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Chapter 374 Returning to Prepare for Seclusion [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Wulong Island Market.

With the arrival of the six Core Formation cultivators from Xuan Yin Pavilion, many people felt the pressure from the number one sect in the Five Dragons Island sea area.

"I had heard that there would be several spiritual fruits that could enhance cultivation at this auction, so I came here specifically to trade for them."

Upon arriving at the main hall, Fairy Ni Chang showed no weakness whatsoever. She began by chatting with everyone with a calm and collected smile, while also revealing the purpose of her visit.

At this, the other Core Formation cultivators who had come looked at each other in surprise. Some were astonished, some were watching the spectacle, and some had rather unpleasant expressions.

A year ago, the Sihai Chamber of Commerce held this trade fair and made a point of promoting some precious spiritual items, including the spiritual fruit that Fairy Ni Chang mentioned.

However, Fairy Ni Chang seemed unaware of what was happening, and the other cultivators of the Seven Kingdoms Alliance also pretended to be confused.

"So this is the spiritual fruit. I was somewhat tempted, but since Fairy Ni Chang has spoken, I naturally won't say anything."

"Indeed, indeed. I heard that the cultivator who wants to trade this spiritual fruit only wants to exchange some magical treasure materials. It just so happens that the Seven Kingdoms Alliance has mined a lot of rare spiritual mines in recent years."

"good."

The cultivators from the Seven Kingdoms Alliance chimed in, but since everyone already knew about their spirit mines, they didn't really care.

Moreover, these words clearly indicated that he wanted to see the Sihai Chamber of Commerce make a fool of itself.

Many people even showed expressions of schadenfreude.

You advertised this item a year ago, but you traded it two months ago. Doesn't that make you look bad?

Moreover, the Seven Nations Alliance is probably all pretending to be ignorant; how could they not know?

Lin Chang'an, sitting upright in his seat, watched this scene with a flicker in his eyes.

It seems the situation is more tense than he imagined.

The market is only so big, so it's natural that the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce and the Seven Nations Alliance will have conflicts of interest.

Now that there's an opportunity to strike at the opponent, naturally no one will let it pass.

"Moreover, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce is dealing with cultivators from the Crimson Fire Sect this time."

The Crimson Fire Sect, a demonic force in the outer seas, has had a rather strained relationship with the Azure Sea Palace due to the turmoil of recent years.

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an seemed to understand something, and he smiled calmly before picking up the spiritual tea and taking a sip.

He didn't want to get involved in the power struggles of these forces, and since Fairy Ni Chang's Xuan Yin Pavilion had reached this point, sometimes it wasn't a matter of letting her do as she pleased.

Making your stance clear is important, and it also provides an opportunity to put pressure on your competitor, the Sihai Chamber of Commerce.

“Master, even without pills, I will definitely be able to break through in three to five years at most.”

The sword attendant beside him was well aware of his master's purpose in coming here, which was to devise a plan to refine pills for him.

Hearing the sword attendant's voice, Lin Chang'an nodded slightly and transmitted his voice:

"Take whatever you like at this trade fair. Peace and tranquility won't last much longer. Right now, everyone is doing their best to increase their strength."

With Lin Chang'an and the sword attendant secretly communicating, the trade fair began.

However, the atmosphere at this trade fair was not very good, especially the cultivators from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, whose faces all looked rather grim.

Even some people within the Sihai Chamber of Commerce were dissatisfied with the Liang and Zhu families, as well as with Meng Xinghai's behavior.

You have successfully traded treasures for your desired items, but have you considered the damage this has caused to the reputation of the Chamber of Commerce?

"Hehe, so this is the famous Fairy of Rainbow Robes who is renowned in the outer seas. If I had known that it was the fairy who wanted this spiritual fruit, how could I have taken what the fairy desired?"

Unexpectedly, cultivators from the Crimson Fire Sect were also present at the trade fair.

The man, a pale-faced scholar, greeted Fairy Ni Chang with a smile and clasped his hands in a gesture of respect. Although his tone was humble, a mischievous glint in his eyes betrayed a hint of mockery.

"I never expected that the fellow Daoists from the Crimson Fire Sect would still be in the Five Dragons Island market."

Upon seeing this, Fairy Ni Chang also seemed to understand. However, her question brought up the recent dissatisfaction of the Azure Sea Palace with the Crimson Fire Sect.

