Primordial Era: I, Hongyun, take charge of the literary path

"As expected, senior has keen insight."

Zhang Yuan flattered, "But this is, after all, a Golden Immortal-level Flame Sun Profound Stone, which is extremely rare. This item is priced at 50,000 Flame Sun Stones, or can be exchanged for items of equivalent value."

Hongyun pondered for a moment, then asked, "Do you buy medicinal pills here?"

"Does the senior sell elixirs?"

Upon hearing Hongyun's words, Zhang Yuan was taken aback, then quickly asked, "Do you buy pills here?"

Hongyun nodded, took out a jade bottle, placed it on the counter, and said, "Take a look at this."

Zhang Yuan took the jade bottle, opened the stopper, and a rich fragrance of elixir wafted out.

"This is... a Seven-Turn Golden Elixir?!"

Zhang Yuan exclaimed in surprise, his hands trembling. The Seven-Turn Golden Elixir, the legendary Seven-Turn Golden Elixir.

"Indeed, it is the Seven-Turn Golden Elixir."

Hongyun said calmly, "This pill can help a Celestial Immortal become a Golden Immortal, and it also has a certain effect on Golden Immortals."

Zhang Yuan took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and quickly said, "Senior, please wait a moment. I cannot make a decision on this matter. It requires the Pavilion Master's personal assessment."

"Go ahead, don't keep me waiting too long."

Zhang Yuan left in a hurry, and soon returned with an old man. The old man had white hair and beard, a kind face, and a sharp, restrained look in his eyes. His cultivation level was at the early stage of Golden Immortal.

The old man cupped his hands and said, "I am Daoist Ziyuan, the Pavilion Master of Tianbao Pavilion. May I have a look at your Seven-Turn Golden Elixir?"

Hongyun nodded and said, "Okay."

Master Ziyuan took the jade bottle, poured out a Seven-Turn Golden Pill, and examined it carefully. The pill was golden in color, with seven flowing patterns, and emitted a rich spiritual energy.

After looking at it for a while, Daoist Ziyuan became more and more alarmed, because Hongyun's Seven-Turn Golden Elixir was of extremely high quality, more refined than any other elixir he had ever seen.

Daoist Ziyuan probed, "Fellow Daoist, did you refine this Seven-Turn Golden Elixir?"

"So what if it is? So what if it isn't?"

Hongyun smiled and glanced at Daoist Ziyuan.

Master Ziyuan laughed heartily and said, "I apologize for my abruptness. What price would you like to offer, fellow Daoist?"

"I want three things."

As she spoke, Hongyun held up three fingers.

"First, this Golden Immortal-grade Blazing Sun Mystic Stone."

"Second, a map of Yanyang Lake, which needs to be marked with the detailed location of the Sunlight Divine Water production area."

"Third, I need to know the detailed information about the Great Luo Golden Immortal-level water beast in Yan Yang Lake."

Daoist Ziyuan frowned, glanced at the Seven-Turn Golden Pill in his hand, and thought for a moment before saying, "The first two are easy to deal with, but the third... Fellow Daoist, that water beast is not to be trifled with. I advise you to give up this idea."

"Hehe, I'm just curious."

Hongyun smiled and said, "Please speak freely, Pavilion Master."

After pondering for a moment, Daoist Ziyuan nodded and said, "Very well, that water beast is called the 'Yangsui Beast.' Legend has it that it was a piece of Yangsui refined gold from the Sun Star that fell into Yanyang Lake. It absorbed the divine sunlight and the power of the blazing sun from Yanyang Lake for countless years and thus gained sentience."

"The Yangsui Beast is enormous, with a body length of 100,000 zhang and an indestructible scale armor. It possesses the laws of the sun and is comparable to the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal in Yanyang Lake."

"The Yangsui Beast usually sleeps in the deepest part of the lake, and it will not wake up unless it is provoked."

"But if anyone covets its territory, it will awaken and devour the intruder."

Hongyun seemed thoughtful, then asked, "What about the Sunlight Divine Water? Has it monopolized it all?"

"Hehe, not entirely."

Master Ziyuan shook his head and said, "Yanyang Lake covers an area of ​​hundreds of millions of kilometers, and there is more than one place where the Sunlight Divine Water is produced. The production area in the center of the lake has the highest output and the best quality, but it is occupied by the Yangsui Beast, and no one dares to go there."

