Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

“Senior, this is Fellow Daoist Xiong Qifeng, the one who consigned the Nameless Soil!”

Min Huiye led Zhang Yuanjing into a private room on the third floor of the Skyscraper Pavilion, pointing to a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the room, who appeared to be in his fifties, with a thin face, high nose, narrow eyes, and a hint of cunning between his eyebrows.

After the Thick Earth Transformation Cauldron devoured the Nameless Soil, he specifically used sound transmission to ask Min Huiye to bring the person who consigned the soil for questioning.

Because Huishan Tower couldn't discern the value of this Nameless Soil after obtaining it, they invited cultivators from the other two mountains and seven caves to appraise it. Thus, everyone in the ten forces knew who provided the soil and roughly where it came from.

However, the place where this item was produced was extremely dangerous, and its value wasn't very high, so the various parties weren't interested. Therefore, Min Huiye easily found the consignor and invited him to the Skyscraper Pavilion.

This person was extremely clever. As soon as he saw Min Huiye leading in a middle-aged Daoist with profound cultivation and rainbow-like aura, he immediately stood up from his recliner and stepped forward to greet him, cupping his hands in salute: "Junior Xiong Qifeng greets Senior Zhang!"

He figured that his age was similar to Min Huiye's. Since Min Huiye called Zhang Yuanjing 'Senior,' he should also call him 'Senior.' It was just a slight verbal disadvantage and wouldn't cost him any spirit stones.

“Fellow Daoist Xiong, a pleasure to meet you!” Zhang Yuanjing stepped forward two steps, smilingly made a bow, and gestured for Xiong Qifeng to sit down and talk. “The auction just ended, and I hurriedly invited you here. I presume you've already guessed my intentions!”

Xiong Qifeng nodded, his eyes darting around quickly, not knowing what he was planning. "Xiong also participated in the auction and knows that Senior bid for the Nameless Soil. I suppose Senior called Junior over for this soil."

“That's right, exactly. I cultivate earth-attribute techniques and am very interested in all kinds of strange soils. I also like to collect them. This Nameless Soil is very mysterious, and it seems to contain many secrets. However, after being separated from its place of origin, its mysteries have become obscure, and I've studied it for a long time without any results. Therefore, I would like to ask you where you obtained this soil. Please, do not hesitate to enlighten me, and I will definitely reward you handsomely!”

Zhang Yuanjing looked at Xiong Qifeng intently. This man had a rat-like face and greedy eyes, obviously intending to hold out for a good price. However, he didn't care. Even if it cost a large sum, he had to get detailed information.

Xiong Qifeng was no simple man either. He forcibly restrained his greed and said humbly, "It's just a piece of information, not worth anything. How dare I ask Senior for a generous reward. In fact, Huishan Tower already asked when they received the item, and Junior didn't hide anything, telling them the truth. That place is in the Northwest, 800,000 miles away, at Gloomy Earth Mountain. It's very dangerous there, and ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators probably can't go."

“Oh, so that means you're no ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator? Hahaha!” Zhang Yuanjing understood that there must be more to it, so he first made a joke.

Xiong Qifeng chuckled and said calmly, “Senior is joking. Junior knows his own capabilities. If it weren't for a coincidence, a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators like Junior would be useless! You only need to inquire about Gloomy Earth Mountain to know what kind of place it is.”

At this moment, Min Huiye, who had been listening quietly, interjected, “Senior, Gloomy Earth Mountain is indeed dangerous. It is said that there are several old demons in the mountain, the strongest of whom even has late-stage Core Formation strength!”

Zhang Yuanjing's heart sank, and his expression became somewhat solemn: “Late-stage Core Formation, this is not easy to handle!”

Then he looked at Xiong Qifeng with surprise: “Facing such a strong enemy, you were able to retrieve the treasure unscathed. Your luck is rare in this world! If you don't mind, can you give me a detailed introduction to the process of discovering this Nameless Soil?”

Xiong Qifeng quickly said, “Senior asks, and Junior will naturally tell you everything I know! Five years ago, one day, Junior accidentally passed by Gloomy Earth Mountain. Because I heard that there were several fierce old demons in this mountain, I only passed by the periphery.

“Coincidentally, that day, there was a lot of smoke and fire in the mountain, and there were constant roars of fierce beasts, as if demons were fighting, and it was extremely fierce. Junior is used to being poor and always thinks about getting some good things. Hearing that demons were fighting among themselves, I immediately had the idea of fishing in troubled waters to see if I could pick up some bargains.

“So, Junior used a special Qi concealment technique to approach. Reaching a mountaintop in the mountain, the view was wide, and looking at the place where the smoke and fire were coming from, it turned out that there was a narrow and deep ravine surrounded by mountains. Five Core Formation stage true demons were fighting fiercely with four gloomy and terrifying monsters.

“Junior has also heard that there are Yin monsters and zombies in Gloomy Earth Mountain, but I didn't believe it before. Now that I see the real thing, I have to believe it. At that time, I was so scared that I wanted to turn around and leave. But then, an idea popped up. I thought: The abyss where these Yin monsters and zombies live has always been a legend, and no one has really found it. They are fighting with demon beasts here, could this ravine be the entrance to the abyss? Then I thought, the Yin monsters are outside, wouldn't their lair be empty? It's a good opportunity to touch something!

