Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Zuo Yan looked at Lu Cheng'an with a smile. A first-class Xuan Chen Realm map was already expensive, but it was still quite different from a fourth-tier top-grade defensive magic weapon.

If he can successfully sell a top-grade fourth-tier defensive magic weapon today, he will be able to earn a considerable amount.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Fellow Daoist An!" Lu Cheng'an said with a faint smile.

He felt that the map of the Xuan Chen Realm was too expensive; even a second-class map required two hundred spirit pearls.

As a guest elder of the Yin Hua Sect, his guest elder salary for three years was only five hundred spirit pearls and two fifth-grade low-level pure yang magic pills.

Lu Cheng'an now has a certain understanding of the price of a fifth-grade low-level Pure Yang Magic Pill, which costs around two hundred spirit beads.

He had only been in this cultivation world for a short time and had not earned any resources before. All he had now was the guest elder stipend given to him by the Yin Hua Sect.

These resources can support him in purchasing a second-grade Xuan Chen Realm map, but they absolutely cannot support him in purchasing a fourth-grade top-quality defensive magic weapon.

He could tell from Zuo Yan's reaction that the price of a top-grade fourth-tier defensive magic weapon would definitely not be low, at least exceeding that of a first-grade Xuan Chen Realm map.

He said he wanted to buy a top-tier fourth-grade defensive magic weapon, but he only wanted to inquire about the price of top-tier fourth-grade magic weapons in Yunhai Prefecture.

If he gains nothing in that spatial turbulence and has no way to obtain Demon Hunting Points, he will only be able to earn cultivation resources by refining fourth-tier magic weapons.

Fifth-tier magic weapons and treasures are more expensive, but the materials needed to refine them are also more costly, which he can't afford right now.

A moment later, Zuo Yan reappeared in front of Lu Cheng'an.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, this is the second-grade Xuan Chen Realm map that our Flying Cloud Pavilion sells!"

Zuo Yan smiled slightly, and a cyan jade slip appeared in his palm.

The map of the Xuan Chen Realm is imprinted on this jade slip and cannot be seen with the naked eye.

"Two hundred spirit beads, Fellow Daoist Zuo, please count them!"

Without hesitation, Lu Cheng'an took out two hundred spirit beads from his storage ring.

Once a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage, they either use barter or spirit pearls for transactions; spirit stones have become completely obsolete.

Lu Cheng'an also heard that once a cultivator's cultivation level breaks through to the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm or the Perfect Realm, even Spirit Pearls cannot meet the cultivation needs of such cultivators, and a higher-grade Spirit Essence is required.

These transactions between cultivators all use spiritual essence as currency.

These spirit orbs come from the Yin Hua Sect, so there's nothing wrong with them.

When Zuo Yan accepted the two hundred spirit beads, he also handed the jade slip bearing the map of the Xuan Chen Realm to Lu Cheng'an.

After obtaining the jade slip, Lu Cheng'an immediately began to examine the Xuan Chen Realm map imprinted within it.

"Yunzhou!"

"Youzhou!"

"The Burial Ground of Immortals!"

Lu Cheng'an's primordial spirit power surged forth, instantly scanning the map of the Xuan Chen Realm. He quickly found the two states he wanted to know about, Yunzhou and Youzhou, and also saw the Burial Immortal Land bordering Yunzhou.

"The Burial Ground of Immortals should be the cultivation world where I live. This map doesn't have any more detailed divisions."

"The Yunhai Sect did not have a detailed understanding of this matter, and still designated the entire area south of Yunzhou as the Burial Ground for Immortals."

Although Lu Cheng'an's facial expression did not change, his mind was shaken to its core.

"Fellow Daoist An, there shouldn't be any problems with this map, right?" Zuo Yan asked with a smile after glancing at the motionless Lu Cheng'an.

"The map is fine, I just suddenly thought of something."

Lu Cheng'an smiled apologetically, quickly put away the map jade slip, and then said, "Fellow Daoist Zuo, please take me to see a top-grade fourth-tier defensive magic weapon!"

Zuo Yan didn't ask any more questions, and with a smile led Lu Cheng'an to the display stand where fourth-tier top-grade defensive magic treasures were stored.

These booths are heavily secured, and can only be opened using special methods.

If the restriction is forcibly broken, there will be an extremely powerful backlash, enough to withstand a cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
"Fellow Daoist An, this is the Golden Armor Gathering Yuan Umbrella. It is made from top-grade fourth-tier ten-thousand-year-old Golden Armor Stone, Spirit Yuan Golden Marrow, Earth Spirit Essence, and thousands of other precious materials. It was finally refined by our Cloud Sea Sect's Lingzhu senior and is priced at two thousand spirit pearls!"

"The Fusion Yuan Earth Divine Armor is made from fourth-grade top-quality Fusion Yuan Earth, Golden Profound Gold, and thousands of other precious materials. It is priced at 1,500 Spirit Pearls!"

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"There are a total of eight top-grade fourth-tier defensive magic treasures in the Feiyun Tower's collection. I wonder which one you've taken a fancy to?" Zuo Yan asked with a smile.