Although the Crimson Fire Sect is a Nascent Soul sect, it is now located in the waters of Five Dragon Island, which is the territory of the Azure Sea Palace.

Moreover, the Seven Kingdoms Alliance has Lu Zhenjun behind it, so naturally they have nothing to fear.

The scene of open and covert struggles on the ground made many cultivators secretly groan. The situation was already dire, and they were afraid that it would affect them as well.

Lin Chang'an sighed softly, not expecting things to have come to this.

First, the external force, the Crimson Fire Sect cultivators, entered the waters of Five Dragon Island, under the guise of pursuing cultivators who had stolen treasures.

There is also friction between the internal forces of the Seven Nations Alliance and the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

"It's a complete mess. I hope it won't affect my cultivation."

Lin Chang'an frowned, not wanting his peaceful cultivation environment to be disrupted.

At the very least, he needs a stable cultivation environment before the secret realm opens.

"Ling'er, go into seclusion after you return this time. Although we don't have any high-grade third-tier pills, the Ice Marrow Jade Liquid is still quite effective."

He was comfortable refining pills with Fairy Ni Chang and staying in the Xuan Yin Pavilion, so he naturally didn't mind helping the sect along the way.

Although such spiritual objects are gone, it doesn't mean he's helpless.

"Yes, Master."

The Seven Nations Alliance and the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce are unlikely to break off relations; it's just a friction in the market of interests.

If the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce weakens even slightly, the Seven Nations Alliance will gain an even larger share of the market.

As the trade fair proceeded, it became clear to everyone that, with the situation becoming increasingly volatile, while there were still occasionally some good items, strategic resources were significantly scarcer.

Especially spiritual items for forming the Golden Core and spiritual items for enhancing cultivation.

And the prices of most materials have started to rise.

This made Lin Chang'an secretly feel fortunate. Fortunately, he had accumulated a lot of materials on Bibo Island over the years through his clones, so he was not short of some ordinary resources.

"I have a high-grade third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King demon core here, and I would like to exchange it for a wind-attribute demon core of the same tier, or two water-attribute demon cores."

After observing the trade fair for a while and feeling rather bored, Lin Chang'an calmly patted his storage bag, and a demon core brimming with yin energy appeared at the trade fair.

This caused quite a stir.

"A late-stage, third-tier demon core!"

"Hiss! Could it be that this Master Lin hunted it himself?"

Given Lin Chang'an's current strength, coupled with the mutated demon beast Green Horned Ox and his own status as a third-tier array master, few people doubt his ability to hunt down a late-stage third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King.

They were simply shocked. Others, who were more composed, realized that Lin Chang'an was a sword cultivator, specifically practicing the Blood Fiend True Man's Fiend Yuan Sword Technique.

The formations they've been selling over the years are clearly based on fire-attribute techniques, so it's not surprising that they're so effective at suppressing evil spirits.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I have a high-grade third-tier water-attribute demon core here. I am willing to use demon beast resources to make up the rest, how about that?"

Just as everyone remained silent for a long time, a strange voice suddenly rang out.

A cultivator wearing a bamboo hat, concealing his figure, spoke in a hoarse voice, but the sinister aura emanating from him clearly indicated that he was a demonic cultivator.

The demon core of this Yin Spirit Beast King is of great use to cultivators who practice Yin Sha-type techniques.

"Oh, I wonder what kind of monster resources you're carrying?"

Lin Chang'an was also somewhat curious. He had been searching for wind-attribute demon cores for many years, but he hadn't held out much hope.

However, if this unfamiliar cultivator could offer some sufficient resources, an exchange wouldn't be impossible.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, please take a look!"

As a storage bag floated over, although many people were curious, no one dared to recklessly use their divine sense to investigate it.

Lin Chang'an narrowed his eyes when he saw the materials in the storage bag.

Although this person concealed his Yin energy very well, he still sensed an aura—corpse energy!

This person is actually a rather rare corpse cultivator.

However, this had little to do with him. Inside the storage bag was the remains of a water monster, which, when converted, was not bad in value.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist."

Lin Chang'an nodded in satisfaction after looking at it, and then raised his hand to trade the materials with the other party.

A hint of joy appeared on the pale face beneath the other's bamboo hat. With the demon core of the Yin Spirit Beast King, his injuries would surely heal soon.

Those damned scum of the Crimson Fire Sect, once he recovers from his injuries, he will definitely not let them get away with it.

