Each Gets What They Need
"Is this what they call Jiaoli?"
A sweet taste filled his mouth, and when he took the spiritual fruit again, Zhang Xuezhou felt a sense of comfort spread throughout his body.
"Each spiritual fruit here is marked with Law Power, allowing us to determine who consumes it within the grand formation; therefore, it cannot be stuffed into a storage bag!"
The middle-aged man began to speak, his gaze constantly shifting between Zhang Xuezhou and the man himself.
Endless, multicolored light swept across him, so dazzling that he had to squint.
If it weren't for the high-class sacrificial Heavenly Robe that gave him away, he would have had a hard time recognizing Zhang Xuezhou holding the mirage pearl.
The power of the array that affects a vast area is composed of two parts at this time: one part is the power of the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Array, and the other part originates from the Mirage Pearl.
Whoever gains the approval of both will be able to move freely within this grand formation.
Holding the Mirage Pearl, Zhang Xuezhou was also recognized by the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Array, so he was almost free from any negative effects.
The middle-aged man began to explain, confirming what he had said earlier.
"You are wearing a golden robe and a golden crown, but your face is so shrouded in mist that I cannot see your true features. Am I still being deceived by the formation?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.
"This is just a small Law Treasure," the middle-aged man said. "I can't stay in the Lingxiao Palace forever; sometimes I need to change my identity and go out to take care of some things!"
"I see!"
"If you didn't possess the ability to see through formations, you would see a completely different me!"
The middle-aged man pointed to his face, then pointed forward.
"Bitter Apricot, Silver Fruit, dried jasmine fruit, thousand-year-old ginseng, Tongxuan herb, Ginseng Fruit, * Exquisite Fruit, and Huangjing (Polygonatum sibiricum) over 500 years old—take as much as you want!"
Cultivators usually carry their valuables with them, but some cultivators are so wealthy that their storage bags simply cannot hold all their precious items.
Since storage bags do not possess the functions of nurturing or preserving, it became a normal practice to build treasure troves to store precious items.
Zhang Xuezhou was a man of the world, and he had also extravagantly refined elixirs.
Even though he had seen enough, he was still shocked by what he saw.
In this underground array-constructed space, rows of various sandalwood boxes were arranged.
There's no need to pry open the wooden crates; they're all open, with no lids.
Boxes of spiritual fruits, great medicines, elixirs, spiritual wines, golden armor, and Law Treasure were piled up in the wooden crates. Zhang Xuezhou felt that all he could see at a glance were rare and unusual items.
The eight kinds of spiritual fruits and major medicines he needed were placed in the front row, and he could easily reach them by simply reaching down.
"You're really rich!"
Zhang Xuezhou sighed with genuine emotion.
His praise was genuine, but the middle-aged man shook his head.
Top-tier cultivators only possess one or two truly useful treasures; the rest are worthless and insignificant.
If Zhang Xuezhou glanced down a few times and casually took out a few Spirit-Forging Pill, those junior cultivators would also think that Zhang Xuezhou had abundant cultivation resources, but Zhang Xuezhou himself did not need many Spirit-Forging Pill.
This is the current situation of the middle-aged man. He seems to have a wealth of resources, but these are all things he can't use. At most, he can use them to tip other people.
If there were a treasure he could use, and all he had to do was exchange these worthless items, anyone would do it.
He didn't care how much of these rare and precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures Zhang Xuezhou could take, as they were repeatedly harvestable.
"This mirage pearl is yours!"
Zhang Xuezhou took very measured portions, ensuring that each type was distributed fairly, without depleting any box.
After finishing packing, he sent the mirage pearl away.
"Let's go, this grand event should end, or some people will get anxious!"
The middle-aged man took the mirage pearl, popped it into his mouth, and swallowed it without judging Zhang Xuezhou's behavior of demanding a large amount of spiritual fruit or medicine.
