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Swoosh~

Wu Yuan felt the scene around him change instantly, leaving the personal palace and entering an extremely bustling city.

Busy streets, countless pedestrians weaving through, with numerous shops along the street.

In the sky, there were many flying boats shuttling back and forth.

On the ground, there were humans wearing various types of clothing, all with the same 'Golden Core First Layer' life force intensity, and some looked like demonic beasts, perhaps spirit beasts.

However.

In front of Wu Yuan was a towering and colossal tower, with golden characters written on it, 'Twin Jade Library Tower.'

"I've been assigned to 'Twin Jade City.'"

"Which means, the area I'm in reality belongs to the second-tier city 'Twin Jade City'?" Wu Yuan instantly understood.

The Immortal Isle is vast.

But the Crimson Moon Immortal Realm is not that huge, with only a hundred or so cities, including some specially opened unique realms.

Each city represents the jurisdiction of a second-tier city on the Crimson Moon Immortal Isle.

When entering the Crimson Moon Immortal Realm for the first time, wherever you are in the jurisdiction of which second-tier city, you will also be allocated to that city.

"Second-tier cities, at least governing ten billion miles of land, where countless cultivators gather on the vast land, so the population is naturally large," Wu Yuan smiled slightly.

He stepped into the Library Tower.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 197: Six Realms of the Immortal Path

Stepping into the Library Tower.

"It's really huge," Wu Yuan scanned the area, looking up at the circular building whose ground area was incredibly vast.

Layer after layer extended endlessly, with no end in sight.

And on each floor were densely packed bookshelves, each holding numerous virtual Immortal Scrolls.

Countless books were in there.

As Wu Yuan's gaze reached, many cultivators were navigating through the shelves, searching for the books they wanted, then disappearing one by one in a burst of light.

"This Library Tower has both private reading rooms and public reading rooms," Wu Yuan muttered, "Every cultivator can choose for themselves."

This is the advantage of the Divine Void Realm.

As it is entirely virtualized, various regions in reality that are troublesome and require large spaces can open different spaces to adapt to their needs.

"The Library Tower seems infinitely tall, but, in reality, it only has nine floors," Wu Yuan was well aware of this, "The higher the privilege, the higher you can go."

In higher-level library buildings, there are many techniques, methods, and secrets that are entirely open within the Crimson Moon Immortal Realm.

Although the openly available methods and secrets are very ordinary, they can be browsed and practiced by countless cultivators.

Completely in line with the concept of 'everyone like a dragon.'

"The books on the first floor are generally not very valuable," Wu Yuan casually walked towards one of the bookshelves and quickly began searching.

"However."

"What I'm looking for is just some common knowledge, such as the division of sects and administrative divisions of the entire Crimson Moon Immortal Isle, the distribution of cities and territories at various levels, and so on," Wu Yuan's goal was clear in his mind.

Information like the specific strength of powerhouses in each city's jurisdiction, the means and magical powers of those powerhouses, and such, are very valuable.

This kind of information needs continuous collection and updating by dedicated personnel, so one has to go to specialized intelligence organizations.

But for city distribution maps?

"As the realm master said, many Immortal Isles have existed for millions of years," Wu Yuan muttered, "Millions of years without change, the unimaginable length of time. These administrative cities will also exist for millions of years."

So, fixed information like this has little value.

As a Qi Refiner practicing in the broader world, the first step is to understand the detailed situation of the broader world and establish roots.

The second step is to find a powerful force to join, relying on the resources of these powerful forces to better practice.

"The first book, 'Ten Million Years of Twin Jade City'?" Wu Yuan found a virtual Immortal Scroll, his divine sense surged in, and he quickly began reading.

Cultivators don't read with their eyes.

They read with their divine sense.

Like these virtual Immortal Scrolls, on the surface, they are books, but in reality, they are not just simple texts. They are formed by countless words plus a large number of images.

If placed in reality, replacing the virtual Immortal Scrolls with books, perhaps one virtual Immortal Scroll would need billions of characters and tens of billions of words to describe.

One can imagine how much content the Twin Jade Library Tower contains.

For ordinary lives, not to mention reading the entire Library Tower, even if they read through the virtual Immortal Scroll in front of Wu Yuan, it would take countless years.

Wu Yuan?

The speed of his thinking is unknown how many times that of ordinary people. In just tens of breaths, he can accept a vast amount of information.

Give Wu Yuan some more time, and he will be able to fully digest and comprehend it.

"The evolution and transcendence of life, the difference between extraordinary cultivators and ordinary people is not only in so-called combat power," Wu Yuan became increasingly aware of this, "But in every aspect, such as thinking speed, creativity, and so on, they undergo a transformation."

Just like when humans were born with wisdom!

Different from apes.

Extraordinary cultivators, who control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, give birth to divine consciousness, are fundamentally different from countless ordinary people.

...

"So, the entire Crimson Moon Immortal Isle has three top forces: Crimson Moon Immortal Palace, Blood Refining Demon Palace, and Ten Thousand Axe Divine Palace. Crimson Moon Immortal Palace is the most powerful, the actual ruler of the Immortal Isle, with over seventy percent of the territory under its control," Wu Yuan read the relevant information.

"But."

"Crimson Moon Immortal Palace cannot directly rule such a vast territory. It only directly governs a third of it, and most of the territory is divided among its major sects and clans."

"The 'second-tier city Twin Jade City' to which I belong, the Twin Jade City in reality, is about... six hundred million miles away from me!" Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

It's too far.

This is a staggering number.

Not to mention that Wu Yuan is flying on a boat, even if he relies on his own full-speed flight without any stops, it will take about ten months to reach it.

"Ten months, crossing this vast land, I don't know how many dangers I'll encounter," Wu Yuan sighed inwardly.

Like himself, just crossing tens of thousands of miles, he encountered an assassination.

In reality, the best way to traverse the endless vast land is to use teleportation arrays.

"Crimson Moon Immortal Palace only establishes teleportation arrays in cities of the fourth tier and above."

Wu Yuan muttered, "The closest fourth-tier city to me is Star Sword City, where there are over a billion people living in the city, and there is a directly affiliated residence of the Immortal Palace with a Nascent Soul realm powerhouse guarding it."

Transcending the Purple Mansion Realm is the Refinement Void Realm.

This is information that Wu Yuan had long understood from the Immortal Scroll.

There are six realms in Qi Refinement, the lower three realms are Qi Sea, Golden Core, Purple Mansion, and the upper three realms are Refinement Void, Soul Separation, and Epochal Tribulation.

Body Refinement also has six realms, the lower three realms are Communication Profound, Spirit Body, Mountain and River, and the upper three realms are Saint Domain, Dharma Image, and Universe Creation.

In the area of Star Sword City, the truly renowned major force is the 'Southern Subjugation Sect,' which is a large sect recognized by the Immortal Palace.

"It's not difficult to establish a sect in the Central Earth, but in the Crimson Moon Immortal Isle, where the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace rules over the vast land, any sect wanting to establish itself must be recognized by the Immortal Palace," Wu Yuan muttered, "You must contribute to the Immortal Palace and have sufficient heritage and strength."

Without the Immortal Palace's recognition, dare to establish a sect? Then you will be struck by the Immortal Palace!

In a sense.

"On the entire Immortal Isle, the strength of any sect is extremely powerful. The weak ones don't deserve to be called sects. Even the weakest sects have Nascent Soul realm powerhouses guarding them," Wu Yuan muttered, "At the same time, all sects can be considered peripheral organizations of the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace."

Wu Yuan couldn't help but think of his past life.

In the Human Federation, there were numerous super corporations. These companies competed and fought with each other on ordinary days, but when it came to a critical moment, they all had to obey the federation's call.

It's the same in the Crimson Moon Immortal Isle.

The major sects fight and kill for treasures and grudges against each other on ordinary days.

The Crimson Moon Immortal doesn't bother to intervene.

But any powerful sect, once they cultivate to a high level, will automatically become a member of the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace and must obey the commands of the Crimson Moon Immortal in critical moments.

For sects that don't submit, they will be killed!

Because this land belongs to the Crimson Moon Immortal.

"Similarly, in this land, unless it is their own direct territory, any powerhouse is not allowed to spread their beliefs at will," Wu Yuan muttered, "Countless ordinary people are only allowed to believe in the Taiyuan Immortal Palace and the Crimson Moon Immortal."

Obviously, the Crimson Moon Immortal values faith and worship.

The more Wu Yuan reads these information messages, the more he feels that these ancient and powerful forces' organizational structures are extraordinary, with almost no loopholes.

On the one hand, they easily monitor the entire movements of the Immortal Isle through the Crimson Moon Immortal Realm and numerous cities.

On the other hand, using territories and achievements to satisfy the ambitions of many powerhouses, preventing countless powerhouses from being dissatisfied and rebelling.

Finally, all top powerhouses are recruited into the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace!

"On the Immortal Isle, various sects and forces live and die in battles. Only the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace stands above all, embedding administrative cities like nails into the earth," Wu Yuan muttered, "Not participants, but judges."

This method is simply amazing.

There is only one major flaw.

"You must have extremely strong military force to suppress all parties," Wu Yuan murmured to himself, "The Crimson Moon Immortal, ruling the endless years in the Immortal Isle, must have an unimaginably strong strength."

"If there is a really bad situation, he can quickly seek help from the 'Taiyuan Divine Court.'"

All these are not entirely collected from the information in books, a considerable part is analyzed by Wu Yuan himself.

At this moment.

The mysterious veil of the Crimson Moon Immortal Isle has been mostly removed by Wu Yuan.

"As for the Blood Refining Demon Palace and the Ten Thousand Axe Divine Temple?" Wu Yuan frowned slightly, "There is very little information about them, and these two major forces seem to rarely show up."

In short.

