Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 310 0309: Relic Items

Seeing this, Tang Feng stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "Our Dayi Chamber of Commerce is spread throughout the martial arts world and controls a lot of intelligence. Among them, there is a special piece of information about the remains of immortal cultivators. If Mr. Cheng is interested, we can cooperate and jointly seek the interests of the remains."

Cheng Zongyang narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself, "Relics of immortal cultivators? At most, they are just some caves of independent cultivators that were once protected by formations."

As for sects and the like, that is almost impossible. At the beginning, the entire cultivation world moved to the Ice and Fire Cultivation World in the East China Sea due to the exhaustion of spiritual energy, and there was a new place for cultivation. In this case, how could there be sects and other cultivation forces left behind?
The only ones that can remain are the cave dwellings of those independent cultivators who had died before the relocation, and the probability of this happening is almost 90%.

He said, "Oh? Lord Tang, why don't you tell me in detail."

Tang Feng pondered for a moment and said slowly, "In a place in the south of the Thirteen Royal Clans, there is a place protected by a formation. No one has been able to enter for more than ten years. Now that Mr. Cheng is a cultivator, he must have a way to break the formation. As long as you can break the formation, no matter what is inside, Dayi Chamber of Commerce will share it with you. How about it?"

Cheng Zongyang shook his head and asked instead, "This matter is not urgent. But after hearing you talk about this, I have something I want to ask you."

Tang Feng frowned slightly and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

Cheng Zongyang asked, "Since the Great Yi Chamber of Commerce can find these relics, they must have found more before, right? Don't tell me they didn't. With the Great Yi Chamber of Commerce's eagerness to pursue the traces of immortals, they must have found a lot of these places. I wonder if they have found any special places in the ancient world of immortal cultivation? Or some special jades that have been preserved, or ancient books that still exist, etc."

Hundreds of years ago, the martial arts world was still the world of immortal cultivation. If the Ringwraiths' speculation was true, and there was a passage connecting the wilderness world to the outside world, there must be traces of its existence.

As for whether there were any spirit stones left, he didn't think so. Even if they had existed, they had been there for hundreds of years and their spirit energy had long since dissipated. Unless they were stored in a storage bag.

He had never thought about this question before, but he asked this question when Tang Feng mentioned this relic.

In response, Tang Feng laughed and said, "Master Cheng is quite thoughtful. Do you want to see what happened in the past in the world of immortal cultivation?"

Cheng Zongyang did not hide it and nodded frankly: "Yes. If there is such a valuable item, I can exchange it with a Breaking Array Talisman. As the name suggests, the Breaking Array Talisman is used to break the protective array. This item is of great value in the Ice and Fire Immortal Cultivation World."

Tang Feng frowned again, brought the topic back to the original topic, and asked, "You don't want to go?"

Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "Do you think I would be missing something in the ruins that I don't know if it exists?"

Hearing this, Tang Feng stared at Cheng Zongyang's eyes. He was unsure whether Cheng Zongyang was really not interested in the things in the ruins, or whether he was worried that he would be plotted against if he left the Immortal City and therefore gave up his interests for the sake of safety.

According to the Chamber of Commerce's intelligence, except for the time when Yu Wenlin took him to the provincial capital and when he went out to sea, Cheng Zongyang had almost never left Yufeng County.

If it were someone else, with this level of cultivation, they would have probably run away long ago. But Cheng Zongyang stayed in Yufeng County, surprisingly stable.

Tang Feng was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Master Cheng, are you really not going to consider this relic again? There may be something you didn't expect."

He still felt that it would be safer to have a cultivator following him.

This kind of ruins with formations, in fact, as Cheng Zongyang guessed, Dayi Chamber of Commerce has encountered this kind of ruins for the first time. Many of them have formations, but they will be broken by the continuous attacks of innate masters because the formations are exhausted. However, there are many dangers in the ruins, and many innate masters have been hit.

