Eternal Tale

Mo Fuyang’’s gaze seemed to be drawn into Chen Xun’’s palm, where a faint glow carried a rather peculiar mana.

The blackened object was completely disintegrated, transforming into a wisp of qi of the Five Elements and merging into the world.

Chen Xun squinted slightly, rubbing his fingers together. This thing was already an ancient relic, with no valuable spiritual power left inside.

”Se... Senior.”

Mo Fuyang was utterly shocked, as if witnessing something unbelievable. ”With your strength, why would you come to a junkyard?”

He gasped, having never seen such a strange spell that could directly disintegrate these filthy objects! Even in Misty, this senior would surely never lack resources for cultivating immortality.

”This has nothing to do with strength; you simply haven’’t seen enough spells.”

”You’’re right, Senior!”

”Hmm, what’’s this?”

Chen Xun slightly raised his head, looking at a piece of mottled metal buried deep below. With a wave of his hand, a part of the garbage heap surged, revealing an object about the size of a palm.”Senior, you have a keen eye. This is a fragment of the Great Desolate Black God Crystal!”

Mo Fuyang’’s eyes lit up. This was what most of them, the online store people, were searching for. ”Such a large fragment, if refined with infant fire, could yield a piece the size of a fingernail in three months.”

For those in the Elemental Infant phase, they exchanged lifespan for resources, willing to spend the time that other cultivators wouldn’’t.

Materials discarded by others were overlooked by them, but treasured by the online store people; everyone had their own path in cultivating immortality.

”What is the use of this thing? What’’s its value?”

”Senior, this item is extremely compatible with spiritual qi and incredibly hard. Even inscribing formations on it won’’t damage it.”

”It’’s essentially the base and cornerstone for most magical artifacts or buildings.”

”A pound goes for a hundred mid-grade spirit stones, and it sells easily. All the major immortal pavilions are buying it; it’’s quite in demand.”

”Because of its wide range of uses, the discarded materials are abundant, and re-refining them is too life-consuming, which benefits us online store people.”

Mo Fuyang spoke eloquently, his eyebrows dancing with excitement. ”Senior, it’’s said that a Transformation Stage expert once emerged from this junkyard by refining the Great Desolate Black God Crystal from the waste, soaring to great heights.”

His eyes were filled with envy. A Transformation Stage expert could find a good position with any major power, unlike them, who had to trade lifespan for resources.

”Indeed, the material is quite good.”

Chen Xun rubbed the mottled metal, turning his head to look at Black Bull. ”Bull.”

”Moo?”

”Take a look at this. The Great Desolate Black God Crystal can be integrated into magical artifacts and even have formations inscribed on it.”

”Moo moo~”

Black Bull transformed its hoof into a hand, picking up the metal to examine it. It bore marks of being struck by mana, pitted and full of imperfections.

Its hoof glowed faintly as it began a meticulous inspection, missing nothing.

”Young friend, how do you sell these things? This island is quite isolated.”

Chen Xun gazed into the distance, speaking softly, ”And this sea region is too easy to get lost in. Do you wait for the once-in-a-century arrival of the Clear Dust Misty Ship?”

Mo Fuyang glanced around, then took out a rectangular box from his bosom with a mysterious air. ”Senior, this item can connect with the Elemental Infant, guiding you to ’’Li Chen Island.’’”

”Li Chen Island, so it’’s larger than this island?”

”Yes, Senior, it’’s a neutral island, not governed by any power but protected by all. Trading there is quite safe.”

Mo Fuyang adjusted his robe and carefully returned the box to his bosom.

He kept it close at all times, as it was his last means of survival.

The cost of a ship ticket was not something he considered; he had already exhausted his possessions upon arrival.

A ticket cost at least two thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

But in this vast world, where isn’’t home for a cultivator? He hadn’’t planned on returning since he left.

”Since there’’s the Nine Heavens Immortal Sound Array Disk, there should be something convenient for trading, right?”

”Senior, there must be, but I haven’’t had access to it.”

Mo Fuyang fell into thought, recalling something he might have seen in the immortal city as a child. ”...But it must be quite valuable, beyond my imagination.”

Hearing this, Chen Xun began to form a rough plan, taking out a small booklet to start writing.

This grand world of cultivating immortality was vast, but without spirit stones, one couldn’’t take a single step.

He had too many things to buy and too much to learn, but he had to proceed step by step, starting with this junkyard.

Black Bull was also writing, and when it put down the booklet, the glow in its palm intensified, suddenly emitting a certain aura.

It was the qi of the Five Elements. These wastes couldn’’t be decomposed into spiritual qi, but they could be broken down into the qi of the Five Elements and returned to the world.

Mo Fuyang was stunned, staring intently at the Black Bull senior’’s hand.

The mottled metal in its palm was disappearing, gradually revealing a piece of pure Great Desolate Black God Crystal, slightly larger than a fingernail...

Under the sunlight, the crystal was exceptionally dazzling, entirely black and quite lustrous, clearly not an ordinary item.

It even reflected the surrounding scenery, emitting the unique luster of the Great Desolate Black God Crystal.

Black Bull nodded with satisfaction, bringing it closer for a detailed inspection, almost licking it with its tongue.

Mo Fuyang’’s eyes widened, his inner resolve nearly crumbling!

He had to use infant fire to refine this for three whole months! Yet this Black Bull senior had refined it with just a wave of his hand...

Mo Fuyang sighed deeply. This was the vast chasm of power, no wonder those strong looked down on them; they were simply not presentable.

Others might casually refine a magical artifact, worth the efforts of online store people for hundreds of years, simply incomparable.

”Young friend, where is this crystal predominantly found?”

”The Great Desolate, renowned for its crystal mines, where the Black God Crystal veins discovered are usually grandly auctioned in Xuanwei Heaven.”

Mo Fuyang’’s lips were dry as he cupped his hands. ”The place has many spirit beasts and fierce beast tribes, but it’’s said that any legitimately auctioned mine is protected by the surrounding tribes.”

”Good.”

Chen Xun wrote vigorously, marking ’’Great Desolate’’ in his booklet, then shifted the topic. ”Young friend, what is Mengmu in this sea region?”

He had heard quite a bit about the Nine Heavens Immortal Sound Array Disk, and it seemed this sea region was named after this wood, which seemed quite important.

Mo Fuyang immediately began to explain, ”Senior, Mengmu...”

It turned out that Mengmu, originally named ’’Mengxu Bi Baoshu,’’ had many islands in the sea region where, due to the environmental conditions, many of these ancient trees grew. The tree matured in a thousand years and became wood in five thousand.

The islands controlled by various powers in the Mengmu Sea Region extensively planted Mengxu Bi Baoshu. Once matured, the tree had several significant properties: impervious to water and fire, and resistant to all spells!

Because of these properties, it was a favorite among many artifact masters. Even the Nine Heavens Immortal Sound Array Disk contained some Mengmu material.

This wood’’s properties could be applied in all aspects of the grand world of cultivating immortality, from magical artifacts, formation bases, warships, to blessed lands... It was undoubtedly a top-tier material.