In the land ruled by the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace, these two major forces will not easily appear. If they don't appear, naturally, there will be fewer related information and records.

...

"I came to the Immortal Isle for the cultivation of the Qi Refinement Body."

"The best and most direct way is to join a force, quickly obtain a large number of resources, techniques for cultivation, and receive guidance from a famous teacher. There are four paths." Wu Yuan analyzed.

"The best is to directly join the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace."

"But the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace rarely recruits direct disciples. Usually, they directly absorb powerhouses from various sects. Only peerless geniuses can directly enter the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace," Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

This kind of peerless genius is not someone who comprehended the realm from the Qi Sea realm.

Instead, they are truly dazzling individuals, extraordinary geniuses that can shake countless people across the vast land.

Wu Yuan felt that his talent was not bad, but he didn't have absolute certainty.

"The second path is to join the Crimson Moon Immortal Army, which is the cultivation army directly under the Crimson Moon Immortal."

"The Immortal Army roams the land, battles in many worlds, and has numerous treasures and countless techniques and methods. The threshold for entry is much lower than the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace, but the risk of the Crimson Moon Immortal Army falling is very high, and there is a lot of restraint." Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

The benefits are significant, but the risks are also significant.

This path is not favored by Wu Yuan.

"The third path is to join some big families and become a guest of the family," Wu Yuan muttered, "However, the strengths of major families vary, and some families will fully support the growth of guests, while others will secretly suppress them. Careful selection is required."

"The fourth path, and the most common one, is to join a sect." Wu Yuan understood this, "On the Immortal Isle, ninety-nine percent of cultivators will aspire to join a sect."

Factions also vary in strength.

"It's like a university graduate in my past life, entering a Fortune Global 500 company, and working in a small shop on the street. Can they be the same?" Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

Of course.

Even the weakest faction, relative to Wu Yuan now, is a giant.

According to the information Wu Yuan just learned.

The peak period of the Houbi Tribe.

It is estimated to be equivalent to the 'first-class factions' on the Crimson Moon Immortal Isle.

"If I can't enter the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace, I should at least join a first-class faction," Wu Yuan quickly made a decision, "And it should be a faction of sword cultivators."

On the Crimson Moon Immortal Isle, there is more than one first-class faction with a powerful sword cultivation heritage.

Although Wu Yuan has learned the names of some factions.

But the internal situation of these first-class factions, how and when they recruit disciples, Wu Yuan is not clear.

The systems of various factions can change and adjust at any time.

This cannot be understood by reading Immortal Scrolls on the first floor of the library.

"Star Sword City has a teleportation array, but it's millions of miles away. Even if I rush over at full speed, it will take many days. Taking a flying boat will take more than half a month," Wu Yuan muttered, "While passing by Fengchuan City on the way, it only takes a day by flying boat."

Wu Yuan made a decision.

First, arrive at Fengchuan City, upgrade the authority level of 'Refinement Void Realm,' and collect more information.

At the same time, collect the treasures and materials needed for cultivation.

When everything is ready, it's not too late to go to Star Sword City.

"If I can break through to the Golden Core Realm and transform all nine flying swords into fifth-grade spiritual weapons," Wu Yuan is full of expectations, "Even a peak Golden Core expert, as long as they are not an exceptionally powerful type, I can fight against."

With such strength, it is much safer to travel the land.

The Purple Mansion Realm? It's still quite rare.

...

As time passed, a small part of Wu Yuan's consciousness browsed information in the Twin Jade Library of the Crimson Moon Immortal Realm.

The vast majority of his consciousness was refining while keeping alert in all directions.

The purple flying boat traversed high mountains and wilderness.

Passed by the desert, and even passed through a vast lake spanning tens of thousands of miles. On the lake, they encountered several Nascent Soul realm demonic beasts.

However, they were easily frightened away by the King of Qiong Hai.

There were also several occasions when divine consciousness, full of vigilance, swept over them.

Wu Yuan chose not to take action and passed through safely.

Like this.

Without any battles, two days later.

"Master, look at that city." The King of Qiong Hai suddenly pointed to the distance. "Is that Fengchuan City?"

"Fengchuan City?" Wu Yuan looked in the direction.

At the end of the sky, there was a huge and magnificent city, radiant and dazzling, with numerous tall buildings and floating palaces.

The towering city walls spread endlessly to both sides.

The naked eye couldn't see the end.

"On the Immortal Isle, all fifth-class cities are tens of thousands of miles long and wide. Calling it a city is actually a small independent world." Wu Yuan sighed inwardly, "This is the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace, the most basic city that directly rules the vast land. The construction standards are extremely high."

The city walls were thick and black, reaching several miles high.

The entire structure seemed to be made of some unknown material.

Wu Yuan was well aware that cities like fifth-class cities were often referred to as 'Immortal Cities' by countless mortals for a reason.

Its astonishingly long existence often starts from millions of years.

The internal population numbers in the tens of millions!

The towering city walls, spanning thousands of miles in length and width, are not meant to block cultivators from entering or leaving but—formations!

Numerous formations are strengthened and merged.

Perhaps the strongest members of the Crimson Moon Immortal Army stationed in fifth-class cities are only in the Purple Mansion Realm, but the city's internal layout includes layer upon layer of killing formations that have been in place for millions of years. Even if triggered spontaneously, they can annihilate Refinement Void Realm cultivators!

This is the accumulation.

The Immortal Isle is vast, and the areas outside the cities are chaotic, but the Immortal Palace doesn't care.

However, fifth-class cities and above, without permission, do not allow cultivators to fight each other. Offenders will be killed without mercy!

This is the Crimson Moon Immortal Palace, ruling the Immortal Isle for millions of years, with the authority built on the blood of countless cultivators.

No one dares to provoke easily.

"Let's go, we're entering the city," Wu Yuan said with a smile.

Controlling the flying boat.

Quickly flew towards a passage.

With a glance, there are many passages on the side of the city wall, allowing entry and exit from the city. There are pedestrian passages and flying boat passages.

One after another, orderly flying boats are entering the city.

Wu Yuan's purple flying boat is quite inconspicuous.

Chapter 198: The Tu Clan of Fengchuan (Seeking Monthly Votes)

The entrance to the city is extremely large; each passage is as wide as ten miles because it must accommodate the entry and exit of large flying boats and warships.

In each passage, there are several black-robed individuals maintaining order, but more are puppets! Inspections, registrations, and everything else are all puppet operations.

There are humanoid figures, animal-like forms, and some peculiar shapes specifically designed for special scenes.

"As expected, it's just as mentioned in the intelligence. In cultivation cities, the majority of routine work is done by puppets," Wu Yuan muttered, "Cultivators are only responsible for supervision."

Even ordinary people use puppets on a large scale.

What about cultivators?

One after another flying boat enters, undergoes inspection, and is quickly guided to different areas by different puppets.

When it's Wu Yuan's turn.

"Hmm?" Wu Yuan sensed an invisible fluctuation passing over the flying boat, even passing through it to touch himself.

"Is it a detection formation?" Wu Yuan pondered slightly.

Following that, on the passage ahead of the flying boat, a humanoid puppet was guiding Wu Yuan's flying boat forward.

"No one has walked this passage." Wu Yuan was slightly puzzled.

Most flying boats go left or right.

"What's going on?" Wu Yuan was confused.

At the same time, when the flying boat truly entered the city's range, Wu Yuan also sensed an invisible force suppressing his divine consciousness.

"Is it a divine consciousness suppression formation?" Wu Yuan had some enlightenment. "Does it prevent my divine sense from spreading easily?"

Divine sense sweeping, a thought can perceive a vast area, but it will naturally be constrained.

In some important places of major sects, even divine sense at the level of Yuanshen finds it difficult to explore.

...

In Fengchuan City, the eighty-seventh entrance, inside the Immortal Army's stationed area, in a spacious rest room, several figures are meditating.

Suddenly.

"Attention, detected an eighth-grade flying boat, a Golden Core cultivator, a stranger Golden Core cultivator." A cold voice suddenly sounded in the rest room.

"Hmm?"

"There's a Golden Core cultivator? Haven't encountered one in a long time."

"Still a stranger, why would he come to my Fengchuan City?"

"Could it be that he didn't take the advanced cultivator's passage?" The two black-armored soldiers and two black-robed figures who were meditating opened their eyes in an instant, all showing a hint of surprise.

"Go, quickly go and welcome him."

"Quick, inform the commander." The four figures rushed out of the quiet room like lightning.

This is their duty.

As a fifth-class city, most of the entry work is done by puppets and detection formations, with very few tasks left to the stationed cultivators.

Only when a high-level cultivator arrives.

If a Golden Core cultivator arrives, they must be welcomed to show respect.

Different cities have different standards.

For an ordinary Immortal City like Fengchuan City, a Golden Core cultivator is considered a high-level cultivator!

As for the Purple Mansion Realm? They are already the top powerhouses within the Fengchuan City area!

...

"Boom~" Guided by the puppet, the flying boat slowly descended. The boat's door opened, and Wu Yuan, accompanied by the shrunken figure of the King of Qiong Hai, flew out.

"Hmm?" Wu Yuan was slightly stunned.

Because, in front of him, there were nearly ten figures standing. The leader was a young man with silver hair, wearing a red robe, with a face that looked about thirty years old.

Behind him were many black-armored soldiers and black-robed figures.

"Greetings, Senior." Many black-armored soldiers and black-robed figures bowed slightly, their voices loud, startling Wu Yuan.

But in an instant, Wu Yuan understood.

This is the 'welcome ceremony' that every major city on the Crimson Moon Immortal Isle uses when they learn that a high-level cultivator is arriving.

"Fengchuan City's detection formation unexpectedly investigated so clearly?" Wu Yuan was secretly amazed.

Detection formations generally sense life breath!

