The Heavens: Man Covers the Heavens, Refines Treasures to Become an Emperor

Chapter 61 Crossing the Void
Three days later, Jiang Xuan arrived at Xiaoyao Sect, which was on par with his Taixuan Sect and ranked among the top 100 in the entire Eastern Wasteland.

There are many mountains here, including hundreds of thousands of continuous mountains, and countless rare and exotic plants. It is said that it was formed by the confluence of two dragon veins, and the gate of Xiaoyaomen was built here.

When Jiang Xuan was still in Lingxu Cave Heaven, he had imagined that if he left Lingxu Cave Heaven, he would join Taixuan Sect. But things are unpredictable, and no force dared to take him in after he offended the two great imperial forces. With Jiang Xuan's personality, he didn't want others to suffer misfortune because of him.

Therefore, before the news spread, Jiang Xuan came to Xiaoyao Gate, preparing to stay at the Xiaoyao Gate to go to the Northern Region.

Outside the mountain gate, there are already thousands of people waiting here, all of whom want to use the Xiaoyao Sect's domain gate to cross into the Northern Territory. Most of these people are independent cultivators or people from small sects.

"Little brother, why are you so pessimistic? The source is not so easy to dig. The right way is to practice hard to break through the realm while you are young and have plenty of energy." An old monk with a decadent aura advised.

"My aptitude is low and there is no hope of a breakthrough. I want to try my luck." Jiang Xuan sighed.

"The people in the Northern Territory are fierce and killing people for treasures is the most common thing. You are so young, are you really not afraid of death?" A big man with messy hair and a full beard in the front of the line poured a basin of cold water on him.

Boom!

The gate of Xiaoyao Sect opened wide, and several monks walked out, striding with their heads held high, their eyes reaching up to the sky. Leading the way was a middle-aged fat monk with a mustache, with his hands behind his back, walking with a figure-shaped gait.

"My fellow practitioners, you are very lucky. My Xiaoyao Sect has opened the door of convenience and opened the Jade Gate to benefit the vast number of fellow practitioners in the Southern Region. My Xiaoyao Sect will once again reinforce the Domain Gate. After this time, the opening of the Domain Gate may be suspended for a period of time."

The crowd sighed. Another reinforcement. This statement had been heard by many people several times. This time they might bleed heavily again. They didn't know whether they could make back the money from the trip to the Northern Territory.

Everyone lined up and walked forward. Without the fat monk saying anything, they took out the magic weapons they had prepared and walked forward. It was impossible to cross the void without paying a huge price.

"The dagger refined by the monk from the other side is made of ordinary material. It is too common and not good enough." The fat monk glanced at the dagger with contempt and directly rejected the sloppy man in the lead.

"But, fellow Daoist, last time one of my fellow disciples also passed through using a dagger from the other shore?" The sloppy man looked anxious and very puzzled.

"I've already told you that the domain gate has been in disrepair for a long time and needs to be reinforced." The fat monk with a mustache was very impatient and waved his hand, asking him to leave.

"Fellow Daoist, no, I'll add some weapons from the other shore. I'll use two weapons from the monks' sacrificial temple on the other shore." The sloppy man was cautious and immediately took out another long sword.

The fat monk glanced at the sword, then smiled and gestured for him to pass.

The second cultivator who came forward was a young cultivator in his early twenties. He respectfully presented a copper furnace, which surprised Jiang Xuan a little, as ordinary cultivators seldom offered such utensils for sacrifice. However, there was a huge crack on the copper furnace, which was shocking.

"Don't bring out the broken ones. We don't accept such meaningless inferior products."

"Senior, I survived a life-threatening situation to obtain this copper furnace. It is a vessel used by Taoist monks for sacrifices. It is extremely powerful. I hope you will be lenient with me."

“Hmph, let alone the instruments used for sacrifices by Taoist monks, even if they are used for sacrifices by famous figures of the Four Poles and the great figure Hualong, as long as they are incomplete and inferior products, my Xiaoyao Sect will not accept them. My Xiaoyao Sect is not a sect that accepts junk copper and rotten iron.” The fat monk became impatient again and simply walked past the young man and ignored him.

The young monk was very unwilling and left dejectedly with a look of loss on his face.

"One pound of silk from the silkworm!" The third monk came forward and presented a wooden box. When he opened it, he saw a ball of white silk threads, neatly arranged and shining in the sunlight. "Top-quality silk from the silkworm, passed!" The fat monk closed the wooden box with a snap, revealing a greedy look.

Several people failed to pass the test. The survival of independent cultivators or people from weak sects had already consumed all their energy in this cruel world of cultivation, and they simply had no more ability to obtain valuable treasures. What they regarded as the most precious things were nothing more than readily available things in the eyes of true disciples of the sects.

Some of the monks in the back lined up left on their own. They thought their treasures were not as good as those presented by the monks who were rejected in front of them, and they would definitely not be accepted. So they simply left, not wanting to be looked down upon by the Xiaoyao Sect. The number of monks still in the line was reduced by half at once.

The fat monk didn't care at all. The low-level monks who couldn't afford the treasures needed to cross the domain were never something they would consider.

"A thousand-year-old warm jade!"

"A path of Xuanhai Bingpo!"

Many people were helpless and took out their most valuable treasures one after another. Judging from the attitude of Xiaoyao Sect, it would be impossible to cross the void and cross the domain without bleeding a lot.

"A Taoist monk from the Taoist Palace is offering up a weapon!" When it was Jiang's turn, he took out a spear he had made. It was not known whether it came from the Yaoguang monk or the Huanggu Ji family. He had not had time to refine it yet, but it came in handy at this moment.

The fat monk with a mustache looked at the spear greedily with fiery eyes:

"It is of extremely high quality and very rare. It can be called the best among the instruments refined by Taoist monks. Passed!"

The quality of this spear was much higher than the weapons he had refined himself. Both its material and Taoist patterns were not something a poor cultivator could possess. He reluctantly handed the spear to his follower, and would later think of a reason to embezzle the spear.

About an hour later, the whole process was over. All the independent cultivators present felt pain in their hearts. The price of this journey was really too high. Even the domain gate of Xiaoyao Sect could not lead directly to the Northern Territory. The price was so staggering. One had to wonder how unattainable this holy land was.

In the future of my practice, I will probably have to practice in the Northern Territory for a long time. It’s not because I love that strange land, but everything is for the sake of the Tao and everything is for practice.

"Come here in three days. We won't wait for you if you're late!" The fat monk with a moustache asked everyone to leave their marks and turned to walk into the mountain gate.

During three days, Jiang Xuan casually opened a cave nearby, and while waiting for time to pass, he refined the many magic weapons he got from Yaoguang and the Ji family.

There is a team of monks in black armor patrolling here, with cold expressions and a murderous look, as if they are looking for something!
"Is it coming soon?"

The monks team searched far away, and Jiang Xuan appeared, without any intention, but also did not want to cause trouble when they were about to cross the domain.

Three days passed in a flash, and Jiang Xuan arrived as scheduled. He successfully climbed onto the platform of the domain gate and was about to open the domain gate to cross the void.

"It's not much different from the feeling of traveling through the worlds of the heavens. It's dark and silent everywhere. In just a short moment, I've crossed an endless distance."

Jiang Xuan did not feel any discomfort when he crossed the void for the first time. He took a step forward and saw desolation. However, he had not yet reached the northern region and still needed to continue flying northward for tens of thousands of miles.

(End of this chapter)