This situation made Zhang Xuezhou's eyelids twitch, but he didn't ask any further questions. After all, once the Mirage Pearl was handed over, it would no longer belong to him, and the other party wouldn't ask Zhang Xuezhou what he would do with these precious fruits.
When the middle-aged man gestured, Zhang Xuezhou nimbly ascended the steps.
The golden throne slowly spun back to its original position. The middle-aged man smiled at Zhang Xuezhou, then transformed into a streak of light and disappeared.
"It's true, it's true, it must be true!"
Zhang Xuezhou touched the bulging Lesser Heaven and Earth Bag.
The Lesser Heaven and Earth Bag doesn't have a large capacity, but it's very difficult to fill Lesser Heaven and Earth Bag completely.
Zhang Xuezhou had only stuffed himself full of large doses of medicine once in the secret place of Shanglin Garden, and he didn't expect to have to do it a second time so soon.
"This grand event has now concluded. Kunlun's Zhang Xuezhou, the Holy Son, entered the hall and won first place; Lingxiao Golden Peak took half a step into the hall and came in second; Lingxiao King Shanli took nine steps away from the hall; Xieluosi River Holy Land 'Kong Ning came in fourth; Dragon Clan's Ao Moang came in fifth; Zoroastrianism's Puerladi came in sixth; Yedie River Holy Land 'Hongnong came in seventh; Kunlun..."
Countless auspicious clouds rolled around in the Lingxiao Palace, and soft golden light shone everywhere.
Zhang Xuezhou looked back and saw that the golden throne he had entered was nowhere to be found.
A colossal figure, thirteen zhang tall, rose from auspicious clouds a hundred zhang away, and its voice resounded throughout the Lingxiao Secret Realm.
"The beads on the crown are as big as a human head! How wealthy!"
Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed in surprise.
The crown of emperors is called a crown with jade strings hanging down from it. Twelve crowns are twelve jade strings.
Looking at the jade stone, as big as a human head, strung together with colorful silk threads as thick as hemp rope, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the Jade Emperor was ridiculously wealthy.
Zhang Xuezhou could also use the Heavenly Law. His Heavenly Law form was not short, and the opponent's giant body did not evoke any feeling in Zhang Xuezhou. However, Zhang Xuezhou was truly envious of the rich, since before he had the Heavenly Robe, every time he transformed with the Heavenly Law, he was naked.
Whether the thing on the Jade Emperor's head is an ornament or Law Treasure, it's something only the extremely wealthy could possess.
"Being an emperor is great!"
He sighed sincerely, and then the giant body, after delivering its message, turned into a seven-colored light and slowly disappeared without lingering.
Congratulations, Zhang Shengzi!
The man with the golden roof, who had just stepped inside, smiled wryly and bowed.
Despite having the home advantage, Jinding didn't expect the result to be a comeback after starting.
Western Kunlun yielded no harvest, and Celestial Official Wang Shan took third place at Mount Ling. The two grand events left many immortals who knew the results indignant, but the Immortal Court's home ground had been taken first place, and no one could say a word about it.
The examiner was the Jade Emperor, and no immortal would think that the Jade Emperor was being unfair.
Among the younger generation, it is indeed the young cultivators who are of the right age who have the greatest advantage.
Being thrashed at home is nothing to complain about. Jin Ding wore a bitter smile and obediently bowed to Zhang Xuezhou in the Lingxiao Palace.
"You're good too, keep it up! I believe in you, you'll definitely become a great celestial official someday!"
Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand, indicating that there was no need for such polite greetings, and as he returned the greeting with his right hand, he couldn't help but touch his Lesser Heaven and Earth Bag again.
From the moment they first met until now, from the middle-aged emperor-like man to the face shrouded in mist, and then to the thirteen-foot-tall body whose features were difficult to discern, Zhang Xuezhou still couldn't clearly identify the Jade Emperor's true appearance.
Thinking that even the Jade Emperor had to conceal his appearance, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the divine robes he was wearing made him feel much more natural.