Although Wu Yuan is only at the Sea of Qi Ninth Stage, in life breath perception, he can rival the weakest Golden Core First Stage. Therefore, he would be judged as a Golden Core cultivator.

"Welcome, Daoist friend, to Fengchuan City."

The silver-haired young man came forward, smiling, "I am the Immortal Army Commander 'Tu Chi' of Fengchuan City, specially here to welcome you."

"Thank you, Daoist Tu Chi." Wu Yuan returned the courtesy.

The movements were very standard.

This was the etiquette Wu Yuan had studied specifically after browsing through the virtual immortal classics and watching images.

Over the long years, cultivators on the Crimson Moon Immortal Isle had developed various social etiquettes.

Cultivator strength was paramount, and a minor lapse in courtesy wouldn't affect the overall situation.

However, for Wu Yuan, who had just arrived, he needed to disguise himself, trying not to reveal that he was a wandering cultivator from a small world.

Moreover.

Wu Yuan was well aware that in these fifth-class cities, the Crimson Moon Immortal Army usually consisted of Qi Sea Realm and Profound Connection Realm soldiers.

Those who could become commanders? Only those in the Golden Core Realm.

And most of them were extraordinarily powerful!

"Friend Daoist, you're new to our Fengchuan City," the silver-haired young man smiled.

"Yes, just passing through," Wu Yuan replied.

"Haha, then let me introduce Friend Daoist properly." The silver-haired young man smiled, "Please, this way, Friend Daoist."

"One moment," Wu Yuan smiled and waved his hand, directly retracting the flying boat behind him, which was about a hundred meters long.

This scene made those black-armored soldiers and black-robed figures flash a hint of envy in their eyes.

Truly a Golden Core cultivator.

To be able to hold such a large flying boat.

What kind of storage magic treasure does he possess?

Wu Yuan and the silver-haired young man walked in front, followed by the King of Qiong Hai. The soldiers and attendants followed at the rear.

As they walked, the two chatted.

The silver-haired young man introduced various aspects of Fengchuan City, the city layout, places of entertainment, and various major families.

All information that couldn't be found in the Scripture Tower.

Wu Yuan took mental notes one by one.

Finally, just before entering the city, the silver-haired young man stopped and said, "I wish Friend Daoist a pleasant stay in Fengchuan City."

"Thank you, Friend Daoist," Wu Yuan bowed.

"By the way, Friend Daoist's dragon-like spirit beast should be at the Profound Connection Ninth Stage, right?" the silver-haired young man casually mentioned.

"Yes!" Wu Yuan nodded, not understanding why the other party brought this up.

"Impressive."

The silver-haired young man seemed to admire, "Such spirit beasts don't offer much help to us, but if Friend Daoist can find another Azure Dragon, forming a double dragon carriage, haha, roaming the land would be quite majestic."

"If only one?" The silver-haired young man shook his head, seeming a bit regretful, "It's a bit less interesting."

Wu Yuan smiled without responding, not understanding the other party's meaning.

"Friend Li Xia."

The silver-haired young man seemed to mention it casually. During their conversation, Wu Yuan had told him his name, "Would you be willing to sell this dragon spirit beast to me? I'm willing to offer '1500 Source Crystals.'"

Wu Yuan was stunned; it was an ambush.

Qiong Hai Wang, who had been following the two, widened his eyes, staring at the silver-haired young man.

This old guy first wanted him to pull the cart.

Now, he wants to buy me?

As for the last group of black-armored soldiers and black-robed attendants following behind, they were all shocked. One thousand five hundred Source Crystals?

Heavens!

An ordinary sixth-grade spiritual weapon often only values one pound of Source Crystals!

"Haha, Friend Tu Chi is joking," Wu Yuan smiled, "This Azure Dragon has been my childhood companion, and our bond is deep. I can't part with it."

Rejected?

This surprised the black-armored soldiers; in their view, this was already a very high price.

"Friend Li Xia, I'm very sincere."

Tu Chi, the silver-haired young man, frowned slightly, "It's just that this Azure Dragon is rare. Otherwise, a normal Profound Connection Ninth Stage spirit beast is only worth a hundred Source Crystals."

Wu Yuan couldn't help but smile; the other party was right.

In the greater realm, a Profound Connection Ninth Stage spirit beast indeed doesn't have a very high value. But the King of Qiong Hai is different.

It's a foundation of the sixth grade and practices the Source Art, with extraordinary strength.

Moreover.

Over these years, the King of Qiong Hai had been diligent, and Wu Yuan saw it as a trustworthy companion. Why would he sell it?

Wu Yuan also wasn't lacking in Source Crystals.

"Friend Li Xia, two thousand Source Crystals? How about that?" Tu Chi, the silver-haired young man, looked at Wu Yuan, "I have a fondness for collecting Azure Dragons. Otherwise, I wouldn't offer such a high price. Friend Daoist, don't be too greedy."

Two thousand Source Crystals.

All the black-armored soldiers and black-robed attendants couldn't help but hold their breath.

Such a wealth was enough to easily buy their lives.

"Sorry." Wu Yuan shook his head slightly, directly flew away, and Qiong Hai Wang quickly followed.

The two entered the city.

"Damn!"

The silver-haired young man's face completely darkened and became cold, "A mere ninth-grade foundation, dare to refuse me?"

The people behind him all looked at each other.

They naturally understood the silver-haired young man's meaning.

Just now, Wu Yuan detected the aura of a Golden Core First Stage, representing a foundation equivalent to a ninth-grade foundation.

If it were a Golden Core First Stage with a sixth-grade foundation, it would detect a 'Golden Core Fourth Stage,' representing a foundation equivalent to the weakest Golden Core Fourth Stage.

And for someone with a ninth-grade foundation in the Qi Sea Ninth Stage, it would detect a 'Qi Sea Fourteenth Stage' life aura.

So.

Wu Yuan detected the Golden Core First Stage.

In one scenario, he was the weakest Golden Core First Stage; in another scenario, he was an extremely terrifying Qi Sea advanced cultivator, capable of crossing great realms.

Just—

Regardless of the silver-haired young man or these black-armored soldiers, they didn't believe that Wu Yuan would be that kind of extraordinary talent.

Above the third-grade foundation? Too rare!

Let alone a fifth-class city like Fengchuan City, even in second-class cities spanning hundreds of millions of miles or even broader lands, it was difficult to find such an extraordinary genius.

Such a genius happened to come to Fengchuan City?

"Azure Dragon, how rare? I finally found three in various places. If I can get this one to make four, offering it on the Patriarch's 3,000th birthday, I can definitely win the Patriarch's favor." The silver-haired young man Tu Chi's eyes flickered.

He wanted the Azure Dragon for a reason.

As a Golden Core cultivator, he held a high status in the eyes of most Qi Refiners.

However, as one of the top three families in Fengchuan City, the 'Tu Clan,' they had several Violet Mansion Realm cultivators in the family, and the clan leader was even a Mountain and River Realm cultivator.

A Golden Core cultivator like him wasn't particularly eye-catching.

In this life, it was difficult for him to step into the Violet Mansion Realm unless he received strong support from the family.

"Yang Hui, you stay; everyone else, disperse." Tu Chi suddenly spoke.

"Yes."

Everyone quickly dispersed, fearing to provoke the angry commander.

Only the silver-haired young man and a black-robed attendant remained.

"Hum~" silently, a Golden Core power had isolated the surrounding environment, making it impossible for others to spy or eavesdrop.

"Commander." The black-robed attendant whispered.

"Go, immediately mobilize the family's power, investigate this Li Xia for me. Find out where he lives and why he came to Fengchuan City. I want all his movements and information. If he shows any signs of leaving Fengchuan City, inform me immediately through the Crimson Moon Immortal Realm."

"I understand. I'll do it right away." The black-robed attendant quickly left.

Chapter 199 Sudden Changes

Fengchuan City, vast and boundless, stretches for thousands of miles.

Each main street alone is extremely wide, with some narrow streets several miles wide and broader ones reaching up to ten miles!

Moreover, within the line of sight, apart from the bustling buildings and floating sky cities, many mountain ranges and forests can also be seen.

Wu Yuan, accompanied by Qiong Hai Wang, flew in the sky, a hundred yards above ground, heading towards the depths of Fengchuan City along a main street.

From various buildings and mansions, cultivators and numerous puppets frequently flew out.

However, the majority were puppets, along with common mortal warriors walking on the ground, their numbers astonishing.

"Master, didn't you say that Fengchuan City is a city of immortals?" Qiong Hai Wang couldn't help but say, "Why do I see mostly mortals here?"

Qiong Hai Wang looked around.

As they walked along, they mostly encountered mortals, and even when they encountered cultivators, they were mostly at the Qi Sea Realm.

Golden Core cultivators? After traversing over a hundred miles of streets, they encountered only one.

"What are you thinking?" Wu Yuan smiled, "Indeed, Fengchuan City is a city of immortals. It governs a vast area of hundreds of thousands of miles. You could say that about one or two out of every ten cultivators within a hundred thousand miles are usually in Fengchuan City."

"But."

"It's not like all tens of millions of people in Fengchuan City are cultivators." Wu Yuan shook his head slightly, "I estimate that on ordinary days, there are only two to three hundred thousand cultivators in Fengchuan City."

Two to three hundred thousand? Qiong Hai Wang widened his eyes.

That's quite impressive.

Wu Yuan couldn't help but smile. This data was calculated based on various pieces of intelligence, with some margin of error, but not too significant.

In places like the Central Plains, with an area of only tens of thousands of miles, scarce resources, lack of profound techniques, and no guidance from predecessors, it might give rise to nearly a hundred experts on the Heavenly Ranking.

Given enough time, Wu Yuan believed that nearly a thousand cultivators could emerge on the Central Plains continent, not counting the difficulties.

What about Fengchuan City?

