and handed it to Old Yao.

The Old Yao paused for a moment, then took it and placed it between his eyebrows.

The next moment, the cloakless character models of everyone present that Xiao Yan had brought over flooded into his mind.

Old Yao stared wide-eyed at Xiao Yan in disbelief.

Not a buddy?

Oh no, apprentice?

Is this even allowed?

In response, Xiao Yan simply winked and showed off to Old Yao.

The Old Yao shook his head helplessly and began to search through all the unboxing models that Xiao Yan had given him.

"Tsk, there really are some old acquaintances here."

After a moment, the Old Yao suddenly clicked his tongue softly, turned his head and whispered.

However, he didn't continue to explain. Seeing this, Xiao Yan could only helplessly purse his lips, and then took Hua Yu's small hand, which was as warm and delicate as mutton fat jade, and began to play with it.

Perhaps because she was wearing a mask, Hua Yu did not object to Xiao Yan being so close to her in such a public place, allowing Xiao Yan to admire her perfect body, which was entirely created by Xiao Yan himself.

A full hour later, Xiao Yan, whose fingers were intertwined with Hua Yu's, was finally brought back to his senses by a melodious and clear bell sound. Looking at the crimson color on the nail plates on her delicate fingers, he nodded in satisfaction.

He had been so bored that he used his Heavenly Flames to refine several flowers unique to the Flower Sect from Hua Yu's Storage Ring, turning them into nail polish, and then personally applied it to all ten of Hua Yu's fingers.

It's just that this place isn't quite right, otherwise Xiao Yan would have planned to apply it to Hua Yu's toes as well.

The Old Yao simply closed his eyes to rest, completely ignoring the young couple's display of affection.

Some people in the hall noticed Xiao Yan and Hua Yu's affectionate behavior and felt a pang of jealousy. "I wonder whose young master this is, having to bring a female companion with him when he goes out."

However, since they couldn't see through Xiao Yan and his two companions, and the trade fair was about to begin, no one dared to provoke them.

Hua Yu was completely taken aback by the way Xiao Yan carefully applied nail polish to her nails, and she was still savoring the moment.

Although the cloak concealed her figure and the Devouring Mask prevented her from seeing Xiao Yan 'Xiao Yan expression, she could still sense his feelings from his every move.

This also deepened her feelings for Xiao Yan considerably. After learning that Xiao Yan had a large number of women, she was actually somewhat disappointed.

But when she thought about Xiao Yan's excellence, she felt it was reasonable, and even a good thing for her.

Because if it weren't for this, she probably wouldn't even be qualified to join the game, and would have to bury these things in her heart, eventually taking them to her grave.

But as she spent more and more time with Xiao Yan these past few days, she felt more and more that her choice was right.

Xiao Yan is her ideal other half!

After she gets back this time, she decides to sleep with Xiao Yan.

She's no longer a naive young girl; she knows exactly what she wants and where her strengths lie.

Why engage in pointless, drawn-out games of lust when you can have the satisfaction of direct, visceral action?

Just do it!