Selling Information

After obtaining the magical artifact, Chen Xuan soon left the Artifact Hall.

Next, Chen Xuan made a trip to Danxiao Peak and arrived at Li Junmo's residence.

Upon seeing Chen Xuan, Li Junmo's face was filled with pleasant surprise.

"Brother Chen, please, come in!"

Li Junmo enthusiastically ushered Chen Xuan into the house.

Inside the main hall.

After the two sat down, Li Junmo poured him some tea.

Although he did not ask directly, Chen Xuan could tell from Li Junmo's actions that he was eager to ask about the Heavenly Dao Qi.

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Brother Li, sit. I have already taken care of what I promised you. Among the three Heavenly Dao Secret Realms, the Starry Sky Secret Realm will be the first to produce a wisp of Heavenly Dao Qi, and it will happen in three years' time..."

Chen Xuan then proceeded to inform Li Junmo of the exact time and location where the Heavenly Dao Qi would manifest in the Starry Sky Secret Realm.

Li Junmo's face was full of excitement as he firmly committed the time and location to memory.

"Brother Chen, thank you."

Li Junmo cupped his hands respectfully in gratitude.

"No need for thanks; I did accept your Purple Qi Comes from the East, after all."

Chen Xuan waved his hand dismissively.

In Chen Xuan's view, this was, at the end of the day, merely a transaction.

However, for Li Junmo, it was far from that.

Heavenly Dao Qi was far too important for a cultivator in the Spirit Sea Realm.

This was a matter concerning whether or not one could achieve Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.

Li Junmo himself possessed a Golden Spirit Sea; if he could also achieve Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, the cultivation resources he would receive in the future would certainly not be lacking.

Once he reached the Purple Mansion stage later on, with enough effort, he would have a great chance of cultivating a superior-grade Purple Mansion.

Strong in one step, strong in every step.

If one could cultivate a superior-grade Purple Mansion, then it would also be possible to condense a first-grade Nascent Soul upon reaching the Nascent Soul Realm.

Nascent Souls also had three grades; unlike the Purple Mansion which was divided into superior, middle, and inferior, the three grades of the Nascent Soul were simply categorized as first, second, and third.

The first grade was the strongest, and the third grade was the weakest.

The lower five realms of cultivation could be collectively referred to as the Foundation stage.

Cultivators with a Mortal Body were inherently limited in their aptitude; even with great talent, they could only step into the middle five realms if they forged the best possible foundation across all five lower realms.

Therefore, Li Junmo obtaining the Heavenly Dao Qi was not as simple as just achieving Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.

It was the possibility of stepping into the middle five realms.

After chatting for a while, Chen Xuan took his leave.

Leaving Li Junmo's residence, Chen Xuan did not rush back, but instead turned toward Jiang Qiong's residence.

He did not have many candidates in mind to sell the information about the Heavenly Dao Qi to.

Among the Spirit Sea Realm cultivators he knew, the ones he had a decent relationship with were Jiang Qiong and Li Junmo.

Beyond them, the only other Spirit Sea Realm cultivators he knew were a few mere acquaintances whose names he knew, but with whom he had no real relationship.

This situation arose partly because he had been in seclusion for so long, and partly because his cultivation speed was simply too fast.

He hadn't even gotten to know many cultivators of his own rank before he had already reached a higher realm.

But that is digressing; regardless, if he wanted to sell the information on the Heavenly Dao Qi, Jiang Qiong was the first person he thought of.

Whether or not Jiang Qiong chose to buy it, she was someone willing to keep the secret of his Heaven-Observing Divine Eye for the time being.

A moment later, Chen Xuan arrived outside Jiang Qiong's residence.

"Is Senior Sister Jiang in?"

His voice carried into the residence.

The courtyard gate was soon opened, and Jiang Qiong walked out.

"Senior Brother Chen, you really shouldn't call me Senior Sister anymore."

Seeing Chen Xuan, Jiang Qiong spoke with a complicated tone.

Just as Li Junmo had felt conflicted when he saw Chen Xuan after his Foundation Establishment, Jiang Qiong felt it even more so.