With more treasures, more spiritual energy, more complete inheritance of techniques, and an area hundreds of times larger than the Central Plains, it wasn't difficult for Fengchuan City to have over a million cultivators within its jurisdiction.

Moreover, as the core area, countless treasures and numerous cultivators would gather here to cultivate.

Therefore, having several hundred thousand cultivators living there on ordinary days was normal.

"Master, are you saying that within Fengchuan City, there are tens of thousands of Golden Core cultivators?" Qiong Hai Wang was amazed.

He felt that the Grand Realm was truly different from the Central Plains.

"That's not so exaggerated." Wu Yuan shook his head, "In the Central Plains, perhaps dozens of experts on the Heavenly Ranking can give rise to one Golden Core cultivator."

"But in the Grand Realm, where the spiritual energy is rich, it's not difficult to enter the Qi Sea Realm. However, wanting to reach the Golden Core Realm?"

"It's relatively more challenging!"

"Especially reaching the Fourth Stage of the Domain Realm, it's even more difficult." Wu Yuan sighed, "In terms of comprehension, the high-ranking Qi Sea Realm cultivators in the Central Plains are quite astonishing."

Although Qiong Hai Wang was simple, he wasn't stupid; he immediately understood.

The cultivators in the Central Plains lacked external conditions, not innate talent.

To cultivate to the Qi Sea Realm in such harsh conditions indicated exceptional talent.

"In Fengchuan City, there should be nearly ten thousand Golden Core cultivators." Wu Yuan estimated, "And within Fengchuan City itself, there should be two to three thousand living on ordinary days."

Two to three thousand Golden Core cultivators?

It sounded like a lot, but spread across the vast city, it wasn't easy to encounter one.

"That's not a small number." Qiong Hai Wang mumbled.

"So, we need to keep a low profile." Wu Yuan smiled, "The strength of the Golden Core Realm isn't considered much in the Grand Realm."

"Seemingly inconspicuous Qi Sea Realm cultivators might even burst into Golden Core strength!" Wu Yuan said.

"I understand."

Qiong Hai Wang nodded, "Perhaps it's puppets or source crystal weapons, like the powerful group we encountered during our last attack."

Wu Yuan couldn't help but smile.

Indeed.

In the Grand Realm, the gap between Qi Sea Realm and Golden Core Realm wasn't apparent because various puppets, flying ships, and battleships had matured significantly.

It wasn't difficult to burst into Golden Core strength.

Some formidable source crystal weapons could kill Golden Core cultivators as easily as chickens.

Like Fengchuan City, it could deter all directions and make the petty criminals not dare to violate the rules, did it rely on the Red Moon Immortal Army?

No! It relies on powerful formations!

And these formations are not controlled by the Immortal Army but jointly controlled by puppets and formation spirits. This ensures that they are not affected by any external factors.

"Master, how many Purple Mansion Realm cultivators are there in Fengchuan City?" Qiong Hai Wang asked curiously.

"Purple Mansion cultivators?" Wu Yuan pondered slightly, "Among the peak experts in Fengchuan City, there should be dozens."

"So many?" Qiong Hai Wang widened his eyes.

From Qi Sea Realm to Golden Core Realm, there is no absolute requirement for the comprehension of the Dao.

But from Golden Core Realm to Purple Mansion Realm, it undergoes a qualitative change, requiring extremely high comprehension of the Dao, with a low probability of breakthrough.

In the Purple Mansion Realm, techniques and abilities undergo a transformation.

For instance, source crystal weapons can rival Golden Core cultivators, but to rival the strength of the Purple Mansion Realm? That's extremely rare!

"Not many." 

"In the Purple Mansion Realm, life spans three thousand years; in the Mountain River Realm, it's eternal life." Wu Yuan said casually, "Purple Mansion for longevity, and Mountain River for eternity."

"Below them, one generation of cultivators dies after another, and then these high-level experts can emerge."

"Normally, it takes hundreds or thousands of Golden Core cultivators to give birth to one Purple Mansion cultivator." Wu Yuan said.

The master and servant chatted along the way.

Wu Yuan played with a jade slip in his hand, perceiving the information inside, which was just given to him by Tu Chi a moment ago.

Every Golden Core cultivator who comes to Fengchuan City for the first time receives a gift.

Jade slips are simpler than Immortal slips, and the information contained in them is more easily damaged. However, the cost is much lower.

Inside this jade slip is the general division and distribution of forces in Fengchuan City.

"Originally, about one-fourth of Fengchuan City is occupied by major Purple Mansion families, forming super-large mansions covering hundreds to even hundreds of miles, resembling small kingdoms." Wu Yuan secretly commented.

Mansions covering hundreds of miles? In the Central Plains, such thoughts would be inconceivable.

"About one-fourth of the area is occupied by three major organizations: the Red Moon Immortal Army, Moonlight Hall, and Red Moon Immortal Realm."

The Red Moon Immortal Army is a military organization.

Moonlight Hall is an administrative institution.

Red Moon Immortal Realm is a divine realm organization.

The combination of these three is the ruling force of the Red Moon Immortal Palace in Fengchuan City.

It is undoubtedly the strongest force.

"In other areas are various immortal family shops, celestial caves, battle halls, and so on. There are also some Golden Core families, loose cultivators' caves, and even some major sects' resident points." Wu Yuan commented.

The division of cities on the Red Moon Immortal Island is similar from city to city.

Understanding one place makes it much more convenient to go to any other city later.

"Hmm?"

"The Tu Clan mansion covers an area of three hundred miles?" Wu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "It's quite large."

In the jade slip, it won't specify which families are Purple Mansion families, but mansions covering over a hundred miles are quite numerous.

Three hundred miles?

There were only about four in total!

Clearly, this Tu Clan was extraordinary, definitely a Purple Mansion family, and possibly even stronger.

"Just now, by rejecting Tu Chi, I may have offended him." Wu Yuan thought, "But I don't know if he's from the Tu Clan."

However, Wu Yuan didn't pay too much attention to it.

For the sake of a Spirit Beast at the Ninth Stage of the Qi Refining Realm, would the other party really want to fight to the death with him?

If the other party is really like that, then Wu Yuan would truly doubt how the other person cultivated to the Golden Core Realm, it's too foolish.

Moreover.

"As for Purple Mansion families, so what? Even if they are Refinement Realm experts or Holy Domain experts, there are not many who dare to act in the city." Wu Yuan is not concerned.

"Master, where are we going now?" Qiong Hai Wang asked.

"To the Red Moon Immortal Tower." Wu Yuan smiled, "First, find a cave residence, a place to stay."

Qiong Hai Wang nodded.

The Red Moon Immortal Tower is located on the east side of the city.

Although the master and servant are flying, flying too fast and too high is not allowed in Fengchuan City.

Therefore, it took quite a while before they arrived in front of an extremely luxurious mansion.

Although it's called a tower, in reality, apart from the main tower, it occupies an extremely large area, with a radius of over five hundred miles being the territory of the 'Red Moon Immortal Tower'.

Many cultivators come and go.

But the vast majority of cultivators, upon seeing Wu Yuan, would respectfully step aside. These Qi Sea Realm cultivators can all feel Wu Yuan's powerful aura.

Moreover.

Just the Qiong Hai Wang alone can make many people's expressions change. A dragon-shaped spiritual beast? It's not something ordinary cultivators can obtain.

Just as Wu Yuan was about to enter the Red Moon Immortal Tower.

Suddenly.

Wu Yuan's expression changed, and he stopped.

"What's wrong, Master?" Qiong Hai Wang noticed something unusual.

"Central Plains Transmission Array." Wu Yuan's eyes darkened, "It seems to have malfunctioned, and I can't use it for teleportation."

Qiong Hai Wang was surprised at the words.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 200 Speculation on Sixth-Grade Privileges (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"Master, what's going on?"

Qiong Hai Wang was also shocked: "Could it be that there's a problem with the transmission array on this end of the Immortal Island? Should we go back and take a look?"

He understood that the transmission array mentioned by Wu Yuan was their only channel of contact with the Xia Mountain world.

Unable to teleport? Has the connection been severed? Doesn't that mean they can never return to the Xia Mountain world?

"Don't panic!"

Wu Yuan whispered, "I'm trying to figure it out. The main body is still in the Central Plains. There's no rush. Let's first enter the Red Moon Immortal Tower and discuss it when we get into the cave residence courtyard."

"Understood." Qiong Hai Wang nodded.

The two entered the Red Moon Immortal Tower, and the interior was exceptionally lively.

"So many cultivators." Qiong Hai Wang held his breath.

Wu Yuan, however, remained relatively calm.

The so-called Red Moon Immortal Tower was actually a place developed by the Red Moon Immortal Palace, combining various functions such as leasing cave residences, selling and trading treasures, and enjoying entertainment.

Fengchuan City is vast, and the millions of people living in it are quite dispersed.

Therefore, most areas are quite deserted.

Some places are even continuous mountain ranges.

But the Red Moon Immortal Tower is different. It accommodates and absorbs, offering top-notch places for enjoyment, selling ordinary treasures in treasure pavilions, providing places for food and drink, and even having top-notch locations for fireworks, making it an absolute money-making machine.

Within the territory of Fengchuan City, a large number of Golden Core cultivators and Qi Sea Realm cultivators gather here, and even some Purple Mansion True Immortals occasionally visit.

If Fengchuan City is considered extremely safe, then the Red Moon Immortal Tower is absolutely safe.

"Elder, is it your first time here?" A graceful white-clad and beautiful maid took the initiative to greet them, extremely respectful.

"Yes." Wu Yuan nodded slightly and praised the Red Moon Immortal Tower in his heart.

In the huge courtyard behind the main gate, there was a large group of beautiful maids arranged in a line.

Continuous coming and going.

These maids are all martial artists in the mortal realm, but in terms of appearance and temperament, they are extraordinary, almost reaching the level of female cultivators.

