Chapter Eighty-Five: Swapping Treasures

  "Let me tell you about a person!" Yuan Fei rubbed his head, recalling the past, and slowly said:

  "In the underworld, there was a judge named Xue. People called him Judge Xue. In one of his past lives, he was a carefree young prince in a royal family. When he turned twenty, he fell in love with a commoner girl, and they quickly became a loving couple."

  However, at that time the royal family strongly opposed it and killed the girl. Judge Xue was heartbroken and abandoned his identity, leaving his hometown to travel to famous mountains and rivers, finally finding a famous teacher and embarking on the path of immortality. After he practiced to the stage of forming an elixir infant, he ended his life and rushed into the underworld to find that girl. This is impossible, because the girl's soul had long since reincarnated.

  "Yan Wang was moved by him, and he also had a little bit of cultivation, so he became the judge of the underworld, ten years, one hundred years, one thousand years, he always stuck to that position, never wavering."

  "Heaven does not disappoint those who work hard, one day he finally saw the girl, they silently gazed at each other, but could not step forward for a simple hug, turning around with only silent tears."

  Because he was unable to save her, so forever, he could only watch his beloved girl suffer through the cycles of reincarnation, then silently cultivate in the desolate land of the underworld, hoping that one day he would be able to cultivate into a god and rescue his beloved girl.

  Qian Xiaodou listened quietly, thought for a moment, took a few deep breaths, furrowed his brow and asked:

  "Master, must I suffer such pain for eternity? I don't think so! A pitiful person must have a hateful side. If it were me, I'd cultivate into a god in the mortal world - a very powerful god. Then, I'd go to the underworld and bring back the woman I love. Whoever dares to fart, I'll kill them!"

  The ape laughed loudly and said, "What you said is not wrong, he indeed made a mistake. This also reminds you that if you don't persevere, you will make mistakes halfway through, just like Judge Xue, and be separated from the one you love, gazing at each other in heaven and on earth, suffering the pain of separation!"

  Qian Xiaodou pouted and said: "It's all because of this crappy Nine Suns Divine Art, it has to be practiced in one breath from start to finish, if you stop halfway, you're done for. Sigh~ Master, how many people among the gods in heaven have successfully cultivated the Nine Suns Divine Art?"

  "Specifically, I don't know what it's like either," said the flying ape with a bitter smile. "I've heard that there are only a few who have reached the higher levels of cultivation, and even among those who have reached the ninth layer, most of them are arrogant and reckless, going against heaven itself. So they die, or get injured, or get locked up - not many can stand on their own two feet."

  "Since ancient times, the pros and cons have been equal. The Nine Suns Divine Skill is considered one of the top ten most difficult divine skills to practice, but it's also the most powerful. However, no matter how powerful a person is, they cannot shake the power of nature! But if you can cultivate it to the tenth heaven, you will become brave and wise. Simply put, no one can surpass you!"

  Qian Xiaodou shouted: "Ahh, it's such a hassle! I'm most afraid of what kind of magic requires thousands of years, tens of thousands of years... Master, I'd rather not think about it. I just finished circling back and I'm exhausted. Hmm, my magic is being used up bit by bit...... What the?! How come controlling this little dragon uses up so much magic?! Ah! I just realized that driving this little dragon is even more wasteful of magic than the Wheel of Reincarnation!"

  The ape flew over with a wicked smile and said, "In the world, the strong are strong, the weak are weak. Even if you have an invincible backing to help you, it will inevitably come at a great cost. What's more, you're driving a descendant of a true dragon bloodline."

  "Do you know? He is the king, and when he grows up, he will definitely part ways with your equal contract friend. You should be good to him, or else he'll eat you later. I've decided to seal this little dragon in the small inner valley's water pool. Otherwise, those powerful masters will definitely capture it and slaughter it for medicine. When you reach the late stage of your Tribulation, open the seal, and it will be very helpful to you!"

