Calabash Fairy

Chapter 108 Nebula Stone

"Lord Qilian, our transaction was merely a mutually agreeable one; there's no need for this."

"As for this unreasonable request, please feel free to speak frankly. If I can help you, I will certainly not be stingy. If I cannot, please forgive me."

Seeing Fang Yan's calm expression, Qi Lian insisted on delivering the package. Only after Fang Yan accepted it did he say with a somewhat complicated expression, "I would like to ask the Mountain God if you have any connections to obtain information about the Hundred Beasts Sect outside, especially about Elder Qi Tianhua within the sect."

Although he had been away from the sect for thousands of years, for a sect like the Hundred Beasts Sect with a third-realm expert, this was not a very long time unless there were major changes. His master, Elder Qi, should still be alive.

Although he has now become a demon, and he doesn't know what trouble he would face if he returned to the Hundred Beasts Sect, he still firmly believes that his master will help him...

Even if things don't go well, he still needs to send a message back to his master to let him know he's safe and to tell him what's going on.

The news of the deaths of the senior brother of the Crane Sect and the two junior sisters Hu and Bai of the Cloud Sect should also be sent back to their respective sects, so that at least there will be an explanation.

Seeing Qi Lian's expression, Fang Yan could more or less guess what the other party was thinking, but he had no intention of probing.

But as for ways to obtain information...

"If it's information that isn't confidential, I do have ways to find out a thing or two, but for that, you'll need to prepare some reward."

"I imagine Your Excellency Qilian has also heard of the Wanbao Trading Company."

Wanbao Trading Company is spread throughout the Southern Region. As such a behemoth, it is naturally the most well-informed.

The trading company has maintained neutrality and good relations with all parties over the years. Although it also sells information, it mainly focuses on information about newly emerging secret realms and treasures, and never involves the secrets of any party.

However, if Qilian only wants to know about the current situation of the Hundred Beasts Sect, this should be within the scope of trade.

Upon hearing this, Qi Lian was overjoyed and nodded solemnly.

"Please rest assured, Mountain God, I am familiar with the rules of Wanbao Trading Company, and I will certainly prepare sufficient compensation!"

Since this person said so, he could naturally summon the merchants of Wanbao Trading Company, so he had nothing to worry about.

Fang Yan nodded with a smile. After contacting the Money Rat with the Wanbao Token, he made an appointment with Qi Lian to meet at Qingfeng Mountain two days later.

Ten thousand miles away in the mountains, a vast valley stands quietly, with golden light constantly rising from within.

...

If you look into the valley, you can see that the valley is extremely deep and vast, stretching as far as the eye can see. It is filled with magnificent palaces constructed of crystal yellow rock, and many calm-looking demons and humans are walking around inside.

As the wind blew, the tall, golden money trees emitted a crisp, melodious sound.

This is the closest branch of Wanbao Trading Company to the Ten Thousand Mountains, the Yanmai Branch.

At this moment, inside a palace, the Money Rat put down his account book and shook the golden bell on the table.

A short while later, a toad demon dressed in white entered and respectfully greeted, "Steward."

"Go and retrieve all the information about the Hundred Beasts Immortal Sect upstream of the Crescent Moon River; I have a use for it."

"Yes, sir, I'll go right away."

The toad demon quickly bowed and left again, while the money rat's bright golden eyes flickered slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression.

"Qilian...that name sounds familiar...I feel like I've seen it somewhere before..."

"The Hundred Beasts Sect..."

After pondering for a long time, the money rat finally recalled it from its memory.

A thousand years ago, when he was first transferred here to oversee transactions on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains, he seemed to have seen this name in a thin book.

That was a bounty issued thousands of years ago by the three immortal sects: the Hundred Beasts Sect, the Crane Sect, and the Wandering Cloud Sect. He still remembered that it was to find the whereabouts of four disciples.

However, as time passed, the Youyun Sect removed the bounty, while the bounties from the Baishou Sect and the Xianhe Sect are still in place.

"Although none of these three sects are known for their divination skills, as immortal sects with a third-level expert in charge, if a disciple were to be in trouble, it should not be so difficult to confirm whether he or she is alive or dead, or to find someone else to help with divination."

"Disappearing for thousands of years and then reappearing, it seems there are other reasons behind this..."

The money mouse stroked its whiskers with great interest.

Although his keen business sense led him to discover something interesting, he would never casually pry into a customer's information when doing business, especially since this business was introduced by Brother Fang.

He quickly put the matter aside and picked up the account book on the table again to examine it.

Within the Qingfeng Secret Realm.

Fang Yan opened the package Qi Lian had sent and saw a fist-sized, crystal-clear, jet-black stone emitting a faint starlight. Upon closer inspection, it seemed as if a nebula was slowly rotating inside.

Nebula Stone: A divine stone naturally formed from the Milky Way, composed entirely of pure and immense stellar power. Nebula Stones are influenced by different stars and will also generate different stellar powers.

"The talismanic heritage records such divine stones, which are extremely rare. This one should have fallen from the Milky Way. As for the unique stellar power it contains..."

A glint of purple-gold light flashed in Fang Yan's eyes. The nebula inside the Nebula Stone was getting closer and closer in his eyes. Soon he saw a phantom of a giant black serpent with fiery wings on its back coiled at the core of the star cluster.

This is... one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in the sky, the Winged Fire Serpent among the Seven Mansions of the Vermilion Bird in the south.

Fang Yan suddenly realized.

No wonder he felt that the power within this nebula stone, while intensely hot and vigorous, also carried a touch of feminine softness.

"The Ten Thousand Mountains truly hold many secret treasures. Although I don't know where Qilian found this Nebula Stone, this divine stone will soon come in handy."

"In this way, there is no need to exchange star materials with Wanbao Trading Company."

Just as the Pure Yang Flower could nurture the Pure Yang Sword Blade, this Nebula Stone could also greatly accelerate the completion of the Heavenly Chen Bow. Although it was not yet a top-tier natural treasure, it was extremely useful to him.

Once the Heavenly Bow has fully absorbed the Nebula Stone, and with the power of the Winged Fire Serpent within, perhaps some changes will occur...

Fang Yan waved his sleeve, temporarily putting away the nebula stone. He then took out the jade tablet given to him by the donkey-riding Taoist, and once again channeled his divine sense into it, sensing the earth-shattering sword intent of lightning.

The Plum Blossom Divination technique and the Art of Sprouts both made him realize in the darkness that this jade tablet would be very important to him and that he needed to comprehend it more deeply.

Furthermore, even if he cannot fully comprehend the contents of that senior's jade tablet now, observing this lightning sword intent will greatly benefit him in completing the fourth move of his Pure Yang Sword Intent.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye as Fang Yan focused intently on his studies.