If it were an ordinary Qi Sea Realm cultivator, they would not be able to be escorted by these maids.

The one who came to escort Wu Yuan was undoubtedly the best among many maids. Judging from Wu Yuan's observation, she probably had Master-level strength.

"I am a servant of the Immortal Tower, and the Elder can call me 'Han Liu.'"

The white-clad maid smiled and said, "I don't know if the Elder has a destination in mind. If not, I can introduce it to the Elder..."

"No need." Wu Yuan shook his head and said, "Take me to the 'Immortal Mansion Pavilion.'"

"Elder wants to open a cave residence?" The white-clad maid was slightly surprised, and even more respectfully said, "Elder, please follow me."

Right, cave residence!

Fengchuan City is absolutely safe. Therefore, many cultivators want to hide and cultivate here, making every inch of land extremely valuable.

Therefore, except for the residence of the Red Moon Immortal Palace, there are no permanent mansions.

Families like those Purple Mansion families have paid a huge price to purchase such a large territory, and it is also time-limited. When the time is up, they must continue to pay crystal stones.

It can be said that for a family of cultivators, the size of the mansion represents strength and wealth.

It's also about face.

Therefore, Wu Yuan was surprised at the vastness of the Tu Clan's mansion, which is definitely not an ordinary Purple Mansion family.

And for foreign cultivators without a residence, they naturally have to rent cave residences.

In fact, outside the Red Moon Immortal Tower, there are many mansions and shops that rent cave residences, and the prices are relatively cheap.

The cave residences of the Red Moon Immortal Tower are definitely the most expensive!

But Wu Yuan still chose this one.

Passing through the hundreds of miles of the Immortal Tower area, they arrived at a relatively quiet area with continuous mountain peaks. Independent courtyards with a length and width of a hundred meters were arranged, and the environment was extremely beautiful, with dense spiritual energy.

At the same time, invisible restrictions covered each courtyard, making it impossible for outsiders to spy.

Cave residence is just a euphemism.

It is not actually living in a cave.

"Elder, we have three grades of cave residences, which are the ninth, eighth, and seventh grades." Han Liu, the white-clad maid, said, "The rental prices are ten source crystals, twenty source crystals, and one hundred source crystals, starting from one year. What does the Elder think?"

"The ninth-grade cave residence is enough." Wu Yuan said lightly.

"Ninth grade?" The white-clad maid was slightly disappointed. The rental price of the ninth-grade cave residence is relatively low, not much more expensive than outside.

Her commission would naturally not be high.

"How many years does the Elder want to rent?" There was a hint of expectation in the white-clad maid's heart. If it could be rented for ten years or even longer, the commission would be acceptable.

"One year." Wu Yuan uttered two words.

The white-clad maid's face slightly stiffened.

Renting a ninth-grade cave residence? And only renting it for the shortest one year?

This!

"How about it, can't do it?" Wu Yuan glanced at her, and the invisible pressure made the white-clad maid's heart tremble slightly.

Such a terrifying gaze.

"The junior dares not." The white-clad maid respectfully said, "Elder, please come this way. Follow me to complete the check-in."

Soon, Wu Yuan paid ten source crystals and also obtained a prohibition token for a cave residence.

One deposit for one rental!

After one year, return the token and get back the deposit.

Holding the token, Wu Yuan came to the front of the cave residence.

"Elder?" The white-clad maid asked cautiously.

Wu Yuan's face seemed to smile ambiguously, as if he had seen through the white-clad maid's thoughts, and said lightly, "Take me to tour the Red Moon Immortal Tower."

"Tour around?" The white-clad maid's eyes lit up, saying, "Sure."

In her experience, the so-called tour usually meant purchasing treasures.

And regardless of what kind of treasure was purchased, she would receive a commission.

Therefore, the white-clad maid was full of anticipation.

However, in the next few hours, the white-clad maid truly witnessed Wu Yuan's methods.

They toured through the various immortal restaurants and treasure pavilions in the Red Moon Immortal Tower, inquired about the value of hundreds of treasures, and even bargained.

But Wu Yuan didn't buy a single item.

Returning empty-handed.

The two returned to the front of the cave residence.

Wu Yuan was calm and composed, showing no signs of fatigue.

But the white-clad maid felt mentally exhausted.

She hadn't been this tired in a long time.

"Elder, have you finished touring? If there's nothing else, Han Liu will leave first." The white-clad maid still tried to maintain a professional smile.

"Not in a hurry." Wu Yuan smiled and said, "Not in a hurry yet?"

"Not in a hurry yet?" The white-clad maid was speechless.

She just wanted to quickly welcome the next guest.

If every guest was like Wu Yuan, she felt she would starve to death. How many years would it take to accumulate a 'Transcendence Pill'?

As a Master-level martial artist.

A Transcendence Pill allows Master-level martial artists to have a certain probability of breaking through to the Qi Sea Realm.

"Accompany me to another Immortal Palace Hall." Wu Yuan said casually.

"Okay." The white-clad maid, although somewhat depressed, dared not refute or show any expression on her face.

She knew very well.

Some extremely stingy cultivators love to count every penny.

If they really offend such a person, they won't get any benefits, and they might even lose their lives.

Within Fengchuan City, only cultivator battles are prohibited.

But battles among mortals are not prohibited.

...But just fifteen minutes later.

In a hidden pavilion in the Immortal Palace Hall.

"Han Liu, you've made a great contribution." A middle-aged woman in a black robe with a radiant face was extremely excited: "Do you know that the senior you just brought in exchanged ten thousand source crystals to enter the Red Moon Immortal Realm?"

"What?" The white-clad maid was somewhat dumbfounded.

Ten thousand source crystals?

She was a bit trance-like.

She couldn't help but think of what Wu Yuan said when he sent him out of the Immortal Palace Hall just now, "This journey, troubled you."

At that time, she smiled on her face, but in her heart, she wanted to quickly get rid of the other party.

But in the blink of an eye?

"Master uncle, what about me?" Han Liu's voice trembled a bit.

Ten thousand source crystals?

For her, it was simply an unimaginable astronomical figure.

"You want the Transcendence Pill, right? Simple!" The middle-aged woman in the black robe grinned, "Tomorrow, I will personally protect you and help you break through."

Han Liu took a deep breath, her eyes full of longing.

After nearly ten years in the Red Moon Immortal Tower, the day had finally come.

At this moment, Han Liu was also somewhat curious, "Who is this guest? Clearly possessing a huge fortune, yet only willing to reside in a ninth-grade cave residence."

Exchanging over ten thousand source crystals to enter the immortal realm in Fengchuan City was quite rare.

Ordinary Golden Core Realm cultivators would find it challenging to produce such a large amount of source crystals in one go.

"Remember, you must not leak any information." The middle-aged woman in the black robe solemnly said, "If it's discovered, it's a capital crime, and no one can save you."

"Yes." Han Liu trembled in her heart.

As maids, they had to recite the rules of confidentiality every day.

...

Wu Yuan brought King Qionghai back to his personal cave residence. The ninth-grade cave residence was not large, with a radius of only a hundred meters, and the internal spiritual energy was not abundant.

However, the construction was quite decent, reaching a luxurious standard.

Inside the quiet room.

"Whether it's a ninth-grade or seventh-grade cave residence, the only difference is the density of spiritual energy and the size of the courtyard." Wu Yuan sat cross-legged, shaking his head slightly. "But wanting to help me break through to the Golden Core Realm doesn't make much sense."

In the end, it still relied on absorbing a large amount of source crystals.

Therefore, Wu Yuan chose the cheapest ninth-grade cave residence.

Regardless of the grade, the biggest advantage of the Red Moon Immortal Tower's cave residences was their extremely high level of secrecy.

This was unmatched by any other cave residences or shops.

And what Wu Yuan wanted was precisely privacy.

"The invisible restrictions here won't be affected by my breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, even if I do." Wu Yuan thought to himself.

He wasn't too worried about being detected by the Red Moon Immortal Tower.

The other party's reputation wouldn't be ruined because of a little guy like him.

"Master?" King Qionghai lay in the courtyard. After shrinking its body, this courtyard was quite spacious for it.

"Don't worry."

"If it's fast, it will take two days to get the 'Tempering Body Spirit Pill' and the 'Six Extremes Profound Dim Yin Fluid.' By then, your breakthrough probability will be higher." Wu Yuan transmitted his voice.

King Qionghai's eyes brightened, excitedly saying, "Thank you, Master."

It had been waiting for this day for a long time.

"Master, what about the teleportation array?" King Qionghai couldn't help but ask.

"No need to worry. You don't have to care about it." Wu Yuan said.

King Qionghai nodded obediently.

...

In the Middle Earth, within the Dingwu Realm.

Wu Yuan's physical body was communicating with the realm's master.

"As you said, Fang Xia tried to teleport, spent three thousand source crystals, and still failed?" The realm master said softly.

Wu Yuan nodded, waved his hand, and revealed the projection of the whole process.

It was the complete process of Fang Xia's teleportation before and after Wu Yuan and King Qionghai left.

A few days after Wu Yuan and King Qionghai left, it seemed that Fang Xia was stimulated by King Qionghai, changing his mind.

He wanted to explore the Red Moon Immortal Realm.

Naturally, Wu Yuan was willing to help.

But after several attempts, this time's teleportation unexpectedly failed?

"Realm master, I checked the information in the library of the Red Moon Immortal Realm. There is no information about this situation." Wu Yuan frowned, "Could it be a problem with the teleportation array on the Red Moon Immortal Realm's side?"

Separated by hundreds of thousands of miles, Wu Yuan's physical body couldn't rush over quickly.

"No!"

"If it were a teleportation blockage, not to mention consuming source crystals, the array wouldn't even be able to activate." The realm master shook his head slightly, "As far as we know now, there should be an invisible force blocking the continuation of the teleportation."

