Chapter 46: Triple Symbol Seal (Part 2)

  Tianyu Pavilion is a four-story pavilion made entirely of special red wood, which is very eye-catching on this bustling street.

  The signboard of the building, "Tianyu Pavilion" three extraordinary words appeared in front of the crowd of monks, the elegant and ancient atmosphere between the words made people dare not doubt the long history and shocking power of Tianyu Pavilion.

  Zhang Heng vaguely felt that the entire building was guarded by a layer of intangible and invisible restrictions. His divine sense slightly probed, but was bounced back by a gentle force.

  Zhang Heng guessed that the person who set up the outer layer of the Tianyu Pavilion was definitely a cultivator above the foundation-building period, and most likely a high-ranking cultivator in the Core Formation stage.

  It can be seen from this that the force behind Tianyu Pavilion is definitely not simple, and it's possible that its backer is actually Dutiange Fortress.

  Zhang Heng's heart became even more cautious, but on the surface he walked into the first floor of the building with a very composed demeanor.

  The cultivators on the first floor of Tianyu Pavilion were not many, and Zhang Heng found that the cultivation of the cultivators here was mostly above the middle stage of Qi Refining, and even the figures of Jiedan stage cultivators could be seen.

  In addition, there were many people wearing special purple robes in the inner layer who were responsible for trading with these monks, speaking neither humbly nor arrogantly.

  Zhang Heng, a cultivator in the early stages of refining his Qi, walked into this pavilion, and it was inevitable that he would stand out. Many cultivators were secretly sizing him up, but Zhang Heng pretended not to notice.

  The things sold on the first floor of the building are better than those sold at the stalls outside, but worse than Zhang Heng expected. What's more important is that there are no third-class talismans for sale on this floor, and second-class talismans can be seen everywhere.

  Zhang Heng guessed that something of a higher grade might be upstairs, and he even saw one or two foundation-building cultivators go up to the second floor.

  Then Zhang Heng walked towards the stairs and planned to go upstairs to take a look.

  Just then, a man in a green robe blocked his way.

  "This fellow Daoist, you may have come to the wrong place. The second floor of Tianyu Pavilion is only for cultivators who have reached the later stages of Qi Refining, why don't you just stay on the first floor and trade? The upstairs isn't actually suitable for you."

  The man in the green robe spoke politely, but his face was clearly filled with a few points of disdain as he looked at Zhang Heng, his expression like that of someone mocking a country bumpkin.

  The cultivation of this green-robed man is probably in the late stage of refining Qi, which makes Zhang Heng think of Li Feng, who was just severely trampled by himself not long ago. Although he also wants to trample this green-robed man, he won't be stupid enough to take action here.

  "Oh? Did I see it wrong, you're also one of the managers of Tianyu Pavilion?" Zhang Heng's mouth corner had a faint smile, he knew that this green-robed man was not a manager here, just by looking at his attire.

  "On the first floor of the Tianyu Pavilion, there is a restriction on the stairs that only allows cultivators in the later stages of Qi Refining to pass through and reach the second floor." The blue-robed cultivator's expression remained unchanged, still looking at Zhang Heng with disdain.

  Zhang Heng chuckled: "So, it seems that this Tianyu Pavilion has only set up a restriction here to prevent people with weaker strength from going upstairs. However, there is no rule that only cultivators above the late stage of Qi refining can go up. Am I right?"

  "Hmph, although Tianyu Pavilion didn't explicitly state the cultivation standard, this layer of restriction is impossible for a Qi Refining stage cultivator like you to pass. I'm just kindly reminding you, so as to avoid embarrassing yourself here."

  The Taoist priest in a blue robe let out a cold snort, his eyes flashing with a hint of irritation, and sulkily walked upstairs.

  As he walked up the stairs, his figure hesitated for a moment, and then passed through the ban.

  Zhang Heng secretly sneered, what's called good-hearted reminder? It was just to show off one's superiority in front of oneself.

  He wouldn't bother arguing with someone like that. Zhang Heng's gaze fell on the staircase with restrictions, he didn't believe he couldn't get past this layer of restriction.

  Then Zhang Heng walked towards the stairs.

  Zhang Heng's actions attracted the attention of many cultivators on the first floor, who saw that a Qi Refining stage cultivator actually dared to go upstairs and were all waiting to see a good show.

  Dozens of eyes were fixed on Zhang Heng, expecting him to make a fool of himself in the next moment.

  As soon as Zhang Heng approached the stairs, he felt a gentle force blocking his way.

  He didn't use the Lianyuxing energy on his body, but instead used his brute strength to charge forward directly. The restrictive power was ultimately unable to stop him, and he made it through.

  Dozens of eyes on the first floor stared incredulously as Zhang Heng walked up the stairs, their eyes filled with astonishment, each guessing the young man's true strength.

  Zhang Heng didn't care about the thoughts of those boring monks on the first floor and walked up to the second floor without stopping.

  After going up to the second floor, Zhang Heng secretly observed the cultivators on the floor and found that about one-third of them were in the foundation-building period, while many of the Qi-refining period cultivators were still in the large circle stage.

  However, Zhang Heng did not find any cultivators above the mid/Foundation stage here. He looked up at the stairs leading to the third floor and couldn't help but wonder if there were even stronger people on the third or fourth floors. Would there be any Nascent Soul stage cultivators upstairs?

  The second floor also has a manager responsible for transactions with monks, but these managers are actually all in the early stage of building their foundation.

  Zhang Heng, a cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining, arrived at this second layer, naturally drawing attention and causing quite a stir among many fellow cultivators.