He found that this formation still existed after being bombarded for more than ten years. He didn't think that it would be safe after a talisman was opened to break the formation.

Cheng Zongyang shook his head slightly: "Master Tang, I've said before, I don't need that little thing. If you have special items related to the cultivation world that I want, we can talk about it. Otherwise, there is no need to mention this matter again."

Tang Feng sighed softly: "In that case, I will go back and check the Chamber of Commerce's inventory to see if there is anything that Mr. Cheng needs."

As for the other items, Tang Feng was also thinking about whether to take them out. Although the value of these things was unknown, they should be able to be exchanged for immortal cultivation resources. Otherwise, they would just be gathering dust in the treasure house of the Great Yi Chamber of Commerce.

At this time, Cheng Zongyang added: "If there are still many things in this kind of ruins, you can bring them to me for identification. It can also be exchanged for a lot of immortal cultivation resources."

"Let's talk about it later." Tang Feng saw that the main issue had not been discussed, so there was nothing else to talk about.

He didn't come here to go to the Immortal Cultivation World. He only had a few years left before his death, so it would be useless to go. It would be better for him to continue to manage the Dayi Chamber of Commerce.

As for the rest of the people in the Dayi Chamber of Commerce who wanted to go to the Immortal Cultivation World, he had to go back and make new plans. People like Yu Wenlin would not leave the Dayi Chamber of Commerce, and they could reach another kind of cooperation. This would also be beneficial to the future development of the Dayi Chamber of Commerce.

After saying that, Tang Feng bowed, turned around and left.

Chen Kaishan looked at Cheng Zongyang, then bowed and followed Tang Feng away.

Cheng Zongyang sat in his original position, deep in thought.

He knew that Dayi Business would not easily give up this opportunity for cooperation, but he also had his own considerations. He would not take risks easily unless there were enough benefits to make it worthwhile for him to take risks.

Besides, with the wilderness world and the ice and fire world of cultivation behind him, he really doesn't lack those pitiful resources.

With this time, he might as well improve his cultivation or explore more about the temples in the wilderness world.

Time passed quickly. After talking with Tang Feng, another half a month had passed. There were only seven days left before everyone left for the Immortal Cultivation World.

Just at this time, Chen Kaishan brought Tang Feng to Cheng's house again.

In the living room, Chen Kaishan was holding a medium-sized wooden box.

"Mr. Cheng, I sent someone to the treasury and intelligence library to search carefully, and actually found some items that may meet your requirements." Tang Feng said straight to the point.

Cheng Zongyang showed a hint of interest: "Oh? Lord Tang, tell us about it."

Tang Feng opened the box in Chen Kaishan's arms, took out a yellowed leather ancient book, and said:

"This ancient book was found in a ruined cave on an island in the sea. Based on some pictures, the contents recorded in it should be some anecdotes about the world of immortal cultivation hundreds of years ago. Perhaps it will be helpful to Mr. Cheng."

"This is a piece of jade with inscriptions; a piece of animal skin paper; a torn map; a purse bag, which should be the legendary storage bag; these are the items that have been preserved to this day. They were delivered by people riding on exotic beasts. Mr. Cheng, can you take a look?"

Cheng Zongyang stood up, took the ancient book with a serious and solemn expression, flipped through a few pages, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

This ancient book does have some value. The characters on it are all ancient characters, the same as the ancient characters in the Ice and Fire Immortal Realm and the Wilderness World.

But he only flipped through a few pages and put them aside. After all, the deal had not been concluded yet, and if he read more, the other party would probably have objections.

The jade piece was the size of a baby's palm, and it felt a little warm in his hand. There were indeed characters engraved on it. He could understand it, and it was called - Message Jade Slip.

But Cheng Zongyang had no spiritual awareness and was unable to detect it.

After that, there were animal skin papers. Because the Dayi Chamber of Commerce was unable to translate the meaning of these ancient characters, they did not know what the contents were.

