Turmoil at the Grand Gathering

Chen Nianzhi suddenly felt a tremendous pressure coming from behind him. He turned around and saw a man in a purple robe standing at the entrance, looking at the Cloud-Pattern Creation Pill with a somewhat ardent gaze.

"This elixir is useful to me. Would you be willing to exchange it with me?"

"So it's Senior Pan." Su Ling smiled slightly, took the Cloud-Pattern Creation Pill, and said, "The Yi-Wood Crystal is exactly what I need, so I'm naturally more than happy to oblige."

It turned out that the preciousness of the Cloud-Pattern Creation Pill had alarmed the ancestor of the Pan Clan of the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan in Jiaoyang Commandery. This person was Pan Boyuan, the ancestor of the Pan Clan.

The Pan Clan controls the only third-tier Yi-Wood Earth Vein in Yang Province. Now that Pan Boyuan is stuck at the Third-Layer Purple Mansion realm, he is naturally willing to exchange Yi-Wood Crystal for this Cloud-Pattern Creation Pill.

After exchanging the Cloud-Pattern Creation Pill, Pan Boyuan glanced at the Blazing Fire Crystal and finally shook his head.

"The Blazing Fire Crystal is too precious, and my Pan Clan doesn't have a suitable candidate to break through to the Purple Mansion yet. With the Beast Turmoil imminent, we should first strengthen our own power."

With this in mind, Pan Boyuan turned his gaze to the Earthfire Mystic Gold.

"I'm currently lacking Earthfire Mystic Gold to forge a third-tier Law Treasure. I'll exchange it with you for a ' Calamity-Shaking Thunder Heavenly Strike Talisman,' what do you say?"

Pan Boyuan was a cultivator with the Thunder Spirit Root. His "Calamity-Shaking Thunder Heavenly Strike Art" was renowned Yang Province. It was an extremely powerful Divine Ability, with a destructive force three times greater than that of the Blazing Fire Heavenly Sword.

It is said that once this Divine Ability power is made into Treasure Talisman, its activation is almost equivalent to his full-force attack, and even Mid-Purple Mansion realm cultivator might not dare to take it head-on.

Upon hearing that Pan Boyuan wanted to exchange this Treasure Talisman for refining materials, Su Ling revealed a satisfied smile.

"I'll trade this for yours."

For Su Ling, although Earthfire Mystic Gold can be used to refine third-tier Law Treasure, she cannot unleash the full power of a third-tier Law Treasure. In fact, it is not as useful as the Calamity-Shaking Thunder Heavenly Strike Talisman.

Having obtained two treasures, Patriarch Pan left the Exchange Fair satisfied.

Su Ling also smiled. With the acquisition of the Yi-Wood Crystal, she would be able to attempt to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm.

After Patriarch Pan left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and began to compete for the Blazing Fire Crystal.

To purchase a treasure like the Blazing Fire Crystal, one would need the combined strength of a top-tier Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan to have any chance of success. Chen Nianzhi didn't have that kind of resources, so she naturally watched from the sidelines.

With everyone bidding, the Zhang Clan of Yunyang Commandery in Yang Province finally managed to win the Blazing Fire Crystal by spending the entire clan's resources and a hefty premium of 96,000 Spirit Stone.

The Zhang Clan is the top Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan ranked first in Yunyang Commandery. Unlike the Wei Clan, the Zhang Clan family is not wealthy. In order to purchase this Blazing Fire Crystal, they even mortgaged two of their own Spirit Mountain to raise the Spirit Stone.

After acquiring the Blazing Fire Crystal, the Zhang Clan Immortal Clan was unwilling to linger. The group of seven Foundation Establishment cultivators hurriedly left the Exchange Fair, clearly afraid of being coveted by others, and wanting to hurry back to their Lineage.

Just as the Zhang Clan family members were leaving, two figures quietly followed them through Jiaoyang Market.

Senior Brother Yan from the Azure Sun Sect was one of them. At this moment, there was an old man with gray hair in front of Senior Brother Yan. This man was Wei Mingyuan, the son of Ancestor Wei of the Azure Sun Sect.

Senior Brother Yan looked at Wei Mingyuan and couldn't help but whisper, "Senior Brother Wei, if we go after the Zhang Clan now, won't Chen Nianzhi get away?"