“The corpse cultivator is injured, and the residual magical energy in these injuries seems to be from the Crimson Fire Sect’s techniques.”

After the transaction, Lin Chang'an secretly sensed the situation and noticed this subtle detail.

He had dealt with the cultivators of the Crimson Fire Sect before, and even read their memories, so he naturally knew the aura of the Crimson Fire Sect's techniques.

At this moment, he couldn't help but glance at the cultivator from the Crimson Fire Sect and the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, before turning his gaze away and playing with the third-tier water-attribute demon core in his hand.

He has at least achieved his goal.

Although he still has some of his Ice Marrow Jade Liquid Spirit Wine in stock, no one will complain that it's not enough.

Water nourishes wood, so the effects of his consumption are naturally better. Although the sword attendant is a sword cultivator, women are inherently yin, and she also has dragon blood in her body.

Consuming this water-attribute Ice Marrow Jade Elixir Spirit Wine would have effects comparable to his, and perhaps even better due to his lower cultivation level.

"However, this corpse cultivator is still a problem in the waters of Five Dragon Island. If he causes any turmoil, it will affect us, which is not good."

As for what kind of treasure it was, Lin Chang'an simply didn't care. Unless it was a spiritual object related to Nascent Soul formation, he wouldn't take the risk.

But if it were a spirit creature that had just formed an infant, the Crimson Fire Demon would have already intervened; there was no need for others to participate.

Who knows if there's a conspiracy involved?

Moreover, this matter is too suspicious, and he won't be so reckless as to jump in headfirst.

The trade fair ended quickly, and Lin Chang'an noticed that many people were making private deals, and that many others had rather serious expressions.

After all, the situation is getting worse and worse, with the prices of various materials rising.

Strategic resources are even scarcer.

It would be a lie to say that some cultivators who are the sole pillars of their clans have no worries.

……

However, no sooner had the trade fair ended than news spread throughout the market that traces of the cultivators being pursued by the Crimson Fire Sect had been discovered, shocking many people.

"Something's not right. This news just came out after the trade fair ended. It feels like someone deliberately leaked this information."

"Yes, there's definitely something fishy going on here."

"We should proceed with caution."

As soon as they emerged, the cultivators from the Seven Kingdoms Alliance all became serious; it was too much of a coincidence.

Lin Chang'an, standing in the crowd, nodded solemnly, showing no remorse whatsoever for having secretly released the information using his clone.

"Fellow Daoists, the Crimson Fire Sect's sudden arrival at Five Dragons Island may be a trap, but we should still be careful. In the future, it's best not to travel to or from Azure Wave Island alone."

Lin Chang'an's suggestion was met with approval from many cultivators.

Lin Chang'an thought to himself, "This time I've stirred up trouble. If this corpse cultivator is real, he will definitely be alarmed and leave this place."

If there was a conspiracy, he also made sure the Seven Kingdoms Alliance was prepared in advance.

In short, he had gotten a good deal by trading with the corpse cultivator, and he had unwittingly helped the other party.

As for the Seven Kingdoms Alliance, needless to say, everyone works together to earn spirit stones, so how could he possibly allow anyone to interfere with his cultivation and earning spirit stones?

"Owner."

"Let's go, let's return to Bibo Island."

Lin Chang'an chuckled and walked with several fellow Daoists from the Seven Kingdoms Alliance, while Fairy Ni Chang and the three newly promoted Core Formation cultivators bowed and bid farewell.

Upon returning, the Sword Servant should also go into seclusion to break through his current limitations, as should the Phoenix Cry Bird!

This bird broke through to the next level early, and with its superior bloodline, its cultivation speed is indeed fast.

However, he wasn't slow either; at least he was almost catching up with the bird.

"Life is getting more and more turbulent. It seems that I should find an opportunity to report to the Sixth Elder that I have broken through to the third-tier high-grade array master."

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an narrowed his eyes.

In the end, the Seven Kingdoms Alliance was just helping Lu Zhenjun earn spirit stones, and he was just one of the members of the Seven Kingdoms Alliance, so he didn't attract much attention.

But it will be different when he breaks through to the third-tier high-grade array master. At that time, he will really have a Nascent Soul master behind him.

At least before entering the secret realm, anyone who dares to deal with him must first consider the wrath of this sixth elder of the Azure Sea Palace.

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