Chapter 1757 : 3 100 60 Billion Immortal Origin

At this point, Eldrin spoke again, "Our Void-Return Immortal Alliance has only recently ascended to a grotto-heaven realm. Currently, we still require vast amounts of Immortal Source. Should any of you be willing to offer sufficient Immortal Source, I would be open to conducting transactions with you."

Immortal Origin?

Upon hearing this, everyone present revealed expressions of ecstatic joy.

This set of Golden Taiyi Bamboo was of inestimable worth. They had assumed it would require at least a top-grade Primordial Treasure to barter for it, yet Eldrin (Person Name) had asked for Immortal Origin instead. This revelation brought looks of astonishment and delight to each of their faces.

You must understand, for the Celestial Immortals present, the Primordial Source had always been of limited use.

After all, at the level of a Celestial Immortal, Immortal Origin could only be used to enhance 1's magic power. Few were willing to exchange Primordial Treasures for Immortal Origin.

They would certainly feel a pang of reluctance if asked to trade a top-grade innate treasure for this set of Great Yin Golden Bamboo, yet they wouldn't bat an eye when spending immortal source.

At this thought, the crowd began bidding 1 after another. The master of the Great White Grotto-Heaven offered, "Fellow Daoist of the Returning Abyss, I bid 1 100 billion immortal origins."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin's eyes flickered slightly. A single stalk of mid-grade Golden Taiyi Bamboo was priced at around 1,000,000,000 immortal sources. If the 30-6 stalks of Golden Taiyi Bamboo were sold separately, their total value would amount to over 30,000,000,000 immortal sources.

This time, the master of the Great White Grotto-Heaven offered 1 100 billion immortal sources, a value that had already multiplied several times over.

Of course, Eldrin did not agree immediately. A complete set of Primordial Taiyi Gold Bamboo sources, being the ideal material for refining sword formations, would often see their value multiplied several times over. This price might not necessarily be the highest bid.

Sure enough, the moment the master of Taibai Grotto-Heaven began to speak, a celestial being from the Golden Radiance Grotto-Heaven interjected, "Even the 3 great Heavenly Courts would struggle to distribute complete sets of Taiyi Golden Bamboo fairly. I'm afraid the Vast Azure Immortal Domain holds the only existing collection."

"You are offering a mere 1 100 billion Immortal Sources, which is far too low."

The Golden Radiance Celestial Deity let out a cold laugh before turning to Eldrin. "Fellow Daoist of the Returning Abyss, I offer 150,000,000,000 Immortal Origin to acquire this treasure."

Golden Radiance...

The Lord of the Great White Grotto-Heaven cast a frosty gaze before turning to Eldrin (Person Name) and continuing his bid, "I offer 1 100 and 60 billion."

As the 2 spoke, several more Celestial Immortals began placing their bids.

Eldrin observed the scene and noticed that among those making offers were several mighty figures: Daoist Shenyuan, the Supreme Elder of the Violet Flame Cave Heaven, the master of the Serene Subtlety Cave Heaven, and others.

The cultivation bases of these mighty figures were all at least at the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm, each possessing astonishingly vast resources. In a remarkably short time, they drove the price of the Great Yin Gold Bamboo to 2 100 billion (200,000,000,000) units of Immortal Origin.

After a long while had passed, the master of the Violet Star Grotto-Heaven from the Central Ancestral Domain finally spoke, "Esteemed colleagues, this is an Exchange Assembly, not an auction. What purpose does this incremental bidding serve among you?"

As the words fell, the master of the Violet Star Grotto-Heaven turned to Eldrin (Person Name) and said, "I am willing to offer 3 100 and 60 billion immortal origins. Would you be willing to make this trade with me?"

Upon hearing this, Eldrin felt a faint stirring in his heart.

A full 3 100 and 60 billion units of immortal origin—this was nearly equivalent to the output of 30 million years in the First Heavenly Realm.

Although each Celestial Realm possessed a colossal Immortal Origin Vein capable of yielding over 100,000,000 Immortal Origins every 10 1000 years, the majority were allocated and consumed by the various sacred grottos, leaving only a modest remainder.

Even a top-grade grotto-heaven would likely require several 100 million years to accumulate 360,000,000,000 units of Immortal Origin.

Only a paramount sanctuary like the Violet Tenuity Abode, which dominated an entire celestial domain, possessed the capability to produce this amount of immortal essence in a single offering.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but glance at the crowd.

The other major grotto-heavens were unable to produce such a sum, and thus had no choice but to withdraw from the bidding with bitter reluctance. In the end, these 30-6 Great Yin Gold Bamboo stalks were sold to the master of the Ziwei Grotto-Heaven.

