Chapter 1059 : A Fair Trade of Immortal Treasures

Eldrin Chen [the protagonist, a cultivator] nodded upon hearing this. The value of a single Primordial Solar Immortal Augmentation Pill [a pill that enhances an immortal's cultivation] was roughly equivalent to that of a piece of Incense Offering Celestial Silver [a high-grade spiritual material used in offerings and crafting].

Even if he were to sell it, he would likely only receive one piece of Incense Offering Celestial Silver in return. The price offered by the other party was fair and not intended to swindle him.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen nodded and said, "Then let us proceed as you suggest, Elder Brother."

"Excellent."

Upon hearing this, Xander Qian [a merchant cultivator] could not help but break into a broad smile.

Although his profit margin on this transaction was somewhat slim, it was, after all, a significant deal.

The two swiftly completed the trade for the Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements]. After receiving the essence, Eldrin Chen stated, "Having only recently broken through to the Ascendant Immortal [the first major immortal realm] realm, I have several Spiritual Treasure [enchanted artifacts used by cultivators] that have yet to be upgraded."

"You, Fellow Daoist, have been an immortal for over a million years. You must have amassed a considerable collection of Immortal Artifact [powerful artifacts forged for use by immortals]. I wish to purchase a few."

"That can be easily arranged. I shall return momentarily."

With a faint smile, Xander Qian rose and flew towards the Clan Treasury [the vault where a clan stores its wealth and treasures]. Join our community of readers at audio - novel . com.

Not long after, he returned to the front of the Guest Welcoming Pavilion, a faint smile on his face as he produced five radiant glows of spiritual light.

Eldrin Chen focused his gaze and saw that within the five glows were five distinct Immortal Artifact [powerful enchanted objects used by high-level cultivators].

These five Immortal Artifact encompassed the Five Elements [the fundamental forces of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth]. They were respectively: a single golden Dragon Scale, a piece of Lightning-Struck Wood, a sphere of Heavy Water, a clump of strange purple earth, and a mass of crimson-red copper.

Eldrin Chen's experience was still somewhat lacking. Among these five treasures, he recognized only two: the Lightning-Struck Wood and the Heavy Water.

That Lightning-Struck Wood was known as the Thunderflame Wood Core [the crystallized heartwood of a mystical tree refined by heavenly lightning and fire]. It was said to be the product of a bizarre divine tree.

This tree could naturally grow to the quality of an immortal-grade material. However, once it reached that immortal grade, it would inevitably attract the most dreadful Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [a cataclysmic trial of lightning sent by the heavens to test cultivators and powerful natural objects].

After the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, the Thunderflame Wood itself would be utterly destroyed. Instead, its core would absorb the power of the Heavenly Tribulation and be born anew.

This Thunderflame Wood Core contained the power of thunder and flame. Once activated, it could unleash Nine Heavens Thunderflame [a devastating storm of lightning and celestial fire]. It was an excellent material for forging either an Immortal Sword or for crafting other magical treasure.

As for the Heavy Water, Eldrin Chen had also heard of it long before. This water was called Primordial Heavy Water [water of immense density from the dawn of creation]. A single drop possessed the weight of countless mountains.

If a cultivator refined it into a Lifebound Magical Treasure [a magical artifact intimately connected to its owner's life force and cultivation base], once unleashed, it could crush entire Starry River [vast cosmic rivers of stars] and even extinguish Nine Heavens Stellar [the very stars of the highest heavens].

While these two Immortal Artifacts were excellent, they held little use for Eldrin Chen. Neither Exquisite Jiang nor Verdant Consort and the others had any need for such items either.

Thus, Eldrin Chen turned his gaze towards the other three Immortal Artifacts, unable to resist inquiring, "Might I ask what these three treasures truly are?"

"The Counter-Scale of a Primordial Era Desolate Dragon, Violet Void Earth Mystery Soil, and Solar Fire Copper."

Xander Qian spoke plainly, beginning to recount the origins of these three rare treasures.

Among these three treasures, the Dragon Scale was the Counter-Scale of a Primordial Era Desolate Dragon. The so-called Primordial Era Desolate Dragon was a variant of the True Dragon.

This type of True Dragon possessed a physical body far more formidable than ordinary True Dragons. Legend claimed they could rend Golden-Winged Great Rocs with their bare claws and contend with Primordial Era Golden Crows and North Sea Kunpengs, their physical might unrivaled under heaven.

Yet, perhaps because Primordial Era Desolate Dragons were too powerful, their spiritual intelligence was exceedingly difficult to awaken. Even a Primordial Era Desolate Dragon that had cultivated to the Celestial Immortal Realm would possess an intellect akin only to that of a young child.

The Counter-Scale before them was the condensed essence of a Primordial Era Desolate Dragon, the focal point of its entire being's vitality. Its durability could be described as nearly immortal and indestructible.

In the past, Xander Qian had paid no small price to acquire this single Counter-Scale.

Speaking to this point, Xander Qian noticed Eldrin Chen seemed rather intrigued. He shook his head and stated, "Let me be clear first. The Counter-Scale of a Primordial Era Desolate Dragon is incomparably solid and possesses immense resistance to all manner of foreign energies [energies of an alien or exotic nature]."

"Even my True Flame [a potent spiritual fire used for forging and refining] cannot refine this. If you want it, I'll let it go cheaply. But if you cannot refine it, I will not accept a return."

Eldrin Chen smiled faintly upon hearing this. He had great confidence in his Path Principles Flame [a divine flame born from the comprehension of fundamental cosmic principles] and purchased it for the price of a single Primordial Solar Elixir [a supreme-grade pill that nourishes the Primordial Yang essence].