  Qian Xiaodou sprang up with a flip, exerting herself as she nodded her head:

  "Alright, I'll listen to you, Master. This time, I'll definitely get two good treasures. Oh, this is all the harvest from my trip. Master, take a look and see what the younger disciples need, then I'll go exchange them for some good equipment and strive for a good ranking, so as not to disappoint you."

  The gibbon picked a few varieties with big handfuls and then handed over this storage bag full of materials to the fourth generation disciple.

  Needless to say, these guys were so moved that they all howled and knelt down in front of the Great Master's little belly.

  Qian Xiaodou didn't have time to bother with these lively treasures, and together with Shifu, the two of them held small knives, dismantling the Hu Shi into eight pieces, taking all their family's belongings out of the mountain gate.

  Qian Xiaodou rushed straight to the Tian Dao Alliance Exchange, having just parted ways with Shui Xian not long ago and not wanting them to see her.

  The governor's favorite little apprentice was crying and being a nuisance, wearing a ball-shaped mask, directly to the auction house, sold his own redundant magic treasures, got a large amount of coffin spiritual stones, and then boldly exchanged for treasures in the black market!

  But after several days, there was still no harvest, nothing good, all low and middle-grade. After seeing these low and middle-grade magic treasures, Qian Xiaodou even had a vomiting urge!

  The world is like this, don't just look at you being in the largest immortal trading market in the world, if you really want to buy a high-grade treasure, you have to go through the back door, pull connections, and find people. For those who are above the foundation-building stage, they are immediately divided into three six nine grades!

  The lower class are those who are the poorest, they can only afford to save up for many years to buy a low-grade magic treasure to put on a show!

  Medium-grade ones are those days that are slightly more spacious, with bigger things, like Qian Xiaodou, who has one or two medium-grade magic treasures. However, this spirit stone is worth more than ten times the low-grade magic treasure!

  High-order magic treasures, that's not so easy to get. The materials are doubled, and the effect of the law is also a qualitative increase. Generally, they come from the hands of great alchemists. As soon as this treasure comes out, it will be confiscated by the big sects with a good family background. Where do others have the opportunity to get it?

  It's a pity that Qian Xiaodou is now stuck at this level like some intermediate alchemists, with no chance to practice and improve.

  Fortunately, I have a master of the Great Furnace, otherwise, relying solely on myself to follow Cold Huanming would be a dead end. Seizing this great opportunity, I must get him to help me make several high-ranking magical artifacts.

  Alas, thinking that he had obtained a high-grade flying sword, his strength suddenly increased by a large margin, and he could do many things that he didn't dare to think about before. Qian Xiaodou was excited and wanted to get several more!

  It can't go on like this. Even if I know I'll be taken advantage of, I have no choice but to grit my teeth and head to the big store anyway.

  He walked into a relatively large Tian Dao Exchange with ease, but unexpectedly, the male owner came out and immediately clasped his fists together, laughing loudly:

  "It's actually our neighbor Xiaodou visiting, what a rare guest! Come on in, sit down over here, Ah Ru, serve some tea!"

  Qian Xiaodou sat down with a sullen expression, picked up the mask beside him, and smiled wryly:

  "Old Li, how did you figure out it was me? Don't tell me you can see through this mid-grade treasure mask!"

  Old Li burst out laughing with a face full of innocence: "Living together for a hundred years, you little rascal, I can still see through you. Others I don't examine closely, but my precious daughter's chosen good son-in-law, how could I not take a good look?! Besides, the pure spiritual energy on your body is so rare in the world, even if there are some, who has hands as delicate as yours?!"

  "Hungry..." Qian Xiaodou said with his head down, "This is all right, I'm really convinced, Old Li, I didn't come to be a live-in son-in-law, find me some powerful magical artifacts, don't let them slaughter me for just one knife, thank you..."

  Lao Li is also a straightforward person, took him to the highest-grade material warehouse and Fa Bao Ge to turn around for a circle, uh ~ should say turned half a circle after the best things, Qian Xiaodou came out with a stuffy head, why? - No Ling Shi!

