Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

Having found the Crimson-Finned Fire纹 Fish, Zhang Yuanjing lost interest in ordinary earth-attribute pills, desiring only the Bitter Essence Pill and Spirit Gathering Powder.

Since the Bitter Essence Pill had been exchanged away by the sallow-faced man, he naturally sought him out, inquiring via voice transmission what he needed in exchange. However, the sallow-faced man's reply surprised him greatly: the Bitter Essence Pill had already been given to Lao Deren.

He sensed a hidden meaning within this, but driven by his yearning for the Bitter Essence Pill, he still transmitted a message to Lao Deren, expressing his desire to trade.

Lao Deren's response was to discuss it after the trade fair, as he had a matter to request his help with. If he agreed, the pill could be given as a free gift, along with additional benefits.

Zhang Yuanjing understood in his heart that Lao Deren must be plotting something, otherwise he would never be so enthusiastic towards him.

Zhang Yuanjing's impression of Lao Deren was fairly good, so he was not averse to cooperating with him. Of course, the specifics would depend on the matter itself.

Having no specific goals and not being pulled into any trade局, he felt somewhat bored. He glanced around the场, noticing that, besides himself, there were three other people who seemed to have nothing to do.

One was Lao Deren, who had been invited by several people but had politely declined.

Another was the white-faced, beardless young cultivator, who, having completed his trade, naturally lost interest in the trade局.

The last was the green-robed cultivator who had sold the Dragon-Binding Vine, sitting there idly for some unknown reason.

Zhang Yuanjing thought for a moment, then walked over and transmitted a message to him: "Fellow Daoist Wu, do you need spirit plants for refining Spirit Gathering Powder?"

"Nine-Leaf Yellow曦 Grass? What age?" The green-robed cultivator was startled upon hearing this, then became interested and asked repeatedly.

"One thousand years!" Zhang Yuanjing was not afraid that this person would have any malicious intentions; at worst, he could escape using Earth Tunneling Technique.

"One thousand years! Can I take a look?" The green-robed cultivator revealed a look of ecstasy, leaping up from the wooden stump, drawing surprised glances from Lao Deren and the young cultivator.

"Of course. Allow me to set up an isolation array first," Zhang Yuanjing said calmly.

The green-robed cultivator now realized that his behavior was inappropriate and apologized repeatedly, having no objections to Zhang Yuanjing setting up the array.

Zhang Yuanjing had come for trading, so naturally he would not play any tricks. He simply set up an array in the field to isolate the penetration of divine sense, then took out the spiritual rank four Nine-Leaf Yellow曦 Grass that had been cultivated for a thousand years, holding it in both hands in front of him.

From the moment this grass appeared, the green-robed cultivator had been staring at it with rapt attention, like a prostitute just released from prison seeing a peerless beauty.

"Hmm, truly a thousand-year-old spirit grass! A rare treasure!" The green-robed cultivator muttered a few words, then looked at Zhang Yuanjing with fervent eyes. "What does the Daoist friend need in exchange?"

If it were someone else, they would take the opportunity to demand an exorbitant price. However, Zhang Yuanjing's goal was clear, and he did not want to create unnecessary complications, so he said, "Of course, the Dragon-Binding Vine."

In his designed combat tactics, what he lacked most was a spiritual weapon capable of swift and powerful attacks. This Dragon-Binding Vine was similar in function to the Earth-Sinking Ruler, not a good choice. However, this item was, after all, a top-grade spiritual weapon and excelled at trapping enemies. If used properly, it could completely buy time for the Profound Crystal Axe, which could also be considered a way to strengthen his attack methods.

The green-robed cultivator obviously did not expect Zhang Yuanjing to ask for such a low price, and was stunned for a moment before reacting after two breaths. "Just the Dragon-Binding Vine?"

Zhang Yuanjing said solemnly, "Of course, not a joke!"

Without hesitation, the green-robed cultivator took out the green vine from his storage bag and handed it to Zhang Yuanjing: "Then it's yours, Daoist friend."

Zhang Yuanjing was stunned, reaching out to receive it, secretly thinking that this person was indeed an impatient one. Immediately, he also handed over the Nine-Leaf Yellow曦 Grass.