One had to remember, it was she who had originally gone to the Hundred Herb Valley to bring Chen Xuan to Danxiao Peak.

Back then, she was in the Spirit Sea Realm, and Chen Xuan was at the fourth level of Qi Gathering.

Now, Chen Xuan was already in the Dao Foundation Realm, while she remained in the Spirit Sea Realm.

"Senior Sister, please continue to call me Junior Brother."

Chen Xuan said with a smile.

To him, his relationship with Jiang Qiong was still much closer than with Li Junmo.

After all, it was Jiang Qiong who had brought him to Danxiao Peak, helped him quite a bit, and guided him through many matters.

Even though his cultivation base was now a full major realm higher than hers.

Chen Xuan was still willing to address Li Junmo, whom he considered a friend, as a brother.

He was also willing to continue calling Jiang Qiong "Senior Sister"; this had nothing to do with strength.

If the relationship were distant, Chen Xuan would naturally follow the principle that the strong are to be respected.

But for those he was close to, like Jiang Qiong, Chen Xuan preferred to stick to their original forms of address and call her Senior Sister.

"Junior Brother, please."

Seeing that Chen Xuan was not just being polite, Jiang Qiong smiled and invited him into the room.

After they entered, they exchanged a few pleasantries.

Jiang Qiong asked, "Junior Brother, you wouldn't visit without a reason. Is there something you need?"

"Senior Sister, you must have reached the perfection of the Spirit Sea for quite some time now, right?"

Chen Xuan nodded as he asked.

Jiang Qiong nodded in return.

"Since you haven't broken through yet, I assume you are aiming for the Heavenly Dao Qi, but are troubled by the fact that you haven't obtained any?"

"That's right. Come to think of it, you really are lucky. You encountered a wisp of Heavenly Dao Qi not long after you started cultivating. I've been to the three major secret realms many times, and let alone Heavenly Dao Qi, I haven't even encountered any spiritual treasures."

Jiang Qiong sighed helplessly.

Hearing this, Chen Xuan smiled. "Senior Sister, it's not about luck. This is all down to my strength."

Jiang Qiong was slightly stunned by these words. "What do you mean by that?"

Chen Xuan stopped playing coy and activated his Heaven-Observing Divine Eye.

When using the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye, one could deliberately conceal it so that the eyes showed no change.

However, one could also manifest the divine ability directly, in which case two beams of divine light would erupt from the eyes.

Following this, Chen Xuan explained how he had cultivated the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique and developed the Heaven-Observing Divine Eye.

He also mentioned Li Junmo asking him to help locate the Heavenly Dao Qi.

"That is how it is. I just returned from my patrol mission, and I now know the location and time for the next appearance of the Heavenly Dao Qi in all three Heavenly Dao Secret Realms.

I came to visit you specifically because I thought you might also be waiting for a wisp of Heavenly Dao Qi, so I wanted to ask if you would like to trade for information regarding one.

However, as you know, Brother Li asked me to go to the secret realms first, so I have already given him the information regarding the wisp of Heavenly Dao Qi that will appear the soonest.

The other two wisps will require waiting a few more years."

After Chen Xuan finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Qiong.

Jiang Qiong was extremely surprised by Chen Xuan's words, yet she did not doubt them for a moment.

She then chose to purchase the information without hesitation.

"Junior Brother, thank you for coming to find me. I'll buy it!"

With that, Jiang Qiong took out her Storage Bag, emptied all its contents, and then went into her living quarters to retrieve a few more items.

"Junior Brother, this is my entire fortune. Take whatever you like. If it's not enough, I can give you all my accumulated contribution points. If that's still not enough, just wait for me a while, and I will go earn more."

Jiang Qiong appeared somewhat agitated.

After all, this involved the Heavenly Dao Qi.

Who wouldn't want to achieve Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment?

"Senior Sister, don't be so excited. Sit down first, and let me take a look at these things."

Chen Xuan gestured for Jiang Qiong to sit.

Jiang Qiong immediately sat down obediently.