Among the remaining two treasures, the Violet Void Earth Mystery Soil was a superior material for advancing the Cultivable Earth Kun Origin Disk [a magical treasure representing the primordial earth element], while the Solar Fire Copper could also be used to refine the Six Harmonies and Eight Desolations Cauldron [a powerful cauldron-type magical treasure].

These two treasures were slightly more expensive, each valued at two pieces of Incense Offering Celestial Silver [a rare celestial metal used in high-level rituals and forging]. Eldrin Chen purchased them both, intending to give them to Exquisite Jiang for refinement.

Having obtained the Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] and purchased three Immortal Artifact [a powerful enchanted artifact used by Immortals], Eldrin Chen was quite satisfied.

He bid farewell to Xander Qian and set off towards the Crimson Dragon Sea, soon returning to Green Chariot Island. The complete novel can be found at audio-novel`com.

Back within his cultivation abode, Eldrin Chen handed the Solar Fire Copper and the Violet Void Earth Mystery Soil to Exquisite Jiang and said, "Since we have some leisure time, you should advance these two Immortal Treasure [a synonym for Immortal Artifact]."

"Very well."

Exquisite Jiang accepted the two treasures, a smile gracing her features.

As a peerless genius who achieved Immortality with a Primordial One Foundation [the highest grade of innate spiritual root talent], Exquisite Jiang's foundational depth was not much inferior to Eldrin Chen's. In principle, her combat prowess after becoming an Immortal should not be far behind.

Although Eldrin Chen's current strength was sufficient to suppress those in the Late Ascendant Immortal Realm [the seventh to ninth levels of the Ascendant Immortal cultivation stage], Exquisite Jiang could only contend with Ascendant Immortals [powerful beings who have ascended beyond mortality] of the fifth or sixth level.

The reason for this disparity was not only that her cultivation base was one minor realm lower than Eldrin Chen's, but also a significant deficiency in her means of protecting her path [the methods and powers a cultivator uses for combat and defense].

Such means of protecting one's path fundamentally consist of items like Immortal Treasures [powerful enchanted artifacts forged by or for Immortals] and Divine Abilitys [profound supernatural techniques mastered through cultivation].

Eldrin Chen possessed the Celestial Abyss Twin Swords and, furthermore, had mastered three Immortal Rank Divine Abilities: the Primordial One True Aegis, the Primordial One Grasping Hand, and the Great Five Elements Primordial Solar Divine Thunder. This was what allowed him to roam the world virtually unchallenged.

Although Exquisite Jiang's foundation was also Extraordinary, she had only cultivated the Five Elements Divine Light and did not possess a single Lifebound Immortal Treasure [an Immortal Treasure personally forged and soul-bound to its user, offering unparalleled synergy]. Naturally, her combat power fell far short of Eldrin Chen's.

However, if she were to refine two Lifebound Immortal Treasures and advance her cultivation by another step, then even if she could not defeat Eldrin Chen, she should certainly surpass any ordinary cultivator in the Mid Ascendant Immortal Realm [the fourth to sixth levels of the Ascendant Immortal stage].

Once all Five Lifebound Immortal Treasures were fully refined, Eldrin Chen estimated that Exquisite Jiang's strength would be such that she need not fear anyone in the Late Ascendant Immortal Realm.

Precisely for this reason, Exquisite Jiang did not delay. She immediately returned to her Seclusion Chamber [a specially prepared room for undisturbed meditation and cultivation] and began the process of refining her Lifebound Immortal Treasure.

Witnessing this, Eldrin Chen also did not tarry. He proceeded to the Artifact Forging Chamber [a workshop designed for crafting and refining magical artifacts] and set about refining the Five Elements Essence.

Advancing a treasure to the Immortal Treasure rank was by no means an easy task. The most common methods generally involved fusing it with Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] or finding a site of potent natural energies and using that ambient essence to facilitate the advancement.

In the past, the Solar Fire Returning Abyss Sword was refined by harnessing the power of a sacred site within the Purple Seal Realm. At that time, Eldrin Chen placed the Immortal Sword within the heart of the Flaming Prison Sea of Fire.

By utilizing the cyclical power of the world's fire essence and consuming the Fire Elemental Power [the concentrated spiritual energy of the fire element] that the Vast Azure Realm had accumulated over many years, he succeeded in advancing its grade.

The amount of Fire Elemental Power consumed in that process, if measured in terms of Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements], would be utterly incalculable.

While this method of refinement was swift, it carried a significant flaw.

Although the elemental energy of the world's Five Elements [the five fundamental elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth] is vaster, it is also far more impure and chaotic. Using it to forge ordinary Immortal Treasure [a powerful enchanted artifact used by immortals] might be acceptable.

However, once a large quantity of it is fused into an Immortal Sword, it pollutes the spiritual nature of the Lifebound Immortal Sword [an immortal sword bound to its wielder's life force].

The Immortal Path [the path of immortal cultivation] emphasizes utmost purity and authenticity in magical treasure [an enchanted artifact used by cultivators]. If an Immortal Treasure contains excessive impurities, its power may seem great, but channeling it with Immortal Essence [the refined energy of an immortal] becomes arduous and clumsy, ultimately diminishing its true might.

Back then, Eldrin Chen employed a Formation [a mystical energy array] to filter the energy and utilized the sword's own Violet Flame Path Principles [the profound laws governing the Violet Flame cultivation method] to temper it. This process had already purged the majority of impurities from the Fire Elemental Power. Original publication: *audio-novel.com* - The source of this chapter.