  The man in the green robe couldn't believe his eyes, staring at him, and when he saw Zhang Heng approaching, he quickly slipped away to an inconspicuous corner and secretly sized up Zhang Heng.

  Zhang Heng walked slightly upstairs for a while and soon discovered the existence of the third-order talisman.

  His gaze fell on a label with the words "Three-Stage Glyph" written on it.

  Zhang Heng arrived in front of this counter and asked a purple-robed attendant not far away, "How do you trade these three-stage talismans?"

  The manager looked at Zhang Heng with a hint of surprise, but did not show any disdain. He walked up and said calmly: "The price of the third-order talisman is determined by the type of spell sealed within it. Different types of spells have different prices for their talismans. Generally speaking, talismans for large-scale attack spells are more expensive. What kind of talisman does this Taoist friend want?"

  Zhang Heng thought for a moment and said, "I need a glyph with extremely strong single-target attack power."

  Zhang Heng needs to deal with Ou Yang Old Ancestor alone, so he naturally needs a talisman with strong single-target attack power.

  The purple-robed manager said without hesitation, "We have a single-target attack that is very powerful among the third-order talismans. The price won't be much lower than that of ordinary third-order area spell talismans."

  "What's the specific price?" Zhang Heng asked.

  "This talisman contains the third-grade spell 'Exploding Flame Arrow', which is also one of the top-ranked spells among third-grade spells. Generally, foundation-building cultivators would find it difficult to withstand this spell. Each of these talismans costs 110 crystal stones."

  Zhang Heng counted the crystal stones in his storage bag and found that he only had less than a hundred low-grade crystal stones. Apart from this, there were also two medium-grade crystal stones in the storage bag. He then asked the shopkeeper, "I'll just buy two of these talismans. Are two medium-grade crystal stones enough?"

  As soon as Zhang Heng took out the mid-grade crystal stone for trading, the manager's expression changed to one of surprise. He couldn't believe it and asked: "You're really using a mid-grade crystal stone for exchange?"

  "Of course, isn't it just two pieces of medium-quality crystal stone?" Zhang Heng said with a relaxed expression.

  On the surface, a mid-grade crystal can be exchanged for one hundred low-grade crystals, but in reality, it's not that simple. The higher the grade of the crystal, the rarer it is, and often one mid-grade crystal won't just exchange for one hundred low-grade crystals.

  Zhang Heng took out two mid-grade crystal stones from his storage bag, causing the steward's eyes to light up.

  Seeing Zhang Heng take out two mid-grade crystal stones so easily, the official's expression was complex as he looked at Zhang Heng with a hint of respect: "This is no problem, this is the talisman you wanted with the explosive flame arrow."

  As he spoke, he took out two extremely exquisite small boxes and placed them in front of Zhang Heng.

  He realized that Zhang Heng was either a senior who thought he had hidden his true strength, or a genius from a powerful family.

  No matter which one, it is undoubtedly not an ordinary person.

  He had no idea that Zhang was actually short on funds and was forced to take out two mid-grade crystal stones.

  Zhang Heng handed over the two mid-grade crystal stones to his opponent, then opened the two small boxes placed in front of him and took out two scarlet talismans emitting faint fluctuations of magical power.

  It grew into a rectangular shape, slightly thicker than fingernails, with a fiery red color that was almost transparent. On its surface were drawn intricate and unnamable symbols.

  He carefully put the two talismans into his storage bag, and Zhang Heng glanced at the exquisite box on the counter: "Take away the talismans, leave this box for you to continue using."

  Zhang Heng abandoned the box naturally had a reason, this facilitated him to take out the token from the storage bag and start instantly, multiple boxes were completely in the way.

  He held two mid-grade crystal stones in his hand, and his heart was slightly excited. Although he had the cultivation of the foundation period, there wasn't a single mid-grade crystal stone in his hand before, but now he had two more, so it was natural to be somewhat excited.

  Looking at the two small boxes that Zhang Heng had left on the counter, the shopkeeper smiled awkwardly and saw Zhang Heng off.

  Many of the monks around naturally saw the transaction between Zhang Heng and Guan Shi, seeing Guan Shi's respectful attitude towards Zhang Heng, they couldn't help but be curious about Zhang Heng's identity.

  Some of the cultivators recognized the mid-grade spirit stone that Zhang Heng had taken out and their eyes revealed a shocked expression.

  Zhang Heng finished his transaction and headed towards the first floor.

  Just as he was walking to the stairs, he felt several strands of divine consciousness peeking at him.

  A sudden chill in his heart, Zhang Heng understood that it was definitely those few Foundation Building cultivators who couldn't help but use their divine sense to probe his true abilities.

  But because Zhang Heng's divine sense was slightly stronger than that of an ordinary foundation-building cultivator, these secretly spying divine senses naturally couldn't escape his detection.

  With a sudden change of heart, Zhang Heng took a deep breath, turned his head abruptly, and wore an enigmatic and mysterious smile on his face, glancing at the several Foundation Building cultivators who were secretly spying on him with their divine sense.

  He then walked downstairs with a composed demeanor, as if he were a true victor.

  Those few cultivators who were using their divine sense to spy on Zhang Heng's foundation period suddenly changed color.

  The young man in front of him could actually sense their divine consciousness, but they couldn't detect the depth of this young man. Moreover, the strange smile on his face as he was about to leave made people even more terrified.

  What does all this represent?

  Sweat beads appeared on his forehead, and several foundation-building monks stared blankly at Zhang Heng's figure disappearing into the stairwell.