Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 609 Encounters at the Demon Toad Palace and the Sea

In the secluded room, Ji Wenyuan's message arrived.

The content is a detailed plan for a joint auction.

Springtime is the peak season for trading spiritual materials.

The influence of the overflowing spiritual energy from the spatial channel continues to expand, with independent cultivators in eastern Liangzhou and western Shuizhou converging towards the Tianyue Mountains. As the two largest regional strongholds, Wulin Market and Yunyang Market are experiencing a continuous surge in trading volume.

Ji Wenyuan proposed that the two companies jointly hold an auction, with each offering twenty exquisite items for simultaneous bidding.

The plan was very detailed. It listed everything, including the venue layout, the categories of auction items, the bidding rules, the security arrangements, and the revenue sharing ratio between the two companies.

Li Yuan scanned it and found no problems.

The plan was approved, and the formation and alert deployment were arranged.

Temporary protective barriers at the auction venue need to be set up in advance to prevent conflicts during the bidding process.

There's still some time before the auction, no rush.

After finishing his business in the market, Li Yuan transformed into a beam of light and left the Misty Forest Market, flying towards the sea.

It's time to deliver the regular supplies to the Demon Toad Palace.

The light passed through the desolate area on the western edge of Shuizhou and entered the sea area, turning southeast.

As they approached the old main island, the massive fourth-order divine sense swept over them.

The scanner paused for a moment after contacting Li Yuan's spiritual energy aura before withdrawing.

"Fellow Daoist Li! You're here!"

The short, stout man strode out from the direction of the council hall, his dark green robe trailing a long shadow on the ground.

Li Yuan handed over the storage bag.

"The third batch includes ten third-tier spirit herbs and thirty pieces of ore."

The short, stout man took it and stuffed it into his robe, saving him the trouble of even counting it.

"Great! Let's go inside and sit down."

The round stone table in the council hall was still laden with spiritual fruits and wine.

Li Yuan sat down at the stone table.

"I have something I'd like to ask you, senior."

"Speak," the short, stout man said, pouring himself a drink.

"Does the senior possess any fourth-tier cultivation techniques?"

The short, stout man paused for a moment as he poured the wine.

Those excessively large eyes turned and glanced at Li Yuan.

"What do you need a fourth-tier cultivation technique for?"

"Prepare for the future."

The short, stout man took a swig of wine and patted his belly.

"I do have a copy, but it's incomplete."

He counted on his fingers.

"A fourth-tier cultivation technique—this one of mine is only applicable to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm; the later parts are missing and incomplete."

He put down the wine jar, leaned back, and took out a martial arts manual, placing it on the table.

"This is called the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Method. Take it if you want, as a material reward."

"But then again, why would you need a fourth-tier cultivation technique in advance? Once you break through to the Nascent Soul stage, any major power will offer you a cultivation technique on their own initiative."

He chuckled twice.

"Nascent Soul cultivators are more valuable than cultivation techniques. There are only a handful of Nascent Soul cultivators in the lower realms, and every single one of them is sought after by various parties. They'll be courted wherever they go. When the time comes, you can pick and choose any cultivation techniques you want; there's no need to worry about it now."

"Don't even mention Nascent Soul, they'll fight over Golden Core cultivators."

Li Yuan nodded, put away the cultivation technique, and said nothing more.

The topic shifted in another direction.

The short, stout man spoke first.

"By the way, there's something you might be interested in."

He pointed to the southwest.

"Recently, the remains of a cave have been discovered on the seabed southwest of the palace."

"A cave dwelling?"

"Suspected remains of ancient cultivators."

"That's what the short, stout man said."

"The exact era is unclear, but the style of the restriction is very old. Several groups of independent cultivators have already gone there, but they were all blocked by the outer restriction."

He picked up the wine jar and took another swig.

"The characteristics of the restriction are quite interesting; it's a pulse-like fluctuation of lightning energy, and ordinary methods of breaking restrictions are useless against it. The rogue cultivators have been wandering around outside for a long time, but they haven't even gotten close to it."

Thunderous pulse-like fluctuations.

It's not a static blockade, but an offensive blockade that actively releases pulses. Anyone who gets close will be directly repelled by the pulses.

"You've been to see it, senior?"

I glanced at it from afar.

The short, stout man waved his hand.

"That's not my style. Lei Gang's stuff clashes with my water-based foundation, so I'm too lazy to touch it."

"You can go check it out if you're interested; the location is right over there."

Li Yuan memorized the location information of the cave's remains into his sea of ​​consciousness.

I can go and check it out when I have time later.

When the topic turned to ancient ruins, Li Yuan followed up with more questions.

"How many years have you lived in the sea, senior?"

The short, stout man thought for a moment.

"It's been too long, I don't remember very clearly."

He tilted his head, his big eyes slightly narrowed.

"When I gained my wisdom, this sea area was quite lively. There were many human cultivators and many demonic beasts, and people were fighting everywhere."

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"Back then, I had just awakened my intelligence and only had the strength of the third tier, so I didn't dare to show myself. Nascent Soul cultivators were flying around on the sea, and I just lay on the bottom of the water watching them."

His tone carried a hint of reminiscence.

"The most powerful force is a group called Yaoguang Island."

"Yaoguang Island?"

"A power at the Nascent Soul level." The short, stout man held up one finger.

"Back then, spiritual energy was abundant, and one wouldn't be forcibly ascended upon reaching the Nascent Soul stage. There was a Nascent Soul ancestor on the island at that time. The Nascent Soul realm was the ceiling in this sea area. No one dared to offend him."

"Later, that ancestor ascended to heaven, and Yaoguang Island still held on for a long time under the name of a Nascent Soul power. But in reality, the ancestor didn't manage things at that time, and the internal structure was already extremely loose. Once the ancestor left, he couldn't control the people below him."

"And then what?"

"That's it." The short, stout man shrugged.

"After the ancestor left, countless years passed, and Yaoguang Island completely fell apart. The Nascent Soul cultivators under its banner became independent, splitting into several factions."

He counted on his fingers.

"One of them is the Longyuan Pavilion that you mentioned. The foundation of the Longyuan Pavilion is the group of people who came from Yaoguang Island."

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The origin of Longyuan Pavilion.

"However, it's been too long, and I don't remember many things clearly. I might know the answer if you ask me, but I can't recall it if you ask me."

"Thank you, senior."

"You're welcome."

The short, stout man grinned.

"You deliver supplies on time, I'll chat with you, a fair trade."

He bid farewell and left the Demon Toad Palace.

The light rose into the sky and flew towards Liangzhou.

The wind was strong on the sea. As the escape light passed through the spirit-severing zone above Shuizhou, it was processing the information it had just acquired in its sea of ​​consciousness.

Yaoguang Island was a Nascent Soul stage power. After the Nascent Soul ancestor ascended to immortality, the power disintegrated, and the Nascent Soul cultivators under its command split into several independent forces, such as the Dragon Abyss Pavilion.

The history of the sea is much longer and more complex than I previously knew.

The demon toad has lived for countless years, witnessing the entire sea area's rise and fall.

Next time you come, you can bring some supplies that he's more interested in in exchange for more ancient knowledge.

The matter of the underwater cave ruins was also noted. The purple attribute of the Thunder Pulse Restriction and the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot might come in handy.

The beam of light descended towards the direction of the Misty Forest Market.