Mortal: Fairy Song Yu has issued you a task.

Chapter 134 Magical Treasures and Spiritual Materials

After resting in the cave for a day, Lin Jingchu and Song Yu packed their belongings and left Fire Dragon Island.

They were going to collect the materials needed to forge magical artifacts. As for the methods of forging magical artifacts, the two of them were not lacking in any way. Lin Jingchu's "Taibai Sword Manual" included several methods of forging flying swords, and Song Yu had already prepared one for himself when he was in Luoyun Sect, which he named "Qingxin Bell".

After reaching the Core Formation stage, they could use the Escape Technique, which increased their speed several times over. In just half a day, the two arrived at Huixing Island.

More than forty years have passed, and the giant island remains unchanged, as prosperous as ever.

Two streaks of light, one blue and one white, merged into the various colored lights and landed on the street. The light faded, revealing a man and a woman—the man was tall and handsome; the woman was graceful and exceptionally beautiful.

"Senior sister, let's stroll around Huixing City first. If we don't find anything we like, we'll head to Tianxing City, the center of the Chaotic Star Sea." Lin Jingchu glanced at the various shops around her, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Over the years, Lin Jingchu had occasionally visited this city, though always to sell elixirs and magical artifacts or to purchase cultivation resources. His visits were always brief, but he had become acquainted with some of the shopkeepers.

Song Yu readily agreed. The two then strolled through the neighborhood, occasionally entering one house to inquire and another to investigate.

After visiting most of the streets, Lin Jingchu led Song Yu to a magnificent five-story building. Above the door hung the words "Feng Le," indicating that it belonged to the Feng Le Alliance, one of the four major merchant alliances in the Chaotic Star Sea.

The two stepped into the magnificent hall, which was rather deserted, with only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators being led by maids to the shelves.

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A pretty maidservant stepped forward from the doorway: "Young masters and fairies, what do you need—"

Lin Jingchu took out a golden token from his storage bag and handed it over: "I'm here to see Mei Jichuan, Steward Mei."

The maid took the token, glanced at it, and immediately became more respectful. She bowed and said, "Please follow me, seniors." She led the two to an elegant room, served them fragrant tea, and then quietly closed the door and left.

Song Yu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and teased, "It seems my junior brother has quite a lot of influence, being treated like a VIP everywhere on this island."

"After all, they're selling top-tier magic artifacts and top-grade elixirs. As masters of both alchemy and artifact crafting, how could they not be polite?" Lin Jingchu said with a smile.

Just as the two were chatting, a Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator wearing a square scarf and looking to be only in his twenties pushed open the door and entered.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, it's been a long time."

Lin Jingchu rose with a smile to greet her: "Steward Mei, it's been many years. How's business?"

"Thanks to you, fellow Daoist, things are alright." Mei Jichuan's gaze swept over the beautiful woman behind the other man, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes. "And this is—"

"This is my Daoist partner, Meng Yao," Lin Jingchu introduced, stepping aside.

Song Yu nodded slightly, as if to say hello.

Mei Jichuan quickly cupped his hands in greeting: "So it's Fairy Meng, my apologies for my rudeness. May I ask what kind of magical artifacts or elixirs Fellow Daoist Bai is here to sell today?"

Lin Jingchu shook his head: "No. I came here to purchase the Illusionary Sea Heavenly Sound Jade to refine magical artifacts."

"Refining a magic weapon?" Mei Jichuan was taken aback at first, then his small eyes widened. "Senior Bai—you've already formed your core?" The other party was so young to have successfully formed his core; he must be an outstanding person with profound opportunities.

Lin Jingchu smiled and gestured, saying, "Deacon Mei, there's no need for that. We've known each other for a long time, and you've taken good care of me."

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Despite this, Mei Jichuan's attitude became even more respectful: "Senior Bai, Fairy Meng, please wait a moment, I will go and fetch it right away." With that, he bowed and left the private room. When he returned, he was holding a jade box that was emitting a hazy white light, and a powerful restriction was clearly set up on the box.

"The Illusionary Sea Heavenly Sound Jade only grows where the power of the deep sea tides converges. If it is directly exposed, its spiritual power will gradually dissipate." Deacon Mei solemnly placed the jade box on the table, then made a hand seal.