“At that time, Junior didn't think about whether the things in this abyss could be used by cultivators or whether they could be sold for a good price. I just wanted to search for something. So, I detoured to one end of the ravine, found a gap, and sneaked in. In a very deep place at the bottom, I found a very cold passage, which was the entrance to the abyss.

“After entering, there was a separate world, like another world in the mountains. The first part of the road was not wide, only a few tens of feet wide. On one side, black and yellow water was rushing, with brown coarse sand tumbling in it, I didn't know what it was. On the other side, there was a dozen feet wide of dark green soil, which should be the so-called Gloomy Earth. The further in, the wider the place became.

“After walking for half an hour, the mountain suddenly became open, and the black and yellow water disappeared underground. Before my eyes, there was only an endless expanse of dark green Gloomy Earth. Because the light was weak in the distance, I could only see a dark patch. Junior had never seen this kind of place before, and I felt a little hairy in my heart. I was also worried that the demon battle above might be over, so I wanted to return the same way and escape quickly.

“Inadvertently, I saw a piece of land a few feet in size in front of me, which seemed to be different. It seemed to be alive, constantly wriggling, bubbling upwards, like it was breathing. I walked over to take a look, and it was indeed just a piece of soil, and there were no unusual treasures. It was difficult for divine sense to enter the soil, and I didn't know if there were other things in it. Only the bubbles coming out of this soil had a strong corrosive power.

“Junior thought, I finally came down for this trip, so I might as well take some soil away. So, I took out a storage bag and filled it with soil. As a result, I didn't fill much, and the storage bag exploded. Junior was immediately anxious: I haven't gotten anything yet, but I lost a storage bag, how can that work! I must take some of this soil away.

“So, I tried several other methods, and it happened that Junior's luck was really good. I don't know why, but I came up with the idea of making buckets out of refined iron and engraving restrictions on them. Once I tried it, it really worked, and that's how I brought back a bucket of Nameless Soil. Senior, this is the process of how I obtained the Nameless Soil. Now that I think about it, there's nothing else, it was just a coincidence. Otherwise, Junior wouldn't even dare to enter Gloomy Earth Mountain, let alone go down to that gloomy and terrifying abyss!”

Zhang Yuanjing listened very carefully, and admired this person's eloquence and wit. He not only explained the whole story clearly, but also cried poor and revealed some of his own unique secrets, declaring its value.

Of course, he didn't need this person's Qi concealment technique and the method of making containers, so he asked with a smile: “According to what you saw, is there a lot of strange soil in that abyss?”

Xiong Qifeng nodded: “There must be a lot. That abyss is too big. Junior only reached the edge and found a large area of strange soil a few feet in size. I think the further in, the more strange soil there will be!”

Zhang Yuanjing asked again: “After you took out this strange soil, did any changes occur to the original strange soil? Was there anything unusual about the strange soil that was taken out at the time?”

Xiong Qifeng tilted his head and thought for a long time, and finally shook his head: “At that time, I was busy collecting soil, and I ran away immediately after collecting it. I didn't think about comparing it at all.”

“Did you see any living creatures in the abyss?”

“No. Just soil and river, and there were no creatures in the river. There were no plants in the soil either.”

Zhang Yuanjing pondered for a moment and said: “One last question, how long did the battle between the demon beasts and the Yin monsters on the ground last?”

Seeing that he didn't ask about the Qi concealment technique and the method of making containers in the end, a trace of disappointment flashed across Xiong Qifeng's face, but he quickly replied: “Junior doesn't know about this. From the time Junior entered the abyss to the time I came out with the soil, it was about two hours. During this time, the five beasts and four monsters were still fighting.”

Zhang Yuanjing thought about it, and felt that he had asked almost everything he needed to ask. It was useless to ask the rest. Only when he went there himself could he figure it out, so he said: “Can you draw a simple map of the location of the entrance to the abyss, just mark the approximate location in the mountain.”

Xiong Qifeng's face lit up, and he immediately replied: “It is Junior's honor to serve Senior. Please wait a moment, Junior will make the map now!”

This person was used to breaking into dangerous places and exploring dangerous environments, and his sense of direction was also very strong. The map he drew was quite good, several times better than those of Min Huiye and others. Zhang Yuanjing was very satisfied, and immediately took out a mid-grade spiritual weapon and gave it to this person.

Xiong Qifeng pretended to decline a few times, and then flatteringly accepted it.

After sending Xiong Qifeng away, Min Huiye came back and said to Zhang Yuanjing: “Senior, are you really going to that Gloomy Earth Mountain? Even Core Formation experts don't dare to go there easily. Moreover, the journey is far away, I'm afraid it will take up a lot of time.”

Zhang Yuanjing was also a little hesitant. Going northwest for 800,000 miles was close to the northern route to the Immortal City, but he didn't have a suitable map of the northern route. If he went to find one now, I'm afraid it would not be easy. If he went back to the southern route, it would take another month or two. He immediately shook his head: “I need to consider it.”

Min Huiye had been instructed by Wu Yuanguang in advance to serve this generous Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Senior well, so he said earnestly: “Senior, if you decide to go to Gloomy Earth Mountain, please tell Junior. Junior can guide you, so as to save some time!”