The green-robed cultivator immediately felt a great increase in goodwill towards Zhang Yuanjing, carefully taking the spirit grass and putting it into his storage bag, then took out three azure-colored round beads and handed them to Zhang Yuanjing:

"This item is called Azure Sky Thunder, refined from a hundred kinds of wood poisons. Once it explodes, it will be filled with poisonous gas. Those who are hit, unless they have Core Formation cultivation, have no cure. Of course, it cannot be used casually without the right timing and location, lest it endanger oneself. I will use this item to slightly compensate for the inadequacy of the Dragon-Binding Vine. Please forgive me, Daoist friend!"

Zhang Yuanjing did not refuse, immediately accepting it and cupping his hands in thanks.

Because the trade fair was still in progress, the two had nothing to do, so they began to chat.

This green-robed cultivator's name was Wu Jixiong, cultivating in Bear Ear Mountain, more than 300,000 miles southwest of this place. He was once an outer disciple of the Spirit Controlling Sect, one of the six sects, but later, due to his poor talent in spirit control, he could not survive in the sect and had to leave the sect to cultivate on his own.

This person was skilled in alchemy and had befriended many rogue cultivators, thus gaining many opportunities, allowing him to enter the Foundation Establishment stage and break through all the way to the late stage. This time, it was because his cultivation was approaching the Great Perfection stage, and the quality of the pills accumulated in previous years was insufficient for his use, that he came here to try his luck.

Two hours later, the trade fair finally ended.

This time, most of the cultivators had gained something, and each of them was in high spirits, expressing their gratitude to Lao Deren.

Lao Deren modestly said some polite words, and pulled two familiar people aside for a simple trade.

After another quarter of an hour, Lao Deren announced loudly that the trade fair was over. Except for the sallow-faced man and Zhang Yuanjing, everyone else bid farewell to Lao Deren and left.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, I've kept you waiting! These three Flame Beast corpses are given to you as an apology!" Lao Deren sent away the remaining twelve late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, and came to Zhang Yuanjing with the sallow-faced man. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he took out three demon beast corpses from his storage bag and placed them at Zhang Yuanjing's feet.

"You are too kind, Daoist friend! Let's talk about what's going on first. Zhang cannot accept rewards for no reason, and I dare not accept these Flame Beasts casually!" Zhang Yuanjing quickly glanced at the three Flame Beast corpses, then looked directly into Lao Deren's eyes and said slowly.

"Haha, Daoist friend, you don't have to be so polite. It's just three early-stage Savage Blood Flame Beasts, not worth much. Whether we succeed or not, please take them away." Lao Deren waved his hand and said with a smile, "The matter is simple: help Lao and this Fellow Daoist Zeng deal with the Guo family!"

"Deal with the Guo family?" Zhang Yuanjing was startled. "Can you mobilize Core Formation cultivators?"

"Haha, Daoist friend, you're joking. If I could mobilize Core Formation cultivators, why would I need to ask for your help!" Lao Deren of course understood what Zhang Yuanjing was referring to, but first made a joke, then said, "Daoist friend, rest assured, the Guo family we want to deal with must be a Guo family without Core Formation!"

"What do you mean by this?" Zhang Yuanjing asked疑惑ly.

Lao Deren pointed to the sallow-faced man next to him and smiled: "This question must fall on this Daoist friend. Fellow Daoist Zhang, please allow me to first introduce this Fellow Daoist Zeng to you."

"Fellow Daoist Lao doesn't need to say more, allow me to first introduce myself. I am Zeng Zuolin, and my ancestors were alchemists who refined pills for the Hidden Yang Sect. Later, due to being tricked by the Guo family, the pill formulas were seized by them, leading to the decline of the family. The descendants had no choice but to go to Six Yue Immortal City and become alchemists for a large merchant who specialized in the pill business. My Zeng family never forgets the hatred of that year, and each generation will send out several cultivators to deal with the Guo family. This generation is me, Zeng."

Zeng Zuolin spoke very crisply, and in a few words, he explained his origins and why he wanted to deal with the Guo family.

At this time, Lao Deren interjected: "Okay, quickly talk about the Core Formation cultivator."

