Chapter 1756 : Taiyi Golden Bamboo Sword Array

Several Celestial Immortals immediately made offers and exchanged for these 9 innate treasures.

Chunxuzi obtained 9 strands of Primordial Qi, a faint smile gracing his lips. This amount of Primordial Qi was sufficient to nurture a single superior-grade Innate Treasure.

Eldrin could not bear to part with his Primordial Qi for the trade, and had no choice but to watch as the Pure Yang Fire Marrow was exchanged with a fire-attributed deity.

After Chunxuzi, a late-stage Celestial Immortal from the Evergreen Grotto-Heaven also stepped forward, producing a considerable number of special rare spiritual treasures and likewise exchanged for a batch of Primordial Qi.

Thus time flowed on, with participants continuously taking the stage to begin their exchanges. When it came to Eldrin's turn, he was already the 30-second.

This took Eldrin by surprise. Although the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss Immortal Alliance was now 1 of the renowned upper-grade cave heavens in the Vast Azure Immortal Domain, its foundations remained relatively shallow. Eldrin had initially expected the Chen Clan to be scheduled beyond the fiftieth position, never anticipating their turn would come so early.

You must understand, at this kind of exchange gathering, the earlier you take the stage, the easier it is to trade for the treasures you desire.

If 1 were to wait until the last few to take the stage, by then most of the attendees would have already exchanged for the treasures they desired, and the crowd would have thinned by more than half. How could they possibly sell their own treasures at a high price or acquire the coveted items they longed for?

At that thought, Eldrin cast a grateful glance at Chunxuzi before ascending to the center stage of the grand assembly.

"Is this the protagonist of the recent Dao Calamity?"

"Rumor has it he slew the Primordial Thunder Dragon, ranked first on the Sky-Sundering Leaderboard, beheaded the Golden Crow Clan's most powerful Imperial Scion in history, and even brought down the Qingyang Imperial Scion who had awakened his Divine Monarch bloodline."

"Hmph, in my eyes, this man's appearance is rather unremarkable. I wonder if the rumors have been somewhat exaggerated."

High above in the firmament, a host of Celestial Immortals and mighty figures whispered among themselves, their expressions shifting unpredictably as they gazed upon Eldrin.

Some gazed with icy indifference, some wore approving expressions, while others appeared profoundly solemn. A few even radiated palpable killing intent from their eyes. Moreover, streams of divine consciousness began sweeping over without restraint.

"Hmph—"

Eldrin stood poised against the heavens, his snow-white robes flowing like frozen mist. As he sensed countless divine senses sweeping toward him, his expression remained unperturbed, yet a cold snort escaped his lips.

"Pfft—"

In an instant, many Celestial Immortals turned slightly pale, while several early-stage Celestial Immortals even had traces of blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.

Many were greatly shocked, some exclaiming in fear, "Such formidable divine sense! It must be no weaker than a late-stage Celestial Immortal."

With a single thought, Eldrin intimidated the crowd. He noted down many of their malicious intentions in his heart, yet refrained from saying anything more.

With a flick of his sleeve, he produced 30-6 golden ancient bamboos, his expression serene as he spoke, "The value of this item, I trust, is clear to all present."

Boom—

In an instant, the entire assembly was thrown into an uproar.

1 by 1, the Celestial Immortals could hardly restrain their auras. At the highest platform of the assembly, a group of late-stage Celestial Immortals had extraordinary radiance bursting from their eyes.

Great Yang Golden Bamboo!

"Wait, that's a mid-grade Taiyi Golden Bamboo."

"Moreover, these Taiyi Golden Bamboos share similar spiritual auras, indicating they were cultivated from the same batch."

At this moment, a group of Celestial Immortals all rose to their feet 1 after another, their eyes gleaming with unconcealed longing.

Eldrin saw the expressions on everyone's faces and instantly realized he had still underestimated the value of the Great Solar Gold Bamboo.

In truth, every Heavenly Immortal present was inwardly trembling with excitement, their gazes locked fiercely upon the Great Yin Golden Bamboo.

Particularly those existences at the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm and above possessed profoundly deep understanding of the Great Yang Golden Bamboo.

A treasure like the Taiyi Golden Bamboo, if sold in quantities of 1 or 2 stalks, would typically not exceed a value of 1,000,000,000 Immortal Source coins. Yet once the quantity surpasses 4 or 5 stalks, its worth would multiply exponentially.

Due to the unique properties of the Taiyi Golden Bamboo, when forged into the Taiyi Golden Bamboo Sword, its power is only 70 to 80 percent that of other Taiyi Immortal Weapons of the same rank, yet it consumes only half the spiritual energy required by its peers.