Cheng Zongyang took a look and saw the name of a kind of elixir written on it - the formula of the Foundation Building Pill.

Seeing this name, Cheng Zongyang was speechless. No wonder it was preserved so well, it turned out that this prescription was very valuable.

But he didn't need it. As long as he had points, he could have as many foundation-building pills as he wanted. Even if it was the formula, with Zhang Jinquan's talent for antidotes, it wouldn't be difficult for him to restore the formula after becoming an immortal cultivator.

Next came a half-eaten map and a palm-sized purse.

There is only half of the map. The remaining half has the map route on it, but there is no text marking, so I don't know where it is.

As for the last storage bag, Cheng Zongyang tried to unlock it, but there was no response. This meant that it was not a universal storage bag, and it was not a normal grade storage bag. Otherwise, the array pattern of the storage bag would have been disbanded over the past few hundred years.

It can be said that among these things, only the first book and the map are somewhat useful. The rest are not something he can open first. He put the things aside and said to Tang Feng:

"Books, maps, jade, and animal skins, I can exchange them for a third-level array-breaking talisman. According to your previous description, it has not been broken after more than ten years of bombardment, which is enough to prove that the level of the array is at least third-level. As long as it is attached, no matter how strong the third-level array is, it will be broken. As for the purse bag, I still need to take it to the immortal cultivation world for appraisal. Whether it is a loss or a profit, I can only gamble it myself. So, what do you want to exchange?"

Tang Feng frowned: "These four can only be exchanged for one array-breaking talisman?"

Cheng Zongyang laughed and said, "Do you think these things can be sold for a hundred spirit stones if taken to the immortal cultivation world?"

Tang Feng was speechless for a moment. He didn't know the price. But these didn't look like high-value items. Then he looked at the thing that looked like a storage bag. He thought about it and took it back, saying, "I want to take this thing to the Xiuxian world for my descendants to personally identify in the future."

Cheng Zongyang didn't care and said, "It's up to you. The things you brought can only be exchanged for a Breaking Array Talisman. You can think about it. I still have seven days. Oh, by the way, for the sake of the transaction, let me remind you. If you take this storage bag to the immortal world for appraisal, it is best to open it secretly after you have divine consciousness. Otherwise, ask someone else. If it is not valuable, it's okay. If it is valuable, watch out for your life."

After saying that, Cheng Zongyang waited for the other party's response.

Tang Feng did not hesitate. He wanted to exchange the storage bag for spirit stones, but when he thought about the valuables in it, he would lose money if he sold it hastily. So he did not hesitate and said, "Then let's exchange it."

After confirming the exchange, Cheng Zongyang made an excuse to leave, then went to the study and retrieved a third-order formation-breaking talisman from the wilderness world.

This is a backup for the exploration team. Once they encounter a temple or other place protected by a formation, they can use it at any time.

In the living room, Cheng Zongyang handed the formation-breaking talisman to Tang Feng and instructed him on how to use it. Then Tang Feng took Chen Kaishan away.

After the two of them left, Cheng Zongyang put the items into the market hut, then went to the study and entered spiritually.

In the market hut, Cheng Zongyang immediately carried out the identification.

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【Message Jade Slip】

Introduction: An ordinary piece of jade used for leaving messages with spiritual consciousness.

Content: None (expired)

Points: 1
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Cheng Zongyang: “…”

loss!

Continue looking at the remaining picture.

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[Broken Map]

Description: A map showing the location of a secret place.

Points: 30
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Cheng Zongyang: “…”

Damn, is there no other information to show? With this little information, who knows what the map is like?
As for the remaining animal skins and books, there is no need to identify them.

In terms of value alone, he definitely lost money in this exchange for the Breaking Array Talisman. But the information value of the book is relatively high, so it is still worth it.

As for the animal skin used in the Foundation Building Pill formula, Cheng Zongyang didn't know how much it could be sold for.

He asked Zhang Jinquan to copy a copy, and then gave it to Luo Dingran to try to sell on consignment.

