Terran Guardian - Chapter 3754

Chapter 3730 The Secret Realm of Star Sea

“Fellow Daoist Shen has arrived!”

“Is what Steward Du said in his message jade talisman true?”

Shen Changqing asked directly upon seeing Du Changshou.

Du Changshou nodded: “This news is indeed true. The one who wants to auction this time is the inheritance of an eighth-tier, sixth-grade alchemy grandmaster.

The authenticity of this inheritance has already been verified by the experts of our Tongtian Pavilion.

Furthermore, if this inheritance does indeed have problems, Tongtian Pavilion will take responsibility and will certainly not allow you to suffer any loss!”

“However—”

“This kind of eighth-tier, sixth-grade inheritance is not comparable to ordinary eighth-tier inheritances. If it is auctioned, its value will definitely be considerable.

Moreover, that person clearly stated that they want top-grade immortal stones, so you should be mentally prepared!”

Du Changshou said in a deep voice.

Hearing this,

Shen Changqing suppressed his excitement and nodded slightly.

“I understand!” Even

incomplete eighth-tier inheritances are valuable.

A complete eighth-tier, sixth-grade inheritance would only be more valuable.

Currently, Shen Changqing possesses approximately one thousand top-grade immortal stones. If he were to bid on them all, he might have a chance of winning the bid.

However, if he failed, there was nothing he could do.

It could only be said

that such an inheritance was temporarily out of his reach.

Then,

Shen Changqing flipped his hand, and a storage ring appeared.

“I wonder if these pills might meet the threshold for your esteemed merchant guild’s auction?”

“Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pill… Hiss, this is a perfect-quality immortal pill!”

Du Changshou casually scanned it with his divine sense, then his expression changed slightly, a hint of shock on his face. Purple Cloud

Gathering Immortal Pill!

This kind of thing wasn’t rare.

After all, as a pill for restoring immortal power, and only at the Immortal Emperor level, given the status of the Heavenly Dao Immortal City branch, such a level of pills was naturally plentiful.

But…

that only referred to ordinary Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pills.

If it was of perfect quality, then that was a different story.

Any level of immortal pill, as long as its quality reached the perfect stage, its value could increase significantly.

Moreover…

The seventh-tier top-grade Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pill is effective even for cultivators below the Half-Saint level. A pill of this perfect quality, in the heat of battle, is enough to restore a significant amount of immortal power.

On a grander scale, such a pill can turn the tide of battle, essentially giving one extra life.

Currently, there are a full 136 Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pills in the storage ring, all of perfect quality.

This is what truly shocked Du Changshou.

If there were only a few pills, it could be explained by the other party’s good luck.

But so many Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pills suggest only one possibility:

the person before him has already reached the point where he can refine perfect-quality pills.

“If I remember correctly, Fellow Daoist Shen has only been a top-tier seventh-tier Grandmaster for less than 30,000 years!”

Du Changshou took a deep breath.

Less than 30,000 years, and the other party is already able to refine perfect immortal pills.

Such talent is unparalleled in his lifetime.

Du Changshou had lived for billions of years and witnessed countless geniuses, but in the art of alchemy, there was not a single one whose talent could rival Shen Changqing’s.

He

hadn’t even heard of anyone who could rival him.

In a mere two or three thousand years, let alone refining Immortal Emperor pills, few could even reach the level of refining Immortal King pills.

Thinking of this,

Du Changshou said, “Fellow Daoist’s aptitude in alchemy is truly astonishing. If such talent were revealed, many alchemy sects in the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm would likely vie to recruit you. It’s

just a pity…”

He shook his head at the end.

The pity stemmed from the fact

that Shen Changqing wouldn’t join any such sects.

Although he hadn’t had much contact with him, Du Changshou could tell that this proud and arrogant man, now holding the position of Sect Master of the Xuan Tian Dao Sect, would certainly not rashly join another force.

Shen Changqing smiled faintly, “Fellow Daoist hasn’t mentioned whether these pills might be auctioned?”

“Of course!”

Du Changshou nodded.

“If it were an ordinary Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pill, it might not qualify for auction, but such a perfect immortal pill is enough to tempt many Immortal Emperors.

I just wonder if you have a price in mind for this immortal pill, or perhaps you would leave the pricing to the Tongtian Pavilion?”

“Let the Tongtian Pavilion handle everything,”

Shen Changqing said.

The Tongtian Pavilion is a professional at pricing, so he didn’t bother to get too involved.

Besides,

the price of the auctioned item isn’t really that important.

Even if the starting price is just one immortal stone, as long as someone is interested, it can sell for the corresponding price.

In fact,

the higher the grade of the treasure, the less fixed its price.

For lower-grade items, because there are many cultivators, many immortal pills and medicines have a clear market price.

But the higher the grade, the more difficult it is to measure the value of the treasure.

If there are many people who need it, then its value will naturally be high.

And vice versa.

Du Changshou said, “Three months later, the eighth-tier inheritance you require will be auctioned, and these pills will be included in the auction.

This is your token for participating in the auction; please keep it safe.

When the time comes, simply bring this token!”

“No problem!”

