Chapter 1235: Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion

Chapter 566

“Senior! We’ve arrived! That is Broken Star City!” Tu Feng excitedly pointed ahead.

Xu Ran opened his eyes, stood up, and looked into the distance.

Even with his composure, he couldn’t help but feel a tinge of awe upon seeing the city.

It was an indeterminately sized land fragment, like a broken Divine Sword, slantingly stuck in the void. Upon this fragment, a bizarre city was built.

Some buildings were constructed from enormous bones of ancient gods and demons, still emanating a faint divine power. Some were made from stranded ancient divine ships, their hulls marked with scars of blades and swords. More buildings were stacked with various glowing Crystal Stones, metals, and even solidified Law Fragments, showcasing a chaotic yet unique beauty full of wildness and life force.

Countless streams of light, like fish crossing a river, shuttled inside and outside the city. These streams included void ships, escape lights, and even large starry beasts, used as mounts by the powerful.

Xu Ran could even see a member of the Abyssal Demon race with eight arms in a heated argument over the price of a mineral with a member of the Angel race engulfed in holy flames; an elemental lifeform made of pure energy leisurely drifting past a stall selling all kinds of bizarre flesh.

Chaos, prosperity, danger, opportunity…

All contradictions seamlessly blended into this city.

“All foreign void ships, descend to the seventh docking port for inspection and pay the docking fee!” A cold and authoritative divine thought swept across, echoing on each void ship approaching Broken Star City.

“It’s the Starry Chamber of Commerce enforcement team!” Tu Feng’s expression sharpened, not daring to be complacent, quickly piloting the void ship towards the designated direction.

The docking port was enormous, already filled with various void ships.

As Xu Ran’s group disembarked, two cultivators in uniform black armor, exuding a chilling aura, walked over. Their armor was emblazoned with a commerce emblem composed of countless stars.

“Docking fee, one hundred lower-grade Dao Origin Crystals per day. Additionally, ten fragments per person for entry and identity token registration. Large-scale private fights are strictly forbidden within the city; violators will have their cultivation abolished and be expelled from Broken Star City!” The lead enforcer said emotionlessly, his cultivation having reached the eighth level of Daoist Monarch.

Tu Feng and the others showed difficult expressions. Their gains from this journey were scarce, and over a hundred fragments were a significant expense for them.

However, Xu Ran didn’t mind, casually flicking a Storage Pouch over.

The enforcer scanned the pouch with his divine thought, his cold face showing a trace of surprise for the first time. The pouch contained precisely ten thousand lower-grade Dao Origin Crystals.

“Senior, are you planning a long stay?” The enforcer’s gaze toward Xu Ran became more courteous. In Broken Star City, wealth was equally a symbol of power.

“Attending the auction,” Xu Ran replied succinctly.

“Ah, a distinguished guest here for the grand auction.” The enforcer’s attitude became even more respectful, “Here is your identity token and tokens for your subordinates. With this token, you can freely traverse most areas in the city. To attend the grand auction, you must head to the ‘Treasure Pavilion’ at the city’s center for verification.”

Xu Ran accepted a completely black token inscribed with the word “Mystic,” nodded, and led Tu Feng and the others into the strange city.

Strolling on the wide streets, the surrounding sights further dazzled Tu Feng and the others. The variety of beings here was astonishing, many of which they had never heard of. The array of goods was equally diverse, ranging from broken ancient texts to peculiar bloodline fruits, and even sealed Demon Gods from Otherworld.

“Senior, where are we heading now?” Tu Feng asked cautiously.

“Find a place to stay first, then go to the Treasure Pavilion,” Xu Ran said.

He needed a quiet place to organize the information he had obtained and to see the threshold for the grand auction in Broken Star City.

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Treasure Pavilion, the core building of Broken Star City.

It wasn’t a building but a massive floating island above the city. Palaces stretched across this island, surrounded by ethereal mist, starkly contrasting with the chaotic city below.

When Xu Ran led Tu Feng to the entrance of the floating island, two guards at the peak of Daoist Monarch ninth heaven stopped them.

“Halt! The Treasure Pavilion is a place of auction importance. No entry for idlers!”

“I’m here to verify auction qualifications,” Xu Ran calmly stated.

The guard sized him up. Though they couldn’t gauge Xu Ran’s depth, his extraordinary bearing made them respectful and stepped aside, “Please follow me.”

Under the guard’s guidance, Xu Ran entered a side hall. Inside, an old man dressed in luxurious robes, with an aura like an abyss, sat behind a jade desk, resting with his eyes closed.

“Pavilion Master, a distinguished guest is here for qualification verification.” The guard bowed respectfully and retreated.

The old man slowly opened his eyes, a seemingly cloudy gaze that could pierce one’s heart. His gaze lingered on Xu Ran momentarily, showing a barely noticeable trace of surprise.