If there were only 1 or 2 stalks of Primordial Gold Bamboo, refining them into 1 or 2 Primordial Gold Bamboo Swords would prove utterly mediocre, as their power would be too feeble to be of any real use.

However, if there were more of the Taiyi Golden Bamboo, that would be an entirely different matter.

The Great Yang Gold Bamboo shares the same root and origin, allowing it to be refined into the Great Yang Gold Bamboo Sword Array through a single set of formations.

Yet the mana consumed to activate the Taiyi Golden Bamboo Sword Formation was minimal. An ordinary Celestial Immortal expert, when deploying a single sword formation, could at most employ a few dozen immortal swords to combine into the array.

If the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss could be used, 1 could effortlessly wield dozens of Li Fire Swords of the Returning Abyss in an instant.

The more Taiyi Golden Bamboo Swords 1 possesses, the greater the power they unleash.

In theory, a sword formation composed of 9 Taiyi Golden Bamboo Swords could rival Innate Treasures of the same grade, while 12 Taiyi Golden Bamboo Swords would stand at the absolute pinnacle of their tier.

When 18 Taiyi Golden Bamboo Swords formed an array, they could bridge a whole cultivation level. With 30-6 swords united in formation, 1 could even challenge a late-stage Celestial Immortal.

In other words, 30-6 lower-grade Taiji Gold Bamboo Swords could transcend the gap between grades, even shattering the barrier between Innate and Acquired, possessing power comparable to that of a superior-grade Innate Treasure.

However, superior-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures were exceedingly rare. While the Western Sea of Spiritual Mist had a full 50-4 superior-grade cave heavens, fewer than 50 of them possessed a superior-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Even a being at the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm might not possess a treasure of this caliber.

Moreover, the vast majority of these primordial treasures from the grotto-heavens were either sought from beyond the celestial realm or passed down as ancestral artifacts—venerated heirlooms of their sects, rather than artifacts personally forged by late-stage Celestial Immortals through their own cultivation.

Throughout the entire Vast Azure Immortal Domain, there were over a 100 cultivators whose cultivation had reached the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm or higher. Yet, among them, only 20-some individuals had successfully elevated their Natal Treasures into top-grade Innate Treasures.

Because Primordial Qi was far too difficult to find, the vast majority of late-stage Celestial Immortals found it insufficient for their own breakthroughs, and thus were unwilling to use Primordial Qi to elevate their Natal Treasures into Innate Primordial Treasures.

This set of Taiyi Golden Bamboo before us is of mid-grade quality. Once refined into 30-6 mid-grade, ninth-tier Taiyi Golden Bamboo Swords and formed into a sword array, its power would likely far surpass that of a superior-grade innate treasure.

Legend has it that in the primordial Pure Yang Grotto-Heaven of antiquity, there once existed an Ancestor who successfully forged 30-6 supreme-grade Taiji Golden Bamboo Swords.

At that time, the Pure Yang Patriarch, relying on his Great Yang Golden Bamboo Sword Array, roamed the Celestial Immortal Realm virtually unchallenged. With his cultivation at the Great Perfection stage of the Celestial Immortal Realm, he even once slew an ancient extraterrestrial Immortal Ancestor.

"This current set is a grade lower, yet it possesses immense power. Once refined into a sword formation and combined with this old man's Taibai Sword Art, it would likely be sufficient to slay even a peak Celestial Immortal against all odds."

High above the heavens, an Eighth-Level Celestial Immortal from the Great White Grotto-Heaven spoke, a wondrous light gleaming in his eyes.

At this thought, the Patriarch of Taibai Grotto-Heaven couldn't help but speak up: "Young friend... no, Fellow Daoist Guixu, may I ask how you intend to sell this batch of your Taiyi Golden Bamboo?"

Upon hearing this, Eldrin (Person Name) smiled faintly and said, "I once heard that in ancient times, there was a Great Luo Golden Immortal who, before attaining enlightenment, had forged 30-6 supreme-grade Innate Taiyi Golden Bamboo Swords."

"Legends say that Great Elder Luo relied on a single sword formation to dominate all opponents unchallenged, cutting down every rival to ultimately break through to the Great Luo realm."

"Although this batch of my Taiyi Golden Bamboo is far inferior, it remains a ninth-tier, medium-grade golden bamboo—an item of staggering value."

"If you truly desire it, feel free to make an offer. Should the price be right, I would naturally be willing to part with it."