Zeng Zuolin snorted softly and said: "Actually, it's very simple. The Core Formation cultivator currently sitting in the Guo family is a restless person who likes to visit friends everywhere. Every two or three years, he will go out for a trip, usually returning after several days. As long as we seize this gap, it will be enough to kill the Guo family!"

"So that's how it is!" Zhang Yuanjing nodded and asked, "Just the three of us? What is the strength of the Guo family, how many Foundation Establishment cultivators are there?"

"No, there is one more person who has already agreed to participate in this matter. But he is not here today. There are four of us in total, all late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Lao Deren held out four fingers and explained in detail, "As for the Guo family, their original strength was actually not bad. In addition to the old ancestor of this generation being the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, there are two late-stage Foundation Establishment, two mid-stage Foundation Establishment, and three early-stage Foundation Establishment below him. Hehe, but just over ten years ago, two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators were killed in a conflict while traveling abroad. The Guo family has been concealing this news from the outside world, but Lao is still well-informed and heard about this by chance.

"Otherwise, Lao would not dare to plot against the Guo family. If there are too few people, we are not a match, and if there are too many people, we are afraid of leaking the news. For dealing with six Foundation Establishment cultivators, the four of us late-stage Foundation Establishment are just enough. At that time, I will deal with the Guo family's old ancestor alone, and the three of you will be responsible for surrounding and killing the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators, as well as all Qi Refining disciples. How about it, Fellow Daoist Zhang? If we break through the Guo family, you can capture Flame Beasts in the Fire Dragon Abyss at will!"

"Please forgive Zhang for being presumptuous, but is the reason why Fellow Daoist Lao wants to deal with the Guo family to seize the Profound Yin Token in the hands of the Guo family's old ancestor?" Zhang Yuanjing asked.

"Hehe, that's right. The only thing Lao has been thinking about diligently these years is to break through the pseudo-core stage. To this end, Lao has conceived many methods, but after trying them, none of them worked. In the end, I had no choice but to set my sights on the Enlightenment Pill of the Star Moon Gate. And this can only be obtained by participating in the Profound Yin Cave herb gathering. However, this time the five sects are not issuing Profound Yin Tokens to the outside world, which thwarted Lao's plan, so I had to take this forceful seizure strategy!"

"How did Fellow Daoist Lao learn about the news of a great opportunity in the Profound Yin Cave this time?"

"This was told to me by Fellow Daoist Zeng!"

Zeng Zuolin immediately took over the conversation and explained: "This news is spreading secretly in Six Yue Immortal City, but as for where it came from, I don't know. If I were to speculate, perhaps it was released by the Star Moon Gate itself. Because this news is obviously detrimental to the other five sects!"

Zhang Yuanjing nodded, not taking it to heart. For Foundation Establishment cultivators who are determined to compete for a chance to advance to the pseudo-core stage, whether this news is true or false is irrelevant; they must go to the Profound Yin Cave.

"One last question, why did you two Daoist friends seek me out?"

Lao Deren chuckled and said: "Because you come from elsewhere! If it were a cultivator within a million miles of this area, Lao would not dare to invite you. Who knows if you have some connection with the Hidden Yang Sect! But you, Daoist friend, are definitely from afar, a fresh face. In this way, even if you want to report it, the Hidden Yang Sect may not believe it, and even if they do, with the way those people in the Hidden Yang Sect act, you will inevitably be questioned thoroughly, and if they dig up something bad, your life may not be guaranteed. Hehe!"

"Fellow Daoist Lao has considered everything thoroughly!" Zhang Yuanjing pondered for a moment before saying, "I agree to this matter! However, I cannot wait too long. When will the Core Formation cultivator stationed in the Fire Dragon Hall leave?"

Zeng Zuolin shook his head: "It is impossible to determine. However, it has been more than five years since his last visit to friends."

Lao Deren took out a small porcelain bottle and threw it to Zhang Yuanjing: "These are four Bitter Essence Pills, which will be used as a deposit for the time being. I have one request: within three years, you cannot leave the Fire Dragon Abyss more than ten thousand miles away. Otherwise, even if I send you a voice transmission, it will be difficult for you to arrive within a day!"

Zhang Yuanjing took the porcelain bottle and replied: "Then it's settled!"