"Don't worry, I've got people keeping an eye on things." Wei Mingyuan sneered, saying confidently, "The most important thing right now is to seize the Blazing Fire Crystal."

"I have already broken through twice, traversing most of the Purple Mansion Dao Meridian. If I can obtain a Blazing Fire Crystal, then after my meridians recover in ten years, I will have at least a 50-60% chance of breaking through to the Purple Mansion."

"To obtain the Blazing Fire Crystal, everything else can be put on hold."

Hearing this, Senior Brother Yan could only nod, then said somewhat uneasily, "The Zhang Clan is, after all, a top Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan in Yunyang Commandery, and they've even brought seven Foundation Establishment. They've clearly come prepared, so it might be a bit troublesome."

"It's alright." Wei Mingyuan sneered, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes. "Even if they have some tricks up their sleeves, with the Azure Sun True Flame Talisman in hand, what can the Zhang Clan do to fight me?"

Senior Brother Yan's expression changed drastically. The Azure Sun True Flame Talisman was a third-tier Treasure Talisman that sealed the Azure Sun Sect's strongest offensive Divine Ability, the Azure Sun Divine Flame. This was Wei Chongyang's biggest trump card left for Wei Mingyuan, and even the Purple Mansion Ancestor would frown if it were used.

As they talked, the two flew out of Jiaoyang Market and quietly followed the Zhang Clan family.

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Meanwhile, the Exchange Fair was still underway.

Chen Nianzhi discovered that there were many treasures at the Exchange Fair, but no one had made a move on the Qingyuan Pill and Azure Origin Ganoderma that he wanted.

Half a day passed in the blink of an eye, and an old man in white robes stepped forward.

This man, surnamed Sun, was the most powerful Rogue Cultivator in Yang Province, with a cultivation level reaching the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer. He took out a treasure box and presented it to everyone before speaking.

"I have a Azure Origin Ganoderma here, the value of which needs no further explanation."

"I would like to exchange this item for a Tier 2 high-grade flying sword. I wonder who would be willing to make the trade?"

Chen Nianzhi pondered for a moment. The value of a Azure Origin Ganoderma is generally around five thousand Spirit Stone, and a Tier 2 high-quality flying sword is around six thousand Spirit Stone.

Considering the price increases during the Beast Turmoil, the price of these two items will likely increase by another thousand Spirit Stone.

With that in mind, he tentatively offered, "I'm willing to offer seven thousand Spirit Stone for this Azure Origin Ganoderma."

"No."

Upon hearing this, the elderly man surnamed Sun considered for a moment, but still shook his head.

"I possess dual Spirit Root of earth and wood, so I would prefer a flying sword with Wood Attribute. Such flying swords with both attributes are quite rare, and with the current Beast Turmoil, even with Spirit Stone, it's not guaranteed that I can buy one."

"I'll switch with you."

Just then, a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage took out a Tier 2 high-quality flying sword, which was actually forged from thousand-year-old peach wood.

The elderly man surnamed Sun showed delight and stopped negotiating with Chen Nianzhi, completing the transaction directly.

In subsequent transactions, the Azure Sun Pill and Azure Origin Ganoderma seemed to have disappeared, never to be seen again.

Chen Nianzhi was somewhat disappointed. Wei Xuyuan was standing to the side, noticed this and suddenly said, "If you want Azure Origin Ganoderma, it's not entirely impossible."

"What do you mean?" Chen Nianzhi asked, a hint of joy in his eyes. "Please explain, fellow Daoist."

Wei Xuyuan hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Do you know about the Wang Clan's Ink-Splash Ridge?"

As the clan chief Wei Clan explained in detail, Chen Nianzhi quickly learned the method Wei Xuyuan had mentioned.

More than ninety years ago, there was a top-tier Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan Wang Clan in Jiaoyang Commandery.

The Wang Clan has been established in Jiaoyang Commandery for hundreds of years, accumulating formidable strength. Their Lineage's Daoist temple, Ink-Splash Ridge, is a Tier 2 superior Spirit Vein.

On the Ink-Splash Ridge, the Wang Clan of the Wang Clan cultivated hundreds of acres of Spirit Field, planting a considerable number of spirit medicine.