"Blocking the teleportation array?" Wu Yuan was slightly surprised.

"Don't be surprised. In the end, the teleportation array is the application of spatial mysteries." The realm master shook his head, "Being able to teleport over means being able to block it. It depends entirely on which side's methods are more sophisticated."

"Combining what you said before."

"Last time, the source crystal consumption during teleportation was mysteriously ten times greater!"

"I suspect that your side of the world has been collectively sealed in space," the realm master said in a deep voice.

"Sealed space?" Wu Yuan was slightly stunned.

He didn't understand.

"It means setting up an array that covers the entire world, making the space more stable and naturally increasing the difficulty of teleportation," the realm master explained. "There are various methods such as the Sealing Great Array, Boundary Sealing Great Array, and spatial restrictions."

"Last time, your refining body breakthrough went outside."

"Perhaps because of this, the other party strengthened the array, so this time the teleportation failed," the realm master deduced.

"Realm master, are you suggesting that there is a powerful force outside the Xia Mountain world that is sealing the entire Xia Mountain world?" Wu Yuan was shocked.

This news was too incredible.

"It's just my speculation." The realm master shook his head slightly. "It's also possible that there is a tidal flow outside the Xia Mountain world, and the space has become extremely unstable, making the connection of the two teleportation arrays unstable."

Wu Yuan nodded slightly; this was also a possibility.

"Realm master, what should I do now?" Wu Yuan asked.

"I don't know."

The realm master shook his head and said, "Your refining body cannot leave the Xia Mountain through the teleportation array now. There are only two options. Either cultivate to the Mountain and River Realm, and naturally leave the major realm to explore the outer space. The second option is for your refining body to figure out the truth of the Xia Mountain world."

"If it's just a coincidence, then it's fine."

"But if a powerful force has indeed sealed the entire Xia Mountain, then you need to make plans early." The realm master said solemnly.

Wu Yuan frowned slightly.

The Xia Mountain world wasn't considered large, and it was probably comparable to the territory area of Fengchuan City. But sealing one side of the world and sealing a million miles of land were completely different concepts.

...

In Fengchuan City, in the courtyard of the Red Moon Immortal Tower.

"Mountain and River Realm? To cultivate to that level, at least several decades are required for my refining body," Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

Time was too long, and there were too many variables.

"It's still better for my refining body to try and find out the truth about the Xia Mountain world while in the major realm. It's much easier to obtain various resources and information." Wu Yuan squinted his eyes. "Let's try to collect information about the Xia Mountain world through the Red Moon Immortal Realm."

Thinking about this, silently, Wu Yuan's train of thought entered the Red Moon Immortal Realm.

...

"Welcome back, Master, to the Xia Mountain!" Xiao Yue's pleasant voice echoed in the personal palace.

Wu Yuan appeared in the personal palace out of thin air.

He quickly checked the information of the cultivators in the Immortal Realm.

Sure enough.

In the source crystal balance column, he found the source crystals that had just been credited: 10,000 source crystals, 0 source stones.

Wu Yuan exchanged ten thousand source crystals to enter the Red Moon Immortal Realm.

"Xiao Yue, upgrade my realm permissions to the sixth grade," Wu Yuan said directly.

"Upgrade realm permissions to the sixth grade, valid for one hundred years, requires one thousand source crystals." Xiao Yue's voice rang out. "Do you confirm?"

"Confirmed."

"Deducting one thousand source crystals, permission upgraded, remaining balance 9,000 source crystals, 0 source stones." Xiao Yue's voice was pleasant. "With sixth-grade permissions, you can enter the fourth floor of the Library Tower, the personal palace can reach a maximum of one hundred miles, unlock the highest 'Purple Mansion Nine Layers' permissions for the personal palace area, freely enter and exit all public areas, and conduct the highest level of alchemy simulation, qi refining simulation, and Purple Mansion Nine Layers combat simulation..."

In the blink of an eye.

Wu Yuan felt a large number of virtual immortal scrolls appearing in front of him.

It was all kinds of reminders about the sixth-grade permissions.

To browse on his own.

The originally hundred-meter-long and wide personal palace began to undergo earth-shattering changes, rapidly expanding.

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Chapter 201: Purchase Treasures

Swiftly, Wu Yuan's personal palace in front of his eyes quickly became immense, truly transforming into a vast space with dimensions of a hundred miles in length, width, and height.

The ground was entirely metallic, one hundred percent real.

"Personal exclusive space," Wu Yuan marveled inwardly. "It can completely simulate any substance or scene from the outside world."

With a thought, Wu Yuan exclaimed,

"Boom~" The personal space, originally resembling a palace, quickly transformed into undulating snowy mountains, then into an endless wilderness. The sky also changed accordingly, no longer having a metallic palace roof.

Finally, with another thought from Wu Yuan, it transformed into the terrain near Cloud Mountain and Cloud Capital City.

Even the countless buildings here were exactly the same as Wu Yuan's memory.

The scenes here were all projections formed by Wu Yuan's memory.

"Where is the Blue Star?" A thought flashed through Wu Yuan's mind, but he quickly suppressed this impulse.

The fact that he came from the Blue Star was a secret, and no one could be told.

"However, although it can simulate the environment, I don't know the specific composition of these environmental substances, so it's just an appearance." Wu Yuan looked towards the void beside him. "Can I choose the level of destructive power that my personal palace environment can withstand?"

Wu Yuan pointed his finger at the void, selecting the normal level.

Afterward,

"Unlock the Purple Mansion Nine Layers permission," Wu Yuan declared, and his voice echoed in the vast expanse of the sky and earth.

"Boom!" In an instant, a mighty force surged into Wu Yuan's mind, followed by the overwhelming flow of true yuan and magical power stored in his perception.

Almost in the blink of an eye,

Wu Yuan felt that his strength seemed to have undergone a revolutionary change, becoming a thousand or even ten thousand times more powerful!

Although he knew that all of this was illusory, Wu Yuan was still amazed.

"Is this the magical power controlled by the Purple Mansion Nine Layers?" Wu Yuan silently recited.

Such vigorous magical power.

It felt so real, so real that Wu Yuan felt it was unreal.

"Destroy!" Wu Yuan's gaze swept over the vast land below, and with the eruption of the controlled true yuan, mountain peaks exploded, the earth tore apart, forests were destroyed, and cities collapsed.

A scene of apocalypse!

"Is this the Purple Mansion Realm? Just the outbreak of true yuan can spread over a hundred miles, causing large areas to fall into extinction?" Wu Yuan marveled secretly.

He could feel that this was because the personal space was only a hundred miles in size.

If the range was larger,

The spells cast by Purple Mansion experts would completely rise by one level, or even more exaggeratedly, the destructive power would be terrifying.

"Right, Purple Mansion Nine Layers, a single step covers over a thousand miles. In just two breaths, you can leap across the vast land. Not to mention the destruction in battle?" Wu Yuan mused.

From the Golden Core Realm to the Purple Mansion Realm was a qualitative transformation.

"In the outside world, to practice spells, one needs to specifically search for spatial experiments, and it's difficult to recover. But here, I can start over again and again with each simulation." With a thought, Wu Yuan restored the world that was previously like doomsday in an instant.

"Can I also set opponents?" Wu Yuan quickly read the virtual immortal scrolls.

In the personal palace, one could set opponents of different strength levels for virtual battles, which was also a kind of combat training.

Of course, there were limitations.

"At most, I can only unlock opponents at the Qi Refining Nine Layers? And a maximum of ten people? Are there other restrictions?" Wu Yuan sighed helplessly. "To fight against stronger opponents in the virtual realm, I have to pay additional source crystals."

For example, if he wanted to simulate an opponent at the highest level of the Purple Mansion Nine Layers, he would have to pay 'one hundred source crystals.'

Valid for one hundred years!

And only one opponent.

Thinking of this, Wu Yuan couldn't help but look at other permissions. Sure enough, the permissions unlocked, such as alchemy simulation, refining simulation, and virtual realm experience of life in the red dust, could only use basic functions.

Want a better experience? Add source crystals!

"So, by spending one thousand source crystals to unlock the sixth-grade permissions, I only obtained the qualification to pay?" Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

It was truly comparable to some corporate groups in the previous human federation.

However, Wu Yuan vaguely understood why.

Engaging in high-level divine battles again and again, one or two individuals might not matter, but how many cultivators were there on the Red Moon Immortal Isle? If everyone did this, it might be a burden to the Red Moon Immortal Isle itself.

"Red Moon Immortal Isle has various functional permissions. I'll explore them slowly in the future." Wu Yuan thought, "At least, it allows me to familiarize myself in advance with the mysteries of different levels of magical and source powers."

This seemingly inconspicuous familiarity, over time, would unconsciously make breakthroughs easier.

"Sixth-grade permissions are enough for me," Wu Yuan murmured.

"In the Red Moon Fairyland, there are various restrictions for eighth and seventh-grade permissions, and even many public areas are inaccessible.

Some top-tier official shops also cannot be accessed.

The use of the Red Moon Fairyland's large teleportation array is also prohibited.

But for a sixth-grade permission? The most crucial point is that all public areas are open.

In other words.

Wu Yuan can use all the basic functions of the Red Moon Fairyland; it's just that specific permissions may require additional fees.

As for higher-grade permissions?

The difference is not significant. For example, with fifth-grade permissions, everything else is the same as the sixth-grade permissions, only that personal palaces can extend up to a thousand miles and unlock the sixth-level Refinement permissions.

But every hundred years, one has to pay ten thousand Source Crystals.

Moreover, even if Wu Yuan is willing to pay so many Source Crystals, he still cannot temporarily upgrade to fifth-grade permissions.

Because fifth-grade permissions require a genuine Purple Mansion or Mountain and River Realm for promotion.