  The other party didn't make a big profit from selling to him, almost all of it was just covering the cost. As a shrewd businessman, Qian Xiaodou understood this point very well. Owing someone a favor wasn't something that could be bought off, but he could always repay it later. No big deal. Looking at the treasures stored in his own ring, Qian Xiaodou's heart felt a surge of excitement.

  Mid-grade treasure - Jade Disc, and the top-quality material Aquamask, combine these two items and have Master refine them, it's definitely going to be a powerful high-grade treasure!

  Mid-tier treasure - Crescent Moon Wheel, combined with fifteen precious Moonlight Stones and some of my own thousand-year-old zombie's inner dan's moonlight power, should be able to upgrade it by one level, making it the most valuable defensive treasure!

  Qian Xiaodou also acquired five sets of Five Elements Symbols, which were well-rounded in both offense and defense. Although they were consumable items, their power was extraordinary, making them top-tier symbol spells that could be used to save one's life at critical moments!

  Also, Xiaoxiao has been muttering about the six famous copper hammer beast puppets in this store. This is not bad, consuming spirit stones moderately, strong defense power, and terrifying strength. Each copper hammer beast has two more layers than itself. After merging, the actual strength of the later period will be obtained. With them, it's equivalent to having six powerful guardian-type guardians!

  Alright, the spirit stone is almost used up, and thinking about it, everything else is also almost enough.

  No need for a strong attack, after all, I have the powerful Wind, Fire and Thunder that can be considered decent among middle-level disciples!

  Of course, there is also a first-aid kit prepared by Shuixian Laojie, which plays a significant role!

  This weak point in defense is nothing, I still have the Diamond Body Protection Technique, oh well~ That's it then, going back to ask Master for help~

  Still maintaining a cautious style, hiding in the eternal ice coffin, returning to Jiuhua Mountain, after Shengu Valley, handed over the treasure of this trip!

  The gibbon glanced at him and said with a bad temper: "You really think your mysterious skills are invincible, but just one defensive treasure is not enough. Besides, this crescent moon wheel is an all-around type, relying solely on the Vajra Body Protection Technique won't work. Sigh~ what level is your Vajra Body Protection?"

  "It's still the fifth level!" Qian Xiaodou laughed confidently: "Don't worry, Master, I'll go to Jiushi Kuduan Peak to practice when I have time. I'll definitely work hard to reach the sixth and seventh levels, no problem!"

  "Go! The sixth and seventh layers are nothing but a fart, you little brat. Remember, the Golden Body Protection Technique is not even worth mentioning until the twelfth heaven, it's just slightly better than other defensive techniques. But if you reach the twelfth heaven, that's when it becomes incredibly powerful, you're not doing well at all!"

  "Alright, I've only got less than 1,700 spirit stones left in my pocket. I'll use the Golden Body Protection Technique to defend myself first, and if that doesn't work, I'll hide in the Eternal Ice Coffin - no one can hit me there. Besides, this time I'm not going to fight much either. As long as we break through the Jiuhua Mountain battlefield and get a spot, your little disciple's ability to mix and mingle will definitely be useful."

  "Ah, you little brat! Stop giving me that sly look with your thief's eyes. Alright, alright, put down those two pieces of equipment and materials for now. First, go retrieve your own lifebound spirit beast. And while you're at it, go hang out with Leng Xiaozi. He's been posting recruitment notices on various peaks, seems like he's about to start something big. Once you join him, he'll definitely give you a good item. After all, that Inverse Wind Ark I got for you back then was ruined by him too."

  "Remember, focus on materials that can enhance your equipment, preferably spatial materials. I recall that ruthless kid having such materials! If you can get them, upgrading the Longing Bracelet and Spirit Treasure is possible. Do you understand what's at stake?"

  "Master, don't worry, Leng is not a petty person. I'll have a good talk with him and it should be fine. Well, I'm off then!"

  Looking at this little guy busy all day, running around, getting into a bit of trouble from time to time, Master Yuan Fei is also quite helpless.