After completing this transaction, Eldrin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. With these 360,000,000,000 wisps of Immortal Origin, elevating the Primordial Ancient Trees of the Chen Clan's several Carefree Celestial Immortals to the mid-ninth rank was no longer an issue.

Descending from the high platform, Eldrin calculated the gains from this transaction on his fingers and couldn't help but draw a sharp breath.

By advancing to the Mid-grade Taiji Golden Bamboo through the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi Vase, the cost per stalk was just over 100,000,000 Immortal Origin coins. For all 30-6 stalks combined, the total expenditure did not exceed 4,000,000,000 Immortal Origin coins.

However, this sale fetched a staggering price of 36,000,000,000 Immortal Sources, representing an increase in value of over a hundredfold.

Such immense profits stirred even Eldrin's heart with uncontainable excitement.

"The power of an innate ancient treasure is truly astonishing."

Eldrin murmured, drawing in an involuntary deep breath.

Lyra shook her head and couldn't help but transmit her voice: "It's not that the Primordial Treasure itself is powerful, but rather this particular type of unique Primordial Treasure truly possesses extraordinary divinity."

Eldrin (Person Name) nodded in agreement upon hearing this. The Primordial Vessel of Cosmic Qi was far too astonishing—he wouldn't trade it even for an innate spiritual treasure.

Of course, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Vial was originally merely a low-grade Innate Treasure, far too trivial for a mighty Celestial Immortal.

Were it not for the Eldrin's possession of the Primordial Purple Qi, which allowed it to ascend into an Innate Ancient Treasure, this object would likely be nothing more than a triviality to ordinary mighty figures beyond the late Celestial Immortal stage.

His thoughts churning within, Eldrin (Person Name) swiftly reined in his wandering mind.

With his objective accomplished, Eldrin had no intention of lingering any longer and immediately prepared to depart from the Pure Sun Immortal City.

However, just as he was leaving the Trading Assembly, Chunxuzi from the Pure Sun Grotto-Heaven approached him and inquired, "I noticed that your Taiyi Golden Bamboos share the same origin and roots, likely cultivated in the same batch."

"I wonder if you still have any more of the Taiyi Golden Bamboo, Fellow Daoist? My Pure Sun Grotto-Heaven also wishes to purchase a batch."

At this point, Chunxuzi added, "If it's a superior-grade Taiyi Golden Bamboo (Cultivation Material), that would be most ideal."

Eldrin understood that within the Pure Sun Grotto-Heaven, there were ancient immortal great powers standing guard, and even innate ancient treasures suppressing its destiny. To them, this mid-grade Supreme Yin Gold Bamboo was merely adding brilliance to their present splendor.

Only a sword formation forged from superior-grade Great Yin Gold Bamboo could draw the attention of an ancient immortal mighty figure.

Lost in these thoughts, Eldrin murmured thoughtfully, "High-grade Supreme Metal Bamboo is far too rare to find. For now, I have no means of acquiring it either."

"However, fellow cultivator, rest assured. Should a superior-grade Taiyi Golden Bamboo ever surface, you will be my first and only choice for its sale."

Chunxuzi was somewhat disappointed to hear this, yet he understood that Eldrin's words held truth.

Though he had no idea where Eldrin had obtained the Great Yin Golden Bamboo, he knew that batches of superior-grade Great Yin Golden Bamboo were considered priceless treasures even to ancient mighty immortals, making it nearly impossible for such materials to circulate in the outside world.

Throughout the entire 3 1000 Immortal Domains, only the 3 Celestial Courts and the top 10 clans of the 100 Spirit Races could cultivate Grand Unity Golden Bamboo in massive quantities.

Yet whether it was the 3 great Heavenly Courts or the 10 major Immortal Spirit Clans, each teemed with countless ancient immortals and supreme experts. Even the supply of superior-grade Great Unity Golden Bamboo could hardly meet their internal demands, making it nearly impossible for any to be offered for sale.

At this thought, Chunxuzi held little hope in his heart.

He patted Eldrin on the shoulder and said courteously, "Should that day truly arrive, my Pure Sun Grotto-Heaven will certainly not treat you unfairly, fellow daoist."