"Hmm~"

With a thought, Wu Yuan covered himself with a black robe, completely shrouding his face, revealing only his eyes. Following his movement, he left his personal palace.

Swoosh~

In front of the towering Twin Jade Book Towers, Wu Yuan appeared out of nowhere on the street. Seeing this, the passing cultivators around were not surprised.

"In any street area of the Twin Jade City, I can return to my personal palace at any time. However, I cannot descend from my personal palace to any area at will," Wu Yuan shook his head slightly. "Every time, I return to the original point where I left."

This is a rule of the Red Moon Fairyland.

"Twin Jade City, although called a city, actually spans a million miles and is bustling with countless cultivators," Wu Yuan mused.

No wonder Wu Yuan isn't surprised.

Here, it gathers cultivators with a bit of strength from the entire Twin Jade City, probably calculated in the billions.

"I should go to the Red Moon Immortal Tower," Wu Yuan stood up and, following the map guide of the fairyland, quickly flew to the 'small teleportation array' tens of miles away.

In the public areas of the Red Moon Fairyland, whether originally in the Sea of Qi Realm or the Purple Mansion Realm, the physique is at the 'Spiritual Body First Level.'

At the same time, flying speed is restricted in public areas.

So, in the entire Twin Jade City, there are densely packed small teleportation arrays connecting various areas.

And in the central city, there is also a large teleportation array that can teleport to other cities in the Red Moon Fairyland.

Eighth-grade permissions are required for small teleportation arrays.

Sixth-grade permissions are needed for large teleportation arrays.

...

In the Twin Jade City of the Red Moon Fairyland, there is also the Red Moon Immortal Tower, occupying an astonishing area, with a circumference of tens of thousands of miles.

Incredibly luxurious!

Much more exaggerated than in reality, and the flow of people here is astonishing.

Inside, there are millions of immortal stalls, and these immortal stalls are equivalent to the various Red Moon Immortal Towers in the vast territory of the Twin Jade City in reality.

In short.

If you want to buy a certain treasure, there is no need to inquire personally. You can confirm the information and transaction method through the Red Moon Fairyland first, and finally complete the transaction.

Previously, Wu Yuan spent several hours inquiring about a lot of shops in Fengchuan City's Red Moon Immortal Tower just to confirm the information about the treasures.

Now that the information is confirmed, he chose to buy it in the Red Moon Fairyland.

Moving forward.

Shortly after, Wu Yuan arrived in the area where the 'Fengchuan Branch' of the Red Moon Immortal Tower was located. He was covered in a black robe, hiding his information.

So, others couldn't see Wu Yuan's personal information, only perceiving that he had sixth-grade permissions.

"Friend, please come inside," a black-clad youth who had been bored at the door brightened up and quickly welcomed him.

Sixth-grade permissions are common in the Red Moon Immortal Tower.

But for the Fengchuan branch, it is already a big customer, after all, this is only a fifth-grade city branch.

Compared with the branches of third-grade cities and fourth-grade cities, the gap is too significant.

Usually, only local cultivators come here for the convenience of picking up goods. But in the entire Fengchuan City, how many cultivators with sixth-grade permissions can there be?

"I want to buy treasures, a lot of them," Wu Yuan said in a low voice.

"Please discuss inside, esteemed guest." The black-clad youth said quickly, guiding Wu Yuan to a private room.

Not only the black-clad youth but also an elderly man in white robes came.

"Friend, I am the senior steward here." The white-robed old man smiled, "I don't know what friend wants to buy. We have 728 high-level shops here, with a total of 1,600..."

"No need to say more."

Wu Yuan's expression was cold, revealing a pair of chilly eyes. "One of my disciples passed by Fengchuan City, gained some insights, and is in seclusion for cultivation. Therefore, I need to purchase some treasures for him. He has sent me the list of items he needs, and I need you to deliver them to him as soon as possible."

"Take a look and see if you can handle this transaction."

Saying that, Wu Yuan turned his palm and handed over a list.

"Hmm?" The white-robed old man read through it and was slightly surprised. "So many rare precious metals?"

Wu Yuan did not respond.

On the list, in addition to the 'Tempering Body Spirit Pill' and 'Six Extremes Profound Abyssal Fluid' needed by King Qionghai, there were thirty-seven types of advanced metals and eighteen types of special materials.

The quantities were not large, but they were all quite precious, and some were even rare.

All of them were materials Wu Yuan needed to refine his 'lifebound flying sword,' and he had confirmed the availability of each one in the major shops of the Red Moon Immortal Tower in Fengchuan City.

The lifebound flying sword could be nurtured slowly in the Sea of Qi, and the effect was not bad but extremely slow.

The other method involved devouring many metals and special materials together, allowing the lifebound flying sword to undergo near-perfect transformation, continuously evolving to higher levels.

This method was most in line with the requirements of the "Yellow Emperor's Sword Canon."

If you casually devoured some metals, it could grow, but it would greatly deplete its potential. Once it reached a certain level, further breakthroughs would become difficult.

"It can be handled!"

"We happen to have all these treasures," the white-robed old man asked, "But regarding the price?"

"A fixed price of seven thousand Source Crystals," Wu Yuan said in a low voice, a calculation he had already made.

"Friend, this price..." The white-robed old man was about to speak.

"You won't suffer losses, and there's still some profit. Although these metals are precious, there are few buyers. I'm helping you clear inventory," Wu Yuan's eyes were cold. "If you're unwilling, it's fine. After my disciple comes back, when he returns to the third-grade cities, I'll go buy these treasures later."

The white-robed old man could only smile bitterly. "Friend, you're quite knowledgeable."

"Good, we agree."

"By the way, all the items must be gathered by you from various shops under your command. In the end, you will arrange for people to deliver them to my disciple. No leaks of information allowed!" Wu Yuan said.

Chapter 202: Transformation of Strength (Seeking Monthly Votes)

"I don't want my disciple to suffer any calamity because of leaked information from your end," Wu Yuan's gaze was icy.

That cold gaze startled the white-robed old man beside him.

The black-clad youth on the side trembled even more.

What a terrifying gaze.

They instantly understood that the mysterious man in the black robe before them was undoubtedly a formidable figure.

In the Red Moon Fairyland, all cultivators had the physique of the first level of the Spiritual Body, but everyone's gaze and temperament were completely different.

Superpowerful beings like those in the Separation Realm and the Dharma Image Realm were worlds apart from those in the Sea of Qi Realm.

The disparity in their spiritual souls was astonishing, and the pressure they emitted naturally differed.

Although the Red Moon Fairyland protected every cultivator, the invisible pressure of the powerful still had a chilling effect.

"Elder, please rest assured," the white-robed old man said respectfully, "My Red Moon Immortal Tower has its rules and wouldn't dare to violate them."

Even his way of addressing Wu Yuan had changed.

"Alright, let's sign the contract then," Wu Yuan said in a low voice.

Soon, under the witness of the 'Fairyland,' the two parties signed a contract. Wu Yuan's name was reduced by seven thousand Source Crystals, but these Source Crystals were not directly transferred to the other party.

They were entrusted.

Only when Wu Yuan received the goods and handed over a string of 'secret codes' consisting of over a thousand characters, could the white-robed old man obtain these Source Crystals using the secret codes.

The entire process of the real-world transaction could also be projected and verified through the Red Moon Fairyland!

Ensuring no mistakes on both sides.

Of course, the Red Moon Fairyland did not do this for free. It deducted five percent as the 'Fairyland Tax.'

The advantage was that this process could maximally protect the safety and privacy of the buyer.

Other agreements were also made.

Shortly after, the white-robed old man and the black-clad youth respectfully saw Wu Yuan off.

"Steward, him?" the black-clad youth couldn't help but ask.

"At least a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator, or even stronger," the white-robed old man said solemnly, "These matters involving such a big figure, it's best not to get involved."

"Stronger? Isn't that the Refinement Realm?" The black-clad youth sucked in a cold breath.

Having cultivated for over a hundred years, even in the Red Moon Fairyland, he rarely encountered such super-strong individuals.

Strong individuals have their circles!

"Do your job well, follow the list in order, go to each shop to make purchases, and don't leak any information," the white-robed old man said solemnly.

"Understood," the black-clad youth nodded repeatedly.

Not to mention the rules of the Immortal Tower.

Even if there were no rules, he wouldn't dare provoke the disciple of such a terrifying powerful figure.

...

Wu Yuan's thoughts lingered in the Red Moon Fairyland.

In reality, within the cave courtyard.

"It shouldn't be a problem," Wu Yuan finally opened his eyes.

Why go to such great lengths? It's to disguise a separate identity, to wear a tiger skin, to avoid revealing wealth.

Each Immortal Pavilion and Treasure Pavilion in the Red Moon Immortal Tower was independently owned by various cultivators. They were just unified and managed by the Red Moon Immortal Tower.

If Wu Yuan went to buy treasures one by one himself.

It would be easy to attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

Although Fengchuan City is absolutely safe, what if he leaves? Wu Yuan didn't plan to stay here for too long.

"If I had the strength of a Purple Mansion Realms cultivator, I wouldn't be afraid of others coveting me, but unfortunately, I don't," Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

When the strength is not strong enough, one has to keep a low profile.

"Some of the cultivation projects in the personal palace of the Red Moon Fairyland have a significant promotion effect on cultivation. When I become proficient in the Divine Void Realm, I can fully apply them to reality," Wu Yuan immersed himself in cultivation.

He could multitask perfectly.

Most of his consciousness tried practicing various spells in the personal palace of the Red Moon Fairyland. These spells were mostly ordinary, and might have special effects in certain critical moments. The process of practicing spells was also a process of familiarizing himself with true essence and mana.

Alternatively, he transformed into a Spiritual Body Realm powerhouse, unlocking some enemies and attempting to practice melee techniques.

However.