He did not sense that Lu Cheng'an was deceiving him, because Lu Cheng'an's cultivation level was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and cultivators with such cultivation level were capable of purchasing magic treasures of this grade.

Lu Cheng'an's gaze swept over the eight fourth-tier top-grade defensive magic treasures, including the Golden Armor Gathering Yuan Umbrella. The quality of these eight fourth-tier top-grade magic treasures was quite good, especially the Golden Armor Gathering Yuan Umbrella.

Lu Cheng'an didn't know who the senior Lingzhu that Zuo Yan mentioned was, but he guessed that Lingzhu might be a fifth-order weapon refiner.

“Fellow Daoist Zuo, I cultivate fire-attribute techniques. Although these eight fourth-tier top-grade defensive magic treasures are all of superior quality, they are not particularly suitable for me!” Lu Cheng’an said helplessly.

He never really wanted to buy a top-tier fourth-order defensive magic weapon, and the excuse he had come up with just happened to be suitable.

Feiyun Tower possessed a considerable number of eight top-tier fourth-order defensive magic treasures, but they were lacking in fire-attribute ones, which conveniently provided Lu Cheng'an with an excuse.

"That's really unfortunate. There used to be a fire-attribute Crimson-Patterned Heavenly Star Armor in the building, but unfortunately, that magic weapon was bought by someone within a month!" Zuo Yan said with great regret.

The price of a top-grade fourth-tier defensive magic weapon is not low, and even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage need to be extremely cautious when considering purchasing one.

If you're going to buy something, make sure it's the one that best suits your needs.

"Fellow Daoist An, you can wait a little longer. The sect will send another batch of goods in two years. Perhaps then you will find the fourth-grade top-quality fire-attribute defensive magic weapon that you need!"

Feiyun Tower is an asset of the Yunhai Sect, and many of the treasures sold in Feiyun Tower are provided by the Yunhai Sect.

Another part consists of treasures acquired by Feiyunlou itself, which are then sold by Feiyunlou to profit from the price difference.

"I'll come back to check back in two years!"

Lu Cheng'an did not refuse. After a brief exchange with Zuo Yan, he left Feiyun Tower and returned to his rented cave dwelling in Yunhai City. "I'll study the map of the Xuanchen Realm more carefully!"

After returning to his cave, Lu Cheng'an took out the second-grade Xuan Chen Realm map he had purchased from Feiyun Tower.

The Xuan Chen Realm is extremely vast. Currently, the Xuan Chen Realm is divided into forty-nine states, with states like Mengyuan State and Yunhai State being smaller states.

Currently, as many as eighteen of the forty-nine states have been occupied by demonic cultivators.

The demonic cultivators of the Xuan Chen Realm are still extremely powerful, and it is not an easy task to annihilate them.

Besides these forty-nine states, there are also dangerous places like the Burial Ground of Immortals and the Desolate Wilderness of Spirit Extinction, and these areas occupy a vast area.

The second-class maps mark the cultivation forces with cultivators at the Dao Integration Realm in charge.

Among the Dao-Merging forces in the nearest states of Mengyuan Prefecture, the Xuanxiao Sect and Zixia Mansion are from Chu Prefecture. Although the Xuanxiao Sect and Zixia Mansion are the closest Dao-Merging forces to Mengyuan Prefecture, they are still separated by five states, making them extremely far apart.

Yunzhou and Youzhou are areas near the Burial Ground of Immortals, and the cultivation environment here is relatively poor. There are no Dao Integration forces in the surrounding ten states.

The Mengyuan Prefecture is sixteen prefectures away from the Yun Prefecture, and there are also areas occupied by demonic cultivators in between.

Lu Cheng'an's attempt to travel from Mengyuan Prefecture to Yun Prefecture was an extremely dangerous undertaking.

"It's too difficult for me to get to Yunzhou!" Lu Cheng'an sighed helplessly, feeling that it would be very difficult for him to reach Yunzhou safely.

Because there is a region between Mengyuan Prefecture and Yun Prefecture that is governed by a demonic cultivator at the Dao Integration Realm.

"Fortunately, I now have a general understanding of the Xuan Chen Realm. I don't want to go to Yunzhou for the time being. Next, I'll head to that spatial turbulence area and prepare to refine a fourth-grade top-quality defensive magic weapon. Then, I'll inquire about the Burial Immortal Land!"

His main purpose in leaving Yin Hua Sect this time was to go to that spatial turbulence. He has now arrived at Yunhai City and is not far from that spatial turbulence.

Lu Cheng'an would definitely do the task of refining a fourth-tier top-grade defensive magic weapon.

He already knew the price of a top-tier fourth-order defensive magic weapon, which was at least 1,300 spirit pearls.

This is no small sum. You have to understand that as a Nascent Soul cultivator and a guest elder of the Yin Hua Sect, his guest elder salary for three years was only five hundred spirit pearls and two pure Yang pills.

