With the Eight Immortals' magical treasures in hand, even a mortal like myself! Ha!

Upon seeing this, Wang Yuan smiled somewhat embarrassedly, but then explained, "Fellow Daoist, please don't be fooled by the exterior of the Ascension Pavilion; it's quite magnificent inside."

After hearing Wang Yuan's description, Gu Qing clearly became interested and walked into the Dengxian Pavilion. As soon as he entered, his eyes widened involuntarily.

Just as Wang Yuan had said, the building inside the pavilion was extremely magnificent, adorned with jewels and precious stones. The walls were inlaid with gold, and the floor was covered with expensive fiery red silk.

An unsuspecting person might think they had entered a human royal palace.

"Ahem! Wang Yuan, what brings you here?" Clearly, the middle-aged man from Dengxian Pavilion knew Wang Yuan.

Gu Qing looked over and saw that the middle-aged man in the pavilion was holding a huge pearl in his hands, while his gaze swept over Tieguai Li and Han Xiangzi. After recognizing the two, the middle-aged man frowned.

"Seniors, what brings you to the Ascension Pavilion?" The middle-aged man forced himself to stay alert, put the pearl in his hand aside, and stood up to ask.

Gu Qing was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that this seemingly sickly late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would have such keen eyesight, actually discerning the strength of Tieguai Li and Han Xiangzi.

However, this is not surprising, since Tieguai Li and Han Xiangzi did not hide their cultivation levels. It's just that the middle-aged man probably only saw the surface and did not fully understand their strength.

"Senior?" Wang Yuan's eyes were full of surprise, not understanding why the middle-aged man would address someone of similar cultivation level as "senior".

Indeed, the spiritual energy emanating from this sickly middle-aged man clearly indicates that he is also a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Clearly, Wang Yuan had not yet grasped the deeper meaning behind the middle-aged man's words.

"These fellow Daoists wish to stay on Kui Xing Island. I have already chosen a place; please come and make a note of it," Wang Yuan explained.

After hearing this, the middle-aged man gave Wang Yuan a strange look, then coughed lightly and asked, "Does the island lord know about this?"

Even the slow-witted Wang Yuan sensed something was amiss, so he looked at the middle-aged man and asked, puzzled, "It's just a few fellow Daoists temporarily staying on the island; why bother the island lord with your information?"

"Fellow Daoist? Ha, Wang Yuan, you have quite the nerve, daring to address two Core Formation seniors as 'fellow Daoist'." The middle-aged man sneered, finally making his point clear.

Wang Yuan was shocked and quickly turned to look at Tieguai Li and Han Xiangzi. He could clearly sense that Gu Qing's cultivation level was at the late Foundation Establishment stage; as for Tieguai Li and Han Xiangzi, he had never been able to see through them. After the middle-aged man's explanation, Wang Yuan finally realized what was going on and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "My apologies, I didn't expect you to be two seniors."

Wang Yuan's cheeks flushed instantly. He had just boasted that he would recommend a good place to them, but it seemed that the seniors would not even look at that place.

"Can't people like us live near an island?" Gu Qing asked with some curiosity.

The middle-aged man turned his gaze to Wang Yuan, who was momentarily speechless, unsure how to respond.

It would be fine to introduce a Foundation Establishment cultivator to Kui Xing Island, but now that a Core Formation senior is being introduced, he really isn't sure what to do.

"Heh, I can't make that decision. Wang Yuan, you brought this senior here, so you'd better take good care of him." The middle-aged man said with a half-smile, then coughed again—it was unclear whether he was injured or had contracted some kind of chronic illness.

Gu Qing pondered to himself: Tieguai Li is skilled in healing, so perhaps he can see the reason behind it. With the elixir in his gourd, he might be able to cure this middle-aged man.

Gu Qing even had a second thought: he could open a clinic on the island, specializing in treating cultivators and selling medicinal herbs and pills along the way; the profits would surely be substantial.

However, the most important thing right now is to find a place to settle down, set up formations, and cultivate spiritual fields.

Gu Qing smiled and asked, "What? Can't Core Formation cultivators stay near islands? If that's the case, then I'll have to have a word with the island lord."

Wang Yuan was somewhat anxious. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation—luring two Core Formation experts to Kui Xing Island, he didn't know what the consequences would be. But now that things had come to this, he could only bite the bullet and say, "Seniors, why don't you rest here for a while? I'll go back and inform my master, and ask him to receive you."

Gu Qing frowned inwardly. He hadn't wanted to make contact with the Core Formation cultivators of the Chaotic Star Sea so soon. The presence of two late-stage Core Formation cultivators near Kui Xing Island would likely attract the attention of the Star Palace, making it difficult to sell his spiritual herbs.

"Since Kui Xing Island doesn't welcome us, then we'll go to other islands." Gu Qing said nonchalantly as he stepped out of the second-floor pavilion.

Upon seeing this, Tieguai Li and Han Xiangzi immediately followed closely behind.

This positioning surprised the middle-aged man, suggesting that the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator's identity was not simple.

"Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist, wait!" Wang Yuan hurriedly chased after them, but Gu Qing and his group had already flown away from the Ascension Pavilion on their magical artifacts.

Wang Yuan was so anxious he didn't know what to do, but his Daoist partner remained calm: "There's no use chasing after them now. We should tell Master first and have him personally receive the two seniors."

"Yes, yes, I was so confused. Thank you for reminding me, Changjun." Wang Yuan suddenly realized his mistake and hurriedly flew to find the two deputy island lords.

After Gu Qing and his group flew away from the Ascension Pavilion, they seemed to be flying aimlessly in their gourds, like headless flies.

Of course, it wasn't that Gu Qing didn't know where he was going. He originally wanted to go to the market on Kuixing Island to exchange for spirit stones, but he didn't know the exact location of the market.

"Kui Xing Island is quite large. If we search aimlessly like this, it will probably take several days," Gu Qing thought to himself.

So Gu Qing stopped a cultivator flying towards him and asked where the largest market on Kui Xing Island was.

The cultivator was initially impatient, but after carefully examining Gu Qing and the others' cultivation levels, his attitude immediately became respectful. He hurriedly said, "There is a large city in the western part of the island called Kui Xing City. There is a street called Tian Du Street in the city, which is a place specifically for cultivators to trade."

After learning the approximate location, Gu Qing did not let the cultivator lead the way and let him leave directly.

The group then changed direction and flew westward towards Kuixing Island. After flying for about half a day, the three finally saw the outline of a huge city.

Judging from the outline alone, Gu Qing estimated that at least several million people lived in this city.

"It's really huge. Everything in this Chaotic Star Sea seems to be huge—the ships are huge, the monsters are huge, and even the vegetables and vegetation are a size larger than elsewhere," Gu Qing couldn't help but exclaim.

Immediately, the group flew towards the interior of the city.

They could see flashes of spiritual light appearing in the vicinity from time to time, indicating that cultivators often came and went. Therefore, Gu Qing and his two companions did not land from the air, but instead flew towards a particularly conspicuous place.