Exchange Fair

Thinking of this, Sea-Calming Daoist sighed again and said, "This Blood-Transforming Old Devil is also a person of exceptional talent, but unexpectedly he still failed this time."

"Upon closer inspection, this is his fourth failed attempt at breaking through. I wonder if you and I will also be stuck at this level in the future."

Chen Nianzhi fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, but quickly relaxed slightly.

Now that he wields two secret powers, coupled with the Tier 6 Heavenly River Gold in the Heavenly Expanse Island ruins, Chen Nianzhi will surely be able to cultivate a Pure Yang Immortal Sword.

At that time, given Chen Nianzhi's foundation, he would have at least an 80% chance of breaking through to the Primordial Spirit, and far more.

Thinking of this, he comforted him, "It is extremely difficult for Devil Cultivator to break through to the Primordial Spirit stage. Brother Ding Hai has accumulated great merit, so breaking through to the Primordial Spirit in the future will be a sure thing."

"Then I'll take your good wishes."

The Sea-Calming Daoist Dinghai laughed heartily, regaining some of his confidence.

Seeing this, Chen Nianzhi pondered for a moment and then asked, "By the way, Brother Ding Hai, do you know if there have been any unusual developments in the Godfall Ancient Domain?"

"You mean, the Godfall Ancestor?"

Sea-Calming Daoist was slightly taken aback, then frowned and said, "There hasn't been any movement, but I heard that during the Abyssal Demon Calamity, a Black Lotus from beyond the realm fell into it. I wonder if there's some kind of conspiracy involved."

"Why are you suddenly interested in this?"

"Ah." Chen Nianzhi was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "We still need to be a little careful with this kind of Primordial Spirit Demon Ancestor."

Despite saying that, Chen Nianzhi's heart still sank slightly.

Black Lotus are inherently ominous, and the origin of Black Lotus that can fly in from beyond the realm is probably even more terrifying.

He was somewhat worried about Azure Ruins Dao Lord, but he also understood that with his current cultivation level, interfering in matters of this caliber would only be suicide, so he could only suppress his unease.

"..."

The Exchange Fair began shortly after the arrival of the Sea-Calming Daoist Dinghai.

There were only a little over 150 Nascent Soul True Lord present at this Exchange Fair, which is neither too many nor too few.

This was also within Chen Nianzhi's expectations, because during the last Abyssal Demon Calamity, the Nascent Soul True Lord in the Three Vein Ancient Region decreased by about 20%, and many people are still recovering from injuries, so it is reasonable that fewer people came.

As the host of this Exchange Fair, Chen Nianzhi was the first to step onto the high platform, smiling as she took out some treasures and then spoke:

"Gentlemen, the Exchange Fair begins today. If you need anything I have, feel free to name your price and exchange it for mine."

As the first person to exchange goods, Chen Nianzhi naturally did not miss the opportunity, and he brought out quite a few treasures.

This included ten Nascent Soul Formation Pill, two Earth Mother Qi, several bottles of Tier 5 Precious Pill, more than a dozen Tier 5 spirit talismans, three or four Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure, and several pieces of Five-Vein Jade.

"What treasure did I have back then? This is all I have?"

"I thought that with the reputation of Daoist Return-to-Void, he would be able to offer some kind of treasure for sale, but it turns out he's just a poor lad."

As soon as these treasures were taken out, Chen Nianzhi heard a whispered transmission.

The speaker was Fang Tianji of the Fang Immortal Clan. He was holding a woman in a red dress in his arms, a sneer on his face, as they were exchanging whispers.

Although this Fang Tianji was transmitted through sound, it wasn't concealed too much, and he easily heard it clearly with his Half-Step Primordial Spirit realm divine sense.

Chen Nianzhi frowned and glanced coldly at Fang Tianji.

"This..."

Fang Tianji felt a chill run down his spine, and the words caught in his throat as a sense of inexplicable fear arose within him.

However, Chen Nianzhi was too lazy to argue with him and simply continued, "Gentlemen, Exchange Fair begin."

Compared to the Exchange Fair of the past held by the Flying Feather Pavilion and Profound Heaven Sect, which frequently brought out Upper-Tier Spirit Treasure of astonishing value, this year's opening ceremony was indeed rather meager.

However, for Chen Nianzhi, precious treasures should be kept for her own use, so she was naturally reluctant to take them out.

Fortunately, as the first person to take the stage, there was virtually no possibility that he couldn't be replaced.

Especially the Nascent Soul Formation Pill; now that the Abyssal Demon Calamity has just passed, all the major immortal clans are waiting to replenish their strength, and most of them are selling for a high price of nearly fifty Heavenly Crystal each.

After selling off the dozen or so Tier 5 treasures he had, Chen Nianzhi now possessed treasures and supplies worth over a thousand Heavenly Crystal.

The second person to step onto the stage was Sea-Calming Daoist Sea-Calming Daoist. He immediately took out a Tier 5 Upper Grade purple shield and began to speak:

"This Glazed Azure-Scale Shield is Spirit Treasure I used in my younger days. I'll put it up for sale today. If anyone is interested, please come and exchange it."

Chen Nianzhi's expression shifted slightly. The Glazed Azure-Scale Shield was a defensive Spirit Treasure that the Sea-Calming Daoist had used for over a thousand years, making it a very good Upper-Tier Spirit Treasure.

However, during the last Abyssal Demon Calamity, Sea-Calming Daoist exchanged it for a more powerful quasi- Pure Yang Spirit Treasure, which is why he was willing to sell it.

"Huai Xu possesses Water-Wood Dual Spiritual Root. This treasure is compatible with her Spirit Root, so it's worth buying it for her self-defense."

With this thought in mind, Chen Nianzhi transmitted his voice and said, "Brother Ding Hai, sell this item to me."

When Sea-Calming Daoist saw that it was Chen Nianzhi who wanted it, he smiled and said, "Generally, Upper-Tier Spirit Treasure treasure costs around eight hundred Heavenly Crystal, but since you want it, let's make it cheaper, how about seven hundred and fifty Heavenly Crystal?"

"Thank you very much."

Chen Nianzhi smiled slightly and completed the transaction with the Sea-Calming Daoist.

A single Upper-Tier Spirit Treasure is worth as much as eight Lower-Tier Spirit Treasure, demonstrating the considerable difference between Spirit Treasure of the same type.

In subsequent transactions, there were no more treasures of exceptional value.

There were a few Tribulation-Crossing Flower for sale. These Tribulation-Crossing Flower were the medicinal ingredients for cultivating the Nirvana Tribulation-Transference Art, and their price was quite high, with each one costing two hundred Heavenly Crystal.

However, the Tribulation-Crossing Flower need at least three hundred years to mature. To avoid a repeat of Chen Qinghao's experience, Chen Nianzhi bought three of them at a high price.

Seeing that he had bought the Tribulation-Crossing Flower, Chen Xianyan sighed and said, "If Uncle Qing Hao had cultivated the Nirvana Tribulation-Transference Art, he might still have a chance to undergo a second tribulation."

Chen Nianzhi fell silent upon hearing this. Chen Qinghao's death in saving him was a pain that would never fade from his heart, and he still found it difficult to let go of it.

Although there were quite a few treasures to come, most of them were low to Tier 5 items, which were of little use to Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong.

The Exchange Fair lasted for seven or eight days before it finally came to a complete end.

After the Exchange Fair concluded, the Nascent Soul True Lord bid farewell one by one. Chen Xianye then approached Fang Tianji and said coldly:

"I've heard that you are a newly promoted Nascent Soul, and I myself only recently broke through to the Nascent Soul. I would like to seek your guidance."