"There are also some small-scale production areas in the surrounding areas that produce Sunlight Elixir. Although the output is small, it is safe."

"I see, I've learned something new."

Hongyun nodded and continued, "Fellow Daoist, let's make the first two items then, plus another 50,000 Flame Sun Stones."

Master Ziyuan pondered for a moment.

"We need some time to deliver the 50,000 Flame Sun Stones; it's quite troublesome to go back and forth. How about I add another generous gift?"

Hongyun asked curiously, "What kind of big gift?"

Daoist Ziyuan lowered his voice, "Fellow Daoist, I know of a hidden source of Sunlight Divine Water, and the yield is not low, and there are no powerful water beasts guarding it."

"Is this information enough to cover the price difference?"

Hongyun's eyes lit up. "Deal!"

The transaction was completed. Hongyun left Tianbao Pavilion with the map of Yanyang Lake, Yanyang Xuan Stones, and information about the hidden production site. The 50,000 Yanyang Stones were used to purchase the information.

By selling Hongyun a piece of information about the origin of Sunlight Divine Water for 50,000 Flaming Sun Stones, Tianbao Pavilion will definitely make a huge profit.

Because this intelligence was definitely not sold to Hongyun alone. If it was 50,000 per person, then it would be 500,000 for ten people.

Master Ziyuan personally escorted him to the door, his attitude extremely polite. He smiled and said, "If you still have any Seven-Turn Golden Pills, you are welcome to come to me anytime. The price is negotiable."

The red cloud nodded and drifted away.

Tianbao City offers cultivation rooms for rent, which are for independent cultivators. One piece of Yanyang Stone can sustain one's cultivation for a year.

After renting a cultivation room, Hongyun closed the stone door, set up a restriction, and took out the Golden Immortal-level Flaming Sun Profound Stone.

The Flaming Sun Mystic Stone emitted a warm energy, and Hongyun began to refine it by circulating the "Red Cloud Dao Scripture".

The fiery power of the Xuan Stone slowly flowed into his body, like a fire dragon swimming through his meridians. Hongyun's physical body grew at the speed of a snail's crawl.

In addition to the power of the blazing sun, fragments of the solar law within the Blazing Sun Mystic Stone also merged into Hongyun's primordial spirit, and the mysteries of the solar law unfolded before his eyes.

But as Hongyun said, this Flaming Sun Mystic Stone has too many impurities, making it very slow to refine.

After thinking for a moment, Hongyun contacted her main body, summoned the shadow of the Wenyun Diagram, and placed the Yanyang Xuan Stone into it.

The Wen Yun Diagram flashed and began analyzing the structure of the Flaming Sun Mystic Stone. After a moment, lines of innate Daoist script appeared on the Wen Yun Diagram, detailing the composition, impurity distribution, and optimal refining method of the Flaming Sun Mystic Stone.

Following the guidance of the Wen Yun Diagram, Hong Yun used her divine sense as a knife to meticulously peel away the impurities, leaving only the purest energy.

The Flaming Sun Mystic Stone, which originally required hundreds or thousands of years to refine, was refined by Hongyun in just ten years.

Fortunately, before going into seclusion, Hongyun bought a ten-year license plate.

"The Literary Fortune Catalogue is indeed very useful."

Hongyun nodded in satisfaction. His physical body had grown even larger, bringing him one step closer to becoming a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Next, Hongyun began to study the map of Yanyang Lake. The map that Ziyuan Daoist gave him was very detailed, marking the terrain of Yanyang Lake, the distribution of aquatic beasts, the location of major cities, and information on the production area of ​​Sunlight Divine Water.

Hongyun entered all the information from the map into the Wenyun Map Catalogue, which automatically generated a three-dimensional map that could be zoomed in and out at will.

"Here...here...and here."

Hongyun marked three locations on the map.

One is the secret production area of ​​the Sunlight Divine Water that the Purple Source Taoist told him about; another is a medium-sized production area on the outskirts of the northwest area of ​​Yanyang Lake; and the third is a small production area on the edge of the lake's central area.

Hongyun plans to visit all three production areas, but he doesn't intend to go to the depths of the lake for the time being.

The Yangsui Beast is at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. With his current strength, going there would be like sending him to his doom.