…

He left Tongtian Pavilion.

Shen Changqing continued his secluded alchemy.

He no longer refined the Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pill, but instead refined the Emperor Essence Pill.

The former is a pill to restore immortal power, while the latter is a pill used by Immortal Emperors to improve their cultivation.

Shen Changqing was no stranger to Emperor Essence Pills.

These immortal pills ranged from low-grade seventh tier to high-grade seventh tier.

Before this,

Shen Changqing had refined quite a few seventh-grade high-quality Emperor Yuan Pills.

However, when refining seventh-grade supreme-quality Emperor Yuan Pills, the first batch still ended in failure.

Even though they were both Emperor Yuan Pills,

the grades differed

, requiring different refining methods and profound secrets.

Past experience, while somewhat helpful, wasn’t particularly useful.

However,

Shen Changqing wasn’t discouraged.

The first failure was regrettable, but not a major concern.

He had no fewer than a hundred sets of Emperor Yuan Pill materials; one or two failures wouldn’t have a significant impact.

Soon,

after the fifth failure, Shen Changqing finally refined a batch of Emperor Yuan Pills.

Five pills were produced.

Two were destroyed during the Pill Tribulation.

Ultimately,

the remaining three Emperor Yuan Pills were successfully refined.

“Ordinary Emperor Yuan Pills are far inferior to high-quality ones!”

Shen Changqing looked at the Daoist aura of the pill in his hand, casually put it away, and then began refining the second batch of Emperor Yuan Pills.

Although he could refine perfect-grade pills when making the Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pill, when it came to the Emperor Yuan Pill, let alone perfect, even the probability of making a high-quality one was extremely low.

He successfully refined ten batches of pills,

but not a single Emperor Yuan Pill reached the high-quality category.

Ultimately,

this was because although the two types of pills were of the same grade, the methods of refining them were quite different. It was impossible to replicate the results of the Purple Cloud Gathering Immortal Pill with the Emperor Yuan Pill.

…

Three months

passed quickly .

Shen Changqing emerged from seclusion on time. After entering the Tongtian Pavilion, he presented the token given to him by Du Changshou, and someone immediately led him into a secret realm in the void.

The void was boundless, with flowing star rivers and countless stars arranged in an orderly fashion. Each star had pavilions and towers on it, quite mysterious and extraordinary.

“Senior, this is the Star Sea Secret Realm, a top-tier secret realm opened up by a sage of our Tongtian Pavilion.

The vast realm is permeated with the sage’s Dao aura, greatly isolating divine sense from prying eyes.

Furthermore, there are many servants on your star. If there’s anything you wish to do, please feel free to give the order!”

The Tongtian Pavilion cultivator spoke respectfully, then vanished.

Shen Changqing nodded slightly, then swept his divine sense across the entire star, taking in everything. He

saw that civilizations had evolved on this star, inhabited by numerous cultivators, the strongest of whom were nine Ancient Immortals.

He himself was located within the highest divine mountain and immortal abode on this star, where the nine Ancient Immortals awaited him.

“Each star represents a civilization. There are countless stars within this secret realm. If all are like this, then the number of beings on these stars must be considerable!”

Shen Changqing felt little emotion.

Nurturing living beings!

This method isn’t too unusual.

Any Immortal Emperor universe can nurture countless living beings.

But if nothing unexpected happens, the cultivators living in this secret realm should all be tamed by the Tongtian Pavilion; otherwise, if chaos were to break out, it wouldn’t look good for the Tongtian Pavilion.

Just then,

among the nine ancient immortals, a female cultivator dressed in a light blue Daoist robe, with a graceful figure and her black hair tied up in a high bun, stepped forward. Her clear, cold voice broke the silence.

“This humble servant is Yun Su. If Senior has any orders, please speak freely, and I will obey!”

Upon hearing this, Shen Changqing’s gaze fell on the female cultivator before him. He saw that she possessed an otherworldly aura, with a proud and aloof face, as if strangers were not to be approached.

Noticing this gaze, Yun Su lightly bit her lip, a hint of allure appearing in her bright eyes, creating a strong contrast with her original aloof temperament.

“…”

Shen Changqing remained silent.

Then…

He glanced at the other eight cultivators and waved his hand, “Since that’s the case, you can stay. The rest of you may leave.”

“We take our leave!”

The eight dared not say more, but as they left, they glanced at Yun Su almost imperceptibly from the corner of their eyes.

Before long, only the two remained in the vast immortal mansion.

At this moment

, Yun Su stepped forward with light, lotus-like steps, and a refreshing fragrance immediately wafted over. She gently bit her lip, her bright eyes were like water, and her voice was so soft it seemed to melt one’s heart.

“Senior—”

Just as Yun Su was about to approach, Shen Changqing flicked his sleeve, and an invisible force pushed her away. He then sat down at the jade table in the immortal mansion.

“No need to say anything else. Let’s talk about the auction process!”

“Yes!”

Seeing Shen Changqing’s actions, a hint of disappointment flashed in the depths of Yun Su’s eyes, but the alluring look vanished instantly, and her expression returned to its original aloofness.