The main focus of Wu Yuan's energy was still on practicing true essence and mana, slowly accumulating, hoping to break through to the Golden Core Realm as soon as possible.

...Just a day later, in a secret room in the Red Moon Immortal Tower, with an array monitoring the entire process, both parties opened the perception projection of the 'Fairyland.'

Wu Yuan and the black-clad youth met in reality.

However, compared to the image in the Red Moon Fairyland, the current Wu Yuan looks completely different to prevent recognition.

"Daoist friend, these are treasures entrusted to us by our esteemed master for your selection. Please have a look," the black-clad youth said humbly.

"Sure, my master has informed me," Wu Yuan's face was full of smiles.

Taking the storage magic treasure, his divine sense probed inside.

Confirmed without errors.

"This is the fairyland secret code my master told me about." Wu Yuan flipped his palm and handed over a piece of paper covered with densely written characters.

"Wait a moment," the black-clad youth quickly took it.

Just a moment later, confirmation was made.

The transaction was completed.

Wu Yuan held the treasures and stood up to leave.

"Daoist friend, take care. If you need any more cultivation treasures next time, please come find me as soon as possible," the black-clad youth said respectfully.

Wu Yuan understood that the Red Moon Immortal Tower would probably investigate him, but he wasn't worried.

Over the long years, the reputation of the Red Moon Immortal Tower was impeccable.

"Even if I have to violate the rules and do something, it's not worth it for these treasures of mine," Wu Yuan thought to himself.

The transaction of seven thousand Source Crystals was indeed a significant amount.

But for the entire Red Moon Immortal Tower, what did it amount to?

...

Back in the cave courtyard.

"Qionghai," Wu Yuan waved his hand, smiling, "Take a look at what I've brought back for you."

A wave of his hand.

Swoosh~ A purple jade bottle and a crystal vial containing a strange dark liquid were handed to King Qionghai.

"This?" King Qionghai took them.

After smelling the surface of the jade bottle, his eyes lit up, "Refining Body Spirit Pill?"

"Yes," Wu Yuan nodded with a smile, "The crystal vial contains the Six Extreme Profound Dark Liquid. With these two treasures, will there be any difficulty in your breakthrough?"

"None!"

"No difficulty at all." King Qionghai was extremely excited, "Master, just smelling the aroma of this Refining Body Spirit Pill makes my whole body tremble."

Wu Yuan couldn't help but smile.

The so-called Refining Body Spirit Pill was actually used to repair the injuries of the Origin of Profound Realm powerhouses, and to some extent, restore their aging physical bodies.

As for the Six Extreme Profound Dark Liquid, it was an extremely precious liquid that could assist Spiritual Body Realm powerhouses in their breakthroughs.

These two items alone cost three thousand Source Crystals.

As for the dozens of metals and special materials, Wu Yuan only spent about four thousand Source Crystals.

For King Qionghai, Wu Yuan hoped he could break through.

If it were a Spiritual Body Realm spirit beast, it could still play a considerable role.

At least, in the future, if he joined a certain sect, he could let King Qionghai handle certain matters privately.

Just like in Middle Earth, for trivial matters, Wu Yuan always arranged for Middle Earth Guardian powerhouses to handle them, while he focused on cultivation.

Under the command of a powerful individual, there were always a bunch of followers.

"Qionghai, in the courtyard, you can find a place to cultivate on your own," Wu Yuan said slowly, "These are the best treasures I could get in a short time. Seize the opportunity."

"If you have any other needs, let me know again," Wu Yuan instructed.

"Yes, you've made Master worry." King Qionghai said in a low voice.

He also harbored a breath of air in his heart, wanting to step into the Spiritual Body Realm.

...

Comforting King Qionghai, Wu Yuan returned to the quiet room. With a thought, the array activated, and an invisible formation covered the entire room.

Equivalent to a double-layered formation prohibition.

One covered the entire courtyard, and the other covered the entire room, ensuring that no breath would leak outside.

"Let's begin!" Wu Yuan's eyes revealed a hint of anticipation.

Swoosh~ A large number of precious metals and special materials appeared around him, ranging from the size of a palm to the size of a bed.

These treasures surrounded Wu Yuan.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! One after another sword pellets flew out, turning into sharp Xuanhuang flying swords. Nine flying swords circled around Wu Yuan.

"These nine flying swords, except for two, which are sixth-grade spiritual weapon flying swords, the rest are all seventh-grade spiritual weapon flying swords," Wu Yuan thought to himself, "However, even those two sixth-grade spiritual weapon flying swords barely broke through. It's better to forge them again and lay the best foundation."

Hum~

The Lifelong Flying Sword vibrated, and an invisible aura enveloped all the surrounding treasures. It was Wu Yuan's 'Sword Transformation Technique' in the operation of the 'Xuanhuang Sword Dao.'

Causing the Lifelong Flying Sword to continuously devour precious treasures, subsequently transforming and growing longer.

Time passed.

Numerous metals, special materials, and the nine Lifelong Flying Swords gradually merged together. Strands of dazzling brilliance flowed into the Lifelong Flying Sword, and the discarded residues fell to the ground.

Wu Yuan's nine Lifelong Flying Swords, each radiating a dazzling radiance, became even more powerful in their sword intent.

They crazily devoured and grew.

"Truly a devouring gold beast." Wu Yuan sensed the rapid consumption of those precious metals and materials, genuinely marveling at the sight.

In the great realm, sixth-grade and seventh-grade spiritual weapons were easy to refine, like mass-produced industrial products with no technical value.

So, they were not worth much.

Sixth-grade spiritual weapons were slightly better, but generally, a sixth-grade spiritual weapon flying sword was worth only one Source Crystal.

Starting from fifth-grade spiritual weapons, due to material reasons, the value of magical treasures would continuously soar! A higher grade meant a tenfold to nearly a hundredfold increase in value.

However, for Wu Yuan to transform his nine Lifelong Flying Swords from seventh-grade to sixth-grade, he spent treasures worth four thousand Source Crystals.

Enough to exchange for four thousand sixth-grade flying swords.

Why?

To lay the foundation! To make the Lifelong Flying Sword perfect without any flaws, expensive metals and materials had to be used.

This was also why the Lifelong Flying Sword had such great power.

Wu Yuan sighed, "When I enter the Golden Core Realm, with enough treasures, the Lifelong Flying Sword can be transformed into fourth-grade flying swords all at once."

However, the cost was extremely high.

After learning about the prices of various metals and materials in the Red Moon Immortal Tower, according to Wu Yuan's estimate, transforming all nine Lifelong Flying Swords from sixth-grade to fifth-grade would cost nearly a hundred thousand Source Crystals.

To transform them all from fifth-grade to fourth-grade? At least one million Source Crystals!

Absolutely unaffordable.

It should be noted that when Wu Yuan arrived at the Red Moon Immortal Island, he carried a total of eight hundred thousand Source Crystals, which was already most of it.

Other aspects also needed consideration.

Due to the massive consumption, many sword cultivators could not afford it, choosing a cheaper Lifelong Flying Sword transformation route, ultimately limiting the potential of their Lifelong Flying Swords.

Like many Purple Mansion sword cultivators, the Lifelong Flying Sword, even if it was a second-grade spiritual weapon, had power only close to a first-grade spiritual weapon, unable to achieve the feat of one sword breaking ten thousand laws.

As time passed, each Lifelong Flying Sword completed its transformation, and the essence of those metals and materials was continuously devoured.

All turned into waste.

Finally, everything inside the quiet room calmed down.

"Phew!"

"Although they are only sixth-grade spiritual weapon flying swords, they seem no less powerful than fourth-grade spiritual weapon flying swords." Wu Yuan's eyes were filled with fervor.

He truly felt the power of the flying swords.

Each Lifelong Flying Sword was terrifyingly powerful, with sharp edges, enough to make any Golden Core cultivator take notice.

"To let these swords transform again, it not only requires treasures but also a breakthrough in realm." Wu Yuan waved his hand, calling back the flying swords to the Sea of Qi.

Feeling the Sea of Qi's heavy burden.

The flying swords were too powerful!

Even though Wu Yuan was a third-grade Immortal Foundation, bearing the pressure of nine such powerful flying swords was still a heavy burden.

"The burden is heavy, the cost of training is high, but once the killing starts, it's all worth it." Wu Yuan sensed these flying swords.

When the nine Lifelong Flying Swords emerged, it was equivalent to the eruption of nine fourth-grade spiritual weapon flying swords.

How astonishing!

Once they formed a sword formation, the might would be overwhelming.

"If I encounter source crystal weapons like the last time, my Nine Sword Formation can directly cut them down." Wu Yuan felt incredibly pleased.

"Originally, I had some trouble dealing with powerful Golden Core cultivators."

"But now? I can sweep through the majority of Golden Core cultivators."

"Next is to seclude myself and step into the Golden Core Realm. Once I break through..." Wu Yuan was full of anticipation.

He wasn't in a hurry to join a sect.

Take it step by step, no rush!

"Phew!" Wu Yuan waved his hand, sweeping away the residues of these metals and materials, restoring the quiet room to cleanliness.

He continued to cultivate his True Yuan, aiming to make the Sea of Qi transform to the utmost.

...

At the Tu Clan's residence, covering an area of three hundred miles, the internal structure resembled a small country.

Tens of thousands of Tu Clan members lived there, the majority being ordinary people.

In fact, within the boundaries of Fengchuan City, Tu Clan occupied a vast territory, having several sixth-grade cities with millions of clan members. It was a prosperous large clan, and even those who lived in the Tu Clan's residence, though ordinary, were mostly relatives of the clan's high-ranking members.

As one of dozens of Golden Core cultivators in the Tu Clan, Tu Chi's courtyard was quite luxurious, covering several miles.

"Li Lixia moved into the Red Moon Immortal Tower and hasn't come out for three months?" Tu Chi listened to his subordinate's report.

"Yes."