(End of Chapter)

Chapter 1 The Azure Cloud Sect's recruitment trial had finally concluded. Lin Xuan stood at the foot of the mountain gate, clutching the newly acquired identity token, his heart surging with emotion. After 3 long years of arduous cultivation, he had finally stepped onto the path of immortality. "Junior Brother Lin, from today onward, you are an outer sect disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect." The white-robed elder spoke calmly, stroking his beard. "Remember, the path of cultivation is treacherous and full of challenges. With your mediocre talent—merely a 3-spiritual-root constitution—you must work 10 times harder than others." Lin Xuan bowed respectfully. "This disciple will remember Elder's teachings." The elder nodded, then flicked his sleeve, sending a streak of white light shooting toward Lin Xuan. "This is the sect's basic cultivation method—the Azure Cloud Art (Cultivation Method), along with 3 Lower Grade Spirit Stones (Cultivation Resource) and a Bottle of Qi Gathering Pills (Medicinal Pill). Make good use of them." Lin Xuan carefully stored the items, his heart racing. These were resources he had never even dared to dream of in the past. Just as he was about to express his gratitude, a sharp, mocking voice rang out from nearby. "Tch, a trash-grade spiritual root actually managed to sneak into the sect. What a disgrace to our Azure Cloud Sect's reputation." Lin Xuan turned to see a young man in brocade robes approaching, flanked by several followers. The young man cast a disdainful glance at the token in Lin Xuan's hand, a look of contempt in his eyes. "Eldrin (Person Name), mind your words!" The white-robed elder frowned slightly, but there was no real anger in his tone. Eldrin sneered, "Elder Ming, I'm just telling the truth. With his aptitude, I'm afraid he'll still be stuck at the first level of Qi Refining even after 10 years." Lin Xuan clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms. He knew this young man—Eldrin, the young master of the Eld family, a cultivation family affiliated with the Azure Cloud Sect. He possessed a rare dual-spiritual-root constitution and had already reached the third level of Qi Refining at just 16 years of age. "Let's go, trash. Don't block the way." Eldrin deliberately bumped into Lin Xuan's shoulder as he passed, nearly knocking him off balance. Watching Eldrin's retreating figure, Lin Xuan took a deep breath and slowly relaxed his fists. On the path of cultivation, strength was everything. Without sufficient power, dignity was nothing but an illusion. He turned and walked toward the outer sect disciples' residence, a glint of determination flashing in his eyes. No matter how difficult the path ahead, he would tread it step by step. In the dead of night, within a simple stone room, Lin Xuan sat cross-legged on a futon, carefully examining the jade slip in his hand. This was the Azure Cloud Art (Cultivation Method) given to him by Elder Ming, containing the cultivation method from the first to the ninth level of Qi Refining. He closed his eyes and began guiding his spiritual energy according to the method described in the jade slip. A warm current slowly circulated through his meridians, though the sensation was faint, as if it could dissipate at any moment. This was the drawback of having mediocre aptitude—the efficiency of absorbing and refining spiritual energy was far inferior to that of talented disciples. After operating the technique for 1 full cycle, Lin Xuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and took out the Bottle of Qi Gathering Pills (Medicinal Pill). He poured out a milky-white pill and swallowed it without hesitation. In an instant, a surge of spiritual energy erupted within his body, several times more intense than before. He quickly guided this energy through his meridians, refining and absorbing it. When he opened his eyes again, the sky outside was already bright. "A full night of cultivation has only slightly increased my spiritual energy." Lin Xuan sighed softly but was not discouraged. He had long grown accustomed to such a pace. Just as he was about to get up and move around, he suddenly felt a strange sensation in his chest. A mysterious pattern appeared on his skin, glowing with a faint, mysterious light. "This is..." Lin Xuan's expression changed drastically. This pattern had appeared on the day his parents disappeared, and no matter what he tried, he couldn't remove it. Over the years, it had remained dormant, but today it was actually reacting. Before he could figure out what was happening, the pattern suddenly flashed brightly, and Lin Xuan felt a dizzying sensation. When he regained his senses, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar space. This was a vast, empty area, with a dilapidated stone platform at the center. On the stone platform lay a rusty bronze mirror, covered in cracks as if it would shatter at the slightest touch. Lin Xuan cautiously approached the stone platform and reached out to touch the bronze mirror. In that instant, countless pieces of information flooded into his mind. The Myriad Manifestations Mirror (Magic Treasure), a treasure capable of deducing and optimizing all cultivation techniques and supernatural powers! Lin Xuan stared blankly at the bronze mirror in his hand, his heart pounding like a drum. If what the information said was true, then this treasure was simply heaven-defying! He took a deep breath, then carefully placed the jade slip containing the Azure Cloud Art (Cultivation Method) on the stone platform. The Myriad Manifestations Mirror (Magic Treasure) shimmered, and rays of light enveloped the jade slip. In the blink of an eye, the content on the jade slip had completely changed. The new Azure Cloud Art (Cultivation Method) not only increased its cultivation speed several times over but also solved several hidden flaws in the original technique. Most importantly, the optimized technique was no longer limited by the cultivator's spiritual root aptitude! Lin Xuan's hands trembled as he held the newly optimized jade slip, tears welling up in his eyes. He knew that from this day forward, his path of cultivation would be completely different.