With a click, the box lid opened, and the sound of ocean waves filled the entire elegant room. At that moment, Steward Mei felt a heavy weight press down on his heart. He gritted his teeth and opened the jade box completely.

Inside the box lay a white jade the size of a walnut, with a shimmering purple hue flowing within, as if in a dream.

"Please look, both of you—" Mei Jichuan said, looking up at the opposite side, only to be surprised to find that the white-robed fairy's expression remained unchanged and completely unaffected. This fairy was also a Core Formation cultivator!

Lin Jingchu carefully inspected the item and, after confirming it was correct, discussed the price with Deacon Mei. After some haggling, they finally settled on a price of 20,000 spirit stones.

After Lin Jingchu paid the spirit stones, he handed over a jade slip and asked, "Does your shop have Abyss Mithril, or any other aquatic or metal-elemental spiritual materials listed in this jade slip? Even just a little would be helpful."

Mei Jichuan pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "These spiritual materials are truly rare, and our pavilion does not have any on hand. However, as one of the four major merchant alliances in the Star Sea, the Fengle Merchant Alliance is spread all over the world. I can ask the head manager to inquire with the main alliance. Senior Bai, you might as well wait in Huixing City for ten days."

"Thank you for your trouble, Deacon Mei." Lin Jingchu left a communication talisman and bowed in farewell.

After leaving Fengle Alliance, Lin Jingchu and Song Yu walked side by side on the streets of Huixing City.

"I didn't expect to gather all the Illusionary Sea Heavenly Sound Jade so quickly." Song Yu was in a good mood. This was the second piece they had bought, and her magic weapon didn't require much, so it was enough.

Lin Jingchu: "After all, this is the Chaotic Star Sea. If we were in the Southern Heaven, in a place like the Boundless Sea where spiritual energy is scarce, it would be extremely difficult to gain anything."

Song Yu nodded slightly, then turned and asked, "Junior Brother, what about your magic weapon materials? The refining method you prepared only..."

Can we use those top-tier water-elemental and metal-elemental spiritual materials?

Upon hearing this, Lin Jingchu couldn't help but smile wryly. If they could use pure metal-elemental materials instead, they could lower their requirements somewhat.

Because the Taibai Sword Manual itself is a metal-element sword manual.

Besides, another option is to purchase a method for crafting magical artifacts, but the magical artifacts crafted using methods circulating in the market are all ordinary. How could he, a dignified transmigrator, possibly wrong his natal magical artifact?

"Sigh, I didn't pay attention to these things when I was in the sect. All I had were these refining methods." Lin Jingchu sighed.

Song Yu comforted him, "No rush. If we don't hear from Steward Mei, we can go to Tianxing City. It's a hub for forces from all sides of the Chaotic Star Sea; we should be able to find what we're looking for there. Let's rent a temporary cave dwelling and wait for news."

"You are right, madam."

The two then found a small, quiet courtyard in the city to stay temporarily.

However, less than five days later, a streak of fire flew into the courtyard. Lin Jingchu raised his hand, caught the communication talisman, scanned it with his divine sense, and hurriedly headed to Fengle Commercial Building.

It was the same elegant room.

Mei Jichuan was already waiting there, and when he saw Lin Jingchu arrive, he quickly got up to greet him.

As soon as the two sat down, Mei Jichuan said directly, "Senior Bai, this Sea Abyss Mithril is really rare. I'm afraid it can only be seen at the trade fair of Nascent Soul cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jingchu frowned, but still listened patiently—the other party wouldn't come here specifically to make fun of him.

Mei Jichuan changed the subject: "However, I have heard some news: the island lord of Huixing Island held an auction a few months ago, where a female sword cultivator from Baibi Mountain consigned a piece of Guishui Cloud Iron for auction. However, because it was only the size of a fist and this spiritual material had few uses, it ultimately failed to sell."

"Baibi Mountain?" Lin Jingchu raised an eyebrow.

Mei Jichuan explained, "Baibi Mountain is full of sword cultivators, especially Madam Wen, the master of that dojo, who is a renowned Nascent Soul stage female sword cultivator in the Chaotic Star Sea. The spiritual materials you requested, senior, are very suitable for forging flying swords, and only they might have any in stock."

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