"The materials for a fourth-tier top-grade item are not particularly expensive. The cost of refining a fourth-tier top-grade defensive magic weapon is only about two hundred spirit pearls. If I successfully refine a fourth-tier top-grade defensive magic weapon, I can earn one thousand spirit pearls."

Lu Cheng'an traveled from Yinhua Prefecture to Yunhai City, and along the way he gained some understanding of the prices of various materials.

The cultivation resources in states like Yunhai Prefecture are much richer than those in the Burial Immortal Land, and the prices of various materials are relatively much cheaper.

However, the prices of finished pills, magical artifacts, and magical treasures are still not low, because there are still only a few cultivators who can refine high-level pills, magical artifacts, and magical treasures.

Moreover, even a top-tier fourth-order weapon refiner cannot guarantee that there will be no mistakes in the crafting process, and failure would result in enormous losses.

In addition, they need to spend a lot of time and effort in the refining process.

Fifth-tier alchemists and weapon refiners are rarely willing to refine fourth-tier pills and magic weapons; they prefer to refine treasures of the same tier.

High-level pills and magical artifacts will allow them to earn more profits, and refining high-level pills and magical artifacts will also help improve their skills in alchemy, artifact crafting, and other related areas.

For these reasons, high-level pills and magical artifacts are extremely expensive.

Lu Cheng'an is now confident in refining fifth-order magic weapons and treasures, but he has not yet actually tried refining them.

The reason he didn't choose to forge fifth-tier magic weapons or treasures was not only because he lacked confidence in his crafting skills, but also because he lacked the materials to forge them.

The cost of materials for crafting a fifth-tier magic weapon or magic treasure is approximately 600 spirit pearls, which is more than three times the price of materials for a fourth-tier top-grade magic weapon or magic treasure.

However, finished fifth-tier magic weapons and treasures are also more expensive, generally costing over four thousand spirit pearls.

Lu Cheng'an plans to refine some top-grade fourth-tier defensive magic treasures to accumulate some wealth, and then refine fifth-tier magic tools or magic treasures, at which time he will be able to quickly accumulate a sum of resources.

Lu Cheng'an did not leave Yunhai City immediately. He stayed in Yunhai City for a while to inquire about the spatial turbulence and also purchased a batch of materials for refining fourth-grade top-quality magic weapons.

Flying Cloud Pavilion is not the only shop in Cloud Sea City. Fifth-tier materials are relatively rare, but fourth-tier materials are relatively easy to buy, even top-quality fourth-tier materials.

The fourth-tier top-grade magic treasures that Lu Cheng'an plans to refine are the Yuanmu Moon Flow Armor and the True Flame Blazing Bracelet. The Yuanmu Moon Flow Armor is a wood-attribute defensive magic treasure, and the True Flame Blazing Bracelet is a fire-attribute defensive magic treasure.

These two magical artifacts are relatively common, but they are not easy to refine. If Lu Cheng'an refines two magical artifacts of decent quality, they can be sold for 1,500 spirit pearls.

The materials needed to refine the Yuanmu Moonflow Armor and the True Flame Blazing Light Bracelet are 236 spirit pearls for one set and 215 spirit pearls for another, which is not cheap.

Lu Cheng'an purchased two sets of each of the materials needed to refine these two magical treasures; he couldn't afford any more.

He has been with the Yin Hua Sect for thirteen years and has received the salary of a guest elder four times, which is two thousand spirit pearls and eight pure yang magic treasures.

He has already used up more than a thousand spirit orbs, and now he has less than a thousand spirit orbs left.

He still had eight pure yang magic treasures and two green wood replenishing pills. If he were to sell these pills, he could fetch around two thousand spirit pearls.

However, he did not intend to sell these pills; the Pure Yang Pill was a pill used to assist Nascent Soul cultivators in their cultivation.

The Pure Yang Elixir given to Lu Cheng'an by Yin Hua Sect was of high quality, far exceeding those circulating in the market.

The Green Wood Replenishing Elixir is a healing elixir, and its value surpasses that of the Pure Yang Elixir.

Lu Cheng'an definitely won't sell these two Green Wood Replenishing Pills; he might need them someday.

"Refining the Yuanmu Moonflow Armor and the True Flame Blazing Light Bracelet will take quite a while. Next, let's head to that spatial turbulence!"

After organizing the materials for refining the Yuanmu Moon Flow Armor and the True Flame Blazing Light Bracelet, Lu Cheng'an left Yunhai City and sped towards the border area between Yunhai Prefecture and Jinhua Prefecture.

In the past, many cultivators would go to that spatial turbulence in search of opportunities, and sometimes even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage would go there.

However, with the rapid rise of demonic cultivators in Qian Yuan Prefecture, far fewer cultivators ventured into the spatial turbulence in search of opportunities.

After the Demon Hunting Ranking was released, the Cloud Sea Sect and other immortal cultivation sects exchanged for a batch of cultivation resources. Now, cultivators from various sects are using these resources to quickly improve their strength.

This also led to a significant decrease in the number of cultivators heading towards that spatial turbulence. (End of Chapter)