"Old Luo, ask everyone about this map and see if anyone is familiar with the remaining half of the map." Cheng Zongyang handed the incomplete map to Luo Dingran.

Luo Dingran took it and started to read it. Although there were some simple drawings of mountains and rivers, the direction of rivers and routes, there were no place names or other information. It was impossible to tell where it was located. To identify the place, one must be very familiar with every place in the martial arts world.

He rolled up the incomplete picture and said, "Okay. I will arrange for someone to try to identify it."

So, Cheng Zongyang took the book to Ding Xing's bookstore and asked him to translate the book so that he could read it more conveniently. After all, he didn't know many of these characters, and he had to ask for some of them, which was too troublesome.

After leaving the market hut, Cheng Zongyang went to the Chamber of Commerce.

He would be leaving in a few days, and he needed to take care of some things. At least he had to know what he needed to purchase.

Cheng Zongwen had already been prepared for this.

He handed a shopping list to Cheng Zongyang and said, "Brother, among these supplies, the most in-demand one is spiritual rice. During this period, I have loaned out more than 20,000 spiritual stones, and the biggest part of the consumption was on the exercises, followed by spiritual rice. Therefore, you have to bring more next time you come back."

Cheng Zongyang nodded as he looked at the list: "Okay. But will this spirit-testing paper be used up so quickly?"

Of the 50,000 spirit-testing papers he brought back, less than 10,000 were left.

This means that the sales amounted to more than 400,000 taels of silver. Although this was not much, it was a very considerable profit relatively speaking.

Cheng Zongwen said: "We still underestimated the savings of the people in the city. In the past year, they have earned a lot from various hired labors. Later, they borrowed some silver from the Dayi Chamber of Commerce and our Chamber of Commerce, so they can basically afford it."

Cheng Zongyang suddenly realized.

In the lending business, only when borrowing spirit stones will an oath contract be signed, and gold and silver are not required. The rich and powerful do not need to borrow, so the borrowers are basically the lower-class people in the fairy city.

Cheng Zongyang was not worried that they would not be able to pay it back. As long as they cultivated wild rice or planted crops that the Chamber of Commerce needed, they could basically pay it back within one or two years.

Like Zhang Chuqi's family, they have accumulated a lot of savings by cultivating red blood mushrooms and then selling them to Cheng's pharmacy.

As for those hooligans, there is no such thing in the Immortal City. Such people have long been driven out of the Immortal City by the Tianduan Gang, so why would they stay here?

"By the way, has the Red Blood Pill produced any results?" Cheng Zongyang asked at this time.

He remembered that two months ago, the Chamber of Commerce announced the method of refining the Red Blood Pill to the public for free. The purpose was to encourage warriors to refine the Red Blood Pill and thus increase the purchase volume of the Red Blood Pill.

Among those materials, the red jade Ganoderma lucidum is the most difficult to cultivate. Although the Chamber of Commerce also sells red jade Ganoderma lucidum, only a small number of forces can purchase it for cultivation.

As for the lower-class people, they basically cannot make it. First, they don’t have the ability, and second, they don’t have the economic conditions to allow for repeated failures in refining. Therefore, a cycle is formed in which the people provide the raw materials, the middle-class forces refine the Red Blood Pills, and the Chamber of Commerce purchases the Red Blood Pills.

Cheng Zongwen shook his head: "Not yet. The cultivation progress of the core material, the red jade Ganoderma lucidum, is not high. Even if some methods of cultivation are given, those family forces will still need some time."

This is a fatal flaw, and Cheng Zongyang cannot rush it, because they do not have a large amount of exotic beast blood to cultivate at will.

"Then we'll have to wait. Animal blood culture is slow, but we can only wait. At least there will be more cases of breeding livestock and poultry in the future. It's a good cycle, right?"

"That's right." Cheng Zongwen nodded.

Then the two continued to discuss some purchasing matters.

(End of this chapter)